Chapter 171: Tangled
Ahh
Sun Chuanting sneezed, who was cursing the old man?
After he led his army to the vicinity of Datong Mansion, he no longer rushed to the road, but slowed down the march, so that the soldiers under his command could get enough rest, and at the same time ensured that the logistics baggage team could keep up with the main force.
The reason why the logistics baggage team is slow is because it has carried 12 bulky Fran cannons and a large number of grenades, gunpowder, etc., plus the main force marching too fast, it has been delayed for more than two days, and now it is slowing down the march, and with the help of Datong Qingzhuang, the logistics baggage team has completely kept up with the main force, even if it is a head-on battle with the people's army, he is not worried at all.
Although his troops only have 5,000 soldiers, they have already experienced many battles, withstood the test, and become a real elite, and have been reequipped with a large number of grain and Lu Mi guns, although they are still breech loaded, but the three-stage platoon fire has highlighted the terrifying lethality, and he even has a feeling that the backward weapons such as swords, bows and arrows are still useful in the face of fierce and dense volleys of guns, under the terrifying killing of grenades?
The reason why his troops have progressed so fast is due to the new method of military training written by the Son of Heaven himself, but it is the old boss Sun Chengzong who is full of gratitude to Sun Chengzong, and he is full of admiration and admiration for the Son of Heaven.
The army is still slowly advancing, but a large number of scouts have withdrawn, plus there are Jinyiwei and the Red Gang's eyeliner along the way, he clearly grasps the movements of the people's army, according to the news from the Jinyiwei secret spies, the people's army has come to his side, and he dares to treat him as a soft persimmon to pinch.
Sun Chuanting sneered, this is to give the old man a head military merit, hehe.
Unlike Sun Chuanting's retreating march, the people's army under the command of Wang Ziyong was desperately on the way, and after arriving at the cross slope before dark, the army rested on the spot.
The terrain of the cross slope is dangerous, the most suitable for ambush, Wang Ziyong and other leaders of the people's army plan to set up an ambush here, and beat Sun Chuanting fiercely, of course, in order to confuse the scouts of the official army, the rear camp carried a large amount of baggage, fanfare, and put on the momentum of the main force to march slowly behind, so that Sun Chuanting gave up his vigilance, and confidently and boldly passed through the cross slope and entered their ambush circle.
But it's a pity that no matter how secret the actions of the people's army are, they can't hide the scouts of the official army, the secret spies of the Jinyi Guard and the eyeliner of the Red Gang, when Sun Chuanting received the information, he grinned and gave the order for the army to slow down again, the speed of the entire main army marching was slower than that of a turtle, and on the contrary, Qin Liangyu's white pole army and Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army accelerated the speed of the march, and there was a hidden possibility of outflanking the people's army from behind and blocking the people's army on the cross slope.
Wang Ziyong and other leaders of the people's army naturally also grasped the movements of the Qin and Lu armies, and they were so nervous that if Sun Chuanting did not jump into the pit, they would become stupid turtles in the urn, but if they drilled out of the cross slope, it was a flat place, and there was no danger available, so they could only fight a tough battle with Sun Chuanting.
All the leaders are very entangled, the test is people's wisdom and patience, of course, and luck, after a fierce debate, in the end the ambush faction prevailed, the main army continued to hide in the cross slope, patiently waiting for Sun Chuanting to jump into the pit, life is like a gambling game, they do all the work of pinning their heads to their trousers, gambling is greater, they would rather gamble.
Wang Ziyong still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that the few confidant liaison officers who were sent to monitor Zhang Xianzhong's side would bring him good news, and in his imagination, Zhang Xianzhong could help him block Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army and relieve his pressure.
But he didn't know that those henchmen would never come back, and Zhang Xianzhong had already secretly ordered his confidants to chop them up in the battle of waving his army to attack Xugou County, and claimed that they were killed in battle, so as not to arouse the suspicion of several other small leaders.
On the evening of the second day after the capture of Xugou County, Zhang Xianzhong led people to withdraw from the county seat, drilled into the woods, slipped away without a trace, 6,000 Taiyuan troops killed, recovered an empty city that was undefended, the general of the unified army was entangled in the next move, just received a distress letter from Gu County, and immediately returned to the division to rescue.
Zhang Xianzhong hid in a forest under the jurisdiction of Wenshui County, and the scouts he spilled out also heard the movements of Lu Xiangsheng and Qin Liangyu's department, Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army was the closest, but he didn't even have the idea of fighting an ambush battle, although his army had expanded to five thousand people, but it was all a rabble, it was okay to fight a good fight, and don't think about a tough battle.
Lu Xiangsheng was cautious, the army marched, and there were many scouts spilled, and every suspicious place was searched repeatedly, even if an ambush was set up, it would be discovered, and there was not much terrain suitable for ambushes in that area, so there was no chance to shoot at all. Besides, he was full of endless resentment towards Wang Ziyong and the others in his heart, why did he take the risk to help them relieve their pressure?
Therefore, not only did he not have the intention of ambushing Lu Xiangsheng's department, but on the contrary, he hid far away, just like a person who had nothing to do with it, just watched the lively melon-eating crowd, and sat and watched Lu Xiangsheng lead the Tianxiong army to pass by and beat the main force of the king for his own use.
The White Pole Army under the command of Qin Liangyu was also speeding up its march, and it was closest to the People's Army, which made Wang Ziyong and other leaders of the People's Army feel unprecedented pressure, and they had to hold a meeting again to discuss countermeasures.
It's no wonder that Wang Ziyong was shaken in his heart, Qin Liangyu and her white-pole army caused him too much pressure, even if the people's army was lucky, played at a super level, and defeated Qin Liangyu's department, but it was also a tragic victory, and it would be caught up by Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army, at that time, the exhausted people's army only had the end of defeat.
He now has two choices, go out of the cross slope and Sun Chuanting to fight hard, take advantage of the situation to break through, the probability of victory or defeat is fifty percent, and the other option is to withdraw from the cross slope, march quickly, get rid of Qin Liangyu and Lu Xiangsheng's pursuit, kill back to Jizhou, disrupt the deployment of the official army, and then depending on the situation, try to cross the Yellow River or run into the 100,000 mountains, in short, guerrilla attack is the most suitable tactic for them at present.
All the leaders have agreed to the last plan, the reason, everyone knows it, and they have looted several county towns in a row, especially the landlords and old profiteers in Gu County, who are so rich that they are so rich that they can cover the total income of several counties, and now, everyone is not only full of pockets, but also six or seven beautiful wives and concubines, and it is too late to enjoy, who wants to fight with the official army?
Wang Ziyong immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army, some heavy baggage was thrown away, piled up on the road, it was good to be able to block Sun Chuanting's army for a while, the whole army marched lightly and hurriedly, hurried overnight, avoided Qin Liangyu's white pole army and Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army, and returned to Jizhou County.
All kinds of inconveniences at night, even the most elite scouts were helpless, until dawn, the scouts sent by Sun Chuanting touched the cross slope, only to find that the people's army had been withdrawn for a long time, and even the stove was cold.
Sun Chuanting shook his head with a wry smile, with a helpless face, he thought that the militia would choose to kill the cross slope, but he didn't expect that the thief and the thief would choose to run away, but it is useless for you to be a thief, the net has already been laid, and you can't escape no matter how you toss.
The army entered the cross slope, looking at the military supplies all over the ground that blocked the road, everyone couldn't help but be happy, and they made a small fortune before the battle started, and it seemed that the people's army carried a lot of valuable things.