Section 18 Torment
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Cui Wenxiu nodded, "Although Zeppelin led the Guide Garrison Division to work hard, after all, it has not gone through any major battles, and it is true that one or two real battles are needed to temper and test the combat effectiveness of this army." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Fortunately, this time the war will not last short, I believe everyone will have a chance. β
"Wenxiu, I see how your division is preparing for the march, do you want to set off again?" Mu Lige finally brought the topic back to business.
"Well, my lord has come to order, and I'm just waiting for you two. Cui Wenxiu immediately took out a secret letter and briefly read out the order: "Mu Lige is now ordered to be stationed on the shore of Boyue Lake (the core area of the Mot people) with Sha Lang as the auxiliary, and the 1st Division of the Tengger Army will immediately sweep on the shore of Boyue Lake." β
"Oh, your division is about to carry out a sweep?" Mu Lige and Sha Lang were both stunned, and then they were full of envy.
"Well, I guess the harm is the supply problem, at the moment the Guards Division and the Zeppelin Division have to follow up, this logistics problem, especially the problem of grain and grass security, is very stressful, this grassland is the world of the Mott cavalry, once the grain and grass are eaten, I am afraid that the transportation problem will have to be raised, to ensure logistics and transportation This is a difficult problem. Cui Wenxiu is also a little worried, he only has one division, how to ensure that the transportation line of these four hundred miles is unblocked, it really needs to be considered, but now it seems that even Lord Li does not have a better way, although the war has to pay the price, but it is also an old saying that the soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, and if the logistics cannot be guaranteed, this battle is really difficult to fight.
"My lord probably also took this into account, Mo Lun has mobilized all the transport vehicles that can be mobilized in Qingyang, and shipped a large amount of grain and grass behind us, Mo Lun is really willing this time, not only requisitioning all the horses and vehicles that Qingyang can requisition, but also borrowing some vehicles from Jinzhou, I estimate that this time the grain they transported is enough for at least two months. Sha Lang smiled and comforted Cui Wenxiu.
"I don't want to think about it, it was Lord Li who personally ordered that Mo Lun must be prepared within a week, otherwise he will be held accountable for his dereliction of duty, which scared Mo Lun into a fart, and he didn't get a good rest for a week. Mu Lige also smiled and answered.
Hearing the two of them say this, Cui Wenxiu's heart was reassured, it seems that the Lord of Jiedu has been preparing for a protracted war, and he is still worried about logistics, believing that there are also means to force the Mott people to stand up and make a complete break in more than two months.
Guerdan and Kurdo watched more than 100,000 Northwest Army just entrenched on the shore of Boyue Lake and never took a step forward, a month passed in a flash, but there was no movement, and the sent rangers peeked around the Northwest Army on the shore of Boyue Lake for a few laps and it was difficult to find a suitable start, and more than 100,000 Northwest Army was like a huge hedgehog entrenched in the core area of the Mott people's territory, wantonly provoking, so patiently waiting for the long-awaited decisive battle to come.
It is not only that makes Guldan anxious, all kinds of rumors have been rampant in the tribe, what is the northern Baiin people of the Sithro Empire who have launched a rebellion again, the Sithlo people now can't take care of the Mot people, they have abandoned the Mott people, Guersufu has obtained the official title of the Tang River Empire and has become the legitimate leader of the Mott, the Luope people are already fighting with the Chidi people on the West Tengger grassland, the eighth Tengger War is imminent, the Luope people no longer have too much energy to manage the Mote people, this kind of rumor has caused great repercussions in the tribe, not only those who have opposed themselves have begun to jump out and publicly accuse themselvesEven those who originally supported themselves became uncertain and ambiguous between their words, and the ordinary herdsmen below the nobles were even more complaining, and moved to an area close to the territory of the Luope people, not only the livestock and grass were not guaranteed, a large number of livestock starved to death, many people have begun to ask their masters to consider the life of the second half of the year, and even many herdsmen began to flee at night, and the 200,000 Mot army gathered here also became irritable, and the call for a decisive battle with the Northwest Army became higher and higher.
However, Curdo resolutely opposed this, and the Northwest Army, which had the advantage of infantry, had the upper hand in dealing with these troops mainly of light cavalry on the steppe, and if he thought that he wanted to defeat the other side by virtue of his numerical superiority, Curdo thought that this was purely a pipe dream. He had already deeply comprehended the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army, recalling that he had the upper hand back then, and he was still beaten to the head by the remnants of the army led by Li Wufeng under Qingyang City, but his anger was always replaced by a calmness that slowly rose.
However, the current situation of the Mote people could not help but make him think that if these nobles could not bear it, the foundation of Guerdan's power would collapse, and those nobles would probably immediately throw themselves into Li Wufeng's arms, and beg that Guer Sufu to come back, and the interests of the Luope people would be greatly harmed, and the Mote people would in turn become a sharp knife inserted in the waist of the Luope people, which was unacceptable.
"General, we can't wait any longer, I have received a secret report, the Northwest Army has begun to burn the grasslands around Boyue Lake again, now is the time for the tender grass to sprout and grow, they are going to cut off the livelihood of our Mote people, once these grasslands are burned by them, at least there will be no harvest this season, what do the livestock eat, what do so many of our clansmen rely on to survive this year?"
The nobles in their accounts have made it clear that if they don't take action, they will only have to take action on their own, although the true meaning of the words behind them has not been said, but the implied meaning is unmistakable, and he, who has only been a chief for less than two months, is afraid that he should die right.
Kurdo's irritable negative hand paced in the tent, Li Wufeng was too vicious, his hand directly forced the Mott people to a dead end, if this continues, even if their own side can give the other party a blow when the Northwest Army withdraws, but the grass is destroyed, hundreds of thousands of Mott people still can't survive this year, those Mott nobles will definitely not tolerate this kind of thing, but now send troops to attack, that is obviously to send them to death, in the face of the Northwest Army's strong infantry defense system, Kurdo does not believe that he can win the victory at allγ
"Chieftain, I understand your feelings, but how sure are you that you are going to a decisive battle with Li Wufeng in such a panic?" Curdo ignored the other party and asked rhetorically, "You probably know the combat effectiveness of those Gao Yue infantry under Li Wufeng, and now they are waiting for you to send them to the door, and they set fire to the grassland like this, the purpose is very clear, that is, to let you step on this trap, can't you see it? Your light cavalry is charging straight and straight like this, but I am afraid that there will be great losses." Although he was scolding the other party for his stupidity and short-sightedness, Cuerdo still used words that were more acceptable to the other party in consideration of the other party's identity.
"Hmph, General Kurdo, but you didn't say so when you supported us in the uprising, you swore at that time that you would help us destroy the Tanghe people who dared to invade the Tengger grassland, but now, Li Wufeng has been resting by the Boyue Lake for more than a month, but you are afraid of the enemy like a tiger, I can't believe how you Luobei people can compete with the Chidi people on the Tengger grassland? I heard that General Kurdo is also known as the three warriors of the expedition to the east, and the performance of the warriors will be like this? If the general still feels that he doesn't dare to touch the Tanghe people, then I, Gu Erdan, have nothing to say, I only blame myself for being blind, and I can only personally lead our brave Mott warriors to meet these Tang River people who dare to invade the land where we have lived for generations!"
In the face of such rude and presumptuous words from the other party, Kurdo also rushed upward, no one has dared to despise himself so much, this idiot, thinking that he can deal with the cunning Northwest people with the courage of a horseman? How could he be blind to this guy in the first place, Kurdo forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, but when he saw the bloodshot eyes and tired look on the other party's face, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he could feel the painful feeling of the other party's dilemma at this time, but now he attacked rashly, he was afraid that he would only see people go and not see people return, and he didn't dare to risk his own soldiers.
"Chief, I ask you to calm down your somewhat hot head, this will not help the matter to be resolved, we Luope people have always been good at talking, and I myself have never said that I will not help you repel the invasion of the Tanghe people, but we must have a careful plan and the necessary certainty before we act. Kurdo took a deep breath and said lightly, after a lot of ups and downs, he is no longer as impulsive as he used to be under General Tuda, especially here he is still a guest secretary, and his task is to maintain the regime of the Mott people who are pro-Luopi people, he can't be cautious, and the Mot people must not fall into the hands of Li Wufeng.
Hearing that there were already signs of loosening in the other party's words, like a drowning man suddenly discovering a life-saving straw, Guldan was in high spirits, and hurriedly walked two steps to Kurdo's face and said in a pleading tone: "General Kurdo, I am a little out of shape, but please also understand my distress, if we don't react, I'm afraid that my nobles will really rebel and join the enemy, I don't think you want to see this scene happen, right?" As long as there is a way to solve the Tanghe people in front of us, I think we are willing even if we pay a big price. β
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