Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

Duan Pengju's ability to appeal is very strong, and it can be said that these 800 people are considered his elite.

Although 100 of them were lost, the 700 remained unmoved.

It can be said that fighting behind enemy lines, with no support and no food and grass, the pain of marching and fighting has reached its peak, and it can even be said to be the most difficult of all hardships.

Duan Pengju looked at the map and pointed to a map in the distance. The reason why the Su Xia Army has repeatedly won battles is simply because its assault force is very powerful. Today we will teach them the same lesson.

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"Report, no good, sir. Report from the front, Yanggu County has been attacked. The Yanggu County defense force is empty. After the enemy looted, they attacked eastward."

"Yanggu County? Where did they attack? The grain depot?"

"Yes, General, the grain depot was set on fire by them! More than [-] kilograms of grain and grass were lost!"

Su Xia banged the table angrily, really afraid of what might happen.

"Isn't Yanggu County's defensive force a brigade under the Fourth Corps (Qin Ming is the captain)? And what about the local joint defense team?"

"Back to the general, they were all infantry defending, and the cavalry attacked very quickly. Fortunately, the defending joint defense team fought desperately to save the city wall, but the squadron defending the grain depot outside the city was sacrificed after a surprise attack. ”

"Where are the enemies? Did you bite them?"

"Lin Chong's cavalry brigade has been divided into several detachments and is looking for opportunities near Yanggu County, hoping to find the main force for a decisive battle."

"Damn it, what a stupid account you made."

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Su Xia looked at the map and analyzed the current combat situation. In less than an hour, another messenger came to report, "Report to the general, there was a battle in the northwest grain depot. The battle lasted for more than an hour. Both teams guarding the grain depot were killed." ”

Xiong Hui: "Immediately order all nearby troops to reinforce."

Su Dao was a little angry: Duan Pengju led a cavalry team of 800 people and dared to invade us and fight us? If any small force dares to harass us, how can we, the National Protectorate, dominate the world?

When Su Xia said this, she immediately pointed to a location on the map:

"Duan Pengju can't run fast and has already occupied Yanggu County. According to the speed of Duan Pengju's cavalry, it will not exceed [-] kilometers at the fastest. They will definitely not dare to go to the city. If this is excluded, the most likely place they will go is here In the south of Qinghe County, this is a forest area. It's just the beginning of spring and the temperature is low. I don't believe that they won't join forces and meet the people. They chase me fiercely. If they catch up and beat me, no matter how much it costs, I can't Let these hundreds of people escape!"

"Sir, let's mobilize all the nearby troops to the place where we just attacked. We should have no problem eating them."

"No, they are attacking in the wrong direction. They will definitely not escape if they attack there, and we only have one grain depot there, which is difficult to replenish. It is a taboo for military strategists to do what they are doing there. No, Duan Pengju's main force is not there. Play with us like golden cicadas escaping from their shells, make noises in the east and attack in the west, let Lin Chong's cavalry not be afraid of sacrifice, don't be afraid of fatigue, and move to the south of Qinghe County, let Qin Ming kill them for me, chase them!"

The pursuit began immediately, and Qin Ming's fiery temper was ignited. As expected, it was a thunderbolt. Such a thing happened in his jurisdiction, and Qin Ming was furious.

He led his cavalry to the front, and let the infantry form a large detachment to follow behind, desperately chasing possible places according to the range designated by Su Xia.

Su Xia, who was commanding in the command room, felt a little like the Hundred Regiment War back then.

The dog-like Yamazaki Brigade? How dare a few hundred people enter the hinterland of my base?

The stupid Duan Pengju? Dare you rush into my sphere of influence with just a few hundred cavalry?

Su Xia was a little restless in the headquarters tent. He could no longer wait in the headquarters to listen to reports from the front line.

He wants to go to the front line, and he wants to go to the scene.

"Ready your horse immediately, ask the guard brigade to follow me immediately, and go straight to the crotch ditch. I will pin this piece of Pengju to death in this crotch."

The guard brigade led by Su Xia is a battalion-level unit of several hundred people. According to the military system of the Northern Song Dynasty, a unit with such a large command has not many troops, but they are all absolute elites. The guard captain of the guard brigade is composed of Wu Song acted on his behalf.

Therefore, Su Xia led people straight to the south of Qinghe County. He had a hunch that Duan Pengju was definitely going to lead people there.

Sure enough, while leading the guard brigade to the south of Qinghe County, they received new information - Qin Ming exchanged fire with a group of cavalry in Daliu Shu Town, south of Qinghe County.

"Bring a map!"

A soldier quickly brought the map over. This was a high-proportion map that Su Xia had prepared before he launched his army.

He looked at the topography of Daliushu Town on the map and shook his head: "No, it's still wrong. This is still the enchantment formation that Duan Pengju arranged for us. Daliushu Town is adjacent to the Grand Canal in the east, and there are few villages around it for dozens of miles. This place must be It is a taboo for military strategists to order Lin Chong's cavalry brigade and Qin Ming's troops not to be reluctant to fight, not to hesitate, and to quickly surround the crotch ditch."

"Yes!" The messenger immediately walked away after receiving the order.

Xiong Hui on the side was a little confused: "Sir, are you so sure that they will go to the crotch ditch?"

"if not?"

"What about the two battles that took place in Daliushu Town and the Northwest Grain Depot?"

Su Xia understands Xiong Hui's doubts. Once the army is mobilized to attack in the wrong direction, that part of Pengju will continue to expand unscrupulously in Su Xia's sphere of influence and base area, which will cause great harm to the soldiers and civilians within Su Xia's sphere of influence. panic!

The most important thing at the moment is to eliminate Duan Pengju, the main force of the cavalry.

Somehow, Su Xia felt that the scale of the battle, whether it was Daliushu Town or the northwest grain depot, was not worth taking such a big risk for a unit that went deep behind enemy lines.

In other words, Duan Pengju and the others went deep into the hinterland for so long just to attack a few grain depots?

It's impossible!

What are the enemies that appear in these two places?

maze!

Smoke bombs that attract Su Xia army cavalry and mobile troops to prepare for their real offensive purpose.

The Northern Song Dynasty had a military system, with about 500 cavalrymen commanded by one cavalry.

When Duan Pengju's cavalry battle began, there was a hundred-man force fighting Lin Chong's cavalry, so he still had 800 of his 700 men.

If what appears in the Northwest Grain Depot and Daliushu Town is a small team of about a hundred people, it will be used as a cover to confuse themselves.

Where is the attack momentum of the 500-man cavalry team currently in Duan Pengju's hands? Su Xia's judgment is still the same - this cavalry team will pass through the crotch ditch and go straight to Dengzhou!

Duan Pengju wants to learn from Huo Qubing?

Judging his strategic intentions again, Su Xia frowned. The combat effectiveness of his guard brigade was indeed very high, but the number was only 300.

Now Lin Chong's cavalry brigade, Qin Ming and others were all attracted. Although he strictly ordered these two people not to be reluctant to fight and immediately led the troops to rescue the crotch ditch, however, the signal soldiers came and went in more than two hours at the fastest!

It looks like another blocking battle is about to begin!