[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 137 [English]

Chapter 132: Soldiers March

Wu Ziyu ran from the battle site to Bianbo Camp, passing through Shasan Camp and also went to the permanent camp. However, in the eyes of the chief generals of these combat camps, he was not considered a “chief general”.In discussions related to military affairs, the only use of he is to deliver food.In the eighth year of Hamdeok’s departure from the North, the Hushi was attacked by the Viper Division. The fastest team to respond was the escort team led by Wu Ziyu. That was the only battle he had ever fought.

“The main force of the Bianbo Camp has sent troops north, and you are the leader of the Bianbo Camp. Now the Forbidden Army is going to explore the news about the Shasan Camp. I hope to get assistance from the Bianbo Camp.” Xiao Chiye put down the bowl and said, “This raid of the Eagle Division has obviously been planned for a long time. Blocking the Shasan Camp’s horse path, the Bianbo Camp has lost its ears, eyes and barrier. If you retreat at this time, you can indeed ensure that the supplies are intact.However, the battle area with Sha No. 1 Battalion as the boundary will be completely surrounded by the Biansha people.No matter how many people there are in Zhaohui’s Liuyang Battalion, they will have to divide their troops into two lines and leave their troops to go around the border to provide long-distance support to the battle area in the northeast.Even if there are sufficient supplies by then, the soldiers and horses on the front line will have been wiped out.

The reason why Xiao Jiming chose Bianbo Camp as a supply area was because it had a direct horse trail between it and Sha San Camp and the Northeast Liang Horse Trail, which could quickly provide supplies and troop support.Once this place is gone, Xiao Fangxu, who is still on the front line, will be cut off from backup. There is no direct horse trail from the Northeast Grain Horse Road to the northeast. Zhaohui must take a detour, and it will take four days no matter how fast it is.In these four days, Xiao Fangxu was surrounded by the Viper Tribe to the east and the Eagle Tribe to the south. With no support or supplies, the Biansha people’s wheel battles were enough to overwhelm Xiao Fangxu’s elite troops who were tired of long battles.

Wu Ziyu’s anger had been extinguished. He stood silently for a moment and said: “The Liuyang Third Battalion in Zhaohui’s hands is one of the elite Libei Iron Cavalry. The Eagle Division that raided here cannot stop him. He can give up the far line in the northeast and go to the battle site from here.”

“Liuyang’s Third Battalion, as the elite of Libei, has fought against the Viper Division the most. Amul knows them no less than you and I. You also know that Zhaohui can forcefully break out from here and rush to the battle site, so Amul should have thought of it at the beginning of the raid. Today is such a good time to raid, but he only sent the Eagle Division here. Guess what he is thinking?”

Wu Ziyu’s expression gradually turned ugly.

One of the thirty-six strategies is called playing hard to get. Today, Wu Ziyu’s team encountered a surprise attack at Bianbo Camp. The soldiers would rush to the Northeast Grain and Horse Road with supplies in the critical situation.When Zhaohui received this batch of vital supplies, it was already too late, and long-range support was the least desirable. He could only turn his attention back to the captured Bianbo Camp and make corresponding adjustments based on the number of Eagles provided by the soldiers.Once he comes, Amul will most likely have withdrawn the Eagle Division and replaced Biansha’s elite cavalry here to ambush and wait. Zhaohui will have to face Amul’s full attack.

No matter whether he wins or loses, Zhaohui will be stopped at Bianbo Camp. Xiao Fangxu will be completely helpless at the battle site. Amul understands too well that he is separated from the Northern Iron Cavalry.

“Zhaohui can’t come, and we can’t win. The food and grass in the fighting area are depleted quickly, and the prince will still have to fight hard in a few days.” Wu Ziyu walked to the shelf in a few steps, pulled off the map, and spread it out on the ground. “Sha’s third battalion is close to Sha’s second camp. When the time comes, Amul will attack north and hit the prince’s back.”

Tantai Hu was finishing his cleaning and came in barefoot with his robe hung on. Seeing the others surrounding the map, he also squatted aside to look at it.

“What should we do?” Wu Ziyu raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Chiye, “We will lose when we advance, and we will lose when we retreat. Any move we make will be in Amul’s expectation.”

Tantai Hu touched the scar on his face and said, “That’s not true. He doesn’t recognize the Forbidden Army. We are a team that he can’t count.” heHe pointed to the Shasan Camp, “This place is close to Luoshan in Zhongbo. That area is full of bandits. This time the Eagle Troops were able to avoid the Eagle Patrol of the Libei Iron Cavalry and go around to the south of the Bianbo Camp with a heavy trebuchet for a sneak attack. They must have the help of the bandits. I don’t understand many twists and turns, but the same… Young Master has a saying that makes a lot of sense.”

Xiao Chiye raised his eyebrows slightly and said, “What did Lan Zhou say?”

“Smart people don’t do unnecessary things.” Tantai Hu’s face became solemn, “Why did Amul go to all the trouble to stop Zhaohui? If he had a smooth fight with the prince at the battle site, why bother to allocate troops here.”

Xiao Chiye leaned over slightly, looked at the map, gently turned his finger, and said: “Yes, Amul’s planning like this shows that he is also fighting very hard at the battle site. It is already July, and if the war drags on beyond the autumn without progress, Amul will soon face the severe cold of winter. Biansha’s food reserves this year have all been invested on the battlefield. The longer the war drags on, the worse it will be for Biansha.”

Wu Ziyu thought of something.

Xiao Chiye happened to say: “After my eldest brother was injured, Amul changed his combat strategy in the past few years. When I was in Cizhou, I heard that the Biansha cavalry had reached the Tudalong Banner. In the past, our cavalry ran away after fighting, but this time they did not. Not only did they not run, they were still advancing in an all-round way. Amul had lost patience in the desert, heThey are gradually encroaching on Libei and want to occupy our pastures and camps.So from this aspect alone, Bianbo Camp is also crucial. If we lose this place, Libei will take a big step back. Shasan Camp will be completely collapsed, and our so-called defense line in the east will completely collapse.But if we hold Bianbo Camp, we can refresh my father.With He at the battle site, Amul cannot push this border.”

When Xiao Chiye said this, he pointed at the location of Bianbo Camp to Wu Ziyu.

“As long as you hold on until the first snowfall this year, you will give Amul a heavy blow. Bianbo camp cannot be lost no matter what. Draw a north-south line from here. We can only pull forward and never go back.”

Wu Ziyu said: “Since Amul wants to trap Zhaohui’s Liuyang Third Battalion here, how can we stop him with our current 25,000 men? Sha Third Camp is an important place. If Amul sends the Viper Division to garrison, we will have no chance of counterattack.”

Xiao Chiye retracted his hanging arm, thought for a moment, and said: “The Biansha cavalry has become accustomed to the passive rhythm of the Libei cavalry. Amul dared to make such a bet because he expected that the team in Bianbo camp would not dare to make an unauthorized raid to the east. The raiding troops and horses were caught off guard. According to the distance, they will not be able to return to Shasan camp tomorrow morning. We set out before dawn and when we arrived at the border of Shasan camp, it was time for them to rest.”

Wu Ziyu moved his crouching feet and looked at the map without saying a word for a long time. When he squatted until his feet were numb, he said cruelly: “If the governor makes up his mind to go, the remaining war horses in the Bianbo camp can be used by the imperial army.”

“The Forbidden Army is not a cavalry and does not need war horses. Besides, Libei’s horses are too heavy and make a lot of noise when running, so they are not suitable for a surprise attack.” Xiao Chiye’s eyes flicked around, looking at Tantai Hu, Chenyang, and Gujin, and finally said to Wu Ziyu, “Let the Forbidden Army say hello to Amul this time.”

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Before dawn the next day, the Imperial Guards set out.

Although Gu Jin was still injured, he still served as a scout.Tantai Hu followed Xiao Chiye, and only Chenyang was left in Bianbo Camp.Wu Ziyu didn’t understand, but seeing that Chen Yang didn’t complain, he didn’t ask any more questions.

The dew had not yet dissipated at this moment, and the Imperial Army’s armor had already been wetted by the dew within a short time of walking among the grass and fields.They did not take the horse path, but took the road the Eagles followed when they retreated.

“This is not far from the border of China and Bo. Master, why haven’t we arranged a post station?” Tantaihu looked south and said, “If we cross this pasture and run for another day and night, we will reach Luoshan.”

“The defenses of the Libei Iron Cavalry were all set up against the Biansha Cavalry.” Xiao Chiye turned sideways with his knife in hand and looked at it for a while, “The bandits in the past did not dare to go here. Times have changed.”

“Whoever takes refuge with Biansha Baldy will be his grandson.” Tantai Tiger said in a hateful voice as he plucked the grass.

The marching speed of the Forbidden Army was not slow, and it was already afternoon when they arrived within the Shasan Camp.

Gujin lay down in the grass and didn’t move for a long time.Tantai Tiger followed and lay down, waited for a while, and saw nothing when he moved forward, so he asked, “What can you see?”

Gujin stretched out his hand to push away the grass and said: “Wu Ziyu is right, there are cavalry from the Viper Division in Shasan Camp, and the horse manure is fresh. They have arranged patrols around the camp, and they are more vigilant than Bianbo Camp.”

Gujin said, turning over and squinting at the sky.

“There was no whistle, and there was no falcon. Yesterday’s sneak attack on Bianbo Camp was indeed a cover-up.”

“This place is not easy to fight,” Tantai Tiger said. “The view around the camp is wide and full of grass and fields. If we get closer, there will be no hiding place at all.”

“This is Sha San Camp,” Gu Jin touched the tobacco in his arms, stuffed it directly into his mouth and chewed it, and said, “Not only is there no hiding place, there are iron vines around the camp, and there are horses in front and back, and there are watchtowers at the four corners.”

“How about entering through the ditch?” Tantai Hu said, turning back and whispering to Xiao Chiye, “People always have to eat, drink and defecate.”

Xiao Chiye didn’t answer, and Gu Jin looked a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and whispered even more quietly in the grass nest: “There was indeed a channel for external communication in the past. Later, when the master fought in the Eastern Mountains, didn’t he use this trick to kill the people in the border area? The prince thought this was a loophole, so he blocked the channels in each camp when he came back.”

Tantaihu silently closed his mouth and lay down.

Selection of sites for marching and setting up camps is very important, and using the toilet is even more important. Generally, such dirty ditches cannot be next to food and living tents, and must be deep or accessible.As Shasanying is a commonly used camp, it is naturally more convenient for external communication.However, Xiao Chiye used a small number of cavalry to penetrate the Biansha tribe’s camp and beat the Biansha tribe from the inside until it was defeated. This left a deep impression on Xiao Jiming. For the sake of safety, all trenches in Libei’s military camp were dug deeper and were processed as scheduled.Who would have thought that such a change would turn into a problem for Xiao Chiye a few years later.

How to fight now?

Xiao Chiye looked at the sky and said, “Don’t worry… there is a way.”