There are also four companies of Xu Chu as mobile troops.

Wherever he encounters an enemy army, he can rush to his aid.

Make sure the entire front is under control.

When the troops were sent out, the enemy troops on both flanks did have abnormal movements. However, when they saw Xu Chu's formation, they were a little afraid to attack.

Because he was not sure, in a short period of time, he defeated Xu Chu.

In case Xu Ding and Tai Shici come to help, they will be defeated.

All the enemy troops watched as Xu Chu built dozens of ring fortifications.

In just one night, it was done.

Xu Ding was a little surprised: "Sir, the enemy has already moved his troops to the flank, and he wanted to attack several times, but he didn't attack, what is the reason?" ”

"Your Majesty, don't you know that they are afraid of Your Majesty and General Tai Shici." Guo Jia chuckled and said, "Xu Chu is a general, and he only used the strength of one brigade to complete this task. ”

"I didn't expect that either. Over the years, he has really learned a lot. ”

Compared with the future of graduating from the military academy, Xu Ding prefers to reuse Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, Tai Shici, and Ma Chao, these veterans. Because they are absolutely loyal.

Even if the knife is on the neck, it will not admit it.

It's just that the world has changed, and cold weapons have been eliminated.

The veterans were not very good at commanding the new army in battle, and gradually their role became smaller.

Xu Ding didn't want to snub them, he had long wanted to reuse them, and he was afraid that the command would make a mistake and cause a big disaster.

This time Xu Chu's incident made Xu Ding see hope.

Even a dumb melon like Xu Chu can command so well, let alone other generals? They're sure to learn, too.

Suddenly, Xu Ding said: "Fengxiao, when this battle is over, we will open another military academy and gather all the generals." Teach them to command the Forces nouvelles in battle. ”

"I understand."

Guo Jia also had this intention for a long time.

..........

Xu Chu's battle line was arranged.

The enemy forces were completely divided.

To the left of Nanchang, there were four brigades of the enemy. On the right side of Nanchang, there are two divisions.

They all stood on the official road, and the defense was extremely strict.

Xu Ding observed through the satellite monitoring system all night, and it was difficult to make a decision on which side to hit first. How to win. Because of the fortifications built by the enemy, it was extremely strong.

There are also hiding caves to hide from shells.

Even if a large number of shells are used, it may not be effective.

Jia Xu admonished: "Let's fight the four brigades in the west first." They are weak and difficult to compete with our army. It's easy for us to get it. ”

"No, no...." Guo Jia has a different opinion: "It should be strong first and then weak." The reason is very simple, if you fight the weak first, after repelling the enemy army, you still have to face the strong enemy in the east. If they are strong first, they only need to send the enemy's generals to the enemy army in the west, and they will be in chaos, and they will dare to resist again. It will be easier for our army to win. ”

"Feng Xiao is right, it should be strong first and then weak."

Xu Ding agreed.

"It's the minister's inconsiderate consideration..." Jia Xu is also able to bend and stretch, and immediately changed his words.

"Good!"

Xu Dingdao: "Since the two gentlemen agree, then do it." ”

"Fengxiao, you go and transfer troops. Concentrate the forces of seven to nine brigades and launch a fierce attack on the enemy to the east. This time, I will personally supervise the battle, and I need to achieve victory in the shortest possible time. ”

"No."

Guo Jiaying is down.

The next day.

Early in the morning.

Jia Xu guarded Nanchang.

Guo Jia and Xu Ding led a large army and attacked the enemy army in the east.

It is not far from Nanchang.

In just half an hour, we arrived at the battlefield.

Guo Jia sent a regiment of troops, as the vanguard, to test the enemy's firepower.

This was followed by two brigades, marching in unison.

Xu Ding and Guo Jia, behind those two brigades, with the remaining troops, were ready to rush to the aid at any time.

Bang bang bang...

The two armies soon exchanged fire.

The troops in front were all caught in a bloody battle.

Call...

Xu Ding eagerly reined in the horse's reins, raised the binoculars to look, and suddenly frowned: "No." ”

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

"Sir, look..." Xu Ding gave the telescope to Guo Jia: "The enemy's firepower configuration is a little wrong. According to the normal confrontation, their light and heavy machine guns should be cross-matched to form a fire blockade on the battlefield. But the enemy army did not do so. The firepower was scattered and there was no artillery support. ”

"Indeed."

After Guo Jia saw it, he also felt strange.

After fighting with the Western Shang Empire for so many years, he knows their tactics well.

"Could it be... The enemy troops withdrew? Only a part of the troops was left behind, delaying time. So, their firepower has weakened somewhat? Guo Jia guessed.

"It's possible."

Xu Ding ordered: "Hurry up and send someone to verify." And let the two brigades in front of them make a detour to the two flanks and launch a fierce attack on the enemy to test the enemy's reality. If the enemy does withdraw, we will take advantage of the situation and capture the positions in front in one fell swoop. ”

"No."

Guo Jia sent a few heralds to deliver the order separately.

The troops who were fighting at the front, after receiving the order, carried it out without the slightest. Tens of thousands of troops, in good order. In the eastern area of Nanchang, a fierce confrontation with the enemy army was launched.

Boom boom...

The enemy did not have artillery, but Xu Ding did.

In order to test the reality of the enemy army, two artillery battalions were used.

Plus two infantry brigades, a vanguard regiment.

"Hit!"

Bang bang bang...

The battle began, and the soldiers took the lead.

Thousands of muzzles, firing at enemy positions.

It's like a storm mixed with hailstones, and its momentum is staggering.

Xu Ding and Guo Jia watched the battle in the back.

Soon.

Guo Jia said with certainty: "Your Majesty, the enemy army on the opposite side will not exceed one regiment. ”

"Hmm." Xu Ding nodded and said, "I don't know something." ”

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"Where have the enemy gone? Around Nanchang, there are our scouts and meticulous works, and once they have any changes, they will be discovered. Moreover, there is no way to go in this radius of dozens of miles. ”

"Your Majesty is asking very much, minister... I'm thinking about it too. Guo Jia didn't understand either.

I continued to observe for a while.

Xu Ding really ran out of patience, and said to Dian Wei on the side: "Dian Wei has an order, let the troops in front of us take the position as soon as possible." Battalions in the rear, ready to receive their fortifications. ”

"No."

Under the attack of two brigades and one regiment, the enemy army on the opposite side gradually lost its strength and finally retreated.

Xu Ding took the troops and went up to take over the territory.

At this moment, an unexpected thing happened...

I saw two enemy armies coming from the rear. One was large in number, about one division, and one was smaller, about a regiment, but the weapons in their hands, mostly machine guns, were extremely fierce.

Two troops, not far apart, marched hand in hand.

Seeing that he was about to kill Xu Ding's rear army.

"Let the troops of the rear army hold off these two enemy forces." Guo Jia ordered.

"Yes."

The accompanying generals were eager to go to the direction of the rear army.

Xu Ding observed with a telescope for a long time, and suddenly laughed.

Guo Jia didn't know what he meant, and said, "Your Majesty can still laugh, but we have been ambushed." ”

"I'm laughing, the generals of the Western Shang Empire are getting smarter and smarter, and they know how to set us up. Tempting us to take the bait. Xu Ding pointed to the distance: "Sir, please see, the terrain we just passed through is relatively broad and flat, which is not conducive to the enemy's hiding and attacking. Therefore, lure us to their positions and outflank us from the rear. In this way, they can.... ”

"Report!"

Before Xu Ding's words were finished, a horse flew from a distance: "Your Majesty, an enemy army has been found ahead, and the number is more than 10,000. ”

Ahead?

Xu Ding and Guo Jia turned around at the same time.

Through the telescope, you can clearly see that there are tens of thousands of enemies, forcing you to come.

They were not moving fast and did not seem to be in a hurry to enter the war.

"Your Majesty..."

"Don't panic, send troops to meet the battle." Xu Ding said with a cold face.

"Yes."

Guo Jia sent troops.

Xu Ding snorted: "The enemy wants to surround us and eat us in one bite. I still don't believe that they can trap us with less than half our strength? ”

"If it was before, maybe it could be trapped, but now... No way! ”

For this, Xu Ding has absolute confidence.

..........

Guo Jia realized the seriousness of the situation, and immediately ordered all troops to build a defensive line on the spot and prepare to resist the enemy. And, when building a defensive line, nearly two divisions were sent to resist the encircled enemy forces.

"Kill..."

The two armies engaged in a scuffle.

Xu Ding asked people to build a command post in the central region.

As a place to stay temporarily.

All the fortifications were built around the command post and extended five miles outward.

As a result, the enemy's artillery could no longer pass through the blockade.

Boom boom...

The enemy brought a large amount of artillery fire and engaged in an artillery battle with Huaxia.

Both armies paid a heavy price.

Guo Jia observed carefully for a long time, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, we can't go on like this." It should be a quick fix. Don't forget, we are here with the intention of taking the enemy by surprise and destroying them in the shortest possible time. Now we are fighting with the enemy, and the situation is not in our favor. ”

"Don't worry, sir, this is just the beginning." Xu Ding pulled him to sit down and said with a wry smile: "Didn't we fall into an ambush." In order to be safe, first build fortifications, and then fight to the death with the enemy. ”

"In another hour, we'll try to launch a full-scale counterattack."

"Now let the soldiers defend first."

"Yes." Guo Jia went to arrange.

Time passed.

Half an hour later.

With the command post as the center, the fortifications within a radius of five miles have been dug up. All the troops were transferred to the central region and waited for an opportunity.

Xu Ding walked outside and personally inspected the troops.

"Soldiers, as you probably know, tens of thousands of enemy troops are attacking from the west and east. If we can't hold on to this radius for several miles, we may be caught in the middle of the fire. Therefore, I decided to take the initiative and fight the enemy to the death. I want to ask you, are you afraid? Xu Ding shouted.

"Don't be afraid..."

All the soldiers responded.

"Well, the soldiers are all brothers who have fought with me for many years, and they have been invincible in a hundred battles. We have experienced countless wars, and the dangers we have encountered are a hundred times more dangerous than the situation in front of us! I believe that as long as the soldiers are willing to fight and defeat the enemy army in front of them, it is very easy. ”

"Now listen to me..."

Xu Ding divided the troops into two parts.

Part of it against the enemy forces in the east, and part of it against the enemy forces in the west.

Except for those stationed in the fortifications, the number of troops sent out was about the same as the number of enemy troops.

It was destined to be a close battle.

...........

At this time, behind Tai Shici.

Xu Chu took a brigade and stationed it on the front under his jurisdiction.

"General, our scouts have noticed that the enemy forces in the west seem to be moving." A battalion commander ran into Xu Chu's tent.

Xu Chu was secretly drinking, and when he saw the soldiers breaking in, he quickly hid the wine.

"Ahem..." Xu Chu sat up straight and snorted: "The enemy army in the west, but only two brigades, dare to be rampant?" You just said that they have a change, what change? ”

The battalion commander replied: "General, they seem to be gathering troops, as if they are going to attack and kill. ”

"Is that true?"

"The last will not dare to lie."

Xu Chu rushed out of the camp tent, ran to the hill in the distance, and looked to the west.

Sure enough, he saw the enemy camp and was gathering troops and horses.

"Someone!"

"Yes."

Xu Chu roared: "Quickly pass the order, mobilize the battalions, and prepare to meet the enemy." All the soldiers of the advance battalion are not allowed to attack without my orders, and those who violate the order are to be beheaded. ”

"Yes..."

Xu Chu stood on the top of the mountain, staring into the distance with a telescope.

It wasn't until the enemy came out of the camp and killed him that Xu Chu ran back to the camp: "These thieves are really bold, even Lao Tzu dares to provoke!" ”

Regiment Commander Lu Heng said: "Obviously, the enemy knows that our troops are insufficient. ”

"Even if the troops are insufficient, I am not afraid." Xu Chu said: "Lu Heng, you hurry up and arrange it, except for the soldiers stationed in the ring fortifications, all of them will be handed over to me." I am ready to outflank and crush the enemy. ”

"General, no..."

"Why?"

Lu Heng said: "The enemy's strength is more than twice that of us, and we can hold this line, which is already reluctant, how can we take the initiative to attack." If he does not win, and the battle line is broken through again, won't he put His Majesty in danger? ”

"You're right..." Xu Chu gradually calmed down.

The habit of fighting for many years has made him only know how to rush forward when he encounters the enemy.

If it weren't for Lu Heng's reminder, he would have made a mistake again.

"Hold on first, and don't let the enemy break through our lines. In addition, send someone to send a letter to Tai Shici, he has three divisions there, and if he sends a brigade back, he can block the enemy. Xu Chu commanded.

"Yes, the last general will send someone immediately."

On this front, there were three regiments, two battalions.

All in all, there are about 4,000 troops.

The enemy, on the other hand, had more than 7,000 soldiers.

In this wilderness, there is no danger to defend, and those with more troops naturally have the advantage.

It is not easy for Xu Chu to defend here.

........

Half an hour later, the front was defended and arranged.

Enemy troops, too, arrived on the battlefield.

Boom boom...

The enemy used a large number of artillery pieces to carry out a burst of indiscriminate bombardment towards Xu Chu's circular position. The soldiers hid in the trenches, not daring to take the lead, and there was no way to fight back.

Xu Chu also retracted the tent.

"The enemy's artillery is so fierce that we can't intervene at all." Lu Heng, the commander of the 153rd regiment, said urgently.