Chapter 314: Retreat

"Ye Shuai, if you really want to give a reward,." In Ye Tao's Zhongjun tent, after the big victory, the atmosphere was joyful and peaceful, and Ding Shi, a person with rough nerves, said with a big grin at the instigation of everyone.

"Oh, you say." Ye Tao said with a smile.

"My lord, do you have a full set of trait sights there?" Ding Shi said: "Can you give the rangefinder inside to the last general?" ”

Ye Tao was stunned for a moment and said, "That thing? All right. ”

Ye Tao didn't care. With his identity, he naturally has a full set of sights, a total of fourteen. Ye Tao originally didn't want to have a set of his own things, and when he needed to use it, he usually used the standard equipment issued by the army at will. However, several old technicians in Ye's workshop still customized a set for Ye Tao, mainly as a collection. Unlike conventional sights, they are always a little more accurate, and the corners are silver-clad in the corners. Silver-packed is not a difficult job for Ye's workshop now, but the delicate animal patterns made by etching method on silver-covered silver are not found in ordinary standard products. This set of things was originally only used once when Ye Tao went to the heavy equipment camp to see them use an ultra-long-range ballista, but he didn't expect it to be remembered like this. But Ye Tao would not be stingy, but asked a little strangely: "Is it enough for you to want this one?" There are 14 pieces in this set. ”

"Ye Shuai, the box containing these things is not ordinary, there are fifteen pieces in total. You will be rewarded with a meritorious service, and see when you will be able to move the whole set back in the end. Ding Shi said confidently.

Ye Tao's eyebrows raised and said, "That's very good." Ye Tao didn't think much about it, but what he didn't expect was that according to the convention that everyone would implement after the commander set a precedent, this would be an extremely troublesome practice for the Yunzhou military. From then on, as long as there was an important action, officers at all levels would begin to calculate what good things their superiors had at home. In the beginning, this kind of small initiative, which is very effective in strengthening the relationship between superiors and subordinates, won everyone's hearts. Those who are in charge of the army certainly hope that this kind of outstanding officers worthy of additional commendations can emerge under their command, and the subordinates are also desperate to have this kind of opportunity, so naturally, they must ask for those things that are more special, but not very valuable. But the evolution after that was beyond everyone's imagination, because the soldiers of Yunzhou were tactically steady and inclined to take risks, and there were many amazing moves, this kind of commendation later became an inevitable agenda after every key battle, and in this case, the Yunzhou Command had to repeatedly issue supplementary regulations in the following years...... For example, what to do when a subordinate asks for something that the official is reluctant to give. And finding out what good things the boss has at home is the kind of thing that can make the boss feel heartache but is still willing to give it, and it has gradually become a unique tradition of the Yunzhou military in the future.

After the conquest of Qingtian, except for leaving a part of the army to start building a forward logistics operation and military intelligence center in Qingtian, the vast majority of the troops set out one after another after a slight repair and advanced towards the new goal. With the conquest of Qingtian, in fact, the range from Bauhinia Pass to Qingtian was all under the control of Yunzhou, and a group of temporary magistrates began to carry out military management along the way. And the opening of this control area has also given the Yunzhou military a buffer space to enter Xiling territory in large numbers.

In front of the Yunzhou army, the next goal is also very clear, to go south to Jinjiling, conquer Jichuan Town, and establish a defense line against Taizhou. In fact, for the time being, although Sun Boping has been transferred to the Xiling Center and the new governor of Taizhou has taken office, it will take time for the new governor to master the complex situation in Taizhou, let alone attack, he just wants to defend well. But in any case, if you directly let go of the defense of Taizhou, it will be too deliberate and too easy to make people suspicious. In total, only three battalions and two brigades were dispatched, totalling no more than 12,000 men.

In the Zhenbei Military Division, the biggest problem is how long it will take to take Tieling, Fubei Town, and Dingling Town, especially Dingling, which are in front of them, and once they have done their homework, they can open up ground communication with Dai Shijin's department, which entered Xiling from the direction of Changshiguan in the Mengnan Banner.

After conquering Qingtian, the baggage battalion had already built two pontoon bridges over the Hejiang River, and there was no problem in passing even the heaviest carriages, but it was just necessary to pay more attention to safety. There was only one brigade of engineers in the baggage battalion, and there were only about 1,000 people. The other units of the baggage battalion were only partially trained, but they were not equipped with as much equipment and supplies. However, when it occasionally appeared on the Hejiang River, this engineering brigade caused a general astonishment in the whole army. This efficiency, this ability to pass, turns out to be really able to come in handy in war, and not just to try out equipment and equipment that looks exaggerated. Even Suo Zheng himself quietly came to ask Ye Tao if it was necessary to set up a special engineering battalion. Now, the benefits of mixing a variety of professional arms have been deeply appreciated. With the running-in of actual combat these days, everyone has become more and more tacit, and they have begun to know who is particularly experienced in what tasks, and the command in several aspects has become more and more handy in scheduling.

"Ye Shuai, General Dai's scout team has arrived." When a military meeting was being held in the Qingtian Castle Guard's Mansion, a herald suddenly ran in and reported.

"Oh? How did they get here? Let them in. Ye Tao hurriedly said.

After a while, an old acquaintance walked into the hall with five slightly tired sergeants, it turned out that this person with the scout team was the younger generation of soldiers of the Dai family who had been placed together by Ye Tao before, Dai Ji. After a year of training in the Blood Qi Army, when the army was expanded in Yunzhou, he applied to return to Yunzhou, and now serves under Chi Lei. In everyone's memory, it seems that Dai Ji should already be the squadron leader and doesn't know the captain, but he suddenly went into battle to convey the military information, but everyone didn't expect it. Although Dai Ji is still arrogant and will not admit defeat, on the one hand, he does know that the strongman is like a forest, and he is indeed nothing in the Yunzhou army, and in addition, these people who are now in the military discussion are all top soldiers in Yunzhou, and Dai Ji saluted respectfully as soon as he entered the hall.

After Dai Ji greeted everyone, he reported: "Ye Shuai, generals, yesterday night, our department has occupied Dingling. ”

"Oh?" Everyone was taken aback, and Cheng Chi hurriedly asked, "Why is it so fast?" ”

Dai Ji said seriously: "Actually, it was originally our battalion that carried out interspersed infiltration and wanted to spy on the enemy's situation, but we didn't encounter any enemies except for some small groups of enemies and militia groups on a single road, so we swept all the way. Later, when I arrived at Dingling, I found that there were only more than 1,000 enemy troops left behind in Dingling, and the rest had all been withdrawn. Our side immediately launched an attack on Dingling with the strength of two brigades, and conquered Dingling with small losses. General Dai Shijin led the infantry troops to quickly move closer to Dingling, but instructed our troops to contact the general and indicate the next move. ”

Ye Tao glanced at the map. Then he asked, "Where is the direction of the enemy's retreat?" ”

Dai Jian said: "To the west, it should be withdrawn to the large battalion established by Zhao Li's department, but there should not be much military strength there." Our department sent two squads to see it in the morning, and we don't know the situation yet, but the last general feels that the other party is very likely to abandon Zhao Li's battalion and continue to retreat. ”

Ye Tao frowned, his eyes continued to move west on the map. Finally stopped in one place. "Dai Ji, you have worked hard, take your brothers to rest first." He commanded in a calm voice.

After Dai Ji left, Tan Weiran stood up and asked, "Brother-in-law, do you think Jiang Xujing really wants to fight us?" Will it be in ...... Returning to the original? ”

Tan Weiran called Ye Tao whatever he wanted, everyone had no temper, and Tan Weiran knew Ye Tao very well, so he naturally noticed Ye Tao's gaze just now.

Ye Tao shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know." But Jiang Xujing did this kind of thing. ”

No one could make a decision when the information was not sufficient, but less than an hour later, the Flying Eagle Messenger came. Jiang Xujing also evacuated Tieling and Fubei Town. Later, news came from the southern front that even the defenders of Jinjiling and Jichuan Town had all withdrawn. If it is said that the withdrawal of the defenders of Tieling, Fubei Town, and Dingling still has to shrink its strength, which is completely within the scope of Jiang Xujing's authority, then it would be a bit of a game of fire to remove the defenders of Jinjiling and Jichuan Towns with a total of more than 17,000 people. If Ye Tao goes straight to Taizhou, then Jiang Xujing will have to take a very big political risk, not to mention the position of this northern cavalry general, even his head is a problem. Jiang Xujing was indeed gambling, he was betting on Ye Tao for himself. If you go to a place where the troops are empty, it is true that you can achieve huge results in a short period of time by going all the way south, but after Jiang Xujing's troops have shrunk their troops, Ye Tao will always have the feeling of being thorned in his back, and once the battle line is lengthened, Jiang Xujing will have a lot of room to play. If Ye Tao set aside enough troops to guard against him, then the army that went south would easily form a stalemate with Taizhou and the army that would inevitably come to the aid later, and once the war continued, whether Yunzhou, which had only recovered after a few years, could be supplied, and whether it could still give adequate support like a short-term battle, was a very serious problem.