"The disease of the torrent, as for the drifters, is also powerful; The disease of the bird, as for the destroyer, the festival also. It is a good fighter, its potential is dangerous, and its knots are short. The momentum is like an expanding crossbow, and the knots are like a start. In a concise and vivid tone, Sun Tzu expounded on the principle that combat deployment should seek to overwhelm the enemy's swift momentum, and be good at using it to win, this momentum is like a torrent that can float stones, like a fierce eagle and vulture that can quickly hunt and kill Bird, which is equivalent to a ten-string bow and crossbow that is about to explode, and has an irresistible force; If you hit the enemy with this kind of force, you can quickly annihilate the opponent with one as ten.

Yinshan River Road is washed by the torrent of hundreds of millions of years, the width is different, this section of the valley road of Tianhu Mountain is high mountains on both sides, a narrow valley between the mountains, there are fifty or sixty steps wide, can accommodate the march of the brigade. If an ambush is organized in such a valley that winds between the mountains, our side can arrange troops from the north and south sides by relying on the high ground, and pincer the enemy's marching brigade with flanking attacks on both sides to block the head and tail. Moreover, our side is condescending and can advance and retreat freely, while the enemy is in a terrain with no room for maneuver and no support for parrying, which is definitely an ideal place for ambush.

After Zhao Yong arrived here, he discovered this favorable terrain during reconnaissance, and after the first battle, he decided to set up an ambush here to ambush the Jin army that invaded Kulun to retaliate, "Where did the Jin army go?" He asked, wiping his face clean.

"Report to the general, after our scout cavalry discovered the Jin army, he immediately flew back on Pegasus, and now it should be thirty miles away from here!" The scout replied.

"Well, let's explore again, and I'll report back after the Jin Jun scouts are over!" Zhao Yong nodded and said, the scout was ordered to leave, "Order the commanders of each battalion to wait until they receive the order before they are allowed to enter the ambush position, do a good job of concealment at this moment, take care of the horses, whoever is exposed will not be killed!" He said to the soldiers beside him.

"General, isn't it a bit short to wait until the enemy scouts have passed before entering the position, and you may miss the opportunity?" Zhang Ting, commander of the first brigade of the Corps, said.

"What did the prince say about the ambush war, do you remember?" Zhao Yong asked rhetorically, Zhang Ting and him were both superiors and subordinates, and they were also classmates in the Beifu training class, and the two had been together.

"Of course I do!" Zhang Ting pouted. "Ambush fighting, ambush is the means, striking is the goal. The ambush is to create the conditions for the attack, and the attack is the result of the ambush! ”

"That's right, so it's bad. Determines the size of the impact of the hit! Zhao Yong said. This Tianhu Mountain is full of stones, and the grass and trees are sparse, which is not conducive to concealment, and the scouts are the most elite part of the army. The Jin army has been in battle for a long time, how can it not be carefully reconnoitred, so we can only wait for the enemy scouts to pass before entering the ambush position, and we are not allowed to move a single grass or tree there until then! ”

Ambush combat has a high grasp of time and requires a lot of battlefield experience. Even before the enemy arrives, the troops waiting for ambush must wait patiently and calmly, even before the enemy arrives but has not yet entered our position, it is still necessary for the commanders and troops to keep a calm and calm head, not to be impatient or impatient, to observe the situation well and accurately grasp the timing of the attack.

If the attack is too early, the ambush intent will be revealed, causing the enemy to turn around and flee; Or unblock the formation in time. Deploy fire to attack us, so that the enemy will change from passive to active; If the attack is too late, you can only grab the enemy's tail, and you can't hit or annihilate the enemy, and you can't do it well. Even the main force of the enemy's heavy troops will take the opportunity to turn around and attack like a poisonous snake, turning the active into passive. In short, ambush battles, on the one hand. Doing a good job of ambush is the premise of effective attack; An effective blow is the result of a good fight; On the other hand. Doing a good job of ambush is the condition, and timely attack is the key, and we must not miss it too early or too late. Otherwise, it will cause the adverse consequences of me lying in wait and not attacking, or lying in wait and being difficult to attack.

Now Zhao Yong only has 3,000 men and horses in his hands, and he has to assign a commander to cruise around the periphery to prepare for reinforcements, and he has to keep part of the reserves, and there are only 2,000 people who can participate in the battle at the first time. And to defeat 10,000 people with 2,000 people, it depends on the right time. Only when all the enemy's troops have entered our ambush position can the ambush troops turn from static to moving, take them by surprise, attack them unprepared, and launch a sudden and fierce attack on the enemy with lightning speed and the overwhelming power of Mount Tai, and strive to attack with the greatest force and suppress with the greatest firepower, and take advantage of the fact that the enemy's commander has not yet fully understood the situation, has not yet formed a judgment, has not made up his mind, and has not yet had time to evacuate, he will inflict maximum damage and suppression on the enemy, and thus win the battle

But Zhao Yong's pressure not only comes from this ambush battle with fewer enemies, but also from the prince's entrustment before leaving. The task assigned to him by the prince was to 'first gain a firm foothold, and then start a battle', requiring the troops not to rush into battle with the enemy's heavy troops after entering the enemy-occupied areas, but to do a good job of basic work, take advantage of the contradictions between the Liao nobles, the Jurchens and the Han people, consolidate the existing territory, and first 'occupy the mountain as the king' to establish a reliable base area.

In terms of operations, we should grasp the operational principle of 'turning small victories into big victories,' study the tactical characteristics of the Jin Army, and absolutely not fight to the death. Before going to war, we must first calculate our own capital, and if there is a bargain, we will do it, and if it is not cheap, we will not be able to do it, and we can only take advantage of it and not suffer losses. After accumulating experience through small battles, they gradually cleared the periphery and expanded the guerrilla zone by means of guerrilla warfare and raid warfare, won the support of more people, pinned down the strength of the Jin army, and waited for the opportunity.

At this moment, Zhao Yong not only violated the strategic arrangement of the prince, but also exposed his strength prematurely, and the tactical arrangement was also a little hasty. The prince attaches the most importance to intelligence work, and will collect detailed information about the enemy before each battle, from the number of enemy troops, the allocation of weapons, the morale of the enemy, to the enemy's eating, drinking, and even the experience and hobbies of the enemy commander. Because the more intelligence is gathered, the greater the certainty of victory, and accordingly you can adjust your forces to overcome the enemy's weaknesses with your own strengths. But Zhao Yong didn't know the exact number of enemies who were going to ambush, let alone who the enemy's generals were.

When it comes to the time, location, and people, Zhao Yong is deep in the enemy's territory, fighting alone, and has neither response nor backup. Not to mention people, now to say that only the people in Culomb Town have a slight impression of them, and they can't talk about trust, and in the small way, they can only trust Qiao Kun.

If he abandons Kulun Town, not only will he lose the stronghold he has been operating for many years, but also the little trust he has just gained from his fellow people will be gone. But if you want to fight this battle well, you can really gain a foothold in Kulun Town, expand their influence, and annihilate a large number of enemies' vital forces, and weaken the rule of the Jurchens in the Texas region, but there is also a bad side, that is, it will cause the idea of the Jin army, which may mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress, which will bring great threats to their subsequent development.

The two powers invaded each other, Zhao Yong made up his mind to fight this battle, he reported his plan to the prince, and began to organize the battle, because time waits for no one, and he can only accept the life of the monarch outside!

By the end of the day, it was already dawn, but the valley was still shrouded in the shadow of the mountains, and the Jin army scouts entered the valley road. It's late autumn, and after the rainy season, the amount of water has decreased, and the water has just reached the horseshoe. At this time of the year, the caravan had to rush south and north before the heavy snow closed the mountain, but because of the war, the busy valley road became unusually cold, and it was rare to see a single person, and the sound of the water splashing from the horses' hooves spread far and wide in the valley.

"General, the scouts are over, isn't it time for us to enter the position!" Zhang Ting watched the distant scouts disappear into the col and asked softly.

"Wait, there's no hurry! The Jin army has been in battle for a long time, and it has just suffered a loss, so it will not only send a team of scouts! Zhao Yong didn't move, still observing the situation in the valley, he had all his family funds in this battle, and he had to ensure that one blow would be hit.

Zhao Yong's judgment was indeed not wrong, in a quarter of an hour, another group of Jin army scouts entered the valley again, they lined up in a loose formation, more than ten steps away from each other, they didn't even hold swords in their hands, casually glanced at the highlands on both sides of the valley, as if they were enjoying the beautiful scenery here, they seemed to be random and messy formations, but in Zhao Yong's eyes, this was the most practical, they were the real elite of the Jin army. The team that passed in front of them was actually a bunch of eggs, sacrificed at any time, and once they were attacked, the people behind could immediately find out, and the distance between them left the latter enough time to warn and prepare for battle.

After the two teams of scouts, there was another sound of horses' hooves in the valley, and the rangers of the Jin army appeared, and these people galloped back and forth in the valley and shouted, shooting cold arrows from time to time to the high cliffs on both sides, once again testing whether there were ambushes. Their performance made Zhang Ting suddenly have the feeling that if these Jurchen horses could fly, they would definitely go up to the cliff to take a look, look at Zhao Yong on the side, and feel a little frustrated in his heart, they were all taught by a teacher, why is there such a big gap, no wonder he could only be a commander in the past!

"Order the engineer team to set up the bombing point, and the first, second, and third battalions will enter the foot of the mountain and stand by, pay attention to concealment, and restrain the horses!" At this time, there was already a thunderous sound of horses' hooves in the valley, and Zhao Yong finally gave the first order, but he still did not let the large army enter the position, because he knew that there would be no suddenness without concealment, and the movement of the brigade could not be silent.

Although they were all cavalry, 10,000 people walked in the narrow valley road, and even the formation of the formation was several miles long, and the momentum of the march of the large army was also shocking, and the sergeants hidden under the mountain tightly pulled the reins of the horses, gently patting the horses' necks to calm the commotion of the horses, but no one panicked, but made them look forward to the upcoming battle, because they were all fighting for their own future

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