mtl008 Chapter 1380 Outpost
Chapter 1380 Outpost
"Commander Yue! Commander Yue!"
In the main camp of the Northern Field Army, in front of a new military camp, a messenger was calling out the name of "Commander Yue".
"I'm coming!"
The tents in the military camp were opened, and Yue Fei, clad in armor, was followed by Yang Zaixing. The two of them quickly made their way to the camp gate.
"Commander Yue, by order of the Marshal, the Beiwei Army will serve as the vanguard alongside the Thunderbolt Legion and set off first. The Marshal orders your troops to prepare for the expedition within one day!"
The messenger unfolded the military order in his hand and read it aloud, word by word.
"Order!"
Yue Fei and Yang Zaixing immediately stepped forward to accept the military order, both of them looking very excited.
"Zai Xing, did you hear that? We are the vanguard!"
"I heard it, I heard it, and it was with Brother Qin Ming and the others!"
Yang Zaixing couldn't hide his fighting spirit. Qin Ming's Thunderbolt Legion had served as the vanguard in Dayi many times, making them a veteran vanguard force. The Beiwei Army, which had only been established for less than a month, was able to move out alongside them—this was a great thing! It showed that they were highly trusted!
"Go find Lao Niu right now and tell him to get ready. I think our senior brother will definitely come in person for this battle, so we can't let him down!"
Yue Fei gestured for Yang Zaixing to meet up with Niu Gao.
"Don't worry, we Beiwei Army are all heroes, we will never bring shame upon ourselves!"
Yang Zaixing patted his chest and assured him.
Yue Fei himself went to Qin Ming's main tent.
“Pengju? Come, come, you’ve come at the right time. I’m researching this route right now. You’ve been there before, tell me all about it.”
In the main camp, Qin Ming was studying the route. As the vanguard this time, Qin Ming was well aware of the importance of this battle, so he naturally could not be careless!
"Brother Qin, is this the Jin Kingdom outpost I raided last time?"
Yue Fei, with his sharp eyes, immediately spotted the marked location on the map, which was the very spot where he had launched his surprise attack last time.
"Yes, this location is very important. Our vanguard's first step is to take this place."
“I’ll go! The Jin army there shouldn’t have left yet. I’ll go and wipe them out.”
Yue Fei said, "I didn't get enough fighting last time, so let's continue this time!"
"Pengju, there's no joking in the army. Can you really do it?"
Qin Ming asked with a smile.
"Brother Qin, what do you mean by this? I'll make a pledge to you: if I fail to take this outpost, I'll relinquish the Beiwei Army's flag! I'll quit being the commander and become an ordinary soldier again!"
Yue Fei had studied military strategy over the years and knew that Qin Ming was using a provocation tactic, but the damned competitive spirit in the young man's heart made him stand up and express his opinion at this moment.
"Alright! Pengju, you'll be in charge of this spot. Just tell me what equipment you need. My Thunderbolt Legion is right behind you. If you encounter any difficulties, I'm ready to support you anytime!"
Qin Ming laughed. Of course he had confidence in Yue Fei, but this was Yue Fei's first time leading several thousand men. To prevent him from becoming arrogant and complacent, Qin Ming was simply putting a shackle on him in advance.
"Brother Qin, just you wait and see!"
Yue Fei took his leave; he needed to go back and reorganize his troops. This time, in this scout mission, they not only had to capture the outpost, but they had to do it spectacularly!
"Master, aren't you afraid that Pengju will get too carried away by this provocation?"
Huang Xin asked Qin Ming.
"How could that be? Don't be fooled by his cocky appearance. He knows perfectly well that this outpost will definitely be taken. What we need to do is push the front line here, set up positions in advance, and wait for the Jurchens to tire themselves out!"
Qin Ming was very clear about Yue Fei's abilities, so he wasn't worried about him having any problems. What he was worried about now was whether his Thunderbolt Legion could set up the army's positions before the Jurchens attacked.
The terrain on the grasslands is basically indefensible, and the Northern Field Army camp cannot simply break out and leave, so the vanguard army is under great pressure.
"The Jurchens are mostly cavalry, so they can come and go as they please. They don't need to maintain a defensive position, but we can't. Therefore, we must firmly hold this area in our hands!"
"Understood, I'll go prepare right away!"
In recent years, in preparation for war, the number of people in each army corps of the Kitano Army has been increasing. Including the reserve forces, each army corps has nearly 30,000 people.
But everyone knows very well that 30,000 men are nothing in the face of this decisive battle.
"Brothers, you'd better come quickly!"
As Qin Ming muttered to himself, he walked to the other side of the tent, took down the wolf-tooth club that had accompanied him on his campaigns, and rubbed it incessantly in his hands.
"Old friend, the Qin family's long-awaited dream is about to come true. You'd better give me your help in this battle!"
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Pucha tribe.
"The Emperor has personally led the expedition! Our Pucha tribe will be the vanguard! Warriors! This time, we must wash away our past humiliations!!"
The newly appointed leader of the Pucha tribe is named Puchasi, who is a cousin of Puchaliang. Their tribe still has eight or nine thousand people, and after reporting the results of that incident, the capital still gave them some food and supplies, and did not directly punish them all because of Jin Wuzhu's attack.
This made Puchasi immediately feel that the Great Jin Dynasty was long-lived, and he wanted to dedicate himself to the Great Jin Dynasty until his dying breath!
"Chief! Give the order!"
The warriors of the Pucha tribe were all as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Indeed, the sneak attack they had suffered earlier was too humiliating! The warriors of the Pucha tribe could not bear this insult!
"Good! I think we need to take the initiative and fight out! We can't let other tribes think that our Pucha tribe is nothing!"
"What I mean is, let's have a big meal today! We'll set off tomorrow! If they can raid a camp, then we'll raid a camp too!"
"Attack the camp! Attack the camp! Attack the camp!"
The people of the Pucha tribe were also quite hot-tempered. Provoked by Puchasi, the entire camp immediately erupted into chaos!
"Okay! Let's set off first thing tomorrow morning!"
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The following day, the Pucha tribe left only a few hundred men to guard the camp, while the remaining eight thousand men, fully armed, set off from their camp under the leadership of Puchasi. Without saying much, the army marched directly into the territory controlled by the Yi Kingdom!
Eight thousand warriors from Pucha, each carrying a powerful bow and saber, galloped south! Their objective was clear: to raid the camp once they reached the south!
However, what they did not expect was that not long after they set off from the Pucha tribe, another army also launched a surprise attack from the Dayi Beiye camp!
The military flag clearly reads – “Beiwei!”
"Brothers! Charge with me! Let's take that outpost first!"
Yue Fei took the lead, followed by a mighty force of four thousand cavalry. Since the mission was to seize an outpost, Yue Fei only led his cavalry. Although the Beiwei Army consisted of elite troops, the infantrymen with slightly weaker horsemanship skills remained in the main camp.
"General, how should we fight this time?"
Niu Gao asked Yue Fei.
"Fight the same way you fought last time!"
Yue Fei had already summarized a set of patterns from the last battle, so this time he also ordered his cavalry to launch a surprise attack with minimal equipment!
"What if the enemy isn't there anymore?"
"Not here?"
Yue Fei gazed into the distance, showing no sign of panic.
"Old Niu, this time, our Beiwei Army will ignore everything else and just focus on taking that outpost!"
"It's good that they're not here. If they were, I could have raided their camp with three hundred men back then, but with four thousand cavalry now, I could wipe them out!"
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