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Chapter 762: It's all about speed
"Admiral Li, our mission is to clean up every corner along the way as quickly as possible, delay the time of being discovered by the enemy as much as possible, and cover the subsequent city-building troops to safely arrive at the designated location.

These children are indeed pitiful and innocent. But if we are careless and expose our whereabouts too early, we will be forced to fight the enemy in the mountains. The soldiers under our command will inevitably suffer casualties, and if things go wrong, it may also affect the subsequent city builders. I am afraid that no one will be pitied.

Your Majesty has been planning for the construction of the city for a long time, and the Warrior Battalion has been training for several months to ensure that nothing goes wrong. If the admiral is unwilling to give the order, Lei can command over the head of the rank, but the detailed process will be recorded in the post-war summary and presented to Your Majesty. "

Compared to Li Shi, Lei Lao Hu was a complete brat, but his words and actions were more mature and colder, and his tone lacked some humanity. He was like a machine in a factory, no matter what was put into it, wood or steel, it would be pressed down without hesitation, even if it would break into pieces.

"Thanks to the Chief of Staff for reminding me, Li will personally carry out the task!"

Li Shi was inevitably filled with anger after being taught a lesson by a young man in front of all the officers of the Warrior Battalion. However, he did not vent his anger, but urged his horse towards the grove.

Li Shi couldn't explain what exactly the General Staff was, but he had to know where the staff came from. The Cuju Team and the Haihu Division were both places where the emperor personally gave lectures. Even the Inner Book Hall of the Silijian did not receive such treatment, which showed how important it was.

In terms of loyalty, they were all slaves and students taught and raised by the emperor himself, and were no worse than himself; in terms of ability, there was no need to compare. No matter whether the Imperial Stables went to the navy or the army to participate in actual combat exercises, they were basically led by staff officers, so it was not an exaggeration to say that they were half teachers.

What he said was not wrong at all. Although it was a bit cruel, it was really for his own good. Even if the Chief of Staff could violate military regulations and not report it, didn't the Emperor know what was happening here?

Anyone who thinks so is too naive. Every soldier and every centurion and thousand-household officer may submit a complete record of the process to the emperor through secret channels after the war. If that really happens, I will be passive.

In fact, cruelty alone would not achieve much results. In the plan formulated by the General Staff, completely clearing out the herdsmen on both sides of the Bao River was only the first step. After clearing out their camps, the Warrior Battalion was also required to send people to stay for at least one month.

The intention of doing so is more sinister, because herders often go on long journeys, such as visiting relatives or hunting in the mountains, and they may be away for ten days or half a month, and they may accidentally escape the liquidation. The soldiers left behind are just waiting for them to come back, and then continue to kill them. This is really a plan to wipe out the whole family, leaving no one alive.

Hong Tao has a catchphrase: Man proposes, God disposes. This does not mean to rely on luck, on the contrary, the key is to emphasize the word "plan". When doing anything, he likes to plan, and he plans hard, taking into account all aspects that can be thought of, and strives to make sure there are no omissions.

But at the same time, he believes that human resources are endless, and no matter how careful the plan is, accidents are inevitable. So in addition to executing according to the plan, one must also be mentally prepared to deal with unexpected situations at any time.

The plan to build Fuyu City was very carefully planned, and God was helpful, so no accidents occurred until the end of August.

When the first wave of herders, attracted by the rumbling sounds in the mountains day and night, walked along the Laoha River Valley to the upper reaches, they suddenly found that there were thousands of Han people gathered here, and six tall watchtowers stood on the gentle slope on the south side of the small plain in the valley, connected by low walls more than one person high. Before they had time to take a closer look, with a crisp and short explosion, the herders around them suddenly cried and fell off their horses. The other herders quickly turned their horses and fled for their lives. They made full use of their familiarity with the terrain and their innate superb riding skills to escape the pursuit and run out of this strange mountainous area.

Then it is easy to guess that the herdsmen quickly spread the news to Chaohua, the great taiji of the Khalkha Five Tribes. After hearing the news, Lao Chaohua immediately ordered the camp to move north without saying a word, and ran all the way to the border between the Khalkha Five Tribes and the Chahar Tribe before setting up camp again.

While running fast, Lao Chaohua was not confused. He sent several groups of his own herdsmen to warn and ask for help from Ligdan Khan, Khorchin Oba Da Taiji, and Huang Taiji of the Great Jin Dynasty. He also sent messages to his younger brothers Nuantu and Gongtu to quickly gather their herdsmen and prepare for battle.

In mid-September, taking advantage of the late autumn north wind, Lingdan Khan of the Left Wing of Mongolia and Oba Da Taiji of the Khorchin tribe led 3 cavalrymen south and met with Chaohua, the leader of the five Khalkha tribes, on the bank of Luoma River, 200 miles north of Fuyu City.

At the same time, the regent of the Great Jin Dynasty, Huang Taiji, also personally led the elite troops of the Eight Banners to gather on the right bank of the Daling River. They cut down trees and built bridges as if they were crossing the river to the west, threatening Shanhaiguan. A war was about to break out.

"Great Khan, we cannot hesitate any longer. If we allow the Han emperor to build a city in Daning, not only will the five Khalkha tribes be unable to sleep or eat, but the Chahar tribe will also be harmed at any time. Now, before the city is built, we must destroy it!"

As the actual victim, Lao Chaohua was the most anxious. The unfinished stone city was like a nail stuck in the soft belly of the five Khalkha tribes, making the tribesmen unable to sleep or eat. Ever since Lin Danhan arrived at the temporary camp, he had been clamoring to send troops to attack as soon as possible.

"It is difficult for a large army to march through the mountains. I have seen the city with my own eyes. It is built entirely of rocks. It is high and thick, easy to defend but difficult to attack. The Han people's muskets and artillery are good at long-range shooting, and they are even more powerful when they are high above. It is difficult for a strong attack to succeed.

Lao Chaohua, this is your territory. Is there any other way to get behind the Han people and cut off their food and grass supplies? When the mountains are covered with snow in winter, they will be short of food and firewood and will collapse without a fight! "But Oba Dataiji of the Khorchin tribe immediately expressed a different opinion.

After arriving at the temporary camp, except for Ligdan Khan, the leaders of various tribes led a small number of troops south into the mountains. They reached the ridge north of the Han city and observed with their own eyes that the situation was not optimistic.

The location chosen by the Han people for the city was very clever, located halfway up a hill. To the north was a large, relatively flat river valley grassland, to the west was the Baohe River Valley, and to the east was the Qinglong River Valley. No matter which river valley you took to go south, you could not escape the eyes of the city.

Even though the hillside was not steep, it was difficult to attack the city on horseback, so they had to walk. Mongolian herdsmen were not good at attacking cities, and they lacked siege equipment, so climbing up the hillside was not a good idea.

In addition, Oba Da Taiji also heard a lot about the Han army from his son-in-law Huang Taiji, and had a basic understanding of muskets and artillery, and then he was even more unwilling to fight to the death with the lives of his young and strong people.

(End of this chapter)