Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Man Behind the Scenes

"Haha!"

Hao Shaoqi glanced back behind him, looked at the cottage fire that had just been swept away and was emitting smoke, and laughed:

"These thieves are too unexciting, we are just a charge, and we are completely defeated."

After the army arrived at the border of the town, the 30,000 Boy Scouts attacked in three directions.

He and Li Dingguo each led one way, and Hong'er led 10,000 female soldiers to do the way.

There is no way to divide the troops, who makes those thieves too vulnerable?

Along the way, the army pushed all the way, and it was very easy to wipe out all the bandits along the Daguan Road.

Therefore, after everyone discussed, it was unanimously agreed that the next action to suppress bandits would be carried out separately.

Hao Shaoqi is in charge of the line from Huairou to Changping.

He had just exterminated a group of bandits with only a hundred or so people, and he was interested in chatting.

Who let this guy, there are only more than 100 people, and he also gathered an army of 10,000 to press it with all his might?

How does this make others fight you?

However, Hao Shaoqi just likes this kind of straightforward play, if he doesn't move, he will do his best.

With the search of the mutant dog T34, coupled with the reconnaissance of hundreds of scouts, the bandits who are not very secretive can't hide at all.

Yes, you can't even escape.

A few bandits who escaped occasionally were easily caught by the big dog T34.

"This is also a bandit? Hey......"

Hao Shaoqi kicked a captured bandit next to him fiercely, knocking him to the ground, and then let out a long sigh.

"Could it be that Your Majesty is mistaken? Where can these thieves be called bandits? ”

He sat on a big bluestone, pulled out a grass root and chewed it in his mouth, thinking a little depressed.

"Report!"

In the midst of some listlessness, a scout arrived on horseback.

"Report to the general, there is important military information!"

The person who came quickly dismounted, ran to Hao Shaoqi, gave a military salute, and said heavily: "Under the leadership of the divine dog, our scout brigade has made a new discovery!" ”

"In the area from Tianshou Mountain to Huanghua Town, there are many suspicious people, who are constantly gathering in a large manor near Tianshou Mountain, they are all dressed as civilians and merchants, there are carriages, caravans, guards, families, etc."

"At the same time, the bandits in this area have almost completely disappeared!"

"Under the investigation of the divine dog several times, we found that these people are all the original rogues who have changed their faces."

"Huh?" Hao Shaoqi was a little dizzy by this sudden intelligence.

Although he has undergone nearly two months of intensive training and has taken a lot of cultural classes, he can barely be regarded as a qualified general, but this guy is originally a big old man, and his brain can't turn around for a while.

"So, the inference of your reconnaissance brigade is ......"

Hao Shaoqi now has an advantage, if he doesn't understand, he will ask others more, so he didn't take action immediately, but calmed down first and analyzed.

"Report to the general, we deduce from many aspects that these rogues are not rogues in the first place, but tricks made by those local tyrants and shoddy gentry."

The squad leader of the scout said, "According to this judgment, most of the rogues in the Shuntian Mansion today, except for those small bandits, are commanded behind the scenes by those notorious squires!" ”

"Oh?"

Hao Shaoqi's face changed, and his expression was uncertain.

"General." Several staff officers beside him were also discussing in a hurry for a while, and a young man with a Chinese face said to Hao Shaoqi:

"As we went, we saw that many landowners' fields were deserted. Those who work in the fields are very few in number. ”

The staff officer of the Boy Scouts, speaking of this, paused, "We have just calculated, and it is estimated that most of those who have no food and clothing and help the landlords and landlords to farm have fled to the capital and joined our royal construction team. ”

"In this way, the massive loss of personnel will simply cut off the roots of those notorious local tyrants and inferior gentry!"

"Extrapolating from this, there is an obvious explanation for the sudden outbreak of the Liukou in Shuntianfu recently."

The staff officer said categorically, "There are all kinds of indications that most of the rogues in Shuntianfu today are made by those local tyrants and shoddy gentry. ”

"Good!"

Hao Shaoqi was as good as a stream, got up and stood, and shouted, "Your staff department, immediately write a good note, and send someone to report the situation to Your Majesty!" ”

"In addition, let the soldiers gather, all the soldiers will start a rapid march, and this evening will rush to the vicinity of Tianshou Mountain, and all the thieves gathered in that big manor will be wiped out in one pot!"

He ordered a brigade of scouts to receive and guide the army along the way, and to keep a close watch on the enemy, so as not to startle the snake.

A moment later, the 10,000-strong Boy Guards lined up to reorganize the army, the 6,000 male soldiers were personally commanded by Hao Shaoqi, and the 4,000 female soldiers were led by Wei Gu, the deputy commander of the female soldiers.

Since the mutant dog T34 had already been to the gathering place of the bandits in that large manor, it was up to him to lead the female soldier brigade forward.

After all the soldiers arrived near the destination and observed the terrain, they would make the next plan.

After discussing it, Hao Shaoqi told T34 who was lying on his stomach on the side and told it about the situation.

As soon as Hao Shaoqi finished explaining, he saw T34 nod his head, got up and roared, and immediately ran to the front of the female soldier team and led the army to pull out.

After more than half an hour passed, everyone came to a hidden place three miles away from the bandit manor, and the leading female deputy commander Wei Gu led the army to stop.

When Hao Shaoqi, who was behind the palace, arrived with six thousand male soldiers and ordered the soldiers to rest in place, Hao Shaoqi and Wei Gu convened a meeting of the staff officers.

After discussing for a while, it was decided that Wei Gu would lead 4,000 female soldiers to find suitable terrain and be responsible for ambushing the enemy's deserters.

After all, this is the first real combat of female soldiers, and they have to adapt to it so as not to cause accidental casualties.

It's no wonder that Hao Shaoqi and Wei Gu are so cautious, there is a reason for this.

When everyone divided their troops to attack, the emperor said: It is important to exterminate the bandits, but the safety of the soldiers is even more important.

In all military operations, consideration must be given to reducing the casualties of the officers and men as much as possible while winning the enemy.

Hao Shaoqi and Wei Gu, of course, don't want to disappoint the emperor, this is to be recorded in the assessment.

The capable go up, and the mediocre go down.

His Majesty the Emperor had already informed the soldiers of the competition mechanism of the Guards Scouts.

Everything, including promotions, rewards and punishments, must be based on military achievements.

Whether it was the Guards Scouts under the command of Li Dingguo, or the new army under Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, a team of clerks composed of staff officers was formed.

These clerks are specifically responsible for recording military achievements, and no one else can interfere.

After Hao Shaoqi and Wei Gu arranged everything, Hao Shaoqi personally led the 6ooo male soldiers, and later, launched an attack on the super-large bandit manor that was already visible to the naked eye in front of them.

However, everyone must spare strength and advance steadily, so as not to give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of it.

The time for the meal passed, and dusk gradually came, and the captain of the scout group sent a herald to inform Hao Shaoqi that no enemy ambush had been found, and the attack could begin immediately.

"Quick!"

Hao Shaoqi held a mixed iron gun, looked at the soldiers who had finished the formation, waved his hand and shouted, "The first brigade detoured to the left, the second brigade outflanked to the right, and Lao Tzu personally led the third and fourth brigades to press straight up!" ”

He couldn't wait.

The previous ones were all small thieves, but now the enemy, according to the scouts, has more than 10,000 people, and they can finally have a good time.