Stationed in Huangtun Town, as the main force to attack Cao Bin's troops, was a full 5,000 Tang troops led by Jose. Compared with the Liang army who was in a desperate situation, the well-prepared Tang army naturally had a much more nourishing life.

In the camp, every 100 steps stand a large fire, Gunzhou is rich in coal resources, the Tang army is naturally local materials, the best pieces of coal are dragged back, after ignition, layer by layer stacked up, and then pasted with yellow mud outside, more than one person high such a pile of fire, done in the evening, can be burned all night.

Because of these fires, the whole camp seemed to be warm.

Naturally, coal will not be used for heating in the military tent, and coal is used for heating in the closed military tent, which is easy to breed accidents, so inside José's tent, there is still a fire pit built with adobe bricks, and there is a neat yard of wood that is half a person high and a foot long next to it.

Take a bite of the flatbread, take a sip of the soup, and glance at the letter in your hand.

The letter was written by Ren Dagou, a letter written a month ago, and it was not until today that Jose finally received it. When that kid sent troops to Liangzhe, he told Jose in a show-off tone that he was going to expand the territory and make contributions again.

"One ear, Lao Tzu is going to fight two Zhejiang, and when the two Zhejiang are finished, Lao Tzu will be promoted again, and when the time comes, you have to salute me and call Shangguan, hahaha!" The letter was not long, but the arrogant tone was enough to make José furious.

If he had received the letter a month ago, José would have torn it to shreds and turned it into snowflakes, but today is different.

After killing Cao Bin, Zuo Xiaowei will go all the way south from Gonghai, take Wuning, and capture Huainan.

"Ren Da Dog on the dog day, when the time comes, I have to be ashamed of you." Jose touched the right half of his bare face, feeling the itch there, when he captured Pinglu, in a battle by the Yellow River, Jose lost an ear, and Ren Xiaonian was seriously injured and almost lost his life.

At that time, the two people were still battalion officers, with the great changes in Zuo Xiaowei, a large number of generals were either purged, or resigned, and even Ren Xiaonian left Zuo Xiaowei. At that time, Zuo Xiaowei, although he won the enemy, was investigated because of the matter of the main general Qin Zhao and the Zhonglang general Jin Shiyuan, and all of a sudden. With the dismissal of Qin Zhao and the expulsion of Jin Shiyuan from the army, Zuo Xiaowei fell into the lowest point for a while.

However, time has passed, and the two have released their previous suspicions, after all, they are lifelong friendships, and they have been born and died together, although at the critical moment of life, the two have chosen different paths, but they can be regarded as different paths.

Now both of them have been promoted from captains of the sixth rank to generals of the fifth grade, and the number of soldiers and horses commanded by them has also changed from 1,000 to 5,000. From a grassroots officer who led the charge to a general who stood alone.

Although they are brothers, Jose still wants to prove that Ren Xiaonian was wrong when he left Zuo Xiaowei.

Now Cheng Xu, the common boss of the two of them, has been promoted to Zuo Xiaowei's deputy general and become You Yong's deputy, and Cheng Xu's original position was taken over by Jose. The 1st Brigade is still the most combat-ready unit of Zuo Xiaowei. This time, it is also the most important task of attacking.

If Cao Bin wanted to escape back to Wuning, he had to pass through Huangtun Town.

Put Ren Dagou's letter in his arms and put it close to him, this can't be lost, and when the two meet again, he has to take it out and talk to Ren Xiaonian.

After eating the bun in three or two bites, and drinking the soup, he took his big knife from the side and wiped it carefully.

It should be these two days, and if Cao Bin doesn't leave, there will be no chance at all. Counting the days, it is time for them to run out of food.

Polishing his knife, José stood up, put on his hood, then his helmet, and walked out of the tent to begin his daily patrol.

José didn't have any contempt for his enemies. Not to mention the Liang army, which has stronger combat effectiveness, even in the original battle with the Pinglu army, Jose also saw the enemy's bravery, and in the battle of the Yellow River, he lost an ear.

Now Jose finally understands what Li Xiang once told them, fighting a war, and fighting later, fighting is logistics, and fighting is economy.

When two units with similar combat effectiveness meet, the better equipped side will always be able to take advantage of it. Sometimes, the gap in equipment is really not something that courage can make up.

And the Tang Army, there is no doubt that it is the best in the world in terms of equipment. In such bad weather, the soldiers under his command were tightly wrapped from head to toe, and looking at the soldiers who were standing guard, even if the armor had a thin layer of frost and snow, their bodies were definitely warm.

Better armor for better protection, better knives and guns for greater lethality, and more bolts for more ranged damage to enemies, each of which doesn't seem like a huge advantage, but when they are stacked, the advantage is obvious.

After inspecting the entire camp, he had already sounded the second watch, and when he returned to the camp, José got into his sleeping bag, closed his eyes, and in an instant, he snored loudly.

Being able to fall asleep and wake up at the slightest movement is his most basic skill as a general. But for any general who has come up from the grassroots, this has almost become their instinct.

At the fifth watch, Jose suddenly opened his eyes, and he had just climbed out of his sleeping bag, and after stretching his waist, he was already in good spirits.

When I walked out of the big tent, I happened to see one or two or three gorgeous fireworks blooming in the night sky in the distance.

The fireworks had just burst into full bloom, and the barracks were already filled with the sound of drums and bugles.

"So that's today?" José looked at the camp with satisfaction, which had suddenly come to life.

It's good, everything is going according to plan. Every year, Wuyi will summon a large number of generals from among the guards to report on their work, and will also call a large number of grassroots officers back to the Wuwei Academy for training, and in the process of training, they will revise the code of conduct in a timely manner according to the opinions of these generals and grassroots officers.

If you want to become a general, you must be familiar with this codex.

Such a night attack, they have been trained countless times, how to deal with it, every officer, even every soldier, knows what they should do.

There was no need for him Jose to give any orders, the various departments had already been unfolded in an orderly manner, and all he had to do was to appear in his place at this moment.

To achieve this level, it takes a lot of training, and every practice requires money as a guarantee. And José knew that the funding of each battalion had tripled since he was promoted to general from the time he was a battalion officer.

In the camp, all the military tents were put down and stored in the shortest possible time, and when these military tents were gone, a complete defense system was revealed. By the time José trotted to the top of the earthen platform, several officers were already waiting.

"The scouts have come to report that the enemy is coming towards us, and it is expected to be ...... away from us now," the officer paused, and then continued, "It should be about five miles away." ”

"The first battalion is already in place."

"The second battalion is already in place."

"The third battalion is already in place."

The battalion officers of the three units at the forefront said loudly.

"The body shooting battalion is in place!"

"The cavalry battalion is in position!"

As one officer reciprocated, the entire battalion was already in a state of battle.

Jose waved his hand: "Everyone, the decisive battle is today, as long as we are here, we must not allow the enemy to cross our defenses." The enemy is three times as large as mine, but it is already the end of the crossbow, and today, I will kill the enemy with pleasure. For eternity! ”

"Open the peace!" The officers shouted in unison, then each turned his horse and ran towards his post.

One rocket after another volleyed out into the darkness in front of the camp, and sparks bloomed in the darkness, and then burst into flames, illuminating the front of the camp more than 100 steps.

Above the entire defensive position, one after another recognition flags were held high and waved from side to side. On the stage, José's recognition of the flag echoed one by one.

The three main battle battalions, one shooting battalion, one cavalry battalion, plus one main battalion led by Jose himself, constituted the main lineup of the attack on Cao Bin in Huangtun Town.

Cao Bin is still fighting in a trapped beast, fighting for his life, and today's battle will definitely not be easy.

But Jose didn't have any worries, he was here, he only needed to attack the opponent for an hour or so, and the Tang army in Surabaya Town, Xinglong Town, and Gunzhou City must have also gotten the news at this time and was moving towards him Huangtun Town.

The whole camp was silent, except for the howling cold wind and the occasional neighing of war horses, there was no other noise, and everyone was quietly waiting for this final battle.

When the first light of dawn appeared on the horizon, Liang Jun finally appeared in the field of view of Jose's monoculars.

The Liang army gradually approached, and unlike previous attacks, this time it was no longer the cavalry that took the lead in the charge.

At a distance of a certain distance from the Tang army's camp, the Liang army was slightly reorganized, and the infantry of Wu Yang took the lead in rushing forward, while the cavalry of about 3,000 stayed in the rear.

"You want to use cavalry to give me a fatal blow at the most critical moment!" José muttered under his breath.

In his hands, there were about a thousand and a half cavalry. Including the cavalry battalion and his pro-soldier battalion.