Chapter 120 Everything is ready
Chapter 120 Everything is ready
According to the battle plan, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
After hearing that Lu Yunyi wanted to borrow troops to guard the grain route, Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi was very generous.
With a wave of his hand, he dispatched a thousand soldiers.
In this way, the number of soldiers in the ten earthen forts would increase to one hundred to one hundred and fifty, which would be sufficient.
Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, had already arrived at the front army's tent last night.
And they immediately carried out observation and analysis of the Kharajang camp.
When Lu Yunyi found him and asked to second Xu Zengshou,
Xu Zengshou readily agreed, and Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen agreed soon after.
Guo Quan was under Lu Yunyi's command. After receiving the military task of building the earthen fort, he seemed very motivated.
He personally went to Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, to borrow many artisans and soldiers who were good at building fortifications.
And because his father, Wuding Hou Guo Ying, was in charge of all the iron mines in Liaodong,
When he approached the quartermaster and asked for some fine iron to build fortifications,
The quartermaster showed unprecedented joy!
Ten donkey carts were also arranged to escort the group, and ten grills were also delivered.
As a result, the construction of the earthen fort went very smoothly, and it took only four hours.
The foundation and fortifications of the earthen fort had been initially completed, and the soldiers moved in.
Ma Dake, who was in charge of topographic and weather surveys, was equally energetic.
With dry food on my waist, I could eat wherever I went.
The mapping was mostly completed in one morning.
This is due to Ma Dake's self-study and secret learning in recent days.
He was no longer the old farmer who could only predict the weather, but became a surveyor in the front army scout department.
With the three-dimensional terrain mapped,
Lu Yunyi deployed troops in several flat areas such as the northeast and southeast of Halazang to prevent them from escaping.
Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye it was Shenshi, which was three o'clock in the afternoon.
The sun on the grassland is warm, warming the entire grassland and trying to dispel the cold of winter.
Southeast of the Halazhan camp, close to the middle of the grain road.
There are many depressions here, and the terrain is uneven. You can clearly see one side of the Harazhang camp.
At this moment, the place is surrounded by various defensive fortifications, overlooking the surrounding area and also occupying the geographical advantage!
If the cavalry charges from top to bottom, it will be gone in a flash!
But because of the depression, the speed will be greatly slowed down.
Therefore, Lu Yunyi placed the place where the land was disturbed here.
Whether it was the shouting or the aroma of roasted lamb, it could be easily transmitted to the camp where Halazhang was located.
Because the food route security that the front army scout department was responsible for had been initially completed,
Carts loaded with military supplies began to be transported from the front military camp to the rear of the Haraza camp.
Build a camp at the throat location that had been chosen long ago.
At this time, Lu Yunyi was lying leisurely on a homemade recliner, with a piece of linen covering his face to block the glare from the sun.
There were ten fires beside him, and ten tender and plump lambs were placed on the grill and turned left and right, making shiny and crackling sounds.
The fragrance spread uncontrollably. Beside them, a team of soldiers held huge cattail-leaf fans and fanned the fragrance toward the Harazhan camp.
On the inner side of the grain road, closer to the Halazhang camp, more than 20 soldiers were holding loudspeakers and shouting:
"Of the thousands of options, surrender is the first option. War is unrighteous and will bring grief to your family!"
"Let go of your personal obsessions and submit to the right path."
"Leave the village and surrender, and eat fresh roasted lamb."
The sound stretches out and spreads far away!
Not only the soldiers in the Harazhang camp were salivating,
Even the civilians who were transporting military supplies and pushing carts were swallowing their saliva and staring at the dozen or so roasted lambs.
Some people even whispered:
"Fuck, I didn't even get to eat roasted lamb, but I gave it to these grassland bastards. How pathetic! Who are they? It's a waste of good things."
"Hey, keep your voice down. This is a method that Lord Lu came up with. Be careful if he hears it, or he'll kill you."
"Which Lord Lu?"
"He was the one who led his men to fool around with the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
My son is in the former army. We met last night and he told me everything.
Your son is in the rear army and has no experience."
At this time, the front-line centurion guarding on one side noticed that they were mumbling, raised his brows, and cursed:
"Zhang Laosan, what are you two whispering about?
If you don't want to die, hurry up, because you never know when those grassland people will rush out."
Zhang Laosan is a middle-aged man in his forties.
He was wrapped in a dirty cotton-padded clothes, his face was sallow and his body was thin. At the moment, he was pushing a cart.
Hearing someone calling him, he squinted his eyes and looked sideways:
"What are you yelling about? We are just walking."
"Hurry up, don't let the smell of the fragrance stop you from moving."
Zhang Laosan showed disdain and pointed his chin at the back:
"How dare you criticize me? Look back at your subordinates. They have all fallen behind."
The captain looked back, his face suddenly froze, and his eyes were filled with rage!
I could only mutter a few words quietly, not knowing what to say.
His eyes rested on the young general standing by the road. His superior had already told him when he came.
Even if you offend Lord Lu, don't offend him.
He was the personal guard of Marquis Changxing, of distinguished status, and was said to be a big shot in the capital.
At this moment, Xu Zengshou was standing by the road.
In his right hand he held the mushy lamb, and in his left he held a knife, from time to time he would drop a piece of meat and pass it to the passing soldiers or civilians.
The smiling face is very pleasing.
"Well done, young man."
"I didn't lose any points, that's very generous!"
The praises made Xu Zengshou work even harder.
He kept urging the soldiers behind him to roast the lambs quickly, completely forgetting that these lambs were used to lure the enemy.
Xu Zengshou turned back from time to time to look at Lord Lu lying on the chair.
Listening to the deafening snoring, he couldn't help but look helpless.
He called over a soldier, handed him the roasted lamb, and told him to cut it quickly, otherwise it would get cold.
Then he ran to Lu Yunyi's side, looked around, scratched his head gently, and looked full of confusion.
After hesitating for a long time, Xu Zengshou raised his hand and gently pushed:
"My Lord, my Lord, it's getting dark."
"Hmm. Hmm?"
Lu Yunyi opened his eyes in a daze and took off the sackcloth on his face reluctantly.
As expected, it was Xu Zengshou's slightly immature face with confusion in his eyes.
Lu Yunyi's facial features were twisted together, his vision was blurred and his head was splitting.
"Why are the grassland people attacking us?"
"Hehe." Xu Zengshou scratched his head embarrassedly and said quickly:
"No. But it's getting dark, and there has been no movement from the grassland people's camp. Is it useless for us to do this?"
Lu Yunyi looked hopeless, and he let his arms hang naturally, saying with a hint of helplessness:
"In broad daylight, no matter how stupid the grassland people are, they will not attack the food route in broad daylight."
"Why?"
Xu Zengshou's eyes were wide open, his head tilted, and he looked dazed.
Lu Yunyi took a deep breath:
"The enemy is few and we are many. If they attack the food supply route in broad daylight, they are sending it to waste."
"Send? Send to die?"
"Correct."
"Why are they so few and we so many? There are nearly 100,000 people in their camp."
Xu Zengshou's eyes were filled with curiosity, and he squatted down.
He leaned on the edge of the recliner and stared straight at Lu Yunyi.
Lu Yunyi really wanted to slap him in the face, but he let it go for Xu Da's sake.
"Attack the grain road with no more than 500 people, if we don't take advantage of the night to cover the exit from the camp,
To put it mildly, these five hundred people never returned.
In the best case scenario, we can even take advantage of this opportunity and charge directly to the gap.
By then there will be no need to repair our camp. We can just attack from both sides and break through the Halazhang camp.
Therefore, he could only leave the camp quietly under the cover of night.
To delay the time it takes us to find the camp as much as possible,
In this case, the biggest loss is that these 500 people will never return, but their camp will not be damaged. Do you understand?"
Xu Zengshou blinked his eyes back and forth, and a look of sudden enlightenment flashed in his eyes.
But the next moment, confusion appeared on his face:
"But sir, why five hundred people?"
Lu Yunyi glanced at him and sighed heavily.
He covered his face with sackcloth, tilted his head and stopped talking.
Xu Zengshou suddenly became anxious and began to shake the recliner:
"Sir, this is my first time in the army, please tell me about it."
Hearing this, Lu Yunyi quickly lifted the sackcloth from his head, his face full of shock.
"You dare to come here for your first time in the army? Isn't your brother afraid that you will die on the grassland?"
"My brother said that we will win this battle. If I'm careful, I won't die." Lu Yunyi opened his eyes, sat up straight and looked around. They were standing alone on the grassland.
In front were civilian soldiers transporting military supplies. A hundred meters away was an earthen fort. In total, there were no more than 500 soldiers.
If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the most dangerous place Xu Zengshou has ever experienced.
He looked at Xu Zengshou with a strange expression:
"If you die here, will your brother chop me up?"
"How could that be? It is the duty of soldiers to die on the battlefield!" Xu Zengshou shouted with his neck stiff.
"Alright, alright, who wants to die when they can live?
Saving your life is the most important thing on the battlefield, don't be fooled by your brother and others.
Fighting a war is not about committing suicide, it must be done in a disciplined manner."
Lu Yunyi waved his hands, feeling helpless about the stupidity of these young people.
Xu Zengshou looked strange, staring at Lord Lu in front of him.
Whether it is the leisurely battlefield in front of us or the arrangement of the battle formation,
Or perhaps the way he disciplined the soldiers was completely different from many military instructions he had seen before.
He looked at the roasted whole lamb on one side, then at the reclining chair beside him, and the tea table beside him.
No matter how you look at it, they seem to be resting, not fighting.
Seeing that he was still looking at him, Lu Yunyi waved his hand and said:
"Do you know how long it will take for 500 cavalrymen to leave the camp?"
Xu Zengshou was stunned, shook his head violently, and said honestly: "I don't know."
"Do you know how far away the cavalry should be when they rush out of the camp to fight?"
"do not know"
There was confusion in Xu Zengshou's big eyes.
"Do you know what is the minimum distance that cavalry can maintain when charging at full speed in a field battle?"
"do not know."
Lu Yunyi's face froze, and he suddenly didn't want to teach anymore.
The Xu Zengshou and Liu Heiying in front of them can be collectively described as the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix Chick. They know nothing about military affairs.
The difference is that Liu Heiying knows mature women very well.
Xu Zengshou knows everything about food, from the selection of lambs to the mixing of seasonings and the cooking temperature.
They were all improved by him personally, and the aroma is several times stronger.
Sighing softly, Lu Yunyi raised his hand and patted his head:
"When cavalry charge, there should be at least 50 meters between them. This is to ensure that if they fall off their horses, they will not affect their colleagues.
As for leaving the camp, since the horses are not fast, a distance of three meters is enough.
However, due to the speed, it would take at least a quarter of an hour for the five hundred cavalrymen to rush out of the camp and close the gate.
Considering that Kharajang cannot be exited from the main gate, the only option is to move the fortifications to open the gate.
In this way, it won't be too big, and the time may be postponed to two quarters of an hour.
If there were a thousand cavalrymen, it would take half an hour to leave the camp, and an hour to go back and forth.
This time is enough for our Ming cavalry to rush to the front and kill into the camp.
If you were Harajang, would you be so stupid? "
Xu Zengshou took a deep breath, his eyes widened, and a wise light flashed in them.
He seems to understand!
Seeing his expression, Lu Yunyi was very satisfied and nodded:
"So, at most 500 riders.
There may be only two hundred or one hundred, so that the camp can be opened and closed quickly and we won’t have any chance to attack.”
Lu Yunyi lay down again and pointed his finger forward casually:
"I have 2,500 soldiers. If this isn't a small number, then what is it?
Let me ask you again, how can we win when the enemy outnumbers us?"
"do not know."
Lu Yunyi's body went limp and he sighed:
"It's okay, go play."
Xu Zengshou's eyes widened, and he became a little anxious. He quickly grabbed a leg of lamb and ran over with a smile:
"My Lord, come and eat something. You have slept all day."
"Bullshit, I didn't sleep."
Lu Yunyi shook the rag off his face and took the leg of lamb.
Xu Zengshou also smiled awkwardly and nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, my lord, you are not asleep. You are working diligently to take care of military affairs!"
Lu Yunyi nodded with satisfaction, took a big bite of the fragrant lamb leg in his hand, and said vaguely:
“When the enemy outnumbers us, the only way to win is to take risky actions and take advantage of the right time, place and people.
Now our troops have the advantage of terrain and people, and Harazhang can only rely on the weather.
As long as it's not windy or rainy during the day, you don't have to worry about him running out, but you have to be vigilant at night."
Xu Zengshou's eyes widened. He suddenly felt that learning military tactics from Lord Lu in front of him would be much easier than learning it at home.
At least there won’t be the kind of obscure and guesswork-based language that appears in military books.
No wonder Guo Quan was reluctant to go back. He is now somewhat reluctant to go back.
"Give me a glass of water."
"okay."
Xu Zengshou happily took the teapot, poured a large bowl of water and handed it over.
Lu Yunyi drank the water in the bowl and sighed.
"what."
Lu Yunyi felt like he was alive again.
He quickly finished the leg of lamb, lay down contentedly, covered his face with a rag, and said:
"Call me when it gets dark."
"Yes, General!"
Xu Zengshou strolled along the grain road in high spirits.
While eating mutton and chewing dried apricots,
Keep firmly in mind the military tactics you just learned.
Time passed little by little, and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
The harasser was still shouting, and the roasting of the lamb was still going on.
The sky turned gray and it was about to get dark.
In the southeast direction, General Lan Yu, along with Wang Bi and Geng Bingwen, began to circle around the Harazhan camp, trying to find loopholes in the attack and to check whether the grain transportation route was unobstructed.
As they walked along, they saw five earthen forts.
They were not far apart, and the number of soldiers inside varied.
They were all experienced warriors and soon realized the cleverness of the situation.
Distribute troops to various places and rush to help in time.
It can not only monitor Halazhang, but also avoid omissions to the greatest extent.
Geng Bingwen, the best defender in the Ming Dynasty, saw this arrangement.
He frowned slightly and then quickly relaxed his brows, and said with a smile:
"The Continuation of Zizhi Tongjian Changpian says: For frontier guards, one fort is set up for every 500 people, and one farming officer is set up for every three or two forts, who are ordered to cultivate the land in due course, and are taught martial arts during the off-season to prepare for battle.
Lu Yunyi should have arranged it according to this method and made some improvements.
I have to say, it was just right, he used the more than 2,000 soldiers in his hands to the fullest extent. "
Geng Bingwen looked at Lan Yu again:
"General, this Lu Yunyi has the ability to change.
If ordinary generals were asked to guard the grain route, they would probably have to have soldiers patrolling back and forth, and they would definitely not be able to come up with this method. "
Lan Yu was very satisfied and smiled:
"This boy has read a lot of military books and is always ready to use them. He is a great talent in the military."
Wang Bi's face, which was already dark, seemed to become even darker. He curled his lips and looked indignant.
"I've seen his battle arrangements. Several heavily guarded locations were very well chosen. They're all located at strategic choke points. It's not easy," Lan Yu did not hesitate to praise.
As generals, they naturally knew how difficult it was to do this.
At least one needs to know the terrain outside the Harazhan camp and understand the combat effectiveness of one's own troops. The general also needs to have the ability to unravel the situation.
Now it seems that Lu Yunyi has everything.
The group of people were talking like this as they headed towards the camp behind them.
When they reached the middle, the fragrance in the air and the occasional shouts attracted their attention.
Lan Yu frowned slightly: "Go and have a look."
Soon, a group of people rushed over, with strange faces.
There were more than ten fires roasting delicious lambs.
Xu Zengshou shuttled back and forth, grinning foolishly.
More importantly, there is a bench on one side of the fire.
A familiar figure was lying on it, his face covered with sackcloth.
The loud snoring made the sackcloth on his face float up and down.
Lan Yu's eyes widened, veins on his forehead throbbing, and he shouted:
"Lu Yunyi, Xu Zengshou! What are you doing!!"
The previous chapter has been released, you can take a look.
(End of this chapter)