Chapter 23 Tempting the Enemy
The task that Mo Chen received was very simple, but it was also very dangerous, that is, their team came to escort grain and grass, because after more than a month of encirclement and suppression, although the officers and soldiers had suffered a lot of casualties, and the bandits were hiding in the mountains, but after such a long time of encirclement and suppression, the bandits' food must be in short supply.
Bandits are the same as soldiers, they are only consumed, they will not produce, the road into the mountain has been blocked by officers and soldiers, as long as the bandits go out of the mountain, they will not be able to escape the eyes of the officers and soldiers, and this is a big mountain, and there are no nearby villages to loot for them, so the grain transport team will definitely be their target, but the number of grain transport teams should not be large.
Last time, the sloppy grain transport team was worried that the bandits would loot so many soldiers, and there were more than 100 soldiers alone, almost 200 people, and then there were 200 people, and they were all young men, and there were many strong ones, so even if the bandits knew the whereabouts of this grain transport team, they did not dare to act rashly.
For this mission, Mo Chen was very cautious, he first went to other camps to inquire about some of the situation of these bandits, and after his side knocking, as for learning about the usefulness of some bandits from those old soldiers.
At this time, there were only a few hundred bandits, and the reason why the officers and soldiers could not help them was not how powerful they were, but because the bandits were familiar with the terrain, and they were even more cowered in the mountains and forests, and never took the initiative to respond to the battle.
When the army enters the mountains, there is not a single figure for a few days, and if a small number of soldiers enter, the soldiers will find that the bandits, who cannot be seen by the human figures, are like dog skin plasters, sticking to them, and what is more fatal is that the bandits prefer to ambush them with bows and arrows.
The soldiers rushed up, the bandits ran, the soldiers retreated, and the bandits chased after them and released cold arrows, coming and going, the soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and finally the soldiers were afraid to enter the mountain.
The time of the mission was evening, quietly leaving the camp and heading to a small hill thirty miles away, where food was prepared. Their job was to bring the food back.
Mo Chen was very suspicious, they were so relieved to put the grain so far away? But the task has to be carried out.
Thirty wooden carts were already parked in front of their tent at this time, Mo Chen knew that these were the means of transportation for them to transport grain, and Mo Chen, who was used to seeing cars and trains, looked at the rows of wooden carts neatly placed where he was, and suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, these wooden carts were worse than the sloppy ones, and he felt that he could kick these simple wooden carts apart with one foot.
This operation is more auspicious! Their team attracts the bandits' attack, and then there is an ambush ready to support at any time, of course, in order to prevent the bandits from finding it a trap, so this ambush should stay away from the food transport team, but not the sun, as long as the bandits can't find it.
But what made Mo Chen uneasy was that the ambush this time was actually the camp where Ma Biao and Ma Biao were. That's right, Ma Biao is already the captain, and their camp has become an official soldier, but like them, Ma Biao and they have not been registered in the roster, and now they are just filling in the vacancies of the soldiers who died in the battle, filling in the gaps for the mistakes of the generals this time.
"No, you can't put your hopes on this reinforcement." Mo Chen knows the reinforcements or something, he can't count on them too much, not to mention that Ma Biao has a holiday with them, he doesn't know who the big man behind him is, this reinforcement doesn't know if the chain will fall at the critical moment, there is also some distance between the two teams, and the task is to do as fast as possible, half an hour at the latest. rushed to the battlefield to participate in the battle, encircling and annihilating the bandits, that is, their hundred people had to hold out for half an hour.
"Erniu, fat tiger, monkey, you three come here." Mo Chen shouted to Erniu and San, at this time, there was still half a day before dark, and he had to make more preparations in case of emergency, after all, he was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.
"Big brother, you're looking for me!" The three of them ran over and answered at the same time, very tacitly.
Er Niu and Fat Tiger couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the same thing as themselves, their eyes glared, and then they snorted coldly, then turned their heads, and at the same time quickened their pace, and ran towards Mo Chen with a flattering smile on their faces, and the armor on their bodies rattled with the run.
The monkey ran behind the two, looking at the two stout men like children, their eyes were full of helplessness, and they looked contemptuous, did they run so fast in order to please the eldest brother? Then he sprinted, overtook Erniu and Fat Tiger in an instant, came to Mo Chen, and said with a smile on his face: "Big brother, I'm here, if there is anything entrusted to me, I will ensure that it is done properly." ”
Erniu and Fat Tiger followed closely behind, and Erniu also hurriedly said: "Big brother, I'm coming, I'm coming, what's the matter for Lao Niu to come." ”
"Why are you coming, obviously I am the most suitable, what is there for me to do with my eldest brother, I guarantee that it will be completed." Fat Tiger is not far behind.
"I'll come."
"I'll come."
"I'll come."
Mo Chen was speechless for a while, he didn't even know what he wanted them to do, so he rushed to do it first, and it was enough to quarrel because he didn't know something.
"Okay, you all have a share, stop arguing." Mo Chen hurriedly spoke out to stop them from continuing to argue, he was very suspicious that if they continued to quarrel, it was likely that a fight would start.
When the three of them heard this, they immediately quieted down, just glared at each other, and then looked at Mo Chen quietly, waiting for Mo Chen's words.
Mo Chen looked suspicious, and said: "The three of you take people to cut down trees, make thirty big planks out, each plank should be two meters big, thick fists clenched so thick, and then find something to fix in the back, can you get it done before dark?" ”
"No problem, it's guaranteed to be done on time." The three of them patted their chests and reassured, saying that the three of them hurriedly took people to cut down trees, seeing Mo Chen's expression, they also knew the importance of this matter, they didn't dare to delay, but they still knew the purpose of this plank, and the plank had another name, that is, wooden shield.
The three of them did not disappoint Mo Chen, it was not dark yet, the three of them had already completed the thirty wooden shields coming out, looking at the wooden shields that were made in a hurry, Mo Chen was a little relieved, it was not easy to make these thirty wooden shields for so long, there were no tools here, they only used the weapons in their hands, but those swords could be used to cut trees! And it has to be connected, the only good tool is the two big axes of Erniu, so cutting trees, splitting edges are all done by Erniu, and others are doing others, and now the wooden shield is rushed out, although the appearance is a little ugly, but the defense is still good.
After dinner, Mo Chen quietly left the camp with a hundred people, a hundred people because they wanted to lure the bandits to attack, so there were sixty people, and they were still wearing the previous cloth clothes outside, covering the armor, the weapons were hidden under the wooden cart, and the wooden shield was also placed on the cart.
Not long after they left, an army of 100 men quietly left the camp and followed in the direction of Mo Chen.
After a rapid march, when it was almost morning, we arrived at the target location.