Chapter 768: A Maniac
Xie Cang's words, Long Xiong and Li Zhong's faces were ugly, looking at the sand table in front of them, their palms clenched unconsciously.
Who would have thought that Saktu's ambitions were so big, and his troops were not to take Ganzhou from beginning to end, but Mengzhou in the north.
Wuwei Military Town is surrounded by no shelter, except for its own military town, there is no defense, and it is not very important among the three towns on the border of Ganzhou.
This is also an important reason why when Long Xiong and Li Zhong faced a force far exceeding them by several times, Wang Zhenshan was willing to give up Wuwei Junzhen and let the two preserve their strength.
But this is only at the level of Ganzhou, once the two northwestern states are expanded, you will find that the inconspicuous Wuwei military town is a nail across the two states of Ganzhou and Mongolia, nailed in the middle, and is an important strategic position to cut off the connection between the two states.
This can explain why the second attack of the Central Coalition Army will weaken so much, and the so-called temptation has been prepared from the beginning.
The ultimate goal is to take the Wuwei military town, divide the troops to cooperate with the Rongguo army, attack from the north and south, and take Mengzhou in one fell swoop.
Instead of leading an army of 70,000 and Wang Zhenshan, he will fight hard here, and simply surprise his troops, whether he can win it or not, it will not be a loss for him.
Suffered 20,000 casualties, and from the moment he took Wuwei Military Town, he exposed his ultimate goal.
If you are someone else and take Wuwei Military Town, you will definitely curl up your strength and fight silently, but who is Saktu? The newly ascended leader of the Western Regions Alliance has always played cards out of common sense.
Even if he only had about 40,000 troops in his hands, he dared to boldly divide half of his troops and go north to stab Su Qi'an directly.
After understanding the seriousness of the situation, Long Xiong and Li Zhong slammed their fists on the edge of the sand table and said indignantly.
"Damn, we were negligent, we knew that this was the case, even if everyone ran out, we wouldn't withdraw the army!"
"That's it, Saktu is really too insidious, what should we do now, if you don't immediately send troops to attack Wuwei, Xie Hou, you give an order, no matter how much it costs, it is bound to recapture Wuwei Military Town."
Long Xiong and Li Zhong raised their heads, their faces were full of determination, and they were not greedy for life and afraid of death.
The previous traitors of Xiao Fei and Sun Liang had smeared them, and the deputy general and the lord of the military fort in Ganzhou were all breathing in their hearts, waiting to turn around in this battle.
Even if they were surrounded by enemies who were several times their own, the two of them did not have the slightest intention of retreating, and they both had the attitude of living and dying with Wuwei Junzhen.
If it weren't for Wang Zhenshan's consideration of the overall situation and his request to let them withdraw their troops, it would have been impossible for Saktu to take Wuwei Military Town so easily.
Now that they know Saktu's ambitions, this makes the two of them feel annoyed in their hearts, and they can't wait to return to help immediately, even if they die on the battlefield, they must take back the Wuwei army to the death.
The mood of the two, of course Xie Cang understands, to be honest, this is not to blame the two of them, nor is it to blame Wang Zhenshan, the main thing is that no one expected that Saktu's ambitions are so big.
dared to put himself to death, used himself as a bait, and led an army of 20,000 to fight against the Ganzhou army of nearly 50,000, in order to buy time for the army going north.
This kind of bold and risky plan, even Xie Cang, only came to his senses in an instant just now.
Now that the battle situation has been completed, if the troops are really sent to attack, they will only fall into the trap of Saktu, in order to recapture the Wuwei military town, the besieged Ganzhou soldiers are destined to pay huge casualties, which Xie Cang does not want to see.
Xie Cang's eyes flashed, he was silent for a while, and then he ordered, "Immediately order the whole army, leave a thousand people to sit in Longquan, and the rest of the army, set off with Benhou, besiege Wuwei, and at the same time inform the Lord Protector of Tiannan's plot of Saktu, and ask for reinforcements, which will inevitably trap Wuwei's coalition army completely." ”
Xie Cang's military orders are not as radical as Long Xiong and Li Zhong, as long as he takes advantage of the unstable foothold of Saktu to take Wuwei, he can quickly besiege it, and it is best to rush in front of the division of troops, and trap all the forty or fifty thousand coalition troops in Wuwei Military Town.
If this is done, as time goes on, the initiative will inevitably be in their hands, and then they will be able to sit back and spend their time consuming Saktu's coalition forces to death.
Of course, this is just Xie Cang's hope, Saktu dares to take risks, must have made preparations for the backhand, now the two sides are fighting to gain time, to see who dares to be in front of the other party, only in this way, the battle situation behind, the balance of victory will be inclined to whom.
After a while, the army like a torrent rushed out of the city gate, wrapped in an astonishing momentum, and disappeared away...
At the same time, the military town of Wuwei.
Tens of thousands of coalition troops have successively taken over the inside and outside of Wuwei Military Town, although in order to take this military town, the casualties are not small, but watching the military town in front of you is taken, everything is worth it.
Saktu and Meng Khan walked in the city of Wuwei Military Town, because of the start of the war, the people in the military town had already evacuated in advance, and only the army was stationed.
Now, the Wuwei military town has been taken, and only the Western Regions Alliance Army is left in the city, and the other half of the figures can no longer be seen.
Only by having an in-depth understanding can we know why the seven military towns in Ganzhou are so difficult to take, and the fortifications in the city will throw a few streets from the countries of the Western Regions.
was able to take one of the military towns, although the other party took the initiative to withdraw its troops, but it also changed the history of the Western Regions countries, and conquered the Daliang military town for the first time.
Taking the Daliang Military Town can be regarded as a kind of proof, at least it proves that the Western Regions Alliance Army is not a group of straw bales, and it is still very powerful.
Saktu walked silently, looked around, and then came to the tower of the military town, and Meng Khan on the side had a smile on his face, complimenting him as he walked.
"Congratulations to the alliance leader, congratulations to the alliance leader, for the first time to take the Daliang Military Town, I think in addition to boosting the morale of the coalition army, I will also be happy for the alliance leader to see it."
"Now the alliance leader can use Wuwei Junzhen as the front line of the attack, now the army is gradually gathered, and after a while, you can continue to attack, the next step is Longquan, I think it won't be long before you take Ganzhou."
"Here, the envoy wishes the alliance leader congratulations in advance."
Meng Khan's chatter came, Saktu nodded slightly expressionlessly, waited until the other party finished speaking, and then he said unhurriedly.
"Hehe, the liaison envoy said this a little early, then again, when did the leader of this alliance say that it must be Ganzhou?"
Meng Khan's face was stunned, and he looked at Saktu in a daze, his face suddenly showed a playful look, and Meng Khan trembled in his heart when he saw this scene, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.
Soon regained his expression, and asked a little tentatively, "Don't take Ganzhou, what does the alliance leader mean?" ”
"That's naturally Mengzhou in the north, the Rongguo army is going south, as far as the leader of this alliance knows, half of the current Mengzhou has fallen into the hands of Rongguo, I think, the remaining half is in front of you, how can it not be in vain?"
Meng Khan's eyes flashed, his heart couldn't help but pound, he seemed to think of something, but he didn't dare to say it explicitly, still said with a tentative tone, "Lord Alliance is joking." ”
"Is there one? Do you really think the leader of this alliance is joking? If you don't believe it, you can see how many people there are in the current Wuwei military town, and I want to contact the envoy to find out at a glance. ”
Hearing this, Meng Khan didn't dare to say more, so he quickly turned around and ran to the other side, at this time in the city, although there were countless soldiers walking back and forth, but the leader always had the banner of a battalion in formation.
According to the establishment of the Western Regions Alliance, the strength of one battalion and one banner was 1,000 people, and Meng Khan counted them one by one, and in the end, there were only twenty.
Twenty years later, the back ones are empty, which means that the current strength of Wuwei Military Town is no more than 20,000 at best.
For this battle, Saktu prepared 70,000 people, and half a month was consumed, which was close to 30,000, but there were still about 40,000 available soldiers in his hands.
But there is only half of the city in the city, and where the other half of the troops have gone, Meng Khan can basically guess without asking.
He stood in place in a daze, motionless, not without thinking that Saktu would dare to take the risk of dividing his troops, but he didn't expect his ambition to be so bold and dare to compete with them for Mengzhou.
It's not what it is to rob while the fire is burning! If he was someone else, Meng Khan was afraid that he would have spoken out and reprimanded him, but after seeing the insidiousness of Saktu, he knew that he really wanted to offend this person, not to mention that he was a small liaison envoy, even if it was a general of Rongguo, he would dare to cut it.
Mon Khan considered himself well-informed in the Rong Kingdom, and had seen many great officials, even their emperors, but no one was as bold as Saktu.
It is better to say that he is bold, but he is crazy, using himself as bait and gambling with the lives of himself and 20,000 soldiers, in order to force the honored soldiers who went south to retreat.
Here he resisted twice as many troops as he did, in order to buy time for the coalition forces to ambush them north.
If the Rongguo army going south knows the current affairs and is willing to retreat, then the north and the south will attack and cooperate together, if they insist on not giving in, the coalition forces going north are likely to sit idly by, or even stab them at a critical moment.
But anyone with a normal brain knows that he will choose to retreat, not to mention anything else, he dares to threaten Rongguo with his own life and the lives of tens of thousands of troops under him during the war, and Saktu is definitely the first.
Such a person, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a madman, and this time he is acting as a liaison envoy, knowing that there are some things that cannot be said, but if he is replaced by someone else, I am afraid that his life will be in danger.
Meng Khan didn't say a word, but Saktu was very calm, and even let out a hehehe laugh, he said with a smile.
"Liaison envoy, don't be so nervous, it's good that the leader of this alliance didn't lie to you, now we are at least in the same boat, it can be said that we are both prosperous and lossy, if you want to save your life, the leader of this alliance advises the liaison envoy to be able to have a snack, give full play to your wisdom, and think about how to deal with the upcoming vicious battle, the leader of this alliance has considerable expectations for you."