Chapter 890: Countermeasures
Although Anton's army has set up a camp now, the camp is far from the city, so Ji Ling's army will definitely attack when his army's foothold is not stable. But Ji Ling's army is different. With the two county towns of Anfeng and Yulou in hand, it can advance and attack, retreat and defend, and it can be in an invincible position.
Because of this, Guo Jia believes that the most important thing for the current plan is to find out the whereabouts and strength of Ji Ling's army, and then the next step is to try to seize the initiative on the battlefield, change from passive to active, and then consider the next step. s arrangement.
Regarding Guo Jia's idea, Huangfu Chaobo nodded in agreement, and then asked him: "How to arrange the current plan?"
"First, send someone to Zhang He's camp overnight to inform him of the situation of the troops in the city." Guo Jia stretched out a finger and said;
"Do you want to order Zhang He's army to withdraw?" Huangfu Chaobo asked;
"No, I just asked him to be more vigilant to prevent Ji Ling's army from raiding his headquarters, but until the next order from the camp is received, he is still allowed to continue to maintain the offensive posture without any abnormalities." Guo Jia shook his head and said;
Huangfu Chaobo nodded, indicating that he understood what Guo Jia meant, and should not alert the enemy until the final strategy was confirmed.
Guo Jia added: "Second, send people quickly back to Geyang, Huainan Camp and Xiyang to warn several places, and order all cities and camps to be more vigilant to prevent the rest of Yuan Shu's army from raiding, and to protect Huainan Camp no matter what." Camp and Boardwalk.”
"Thirdly, after dawn tomorrow, all five thousand cavalrymen of the Ranger Cavalry will be sent out to search for the whereabouts of Ji Ling's army. The main direction will be on the two rivers of Dushui and Irrigation. At the same time, the lord's golden eagles must also be strengthened. Patrol.”
"Then in accordance with Feng Xiao's wishes, Huang Zhong's siege must proceed as usual tomorrow?" Huangfu Chaobo asked again;
Guo Jia nodded and said: "Yes, General Huang must continue to attack Anfeng County tomorrow without any abnormal behavior. Another point is that the camp will strengthen the camp and strengthen the defense from tomorrow. When the military situation of Ji Ling's army is unknown, , our army should not have an excessive reaction.”
After Guo Jia finished speaking, Pang Tong added: "One more thing, please send an order to the governor of Yuzhou Kong and the commanders of the remaining battalions in Yuzhou, asking them to quickly mobilize an army of 50,000 to 80,000 people and rush to Xinxi to stand by. According to a certain estimate, Regardless of victory or defeat in this battle, our Anton Army will suffer heavy losses. Of course, if nothing happens, the elite of the Yuzhou Army will be trained after this battle. "
When everyone heard what Pang Tong said, their expressions became solemn. Since Ji Ling had such a careful layout, it can be concluded that a big battle is coming. It would be fine if the Anton Army had elites, but the only real elite here was Huangfu. There are less than 20,000 Chaobo Guards, and the rest of the troops are still so-called elites in appearance. Therefore, the final result of this battle is indeed as Pang Tong said, and the best result is probably only a tragic victory.
"Then what's next? How to arrange the next war?" Huangfu Chaobo finally spoke after being silent for a long time, and finally asked;
"The enemy's situation is unclear, so don't act rashly!" Guo Jia sighed, shook his head and said;
"Okay, come on, call Yandu to come to the big tent!" Huangfu Chaobo had no choice but to give up and returned to his desk. He quickly ordered the army to get ready and waited for Huyandu to arrive. Now there was no direct flight among the army. The carrier pigeon was destined for Geyang, so we could only send troops to deliver it.
Soon, Dianwei sent someone to call Huyandu to the big tent. Huangfu Chaobo handed him the military order he had prepared and ordered him to send someone to spread the order overnight. Huyandu immediately took the order and went out.
Looking at Hu Yandu's leaving figure, Huangfu Chaobo secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that Ji Ling's army had not cut off all the bridges on the irrigation water at this time. Huangfu Chaobo's prayer worked. In order not to expose the whereabouts of his army, Ji Ling's army moved at night. In addition, the section of the river where boats could be filled with water was only less than fifty miles downstream, and then they had to march on foot. There is only more than fifty miles away after arriving at the Andong Army Camp.
That is just one day.
At this time, Ji Ling's army had just disembarked and needed to assemble before outflanking Anton's army's retreat. Therefore, it was not yet time to destroy all the bridges on the irrigation river. However, Ji Ling had already sent out several The branch division moved up along the irrigation water. Their task was to destroy all the bridges and cut off the Anton Army's retreat.
After a while, two cavalry groups, each with dozens of men, left the Anton Army camp, heading northwest and southeast respectively, disappearing into the vast night.
At this time in Anfeng City, Ji Bao, the guard of Yuan Shu's army, was furious in the county office and yelled at the county magistrate of Anfeng County. Although he was only a school captain, he was at the same level as the Anfeng county magistrate, and even higher than the county magistrate. One or two levels lower, but he is a relative of General Ji Ling, commanding five thousand elite heavy armored infantry. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Anfeng battlefield, so he has no pressure at all to yell at the two of them. .
An hour ago, Ji Bao, who was sleeping, was woken up by his own bodyguard, saying that the county captain was asking for an audience. Ji Bao, who looked dissatisfied, thought that the Anton Army was attacking the city overnight, so he hurriedly came to the county government office. Unexpectedly, they learned that the county guards discovered someone trying to sneak out of the county at the water gate. Fortunately, they successfully killed him in the water and the body was fished out. Considering that Ji Bao was the commander-in-chief, the county captain decided to report to Ji Bao overnight. He thought he would be praised, but he was scolded.
Ji Bao is not a rookie like the county lieutenant who has not experienced a battle. He has followed Ji Ling for many years and has developed a thoughtful character. In his opinion, although the spy has been captured, it does not mean that there is no one to lurk. To get out of the city, you must know that the water gate had been destroyed at that time. Although ships could not get out, it was still no problem to get out with one or two people. That's why the county magistrate and the county lieutenant were scolded bloody by a school lieutenant. situation.
After scolding himself until he was tired, Ji Bao finally stopped. At this point, there was no way to remedy the situation. He wanted to inform General Ji, but he could not find any trace of the army, so he had to give up and pray secretly in his heart. No one sneaked out of the city, and then he said to the county captain again: "From now on, we will mobilize two thousand soldiers from the city guard to be responsible for patrolling the city, and the county magistrate will dispatch several officials to accompany them. The defense of the city will be left to us. It’s for Lieutenant Zhang. If there is any problem again, you can explain it to the general yourself!”
Ji Bao's words frightened the two of them so much that they turned pale. They both patted their chests and said that they would never miss anything again. Ji Bao rarely paid attention to them anymore. He only said "take care of yourself" and left the county government office.