The night is dark, the stars are covered by dark clouds, and even the moon is quietly hiding...
Countless soldiers took advantage of the cover of night to walk between the woods, thinking of gathering on the slightly raised mountain top. A dozen navy warships went up the Wei River and anchored at a slope washed away by the river.
Thousands of soldiers marched hand in hand on both land and water, and had already surrounded the small hills behind Shilipo.
When I saw the sneaking soldiers in the woods, one of them stepped in the air and fell to the ground. In panic, he let out a scream of "Ah", which immediately echoed in the empty woods, frightening the birds that were perching on the trees for miles.
Birds fluttered and flew up, and for a while the sound of birdsong and fluttering wings circled around...
"Is this your unit, Erlang?"
Xue Rengui, who was dressed in armor, stood tall and tall, holding a horizontal sword in his hand. He shook his head and sighed as he looked at the soldier who screamed out loud and leaked his treasure.
The most important thing when sneaking at night is to disturb the birds in the forest, so as not to be detected by the enemy. Even if you fall off the cliff, you have to grit your teeth and not scream. But this dear friend just fell, and he was startled and injured.
Military hiding exposed...
Is this Fang Jun’s army?
Is this the unit I will be responsible for reorganizing?
These are not soldiers, these are a group of young masters...
He Zongxian, who was following Fang Jun, was blushing. These were the soldiers he led! Now Xue Rengui seemed to be mocking Fang Jun, but in fact it was like a slap in the face!
Snap!
He Zongxian felt ashamed and angry. He raised his foot and kicked the soldier who was about to stand up, and cursed: "You useless thing. The person who shamed me will turn around and skin you!"
The soldier screamed again and said: "This guy is blind, he can't see his feet clearly and it is inevitable that he will fall over. Isn't it a subconscious reaction to scream? What's the fuss? Besides, he pulled us out and ran away in the middle of the night."
We have to walk through the forest for dozens of miles, and the soles of our feet are blistered, what on earth are we going to do?"
As soon as he said this, the surrounding soldiers and captains also whispered, obviously resenting having to go to such deep mountains and wild mountains in the middle of the night.
How nice it is to sleep in the bed with Meimeidi...
Fang Jun felt his temples throbbing. What is this Youtun camp? He Zongxian seemed to be very skilled, tough and courageous, but his ability to lead troops was a mess...
If he were placed in another place and had such pampered soldiers under his command, who would break military discipline and lead to his whereabouts being leaked, it would be unceremonious to kill him on the spot to enforce military law.
But Fang Jun can't do this at this moment...
These old soldiers are all used to being lazy. If this soldier is killed now, the army may mutiny before the military law is established...
Enduring the playful look from Xue Rengui next to him, Fang Jun gritted his teeth and glared at He Zongxian, asking the young man on the other side: "How far is it?"
The young man looked around and said: "Not far ahead, there is a dense forest and a spring. Those people are staying there."
Fang Jun waved his hand and said in a deep voice to He Zongxian: "Restrain the troops and move forward at full speed! If there is any situation, you are the only one to ask!"
He Zongxian cried out in his heart, can you blame me?
Our Youtun camp is originally a mob, and the rest of the army of the Sixteenth Guards is basically made up of children from noble families. Although the spirit of extravagance is getting worse, in the end, they are all from noble families, and their ancestors have been members of the military for generations.
It's not too bad either.
But what about the left and right camps?
When His Majesty set up these two troops, he also followed the method of the imperial army. However, he later selected elite soldiers with clean family backgrounds and strong skills from the left and right camps to form the "Hundred Cavalry", and then expanded it to the "Thousand Cavalry".
So the elites in the left and right camps were hollowed out, leaving a group of crooked melons and cracked jujubes. Even if they train hard, what can they do in vain?
He Zongxian feels helpless, okay...
But what can be done? His subordinates made a fool of themselves in front of their new immediate boss, and of course he will bear the blame in the end.
At this time, it was no longer possible to hide the tracks. If there were really spies lurking on the top of the mountain, they would have been alerted at this moment. He Zongxian simply shouted and cursed loudly, ordered the troops to spread out in a fan shape in units of one group, and march openly and openly toward
Mountain top push.
Fang Jun nodded secretly. He Zongxian was not good at commanding troops, but his brain was quite good. This method was to bully the spies. There would definitely not be too many people. He could defeat ten with one force...
The troops advanced slowly but surely.
The closer you are to the top of the mountain, the greater the danger. If there is a spy, it must be an elite sent by the enemy. If one is worth ten, there will be no surprise.
Suddenly, an exclamation suddenly came from the forest ahead, followed by the sound of shouting and fighting. Almost instantly, the whole forest seemed to be caught in a storm, and the sounds of shouting and fighting came one after another.
Fang Jun followed Fang Jun at the end. Now that he had a high position, he no longer had to take the lead as before. Even so, Xue Rengui also followed Fang Jun closely, with more than a dozen generals guarding him in front and behind.
The bucket usually guards Fang Jun in the middle to ensure nothing goes wrong.
Hearing the sound of fighting coming from the front, the young man couldn't help being happy and shouted: "Look, look, I told you there is a spy!"
As long as there is a spy, a generous reward is a certainty. How can Fang Jun, who has always been generous, treat him badly?
Fang Jun had no time to pay attention to him and asked quickly: "What's going on ahead?"
A school lieutenant ran over panting and said: "Commander, there is indeed an ambush in the forest. It is roughly estimated that there are no less than twenty or thirty people. They are very hard to attack. The brothers suffered heavy casualties, but it is not yet confirmed whether they are enemy spies!"
Fang Jun curled his lips.
Very tough?
Haha, I'm afraid it's not that the enemy is attacking hard, but that you are too soft...
After the captain finished his report, he hurriedly returned to the front with his horizontal sword in hand to join the battle.
Xue Rengui shook his head and said: "With the mob, if you want to train this army, it will be difficult to reach the sky."
Jade can be carved into dazzling jade objects.
But no matter how skilled the craftsmen are, they still can't carve rotten wood into patterns...
Fang Jun ignored him. If not, why would you be transferred here?
After waiting for a while, the fighting in the forest ahead did not subside. Instead, it became more and more intense. Howls, curses and curses were heard one after another. The sky was dark and it was difficult to see clearly. It was a chaotic mess.
He Zongxian ran over from the front, his armor stained with blood. It is not known whether he was injured or the enemy's blood spattered. When he came to Fang Jun, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said quickly: "Commander, the enemy has
There are about thirty of them, they are not spies, they are warriors in the army, one is as strong as ten warriors!"
Fang Jun was surprised: "A soldier in the army?"
Which army can put so many people in the woods more than ten miles away from Chang'an?
What is the intention?
*****
The battle lasted for half an hour before it gradually died down.
There were more than thirty enemies, and they were surrounded by a group of veteran soldiers from the Youtun camp in the woods. After a struggle, they were finally defeated. Twenty-one of them were killed on the spot, and the rest took advantage of the cover of the night and the woods to escape without a trace.
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He Zongxian came to report with a dark face: "Fifty-nine of my subordinates died in the battle, and countless others were injured..."
Fang Jun was speechless.
Thousands of people besieged more than 30 people, armed with hard bows and crossbows and wearing iron armor. They suddenly launched an attack. Not only were nearly a third of the enemy defeated, but they themselves suffered so many casualties...
Now is not the time to dwell on this point, Fang Jun said in a deep voice: "Interrogate on the spot to see which army these people are from, what their intentions are lurking here, whether they have any accomplices, and who is the mastermind behind the scenes!
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"Here!"
He Zongxian's eyes flashed with violence. These thugs had killed so many of his subordinates, how could he just sit back and watch? Let these guys have a taste of torture!
He immediately took the order and left.
After a while, he returned with an angry face and said angrily: "These bastards have chopped off all their fingers and they still don't say a word!"
Fang Jun was startled, and the scene of the navy warship in which everyone on board was dead appeared before his eyes, and he quickly asked: "You committed suicide by taking poison?"
He Zongxian was stunned for a moment and said: "That's not true. Even if he was beaten to death, he would not open his mouth."
"It's okay..." Fang Junxin put it in his stomach and said that it was impossible for so many dead men to suddenly appear and commit suicide by taking poison after disagreeing with each other...
"For such things as torture and extortion of confessions, I still have to do it myself!"
Fang Jun led Xue Rengui and others forward. After walking out for twenty or thirty feet, he saw a forest clearing filled with captured enemies. They were all strong men, all wearing black tight-fitting clothes.
, this is a cavalry combat uniform originating from Xianbei...
He Zongxian waited to see what brutal torture techniques Fang Jun could use to make these guys with sawed mouths speak.