Li Family Orchard. Inside the headquarters of the old wood.

"Damn it. What a bullshit three-three-one ball. It's a fucking escape group, a regiment, and the whole regiment has run away. They were all a group of deserters, and Lao Tzu shot them with muskets. Lao Mu said excitedly.

"Old wood, dissipate your anger." Zhang Qing said calmly.

"Eliminate gas. Damn, can you get rid of this anger? Lao Mu said.

"Fuck, shit. Lao Tzu sent a report to the commander and asked him to cancel this regiment forever, our Red Turban Army doesn't have this bullshit regiment, damn it. What a bullshit ball. Lao Mu scolded loudly in annoyance, and the entire command could be set off.

Not all combat regiments will stick to the end and conduct unlimited operations like the 323rd Regiment. For example, the 331 Regiment, they fled without a fight. The Xiyuan New Army easily tore a hole in the position of the 331 Regiment, and they are currently advancing in the direction of Lijiazhuang.

"Tell me, our Red Turban Army, even the militia is also the material that dares to fight tough battles, damn it, the 331 Regiment, what kind of bullshit group is this. Damn, the whole regiment became deserters, and the enemy didn't fight and just got out of the way. Come. Come. Lao Mu scolded angrily.

"Go, go and arrest all the people in the 331 regiment for me, damn it, Lao Tzu shot them all." Lao Mu said very puzzled. Shooting is currently the most luxurious way to dispose of it, because bullets can hit the opponent's body everywhere, because you know that the caliber is very large, the power is great, and shooting is far more terrifying and shocking than decapitation.

"Lao Mu, just leave this matter to the gendarmes to deal with. However, we still have to command, and there are more important things to do, the commander is fighting in the north, and there must be no accident on our side. We must find a way to plug this opening, if we can't block it, where will the new army in the West Park go? Zhang Qing said very calmly. He is different from Lao Mu, he manages the arsenal, more calm, rational, he knows, anxious, scolding people can not solve the problem, the key to the problem is that they have to deal with some current things in a timely manner, such as they block the mouth as soon as possible, or judge the direction of the other party's next step, this is the most important thing.

"Okay, okay, I'll calm down, I'll calm down, you tell me what you think about the next step, I need to calm down now." The old wooden, the 323rd Regiment is famous among the newly established units. This regiment would rather fight itself than take a step back, but there are also scum, for example, this 331 regiment, a typical scum, did not engage in a single battle, and the whole regiment fled. This led to a sudden deterioration of the situation. The new army in Xiyuan moved again, and their direction became uncertain, which became difficult for Lao Mu to understand.

"I judge. There are three possibilities. First, go south, bypass our defense line and continue to support Handan. That's their goal. The Xiyuan New Army will not give up such a goal, so as long as we continue to set up a defensive line on any road to Handan in the south, and resist layer by layer, we can stop the other side. Zhang Qing said.

"Go on." Lao Mu nodded, but he still needs to be calm, he is angry, and many things need him to deal with calmly in order to solve everything.

"There is another possibility, it may be to retreat, they return to Julu, and go south with the northern army, in that case, they will become more advantageous, and we can't eat them, stop them, this possibility, from a rational point of view, should be the largest." Zhang Qing analyzed.

"I don't think the New Army in West Park is a person who will retreat. Think about it. They put so much effort into it, is it just a retracement, I don't think it's like it. Lao Mu shook his head and said.

"I think they're going to keep going south, after all, that's what they're aiming for. That's right. What else could be? Lao Mu said with some preconceived ideas. He had always thought that the other party would definitely go south, because Handan was under siege, and this was an order from His Majesty the Emperor. They were the emperor's pro-army, and they had to follow such orders.

"There is also a possibility, that is, to encircle Wei and save Zhao, this is what Professor Xu gave us, but in this way, they must be based on accurate intelligence, I think, the official army does not know such a situation." Zhang Qing said suspiciously.

"I said Lao Zhang. Don't gasp for breath. Come on, I'm dying of death. Lao Mu said.

"There is another possibility, it may be, that they will attack Lijiazhuang, after all, there is the key for us. There are a large number of arsenals in Lijiazhuang, and the grain reserves in the base area are all there, although the current grain has been completely dispersed, but there is still great significance. Zhang Qing said.

"The new army in Xiyuan shouldn't know about the situation there in us, you know, they don't know about us." Lao Mu said.

"I think it's very likely that they will go south, and our troop deployment should be concentrated to the south." Lao Mu said.

"No, no, that's too hasty. What if the target of the Xiyuan New Army is our arsenal? Zhang Qing asked.

"We have to guard against this situation, so I think that our troops should be deployed between the two places, at least not let our Lijiazhuang suffer the greatest losses, otherwise, our situation will be a complete failure, in that case, the whole situation will become very dangerous." Zhang Qing said. Zhang Qing, Lao Mu, and the others, none of them had experienced such a thing, after all, this was a brand new movement battle, and the official army adopted the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao. It's also possible.

"It is very likely that the Xiyuan New Army will use the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao, in this case, many things will become unfavorable to us, this kind of thing, you and I both know that in this situation, there are too few things we can do." Zhang Qing said.

"We must prevent such an accident, and the chief will leave everything here to us. This. We must not allow such a thing to happen. Zhang Qing said. He is the chief of staff, and anything will happen to him.

After listening to this, Lao Mu stood up and walked back and forth and said. He didn't know what to do anymore. Because the initiative is not in their hands, the officers and soldiers can choose any point to carry out a decisive battle, which is for them, they lose the initiative, which is extremely unfavorable to them. Because they don't have an option on the battlefield. This kind of thing is very passive for them.

"Well, listen to you. Fuck, what's going on, it's all a damn three-three-one. Lao Tzu must let this 331 regiment be withdrawn. Lao Mu scolded.

War is reciprocal. It is impossible for the Red Turbans to occupy all favorable circumstances. The officers and soldiers unexpectedly opened a passage, and their goal was very clear, that is, Lijiazhuang in the west. It was the base camp of the Red Turbans, and taking it out meant that they would lose their last resistance.

The new army of Xiyuan, Jian Shuo's army has jumped out of the initial encirclement of the Red Turban Army, and their dynamics are not very clear. The soldiers of the Red Turban Army have not yet been able to form an extremely favorable combat situation.

"This red turban thief is nothing more than that, and it is time for a rout." Jian Shuo said with a smile. The success of defeating the 331 Regiment made Jian Shuo see that there are also people in the Red Turban Army who are greedy for life and afraid of death, as long as there are such people, their battles will become more favorable, so for such a thing, they feel that this is a very good result.

"General, could this be a trick of the Red Turban Thieves?" Yuan Shao said suspiciously.

"No, how could there be such a thing. No, it won't. It's getting dark today. The army rested for a day, and within two days, it would definitely arrive at Lijiazhuang. Jian Shuo gave the order.

Yuan Shao is not easy to object. Such a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao was also learned from the Red Turban Army, and they unknowingly completed a new understanding of tactics.

This can be regarded as a new kind of education for the officers and soldiers, after all, this kind of thing is not something that everyone can do.

The army could rest, but the two armies could not rest in their reports on the battle situation, and the officers and the Red Turban Army constantly transmitted the latest battle reports they received to their headquarters. so that they can make new judgments.

Late at night. Inside the tent of Huangfu Song. It's still brightly lit. The ancients went to bed very early, because there were few entertainment programs at night to relieve mental stress, so they could only sleep. That way they can solve a lot of things they want to do. I went to bed after nine o'clock, and it was already late.

Huangfu Song took the oil lamp and looked at the map repeatedly, and seemed to be able to see something.

The current situation is not very optimistic about the state of the officers and troops. But the situation here seems to have turned around. It was another day before they could keep up with the forward cavalry, but the Yellow Turbans were not reconciled. They began to actively send troops, as if they wanted to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers through field warfare. According to the scouts, in the city of Xiaquyang, more than 120,000 Yellow Turban troops lined up to fight the official army. 120,000 people, in terms of numbers, there is not much advantage in the food of the officers and soldiers, even if Huangfu Song is combined with the cavalry, it is only 30,000 people, and the other party has 120,000 people, which seems to make the Yellow Turban Army see the dawn of victory. Huangfu Song's reserves could not be used, and they kept a range of ten miles away from the army, which was enough for them to do a lot of things.

"This situation is very favorable to us." Huangfu Song looked at the situation of friend and foe on the map and said with a smile. What he feared was that the Yellow Turbans were supposedly holding out, in that case, they would take a long time, and the longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for them. It's for them. This is an extremely unfavorable situation.

"Haven't slept yet?" At this time, Zhu Junjian said.

"Gongwei. What's the matter? Huangfu Song felt that the two armies were separated by a certain distance, and there was no need to run back and forth like this. This is more disadvantageous for them. However, Zhu Jun will still come here when there are special circumstances, because the situation of the new army in Xiyuan will not be reported to him, the nominal commander. Therefore, when Zhu Jun got the situation about the new army in Xiyuan, he would consult with Huangfu Song.

"The Xiyuan New Army, they have made a major discovery, the situation that has just been delivered, they have captured a few prisoners, and after interrogation, they know that the headquarters of the Red Turban Army is located in Lijiazhuang, which is only sixty miles away from the current location of the Xiyuan New Army." Zhu Jun handed the battle report in his hand to Huang Fu Song, and Huang Fu Song quickly opened it.

"The Red Turbans set up a large number of arsenals there, where their muskets were produced, and a lot of military equipment was produced there." Zhu Jun told Huangfu Song about the situation.

"Great. We've finally found what we're looking for. Huangfu Song looked at the battle report in his hand and said excitedly.

"Yes, not only that, but we also know the lives of their commanders, as well as some information about the battle sequence." Zhu Jun said.

"Their chief, named Xu Shangwu, heard that he came from the Western Regions, and his appearance was very unknown, as if he was a businessman. A lot of things came from this man. He set up an arsenal in Lijiazhuang, and the musket was a new type of weapon that they had recently studied. In addition to this, there is a new type of weapon, called artillery, which they have not seen of the captives we have captured so far, and it seems that the production is very small. Zhu Jun said.

"Well, I thought we should worry about something, but it seems that our worries are a little redundant." Huangfu Song said. What he was afraid of was that the Red Turban Army would come up with some new weapons. Now that Huangfu Song knows about the existence of artillery, this relieves him of a lot of pressure.

"The Xiyuan New Army has currently revised their objectives, they plan to directly hit Lijiazhuang and destroy their arsenal, in this case, they will not have sufficient supply of firearms, and our army's next operations will be much smoother." Zhu Jun said Jian Shuo's thoughts.

"Hmm." Huang Fu Song nodded, thinking about this problem, from a general point of view, it seems that this will not be wrong at all, because defeating the other party's military production will inevitably produce a big shock, from this point of view. Jian Shuo's decision after knowing the news was not wrong. However, Huangfu Song is a cautious general after all. He thinks about a lot of things in advance.

"What do you think of this?" Zhu Jun asked Huangfu Song.

"Supposedly, there is nothing wrong with this idea, but the question is, would the Red Turban Army make such a mistake?" Huangfu Song asked Zhu Jun.

"You and I are in all fairness. It's definitely not going to be that simple. Didn't the Red Turbans think they would be attacked? Huangfu Song asked Zhu Jun.

"This." Zhu Jun felt that this would happen, because the Red Turban Army was a difficult opponent, and many of their things would be measured out in advance, and these things were the most difficult for them to deal with.

"I don't think there's something good about this." Huangfu Song said.

"It's not good, it's not clear, it's not clear." Huangfu Song shook his head and said. It would naturally be a good thing if they could defeat the Red Turban Army's arsenal, but they were afraid that the Red Turban Army would be prepared in advance, and once such a thing came out, the situation would be very unfavorable to them. That's what Huang Fu Song was worried about, though he didn't know what would happen to them. But it is impossible for the Red Turban Army not to be prepared, and if they do not take precautions, then it is not called the Red Turban Army.

In Xishi Village, two cavalrymen rushed in quickly.

"Urgent military situation, flash away, urgent military situation." The two horsemen shouted loudly, looking very anxious.

Inside the Command. In his sleep, Shang Wu mentioned the sound of the horse's hooves, and he woke up at once.

"There is a situation." Shang Wu straightened up and said. Jia Xu is sorting out some documents.

"Sir, sir. Urgent military intelligence. A staff officer said with a real battle report that had just arrived. Shang Wu immediately stepped forward, took it and looked at it, and after reading it, handed it to Jia Xu, who quickly looked at it and handed it to the staff officer on the side, asking them to make some markings on the battlefield.

"The three-three-one incident is not an accident. It's something that is very likely to happen, even if it's not the 331 Regiment, if it's replaced by other regiments, it is estimated that the New Army in Xiyuan will open the opening. Shang Wu said calmly.

"This matter of the 331 regiment, we can deal with it later, but. This matter, how should we deal with it, and the next move of the Xiyuan New Army. What are we going to do? Whether to continue to move south, or to retreat north, or to attack Lijiazhuang, there is our arsenal there after all, and once we lose the arsenal, our supply will be greatly challenged, which is not a good thing for us. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. And so it is. But there is nothing left in Lijiazhuang. The arsenal is already equivalent to a branch factory. They are only producing some muskets there, and the bullets are transported from other regions, and the largest number of muskets produced at present is not our arsenal, but Wang Ming's arsenal, and they are supplying our entire army with a large number of munitions and weapons. The arsenal in Lijiazhuang is nothing, as long as the people are transferred away. We're not worried at all. Shang Wu said.

"If the new army of Xiyuan attacks Lijiazhuang, I think we can set up an ambush near Lijiazhuang. Trapping the enemy here, judging by our rational assessment of the combat effectiveness of our own troops, it seems unlikely that Lao Mu would stop the new army in Xiyuan from moving south, but, in Lijiazhuang, if we set up an ambush there. Draw the other person in. Fight a street battle in Lijiazhuang. If we drag the new army of Xiyuan to death in this, our situation will be better. Shang Wu said

"Hmm. A loss may turn out to be a gain. If the New Army in the West Park coveted the arsenal, they might really be in great danger. Jia Xu said.

"Yes, Lijiazhuang is the big fish that fishes the new army in Xiyuan, we are not afraid of him eating, we are afraid that he will not bite the hook. In that case, our situation will be more passive. Shang Wu said. Jia Xu nodded and looked at the map.