The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

Chapter 306 The first glimpse of strength

The afternoon sun was shining overhead, and the enemy coming from the east of Boao Mountain finally entered Ling Mohan's encirclement.

However, the enemy was well prepared.

They advanced in sections, and not all 50,000 soldiers were together.

There were 10,000 vanguard troops in front, and Ling Mohan ordered them to let them go.

At the same time, Ling Mohan ordered two guerrilla cavalry groups of 5,000 on the left and right wings to deal with the 10,000 troops.

The enemy has another 20,000 troops in the center and another 20,000 in the rear. If they are arranged like this, the entire army will not be in danger if they encounter an ambush.

At the same time, the three armies can coordinate with each other.

Of course, there are drawbacks to this.

If the three groups of people were cut off, they would not be able to take care of each other.

Ling Mohan immediately ordered: "General Gu, you will immediately lead 10,000 troops to block the enemy from the rear. Just form a battle array and hold your position, use shield bearers for cover, and use bows and crossbows as much as possible. Do not engage the enemy head-on.

"Your main goal is to delay the enemy and prevent the 20,000 troops in the rear from coming to rescue the ambushed enemy troops in the center. Once I have eliminated the vanguard and the enemy's center, I will reunite with you."

"Yes." Gu Yongcheng, the commander of the second battalion of the Jingji Camp, immediately saw Ling Mohan's brilliance.

It turned out that the 20,000 troops they ambushed were intended to ambush the enemy's 50,000 troops.

Now that the enemy is advancing in divided forces, they can withdraw 10,000 men to deal with the 20,000 men in the enemy's rear.

Gu Yongcheng had heard long ago that Ling Mohan, the son of the former national defense general Ling Yuefeng, had the talent of a general.

Although Ling Mohan performed well in Shangjing City, he had never led troops in battle outside.

Among the soldiers, there were some who believed that he lacked practical combat experience and might not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility.

After seeing him today, I realized that Ling Mohan’s reputation is well-deserved.

When the enemy's central route was occupied by 20,000 soldiers, Ling Mohan waved his flag and ordered the army to use thunderbolts, falling rocks, rolling logs, rockets and other weapons to deal with the enemy.

In an instant, flames broke out in the valley, and arrows rained down like flying rain, killing the enemies and making them scream in pain.

Seeing that the first troop had passed smoothly, the enemy did not become suspicious and thought that speed was of the essence and they wanted to quickly capture Boao Mountain. However, they did not expect to be ambushed by Ling Mohan.

By nightfall, Si Yan had already received news from the battlefield.

"Report! General, the enemy has been ambushed by General Ling, and a fierce battle is underway between the two sides."

Late that night, just after midnight, Si Yan received news again.

"Report! The enemy's vanguard of 10,000 men was attacked from both flanks by our cavalry and was completely routed."

"Report! The enemy's 20,000 troops in the center were unable to escape General Ling's ambush and were almost completely wiped out."

The next morning, just after dawn, Si Yan ordered the soldiers who had arrived at the east coast line to hide and wait for news.

At this time, the battle report came again.

"Report——"

"General, General Ling has reunited with General Gu, who was blocking the enemy's retreat. Our army is now facing the remaining 10,000 enemy troops. General Ling has ordered his men to reorganize and prepare for another battle."

"In this battle, our army lost over 4,000 men, while the enemy suffered nearly 30,000 casualties, and the enemy's main force was severely damaged."

Ling Mohan's combat tactics were more sophisticated than Si Yan had imagined, and things progressed more smoothly than Si Yan had imagined.

At this point, the enemy had no chance of getting the Bo family's property, and they didn't even have the chance to return.

Ling Mohan's battle has set the tone for victory in this battle.

Si Yan made a prompt decision and ordered Lu Dongyan, commander of the third battalion of the Gyeonggi Camp, to lead his 10,000 men and immediately return to Boao Mountain along the enemy's route.

In this way, they can attack from the front and back together with Ling Mohan and wipe out the remaining 20,000 enemy troops.

It only takes half a day to travel from the east coast to where Ling Mohan is confronting the enemy.

This war will be over soon.

Si Yan brought Si Rong to the East China Sea coast, to the An Guogong military camp hidden in a forest.

Qi Guangan came forward and said, "Little girl, how is it going?"

"Things are going well. Let me tell the prince." Si Yan smiled slightly and followed Duke Anguo into the military tent.

Without waiting for Qi Guang'an to speak, Si Yan said, "Your Excellency, please immediately dispatch 5,000 troops to secretly block the coastline. Except for the people we send to investigate, no one is allowed to leave the coastline."

"This... the coastline is so wide? How can we control it?" One of Qi Guangan's men couldn't help but ask.

Si Yan said calmly: "Just block the roads leading from Boao Mountain."

Qi Guangan still didn't understand what Si Yan was going to do, but he still asked him to do it.

That day, just as night fell, we found many people escaping from the direction of Boao Mountain.

They were still wearing armor and were obviously deserters.

Qi Guangan's men captured several people for interrogation, and they were all deserters from Gao State.

"Your Excellency, there are indeed quite a few deserters from the Gao Kingdom coming from Boao Mountain." In the middle of the night, the Duke of Anguo's men came to report.

Qi Guangan gave the order in a deep voice: "Arrest them all and strictly prohibit them from escaping from the Daxuan coastline."

"Yes."

After this incident, Qi Guangan admired Si Yan even more.

This girl is not only brave and able to respond flexibly to changes on the battlefield, but also able to predict the battlefield situation.

Si Rong also captured a few people alive and tortured them severely to find out where they had docked the ship.

"Miss, they said the Gao Kingdom's ship is thirty miles northeast."

"Yeah." Si Yan nodded without saying anything more.

It was not until the second half of the night that Sice, Sizhe and others brought back news after two days and two nights of investigation.

Si Ce and Si Zhe stood in the military tent. Si Ce said solemnly, "Your Excellency, we have discovered enemy ships. They are thirty miles northeast. There are about a thousand of them, of varying sizes, including five or six hundred large tower ships."

Si Yan smiled and looked at the two teenagers: "There are no outsiders here, you can call me sister."

"Sister." The two teenagers smiled knowingly.

They usually hang out with the soldiers, and my sister treats them all equally.

But in private, my sister always asked them to call her sister.

They knew in their hearts that their sister was afraid that they would feel alienated from them after entering the special training camp.

At this time, Si Rong came forward to report: "Master, Mr. Bo's men are here."

"Please come in." Si Yan responded.

The person under Boya is Afan, and Si Yan is very familiar with him.

"Hello, Miss Si." Ah Fan was dressed in white, humble, polite and respectful.

"Please sit down." Si Yan said casually.

"The warships Miss Si requested have all been assembled. In addition to the sailors, weapons, and other equipment she needs, the young master also asked us to prepare a large amount of straw and kerosene, saying that Miss Si might need them."

"It will indeed be useful." Si Yan didn't expect that Boya knew that she was going to attack the enemy's warships with fire.