In Guo Rong's plan, he was going to let Han Xiang serve as Lu Xiaobing's deputy and accompany Lu Xiaobing to Wendeng to participate in the war.

First, let Han Xiang learn from a veteran like Lu Xiaobing, and also consider a point, in case the war situation is urgent, to directly push Han Xiang to the front line.

The problem is that considering the fatigue of the night attack, he originally reserved a day of rest for them, but Mo Lingjun is so racing against time, Lu Xiaobing is probably about the same......

Now let Han Xiang lead the team to receive the Jimo and Laoshan bases, and there is a high probability that he will not be able to catch up with the expedition of Lu Xiaobing and Bu Yituan.

"Mu Yu, inform Han Xiang to report to Lu Xiaobing according to the original plan, and then ......"

Guo Rong took a serious look at Zhu Muyu, and finally shook his head, this kid's personality is too outstanding, and he has to grind it.

"The independent battalion will be handed over to Linghufu, and let Linghufu take the independent battalion to take over the Jimo and Laoshan bases."

"Yes!"

The battle was over, the threat was contacted, and the order was given, but there was no news from the direction of Wendeng County.

The journey is very long, there are many accidents, and the time of four or five days is also within the normal range, but at this moment, Guo Rong's heart is full of worries and uneasiness.

While worried and uneasy, Guo Rong began to re-examine his plans and arrangements.

The cavalry regiment and the first infantry regiment are the oldest teams of the Changying Army, and their personnel, training, equipment, and establishment are second to none in the Changying Army and even the entire forbidden army, not to mention in this mixed team.

The cavalry regiment and infantry regiment, which had the strongest combat effectiveness, were placed on the east and west flanks to prevent the greatest threat, and the new 1st and 2nd regiments, which were relatively weak in combat effectiveness, were reorganized from the feudal town soldiers.

At the same time, the two regiments can also play the role of reserve and backup.

Before today, to be precise, before re-experiencing the life-and-death struggle just now, Guo Rong felt that there was nothing wrong with his arrangement.

Now Guo Rong feels that this arrangement seems to be a little inappropriate, or that he has insufficient premonition about the crisis he may encounter.

In the entire Jiaodong Peninsula, the most suitable place for the Dongying Xiaozi to land and station must be a perfect port, with comprehensive facilities, sufficient supplies, and Dengzhou and Laizhou, which lead to the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty.

However, Dengzhou and Laizhou didn't even find half a hair of the Dongying Xiaozi.

Fatigue is inevitable on long-distance marches, and sea transportation may not be fatigued, but in this era, harsh conditions and force majeure such as seasickness can also lead to a significant decrease in combat effectiveness.

This also means that even if the Dongying Xiaozi land immediately, they can only be a bunch of soft-footed shrimp in a short period of time.

Compared with Dengzhou and Laizhou, which have reduced the danger level too much, the direction of Wendeng, which has no news, makes Guo Rong even more worried.

Guo Rong is too familiar with Rongcheng, Weihai, and Wendeng, although it is not the continuous mountains in the southwest and northeast, but the terrain of the hills and valleys in Jiaodong is easier to hide troops.

Li Shidao inherited from the Jiaodong Navy Division in Pinglu Town has more than 100 sea vessels, and the tonnage is basically more than 1,000 materials, and there are even many large ships of two or three thousand materials.

As for why there are so many sea ships in Pinglu Town, there is only one reason, with the advantage of shipping on the Jiaodong Peninsula to do business.

The Li clan of Pinglu needed to use these sea ships to sell horses from Liaodong and buy grain from Jiangnan, after all, the merchants of Qidi had never withdrawn from the historical stage of China since the time of Guan Zhong.

When Li Shigu was still alive, he once said that if necessary, the Jiaodong Navy Division could be requisitioned, and if all of them were dispatched, they could carry 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers at a time.

And that was the scale of the Pinglu Naval Division, and now three years have passed, and it is said that Li Shidao is stealing from the Jimo and Laoshan bases while building sea ships.

According to Guo Rong's calculations, the current Jiaodong Navy Division can carry at most 15,000 to 20,000 soldiers at a time, of course, the soldiers of the Tang Army.

If it is replaced by Dongying's Xiaojiaozi, Guo Rong feels that it is probably no problem to fill 30,000 Dongying pigs, after all, those Xiaozhenzi with an average height of 1.5 meters cannot be compared with the Tang Army's soldiers in terms of equipment and body.

If the first batch of Dongying's Xiaozi has arrived and has a stable foothold, let alone 30,000, even 20,000 should not be underestimated.

Of course, if you step into a whole group to face the enemy, let alone 20,000, even if you have 30,000 or 40,000, you can definitely kill the little people in Dongying, but if you divide the troops, it will be difficult to say, after all, there is something called scale between quantity and quality.

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The problem is that Guo Rong knew about Lu Xiaobing's original plan.

According to Lu Xiaobing's idea, after taking Wendeng County, with Wendeng County as the center, three battalions of soldiers were divided into three defensive lines to attack and search for the threatened north, east, and south defense lines.

If you encounter unfavorable terrain, more than 1,000 Changying Army soldiers in a month may not be able to take down the recuperated Dongying Xiaozi.

As for the direction of Mo Lingjun Qingzhou, although there is a lot of pressure, there is nothing to pay special attention to.

As long as the raid takes the two cities of Shouguang and Beihai, it is like choking the throat of Li Shidao who sits in Qingzhou, and when the time comes, whether Mo Ling adopts cavalry attack tactics, or uses the logistics battalion and engineer battalion to play the city defense battle, it is enough to keep the enemy out of Qingzhou.

After walking around the camp for about a quarter of an hour, and thoroughly deducing the battle situation in three directions, Guo Rong finally made up his mind.

"Mu Yu, my lover sent someone to find Meng Gan and asked him to come over as soon as possible."

For Guo Rong's summoning, Meng Qian did not dare to be the slightest slack, and immediately got on the horse after handing over the task at hand to his deputy.

Just a quarter of an hour had passed, and Meng Qian, who had yellow light and lightning all the way, appeared in front of Guo Rong.

At this moment, in addition to Guo Rong, there were Lu Xiaobing and Han Xiang standing in front of Meng Qian.

"Old Lu, do you think you have enough four thousand people on hand?"

"Uh, this ......"

Before Lu Xiaobing could answer the question, seeing that the personnel had arrived, Guo Rong did not hesitate or pause, and went straight to the point.

"Meng Gan, how about drawing two battalions from you to Lao Lu's side?"

"Huh?"

It was not only Meng Qian who was surprised, but also Lu Xiaobing and Han Xiang, with Guo Rong's habits, this kind of small-scale military discussion was very common, but after the plan was set, and it was already authorized, it would rarely be changed.

"You heard it right, the news from Wendeng's side has been delayed, I'm a little uneasy, I just thought about it, Mo Lingjun's side is already under a lot of pressure, your side is actually fine, can you transfer two battalions out?"

"Of course, it's not a direct transfer, it's an adjustment of your original plan, the Muyu map, the Jiaodong Peninsula!"

Soon, Zhi Muyu took out a roll of maps marked with Jiaodong from the pile of maps that he had been carrying behind him, and it was quickly presented in front of several people.

The map was unfolded, and after Guo Rong glanced at it, he pointed directly at the map with his hand, and the eyes of several people followed Guo Rong's finger and saw the location.

Located between Dengzhou, Zhifu and Wendeng counties, a small point marked as a county - Muping County.

"Mu Ping!" From "

"My idea is that you adjust the plan, after all, the new 1st regiment and the new 2nd regiment already serve as reserves outside the mission, but they just turn sending reinforcements after asking for help into sending them in advance to prepare."

"After all, it is only sixty miles from Muping to Weihai Bay, only eighty miles from Wendeng County, and only one hundred and forty miles from Rongcheng Bay, so it should be the best support position."

"Of course, whether it can be implemented, and if so, how it will be executed, is up to you."

Guo Rong's words fell, and Meng Gan looked at the map in Zhi Muyu's hand and quietly began to think about it, until Meng Gan nodded after more than a hundred breaths.

"No problem, boss!"

Just a few words, Guo Rong's face was still smiling, and Lu Xiaobing breathed a deep sigh of relief, although he didn't mind it and it wasn't rare, but it was always a good thing to have more soldiers at hand.

"Mu Ping was originally in our plan, but it was not the priority goal in the expedition, but the follow-up goal after winning Dengzhou."

"My initial judgment is the same as the judgment of the leader, after Dengzhou and Laizhou are stabilized, Mu Ping, who is in an excellent position, will become a rear base to support the Buyi Regiment and a bridgehead to defend against the Japanese soldiers."

"The leader hopes to use it now, and it is easy to say that he has already prepared for support, so that I will draw a battalion of men from the new 1st Regiment and the new 2nd Regiment to form a separate support detachment and open up a direction of attack."

"After taking Muping, I'll send someone to hand over the command directly to Lao Lu, boss, Lao Lu, do you say it's okay?"

From the plan to the purpose, to the final execution, it is very clear, Guo Rong and Lu Xiaobing naturally have no objections.

"You have a little more casualties in the early morning, it won't be a problem, especially ......."

"Boss, how can there be immortals in war, the high casualties are just compared to our old foundation!"

Originally, it was quite turbulent, but Meng Qian's words made Guo Rong's interest rise sharply.

"What the Jiaodong Army has in its hands is a large battalion with neat personnel and complete facilities, and the defenders are serious feudal army, in the eyes of those guys in the Xuanwu Army and the Huaixi Army, even if they attack secretly, it is estimated that they will lose hundreds of people."

"As a result, the loss of only more than 100 people directly took a complete battalion of the Jiaodong Army, and the morale of the guys from Huaixi and Xuanwu in the new first regiment and the new second regiment was outstanding."

"Okay," unexpectedly, reasonably, Guo Rong smiled and shook his head, "Regarding the question of this team leader, is there a goal now?" ”

"Leader?"

Meng Gan shook his head, he was called immediately, it must not be so fast, but it is likely that the two battalion commanders should choose one, but before the words were spoken, Meng Gan's eyes aimed at the side.

Han Xiang is not standing in the right position today, under normal circumstances, Han Xiang and Zhi Muyu are one left and one right, and today Han Xiang stood directly by Lu Xiaobing's side.

"It's not too late yet, do you have any recommendations, boss?"

"What do you think of Han Xiang?"

"Okay!"

"Well, then you can just take it away, by the way, how long will it take to complete the transfer at the earliest."

"The 3rd Battalion of the New 1st Regiment and the 4th Battalion of the New 2nd Regiment have not been put into battle, and I can transfer them as soon as I go back, and I can leave by this afternoon at the latest."

"Okay, then let's go quickly, don't delay your time, as for how to use it, it's a matter of Lao Lu."

"Chief, thank you, four thousand people are indeed a little nervous, but with these two battalions, it is much more reassuring, I also withdraw, two more battalions need to be ...... the staff officers"

Watching Meng Qian leave, Lu Xiaobing turned around as he spoke, and he was about to turn around and leave.

"Lao Lu, don't be in a hurry to go, the soldiers are added to you, but about the direction of Wendeng, I will give you a few more words at the end."

"General, please speak!"

"Although the news of the scout has not yet arrived!"

"The boys in our reconnaissance battalion are very good, and although they are now within the allowed range of not returning, I always have a premonition of uneasiness."

"But there is no trace of Dongying Xiaozi in Laizhou and Dengzhou, so if the Japanese soldiers have really landed, the most likely location is Wendeng County, which is located in the easternmost part of the peninsula."

"Boss, I know, I ......"

"Don't worry, just wait for me to finish."

"It's just a possibility, of course, it's very unlikely, but I really can't rule it out completely, so I'd like to give you a few suggestions."

"First, be prepared for an attack and a bloody battle, especially after entering the territory of Wendeng."

"Second, the status of Wendeng County is very important, your first priority is to take Wendeng County, and after taking it, you must do a good job in the defense of Wendeng."

"Once Wenden falls, we will be extremely passive in the entire eastern part of the peninsula. As long as Wendeng County is still there, even if there is a problem, it is not irreparable. ”

"If you can get in touch with the scouts sent to the Wenden area, it is best to get first-hand information, and if you and they miss out, use the scouts to find out the situation first.

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"It's just that the enemy army has not landed, once it has landed at least 20,000 people, even if there are two battalions I want from Mengganna, you only have 6,000 people, and if you don't divide the troops, once you divide the troops, sometimes ants can bite the elephant to death!"

"In short, I advise you, don't rashly divide your forces in several directions!"

From morning to afternoon, Guo Rong and Zhi Muyu kept running back and forth between the three camps, until after lunch, except for a small number of reserved prisoners and soldiers left behind, the three people set out from the camp almost at the same time.

Seeing the mighty three-way soldiers and horses leaving the dust, Guo Rong left the camp with a small team of his guards and ran in the direction of Jimo City.

To be honest, if it is possible, Guo Rong would like to lead the troops directly to Wendeng by himself, but at the moment, Jimo is also a huge shortcoming.

According to the content of Li Yu and his last letter, the defense of Jimo and the Laoshan base is almost equivalent to nothing, and Guo Rong is curious about the concept of this defense being equivalent to nothing.

In addition, Guo Rong also understands that if what Li Yu said is true, then Jimo, which is extremely important for the future of Datang, is equivalent to a time bomb bigger than Wendeng.

Although Guo Rong's speculation that the landing point is Wendeng, the other party is a sea ship, who dares to guarantee that the Dongying Xiaozi who colluded with Li Shidao will definitely not land in Jimo!