Chapter 96: The Greatest Concern (Page 1/1)

Since ancient times, marching at night has been a big problem, and the armies of ancient and modern countries in China and abroad are no exception. Even in modern times, when all kinds of sophisticated means are developed, night marching is not a subject that can be taken lightly.

And this is not a peacetime night training, as long as everyone is connected to each other with ropes, the people who follow closely in front will not be left behind. In some places, there are lighting facilities such as street lamps along the way, and soldiers are equipped with various auxiliary equipment such as flashlights and compasses.

This is in ancient times when science and technology were very underdeveloped, and it was still on the battlefield in a foreign land, and it was necessary to march without alarming the enemy, not to give orders loudly, not to light with torches, no compass, no infrared equipment, the only thing to do was to follow the people in front.

Although the drowsy night gave the Fuso army a good cover, it also caused a lot of trouble for their night evacuation.

Although they have only walked more than a dozen miles, a small number of soldiers have already been left behind. Some soldiers were lost, while others went halfway so that they could not find their troops. In this era, except for the dense population in the city, there are basically no people outside the city, and there are wild grasses and trees everywhere, and it is easy to get lost.

Annoyed by reports of soldiers falling behind, Tokugawa Hidetada was so annoyed that he ordered the daimyo to tie his samurai hands together with belts or tie them to their tails.

As he walked, Tokugawa looked at the stars in the sky, hoping to see the North Star, which could be pointed out by a lost traveler, so that he could discern the direction. Although they are heading southwest, it is easy to deviate from the direction if there is no reference along the way.

It's just a pity that the clouds in the sky obscured the starlight, so that he couldn't see where the North Star was, which made him very anxious. But as the commander of the whole army, he can't show it too obviously, so as not to affect the morale of the army.

He was worried that the farther he went, the more he would deviate from the right direction, but he couldn't let his troops stop and wait for the North Star to appear, in case the enemy caught up with him.

Thinking of this, Tokugawa Hidetada's sense of unease in his heart was even stronger. I thought that there would be a chance to retreat smoothly, but so far the enemy has not shown the slightest sign of pursuit.

Judging from the enemy's various performances, he absolutely did not believe that the other party's main general was an incompetent person, and he had not yet discovered the retreat of his main force. If he really thinks like that, then he himself is completely incompetent.

Since the enemy has discovered that he is retreating, but he has not caught up, and has not even shown the slightest intention of pursuing, this can only indicate one problem - the enemy deliberately allowed himself to evacuate.

This means that there is a high probability that there is a huge trap waiting to be plunged into in front of you.

But if you don't evacuate, you can only wait to be surrounded by the enemy.

Thinking about it, I seem to have fallen into a dead end.

"Could it be that the heavens don't bless me Fuso, and don't bless me the Tokugawa family, otherwise why would I have such ups and downs in my trip to Korea? Is my great cause about to die in North Korea? ”

Riding on the horse, the night breeze kept blowing, and it was very cool, but Tokugawa Hidetada's heart was cold and melancholy, and he was not in the mood at all to enjoy this rare comfort.

I don't know how long I walked, but the guard beside me suddenly shouted: "Your Excellency, General, the stars have appeared." ”

Tokugawa Hidetada hurriedly looked up, and sure enough, he found that the North Star appeared in the night sky in the north.

After comparing for a moment, he helplessly found that he had deviated from the direction with his troops. Originally, it was going in the southwest direction, but now it seems to be going in the direction of due south.

How much it deviated, simple visual inspection simply can't figure it out.

"How far have we come?" Tokugawa Hidetada asked the guard.

The guard thought for a moment and said, "It should be more than thirty miles." ”

Tokugawa Hidetada breathed a sigh of relief, more than thirty miles later, and he was not afraid of exposing the target, so he ordered the whole army to rest and set off after dawn, so as not to deviate from more directions.

At this time, fifty miles north of the port of Pusan, more than a hundred miles southwest of Tokugawa Hidetada, a large figure was hiding in it.

In a small tent propped up by several raincoats, several officers in Wehrmacht grey uniforms with the rank of colonel were walking around looking at a map under the lights.

"According to the marshal's prediction in advance, that old devil from Tokugawa Hidetada should have withdrawn his troops from Baekje Wangjing at this time."

"But this matter is not certain. After all, a prediction is just a prediction, and if this old devil plays with Lao Song and the three of them, it is not impossible. ”

"According to the analysis of all kinds of intelligence we have gathered, Tokugawa Hidetada, an old devil, has not really subdued those daimyo under his command. They suffered a big loss at the hands of the old Song Dynasty, and even if Tokugawa Hidetada was unwilling to evacuate, those daimyo would not be willing to stay any longer. Moreover, Tokugawa Hidetada brought them to North Korea to take advantage, not to suffer losses. With our firepower, the devil will definitely suffer a loss, in this case, whether it is Tokugawa, the old devil, or other big names, there is no reason to stay with the old Song and them. So, retreat is their only option. ”

"What Master Ma said is very reasonable. If Tokugawa Hidetada suffered too many casualties in Korea, his strength and prestige would drop too much, and even if he returned to Fuso, he would not be able to suppress those daimyos, so he would inevitably choose to withdraw his troops. My concern now is not so much whether he will withdraw his troops, but another question. ”

The officer's words made everyone else look at him.

"Senior Commander Li, what's the problem?"

"I'm worried that if that old Tokugawa devil deviates from direction at night and doesn't go through our defenses at all, it will be in trouble." Master Li said in a deep voice.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Everyone has thought about all the problems before, but they didn't think of this problem.

The officers present were all officers drawn from the Wehrmacht, and all of them had rich experience in leading troops, so they knew very well that the problem mentioned by Division Commander Li was very likely to happen.

"If the devil really deviates from the direction, then our defense line will have to be readjusted. The point is that we don't know how much the devil has deviated. Master Ma broke the silence and said in a deep voice.

"In my opinion, there are only two ways to prepare now. After daybreak, the cavalry was sent out fifty miles to reconnoiter and search for the traces of devils, and at the same time the horizontal reconnaissance distance was expanded to a range of 100 miles. In this way, if we can't find the devil, then we can only take Busan Port directly, completely cut off the devil's retreat, and then wait for the opportunity to surround the devil. A burly division commander said in a deep voice.

He was the commander-in-chief of this interception and outflanking operation, surnamed Fang.

Everyone agreed with this plan, so they nodded in agreement, and continued to discuss the details of the next action adjustment.

The summer night is short, and the dawn quietly arrives, and the sky gradually brightens.

Groups of cavalry galloped out of the dense forest, galloping in three directions: northwest, due north, and northeast.

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