What is the core purpose of Chapter 196?

On the east bank of the Shahe River, the army had already begun to camp, but the engineers were not idle at all. The river water was biting cold in winter, but they wanted to build two bridges on this night. A fire was lit on the shore, and the sound of firewood burning from time to time.

Under normal circumstances, even if it is not a very wide river surface, building a bridge is not easy. The sand river water is only waist-length, and the river surface is not too wide, only about twenty meters. Originally, there was a wooden bridge on the river surface, which was a little narrower, and four people could be paralleled at a time. The horse team could pass, and the cannon could pass. However, in Chen Xie's opinion, that was too low. Besides, engineers also had to conduct similar training. The results of their usual training are necessary to test now.

A dozen sheepskin rafts were blown up, and some engineers walked over the wooden bridge and started to go into the water to drive piles from there. One sharpened wooden pile was driven down, and the sheepskin raft was fixed to the pile with a thick hemp rope, which was a working platform. One pile was pushed into the river, and the prefabricated structure was moved from the carriage, and a pile was fixed on the wooden piles, and the nails as big as a thumb were fixed. Then the wooden boards were laid on the top. The three engineers worked together, cutting a lot of wooden piles from the nearby woods, and the two ends were constantly gathered to the center of the river. The prefabricated bridge boards were put together one by one, and the bridges at both ends would eventually be connected together.

Chen Xie kept standing by the river and watching silently. Behind him was a group of young officers and staff officers. These young people imitated Chen Xie and were a subconscious behavior. Chen Xie stood straight, and they all stood like wooden stakes.

The sky gradually dimmed, and the angrily wind lamp hung on the platform of the sheepskin raft. A string of lights appeared on the river surface. A beeping wooden hammer hit the wooden stakes, and the sound spread far in the wind.

"Prepare more ginger soup, and add a few more fires. Go to the river to work every moment." Chen Xie did not look back, and the order issued was naturally recorded and passed on. Everything on the river was well organized, and Chen Xie was deeply satisfied with this. This engineer was still a bit immature, but as a military branch that had never been seen in this era, Chen Xie was already very satisfied with it.

Five hundred meters away from the river, the camp has been established, and the soldiers are still busy with the last things. In fact, there is no need to be so rigorous against Kong Youde. However, this army must always follow relevant regulations. If there is any violation, it will be severe punishment.

The sound of horse hooves in Tata Tower shattered the calm river surface. A fast horse appeared on the other end of the stone dunzi wooden bridge.

"It was the scout who came back to send the message." Wang Qinian saw it clearly. In the past, he used to calling him Ye Bukue. Chen Xie asked him to call him like this. If he called him too much, he would get used to it.

The fast horse was stopped by the sentry at the bridgehead. After a simple investigation, it was released. Even if it was an acquaintance, it would be necessary to check the documents during wartime. Strict discipline and system are the guarantee of victory in Chen Xie's mind.

"Report, last night, my scout team encountered a fifty-man scout team in the former Wangzhuang. The team officers led the team assembled each team and led their troops to attack at night. Except for one person who escaped, the rest were all wiped out." The structure of the scout team was different. One team had five squads, each squad plus eleven squad leaders. Moreover, the scout team members were all composed of the best soldiers in the army. They were lurking, tracking, and fighting events, and they all under strict training.

"I'll find out the details of it." Chen Xie smiled, took out a cigarette and handed over the hard-working scout, and lit it. The flattered scout seemed a little clumsy and even choked. Everyone laughed, and the serious atmosphere was eased.

"I found this rebel scout team at our lurking ward yesterday afternoon, and news came out immediately. The captain immediately reported to the team officer and decided to fuck him. Unexpectedly, they stopped leaving after entering Qianwang Village. The brothers waited outside for an hour, but they didn't see them coming out. The feelings of these grandchildren were lazy in the village. In the first half of the night, the team officer sent two brothers to investigate. Fortunately, they lived in a large family, but the horses were not gathered together. After thinking about it, the team officer decided to touch them in the second half of the night. So, we touched them in.

, who was sleeping tightly inside, four guard posts were set up, and two were still dozing off. What else could you do? You touched them all in one breath. When the other doors were blocked, a horse ran away. The brothers at the entrance of the village were not ready and were rushed out. They were chasing them all, but unfortunately they didn't catch up. The other rebels captured thirty-three people alive and killed seven. The team officer asked Xiao to come back to report the news. The rebels had already captured Changyi the afternoon of the previous day, and it was only seventy miles away from us. The specific force is still to be investigated."

Chen Xie asked someone to take the scout to rest, and asked the others to squat down. He opened the map and looked around for a while. He still asked habitually: "What do you think? You can talk about it now."

"In terms of intelligence, it is beyond the estimates of the Staff Office. Tomorrow, our army will definitely win as long as the rebels do not run away and fight a dignified battle."

"The previous deductions have thought of all possibilities. The only thing I haven't studied and deduced is that the opponent fled without fighting. I think we can now make some deductions on this possibility."

"It is not difficult to defeat, but the difficult thing is to completely annihilate it. This issue should be taken into account. It is recommended that the cavalry battalion deviate from the enemy's backbone and block the retreat. We must strive to achieve the results of one battle and solve the rebels at once."

"It's inappropriate. The number of rebels is more than 3,000. This time, the city has been conquered and the people have been strong. If we emphasize the complete annihilation, the casualties of our army will increase a lot. We should defeat the head-on, and pursue the uninterrupted pursuit with the mobility of the cavalry battalion, eat the rebels bite by bite, and destroy their courage to fight. This is the best strategy."

The young staff members were very lively. Chen Xie stood aside and smiled and smoked, and did not interrupt. He waited patiently for them to come up with a conclusion. At this time, a staff officer suddenly said: "I think everyone has overlooked the most important issue. What is the purpose of our combat? When formulating the combat plan before, did he repeatedly emphasize that we must seize rebel supplies? Around this core, the combat plan we formulated, do you think there is a problem now? No problem,

Then continue to execute. According to the battlefield situation, the cavalry battalion set out overnight, traveled to Haicang Town across the Gelai River, and went to Yuer Town to rest and lurked. Yuer Town is only thirty miles away, and the cavalry only had a little more than half an hour of march speed. Set out at the Si hour and rushed to Changyi. When the cavalry battalion took Changyi, the money, grain and materials were obtained, the front battlefield was probably almost done. If the rebels want to run away, then run away. It is best if they run away. Where can I get the place to live on the ground in Shandong?"

Chen Xie had an impression of this young staff officer, Lin He, who was involved in Luanzhou and was not well-connected with the young widow. Isn’t he an artillery? Why did he come to the staff officer? He should have had excellent grades and was recommended by the instructor captain to An.

After saying something, everyone was speechless. At this time, Chen Xie smiled and said: "It seems that you have a conclusion. Follow this conclusion and modify and supplement the original plan. In an hour, I need to see a new combat plan."

"Yes!" More than a dozen young staff members stood up and stood attentively and answered loudly.

After the staff members went down, Wang Qinian smiled and said, "Master, the water of Jiaolai River is a problem. It has rained since winter. Is the river suitable for swimming? Where will the battlefield of the rebels choose? It seems that they have not considered these issues."

Chen Xie smiled slightly: "It's okay, there are many people, and there are always people who will think of it. I don't think they will ignore this detail. Don't worry, these young staff members have grown up after experiencing the battle to serve the king. Besides, I didn't think about annihilation of the rebels. First turn the property they stolen into ours, five cities, how much money and food does this cost?"

Wang Qinian listened to the blue light emitting from his eyes and was eager to try.

Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng are also very troubled now. The opponent's scouts are too fierce, so it can be seen that many batches of scouts cannot come back. In this case, it will be difficult to understand the situation of the opponent. How many people have come? This question is just a confusing account. They are all fighting wars, so of course they know that they can't fight in a confused war.

"It will definitely not work if we don't fight, and we have no way out. Even if we want to be slaughtered, we must first show the power of the Dongjiang Army. It's better to go to bed early tonight, cook at the third day of the morning, and send troops at the fifth day of the morning. We will hurry to the front of the Green Pie to reach the Jiaolai River, and then see what the person surnamed Chen will do. If he wants to cross the river, we will give him a half cross." Li Jiucheng thought for a while and came up with this idea.

Kong Youde was silent for a moment and wanted to ask back: "What if he doesn't move? Will he block the other side of the river?" But after thinking for a while, Kong Youde had no good method. In general, this method is the most reliable.

"It's all that's the case. Fortunately, there are no cavalry in Green Skin, otherwise we can't escape even if we want to." Kong Youde said something and Li Jiucheng felt very disdainful, but he just didn't refute it.

Back at his residence, Li Jiucheng heard a woman crying from a room. The clouds in his heart had not dissipated, and his expression was naturally not good-looking. He was not afraid of the Shandong Army. The facts proved that the East Army in the Station was a piece of shit. But this Green Skin really didn't know the depth and sent people to investigate many times, but he couldn't get close to the place where others were training. Occasionally, what can be seen is Green Skin's practice of training and running with full armed forces. This army is too strange and cannot be viewed with past experience.

"I'll come to my room after that." After knocking on the door, Li Jiucheng said something and left. After a while, Li Yingyuan, who was walking while tying his trousers, came in, and the rosy and excitement on his face had not subsided.

"Dad, are you looking for me?" Li Yingyuan has been very excited recently. He has eaten well, dressed well, and beautiful women sleep casually.

"You, you can't always do this. You have to care more about the things in the army, right? You know that you have enough food and drink to sleep all day long. Dengzhou Green Skin has been called." Li Jiucheng said to his son, and Li Yingyuan hummed in dissatisfaction. (To be continued...)
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