the enlightener says

This is probably Huang Hansheng's style of using troops.

In front of the iron wall built by such a veteran, even Gao Changgong could not break through for many days, and even lost in several small-scale battles.

Xiaoqian and the others also admire Huang Hansheng's intelligence very much, so they re-research here so that they can learn something from it.

Chapter 745 Mr. Huang's Command

"I didn't expect our teacher to be such a powerful person." Wang Zhu looked at the defense line that had been built like a copper wall and had to admire Huang Hansheng's sophistication.

He was a little ashamed to say that, when he knew that his opponent was Gao Changgong, he had already retreated before going out to battle.

After all, Gao Changgong's halo is too dazzling. How many people can have the title of God of War?

Looking at the entire Jingwu, from eighty-year-old men to seven-year-old children, whenever Gao Changgong is mentioned, they all have to give a thumbs up first, and make a look of "this is our General Jingwu".

"It's a good thing that Jing Wu still has the old general as the pillar." The building beside him also admired sincerely, and Wang Zhu frowned at the look of a devout believer, and mocked him casually, "I don't know how to do it on weekdays." Who is the loudest talker in the school?"

The two glared at each other and taunted each other until they were about to fight, Xiaoqian sighed, stopped the two live treasures and said: "It's time, we should go back, the investigation has been completed, the old general is still waiting for our news .”

The three of them got on their horses together, accompanied by the crisp sound of the whip and the neighing of the horses, the brilliance of the setting sun shrouded their backs, drawing a somewhat poetic picture.

On the way back, the three of them were actually a little depressed. Although they were sure that Huang Hansheng had the strength to face Gao Changgong at this time, once they thought that the person opposite them was the person who used to be like a big brother, and the two sides would fight each other again. I have to fight on the battlefield, I am afraid no one will be able to laugh.

"I still can't believe it, the general actually betrayed like this." Xiaoqian said in a low voice.

Although Gao Changgong played the banner of "the side of the Qing emperor" and even claimed to have the emperor's clothes, but for people like Xiaoqian and Dalou, the little emperor itself is not very important-the people of Jingwu are in a state of war every day. Where was the king at the time?

And when the common people were starving and selling their sons and daughters because of the famine, where was the Liu family who was said to be the blood of King Ye?

Only when Zhuge Wanling established a stable Jingwu, and began to promote water conservancy, reward farming, and protect the people, could these poor children really have a good life.

Domineering?A joke, in the hearts of the common people, it is reasonable for Zhuge Wanling to be the lord of the country himself, how can he be regarded as authoritarian, and how can he be domineering?

"I don't believe it either." The building replied softly, as if to avoid this matter, he clamped his horse's belly, and one person and two horses took the lead and went forward.

Wang Zhu looked at the back of the building for a while, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Things have already happened, not to mention that the prime minister didn't say that the general was rebellious, he just said that he was deceived by a traitor, didn't he?"

"That's right." Xiao Qian nodded emphatically, "Sun Qingsun must be responsible for these things. As long as we can win, the general... will definitely return to our side."

Wang Zhu, who was left behind, sat on the horse for a while, then suddenly sneered, "...I don't know if it's naive or bold."

Now the two armies are indeed evenly divided, but it is easier said than done to win against Gao Changgong?From the current point of view, although Huang Hansheng has the upper hand, as long as he can't really defeat Gao Changgong, the coveted Tang army will one day cross the border army's defense line, and it will be a loser at that time.

But thinking about it carefully, they only have this way to go, and even the whole of Jingwu has only this way to go, so he can only roll his eyes and curse: "This ghost world, one counts as one." , Damn Dutt is crazy."

He swung his whip suddenly, and also caught up.

Although it was said to be one person and two horses, because the mountain road was winding and difficult, it was not until after the sun set that the three finally passed through a dense jungle and saw the fire of the camp.

"Put down the horse." As soon as they arrived at the gate of the camp, Da Lou jumped off the horse first, and said distressedly while stroking the horse's face.

He took care of this war horse with his own hands. When he first took over, it was at the level of his head, but now it has grown into a beautiful horse with black hair and strong limbs.

But after running for a long distance, even the six fat and strong army horses showed signs of fatigue. When touched, their hair was already soaked in sweat, and the tips of their noses sprayed out a faint mist.

The good thing is that the horses have already arrived at the camp, so they don't have to work any more.

The bad thing was that the three of them who had trekked all the way still had no time to rest. After handing over the horses to a few sergeants and instructing them to wash their mouths and noses well, they headed straight for Huang Hansheng's big tent.

The flames from the bonfire just illuminated the temporary sand table. Huang Hansheng was dressed in military uniform, and his pale hair seemed to be shining brightly in the firelight. When the three of them opened the big tent and came in, he He raised his head slightly, with a smile in his deep eyes.

"Old general." The three saluted at the same time.

Huang Hansheng nodded slightly, and then Xiaoqian and the others approached the sand table very familiarly, and began to report the investigation situation to him.

While talking, someone brought hot war meals outside the big tent, and vague swallowing, talking and arguing sounded continuously in the whole big tent, but after that, there were often some laughter.

This is a harmonious scene that often appears in Huang Hansheng's big tent.

Although he is over sixty years old, this veteran on the battlefield has never fallen into the circle of pedantry or stubbornness. Instead, he still regards himself as a teacher in the Imperial Academy, discussing military affairs with the students of the Imperial Academy very calmly, and even Some places will be deliberately arranged for these students to let go.

Just like this survey, in addition to Huang Hansheng's needs, it is more to allow these young people to grow more after they have actually stepped on the mountains and rivers.

"A few days ago, it rained heavily for several days. The river rose by at least [-]%, and some places were even submerged by the current. The general had too many cavalry and too few boats, so it was difficult for us to cross the river. .”

These days, Xiaoqian should be the most dedicated one. Although his body is not flexible or strong, his will is very firm. Even if he can walk up and down the mountain several times, he never complains. He also recorded the river's direction, flow velocity, water level, etc. in a file.

Naturally, when he opened his mouth, he was eloquent, which made the building and Wang Zhu beside him a little ashamed and didn't know how to start.

"In this case, is it possible to directly build a pontoon bridge to cross the river?" Huang Hansheng was also quite satisfied with this student, and raised his eagle eyebrows.

"It's possible, but..." Xiaoqian shook his head, "The water flow is so fast, it's not easy to build a pontoon bridge, and it might rain in the next few days, no matter how you look at it, the general shouldn't be like this."

"I don't think so." Huang Hansheng was not in a hurry to make a judgment, but smiled mysteriously, "Your general, what I like to do most in my life is to walk the road that others don't take. Go where other people think they won’t go.”

Xiaoqian frowned, but still didn't understand where Huang Hansheng's judgment came from. Could it be just a kind of intuition?

But will Gao Changgong be as he said?

Xiaoqian's doubts didn't last long, because after only one day, Huang Hansheng's statement was confirmed.

On a sunny afternoon, when everyone was guessing what Gao Changgong would do next, the military report had already reached the barracks, and Gao Changgong actually tried to build a pontoon bridge on the water!

And this one is not just one, but several!

The turbulent river obviously couldn't stop Gao Changgong's determination to cross the river. After a few brief successes in luring the enemy, several seemingly simple but solid pontoon bridges were laid on the river. valley.

"Impossible..." Some unbelievable Xiaoqian deduced on the sand table, but his heart was already a little messy, "Yes, it is true that we can avoid interference from this place, but here is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and there are rivers blocking them. Once you cross the river, don't you just enter our encirclement circle?"

7Chapter 16 You come and I go

There was silence in the big tent, no one could answer Xiaoqian's question.

It has to be said that Gao Changgong not only took away [-] troops from the camp, but also recruited many elite generals who were originally in the army, which made the current military camp much lonely.

Now present, apart from some valued students in the Imperial Academy, there are only those generals who have seen the Tang Dynasty invade the south.

Although these people have rich battle experience, they have a great awe of Gao Changgong, and even if they have guesses, they dare not spit them out easily.

After all, he was their great general, their war god of Jing and Wu, who would dare to say that he was more intelligent than Gao Changgong?

Huang Hansheng stood on the side of the sand table, his eyes swept over the counseling generals one by one, but he didn't get angry or blame anything.

From the beginning of the expedition, he knew very well that the biggest enemy in this battle was not Gao Changgong but the floating morale of the army. Three points of timidity first, weak momentum before fighting, how to fight this battle?

"Don't be overly worried or suspicious." Huang Hansheng laughed suddenly, and took the wooden stick used to make gestures on the sand table and tapped lightly on the edge of the sand table, shocking everyone to look at him in unison. , "Since he wants to cross the river, let him cross. What should we do or do? Whether it is a suspect or a bait, we have to fight first to know. Send my order, the left army presses forward, and the right army presses forward. Outflank from the rear, don't rush to fight, first test and test the enemy's reaction."

If there is anyone else who can hold back the situation in this situation, then the entire Jingwu is probably none other than this old man.

As soon as he gave an order that seemed plain, almost the entire barracks began to be lively. The orderly had been waiting for a long time, and once he got the order, he rushed out of the barracks like a gust of wind.

At the same time, the huge bronze horn whimpered, and it was transmitted from one end of the mountain to the other, like invisible carrier pigeons, constantly transmitting signals.

The wolf smoke also billowed up. At first glance, although it is just a black mass, the size and changes of the wolf smoke can express different meanings. These are things that only people in the army can see Clue.

At this time, the army led by Huang Hansheng, although the main force still hadn't moved lightly, the two armies had already moved forward, marching along the mountain road peacefully on both sides, like a long dragon, constantly revealing its minions.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Keep up!" The building in black armor and with a ghost mask tied on its forehead looked ahead. Before the real battle started, it felt the blood in its chest was already boiling, and one hand couldn't help stroking That waist knife that joined the army with him and has drunk blood many times until now.

The left army he is in has a size of 1 people, with half and half infantry and half cavalry. Go far ahead of the right-hand army.

Naturally, in a very short time, they had already seen the team passing the pontoon bridge as they continued to move along the big river.

Wang Zhu, who was watching from a distance, was in a bit of a mixed mood. He clearly knew that many of the troops on the opposite side were even the Paoze brothers who went north to help the Mo family together. Even draw swords to meet each other, who can do it?

"Array!" At this moment, the leader of the left army, Han Xuan, a veteran who had experienced the Tang Dynasty's southern invasion and the Mohist's rush to help, suddenly let out a violent shout, like a thunderbolt, shaking people's ears numb.

Wang Zhu turned his head and looked at the tall figure, only to see that the building was holding the cavalry's long spear with a dignified expression. Compared with the horse's spear, it was not deep. It's like singing a battle song.

"I really don't know if it's because he's just not good at brains, or if he's really fearless." Wang Zhu smiled, and suddenly felt that he was not so lonely on the battlefield, but because of the existence of Brother Paoze, his chest also began to grow. Burst of heat.

What Huang Hansheng wanted was just a test, so the left army was not in a hurry to attack, let alone make a surprise attack, and just set up a stance and lined up to keep approaching.

Faced with such an army approaching continuously, those enemy troops who were crossing the river had already noticed it. It could be seen that the expressions of those people were a little nervous, and the whole team seemed a little messy in their eagerness.

"Where is this my strong army from Jingwu? It's clearly a group of bandits." The building looked at these people and suddenly let out a sneer.

"It seems to be those wastes from the Sun family." Wang Zhu was also smiling, and at the same time said to Han Xuan in front of him: "General, it seems that I can repay the old general. These are a group of suspicious soldiers. The Sun family is raising these wastes. I haven’t fought even a single battle in several years, and I’m afraid I’ll have to pee my pants if I go to the battlefield.”

"Whether it's a suspicious soldier or not, you have to try it." Han Xuan is in his forties this year, and his face has shown some old looks, but his gray temples also make him more cautious. After waving his hand, he called After picking up a knight, he ordered him to return first, and then continued: "Forward!"

The 1 people rushed forward with murderous intent, and the [-] enemy troops who had just crossed the river suddenly became confused, and even the generals began to order to flee back, so the pontoon bridge that was originally used to cross the river became a passageway for escape .

Seeing this, some soldiers rubbed their shoulders and wanted to go up and charge, but Han Xuan suddenly raised his hand when he was approaching the pontoon bridge, stopping the entire army.

"Hold the formation, if you dare to chase without authorization, kill!" Sen Leng's killing intent spit out from Han Xuan's mouth, like a sudden cold wind blowing away the hot blood in many people's chests. Less, less intense and uncontrollable.

After watching the enemy army withdraw from the riverside, Han Xuancai sent two teams to destroy the pontoon bridge, and then began to rest on the spot.

This is a protracted war, and the outcome cannot be determined in a day or two. Right now, both sides are just probing. To a certain extent, the soldiers of the Sun family are just useless cannon fodder, so Han Xuan He didn't have the intention of laughing, but instead began to think about the route the enemy might take next.

This rest was a whole day of rest.

Until the sun rose the next day, there was news from the scouts that another enemy army was building a pontoon bridge on the opposite bank, and the movement was very fast, even much faster than yesterday.

Under Huang Hansheng's order, the Left Route Army and the Right Route Army began to advance again, chasing and intercepting the bridge-building enemy troops along the gravel-covered river among the lush mountains.

The two sides fought twice briefly, and the arrows came and went. Although the momentum seemed huge, the actual casualties were only a hundred people, which was really not a result of the battle.

"What exactly is the enemy trying to do?" Although the building fought bravely, but its art of war is really mediocre, and it is a little confused about the current situation.

What's the use of just making a fuss about this river?There are more than [-] enemy troops, even if they really hold several pontoon bridges, is it possible that these more than [-] people rely on how many pontoon bridges to cross the river?

Even if they were willing to spend that time, Huang Hansheng was not old enough to allow the enemy to cross the river calmly under their noses.

"It may not be what I really want to do, maybe I just want to test the reality of our army." Wang Zhu took a sip from the water bag, and the corners of his eyes still stayed on the sheepskin map. "Xiaoqian said, now they can The only two ways to go are to cross the river or take the depression, but the depression is guarded by the old general himself, and he has dug a deep ditch. Unless their strength is doubled, otherwise they will fill the ditch with their lives. Even so, I also want to see if there are any omissions, maybe there is a chance."

Of course, this is a very irresponsible guess. With Gao Changgong's intelligence, he doesn't know how much higher than Wang Zhu is, so he will naturally have his own plans. If it is so easy to see through, then he will have to doubt who is sitting on the opposite side. The general is that Sun Tong.

But there is one thing he can be sure of.

7Chapter 17 Water ghost night attack

The confrontation between the two armies is constantly pushing to the peak, just waiting for a certain moment, it will surge like a flood bursting the embankment, sweeping the entire battlefield, and no one will be able to stay out of it by then.

As the sun gradually disappeared in the distance, the deep night covered the land again. The two armies who camped and rebelled just looked at each other across the river, but there was not much affection, on the contrary, they were full of vigilance. Several grumpy sergeants couldn't help cursing before the battle, and some people urinated into the clear drinking water in protest.

Han Xuan didn't try to stop him, but deliberately let it go, and wanted to see if the opposite leader would reveal his flaws due to impulsiveness.

But unfortunately, except for the first few counterattacks and even shooting with bows and arrows, there was no response at all from the other side. It was just silent, like a statue in the night, silent in the faint light of the bonfire.

This kind of silence made Han Xuan frown. As a veteran, he knew very well that such silence represented the opponent's strong control in the army. Perhaps the person who was sitting in the camp opposite at this time was him. One of my old buddies.

In the next six days, the battle situation fell into a stalemate again. Both Gao Changgong's side and Huang Hansheng's side seemed to have given up on themselves and fell into silence.

Even though they are still on the battlefield, the soldiers only need to eat and drink after completing their daily drills. Looking at each other across the river, they can't help but feel a little absurd.

"Tell me, which one is more frightening to you, a knife that has been drawn or a knife that is still hidden in its sheath?" Wang Zhu, who was sitting on the ground, squinted his eyes and looked at the opposite bank, and asked slowly road.

The building looked at Wang Zhu sitting on the ground, and grinned, thinking that this family member has become more informal since he joined the army, so he sat down along with him: "I don't think it's terrible, anyway, being stabbed left and right is all right." It’s death, what’s the difference between pulling it out and not pulling it out?”

This is probably Naoto's simple idea, but in Wang Zhu's view, this is a kind of stupidity. Normally, he would be sarcasm, but recently he is too lazy to quarrel because of his heavy heart. He just rolled his eyes and lay down on the bed. On the ground, rest your head on your quiver and close your eyes.

He was still wearing heavy and sultry armor, but everyone has been tense these days. Han Xuan directly ordered the soldiers not to disarm their armor, and their weapons not to leave their bodies for half a step. raid.

Although he was pampered and pampered in Jianye, now he has to endure lice and the smell of sweat, and he lies on a piece of tattered leather covered in dust and falls asleep drowsily.

The night is as cool as water, and the river that gradually calms down in these sunny days shows a shimmering appearance under the moonlight. Some fish jump out of the water, and then fall into the water again, splashing inconspicuous water.

There are tall green pines growing on both sides of the river. They sway gently in the breeze, throwing their reflections into the water, turning into a little bit of deeper ink.

But if someone looks carefully, they will find that these ink marks are constantly changing, like splitting, and countless black shadows are born from them. They are constantly swaying in the water, and they are constantly moving forward, like ghosts at the bottom of the water. Continue to march towards the other side.

The big river is very wide, and the river water is by no means as peaceful as it looks on the surface. From time to time, black shadows are left behind and rushed into the distance by the river water, but even so, these black shadows still do not give up moving forward, and even the speed is getting faster and faster. The color of their bodies is also getting darker.

At the moment when the first group of black shadows reached the opposite bank, the river suddenly became choppy, and as the waves continued to change, a head emerged from the black shadows first, followed by a body, legs and feet.

I'm afraid no one would have thought that such a group of people could swim across such a wide river from the bottom of the water, but this group of people did it, and under the cover of night, they made no sound like ghosts.

The black clothes covering their faces concealed their appearance in the night, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed, staring wide open, with a strange scarlet color.

When they took a step forward and lowered their upper bodies and kept moving forward, the tight backs like bowstrings made them look like a group of wild animals hunting.

They moved forward, killing patrolling soldiers, killing guards holding torches, black and dull short swords exhaling a thick fog of death like fangs.

"Who is it!" When the guards in the middle tent finally found out this group of ghostly enemies, they were already too shocked to control themselves, but fortunately, after years of training and responsibilities, they all pulled out their knives at the same time. At the same time, the chief guard subconsciously Go to the horn on the left waist.

However, those men in black were faster than they imagined!

In the darkness, these men in black seemed to have completely merged into the darkness, and they covered a distance of more than ten steps in an instant. The man in black in the lead moved the fastest, and even because of his terrifying speed, his wet clothes directly started to move Water splashed out.

The black short sword popped out of the sleeve without a sound, and directly sealed the head guard's throat.