Chapter 812 What is the difference between this and hunting?
Because several guards were temporarily stationed together, it took only a moment for the summoned commanders to arrive at Xue Tu's tent.
Xue Tu led them to the sand table where the intelligence information had just been marked before speaking.
"Now is our first battle after landing. The goal is to completely wipe out the enemy forces entrenched on the north coast within the jurisdiction of Yashan County.
According to intelligence, this army is mainly composed of the backbone forces of several super clans under the Xin tribe, as well as the remnants of Maodun from the grassland. It can be said that as long as this army is dealt with, the enemy will no longer have the strength to resist, and our goal is to completely wipe them out.
Of course, this complete annihilation does not mean killing them all. No matter whether they are killed or surrendered, as long as no one is let go, it can be called complete annihilation. However, in this way, you all know that the leader values prisoners and labor more. After all, after we take over Takeshima, there must be many places that need to be built, and construction requires a lot of manpower. Therefore, in battle, we should try to capture as many alive as possible."
Several commanders all nodded. Xue Tu set the tone for the battle before the opening, completely annihilating the enemy army, and focusing on capturing prisoners.
However, this would undoubtedly increase the difficulty of the battle. Even a fool would know that it is easier to kill than to capture prisoners, and this would definitely increase the casualties of our own soldiers, so several commanders began to frown.
Seeing them like this, Xue Tu couldn't help but smile and said again, "Although the main focus is to capture people alive, it is definitely not as difficult as you think. You must know that we are fighting a rich war. This time I will use six guards, a total of 14,500 land forces, and the assistance of the Fubo Guard Navy to fight the enemy army of only about 3,600 people. Our military advantage is so great that you don't have to worry.
I have also come up with an idea about the battle plan for capturing prisoners."
Xue Tu paused here, picked up a baton and pointed to the hill on the sand table and said.
"I don't know if you still remember the method of hunting. When hunting large wild animals or herds of animals, we usually cooperate in many ways. Some people drive the herds, and some people set traps in advance to drive the prey into our encirclement, and finally annihilate them in one fell swoop. I believe you have not forgotten it."
Several commanders nodded immediately. All the people present came from various small tribes, and they were all the best among them. Who hasn't hunted before? Even those who haven't played hunting have participated in it once or twice after joining the Han tribe. The worst have heard about the process of hunting from others, so they all know the method of hunting.
"So what the Marshal means is to use our military advantage to set up an encirclement first, and then the rest of the people will drive this group of enemy troops and drive them into our pre-set ambush circle? But intelligence shows that the enemy has built a large number of fortifications on the top of the mountain and has stored a lot of food and grass. They are planning to stay and fight a war of attrition with us. Will they abandon the camp so easily?" The commander of the Sea Wolf Guard asked first.
"Of course it won't be that easy to get out." Xue Tu nodded to show that he agreed with his point of view, but then he said again, "But we are not vegetarians either."
"Their fortifications, are they called fortifications? There are neither tall city walls nor personnel and material assistance. They want to block our attack with a circle of wooden fences?
Haha, it's not that I look down on them. Even if we don't attack them, but just besiege them, in such an isolated and helpless situation, we can wear them out, but this will take too long and is completely unnecessary.
The wall made of wooden fences like theirs can neither prevent fire nor stop our bombardment. What can they use to stop our Han army? After a few rounds of artillery fire, I guarantee that they will run faster than anyone else."
"What the Marshal said is right."
"That's right. Not to mention that we have artillery, even if we don't have it, we can force them out with fire attacks alone. Their choice to garrison in the mountains was a mistake. They only thought about hiding the soldiers, but didn't expect how effective such a defense would be."
Several commanders nodded again in affirmation, and they no longer had any doubts about the hunting plan. In this way, the tactical conditions were met, and the next thing left was implementation.
"Everyone, look here. This is a river valley thirty miles west of the enemy's defense line. There is a small tributary of the Qingshui River here. There are mountains on two sides, and one entrance faces the enemy's defense line in the east. We can set up the final battlefield here. The three thousand soldiers of the Feixiong Guard will ambush here and prepare to close the net. The other guards will follow the Huben Guard to drive away the enemy.
Thirty miles is not a short distance. Soldiers wearing heavy armor chasing the enemy from behind will definitely find it difficult to complete the task. Therefore, we must make full use of the advantage of more troops, divide the thirty miles into sections, and relay to drive away this group of enemy troops. The specific arrangement is as follows.
The Baotao Guard is responsible for blocking the east of the enemy and sending people to cut off the enemy's several small roads leading to the mission station and our fleet station. You only need to guard Yashan County and the diplomatic mission.
The Fubo Guards are responsible for the north of the strait. On the one hand, they provide firepower support, and on the other hand, they prevent the enemy from escaping from the sea or jumping into the sea to commit suicide.
As for us, the Huben Guards are responsible for blocking the southeast direction and driving away the enemies within the first ten miles.
The remaining Sea Wolf Guards and Xiangjian Guards are responsible for the remaining twenty miles of driving away the enemies respectively.
Do you understand? If you still have any questions, you can ask them now. "
After Xue Tu arranged the specific tactical distribution, he looked at the commanders around him again, wanting to ask if they had any other different opinions or if there were any loopholes in the plan they proposed.
The commander of the Sea Wolf Guard next to him immediately asked, "I have another question. According to the intelligence, the enemy has few horses, so there is no cavalry. In this case, isn't the thirty-mile driving distance too long? It is difficult to run thirty miles with manpower alone and in a chasing battle. I am afraid that by then, the enemy will have been annihilated by us before we reach the ambush circle."
As soon as he said this, the other commanders laughed immediately. Everyone was full of confidence and had a great grasp of this battle. Only the commander of the Flying Bear Guard was a little unhappy.
"Hey, hey, hey, this won't do. If you kill us before we get to the destination, then won't we be ambushing at the end point for nothing? The soldiers will definitely not do that."
Xue Tu also nodded secretly. Yes, the soldiers also want to make military achievements. If you don't give them battles, where will the military achievements come from?
Military merit and discipline are the two magic weapons of the army. However, it is difficult to lead an army. If there are heavy casualties, morale will be low. Without a battle, there will be no chance to make merit and be promoted. This is not acceptable either. That is why there are many plots in film and television dramas about military officers scrambling for battles. There is no other way. Sometimes, if you, as the chief officer, do not fight for your brothers, you will be scolded by the soldiers when you return to the army.
Look at our commander, he can’t even grab the main attack, does that mean we can’t fight?
These are all words that are always on the lips...
But Xue Tu naturally has his own ideas, so he listened to him and said, "The driving distance of thirty miles is fully considered. Our Han army can run thirty miles a day in normal marches, and fifty miles a day in forced marches, or even more. So it's a good thing for everyone to have confidence, but we can't underestimate the opponent too much. We don't know the training situation of the enemy army, so we must be fully prepared.
The enemy is still in our pursuit at a distance of thirty miles, so the consumption should be greater. My original intention of running over such a long distance is to consume the enemy's physical strength, so that when we reach the ambush circle, they are too tired to run, which will facilitate us to capture them alive.
And Feixiongwei, why are you in a hurry? Other troops will switch to defense after one or two battles, and you Feixiongwei will fight the Hubenwei for the whole field. There will be plenty of battles for you to fight in the future. Even if you can't get a battle this time, just hold it in for now, and don't complain about being tired when I need you in the future.
Okay, that's the battle plan. Does anyone have any questions?"
"Report, no more!" Several people answered in unison.
"Well, if there is no problem, we will move quickly. After returning, let each unit eat immediately, and prepare dry food for one day. We must be prepared to fight for a whole day tomorrow, and we may not be able to eat by then.
After returning, the Tiger Guard will set off immediately at night. I want you to arrive at the designated location and ambush before noon tomorrow. The Sea Wolf Guard and the Arrow Guard will also set off tonight and arrive at the designated location before dawn. My unit and the Leopard Guard will launch an attack at dawn tomorrow. After the battle starts, I don't want to see you fail, otherwise you will be subject to military law!" Xue Tu made a final summary and formally issued a combat order.
"Yes! I will obey the order of the commander-in-chief!" Several people immediately saluted with fists, and then went back to prepare.
After everyone left, Xue Tu urgently contacted the Fu Bo flagship currently stationed in the bay, asking it to assist in launching an attack at dawn tomorrow morning. Both sides will use the sound of artillery as a signal and fight together.
After all this was arranged, the various guards of the Han army began to move intensively. Because the Feixiong Guard had to set up an ambush thirty miles in advance, the entire army had dinner and marched to the target location under the guidance of the Jinwu Guard and the guides sent by the delegation before dark.
The Sea Wolf Guard and the Xiangjian Guard also quietly moved towards the ambush site at night. The remaining Huben Guard and Baotao Guard, under the guidance of the front-line scouts, approached the mountaintop defense line on the northern coast in batches, and transported the 20 land-based artillery equipped by the Huben Guard to the front-line battlefield by pushing and pulling horses, and the soldiers climbed to the top of the mountain carrying ammunition.
Because Xue Tu did not intend to fight to the death, he just wanted to drive the enemy out of the defense line, so the front-line troops were arranged in a layout of two strong and one weak, and one facing the sea. The sea was covered by the Fubo Guards. On the land, Xue Tu deployed heavy troops and artillery several times more than the enemy on the east and south sides of the enemy's defense line. He only prepared a small number of troops on the west side of the defense line, and ordered them to pretend to be defeated after fighting with the Xin tribe, leaving the enemy an escape route on the west line. Otherwise, if the west line was directly vacated, Xue Tu was also worried that the enemy would not be fooled.
At night, tens of thousands of soldiers held torches and guns, and lined up in long lines to form fire dragons and marched towards the mission site. However, since there was no air force, the Han tribe did not have to worry about being discovered by the enemy. The march was basically a big show, and no one could see it anyway.
It was 4:10 in the morning, the darkest moment before dawn. Xue Tu had already moved his command post to within three miles of the mountaintop defense line. Soldiers on both sides had even reached within three arrows. The situation was very tense and a war was imminent.
Qi Yun led the remaining 3,500 people, including dozens of wounded soldiers, to hide behind the wooden fence defense line on the top of the mountain. Listening to the endless neighing of people and horses and patches of fire below the mountain, the people in the entire camp did not dare to sleep all night. He sent people to see where the Han army was now, how many people had come, and what equipment they had. He was very panicked, but he knew that he was now surrounded and could not escape even if he ran, so he simply made up his mind to fight to the death here. The spies
sent out from time to time reported the movements of the Han army, which made Qi Yun, who was already panicked, feel a little relieved.
"Chief, the main force of the Han army has left. I don't know where they went. Looking at their flags, it seems that there are only two guards left here now." A spy reported.
"Two guards?! There are only a little over 2,000 people in one guard of the Han army, and those two guards are only 4,000 to 5,000 people, not much more than us! This Han tribe is really stupid. They obviously have so many troops, but they insist on dividing them up and using only two guards to deal with us. I don't know if they are too arrogant or really capable." When Qi Yun heard that there were only two guards left on the Han side, he breathed a sigh of relief. 3,500 people against 4,000 people was not such a big difference. It seemed that he could still fight.
But before he could be happy for long, a spy from the grassland soldiers came and immediately broke his fantasy.
"Chief Qi, although there are only two guards on the Han side, I saw their flags, and one of them is the Huben Guards stationed in Kaiyuan City before!"
"Hu Ben Guards?! Is there anything special?" Qi Yun felt something was wrong and asked quickly.
"Hu Ben Wei is one of the two guards established by the Han tribe first. It is the main force among the main forces. This guard alone has about 4,000 soldiers. The most important thing is that they are equipped with the kind of big killer weapons that can shoot several miles away. I don't know if they brought it this time, but no matter whether they brought it or not, we can't help but defend it. The 60,000 troops of our leader Maodun were defeated by this guard."
Qi Yun almost sat down on the ground after hearing this. The absolute main force of the Han tribe? Long-range weapons that can shoot several miles? Even without these, just the suppression of troops, the 4,000 Hu Ben Wei, plus a new guard that I haven't heard of, have at least 6,000 or 7,000 troops, which is close to twice our own!
The Han tribe's military strength is stronger than ours, and they have the advantage of twice the troops. How can this battle be fought?
Damn it, if the Han tribe came two years later and let them build a few city walls, they wouldn't be as passive and embarrassed as they are now.
"Chief, Chief!"
Just when Qiyun was frightened and didn't know what to do, another spy ran back.
"What happened again?" Qiyun cursed angrily, fearing to hear some bad news again.
"Chief, there is a very large ship on the sea behind us. It has six large sails, as high as a dozen bamboo houses, and is as long as two three-masted sailing ships. It is now parked on the sea north of our camp."
"What? Such a big ship?"
Qiyun was stunned for a moment, and at this moment of daze, he suddenly saw a bright light in the sky in his field of vision facing the east, and then he heard a sudden thunderous rumbling sound in his ears
(End of this chapter)
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