"Report! Enemy scouts were found, but they didn't get close."
"Report~~ There are many soldiers and horses ambushing in Broken Rock Mountain. I dismounted my horse in advance and asked someone to take the horse away. I climbed over through the grass and avoided the enemy scouts."
"Report~~Wang Baobao retreated thirty miles and formed an angle with Broken Rock Mountain. Scouts came out in all directions. We killed six of their scouts and then ran back."
"Report..."
Xu Da sat in the military tent, listening to the reports from the scouts.
The sun is moving westward, the sky is getting hotter, and the radiation on the ground is increasing.
The scouts reported back and forth, and the most powerful ones were not the scouts of our own army who killed the other team's scouts.
The two sides have already engaged in battle. The scouts are usually in teams of dozens of people. The Ming army's scouts carry bows and flintlock rifles.
One round of flintlock contact killed six of the opponent's men. It was normal for dozens of people to fire at the same time.
The most awesome thing is the scout who dismounted in advance and crawled all the way over. His team discovered the opponent's scout in advance, so he dismounted and hid in the grass.
The teammates used horses to make tracks to lure the opponent away, and he crawled quickly in the grass. Of course, he used a telescope to see if there was any danger. He would also run, as the grass was high.
He ran near the opponent, saw the army and horses, and ran back, dodging the opponent's scouts along the way.
In other words, the information provided by the captured young general was confirmed, and it was correct.
Xu Da drew a picture on the paper, drawing it based on the news passed back by waves of scouts and the description of Broken Rock Mountain and the surrounding situation.
"There is a river six miles south of Broken Rock Mountain. It flows out from the northeast and is waist deep. When it reaches Broken Rock Mountain, it suddenly turns southeast, and then keeps going south. Finally, it is the river we saw after crossing the desert."
Xu Da's pen moved on the map, drawing the river.
"That is to say, water can be obtained six miles away. If Broken Rock Mountain is occupied, the place under the mountain and by the river will become a battlefield."
Lan Yu saw Xu Da's intention at a glance. Xu Da wanted to send people to Broken Rock Mountain, and then send people to station by the river.
There are six miles between each other. In fact, normal troops can camp within these six miles. There are nearly 100,000 people on our side!
But obviously, Xu Da didn't want to connect like that, he just wanted to give the enemy a chance.
Of course, the other forces were separated to target Wang Baobao's army, which was at odds with Broken Rock Mountain.
"I plan to go up by myself. If I don't go up, will Wang Baobao fight? He would have run away long ago.
He Zongzhe is behind Broken Rock Mountain. If we go directly to occupy the mountain, he might run away.
In a normal battle, there is no need to bother with this! Wang Baobao... is indeed the person His Majesty once favored.
Last time he defended the city and attacked him, we used the strategy of suspecting soldiers and tired soldiers to capture the city, but he ran away directly.
Now as soon as we came over, he started to make plans. It was obvious that he had really lost money, but in the end he was still able to set up a trap for us. "
Xu Da was very depressed. The last thing he wanted to do was fight with such a person. He would run away as soon as he saw that it was no longer possible. The key was not to admit defeat even after he ran away. He was full of fighting spirit.
Of course, he didn't know that in history, he defeated Wang Baobao once and lost to Wang Baobao again.
However, even if he lost, he successfully retreated with his army and suppressed the defense line so that Wang Baobao did not dare to attack again.
This is the skill of a famous general, losing without defeating, losing without losing, making tactical mistakes, and strategically not giving the opponent a chance.
Historically, he lost one game, Tanghe lost one, Li Wenzhong won first and then lost, and the three route armies failed to join forces at Helin, which is Harahelin.
Faced with this situation, Xu Da calmly retreated all the way, holding on to the defensive line, still holding Bei Yuan on the northern front line and unable to advance even an inch.
Now he has begun to study tactics and knows that Wang Baobao is difficult to defeat, because this is what the master of Xiaqiu Village said.
He regretted that no master from Xiaqiu Village came in person to fight alongside him in this battle.
But their side is really planning and winning from thousands of miles away. All kinds of assistance are provided, including tactical applications.
"Xu Shuai, can't we slowly push to He Lin?" Lan Yu meant to ignore Wang Baobao and let the army advance normally.
As for whether Wang Baobao will harass you along the way? hehe! The generals of the Ming Dynasty were not afraid of this and could deal with the enemy's harassment every day.
Fighting all the way, the Chinese army kept advancing, and the surrounding troops were responsible for solving harassment.
"It's possible. Let me give it a try. If it doesn't work, let's move forward steadily."
Xu Da didn't refute Lan Yu's words, he just wanted to try it, just in case it works! Wouldn’t it save a lot of worry?
Lan Yu looked at Xu Da and said after a few breaths: "In that case, let's discuss the specific arrangements."
In this way, Xu Da's army stayed in place, and injured prisoners died every day. Some had bullets in their eyes and their stomachs were pierced. No matter how they were saved, they could not be saved.
The scout war between the two sides began, and Beiyuan's army suffered losses again and again.
The Ming army's scouts all had flintlock rifles, bows, and telescopes. When they saw that the opponent's number was small, they rushed to fight. If the enemy was numerous, they immediately ran away and found their own people to unite.
See the enemy first from a distance and shoot from a long distance. Sometimes one round of gunfire will not kill any of them and they will run away.
Sometimes you just get lucky with one shot and kill several opponents. You can see if the opponent runs away. If not, run by yourself. If not, quickly dismount and reload.
Yuan Bing has been suffering losses, and they don't know why.
This is just like when Zhu Wentian was in a war and encountered the enemy's night vision device at night. He was stunned and went for a sneak attack at night. As a result, he was beaten and the enemy was not seen.
Now the Yuan soldiers' scouts are facing this situation, and they always fall into the trap of the Ming army's scouts.
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After several days of discussion, Xu Da and other generals finally waited for a rainy day.
The firecrackers put down their firecrackers and rushed to the river with the wounded, prisoners and other troops.
Xu Da personally led the team and charged towards Wang Baobao's location in the rain.
Wang Baobao was actually confused by the beating, and he still hasn't figured out how the other party could immediately adjust when he gave the order.
I don't even know how the fire cannon has such a long range. In addition, the nearest scouts have lost manpower time and time again, and not a single enemy scout has been caught.
He felt depressed. War shouldn't be like this. How could he be completely suppressed?
The enemy's fire cannon can penetrate a shield, fire from a distance of 200 steps, and kill people. Do you dare to believe it?
It rained today and I was in a bad mood. However, I suddenly received intelligence from the scouts and the Ming army attacked in full force.
"What's the use of your firecrackers on a rainy day? I don't need a firecracker, and neither do you. Hit me? Come on!"
Wang Baobao was angry. He no longer believed in this evil. The Ming army lost its advantage and dared to take the initiative to provoke them, unable to kill them.
So he organized his team, especially shield bearers, spearmen, and cavalry. They could only do this when encountering them, and bows and arrows were useless.
In the rain and fog, the two sides formed formations again, and they could only use horns and gongs to direct them because there were no flags in sight.
However, Wang Baobao still had to fly the flag, and then the messengers used horns and gongs to direct the troops according to the order. This was very troublesome.
Invisible to the eyes, voice command needs to come one by one, what does each sound mean, and which army moves how.
(End of chapter)
