"Yu Shu, record the order!"

After Zhang Wei saw the report from the front that the mission was completed, he said to Sima beside him.

"Yes, battalion commander, please tell me!" Yu Shu picked up his pen and concentrated on it, getting ready.

"Order! The light cavalry formation sets up an isolation circle with tribe A in the west as the center!"

"Order! The main force of the guard battalion sets off and advances towards tribe A!"

"Order! The long-distance attack formation and the conventional formation will be mixed into three columns based on the brigade!"

"Order! The first column follows the battalion commander and advances towards tribe A! And defeat it and expel other small tribes along the way!"

"Order! The second column, led by the commander of the far-reaching assault force, will clean up the encirclement from the west!"

"Order! The third column, led by the commander of the regular troops, will clean up from the eastern part of the encirclement!"

"Order! The first and third columns, mainly to defeat and drive away, supplemented by killing, will launch a general attack on the last tribe A at noon on the 10th at the same time!"

"Order! The light cavalry formation will coordinate with the main force to launch an attack ten days later. The task is to divide and disperse the enemy crowd, and to clear and pursue them!"

…

As a long series of orders were issued, all the soldiers in the battalion took action!

The three large tribes that were detected were named by Zhang Wei as "A, B, and C" from west to east. The other small tribes were named "A1, A2..." according to their location and distance.

For example, the tribe directly to the north of tribe A is named ‘Jiayi’, and then starting from ‘Jiayi’, draw a circle clockwise, and the names will be arranged downwards!

According to the investigation, there are not many other tribes near this large tribe. The farther out, the denser the tribes are distributed!

This may be the scope of hunting between various tribes!

The isolation circle set up by Zhang Weijing's cavalry was a small blank area. The wandering hunting teams he ordered to clear out a few days ago were operating in these blank areas!

Each isolation zone is about forty or fifty kilometers long, and is longer in the east-west direction.

He ordered the mixed formation of conventional troops and distant offensive troops to clear up the area as quickly as possible, expel the surrounding small tribes, and drive these people to the large tribe in the middle.

The two main force formations were mixed into three columns. Each column happened to have a long-range attack brigade and a close-combat brigade. The columns of more than 200 people were combined from both far and near.

The combat power is still somewhat weakened compared to that of a single military formation, but it is not reduced too much, it is enough to deal with these scattered tribes!

The issuance of an order is the beginning of action!

It took half a day to form mixed columns and replenish supplies. Because of the training in this area, re-forming was quick, but replenishing supplies took a while.

But it was also after noon that the three columns set off one after another, followed the route on the map, entered the "hunting ground", and began the round-up operation!

Zhang Wei took his battalion and personally led a column, which consisted of a melee squadron (a squadron of sword and shield soldiers, a squadron of spearmen, and a squadron of heavy infantry), a squadron of crossbows, a squadron of archers, and a squadron of archers.

Composed of a company of crossbowmen.

Because the melee brigade has the only heavy infantry squadron in the entire battalion, plus Zhang Wei's battalion headquarters, the first column is also the strongest among the three columns, and is also responsible for the most difficult route!

To break through and face the pressure from both sides, he needs to lead a "heavy force" to command and coordinate in the center! So there are 290 people in the first column!

Second, the three columns are composed of a strong crossbow squadron, an archer squadron, a repeating crossbow squadron, a half sword and shield squadron and a half pike squadron!

These two columns, each with 230 people, started operations from both sides. This combat strength is enough!

Before setting off, Zhang Wei said to Yu Shu: "Sima, go tell the people in the rear security bureau our marching route and let them provide logistics in time!"

"Yes, I will send someone right away!" After Yu Shu answered, he wrote a letter and prepared to send it to the rear.

Logistics is guaranteed by a specialized rear security bureau. Zhang Wei and the others only need to fight on the front line with peace of mind. Before they reach any place, there will be a convoy coming to supply them!

Logistics and transportation were mobilized militia. For this expedition, Yang Ren mobilized more than 2,000 people for logistical support.

You know, the total number of soldiers in the guard camp is only 1,100, but the logistics militia providing support is twice as many as combat personnel!

From this we can see that fighting is not only about fighting at the front, but also about protecting the rear!

War is a competition of overall national strength!

…

Zhang Wei was riding on a war horse, standing on a high ground, looking at the tribe he marked in orange - a medium-sized tribe of more than 600 people!

The people of the tribe in front of me were panicking because of their arrival, running around in chaos.

He did not immediately order an attack, but was waiting. After the people of this tribe gathered their forces, he would wipe out the opponent's resistance in one fell swoop!

He didn't want to be exhausted because of the other party's harassment during the expulsion process!

Zhang Wei has been standing here for almost an hour. The nearly three hundred soldiers in front have been in formation for a long time, but the enemy is still a mess and no order!

Finally, we waited until the other party, under the leadership of a leader, gathered more than 400 and nearly 500 people and ran towards us. Yes! The only way to describe the other party's posture is that they were running.

There was no formation at all, it was a mess, and they rushed forward in a swarm!

Among those who rushed over were probably people from other tribes who had been driven over a few days ago!

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people. The leader of the other side must have seen that there were more people than here, so he rushed over!

Zhang Wei finally waited for this moment. He waved his hand, and the soldiers on standby held the command flag and began to command below!

"Blow the war drum!" Zhang Wei ordered.

On the small slope behind him, several war drums began to beat!

"Boom~! Boom~! Boom~!"

The very powerful war drums sounded rhythmically, which made people's blood boil in the ears of the soldiers!

"Woo~! Woo~! Woo~!"

Then, the horns began to sound, and the square formations in five rows in front began to follow the officer's command and took the first step towards the enemy!

"Strong crossbow~!" A loud shout came from the array!

"Drink~!" The thirty-six crossbowmen in the first row raised their crossbows, aimed forward, took a step forward in an orderly manner, and let out an angry roar in response!

"Target! Three hundred meters ahead!" the officer ordered again: "Shoot~!"

Suddenly, thirty-six crossbow arrows flew out! In the blink of an eye, they shot into the crowd on the opposite side, and immediately everyone was on their backs!

After a while, the strong crossbowman reloaded the crossbow!

"Two hundred and thirty meters ahead!" The order came: "Shoot~!"

The crowd on the opposite side was on their backs again, and the people running in front already looked frightened!

"Strong crossbow! Bow and arrow throw!~" the officer ordered again: "Get ready~!"

This also allows the archer squadron to join the attack sequence!

"One hundred and sixty meters ahead!" The order came again: "Shoot~!"

Dozens of people were shot to the ground again. At this time, the people standing in front should have wanted to run away, but the people behind were still crowding forward, leaving those who wanted to escape with despairing expressions on their faces.
Chapter completed!