Chapter Twenty-Five: Clearing the Walls
Raphael and Lee Youqian's tactics are the same, blitzkrieg, surprise attack on the rear! Raphael selected the most elite soldiers of 8,000 men, ignored any line of defense of Li Youqian's army, and went straight to Li Youqian's headquarters - Surabaya City with a thunderous momentum!
The major cities also tried to stop Raphael's advance, but the defensive line they had built soon collapsed, and the soldiers and civilians were killed and wounded. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
President Shuai Li Youqian was behind enemy lines at this time, and the main Balzac department, Manid department, and Anderson department were also on Raphael's territory.
Surabaya City now only has Wang Yingqiao and Elizabeth.
Wang Yingqiao ordered the migrant workers to build fortifications in a hurry on the two lines of defense east of Surabaya City. More than three-quarters of the migrant workers are women, and even women have to fight for victory in the war at a time when the country is in crisis!
John and Arnold's territory is in the easternmost part of Shangwu County, and Li Youqian once arranged them in the second echelon to deal with this situation! It's just that I didn't expect Raphael's offensive to come so quickly!
Surabaya City, City Lord's Mansion, a military general is reporting on the battle situation, "We have taken out all the equipment in the arsenal, but there are still not many ashigaru teams that can be formed, and the number of enemy troops is good, but the quality is too amazing." With our current ashigaru mass, I'm afraid it's hard to resist! ”
Wang Yingqiao is studying the sand table, she is the true biography of Li Youqian, although she can't be called a master of the art of war, but she is also a resourceful. "If my husband (Li Youqian) is here, in a war like this that is incapable of the enemy, he will definitely think of other ways to win!"
"What's the solution?" Elizabeth asked eagerly.
Wang Yingqiao frowned, and kept thinking, "If I were rich......"
Time passed minute by minute, Wang Yingqiao was still thinking, she seemed to have found a point, she could see it, but she couldn't find it!
"Forget it, let's go eat first, and think about it when we get back......" Elizabeth said with concern.
"Eat!" In a flash of inspiration, Wang Yingqiao suddenly caught that point! "It's food! Cut off Raphael's source of food, his army marched so fast, there must not be much food and grass with it! As long as we can stop his first attack! We have hope of winning! As soon as Wang Yingqiao thought of inspiration, she began to lay out on the sand table, completely forgetting to eat. And Elizabeth just smiled, if Li Youqian's plan is correct, as long as Surabaya City can be defended, Li Youqian will be a complete victory!
"Herald, clear the wall! Surabaya City and all the nearby villages and towns were withdrawn to Surabaya City, and all the food in the family was moved into the city or hidden! Don't leave a grain of grain for the enemy! ”
"Yes!" A herald went to give the order.
"On the front line, continue to increase the scope of the trenches, and build associated passages between the trenches to increase the enemy's attack distance, and try to block the enemy's offensive as much as possible!"
"Yes!" Another herald went out to give orders.
"We also used Anderson's tactic of pit Arathi back then, collecting grease in the city, burying grease and flammable materials in specific trenches, and burning him if necessary!"
"Yes!"
One order after another was issued from the Surabaya City Lord's Mansion, and the ashigaru people were busy preparing, everyone knew that the battle was coming, but they didn't know where it would be, what time it would be, and the war would begin!
The first sound of the battle was not Ashigaru inside Surabaya City, but outside Surabaya City, behind Raphael's army.
Raphael's army is estimated to reach the outside of Surabaya City tomorrow morning, although the speed is extremely fast, and there is no time for Surabaya City to prepare, but similarly, Raphael's army has no time to prepare.
Raphael's army didn't have much food and herbs, and not a single living person could be seen along the way, even if they could hunt some wild animals, it would be a drop in the bucket for the 8,000 army.
The rear grain transport team was ambushed again and again, resulting in insufficient follow-up supplies, Raphael had no choice but to mobilize a large army of 500 troops to assist and escort the grain and grass, this brigade of soldiers, is the beginning of the battle of Surabaya City.
A large group of elite soldiers escorted the grain and grass to Surabaya City, they are all the elite of the elite, even in the face of several times or even ten times the enemy, they are fearless!
It's a pity that they didn't meet several times as many enemies as themselves, he faced as many enemies as himself! They are already at the top of the food chain, and the appearance of this army is to educate them, what is called a person in the sky, there is a heaven outside the sky!
The army that attacked them was also a brigade, five hundred men, with crimson armor and crimson horses; Crimson spears, crimson flags. This is the legendary army, and the reason for the Raphael soldiers to exist is to prove their legend!
"The whole army stops advancing......" The captain felt a slight tremor on the ground! He lay on the ground and listened quietly! "It's the sound of horses' hooves, there's an enemy attack!"
The soldiers were ready for battle in an orderly manner, "Ordinary grain transport teams are afraid of your cavalry, but we are not afraid!" "The soldiers were in high spirits and waited for the arrival of the enemy.
When the first touch of red appeared in the distance, at the end of the sky and the earth, the morale of the soldiers dropped a lot, and the red armor was too dazzling! That's not an ordinary cavalry, but a red bei!
At the front of Akabei is the commander James, and on his left and right are Ah Da and Ah Er. James is a very smart person, especially when Lee is not rich, he can always think of Qice! But when he was in command of Chibei, James was still the usual stupid! In his own words, real men do not operate!
James took the lead and rushed to the enemy line! It doesn't matter if you're a high-level class, whether you're ready for battle, whether you're holding a shield or not! James hammered down, and even the people and shields flew away! No matter how advanced a soldier you are, James is a real high-level hero! The Lord will be brave. The morale of the soldiers was naturally high, but Raphael's team was demoralized.
Akabei is the top class, skilled in bows and horses, whether it is on the horse or under the horse, he is a good hand! Whether the group charged, or was forced to dismount and fight, the red armament was unstoppable, and although Raphael's army fought bravely and did not retreat in four battles, it was only a matter of time before it was defeated.
The captain of Raphael's army grappled with James for more than a dozen rounds, but was eventually knocked away by a hammer. James stepped forward with a few steps and stepped on his chest with his right foot. "Everyone is Nord, and this civil war is really inexplicable. Military merit is to kill foreigners, killing your own compatriots is not a hero, you take your men to escort the grain and grass to a safe area, and conquer the Kugit Khanate in the future, I hope you will not forget the bravery of the recent days! ”
"Kugit Khanate!" The captain was taken aback.
"As far as your Raphael's ability is concerned, do you think we can look up to it? Without food and grass supplies, I see how long he can last! ”
The captain lowered his head and was silent, he knew better than anyone else the current situation in the barracks, and he was about to run out of food, if this batch of food could not be delivered, it would be really...... The captain didn't dare to imagine. "I understand, I will lead my brothers back to the safe zone, the Nord people are true to their word, in the future Kugit battlefield, I hope I can come to your command!"
"Yes! If the Red Reserve expands the army, I welcome you over! ”
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Unlike the harmony of the grain transport team, Raphael's face was gloomy at the moment. A soldier ran back to the camp and, like Raphael, told him that the food convoy had returned to the safe zone and that the food and grass were gone......
Raphael looked at Surabaya City in the distance, his face helpless. "Inform the whole army, make a fire and cook, have a good rest, in the afternoon, siege the city!"