Come to Daming with military supplies

Before taking the initiative to walk to the sand table, Chen Bo explained his thoughts in detail, and then looked at Yang Chendong expectantly.

Yang Chendong was also aroused by Chen Bo's idea.To be honest, it was just one hundred thousand Laotian soldiers, and they were really not in Yang Chendong's eyes with knives, guns and sticks.If he really needs to pacify Jiaozhi first, he can go west now, and it will not be difficult to kill Laos.So what he wanted was to deal with the Laotian soldiers by intercepting them halfway.But if you really do that, at most you will beat the opponent away. If you want to hurt, hurt, it will be a bit difficult.

On the contrary, Chen Bo's plan is completely different. First mobilize them, and then intercept them on the circuit where they have to retreat. In this way, it is possible to severely injure the enemy, or even completely wipe out the enemy. And waiting for work at ease, the price paid will only be smaller.

As for the need to mobilize the navy to cooperate, it is not a problem.Didn't Chen Bo already say that just now?It is enough for them to make a show, and there is no need to send troops at all.

"Okay, this matter will be handed over to your second battalion. How many troops do you need?" Yang Chendong quickly made a decision.This is the case for a handsome man, when it is broken, it will often lead to chaos.Moreover, even if this plan fails, he will not lose anything, just treat it as a long-distance training for the army.

Seeing that Yang Chendong agreed, Chen Bo was also very excited.Before the third battalion commander Kong Quanxin captured Hanoi City, the capital of Jiaozhi, he was very envious. Although he had also captured Beidai City before, in comparison, it was a city without an owner to defend. The gun was not even fired a few times, and the sense of accomplishment was too small.But if you can eat these [-] Laotian soldiers, it will be completely different. That is a real military achievement.

"Sixth Young Master, if possible, in addition to the second battalion, I would also like to mobilize two auxiliary battalions, five temporary auxiliary battalions and [-] cochin mercenaries." After saying this, Chen Bo also explained intentionally, "I want to keep all the [-] Laotian soldiers. If the number is too small, I'm afraid I can only defeat them and maim them, but I can't keep all of them."

"Sure." Yang Chendong nodded decisively. Chen Bo's request was indeed not low, but this further proved his confidence.As he said, if you want to keep the opponent's [-] troops, if the number is too small, it really won't work.

"Thank you, Master Six, please don't worry, if I don't win 1 Lao soldiers this time, I will start from a new soldier." Seeing Yang Chendong trusting him so much, Chen Bo said with a look of excitement and emotion.Taking more than 1 soldiers to go out alone at one time, he should be the No. [-] besides Yang Chendong, and it is normal to get excited.

With Chen Bo's military order, the other officers who wanted to fight for the opportunity all shut their mouths.Especially Kong Quanxin, the commander of the third battalion, he didn't want to be left behind. Since Chen Bo, the commander of the second battalion, could do this well, why couldn't he? , You can study the specific things again.

It's just that all this changed after hearing the military order issued by Chen Bo.Compared to Chen Bo's boldness and desperate gamble, Kong Quanxin had too much uncertainty in his mind.

With the policy of dealing with the 2 Laotian soldiers, the next meeting will be much simpler.Yang Chendong announced that in addition to leaving [-] Cochin mercenaries and one auxiliary battalion and two temporary auxiliary battalions to continue guarding Hanoi City, the other [-] troops will march west to the city early tomorrow morning, and he will launch an all-army attack This situation attracted the [-] Lao troops under Lati's command to send troops.

Just after the meeting, the reconnaissance company commander Xu Changsheng sent scouts to the direction of Rinan County, and informed the navy commander Nie Tong there to pull out some of his men and prepare to jump over the Changshan Mountains and attack the Lancang Kingdom in depth.

The mercenary, who had rested for eight days, left the north gate of Hanoi City early the next morning in a brand new and full state of mind, and headed straight for Xiyu City, less than two hundred miles away.

The commander-in-chief of the army is naturally Yang Chendong.He was accompanied by Luo Po, the head of Leng Feng's second regiment.It's just that the head of the regiment is a little pitiful. Now there are only a third battalion, a company directly under the regiment, and a reconnaissance company directly under the regiment. But even so, although the number is small, they are still the main force.

Following Yang Chendong to the west of the city were seven auxiliary barracks, seven temporary auxiliary barracks and 8000 Cochin mercenaries.An army of nearly 5000 people marched out of the city, and soon their whereabouts were learned by the scouts of the Cochin Army who were arranged nearby. The national war is just around the corner.

On the night when Yang Chendong led the army out of the north gate, in the middle of the night, the west gate of Hanoi City opened from the inside. Chen Bo brought his second battalion of Lengfeng and two auxiliary battalions, five temporary auxiliary battalions and Hong Ten thousand cochin mercenaries led by General Jin quietly left the city and disappeared into the darkness.

In order to better complete the task, Chen Bo asked General Hong Jin to come over.After all, the [-] Cochin mercenaries played a big role this time. Whether the [-] Lao troops can stay in Cochin territory, the main task still falls on them. If there is no good commander, how can it be done? .

Chapter 5 The Stupid Lancang King

West of the city.

The news about the mercenary army coming out of the city has already reached here.King Li Li, who regained power, held an emergency meeting and called all his courtiers to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy.

"About 5000 people? Are they increasing their troops again?" Prince Li Yuanlong was the first to lose face at the court meeting after hearing the scout general report the number of enemy troops that had arrived, and asked this reflexively.

No wonder he was so surprised.The previous news said that there were only more than ten thousand mercenaries. Now that there are nearly half of them suddenly, it is reasonable to be surprised.To say that this is the disadvantage of intelligence lag.Since the voluntary abandonment of Hanoi City, the news about it has not come out anymore. Many spies who had stayed in the city were found out, and some who were lucky enough not to be discovered were sent out of Hanoi City. Going straight to Xiaoliuqiu Island by the sea, he became a tragic spy who made the sky not work and the earth should not work.

Without the inside news, they would naturally not know that Hong Jin had formed a Cochin mercenary army with a number of [-].

In fact, not only the crown prince Li Yuanlong's face turned pale with shock, but the expressions of other civil and military officials all changed.The tens of thousands of mercenaries before gave them a headache, and even lost the country. Now that the mercenaries have doubled their strength, how can they deal with them?

On the contrary, although King Li Li was also very surprised in his heart, he didn't show it too much on his face. After all, he is also the king of a country.

"Why panic?" Seeing the panic on the faces of the civil servants and generals below, even Prince Li Yuanlong couldn't be as calm as before, Li Li said with a dark face.When everyone's eyes turned to him, he said without haste: "Well, immediately send someone to inform General Lati, let them approach us, and if possible, bite the tail of the mercenary, wait for the right time When the time comes, we will attack on both sides. By the way, tell him, let him be careful, and don't be targeted by others."

"Your Majesty is wise." When the civil servants heard that they were going to join forces with General Lati, they all had relaxed expressions on their faces.Yes, don't they have reinforcements?There are 35 people in total. Compared with the mercenaries with only more than 2 people, they have nearly [-] times the advantage in number, and they are defensive. It seems that there is no possibility of failure no matter how you look at it.

Some civil and military ministers felt a lot more at ease because of the king's words.But there are also some people who are still terrified.Among them was Prince Li Yuanlong.

In the past, he could be calm, even calm, because he had the background of Jiuzhen County. As long as there was no chaos there, he would have a way out and a helping hand.But now, even there is occupied by mercenaries, he has lost his foundation, a prince without foundation, it is conceivable that he will lack self-confidence in doing anything.

The mercenaries suddenly left Hanoi City northward and headed westward to Yucheng City. The news naturally reached the ears of General Lati of the Lancang Kingdom within a short period of time.

Now that he has come to the country of Cochin, Lati is ready to fight the mercenaries.Seeing that everything happened as he expected, he began to mobilize and gather troops before the battle.

The distance from Xiyu City to Yinglou City, where Lati was located, was only less than 5000 miles, and soon the scouts sent by King Li Li arrived.After receiving the rescue signal from King Cochin, Lati led [-] people out of Yinglou City and rushed behind the mercenaries.

There were 5000 people left guarding Yinglou City, plus there were [-] Cochin troops in the original city, so there would be no problem in guarding the city.Lati even wished that someone would come to attack the city?In this way, he can return quickly, and then attack from both sides inside and outside the city, giving the mercenaries a good look.

But what he didn't expect was that the mercenaries had no intention of attacking the city at all.Yang Chendong has said more than once that if you save people and lose land, you will gain everything; if you save land and lose people, you will lose both people and land.

According to Yang Chendong's intention, the main goal is to destroy the opponent's vital forces. As long as the main force of the Jiaozhi Kingdom is wiped out, those cities will not be able to be moved. Isn't it true that they can occupy them whenever they want?

Lati led the army out of the city, but the marching speed along the way was not very fast, maybe twenty miles a day, so that the discipline of the team could be better maintained. If a unit is under attack, it is guaranteed to rush to the rescue as quickly as possible.And the five thousand cavalry in his hands were regarded as the existence of the quick reaction force.

Of course, the reason for such a slow speed is also because news came from the front that more than 2 mercenaries came to Xiyu city and did not rush to attack immediately, but stopped ten miles outside the city, looking like a confrontation.

Although he couldn't figure out why the mercenaries didn't immediately attack the city, Lati didn't think about it so much anymore. In his view, this was his own opportunity. Once he could successfully move behind the mercenaries, it would be his time. It's time to cooperate with the Cochin Army to attack on both sides.

I just don't believe that if the 30-odd army is suppressed, what can happen to the opponent's 2-odd people under the same attack from head to tail.

It can be said that until this time, neither King Li Li nor General Lati had any doubts about the division of mercenaries.They didn't know that the number of Cochin mercenaries alone accounted for 2 of the more than 8000 troops.

At the same time, Nie Tong, the commander of the Second Navy Regiment, had already commanded the soldiers of the two battalions to march towards the Changshan Mountains under the flag of Ming Dynasty.

Although the number of this army is not very large, in order to create enough momentum, each squad holds up a bright sun and moon flag. From a distance, the flags are flying and the morale is full.

The existence of mercenaries was discovered in the east of the Lancang Kingdom, which frightened King Payasai of the Lancang Kingdom.

Payasai succeeded his father Banya and became the new King of Lancang.Under his governance, the country is considered stable, but because the territory is too small, there is still no good opportunity to develop outward.

When mercenaries suddenly appeared in Cochin, they paid attention.After all, Jiaozhi is their neighboring country, and its territory is not too small.It has always been one of the goals of the Lancang Kingdom's external expansion.

Originally, they wanted to wait for the Cochin Army and the mercenaries to fight a lose-lose situation, but they were taking advantage of it.Unexpectedly, the small mercenary army was full of momentum, and even won consecutive battles. In the end, the Jiaozhi army lost even the country.

If the two are evenly matched, the third may still have a chance.But when one party can only be beaten, the opportunity to pick up cheap will naturally not exist.Just when King Payasai was still having a headache, how could this sudden mercenary be so powerful, the envoy of King Cochin Lili arrived and brought a personal letter from the king of Cochin Kingdom asking for help.

In the letter, King Li Li first expressed his sincere greetings to King Phayasai, and then pointed out the unfavorable situation in Cochin, and asked Lancang Kingdom to send troops to help for the sake of generations of friends, and promised that Nichinan would be divided after the war Waiting for the three states to be given to Lancang country.At the same time, he also said that the mercenaries are powerful, if they are not restrained, what they can do to the Jiaozhi Kingdom today, they may do to the Lancang Kingdom tomorrow.

This is the reason for the so-called death of lips and teeth.

King Li Li's words are reasonable, and he can benefit from the three states, which is very good for the development of the Lancang Kingdom.Of course, the most important thing is that they don't have a clear understanding of the strength of the mercenaries.

musket?This thing sounds very powerful, but it's not that King Payasai, who has never seen it before, felt slighted in his heart. In his opinion, Cochin is the power of a country after all, and it is not enough to rely on a mercenary army of more than [-] people. possible to conquer.Even after a long time, they may solve the problem by themselves. In that case, the benefits of the land of three states may be gone.

Completely ignoring the word "advanced" in the advanced musket, Payasai made a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life, that is, with a wave of his big hand, he agreed to support Jiaozhi and send [-] troops.

Previously, the war once took place in the territory of Jiaozhi, even if it was fought fiercely, King Payasai would not have any intuitive understanding.Until I suddenly received news that the mercenaries had actually entered the country from the Changshan Mountains, heading straight for Vientiane City, the capital.And news came from the front, saying that a border patrol army with 500 people encountered this mercenary who suddenly entered the country, but it was just a face-to-face, and they dropped more than 300 corpses and were defeated.

All of this is naturally the intention of Captain Nie Tong. To scare the Lancang Kingdom, not only must they march forward with great fanfare, but they still need to fight two battles.Although the place where the navy can exert its strength more is still at sea, but this does not prevent them from dealing with small groups of enemies on land.

Just like this 500-member Lancang Kingdom patrol team, it was a bit unlucky to become the target of the Navy's two cold front battalions.Under the round-robin gunfire of the 500th style, how could [-] people be opponents?

The intruding mercenary caused waves of panic among the senior leaders of the Lancang Kingdom.In line with the idea that a dead fellow Taoist would never die a poor Taoist, King Payasai sent an order for General Lati to lead his troops back to the country.

The 5000-strong Lancang army has been advancing for five days.

From worrying about mercenary interception at the beginning, to the fact that he has not seen a single enemy after walking a hundred miles, General Lati's vigilance is constantly declining, and he has even begun to consider whether it is possible to speed up the march. When he reached the situation where he and the Cochin army were attacking the mercenaries on both sides, suddenly the king's order came.

Chapter 5: Robbery in the Rain