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Temporary grain hoards are densely distributed on the slopes around Liushan Tai, and there are some material warehouses built together with the temporary grain hoards, and the materials from Vito Province and the interior of the empire fill this operation station to the fullest, and the convoys and pack teams are waiting for the handover here, most of the convoys are from Vito House in the north, and the pack teams are here to prepare for the distribution and transfer to the south. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The troops stationed here belong to the second brigade of the wing directly under the Ninth Army of the Empire, the captain Hong Jianqing and most of the other officers of the Ninth Army are from the Taiping Army, looking at the busy people outside the window, Hong Jianqing is particularly unhappy in his heart, the troops directly under the army have actually been reduced to a logistics garrison, originally thought that it would be his turn to go into battle to compete with the Luzon army, even if the Luzon army did not dare to fight, then you can also experience the pleasure of conquering foreign lands, even if it is the wilderness and uninhabited East Luzon mountains, it is better than passing the time here。

However, as a soldier, Hong Jianqing also understands that it is his duty to obey orders, especially after several logistics transfer stations in front have been raided by the Luzon army, he also realizes that his responsibility may not be as easy as he imagined, especially after the recent attack on Chihuoliao, he felt the crisis of facing war for the first time.

However, he never expected that the enemy attack would come so quickly, and while he was still inspecting the defense of the grain depot and material warehouse, a great crisis had quietly arrived.

Tabraki showed a knowing smile on his hideous face, it seems that the target he chose once proved that his judgment was accurate, this Tang army is not stupid, but compared to themselves, they are still a little worse, the intelligence confirms that the Star Shooting Cave and Moyun Mountain have strengthened their defenses, and the Ghost Banner Ridge has more ambush troops, these guys actually want to force themselves to drill the trap, and they don't want to think that the Grand Duchy of Luzon has ruled here for a hundred years, and the Andeans are still one of the largest tribes here, and it is difficult for any military movement to hide from their ears and eyes。

"Have all the ministries arrived?" Turning his head and asking the deputy who was counting the arrival times of the ministries, Tabraki needed to make a final confirmation, after all, the target was in Vito's territory, which was beyond the scope of Hilliard's authorized attack, and in the event of an accident, he was afraid that Hilliard would shift all the blame to himself, even if it was a little trouble, Hilliard would regard it as an unforgivable fault. But if you don't take risks, how can you reap the rewards? If it weren't for the success of these successive attacks, the Tang Army's footsteps would have stopped at Kuiyang Mountain? I am afraid that it would have continued to advance southward long ago.

"My lord, they are all here, there should be 9,600 people, but there are 9,600 people, and all preparations have been stopped, just waiting for your order. The deputy replied respectfully, the success of several successive raids has made Taburaki's prestige rise to a considerable height, and the conservative strategic criticism of the commander Hilliard in the army is also getting higher and higher, the Tang army has begun to shrink the army in the face of such a blow, and the main energy is to strengthen the defense of their supply lines, and they have no intention of launching an offensive at all, but the long defensive line makes it difficult for them to take care of one or the other, it is almost certain that if this battle is fought, even if the Manlong army does not send a single soldier, I am afraid that the Tang army will consider whether to withdraw first, without the guarantee of food and materials, what else can the Tang army do trapped on Kuiyang MountainIs it really possible to make a living by eating wild vegetables and gnawing tree bark?

"Has the information from Liushan Taizi come back?" Although Tabraki was sure in his heart, he still hoped to be able to confirm his inference from all sides, Liushan Taizi is the largest material transit base of the Tang Army on the front line, although there is only one brigade garrison, but this is the Tang people's control area, just this psychological positioning will make people feel different, and it is not far from Vito Mansion, where there is also another division of the Ninth Army of the Tang Army that is preparing to go south.

"It's back, and the intelligence from the three sides confirms that the number of garrisons in Liushan Taizi has not changed, but the garrison has strengthened the alert level, and our people have also been in contact with the officers in the garrison, it is said that two brigades of garrisons from Vito Province will be stationed in the past two days to strengthen the defense here, but at present, they have no foresight in this regard, that is, they did not expect that we would have plans in this regard and dare to enter the territory of Vito to carry out an attack. The deputy's words were full of admiration for Tabraki, such a plan does require some risks, but this battle will also completely put the Tang army still in Eastern Luzon in a complete situation, and may even lead to their withdrawal.

"Hmph, if they don't strengthen their vigilance and don't make any moves, then it's really suspicious, Chihuoliao is only twenty miles away from here, can't we make them vigilant in the last battle? Tabraki snorted from his nose, "But their reinforcements are coming too late, everything should be over, let these damn Tang troops go to hell!

Just as Tabraki gave the order to attack, Gilette, the deputy commander of the Empire's Ninth Legion in the valley sixteen miles northwest of him, was still sitting motionless in his tent waiting for the last moment to come. It has been five days since the attack on Chihuoliao, and according to common sense, it is time for the Luzon army to launch the next round of attacks.

To say that I don't care about this, that's a lie, recalling that I went from the army in the northwest to being ordered to join the Taiping Army undercover, plotting against my current boss and defecting, and finally reorganized into the current emperor [***] The Ninth Army Corps, step by step, can be described as exhausted, it is easy to get to this point, even so, there are still many colleagues in the military who envy and even envy their luck is good enough, many of the fierce generals who have been charging into the battle under His Majesty's command to defend the frontier are still only wandering in the division commander level officer, and even some have not yet been incorporated into the imperial regular army, but he has become the deputy commander of the imperial regular army, this contrast will inevitably make many people unbalanced.

Gillette also knew that his foundation was unstable, not only himself, but also his boss Qiu Zicheng and the entire Ninth Army in the emperor's position was not stable, like the Gerok Legion, which was so old, the number of divisions had reached six divisions, and it had not yet been incorporated into the regular army of the empire, as well as the former Tang River Janissary Army under the command of Huangfu Tiancheng, the original Tang River Northern Army that was being reorganized, and the Indian Army that was now guarding the Indean Army, these troops were still waiting for the order of the Imperial Privy Council to grant the number.

Now if you want to prove yourself and prove that the Ninth Army is not a wreck, this time the battle of the Southern Expedition is the best opportunity, and the battle that originally seemed uncomplicated suddenly became the current stalemate, which is indeed something that Gillette and his boss have not considered, but the boss and Gillette themselves hope to break this stalemate with the strength of the Ninth Army Corps themselves, and the loss of materials will not be affected, as long as the strategic goal can be achieved, then everything can be ignored.

In order to ensure the success of this ambush, Gillette did not even notify the garrison, which was also controversial at the time, and if the garrison was not notified, it would mean that the garrison would have to be attacked in an unprepared situation, and a large army would face several or even ten times the enemy attack of its own, and their fate can be imagined. However, Gillette resolutely rejected the suggestion of informing the garrison in advance, the Luzon people had a fairly complete intelligence system in the whole of North Luzon, they had a natural advantage in this land, and the historical tradition and ethnic composition allowed them to easily obtain information from all sources, and once the garrison was prepared, it would inevitably be discovered by the enemy's spies, and his painstakingly designed plan might fail, and to ensure the victory of this battle, it would have to pay some sacrifices, Gillette thought.

In the end, Gillette's opinion was supported by Qiu Zicheng, everything was going on in secret, and the garrison was only vigilant according to the ordinary level, and everything seemed extremely normal.

In order to avoid being discovered by the Luzon spies, the entire ambush cluster sneaked from eighty miles west of Vito, and quietly settled down eight miles away from Liushan Taizi, and hid in this valley for the entire three days of waiting time, not allowed to fire, not allowed to go out, and all external communication was interrupted, just waiting for the scouts stationed around Liushan Taizi to report the news with fireworks. This is equivalent to a desperate gamble, believing that the enemy will sneak up here, and once the judgment is wrong, the consequences can be imagined, but this time Gillette's judgment succeeded.

When the emperor bravely resisted the surprise attack[***] After the last stronghold was conquered, the entire Liushan platform was immersed in a huge panic, facing a pair of brand-new armor and helmets in the open material warehouse, a pile of neatly stacked weapons, a set of clothes with a fresh breath, and the grain hoard was stuffed with solid food, Taburaki, who knew that he could not take these things away, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, how good it would be if he had time to unload and transport these materials away, but unfortunately, time does not allow this, Tabraki knows that time is important to his side, once he loses time, he will only bring death。

(To be continued)