Hilliard has been feeling a little irritable in the past two days. Although the urgent message to Aslan was sent yesterday, Hilliard knows that it will take at least two weeks to get instructions from Marshal Frederick. Two weeks is almost a magical obstacle to the current situation east of Manlong, and it is simply impossible to wait until then to respond.
The gradually darkening area on the map now gave Hilliard a headache for no reason. He had always thought it was the calmest, most stable and least concerned place, but now it has become A place of right and wrong that could end his political life at any time, and Hilliard still doesn't know what to do.
Five days ago, scouts had discovered signs of large-scale Tang army activities in the border area 130 miles northeast of Manlong City. Hilliard paid great attention to it at that time, but considering whether the enemy had any intentions In order to mobilize his own troops, Hilliard did not take immediate countermeasures, but only increased the reconnaissance of the Northeast region. However, at that time, Hilliard already had a bad premonition in his heart. The Tang army was attacking on a large scale. Hilliard was not sure whether the activities in this area were related to the situation in India to the west, but Tang Jun's actions were enough to arouse his high vigilance.
Unfortunately, Hilliard's worst prediction finally became a reality. Three days ago, the Tang army invaded the hilly area of eastern Manlong. It broke into forty miles in one day. Today, intelligence showed the scale of the invading Tang army. It has reached two divisions, and it has continued southward and has penetrated sixty miles into the country's border. It is now stationed in a posture of building a fortress and stationing it for a long time, which makes Hilliard restless. Hilliard knew that the eastern mountainous area was in fact the area under Luzon's central government's weakest control. Eighty miles east from Manlong, we entered the hilly area. The hilly areas and the Hengduan Mountains to the east have always been the active areas of the Gaoyue people. Since the central government has never recognized the legal residency rights of the Gaoyue people, it has completely pushed the Gaoyue people to the Western Xinjiang, which recognizes the Gaoyue people. During the Luzon War, Li Wufeng launched a war on the pretext that the Grand Duchy of Luzon government adopted racial discrimination and ethnic cleansing policies, and seized Northern Luzon from the Kingdom. This also became a major reason for the Gaoyue people's overall defection to Western Xinjiang.
Because Northern Luzon fell into the hands of Western Xinjiang. The Gaoyue people who were originally in the eastern part of Luzon have also moved into Western Xinjiang in large numbers. The number of Gaoyue people in the Kingdom of Luzon is not large now, but now the Tang army unexpectedly attacks the eastern hilly area, which is indeed a bit unexpected.
"General Tabulaqi, what do you think is the purpose of the Tang Dynasty's large-scale invasion to the south?" Looking at the map for a long time, Hilliard felt that it was necessary to consult this deputy who was not so harmonious with him. He knew that this deputy had always been dissatisfied with his occupying the position of coach of the Manron area, and Hilliard did not care about this. The task given by General Frederick was simple, that is, to firmly defend the city of Manron. As long as they hold this place and no matter what the Tang people do, they will never be able to pose a threat to Central Luzon. Hilliard certainly knew that the deputy was dissatisfied with his somewhat conservative tactics, but he knew that the reason why he was placed here by General Frederick was because of his steady style. As long as he could complete the task, how could others do it? He doesn't have so many essences to take care of.
"General Hilliard. It's obvious that the Tang Army is targeting us. Our opponents know the responsibilities and pressures we are now under, and want to use the invasion in the east to force us to send out troops to stop their encroachment." His face was full of anger. Brachi is not as reckless and arrogant as he appears on the surface. Just these two sentences made Hilliard's wisdom about this guy rise by two levels.
"Well, General Tablaki. I agree with your opinion. The enemy wants to lure the snake out of its hole, but the enemy will not miss this. I'm afraid they are doing this for a purpose." Hilliard also thought Check out the deputy's further thoughts.
"Of course, Eastern Luzon has never been fully included in the jurisdiction of our Kingdom of Luzon. Our management of that land has always been a formality. There are very few Andes people on that land. At most, there are some Gaoyue people. Now that the Tang army has invaded on such a large scale, I am very worried that what will follow will be massive infiltration by the Tang people. Once our east side falls into the hands of the Tang people, it will be very difficult for us to reverse the unfavorable situation." Hilliard's words made Hilliard frown for a while. This guy still didn't seem to have any intention of taking the initiative to attack. Although Hilliard also believed that the current situation was very serious, sending troops to fight now seemed to be more risky. Manlon's defense would inevitably Being weakened, Hilliard was more worried that once troops were sent out and they were divided and surrounded by the Tang army, the loss of troops would be small. Once Manlong was lost, Central and Luzon would face a huge crisis. Hilliard did not think that the situation had reached the point now. That step.
"General Tabrachi, how do you think we should respond now?"
"General, I think it's time to take advantage of the Tang Army's unstable foothold and attack first. At present, the Tang Army has two legions deep into the mountains to the east. If left unchecked, once the Tang Army establishes a stable supply line in the east, I'm afraid the Tang people will really attack. They have established a foothold in East Luzon, but now there is no decent road from Vito to East Luzon. Their supplies must be quite difficult. The Tang people also understand this, so they will start to build supply points and gradually deepen them. Strategy, the general should also be aware that the situation in the west is not yet completely stable. Even if General Frederick receives our notice, he is afraid that he will not be able to send troops to reinforce us within ten days. If we do not respond in time, the enemy will be surrounded once Once it becomes stable, it will be difficult for us to break it.”
Tablaki was very disdainful of the general's behavior of asking Aslan for help without thinking about how to respond, because not only was it useless, but it would only expose his own incompetence, but the other party was the general, and he could not stop the other party from acting like this. In his opinion, no one can help his side now. The garrison in Robin City has been reduced to the lowest level, and it is impossible to send troops to reinforce. The same is true in Great Dulin City. Only the Gyasi front line has heavy troops stationed, but that is to defend against the Pasha people. The lifeline garrison cannot be mobilized at all. In a short period of time, they can only rely on themselves. If they follow Hilliard's conservative strategy, Tablaki is sure that the Tang army will use this to advance step by step. Encroaching means turned the entire Eastern Luzon into their sphere of influence.
"Do you mean to send troops to attack now?" Hilliard asked, "It depends on what you mean, general, but my personal opinion is that we should react now, otherwise if we leave it alone, the Tang people will soon be able to Build a simple supply line, we can't let them succeed easily like this." Tabulaqi nodded, knowing that it would be unrealistic to send out large-scale troops now, but this small-scale harassment is still quite feasible.
Gillette did not expect that he would be attacked by the Luzon Army as soon as he entered this land. Although the scale of the attack was not large, the target was very clear. Two supply points were attacked by a small group of enemy troops. When he saw Seeing the blazing simple wooden sheds and dozens of corpses, Gillette's heart twitched. This was the first sacrifice he encountered since entering the Central Continent. It seemed that the enemy was not as conservative and rigid as he originally thought. The enemy's reaction should be It was said to be quite fast and very effective. It was already the second supply point to be attacked. In the past two days, more than a hundred soldiers were killed by the enemy's attacks. Before the war even started, more than a hundred brothers died. This was a bit unbearable for Gillette, who served as the leader of the vanguard army.
It seems that the intelligence reported by the intelligence department is not accurate or complete. Considering Hilliard's caution and conservatism, it seems unlikely that he will adopt this method. In addition to Hilliard, the Luzon Army should also have a character. The decisive and fierce leader may be the deputy named Tabulaqi. It seems that not all Luzon people are incompetent. At least the opponent's response methods are quite adequate. This small force's counterattack is quite effective. After all, Luzon The Song people were still the masters of this land and had an advantage in their familiarity with the environment.
It is not easy to defeat the opponent's attack method. The long supply line does not have good roads, which makes supply transportation more difficult. Many supply points have to be established for step-by-step transportation. In this way, the enemy's attack is left to There will be more free time, and Gillette has a headache. If Manlong's Luzon army continues to adopt this method, I am afraid that the plan designed by Mr. Cui and the army commander will encounter great challenges. In particular, there will soon be a large number of The entry of laborers from the interior of the empire and Vito has attracted more crazy attacks from the Luzon army. Without this, the empire will not be able to firmly control East Luzon, and will not be able to form a perfect control over Manlong and Central Luzon. Encirclement.
Gillette's eyes were focused on the continuous supply of baggage trains. The governor of Northern Luzon probably hoped to obtain a new mansion as soon as possible, and he did his best to support the army. Almost all the pack horses of the Vito Palace were requisitioned. , a large number of pack teams almost reached the border of Vito City, but if there was no temptation in this regard, I wonder if the stingy Governor would be so enthusiastic
Gillette couldn't help but shake his head. He still had time to think about this at this time, so it was only right that he should consider how to solve this problem. Teams of packs slowly but relentlessly extended forward, and their hands finally pressed hard on their chins. Rubbing his hands, Gillette thought about everything in front of him. The enemy's army was not large in size and not many in number. In other words, Hilliard's strategy should dominate in the direction of Manlon. If this group of incoming troops could be given A heavy blow from the army may be able to damage the prestige of the lieutenant general, then... Thinking of this, Gillette seemed to have figured out something.