"A killing move?"

Li Xin frowned slightly and looked at Zhao Bingzhang, asking, "What killer move?"

"Our troops will march out of Gubeikou and head straight for Chengde!"

Zhao Bingzhang pointed to the location of Chengde on the map and continued, "If Chengde is occupied by our troops, it will directly cut off the retreat route of the grassland bandits and cavalry in the Qiangziling area."

At that time, the grassland bandits' cavalry will be cut off from their retreat and will surely panic. If they do not retreat, our troops and the militia can attack them from both sides and trap them in the mountains.

If the grassland bandits retreat, we can launch an attack in the mountains to disrupt their deployment.

Thus, the siege of Qiangziling can be lifted!

"oh?"

Li Xin's eyes widened as he listened to Zhao Bingzhang's words.

good!

That's a great idea!

Offense is the best form of defense!

The Chengde area is located on a crucial route for the grassland bandits and cavalry, and also serves as their rear base. If this area falls, and the grassland bandits and cavalry are trapped by militia forces, they can be attacked from both sides.

However, the Chengde area is not an empty city.

Mr. Zhao,

Li Xin said, "According to our reconnaissance, there are over ten thousand grassland bandit cavalry stationed near Chengde. Relying solely on our small force, especially with a large number of new recruits, it will be very difficult to take Chengde!"

If the attack on Chengde falls into a stalemate, and the grassland bandits and cavalry from the Qiangziling area turn back halfway, we will likely be surrounded.

If things turn out badly, they might lose more than they gain!

"That is indeed a problem!"

Zhao Bingzhang nodded slightly and said, "Currently, there are more than 20,000 Tiger Warriors in Gubeikou, most of whom are new recruits."

In terms of both personnel numbers and weaponry, we far surpass the grassland bandits and cavalry in the Chengde area.

However, it's uncertain whether the quality of the soldiers can keep up.

After all, most of these elite Tiger Army soldiers were new recruits; the key was their fighting spirit!

Zhao Bingzhang has already stated his idea; as for how to decide, it is up to Li Xin.

At this moment, Li Xin fell into deep thought.

That's definitely a good idea to get out of this predicament.

However, whether these new recruits of the Tiger Army can take Chengde in a short period of time is indeed a question!

Thinking about it, Li Xin went to the map.

The journey from Gubeikou to Chengde involves two to three hundred miles of mountain road, which is extremely narrow and the travel speed is certainly not fast.

Even with a forced march, it would take at least two days.

Moreover, the troops were extremely dispersed.

If the enemy discovers the information and ambushes us on the way, it will be even more dangerous.

The most important thing is to advance into the outskirts of Chengde City without anyone noticing!

The only way is to launch a surprise attack on Chengde, taking advantage of the enemy's lack of reaction time to capture Chengde and seduce them. At that point, even if the grassland bandits and cavalry return to reinforce, it will be too late.

Two or three hundred miles of mountain road!

Looking at the situation on the map, Li Xin did not make a decision immediately.

He instructed his guards to summon the division and regimental commanders of the Tiger Army.

The Tiger Legion has now expanded to 50,000 to 60,000 men.

They were organized into regiments consisting of three infantry battalions and one artillery battalion, with each regiment having a strength of about two thousand men.

Three infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, one supply battalion, one engineer battalion, and one reconnaissance battalion were organized into divisions, each with a strength of about 10,000 men.

The current Tiger Legion consists of six divisions.

The troops that followed Li Xin to Gubeikou consisted of two divisions, as well as Li Xin's guard regiment.

After the ministers arrived, Li Xin looked at the division commanders and regimental commanders and said, "Gentlemen, we have just received news that the grassland bandits have already invaded Qiangziling. The enemy troops are killing and looting in Qiangziling, Jizhou and other places, committing all kinds of atrocities."

To address the current situation, Mr. Zhao and I devised a strategy: to send troops to Chengde to cut off the retreat of the grassland bandit cavalry, and then, when the opportunity arises, join forces with the garrison troops and militia in Jizhou and other areas to encircle the grassland bandit cavalry.

As he spoke, Li Xin drew a circle on the map.

The staff officer standing nearby also took a pencil and made marks on the map.

"That's a big spender!"

"If this works, we can surround and wipe out 40,000 to 50,000 grassland bandit cavalry, and then our situation will be much better!"

"Your Majesty, drink his brew!"

One of the teachers praised it.

"This strategy is excellent!"

Li Xin nodded slightly and continued, "However, there is a problem. From Gubeikou to Chengde, there are two or three hundred miles of mountain road. The most important thing is how to arrive at the gates of Chengde without the knowledge of the grassland bandits' cavalry army, and take Chengde in one fell swoop!"

This means we need to get to the outskirts of Chengde within at least two days!

Moreover, they must conceal their whereabouts!

Commander Wang, Commander Li, do you think it's possible?

Wang Qinggu, commander of the Third Division of the Tiger Army, and Li Lanhe, commander of the Fifth Division, exchanged a glance and began to ponder as they looked at the map.

After a moment, Wang Qinggu spoke up: "Your Majesty, we can send out reconnaissance soldiers to the vicinity of Chengde to closely monitor the movements of the grassland bandits and cavalry near Chengde."

In addition, scouts were dispatched to monitor the movements of the grassland bandit cavalry in places such as Qiangziling and Yingshouying.

Our main force then moved rapidly along the mountain road.

As long as the main force of the grassland bandits does not take action, we can directly march on the walls of Chengde.

We arrived at the city of Chengde in two days!

In just two days, Chengde City was captured!

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