"Hul~ snore~" After a while of snoring, Cromwell suddenly woke up from his sleep: "I actually fell asleep? Isn't this wine too strong?"

Then he suddenly felt: Why is the surrounding light so dim? What time is it now?

He quickly put his feet down from the table, and groped with his hands in his arms. After finding the pocket watch, he looked at it carefully in the weak light: it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

"guard!"

"Sir, what are your instructions?"

"Did someone attack our camp?"

"No."

"Tsk! That shouldn't be the case. Once Zhang Xianzhong determined that the surrounding area was safe, his attack came quickly and fiercely. Why is there no movement at this time?"

As for Zhang Xianzhong's discovery of this camp and the option of retreating without attacking even though he knew there were no enemies around, Cromwell didn't even think about it: after seven or eight years of fighting, they both knew each other too well.

"No!" Thinking of this, Cromwell suddenly slapped his head: "Could this yellow-skinned monkey have discovered the backhand I arranged and went around behind me?"

Although he couldn't figure out why he was still discovered by the other party even though he was 20 kilometers away, Cromwell had no intention of taking any chances: "Commander!"

"Your Mightiness?"

"Inform the commanders of each battalion and ask them to come to me within ten minutes to discuss the battle plan. Anyone who is late will be shot!"

"yes!"

Following Cromwell's order, the entire Western Army camp became noisy and busy. Where did Zhang Xianzhong's troops go at this time?

After receiving the report from the group leader below, Zhang Xianzhong and Xia Yunyi had a brief discussion, and the two decided to do something big!

There is no doubt that the enemy's camp is deliberately thrown as bait. It can be imagined that there may not be many soldiers in this camp, but they are definitely elite, and the defense measures inside must be extremely complete.

The rebel army had just been reorganized, and the arrival of the political commissar had greatly boosted the morale of the army. However, Sun Chuanting had not yet had time to send down the officers of the Ming Army Division for tactical training. Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong's 30,000 people

, its attack capabilities and frontal combat capabilities are still lacking. It is not a big problem to sneak attack the enemy's baggage camp, but it is beyond the power to attack the enemy's solid defense system that has been prepared for a long time.

Therefore, this bait cannot be swallowed. Otherwise, our main force will be attracted here, and the enemy's front and rear armies will attack from both sides. This army that Zhang Xianzhong took seven or eight years of hard work to bring out will be completely wiped out if it fails.

But the Chinese have a magical saying: Come, come.

From the comfortable coastal plain of Lima, to the hard work of crossing the Andes, we have come here, how can we go back without doing anything?

So Zhang and Xia decided after a brief discussion: to bypass the enemy's camp and sneak attack on the enemy's rear team: There is no doubt that the enemy's rear team must have more people. But on the one hand, the original mission of the rear team is

Wait for the front to start fighting before outflanking, so the enemy's rear team must be preparing to attack rather than defend at this time. The Ming army does not attack the camp at this time, but directly attacks the enemy's rear team, which will definitely catch the enemy off guard. And the other

On the other hand, Zhang Xianzhong had fought with Cromwell for many years, and he knew very well the composition of Cromwell's army: the number of troops from Europe did not exceed 13,000, and the 5,000 to 6,000 people in the camp should all be Europeans.

, otherwise the bait will not be strong enough. In this case, there must be enough mixed-race people, Indians and black slaves in your rear team - these people can fight with the wind, but if they are attacked by surprise, hehehe...

This arrangement is of course risky: What if the enemy is far away, or even non-existent? What if the enemy falls into the trap and uses the rear troops as bait... But in a war, nothing is guaranteed.

Things? If you are so confident, why would the enemy want to accompany you to fight such a losing battle? Doesn't he know how to run away?

In short, in the afternoon of that day, Zhang Xianzhong led the main force into the dense Amazon rainforest: the rainforest is really dangerous for a small team to enter. If tens of thousands of people really go in, the survival instinct will make the animals run away.

Gotta go fast!

However, even without the harassment of animals, the distance of 20 kilometers in the rain forest cannot be covered in one day. Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong’s arrangement is: the ninth regiment will be the vanguard to launch a large-scale investigation, and the first and second regiments originally held in his hands will be hung at the end.

——After the two regiments entered the depths of the rain forest, they began to dig holes and set traps in order to cope with Cromwell's pursuit.

Yes, as an old rival for many years, Zhang Xianzhong is also very convinced that his move will not satisfy the opponent for long.

He indeed did not hide it from Cromwell for too long: at one o'clock in the afternoon, the ninth regiment of the vanguard entered the rain forest first. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Xianzhong also led his team into the rain forest, and had not been able to walk five kilometers in five hours. By eight o'clock in the evening

, after Cromwell woke up, he immediately understood his situation and responded quickly.

"Bang bang, bang bang~" Looking at the sky behind him, one after another red flares rose into the sky. In order to prevent his side from exposing the target, there was a torch separated by a long distance. Zhang Xianzhong, who was basically advancing in the dark, revealed his mouth.

Dahuangya chuckled: "It seems that Cromwell reacts very quickly."

"Commander, this is not the time to praise your opponent. With the signal flare going up, it seems that there is an enemy rear group ahead. But what if the enemy is prepared for this?"

"Hahaha, political commissar, don't worry. As for this signal flare, if it rises in the open Pampas grassland, it can transmit the message 20 kilometers away. If the other party is on a high mountain, even if it rises in the rain forest, the other party can

You can see it. Unfortunately, this is a rainforest, and the other party is also in the rainforest, so they can't see it."

"Oh, that's it. But Commander, from our daily chats, I feel like you still have a high regard for Cromwell. Why is there such a loophole in his arrangement?"

"Two points." Zhang Xianzhong stretched out two fingers unhurriedly and said: "First, although this guy from England has been in America for eight years, he has never entered the rainforest. Although I, Mr. Zhang, have these

The main battlefield in 2000 was also on the grassland. But in recent years, I have also been going to the Andean Old Camp for meetings. On the way, I must cross a section of rain forest. Therefore, when it comes to the geography of the battlefield here, I am more familiar with him. Secondly, this guy is too

He valued me, Lao Zhang, and was afraid that I wouldn't be fooled. So I deliberately placed my backhand far away."

"I see." Xia Yunyi, who had just felt relieved, thought for a moment and became nervous again: "But, if Cromwell arranges it this way, if we really go to besiege his camp, how will he contact the rear team?"

"The political commissar can think of this, which shows that the military strategy is bullish." He patted the other party on the shoulder with great satisfaction: "There is a contact point between the two groups of Western Bandits. Unfortunately, I asked all the nine regiments to disperse

Advancing in a fan shape, we have knocked out three of the other party's contact points."

…

The night passed with the Ming army's vigorous advance and Cromwell's restlessness: For Cromwell, he would never directly lead five thousand people, break away from the strong fortress, and rush into the rain forest rashly.

There was nothing he could do if he couldn't contact the front team, but that night he was able to contact the more than 10,000 people in the front team. No matter how urgent the military situation was, he had to wait until dawn to rendezvous with the more than 10,000 people in the front team before he could enter.

Rainforest.

At noon the next day, Zhang Xianzhong, who had penetrated 17 or 18 kilometers into the rainforest, finally received a report from the ninth regiment ahead: Division Commander, our scout team discovered the enemy's camp about two kilometers away from here. This

The camp site is much larger than the one we saw yesterday!

"Hahaha, okay! Order, the 5th to 8th regiments come closer, and then charge directly with the 9th regiment!"

"okay!"

After the ordering soldiers left in a hurry, Xia Yunyi said: "Commander, are you going to cause chaos?"

"That's it." Zhang Xianzhong, who had been crawling for a whole night, but whose face showed no sign of fatigue, whispered: "When we get here, no matter whether there is an ambush ahead, we don't need to conduct careful reconnaissance. Crossing the Andes, there is no rest at all.

Marching directly in the rain forest for a whole day... These soldiers have been with me for many years, and I know that their strength is only a little bit at this point. So, this is a one-shot deal!"

Following Zhang Xianzhong's order, the ten mortars that the soldiers of the Fourth Division of the American Rebel Army worked hard to carry from Lima were assembled. Following the order of the former enemy commander, ten artillery shells were fired

It accurately fell into the huge camp of the Western Army's rear team.

For a large camp with more than 20,000 people, the damage caused by ten shells is naturally minimal. But in this camp, the officers are all Spanish, but more than 90% of the soldiers are not Spanish!

Even the Spanish officers here received the order: after the signal flare is passed, the entire army will move forward, and then surround and annihilate the enemy with Lord Cromwell's team. So these days, they have indeed been

As expected, Zhang Xianzhong was not prepared to defend at all.

So, just ten artillery shells landed, but the entire Western Army camp exploded like a boiler with extreme pressure!

"Tick tick tick tick~" the iconic charge horn of the Ming Dynasty Army sounded. The Indians, who were also yellow-skinned, held high the Yanhuang sun and moon flag of the Ming Dynasty and the red, white and red flag of the Inca Kingdom, and shouted "Wan Sheng" in blunt Chinese.
Chapter completed!