Steel Dynasty - Chapter 251

[Chapter 251 Guerrilla Tactics]

Three months have passed since the Battle of Cangzhou in the blink of an eye.

The city gate that was once blown open by barbarian gunpowder has been restored to its original appearance under the repairs of craftsmen. Only the bright red soil on the ground proves that extremely tragic wars have taken place here.

On the city wall, Cangzhou soldiers in full armor patrolled back and forth, watching warily the merchants coming in and out of the city gate.

Although Dayu and the barbarians were at war, the King of Qi did not issue an order prohibiting trade with the barbarians. Instead, merchants came and went more and more frequently.

However, every merchant entering Caoshang must hold a pass issued by Qingzhou, and the goods traded are also strictly restricted.

“Your Highness, one hundred artillery pieces have been installed on the city gate, which is equivalent to one every five meters, and the amount of ammunition is also very sufficient. The morale of the soldiers is very high now, and they all want to fight the barbarians!”

After arriving in Cangzhou, Xiao Ming and others first went to the city tower to check the armaments situation. Chen Fu was confident while introducing them.

The victory in the last battle of Cangzhou was not only an honor for the people of the fiefdom, but also changed their fear of the barbarians from the bottom of their hearts. In particular, the soldiers changed from talking about barbarians to actively seeking battle now. This change of state is the most precious.

An army with high morale and an army ready to flee at any time have completely different effects in war.

“It is rare that the morale of the soldiers is so high. However, strategically we must despise the enemy, but tactically we must pay attention to the enemy. We cannot underestimate the enemy just because of the last victory.” Xiao Ming raised his eyes and looked at the boundless grassland.

At the invisible end, Beishan’s blood wolf tribe is already wandering on this land. This was the former homeland of the Great Chongqing Kingdom. It was precisely because of the loss of the horse breeding land in the sixteen states of Yanyun that the Great Chongqing Kingdom became increasingly helpless. To compete with the barbarian cavalry, they can only defend passively.

Zhan Xingchang had been preparing to build the city wall in Cangzhou City for the past two months. At this time, he said: “Your Highness, when building the city wall now, we are afraid of constant harassment by the barbarians. Now the barbarians seem to have learned wisely, and their cavalry no longer gather together. , but spread out, so that even artillery can hardly hit them.”

“This time two thousand cavalry arrived in Cangzhou to solve this problem. We can no longer passively defend, we must take the initiative, and use telescopes to attack them.

Discover the enemy’s advantage in advance and attack the Blood Wolf Tribe,” Xiao Ming said.

This was a decision he had made after hesitating for a long time. Qingzhou’s cavalry was very rare and precious, but if the city wall could not be built, it would be even more fatal.

Therefore, this time Niu Ben and Lu Fei will lead the cavalry into the grassland, relying on Cangzhou City, and start burning, killing and looting the barbarian tribes on the grassland. This is also fighting fire with fire, tooth for tooth.

Zhan Xingchang nodded, “Your Highness is finally willing to make this decision. The barbarians have always regarded our people of the Great Chongqing Kingdom as inferior people, so they never show mercy when they slaughter the people of the Great Chongqing Kingdom. It is no different from slaughtering cattle and sheep. This time Entering the grassland for the first time to fight back, we must not show any kindness to the old, young, women and children of the barbarians. Moreover, the Blood Wolf tribe has a large number of people, so Governor Niu must not be willing to fight. Instead, he must retreat when he is strong, kill when he is weak, and fight. Just run away, attack from east to west, and never fight head-on.”

“Prince Zhan, this is too despicable. In this way, what is the difference between us and the barbarians?” Lu Fei said dissatisfied, “At least kill the old, young, women and children. I, Lu Fei, can’t do it.”

Xiao Ming looked at Zhan Xingchang with some surprise. At this time, Zhan Xingchang’s words were quite reminiscent of guerrilla warfare in later generations.

He said to Lu Fei: “Pedant, when the barbarians killed my people, did they consider the old, young, women and children? Have you forgotten that the barbarians are citizens when they dismount, and they are soldiers when they mount? Forgot that the 80,000 soldiers were driven to death in the battle of Cangzhou Are you the common people of Chongqing? If you have this idea, Lu Fei should not go to the grassland this time, go back to Qingzhou.”

Lu Fei shrank his neck after being scolded by Xiao Ming, and said with a smile: “Your Highness. , I just listen to you.”

Xiao Ming snorted and said, “The governor is right. You must not be kind to the barbarians, and when you enter the grassland, you must clear the country and combine it with guerrilla warfare.

” Guerrilla warfare?” Niu Ben and other generals asked in confusion.

Xiao Ming nodded, “This guerrilla warfare is a tactic used when the enemy is strong and we are weak. I won’t go into details about the strong walls and clearing the country. This time when we encounter the barbarian tribesmen, we will take away whatever the cattle and sheep can and cannot take away.” “Kill them.”

“As for this guerrilla warfare, Governor Zhan has made it very clear, but I now want to formally include this tactic in the cavalry’s combat methods. This method must be used when entering the grassland, otherwise, If he loses troops because he did not adopt guerrilla tactics, I will definitely chop off his head. There is no joke in the army, so I will leave my words here.” Xiao Ming said solemnly.

When it comes to running an army, Xiao Ming doesn’t know how to deal with human feelings. No matter it’s Niu Ben, Lu Fei or Luo Xin, they can’t act recklessly. When a general gives an order, all generals will obey. This is his army.

Niu Ben and Lu Fei’s expressions became serious. Normally, it was okay for everyone to joke with each other, but at this time, they were soldiers.

“Yes, Your Highness!” said the generals.

Xiao Ming continued: “Now I will tell you what guerrilla warfare is and the specific application methods of guerrilla warfare. The general outline of this guerrilla warfare method is only one sentence: when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy is tired, we attack If you retreat, I will pursue you. If you can stab Leng in the back, you will never fight head-on…”

Combining the knowledge in the science and technology library, Xiao Ming taught the essence of guerrilla warfare to Niu Ben and others, and then came up with several specific combat methods. Examples, these examples are all modern, but he adapted them.

In the process of guerrilla warfare, Xiao Ming also asked Niu Ben to pursue the same war terrorism as the barbarians – massacre, because only in this way can the barbarians be frightened and make the barbarians exhausted in pursuit of this group of cavalry.

Xiao Ming’s lecture lasted an hour, and Niu Ben and others gradually understood. Niu Ben

said: “Your Highness, I understand, this time I will live up to Your Highness’s expectations.”

“Old General, I let you go out in person this time just because you are the only one who has the experience of fighting barbarians on the grassland.” Xiao Ming said .

Niu Ben said: “Your Highness’s words are out of context. Loyalty to the emperor and the country is the duty of a soldier. He is old and honest, can he still earn a living? What’s more, I, Niu Ben, am in my prime. Even if it is just to express my gratitude for Your Highness’s kindness, I will do this now.” There is no escaping the bull rush.”

Xiao Ming cupped his hands and looked at Lu Fei. This kid can fight and cause trouble. He warned: “Lu Fei, this time is different from the past. Don’t do whatever you want, otherwise I will not be polite.”

(End of Chapter)