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Chapter 1006: Cover Operation

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    "Empire Hegemony" Chapter 1006

    In a dense forest on the frontier of the province's border in the middle of the river, dozens of tough elite rebel soldiers were scattered among the thorn bushes around a big tree to guard.

    On the canopy of this big tree, three generals of the rebel army are holding the branches with their hands, standing on a high place and looking south.

    I saw that tens of thousands of Qinghe troops were busy building camps in the lush river valley to the south.

    In this soon-to-be-formed camp, many siege engines covered with tarpaulins are particularly eye-catching.

    On the road farther away, a steady stream of Qinghe troops are arriving at this camp from the south, with flags unfurled, swords and guns like a forest, this is a whole army.

    Seeing the Qinghe army gathering towards the border area, the three generals of the rebel army also looked very solemn.

    "There are at least 20,000 to 30,000 bandits."

    A general of the rebel army withdrew his gaze from the Qinghe army assembled in the distant valley, and said in judgment.

    "They are still coming here in a steady stream, and there are a lot of siege equipment in their team. The visitors are not good." Another warrior also had an extraordinarily dignified expression.

    The Qinghe army wiped out the mighty army of King Ning in Luyang Province with a thunderous force, and now it is gathering troops in the border area on a large scale, so the purpose is self-evident.

    It is possible for the Qinghe army to continue northward into the Hezhong Province, and their rebel troops will bear the brunt.

    Because when the main force of King Ning's mighty army returned to aid Luyang Province, their territory in Hezhong Province was already taken by the rebels because of their weak strength.

    The several prefectures and counties occupied by King Ning in Hezhong Province have now all fallen into the hands of the rebels, and the battle flags of the rebels have been planted on the top of the city.

    Their front line also advanced to the border area near Luyang Province, bordering the Qinghe Army.

    However, they received an order from the base camp, that is, without an order, they were not allowed to enter the territory of Luyang Province to provoke the Qinghe Army without authorization, and focused on defense.

    However, in the past few days, the scouts Qingqi have been scouting continuously, and the Qinghe army has been continuously gathering towards the border area, and there is a tendency to make a large-scale northward advance.

    The three rebel generals from the frontline camp also went deep into the frontline to investigate the situation, and found that the treat was worse than they had imagined.

    Although the Qinghe army was advancing slowly to the north, they fought steadily, and they carried a lot of siege equipment in the team. It seemed that they really wanted to invade the province in the middle of the river.

    "This matter must be reported to the base camp as soon as possible, and we must also be prepared to fight."

    Seeing the troops of the Qinghe Army assembled in the distance, the generals of these rebels felt heavy.

    The strength of the Qinghe Army is beyond doubt, and now the Qinghe Army has pointed the finger at them, so they can only bite the bullet and prepare to fight.

    "The thieves have assembled a large number of troops here. This should be their main attack direction. We have to strengthen our defense." A general said.

    Another general nodded: "Transfer all the troops from Fancheng and Meicheng, and be fully prepared."

    The point they are defending is the best road to go north to the Hezhong Province, which is extremely suitable for the passage of the army.

    ?Because the army fights, it actually fights for logistical supplies. Except for the Qinghe army, which likes to take risks without following common sense, whether it is the rebel army or the imperial army, they generally advance along the communication line.

    Once the army's logistics supplies are threatened, the morale of the frontline army will be affected. If there is no food, the army may collapse, let alone fight.

    Therefore, a lot of pass cities were built on various traffic arteries, and troops were sent to guard them.

    And the enemy often will not bypass these cities, even if the cities are very strong, they will attack by force.

    Because occupying a city in an area can not only disintegrate the local enemy's will to resist, but also get supplies in the city. When the army continues to advance, the city can also be used as a material transfer base.

    But now that the Qinghe Army was advancing along the Hegu Road, the generals of the rebel army were not surprised at all.

    If the Qinghe army wanted to enter the province in the middle of the river, it would have to dispatch a large army, and the army must take the main road, which is the most suitable road.

    These generals of the rebel army felt that the Qinghe army was about to launch a big offensive against them after taking the risk of investigating the enemy's situation.

    After they returned to the frontline camp, they also actively dispatched troops, and all the troops in the nearby areaWhen they got to this area, they were ready to stop the Qinghe Army from entering the Hezhong Province.

    When the rebels were actively dispatching troops to block the Qinghe army from going north, in the Fancheng area more than a hundred miles away from here, 20,000 brothers led by Li Changqing, the commander of the advancing column, were lurking nearby.

    In fact, the Qinghe army gathering along the river valley to the border area is nothing more than a cover to attract attention.

    The Qinghe Army had just finished the battle in Luyang Province. Although the main force of King Ning's mighty army had been wiped out, there were still many stragglers stranded in the countryside and forests.

    These stragglers have colluded with local bandits, gentry and bullies and gathered in the mountains and forests.

    The top priority of the Qinghe army now is to summarize the post-war rest and assist the Chief of Administration to digest the occupied area, rather than launch a new offensive.

    The money consumed by a large-scale battle is unimaginable. Even if the Qinghe Army has such a rich and powerful existence, it is difficult to fight several large-scale battles in a short period of time.

    What's more, if there is a war with the rebels, the rebels are not a small force like King Ning who only occupies a province.

    Once a war with the rebels begins, the battle cannot be ended in a short period of time, and the rebels cannot be defeated or eliminated in a short period of time, and the war will turn into a long-term war of attrition.

    If they fought a war of attrition with the rebels, the only ones who would benefit would be the rest of the coveted forces.

    Chen Ziang is now avoiding this kind of long-term war of attrition. Instead, he fights fast and slow, and fights some short and sharp small-scale battles as much as possible, constantly encroaching on the enemy and expanding the territory.

    This time they mobilized a large army to destroy King Ning and occupy Luyang Province in a short period of time. They used fast to attack slow, and with the momentum of thunder, they quickly wiped out the enemy and completed the strategic goal.

    Chen Ziang's current combat strategy is to fight if he does not fight, and if he wants to fight, he will beat the enemy to the ground with all his might.

    Therefore, the Qinghe Army is not yet ready for a full-scale war with the rebels. The main purpose of mobilizing and gathering the Qinghe Army in the northern part of Luyang Province is to cover Li Changqing's 20,000 elite crossing the blockade.

    Fortunately, they put on an offensive posture with great fanfare. The shadow of the famous tree really frightened the rebels.

    After the intelligence analysis of all parties, the rebels had already made a strategic misjudgment that the Qinghe Army was going northward to Hezhong Province, so they also urgently mobilized heavy troops to block the Qinghe Army's only way northward.

    When the forces of the rebel army were continuously mobilized to the Qinghe army's only way to go north, in the Fancheng area more than a hundred miles away, the strength of the rebel army was weakened a lot.

    In particular, the guard posts and patrols of the rebels on the border have also been reduced by 70%, and the main force of the garrison has also been transferred, which gave Li Changqing and the others an opportunity to take advantage of.

    The rebels never expected that a large-scale mobilization of the Qinghe Army was to cover an army crossing the border.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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