Chapter 118: The First Battle After the Adaptation (Part II)
At 1:30 a.m., Wang Zhen led 5,000 men and horses to the vicinity of Ozawa's troops. Ozawa was in a hurry for several days, and today they stopped to camp at more than nine o'clock in the evening, they are now only more than 20 kilometers away from Zhao Chun's camp, according to their original plan, is to assemble at three o'clock in the morning, march for more than three hours, and launch an attack at about six o'clock, the reason why this time period was chosen, Ozawa considered a number of factors, one is that this time is the time when the human spirit is most relaxed; the other is that after a night's rest, although the soldiers marched for more than three hours, their morale and spirit are still strong, and at this time, when the traitors are caught off guard, they will be able to receive a surprising effect。
But what he never dreamed of was that Zhao Chun had already sent Wang Zhen to lead his troops to the side of his barracks.
"Boom ......" as dozens of dazzling fires pierced the silence of the night sky, fell into the barracks of Ozawa's army, and the barracks of Ozawa's army suddenly burst into flames, and many soldiers who were still asleep were awakened and got up in a panic.
At this time, Wang Zhen led 5,000 officers and soldiers to charge, originally he was only going to make a symbolic shout, and only briefly engaged the enemy before leading the army to retreat, but Liu Chuanghao was eager to fight, and led his 1,000-man team to charge all the way, and actually rushed into the center of the enemy's camp!
Wang Zhen was shocked, and hurriedly led the soldiers to rush in to respond, because Zhao Chun had confessed that Xiao Ze was a veteran of battle, although a sudden attack could make his soldiers panic for a while, but they could quickly react, and for this kind of attack, he could not be completely defenseless, and it was even possible to set a trap to wait for the opponent, so Liu Chuanghao's behavior was very dangerous, so Wang Zhen couldn't worry about him.
Sure enough, as Wang Zhen expected, after experiencing the panic in the first few minutes, Ozawa's army quickly organized a stubborn resistance, and even after discovering that the enemy's attack was not very strong, they began to outflank from both sides, wanting to cut off the enemy's rear road and encircle and annihilate this group of bold guys who dared to attack their camp in one fell swoop.
After Wang Zhen found out about this situation, he immediately ordered the troops to cover the retreat alternately, and Liu Chuanghao also found out that something was wrong at this time, and hurriedly organized the troops to move closer to Wang Zhen's direction. At this time, he realized how reasonable Zhao Chun's entrustment before leaving was, and it was like a god. But he only reacted at this time, apparently a little late, causing a squadron of fighters to fail to keep up with the retreat and be surrounded by the enemy. However, although many soldiers of this squadron participated in the battle for the first time, their combat effectiveness was quite strong, because most of them came out of the Valley of the Wicked, and they were outlaws themselves, and after being brainwashed and reformed by Zhao Chun, they were even more fierce, and in the face of an enemy dozens of times their own, no one surrendered, and in the end, there were more than a dozen people who broke through and caught up with the large army.
Although Wang Zhen's troops were a little embarrassed at the beginning, he came prepared after all, and when he rushed into the barracks, he arranged for the troops to meet outside, and although he was retreating at the moment, he was not panicked, and began to retreat quickly under the cover of the receiving troops.
Ozawa was naturally furious that the enemy dared to attack the camp, and ordered a forward of 20,000 men to pursue immediately, and at the same time ordered two other troops, each of 20,000 men, to take a shortcut from the left and right sides and intersperse the front, and be sure to surround and annihilate the troops who dared to attack them before dawn.
At this time, several overseers under Ozawa reminded him: "Marshal, this enemy attack is very strange, just a small number of troops, dare to launch a night attack, and hit and run, not quite like their style, is there some conspiracy to lead us to be fooled!"
"Hmph, in the last battle, although we lost, but they also suffered heavy losses, from the prisoners we captured and the compatriots we rescued, we can know that although they found the Watercolor Clan from the Black Forest to join, but the number is not large, only a few thousand, plus the thousands of remnants left in the last war, the total number is only more than 10,000 people, what kind of climate can they become? No matter how strong they are, they can't always be ten with one, right? Not to mention the large corps fighting, but not only a single soldier can be strong. Xiao Ze said unhappily, the first time he suffered a defeat, let him be demoted, and now the second time he was attacked by someone else, if it is spread out, will he still have the face to mix in the army in the future?
"I heard that the place where they camped is very close to the Valley of the Wicked, should they release the people from the Valley of the Wicked and add them to their army?"
"Is it possible?" Before Ozawa could speak, another Overseer immediately retorted, "In our Sanctuary, there is no record of entering the Valley of the Wicked. Legend has it that the Valley of the Wicked only has a way in, no way out, and there is a man-eating monkey guarding the valley, as long as it can't answer its questions, it will all be eaten, and there is no chance to go into the valley, but the Valley of the Wicked is inhabited by wicked people, and all the criminals who are exiled to the Black Forest in the Holy Land finally want to enter this place, because in addition to the Valley of the Wicked, they can't survive in the Black Forest at all, and there are too many strange things in the Black Forest, not only is there a shortage of food, but also if you are not careful, you will die inexplicably. ”
"A legend is a legend after all, those thieves have been in the Black Forest for more than half a month, but not only have they not been swallowed by the strange Black Forest, but they have hooked up with the Watercolor Clan, and they have taken the initiative to attack us tonight, which shows that the legend is not credible. ”
"That's because they're only on the edge of the Black Forest, and you let them go deep into the Black Forest forty or fifty kilometers or even a hundred kilometers to see it? And if they launch this attack tonight, who knows if they have run out of food and want to break out?"
"Okay, don't argue, just follow my arrangement. As long as these thieves are eliminated, you will enjoy the glory and wealth in the future. When our Black Ice Tribe dominates the Holy Domain, you will be the greatest heroes, and the patriarch and the adults will not forget you. Ozawa waved his hand and made a final decision.
"Marshal, I have seen the anti-thief leader Zhao Chun, this person's nose is towering, the nose is round and does not show the nostrils, the momentum is like a hanging gall, not oblique and not biased, clear and closed, the left and right nasolabial folds are clear and proportionate, the middle of the person, the middle and clear, this phase is called 'dragon nose'. Those who have a dragon's nose, smart and wise, versatile, wealthy, and a lot of help from nobles in their lives, are the supreme appearance of the Ninety-Five, and we must be cautious and cautious when we fight with such people. "The Overseer who first began to advise Ozawa, this guy has a lot of research on witchcraft, and is known for his resourcefulness in the army, but this guy is arrogant and arrogant, and he doesn't pay attention to the elders of the army at all, so he is suppressed everywhere, and it is only later that he meets Ozawa, and he has the opportunity to slowly rise to the rank of Overseer.
But now, Xiao Ze felt extremely angry, he felt that he was really blind, he shouldn't have reused this guy, and now it's time to charge into battle, and he actually said such words that hit morale, and spread the remarks of how the anti-thief leader looked strange! What is the difference between this and cursing the Black Ice Tribe to be defeated! This is really an uncle can bear it, and an aunt can't bear it, his nose is crooked!
"Taodong Xiaonai, I think you are a first-time offender, I won't pursue you this time, if you say this kind of disturbance to the morale of the army next time, I will definitely kill you in accordance with military law!" Ozawa said with a blushing face, which showed how angry he was.
The rest of the Overseers looked at the guy gloatingly, and were more than happy to see him deflated, which shows how bad his usual popularity is.
For the first time, he began to doubt his beliefs, whether the Black Ice Tribe could unify the Sanctuary and bring blessings to the prosperity of the Sanctuary as they claimed......