Horse on the World

Chapter 228 Guan Xinglong's Decision
In Shahe Town, Li Qing's Chinese army camp.

It was very late at night, but Li Qing still couldn't fall asleep. Whether the three fortresses of Dingyuan, Weiyuan, and Zhenyuan can be held steadily is related to the success of the entire Dingzhou strategy. In the siege of rebirth, it was firmly nailed there like a rock in a violent sea, and even Li Qing himself felt very trapped.

But no matter how difficult it is, we must firmly implement this strategy. Due to my own mistakes, most of Dingzhou's elite soldiers have lost more than half. Of the 5000 troops, no more than a thousand returned to the team one after another, plus a remnant army that joined the Yishan Division that had passed through the mountain wind at that time, there were only 5000 people and only a mere [-] people left. Li Qing often recalled the heavy loss. Thinking of this, I feel a dull pain in my heart.

The three fortresses are stuck there like nails, so the barbarians can't drive straight in, otherwise their supply line may be cut off by the Dingzhou army at any time, and in the hinterland of Dingzhou, several counties on the verge of the front line have already been cleared, and the barbarians can't even think of finding a place here. A grain of grain, a pig and a sheep, this will make the barbarians who rely on war to support the war encounter unprecedented logistical problems. Of course, in order to realize the strong walls and clear the wilderness, Dingzhou has also paid a lot of price. Many people who do not want to leave are forced Bound and sent away, this also caused Li Qing to bear a lot of infamy.

"As long as we win, all dissatisfaction and resentment will be diluted by the joy of victory!" Li Qing said in his heart.

However, if these three fortresses are lost, the barbarian army will immediately face the defense line of Shahe Town, and the 3 troops will drive straight in. Li Qing thought to himself, with the [-] troops of the Qi Nian Division and the reorganized Changsheng Battalion, The Whirlwind Battalion could hardly resist the tide of barbarians.Once the barbarians spread like a plague in Dingzhou, it would be a disaster.

Can the three fortresses be defended?Li Qing also had no idea.This time is not the battle of Fuyuan back then.

Every day, the battle situation of the three fortresses was sent to Li Qing's desk like running water. Looking at the tens of words of the battle report, Li Qing knew that countless lives were lost, and countless blood was exchanged for it. here.

Weiyuan and Zhenyuan are safe for the time being. In Weiyuan, Zhenghongqi Fusen did not work hard. Weiyuan did not receive any substantial attack at all, while Zhenyuan's Zhenglanqi Sushun was attacked in the first large-scale attack. After the setback, they are still waving the flag every day, and they are done with a symbolic attack. It seems that there will be no problems in the two fortresses in a short time, but Dingyuan, can Dingwu hold it?
Judging from the battle report, Dingyuan has suffered crazy attacks from the two banners of Zhenghuang and Huangxiang for several days in a row. During the day and night, the attacks are continuous. In just a few days, Dingyuan has lost nearly a thousand people, which made Li Qing full of worries.

Guan Xinglong, can you hold on?
"Marshal, are you still worried about Dingyuan?" Wang Qinian walked up to Li Qing and asked softly.Since the start of the war, Li Qing has obviously lost a lot of weight.

Li Qing nodded, "Yeah, we killed Najib, and it looked like Boyan's rebellion was lifted. Now he is crazy enough to attack regardless of casualties. He has lost nearly 5000 troops in a few days, and he still refuses to stop. "

"Yes, Commander, Boyan is completely using human lives to pay for it, and our strategy is to prolong the war as long as possible. In the current situation, Dingyuan is surrounded by groups, and the soldiers cannot be replenished. Such consumption is indeed not a good thing." Wang Qinian was also worried.

Li Qing turned around, "Ask Wang Yan to come see me!"

A moment later, Wang Yan arrived at the tent of the Chinese army, "Wang Yan, you lead the Changsheng Battalion of five thousand cavalry to move to the vicinity of Dingyuan."

"Marshal, do you want to fight with Boyan?" Wang Yan's eyes lit up. After he recovered from his injury, he hadn't fought a battle yet. He practiced the new army every day on the school field, and his hands were already itchy.

Li Qing shook his head, "No, you move to the vicinity of Dingyuan, to support Dingyuan Guan Xinglong, so that Boyan can't attack Dingyuan with all his strength, what you have to do is to make Boyan feel threatened by the flanks, the depth of which, You can grasp it on the spot! You can play a few small games, but you must not be entangled by Boyan. I am still worried about the [-] Long Xiaojun behind Boyan. You must also pay attention to this point near Dingyuan. The Long Xiao army is forcing you to retreat immediately. Don't confront them head-on. The current Changsheng battalion is not the original guard battalion, and its combat power is not the same. body, so that he can't eat it, and he can't take it off!"

"Yes, Marshal, I understand!" Wang Yan gave a salute, turned around and strode away.

"Commander, Weiyuan is going to Hongqi Fulin, you can work hard, this kid doesn't have the same heart with Bayar at all." Wang Qinian whispered.

Li Qing nodded and said: "Kung fu is necessary, but Fusen is not easy to deal with. He is a master who does not see a rabbit or a eagle. If we can't withstand Bayar's attack, this kid will beat us up." He will be more ruthless than anyone else, but as long as we gain the upper hand, he will stand still and wait and see."

Wang Qinian took a sip, "This kind of nonsense is really disgusting. Commander, if we win in the future, you will really spare this kid? Thinking about it is depressing!"

Li Qing smiled, lowered his head, looked at the map on the table, and was noncommittal to Wang Qinian's words.

In Dingyuan, Guan Xinglong's battle robe was stained with blood, his face was also stained with the blood of the enemy or his comrades in arms, the big knife in his hand was leaning on the city wall, watching the enemies receding like a tide and the piles of dead bodies under the city , Bah, spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, "Bo Yan, you lunatic, come on, come on, fight like this, even if you beat me Dingyuan, there are still a few people left in your yellow department, I will accompany you." The attack regardless of the cost made Guan Xinglong, who was originally full of confidence, shake a little bit. Today, the soldiers of Zhenghuang Xianghuang Banners have attacked the top of the city several times. When there is a dangerous situation, he will appear there at the first time, and drive the enemy to the city dangerously and dangerously.

Watching the last ray of light disappear in the sky, Guan Xinglong dragged his knife and walked down the city wall, "It's not a solution to go on like this, we must find a way." There are more and more wounded soldiers in the city. Nearly 2000 people were injured and injured, and now they are minor injuries. Several medical officers, including Jin Xilai and Jin Huaner, only rest for two or three hours a day. There are still a large number of wounded soldiers who cannot be treated in time. Li gritted his teeth and struggled.

"Wang Peng!" Back at the temporary residence above the city tower, Guan Xinglong found his deputy, Zhenwu Colonel Wang Peng.

"General Guan!"

"How are our hundreds of cavalrymen doing now?" Guan Xinglong asked.

"The little brats are yelling in anxiety every day!" Wang Peng said, "Watching the pawns fight every day, but they stay in the city and stare blankly. They are so anxious."

Guan Xinglong smiled, "Okay, let them have a good time right away, pass the order to the cavalry, and let me sleep now, get up in the middle of the night to eat and drink, and follow me out of the city in the middle of the night to do a vote!"

Wang Peng was startled, "General Guan, are you going to steal the camp?"

Guan Xinglong let out a hey voice, "Steal a fart camp, the other party has tens of thousands of horsemen, and I only have five hundred cavalry, how can I steal the camp? Wang Peng, I have been paying attention to Boyan's camp these days. The idiot looks down on us too much. The logistics and supply battalion is so protruding, almost reaching under our noses, it seems that I am sure that I will not dare to go out of the city, and I am going to make a vote and burn him."

"General, I'll go. The general is safe and secure, so he can't take this risk!" Wang Peng said loudly.

"Fuck you!" Guan Xinglong slapped the thick-backed knife on the table, "You are an infantry captain. You can walk and walk on a horse. If you want to wield a weapon to fight on a horse, can you do it? I guess the horse runs away. It’s too late, I have to knock you down, but I’m from the Whirlwind Battalion, you know that? It’s the most elite cavalry battalion in the entire army!” Guan Xinglong suddenly became sad when he said this, “It’s a pity that many old brothers are gone !” During the battle of Baideng Mountain, almost the entire army of the Whirlwind Battalion was defeated, and even the chief general, Jiang Kui, was seriously injured.Thinking of this incident, Guan Xinglong's teeth itch with hatred, wishing to kill the barbarians.

"Now I'm sleeping, get up at midnight, and lead the troops out of the city. After I leave, you will be in charge of the entire defense of Dingyuan, and you have to pick us up in the early hours of tomorrow. You can figure it out. If Boyan's son of a bitch chases after him closely, You don't have to open the city gate to pick us up, just to prevent that kid from rushing in. Also, if I can't come back, you will have to fulfill the important task of the commander-in-chief, so don't embarrass me."

"General!" Wang Peng's eyes turned red. Guan Xinglong was completely confessing his funeral. He was obviously not optimistic about leaving the city this time. "General, let's keep the city safe. Why go out of the city to take risks!"

Guan Xinglong smiled and said: "You think I don't want to, but if we play this way, we can't last long. I will burn his logistics camp. At least within ten days, that bastard Boyan won't even think about it." When the city is under siege, we can breathe a sigh of relief, and many wounded soldiers will return to the team, and when we fight again, we will have a lot of confidence."

"But if the general can't come back, how can we defend the city?"

"Damn!" Guan Xinglong spit, "What nonsense are you talking, I must be back, Wang boy, do you hope that I will die so that you can become a general? Let me tell you, when I am promoted to a general, You have the show."

Wang Peng's tears finally flowed down, "General Guan, I am willing to be your captain for the rest of my life!"

Guan Xinglong laughed loudly, "I'm sleeping now, you need to find enough oil, set up the city defense and tomorrow morning's response, whether I can come back alive or not, a little part of it depends on you!"

"My subordinates will do it right away!" Wang Peng turned around and strode away.

Watching Wang Peng leave, Guan Xinglong lay face up on the simple wooden board in the corner, and snored loudly within a moment.

(End of this chapter)