Chapter 1302: First Volume_Chapter 1302: Scattered Like Stars Across the Sky

First Volume_Chapter 1302: Scattered Like Stars Across the Sky

If Zhao Yulong had not laid hands on the commoners, Qin Feng would never have crossed any line either; the two sides would only need to face each other on the battlefield and fight it out head-on.

But now, Zhao Yulong has sent troops to brutally slaughter those unarmed commoners, which has already touched Qin Feng's bottom line.

Under everyone's gaze, Qin Feng took a deep breath, his eyes already igniting with raging flames of vengeance.

Qin Feng naturally could not repay them in kind—after all, those on the other side are all subjects of the Shedynasty—but that does not mean Qin Feng has no way to retaliate.

"Beidi War Command: all Infantry are to remain at the Northern Border to resist enemy harassment, while all Cavalry are to be dispatched."

"Within ten days, I want no Imperial Soldier within a Hundred Li; within one month, I will Massacre every Imperial Army within five hundred Li."

Although Qin Feng cannot launch attacks against city-states and major towns, beyond the city-states there exist countless Strongholds and Zhu Qu.

And apart from the city-states, all other MilitaryFacilities and personnel fall entirely within Qin Feng's scope of retaliation.

Ning Hu and the other generals likewise wore extremely grim expressions; they accepted the order and departed, immediately carrying out the Military Deployment according to Qin Feng's instructions.

The next day at noon, a large contingent of Cavalry left the ZhuZhen, heading toward Zhao Yulong's defensive zone.

A full twenty thousand Cavalry, divided into one hundred battalions, each battalion commanding two hundred men.

At the same time, each battalion was further divided into five Wu Zu, each Zu containing forty men.

In other words, a full five hundred small Cavalry units poured into the Imperial jurisdiction like grains of sand, spreading out in vast numbers.

Because the number of Cavalry was so great and so widely dispersed, even though Zhao Yulong had already learned of the news, he still could not dispatch any decent Army to intercept them.

After all, he had already dispatched nearly half his forces to the Northern Border to launch Ambush attacks everywhere.

The remaining troops were needed to defend the main Battlefield and protect the Supply Line, so despite having over a hundred thousand men under his command, he now had no troops available.

After all, the enemies coming to conduct guerrilla warfare were all Cavalry—far too fast.

If Infantry were sent out for Encirclement and Interception, a sufficiently large force would have to be deployed to restrict the Cavalry's range of movement and ultimately wipe them out in one sweep.

But the problem lay precisely here—Zhao Yulong could not dispatch Infantry forces on a sufficient scale.

As for sending Cavalry to deal with the Northern Border You Ji Cavalry, he faced another harsh reality: Zhao Yulong simply did not have that many Cavalry under his command.

Zhao Yulong's army of over a hundred thousand men had only slightly more than three thousand Cavalry.

Even if all three thousand Cavalry were dispatched, they could not tactically stop the Northern Border You Ji Cavalry, and might even suffer a counter-encirclement by the enemy.

Facing Qin Feng's retaliation, Zhao Yulong truly had no effective way to cope.

But the situation on the Battlefield was subject to Rapid Changes and would not pause for even a moment because of Zhao Yulong's hesitation.

Large numbers of You Ji Cavalry entered as if into无人之境, launching attacks everywhere; within just a few short days, the area within a Hundred Li was already strewn with devastation, and every Garrison Troops Stronghold had suffered a devastating blow.

A Yizhan located in Changting Xiang was also attacked.

The Changting Yizhan was an important transit hub relied upon by Dingtao County; whether it was messenger soldiers stopping to rest or Materials and Supplies arriving for transfer, all required the Changting Yizhan.

Having already received word of the situation, the Changting Yizhan had made Preparation in advance, garrisoning a full four hundred-plus men.

According to the station master's推测, the Northern Border You Ji Cavalry all operated in small units; if only eighty or a hundred came, attempting to forcibly take the Changting Yizhan would be nothing but a fool's dream.

These four hundred men were more than enough to cope with an attack by over a thousand Cavalry.

But the result defied the station master's expectations—the You Ji Cavalry did indeed come, but it was not one Yi Zu, nor one battalion, but a full ten battalions—two thousand men!

When the swarming Cavalry began to lay siege to the Changting Yizhan from all directions, the station master was utterly dumbfounded.

"Why have so many come?!"

"There are only four hundred men in the Yizhan; trying to hold off this many Cavalry is simply unrealistic."

"It's over, this time it's completely over."

The station master's face was filled with despair; he had already made ready to Surrender.

The Soldiers defending the Yizhan were still fighting desperately, relying on the buildings and Defense works within the Yizhan to block the You Ji Cavalry's advance with fearless courage.

Unfortunately, all their efforts were in vain, because the You Ji Cavalry were not at all worried that Reinforcements would come to support the Changting Yizhan.

Therefore they were not in a hurry to launch a direct assault, but instead circled the Changting Yizhan, continuously conducting Flanking Maneuver.

Besides shooting down those defenders who had not hidden themselves well, they also continuously launched Rocket into the Yizhan; soon raging fires blazed up inside the Yizhan, and in an instant cries of agony rose one after another.

Even as the Changting Yizhan had already turned into a sea of flames, the vast majority of the defenders still did not understand how such a large force of Cavalry had managed to reach the Changting Yizhan.

One must understand that the Changting Yizhan was a full One Hundred and Thirty Li from Dingtao County; if a large Cavalry force had marched there, it would surely have been intercepted.

Yet these two thousand Cavalry had descended as if from the heavens, catching the defenders completely off guard.

They were accustomed to fighting Infantry; facing a mass of Cavalry, they were both terrified and bewildered.

And within the entire Shedynasty, the person with the most unique experience in Cavalry warfare was naturally Qin Feng.

Although these twenty thousand Cavalry entered the Shedynasty's jurisdiction in batches, in small Raiding Cavalry units of forty men each, the problem was that the Cavalry's high-mobility advantage could never be compensated for by Infantry.

These twenty thousand Cavalry scattered like a sky full of stars, and gathered like a Heavenly Thunder Strike.

In just half a day's time, the scattered Cavalry, each fighting on their own, could use messenger soldiers to gather together and form a terrifying force of over a thousand men.

The world only knows that Cavalry are fast, good at guerrilla warfare, and that heavy Cavalry can execute a Cavalry Charge; but what people do not know is that these are merely the Cavalry's tactical advantages.

The true advantage at the strategic level lies in the Cavalry's numerical superiority!

That's right—these Cavalry, with their high cost of production and training, ought to be fewer in number than Infantry, yet the result is exactly the opposite: once fighting begins, the Cavalry's numbers far exceed those of the Infantry.

Because Cavalry will not launch a direct assault against large-scale Infantry formations already drawn up in array; whenever they strike, they only target small units or isolated, unsupported enemies.

Infantry, limited by their speed, cannot receive reinforcements in a short time.

Cavalry, on the other hand, can continuously and rapidly reinforce, growing ever more numerous, ultimately overwhelming the enemy completely in terms of numbers.

Under the continuous harassment and Consume of the two thousand You Ji Cavalry, in just one day the four hundred defenders of the Changting Yizhan were completely annihilated.

The You Ji Cavalry charged into the Yizhan, took away all the usable Materials and Supplies inside, then disbanded on the spot, reverting to small Frontline Combat Unit operating by Zu, continuing their guerrilla warfare everywhere.

The reason Qin Feng is able to achieve this level of control over Cavalry is not due to a single command, but because there is an extremely massive transit organization in the Rear!