Volume 6: A New Pattern 25. The Battle of the Scouts
"Lord, scouts report urgently, the vanguard of the Daosheng Temple army has appeared in Changhe City!" On this day, Chen He was cultivating, and suddenly Ren Hang came with an urgent report.
"Can you find out how many troops there are, and who is the leader of the army?" Chen He hurriedly asked.
"After the army entered the city, there was no news, the scouts made a preliminary investigation, the enemy was blocked at about 200,000, and the unification of the handsome banner was Wu!" Ren Hang hurriedly replied.
"Wu? Isn't Wu Jianzhong in this vanguard unit? No, 200,000 people, if Wu Jianzhong takes the risk of being in it, once our army launches a surprise attack, he will definitely be defeated, and he may even be captured and killed. Chen He said to himself: "Ren Hang, go and invite the two military advisors!" ”
Soon, Meng He and Zuo Zucong came to the City Lord's Mansion, and they already knew the general situation on the way, and the opinions of the two people were the same as Chen He, people with a little brain should not do such a demented thing, the commander of the army followed the forward troops, once something went wrong, there was no need to fight this battle.
"So, since we have reached a consensus, let's think of killing this vanguard first, at least not allowing him to appear within three hundred miles!" After Chen He finished discussing with the two, he said decisively.
"Well, although I don't know the configuration of this army yet, if General Delong leads 300,000 cavalry to attack, even if he encounters the Thundertooth spearmen, he should have a great chance of winning, and even if it doesn't work, he can completely withdraw it, so his subordinates recommend General Delong to fight!" Meng He followed Chen He's words.
"The cavalry led by General Delong is indeed very strong, even Duanmu Qiong's guy admires Delong very much, I have never seen Duanmu Qiong so much respect for another general!" Zuo Zucong also spoke, and he directly used Duanmu Qiong as an example.
"Oh, has Duanmu Qiong caused trouble lately?" When Chen He heard Duanmu Qiong, he remembered this troublesome seedling and asked casually.
"Lord, it's also magical, after Duanmu Qiong followed General Delong to fight a few battles, this trouble-making problem was almost cured, except for the mouth still owed, but he didn't cause any trouble, it's better to let Duanmu Qiong follow General Delong this time, go out again, maybe even his mouth can be pulled over!" Regarding Duanmu Qiong's changes, Zuo Zucong was the most surprised, because after getting rid of the problem of causing trouble, Duanmu Qiong can definitely be regarded as a first-class general.
"Well, since Delong can get rid of his problems, let him mess with Delong for a while, as long as he doesn't make trouble, Duanmu Qiong can sit on the side in terms of individual soldier quality and ability to lead troops!" Chen He is still very optimistic about Duanmu Qiong, especially his reconnaissance ability, and Chen He is still shocked when he thinks about it so far, because of that ability, even Yan Wushuang does not have.
"That subordinate, go and warn him, let him follow General Delong first, no need to come back, and let him come back after a while!" Zuo Zucong also wanted to completely deal with Duanmu Qiong, so after hearing Chen He's words, he immediately hugged his fists and went back to find Duanmu Qiong.
Leaving Chen He and Meng He drinking small tea, chatting casually, in order to ensure that Xu Banxian's task was not concerned by anyone, Chen He didn't even mention Xu Banxian's matter to Meng He, this is not trust or not, but I don't want to let Meng He, the military advisor, make some unnecessary judgments because of Xu Banxian's existence, after all, whether Xu Banxian can succeed is still unknown, and he must regard the army of the Daosheng Temple as a real enemy.
When Zuo Zucong found Duanmu Qiong, Duanmu Qiong was eating fruit in a good mood, and after seeing Zuo Zucong, he shouted: "Boss, why did you have the kung fu to come to me!" While throwing one of the fruits to Zuo Zucong.
After taking the fruit, Zuo Zucong took the opportunity to sit on a chair, took a bite of the fruit and said, "There is a task for you!" Saying that, Zuo Zucong told everything before.
And Duanmu Qiong listened and said as if absent-mindedly: "What else do I say, follow General Delong to attack, no problem, but after coming back, where will you stay with General Delong, and for how long?" ”
"When the time comes, I will naturally inform you! Remember, learn how to command the cavalry from General Delong, I know you kid, if it weren't for Delong who abused you in cavalry command and cavalry battles, your kid would never be so honest, but there is a person who can always control you and watch you, I am much more relieved! By the way, this mission is not trivial, so it is best to capture the enemy generals! "Zuo Zucong doesn't have too high requirements for Duanmu Qiong, and at present, he just hopes that he can be reformed and get rid of his troubles.
"Okay, I got it! However, you are too complicated, if you want me to say, instead of waiting here for the enemy to fight, it is better for the whole army to press up, although the enemy has tens of millions, but it can't be spread out, as long as they fight steadily, they will definitely be able to destroy them! Moreover, if I were the main general opposite, I would definitely rush to the front, if nothing else, just to be able to have a momentum in one go! With that, Duanmu Qiong threw the kernel, got up and left, and went to report to Delong.
It's just that Duanmu Qiong's last words were like a bolt of lightning that crossed Zuo Zucong's mind, and the next moment Zuo Zucong didn't care about the fruit, and with a flick of his hand, the whole person rushed to the city lord's mansion at a gallop, and with Zuo Zucong's strength, he quickly ran to the mansion.
"Lord, Lord, there is something wrong with your previous judgment!" After seeing Chen He, Zuo Zucong hurriedly said: "Fang Duanmu Qiong's words woke me up, why did our previous judgment be based on the fact that the Emperor of War is a commander, and the commander should be in charge of the Chinese army, but why did they ignore another thing, just like why they don't know Wu Jianzhong, Wu Jianzhong must also be very ignorant of the master, after all, after a few battles, there are not many generals who they went back alive, how can they get detailed information about the master, so the subordinates feel that this Wu Jianzhong is very likely to be in the forward army!" ”
After Zuo Zucong finished speaking, Meng He frowned, and then said: "No, this Wu Jianzhong is definitely not in the forward camp, but has already arrived in Changhe City, why did they ignore one thing before, Changhe City has been closed for several days for no reason, and no news has come out, but as soon as the forward camp arrived, the ban on Changhe City was lifted!"
This is definitely not something that a city lord can easily decide, only that Divine War Emperor Wu Jianzhong, whether it is status or power, is far stronger than Changhe City, he forcibly made a move and implemented an order, and that city lord is afraid that he can't withstand it! ”
"Military advisor, if this matter is promoted by the Emperor of Divine War, then what is his purpose, the city has been closed for six or seven days, and the people in the city will inevitably complain, what good is it to fight with him, after all, if you fight with them, Changhe City is the closest city to him, and it is also the fastest to support him!" Zuo Zucong asked puzzled.
"Perhaps the Lord has the answer to this question!" Meng He looked at Chen He, although he didn't say anything explicitly, but the implication was that he was talking about the missing black-robed man.
"Well, I was negligent, this may be a signal to you, that is, to tell you that Wu Jianzhong is in Changhe City, if you can see it one day earlier, with your current strength, maybe you can take Changhe City in one battle, and when Wu Jianzhong, who does not have a large army on his side, he can only be a prisoner of his ranks!" Chen He nodded, and then said with some pity.
However, the war is always forward-looking, since one opportunity has been missed, then it is necessary to seize the second chance, so Chen He immediately said: "Since this is the case, then the whole army will be dispatched, and it will be a good touch with this god machine war emperor, I don't believe it, without a large army on the side, he can still hold Changhe City!" ”
"Lord, do you mean that the whole army will attack, take Changhe City with one blow, and capture Wu Jianzhong?" Meng He asked, and the same Zuo Zucong also looked at Chen He, after all, once this decision was made, if Wu Jianzhong was not in Changhe City, even if they were defeated, they would only lose their own strength, and if they were stationed in Changhe City, they would not be able to understand the city well because of the first occupation, and then they would not be able to hold Changhe City perfectly.
"Yes, the whole army attacked, took Changhe City in one fell swoop, captured Wu Jianzhong, and the attack of the Daosheng Temple this time was a failure!" Chen He nodded, there should be a decision, Chen He has never been lacking, this time it is still the case, although there is some bias based on intelligence analysis, but at least their final result is right, Wu Jianzhong is in Changhe City, and as Meng He said, Zuo Zucong is the first to come over, trying to spy on more information about Chen He and his subordinates, as the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other side will win all battles, as a veteran, he knows very well, figure out the opponent, can do the enemy first.
"Li Jiaming, order the scouts to attack, I think that Chen He must have received information, why did their vanguard enter Changhe City, and the next thing is the battle for control of the scouts, tell the scouts, at least block the surrounding 100 miles for me!" Wu Jianzhong has been in the army for many years, and he naturally has excellent scouts under his command, otherwise, he doesn't know how much he will suffer.
When the scouts in Changhe City walked out of the city, Ren Hang's scouts, who had already been guarding outside, immediately started hunting, although Wu Jianzhong's scout troops were very good, but Ren Hang's scouts were not bad, plus they also accepted some of Hu Shouyi's teachings, and their strength was even stronger, in addition, because Chen He paid more attention to the scouts, so the strength of the scout battalion had reached 50,000, and under Ren Hang's training, at least 30,000 scouts had completed the training, and the scouts outside the Changhe City were surrounded at this moment. At least five thousand.
Compared to a big city, as long as the five thousand soldiers are not gathered together, they don't want to find out at all, but the ambush of the five thousand scouts made Wu Jianzhong unexpected, he only sent less than a thousand scouts, and he just wanted to control the surrounding hundred miles.
In the end, less than two hours after a thousand scouts left the city, less than two hundred people finally escaped back, and the information they brought back was only that there were scouts outside the city of Changhe who looked at Taixu City.