Chapter 361: Division of Troops
Su Qi'an's raid on the old city, which everyone didn't expect.
This cool man Marquis was so bold that he dared to go deep behind enemy lines, and under heavy defenses, he really broke through to the old city and made him make a big fuss.
If Su Qi'an is caught red-handed, he can save a little face.
But the final result was that this man led his men to ride a thousand horses, broke through the loop, and after making a big fuss, let him run away.
The high priest and the eight priests who were at home had already mobilized their troops and launched a pursuit.
If Su Qi is really allowed to retreat safely, what prestige will the patriarch have from now on.
Compared with taking back the territory of the three priests, catching Su Qi'an is the first priority.
The five priests who knew the cause and effect also knew the seriousness of the matter, and the withdrawal of the two elders was a pity, but they knew which was more important.
There was a brief silence for the five of them, and the second priest was the first to speak.
"Eryuan, this matter is indeed very serious, but if the Eryuanren plans to defend everyone, the best result is of course to catch Su Qi'an."
"But how sure are these odds? It's not that his subordinates raise the ambition of others and destroy their own prestige, this cool man Hou Ye, can be quiet, with a thousand horsemen, go deep alone, break through many defenses, and let him run away after making a fuss in the old city, this person definitely has the ability, and he has already thought of a retreat plan."
"Even if we exert great efforts and recklessly capture this person, he must have a marquis with him, as well as the so-called royal status, and this matter will definitely be handed over to Li Kang in the end."
"Once this person falls into the hands of Li Kang, I am afraid that this matter will be turned into a big thing and a small matter, and the two elders should be cautious."
Listening to the second priest talk and point out the pros and cons, the two elders, who were still a little unhappy just now, had their eyes flashing, obviously listening to the words.
The words of the second priest were a little straightforward, but how could the two elders who had dealt with Li Kang for many years not know the pros and cons.
He was silent for a while, then looked at the second priest and said, "Since the second priest has this idea, there must be a way to deal with it."
The second priest nodded, "Two elders, we can divide the troops, excluding casualties, there are still about 40,000 natives who can fight, and 8,000 elite natives."
"This time, half of the troops will be transferred to the two elders, and the rest of the people, the subordinates will guarantee that no matter how much it costs, they will definitely be able to recapture the territory of the three priests, if they can't do it, their subordinates will come to see them."
The words of the second priest were undoubtedly a military order, and even if the two elders heard it, they were slightly shocked.
Compared with the shock of several people, the second priest's face was obviously indifferent.
He dared to say this, naturally he had his confidence, and now nearly half of the five cities were taken by them.
They suffered heavy casualties in this siege, mainly in the strongest city of Three.
Now the No. 3 city wall is missing, even if the local Liang soldiers repair it in time, it will never be as strong as before.
After this battle, it is roughly estimated that the other side also suffered more than 2,000 casualties.
Through touching the platoon, the second priest already knew that there were only 6,000 Liang soldiers guarding the city this time, and the rest of the people, no matter how many, were taken away by Su Qi'an. ap.
As long as the third city is taken, the fourth and fifth cities behind, even if it is not a flat river, it is enough for his indigenous army to be fully rolled out.
20,000 to 4,000, even if it is still a 1:4 battle loss ratio, can consume these 4,000 people to death.
After the first battle, even if Su Qi'an was not taken down, the big thing was small, but the territory of the three priests was taken.
This is undoubtedly a knife planted in Su Qi'an's heart, and then with the territory of the three priests as a bridgehead, he can directly threaten Su Qi'an's Tucheng County and county town.
In the future, whenever Su Qi'an wants to make a move, he can't escape their eyes.
It can be said that the territory of the three priests is extremely strategic, which is why the second priest still does not give up and wants to continue to attack even if he disobeys the orders of the two elders.
Do you really think that he gets along well with the local Liang people, and is just a priest who only knows pleasure?
Liang Ren has a good saying, master Yi long skills to control Yi, this is his turn to turn around, and return it to them.
The second priest had a lot in his chest, so that the two elders thought about it for a while and agreed to his proposal.
Immediately afterwards, the two elders seemed to think of something, and said, "This division of troops must be kept secret, and the whole army will be evacuated to the outside world, and this time the siege will continue, and the second priest will be given full authority, and the rest of the people will return to defense with this elder."
The second elder deserves to be an old fox, before leaving, he deliberately released the news to paralyze the soldiers left behind, as for whether the other party can be fooled, it depends on whether the second priest can seize the opportunity.
The second half of the sentence is under the full command of the second priest, which makes the four priests a little envious.
This is a kind of trust in the second priest, if the second priest can really take back the territory of the third priest this time, it will definitely have a higher status in the hearts of the two elders.
It is not even known that he is competing with the high priest for the next patriarch.
Envy is envy, but the four of them don't have much to say, who makes them not as decisive as the second priest, and dares to issue military orders, in this regard, they are not as good as the second priest.
After determining the next countermeasure, the two elders and the two priests, taking advantage of the night, quickly divided their troops.
And in a dense forest about 200 miles away from here, the moonlight hangs high, and the soft moonlight pours down, which is the time for all things to rest.
But he was disturbed by a large group of sturdy figures holding torches and wearing strange costumes.
There were a lot of these people, looking down from the sky, the torches in their hands flashing with fire.
The firelight gathered, as if it was a giant dragon, and it continued to walk towards the depths of the dense forest.
These people are none other than the high priests and eight priests who stayed behind to defend the old city.
At this time, the faces of the two of them were called Tie Qing, who would have thought that the Liangren Hou Ye, who should have been surrounded and suppressed, would break through the layers of defenses and go deep behind the enemy.
In front of them, he made a big fuss about the old city, and under their noses, he floated away.
This can no longer be described as a slap in the face, but looking for death.
Through the news of the flying pigeon, they have learned that the two elders have returned with their army, which makes their hearts beat wildly.
Don't look at the two elders in the transmission of the message, they didn't blame them, but just asked them to cooperate, trapped Su Qi'an in one area, waited for them to converge, and finally surrounded and suppressed them.
But in fact, the more plain this kind of dual-old man who has no blame, the most terrible.
If Su Qi'an is allowed to run away this time, not to mention anything else, the priesthood of the two will definitely be taken down, and they will not even be directly demoted to criminal slaves.
The two glanced at each other and immediately ordered that no matter how much it cost, even if it was an inch, Su Qi'an had to be turned out.
A large number of natives went deep into the dense forest, a clearing deep in the dense forest.
Dozens of black shadows quickly appeared, facing the tall figure standing in the middle.
"Lord Newspaper Boy, according to the spies, five miles away from us, the natives have been spotted chasing soldiers."
"Hehe, what a bunch of dogs, it's really fast, pass the order, let the communication company continue to take these people around the woods, and if necessary, you can leave some horses' feet for them to put on the trap."
"The special operations company and the guard company are ambushing the two wings, which can be exposed when released, and we must protect the communication company members, this time we must buy Mr. Su time, whether the bait can be baited or not, we are the key."
"Yes, everything is in accordance with the orders of the child."
More than a dozen black shadows disappeared in the blink of an eye, Tong Zhan looked up at the full moon and muttered softly, "Presumably Mr. Su, he is out of trouble now."
Between the Three Priestly Domains and the Old Elder City, somewhere in a valley.
The valley is empty, there is no limit to the sky, there are few natural shelters, and even if there is, it is just some low, weathered rubble, and it is no problem to hide a few people, but if there are more than ten people, it will be crowded.
The only people who can hide people are on both sides of the valley, but as long as they are not fools, as long as they pass through the valley, they send people to reconnoiter a little bit, and it is not easy to ambush.
However, on the rock walls on both sides of the valley, at a glance, there were at least two or three thousand people lying in ambush.
It seems to be an ambush, but looking at their posture, there is no intention of ambush at all, each of them stood up, swept his eyes, and the plain in front of the valley saw his head at a glance, look
The purpose of these people seems to be waiting for someone.
Among this group of people, the person at the head was Su Qi'an, and at this time, he was sitting on the bamboo chair with a leisurely face, looking quite comfortable.
This is not Su Qi'an's conceit, but choosing to choose, only this realm is more suitable.
It is difficult to find a place similar to a plain in Jiaozhou, except for those old cities, and the land at the feet of Su Qi'an.
This time, the two elders led 50,000 troops and went straight to the territory of the three priests, and Su Qi'an never thought of going head-to-head with them at the beginning.
Even if he has 10,000 people in his hands, if he really fights head-on, he will definitely be able to defeat the 50,000 indigenous army with his light.
But at that time, Su Qi'an was afraid that he had really become the commander of the light pole, and behind him, there was also a Li Kang with tens of thousands of soldiers, who was watching a good show, and this kind of hard fight was not a wise move.
Since the day the Dongshan Army was formed, it has basically fought more with less, and if it wants to win, it must not be rigid and flexible.
The Dongshan Army's style of play is to be mobile and flexible, and it is not a problem to run for hundreds of miles like this.
At the beginning, Su Qi'an left the second and third regiments, and 6,000 people relied on the defense of the five cities to resist head-on, their purpose was not to fight to the death, but to buy time for Su Qi'an.
And Su Qi'an set off with the second fierce cavalry regiment and Su Yong's regiment.
This time he went deep behind enemy lines, Su Qi'an only led two fierce cavalry regiments, and the first regiment advanced silently.
This time, the cavalry regiment of Ermeng played an important role, and the passage along the way was basically unimpeded, but where the old city was built on the towering and steep peaks, Su Qi'an could only sigh with admiration.
Raiding the Senator's city, this plan began as early as he took the territory of the three priests.
Who would have thought that Su Qi'an would be so bold and dare to raid the old city with only a thousand people.
On the periphery of the old city, there can be many subordinate priests stationed in the army.
If it was placed in normal times, Su Qi'an would not dare to go deep alone, but the two elders gave him a good opportunity, taking advantage of the 50,000 indigenous army to dispatch, and now there are only more than 10,000 people around the current elder city.
Taking advantage of the gap, Su Qi'an led the cavalry regiment to a hundred miles to attack, dodging the less vigilant defense in one fell swoop, and making a big fuss in the old city.
It can be said that Su Qi'an's raid is really the right time, place and people, and I want to reproduce it, but I am afraid that there will be no chance.