Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 272 Combat Target
After the gears of the war turned, Austin City in the eastern part of Luoshan Province became a huge transfer station for military supplies. Thousands of weapons, equipment, military uniforms and rations were transported here, and then transported to the frontline troops through here.

As the dynasty army advances layer by layer, the front line of the war is getting farther and farther away from Austin City, a distance of four to five hundred miles. Austin City, which was affected by the war, has once again restored its former prosperity and prosperity. The hustle and bustle, except for the daily hordes of transport convoys reminding people that the war is not far away, there is no trace of the war in Austin.

The music of silk and bamboo resounded in the brothels, the restaurants were full of friends again, pedestrians jostled each other on the bustling streets, and adventurers, mercenaries, and businessmen could be seen everywhere, telling people about the prosperity of the city.

Austin was originally used as a material transfer station, stationed with heavy troops, three banner regiments and 3000 dynasty troops, but as the front line of the war moved forward and the front line was insufficient, Austin's garrison was continuously transferred to the front line. Garrisoning the recaptured town, in just one month, the garrison in Austin has been reduced to [-] people in a banner battalion.

The city lord of Austin suggested to the commander Lan Yu: The garrison in Austin is too small, and there are a lot of materials and equipment stored here. If it is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.

Commander Sapphire readily accepted the suggestion of the city lord, but did not send a single soldier to Austin, but asked the city lord of Austin to unite with the nobles to form a noble armed force of thousands of people to assist The defenders maintained law and order in Austin.

In the eyes of Commander Lan Yu, the rebel army is like grasshoppers after autumn, and it won't be long before the rebel army is attacked by his powerful force. There will be no harm to Austin, who is hundreds of miles behind. There is no threat, so Austin is safe and there is no need to send additional troops. A banner battalion is sufficient.

It was precisely because of Commander Sapphire's misjudgment that ultimately caused irreparable losses.

Although Sapphire did not send a single soldier for Austin, the city lord still mobilized 8000 nobles to help defend the city, and the entire Austin garrison reached [-].

The aristocratic armed soldiers belonged to the aristocratic lords of Austin, so apart from being on duty, most of them were stationed in the manors of the noble lords on weekdays, so the city of Austin was still empty.

In mid-October, Wu Jing, commander of the cavalry under Lin Chuan of the Nanchuan Army, and Tu Yue, the sergeant of the regiment, led the cavalry quietly to the vicinity of Austin, preparing to attack the transport convoy and cut off the supplies of the frontline troops of the Dynasty Army.

"My lord, the rules of the transport convoy have been detected. Twice a day in the morning and afternoon, there are thousands of carts each time, and the guard force is only more than 1000!" The cavalry commander Wu Jing reported to Sergeant Tu Yue excitedly. .

The war has been going on for two months. Seeing friendly troops fighting heartily, as cavalrymen, they can only hide in the enemy's theater of operations and wait for orders. The cavalry soldiers have long wanted to fight hard.

Sergeant Major Tu Yue was born in a mountainous area, and she has excellent martial arts skills, but the only fly in the ointment is that she lacks resourcefulness, so it's okay to be a fierce general who charges into the battle, but it's much worse to stand alone.

This time Lin Chuan gave Tu Yue the task of disrupting the enemy's rear and relieving the pressure on the front line. Before leaving, Li Yunshan, chief of staff, suggested that Tu Yue destroy the enemy's supply line, so Tu Yue set his sights on the enemy's supply line.

"Okay, let's do it. This is the canyon, and we will raid their transport convoy here." Tu Yue pointed to a narrow valley on the map, which was the only route for the transport convoy.

"Wu Jing, when the time comes, you will lead five thousand cavalry to block the exit for me. I will lead the troops to block another gap, and they will be unable to escape." Tu Yue was very excited, thinking that the enemy would fight hungry without supplies. I am very happy.

"My lord, as far as I know, the Dynasty's army usually keeps three days' rations. Even if we cut off the transport convoy this time, it still won't have much impact on them." He raised an objection with a frown.

Wu Jing laughed and scolded: "You stupid boy, if we can attack him once, we can attack him a second time. There will always be times when their front-line military rations can't hold on."

Murong Ke still didn't have the slightest joy on his face, "General, we are now deep behind the enemy lines. If the enemy finds that there is an army behind them threatening their rations, their cavalry units will be withdrawn, and we will attack the transport convoy once or twice at most. You have to flee, and for the enemy troops on the front line, one or two attacks on the transport convoy don't have much impact."

Sergeant Tu Yue, who was originally excited, slowly regained his composure, looked at the Tata general and asked, "Commander Murong Qi, what do you mean?"

Although Tu Yue lacks intelligence, his advantage is that he is good at following other people's suggestions, so he has always been firmly seated as the sergeant major of the army.

Murong Ke took a deep breath, pointed to the little red dot on the map and said: "This is Austin City, if we destroy it and destroy all the supplies and rations, it will take at least a week for them to mobilize the rations from various places. The dynasty army on the front line will be in danger of running out of food!"

"Sh!" Hearing Murong Ke's crazy idea, all the officers gasped. It had to be said that this was an arrogant and crazy plan, and it was also a plan that could affect the morale of the frontline troops of the Dynasty Army.

Sergeant Tu Yue is in a very complicated mood at the moment. According to Murong Ke, defeating Austin is enough to change the situation on the battlefield, but if they fail to defeat Austin, they will not only draw water from a bamboo basket in vain, but also fail to complete the task assigned by Lin Chuan. He would also fall into a passive position, and besides, they were cavalrymen and had no experience in capturing cities. He rubbed his temples and fell into a dilemma.

"How many people are there in the Austin garrison?" Tu Yue raised her head and asked seriously after a long time.

Murong Ke hurriedly replied: "Master Sergeant, according to the report from the scouts, the Austin garrison only has one banner battalion, and there are only 8000 armed noble soldiers. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

The cavalry commander Wu Jing was also ignited by Murong Ke's crazy idea at the moment, and the adventurous gene in his heart was ignited. If Austin was captured, a storm would be set off in Luoshan Province, which would be enough to destroy the powerful Dynasty Army. Forced to retreat due to lack of food, Wu Jing couldn't help being excited.

"Master Sergeant, although our more than 2 cavalry soldiers are elite horsemen, if we are allowed to be infantry, I don't think it will be worse than any infantry team. Give orders! We promise to complete the mission!" Cavalry commander Wu Jing I also think it is feasible to capture Austin.

After thinking for a long time, Tu Yue slammed her fist on the table and made up her mind: "Then take a risk! Attack Austin!"

"But we can't do it recklessly. After all, we are a cavalry unit and have no experience in siege..." Sergeant Tu Yue was not dazed and analyzed carefully.

Throughout the night, the lights in the military tent were brightly lit. After a whole night of discussions, the specific execution details of the attack on Austin were considered one by one.

At dawn, everyone walked out of the military tent with bloodshot eyes, but their faces were very excited and excited. Once the plan is successful, Austin will become a huge explosive barrel, detonating the entire Middle-earth world. His gaze completely reversed the current strategic disadvantage of the Nanchuan Army.

(End of this chapter)