Chapter 303 Mistakes in Decision-Making

The Western Hu people were coming with great force. If the Wei army had not deployed defenses in advance and stopped their army outside the three counties, it is unknown how many casualties Chenzhou would have suffered. Even the neighboring Mingzhou and Jiaozhou might have been affected. However, what is infuriating is that there are still people in the government office who advocate closing the city gates. There are even county magistrates in two counties who completely ignored the lives of the people and ordered the city gates to be closed immediately.

However, the garrison troops in various counties had long been Wei Chengyi's men, and no one paid any attention to the two county magistrates. For such people who only cared about themselves, whether it was Wei Chengyi and his wife or the generals in the army, they all sneered at them. But they didn't have the time to pay attention to them now. Once the Western Hu people were dealt with, they would definitely have to pay the price.

"What is the current situation on the battlefield?"

Dafeng County is located at the forefront, and is between Daping County and Dalin County. The central military camp of the Wei family army is set up here. Wei Chengyi entered exhausted. The military situation was urgent. After all the necessary arrangements were made, he took two guards and went ahead. Half of the remaining guards stayed in Yong'an Village, and the other half were responsible for guarding Shen Xiangwan, Mu Yunran, and the medical children she trained. They should arrive by late at night at the latest.

"Fortunately, although we were caught off guard, our training over the past few months wasn't in vain. Plus, Old Wang and his men are all skilled at leading troops in battle. Under their leadership, we've temporarily managed to halt the Western Hu's repeated attacks. However, the Western Hu cavalry that had already broken into other counties caused great harm to the civilians, and several villages were brutally massacred. The soldiers we left in reserve at the prefectural camp were dispatched to different counties. We've already successfully driven back two waves of Western Hu, though we've also caused them some casualties."

Yan Lang reported the latest battle situation as soon as possible. This battle was quite dangerous. It was not easy for them to stabilize the situation in such a short time.

"Drive away?"

Hearing this, Wei Chengyi frowned. If he remembered correctly, he had told them to kill without mercy, right? Otherwise, how could they comfort the souls of those who had been brutally slaughtered?

"We only have 4,000 spare cavalry, and most of the ones we sent out are infantry. But the Western Hu are all cavalry. If they want to leave, we can't stop them at all."

I knew he would be dissatisfied, Yan Lang said helplessly, their cavalry was too few. Although they had Mo Dao and the infantry could compete with the cavalry and fight them head-on, cavalry was still cavalry. In terms of mobility alone, the infantry was far inferior.

"Then don't give them the chance to leave."

Giving him a long look, Wei Chengyi walked over to the sand table and asked, "Which other counties have Western Hu people intruding? What are the enemy and our respective numbers?"

"There are also Daming County, Dapeng County, and Dacheng County. According to the intelligence we have received, there are 7,000 to 8,000 Western Hu people in these three counties. They have already kidnapped several village chiefs. Our 4,000 cavalry and 6,000 infantry are heading there quickly."

"Qingying, mobilize the cavalry from Dafeng County. I want to go to Daming County myself."

Looking at the topographic map on the sand table, Wei Chengyi made a decision without much thought. Since he had said that he would leave their lives here, there would be no compromise. Slaughtering their people and still wanting to escape? How could it be so easy!

"But, Dafeng County only has 2,000 cavalrymen in total. What if..."

"There's no need for any emergency, so quickly mobilize the troops."

Yan Lang frowned in disapproval, but Wei Chengyi didn't even give him a chance to finish his words, his tone was so strong that no one could question it.

"yes."

Looking back and forth at them, Qingying bowed and accepted the order. After he left, Yan Lang tentatively continued to persuade him: "Chengyi, if this happens, Dafeng County will be left without a single cavalryman. Should we reconsider this?"

"Don't think about it. From the beginning, you should gather all the cavalry and go to strangle the intruding Western Hu people."

There were no outsiders in the central army tent, Wei Chengyi said as he took out the armor from the space. Although the three counties were the hardest hit areas and were directly facing the 100,000-strong army of the Western Hu people, this was a siege war. They occupied a favorable defensive terrain, and the infantry was enough to hold them back. Even if the cavalry had to fight in the end, before that, their cavalry would have been enough to strangle all the intruders from the Western Hu people. However, they sent out a joint attack of cavalry and infantry, missed the opportunity, and let two groups of Western Hu people escape.

“···”

After what he said, Yan Lang also realized the mistake in their decision-making. Defending the three counties and strangling the Western Hu people are different. The former only requires infantry. Of course, this method can only delay the time of the war and cannot defeat the Western Hu people head-on. The latter emphasizes the word "speed". The faster, the fewer casualties among the people. However, they sent infantry to delay the speed of the cavalry, and the cavalry left in the three counties became idle.

Yan Lang and his men were not stupid at all, but they were too concerned about the cavalry outside the city, so they ignored priorities and missed the best opportunity to fight.

"Second Master, the cavalry is ready to go."

Soon, Qingying returned again. Wei Chengyi, now fully dressed, grabbed the Mo Dao on the table and said, "I will wipe out the remaining Western Hu people who have intruded as quickly as possible. Before I return, defend the three counties to the death and do not let a single Western Hu person in."

"yes."

Yan Lang and others took the order seriously for once. They would not make the same mistake again. No matter what, they would buy time for him to wipe out the invading Western Hu people.

There was no need for a heavy hammer to sound the drum, and Wei Chengyi said no more. He strode out of the central military tent with a Mo Dao in hand.

At the same time, several carriages surrounded by a dozen fast horses were speeding on the pipeline. The people sitting in the carriages were none other than Shen Xiangwan, Mu Yunran and twenty medical children. They had not yet left the scope of Datong County. Don't blame them for being slow. She and Mu Yunran were both mistresses of the house. Before leaving, all matters at home needed to be arranged.

"How long will it take to get to Dafeng County?"

Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, Shen Xiangwan raised the curtain of the carriage and asked with a frown.

"Madam, at least three hours."

The guards guarding the carriage replied respectfully that the speed of a carriage was not as fast as that of a horse, and since it was traveling at night and the road conditions were not good, the speed naturally could not be increased.

Three hours?

Shen Xiangwan frowned even tighter. It was too slow. If possible, she would have wanted to take out the off-road vehicle in the space.

"Wanwan, by this time, Brother Yi and the others should have arrived in Dafeng County, right?"

Mu Yunran, who was sitting in the same carriage with her, also frowned. Her husband also went with Brother Yi, but he did not go to Dafeng County, but to the provincial capital camp. He was mainly responsible for the dispatch of food and military supplies.

"Um."

Leaning back on the cushion, Shen Xiangwan closed his eyes and rubbed the cartilage of his nose. Wei Chengyi was not here, and the military report would not be delivered. I wonder what was going on on the battlefield?

[End of this chapter]

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