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Chapter 179 Confrontation across the river (Happy New Year’s Day)

After Peng Qing inspected each camp, he and Cao Xiong returned to the camp with depressed expressions.

He came to sit down in front of the desk, let the military counselor have a cup of tea, and asked Cao Xiong: "After today's defeat, how should our army respond?"

"My lord, I believe that this defeat has severely damaged the morale of our army, and we will not be able to fight the Lin bandits' army again in the short term. But this battle is not without its benefits." Cao Xiong responded.

"Oh, what are the benefits of losing the battle? I'd like to hear the details." Peng Qing wondered.

"Sir, it turns out that our army has 10,000 troops, and the pressure on food and grass security is extremely great. Although we have lost 4,000 troops today, the food and grass supply can be reduced by half, but the total number of food and grass has not been reduced. Our ability to hold a stalemate with the enemy is greatly promote.

On the other hand, although the Lin bandit army captured more than 2,000 of us, their total number of troops was small. According to the report from the defeated soldiers, the Zhenming Army including the ambushes was less than 2,000 people, but they only caught us by surprise.

Now they have 2,000 people and captured 2,000 people. If they were killed and captured, their name would be completely ruined. In addition, they are very short of soldiers, so I guess they will not kill prisoners.

The sudden increase in the number of captive soldiers will not only not increase their combat power in the short term, but will also require troops to be sent to guard them, which will also greatly increase the pressure on their food security. So I say there is a turning point in this defeat. "Cao Xiong analyzed it eloquently.

"Well, Cao Qianshi's analysis makes sense. So what do you think we should do next?" Peng Qing continued to ask.

"The general believes that because our army's morale is low, it will no longer be able to launch an active offensive in the short term, and now is the time to hold a stalemate with the Lin bandits.

Although their army's combat power is impressive, their total number is limited, and they probably don't have the ability to cross the river and launch an attack on their own initiative. Therefore, we should use the Quyechuan River as the boundary and confront the rebels across the river. Over time, the rebels will inevitably have problems with their food supply. "Cao Xiong continued his analysis.

"The truth is this. I'm afraid that if we can't put down the rebellion in time, the court will punish us." Peng Qing said worriedly.

"I think it is a great achievement that we were able to confine Lin Feng's rebels to Shenmu and Fugu at the first time. The population in these two counties is small and food is scarce, so it is difficult for the rebels to be replenished.

As for our side, when Governor Sun and others come back from annihilating Li Zicheng, it will not be easy to take down the rebels. Your Excellency, as long as you read the book and explain the situation clearly, the officials in the court will understand. "Cao Xiong continued.

"That's right. Yang Butang has a deep understanding of the difficulty of suppressing bandits. He has not annihilated Li Zicheng and his like for so many years. There should be no rush to eliminate Lin Feng. I will report it to the imperial court." Peng Qing also decided. determined.

There is nothing we can do if we don't engage in a stalemate. In the current situation, we are unable to attack again. The remaining commanders were frightened and asked them to cross the river to attack again unless they were killed.

Peng Qing had nothing to do about it. As long as he could protect the Quyechuan River and prevent the rebels from escaping, he would be able to settle the matter with the court.

At the same time, Shenmu Nanwu Fort.

Lin Feng is also convening a military meeting to discuss the next strategy.

"Have the prisoner training teams been arranged? How are their conditions?" Lin Feng asked first. So many surrendered soldiers must be managed well.

"Sir, everything has been arranged. This grievance meeting was very effective. Most of the officers and soldiers of the prisoner training team are looking forward to joining our Zhenming Army. In addition, our army's food is good, and the officers eat with the soldiers. Their morale is very high," replied Vonn, who was in charge of the training team.

"This training team must do a good job, not only in training, but also in ideological transformation, so that they can truly integrate into our Zhenming Army. Therefore, we cannot discriminate against the captive soldiers. As long as they join the Zhenming Army, they are ours." Everyone must be treated equally," Lin Feng continued.

"Understood!" everyone responded.

"What else do you think about the next step?" Lin Feng then asked.

"Sir, the imperial court's counter-rebellion forces have suffered such a huge defeat. I estimate that they will not take the initiative to launch another attack in the short term. And our attack is also limited by the lack of troops. Before the training team is digested, we may only We can first confront the Shaanxi army across the river." Song Jilie said.

"From the intelligence sent by Jiazhou, Peng Qing's army brought more than 4,000 shi of food. Now they have lost nearly half of their personnel. The food and grass guarantee is much looser. If the confrontation lasts for a long time, it may not be good for us. ." Guo Zheng continued.

"It is not suitable for large forces to move now. I suggest sending a small team across the river to find where the enemy stores food. If we can burn some of the food, we can force them to retreat." Fang Xiaoyu suggested.

"Okay, we will send a small team to the other side to strengthen the investigation and see if there is any chance to attack their grain road. Guo Zheng, you guys continue to strengthen the contact with Deng Hao of Jiazhou City and see if you can get some information from there. ." Lin Feng explained.

"Yes, Deng Hao reported last time that they are trying to send people to join the civilian team transporting food, looking for opportunities to help us burn the enemy's food." Guo Zheng added.

"Okay, this Deng Hao is pretty good. He knows how to think of ways. You can keep in touch at all times." Lin Feng continued.

"Understood!" Guo Zheng responded. “At present, it seems that Peng Qing’s troops will not take the initiative to attack us in the short term.

Therefore, during this period, in addition to sending out small teams to wait for opportunities to destroy the enemy's food and fodder, we mainly need to speed up the expansion of our military strength and digest the 1,500 captive soldiers as soon as possible.

Considering that the current deployment of Shenmu's troops on the front line is mainly defensive, we still need to make some adjustments.

I decided to expand and form the First Mobile Combat Brigade based on Song Jilie's second escort battalion, with a strength of 1,600 people. The remaining 600 people will be replenished after the training team has completed five days of training.

From now on, this brigade will jump out of the sacred tree and conduct mobile operations in enemy-occupied areas to disrupt the imperial court's arrangements to contain us. "Lin Feng announced another important decision.

"Thank you for your trust, sir!" Song Jilie happily accepted the order. He finally became the third brigade general of the Zhenming Army.

The other two are Wang Qin of the Shenmu Combat Brigade and Fang Tiezhu of the Fugu Garrison Brigade. Song Jilie is the third one, a proper senior general of the Zhenming Army.

The Fugu combat brigade will be held concurrently by Lin Feng himself, of course not counting.

"Sir, how will we arrange the remaining 900 or so additional troops?" Qian Zhuo then asked.

"These 900 people will first train with the Shenmu Combat Brigade. They can be brought to Quyechuan Fort to train. The place there is more spacious. Based on the battlefield situation, I will also make adjustments to the Shenmu Combat Brigade. The time is not yet mature yet. ." Lin Feng replied.

If the imperial court's counter-insurgency army is defeated, the whole aspect will definitely have to be pushed forward. It would be a waste to put Wang Qin on the Shenmu defense line. We will definitely continue to form a mobile combat brigade, but how to adjust it depends on the follow-up battle with the imperial army. Case.

"Sir, in the supplementary training team, it turns out that the deputy Qianhu Panda of the left guard of Xi'an has outstanding performance. He is a good man in managing troops and training. He also particularly recognizes the concept of our Zhenming Army. I don't know how to arrange it?" Chandro then reported.

"Oh, I have an impression of that Panda. His speech at the last grievance meeting was very good. Let him join my personal guard as a deputy first and have a good look at it." Lin Feng explained that he also had an impression of this Panda. Not bad, he can be regarded as a clean figure in the guard army.

"Yes!" Qian Zhuo said.

"Sir, while we are facing the confrontation with Peng Qing's army, can we implement the plan to sneak attack on Jiazhou City?" Zan Hua Lu Jun from the Staff Department suggested.

"This plan can be started. Lu Junqi informed the two mobile battalions of the Fugu combat brigade to proceed as planned. Guo Zheng informed Deng Hao in Jiazhou City and they to cooperate." Lin Feng ordered.

"Your Excellency, do you have other plans? Do you need our cooperation?" Song Jilie asked, looking very eager to participate.

"It's okay to tell you now. After attracting all the Shaanxi Guard troops here, I plan to send officers and soldiers from the Qianfu Valley Combat Battalion to sneak attack Jiazhou City. There are only a few people left to defend there.

If we can capture Jiazhou City, we can completely cut off the food and grass supply of Peng Qing's army, shake their military morale, and then defeat them by attacking them from both front and rear. "Lin Feng told him his arrangement.

"This strategy is very feasible. The main difficulty is how to bypass Peng Qing's army and quietly attack Jiazhou." Song Jilie was indeed an experienced commander and he could see the key point at a glance.

Lin Feng walked in front of the map, pointed at the Yellow River and said: "Peng Qing has blocked the land, but we can take a boat from Fugu and follow the Yellow River directly to Jiazhou, thus bypassing the imperial army."

"This arrangement is really good. When the news of Jiazhou's fall comes, Peng Qing's army will definitely be in chaos. We can also help spread the word, and then we can take advantage of the chaos to attack them." Song Jilie added.

"Okay, you can complete the follow-up battle plan, and I will rush to the outskirts of Jiazhou to command the sneak attack. I will leave the Nanbao side to you.

Jilie and Qianzhuo, hurry up and collect the boats to cross the river. If there are not enough, build some rafts yourself, and be ready to cooperate with the sneak attack on Jiazhou and cross the river to attack Peng Qing's army.

After we captured Jiazhou City, Ji Lie led the Mobile Combat Brigade to cross the river and attack under orders. After defeating Peng Qing's troops, he led his troops to join us in Jiazhou. " Lin Feng then ordered.

"Sir, I suggest that as soon as our Zhenming Army takes Jiazhou City, we should inform this side of the city through Bailitong. We will quietly organize our troops to cross the river first, wait for the news to reach Peng Qing's military camp, and take advantage of their uneasiness to immediately Launch an attack." Song Jilie suggested.

"Okay, Guo Zheng and you will be responsible for delivering the news, strengthening the coordination of military operations, and striving to achieve the greatest results." Lin Feng responded.

"Understood!" several people responded.

　The first update of the new year. Please support me and strive for a good omen for the new year.

　　

　

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