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Chapter 661
On an unknown hill.

Ren Ning was sitting leisurely under a big shady tree, reading news from windmills in various places.

Xiao Gang, whose face was covered with sweat, sat on the side with an annoyed expression.

"General, did your subordinates expose their whereabouts too early? Otherwise, with the ability of the fifth battalion, we could slowly eat up Matsushita Yang's 3 people."

"You," Ren Ning looked up from the news from various places, "don't be too greedy."

The Fifth Battalion now has less than 1000 people, while Matsushita Yo has nearly 3 people.

Even if a sneak attack can eat a thousand, it will still take a long time.

Besides, a sneak attack is a sneak attack after all. It's okay to succeed once or twice, but there will definitely be problems if there are too many.

Matsushita Yang is not dead.

"General, this is really not greediness of my subordinates."

Xiao Gang chuckled.

"After two days of close surveillance and sneak attacks, my subordinates found that the morale of Matsushita Yang's men was very low. No one wanted to fight at all. They were not even willing to rush..."

At that moment, Xiao Gang explained in detail what they saw along the way.

Finally, he rubbed his hands and said, "Even when our scouts get close to them, they often find Matsushita Yang's subordinates openly looking in the direction of the advance and complaining."

"It's a pity that not many people can understand the Japanese pirates, so they don't know what they are talking about. But they heard the soldiers often mentioned Kudo Naoto's name, and their voices were full of disdain..."

Ren Ning was stunned for a moment, then quickly laughed.

"Naoto Kudo came from a famous family and had outstanding knowledge. Relying on his family and popularity, he became a general in the Western Expedition at a young age, but in the end he did not have a good record."

"It was smooth sailing at the beginning, but now we are losing battles one after another. The territory in our hands is getting smaller and smaller, and the casualties of our soldiers are getting bigger and bigger."

“Nowadays, it is normal to be questioned, dissatisfied and even boycotted.”

"That's right." Xiao Gang nodded in understanding, "I didn't react until the general said that."

"Family reputation is nothing on the battlefield, everything depends on real ability and hard work."

"It seems that few of the battles commanded by Kudo Naoto in the past two years were successful. Even if the other opponents were defeated, such as pushing directly in front of the Baekje people like the Yuanning Mountains Post Road last winter, that would be It’s because the second prince of Baekje is messing around and it’s not because Naoto Kudang commanded him properly.”

Ren Ning smiled and nodded.

"Today, among the Japanese pirates on the east coast, the generals are not aggressive enough, the soldiers are complaining about being hungry and cold, and everyone is low in morale and war-weary and war-weary. They have fallen into a vicious cycle. It can be said that defeating them is just around the corner."

"For example, with Matsushita Yang in front of us, we can make a trap and eat them in one go."

Once Matsushita Yo's 3 men were gone, Kudo Naoto would have no more troops to mobilize except for the common people who farmed the land.

Xiao Gang perked up, "I wonder what kind of trap it is?"

If it was a sneak attack or harassment, he would not be afraid even though he had less than 1000 men.

However, it might be a bit difficult to do it head-on.

So it's better to lie in ambush.

"I have already made arrangements." Ren Ning smiled and raised his hand to point at the map, "This is where Matsushita Yang's bones are buried."

"Tara Town? What the hell is that name?"

Xiao Gang muttered and stretched his head to take a look.

"Hey, this place is not too far from where we are."

"That's right." Ren Ning nodded, "Tara means grassland or grassland in Baekje language."

Xiao Gang was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

He pointed to the small circle on the map in disbelief.

"General, now I finally know what it means to be a frog in a well. I don't know how deep the sky is. How dare the Baekje people call such a small place a grassland?"

"Yes." Ren Ning smiled and nodded in agreement.

Baekje is just a broken peninsula.

There was a typhoon last year, which resulted in heavy rains all over the country.

Even a county in Yunchui is larger than their entire country.

The place is small, and the people have little knowledge, so the horizons of officials and civilians are also small.Therefore, it is not surprising at all that a place with a big fart is called a grassland.

But since it can be called a grassland, regardless of its size, it at least means that this place is more suitable for cavalry operations.

"I see." Xiao Gang understood and quickly considered the situation around Tara Town.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded.

appeal.

Lei Er jumped down from Ben Lei and walked over.

"I've seen the general."

He first saluted Ren Ning, then threw a broad bean into his mouth and chewed it, then glanced at Xiao Gang.

"Why are you here? Is the battle over?"

Xiao Gang did not answer the question, but looked at him sideways.

"If I remember correctly, isn't it your duty as Young Master Lei to protect the general? Why haven't you seen him yet?"

Ren Ning smiled and shook his head, then brought a cup of tea to Lei Er.

"How are things going?"

Lei Er then stopped acting like a fool.

"Back to the general, the road around Tazigou was severely damaged by Matsushita Yang. As soon as they left, the engineering brothers came down to repair it. It should be almost completed by now."

"In addition, kerosene, bows and arrows, crossbow arrows, rubber, horse food and other baggage and food are being continuously delivered from Dachun Valley, and they will definitely arrive at Tara Town before the time designated by the general."

"Very good." Ren Ning nodded in satisfaction.

Matsushita Yang occupied Tazigou, and Dachun Valley could only deliver grain and grass to the east bank plain through underground rivers.

The channels are limited, and various strategic materials such as kerosene, rubber, saltpeter, etc. can only be given up temporarily.

Later, when Ren Ning received the news that Yuanning Pass was about to be breached, he immediately sent Lei Er back to coordinate everything.

Sure enough, as soon as Yuanning Pass was breached, Matsushita Yang was immediately called back by Kudo Naoto, just in time to free up Tazigou again.

"General," Xiao Gang muttered dissatisfied, "there are only 3 people. Even if Matsushita Yang has set up defenses in Tazigou, who are we brothers afraid of? We should have wiped them out in one go at the beginning. Why wait so long!"

"That's what I said." Ren Ning was not surprised, but explained patiently.

"As generals leading the army, the first thing we need to do is to clearly distinguish which are the main objectives of this battle or even the battle, and which are the secondary objectives."

"For example, now, compared with the various bases on the south coast that have been completely burned down, Matsushita Yang's [-] new recruits are just secondary targets."

"Now that the South Bank has been burned out, won't it be Matsushita Yang's turn?"

"Besides, we have to consider the casualties of our brothers."

"When necessary, all of us can sacrifice and die; but when not necessary, we should try to avoid casualties as much as possible. After all, the parents, wives and children at home are waiting for everyone to return home safely."

Xiao Gang suddenly woke up and suddenly turned red.

He quickly lowered his hands and stood at attention, "The general taught you a lesson, and your subordinates will remember it."

"No need to be so serious," Ren Ning pointed to the chair next to him with satisfaction, "Let's sit down and chat slowly."

As soon as the two sat down, a messenger hurried over with information.

"General, news about the windmill on the south coast."

Ren Ning took it and took a look, his expression turned serious.

what's the situation?
Lei Er and Lei Er looked at each other and quickly took it over to check.

"Matsushita Yang fired the cloud-piercing arrow, and five Japanese fleets landed collectively and are searching for the general's whereabouts."

Yo.

Lei Er smacked his lips.

Five more fleets came, and there were quite a lot of people.

　Chapter Name: Town of Tara

　　
　
(End of this chapter)