strictlysupreme Chapter 182 Multi-Directional Attack
Chapter 182 Multi-Directional Attack
After everyone agreed to the plan to attack Lengshui County, Lin Kunlun turned to Mu Feng and asked about the training results and offensive strategies. As the head coach of the training, Mu Feng had a deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of these 2000 soldiers.
"Coach Mu, after your training, have these more than 2000 people met the conditions for going to the expedition?" Lin Kunlun asked seriously.
Mu Feng nodded, affirming: "They can barely be used. Although they are not as good as the elite troops of the border army, they should not be a problem in dealing with the county runners or untrained soldiers."
Then, Lin Kunlun raised the question about the marching strategy: "So how do you think we should march? Should we gather together and act together, or should we disperse to Lengshui County and then gather again?"
Everyone looked at each other, obviously not good at marching and deploying troops. As a military expert, Mu Feng was naturally the one with the most say. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I think we should adopt a strategy of concentrated action. Although dispersed action can reduce the risk of being discovered, it will also reduce our combat effectiveness. Moreover, once we encounter the enemy in the county, we need enough troops to deal with it. If we advance in a dispersed manner, it is possible that some people will be delayed on the road, and then we will not be able to advance and retreat at the same time! In this way, we may be discovered and defeated one by one by the government troops!"
Lin Kunlun nodded in agreement and continued to ask, "Then how should it be implemented?"
Mu Feng explained: "We can choose a night, and under the cover of darkness, the entire army will march out. If we are afraid of being discovered, we can hide during the day and move out at night! We will launch an attack at the same time when we are close to Lengshui County. This way we can catch the enemy off guard and prevent them from being prepared in advance, causing us to suffer heavy losses, thus increasing our chances of winning."
Lin Kunlun thought about it carefully and felt that Mu Feng's strategy was very reasonable. He turned to the crowd and asked, "What do you think of this plan?"
Everyone agreed that Mu Feng's strategy was very wise. So the plan to attack Lengshui County was finalized. Under Mu Feng's command, the entire army began to prepare intensively. They knew that this battle would be the key to their becoming a truly strong army.
Just as they were busy gathering people.
In Xishan County not far away, General Liu was worried about the order sent by Governor Hu Wentao to recall him. Although the chaos has appeared now, the status of these generals will be improved. But he did not dare to disobey the order issued by the governor in person.
The most important thing is that he has little food. The thousands of troops he has consume a lot of food every day. If the connection with the capital is cut off, it is hard to say how many people can continue to follow him.
"General Liu! Are you going back to Southwest Prefecture?" County Magistrate Chen asked at this time. You know, the food these husbands eat every day is collected by him. He has to rack his brains to collect food everywhere every day. He has been looking forward to these people leaving. But he didn't dare to offend the general in front of him directly. You know, Li Wei was escorted to the prefecture by the general and was charged with colluding with the rebels.
"Yes, the governor asked us to return to the city immediately! It seems that the rebels in various places have been dishonest during this period!" General Liu sighed. He didn't want to attack those hilltops. You know, those rebels who gathered in the mountains didn't have much money. Moreover, most of them were almost starving to death, so they were not afraid of death. If they really fought, the losses would be immeasurable.
"General! I wonder when the county magistrate of Xishan County will be in place! Xishan County cannot do without a county magistrate!" County Magistrate Chen intentionally or unintentionally postponed the time. To put it bluntly, he wanted General Liu to fulfill his promise.
"This matter cannot be rushed! After all, Li Wei is a Jinshi! Even if the governor wants to punish him, he must report it to the court! This will probably take several months!" General Liu said. Ever since he knew that his men had killed Li Wei's son, Li Bin, he knew that he could not live in peace with Li Wei. So he charged him with such a crime. If things were peaceful, he would not dare to do so. After all, a civil official like Li Wei, who was a Jinshi, could be easily punished by any of his teachers or classmates.
Even though he was a general, he was far inferior to those generals on the frontiers. The troops he could mobilize were only a few thousand men.
The city wall of Xishan County looked lonely and cold under the weak moonlight. Standing on the tower, General Liu looked into the distance, but his heart was surging. He knew that once he left here, the situation in Xishan County would become confusing, not to mention that he had the order from Governor Hu, so he dared not slack off.
Chen County Magistrate's words were like sharp thorns that pierced deeply into General Liu's heart. He knew that Chen County Magistrate was hinting that he must fulfill his previous promise and give him a position as a county magistrate. However, General Liu had other plans in mind.
He turned around and said to County Magistrate Chen, "County Magistrate Chen, I will do my best to win the election for Xishan County. However, before that, we must ensure the safety of the county. Once I leave, what the situation here will be like, you and I both know."
Chen County Magistrate heard this, and his heart tightened. He knew that General Liu was reminding him that once he left, no one would be able to guarantee the safety of Xishan County. He nodded quickly, but in his heart he was thinking about how to deal with the upcoming changes.
At this moment, a soldier came running over, panting and reporting: "General, it's bad! We received news that the rebels in various parts of the southwest seem to be showing signs of uniting! The rebels in the mountain strongholds in various places are showing signs of mobilization, and we don't know where their target is!"
Upon hearing this, General Liu frowned. He knew that if all the refugees and rebels united, there would be at least tens of thousands of people! Their fighting power should not be underestimated. If they suddenly attacked the city, the situation in the entire southwest region would become tense. You know, there are still more than 2 people in the city? But one knows one's own business. Starting with him, everyone from top to bottom is eating empty salaries. In addition, those soldiers rarely train, and some are old, weak, sick and disabled. There are probably not many who can really fight. The thousands of troops he brought this time are already the most elite among them. In this case, he doesn't know where the rebels' targets are, so he must rush to the city as soon as possible. If something happens in the city, 10 heads will not be enough to chop off.
He quickly summoned his generals to discuss countermeasures. Everyone said that they must take immediate action to stop the united attack of the rebels. However, General Liu fell into deep thought. He knew that once he returned to the city, the elite control player would not be in his hands! After all, according to the laws of Dakun, the control of all armies was in the hands of those civil officials! That is, these thousands of people, he must hand them over to Governor Hu Wentao for command! But if he didn't go back to rescue, he would die!
After weighing the pros and cons, General Liu finally made a decision. He ordered the entire army to prepare and be ready to set off at any time. At the same time, he sent out a large number of scouts to track down where the rebels were going.
If the rebels were heading for the prefectural city, he would have to chase them and rescue them! If the rebels were only going to attack other county towns, he could act accordingly. After all, the rebels had too many people in their ranks, a team of tens of thousands, and it was not something that his few thousand men could easily provoke.
In fact, Lin Kunlun and his men also knew that such a large-scale operation could not be completely concealed. Since they all started from different locations, they could confuse the enemy for a while, at least preventing the government troops from guessing their goal.
General Liu waited anxiously for the information from the scouts. However, the terrain of Southwest County was too complicated. Those scouts went to various places to gather information, but it would not be fast to send the information back. Moreover, those scouts never found out their destination. All they knew was that all of a sudden, all the rebels in the mountain strongholds took action. The strangest thing about those people was that they only occasionally searched for food from some towns or mountain villages, but circled around the county town from a distance. It seemed that they did not dare to provoke the county town.
This also made everyone really confused about their purpose for a moment.
General Liu stood in front of the map and observed the direction of those people's movements.