Chapter 150 The efficiency of the Military Intelligence Department,
"Da da……"
At noon, smoke rose from the large military camp near the small lake, and several fast horses came galloping from the depths of the grassland.
This five-man team, all riding on spirit beast war horses, entered the temporary camp without stopping and ran towards the central military tent.
Those who came were all soldiers of the Fusion Army dressed in black clothes and black armor, and the person leading them was Wei Jinfan, the head of the intelligence department.
She brought several intelligence officers to the front of the central army tent, dismounted lightly, asked the intelligence officers to wait there, and then greeted a team of soldiers from the Royal Guard Battalion who were responsible for security.
After a guard officer entered the tent and reported, Wei Jinfan entered the central military tent.
No rules no standards.
In the current Renaissance Army, various military regulations and disciplines have begun to be strictly enforced.
The processes that Wei Jinfan is now going through have also begun to be formalized.
When marching and fighting on the grassland, simple items such as tents are more convenient, quick and practical, so Li Dingguo would naturally not abandon them.
He traveled all the way from Ding Border Town and ordered a large number of craftsmen in the army's artisan camp to continuously mass-produce tents of various specifications.
After all, camping is not a long-term solution. When marching, soldiers must have something to shelter them from the wind and rain.
This simple job is certainly not difficult for the large number of skillful craftsmen in the craftsman camp.
After Li Dingguo provided the military tent drawings with the specifications and sizes, they quickly designed a complete set of processes for quickly producing several types of military tents according to the assembly line procedures set by Li Dingguo.
After so many days of hard work, they have made large tents that are enough for all the soldiers.
As for the large number of tents produced for ordinary soldiers and civilians, they are also beginning to be produced in large quantities.
I think it will take less than a month to equip the entire army.
Wei Jinfan entered this huge and exquisite tent. It was made by dozens of craftsmen with the most exquisite skills. The skin of the monster beast Iron-Armored Ox was processed and carefully sewn using spiritual needles and threads. It was beautiful, tough and practical.
After being opened and propped up, this large tent covers an area of 30 square meters. The interior space is spacious enough to accommodate all the core generals of the Renaissance Army to work, hold meetings or have meals here.
At this time, in the central army tent, several rows of exquisite tables and chairs made of century-old sandalwood that were seized in the past few days were arranged neatly and orderly.
In the main seat, Li Dingguo was writing his plan at his desk.
Because he has a clear and specific goal, he will not be clueless in planning. Instead, it is easy for him to formulate a series of development plans for the Renaissance Army in the future.
This was not difficult for Li Dingguo, who had rich experience in copywriting planning in his previous life.
Today's team is expanding rapidly, and some things can be planned in advance.
Otherwise, when the time comes, there is a high probability that things will become a mess.
That kind of situation was definitely not what Li Dingguo wanted to see.
At this time, he was the only one in the central army tent.
Hongmei, Xiaodouya and other battalion commanders and grassroots generals were all busy with various preparations for the large army to set off at any time.
"Wei Jinfan, you're back just in time."
"What has your intelligence department found out?"
Seeing that it was Wei Jinfan who came, Li Dingguo immediately looked up and asked.
It's not that he is anxious, but because this place is too close to the border of the Ming Dynasty and there is still huge potential danger.
It is necessary to lead a large force deep into the prairie as soon as possible, and this crisis will be resolved to a large extent.
"Report to the commander-in-chief!"
Wei Jinfan saluted Li Dingguo, and then reported, "Several teams from our intelligence department have already ridden on spirit beasts and horses to check the general situation ahead."
"Combined with the intelligence sent back by the scouts from each camp, I have drawn a fairly detailed topographic map."
"The topography of the area within a hundred miles, as well as the locations and basic information of potential enemies on all sides, have all been marked."
She began to report on her work in an orderly manner, and then said, "Because of the plan formulated by our army, no hostile forces are allowed to exist within the sphere of influence we have set. Therefore, within this 100-mile radius alone, there are a total of 13 forces of varying sizes that are included in our army's attack plan."
"Among them, there are three horse bandit forces, four unknown merchant settlements in the interior, and six small and medium-sized Tartar tribes."
"These hostile forces are not very strong. According to our initial investigation, although each force has practitioners with the third level of martial arts cultivation, they are not many, basically only one or several."
"For this situation, I suggest that our army divide into battalions and attack simultaneously. By tomorrow afternoon at the latest, we can wipe them out!"
Ever since Li Dingguo led the soldiers of the Fuxing Army and decided to go out of the country to develop, they have experienced several battles along the way, which allowed the soldiers of each camp to basically understand their own strength.
Including Wei Jinfan, the generals of the Restoration Army already knew the situation.
Anyway, the enemies we are about to face are not very strong.
The strongest force among them was not even as strong as the former Liu Family Fort, and could not withstand the sudden attacks of the warriors from various battalions of the Renaissance Army, which had now expanded in size and begun to be regularized.
"Well, that's okay too."
Li Dingguo thought about it for a moment and agreed to Wei Jinfan's suggestion. He took the intelligence map she handed over and looked through it carefully. "This strongest medium-sized Tatar tribe has more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians. Xiao Douya and I will personally lead the soldiers of the Suzaku Camp to destroy it."
He quickly made a decision and said to Wei Jinfan, "The second strongest bandit force will be handed over to Cao Yongxiang's Qinglong Camp soldiers, and Hongmei will lead the attack personally."
"As for the remaining small forces, let the General Staff discuss and allocate them with the commanders of the other three battalions, and then attack separately."
"More than sixty geniuses have emerged from the fourth batch of recruit training camps, which have doubled in size. Through their hard work and practice, they have already entered the realm of warriors."
"Let some of your intelligence department personnel, together with these talented warriors, be responsible for leading the logistics battalion soldiers to guard our temporary base."
"If everything goes as expected, we'll start the action tonight, and by tomorrow afternoon at the latest, all the battles we launched in this round will be over!"
"You, the hundred or so people, just have to endure the night and guard the camp well."
Because these enemies were not too powerful and were well within their own capabilities, Li Dingguo quickly made a battle plan.
According to intelligence, the most powerful enemy they face this time is just a medium-sized Tatar tribe and a large-scale horse bandit force.
This group of warriors, a motley crowd of a few hundred at most, could not withstand the attack of the regularized battalions of the Restoration Army.
None of their forces could be more powerful than Liujiabao.
After all, the population resources of both sides are not on the same level.
"Wei Jinfan, go inform the commanders and deputy commanders of each battalion to come to the central army tent for a meeting!"
"After lunch, everyone will rest for a quarter of an hour and then set out. When the soldiers from each battalion arrive at their respective destinations, we will launch a surprise attack at night and wipe out these annoying and chaotic forces in one fell swoop!"
"After collecting the spoils from all parties, our main force can continue its journey and advance a hundred miles!"
"In this way, with a cycle of seven to eight days, our large force can advance a hundred miles. We should be able to reach our intended destination before the severe winter arrives and start building the first survival base for our Renaissance Army!"
Li Dingguo is a little anxious now, mainly because time waits for no one.
For survival on the northern prairie of the Ming Dynasty, the harsh winter weather was the biggest crisis.
He must lead the soldiers of the Renaissance Army to find a suitable place to accommodate the large army before the severe winter arrives this year.
"Yes! Commander-in-Chief!"
Wei Jinfan immediately took his leave and quickly notified the commanders and deputy commanders of each camp to come for a meeting.
After lunch today, soldiers from each battalion will be ready to set off. The schedule is very tight and we must hurry.
After a while, Hongmei, Cao Yongxiang, Tang Guangqiang, Huang Zhanglong, Liang Hetang and others flew over with their deputy commanders, and a short military meeting was held.
Because the content of the meeting was not complicated but rather simple, it was over in less than a quarter of an hour.
After eating lunch brought by the cooks in the central army tent, everyone rested for a while and then left separately, gathering the soldiers from each camp who had already had lunch and getting ready to go.
Just after noon, teams of warriors began to march out in formation, amid the watching and discussion of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians.
After everyone left the camp one after another, each of them, led by a professional from the Military Intelligence Department, began a forced march towards their respective camp's established targets.
This time, the army was still composed entirely of combat soldiers, so they moved very quickly. They left the camp in a short while and disappeared into the depths of the prairie...
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Midnight.
In a medium-sized tribe about a hundred miles away from Deshengbao, the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty, several tribal warriors who were responsible for night patrol guard tonight were a little bored, so they gathered together, drinking kumis, warming themselves by the campfire and chatting.
"Brother!"
One of the tall boys, about fifteen or sixteen years old, said to a burly young man beside him, "Tell me about the situation at the beginning of last spring when you followed the tribe leader and several tribal elders into the pass to rob and buy those Ming people?"
"Last year, at the turn of spring and summer, you returned with a lot of rewards. I was so envious!"
"Especially, brother, as the second bravest warrior of the tribe, you actually managed to snatch back a set of low-grade spiritual weapons, which caused a huge sensation in the tribe."
"You killed more than a dozen enemy warriors, hundreds of Ming men and women, and even brought me a sister-in-law!"
"She is a lady from a wealthy family!"
"I heard that after this winter, the chief has made an agreement with several nearby tribes to go south again to plunder those Ming people who are like pigs and sheep."
"I have officially become a warrior this year, and I will go with you, big brother. That's great!"
"I'm going to the pass to raid the grass valley this time, and I must get a spiritual weapon!"
"I also want to abduct one, no! Three delicate, fair-skinned Ming girls and have them give birth to a litter of cubs for me!"
Just as he was drinking kumis and daydreaming, a figure came silently under the cover of night, and fired a gun!
As a few gunshots flashed, the throat and eyebrows of the Tartar boy were pierced at the same time, and he died on the spot!
Also falling with him was his eldest brother who was known as the second strongest warrior of the tribe: a tribal warrior in the early third level of martial arts!
Also killed almost at the same time were five Tartar warriors at the scene.
These grassland warriors could not even survive a single blow under Li Dingguo's personal surprise attack. They fell to the ground and died silently.
(End of this chapter)
