Xu Zhen's words set off a flurry of discussion in the big tent.
Many generals nodded while discussing with the left and right.
The safety of food routes has always been the most important issue for expeditionary armies since ancient times, and it is also the most vulnerable to enemy attacks.
The weak point is that unless the occupied areas are completely controlled and the regime's influence has penetrated deep into the countryside, the food roads are not safe.
Zhao Lei looked at Wei Gao: "General Wei, what do you think?"
Wei Gao clasped his fists at Zhao Lei and said: "The logistics supply line is indeed the weakness of our army.
After all, we have hundreds of thousands of infantry.
Infantry cannot drink mare's milk to maintain combat capability like cavalry, let alone drink horse's blood when they are hungry like cavalry. " Having said this, Wei Gao turned to look at Xu Zhen and asked, "Since General Xu raised this issue, I wonder if General Xu has any solution?"
Xu Zhen clasped his fists and said: "If you are worried about Batannicus's five thousand cavalry, the general thinks that the best way is to lure this cavalry out and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
But even if these five thousand cavalry are eliminated, our logistics supply line Still not safe as we are only militarily occupied, from Adrianople to the north In the future, although we attacked cities and fortresses along the way, we did not implement actual administrative control over various places.
If we want to ensure the absolute safety of the logistics supply line, we must carry out administrative control, and we must go deep into the countryside to let all the people we control People in the conquered areas felt the authority and kingliness of the Western Qin State."
"We don't have many military officials now, so it's impossible to send them to manage the place.
Letting us vulgar soldiers manage the place will only make a big joke.
Moreover, this matter is not something we can decide.
We need to ask His Majesty the Holy King for instructions." .
The generals and officials in the tent were all pondering this issue.
Wei Gao turned around and bowed to Zhao Lei, clasping his fists and saying, "The Supreme King, what do you think?"
Zhao Lei nodded and said: "It is indeed a very urgent matter to implement administrative rule over the occupied areas.
This matter must be reported to the father.
So, let me write this memorial alone.
You don't have to worry about it at this time.
The most urgent thing is to find a way.
How to deal with the five thousand cavalry of Batannicus and prevent him from threatening our food routes?
How to draw these five thousand cavalry out and annihilate them requires you to use your brains."
Xu Zhen immediately clasped his fists and said: "The general has already thought of a way to find a hidden place surrounded by mountains on two or three sides as our army's food and grass storage point.
Of course, this is a fake food storage point.
The reason for hiding it is to To confuse the enemy, locating grain and fodder storage points in a place surrounded by mountains on two or three sides is not only to save lives and confuse the enemy, but also is suitable for our army to encircle and destroy the incoming enemy."
It may not be difficult to think of the plan, but it is not easy to actually implement it and ensure success.
Wei Gao said to Zhao Lei: "What does the Supreme King think of this plan?"
"It's wonderful."
Zhao Lei nodded, "Since General Xu came up with this strategy, I think it's best for him to implement it.
What does General Wei think?"
Wei Gao immediately said: "In that case, General Xu, I will leave this matter to you.
Try to lure these five thousand cavalry as soon as possible and annihilate them in one fell swoop."
Xu Zhen clasped his fists and promised: "I obey."
Batanicus is a military general.
Although he is also in charge of the civil affairs of the Thracian Military Region, he is indeed from the army.
He has been in the army for decades, so he is not a famous general in the military, but he is not an idiot either. .
Batanicus knew very well that apart from the 5,000 cavalry, he only had 15,000 infantry, and 10,000 new recruits.
Even if he added the 2,000 people in Plovdiv, there were only 17,000. , the total strength is only 22,000 people.
With this small number of troops going out of the city to engage in field battles with the 150,000 well-trained elite troops of the Western Qin Army, it is purely a matter of seeking death.
In absolute terms, In the face of strong strength, any strategy has no effect.
Even if there is a strategy, there are no conditions for its implementation.
After all, the cases of defeating the many with less and the weak defeating the strong are extremely rare phenomena.
They all happen under specific conditions.
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If the strategy can be To determine victory or defeat, the army does not need to be too well-trained.
Just recruit some strong men to form an army and rely on strategy to determine victory or defeat.
There are only two disadvantages for the Western Qin Army: first, they are not familiar with the terrain and local climate; second, the logistics supply line is too long.
If you want to defeat the Western Qin Army, you can only use these two weaknesses to find a way to confront the Western Qin Army head-on.
There is no chance of winning.
Batannicus felt like a mirror.
The surrounding terrain and the current climate and season cannot be used.
The only thing that can be used is the supply line of the Western Qin Army.
Batannicus quickly thought of this, and the five thousand cavalry in his hand would not be able to be used in the city.
It can't help much, and it's a waste to let the cavalry defend the city.
It's better to send them out and hide them, and wait for the time to come out before dispatching this cavalry.
Logistics supply line Batannicus was thinking about this problem.
He quickly had a vague idea, called a few confidants over to discuss it, and immediately decided to attack the Western Qin Army's logistics supply line.
Just when Batannicus was about to issue an order, an official said to him: "Your Excellency, the attack on the supply line of the Western Qin Army took too long.
They will not be short of food in a short time.
After all, they have hundreds of thousands of people." , if we surround the city of Plovdiv and storm it, I'm worried that our city wall may not be able to support it.
Moreover, this tactic was learned from them.
Didn't they restrain themselves from this kind of warfare?
I think the best way is to find their nearby grain and grass camp, and then send cavalry to attack it.
As long as the grain and grass are burned, the 150,000 Western Qin army will be defeated.
At that time, we can still go out of the city to pursue Kill, general, think about it, annihilating 150,000 Western Qin troops in one fell swoop.
What a feat.
Who in the world has such power?
Who else in the empire is qualified to do this except you?"
Batannicus, who was relatively slow-tempered, was a little excited by what this confidant said.
He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked: "How can we find out where the food camp of the Western Qin Army is?"
One of the confidants said: "Your Excellency, General, this Thrace is our territory.
Isn't it easy to find out something?
I will take care of this matter, and there will be news soon."
Batannicus thought for a moment and wrote an order to his confidants, saying: "With the marching speed of the Western Qin Army, they will arrive here in three days at most and lay siege to the city.
It will be very difficult to convey the news by then.
You take this letter of order with you, and once you find the Western Qin Army's grain and grass storage point, go to the cavalry general Clovis and ask him to lead his army to attack the Western Qin Army's grain and grass storage point.
As long as the Western Qin Army's grain and grass storage point is burned, They will be defeated, and then it will be our turn to go out of the city to hunt them down."
"Yes, General" Another confidant said at this time: "General, the situation is different now.
Since the general does not intend to fight with the Western Qin army in the wild, and has people attack their grain and grass storage points, I think if we just defend the city, , we should return to Sedika.
Sedika is a fortress.
Its defensive power is many times stronger than that of Plovdiv.
The walls here are not strong.
They are not tall either.
They will collapse if they cannot withstand a long attack.
If we retreat quietly at night and leave only 3,000 people, we can also confuse the enemy and make them think that our main force is still there, which can delay their time.
It will buy more time for the cavalry to attack the Western Qin Army’s food and grass storage points, and we will not be trapped here.
The general will have more time to deal with the Western Qin Army.”
Batannicus's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this, and he immediately thought this was a very good choice, so he ignored the trouble and immediately ordered 3,000 troops to stay.
The other troops followed him and quietly retreated to Sedica overnight.
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Three days later, the Western Qin Army arrived at the city of Plovdiv and quickly completed the siege and set up camp outside the city.
The city of Plovdiv was completely surrounded.
The tight and solid camp was arranged in an orderly manner and was both offensive and defensive. , Batannicus, who had not gone far, wanted to steal the camp, but after hearing the spies' report, he immediately gave up the idea, and quickly ran towards Sedica with his troops.
The military camp of the Western Qin Army.
A tall and thick-looking general stood up and said: "Supreme King, Marshal, I think this city wall is only about 15 feet long.
There is no need to go to too much trouble to build heavy engineering equipment such as manholes and trebuchets.
Just Just use a ladder, brothers can rush up to the city wall with a few waves of attacks."
Wei Gao shook his head and said: "You only saw that the city wall is not tall and strong.
Have you forgotten that there are more than 20,000 defenders in the city?
Most of these soldiers and horses are veterans who have been fighting with the Bulgars in the north all year round, and their combat effectiveness is better than average.
The Eastern Roman army was much stronger, even our soldiers They can quickly rush to the city wall, and it is inevitable to fight with them personally.
By then, in order to fight for the city wall, there will be heavy casualties.
Waiting for two days, waiting for the engineering equipment to be completed, and then attacking the city will undoubtedly be more effective, and the city wall will be destroyed, which will hinder the enemy's resistance.
The impact on confidence is even greater” The proposal to attack immediately was rejected.
The Western Qin Army played under the city for two days.
On the third day after arriving here, the Western Qin Army began to attack the city.
First, they hit it with a barrage of stone bombs and kerosene bombs.
The city wall was smashed into pieces.
Flying, the city was burned by kerosene bombs, with fire rising into the sky and thick smoke billowing.
After an hour of stone bombs and kerosene bombs hitting them, the Eastern Roman soldiers and civilians above and below the city were already running around and shivering.
This kind of attack was a huge test for the courage of the residents defending the city.
The Western Qin Army immediately launched an siege.
The siege soldiers of the Western Qin Army were divided into many squads, and each squad was scattered and sparse, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of the volleys fired by the archers defending the city.
In addition, The soldiers of the Western Qin Army were equipped with protective equipment, but very few people were injured or died in the process of rushing to the bottom of the city wall.
The Eastern Roman general guarding the city on the city wall gasped when he saw this situation.
This was the first time he had seen this way of attacking the city.
As soon as an expert took action, he could tell the depth.
These Western Qin troops were rushing towards the city.
The process of building the city wall may seem scattered and disorganized, but in fact it is this dispersion and sparseness that reduces casualties
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