Chapter 474: Response to the Battle

"There are people coming to the door, and this battle must be fought." When Ye Tao said this, cold anger seemed to radiate all over his body. Is that the warlike demeanor of Gaosenqi? If this can make Dongping look higher than Beiliao, that would be wrong. This will only anger Ye Tao.

The Blood Qi Army, plus some subordinate troops, now Ye Tao's troops are only less than 60,000. If he wants to fight head-on with Gao Senqi, it will be at least one to two. Whether in a battle or a complex battle, this force ratio will largely offset the excellent equipment and outstanding combat power of the Blood Qi Army. Moreover, Gao Senqi has always understood that Ye Tao will not fight a war of attrition, but he will.

"Sir, please give me an order. We will definitely avenge this hatred." Although everyone knew the huge disadvantage in the number of people, everyone was not afraid of the upcoming battle. Although they only had food rations for more than ten days, and they knew very well that Gaosen Banner would not allow them to easily open up the road to Zhenbei Pass, the fighting spirit of the Blood Qi Army was unprecedentedly high.

"Xing Yuan, counting military rations, horse materials and various consumptions, especially horse materials, how long can they last, I want specific numbers."

Xing Yuan, who is in charge of logistics and storage, was Suo Zheng's former deputy and had already prepared for Ye Tao's requirements. "Sir, if the supply standards are not reduced, daily rations can meet the 14-day consumption of the entire army, and horse feed can meet the 11-day consumption. If the various extra meals are calculated according to the combat, there will be no problem for the entire army to fight for seven to eight days."

"Sir, since Gao Senqi has played such a move in Wangchuan, although there must be a battle, he won't fight with us so easily, right?" Zou Shuangwen asked. Gao Senqi is only one day away from them now, but there are ways to avoid war or use other methods to deal with it. They originally planned to attack Xiangning, but the preparations will take at least two days. Gao Senqi will never allow them to have the opportunity to attack calmly.

"How long do you expect to take to fight Xiangning City?" Ye Tao asked.

Zou Shuangwen looked at everyone in the military tent. This was originally something that everyone had planned, but it was originally expected that they would use 30,000 troops to fight Xiangning. Now, the bigger problem is that if a battle is uncertain, they may really be attacked from both sides. He still said firmly: "According to the gardener's plan, it will be two days."

"Send a message to Zhenbei Pass, requiring that Zhenbei Pass send no less than 5,000 people to Xiangning and prepare to take over the city. The original plan to attack Xiangning remains unchanged, but now there is nothing more. In one day, I must take Xiangning down. Thirty thousand people attack the city, and the remaining twenty thousand people block Gaosen Banner. We... need to block at least one day and night. Then, the two sides join forces to fight Gaosen Banner." Ye Tao announced calmly.

"Sir... In this case, the pressure on the blocking troops is too great. Xiangning has more than 10,000 defenders, and using 30,000 to siege the city is insurance. Otherwise, most of them will be transferred to fight the blocking troops. This will be normal to allocate combat power." A battalion reminded.

"In that way, there will be no absolute advantageous troops on either side." Ye Tao retorted coldly: "Then don't mention the issue of taking Xiangning City in one day."

Zou Shuangwen thought for a while and said, "Actually, this distribution is right. The Western Route Army rushed to attack on the basis of the Flying Tiger Camp. Since we are posing as if we want to continue to attack Xiangning City, they must speed up. At that time, we will wait for our leisure, and no matter how strong the Gaosen Banner is, there is no way to transfer all the 100,000 troops from the marching to the battle in a short period of time. At best, one-third of the ones who can be put into combat. Even if there are 50,000 people, if it is properly handled, there will be no danger in the blocking troops. Sir, let me lead the blocking troops."

"No," Ye Tao said: "I will command the blocking troops, just take Xiangning down. You are good at this kind of battle, and I am good at having some fun when there are few people. Isn't that the case since I commanded the Blood Qi army?"

Ye Tao's words reminded Zou Shuangwen of the scene when he rushed to the gate a few years ago and led the Blood Qi army to fight against the Xiling army in Baishi City. This is not just a fun thing. Ye Tao always becomes fanatical at such a crisis but is not rational. Although he is not from a general, Ye Tao is really a warlike temperament. Ye Tao also has the stubbornness of a war general. Combined with his current status as a commander of the Blood Qi army, Zou Shuangwen could only sigh and agree to this division of labor. The main thing is that he believes that Ye Tao will be safe no matter what. He is surrounded by Liu Yong. For this comprehensive battle, the guard camp sent out the most elite forces. After all, the battlefield is completely different from the places like Yejiabao.

In siege operations, the best ones are naturally the heavy equipment battalions, light infantry, and Changbow Battalions. These troops are only equipped in the blocking troops, and each requires two thousand people. These three troops are equally important for blocking and defense operations, but Ye Tao rejected Zou Shuangwen's suggestion that he would continue to strengthen his combat power in this area for two reasons. Ye Tao's statement was that he was not going to expand such a wide front, and each army had already considered the need for rotational combat. Ye Tao's idea of ​​blocking Gaosen Banner in Xiamingshan. Everyone knows that Ye Tao also agrees with the tactics of launching that are relatively small on the front. Ye Tao's other reason was that if he did not strengthen these troops, Zou Shuangwen could solve the battle in Xiangning City earlier, then he would rather have reinforcements arrive early.

Zou Shuangwen and the rest of the Blood Qi army have never been so embarrassed. They have always regarded themselves as the world's number one army, and others regard them as such. But now, they have temporarily become an isolated army when they are caught off guard. They have kept supplies for seven or eight days, but if they can't do anything in these seven or eight days, their faces will be lost. Originally, the Blood Qi army was asking Ye Tao to take charge of the Blood Qi army. On the one hand, it was because of the smooth cooperation with the Yunzhou army. In addition, Ye Tao also thought that Ye Tao had established the Blood Qi army and would go to war in the future.

There may be no chance in the field. Finally, the founder of the Blood Qi Army will witness the victory with everyone. However, the current situation is that Ye Tao needs to recruit a Blood Qi army to fight against the stubborn enemy before the Blood Qi army can complete the pre-strategic deployment. This is really shameful and angry for the officers of the Blood Qi Army who have been fostered and cultivated a fearless temperament. Zou Shuangwen and others immediately issued a military order and captured Xiangning in eight hours. This time, they were forced to a dead end, and the dog would jump over the wall.

Zou Shuangwen invited two military flags from the establishment of the Blood Qi Army, and the whole army swore an oath to attack.

The scouts and airships sent out all confirmed that the Gaosen Banner's army was approaching, and it was only a little over a day away. After Ye Tao set up a formation in Xia Mingshan, he briefly inspected the terrain and drew a sketch, and ordered everyone to build a base. When the troops were at a disadvantage, Ye Tao was not interested in fighting in the field with Gaosen Banner. It was always good to take advantage of the advantage of the terrain. However, he did not have the idea of ​​hiding to defend the enemy, otherwise he would not have brought out more than half of the cavalry of the Blood Qi Army. Although the cavalry of the Blood Qi Army was inferior to many cavalry units in Yunzhou in terms of cavalry, their tactical actions were stronger than most of the cavalry battalions in Yunzhou. Their equipment was even higher than the guard camp and the guard cavalry battalions. The protection was similar, but the cavalry armor of the Blood Qi Army was half lighter than ordinary cavalry armor. This allowed them to run faster.

The battle lasted longer. The three cavalry battalions were first to spread out and rushed to the left-wing camp of Gaosen Banner in the morning of the next day. Although Gaosen Banner was not completely unprepared, the soldiers under their command were exhausted and were broken before the central army came to help. When the cavalry of the Blood Qi Army evacuated with satisfaction, the left-road camp had been completely ignited, and the loss of personnel and materials was incomplete. This night attack won Ye Tao another day. In other words, if Zou Shuangwen really took Xiangning in eight hours as he said, and the reinforcements of the Zhenning Pass were coming in time. Then when fighting with the Gaosen Banner army, it is very likely that Zou Shuangwen's reinforcements would be waiting for Zou Shuangwen's reinforcements... This calculation greatly encouraged the soldiers who fought the blocking war, which meant that they could actually only have a one-day custody, and for the soldiers of the Blood Qi Army, this seemed not a problem.

Gao Senqi did not want to stop on the spot for one day to rectify the army and repair it. However, Ye Tao's airship team left his army without any escape, and he secretly called luck. If it weren't for Wangchuan being just a transit center of an airship and not very powerful in the surrounding reconnaissance, his army would not have had the opportunity to sneak attack Wangchuan at all. It would not have caused the current situation. But this mistake was obviously Ye Tao would not make any mistakes again, and no part of the Dongping army would be polite if he had such a powerful intelligence advantage. What he had to face would inevitably be a well-developed army, and he knew that Ye Tao never relied on luck. Gao Senqi knew that if the troops did not renovate for such a day, he would really put himself in Ye Tao's tactical planning, and there was really no chance.

Gao Senqi did not take too much care, and he also restrained himself from not thinking about any chance of victory. He led the first wave of more than 50,000 troops to hit Ye Tao's simple camp position that had been run for only two days. On the same day, the entire army of the Blood Qi Army Zou Shuangwen's army began to attack Xiangning. In the Blood Qi Army, something that Zou Shuangwen did not expect happened. He promised Ye Tao to break the city in eight hours, but the camp below was not buying it. In particular, Zou Shuangwen regarded the first generation of the Blood Qi Army as an honor, and promised to

The best performing battalions in this battle will retain the military flag until the next battle, and each battalion is holding on to the honor. When the battalion level is at its first level, a quarter of it has been cut off in eight hours. To the captains, the city must be broken in six hours. And the officers at its first level are young and passionate, with excellent military skills, and can be combined with the soldiers below, shouting for four hours to break the city, starting from the morning siege, and having dinner in Xiangning at night... In this way, the battle began in a fanatical atmosphere.
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