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"Empire Hegemony" Chapter 359
Indeed, as the supreme commander of the civilian army said, the forest is overgrown with thorns and the terrain is restricted, which is really not suitable for cavalry troops to fight.
The rangers sent by Fatty Lu, the head of the Ninth Banner, quickly brought back news that they found many sneaky people watching them at the edge of the forest.
"After dark, let the scouts catch a few alive and come back."
Although Fatty Lu looks obese and rough, after experiencing the last lesson, he is no longer so reckless.
Recently, several scout teams of the Qinghe Army disappeared near the Wild Wolf Forest, so Chen Ziang decided that there were enemies here, so he sent Fatty Lu to lead his troops.
Although Fatty Lu led 20,000 cavalry from four banner battalions here, no one knew how many enemies were hiding in the forest.
Fatty Lu naturally understands the so-called knowing yourself and the enemy and never ending a hundred battles.
The small group of scouts sent out before disappeared without a trace, but now there are 20,000 cavalry raiding the formation, and the scouts placed on the periphery by the militia had to retreat into the forest, not daring to confront the scouts of the Qinghe army head-on.
Behind the scouts of the Qinghe Army were 20,000 murderous cavalry brothers, and their confidence was much stronger.
After dark, several teams of elite Qinghe army scouts quietly left the camp and dived towards the dark forest.
The civilian army left a lot of sentries on the outskirts of the forest. Their main task was to monitor the cavalry of the Qinghe Army led by Fatty Lu.
But their eyes were fixed on the brightly lit cavalry camp in the distance, and they didn't even notice the scouts of the Qinghe army who circled and outflanked them.
"who!"
When the sentries of the militia heard the movement behind them, sharp knives greeted them.
"Puff!"
"ah!"
The muffled sounds and screams of sharp knives piercing flesh sounded in the forest at night, making the militia sentinels hidden in tree trunks or bushes feel particularly intrusive.
In the dark night, no one can see anyone, especially the sentinels of the militia, many of whom have night blindness.
The scouts of the Qinghe Army paid attention to night blindness on weekdays, and at the same time started training to capture prisoners in night battles.
The sentinels of the militia only heard the screams around them, but they couldn't see where the enemy was. The feeling of danger made their nerves tense.
After the scouts of the Qinghe Army cleared most of the militia sentries, they were ready to start capturing the prisoners.
"If you want to live, don't move around¡ª"
The scouts of the Qinghe Army quietly touched the side of a civilian sentry, and pressed the cold knife against his back.
"I'm not moving, not moving."
Feeling the tip of another knife hit behind him, the militia sentry was also shocked, and hurriedly begged for mercy.
Several scouts from the Qinghe Army came out of the darkness, disarmed the civilian sentry, gagged his mouth, and covered his eyes with cloth strips before leading them away from the forest.
The members of the scout team of the Qinghe Army quickly captured the eight scouts deployed by the civilian army on the periphery, which made Lu Fatty, the head of the banner, very happy.
"Interrogate immediately to see which god is hiding in the forest." Fatty Lu ordered.
The scouts have plenty of ways to deal with the captives. They only used two small tricks, and all the captured captives have confessed.
"Master Banner Leader, they have explained everything." Deputy Banner Leader Lei Ming walked into Fatty Lu's military tent.
"Oh? Recruited so soon?"
Fatty Lu was also surprised that these prisoners were confessed so quickly.
Lei Ming smiled and said: "After only two small tricks were used, they couldn't hold on anymore."
"It seems that they are not doing well." Fatty Lu showed a contemptuous expression.
"According to the captives, there are three groups of soldiers hidden in the forest, including the Hezhong Provincial Guard, the 15th Corps of the People's Army, and King Ning's mighty army."
"What a messy number."
Fatty Lu frowned after hearing the report from the deputy head of the banner, Lei Ming.
"The Fifteenth Corps of the People's Army and King Ning's Mighty Army were recently formed according to the imperial edict, specifically to deal with our brothers in the rebel army." Lei Ming explained.
Fatty Lu did not enter the serial number.Li Jie asked, "How many soldiers and horses do they have?"
"The prisoners of war we captured were all from the 15th Corps of the People's Army. According to their account, there are about 30,000 people in their Corps, all of whom are private soldiers put together from various families."
"What about the other two roads?"
"There are about 20,000 garrison troops in Hezhong Province, and about 20,000 people in King Ning's mighty army."
"That is to say, there are at least 70,000 people hiding in the forest?"
"It should be close to ten."
"What are they doing hiding in the woods?" Fatty Lu said with a frown.
Because 70,000 soldiers and horses are not a weak force, even if they encounter the Qinghe army head-on, even if they cannot win, there is always no problem in self-protection.
However, an army like theirs, like a shady mouse, hides secretly in the woods.
"The captives confessed that they also obeyed orders, and they didn't know why they were hiding in the woods."
In fact, it was not that the troops of the imperial court were unwilling to come out of the forest, but that they were afraid of the cavalry troops of the Qinghe Army.
Because in Luyang Province, most of the areas are relatively flat, which is very suitable for cavalry troops to fight.
Since the Qinghe Army incorporated tens of thousands of black cavalry, the strength of the cavalry has been greatly enhanced, with as many as 40,000 to 50,000 cavalry capable of fighting.
Such a powerful cavalry unit is daunting enough to defeat several times the infantry on a flat field.
Without the cover of cavalry troops, these court troops were naturally unwilling to confront the Qinghe army head-on.
And now they are hiding in the woods, and they are also in the dark. Although they don't dare to trouble the Qinghe army head-on, it is still possible to engage in sneak attacks and encroach on the Qinghe army's territory.
Moreover, not all of the three armies commanded by King Ning were there, and there was also a cavalry unit on the way to join them.
As long as there is a raiding array of cavalry troops, they can go out to attack the Qinghe army in an open and honest manner.
"What shall we do now?"
"They are hiding in the woods and don't want to come out, then force them to come out¡ª"
Fatty Lu led 20,000 cavalry troops over here, and he couldn't return empty-handed, so he still wanted to fight a battle.
"Forcing them to come out? How?"
Lei Ming was also confused when he heard that Fatty Lu was going to force the troops of various dynasties hiding in the forest to come out.
After all, the enemy is not a stupid pig, they will never listen to them, if you want them to come out, just come out.
"We cavalry don't dare to enter the forest, so let's burn the forest down." Fatty Lu said viciously.
"Huh? Set fire to the forest?"
"What, is there a problem?"
"There is such a large forest, if the forest is set on fire, I am afraid that this area will be burned." Lei Ming said worriedly. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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