Chapter 1178: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (Sixty-Eight) Lonely Throw

Listening to Guo Fu's words, Li Mingjun's heart pounded. Yes, the weather is so cold now, and it is the time to celebrate the New Year. The two sides have been at odds for so long, and there has never been a large-scale confrontation. If he were to catch him by surprise, maybe he would There are great gains. Now, as Guo Fu said, he is going crazy because of poverty. The key is that if this continues, his army will fall apart. He told Guo Fu that a batch of supplies would be coming from Jinyang. In fact, Li Mingjun knew the specific number. That little thing was not enough to squeeze between his teeth.

Li Mingjun also knew Zhao Qi's difficulties. The imperial court was already poor enough, and it also had to meet the needs of the Qin people. The Qin army stationed at Hangu Pass regarded the imperial court as a philanthropic boy who took everything he wanted. As long as he said no, the other party would be His face would be lost, and he would probably break his face if he disagreed, but now the court cannot do without the support of the Qin people. Without the support of the Qin people, I'm afraid those guys on the opposite side would have fought over long ago. .

The army of Dong Zhao on the opposite side made Li Mingjun jealous from the weapons and equipment they needed for daily use. He wanted to grab a vote and grab a vote, while a voice kept shouting in his heart.

"What kind of preparations have you made?" Li Mingjun, who is cautious by nature, looked at Guo Fu who was eager to try and asked.

Hearing Li Mingjun's tone, Guo Fu was overjoyed. He stretched out his hand to pull out a map and spread it on the table, "General, please look, this is our leveling, and this is the target I am planning to attack this time, Dai Jun's." Huining County. There are about 5,000 Dongzhao troops stationed in Huining County, including 3,000 in the county seat, 1,000 in Oak Bend, and 1,000 in Changqiao. They form an inverted structure, but my goal is not Not these three places. But the countryside below Huining. General, I have sent scouts to investigate carefully. There are eight villages closest to us. There are only some rural troops in these villages, which are naturally not worthy of fighting. By the way, these villages are now very wealthy, and at least there is no shortage of food. The closest of these eight villages to Oak Bay and Changqiaoji is thirty miles away. For the cavalry, this distance is not significant. "What, but for the infantry, thirty miles is more than half a day's journey in such weather," Guo Fu said.

"How much can be robbed from eight villages?" Li Mingjun frowned. Unlike Guo Fu, he needed to look at the problem from the perspective of the entire army. Since he wanted to rob, he could simply do a big deal, at least he had to be able to Solving the problem of wintering our own troops this year will not lead to a war between the two sides. That is a problem that needs to be considered by the superiors. Without enough winter supplies, it is hard to say whether I can survive this winter. How can I care about anything else.

"General, don't underestimate these eight villages. None of them are as rich as ours." Guo Fu licked his lips. "The Han people are indeed good at managing people's livelihood. Although these places have suffered After years of war, it has recovered very quickly this year. I heard that the court has some special care for Daijun. "

Li Mingjun tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "Changqiaoji is a town, and there is a garrison there. There should be the enemy's munitions warehouse inside, right?"

Guo Fu was surprised.

"There are a thousand enemy troops stationed in Jiangjun, Changqiaoji, and it is also close to the county seat. If we attack here and cannot defeat it for a while, Huining's enemies will come out and stick to us, and it will be difficult to escape. I am here Of the three thousand men, not more than 2,500 will be able to fight, taking into account the old, weak and injured.”

"If you really want to do it, then do it big time." Staring at the map in Guo Fu's hand, Li Mingjun took a deep breath, "Of course I won't just use the few troops you have, I will mobilize more The army is coming."

"General, if we mobilize troops on a large scale, I'm afraid it will arouse the enemy's alert. The enemy has a lot of spies on our side. They only need to use a bag of grain to bribe a commoner on our side to replace them. Reporting. If it loses its suddenness, it will be meaningless." Guo Fu shook his head.

"Don't worry, I won't use other troops. I will use my own barracks. No one from other garrisoned areas will be moved." Li Mingjun pointed at the map and said: "You attack Tongling Village first, which is closest to Changqiaoji. After the fight breaks out, the enemies in Changqiaoji will naturally come to the rescue if they get wind of it. You sweep all the way along your established route, and let their messengers report to them along the way. I ambush them halfway up the road and kill them. After the defeat, I immediately rushed to Changqiaoji, and you retreated with the things you grabbed."

"What if Huining's enemies come out?"

"This is the reason why I only use my personal guard battalion. My personal guard battalion is all cavalry. Although there are less than 2,000 people, they can advance and retreat freely. They can't easily capture the 1,000 enemies in Changqiaoji. As long as they rush out to rescue in a hurry, that is an opportunity. I am afraid that they will be timid and dare not come out at all, and then I will be blind. "

"How can it be in vain? At least eight villages were robbed here." Guo Fu said.

"I will immediately mobilize my personal guard battalion to come over secretly, and we will start taking action in two days." Li Mingjun slapped the table. "Before this, don't tell anyone. Your camp may not be clean. We won't explain our goals until the last moment of the operation."

"clear."

Two days later, just as it was getting dark, the soldiers in Guo Fu's army were surprised to find that the lights in the kitchen camp were bright today, with wisps of smoke rising and tempting aroma drifting from somewhere. The soldiers in the barracks came out one by one and looked in that direction with doubts. You know, for a long time, they didn't cook at night. They had two meals a day, one in the morning with pickled vegetables, and lunch would be served an hour after noon. After eating this meal, they had to look forward to the next day. It was precisely because of the shortage of food that the army even cancelled all routine exercises. Exercises require strength, so naturally they get hungry quickly.

"It seems to smell like meat." A soldier wrapped in tattered cotton quilt sniffed hard and said.

"Are you crazy about eating meat?" An old soldier beside him chuckled.

"It really smells like meat, you smell it." The soldier sniffed again and said affirmatively.

As they were talking, several soldiers came over from the kitchen, carrying baskets and buckets in their hands. They walked up to them and placed the things heavily in front of everyone. The leading officer shouted, "One bowl and a bowl of broth for each person."

Everyone cheered loudly, turned around and ran to the tent, took their own bowls and rushed out again.

"Line up, line up." The officer's whip fell without thinking, "otherwise there will be nothing to eat."

After finally lining up, the cooks began to distribute food. An old soldier held a bowl and a steamed bun, looked at the officer and said, "Suo, there should be no fighting."

"You are smart, old boy." The officer surnamed Suo said, "After eating and drinking, we will naturally go to work, but don't worry, this time we are not going to fight the enemy's army, but to rob their village. If we don't bring back something, how can we survive this winter? We will all freeze to death."

"The enemy's army..." As an old guy who has fought many battles, the old soldier is a little scared.

"Don't worry, the upper level has already found out that those Dongzhao troops are busy celebrating the New Year and have no preparations at all. This time we will attack suddenly and run away after fighting. You are a first-class runner. Don't worry about anything. We can't beat the Han army, can't we even deal with the Dongzhao army?" The officer smiled in a low voice.

When it was completely dark, Guo Fu gathered all his officers. Looking at them, he said excitedly: "Everyone, you have already known the goal of our action this time. What we have to do is to rob these eight villages. You know what the situation is in our army. If you don't bring some things back, sooner or later you will be left alone, and your soldiers will have to run away. So this time, we must rob thoroughly and bring back everything we need."

"General Guo, what should we do if the enemy's reinforcements come? It's easy to rob, but when we come back, we must bring a lot of things, and the action will inevitably be slow."

"Don't worry, this time the action is not just us, the general's personal guard battalion will also follow us. The matter of reinforcements is left to the general, and we just need to rob." Guo Fu said with a smile.

Hearing Guo Fu's words, everyone was relieved. The general's personal guard battalion is the most powerful unit in the army, and it is all cavalry. If the general also leads the team in person, the possibility of success of this surprise attack will increase greatly.

"Fuck it, I'm going crazy because of poverty." A general roared.

"We can't count on the court anymore, we have to rely on ourselves. Damn it, no matter how powerful the Han army is, I'm going to risk it now. I'd rather die quickly."

"If the court is always like this, what should we do? We can't rob every time. If we rob this time, what will we do in the future?" There are different voices.

"Fuck it, why bother so much, let's get through this period first, these days, live one day at a time, and drink today." Someone shouted loudly.

Listening to the shouting of his men, Guo Fu's excited mood was like being poured with a bucket of cold water. Yes, even if he robbed it this time, what should he do next time? This kind of thing can only happen once, and it is impossible to succeed every time.

"Get ready to go. Listen carefully. If you want to succeed, the speed of marching is crucial. Today, your soldiers are well fed and well-drinking. Run as fast as you can. The faster we go, the higher the chances of success. Whether everyone can have a good New Year depends on this action." Guo Fu shouted loudly. (To be continued)