465 Risky Use of Troops (1/2)
On the Cangcheng County city wall, Baiqi looked at the black ocean of troops bearing down on them; his eyes seemed unsettled.
The enemy was moving exceedingly slowly. After they covered a short distance, they would stop to organize themselves. The reason behind this was that the army was made up of ten different forces, so their timings were different. As a result, they moved in a disjointed fashion and would need of reorganization.
If they did not stop, before they even reached the city wall, they would fall into a scattered chaos.
Baiqi's observations were so sharp and intricate.
He counted silently in his heart. The intervals between their stops were getting shorter and shorter. The entire army had grown more orderly and familiarized with the movement speeds of one another.
The enemy was an extremely careful person.
Baiqi defined the enemy commander.
220 thousand alliance army troops, apart from forty thousand in Yun An County, the remaining 180 thousand were split into three and pressed on toward the three counties.
On the rods, the flags swung around all over, while swords and spears were held upright. Dust rose, as they moved.
The enemy troops were like three sharp knives, which stabbed toward the Shanhai City Army.
Sixty thousand troops, for Yaogu County that had two divisions, defending should not pose too much of a problem. Even Genglou County, under the adjustments and leadership of Han Xin, would not face any problems.
The key was the main camp, Cangcheng County.
There only had ten thousand troops, and they were the Tianshuang County city protection division that were comparatively weaker. If they faced the attack of forces six times their number, Baiqi was not confident.
Under consecutive attacks, the city protection division would reveal their weakness.
What should he do?
Baiqi knew that he needed to do something. Otherwise, the next attack could be eighty thousand or even a hundred thousand men.
Should he activate the 2nd division of the Dragon Legion that hid outside of Genglou County?
That was reserved for the worst case scenario.
The moment he made use of Luo Shixin's division, it would reveal the real and fake of the Shanhai City Army to the enemy. Not only that, it would rent Baiqi's plan so far useless.
Baiqi did not turn his head and asked, “Whose their general?”
”Di Qing.”
The one who replied was the intel officer that the Military Intelligence Division had sent out.
During every large-scale war, the Military Intelligence Division would send intel officers to take charge of intelligence matters. Even in the patrolling squadrons, they would have an intel officer leading them during wartime.
With that, through the Military Intelligence Division, the army could build a highly efficient and unified intel network that would effectively use the available resources to obtain the best intel.
”Di Qing?”
Baiqi frowned. He only knew a little about history.
”Immediately send a letter to the Military Affairs Department and ask them to prepare a detailed report on Di Qing.”
”Yes, General!”
……
As the sun set in the west, along with the last rays of the sun, the alliance army abandoned the thousands of bodies and retreated like a flood. They completely lacked the intentions of staying.
Under the cover of the night shade, the soldiers were tired. Some felt fortunate, while others were pumped up.
This was war!
Compared to the determined faces of the alliance army, exhaustion filled the soldiers on the city wall. Some soldiers directly fell into a deep slumber on the city wall, while they grabbed tightly onto the spears in their hands.
In just one day, the city protection division had nearly fallen apart. If it was not for the leadership abilities of Baiqi, the enemy would have seen through the weakness of Cangcheng County.
Although they had survived, Baiqi's eyes lacked even a sliver of joy. They were already at their limit. At tomorrow at the latest, their weakness would be revealed to the enemy.
Baiqi had to make preparations for the worst, so he ordered Luo Shixin's division to get ready to assist them.
In truth, Luo Shixin did not feel good today either.
The enemy scouts were like mad dogs, charging aimlessly around the wilderness.
He had no choice but to send out scouts of his own. In the wilderness, the scouts killed one another to prevent the enemy’s investigation.
Although the scouts that he sent out had successfully misdirected the enemy, if this continued, the enemy would uncover the hiding spot of the division. After all, they were a cavalry division so trying to hide was really difficult.
_Night._
Cangcheng County, which was busy throughout entire day, had finally regained its peace and quiet. On the streets, the soldiers on patrol could not see a single person outside.
The soldiers, who had fought valiantly for a day, had already fallen asleep in preparation for the huge battle tomorrow.
In the room of Commander-in-Chief Baiqi, the oil lamps still burned bright.
Within the room, Baiqi sat upright, as he read the information on Di Qing that the Military Affairs Department had sent.
The profile only had four pages with thousands of words. It not only had an introduction of his life, but also a personal evaluation by Du Ruhui.
”Uses soldiers carefully? Seems like that's the case.”
Baiqi muttered.
”Since that's the case, let’s use a plan against his plan!”
Baiqi placed down the document and decided to take a chance.
Baiqi rarely took risks in war, but the situation had forced his hand.
”Now, the only change would be the Guards Division the Lord is leading.”
Baiqi looked up. Outside of the window, the clear bright moon hung high above the sky. Bright moon and little stars, tomorrow would have good weather again.
_Wulong County, Lord's Manor._
After receiving Baiqi's latest intel report, Ouyang Show knew that he could not wait any longer. The moment the main battlefield fell into a disadvantage, the consequences would be dire.
At that time, what would Spicy Snack Prince think?
Ouyang Shuo did not want to place the fate of the territory in the hands of someone else, even an ally.