Chapter 449: Chestnut in the Fire
In the first battle of Lianshan, Liu Yi led the second battalion of the Beiping Guards suffered more than 14,000 casualties, including more than 9,800 killed, 1,300 seriously wounded, and 3,000 lightly wounded.
After solemnly leading the soldiers to cremate the bodies of the fallen soldiers, Liu Yi went to the wounded barracks according to the usual practice, which was something he had to do personally after each battle, and the heavy mood when he returned to the handsome tent was slightly better! This is by no means to say that Liu Yi is hypocritical to the soldiers, but as the commander-in-chief, if he does not have this psychological adjustment ability, he will not be competent! After all, from the perspective of the effect of the battle, the purpose of this battle has been achieved, even if he has suffered heavy casualties, Yuan Shao is by no means easy, and his hole card has been shown again, for the sake of today's plan, he will hold the main road and drag the Bohai army firmly here, and after the enemy's elite is exhausted, the pressure on Gan Ning will be reduced a lot.
This time Yuan Shaobing came out of the Bohai Sea in two ways, the elite of the whole army was led by him to rush to the vortex, and the other way was led by Gao Rou, the general of Jizhou, Jiang Yiqu, the captain of Yangwu, and Wang Doufu, the captain of Yingyang, although the momentum is very great, the strength is far inferior to Yuan Shao's way, falsely claiming that there are only more than 20,000 people in 50,000, and most of them are old and weak people, their role is mainly to deter the lone army from the Ganning surprise attack, and then try to attack Jigu after Yanzhou Yu Ban army arrives.
Therefore, the marching speed of this army is extremely slow, and it is also very nervous about the scouts of the enemy army, which can be called a cautious step by step, and it is necessary to create a military majestic voice, and the momentum of attacking the ancient times can be regarded as extremely reluctant for Gao Rou, but since Yuan Shao let him lead the army, what he values is also this person's cautious character, not seeking merit but seeking no fault.
Gan Ning does not have the big brother's weapon to probe the military situation, but Xingba also has a lot of his own means for military information, many of which are extremely effective, although the first batch of scouts were strictly guarded by the enemy, he changed the method of exploration, at this time, Pang Tong offered another plan, let him continue to increase the number of original scouts, and the intention was to make Gao Rou gradually relax his vigilance! Compared with the procrastination of the opponent's march, the Ganning Flying Tiger Army can be described as vigorous and resolute, and it is less than fifty miles away from the enemy's front at this time!
"The lord passed the book, he has been in Lianshan and Yuan Shao Bohai army bloody battle, that way Yuan army is all the elite of Jizhou, the strength of as many as seventy or eighty thousand, the lord and the drama army division concluded that our face of the enemy must be a bluff, this military situation is very consistent with Gan's exploration, this road Yuan army is only more than 20,000 people and the combat power is not strong, so our army should be broken down, or force it back to the Bohai Sea and then turn back with Xuan Gao to join forces with Yu Wenze's Yanzhou elite soldiers." At this time, Gan Ning and others were in a farmhouse in Jizhou Village, most of the residents here fled from the war, and the remaining Flying Tiger Army was also good at dealing with it.
"Second general, based on what our army has investigated recently and added to the military situation of the lord, I think it is not bad, if the general's plan is successful, it will also be extremely beneficial to our army, but after all, the enemy army still has more than 20,000 people, but our army is not more than 10,000, plus the enemy generals are extremely cautious, step by step, so how can it be broken? At this time, on the day of the forbidden army, our army should not waste more time here. Xuan Lang said when he heard this.
"Before the war, the lord had explored the reality of the Bohai Sea in detail, and the elite soldiers here were only fifty or sixty thousand, and the Yuan army that fought with the Beiping battalion passed this number, and Yuan Shao also had something to hide, so he went all the way to the best of his elite, and where did the elite soldiers come from for Jigu, although my Flying Tiger Army is only more than 10,000, but the combat power is not below it, and there are still two thousand iron horsemen of General Ziyi on the side, and the plan is not hindered, but what you said is also reasonable, this enemy army will be steady and now there is no chance to take advantage of." Gan Ning thought for a while and said, according to the military situation of the investigation, the 20,000 Yuan troops are all old and weak, and the combat power is not strong, with the elite of the Tiger Guard Army and the strength of the Taishi Ci cavalry army, it is enough to break it, the key is that the other party is in the camp step by step, and if you want to fight it head-on, you can't, Yu Ban's army is approaching day by day, and there is not enough time left for Xingba, and Gan Ning's eyes fell on Xu Shu and Pang Tong for a while.
At this time, Xu Shu was still in contemplation, Pang Tong was smiling slightly, with a disapproving look, looking extremely relaxed, with this period of communication, Xingba also knew a lot about the temperament of these two people, and saw Pang Tong's expression is a joy in his heart, presumably this person has gained.
"This military situation is urgent, if you can't repel the enemy in front of you within three days, you will rather return to Shijigu to resist the ban, and then the three-way encirclement will become a success, our army is in danger, and I hope that Mr. will teach me the strategy of breaking the enemy." Last time, Pang Tong's strategy of deceitful city made Gan Ningbing go down to the ancient without blood, this person's wisdom is indeed immeasurable, I remember that the eldest brother said that great talents often have quirks, and Xingba never dared to slack off.
"Hearing the general's words, it is indeed a plan, but if you want to break the enemy's necessary military moves within a few days, I am afraid that the second general will be in danger, and this time our army is deep behind the enemy, and the safety of the general is a matter of one, so I hesitate!" Seeing this, Pang Tong slowly spoke, and at this time, the four of them were all happy, but Xu Shu was thoughtful when he heard the word danger, and bowed his head slightly.
"Hahaha, I'd rather be the business of the eldest brother, even if I am not afraid, if I can defeat the enemy in front of me, how can I be afraid of being in danger? Sir has a clever plan, but he says it. Gan Ning smiled and said.
"Captain Fang Caixuan said, although the enemy army is weak, there are still 20,000 people, although it is not difficult to defeat it, the intention of the second general is to completely defeat it, so it is necessary to ambush the army to achieve what he wants!" Pang Tong saw Gan Ning's sincere expression and admired it in his heart, and said at the moment.
"Ambush?" Xu Shu on the side heard it, but suddenly realized that this question was plausible.
"Ambush plan!" Pang Tong spoke, his eyes did not leave Xu Shu, and both of them were Wan'er.
"Mr. Pang, if you want to use the method of ambush, you must occupy its geographical advantage, and now you are going to Jigu Yima Pingchuan here, and there seems to be no suitable terrain for ambush!" Tai Shi Ci asked.
"Hehe, General Taishi is really familiar with the art of war, but the soldiers are treacherous, and the danger is surprisingly important in the enemy's surprise, our army knows that it is difficult to ambush, presumably the enemy army is the same, this time we have to turn it into a can! The second general, when going to Jigu, must take the official road outside the village, although there is no terrain here, our army can change manpower, and he will not be able to catch up. Pang Tong's smile remained unchanged as he spoke.
"Manpower changed? Please sir continue to speak. "Everyone was interested in Pang Tong when they heard it, the benefits of this terrain come from nature, how can manpower change it? Gan Ning also spoke immediately.
"This is not an extremely difficult thing, the general can arrange for the Tiger Guard soldiers to dig deep pits on both sides of the official road tonight, and transport the soil to a distant place for processing, then the whole army can hide in the tunnel, cover it with reed mats, and then cover it with flowers and plants to make it difficult to peek through, and when the Yuan army passes from now on, our army can come out of the pit and attack it suddenly, then the enemy army will be chaotic, the second general can let General Taishi copy the path to cut off his retreat, supplemented by the impact of iron cavalry, then the big thing can be done!" Pang Tong is confident.
"Hahaha, Mr. is really a clever plan, how do you think of this plan, Brother Ziyi?" Gan Ning's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he said happily, this official road can be seen at a glance on all sides, the enemy army will not hesitate to have ambushes here, and then its formation will be chaotic, and the Flying Tiger Army can win in the chaos, supplemented by Tai Shici's two thousand iron cavalry, even if he wants to retreat, he will definitely not be able to retreat!
"Mr. Pang is indeed a master, this plan is unexpected, it is absolutely difficult to measure, but this digging must be secret, it is best to take advantage of the night, and leave as few traces as possible." Tai Shici is also a battle-hardened battle, and Pang Tong can also see the mystery of this with a little explanation.
"Captain Xuan, I will go with you with 10,000 horses to prepare, you need to complete this matter within one night, and then the whole army will enter the pit to wait for the enemy." Gan Ning nodded and said categorically.
"No, the last general will definitely live up to the trust of the second general." Xuan Lang heard the words and took the order.
"Mr. Fang Cai said that this plan needs to be in danger to Gan, and he didn't understand its meaning for a while, but now Mr. Wen's clever plan is suddenly enlightened, presumably it is to ask Gan's light army to go to Shi Na to lure the enemy?" Gan Ning waved his hand to make Xuan Lang retreat and said to Pang Tong again, at this time he already knew it.
"If the enemy army sees an unobstructed view, it will not be guarded, and this strategy is to attack it unprepared, and put the ambush soldiers at the foot of the enemy's eyes, but it is extremely dangerous, so it is a way to take chestnuts from the fire! Even if the enemy generals are cautious in their use of troops, they will definitely raise troops to chase after them when they are in front of them and there is no threat, which is simple but quite ingenious, but I think that the ability of the two generals will definitely lead the enemy here! Pang Tong said.
"Mr. Pang, since it is a dangerous plan, he is willing to lure the enemy on behalf of the second general, and the cavalry is no different from the general leading the general, so it can also protect the safety of the main general." Tai Shi Ci is steady, and he also knows the significance of Gan Ning to the surprise army, so he immediately stepped forward and said.
"General Taishi's heart, Tong deeply respects it, but two thousand iron cavalry are the strange soldiers of our army, if the general goes, he is afraid that the other party will be suspicious, if he does not move, it will be difficult to do this." Gan Ning has not yet spoken, Pang Tong has already spoken, in addition to the importance of the cavalry, to do this strategy to lure the enemy, Gan Ning is obviously more suitable than Tai Shici, of course, this point is inconvenient for him to say.
"Ziyi doesn't have to be like this, this time I still have to rely on the Ziyi cavalry, I should go by Gan, but there are 2,000 soldiers in hand, and the enemy general can't hurt me!" Gan Ning and Tai Shici have a very good relationship and know that he is dedicated to the public, and admires him in his heart, but Pang Tong's words are very reasonable, and he can defeat the enemy in front of him by taking a little risk.
"In this case, Ci will not compete with the second general, and should do his best to help the general break the enemy!"
"Okay, now that Mr. Pang has a clever plan, why worry that the enemy army will not be broken? Rather than expect that this method of taking chestnuts from the fire will be successful, and then it will be reported to the lord, and Mr. will be the first merit. "Xingba's words are extremely happy!