"Sir, this is a compilation of the information we've gathered recently." Xiaodouzi found Shang Wu and said.

"Oh. Any new discoveries? Shang Wu asked, looking at the intelligence gathering in his hand.

"Sir, Mr. Jia, through intelligence analysis, I believe that the officers and soldiers are secretly planning a major military operation, and their military training has become extremely abnormal." Little Beans said.

"Oh. Let's talk about it. Shang Wu asked the other party curiously.

"That's the sir. Judging from this information, it seems that the official army is about to launch a larger military operation against the Red Turban Army in the direction of Xiaquyang. One of our scouts found that the number of cavalry that went out was very large, but the number of cavalry returning was much smaller, and some officers and soldiers were secretly transferred. The situation of the military camp is very frequent, but if you look at some details, we can still find some problems, for example, we found it through a telescope. The stove on which the other party cooks is the same, and at the same time there is smoke, but the number of people eating is much smaller, and so are many, many tents, and no one has come out for a long time, and we suspect that it is empty. Little Beans said.

Jia Xu smiled helplessly after listening to it. It seems that Huang Fu Song has also learned a little, maybe Huang Fu Song hopes to cover up their next military action through frequent military transfers, because he knows that the scouts and scouts on both sides continue to conduct reconnaissance, and they can reach the point where you have me and I have the advantage. Scouts are so active that it seems impossible to conceal military operations, but it is precisely because of this that all kinds of camouflage appear.

It's a pity that Huang Fu Song didn't expect that the Red Turban Army was first ahead of the other party in terms of technology, if Huang Fu Song knew that the Red Turban Army was expected to have such technical equipment as a telescope, he would definitely not do this. Although it is very good in many situations, such as camps, cooking smoke, etc., the problem is. These are all built on the basis of visual observation, that is, many things, which are things that they cannot observe with the naked eye. But now they do. They can observe the military state of the opposing side with a telescope at a greater distance. And to get control of the entire military situation through some detailed observations, it can be said that this way is quite amazing. It's also very impressive. It's a pity that Huangfu Song didn't know that the Red Turban Army had such a sharp weapon, and all their military operations were carried out on the basis that the other party could not observe the details, and the result can be imagined that many of their military operations were actually exposed under the nose of the Red Turban Army.

"It seems that Huangfu Song is going to make a big move. It's just that there is such a big fuss on our side, and he doesn't make any movement? Shangwu asked strangely.

"Sir, we have also conducted a series of reconnaissance on this, but we have not found some abnormalities yet, maybe they will really divide their troops, but what kind of army to use to attack, this is not clear to us." Xiao Douzi reluctantly told Shang Wu such a message, if he said so, it meant that their scouts had not yet played into the new situation.

"It's not your responsibility, it's Huangfu Song's intention, how could you find out. Continue to scout, you have done a good job, meritorious personnel, praise and encourage. Shang Wu said.

"Yes, sir." Little Beans nodded and left here. Being praised by Shangwu shows that they are still doing a good job, which is one of the important motivations for them to continue.

"What do you think about this?" Shang Wu asked Jia Xu.

"From Huangfu Song's point of view, they must have a major military operation to show it recently, otherwise, their Emperor Majesty will be very angry. You may change players in a fit of rage. Jia Xu said.

"Well, that's a good way to think about it. We might as well think about the current situation from the perspective of Huang Fu Song, Huang Fu Song currently has two enemies, one is the Yellow Turban Army, and the other is us. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. Of course. Jia Xu said.

"The casualties we inflicted on them are too great. And we have too many secret weapons in our hands, these accidents have caused Huangfu Song to be extremely uncertain about our battle, we have made a lot of noise recently, far more than the Yellow Turban Army in the past, and occupied so many counties at once, I think, even from a military point of view, our attention is enough. Jia Xu said.

"Yes, that's true, if I were Huangfu Song, I would first strike at the weak, for example, the Yellow Turban Army, and then concentrate the superior forces to fight south. This may have been Huang Fu Song's plan, an important factor, our military operations disrupted Huang Fu Song's military operations. Shang Wu said. There is any possibility of war, and there are too many surprises.

"But now, under the pressure of their emperor, they have to make some adjustments, such as adjusting their forces, dividing a part of their troops to the south, pinning down our army, and then sending a series of cavalry units to fight north. The advantage of this is that they can quickly settle the northern places. What we do know is that Huang Fu Song has learned from us the combat method of the heavy cavalry, which we have received from the relevant intelligence, if I were Huang Fu Song, I would definitely do this, because this is extremely beneficial to them, in the case of a field war, a group of rabble Yellow Turban Army can not withstand such an offensive method at all. They will inevitably attack frantically and destroy the enemy in pursuit. Speaking of which, I suddenly remembered a tactic. Shang Wu said this.

"And it still seems scary." Shang Wu paid great attention to the stories of ancient and modern wars, and although he did not actually command modern warfare, he had enough research in this area.

"Oh. Tell me about it? Jia Xu asked curiously, he wanted to know what kind of tactics Shang Wu had in mind.

"This tactic, to put it simply, is to pursue, and the chase exhausts people to death. And then they kept being killed. Chase and kill, on a chasing word, not a killer. Shang Wu said.

"The story goes that in the north there was a unit of nomadic tribes, their troops were well armed, they had light cavalry, heavy cavalry. The ability to fight assault operations is quite strong, and the people who fight with them are some infantry, agricultural and social infantry, this kind of combat is inherently unfair, they generally use assault tactics in the center to penetrate the opponent's defensive line, and at the same time carry out two flanks to outflank. Their superiority lies in cavalry, as long as they break the opposing flanks. The central forces will collapse, completely retreat, the retreat will become a collapse, and the soldiers will run away in a frenzy. And then there was a cavalry that bit it, and they were like dealing with a flock of sheep. As long as the fleeing soldiers are a little relieved and ready to resist, they will immediately launch an attack to break up such a defensive formation, and once the formation is broken, it will be difficult for the fleeing soldiers to gather strong combat ability again, which means that their morale will completely drop to a low point. Then the other party continued to pursue, and the killing was really rare, and most of them were scared to death by their own people. "Shang Wu is talking about the Manchu Eight Banners fighting against the Ming Dynasty army. Most of the Ming Dynasty troops were killed in this way. In fact, they still have their own will to fight, but alas, there are too many reasons for defeat.

And the same is true now, the Yellow Turban Army is a rabble, their combat effectiveness is not as good as the regular army of the Ming Dynasty, while Huangfu Song's army has strengthened their cavalry strength, such as stirrups, horseshoe and other things are popularized on a large scale, which means that the other side may use the same tactics to deal with the Yellow Turban Army. What would happen if such tactics were to be adopted? The Yellow Turban Army will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and more than 100,000 people will inevitably be slaughtered, and it will be the kind that will be killed little by little in the slow pursuit process.

"Is there really such a tactic?" Jia Xu asked Shangwu, because the cavalry tactics of the Han army are in an era of development, their tactics are more of an impact, outflanking, or other tactical characteristics, this more mature pursuit tactics occurred at the peak of cavalry tactics, although firearms have appeared at that time, however, cavalry tactics are more mature.

"Yes, if it is serious, the main force of the Yellow Turban Army, which is more than 100,000, may be slaughtered. This is not a massacre, but a hunt, which is actually not much different from the massacre at all, and the method is even more cruel. Shang Wu said.

"Oh my God. If such tactics really play out, the situation of the Yellow Turban Army will not be good. Jia Xu said.

"That's what I'm worried about, if Huangfu Song really adopts such a tactic, the result can be imagined, they will burst out with an extremely amazing lethality, and the Yellow Turban Army is not able to fight back. The result would be a total massacre, and I believe that in such a situation it would be difficult for them to organize an effective resistance. It was the shock of heavy cavalry, like. Shang Wu originally wanted to say that Bu Tan coordinated the effect of the battle, but he felt that it was better to forget it. Jia Xu still can't understand the classic role of this tactic.

"It's like a mountain pressing down, no one can withstand such an attack, and besides, they are still the Yellow Turban Army. The losses will be devastating. Shang Wu said.

"So, what are we going to do?" Jia Xu asked, he knew that if Shangwu could think of this, there must be a way.

"We use artillery, muskets, and spears to form a barrage-like thing to reduce this pursuit. Give the Yellow Turbans a chance, otherwise, they will completely collapse, and in the end, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Shang Wu said.

"Is it feasible to rely on that kind of troops?" Jia Xu asked.

"If it doesn't work, it has to work, I believe they can do this, because they are a lot of officers and soldiers at a high level, and we have to teach the officers and soldiers a good lesson, so that they understand that under the effect of muskets and artillery, the cavalry they are equipped with is just a toy." Shang Wu said with a smile.

"Well, I don't know what you're trying to say, but I think we can give it a try, anyway, it's pretty good." Jia Xu said. Jia Xu didn't know where Shang Wu got such courage, but he believed that Shang Wu did this for his own reasons, and firearms would eventually replace that ancient weapon, because he would exert more amazing combat effectiveness.

"In that case, I will deploy all the more than 400 muskets that have just been produced to the First Brigade and the First Infantry Corps. Let them secretly go out to the vicinity of Xiaquyang, and all the more than 500 muskets in stock were transferred to the 3rd Infantry Brigade. Two infantry brigades went out to fight. Shang Wu said.

"In addition, the four bronze cannons made were also transferred to them for use, and as for the artillery team, let them prepare and fight together with the 3rd Infantry Brigade." Shang Wu thought for a moment and said. Since the official army has come to secretly transfer troops. Shang Wu is also secretly transferring troops, so that the combat situation of the two sides will become-for-tat.

Shang Wu could foresee that there would be a large-scale engagement.

However, Shang Wu still did not want the war to start so quickly, because the production of muskets still needed time to accumulate, and the more time he gave, the more fully prepared he was, and now he just hoped that the officers and soldiers could give him such an opportunity, and if there was no such opportunity, he would not be able to carry on many things. That's a bad situation he's facing right now.

"Why did the general let our army move south so slowly?" Jian Shuo asked with some dissatisfaction.

"The Red Turban Army is extremely cunning, and it is not something that we can easily defeat, so you must not act rashly, and only after the enemy changes and the northern army moves south to converge can you attack." Huangfu Song said in his military tent.

Huangfu Song decided to react, and the first to attack was most of the New Army in Xiyuan. A cavalry unit under Cao Cao's command will be divided into the battle sequence of the Northern Army controlled by Huangfu Song, and the first thing they will target is the Yellow Turban Army.

"The last will understand." Jian Shuo was a little dissatisfied, but he still obeyed the order. The order given to them by Huangfu Song was very strange, and they slowly moved south, attracting the Red Turban Army to attack. This way of attacking will make them feel very dissatisfied, because to do so, it means that they will become a target. Despite some dissatisfaction, the order must be obeyed, because it is a military order.

Huang Fu Song nodded, Huang Fu Song was still not at ease about whether the new army could carry out such a task.