RPAGF Chapter 182 The army presses the territory
Chapter 182 The army presses the territory
"General Qin, General Li, I'm back!" After Gou Xi walked into the Marshal's mansion, the expression on his face instantly became flattering, as if the arrogant man just now had disappeared.
Li Chusheng stared at Gou Xi with his unique vicious eyes and asked in a low voice, "How is it going? Is there any problem?"
Gou Xi lowered his head quickly and answered respectfully, "General Li, rest assured. We have followed your instructions and disguised ourselves as merchants. We have not encountered any trouble along the way. We are not carrying any suspicious items, and the secret order was handwritten after we arrived at the destination. There will be no problem."
When saying this, Gou Xi couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart. If Li Chusheng found out anything was wrong, he would probably have a hard time dying.
After hearing Gou Xi's report, Qin Haoran nodded and said gently, "We will launch a general attack on Jingyang soon. The situation is complicated and you may need to make more trips, Gou Xi, right? As long as you can accurately convey the information to the other party, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
After hearing what Qin Haoran said, Gou Xi cursed in his heart, but pretended to be grateful on the surface. He knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you for your trust, General Qin. I will live up to your expectations and serve you wholeheartedly!"
Qin Haoran nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand to signal Gou Xi to stand up, and then said lightly: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, go down and have a good rest. When there is a new arrangement, someone will naturally notify you."
Gou Xi felt relieved after hearing this. He quickly stood up, bowed and thanked him again, then hurriedly left the Marshal's mansion. He dared to breathe loudly only after he walked out the door.
"How long will it take for the various armies to arrive?" In the commander's mansion, Qin Haoran looked at Zhao Nande, Lie Shu and others and asked with a serious expression.
"Report to General Qin, the 200,000-man army will arrive in a month at the latest." The one who responded was Zhao Nande, "When the time comes, we will attack from multiple directions from the weakest points of their fortifications. Even if they have three heads and six arms, they will be buried here this time!"
Qin Haoran nodded: "Well, you must be more careful these days, that Mo Ye and his friends in the underworld are not good people either!"
After the new emperor ascended the throne, he changed the reign title to Qianying.
In the first month of the first year of Qianying, the Great Xia Kingdom seemed to have calmed down a lot. However, whether it was the ministers in the court, the soldiers on the battlefield, or even the people in the market and the fields, they all knew that this was only a short-term calm, and a bloody struggle was approaching.
In the northern border, western region, southern Xinjiang and the central plains of Daxia, no matter day or night, there are people hurrying on the road in various clothes to carry out those little-known conspiracies.
It seemed like everyone knew something was about to happen, but they weren't sure what it was.
Xia Qin, Mo Ye, Mu Jinyu, Dongfang Yi, Gao Rutong and generals from various armies gathered in the lobby of the Yangzhou government office and were making the final pre-war deployment.
All matters were naturally presided over by Xia Qin.
"Ruotong, what is the situation in Jiaozhou now?"
Since Gao Ruotong had not yet officially ascended the throne, Xia Qin was still accustomed to calling him that.
Gao Ruotong pointed to a location on the huge sand table in the center of the lobby and said, "Jiaozhou has already recovered most of the area. Just give me another half a month, and I can completely recover the entire Jiaozhou."
"Give up all the southern counties!" Xia Qin said in an unusually calm tone, also pointing to the sand table, "Move the people to the north quickly and deploy defenses in the Shuanglong Mountain area. This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Only 5,000 troops are needed to resist the invading enemy. You lead the rest of the troops to support my brother and be responsible for the defense of southern Jingzhou."
After a moment of contemplation, Gao Rutong completely understood and agreed with Xia Qin's intention.
He immediately responded, "I'll listen to Sister Jin Yan! In this case, Brother Wu Baipeng and Captain Wang Rulong will be in charge of the Jiaozhou front."
"I obey your command!" Wu Baipeng and Wang Rulong responded immediately.
"General Dongfang Yi is still in charge of the enemy forces in the Xuzhou direction. The new defense equipment has been delivered a few days ago."
"I obey your command!" Dongfang Yi looked at Xia Qin, his eyes had calmed down a lot. The war was tense, and he hadn't had any free time to think about the past for a long time.
"Mo Ye and I will still be responsible for blocking the invading enemies from the northern part of Jingzhou and the direction of Kyoto."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present turned their eyes to Xia Qin and Mo Ye, their faces and eyes filled with worry.
An army of 200,000 attacked, and at least half of them were deployed by Qin Haoran on the battlefield that Xia Qin was in charge of.
With only 20,000 people fighting against an enemy force of more than 100,000, one can imagine the enormous pressure.
What's worse is that troops from other places are constantly approaching here, and the situation is becoming increasingly serious.
Seeing that Xia Qin had finished speaking, Mo Ye continued to add: "Based on the information we have so far, Qin Haoran seems to have changed his previous tactical strategy. He has divided the 200,000-strong army into at least 15 parts, and each army is stationed independently. If my guess is correct, he may want to take advantage of the huge military advantage and launch attacks from multiple directions at the same time. In this way, our defense will be much more difficult."
As he spoke, he marked the enemy's garrisons one by one on the sand table.
After hearing Mo Ye's words, everyone stared at the sand table with worried looks on their faces.
Using the most direct advantages and formulating the simplest tactics are often the most difficult to deal with.
From Jiaozhou to Jingzhou and Yangzhou, there are dozens of directions that can be attacked. Xia Qin wants to divide his troops for defense, which is an impossible task.
The issue of manpower became the biggest problem. The entire battle situation was closely linked to the entire situation. Even if each captain was allowed to lead the troops alone, they did not have dozens of generals who could lead the troops into battle.
In this situation, it is particularly important to allocate troops reasonably and formulate strategic deployment.
The enemy may choose to launch an attack in one or several directions. Faced with such a complex situation, Xia Qin needs to think calmly, weigh the pros and cons, and find the best solution.