Naturally, Ang Lee did not have as many bullets as the rebels and bandits. However, the rebels and bandits were not zombies that only obeyed orders. When things were going well, they were still relatively powerful. However, once they encountered a tough opponent, they would fall into panic and suffer a crushing defeat. The fighting power of these mobs depended on the most elite part. Once the most elite part was taken care of, the people behind would scatter like birds and beasts. After all, they were a group of people who only wanted to survive and had no noble beliefs. They fought for food. If they were destined to lose their lives, they would not need to eat. Since they did not need to eat, there was no reason for them to fight. Nothing was more important than their lives.
Zhao Daiwen was very efficient. The next morning, he personally selected 3,000 elites and 2,000 logisticians and handed them to Ang Lee. These logisticians were also elites. This was almost 100 soldiers in Guichang City. This was enough to show his trust in Ang Lee. He believed in Ang Lee's promise. He believed that Ang Lee would definitely be able to defeat the rebels and bandits.
Ang Lee was not in a hurry to send troops at this moment. The most important thing in a war was intelligence. Only with accurate intelligence could one truly win the war. If one did not have good intelligence, one would often suffer a great loss. In order to obtain accurate intelligence, Ang Lee not only used the intelligence network of Dongnu Province, but also personally sent some of his confidants to the south to investigate the situation. This was a double insurance. As long as the enemy's situation was clear, it would be much easier to fight the war.
"Assistant Minister Li, when do you plan to send troops?"
Zhao Daiwen saw that Ang Lee did not plan to send troops for two days, so he asked.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "No hurry, no hurry. The enemy's situation is not completely clear yet. Now is not the time to send troops. Don't worry, Great Minister. The rebels and bandits are just a bunch of mobs. It is not difficult to defeat them."
Even in this situation, Li An was still so calm. This made Zhao Daiwen sigh with emotion. This calmness was not something an ordinary person could possess. This also reflected the gap between him and Li An. At the same time, it also made Zhao Daiwen understand why his queen loved this man so much. Which woman could resist such an excellent and confident man?
Since Ang Lee was so confident, Zhao Daiwen's heart was much calmer. At this moment, he had no other choice but to choose to believe in Ang Lee. What could he do if he did not believe in Ang Lee? He did not think that he had the ability to lead the army to quell the rebellion. There was no lack of brave people under his command, but there was really no one who was competent for the task of quelling the rebellion. These generals lacked experience in large-scale battles. When facing the rebels and bandits that were several times stronger than them, it was inevitable that they would feel powerless.
Ang Lee was different. After many years of experience in the Tang dynasty, Ang Lee's tactical command ability was not comparable to these people from small countries. Ang Lee had commanded countless battles with fewer troops. He had long been a powerful figure in the world. As long as the news of Ang Lee's command spread, the fighting strength of the rebels and bandits would be directly reduced by half.
Did Ang Lee really have the confidence to win? This was for sure. Ang Lee had never really taken these motley crew seriously. Compared to the strong enemy in the north, these motley crew were completely insignificant, insignificant characters that could only be trampled on.
Whether it was a frontal battle, a sneak attack battle, a logistical battle, a battle of information, or a battle of public opinion, Ang Lee had the ability to defeat these motley crew. In Ang Lee's eyes, these guys were completely trampled on. As long as he was willing to take action, he could easily trample on his opponents.
In the southern part of Dongnu Province, the rebels and bandits had already set off. As there were too many people, they split up. The largest route was led by Zhao Changkong's 5,000 men and 3,000 scattered bandits, a total of 8,000 men. The other four routes also had a few thousand men each. The two routes in the west were led by Li Dahu and the blind man, while the two routes in the northeast were led by Pang Gui and the new leader, Zhao Yong. They were all accompanied by some small bandits, so the four routes had about 4,000 men each. Their strength was basically equal.
Obviously, the 8,000 men in the middle route were the main force and also the most powerful force. They were the army that Duan Jianwei had the most hope for. The troops on the two sides were all restraining troops. When the five routes moved out together, this kind of one-sided battle strategy would cause great psychological pressure to the Dongnu Province's army.
However, these five routes were not working together. If they could really work together, they would be able to erupt with powerful combat strength. Unfortunately, each of them had their own ulterior motives. Therefore, they naturally could not form a united force. With such a scattered method, how could they defeat Ang Lee, who had strong tactical command skills?
According to the previous agreement, the first of the five routes to arrive and break through Gui Chang City would be able to obtain all the treasures in Gui Chang City. This was a very attractive reward. However, none of the troops were fools. They all knew the strength of their subordinates. It was absolutely impossible for any of them to defeat the defenders of Gui Chang City by relying on the strength of any one of them. Only if they worked together would they have the highest chance of winning. In addition, the earlier they arrived and joined the battle, the more men and horses they would lose. Obviously, all the bandit leaders did not want to suffer heavy losses. They all hoped that others would go first and wait until the others and the defenders of Gui Chang City were almost exhausted. Then, they would rush in to take advantage of the situation. In this way, they would naturally obtain the greatest benefits.
Almost all the troops of the five routes had the same idea. Therefore, their marching speed was relatively slow. They all wanted to arrive at Gui Chang City a little later, so as to preserve their strength to the greatest extent. Only by preserving their strength could they be in an invincible position in the future and obtain the greatest benefits. After all, even if they were extremely brave and were the first to break into Gui Chang City, if all the brothers under their command died, they would become a commander without an army. The Duan Jianwei's previous promise would also become meaningless. There were so many treasures in a city. If they did not have a group of brothers to back them up, how could they obtain these treasures? Even if they obtained them, they would not be alive to spend them. At any time, strength was always the most important. Without strength, everything would become meaningless. With strength, everything would become possible.
For the sake of their own selfish interests, the troops of each route did not move forward and moved very slowly. This made the Duan Jianwei very angry. The reason why he had made such arrangements before was to motivate the other four routes to fight for merits. He wanted them to wear down the troops of Gui Chang City first. Then, once the main forces of the middle route arrived, Gui Chang City would be taken down more easily. However, he did not expect that his motivations did not have any effect. These troops with fewer troops actually moved even slower than the main forces of the middle route. This made him very anxious and very angry. He wanted to grab the selfish leaders and beat them up.
Since the four routes were moving slowly, Zhao Changkong also made the rebel army move slower. Any excuse could be used to justify the slow movement of his troops. Regarding this, the Duan Jianwei could not do anything. After all, it was his established strategy to let the main forces fight last. If Zhao Changkong's main forces moved normally, they would definitely be the first to arrive at Gui Chang City. If the main forces were to be lost, it was obvious that the four routes would not be able to complete the task of attacking Gui Chang City.
However, the slow movement of the five routes would also cause a big problem. That was, it would give Gui Chang City more time to prepare for battle. It would also make it easier for the other side to mobilize reinforcements from various places to reinforce Wang City. The sudden nature of the battle would also be lost and a quick victory would become impossible.
At this moment, the Duan Jianwei could only hope that the bandits in the north would be persuaded by his confidants to send troops to restrain the troops of the various cities so that they would not be able to mobilize reinforcements to Gui Chang City. In this way, his plan would still have a chance to succeed.
And this evil plan was clearly a success. In the north and east of Dongnu Province, the defending troops of the various cities were very nervous. After they received Zhao Daiwen's request for reinforcements, they all refused. It was not that they refused on purpose, but it was because they could not spare any extra troops. The troops stationed in each small city were not many to begin with. They were already under a lot of pressure from guarding against the surrounding bandits. How could they spare any extra troops to help the king? Most of the troops in these small cities were locals. Their property and family were all in the small cities. Asking them to give up on protecting their property and family was naturally very unwilling.
Zhao Daiwen was very angry at the selfishness of the troops in the various cities, but there was nothing he could do. The situation was very critical now. If he forced the troops in the various cities to rebel, the situation would be even worse. Zhao Daiwen could not bear this responsibility. He could only accept it helplessly.
At this time, Zhao Daiwen was in a very bad mood. However, his mood was very good in the coming year. The situation of the rebel army and the bandits in the south had already reached Ang Lee's ears. For the rebel army's five-pronged attack strategy, Ang Lee already had a perfect plan in his heart.
"After resting for so many days, it's time to act. Get all the troops to prepare for battle."
After Ang Lee received the accurate information from the south, he gave the order to go out to battle.
"Yes."
Chen Long replied.
There were not many troops going out to battle. There were only three thousand elites, two thousand logistics, and more than three hundred elites brought by Ang Lee. The number of these troops may not be as many as the rebel army and the bandits, but their combat power was far superior to their opponents. The most important point was that Ang Lee's strategy and tactics were advanced enough, and he had more advanced weapons. Therefore, it was not difficult to deal with these mobs.
Soon, all the troops were ready to go out to battle. The commander of the three thousand elites was Zhao Wufu, and the commander of Long Wu was naturally Chen Long. After these preparations were done, they waited for Ang Lee's inspection.
Ang Lee did not like these formalities. He directly let them go and let them go to the east to prepare to kill the bandits on the two eastern roads. Moreover, Ang Lee had the ability to first defeat one road with a very low number of troops, and then completely destroy the other road with the three thousand elites. After that, the game would be completely alive. That is, Ang Lee could eat whatever he wanted.
"An, the enemy is coming fiercely. You must take care."
Zhao Yafu was worried about Ang Lee.
Ang Lee said confidently, "Don't worry, Yafu. The bandits and the rebel army are nothing to worry about. You should be worried about them. You don't have to worry about me at all. Well, the army has set off, and I should also set off. I believe that when I come back, I can eat rabbit meat and the vegetables in the terraced fields outside the city should be ready to be picked. Wait for me, Yafu."
Ang Lee, who was in a good mood, was personally sent off by Zhao Yafu. He rode his horse out of Guichang City and went to the main road of the rebel army and the bandits.
The two bandit teams on the eastern road took the small path of Panlong Mountain. Panlong Mountain was very big, but there were only two main roads going from north to south. There were also several small roads going from east to west that connected the two roads, but these small roads were smaller and more difficult for the army to pass through. In short, the terrain of Panlong Mountain was complicated. The so-called roads could not be regarded as real roads.
In order to preserve their strength, the rebel army and the bandits moved very slowly. Ang Lee was going to deal with the bandits, so naturally, there was no need to delay time. Moreover, speed was the most important thing in war. The faster the army moved, the more effective the surprise attack would be, and the greater the war results would be. Ang Lee was going to cut the Gordian knot. Before the rebel army and the bandits could react, he would defeat them one by one and completely eliminate their threat to Guichang City.
Even though the road was difficult to traverse, Li An gave the order for all the troops to advance at full speed, as fast as they could. They had to reach the foot of Panlong Mountain in the shortest amount of time. Then, they would launch a surprise attack on the two groups of bandits on the east road and quickly eliminate them.
The elite soldiers who participated in the war did not disappoint Ang Lee. They moved very fast and reached the foot of Panlong Mountain in only two days. They immediately set up camp and waited for Ang Lee's next order.
"Assistant Minister Li, the left road is led by Pang Gui and the right road is led by Zhao Yong. Both roads have more than 4,000 soldiers. Which road should we attack first?"
Zhao Wufu, the Five Ministers, looked at Ang Lee and asked.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "The Five Ministers' soldiers will guard the left road exit. The Dragon Martial Army and I will enter the right road. We will first defeat Zhao Yong's 4,000 soldiers and then circle behind Pang Gui's troops on the left road. With the Five Ministers, we will definitely be able to wipe out Pang Gui's troops."
Hearing Li An's plan, Zhao Wufu was immediately stunned. Li An's plan was too crazy, it was simply too crazy. Li An actually wanted to rely on his three hundred subordinates to challenge Zhao Yong's four thousand bandits. After that, he wanted to go around to the back of another group of bandits. This was something that Zhao Wufu didn't even dare to think about.
"Assistant Minister Li, although the bandits are a motley crew, you can't underestimate the enemy like this!"
Zhao Wufu said.
"Underestimate the enemy? Five Ministers, you worry too much. Without enough strength, I won't play with my life. Don't worry! Your troops only need to guard the exit. When I tell you to attack, I will give you the signal. "
Ang Lee said.
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