A quarter of an hour later, well, about a quarter of an hour later, a command came from the furious wind ahead: "Four steps forward!" ”

Ah Hudie subconsciously conveyed to his back: "Four steps forward!" ”

Then he took a step of his own and took four steps forward on the spot.

A row of comrades-in-arms appeared in front of him, just two or three steps apart, he couldn't see the people in front of him clearly, the wind and sand in the northwest were really terrifying, just like the blizzard in his hometown.

"The one in the back is holding the shoulder in front!"

Another command, Ah Hudie conveyed it behind him as usual, and then stretched out his left hand to support the shoulder of the person in front of him.

"Forward!"

A long line of soldiers, guided by soldiers equipped with compasses in front, slowly moved forward like a giant python staring at its target.

……

'The enemy is half a mile away, and I hope the boys will succeed. ’

Zuo Helin nervously clenched the hilt of the sword at his waist, his palms were full of sweat and wet.

He had never told anyone that although he had fought old battles and had charged into battle so many times that he couldn't count them, he still couldn't help but feel nervous every time he faced a battle formation.

In particular, today's tactic was actually used for the first time in actual combat, and as the commander-in-chief, Zuo Helin could not be on the front line in person, which made him unable to divert his attention through fighting.

So Zuo Helin became even more nervous.

I hope the boys haven't forgotten what the training is about. ’

Zuo Helin was the first to propose this tactic - using a watch and compass to draw the most elite skirmishers to form several commandos in extreme weather such as heavy snow, fog, heavy rain and dust, and launch a surprise attack on a certain enemy at the same time

Unlike previous armies that did not have the ability to fight in this climate, let alone divide their forces into a combined attack, the Chinese army was able to accurately identify the direction and find the target with a compass and a more accurate map.

Watches (or pocket watches) allow all small units to know when to launch a final general attack, and when it is time to act, there is no need for adjacent allies to signal the general attack.

This would make the Chinese offensive even more ferocious and unpredictable, and under normal circumstances, a few hundred elites would easily crush tens of thousands of unsuspecting enemies.

This tactical idea is good, and it has been awarded the "Tactical Innovation Commendation Order" by the General Staff of the Chinese Army, and it has also been tested several times on the training ground.

But training is training, and the first application of new tactics and actual combat will always make people feel uneasy.

'Don't go wrong, don't succeed, don't have a problem, don't succeed......

Zuo Helin kept muttering in his heart, as if praying, but unfortunately even he didn't know who to pray to—he himself did not believe in any gods, and he disdained even the ancestor worship that prevailed in the Chinese army.

But he's still chattering.

The soldiers who participated in the raid were led by more than 100 Han military cadets and veterans, and about 500 reservists, militiamen, and foreign soldiers with the ability to fight at night participated.

Six hundred, in a large battlefield where tens of thousands of troops on both sides participated in the war, this number is nothing, and in the eyes of the commander-in-chief, it is just a number.

But that was before, if 600 soldiers were lost at once because of Zuo Helin's new tactics, it would be the largest defeat since the Chinese army was formed!

That's right, the Chinese army, as well as its predecessor, the Qi army, so far have not had a single failure to lose 600 men - in fact, as long as the Chinese army has sent hundreds of troops, they have never failed at present.

Zuo Helin really didn't want to let this record open in his own hands, in that case, he might as well wait for the wind and sand to stop, and show that the carriage and horses were fighting against the Tubo people.

'Don't let me down, lads, don't ......'

……

Outside the Tibetan camp, several Tibetan soldiers in leather robes were hiding on the side of camels to avoid the wind.

Camels are very adaptable to the wind and sand, but these Tibetan soldiers are miserable by the wind and sand and loess.

"I'm so hungry, I really want to eat a bowl of hot ghee." A soldier muttered, "There is still a war in this hellish weather, don't you know how to sympathize with us?" ”

"Shut up!" Another person shouted in a low voice, "If you complain like this, if you let Zanpu and Master Wu Jie know, you will definitely pick up your skin and copy the scriptures!" ”

The soldier immediately stopped talking, and everyone knew that those two nobles could indeed do such a thing—in fact, Wu Jieqila's carry-on luggage contained a scripture scroll copied by human skin.

But in this ghost weather, even nibbling on barley cakes and sour cheese can eat a mouthful of soil and sand, I really don't know if this is the Buddha warning something.

"Let's sleep for a while, anyway, the Han people won't come to war at this time." The Tibetan soldier whispered: "The master will not come out to patrol the sentry at this time, it will be okay to be a little confused for a while, maybe tomorrow he will have to fight in battle, if he doesn't raise his spirits...... Hmm~~~~"

Before he finished speaking, the mouth of the Tibetan people was covered from behind by a big hand.

The big hand squeezed his mouth tightly to prevent him from making any sound, and at the same time pressed backwards, forcing the Tibetan man to raise his head, revealing his neck red from the sun.

Ah Hudie's powerful left hand clamped down on the Tibetan man, and with his right hand, he took out a dagger and cut his neck without mercy.

Blood poured out like a fountain, spraying more than two meters away, but this sound could not wake anyone up in such an extreme environment.

The poor Tibetan soldier clung to Ah Hudie, who was holding him back, his wide eyes full of disbelief and despair.

As the blood flowed, he trembled violently, his eyes began to drift, and after a moment, his hands hung limply at his sides.

He's dead.

Ah Hudi gently placed the corpse on the ground, and then grabbed the reins of the camel, carefully calming the large and sensitive creatures.

The Yi militia looked left and right, and in the wall surrounded by camels, the figures of his comrades-in-arms gradually appeared, and in the wind and sand, the red military uniforms were full of shadows, like ghosts.

The field sergeant who led the team held a revolver, half-knelt beside a camel, raised his wrist and looked at his watch.

He didn't speak, and the warriors next to him didn't bother him.

Minutes and seconds passed, and suddenly, the sergeant shouted an order: "1500!" Offensive! ”

With a bang, whether they were armor-piercing or not, the Chinese soldiers showed their blades together and launched a surprise attack on the unsuspecting center of the Tubo camp!

Bang!

Suddenly a gunshot erupted from the other side of the camp, followed by a terrible scream that was strong enough to overwhelm the howling wind.

"Enemy Attack !!"

Ah Hudie drew a big knife in his right hand, held a shield in his left hand, and formed a triangular assault formation with his comrades.