The main goal of this operation was to seize all the property and food that Zhao Biao had plundered from his trip to Guanzhong this time, and the second was to wipe out Zhao Biao's thief army.

After listening to the scout's report, Tan Lun asked someone to spread a map of Qin and read it.

This picture was captured by Li Xu from the bandit army, and it was probably obtained by the bandit army from the official troops of the cities they were captured.

After staring at the map for a while, Tan Lun pointed to a point north of Ning County on the map and said, "If the bandit army fled north, there are two roads to choose from. The first is to pass Ziwuling to enter Luochuan. However, this road is long, and the mountain road is rugged, and it is too close to Qingyang Prefecture. If the bandit army carries a lot of money and property, it will definitely not choose this road. Then there is the second road left, which is to go east through Diaoling Pass and enter Yijun County and then go north to Yan'an Prefecture."

The surroundings of the officers wearing iron armor and listening intently were all the captains of the battalions that followed Tan Lun to fight.

One of the lieutenants with a thin figure but straight back and agile eyes was the lieutenant who formed the brave camp of Tan Lun's army this time, named Jiang Shuai.

Jiang Shuai looked at the map and said, "Mr. Tan, do you mean that the thief army will choose the road of Diaoling Pass?

As far as we know, although the distance of this road is short, the roads along the way are mostly bumpy.

If the thief army carries a lot of property, food and grass, it will definitely not be faster.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Gao Beizi will send people to pick him up.

Therefore, the thief army must have considered these when considering the route of escape. It is definitely not easy to take all the property with them. But if they don’t bring them, the thief army will definitely be reluctant to leave.

Therefore, the last one will think that the thief army is likely to burn out large and valuable food and grass, and will mainly flee with gold, silver and treasures."

After Jiang Shuai finished speaking, he stopped saying a word. Tan Lun, who was beside him, nodded and looked at the captain of the Xiaoqi Camp, the Shenwei Camp, and the captain of the two infantry camps next to him.

The captain of the cavalry camp is Guo Lei, tall and majestic, with a tiger back and a bear waist. He looks like a tiger general, but he is not the kind of fierce general who is Guanghui Rampant. He has a calm demeanor. Seeing Tan Lun looking at him, he said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Tan, I will finally think that Captain Jiang's analysis is very likely.

Looking from the perspective of others, most of these thieves were born into poor people, so they naturally valued gold, silver and wealth, and instead paid less attention to food and grass.

Although I don’t know how much food and grass the thieves have plundered, it will definitely not be a small number. Therefore, I would like to suggest that a capable army should be sent to sneak into the city in advance and find the thieves’ granary.

When our main force attacks the city, we can take the opportunity to break out of the city and create chaos. If the thief army intends to burn food and grass, it can also be stopped in time."

This time, they are all professional soldiers, so they naturally know the importance of food and grass.

Tan Lun looked at the other lieutenants who did not speak. After seeing everyone nodding in agreement, he nodded slightly and said, "What you two are saying makes sense. Since that's the case, then the five hundred vine shield soldiers from the Shenchang Camp will be responsible for the task of infiltrating to protect food and grass. Jiang Shuai, you will lead the team yourself and must ensure the safety of food and grass."

"I will obey the order!" Jiang Shuai saluted with his hands and said in a deep voice.

Tan Lun looked at Guo Lei, the captain of the Cavs Camp who had just spoken, and ordered: "Guo Lei, your Cavs Camp is not suitable for siege, but it has to assume the heavy responsibility of intercepting the scouts and messengers of the bandit army and the possible emergence of the court's vanguards and vanguards of the vanguards. Lin Yi, the head coach of the court's suppression of the rebellion this time, is not a simple character, and must not be underestimated. If you encounter the above target, you should intercept and kill with all your strength."

"The last general takes the order!" Guo Lei bowed his fists to take the order.

Tan Lun looked at Zhang Tonghe, a captain of Shenwei Camp, composed of musketeers, and said in a deep voice: "Tonghe, you lead your troops to intercept the vanguards of the imperial court and protect our army's retreat. According to my estimate, even if the vanguard arrives, the strength will not exceed 3,000. And from afar, people are trapped and lacking, you are just waiting for your hard work and severely damage the army. With the benefits of our arms and weapons, although the enemy is large and small, this battle will definitely be easily won. If possible, try to wipe out the vanguards of the vanguards of the vanguards."

Although Zhang Tonghe had a pretty face, he looked resolute and held his fists and said, "The last general will definitely not let an official army cross our defense line."

Tan Lun nodded and ordered the two infantry camp lieutenants and the Pili camp lieutenants, composed of grenadiers and artillery, to be responsible for tomorrow's main attack mission.

According to Tan Lun's plan, if the thief army leaves the city today, it will be chased by the cavalry camp, and it is necessary to leave behind the property in the hands of the thief army.

If the food and grass cannot be saved, there is no way. I can only say that the amount of rescue is calculated as much.

But now it seems that the thief army has no sign of fleeing today at this moment, and it is even more impossible to escape at night. After all, the road of this era is not easy to walk in broad daylight, let alone at night.

Especially Yan'an Prefecture and Longdong generation are all mountainous areas. The roads are rugged and there are deep ravines on both sides of the road. If you walk on the night road, you will easily fall into the ditch.

So Tan Lun calmly arranged the way to surround the thief army in the city and gather and annihilate it, use the cavalry battalion to cover the road, and then use the vine shield soldiers who are good at rapid assault to sneak into the city in advance, and then attack the city with artillery at dawn tomorrow, quickly break the city with thunder, and then use the infantry battalion to enter the city and quickly resolve the battle.

After the battle, the supplies camps that are on standby nearby will arrive in time and will transport away all the transported ones as quickly as possible. Those who are not lucky for the time being must be buried on the spot and find an opportunity to take them out in the future.

If you really can't take it away, you can only burn it with a fire.

After all, the main combat mission of this battle is to intercept property, and occupying the city is not considered.

After Tan Lun dispatched the combat tasks of each battalion one by one, he let the generals be busy and sat alone in front of the map and pondered without saying a word.

Although plans can be made based on various intelligences in advance in war, the plans often cannot keep up with changes.

Due to the accuracy and timeliness of intelligence collection and various unexpected emergencies, even if the combat plan is done in advance, it is possible to omit omissions.

Therefore, the more thorough the plan, the more likely it is to make mistakes. The simpler the plan, sometimes unexpected results will be achieved.

According to the discussion between Li Xu and Tan Lun, Tan Lun will use the banner as a descendant of the Tang Dynasty royal family hundreds of years ago, with the pseudonym Li Chenggong and nicknamed "King of Ming Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty".

Therefore, taking this mission is the first official expedition of the "Tang Army" after it became an army, so it is of great significance.

Tan Lun was not worried that this mission would fail, after all, where was the strength of the Tang army.

What he was worried about was that this mission would not achieve the goal of tone, or even if the mission was completed, if the soldiers lost too much, it would be considered a mission failure for him.

So he hoped that he could take into account all risks and accidents as much as possible. So after pondering at the map for a while, he finally felt that the most likely variable aspect was the imperial court's army to suppress the rebellion.

Thinking of this, Tan Lun turned around and asked, "Are you both the Xiaoqi Camp and the Shenwei Camp now in place?"

A personal soldier at the door reported: "The two lieutenants sent people to report just now, saying that they had already been in place according to the arrangements of the adults."

Tan Lun nodded. Just as he was about to continue looking at the map, he heard a scout outside the military tent say hurriedly: "Report to the master, the scout of our cavalry camp encountered a team of cavalry, and the two sides were fighting. Captain Guo has personally led the main force to go to reinforce, and Shenwei camp has also been ready to go forward to support the cavalry camp. Captain Guo believes that the number of enemy cavalry will not be less than 3,000."
Chapter completed!