The 3rd Battalion was prepared in advance.
When the bugle horn sounded, the first soldier arrived!
The commandant came out from the main tent. The 1st and 2nd battalions were in a panic,
while the 3rd battalion was already in formation, giving off a dignified and austere aura.
This new atmosphere made him look at the 3rd battalion in a new light.
"The flood has besieged Jiangyang City for half a month now. The 5,000 soldiers in Jiangyang City are running out of food, so the Wu Dynasty has mobilized a large amount of military rations to support Jiangyang City.”
Lin Yi thought to himself,'You've already made it very clear. Isn't it just robbing food?'
As expected!
"The enemy troops are divided into many routes to transport grain. Our three battalions are going to the east to plunder the grain. The lieutenant has already said that if the enemy can seize the grain, bring it back. If they really can't bring it back, we must set fire to it and not leave a single grain for them!”
"Yes, sir!"
"Good! I will send the cavalry units to attack from the two wings. The first unit will lie in ambush near the mountains and delay the enemy reinforcements together with Flying Feathers Unit. The second and third units will go and rob the rations.”
"I'll make it clear in advance that if this grain robbery fails, you'll have to bring your heads to see me!”
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miles east of the camp was the mouth of the gourd.
The scouts reported that the enemy's grain transport team was escorting 2,000 dans of military rations and was on their way to Jiangyang City.
At this moment, Jiangyang City was three meters deep in the low-lying area. The city was building ships to transport the grain.
Jiangning City's defenders could not leave, and the Yan Han soldiers were stationed on the opposite high ground, temporarily unable to enter.
The Yan Han Army had been waiting for the day they trapped the opposing army to death. Naturally, they could not allow the rations to be sent into Jiangyang City so smoothly. That would mean that the Yan Han Army's plan had failed, and Lin Yi and the others 'efforts to seize the dam would be futile.
Naturally, the Wu Dynasty would not sit and do nothing. This time, just around Jiangyang City, the Wu Dynasty had already sent out a partial general to lead 3,000 elite soldiers to guard the rations.
Near the mouth of the gourd where Lin Yi and the others were preparing to rob the grain, Wu Dynasty had already laid an ambush of 300 elite soldiers in advance, preparing to launch an ambush!
When the Flame Han Army arrived at the mouth of the gourd,
Qin Hu heard the silence in the forest."It's
too quiet in the forest," he said curiously."There's not a single bird chirping!"”
Lin Yi knew that something was amiss. In the dense forest in front of the mouth of the gourd, the other party should have already set up an ambush.
If it was an ordinary mountain forest, birds would chirp during the day and wild beasts would roar at night.
There's something fishy going on. We can't rush in.
The people from the 2nd Battalion weren't fools and could see the problem.
At this moment, the 2nd Battalion and the 3rd Battalion only had 130 soldiers.
Including the forty cavalrymen sent by the commandant, there were only a hundred and seventy people. Lin Yi and the others still did not know the number of people in the dense forest ahead.
The First Battalion and Flying Feathers Battalion, led by the commandant, were lying in ambush five li away, preparing to stop the enemy reinforcements.
At the same time, a group of grain carriages lined up in a row, stretching for two to three hundred meters, and slowly moved forward on the flat ground outside the mouth of the gourd…The
grain carriages appeared!
The best time to rob the grain had arrived!
But what about you?
There were clearly Wu Dynasty's troops in ambush ahead, and it was unknown how many of them there were. The mountain at the mouth of the gourd was steep, and there was no other way around.
The other party had set up an open scheme for you to choose.
If you retreat and the rations reach Jiangyang City safely, the centurions of the 2nd and 3rd battalions and their captains will probably be punished by military law!
If you entered, you would fall right into the enemy's trap. You might not even know how you died. The enemy only needed to be high up in the forest, rolling wood, throwing stones, and shooting arrows randomly. Without injuring a single soldier, the 2nd and 3rd battalions would probably be completely wiped out.
At this moment, the centurion of the second battalion and Qin Hu were gathered. The captains and sergeants of the two battalions were all gathered for a meeting.
"We are in a dilemma. How do you think we should fight this battle?”
A team leader suggested setting the mountain on fire to burn the ambush out.
Qin Hu directly scolded,
"By the time you set fire to the ambush, the grain carts would have already entered Jiangyang City. It's too late!"”
"Then how about we bring our short weapons and sneak around to the back of these ambushes to attack?”
This idea is actually not bad, but the main point is that you don't know how many people there are on the other side?
Moreover, the ambush was in the dark, while the 2nd and 3rd Battalions were in the open. The enemy was still occupying the high ground.
By the time you went through the forest, they would have already discovered you. This plan was most likely not good, and it was too risky.
Qin Hu and the Centurion of the Second Battalion, Pang Dali, rejected several schemes in succession, but they could not think of a solution.
While hesitating, the front of the enemy's supply vehicles had already reached the best position. If they did not make a move now, they would miss the best opportunity.
What should he do?
Everyone was panicking, but at this moment, Lin Yi suddenly stood up.
"
We're always thinking about how to snatch the food and how to avoid the ambush. It's useless," he asked.”
"Why don't you think of a way to eat this ambush first before robbing the food?”
"
First, if we miss the best opportunity, it will be difficult to rob the rations!”
"Secondly, you even have to spend a lot of effort to steal food, and you still want to eat the enemy's ambush. Even if you eat the enemy's ambush, I'm afraid it will take a few hours.”
Lin Yi nodded.
"Yes, but you have to think about it. If we can't intercept the grain carts, we can kill the ambush. As long as we get something, we can save our lives first. Let's make sure we don't die first and then think of a way."”
Everyone frowned. It made sense.
Lin Yi then said,
"Think of a way to end the battle quickly and get rid of these ambushes. It's fine if we don't rob the grain in this open area. Although this is the best position, even if the grain carts reach Jiangyang City, the Jiangyang City garrison can't come out. It will still take time for them to hand over the grain. We can completely adapt to the circumstances and change the battle plan. At most, we can run to Jiangyang City and rob the grain in front of the 5,000 garrison!”
"You…"
Pang Dali was speechless, but he suddenly felt that this was the best solution at the moment.
Why wasn't completing the mission completed?
However, Lin Yi's move was a little too big. He changed the battle plan without authorization and even went to Jiangyang City to rob the grain in front of them. If it were anyone else, they would not dare to think about it…At
this moment, Qin Hu and Pang Dali's minds spun. They seemed to have no other way. Why not…try?
"Then tell me first. Do we have any way to launch a quick attack and get rid of the enemy's ambush first?”
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