Surrounded by two ordinary sergeants, standing on the observation tower of the military camp, Chang Cheng looked at the horse thieves "hurriedly" camping in the distance with some pride and joy.
"Sima still has foresight! If we were in a hurry, wouldn't we just happen to meet these horse thieves? It would be bad if we were attacked by horse thieves on the way!"
"Look, those horse thieves don't know how to set up a camp! Sima really had a clever plan, and the horse thieves immediately exposed their shortcomings!"
"That's right!"
"That's right!"
Although Chang Cheng pretended to be Sima as a military prince, everyone called him Sima, just like in later generations, when meeting in a company, he would be called a certain general manager, regardless of whether he was the general assistant or the assistant general.
Chang Cheng tried his best to maintain his smile, not to smile too wildly, but the corners of his mouth were somewhat twisted, "I told you before... No, it was General Wei who often taught us that we should not be careless when it comes to soldiers and armor."
! So be cautious, what’s the problem? Look, isn’t this a living example? If you are not careful, you will suffer! 』
"Yes Yes!"
"Yep!"
"Sima is right!"
This kind of flattering atmosphere made Gao Shun very bored, but Chang Cheng was very happy with it.
In such an atmosphere, Chang Cheng felt like a fish out of water, so uncomfortable.
"You, go back immediately and report to General Wei that we have encountered the front army of horse thieves! We generals will fight to the death and we will be able to protect Xihai City and keep the people in peace! General Wei and my lord, please rest assured!" Chang Cheng pointed to himself.
The person at the back said, "You must say these things clearly! Don't miss a sentence! In addition, go and apply for some ordnance supplies and food..."
Chang Cheng didn't feel anything wrong at all about putting Wei Xu's name in front of Lu Bu, and the people around him didn't seem to feel anything wrong either.
The young sergeant pointed at by Chang Cheng was usually less flattering.
Chang Cheng could not remember all the nodding and bowing military academy soldiers around him, but he could remember those who did not flatter him.
Wei Xu had just sent someone over to reprimand him. Now that he was sending someone back, even if he said good things, they might not be able to please Wei Xu. In addition, he was a sergeant who didn't know how to speak, which made Chang Cheng even more unhappy.
I'll feel more at ease.
As expected, the young sergeant was not very good at talking. He was stunned for a moment, and then said with a little hesitation: "Well, Sima, we...we haven't just left, and there is still a lot of food and supplies in the army."
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What does it mean to be this Sima and not to be that Sima?
Chang Cheng frowned, "What's your name? Zhang Tiancheng? Or Zhang Dicheng? What's wrong, you don't obey the military orders?! How about you become the Sima?"
"I don't dare! Let's go now!" The sergeant apologized repeatedly, and then hurriedly got off the guard tower.
Chang Cheng snorted and continued to look at the horse thief in the distance.
How do these guys understand the importance of reporting everything to their superiors at all times?
Even if the boss looks bad, he should report it in time.
If I don't report it in time, how can my boss know about my hard work and achievements?
If you don’t report often, how can you ask for more things and get more benefits?
Things have to be done and benefits have to be taken. This is what Chang Cheng thinks is the most correct attitude!
"By the way, why are these horse thieves here? Isn't there General Gao in front?" Suddenly someone asked.
It seemed that it was at this moment that someone remembered that their coach was not Chang Cheng, but Gao Shun.
"General Gao, isn't this... something happened?" Another person said.
problem occurs?
Chang Cheng shook his head, sighed and said, "I probably missed it, General Gao... Hmm, I'm a little impatient. This place may not be familiar to me. It's not impossible that I took the wrong road and missed it with a horse thief..."
..." He can only say this, because if he agrees that something happened to Gao Shun, as an adjutant, he needs to go to rescue Gao Shun, otherwise he will be guilty. Now it only needs to be said that Gao Shun went out without authorization and lost his way.
In this way, there is nothing wrong with Chang Cheng.
But why didn't Gao Shun encounter these horse thieves?
Could something really happen?
Chang Cheng didn't think that these horse thieves could do anything about it, but the wind and sand in the Western Regions were very strong, and sometimes the climate suddenly changed, or they took the wrong road, lost their direction, and walked into the Gobi Desert. It was not completely impossible...
Hey, if something really happened, wouldn't it be better to say nothing?
Then doesn’t all the merit belong to oneself?
Chang Cheng suddenly felt a golden light flashing before his eyes, as if he saw a gorgeous smooth road.
"Come on! Let's discuss it! The focus now is how we deal with these horse thieves!"
Chang Cheng suddenly became energetic, "I have already made a decision, but I still want to test you... Come on, let's talk about how to deal with it more appropriately?"
If there were thousands of horse thieves, Chang Cheng would definitely feel scared, but when he was the stronger party and there were only two or three hundred horse thieves, Chang Cheng would naturally not feel any fear.
Chang Cheng sounded as if he had a plan, but in fact he had no idea at all.
Others may think that he must have learned a lot of military skills and combat experience from General Wei Xu. He often brags about what he has learned from General Wei Xu, but he knows that he knows nothing about the above military aspects.
I haven’t learned anything, but I have accumulated a lot of skills in serving others.
But after all, you can't say that you use the method of serving the general to deal with the horse thieves and let the horse thieves die first?
"This..." The remaining two sergeants looked at each other, and one of them said carefully, "It's up to you, Sima, to give the order. We will fight how you say you want to fight!"
"That's right, Sima, please give the order!" Another person followed.
Chang Cheng's face sank, "I told you, let you talk first! Why, don't you want to say anything?"
"Well...then I can just talk about it casually?" the sergeant asked hesitantly.
Chang Cheng nodded.
The two sergeants looked at each other, and then began to think helplessly.
"How about we attack at night!" A moment later, a sergeant suddenly said loudly, as if the louder the voice, the more correct it was, "This horse thief camp is baggy, like the crotch of the crotch with the door half closed.
Feel free to come in! If we touch it directly in the middle of the night, we will definitely kill a thief and make him fall into pieces!"
"Yes, yes, night attack! Night attack!" Another sergeant also nodded and said, "I heard that the hussar general also had many night attacks before, and they were all great victories!"
Chang Cheng's eyes lit up, yes, night attack, why didn't I think of it?
"Ahem, it seems that you are thinking the same thing as me, Sima! This is very good, very good! Then let's do it this way. At the third watch tonight, we will attack the thief's camp at night!"
Chang Chengzhi waved his arms vigorously, "We are waiting for work. The thieves have come from afar. As long as we succeed in one attack, the thieves will be defeated! By then, both you and I will have meritorious service, and the general will definitely receive a generous reward!"
The two sergeants looked at each other and responded in unison.
Chang Cheng felt that he was great and had made a brilliant plan, but what he didn't know was that not all night attacks were successful, just like not all generals could be famous generals.
What Chang Cheng and others didn't even know was that they thought the example they wanted to learn from was that General Fei Qian chose to attack at night because Fei Qian didn't have many troops at the beginning...
If you can capture a girl in an upright and dignified manner, who would be willing to stalk her at every turn... uh, do a night attack?
Even Wei Yan, who likes to go astray, must first meet certain conditions before he dares to make a sneak attack.
A night attack is a gambling tactic in which fewer people defeat more and the weak defeat the strong. It not only has certain requirements for the soldiers, but also has higher requirements for the generals who lead the team.
Now Chang Cheng has more troops than the horse thieves. As long as they face each other openly, although such a battle may be unremarkable and not exciting at all, the more clearly it is a frontal battle, the fewer flaws there will be. After all, on the frontal battlefield, there is always a competition.
They are all about the bravery of the generals, the strength of the soldiers, and the weapons and equipment.
Chang Cheng's military bravery is not worth mentioning, but at least the number and equipment of the Han army are stronger than those of the horse thieves. Therefore, as long as they fight head-on, Pang De will have a headache.
The advantage of the Han army is the disadvantage of the horse thieves.
While Chang Cheng and others were observing the horse thieves' camp, Pang De was also staring at Chang Cheng's camp.
In the eyes of Chang Cheng and others, the camp built by Pang De and these horse thieves was full of loopholes. In Pang De's eyes, the camp built by Chang Cheng was also full of loopholes.
Pound even wondered whether the Han army had deliberately left a loophole to lure him to attack.
But then Pang De thought about it. If he had brought 3,000 people, he might have fewer Han soldiers, or he might have designed a trap. However, he had only brought less than 300 people...
What's going on?
Although the Han soldiers led by Chang Cheng are regular soldiers, it does not mean that the Han soldiers who followed Lu Bu to the Western Regions are as rigorous and conscientious as the soldiers of the third auxiliary in the middle. As the soul of the army, the general is not only the embodiment of
In terms of combat, it is also reflected in daily behaviors.
Only when the general has strict requirements will his subordinates have strict discipline and standards.
Chang Cheng doesn't know how to pretend to understand. Of course, his soldiers can be lazy as long as they want. Although it is still a barracks set up according to military regulations, everyone thinks it is just a temporary barracks. If I am lazy, others are not lazy, and they are not.
What's going on?
Pound noticed that there was dry soil around the piles in the Han camp, which was loose and seemed to sway when the wind blew. The wooden piles around these camps should be driven into the ground, but in order to save energy, the soldiers pressed them into the soil.
Even if it's done, especially now that the climate is dry and the ground is extremely hard, how much effort will it take to really press it into the soil?
These were originally the scope of inspection by military generals, but Chang Cheng didn't understand these, so he couldn't find anything.
Chang Cheng felt that everything was fine and nothing was abnormal.
Pang De had some doubts. He felt that the Han soldiers should not be so lazy. How long had it been since Lu Bu had conquered the Western Regions and made all the countries in the Western Regions kowtow and pay tribute?
But recalling what he saw and heard in the forward camp, and the current problems that seemed like they should not arise at all, Pound thought for a long time, and finally seemed to understand something...
Pang De quickly adjusted his plan from luring the Han army to attack to making the same decision as Chang Cheng.
Night attack.
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On the other side, Gao Shun had a dream.
He dreamed that he was riding a lame war horse, walking slowly on the battlefield.
The war horse seemed to be injured and was limping.
Even Gao Shun himself seemed to be injured.
Blood flowed down his eyelids, making everything in front of him seem bright red.
Gao Shun looked back at the soldiers following him. They seemed to be also stained red in blood. They seemed to be just as tired and on the verge of death.
Suddenly, the ground trembled, and the thunderous sound of horse hooves came from a distance!
"How dare you carry someone on your back!"
Gao Shun looked up, only to see Lu Bu charging towards him with an angry look on his face, swinging the Fang Tian Painted Halberd and slashing him down!
Gao Shun wanted to raise the spear to resist, but found that his hands and feet were weak and could not lift the spear at all. He could only watch Fang Tian's painted halberd whizzing down in the bloody sky!
The moment Fang Tian's painted halberd fell, Gao Shun woke up suddenly and felt a cold sweat dripping down his back.
"General, General, what's wrong with you?"
The guard beside him seemed to notice Gao Shun's abnormality and asked.
Gao Shun calmed down and said, "It's okay...it's okay. By the way, the scout who went out to detect the horse thief general hasn't come back yet?"
Just as the guard was about to answer, he heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance. Then he couldn't help but look at him and listened into the night, "It seems to be one of our people..."
Although the scouts tied linen cloth around the horses' hooves to reduce the noise in order to remain secretive, there was still some movement at night in the desert wilderness. Of course, you couldn't hear it from a distance, but when you got closer, the soldiers who were familiar with this kind of movement
I heard it right away.
Gao Shun stretched out his hand to the ground, trying to stand up, but unexpectedly his palm pressed against a sharp hard rock, and he subconsciously shrank, causing him to lose his center of gravity. If he hadn't reacted faster, he would have used his other hand to stand up.
He stopped on the ground and was about to fall onto the sharp hard rock...
what happened?
When I just fell asleep, I seemed to have checked my surroundings.
Could it be that I was negligent?
Gao Shungang wanted to think about it, but the news reported by the returning scout disrupted his train of thought.
"General Qi! Found it!" the scout said excitedly, "The location of the horse thief general has been found!"
"Speak quickly!" Gao Shun asked, "How far is it and how many people are there?"
On the one hand, Gao Shun had to avoid the pursuit of the horse thieves, and on the other hand, he had to hang on the flanks of the horse thieves and others. He could neither leave too far nor get too close. If Gao Shun hadn't been cultivating his own soldiers over the years,
Guard, he may not be able to lead people to perform such precise operations.
And in the beginning, it was actually not smooth, because when Matthew and others were marching, although there was no way to have meteor sentries and scouts to open the way like a regular army, the chaotic horse thieves were to some extent
It was equivalent to acting as a scout, and of course it was impossible to erect the huge "Practice for Heaven" flag while on the road, so when Matthew and others stopped, they seemed to be discussing, or
While waiting for something, the scouts sent by Gao Shun finally determined Matthew's location.
"Really coming to Xihai City?" Gao Shun frowned slightly after hearing the scout's report.
Gao Shun thought this was a bit strange.
The first time he heard the horse thief say this, Gao Shun didn't really believe it. At that time, he informed Chang Cheng that he actually wanted to scare Chang Cheng, and thought it would be best to scare Chang Cheng back to Xihai City.
, but unexpectedly Chang Cheng managed to hold on.
If you hear that horse thieves are looting in the wild, this must be normal, but who has heard that horse thieves will attack the city head-on?
Gao Shun felt that it was probably the horse thief who was bragging, and it seemed like a trick to make Gao Shun and others dare not come out with a false shot, and then the horse thief could retreat calmly.
So Gao Shun went against the grain and passed the front army of the horse thieves, preparing to catch the horse thieves general by surprise. After all, as long as some of the horse thieves retreat, people's hearts will inevitably disperse. Even if there are many people, they will probably be like a flock of sheep.
, they only knew how to flee in all directions, and there would not be many people to resist at all. But Gao Shun did not expect that the main body of the horse thieves not only did not leave and retreat, but actually moved towards Xihai City.
There must be some changes in this.
Could it be...
Gao Shun thought about it and thought of two possibilities.
One is that not all of these horse thieves are horse thieves. They may have been mixed with people from other countries in the Western Regions, or even from Anxi Guishang.
The other one is that the horse thieves feel confident about attacking Xihai City, or is there an internal agent in Xihai City who has been ambushing the horse thieves in advance?
Gao Shun thought about it for a long time and felt that both options were possible.
"Come here!" Gao Shun quickly wrote down the two possibilities he was thinking about, and then sent someone to Chang Cheng's place in the rear, asking Chang Cheng to immediately pass the news to Xihai City and report it to Lu Bu.
Although he and Chang Cheng didn't get along very well, and even had a quarrel between them, Gao Shun finally gave in. He came to fight, not to argue with Lu Bu or Lu Bu's men. So in the end Gao Shun gave up.
After further investigation, he simply turned his back on the situation and led his own troops forward.
Although Gao Shun said that he had let go of a group of horse thieves, Gao Shun never imagined that Chang Cheng with nearly a thousand people would not be able to defeat even two to three hundred horse thieves. Gao Shun felt that under normal circumstances, even if Chang Cheng was in the wild
I didn't do a good job of detection when I was marching, and then I bumped into him accidentally. I adjusted my queue a little, and the horse thieves could only retreat.
Not to mention if they set up a camp and defend it, even a pig would probably be able to defeat it.
The messenger left.
"General, we are now..." Seeing that something new had happened, Gao Shun's guard asked softly, "What should we do? Do we want to go back?"
Gao Shun did not answer, but asked the guards to count how much supplies and grain were left in the army, then measured the distance between himself and the horse thieves, and deduced the relevant battle situation.
"General, there is still some dry food, about seven or eight days' worth, but there is not much water..." The guard came back to report, "It was originally planned to go to the next water source to replenish it early tomorrow morning..."
Gao Shun nodded, looked up at the sky, "Send the order, wake up the brothers, we won't wait until tomorrow, and get ready to leave now. We have to rush to the next water source first! Then look for opportunities to strike first!"
Gao Shun didn't like to retreat. When he was training soldiers, he often said that he was determined to stay in the battle and never retreat. Now he is the same. Even if he can't attack and kill the generals, he can still conduct a force investigation to figure out the sudden attack of the horse thieves.
The accident, the fall of the forward battalion, what exactly is going on!
