Chapter 328: Preparations before the war
Although it was just after noon, the sky seemed extremely dark. The dark clouds at the junction of heaven and earth evolved into various monsters, roaring like Jiankang City, giving people a dull feeling of storm!
On the street, Sima Xiuzhi on the horse was looking up and saw that the back of his brother Sima Shangzhi had disappeared. At this moment, he was envious of his brother who never asked about anything and listened to his everything, and he didn't think about anything, so he didn't have to worry about anything. This was undoubtedly an extremely happy thing!
Sima Xiuzhi was very happy at this moment. If he had not chosen to cooperate with Wei Jie, he would not know how he died this time. He knew very well that even if Wei Jie did not help, he would try his best to win the opportunity to make contributions. Opportunities and crises are indeed an eternal truth!
"General, the general does not understand very well. If, as An Gong said, take the initiative to attack immediately and confront Fu Rong head-on, not to mention that the number of soldiers in the Former Qin Dynasty is 200,000, even if the troops of the two sides are not much different, the general will not be sure to defeat Fu Rong!" Sima Xiuzhi said in contemplation.
"The general may not know that in the Former Qin army, Fu Rong was more mysterious than Murong Chui, and he was most likely the most underrated person. If this happens, wouldn't it be the only one who is in An Gong's mind?"
Even Xie An could not fully understand the trump card of Wei Jie, let alone Sima Xiuzhi. After a smile, Wei Jie did not speak. At this moment, he thought of Shou County, thinking of Wang Zhene, the owner of Ye'an Street, and Tuo Bahuo, Murong Kuang and other old friends!
Maybe it's time to get together!
"General Xiuzhi, don't worry, there is no benefit in fighting this battle. If we win this battle, our morale will inevitably be greatly boosted. On the other hand, if the Former Qin army confronts head-on, fights on the plains, and suffers a defeat when they have the advantage of military strength, their confidence and morale will undoubtedly be devastatingly hit!" Wei Jie said softly as if he was murmured to himself.
"With one rises and the other falls, the battle in Huainan will become much easier!"
"I understand these principles too!" Sima Xiuzhi said with a bitter smile.
"But this is simply impossible. Even if the general commands 20,000 elite soldiers of the Northern Palace, it is probably difficult to defeat Fu Rong's 200,000 army in a head-on confrontation, not to mention that the general commands the Le family army that has never really been on the battlefield!"
"So, the timing and location of this battle are very important. We must minimize the number of people on the other side!" Wei Jie said thinking.
"General, please forgive me for saying that if we want to win the final victory in this battle, the only way is to defend the city and fight a war of attrition with the other party!"
Sima Xiuzhi frowned and said, he had already begun to doubt whether the Wei rank really didn't understand the way of fighting at all, but just recovering the Kuaiji War, and Ruyin, and Nanyang War, the military capabilities of the Wei rank have long been proven!
"Unless we have secret assistance from surprises, all proactive attacks are acts of self-destruction, General!"
"Haha, maybe we really have reinforcements!"
Wei Jie smiled and stopped discussing this topic with Sima Xiuzhi. He shouted lightly, then rushed towards the barracks. Sima Xiuzhi, who was confused behind him, was slightly stunned and hurriedly followed!
In addition to the new recruit battalion left behind Jiankang to continue training, the soldiers of Sima Xiuzhi and Sima Shangzhi, totaling 15,000 people, were ready to go and prepared to go to Huainan. The entire army was handed over to command by Sima Xiuzhi, with Wang Yin as the vanguard general, and the commander of the Le family army was accompanied as a military supervisor, while the deputy commander Wei Yue was arranged to provide military service for logistics supply!
Although Wei Jie was the commander of the entire army, he was really incompetent. Wei Jie was not good at all. However, Sima Xiuzhi could handle it in an orderly manner. This is the experience accumulated over the years. Wei Jie felt ashamed of himself. However, after everything was ready, Sima Xiuzhi's face was not very good!
"General Xiuzhi, what's wrong? Is there any problem?"
Wei Jie, who had already changed into military uniforms, seemed particularly energetic. After coming to Sima Xiuzhi, Wei Jie asked softly.
"There is indeed a very serious problem. There are no cavalry in the Le family army!" Sima Xiuzhi said in annoyance.
Wei Jie was slightly stunned and immediately realized that the so-called defense of the city must attack the camp. Attacking Fu Rong's army's camp naturally requires cavalry to be dispatched. However, the cavalry battalion of the Le family army had been disbanded a few years ago, and there were only a few thousand defenders in Huainan City, with no cavalry among them!
"General Xiuzhi, don't worry, this Wei Jie had long thought of it, and then there will naturally be cavalry on the battlefield!" Wei Jie said with a smile.
"The general led the army to take the lead. Remember, the journey should not be too slow or too fast. At this hour three days later, the army will enter Huainan City on time!"
"General, don't you go with the last general?"
Judging from Wei Jie's meaning, he seemed to be going alone. Sima Xiuzhi couldn't help but be stunned and asked subconsciously.
"I want to go to Stone City and mobilize some of the assault battalions to participate in this battle. Although the assault battalion has few troops, it can carry out the beheading operation!" Wei Jie said with a smile.
Sima Xiuzhi was unsure. Although the assault camp was powerful, it would not be able to fight against a hundred. If the reinforcements mentioned by the Wei Jie were the assault camp, that would be too much!
"We will set out now!"
"The whole army obeys the order and sets off!"
With the order of Sima Xiuyi, the army of the Le family led a large army of 150,000 toward Huainan!
"Zhang He!"
As soon as Sima Xiu left, Wei Jie waved to Zhang He not far away and signaled him to come!
"General!"
"You set out to Stone City immediately, let Mr. Liu and General Zhang arrive in Shou County within two days to meet us, let General Zhang select 200 soldiers of the assault camp, and let General Tong lead him, and wait outside Huainan City in three days, hurry up!"
Although Zhang He couldn't understand Wei Jie's words, it did not prevent him from executing Wei Jie's orders. After he wrote down the words of Wei Jie, he rode a fast horse and headed straight for Shitou City!
Let Zhang Xiong choose the soldiers of the assault battalion to give him a hint that this time he went to Huainan, there must be fierce battles. The soldiers of the assault battalion that need to be mobilized need to be mainly Mo family disciples to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the two hundred people in the assault battalion to the greatest extent!
I asked Liu Muzhi and Zhang Xiong to go to Shou County to meet him because Wei Jie felt that it was time to introduce Wang Zhene to them. Since then, Wei Jie has Liu Muzhi and Zhang Xiong, and Wang Zhene is both civil and military. In addition, he is not a vegetarian. At this moment, Wei Jie's heart has never been so at ease, and he has never been as confident and hopeful as the future!
Chapter completed!