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Humang left, and it didn't take long before Zhuifeng walked into the main tent, stayed there for about half an hour, and left with his head held high.One group leader after another walked into the main tent, and each of them had a private conversation with the Sixth Young Master for more than half an hour. This night, the oil lamps in the main tent were kept lit until it was almost dawn. .
At daybreak, all the troops buried pots to make food, and the smoke from the cooking wafted up, and the fragrance soon spread everywhere. It was a busy scene in the army.
An hour later, the armies of the two sides, who were full of food and drink, began a new day of confrontation.In front of the capital city, Fan Yuhai rode out, and this time the cavalry team behind him was even bigger.From a distance, the number of people has reached [-].
Facing the mercenaries, especially if the God of War is personally leading the army, in Fan Yuhai's view, it is not an exaggeration to send out the whole army.
The cavalry team took thousands of people as a battle formation, and quickly opened up their posture and set up the formation. After the chief general Fan Yuhai shouted, a thousand-man team rushed out of the camp, and the leader of the team was impressively Chambala, the tiger general of the Mobei Mongolian tribe.
After Chambala appeared, he led the thousand-man team straight towards the opposite mercenary on horseback, and stopped suddenly when they were about a thousand meters away.Numerous experiences and facts have told them that this distance is relatively safe.
Chambala, who stopped his horse and stopped, began to call for battle, as if he wanted to fight with the mercenary general one by one.
heads-up!This ancient method of competing for the courage of the generals of the two sides has been passed down to this day, and it is considered to be used by someone.Especially the cavalry, what they pay attention to is the tightness of the battle formation and the momentum of hedging. It is only one man and one general, and the role they can play is very limited.
Tactics such as heads-up have not appeared for a long time.However, when they appeared in front of the two armies today, many people's faces were inexplicable, and some generals' faces were inexplicably excited. It seemed that it was time for them to show their personal strength and meritorious service.Yang Chendong, who was riding on the white dragon horse, looked calm at the moment, as if he hadn't seen the other party's actions, and remained still.This caused many eyes looking at him to shrink back immediately.They were originally waiting for the God of War to order the general, but when they found that the latter was indifferent, they didn't dare to look at it.Ke Shang was a little bolder, but he still talked carefully to his comrades around him, "What's the matter, isn't the God of War letting us fight?"
"Shut up, noise is prohibited in the barracks." As soon as the soldiers below made a move, the regimental commander standing at the head of the team immediately stopped him, and some battalion commanders also cooperated to persuade the soldiers below, suppressing the area. The voice of discussion.
All divisions and regiments are like this, Yang Chendong saw these from the corner of his eyes, and he was relieved in his heart.The results of the interview last night were good, at least the team leaders understood what they meant.With their suppression, presumably the army will not be in chaos, but morale will definitely drop a lot, but there is no way to do it.The difference in strength is too great. For the final general attack, it is impossible to lose any strength now.
Speaking of which, last night, Yang Chendong had already thought of countermeasures for Fan Yuhai.If the roles of the two sides are reversed, he has at least two paths to go.The first is to use the strength of the army to attack with a numerical advantage.For example, directly suppressing an army of [-], and then sending an army of [-] to back it up, and then launch a full-scale attack to suppress the opponent with the superiority of troops.When facing tens of thousands of enemy cavalry, even muskets are limited in their strength, and once they are allowed to rush over, the role of muskets will be very limited at that time, and it will be difficult to win this battle up.
Of course, if you decide to do this, you have to be prepared to pay a heavy price.From this point of view, Fan Yuhai is less likely to choose. After all, there are only 5000 people under his direct control. He can wipe out his own army, but if he really wipes out Sude Khan's cavalry, Then this khan will definitely not do it.
If the first point fails, then only the second point is left, which is to send a small number of troops to challenge, slowly eating away and fighting against the strength of the mercenaries.Accumulate big victories with small victories, so as to expand the results of the battle.
The advantage of this is that it will not lose too much, and it can continue to fight off the strength of the mercenaries, and when the strength of the mercenaries reaches a certain level, it is time to implement the first set of plans.At that time, once the number of mercenaries was too low, facing tens of thousands of enemy troops, they had no choice but to flee.
These are the two methods Yang Chendong thought of for Fan Yuhai.Looking at it now, the opponent really did what he thought, and sent a thousand-man team to challenge.
A team of thousands of people is naturally not scary. Yang Chendong randomly sends a regiment commander, or even a battalion commander to charge up with a thousand veterans. With the sharpness of arrows and the sharpness of sabers, they can win.But this kind of victory is impossible without paying a price.If a hundred people are killed in one battle, a thousand people will have to be paid ten times. After a long time, the mercenaries will definitely be the first to be unable to bear it.
Not to mention, how many veterans are there in a team of more than 1 people. Once the battle here is really over, the effective combat power will be worn out by the challenges one after another. How can there be any spare power to launch a general attack?
Therefore, in response to such a challenge, the best way is to ignore it, as if you didn't see it, and with the huge range of the musket, the opponent is naturally helpless.The only shortcoming is that in the long run, the morale of the army will definitely suffer a lot. This is the biggest test for mercenaries.
Seeing the other party's intentions, Yang Chendong naturally wouldn't let him succeed, so he had the present strategy of responding to all changes without moving.
Chambala, a thousand meters away, had already prepared for the first battle, but after finding out that the other party hadn't moved for half a day, he thought of Fan Yuhai's entrustment, and immediately started cursing, what is that hard to hear, Like a coward, a coward, a pustule, etc. In the final analysis, it is all kinds of insults.
What's even more powerful is that Fan Yuhai seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and even found cavalrymen who could speak Chinese. While yelling in Mongolian, Chinese was coming again. It's ugly.
"Battalion Commander, I invite you to fight."
"Battalion Commander, I also want to fight. Even if I die on the battlefield, I can't let them insult us like this."
"Yes, let's fight." Under the scolding, some impulsive fighters couldn't help it anymore, their faces flushed, and they shouted with anger.
"Shut up." All the battalion commanders were called to a meeting by the head of the regiment last night, so they naturally knew what to do.Although they were also very annoyed in the face of such a situation, and even wished to rush forward with their horses and swords, but the military order cannot be violated, and they can only obey.
Under the suppression of the regimental and battalion commanders, although many soldiers were a little emotional, they did not cause any chaotic consequences. After being scolded, many soldiers had to shut up, but judging from their angry faces, They just obeyed the military order and didn't understand it in their hearts.
After a while of yelling and cursing, Chambhala retreated somewhat disappointed.In exchange, a young general who didn't know the general appeared with thousands of people. They still looked like a challenge. After receiving no reply for a long time, a new round of scolding began, which naturally attracted the soldiers' attention. There was a burst of dissatisfaction and voices asking for a fight.
In this way, going round and round, shouting and cursing again and again, the dissatisfaction among the mercenaries is also growing.But the regimental commander and the battalion commander suppressed it again and again, and still no one disobeyed military discipline, but the morale of the army had already begun to decline at this moment, and it continued to decline...
It was finally getting dark, and the Mongolian cavalrymen also began to retreat, one after another, retreating to the city, and the mercenaries also began to set up camp, and the hot meals prepared were delivered to the soldiers, but for some reason, most people ate It was dull, obviously, what happened today made them very depressed and suffocated.
At night, after the soldiers entered the tent to rest, some battalion commanders finally got up impatiently, came to the regiment commander, and asked for instructions on what to do next?Some battalion commanders also expressed concern. According to their intentions, can they ask the God of War to fight a few battles tomorrow? Otherwise, the morale of the army will drop too quickly, and the team will not be easy to lead.
The main tent belonging to Yang Chendong was still lit with oil lamps tonight. Yang Chendong closed his eyes and was wearing a big cloak, sitting on a chair by the fire and waiting, but he didn't see any regiment leader come to ask for a fight until dawn.
Chapter 833 Special forces, attack
When the day began to light up, Yang Chendong, who had been taking a nap with his eyes closed, opened his eyes, and then said to himself with a smile: "Not bad, not bad."
Humang and none of the regiment leaders came to him to complain, which proved that they could still control the army, and he was not disappointed based on this.But after laughing, Yang Chendong looked outside the already brightly lit tent, and shook his head again, "Today is also a hard day."
As expected, after the two sides set up their positions again, the Mongolian cavalry challenge began again. Like yesterday, teams of thousands of people still came out, yelling and cursing all kinds of insulting words When it came out, it was really as ugly as it wanted to be, and it once again attracted the anger and calls for battle from the soldiers below, even more vigorous than yesterday.Unable to do so, the battalion commanders had no choice but to order a few people named Huan to be arrested, and then put them in the tent, which suppressed the momentary anger of the soldiers.
But anyone can see that this is just a stopgap measure, not the final solution to the matter.On the contrary, if there are too many such people caught, what will be left in the end may be just some soft bones. If such soldiers let them kill the enemy with the main force, their power will be weakened by three points first.
Under the city of Yidu, Fan Yuhai watched all this with great interest and was in a good mood.
In this battle, the mercenaries had too obvious shortcomings, that is, too few troops.After finding this weakness, he adopted the method of fighting with thousands of people, in order to constantly adjust the opponent's military strength. Once the opponent's strength was reduced by half, it was time for him to raise his troops to attack.
Wan didn't expect that the mercenaries were very tolerant. This was indeed beyond Fan Yuhai's expectations, but it also made him very happy.You know, not everyone insulted the mercenaries in front of them, and he could do this, wouldn't it be considered a proof of his own strength?
More importantly, under such yelling and scolding, the morale of the mercenaries must drop very quickly. If the control is not good, the army mutiny is also possible.And even if it is controlled by coercive means, after a long time, the morale of the army will disappear. Can such an army still win the battle?
With the city defending and enough food and grass for the army, Fan Yuhai was happy to wait. He wanted to see how long the mercenaries could last, and as long as he showed weakness, he would definitely raise his army to attack and attack. At that time, he will become the first general to defeat the God of War.
"How's the situation in the city?" Fan Yuhai asked the lieutenant general Liu Duo beside him as if he had thought of something while enjoying the shouting of the soldiers on his side.
"General, the situation in the city is as usual." Liu Duo replied aloud, and then he seemed to understand Fan Yuhai's worry, and then smiled: "General, don't worry, although the defense of Yidu City is so strict, the hired If the army wants to steal the city, there will be no chance."
"Well, what I was worried about wasn't them stealing the city, but some other things that we don't know about." Fan Yuhai said in a deep voice.Could it be that the mercenaries came here just to frighten them?Want to scare them away with your power, and then save face?And once they can't be frightened, they can only hold on like this, but this is not like the God of War.But if there was a purpose, what would it be?
Fan Yuhai couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't figure it out. All he could do was to do the things at hand well. "In this way, send someone to notify Zhang Meng, let him pay more attention to the situation in the city, and protect Sude Khan, absolutely not give Agadorji an opportunity."
Unexpectedly, what else the mercenaries might do, Fan Yuhai had no choice but to give such instructions to Liu Duo who was beside him.What he didn't know, and what he didn't know, was that the ancients had a saying of taking the head of a general among ten thousand armies, and later generations also had a term called "beheading action."
The beheading operation was Yang Chendong's real purpose this time, and all those who endured outside the city were serving this military goal and mission.
As early as when the Spike Special Forces was first established, one of the main military tasks Yang Chendong set for them was beheading.
As the commander of an army, the commander will completely destroy the opponent's command center and will to resist once he is informed. The image of "capturing a thief first captures the king, and hitting a snake to hit seven inches" reflects this kind of thinking. The elements of the "beheading operation" are speed, precision, and internal response.
Now that the number of enemies this time is several times that of his own, the effect of using ordinary means is too small, especially with a famous general like Fan Yuhai among them, it is even more difficult to win with wisdom , In this way, beheading became Yang Chendong's first choice.
Compared with mercenaries with muskets, or even artillery, the existence of the Spike Special Forces is still very secret, and it can even be said that it is unknown to outsiders.It is precisely because others don't know that once it is used, it will have a greater effect and it will be easier to get it.
If the opponent is a large military camp, the chief general is in the military tent protected by layers of military camps, and it may be too difficult to execute the beheading operation.But now the enemy is resting in the city, and there are still many people inside, which creates sufficient conditions for the beheading operation.
Also in the army tent, Yang Chendong changed his seat before the sand table, staring at the area marked with the capital city, and his breathing rate became much slower. The voice of Qiu Wu, captain of the First Guard, suddenly came from outside the door of "Report", "Sixth Young Master, Battalion Commander Xu Yunsheng asks to see you."
"Please come in." Hearing this, Yang Chendong leaned back on the back of the chair. He knew that the conditions that should be prepared had been fully prepared, and the next step would be to see the performance of Tiehu, Bai Zuo and others in the city.
Fan Yuhai was very careful. Every night before going to bed, he would walk around the city tower to see the army's night deployment, and only after making sure everything was safe would he leave with satisfaction.But he didn't know at all that Yang Chendong had no intention of sending a large army to attack at night. His hopes were placed on the Spike Special Forces and Ghost Shadow Sniper Team who had already entered the city.
These two teams have limited personnel, just a few dozen people.They want to enter the city, and they will not arouse suspicion from others at all.Although it is said that since the sudden appearance of the mercenaries, the four gates of Yidu City have been closed, but in fact, Tiehu and the others had already entered the city in disguise a few days ago, and they are now making various preparations in the city. It must be described in words If it is not, it is like Monkey King who got into the belly of Princess Iron Fan and is about to make a big fuss.
Even during the war, there was no curfew in Yidu City.They are different from Daming, they have never had such a statement and awareness, so even though it was completely dark and it was already midnight, some shops can still be seen on the street lit by oil lamps, and the I will also have some figures walking around.
The largest and best-selling Zuihuanlou in the city is also the largest brothel in the city. In a box, two teams of Tiehu and Baizuo, who have been dressed up, are drinking here, and at the same time they are discussing what to do tonight , beside them, two scantily clad women with heavy makeup were soundly asleep.No one would have imagined that in such a place of pleasure-seeking, there would be someone who spends money but does not buy pleasure.
Not to mention the mission, and not to mention that these two women are too inconspicuous, but their military discipline does not allow them to do this while performing the mission.So the two of them didn't take a second look at the two women who passed out after drinking the drug, but lowered their voices and made plans for the night.