Chapter 906: The Magnificent Power of Han (Thirty-One)

Lu Chao was not annoyed, but he understood better that Ben Kuan's men were already the most capable troops under his command, otherwise he would not have transferred them here. He already paid enough attention to the Eastern Expedition Army. But obviously, I still don't pay enough attention to it.

"Young Guards!" He murmured: "How many such troops are there in the Eastern Expeditionary Army?"

What he looked at was a man in the corner of the tent who was not wearing a military uniform.

"Reporting back to the general, the Eastern Expedition Army has expanded rapidly in the past two years. Most of the old foundations have been consolidated into various ministries, which has caused their overall combat effectiveness to decline. However, this young guard was formed by Gao Yuan the year before last. All The officers were all recruited from the old army, and all the junior officers were graduates of a military university called Jishi City in Jishi City. The ordinary soldiers of this army came from the base area of ​​Zhengdong Prefecture in western Liaoning. In the three places of Shicheng and Hejian County, there are not only Yan people but also people from other ethnic groups in the army, but there is one condition, that is, they have lived in the area controlled by the Eastern Expedition Army for three years, but there are people with permanent property in these places. Only the only son in the family can be selected. It is Gaoyuan's personal army, and its senior officers are mainly from the red guards of Gaoyuan's former personal soldiers. For example, the commander of the First Division of the Young Guards who is fighting us today is surnamed Yang, and his name is Yang Dasha."

"Yang Dasha, you still have such a name?" Lu Chao raised his brows.

"General, this is just his nickname. This man is known to be desperate for his life in battles, so he is called Dasha. His real name is not known to everyone. The ones who broke our formation farthest today were the third battalion and the third battalion. The third battalion, the battalion commanders are Mei Hua and Wu Ya, both were born in red guards." The middle-aged man said.

"How many such troops are there?" Lu Chao asked the question he was most concerned about.

"Back to the general, there are four divisions in the Young Guards Army. The organization of these four divisions is very different from other units of the Eastern Conquest Army. Camps are set up directly under the divisions, eliminating the need for regiments. Those who are fighting with us today It’s the first division.”

"Four divisions?" Lu Chao's voice rose slightly: "Are they all as effective as this first division?"

"Yes!" the man whispered: "According to the intelligence collected by our Black Ice Platform, these four divisions are divided into two cavalry divisions and two infantry divisions. The combat effectiveness of the cavalry division is not inferior to that of the Donghu people. This time in Donghu In battle, the Donghu cavalry was defeated repeatedly, and the combat effectiveness of the two infantry divisions was also about the same. The first division was slightly stronger."

Hearing the Hanzi's reply, many Qin generals in the tent were shocked for a moment. Fortunately, only one division came. If four divisions had arrived at the same time, this battle would have been difficult to fight.

"General, what should we do next?" Gongsun Ying asked in a low voice.

"Until we receive orders from Xianyang, this battle must continue!" Lu Chao rubbed his temples, "Our main force here is less than 10,000 people, and even Ben Kuan can't take advantage. The others When the army goes to war, it can only add military merit to the opponent."

"How about bringing in the main force from Xintian?" Gongsun Ying suggested.

"What a fool!" Lu Chao scolded his father-in-law unceremoniously. "This is just our secondary battlefield. Your Majesty has other plans. Our main energy must now be placed on the Wei people, unless your Majesty makes up his mind." Only by taking the Yan State can we use all our main force."

"This official is confused!" Gongsun Ying retreated.

"Right now, we don't have enough troops. Since we can't get much benefit from fighting the enemy hard, let's focus on defense. Young Guards, hey, they are really good at field battles, but they don't know how good they are at attacking a city?" Lu Chao sneered. "Which Chinese army was the one attacking Jinyin Peak and Wuling Peak today?"

"Back to the general, the general commanded by the other party was Kong Fang, who was Kong De's son, but they came back defeated."

"Very good. Jinyin Peak and Wuling Peak must be defended without any loss. If we attack with these two peaks, it will be impossible for our opponents to capture Masaping." Lu Chao said with a smile. "Today we suffered a lot of losses in the field battle. If there are fewer manpower, then we can get it back exponentially during the defensive battle."

"Yes!" The generals all bowed to accept the order.

Lu Chao made up his mind to defend the city and use the city wall to consume the soldiers of the Zhengdong Army. At this moment, in the camp of the Zhengdong Army more than ten miles away from Masaping Canyon, Kong Fang knelt down in the tent with a face of shame. , he led his troops to attack the two peaks on the left and right of Masaping, but failed to achieve any success. He suffered heavy casualties but gained nothing.

"Commander, the two peaks are steep and the mountains are blocked by heavy snow. Our army cannot hide. The opponent has set countless traps in the snow. Before they even get close to the main peak, there are already heavy casualties. The general is incompetent. Please punish me, Commander!" Kong Fang raised his hands. Standing on the ground, I feel ashamed, especially today, when the First Division of the Young Guards showed off its prowess in the field, killing and wounding thousands of its opponents, but it was a disgrace along the way.

Ye Chong raised his chin slightly, and Yang Dash, who was sitting below him, laughed silly, walked over and helped Kong Fang up with both hands, "General Kong, when it comes to fighting, there is no guarantee of victory. To attack an enemy in this kind of terrain, we were originally It's a bit of a loss. Although you didn't capture the two peaks, you still figured out the enemy's troop deployment and the route up the mountain. This is also a credit. This battle with the Qin people is not something that can be won overnight."

"Kong Fang, please get up. Master Yang is right. As long as the losses are not in vain and the gains are gained, it is fine. By the way, who are the enemy generals defending Jinyin Peak and Wuling Peak?"

Mentioning the enemy's defensive generals, Kong Fang's face suddenly showed a look of extreme resentment, "Commander, the one guarding Jinyin Peak is Dayan's traitorous general, Zhou Yu."

"Zhou Yu?" Ye Zhen and Yang Dasha were shocked at the same time. He was a big shot, how could he be reduced to a mountain guard now?

"If he surrenders to the Qin army, what will happen to him?" Kong Fang said sternly. "I will definitely capture Jinyin Peak and use Zhou Yu's head to pay tribute to my father."

Ye Zhen frowned, "Kong Fang, after you discovered this, you desperately attacked Jinyin Peak. Most of your losses came from this, right?"

Kong Fang lowered his head, "The commander's discernment is as sharp as a torch, but when I saw and heard that this person was guarding the Gold and Silver Peak, I became very angry."

"Confused." Ye Zhen snorted, "Who is Zhou Yu? When one hundred thousand Yan troops were trapped in Donghu, this man was able to break out with more than 20,000 men. How can he be like this? This man is Wen Tao. Military strategies are always the best choice. You found out that it was him. You should have been more careful. Kong Fang, I told you before the war. Don't let hatred blind your eyes. Be clear. You are now the commander of the Eastern Conquest Army, and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers under your command are in your hands. You are hot-headed, but you are sacrificing the lives of ordinary soldiers."

"The general will finally be convicted!"

"Kong Fang, our soldiers are not afraid of death, but they must die well and with value. This is what the governor has always taught us. One soldier is a raging enemy, and a general is raging in a den."

"I was wrong!"

"You should reflect on it and stop attacking the two peaks for now." Ye Zhen snorted coldly and said.

Yang Dasha walked up to Ye Zhen and said, "Commander, I estimate that today's battle will definitely frighten the Qin people. They may not come out to fight us again, but if we want to attack the city, we must win this city." The mountains on both sides, otherwise when we attack, they will harass us endlessly from the mountains on both sides, which will be unbearable."

"Of course we have to fight hard." Ye Zhen said in deep thought, "Let me deal with Zhou Yu personally on the Golden Silver Front. Which end of Wuling Peak?"

Mu Gulu on one side suddenly stood up and said, "Commander, please leave Wuling Peak to the general."

"General Mugulu?" Ye Zhen's eyes widened, "Wulingfeng cannot gallop on horseback!"

Mu Gulu smiled and said: "Commander, when I came back from Hetao, I had nothing. At that time, I also walked into ravines and dense forests, fighting bandits and collecting refugees with General Niu Teng. Our area is comparable to the woods here. It is much bigger, the mountain is much higher, the snow is much thicker, and it is much colder, but in the past two years, we have found countless bandit nests, blocked them in the stockade, and killed them if they did not surrender. , I learned a lot from General Niu Teng."

"Niu Teng?" Ye Zhen said in a low voice. Of course he knew this person. He was a good soldier of Yuan Yanlingwei who followed the three ladies to defect to the Eastern Army!

"How many people do you need?"

"I don't need many manpower, but I have to ask General Kong Fang to cooperate." Mu Gulu turned to look at Kong Fang with a smile, "There are many such experts in our department. They can climb mountains and cliffs as if they are on the flat ground. They are in the Black Mountains and White Waters." If we are used to this, we can organize four to five hundred people to come, but with this small number of people, it is obviously impossible to capture Wuling Peak. How about we create chaos and ask General Kong to follow up?"

"The last general is willing to cooperate with General Mu Gulu." Kong Fang said immediately.

"Okay, then this battle will be led by General Mu Gulu. Kong Fang, you must obey General Mu Gulu's arrangements!" Ye Zhen said. "Master Yang, while I am attacking Jinyin Peak, you will be in charge here."

"Yes!" Yang Dasha nodded.

"Don't worry about anything else. Be sure to pay attention to the opponent's cavalry. According to the information obtained by our spies, Yingying, the Crown Prince of Qin, led the cavalry to serve under Lu Chao. This man once led tens of thousands of cavalry to chase the Huns on the grassland. The royal court and the King of the Huns were killed. He is very skilled in cavalry combat and must not underestimate the enemy. We are not more than ten miles away from Masaping, and the cavalry will arrive in an instant."

"Commander Ye, don't worry, with our Donghu Independent Division here, we can discipline him come and go!" Aguhuaien stood up and said proudly. "We are not the Huns!"

Ye Zhen smiled. If He Lanxiong heard what Aguhuai'en said, he would probably jump up and curse. But this is fine. It would be beneficial to provoke conflicts between the Donghu people and the Huns. Zhengdong Mansion's control over them.

Just one day after the last battle, the Eastern Expeditionary Army once again approached the Masaping Canyon. The First Division of the Young Guards shouted loudly under the city to fight, but the Qin army in the city turned a deaf ear and ignored it. Days later, the Eastern Expeditionary Army did not immediately launch an attack on the city as Lu Chao wanted. Instead, they slowly began to build a snow platform far away.

The people of Qin thought that the Zhengdong Army had never fought against a city and was not familiar with this type of critical battle. However, they did not know that after attracting a large number of former Yan Army generals such as Xiong Ben, Luo Weiran, Chen Bin, etc., the Zhengdong Army already had advanced skills in this regard. It has made great progress, and within Jishi City Military University, there is a special subject to study siege and defense. All kinds of incredible tactics can be experimented with. I am not afraid that your ideas will be wrong, but I am afraid that there will be problems with your ideas. You have no idea. This is Gao Yuan’s request to all the instructors at Jishicheng Military University who study killing tactics. (To be continued)