Zhao Bai and others, in the Hualou base, carefully and prudently studied the situation between the enemy and us. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, when the Hualou base was first established, it was decided by Zhao Bai and Wei Siming after discussion, hoping to establish a defensive military base in the Western Regions, as the military headquarters of the Western Regions, to control the Xinghua Army in the Western Regions, and to respond to Anhua City.

Right now, it's time for the Roman Empire's army to attack. Taking the results of the Imperial Cabinet's analysis as an auxiliary reference, coupled with their own conclusions based on actual speculation, Zhao Bai and other Xinghua officials of the Hualou base finally agreed that the relatively small Xinghua army in the Western Regions should not go head-to-head with the Roman legions.

Therefore, Zhao Bai and the others decided that it was time for the Hualou base to play its real effect, and they wanted to make the army of the Roman Empire dare not attack Anhua City before pulling out the Hualou base. And the Hualou base will also be a meat grinder, strangling the Roman legions.

Zhao Bai said: "Give up Lou Lancheng." The Roman legions were not those scattered coalition soldiers, they were real armies, with amazing combat effectiveness, sufficient combat experience, well-trained, well-arranged, and unified command, with strong cohesion and centripetal force, and definitely not as easy to deal with as the coalition army. In addition, we are not very clear how many troops the Roman legions will send, what types of troops they will deploy, and what weapons they have. According to the layout of the Hualou base, we need to defend here. ”

After that, Zhao Bai pointed to the map of the headquarters, pointed at a road about a hundred meters away from the base, and continued: "This is one of the main roads to Anhua City, although it is not the only way, but it is the closest road, and it is also the best way to go. From this, it can be inferred that if the Roman legions were to attack, they would normally choose this path. Otherwise, if the Roman legions abandoned this road and took a detour, not only would they need to lengthen the marching route, but it would also be inconvenient to resupply. Besides, I don't think the Romans, with their own pride, would have been willing to take a detour. To sum up, it is foreseeable that the probability of the Roman legions choosing this path to attack is very high. ”

Zhao Bai's inference was agreed by all the officers present, the logic was reasonable, the reason was sufficient, and judging from a military point of view, there was nothing to question.

Seeing that all the officers present had no objections, Zhao Baicai continued, this time, he would talk about the next operational and tactical layout: "As long as they pass this road, we will not hesitate to open fire and bombard any Roman contingent passing through this road, so that this road will become a fortress pass where they cannot continue to advance." ”

The strategy that Zhao Bai said was very simple, that is, to use defense as a counterattack and consume the enemy's vital forces.

Either the enemy automatically withdraws from the battlefield, or attacks the Hualou base, there is no other choice. This was a conspiracy, and the Romans had to make a choice. Perhaps there is a second option, and that is to take Anhua City quickly. However, with the Hualou base next to him, Zhao Bai did not think that the Roman legions would be able to capture Anhua City.

It's just that, when it comes to this tactic, some officers have a little doubt on their faces. Zhao Bai smiled when he saw this, how could he not know what was dissatisfying to them with this tactic?

He told his subordinate officers about the strength of Rome and the tactics of attacking with defense, which undoubtedly had some influence on the Xinghua army, which had always advocated attack. Seeing that these officers, in the face of the imminent arrival of a powerful enemy army, they were already gearing up and waiting to attack, but now they are letting them attack on the defensive, obviously like letting the words that are about to be spoken get stuck in the throat and cannot go up and down.

But the reason why Zhao Bai proposed this relatively conservative tactical layout naturally has his reasons, after all, it is more important to win this battle in the end.

In order to appease the emotions of these officers, Zhao Bai took out a telegram and said with a smile: "We are not a rootless army, and Anhua City is not an isolated city without support. Colleagues, here is a telegram, a telegram from the Imperial Ministry of Defense. The telegram tells us that the Empire is gathering a second-class army of 10,000 men, and a large number of weapons and ammunition, and is coming to us, ......and they want to support us! The longer it drags on, the higher our win rate will be. ”

Zhao Bai's words made all the Xinghua officers in the command seem to see a breakthrough, and their faces finally reappeared with joy.

"Report!"

Just as everyone was still discussing, a soldier's report came from the door, interrupting the thoughts of everyone in the command room, causing all the officers to be stunned.

"Come in, what's the matter?" Zhao Bai asked.

"Report to the sir, the outpost officer sent back a telegram that the Roman legions had entered the Western Regions...... This is the telegram. The soldier said and handed the original telegram to Zhao Bai.

Just after hearing that the Xinghua Empire would soon send reinforcements to support them, the officers finally felt a little relaxed in their hearts, but within a few minutes of the cloudy and sunny day, they got the news about the Roman legions, and learned that the enemy army was about to overwhelm the border, and these Xinghua officers couldn't help but get nervous again.

Everyone looked at Zhao Bai in unison and listened to his order.

Zhao Bai pondered for a while, then raised his head again, with a determined expression on his face. This time, his tone was extremely serious:

"In my capacity as the commander-in-chief of the Xinghua Army in the Western Regions of the Xinghua Empire, I issue the following orders:

ordered the main force of the Xinghua Army Anwar to hold the Hualou base;

The garrison of Anhua City was ordered to close the city gates, and the inner and outer cities of Anhua City were under military control day and night. No one is allowed to open the city gates without the permission of the military headquarters, and no one is allowed to approach the city walls. This order was to be sent to the City Guard Mansion, and the City Guard Wei Siming was asked to assist in the execution;

Order all the troops in Lou Lan City to withdraw from Lou Lan City and return to Anhua City to strengthen the garrison. At the same time, all residents of Lou Blue City were evacuated and the city gates were closed. ”

Zhao Bai paused and continued: "Form an independent regiment of five hundred people, lurk in the mountains and dense forests, and wait for an opportunity to destroy the enemy's living forces in guerrilla warfare. I want to hand over this army to Yan Zhenhua and Wu Zhendong. Yan Zhenhua served as the head of the regiment, and Wu Zhendong served as the deputy commander, responsible for guerrilla warfare. I think these two young officers live up to the teachings of the Imperial Officer Training Camp, and I believe in them. Does anyone have a different opinion?"

The only people who could oppose Zhao Bai's arrangement were the staff officers, who were responsible for formulating strategies and tactics. However, some time ago, Yan Zhenhua and Wu Zhendong performed very well and were recognized by everyone, so no staff officer would have any objections to Zhao Bai's appointment.

Without the opposition of the staff officer, Zhao Bai's appointment was quickly issued to Yan Zhenhua and Wu Zhendong, and the two of them were naturally happy to accept the order, because this was their opportunity to soar into the sky, if they could grasp it well, he would definitely be on the rise.

Every Xinghua officer, after being cultivated by the officer training camp of the Xinghua Empire, naturally they will not just want to be content with the status quo and be mediocre all their lives. On the contrary, they all hope to have the opportunity to give full play to their strengths, and even more so hope to be able to take charge of an army, become a general, and make contributions to the Xinghua Empire.

Now, for Yan Zhenhua and Wu Zhendong, they are one step closer to this wish. The eyes of the two of them became more and more determined, and in their minds, no one could stop them from getting stronger and stronger.

Even if the most elite troops of the Roman Empire are coming ahead, they will not show weakness at all, and they will eventually have a fierce battle with the Roman Empire!

Octavian's Roman legions, after entering the territory of Loulan, seemed to gradually change a landscape in front of them, full of vision, all of them were endless grasslands, and looking into the distance, it seemed that people could become broad-minded and intuitive. If he hadn't come this time, he would have attacked the city and plundered the land, and he would have killed him, and Octavian would have even wanted to stay here.

The natural environment of Lou Lan Country is indeed good, and in the territory of Lou Lan Country, there is also a natural pasture with very good conditions, and one of the economic pillars of Lou Lan Country in the past is animal husbandry. Normally, this natural pasture would provide horses and other transportation capacity for caravans, as well as pasture for the horses of large caravans.

Soon after Octavian entered the Loulan Kingdom, he came with a heavy responsibility, and he didn't care to enjoy the beautiful scenery here. He ordered the Roman cavalry to scatter and continue the search for the allied soldiers.

More and more allied soldiers were found and rescued back into the Roman legions, and at the same time, these allied soldiers brought more and more information, information about the enemy army, which gradually painted a strong national army, the Xinghua Anhua Army.

Knowing more and more news about the Xinghua Army, Octavian had more and more considerations in his mind.

Octavian summoned Lucius, Giles and other major Roman generals to hold several pre-war meetings, and the more Octavian knew, the more he understood that the more cautious the Roman army became. After all, this is a war that cannot be lost.

When Octavian learned another update about the Anwar Army from Lucius and Giles, the shock in his heart was beyond words.

"Anhua Jun actually gave up Lou Lan City?" Octavian was surprised, he really didn't understand, Anhua Jun actually made such a move, and after thinking about it, he asked again: "Did they set fire to the city?"

"Nope. Lucius replied.

"Is the whole city poisoned?" asked Octavian.

"Nope. Lukius paused and said, "The Xinghua Army only dismissed the soldiers and civilians in Lou Lan City, and King Lou Lan also hid in Anhua City. There is no problem with the inner city wall of Lou Blue City, and most of the residential buildings are also intact and the water source is clean. The main thing is that there is no food and there is no population. Moreover, I am afraid that there will be enemies hiding in the city, so I advise the large army not to be stationed in the city, but to send a small number of troops in. ”

Octavian thought for a moment and said, "Either the Xinghua army has a conspiracy, or the benevolence of the Xinghua army's women leaves us leeway." I think the way to use a soldier is how to defeat the enemy. According to the general's opinion, the army was stationed outside Loulan City. The scouts scattered, continued to investigate, avoid being attacked by the enemy, and then took the initiative to investigate the reality of Anhua City. After a full day's rest, we will go to Anhua City again and meet the Anhua Army for a while. ”

"Yes, according to the orders of the Great Prince!" replied the generals.

A day later, the Roman army stopped advancing in front of the Hualou base, and Octavian did not continue to sit in the chariot, but stood up and looked at the Hualou base on the high ground.

"That's the Anwar Army's barracks, why did they build them on such a high ground?" Octavian was a little puzzled, and he looked around at his surroundings and guessed the Anwar's strategy for building this barracks.

"The Great Prince, there is indeed the military camp of the Anhua Army. On the mountain, it is the main force of the Anwar army. Bypassing this height, there is Anhua City. Lucius replied.

"Circling the city. Octavian said.

Lucius replied, "Yes." ”

Because when you go around the Hualou base, you need to cross a narrow road, although this road is not wide, but it is not narrow, and it is not far from the Hualou base. Such a coincidental geographical location inevitably makes people wonder whether the Anhua army had a motive for a surprise attack.

Therefore, in order to prevent the Anwar army from descending the mountain to attack, Lucius ordered the whole army to divide into several parts and make a detour one by one. In addition, Lucius also plans to leave 5,000 men and horses under the Hualou base to prevent any movement of the Anwar army on the Hualou base, and when the time comes, if necessary, they will be able to respond in time.

The first detachment of five thousand Roman cavalry, which passed normally, bypassed the Hualou base.

The second, again five thousand Roman cavalry, also passed normally.

After seeing that the first two cavalry had passed without any problems, Lucius began to wonder if they had too many concerns, and perhaps the situation was not as complicated as they thought.

But unexpectedly, at this moment, the Roman infantry team, which was originally thought to be the third Roman army with a strength of 10,000, suddenly had an unexpected situation.

On the fort of the Hualou base, the muzzles of nearly 200 mortars aimed at the road under the Hualou base and carried out a covering bombardment.

Boom Boom Boom ...... The rumbling explosion, as if out of thin air, suddenly exploded in this wild place, and immediately blew the Roman infantry on their backs.

Lucius had to order the army, front and back, front and back, to quickly leave the bombed section of the road.

Five minutes later, the massive shelling stopped, and there was still sporadic shelling, which continued to threaten the Roman legions.

Fifteen minutes later, there were no more than ten Romans on the road.

"My lord, we didn't suffer many casualties, only more than 500 people were killed. "A Roman centurion came and reported to Lucius.

Lucius said hatefully: "Is this a matter of casualties? This is a matter of morale!"

Octavian was silent, and Lucius was right, because this attack made many Roman soldiers fearful of the section. (To be continued.) )