Kai Fu Han

Chapter 294 Attacked by Night

Unitary time on the 29th.

More than 600 soldiers of the First Infantry Battalion arrived five miles outside the south gate of Jimo City.

Jimo City diverted the Black Water River to form a moat around the city. The width of the moat is nearly three feet. However, it is currently the dry season. The scouts who went out have returned to report that the moat is currently dry.

"How deep?" Cui Wu asked the spy.

"More than a person tall, less than a foot." The spy replied.

Being taller than a person can already be regarded as an obstacle. If you want to attack the city wall, you must fill in the river. With the 600 troops of the first infantry battalion, it is impossible to fill in the river to attack the city.

"It seems that we can only find a way from the city gate. Arrange the night watch, set up camp on the spot, and attack the city tomorrow." Cui Wu ordered the deputy battalion commander.

He led a group of guards to ride horses to the south gate of Jimo City.

According to the forward's Tanma report, when they arrived at the south gate of Jimo City, the south gate was closed. Presumably, when the Xinghanmeng fleet docked at the mouth of Mohe River, Jimo City had already received the news and prepared defense work in advance.

Cui Wu observed Jimo City. The gate was less than two feet wide, which was very suitable for defense.The city wall is a little more than two feet high, and the city gate tower is even higher, reaching four feet by visual inspection.

There are already officers and soldiers patrolling the city wall, and there are many generals standing on the city gate.

"Go over and shout!" Cui Wu ordered the guard.

A guard rode forward, stopped fifty steps away from the city gate, and shouted loudly to the top of the city gate:

"Pseudo Qi has no way, harms the people, and is willing to be a Jurchen puppet. Today, Xinghan League will do justice for the sky, and put things right. I hope you will find your way back and surrender early, so as not to be harmed by swordsmen."

After a while, seeing no response from the city, he shouted again.

Whoosh!
An arrow was stuck on the ground in front of the guard's horse.

"If you don't kill the envoys when the two armies are fighting, go back and tell your general. With only five or six hundred of you, don't have any wishful thinking."

After hearing this, the guard turned his horse's head and returned to Cui Wu. There was no need to report, Cui Wu must have heard clearly.

"go back."

After the four people returned to the camp, the camp had been set up, and the cooks had begun to boil water in large iron pots and make dinner. It is estimated that everyone will have something hot to eat tonight.

Cui Wu called the deputy battalion commander in charge of the reconnaissance squad and arranged for him to send all the scouts out, making sure to keep an eye on all the four cities in Jimo, just in case.

After dinner, Cui Wu went into his tent, lit a candle and started reading.

With the support of Liu Xinqi's 1000 years of advanced theoretical knowledge, Xinghan League's technological development is very fast, which makes all serving officers and officials feel that they cannot keep up with the 'time', forcing them to spend as much time as possible , teach yourself new knowledge related to your work.

What Cui Wu is reading now is a mathematics textbook.

Ever since he witnessed the power of a large number of artillery used at the same time in the Huangshui River defensive position, he became even more convinced that this weapon must be the main force in future land and naval battles.

Artillery operation requires a lot of professional knowledge. Although he does not need to personally operate the artillery, as a commander, he must understand the principles of artillery use and shooting, so that he can command better and fully utilize the power of artillery.He recently taught himself geometry. Although the basic knowledge of parabolas is simple, if factors such as air resistance and wind are taken into account, it will become very complicated, giving Cui Wu a headache in learning.

I have asked the instructor for advice many times on the ship, but the two people are about the same level, so Cui Wu is still troubled by many doubts.

"report!"

Cui Wu put down the book in his hand, rubbed his sore temples, and replied: "Come in."

"Reporting to the battalion commander, the reconnaissance team discovered that the east gate of Jimo City was opened, and soldiers and horses left the city from the east gate. They sent the information back first. The purpose of the soldiers and horses leaving the city is not clear yet."

"Guards! Notify the two deputy battalion commanders immediately and organize all soldiers to assemble silently." Cui Wu ordered the guards outside the tent loudly.

"Yes! Organize combat soldiers to assemble silently." The guard repeated the order and walked away to deliver the order.

There are three types of night gatherings for Xinghan League army training.The first is an emergency assembly. There will be warnings such as drums and bugles. Soldiers who hear the assembly order need to wear necessary armor and carry weapons as quickly as possible to assemble at a designated location. This designated location will be set in advance when setting up camp. Sure.The second type is normal assembly. There will also be drums and trumpets, but it is an announcement type of order. The soldiers will be neatly dressed, but they are not required to wear armor or carry weapons. They will also assemble at a designated location.The last one is a silent assembly. There will be no drums or bugles, and orders will be passed from top to bottom. The battalion commander will pass on to the company commander, the company commander will pass on to the platoon leader, and the platoon leader will pass on to the squad leader. The squad leader will organize the soldiers to assemble and ask for the best possible way. Wear the necessary armor and weapons as quickly as possible, assemble in squad units, and wait for further orders.

In terms of assembly speed, the former two are basically the same, and the latter will be much slower. However, after training, a battalion of soldiers can be assembled within two quarters of an hour.

After Cui Wu gave the order, he began to put on his armor very quickly. He was fully armed in a few breaths, and then led the guards out to the north gate of the camp.

Just then the second wave of scouts returned.

"Report, it has been confirmed that the purpose of the enemy troops leaving the city is to attack us at night."

"The two of you lead a company of people to lie in ambush on the east and west sides of the camp, and when most of the enemy troops enter the camp, they will suddenly rush out from both sides, first shoot a few waves of muskets, and then engage in close combat with bayonets." Cui Wu ordered the two deputy battalion commanders .

"Yes! Battalion Commander,"

"The third company commander will lead your company out of the camp, go around to the rear of the enemy, and block their rear. When the battle starts, you will make a surprise attack from the rear of the enemy." Cui Wu ordered again.

"Yes! Battalion Commander,"

"Other soldiers, including logistics soldiers, medical soldiers, and cooking soldiers, all retreated to the south of the camp with me, let the enemy into the camp, and then closed the door to beat the dogs."

"Yes!"

After the order was issued, all the soldiers acted immediately. In the dark night, no one made any noise in the camp, only sporadic orders from officers came out, directing all the soldiers to arrange an ambush according to Cui Wu's order.

Good training enabled Cui Wu's orders to be completely implemented. In less than a quarter of an hour, the ambush had been set up. The three companies of men and horses left the camp from the west gate of the camp, and the entire camp became quiet again.

...

"The camp in front is too quiet. Is there a scam?"

"What kind of fraud could there be? We have already found out during the day. They only have 500 people. Excluding the logistical problems, it would be great to have [-] combatants. This Xinghan League is really arrogant. They want to attack Jimo with such a small number of troops. City, wishful thinking." The Jimo County Lieutenant did not listen to the reminder from his subordinates, but was very confident: "Look, I will give him a place to wait for work, and travel to the company camp at night."

"Sir, there isn't even a guard at the camp gate. It's unusual." Jimo County's night raiding troops walked to the camp, and the county lieutenant's men reminded them again.

(End of this chapter)