The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 892 Maodun's Plan [Subscribe*Monthly Ticket Request]

After the military order was issued, it was immediately delivered to the captain of the Shanzi Department of the reserve camp.

The captain was a little surprised, but he also knew what the central army was thinking.

Who would not do a favor to take care of the younger generation?
What's more, the captain of the Shanzi Department was very clear about the situation of the Ninth Column. They were all descendants of nobles with great backgrounds.

Except for the military supervisor Zhao Zilong, whose origins were unknown, he knew the situation of everyone else very well.

And from what he knew, this Zhao Zilong's father was most likely an old friend of General Zhennan and Deputy General Gongsun Nu, the Imperial Physician Commander.

He has to give this face.

"Tell Liang Che that the enemy has appeared and is stationed twenty miles away from them. The opponent is an old acquaintance of Zhao Zilong's father! The central army orders us to fully cooperate with Zhao Zilong to accomplish his revenge!" The captain also delegated power decisively.

"The entire Shanzi Department can fully cooperate with Zhao Zilong so that Zhao Zilong will not feel any pressure."

"The Shanzi tribe is one family. Zhao Zilong's hatred is also the hatred of our Shanzi tribe!"

The order was again passed down step by step to Liang Che, the 500th commander of the Ninth Column.

Liang Che looked at the military order with some surprise, and then immediately called Zhao Yun over.

"Old captain, what's the matter that you called Zilong here in such a hurry?" Fusu was a little surprised.

They were the reserve battalion and encountered very few enemies. Most of them were rogue defeated troops deliberately released by the front-line army to give them experience and gain military merit.

"Zilong, you have to calm down!" Liang Che thought about it. After all, the central army said that this was an old grudge of Zhao Zilong's father, and no one knew about Zhao Zilong's father, so he might have been killed in battle.

After all, General Gongsun Nu, the chief physician, had guarded the Xiongnu royal court. If Zhao Zilong's father had died in that battle, it would be explainable.

Therefore, there is a high possibility that Maodun and Zhao Zilong had a paternal grudge against each other.

Therefore, Liang Che was also worried that Zhao Zilong would act on impulse, so he prepared Zhao Zilong mentally in advance.

Fusu nodded and analyzed it carefully.

If it was something related to his real identity, the people who came should be the Jinyiwei, but now the news was issued through the army, so it should be related to the identity he pretended to be.

"Your father's enemy, Maodun Chanyu of the Xiongnu, brought nearly three thousand soldiers and horses, surpassed the vanguard army and the main force of the central army, and stationed not far from us." Liang Che was still carefully observing the changes in Fusu's expression.

If Fusu was really acting on impulse, he would not have let Fusu command this war.

After all, raising an army out of anger is a big taboo in military strategy.

He also regarded Zhao Zilong as his own descendant and did not want Zhao Zilong to ruin his future because of impulsive behavior.

When Fusu heard Maodun's name, he was also stunned.

Others don’t know what the name Maodun means, but he has been with Yan Yan since he was a child and he is very clear about Yan Yan’s fear of Maodun.

"The Central Army Headquarters sent a message asking the Shanzi Tribe to fully cooperate with your revenge, and the captain also agreed and expressed his willingness to fully support your revenge. In other words, now the entire Shanzi Tribe will cooperate with you to complete the encirclement and suppression of the Maodun Tribe." Liang Che saw that Fusu was still able to remain calm, so he breathed a sigh of relief and continued.

After all, compared to having the captain of the Shanzi Department command and help with revenge, it is far less satisfying than completing the revenge with one's own hands.

"Thank you, old sergeant, lieutenant and generals of the central army. Zilong needs more detailed information!" Fusu bowed. Meng Tian and his men were helping him, so he naturally couldn't let down the expectations of so many people.

"Yes!" Liang Che felt more relieved and handed the specific information from the central army to Fusu.

Fusu read the information carefully.

The intelligence recorded in detail the troop deployment of Maodun's army, and stated that because Maodun quietly crossed two lines of defense, many things might not be accurate and needed to be re-verified by the opposing generals.

"The central army predicts that Maodun is going to withdraw from the blockade of the main army back to the forest and snowy plains?" After reading the intelligence, Fusu was somewhat puzzled by the central army's judgment.

Maodun has been driven into the forest and snowy plains once. This time he comes out of the mountains just to pick up some scraps and continue hiding in the forest and snowy plains?
Fusu did not quite agree with this judgment. If Maodun could only do this, then he would not be worthy of being valued by his uncle.

He had heard from Yan Yan that Maodun was a man with evil ambitions, who could endure it, but also had great courage, and his military talent was not inferior to any general in Bingzhou.

Now Maodun can bypass the vanguard and the main force of the central army and appear behind the main army, which has demonstrated Maodun's military talent and battlefield acumen. If it was just to return to the forest and snowy plains, Maodun would have many ways to return directly. There was no need to risk being discovered by the vanguard and the main force of the central army and lurk behind the main army.

"Baggage camp?" Fusu found the location of the baggage camp on the map, then shook his head. Although Maodun now had three thousand men under his command, he would never dare to touch the heavily guarded baggage camp, or he would not dare to do so in a short period of time.

So... Fusu puts himself in Maodun's shoes. If he were Maodun, what would he do?

Fusu's gaze wandered across the entire battlefield, and finally looked at the Shanzi tribe where they were in shock.

"The enemy's target is us!" Fusu found it a little unbelievable.

What does Maodun lack most now?
People? Not really!
But the equipment!

The equipment of the Red Flame Cavalry can be said to be beyond the standards of the grassland.

However, Maodun would never dare to clash with the main force of the Red Flame Cavalry veterans, nor was he sure of winning.

Therefore, Maodun was unwilling to lurk thousands of miles behind the army because he wanted to catch them off guard and at the same time bully these new recruits who did not have much combat experience.

Because although they have the best weapons and armor, they cannot compare with the main veterans in combat skills.

Maodun's goal was to pick on the weak and seize their weapons and armor.

If Maodun got hold of the weapons and equipment of the Red Flame Cavalry, then Maodun, who had 3,000 well-equipped cavalrymen, would cause immeasurable losses to the rear of the army.

"Not good, please give the order immediately, Lord Five Hundred. The Ninth Column should immediately move closer to the Seventh Column. The columns of the Shanzi Camp should also move closer to the adjacent columns as soon as possible. Maodun's target is us!"

Fusu was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

A column had only 500 cavalrymen, but Maodun had the equally well-equipped and absolutely elite Mingdi Guards who had experienced countless hardships. A single column would likely be wiped out if it encountered Maodun's Mingdi Guards, not to mention that Maodun had also gathered 2,000 defeated soldiers.

Liang Che was also frightened into a cold sweat after hearing Fusu's analysis.

Arrogant soldiers will always be defeated. As the army won victory after victory, these reserve battalions actually became arrogant and indulgent. They no longer believed that any enemy army could bypass the vanguard and the main force of the central army, and they dared not to launch an ambush against them.

If Maodun really wanted to attack them, these scattered columns would likely be caught off guard, or even ambushed and lured into a trap by the enemy.

(End of this chapter)