Soon, Guo Ye received an order from the staff headquarters.

Guo Ye looked at the telegram sent by Grant personally, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, yes, this guy finally can't help but make a move, it seems that the Rangers of the Southern Confederacy are going to suffer......

Guo Ye shouted: "Xiaohai, military map!" ”

Chen Hai hurriedly took the military map.

Guo Ye muttered: "Well, this time Grant's deployment is not bad, he took out such a big battle and used five brigades, but this guy threw the final blocking task to us, specially, he must have asked us to sell coolies." ”

Chen Hai said in a deep voice: "Brother Ye, whether it is a pursuit or a blockade, there is nothing we can't do in this world, block, just block, what's the big deal, if the strength of one of our brigades can't stop the impact of the cavalry, it is indeed too useless." ”

Guo Ye smiled at Chen Hai, no matter what time he arrived, his brothers were so full of energy, they were never afraid of war, and they were all iron men who dared to fight tough battles, but unfortunately, the soldiers under this hand were a little weak, the army that had just been recruited, the guns had not been touched for a few days, once it really reached the point where the bayonet was red, whether these people could withstand it was a big problem.

Moreover, there is still a large number of Southern troops opposite Richmond, and it will not take long for them to attack Richmond again, and they must not mobilize too many troops, Richmond's position is important, and there is absolutely no room for loss.

"Xiaohai, this battle is not so simple, do you think you are leading the elite of five thousand Baoding Town? Facing the good-for-nothing Green Battalion? And. You don't have to look at how many troops Grant has used now. In fact, he just blocked the openings in the three directions of northwest and east. But we forgot the direction of the greatest pressure in our south, and when the time comes, we will face the desperate impact of at least five or six thousand cavalry, so many cavalry will charge together, do you think it is so easy to deal with? Moreover, behind Loudoun County are the two brigades of the Confederate Army, and the southern part of Loudoun County is controlled by the Confederate Army. If we can't destroy the rangers as soon as possible, then it is very likely that we will be annihilated! ”

Chen Hai's heart jumped and said, "Big brother, is it really that dangerous?" ”

Guo Ye stood up and said, "In the face of the cavalry charge, we now rely on a large number of artillery, but Richmond is a hundred kilometers away from Loudoun County, and it will take at least five days to transport the artillery to Loudoun County. It's not even more, five days. I'm afraid that the daylilies are cold, but if we don't carry artillery, how can we withstand the front and rear attacks of the Confederate army? You must know that we are not facing the green battalion soldiers with big swords and spears, the Confederate army is equipped with muskets, artillery, and fast cavalry, this battle is definitely not as easy to fight as imagined! ”

Chen Hai frowned and asked, "Then, big brother, how do you say we fight?" Why don't you mobilize two brigades to go up? Pull up two brigades of my 1st Division? ”

Guo Ye took a deep breath and asked, "Xiaohai, if you are asked to fight, how are you going to fight?" ”

Chen Hai thought for a long time before he said: "Big brother, if I am allowed to do it, for the sake of insurance, I will lead a brigade to abandon the artillery and march with all its strength to the northeast side of Loudoun County, the terrain here I have studied, the hilly terrain, and one side is a dense forest, which is not conducive to cavalry action, we can reduce the military pressure in one direction; At the same time, one artillery battalion and two infantry battalions were mobilized, and the north side of Loudoun was abandoned, and the south side of Loudoun was not wanted to be used with all his might, and it would take at least a little more than a day from the time the Confederate army received a request for help, and then the troops were advanced to the vicinity of Loudoun. The key question is whether one of our brigades plus four brigades in three directions will be able to eat these rangers in one day! ”

"Well, that's good!"

Guo Ye glanced at Chen Hai with appreciation, now Chen Hai's battles are becoming more and more elaborate, and the military deployment is also orderly.

"As long as we get stuck in the way of fleeing south, the rest is beyond our control, our task is to beat back the cavalry that stormed the position, so that they are not capable of breaking through our line! Xiaohai, this time you take someone out in person, don't take our most elite troops, bring the third brigade over, this force needs to be polished. ”

Chen Hai nodded and said: "The problem now is that we don't have artillery, and the suppression firepower is insufficient, just relying on the volley of muskets, I don't know if we can suppress the impact of thousands of cavalry......"

Guo Ye smiled: "Don't worry, I've already thought of this step, in the Colt Company, there are still some rockets that can be used, you have also seen in the Battle of Tongzhou, the British rockets have posed a huge threat to the Mongolian cavalry, I asked Colt to allocate a hundred rockets to us, which is enough to suppress the impact of the cavalry!" ”

Chen Hai's mind suddenly relaxed, with the help of rockets, it was much easier, plus the fortifications, it was enough to withstand the attack of the cavalry.

At this time, Gao Qi pushed the door and walked in, shouting, "What? Big brother, I heard that Grant has sent a telegram, do you want us to go to war? Let me go on this mission? ”

Guo Ye looked at Gao Qi, who was anxious, and said with a smile: "Okay, Gao Qi, you still have to train your second division honestly, this is a hard battle, your second division is basically recruits, and it can't withstand such an offensive at all......"

Gao Qi's mouth opened immediately, and he muttered: "Rub, I know if there is any play with me, Lao Tzu's hands are itchy......"

Chen Hai smiled bitterly, among his brothers, Yan Chunyu and Gao Qi were the most belligerent, and the two of them were uncomfortable if they didn't use a gun for a day, two crazy people, "Brother Ye, why don't you let Boss Gao go up in this battle?" ”

Guo Ye glared at Chen Hai fiercely, and said lightly: "Why, even you dare to question my decision?" It's against you! Gao Qi, immediately give Lao Tzu back to the second division for training, if you want to fight, then give me the combat power of the second division to be raised as soon as possible, and if you don't have that ability, you will honestly lie on Lao Tzu's stomach! Xiaohai, immediately get out of here for me to prepare for the war, you only have four days, you miss a big thing, Lao Tzu will definitely not show mercy, get out! Get out! ”

The two of them shrank their necks and ran out obediently, they couldn't afford to provoke this uncle!

Guo Ye raised his head and muttered: "Damn, it's really time to change positions for the two of them, Xiaohai's training is more systematic, Gao Qi is the best at fighting tough battles, and now it's upside down......"

(To be continued.) )