Even though there are only sixteen people in the two supply camps, they carry enough supplies to support two hundred Beixi soldiers. Beixi soldiers are notoriously "luxury". The supplies consumed to raise one Beixi soldier are more than How long will it take for the three Beidi soldiers? In other words, the supplies of these two supply camps alone are enough to provide food for 600 Beidi soldiers!
However, since the mountain col has been completely sealed, only scouts can go back and forth through the narrow paths. Therefore, the general suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked quickly: "Can we capture the enemy's supply camp?"
The scout shook his head: "Eighty guerrilla light cavalrymen have surrounded the enemy's supply camp, but they cannot be defeated for a long time."
What? !
Hearing this, the general was stunned again. He shouted to the scout: "Eighty guerrilla light cavalry can't take down two baggage battalions? Those logistics soldiers guarding the baggage supplies have low combat effectiveness. They can just rush up and kill them. Why bother? Are you thinking too much? What a waste!"
Facing the general's refutation, the scout could only bite the bullet and explain: "General, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the baggage camp is by no means low."
"Each baggage camp has eight people, and only four are responsible for transporting baggage materials. Two of them each drive a carriage, and the other two each ride a horse and lead a horse."
"The remaining four are elite soldiers guarding the supply camp. Every two of them ride in a carriage. When encountering an enemy situation, they rely on the carriage for defense."
"The soldiers responsible for the escort have extremely accurate archery skills, are well-dressed, and have long weapons."
"Even the four soldiers responsible for transporting supplies entered combat mode in an instant."
"The soldiers in this transport camp are no less good than our elite soldiers and generals."
The general couldn't help but swallowed his saliva. Eighty guerrilla light cavalry couldn't take down sixteen logistics soldiers? This... this is simply unbelievable. Is it possible that Qin Feng's training for logistics troops is no less than that of frontline combat soldiers?
Before the general could recover from the shock, another scout ran back.
"General, our guerrilla cavalry was unable to capture the enemy's supply camp and had to retreat after losing several people."
The general was speechless. Eighty guerrilla light cavalry were actually repelled by sixteen logistics soldiers. If he hadn't experienced it himself, he wouldn't have believed it.
The scout wiped the sweat from his forehead and said nervously: "The two supply camps immediately lit up the smoke after encountering our guerrilla cavalry. They resisted fiercely and waited for reinforcements, so we had to retreat."
The general felt that his three views had been completely subverted. The two supply camps were not frontline combat troops at all. They both possessed such terrifying combat effectiveness. Looking at the Beixi soldiers stationed at the foot of the mountain, the general was completely in despair.
If you rush forward, you will never win, and if you stay here, there will only be a dead end.
After thinking about it, the general had already thought of surrendering. When he turned to look at the captains present, he found that everyone had the same look in their eyes.
When you encounter such an army, why are you still fighting?
The general did not hesitate any longer and immediately sent a school captain down the mountain to surrender.
Early the next morning, at dawn, these two thousand Beidi soldiers voluntarily disarmed and lined up to leave the col. Under the watchful eyes of the Beixi soldiers, they gathered in one place and became prisoners of war.
The general responsible for the siege was named Zhang Qing.
According to Xu Mo's order, anyone who encounters stubborn resistance will be quickly killed and advanced, and those who actively surrender will be treated with tolerance and preferential treatment.
Zhang Qing personally met with the enemy general Wang Qi.
After stating his position and battlefield situation, Zhang Qing pointed in the direction of Sangzhou.
"General Wang, there is no point in defending Zhuozhou. Our army has penetrated Zhuozhou and formed an encirclement around Daqi County. The victory of this battle has been decided."
"Just take your officers and soldiers to the southern front, and there will naturally be people from the opposition imperial party who will accept you."
"As long as you serve the opposition imperialist party wholeheartedly, you will still be Beidi soldiers and you can still repay the national debt."
After saying the good words, it was time to swing the stick. Zhang Qing continued to explain, and after a while more than a dozen Jin Yiwei came.
Under the protection of the soldiers, these royal guards walked into the prisoners and checked them one by one. Anyone who had a background in the capital or had a stubborn heart to resist would be picked out and killed on the spot.
Two thousand prisoners were killed, and hundreds of people were killed.
When the remaining prisoners saw this, they instantly lost the idea of escape.
This is not over yet. They were divided into batches of two hundred people and marched towards the southern line. Each batch was fifty miles apart. They were patrolled and escorted by Beixi Qingqi in the middle. Anyone who dared to escape would be punished. kill! And the previous batches of prisoners will also be implicated. Therefore, in addition to relying on the escort of Beixi Qingqi, a supervisory relationship will also be formed between the prisoners.
At the same time, messengers were sent to the southern front to notify the opposition imperialists and send a small force to receive these prisoners.
Only large-scale captives would be recruited with such great effort. If small-scale captives were encountered, most of them would be dismissed on the spot.
It was freezing cold on this day. Even if these defeated generals wanted to continue fighting against Beixi soldiers and horses, they would not be able to form effective combat effectiveness due to the loss of weapons and poor communication.
After the mountain col was settled, the two thousand soldiers continued to advance towards Daqi County.
The leading expeditionary brigade troops had already arrived in Daqi County, joined the main force of Sangzhou, and launched an intensive siege of Daqi County.
The siege method is to still attack from a distance and avoid close combat as much as possible.
After all, Daqi County is too strong. Let alone the Beixi Expeditionary Brigade, even the Tianji Battalion guards who are armed to the teeth will face a large number of casualties if they forcefully launch an offensive.
Depleting the defenders' effective strength and disintegrating the enemy's morale is the core idea of siege.
After several days of siege, Daqi County still showed no sign of being conquered. Xu Mo and Jing Qianying, who had already rushed to the front line, decisively chose to temporarily abandon Daqi County.
Five thousand men were left behind to continue the siege of Daqi County, while the remaining troops left Zhuozhou and advanced towards Ezhou.
Jing Qianying was wearing armor and a red cloak that was fluttering in the wind. She turned to look at Daqi County that was gradually moving away, and couldn't help but ask: "General Xu, how long do you think it will take to capture Daqi County?"
Xu Mo did not hesitate and just said clearly: "It will take a long, long time, maybe a few months, maybe a year, or even never."
"As long as the morale of the defenders is not broken, it is impossible to capture a fortified city like this."
"However, Daqi County has become an isolated city and cannot communicate with the outside world, so its strategic value has been greatly reduced."
"Now that the prince has begun to spread rumors to all parts of Zhuozhou, those strongholds and cities fighting each other will only think that Zhuozhou has been completely occupied. By then, all they have to do is wait for the strongholds in various places to surrender."
