Chapter 23: The Division of Troops to Break the Siege (Seeking Bookmarks!)

  The morale of hundreds of soldiers has been boosted, and the Tiger Leopard Army will have a greater grasp on smoothly passing this crisis.

  Wei Zheng had just stepped down from the rostrum when several of his subordinates came up to greet him.

  Before Wei Zheng could speak, the impatient Wang Feng asked him: "General, now that we have a clear understanding of the enemy's situation... please give us specific orders on how to proceed..."

  "Divided troops....." Under the gaze of several people at the same time, Wei Zheng spoke out a surprising answer.

  "Divided troops....." Including Wang Feng, several people looked at each other in confusion and let out a cry of surprise.

  In the eyes of Wang Feng and others, facing the four routes of the Tatars' attacking troops, even if they followed Wei Zheng's previously established battle plan 'hurt ten fingers not as good as cutting off one finger', the Hu Bao army would have to concentrate all its strength in order to possibly eliminate the fifty Tatars who came to besiege the military camp.

  However, the vanguard general unexpectedly told himself that the entire Tiger and Leopard Army had to divide its forces despite being limited in numbers.

  Could it be that the general plans to divide his troops and swallow the two routes of Tartar troops in one gulp, which is a total of 100 Tartars.

  Just as some people were secretly shocked by Wei Zheng's huge appetite, Wei Zheng spoke up.

  Facing everyone's surprised and puzzled gaze, he asked: "I want to ask you all a question. If our entire Tiger and Leopard Army launches an attack, who will guard the military camp? Who will attract the attention of the enemy's main force?"

  Then, regardless of whether everyone understood or not, he commanded with a serious face: "The first long gun team's 1st and 2nd squads, the second long gun team's 1st squad, and the longbow squad will all stay in the military camp. Wang Feng will be in unified command, Zhao Yun will be his deputy, and they will defend the military camp..."

  "The task I give you is very simple, but also extremely difficult. As long as one person is alive, the military camp must be in our Tiger and Leopard Army's hands, and the main force of the enemy must be tightly pinned down around our military camp..."

  "The remaining soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Corps, armed with all the spears manufactured overnight by the arsenal, will be personally commanded by me to fight on the outer lines..."

  "My mission is to annihilate one or two routes of the enemy's flanking troops with my camera. Then, circling back to the rear of the enemy's main force, at a critical moment, launch an attack from the rear against the enemy's main force, and in coordination with you, attack from both inside and outside, heavily damaging the enemy troops advancing into the mountains..."

  Although Wei Zheng's confidence on his face never changed from start to finish, Wang Feng still expressed his concerns in his heart.

  "General, aren't our appetites too big..."

  "This battle plan sounds reasonable, but if any one link goes wrong, our Tiger and Leopard Troops will fall into an irretrievable danger..."

  Wei Zheng shook his head and asked in return: "In this current situation, do you have a better solution?"

  "Even if we concentrate all our forces to attack and devour the Tartar cavalry, which is wandering around, our camp will still be occupied by the Tartars. At that time, although our people may survive, the grain and fodder that support us to live on will be gone. If this is the result, it would be better for us not to fight this battle, abandon the food directly, and hide in the mountains to become barbarians."

  Wang Feng nodded silently and then said again with a determined heart.

  "Since that's the case, General, for your safety and in order to inflict as many casualties on the enemy as possible from behind their lines, I implore you to take another company of long guns with you when you attack..."

  "Our military camp is located in a very dangerous terrain, the Tatars can only launch a strong attack from the front to occupy the camp. Leave me two long gun squads and one long bow squad, that's enough..."

  "Wei Zheng waved his hand and said: "If only a few dozen Tartars are attacking you, relying on the dangerous terrain here, these people can indeed stop the Tartar attack. However, what you're facing now is not just a few dozen Tartars, but hundreds of them, with dozens of archers alone... With so many enemies, how can you defend the barracks?"

  "It's settled then... As for here, you can rest assured... Don't forget the 400 muskets that I had the arsenal rush to produce. With these 400 muskets in hand, eliminating both routes of Tartar troops will be absolutely no problem."

  Seeing the determined expression gradually appearing on Wei Zheng's face, Wang Feng could only shut his mouth and obey.

  The Xianbei were indeed a hunting nation that emerged from the depths of the mountains. Facing rugged mountain roads, they abandoned their war horses and still marched briskly towards the dense forest, their marching speed not slowing down at all due to the loss of their war horses.

  Fifty strong men, no vanguard or rearguard, all huddled together, giving the Tiger and Leopard Brigade no chance to launch a surprise attack.

  The purpose of the Mongols was achieved. Within an hour of entering the mountains, the entire army did not suffer any attacks and did not even see a single Han Chinese shadow.

  Just as all the Tartars thought they could smoothly reach their destination and block the rear of the Tiger and Leopard Brigade.

  The rapidly advancing troops suddenly came to a halt.

  A heavily armored soldier rushed to the side of Pai Ya, panting: "Sir, the road ahead has been blocked by the Hu Bao army with logs, and there are dozens of Hu Bao soldiers defending..."

  "Hu Bao Army....." He raised an eyebrow and asked incredulously.

  Then, a puzzled expression appeared on his face, and he muttered to himself: "Don't the Tiger Troops know that in field battles, we Manchu warriors are invincible? Are they plotting something..."

  "Go ahead and take a look...". The last sentence was said to another person standing beside him, who was also his deputy.

  The scene in front of the two toothed faces has a kind of refreshing feeling.

  Unlike the rugged mountain road I've been walking on, this section of mountain road suddenly became very wide, as if it were man-made...

  On this five-meter-wide mountain road, a barrier formed by piles of logs and shrubs is like a defense line, dividing the road into two sections.

  Thirty tiger leopard army long gunners stood in three rows behind the defense line, holding long guns and standing still with a solemn face.

  "Is the Tiger and Leopard Brigade going to stop us with just this defensive line in front of them?" one of them sneered, showing off his teeth.

  At this moment, he completely forgot that dozens of Manchu slaves had died at the hands of the Hu Bao Army.

  Facing the troops, the temporary commander-in-chief of the entire unit shouted loudly: "I only need twenty brave warriors to easily break through the front line, please give me this opportunity to make a meritorious achievement..."

  The commander's eyes shot out two sharp glints, and he nodded: "Since the Han people in front of us have no archers, our warriors can launch a fierce attack on them..."

  "I'll give you twenty brave warriors, and with our strength, we'll tell the Han people on the other side who are the true brave warriors in this wild battle... In addition, I will lead all the remaining brave warriors to provide support for you fifty steps outside the defensive line, and order all archers to provide long-range shooting cover for you, trying to kill as many Han people behind the defensive line as possible..."

  "Thank you for your support....." After revealing two fiery gazes from the windows of his eyes, he excitedly accepted the order with a toothy grin.

  As he led the twenty remaining Cossacks slowly towards the defensive line, the thirty remaining Cossacks, including ten archers, all gathered together and followed closely behind him towards the defensive line.

  Thirty Tatars, including ten archers, had just approached the defense line fifty paces and stopped.

  Of course, stopping doesn't mean these Tartars are indifferent to the battle that is about to unfold before their eyes.

  Under the command of the Tartar general, ten archers quickly formed two rows. With great dexterity, they drew arrows from their quivers, nocked them on their bows, and aimed at the Tiger Leopard Army's defense line fifty paces away.

  "Fire the arrow....." shouted Pa Ya La loudly.....

  "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…..” The command had just sounded on the battlefield when ten arrows with enormous force shot out of their bows, carrying a faint whistling sound as they flew towards the Tiger Leopard Army's long spear formation fifty paces away.

  The Huns' archery was extremely accurate, and the ten arrows flew tightly in front of the long spearman's face and behind him.

  If it weren't for the long gunner receiving orders from Wei Zheng before the battle: As soon as you see the Hu's archers move, quickly squat down and hide behind the defensive line.

  It can be certain that the ten arrows flying by will definitely cause huge casualties to the long spear formation.

  Ten arrows were shot but none of them hit the target. The commander of the archers, Pai Ya La, couldn't help but let out a loud and fierce curse.

  "Bastard, crafty Han people..."

  Then a wry and sinister smile floated onto the face of the commander, who continued to command the two rows of archers in front of him.

  "Launch...braves, immediately launch a barrage at the Han people hiding behind obstacles..."

  "Obstacles can block arrows flying straight ahead, but cannot block arrows falling from the sky..."

  "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...". Ten arrows shot out with a piercing whistle, just like mortar shells leaving the barrel, flying in a parabolic arc into the sky.

  Then, under the influence of gravity, it dived down towards the location of the long spear array at an increasingly faster speed.