Chapter 861: Raid
Feng Dian and Chu Qing took off their masked masks, looked around, and only then did they breathe a sigh of relief and sit down with peace of mind when they heard their subordinates report that there was no danger around.
A group of them, about a thousand people, but divided into several teams, scattered around the forest, this way, not to escape, not to play in the mountains and rivers, but to implement Chu Qing's strange tricks.
The battle on the outskirts of Yong'an County, everyone can see that it has become a protracted war, and if you want to break the situation, you can only take risks.
Chu Qing's trick is very simple, select a group of real elites from the bandits, the number is not large, about a thousand people, and then divide into a number of teams, day and night, through the forest where no one walks, go around a long road, and go straight to Qinghe County, that is, the territory of King Yu.
Their raid on Qinghe County was not to occupy it, but to burn down the granary base camp and cut off the main road from Qinghe to Beishan County.
In this way, the Zhongzhou soldiers who were fighting fiercely on the front line wanted to retreat, and there was no way to retreat, so they could only gather in Beishan County and burn down the granary base camp.
There is no supply of food and grass, and after a long time, without their help, the Zhongzhou soldiers will have to surrender.
In order to succeed this miracle, they deliberately took a long detour, on the one hand, to protect their own safety and not be discovered, and on the other hand, they waited for the militia of the two counties in the rear to rush to the front line.
In this way, Qinghe County is bound to be empty due to insufficient troops, and this is also a good opportunity for them to make a move.
This strange move, even Su Ji and Li Chongxiang would never have imagined, after all, the frontline was fierce, and all his subordinates couldn't get out, who would have thought that at this juncture, he and Chu Qing would be so risky, choose to surprise the soldiers, and make a long-distance attack.
If you want to enter Qinghe County, no matter how you go around, you have to go through Beishan County, once there is any abnormal movement, if they are discovered, they are in danger of being wiped out.
This is also Feng Dian's concern, but in Chu Qing's words, the war is not only a battle of troops, but also a test of the other party's resourcefulness.
Who would have thought that both the enemy and us were at the forefront, and at this time, Feng Dian, as the commander, would withdraw and lead an elite army to attack Su Ji's base camp.
That's the reason why soldiers are in danger.
Chu Qing's plan, Feng Dian agreed, originally he didn't plan to go out in person, just send an elite directly, he just sat in the rear and waited for news.
But he was stopped by Chu Qing, according to Chu Qing's meaning, if Feng Dian personally led it, it would definitely bring great confidence to this elite, and he would definitely do his best to complete the task, and he would do his best to protect Feng Dian's safety.
This is the charm of the commander's responsibility, just like Su Ji and Li Chongxiang, why they can mobilize the people of Changping, and why they can let the Zhongzhou soldiers who went to war, charge desperately, and never take a step back.
The reason is this, the two top commanders of Zhongzhou are personally on the front line, even if the two of them don't say a word of encouragement, but as long as the two of them appear, it is the best medicine to boost morale.
Feng Dian naturally understood this truth, having said that, but seeing Xu Shan's experience, he still had some concerns, but fortunately, Chu Qing chose to accompany him together, which made Feng Dian settle down a lot.
Now, calculating the position, they basically crossed the combat zone of the two sides and almost came to the Changping range.
Just in order not to be discovered, they have been walking through the primeval jungle, and according to estimates, they can walk out of Changping and come to Beishan County in half a day at most.
As long as he is more careful and cautious in the future, Chu Qing is confident that he will be able to pass through Beishan County and reach Qinghe County.
This raid is a quick one, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it is for them, so this repair did not last long, it was only half an hour, everyone got up, according to the arrangement, a number of scattered squads, composed of three parts: forward, middle army, and rearguard.
Chu Qing and Feng Dian were naturally in the safest Chinese army, and after everyone got up for a while, news came from the front that they could continue to hurry.
A large number of black shadows disappeared into the dense forest in front of them in a short time...
And Su Qi'an, who has been sitting in Changping, kept looking at the military reports that came back, his face was calm, and now that he had solved Xu Shan, he had not taken a breath, and he had fought Feng Dian head-on.
Although it was a little rushed, there was a battle sooner or later, but fortunately, the front line stabilized its position, and the two sides fought a protracted battle.
The available forces in the city have basically been withdrawn, but fortunately, Su Qi'an's direct team came to take over in time, if it was a moment later, Su Qi'an would have a lot of headaches.
The direct team of more than 500 people arrived, and Su Qi'an's hanging heart was put down.
Don't look at the fact that there are only 500 people, but these people are mixed with the direct subordinate teams, Long Wei, and Fengluan Wei who survived after the catastrophe, and these forces are all integrated, and their strength is definitely not to be underestimated.
The direct team of 500 people is still led by Tong Zhan, and as for the An team, Su Qi'an did not take it with him, but stayed behind Qinghe to protect the safety of Su Fengling and other family members.
After arranging them one by one, Su Qi'an also put down the military report in his hand, the battle on the front line was fierce, and the casualties on both sides continued, but in the long run, according to the current casualty situation, the balance of victory would definitely tilt in their direction.
Now on the front line, in addition to the Zhongzhou soldiers and a group of young adults led by Wang Jiu, the militia of the two counties in the rear have also rushed to the front and have already gone up.
Judging from the current number of troops, the two sides are basically in the equal stage, but the combat power of the bandits themselves is inferior to theirs, and after a long time, there will always be a time when the casualties of the bandits will not be able to hold back, and then it will be the time to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
The bandits' adjustment of the deployment of troops and the fight into a protracted battle, Su Qi'an was a little incomprehensible, and when his eyes flashed and he was thinking secretly, the herald of Su Ji on the front line brought the news back.
Su Qi'an's face was even more solemn, he could be worried by Su Ji and Li Chongxiang, there must be a problem with bandits fighting a protracted war.
Su Qi'an's brows furrowed slightly, he didn't say a word, he flipped through the military newspaper in his hand from time to time, and then put it down, to be honest, he didn't have much clue now.
Just when his brows were tightly locked, the waiting herald suddenly whispered, "Lord Wang, this news is just that the two adults have some concerns, not that you insist on cracking it, Lord Wang, maybe you think too much." ”
"As far as the current battle situation is concerned, no matter how you say it, it is a good trend, even if Feng Dian wants to turn the tables, it is impossible, unless he engages in a sneak attack, but this kind of sneak attack is also useless, under our kind of defense that is comparable to an iron wall, a sneak attack is also looking for death..."
The herald said to himself, completely ignoring Su Qi'an's sudden change in complexion, and looking at him with a dead gaze.
The herald felt the oppressive gaze, and quickly shut up, thinking that he had said the wrong thing, and was just about to kneel down and beg for mercy, but was stopped by Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an's solemn expression dissipated instantly, as if he had thought of something, and muttered to himself with a little bit.
"Yes, why didn't I expect it, the raid, Su Qi'an is still known for your surprise tricks, why are you confused at this time."
"The king... Lord, what's wrong with you? "Where did the herald see this battle, and thought that Su Qi'an was possessed by something dirty, so he said carefully.
Su Qi'an came back to his senses and hurriedly said to the herald. "Come, quickly pass on my order, let Beishan and Qinghe two counties do this..."
After hearing this, the herald's face obviously changed, with a deep sense of disbelief, for fear that he had heard it wrong, and asked several more times, but the answer he received was exactly the same as the first time.
Looking at the puzzlement on the herald's face, Su Qi'an didn't explain too much and said.
"Just follow the king's orders, if something goes wrong, the king is fully responsible, by the way, report to the king of Yu and the state pastor, if the battle situation on the front line is stable, let the two return to Changping quickly, the king has important matters to discuss."
Su Qi'an said so, even if the herald didn't understand, he knew that the prince's order could not be violated, so he turned around and left as soon as possible.
Watching the herald leave, Su Qi'an's tense face was a lot soothing, and with a somewhat playful look in his flashing eyes, he said to Tong Zhan beside him.
"Tong Zhan, it's up to you next."
"The subordinates must live up to their mission." Tong Zhan nodded, and immediately turned to leave.
At the same time, Feng Dian and Chu Qing, who were walking through the vast dense forest, successfully left the boundary of Beishan County in one day under the uninterrupted hurry.
On this day, it was a terrifying day, but until he left the boundary of Beishan County, he did not encounter any big trouble, let alone lose his troops, and it can be said that the journey was quite smooth.
Leaving the boundary of Beishan County, Feng Dian, Chu Qing and the others rested temporarily in a relatively safe open space in the forest.
Feng Dian looked at Chu Qing's gaze, with a deep admiration, he actually successfully walked through Beishan County, and a few miles ahead, at most, it was the territory of Qinghe County, and now it was evening, and when it was dark, when Qinghe County City completely relaxed its vigilance and fell asleep, it was the time for them to make a move.
Seriously, if it weren't for the dense forest, I wouldn't be able to bring too many people, but if I could bring all my subordinates over, it would be more than enough to destroy Qinghe County.
Of course, this is just Feng Dian's fantasy, and he also understands that if it is feasible, there is no need to fight this battle, and it will be over with a surprise attack by the whole army.
To be able to pass smoothly this time, in addition to Chu Qing's surprising adventure, the most important thing is luck.
In war, luck itself is a part of it, all victories and defeats are not controlled by prior prediction, war is full of uncertainty, it depends on who can grasp it, turn it into their own use, the so-called coincidence, luck, often in that moment.
Feng Dian was very lucky this time, there was such a great strategist as Chu Qing by his side, although he was silent and unmoving, Feng Dian seemed to see the dawn of victory, and just waited for night to fall, it was the time for them to hunt.
Time passed quickly, and night fell, and at this moment, everyone hiding in the forest suddenly opened their eyes.
"Brothers, it's time to fight back, kill with Ben's commander!"
Under Feng Dian's order, the black-clothed bandits who were ambushed in the forest, like locusts, swarmed and went straight to the Qinghe County Town in front...