Chapter 486: Fast as the Wind

Ning Wanjun was not surprised when she received this news.

That night, Jin Xia's left route army broke out of camp under her command and marched fifty miles to a small town called Wangjiang.

This town is also the only way to get to Baihe City from west to east. Because it is close to the border, evacuation has been organized as early as two weeks ago. The local residents have basically evacuated into Baihe City, and now it is no longer inhabited. Because of this, the Privy Council's branch troops did not station themselves in the suburbs, but directly entered the town to camp.

According to previous investigation feedback, the number of this army is about 20,000. It is mainly composed of troops stationed in Su and Ling states. The leading general is named Fei. This can also be seen from the distribution of the camps-it is obviously one army, but it is separated. It has become two parts, the north and the south, and each has its own independent sentinel and watchtower.

And all these details were seen by the owl demon.

"Are you saying that the defense in the north should be weaker?" Ning Wanjun was confirming the final information in front of the formation.

"Back to Your Highness, I saw that not many camps were set up in the north. Many soldiers entered the houses directly, and some people fought over the houses." Wu Lie carefully chose his words to avoid any mistakes in his words, "But There are many more tents in the south, and they are basically concentrated in open areas. There are also many buckets placed around them, which looks more orderly. "

A month ago, he was a little demon that no one cared about, running around all day for the survival of himself and his sister. Unexpectedly, a month later he became a scout of the Jinxia Army, and the information he provided guided the actions of tens of thousands of people. The change in identity was so huge that he couldn't even imagine it before.

It is impossible to say there is no pressure.

Even now, when he stood in front of Her Royal Highness, he would feel short of breath and stiff in his hands and feet - although Qiongqi was powerful, it was only for the monsters. This woman in front of her is different. She is a true royal family. Even Qingjian Yuyi, who dare not even look at her, will obey her orders. It is impossible not to feel the slightest fear when facing such a superior person.

However, when he thought that Mr. Li offered a high salary of fifty taels per month for this job, and that his sister Wu Qi could eat seafood and rice every day, Wu Lie mustered up unprecedented courage to agree, and has persisted until now.

Fortunately, although Her Majesty the Princess is majestic, she is not too harsh. When confirming information, she mainly asks questions and does not set excessive requirements for him. This makes him, a layman who knows nothing about marching and fighting, now gradually mastering it. Learned some reconnaissance skills, such as judging the enemy's situation and weaknesses from the camp layout.

"The buckets are to prevent sudden fires in the camp. A slightly experienced general will notice this when setting up camp." Qiuyue pondered, "But the camp in the north does not have such a layout - considering that Lingzhou is humid all year round and requires fire prevention It is indeed not high, but they are now in Shenzhou, and the climate is more similar to that of Suzhou, so they should imitate their colleagues. This shows that the communication between the generals on both sides is not frequent, and it can even be said that there is... a gap between them. "

"It's normal to have barriers. Think about it, will we accept the command of Suzhou or Jinzhou when we are in Leizhou?" Ning Wanjun chuckled, "Xia Fan often said that we should try to let a political power command the army instead of relying on generals. Taking command based on personal reputation probably takes this kind of issue into consideration.”

Therefore, the army needs a more reasonable promotion system to ensure the vitality of the entire group - Xia Fan's conclusion was also approved by the princess. However, since the war was approaching, this reform plan was arranged after the defeat of the Privy Council.

"Anyway, as long as Mr. Xia says it, His Highness will not disagree with it." Qiuyue said that she has long been used to it. "In short, the enemy's arrangement gave us an excellent opportunity to attack. Their reconnaissance cavalry only After being released for ten miles, they probably didn’t expect us to suddenly appear here.”

"That's right. In the eyes of General Fei, the Jinxia Army is probably still stationed in the White River City area." Ning Wanjun couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth. This is another point of pride for her, that is, marching at night is no longer an unrealistic fantasy, but has become the norm for the Jinxia Army.

In the past, even the well-trained Leizhou frontier troops were unable to conduct large-scale group operations at night.

If you want to attack at night, you must either have an ambush in place in advance, or use an elite team of about a few hundred people. Some people have even specifically studied that the combat distance at night should not exceed ten miles, that is, the distance where the torch can be seen at a glance. If any staff officer dared to propose a main force attack of tens of thousands of people after dark, the commander would definitely hang him on the flagpole at the entrance of the camp.

Because just marching can scatter the army.

Once the various troops are dispersed, it is extremely difficult to get them back together.

This has nothing to do with training - no matter how much daily training is done, as long as people's vision cannot penetrate the night and the supervisors cannot detect those who have left the team in time, this problem cannot be solved.

What changed this situation was education.

Of course, it was still Xia Fan who put forward this point of view - he asked the army not to focus all their energy on reclamation during the renovation period, but to spend at least half of their time learning to read and write, even the old frontier soldiers were no exception. .

Many people in the army said that this move was difficult to understand. They had practiced killing in battles all their lives, but they did not expect that they now had to imitate those scholars who started writing from horizontal strokes to vertical strokes. The school promotes education and popularization, but the students they receive are just babies. Most of the people in the army are adults, and they usually call themselves bosses. It is really difficult to get them to use their brains.

Finally, Ning Wanjun relied on her own prestige to push it forward, and in less than half a year, this move had unexpected results.

After some people had the ability to read, books and weekly newspapers gradually became more popular in the army.

More and more soldiers knew how to consult maps and past war reports.

The conversations between generals and soldiers became more frequent.

Especially in the battle to conquer Shenzhou, every order in the army would be given to the level of sergeant, and the soldiers were no longer like in the past, when they followed the army and did not know where they were going and what tasks they would perform. If the march in the past was blind following, now they will know the purpose of the trip, the strategic intentions of the above, and what they are going to do before setting off.

The threshold of night marching was quietly crossed.

Each team would consciously confirm whether their teammates were separated. Even if someone was left behind, they knew where the army would meet up, so as not to become aimless guerrillas.

Eyes cannot see through the night, but thoughts can penetrate barriers. An army that knows its combat purpose, even if it does not hold advanced weapons, has entered the threshold of modern armies.

As a commander, Ning Wanjun felt this change most strongly - she felt more and more that the Jinxia Army seemed to have become a flexible arm. As long as an idea came into her mind, this arm could achieve her goal for her.

"Let the people below prepare, and start the attack at dawn." The princess made a decision, "I will personally lead the team to conquer the more heavily guarded southern camp."