Tiger Guards

Chapter 23: Divide into Five Teams
Zhao Ji had trouble falling asleep, so he did some push-ups and fell asleep after a period of intense exercise.

As for the other Tiger Guards in the camp, most of them were unaware that a battle might break out at night.

But they are all young people, generally under the age of twenty, and are at the age of full energy.

We have mutton as a snack today, and fighting and fighting with weapons are very exciting and refreshing.

So there is no need to notify these people if we are not worried about them sleeping in during the battle.

Zhao Ji was very sleepy and noticed someone moving around in the room. He opened his eyes and saw Yang Ji, who was carefully holding a set of iron armor and placing it on the ground.

Jia Kui was standing at the door. When he saw Zhao Ji stand up, he went in and sat cross-legged on the haystack beside Zhao Ji.

Yang Ji tactfully withdrew and asked, "Is the captain thirsty?"

"I'm not thirsty, just hold the door."

"Yes."

Yang Ji agreed and straightened his robe. He wanted to turn around and leave, but then he felt it was not appropriate.

Then he bowed to Jia Kui, took two steps back, turned around and walked out with his head lowered.

The shabby door closed, and the view inside the barracks darkened.

Zhao Ji then asked, "Brother, can Xu Huang change his mind?"

"This person is very smooth."

Jia Kui was not in a good mood. "Wang Zhi went to see Captain Ma. He really wanted to join forces to defeat the bandits in Jishan. Today, the newly arrived Jing Wenqing just went to see Qilang and Wei Zhongjian to warn them of the Xiongnu harassment. Wang Zhi was so crude and careless that he didn't notice it until now."

"Leave him alone."

Zhao Ji finally asked, "Is Xu Huang sure that the Xiongnu will attack from upstream?"

"Well, Xu Huang was recruiting soldiers in Xiangling two days ago. During that time, he saw a group of Xiongnu crossing the river and hiding on the southeastern mountain wall of Xiangling."

Jia Kui said solemnly, "If nothing unexpected happens, this group of Xiongnu will come along Purple Gold Mountain tonight."

"understood."

Zhao Ji turned to face the wall, drew his dagger, and sketched a rough map of the area on the earthen wall. "A few days ago, I left the camp to bury a deceased fellow villager. I noticed that the bushes around Purple Gold Mountain were dense, making it unsuitable for a large group of knights to lurk and march. So, if the Xiongnu attack, at most they'll hide in the woods at the foot of the mountain, then use the main road to attack the camp. At most, we'll split our forces into three groups, forming a pincer attack, with one group remaining for emergency response."

Seeing him analyze the situation carefully, Jia Kui studied the map on the wall. After a moment, his face expressionless, he said, "Aji, you overestimate the Xiongnu. In my opinion, they will come in groups in the dead of night, suddenly making noise to scare our troops, and then rush into the camp together. They can split into several groups and coordinate their attacks during the night... If the Xiongnu could do this, they wouldn't be driven here by the Xianbei."

Zhao Ji looked at Jia Kui in confusion: "Brother, are the Xiongnu really that bad?"

"They are indeed not as good as the elite bandits of Jishan."

Jia Kui commented, "Among the bandits of Jishan are many officers from the Imperial Camp. Though they are few in number, they understand tactics. The Xiongnu... their tactics are far inferior to those of the past. Their strength now lies in their numbers and horses, their swift movements. When it comes to sieges and fortifications, the Xiongnu are weak, their discipline is lax, and they lack fighting spirit."

"I can rest assured that."

Zhao Ji nodded seriously. "Let's assume the Xiongnu split into two groups: one to charge the camp and attack, while the other waits and watches to provide support. Then, our cavalry will split in two. One group will be ready to attack, and then move out when the pursuit comes. The other group will act as a decoy, with one person holding two torches, pretending to be reinforcements to scare the Xiongnu and make them suspicious."

Zhao Ji told his plan to deal with the enemy and used a dagger to draw the movement trajectory of the decoy team on the wall.

Jia Kui observed carefully and, as Pei Xiu had told him, he believed that Zhao Ji had a friendship with the Jishan bandits when he was in seclusion in Jishan.

I have participated in actual combat, so I know how to deploy troops.

Regardless of the effect of deploying troops, the fact that he dared to allocate troops and formulate tactics, and made it look plausible and confident, showed that Zhao Ji had a high status within the Jishan Bandits.

At the very least, he is just a small leader participating in the meeting.

If you want to be the leader of a military organization, the first requirement is confidence!

This was just a discussion between the two of them; the actual troop deployment plan still needed to be discussed with Pei Xiu, Wei Gu and others.

As for Wang Zhi, he had no say in the matter since the Five Caos and Seven Villages framework was established.

Zhao Ji's troop deployment plan and confidence gave Jia Kui more confidence.

After the discussion here, Zhao Ji was left in the barracks to wear new armor, while Jia Kui went to find his brother-in-law Liu Fu.

If the camp was not prepared for the Xiongnu, they would naturally seize the opportunity to evacuate. Even at this moment, Liu Fu had packed his bags and discarded many of the burdens.

If the battle at night does not go well, he will naturally take Jia Kui to break out.

Jia Kui did not try to stop him. Although Zhao Ji was a skilled archer and had great martial arts skills, and also knew some military tactics, he could not entrust his life to Zhao Ji.

As for whether or not they would voluntarily withdraw during the battle and cause the entire camp to collapse... we'll talk about it when the time comes.

Anyway, Jia Kui didn't want to die quietly, he still had family to take care of.

Being able to apply to be a Tiger Guard is already a credit to the Emperor.

After Liu Fu packed his light bag, Jia Kui took a burnt wooden stick and drew a map on the wall, reiterating Zhao Ji's military deployment plan.

Liu Fu pondered carefully: "He has a huge appetite. Not only did he thwart the Xiongnu's harassment, but he also wanted to bite back."

According to Zhao Ji's plan, the entire army was divided into five combat units.

The first unit is about fighting soldiers such as Zhao Ji and Ximen Jian. After the Huns rushed into the camp, the fighting soldiers went forward to fight.

The second unit is the guards, who are stationed in each small camp and shoot arrows, throw stones, spears or torches at the horse-riding figures in the camp across the low wall.

The third unit is the supervisory soldiers, who are mainly composed of soldiers from each county and are responsible for supervising the battle. If any Hun knights jump over the wall and jump into the small camp, these supervisory soldiers will be responsible for surrounding and killing them.

The fourth unit is the decoy troops, which are mainly composed of the knights from the northern county who are not good at cavalry warfare and will prepare for battle after the battle breaks out.

When the counterattack came, they followed the pursuers out of the camp, but did not participate in the fight. Instead, they moved towards the northwest garrison camp and Jiangyi City. After five miles, they lit torches, and each person held two torches, pretending to be reinforcements to scare the Huns and boost their own morale.

The last combat unit is the pursuers, choose the Tiger Guards from the north of the county who are good at riding.

Once the fighting and defending soldiers blocked the Huns' offensive and the Huns retreated to prepare to regroup for another fight, the pursuing soldiers would cooperate with the fighting soldiers to charge and kill together.

During this period, more than 20 decoy troops retreated and moved towards the core battlefield disguised as reinforcements.

"Divide the troops into five teams. This guy is quite magnanimous."

Liu Fu stared at the troop deployment diagram Jia Kui had drawn and thought for a moment, "I think this battle is feasible. Wei Gu only knows how to buy people's hearts with money. Pei Xiu and Guanqiu Xing are merely following orders from Pei Mao and Guanqiu Yi. They are unreliable. The counties to the north of the prefecture are in imminent danger, so we could call on Zhao Aji for support."

If Lu Bu, Zhang Yang, Zhang Liao and other brave warriors from Bingzhou were put in the age of eighteen or nineteen, they would not be able to match Zhao Ji's performance today.

To fight against the Huns in Pingyang area, you don’t need a lot of troops, just a few dozen brave cavalrymen will be enough.

When the Han and the Hu really fought, with these dozens of brave cavalry as the backbone, they would naturally be able to gather a lot of strength, enough to fight against the Xiongnu.

Jia Kui also felt that Zhao Ji was suitable to be a long-term partner. This man was brave enough to charge into battle, and his courageous spirit of leading by example and daring to fight was invaluable.

Unlike Wei Gu, who is very generous when spending money, if you affect the Wei family's ability to make money, the Wei family will definitely kill you.

The same was true for Pei Xiu and Guanqiu Xing, who both followed the orders of their family elders as their guidelines for action.

Unlike Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji can really choose his own destiny.

Even after the failure, he fled to the Huns... Jia Kui felt that this was not a joke.

After the siege of Baibo generals failed, Zhao Ji was bound to flee. The territory controlled by the Xiongnu was very suitable for a person like Zhao Ji.

In order to appease the anger of the Baibo generals, the court did not mind sacrificing a few people.

Pei Mao and Guanqiu Yi can come out to die, and Pei Xiu and Guanqiu Xing who participated in it can also pay with their lives. Zhao Ji's life is even more insignificant, and no one will care except Zhao Ji.

In this situation, Zhao Ji would definitely escape.

If the plan fails, Jia Kui, as the warehouse officer, one of the five departments, will definitely have to flee to the north.

Anyone with a little knowledge knows that Baibo's generals lack foundation and cannot last long.

In other words, with the emperor in their hands, all parties are afraid to act rashly.

If you can't win this time, just run away.

When the Baibo generals are gone, the court will recognize your past achievements and summon you to the court to use your talents.

(End of this chapter)