"We have more than 20,000 sailors, and we have recently been newly equipped with small trebuchets that can put explosives in a spoon and throw them out at a range of about 500 meters. Therefore, our combat effectiveness is still very strong. ”

"Ganning has already controlled the Yangtze River, and has set up positions along the line of Guangling Port, Sanjiangkou, and Liyang to prevent the enemy from crossing westward. Then there were Huang Zhong, Liu Bei, and Zhuge Liang garrisoned troops in Hefei, with as many as 100,000 troops. I don't have to worry about the war in Yangzhou for the time being.... ”

Xu Ding gave the generals an analysis.

It mainly analyzes the topography of Jingyang Prefecture and the deployment of troops on the front line.

Finally, he said, "That's the case. I expect the enemy to launch an offensive soon, where to hit ... It is impossible to predict yet. But it must be Yangzhou, or Jingzhou. Do you have a plan to retreat from the enemy? ”

"Forget it, it's useless to ask." Xu Ding waved his hand and said, "I have thought it through and am ready to attack and defend." We must form a force to fight in Jiangdong and entangle with the enemy in the land of Jiangdong, so that we can not only avoid the fall of Yangzhou and Jingzhou, but also block the enemy and make him operate within a limited range. ”

Guo Jia said: "Your Majesty has repeatedly emphasized that the enemy that appears this time is very strong. Isn't it very dangerous for our troops to fight in Jiangdong? ”

Xu Dingdao: "It's really dangerous, it can be said to be nine deaths." So... I want to personally command this battle. ”

"Bong-hyo."

"Yes."

Xu Ding asked, "Where are Jia Wenhe's troops?" Did you get a message? ”

"I have received news yesterday that he has passed Xinye and will arrive in Xiangyang tomorrow."

"Okay, when Jia Wenhe arrives, we will start to form a new army and go to Jiangdong to fight..." After Xu Ding finished speaking, he said, "Let's all disperse." The matter of forming a new army will be discussed tomorrow. ”

...........

The troops of various states and counties arrived in Xiangyang one after another.

Jia Xu's blade army was the last to arrive.

There are still 4,000 new troops under his command, and 15,000 Zhao Yun's sharp knife army. Before that, he was sent to attack Hangu Pass and Chang'an. Now let's assemble in Xiangyang.

All the forces combined, amounted to 120,000.

This also includes tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops.

Inside the Assassin's House.

The meeting continued.

Xu Ding held a notebook in his hand, glanced at it and said, "The new army is named --- First Group Army of China." The temporary structure is 5,000 heavy cavalry, 5,000 heavy shield soldiers, 4,000 blade troops, 3,000 crossbowmen, and 3,000 light cavalry. Equipped with all firearms, explosives, grenades. ”

"Jia Xu is the commander of the group army, Guo Jia is the military division, and the five generals are Zhao Yun, Gongsun Zhan, Wen Ping, Lu Su, and Xu Chu, and the ten deputy generals are Zhang He, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai、...。"

Xu Ding read the names of many generals, but there was no Zhou Yu.

Even the post of adjutant general was not given to him.

And in the formations of other armies, there is no place for him either.

"After the formation of the new army, they underwent ten days of training to familiarize themselves with the new tactics, and then swore to march eastward. In this battle, I personally drove the expedition and vowed to encircle the land of Jiangdong and not step further into the Central Plains. ”

"Generals, do you have faith?"

"Yes..." The generals shouted with all their might.

"It's good to have faith." Xu Ding handed the notebook in his hand to Guo Jia: "According to what I just said, the First Group Army will be formed immediately, and I hope to see them in the shortest possible time." ”

"No."

Guo Jia took the notebook and opened it to read.

Everything else is okay, 5,000 heavily armored cavalry, but it is really difficult.

"Your Majesty, this equipment...?"

"What's wrong with the equipment?" Xu Ding motioned to Guo Jia to be calm and not to be impatient: "The equipment is being made with all its might, and I have ordered Xi Zhicai to send it as soon as possible." We still have some inventory in Xuchang, and if we take it all out, it should be about the same. That's why I said that the whole training will be ten days, and after ten days, the equipment will arrive. ”

"It turns out that His Majesty has been prepared for a long time."

Guo Jia put the notebook away.

..........

Under Xu Ding's supervision, the formation of the First Group Army of China was quickly completed. Except for the 5,000 heavily armored cavalry, which did not have complete equipment, the other branches of the army used the best equipment.

Xu Ding held a grand flag-awarding ceremony in the school yard and handed over the flag of the group army to Jia Xu in person.

"The 20,000 troops are the most elite troops in our Huaxia Country, and they are also our hope, Wen He can use his troops carefully..." When the flag was handed over to Jia Xu, Xu Ding instructed.

Xu Ding's attention and trust made Jia Xu very moved: "Please rest assured that Your Majesty will live up to his mission." ”

"Hmm."

The flag presentation ceremony ended.

Jia Xu asked the soldiers to return to the camp and stand by and train again tomorrow.

Generals at all levels were recruited by him to discuss training matters.

Xu Ding also went to listen and made a lot of good suggestions. It is a pity that the First Group Army of China is still an army of the ancient model, and if it has a large number of modern weapons like the enemy, Xu Ding's proposal can be more effective.

this day.

There are tanma coming to Xiangyang.

It is claimed that the enemy army has divided into two routes and attacked Hefei and Jingnan.

The enemy army heading to Hefei is engaged in a battle with Ganning on the Yangtze River.

The enemy army attacking Jingnan has already entered the hinterland of Jingnan.

Xu Ding was surprised, and hurriedly used the satellite monitoring system to check that the Jingnan area had indeed occupied many cities. The enemy uses military vehicles, and the speed is fast.

Xu Ding recruited Jia Xu and Guo Jia.

"I wanted to strike first, but I didn't expect the enemy to come faster than I thought, it seems that we have to send troops in advance, we can't let the enemy cross the domestic river, otherwise Jingzhou will be difficult to protect."

Xu Ding unfolded the map and pointed to Jiangjindu, the gateway to Jingnan: "This place is the main road in and out of Jingnan, and we must occupy it first." Wenhe quickly sent a cavalry to garrison. ”

Jia Xu arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, we still don't know the combat effectiveness of the enemy army, and we haven't fought with them, if we rush to send troops, will it be bad?" ”

Xu Dingdao: "It's okay, the enemy is still in southern Hunan, and within five days, it is impossible to rush to Jiangjindu, I asked you to send troops, but just in case." Make sure that my follow-up army can cross the river smoothly. Even if the enemy is fast and does not send many troops, our cavalry will be able to hold them back. ”

"Yes."

Jia Xu didn't know anything about Jiangdong's enemies, and he didn't know anything about it.

But when I heard Xu Ding say that this group of enemies was better equipped than the Blade Army, I was a little worried.

"You give the order, and two days later, we will lead 15,000 soldiers to Jingnan. The 5,000 heavily armored cavalry originally planned to be formed was first on standby in Xiangyang City. After Xuchang's equipment arrived, he rushed to Jingnan to rendezvous. Xu Dingdao.

"No..."

Jia Xu and Guo Jia went to prepare.

In the evening of the same day.

Jia Xu appointed Zhao Yun as the vanguard, led 3,000 light cavalry, and rushed to Jiangjindu.

Two days later.

The whole army swore to the east.

Xu Ding, as the top decision-maker, is naturally also in the army. Together with Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Lu Su, they formed a temporary command system.

Bang bang bang...

The whole army entered Jiangjindu.

Xu Ding suddenly heard a burst of gunshots, coming from the southeast.

This shot is all too familiar, it was fired by the enemy troops in Jiangdong.

"It's not good, it must be Zhao Yun who is fighting with the enemy. Quickly give the order, the whole army landed, ready to enter the battle. Xu Ding shouted.

The warship sailed into Jiangjindu and made an emergency landing.

At this time.

The 3,000 light cavalry led by Zhao Yun was engaged with a battalion of the enemy.

The formation of one battalion is only 350 people.

And Zhao Yun has 3,000 people.

It stands to reason that the winner is clear.

Zhao Yun didn't take the enemy army seriously, and there were only about 300 people, and one charge would solve it.

But during the battle, he realized that this group of enemies was really unusual. Thousands of kilometers away, the attack began. The bullet hit the thief accurately, and he couldn't react with his speed.

The soldiers who charged after him were also caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.

No matter how good your riding skills are, you can't dodge attacks.

From the moment the battle began, to the contact between the two armies, the 3,000 cavalry under his command suffered more than 600 casualties.

This made Zhao Yun very angry.

Wait to storm the enemy's position, a fight.

More than 300 enemy troops armed with rifles and bayonets were completely cut off.

Da Da...

After Zhao Yun won, Xu Ding rushed over.

"Zilong, you're not hurt, are you?" Xu Ding was very worried. He forgot to tell Zhao Yun that the enemy's firing range was 1,000 meters, and the bullet penetration was strong, and once hit, the light would be injured and the heavy one would die.

"No, it was too dangerous just now..." Zhao Yun slowly calmed down the anger in his heart, and looked a little afraid: "Fortunately, there are not many enemies, if there are thousands of people, I am afraid that before they rush to the enemy, the three thousand cavalry of the last general will be solved by the other party." ”

"You now know what kind of force it is, right?" Xu Ding turned around and looked at Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Lu Su.

Lu Su said: "The minister has known for a long time, and he has never dared to despise it. I don't know where this unit came from, it is well equipped and extremely combat-ready. When we were in Jianye, only two or three thousand people defeated our tens of thousands of troops, and we couldn't defeat them at all. ”

"Fortunately, this battle has been won, and we can make repairs for the time being and make the next step." Guo Jiadao.

"Hmm."

Xu Ding took out the map and glanced at it, and pointed to the east: "Fifty miles to the east, there is a mountain range that can be used for our army to station. If the enemy dares to come, we will defend it at all odds. ”

"Ahh At this moment, in the pile of dead people next to him, there was an enemy who was not dead, and he screamed miserably.

Dian Wei was quick and quick, and pulled out the halberd behind his back, ready to kill the man.

"Wait." Xu Wei stopped Dian Wei.

"Finally, there is one alive. Escort him back to Jiangjindu, he will definitely be cured, I have a lot of things to ask him. Xu Dingdao.

"No."

Dian Wei called two royal guards and carried the man away.

"Zilong, you are responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, collecting all these rifles, as well as the bullets and grenades they carry, including their clothes, all of them are brought back to Jiangjindu."

"Yes."

Zhao Yun led people to clean up the battlefield.

Xu Ding activated the satellite monitoring system and checked the area within a radius of 400 miles.

Seventy miles to the east, there were six or seven hundred enemies, and there stood a city. It is estimated that it is in the same group as the more than 300 people who have been eliminated at the moment.

Judging by their numbers, it should be the formation of a regiment.

"Let's go back too. Let's talk about how to fight this battle. Xu Ding led his army back.

When I arrived at the Jiangjin ferry, I immediately convened a meeting.

All the generals were present.

Xu Ding said: "It is impossible for the enemy to send only 300 people to send them to death, there must be enemies not far away. We have to be ready for a big war. ”

"You've seen the power of the enemy before, so you shouldn't underestimate them anymore, right?"

All the generals bowed their heads.

They had just learned from Zhao Yun that the weapons of this group of enemies had a range of 1,000 meters. This is more powerful than a trebuchet, casually within a kilometer, killing enemies.

Jia Xu is also worried.

The musket of the Blade Army is the best equipment in Huaxia, and the firing range is only 300 meters. The enemy has a thousand meters. The gap is just too big. Once you fight, you will definitely be at a disadvantage.

Zhao Yun said: "The last general believes that the most effective way to deal with this group of enemies is to have heavy armored infantry and heavy cavalry. As long as we can block the enemy's attacks, we can play to our advantage when the distance is closer. ”

"Zilong is right. That's exactly what I'm trying to say. Xu Ding said: "Of the 15,000 people we brought, there are 5,000 heavily armored infantry troops, crossbows, and 3,000 light armored cavalry. can deal with enemy troops. In the field, we still have an advantage. In addition to the infantry bow, we also have 5,000 heavy armored cavalry in Xiangyang, and as long as Xuchang's equipment arrives, they will rush to help. ”

"Report..."

A soldier ran from outside: "Your Majesty, a small group of enemy troops has been found ten miles east of the city. ”

"How many?"

"About three hundred." The soldier said.

"It's coming so fast..." Xu Ding glanced at the map and quickly found a terrain suitable for ambush warfare.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army into battle." Jia Xu came out of the ranks.

"Although the Blade Army has firearms, the range is insufficient, and the enemy is not afraid. Let Zilong go and quickly annihilate the three hundred enemies at the speed of cavalry. Xu Ding shook his hand and pointed to the map: "Zilong, just this place, ambush the enemy army." ”

"Yes."

Zhao Yun turned around and left the account.

Xu Ding continued: "At present, the enemy does not know that we are coming, and the troops sent are small. Once they learn that we have entered Jingnan in a big way, they will send thousands or tens of thousands of troops to contend with us. At that point, we will be in a more difficult situation. Do you have a strategy to defend against the enemy? ”

Jia Xu said: "The minister thinks... You should not be able to defeat it, you should find a dangerous place, lead the enemy like a wolf, and then besiege and kill. Fortunately, the enemy did not have many cavalry, and the speed was not ours. ”

Xu Ding said: "They really don't have many cavalry, but they have military vehicles and travel hundreds of miles a day. No slower than our cavalry. But what you just said makes sense. We can't go head-to-head against such a formidable enemy. ”

........

Next, Xu Ding stared at the map, looking for danger.

On the north and south sides of Jing, near Jiangxia, a place called Niu Du, an excellent ambush location was found. It is not only conducive to crossbow shooting, but also allows the cavalry to be effective.

If you lure the enemy there, you'll get a miracle.

"This is it!" After Xu Ding found the dangerous place, he said: "Order all battalions to set off early tomorrow morning and go to Niudu." ”

"Niudu is indeed a suitable place for ambushes. But I'm afraid that the enemy won't be easily fooled, right? Jia Xu was not optimistic about the ambush site chosen by Xu Ding. It's too dangerous there.

"How do you know if you don't try?" Xu Ding said: "We don't have advanced weapons, we don't have superior forces, we can only rely on ambush warfare, ambush a group of enemies first, and obtain advanced weapons from them before we can carry out a counterattack." Otherwise, when the enemy invests a large number of troops, we will never be able to resist it. ”