I want to be emperor

Chapter 152 The thief is nothing more than that
When sending the soldiers to call for someone, Luo Zhixue once again looked at the inconspicuous notice in his hand, and finally murmured: "As expected of a famous general, this guy is so fucking smart, not only smart, but also courageous." !"

"It's okay to give up attacking Xiangyang City, but you dare to attack the hinterland of our army and cut our army in half."

The information in his hand was just a very common enemy report, which said that Lu Xiangsheng's troops had gathered the Ming army from Junzhou's troops to continue going south, and they were camping and resting in the Yangpitan area.

At first glance, there was nothing special about the content above. Luo Zhixue had personally reviewed the report when it was delivered in the morning, but he didn't see any problems at that time.

Luo Zhixue didn't even notice the problem when he watched it.

But now the abnormal actions of the Ming army made Luo Zhixue vigilant, so when he looked at the time of these battle reports, he looked at them with a critical eye.

In this way, Luo Zhixue got a very valuable piece of news from this ordinary war report, that the rhythm of Lu Xiangsheng's troops going south was not right.

And when Lu Xiangsheng's troops went all the way south, they were always collecting ships, especially when they were in Junzhou City, they packed up and took away all the large and small ships in Junzhou.

Logically speaking, with more ships to help, Lu Xiangsheng's troops would go south faster, but instead of going faster, they became slower.

Even on the day when the information was sent out, that is, yesterday, Lu Xiangsheng's headquarters had traveled less than ten kilometers, and they had already stationed at Yangpitan to rest at noon.

In the case of a large number of boats collected along the way, the speed of going south did not increase but decreased. What's more, they only traveled less than ten kilometers in this day, and stopped at noon to set up camp to rest.

This is not normal!

There is no other army in Yangpitan area, so Lu Xiangsheng doesn't have to walk so cautiously for half a day and stop at noon. He can completely set up camp in the afternoon like the previous few days, so that he can march at least four times longer. five kilometers.

Think again that the Ming army in the Gucheng area has already moved forward, heading towards Dengzhou.

Then Luo Zhixue had to suspect that this Lu Xiangsheng was preparing to cross the river in the Yangpitan area.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why we stopped after walking less than ten kilometers that day, and still camped at Yangpitan, which is very suitable for crossing the river.

What if Lu Xiangsheng wants to cross the river?

Luo Zhixue didn't even need to look at the map, but he could imagine a smooth road from the north bank of Yangpitan Han River to Xinye City or Nanyang City in his mind!
In this way, Luo Zhixue's strategic concept of going head-to-head in the western wilderness of Xiangyang City and relying on hard power to crush Lu Xiangsheng's troops will be declared bankrupt before it can be implemented.

Because Lu Xiangsheng didn't plan to come to Xiangyang City at all!

Instead, he suddenly turned eastward in the middle of the journey. Whether he went to Xinye City or continued northward to Nanyang City, he would be able to cut off the connection between the rural protection troops in Nanyang Mansion and Xiangyang Mansion.

Relying on the remaining Eighth and Ninth Infantry Battalions of the Third Infantry Brigade, which has not even completed the training of recruits and is not fully equipped, they cannot stop the tens of thousands of troops.

Once Xinye City or Nanyang City, no matter which one is lost, it means that the [-]nd Mixed Brigade, the [-]th Mixed Brigade and the [-]rd Infantry Brigade in the north are about to fall into a dangerous situation of being attacked on both sides.

The Nanyang armies on the northern front are in danger!

And once the Nanyang armies are finished, the various departments led by Luo Zhixue in Xiangyang City will become rootless duckweed in minutes, and Luo Zhixue can predict the follow-up...

It will definitely not be good, and there may even be annihilation of the entire army!
And these were also speculated by Huang Guangmao, Xu Zhixian and others who rushed over later.

It won't take long, and there is no need to speculate, because intelligence will soon confirm this.

That night, an urgent message from Yangpitan area arrived in Xiangyang City.

According to intelligence, Lu Xiangsheng's troops began to build pontoon bridges and collect wood to build more rafts in the Yangpitan area yesterday afternoon, and some of the troops had already arrived at the north bank of the Han River by boat. superior.

"The situation is very clear. Lu Xiangsheng and the others are going to cross the river. After crossing the river, no matter whether he goes to Xinye City or directly north to Nanyang City, he will pose a major threat to our army."

"According to their actions and the fact that they collected a large number of ships along the way, they may be able to complete all preparations for crossing the river today and start crossing the river tomorrow."

"They also have a 3000-man striker who has gone to Dengzhou."

"They are heading to Nanyang Mansion!"

Xu Zhixian frowned and said: "We must not let them take Xinye, let alone Nanyang City, otherwise our army will be in a dilemma."

Huang Guangmao also said: Although the [-]th Infantry Battalion is located in Dengzhou area, the [-]th Infantry Battalion alone will definitely not be able to stop the enemy from exceeding [-] troops. "

"The most urgent task is to go north immediately and join the Seventh Infantry Battalion."

Luo Zhixue said: "However, we must also prevent the enemy from diverting their tigers away from the mountain. When our troops are transferred from Xiangyang City, they will attack Xiangyang by surprise. When the main force of our army goes north, we must also leave enough defensive troops in Xiangyang City."

After everyone discussed the map, Luo Zhixue stood up, propped his hands on the table and said: "

Luo Zhixue looked around at the crowd and began to give orders one by one.

"The Fifth Mixed Brigade stays in Xiangyang City, and the [-]st Battalion of the Sixth Mixed Brigade stays in Fancheng."

"The rest of the army follow me to the north!"

"He, Lu Xiangsheng, wants to play sports, okay, then we will play sports with him!"

"Hmph, let them know that if you want to play long-distance raids, you have to build on the basis of strength, and they can't!"

The soldiers of the Rural Protection Army have advantages in physical fitness, even on mules and horses, which reflects that the marching speed of both sides is not at the same level.

It is more advantageous to say that it is more advantageous to play sports and protect the countryside.

After the simple emergency meeting ended, the city of Xiangyang stayed up all night, and the pier was brightly lit!

The next day, that is, May [-]th.

This day is quite special, it is true for the Ming army, and it is also true for the rural protection army!

At dawn that day, Luo Zhixue crossed the river with the army who took an early rest yesterday and started preparing meals in the second half of the night today.

After taking down Fancheng, in order to connect the two cities and facilitate mutual support, the Township Protection Army directly built a pontoon bridge on the Han River between the two cities, so crossing the river is also convenient.

It's not that all the troops going north need to cross the river from Xiangyang City. The first heavy battalion doesn't need to cross the river. They were originally stationed in Fancheng with the first battalion of the sixth mixed brigade.

Afterwards, Luo Zhixue led the various ministries to the north. There were 2000 people in the First Infantry Brigade, 1000 people in the Personal Battalion, 320 people in the Cavalry Brigade, 500 people in the Artillery Brigade, and [-] people in the First Supply Battalion.

There are a total of 4000 troops, including twelve six-hundred-jin field guns, 21 two-hundred-jin light artillery pieces, and three hundred cavalry.

There are also more than 600 mules and horses for service, and more than 300 four-wheeled or two-wheeled carriages.

Not all of these carriages are used to transport food or ammunition. In fact, many carriages are used to transport the personal equipment of the soldiers, including armor and spears.

You can't count on those soldiers, especially the heavily armored soldiers, to wear dozens of kilograms of armor and carry a four-meter-five-meter-long spear to walk dozens of kilometers, right...

When marching, these heavy equipment are actually transported in a centralized manner by the two-wheeled carriages assigned to the infantry posts, and then put on armor to fight when defending against the enemy.

Therefore, in many ancient wars, when generals gave orders, they would often hear the word "put on armor, put on armor".

The infantry unit, especially the carriage accompanying the army in the heavy infantry, is also an important guarantee to ensure the marching speed of the troops. Only with sufficient carriages can the soldiers be able to ensure a certain amount of physical fitness to prepare for unexpected events during long-distance marches.

When Luo Zhixue led the army all the way north along the avenue, Li Duo, deputy commander of the [-]rd Infantry Brigade and commander of the [-]th Infantry Battalion on the other side, had a gloomy face.

Yesterday, the reconnaissance cavalry of the half-baked cavalry infantry under his command sent him quite bad news.

Not only were at least [-] enemy troops discovered in the southwest of Dengzhou, but at least [-] enemy troops were also found about [-] kilometers to the west.

Even the two thousand enemy troops are not the final number. This morning, there was another scout report, saying that there are a large number of enemy troops crossing the Hanshui River in the west, and it is conservatively estimated that there are more than [-] enemy troops!
At this time, Li Duo didn't know that he had met the main force of the Ming army, and it was the main force led by Lu Xiangsheng himself.

Because in the entire Yunyang and Xiangyang area, apart from the main Ming army led by Lu Xiangsheng himself, there is no second Ming army with such a large number.

Thirty kilometers to the west, there are more than 3000 main forces of Lu Xiangsheng's troops, and about seven or eight kilometers to the southwest, there are more than [-] Ming troops.

Adding the two parts together, there are more than 3000 people.

Li Duo didn't count the Ming army in Dengzhou city to the north of him.

Although there are not many Ming troops in Dengzhou City, there are still a thousand of them.

How to do?
You can still do this, just run away with your feet!

The force he is currently carrying is the 600th Infantry Battalion as the core, and there are also a small number of cavalry infantry scouts, plus a supply post that is not full of staff, the total force is more than [-] people when they set off from Nanyang City.

Dozens of people were lost after the Battle of Zhenping, and now there are 600 people left.

With 600 people against at least 3000 people, no matter how arrogant Li Duo is, he won't be so stupid as to just crash into it.

Not to mention, the enemy's cavalry of about [-] cavalry was heading towards them. It seemed that the Ming army had discovered themselves and sent cavalry to intercept them.

Once entangled by enemy cavalry, with the strength of the Seventh Infantry Battalion, it is natural to face [-] enemy cavalry, but there are tens of thousands of infantry behind them.

Once tens of thousands of infantry are killed, Li Duo can't hold on even if he has three heads and six arms.

So, in the morning, he ordered the troops to retreat towards the east, which was Xinye City.

He wanted to push towards Xinye City and defend it according to the city. Not only would he be able to protect himself, but he could also join forces with the Ninth Infantry Battalion to defend Xinye City, a city with an extremely important strategic position.

Sun Hongcai, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army with [-] infantry, and by the way, the [-] cavalry dispatched by the Chinese army under Lu Xiangsheng, couldn't help but feel that when he learned that the hundreds of thieves on the opposite side were able to flee in embarrassment all the way to Xinye City in the east. Hehe smiled:
"Before I heard that the security bandit's combat power is far superior to ordinary rogue bandits, but today I saw it, this security bandit is nothing more than that, no different from Gao, Li, Zhang and other thieves. When he sees people, he will kill them, and when he sees officials, he will flee!"

"Let the children work harder, we will chase all the way to Xinye City!"

"Then take Xinye City and open the way for the army!"

(End of this chapter)