"Please give me your instructions, Mr. Fei!" Zhong Wei was very respectful.
"What do I order? You are the commander, you have to give orders. My lord has said that I am just giving you suggestions." The old man was Fei Ze.
Zhong Wei smiled slightly, turned around and said, "Li Hao, Platoon Leader Li, right?"
Warmth surged in Li Hao's heart, and he said excitedly: "Yes, yes, humble Li Hao." Who would have thought that Mr. Zhong actually remembered his name.
"The news you brought back is very important. It can be recorded as a great merit. In addition, you did not cut off the enemy's fingers. The Military Law Department will question you and your subordinates separately. This is the rule. Make sure no one pretends to claim military merit. I hope you can
Understood." Zhong announced the merit recording and review procedures as a routine matter.
"I understand that this is fair to everyone." Li Hao knew that the people in the Military Justice Department would naturally have a way to find out the truth. He did not join forces with his subordinates to collude in the confession, and was not worried about the separate review by the Military Justice Department.
"He is very stable," Fei Ze pointed to the place where Li Hao was standing just now, "he laid traps according to my tips. He has strong execution ability and comprehensive experience. He is a good material."
"Haha, of course, the people who have been personally selected by the lord will not be far behind." Zhong Wei knew Li Hao's origins, "What level do you think he can reach?"
"At least he can be the leader, but his academic foundation is too poor, otherwise he will be able to reach a higher level in the future." Fei Ze likes to act like a teacher recently, and it seems that he is used to leading Zeng Jian.
Zhong Wei nodded: "The population of the territory is growing rapidly. We do not lack soldiers, but this kind of military talent. I heard that the lord plans to establish a military school. It will not teach fighting spirit, martial arts, or archery. Special training is in progress.
Senior military officers only teach military matters, which is suitable for people like Li Hao who have poor academic foundation."
"I've also heard that you are one of the members of the preparatory team. Oh, when I get old in the future, I can go to the military academy to take care of students for retirement."
Fei Ze is an important staff member of Ding Kui and is responsible for many things. He is temporarily unable to spare time to prepare for the military academy, but he is very supportive of Ding Kui's idea.
Zhong Wei suddenly closed his mouth and listened attentively, "The siren has sounded, I'm going to have a look. Are you going?" After saying that, he walked to the weapon rack and took out a long sword.
"No, I'm here to explore the way." Fei Ze shook his head.
As he expected, there were only two thousand cavalry in a circle on the outskirts of the city, watching the situation in Matu City from a distance. When they saw soldiers and horses coming out of the city, they turned around and retreated.
The Red Army protecting the country had cavalry formations, but they did not come to our country. Zhong Wei brought out crossbowmen, which were equipped with cavalry crossbows.
Crossbowmen do not spend as much time training weapons as other arms. Instead, they often practice some miscellaneous items. Horseback riding is one of them. Riding crossbows are also crossbows, so they must practice as much as they should.
"I have arranged for each regiment to return to camp to rest, leaving only one battalion of infantry to stand guard on the tower, waiting for the main force of our army to meet tomorrow." Zhong Wei was even more convinced of Fei Ze's prediction.
Fei Ze only gave one special warning: "Pay attention to the people in the city, shed some blood when necessary, and don't pretend to be benevolent. This is a life-and-death war."
It is impossible to guess the thoughts of the people of the enemy country, and Fei Ze alone cannot calculate the thoughts of hundreds of thousands of people. The army is different, the command power is in the hands of a few people, just count those few people.
Ordinary troops do not have such experience. Only troops who have fought abroad have personal experience. Any stranger may kill you, and fatal shots may be fired from anywhere.
Matu City was the first place occupied by the Shaodian Army. The people in the city became prisoners for no apparent reason, but there would be no trouble if they stayed calm. The only inconvenience was that they had to obey the orders of the Shaodian people. They were already used to being under the control of the Shaodian people.
Lower life.
Tonight, the Shaodian people have issued a curfew and no one is allowed to go out.
This was a signal for the country's army to move outside the city. Some restless people secretly took action and planned to gather people to resist. Unexpectedly, their activities were soon discovered by the Shaodian Army, and they were immediately brutally suppressed.
The Shaodian Army in charge of patrolling the city captured thugs who attempted to resist in many places in the city in one night. Most of them were killed on the spot, and the rest were captured and examined.
Our own cavalry returned after gathering some information.
"At present, it has been preliminarily identified that Ding Kui's private army is stationed in the city. They have a very strange organization. The low-ranking officers cannot understand the flags, but the number of enemy troops is estimated to be around 10,000. Since it is already dark, the low-ranking ranks
I didn’t go to the west of the city to inquire.”
After hearing this, Yudi came to the map of Bei County and folded his arms to look at it.
Everyone quietly exited the room, not daring to stay and disturb him. Everyone knew the habit of this commander-in-chief. He was used to thinking about military affairs alone and did not need advice from others. If he wanted to make suggestions, he had to wait until the military intelligence meeting.
What on earth is Ding Kui here for? It is impossible to seize our country's territory. It is reasonable to grab some things. According to the information from the Military Intelligence Department, a large number of civilians have poured into Bei County, obviously to move things.
What does it mean to divide the troops and defend them? Ten thousand people are like resisting my army of one hundred thousand. Ding Kui will not look down on me so much, right? But it is hard to say that he only has a few thousand soldiers and horses to dare to face the hundreds of thousands of Lejia's private troops.
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Yudi suddenly narrowed his eyes: Could it be that Ding Kui is in the city? He wants to fight me here!
He has never been so timid in leading an army in battle. With an army of 100,000 in hand, he has to think about it for a long time when facing a small city.
That's because he was afraid of being beaten by Ding Kui! His army of 300,000 was wiped out in a series of attacks.
"Hateful!" He slapped his palm on the map, not hating Ding Kui but hating himself. The commander-in-chief of hundreds of thousands of troops was actually afraid of a fledgling general, even though the general had proclaimed himself deputy commander-in-chief of the military headquarters.
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"It's a pity that Ban Tu was transferred away by Dai Gu. Otherwise, he could go and check. How can he deal with Ding Kui without masters? I don't know how many masters are ambushed in Matu City. A new army of recruits is not safe."
He couldn't ignore this problem. There were originally few magicians in the army, and the strongest one was transferred away. That was Dai Kui's power. The elusive Ding Kui also liked to carry out sneak attacks, even though it was not safe with thousands of troops at his side.
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After careful consideration, he decided to stabilize the camp first and not rush to attack the city.
Zhong Wei guarded the city tower nervously and excitedly, preparing for a large-scale attack by his own army. He did not see his own army coming until three o'clock in the morning.
"Cavalry again?" He saw a familiar picture in the telescope, having only seen it yesterday.
"Haha, very stable!" Fei Ze smiled and turned around and went downstairs.
Zhong Wei chased over and asked, "Isn't Yudi coming? There are more cavalry today than yesterday."
Fei Ze raised his hand and replied as he walked: "Of course it must be more, otherwise how can we go to the west to find out what is true? Yudi will not come, fire reconnaissance is a job for minions."
The five thousand Chinese cavalry did not get close to the city wall. They circled far to the north and headed west. After a few hours, they circled back to the east from the south.
The fire of hope that had just been ignited in the hearts of the people in the city was quickly extinguished by the harsh reality. They did not hear any movement outside the city for a whole day, and it was impossible for the army to attack the city without making a sound.
After dinner, Fei Ze came to Zhong Wei and said, "It's best to have the entire army on standby in the camp tomorrow, for fear there will be a fierce battle."
"Okay." Zhong Wei immediately went to give the order, without asking how Fei Ze knew about it. Leave the things he couldn't figure out to experts, and that's what they eat.
In the early morning of the next day, almost all members of the Mixed 1st Division went for a morning jog on the streets of the city. Only the mysterious special operations group was missing.
Three regiments of infantry, three regiments of crossbowmen, and the 5,000 additional auxiliary troops sent by Ding Kui in the later period are all the troops guarding Matu City. The special operations group has special tasks and is not in the city. They are sharp knives, right?
A shield.
Qiangnu 131 Battalion took over the night shift duty, and Li Hao led his troops to the West Tower early.
The fifth platoon was responsible for guarding the city tower. Li Hao ran to a conspicuous place and hung up the fifth platoon's flag, "Brother Li, the enemy is coming!" It was the young man guarding the town entrance again, and he was the one who spotted the enemy first every time.
This man's name is Jian Xingkong, a native of Nanqiu County. He is eighteen years old and has good eyesight. It is said that he can see clearly the nostrils of eagles flying high in the sky! In short, it is too good to be true.
Therefore, he was specially recruited into the new military camp and joined the Qiannu Regiment when the crossbowmen were recruited this year.
Li Hao hurriedly turned his head to look, and suddenly a large number of his own troops appeared in the distance, with stars, flags and electric halberds, and a sea of people, rushing towards Matu City in a mighty manner.
The sharp whistle sounded first, followed by the low-level sirens, which conveyed the message to the generals in the city.
The 131st battalion commander ran up to the tower, and Li Hao put down the bronze whistle in his mouth.
"Every platoon is ready for battle! Xiao Jian, go tell the crossbow gunners to get in position." The commander of the 131st Battalion immediately ordered.
"Yes!" Jian Xingkong ran down the tower.
The battalion commander glanced at Li Hao and said, "If I die in battle, you will take over the third battalion."
The war was right in front of him, and there was no room for Li Hao to be pretentious at this time, so he stood at attention, saluted with military salute, and replied: "Yes! I will take the order."
Such temporary appointments will be automatically terminated after the war, with only verbal orders and no other formalities.
The leading troops of our own army separated about a kilometer away from the city wall and spread out to both sides, followed by an endless marching team.
"Well, are you planning to storm the west gate?" Zhong Wei has come to the tower and found that his army has no intention of surrounding Matu City.
"It's just a tentative siege. It would be troublesome to surround the entire city. Yudi felt very guilty. Since we have stabilized the camp first, of course we must gradually test our army's combat power. Don't use the crossbows yet, at least not today." Fei.
Then came too.
Information about the war was ever-changing, and he had to see it with his own eyes before he could confirm his thoughts. He couldn't be careless in the slightest.
Jian Xingkong whispered in Li Hao's ear: "Here he comes."
At this time, there was a sudden change under the city, and a large number of soldiers from our own army filed out with large shields held high, followed by densely packed flags, blocking the view from the city tower.
Zhong Wei glanced at Li Hao and Jian Xingkong, and said with a smile: "Oh, he is indeed an old opponent, and he has new tricks."
The biggest function of those flags is to block the line of sight so that the enemy cannot see the target, which is a way to restrain the crossbowmen.
"If you have offense, you have defense, if you have spears, you have shields. There is no invincible weapon in the world. It has been like this since ancient times. Okay, you can play with him slowly." Fei Ze patted his sleeves and left with a duster.