The cold weapon war in this era is actually not as simple as people imagine.

Especially the duel of the large corps of more than 10,000 people is not as imagined, the two sides run thousands of troops and horses to a field to line up, the two armies face each other, and then the two sides rush up to fight and slash with a clarion call.

After all, this is not a group fight of 100 people.

The cold weapon warfare of the large corps is often all about scheduling.

For example, when a large army is drawn out, when it is launched, and when it is marched to a campaign, it is necessary to formulate a meticulous battle plan and a strategy for marching. What is the route of the march, how is the baggage, what is the vanguard, what is the middle army, how is the rearguard. The sides are set up under the stragglers.

In addition, a large number of scout cavalry had to be withdrawn, and I don't know how many squads, according to the direction designated by the officer, countless scouts went back and forth to reconnoitre, probe and search, and send information back to the Chinese army one by one for the commander's reference.

It is to reconnoiter the terrain, but also to reconnoiter the movements of enemy troops.

Generally speaking, the cold weapon war of the large corps often starts from the scout rangers on both sides, and the small teams of cavalry scouts scattered by both sides, in the search and reconnaissance of each other, after the clash and firefight, and the power search again and again, the following scout cavalry is often the first to shed blood and sacrifice, and countless small-scale ranger encounters, and small-scale battles are the tone of this kind of large-scale corps war.

From these countless small encounters, the army can get the most accurate information about the other side, what is the whereabouts of the enemy army, what is the surrounding terrain, what is the morale of the enemy army, whether the resistance is strong, whether it has the courage to fight in the field, and so on......

It can be said that in order to complete a cold weapon war with a large corps of more than 10,000 people, at least seventy or eighty percent of the process was composed of a seemingly meticulous and small marching strategy and a small group of rangers in the previous one.

In the end, when the two armies faced each other and decided the battle in one fell swoop, the situation had already been decided.

Therefore, in addition to the launch of a war, whether or not a detailed combat strategy and marching strategy can be formulated is an important criterion for measuring whether a commander is qualified, as for whether he takes the lead in the final decisive battle, in fact, it is not so important, and the general who can take the lead and charge with the soldiers may be an outstanding brave general, but he may not be an excellent commander.

For this reason, when Char's "battle plan" was conveyed to the First Corps, which was ready to be deployed, the officers and commanders up and down were already stunned. This manager, he can't be child's play, right?!

Draw a straight line between the city of Denzel and the capital of Syltan County, and then let the whole army push straight along this straight line!

Other than that, not a single word!

What marching strategy, who was the vanguard, which troops were guarded, how the baggage worked, and how many cavalry were allocated to patrol the brigade around...... All of this, not a word!

These generals in the army. Most of them are old men from the original Sixth and Seventh Corps, and they are all from the Central Army of the Empire, and no one has ever seen such a sloppy, simple, and irresponsible battle plan from half a lifetime of the army!!

It seems that this Char coach really regarded this kind of war of 10,000 people as a trick of a hundred and ten people fighting!

Green couldn't bear it anymore, he resisted the urge to slap this battle plan on Char's face, and just looked at this guy with a gloomy face: "Dare to ask my lord, what is the goal of our battle this time? Is it to force the Odin to defend the city with a strong attack posture, or to lure the enemy out of the field battle? If it is a night battle, what are the most suitable field locations for our army?"

Char looked at Green shamelessly: "Neither." ”

"Hugh?"

Green almost thought he had misheard: "None of them, my lord, what do you mean by that? No, you mean, we are not prepared to attack the city, nor are we ready to force the Odin and us to fight in the field?

Char touched his nose: "I said it, just follow this march route and push the straight army over." ”

He pointed to the area at the junction of the two counties on the map: "Manninger and Qiao Xuejun, those guys, are arrogant, in the face of our sudden offensive, they must not sit on the defense of the city, they will definitely not sit back and watch us march smoothly, but will definitely organize a large army to fight against us head-on." Once our army is drawn out, once it enters Siltan County, it will not exceed a hundred miles at most, and the army of the Red Snow Army will come up to stop us. "You mean, it's a field battle. Green gritted his teeth. "I said, neither.

Char smacked his lips: "If the Odin people are gone, you can confront them, when the time comes, the two sides will face each other, and you don't have to fight with them, just stare at them there, fight if you can, don't fight if you can't move, always keep an offensive posture, just nail there." ”

Green finally understood, and he glared at Char, "What do you mean...... The task of our main army is only to attract the attention of the other side?

Char finally smiled: "Most of our warriors are afraid of the cold. The Odin people are all from the bitter cold places of the northern country, and they are more accustomed to it than we have in winter, and at this time, the GIs are not so bad when they go out to fight a field battle with the Odin. ”

Green also followed Char's meaning and said tentatively: "...... Therefore, in your battle plan, we will not send vanguard cavalry, nor will we set up ranger cavalry and scout stragglers, will not compete with each other for scouts, nor will we hide traces, and we will drive over with such a large army of fanfare......"

"Of course, all I want is for you to attract as much of Manninger's main force as possible, and the sooner the enemy knows what you're doing, the better. There is no vanguard of the front army, no scout cavalry, you drive all the way along the main road, and once you encounter the main force of Odin's brigade, you will be in front, and you will not have to fight a decisive battle with them. But don't retreat! Just stand in front, don't take a step, just make them uncomfortable.

Green's expression was a little uncertain: "My lord, if you do this, it is tantamount to putting the whole army in danger! We will do this, once the main force of the army is thrown to the front, according to what you said, if you are in front, you will not fight, nor will you retreat." The Odin people have the time to calmly outflank our rear path, calmly arrange, and then swallow us! I have never heard of such a way of playing from the beginning and completely losing the initiative to the other side!

"Starve the faint-hearted, support the bold. Char's expression was awe-inspiring: "I naturally have a way to break the enemy, but it's not on you! My request is just that you march along the main road, push over with great fanfare, and attract as many Odin troops as possible for me, and I will naturally have a way to break the enemy!" He looked at Green: "Trust me, trust me unconditionally!"

Whether Char's brain is broken, or he really has some genius solution, Green has no choice but to listen to him this time. Launching an offensive against Odin in winter was originally a crazy plan.

The opening of the First Corps, in accordance with Char's requirements, the main brigade allowed to move, did not be suspicious, did not set up a cavalry pioneer, and the army marched all the way south along the main road.

At the beginning of the corps, the troops accompanying the army believed that the two main flag regiments of the First Corps under Char, and the independent cavalry regiment led by Sharba had more than 3,000 cavalry. Although this battle plan made many senior officers feel a little uncertain, but looking at the cavalry of these independent cavalry regiments that marched with the army, all of them were the elite of the former Rhodelia cavalry, and with such a group of elites accompanying them, everyone was a little relieved.

The emergency deployment of the material !$ could only allow the infantry of the two flag regiments and the cavalry of the Sharpa to go first, and then the follow-up troops, early the next morning, the armies of the three flag regiments were pulled out, speeding up and chasing the front army.

So far, the First Corps under Char's command, the main force of the five dare regiments, about 103,000, as well as the auxiliary soldiers and baggage transport battalions accompanying the army, a total of 20,000 people, plus the accompanying independent cavalry regiment, the total number is close to 25,000.

Such a large-scale army march is almost Char's home! It is also the first time since the formation of his small group that there has been such a large-scale military operation, and it is the first time that so many soldiers and horses have been dispatched.

Although there is some slander about such a winter attack, but watching such a large army marching, the queue is stretched out on the main road, endless, the army is majestic, and the cavalry of the independent cavalry regiment is even stronger.

The army has always been a combination of courage, and even if everyone still has some discomfort in their hearts, they are also inspired by the majestic military situation in front of them.

The commander of the First Corps, Char handed it over to Green...... He himself has not recovered and is not yet able to lead his troops into battle. Everyone recognizes this. And...... Compared with the commander whose battle plan seems too irresponsible, the veteran and serious Green to lead the army seems to be more reassuring.

The 25,000 infantry cavalry army went all the way south along the main road, and the grain and grass carried by the army were only enough for more than ten days.

Along the way, Green barely browed.

He knew very well that the ones he brought out were almost all the elite family backgrounds. Although there was also a Second Corps in County Moore, the Second Corps was only used as a reserve force, and it was one or two levels inferior to the First Corps in terms of training, equipment, and quality of soldiers.

It's like going to a casino to make money, and the first hand is all the chips...... How can Green's heart be relaxed?

The army of 25,000 marched with great fanfare, and did not send small groups of cavalry along the way to cover the whereabouts of the army, but Green ordered the march and urged it very quickly. In just six days, the army went out of the border of Mor County and entered the territory of Syltan County to the south. Along the way, the noise was very loud, and the Odin people in Syltan County had already heard the news.

Sure enough, the army crossed the border and entered Syltan County, and in the afternoon of the same day, the roving reindeer cavalry of the Odin appeared on both sides of the road.

In this case, according to the regular combat strategy, it should be to send its own rangers out and tie these enemy scouts who are spying on the whereabouts of the army to fight back!

However, Green ordered the entire cavalry to remain motionless, and only to maintain the advance on the main road, ignoring the cavalry that appeared on both sides that were snooped on by the Odins.

The cavalry accompanying the army all walked out of the Rhodrian cavalry, which one was not arrogant? Such an order is really a wise death.

There seemed to be more and more scouts from the Odin people along the way, at first it was only three or five reindeer cavalry, then there were dozens of cavalry teams snooping in the distance, and finally, there were even traces of elite ice hunters among the Odin.

The army was mighty, and only marched south on the main road. Such a restrained gesture made the Odin people seem to be a little undecided.

Finally, at night, a reindeer cavalry of the Odin hundreds, on the left, after repeated snooping, saw that the Byzantine army did not move, so he had the audacity to pull the distance further, and even the cavalry roared, running to the distance of less than a stone's throw from the advancing army!

At this time, Green finally ordered the army to fight back, and the cavalry regiment divided into a small team and beat Odin's hundred-man cavalry team back, but Green's strict order was not to chase Taizhong. The cavalry could only be angry, and after driving the Odin cavalry away, they hurriedly turned back to the brigade. The Odin lost dozens of horsemen and did not dare to press too hard. On the second day of the trip, Green's face became more and more gloomy.

The army is now in the enemy's territory, and Char's order to him is to march all the way south, and all the cities he passes through along the way are not captured, but poured through, and only pushed south.

Since the last supply before entering the country, the supplies stored in the army are only enough for half a month, barely perfunctory, and only able to support twenty days.

At this moment, in the enemy territory, there are more and more small forces peeped by the Odin people around, and along the way, on the mountains and forests in the distance, there are many shadows, all of which are the shadows of the Odin.

For their own incoming army, the Odin people also seem to be a little overwhelmed, probably because Manninger didn't expect that in the cold winter, he would actually overwhelm the territory. Green knew very well that no matter how surprised and unexpected Manninger was, the other party would definitely respond quickly. Two days was enough for Manninger to do a lot of things. The other party must be nervously mobilizing the troops and horses, and then arranging the net before and after!

Every time his army takes one more step, it is equivalent to looking at this trap and getting into another point! When Manninger finishes arranging, he will organize a large army to block himself in front, and at the same time, he will be surrounded and killed by the Odins in front of him!