As the Chen Dynasty's messenger's flags fluttered, more and more Chen Dynasty soldiers appeared at the edge of the battlefield, which made Huang Zong frightened.
We're just fighting for a piece of useless land on the edge of the battlefield. Why are you risking your life for a few ounces of military pay a month? Are you so reckless?
But Chiang Kai-shek didn't actually think so.
Faced with the questions from his personal soldiers, Jiang Zhizhuo, in a good mood, told them his plan.
"Indeed, if the Crown Prince saw two thousand men fighting against one thousand, and I had to call for reinforcements, it would appear that our army's combat effectiveness is inferior to Qinghe's, and the Crown Prince would naturally be unhappy."
"Then, sir, are you still here?"
"But if we can't defeat the Qinghe Army in a short time, even if we win in the end, the Crown Prince will still be unhappy. In the Crown Prince's view, we have more people, so winning is a natural thing, so he hopes we win beautifully.
However, after such a long stalemate, we were unable to prevent the opponent's temporary change of formation, so it was impossible to win beautifully.
So I'm going to deploy more troops, win the battle quickly, and then stay there. After all, the enemy has even built fortifications for us, right? "
Jiang Zhizhuo said it very easily, but this truth was a bit difficult for his personal soldiers. Seeing the look of "I feel like I heard a lot, but I didn't understand anything" on the face of his personal soldiers, Jiang Zhizhuo not only did not blame them, but explained them more patiently.
After all, victory will bring people a good mood. If he says a few more words at this time, after the battle, his personal soldiers will tell others about his strategic planning.
You know, if such words were passed on to the prince's ears through other people's mouths, even if it was only one sentence, it would be far better than bragging in front of the prince for half an hour.
"Because since the war began, we haven't recovered even an inch of territory from the Qinghe people.
Do you understand? Not an inch.
So no matter what the use of this position is, as long as we occupy it, the Great Chen Dynasty will have completed the qualitative change from zero to one in recovering the Qinghe territory.
We really need good news. For this good news, what's the problem with mobilizing a few more troops? Anyway, those people staying in the back have to eat, and after eating, they can come out and exercise."
"oh..."
While Jiang Zhizhi was conducting battlefield teaching, Huang Zong, who was carefully observing the situation of the reinforcements, turned pale.
There were actually three thousand more people coming, plus the two thousand people already on the battlefield, that’s a full five thousand people, half of the Chen Dynasty’s ruling force.
In other words, the enemy-to-us ratio on the battlefield reached an astonishing five to one.
He snatched the command flag and waved it personally towards the hillside where Cheng Guorong was. The general meaning was obvious without any explanation: If you don't come to save me, you will really have to find a Jiang Guoping to replace me.
As for what Huang Zong said, Cheng Guorong, who had a high-powered telescope, saw it clearly, but he just didn't want to explain it to Lin Hai who was standing beside him.
"This Huang Zong, when he comes back, we must continue to send him to dig fortifications..."
Commander Cheng Guorong thought so in his heart.
However, since Huang Zong has forced out the second batch of Chen Dynasty's ambush troops, reinforcements must be sent. Otherwise, as Huang Zong said, he really needs to find someone named Jiang Guoping to replace him.
"Send the order, the main force of the First Army will go to rescue their commander."
Cheng Guorong gave the order.
"Tell the boys not to rush forward so quickly. Cut off the Chen Dynasty's retreat first. Their commander can still hold on!"
Then he bowed to Lin Hai and said, "Your Majesty is right. It is indeed time to send reinforcements."
Lin Hai: "...Is it because you're slow to react that you're taking action now?"
Regardless of what the people in the rear were planning, as the main force of the Qinghe First Army appeared on the battlefield, the width of the entire battlefield was instantly widened.
If the Qinghe First Army successfully fought against the Chen Dynasty reinforcements, then this battle would no longer be a simple encounter. No one would use tens of thousands of main troops to test the other side.
"The Qinghe people have set out. Your Highness is wise. Just as you predicted, they have ambushed over ten thousand troops behind this."
Zhou Shangwen flattered the prince very appropriately.
"Haha, Master Zhou, thank you for the compliment."
The prince was rarely humble. Perhaps he felt that after fighting for such a long time today, the Chen Dynasty army had not achieved any tactical results. If he said at this time that it was due to his own wisdom, then his "wisdom" would be too worthless.
"It's actually very simple. We all thought of ambushing the army on our side, so there's no reason why they couldn't think of it. We can't think of the enemy as too weak or too stupid. Otherwise, what kind of people would we be if we couldn't win after fighting them for so long?"
The prince said calmly.
"But Qinghe's reinforcements number over ten thousand. Look, they're splitting up now. They're planning to send some into the battlefield to rescue the trapped soldiers, while others are moving eastward. I think they're trying to cut off our retreat and then use their superior numbers to eliminate our advancing forces."
The prince observed for a moment, nodded, and continued, "Intelligence says that Qinghe's commander is General Jiang Guoping, known only in name but never in person. Initially, I thought his reputation wasn't up to par, but now it seems, at least in his use of troops, this general is daring and aggressive. He frequently divides his forces, relying on his superior numbers, and he's quite ambitious."
At this point, the prince pointed with his whip toward the distant woods to the west and said, "The birds are startled and take flight. It looks like he's sent a team of elite soldiers to attack our hilltop. He probably realized we're a great place to observe the battle. If there's an important figure watching, they'll definitely be here."
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