"General Wu, how is the situation on the front line?" Song Que led 1,000 of his men in the rear, waiting for news from the front, because they were in the middle of a small town, and the surrounding enemies were far away from them.
Soldiers in other places have already fought with the incoming enemy, but they in the middle have not received any orders yet.
Just when he saw a general from the former army approaching, Song Que immediately walked up and asked.
"Brother Song, please wait here with your people. It won't be long before you are sent to the battlefield." The man known as General Wu saw Song Que's face clearly and said to Song Que with a smile.
: "Fighting with our Xiliang army is inevitable, but I didn't expect that the people from these three families are so courageous that they dare to fight with our Xiliang army at night,"
Night fighting is not very popular here in Xuankai, because many soldiers lack some necessary nutrients, which makes them unable to see clearly at night.
Therefore, many generals avoided leading their armies to fight at night. This time, the three families actually led their own men to fight the Xiliang army at night.
The Xiliang army quickly realized that the opponent's dare to fight them at night must have some basis, but there was nothing behind them. They didn't even have the courage to fight in the field with Xiliang, so how could they dare to fight with Xiliang at night?
There must be a bigger conspiracy behind them, or in other words, they are planning something bigger and they are well prepared.
Soldiers will block it, and water will flood the soil. The Xiliang army only had a rough strategy before the war, and the specific battle plan had to be formulated on the battlefield.
Because no matter how much you think behind, you can't keep up with the ever-changing changes on the battlefield. The other party will definitely not follow the plan you make.
So what they are best at is adapting to circumstances.
Now they don't know what the situation is outside, so they are not in a hurry to break out and defend the town first.
The news that they are surrounded by the enemy will definitely reach General Luo, and General Luo Mu will definitely come with his men, or the surrounding armies will move closer.
They don't have to worry about being alone.
Now we just need to defend the town and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
"I understand!" Song Fu nodded and thanked: "Thank you, General, for informing me."
"Even if I don't tell you, someone will come and tell you later. No need to say anything to thank you, they are all Xiliang soldiers!" General Wu said and waved his hand: "You can continue to guard here, I will go there first.
There’s something else going on over there.”
General Wu is very optimistic about Song Que. It is said that the city lord of Song Que personally recruited him and gained the command of 1,000 Xiliang soldiers after entering the Xiliang Army Bell.
This is not a right that everyone has. Among the seventh, eighth, and ninth legions, the number of soldiers in Xiliang headquarters is pitifully small, and most of them hold positions above officers.
As for Song Que, a young man, as soon as he entered the Seventh Legion, he was given the command of 1,000 Xiliang soldiers. This was enough to show that he was favored by the king.
This war is probably a test given to him by the king. These 1,000 Xiliang headquarters soldiers may be just the beginning.
When he can gain a deeper trust from the king, perhaps all the Xiliang soldiers in the Seventh Legion will be under his command.
In the Seventh Legion, each legion has its own leader, such as the Extreme Demon Legion under Luo Mu, the Legion outside the Pass, and the Wulong Legion that the Heilongjiang Army quarrels with are also called the Legion within the Pass.
These legions have their own legion commanders. Only the soldiers from Xiliang headquarters are still scattered. They are not many in number in the seventh legion, but their status is very high.
When many soldiers see soldiers from Xiliang Headquarters, the first thing they feel is to feel relieved and feel very reassured and safe. This is the role of soldiers from Xiliang Headquarters in the Seventh Army.
Because when the Seventh Army was first established, they fought with the Xiliang army and saw with their own eyes the incredible combat effectiveness of the Xiliang soldiers.
Many of them have been saved from death countless times by soldiers from Xiliang Headquarters, so when they see the soldiers from Xiliang Headquarters, the morale of these soldiers will be high.
Perhaps the soldiers of Xiliang headquarters are a living battle flag. As long as this battle flag is still standing, the soldiers of the Seventh Army will never fall into despair.
Seeing that the soldiers of Xiliang headquarters are still fighting, they will follow closely behind the soldiers of Xiliang headquarters and fight bravely with the enemy.
Song Que was personally recruited by the King of Xiliang. As soon as he came in, he taught 1,000 soldiers from Xiliang headquarters to lead him. He probably wanted to combine the soldiers from Xiliang headquarters in the seventh legion into one legion.
By then, Song Que's status will be much higher than that of a general like him, and his status in the Seventh Legion will be at the same level as those legion commanders.
In a certain aspect, its status is higher than those of the legion commanders.
After all, the people under his command are soldiers from the Xiliang headquarters. Being able to establish a good relationship with Song Que now will be of great help to him in the future.
Even if Song Que doesn't help him with anything in the future, as long as he mentions that he knows Song Que, everyone will give him some face.
Li Xiang has been working hard to keep the army pure, but in addition to the Xiliang headquarters, the 7th, 8th, and 9th legions inevitably began to have some hills.
People's hearts are unpredictable, and various conflicts will naturally arise among the generals within the army. As conflicts arise, various factions will appear among them.
It's just that there are a few strong men suppressing them from above, so that the army will not get into chaos. In addition, Xiliang's main army is suppressing them from the side, and the conflicts between them must be within a range that can be resolved.
Many people don't want to join various sects, but if you don't join, you will be suppressed by the major sects. This is a very vicious cycle.
It is difficult to solve it. Unless Prime Minister Li cleans these legions again, otherwise this problem is unavoidable and is still expanding.
Song Que gave a fist-cup salute to General Wu. Hearing the sound of fighting coming from outside, he felt a little yearning.
As a disciple of a general, he has seen blood since he was very young, so he has long been accustomed to flesh and blood on the battlefield.
"Let your men be more alert!" said the deputy commander of the Xiliang Benbu soldiers next to Song Que's team: "We are about to enter the battlefield. Let everyone keep an eye on their equipment and check to see if there is anything missing.
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"yes!"
Because of Li Xiang, Song Que, who was not disturbed by the major factions, devoted himself to the war. Only in the battlefield could he show his talents and live up to Li Xiang's high expectations.
The Xiliang archers were hiding behind the solid mud houses. They were blocked by the group of melee shield soldiers holding large shields in various passages of the town. The heavy shields in their hands were able to withstand the enemy's long-range attacks.
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Behind them are spearmen holding spears. When the two of them work together, they instantly turn into hedgehogs.
If you want to hit the person behind the shield, you must first break the spear and shield in front of you.
It was useless to fire rockets in. The tents where the Xiliang soldiers lived were all fireproof. It was not an easy task to set them on fire.
The other buildings were all made of mud, and at best the dead branches on the roofs of the houses burned, but this had no effect on the Xiliang soldiers.
On the contrary, the flames burned, and the heat released made the Xiliang soldiers feel warm in the cold wind. In the middle of the night, many soldiers could not stand it as soon as they stepped out of the warm quilt of the tent.
Just as the dead grass and trees on the roof were burning, the heat emitted made them feel much better.
"Can we break in?" The general in charge of leading this army from the three major families asked the captains below.
"Back to the general, it's not that we can't get in, but the enemy's defense is really good. Most of the troops we sent out were killed by the enemy's long-range archers before they even saw the enemy's army."
"You also know that most of the soldiers we brought out have just put down their hoes and picked up their swords. When the people in front of them die, they subconsciously want to run away. Even if there are governors behind them, they will keep running.
Back!,"
The commander in charge of launching the first attack said helplessly: "Moreover, the new soldiers are very vigilant. None of the scouts we sent out came back alive, and now we know nothing about what is going on in the town.
It’s a bit impossible to take down this town in a short time!”
"Impossible?" Lei Lei, the general sitting above, was furious: "Who told me yesterday that the sneak attack on the Xiliang army tonight will definitely succeed. Is this the so-called success?"
"Do you know that because our army suddenly dispatched, the troops in the rear have begun to commotion, and the Xiliang army has been mobilized frequently.
Just now I received news from the marshal behind that our enemy has dispatched nearly 100,000 troops and is now rushing towards this area, and is expected to arrive in four days!"
"We don't have much time left!" The general looked at the captains present and said, "I don't care what method or means you use, I just want to see this town in front of me fall into our hands!"
We were just bragging, but we didn’t expect you to actually take it seriously.
The captains over there are speechless. Now is not the time to shirk responsibility. Since the war has begun, let's continue the war. Anyway, with the young man sitting on the general's position to support them, they only need to do what they should do.
Once the things are done well, there will be nothing left for them to do!
"Young man has a plan, but I don't know if it's appropriate to tell it right." A somewhat sinister commander said.
"speak!"
The insidious commander smiled and said, "Why don't we attack with poison?
I have seen the map around the small town. There is a small stream flowing in the middle of the town. It is precisely because of the existence of this small stream that this small town came into being.
All the drinking water in the town comes from that creek, and we only need to poison the creek from upstream.
By then, people in the city will be poisoned if they drink water!"
"This is a good strategy, but this stream is living water, so it is difficult to poison it!"
The living water will take away the poison, and it is not an easy task to get the poison into the mouths of Xiliang soldiers.
The captain who suggested this strategy said: "We only need to watch the time correctly. When the army cooks, the black smoke will definitely rise. We can watch the smoke rising from the other side and then put the poison in the water."
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"General, I don't think this strategy will succeed!" Another captain said: "Everyone should remember that Xiliang soldiers will carry enough food for five or six days. They use this food during the war.
One is to avoid the time required for cooking, and the other is to avoid things like the poisoning just now."
"It's difficult to poison a river!"
Listening to the gloomy captain, he couldn't help but frown. The Xiliang soldiers carried a lot of food with them. Everyone knew this. They had talked with the Xiliang soldiers and obtained some food from them.
I'm afraid they really don't want to admit that during the war in Xiliang, these soldiers ate better than the officers of the three major families.
Everyone eats a good mix of meat and vegetables, and there is also something to drink.
While these people were still discussing how to invade the town, on the other side, Luo Mu, who received the news, led an army and rushed towards the location of the town, covered with stars and moon.
He thought that people from the three major families would take the initiative to attack, but he did not expect that the other party would launch an attack at night. Night battles had always been carried out by the Xiliang headquarters.
The armies of other forces are not very effective at night because their soldiers lack nutrition and are prone to nyctalopia at night. How can they fight even if the enemy cannot see clearly?
"General, we shouldn't pass like this." The deputy general next to Luo Mu followed him on horseback: "If the enemy dares to do this, then they must have some basis. Maybe they are setting up a big formation, waiting for us.
Plunge in."
"I don't care what their plots are!" Luo Mu said angrily: "I just want to twist off their heads now. The enemy's main army has not moved. What are you afraid of?"
The deputy general smiled bitterly: "General, their main force has not moved, but their cavalry army can reach the battlefield in less than half a day.
The group of enemies surrounding the town only had to hold off for half a day before the rangers came to support them!
Although we have 100,000 troops, due to the rapid march, the various sections of the army are now disconnected and cannot form a complete formation when facing the enemy.
My humble position is not that I won’t let you go, but that we don’t need to rush into the battlefield head-on. Now we’ll wait and see from the outside, and we’ll make a decision after the scouts send back the news!”
"Have the scout troops set off?"
"They were already dispatched when they received the news. Now the scouts from the Xiliang headquarters in front are constantly sending back news. I believe that the enemy has surrounded the small town's troops. The reason will soon be revealed and investigated!"
