Kai Fu Han

Chapter 495 Battle in Cangzhou 2
Since the Xinghan Alliance had a large number of listening and military intelligence spies in Hebei, and later sent many reconnaissance cavalry and special independent battalions to the north, the Jin army was defeated in the contest between the two sides' reconnaissance forces.Most of the small group of Jin Army spies were taken over by the Xinghan Alliance, causing the Jin Army to lose track of the intelligence ahead.

The military situation at the front was unclear, and the Jin army, which had suffered heavy losses, did not dare to split up its troops. This made the cavalry of the Xinghan League going north even more unscrupulous, destroying the Jin Army's grain transport teams everywhere.

On December 28, the fifth and sixth brigades of Xinzhen set off northward and entered Hebei East Road.

That night, the army marched to Bohai County, Binzhou, and was just about to set up camp outside the city. The spies who had penetrated into the city early came to report that all the officials in Bohai County had fled.

This shocked Liu Xinqi.

Bohai County is Guofu County in Binzhou. The city is not too small. It can be ranked in the top three in Guofu County on Jingdong East Road.

"Could it be a fraud?" Zhao Yinghao couldn't believe it.

"Send your reconnaissance company in to discuss and investigate, gather the cavalry and prepare to storm the city." Liu Xinqi ordered.

"Yes!"

Diting's spies are trustworthy. After all, Bohai's leader Diting is a warrior and will not betray Liu Xinqi.However, it cannot be ruled out that the defenders confused the spies and allowed the spies to detect false information.

Therefore, it was better to be cautious. Liu Xinqi was cautious and sent a reconnaissance company to investigate first.

"Report, there are no abnormal signs in the city." The reconnaissance company sent troops back to report.

"Continue to camp outside the city and send a regiment into the city to take over the defense." Liu Xinqi ordered Zhao Yinghao.

An infantry regiment entered the city, while other soldiers were busy setting up camp.

"Why don't you just go to the city? There are ready-made military camps in the city. Wouldn't it be easier?" Liu Zhijie asked in confusion.

"The new recruits have not experienced a real battle after joining the army. They have been through various trainings and drills before, but they are always not as good as going to the real battlefield. Before fighting the Jin Army, let the new recruits adapt to the rhythm of marching under normal circumstances. . If you enter the city and spend the night directly in the military camp, the training effect will be greatly reduced." Liu Xinqi replied.

Marching combat, the field battle where the two armies meet with swords and soldiers, is only a small part of it. Most of the time is spent on marching, attacking and defending camps.

"I understand. I'll go down and keep an eye on the spot and let them set up camp according to the highest standards." Liu Zhijie understood Liu Xinqi's good intentions and followed Liu Xinqi. There was nothing to do for the time being, so he simply went down to supervise the work.

"Hey, you guys! The pillars of the village wall must be at least two feet into the ground. You guys don't even have one foot. They fall down as soon as you push them. What's the use?" After taking a few steps, he spotted a few lazy soldiers and started scolding them. .

"Pa!..." "Ah!..."

After a few breaths, the painful cries of these soldiers were heard as they were being taught to use paddles.

Liu Xinqi didn't pay attention to the excitement there. He stood in an open space without construction, with a simple table in front of him. On the table was spread a detailed map of the entire Hebei Lianglu and surrounding states and counties.

The scale of the map is 1:500, and the location of each village is marked in detail, and all the rivers that cannot be directly crossed are all marked.

This map is the masterpiece of Diting in the past two years. There is also a more detailed 1:100 map, but the scale is 1:100. At most one state can be drawn on a three-foot square piece of paper, which is not suitable for large-scale marching operations. .Liu Xinqi looked at the map, thinking about all possible battle situations and simulating countermeasures in his mind.

"Call Xu Zhong over." Liu Xinqi ordered.

A guard next to him immediately ordered him to leave.

"Leader, you are looking for me." Xu Zhong came over quickly to report.

"I remember when you reported the intelligence before, you said that the commander-in-chief of the Jin Kingdom notified the puppet Qizhou County to transport supplies directly to Wumai County in Cangzhou, right?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"Yes, it will be shipped directly to Wumai. The grain and grass from Leling County and Yanshan County have already been shipped." Xu Zhonghui reported.

Leling County is located at the southernmost tip of Cangzhou, just over a hundred miles away from Jishui River. Next is Wumai, located fifty miles northeast of Leling County.The Bohai Sea is located a hundred miles southeast of Wumai.

"Where are the three counties in Meizhou?" Liu Xinqi asked.

Cangzhou is located between Cangzhou and Zizhou on Jingdong East Road.

"They also received the order from the commander-in-chief of the Jin Kingdom. They also collected food and grass early, but they haven't started yet. They may have some ideas." Xu Zhong replied.

It’s normal to have this idea. Cangzhou is the closest to Jingdong East Road, close to Zizhou, and Wumai County in Cangzhou is immediately adjacent to the north. The Jin Kingdom has set its logistics base in Wumai County, which means that the preset battlefield must be south of Wumai.Maybe Zhangzhou will become a battlefield between the two sides. It is easy to understand that the gentry and evil officials in Zhangzhou have their own plans.

"Since Meizhou has an idea, we will not enter Zhangzhou first. We will march directly to Zhao'an County tomorrow and recover Wumai the day after tomorrow." Liu Xinqi pointed at the map and arranged: "Let's disrupt the Jin Army's 'preset battlefield' plan first. Let them mess around for a while."

The supply transportation of the Xinghan Alliance basically relies on sea transportation. This time against the Jin Kingdom, the Bohai Rim strategy has been directly advanced. Therefore, Meizhou, which is not near the sea, is not necessary to recover. As long as they do not plan to become a support for the Jin army, You can let them go for now.

"The alliance leader is wise." Xu Zhong said, fearing flattery.

"You must keep an eye on the Jin Army's large forces. If they make a sudden march or have other changes, you must report it to the general headquarters as soon as possible. Don't let us and the Jin Army directly confront each other in Wuchang County and be caught off guard. "Liu Xinqi emphasized.

"Yes."

The camp was not set up until Xu Shi, when it was completely dark.Due to the difficulty of digging holes in the frozen ground, the progress of erecting fences and tents has been slowed down, and the construction progress of the entire camp has been delayed for more than an hour.

"Thank you for planning to train these new recruits in advance. It is very necessary. The spirit of cooperation is too poor." After finishing his work, Zhao Yinghao went to Liu Xinqi's Chinese army tent, picked up the tea bowl on the table, and drank up the heat in the bowl. Tea, and then said angrily.

"Don't ask too high. In the past, our warrior ratio exceeded 1:50. Now it is close to 1:80. It will definitely expand further in the future. Therefore, on some construction projects that rely too much on 'Hercules', the progress is slowing down. It's normal." Liu Xinqi comforted.

The 1:80 here only refers to the ratio of soldiers to ordinary soldiers in the field army, and excludes soldiers from special independent battalions.

The role of the warrior "Hercules" in construction is very critical. For example, when erecting fence posts, ordinary people need to dig a deep hole first, then insert the wood, and finally bury the soil and compact it.As for the warriors, they can reach the standard by directly holding the sharpened wood and thrusting it towards the ground. The efficiency is very different.

(End of this chapter)