Chapter 316: The Attacking Gray Army
In the late winter of 555 in the Bran calendar, one day.
This day will eventually leave a strong mark in history, because the largest independent Liliang in Bran's history, the Gray Army, officially turned from the previous state of running and fleeing to the initiative to attack.
The first to get this news was undoubtedly the Northern Armaments Department, and several bigwigs reacted differently, and some sat behind their desks in a daze, unable to digest it for a while. Some smashed teacups and shouted at what these untouchables wanted to do. Some simply repeatedly asked the person who delivered the message to confirm that they had heard it wrong......
Attacked? Attacked......
For a long time, the vast majority of Bran nobles and military high-ranking people have the impression of the Gray Clothes Army, that is, they are on the run, and they are preparing to flee!
The bigwigs naturally feel that they are on the side of strong justice, and for the inconspicuous gray-clothed army, they will fight if they can't be killed, so let it go first, and then fight later...... It's like shooting a prey in a hunting ground, you never finish it all at once. But it's okay, just have fun.
But now that the gray-clothed army has officially driven the army out with a thunderous momentum, they were suddenly stunned, yes, since the other party has defeated the army of nearly 200,000 here, then Weishenme can't take the initiative to attack?
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After Josia received this information, she was probably in this mood, but unlike the big guys, after she came back to her senses, she had an irrepressible strong sense of confidence in her heart.
There is no need for publicity at all, and the people of the cities around the 100,000 mountains can easily see that the atmosphere in the city is changing. First of all, the city gates have been opened for a limited time, and the people are not allowed to go out. Immediately, the nobles fled out of the city with their families in tow. Relocation to the mainland. Immediately after that, a large number of regular soldiers gathered at a very rapid pace. Then they scattered to the main roads leading to the 100,000 mountains.
This is the Armaments Service ready to support the soldiers on the front line. But now he can't care about this, and hurriedly transferred to block the situation that the gray-clothed rebels may attack the city.
The Grey Army attacked...... The taste of this news was a bit complicated for a while, and if it was summed up, it was both a sense of uneasiness brought about by the untruthfulness and a sense of excitement of anticipation.
The Gray Clothes Army led by Luo Sha has been in the eyes of the people for more than ten years. The propaganda work of Josia's secret agency has also been paved in various cities for more than half a year. These are very close to the people. But sometimes it feels very far away, after all, their impression of the Gray Clothes Army is that they have heard of it, even if they know that there may be propagandists of the Gray Clothes Army around them, but after all, they have never seen it with their own eyes. Coupled with the continuous blackening of official newspapers, it is inevitable that there is a sense of uneasiness in my heart.
As for anticipation, it's simple. In any case, for so many years, the image of the gray army to the people at the bottom has been haode majority. If the Grey Army does enter the city, they will become one of them, either voluntarily or involuntarily. In this case, is it possible to avoid paying taxes? or. Isn't it possible to stop looking at the faces of the nobles......
Of course, there are also those who firmly believe that the Gray Clothes are the rioters mentioned in the newspapers. It is preached that once you enter the city, there may be uncontrollable chaos of burning, killing and looting, etc......
However, no matter how complicated the people's minds are, they cannot leave the city like the nobles now, and can only passively welcome the result.
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The army is like a bamboo!
This is the most appropriate way to describe the army of the Grey Army, and of course, this is also an inevitable result. Those checkpoints in the 100,000 mountains can only serve as a reconnaissance, can they still expect those more than 100 soldiers to resist the army of tens of thousands of people? Don't joke, they began to flee in a hurry when they found out at the beginning of the first day.
Oh, not an escape, a strategic retreat. At least they brought back all sorts of information about the Greys. Gradually, the information was quickly gathered and transmitted to the Northern Armament Department.
"Damn, where are they so many?" said a big guy in front of the tactical map.
Now on the map of the Northern Armament Department, the army of the Gray Clothes Army is divided into about six or seven roads, each with nearly 10,000 soldiers. Such a number is staggering, you must know that the last time the three major legions sent people ran away with the gray-clothed army, the opponent's combat numbers were only more than 20,000 people. This also shocked them at the time, and they were greatly complained about by Ralph.
And although the Gray Army also defeated nearly 200,000 regular soldiers before and after, it was divided into batches at that time, and in the eyes of the big guys, there was a lot of luck in it. It's like zuihou once, the other party directly killed the coach with one shot, so what is the reason for not winning next?
But now it seems that it is difficult to say whether it is lucky or not, at least the number of soldiers in the gray army should be 80,000.
80,000 ...... Several bigwigs glanced at each other and sat back on the chair weakly......
The Armaments Department is not unaffordable, but when is the war still going on on the front line, how can it be possible to throw more than 100,000 troops into another battle here. Needless to say, they can't afford it. Surely people will come to the capital, and then, by the way, bring a punishment order for their inaction......
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If you walk from the mountain road, Dawning City is about two days away from the surrounding cities. The movement of the army is much slower, about twice as long.
One level after another, after passing back an update, quickly retreated.
The gray-clad rebels divided their troops and went to Berwick City...... The Grey-Clad Rebels have divided their forces again, this time in Stan...... The Grey Men have joined forces......
All kinds of messy information was transmitted back to the rear, and the soldiers who arrived could only run from city to city.
Just as no one knows how many mountains there are in the 100,000 mountains, no one knows how many mountain roads there are. Meandering, a thousand turns. It only takes a few hours for the gray army to divide and reunite. But the soldiers on the periphery could march for a day.
At this point, no matter how stupid the people in the armaments department were, they knew that the Grey Army was playing with them. Of course, while they cursed, they also had to take the call. There is no way, as long as they are highlighted by any of the 100,000 mountains and the city is captured, their fun will be really great.
On the fourth day, the soldiers on both wings of the Grey Army moved closer to the center in the winding mountain road. After a pause for half a day, an army of about 70,000 or 80,000 men was formally formed, and then it did not hesitate to approach the periphery.
At this time, whether the Armament Department wanted to fight or not, they could only bite the bullet and send troops to meet the battle. There is no way, it is not enough to garrison Liliang where the gray army went, if you can't delay time, this point in front of you will be directly broken through.
In the morning, eighty kilometers from the nearest city. 5,000 Bran regular soldiers versus 80,000 Grey soldiers...... Lose!
At noon, the distance is seventy kilometers. Eight thousand regular soldiers...... Lose!
At night, the distance is sixty kilometers. Fifteen thousand regular soldiers...... Lose!
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Even the low-ranking students of the military academy know that this kind of refueling tactic is a taboo on the battlefield. But now the bigwigs of the Armaments Department can only frantically gather the soldiers scattered all over the place, while secretly swallowing this bitter fruit and adding this stupid decision to their resumes.
Three battles and three victories!
Early the next morning, fifty kilometers away. Under the watchful eyes of the 30,000 Bran soldiers who arrived in the city, the Grey Army suddenly stopped, and immediately began to cut down trees, carry stones, and other fortifications, as if they were going to stay here.
Confrontation is formally formed...... (To be continued......)