The army of Huangfu Song is advancing rapidly. Their speed suddenly increased to sixty miles a day, which was already quite fast. Many soldiers are already exhausted. Behind them, Zhu Jun led 15,000 men to follow as a strategic reserve. They pulled ten miles apart.

"General, we should advance as soon as possible and defeat the Yellow Turban Bandit Army in one fell swoop. Strikers should not keep waiting. Cao Cao seemed to be in a hurry, he wanted to quickly exterminate the Yellow Turban Army and attack the Red Turban Army, the Yellow Turban Army was a stone in front of them, and they had to kick this stone away to do such a thing.

"Mengde. Some things are in a hurry. Hold your breath. Keep calm. Huang Fu Song said.

"General." Cao Cao wanted to say something, but Huangfu Song had already raised his hand to signal him not to continue. He couldn't let the cavalry team venture into the army, and going deep alone was not what Huangfu Song wanted to do, although the results were rich, but it was also extremely troublesome.

"The new army of the West Garden has encountered ** annoyance in the south. It seems that they will soon be besieged by the Red Turbans. Huang Fu Song said.

"In opening the passage south, the Red Turbans used a new weapon. This weapon can easily break through the armor of our army, and I hope that this kind of thing will attract your attention. Huang Fu Song said.

"New weapons?" Cao Cao was very interested, he knew that the Red Turban Army was easy to come up with new weapons, but what kind of new weapon it was, he wanted to know, it might be a brand new weapon on the basis of the best weapon.

"Yes, it's just that it shoots flames and makes a loud noise, and at the same time, some iron flies, which can kill and injure elite infantry soldiers, and their armor is as if they are not wearing, which is a very big threat to us. Therefore, in such a situation, it would be better for our army to be careful. Huang Fu Song said.

"The last will understand." Cao Cao nodded and said. From this point on, it was difficult for the cavalry to continue to advance. If this is the case, if the Red Turban Army suddenly comes out, it is very likely that the entire cavalry team will be killed. Cao Cao couldn't take a risk, and Huangfu Song couldn't take such a risk. Huangfu Song's use of troops was originally a combination of Qi Zheng, and under such circumstances, it was impossible for him to let his soldiers continue to take risks, because it was too dangerous to do so.

Xishi Village. It is less than thirty miles away from Xiaquyang. The Red Turbans are secretly lurking here. The troops arrived in batches. The first regiment was scattered around the perimeter in company units. There has been a big change in placement. This is a necessary measure to encircle the security of the headquarters.

"It seems that the new army in the West Park is still very difficult to fight." Jia Xu made some simple divisions of the battle report he had just received and handed it to Shang Wu.

"Hmm. The new army in the West Park can fight without faking, and our soldiers are not bad, look at this 323 regiment. The regiment commander was killed, and it was a pity to sacrifice. Shang Wu handed over another military newspaper in his hand to Jia Xu.

"Hmm. Such officers are really lacking in our army, and if we can survive, we will have a good regimental commander, but it's a pity. sacrificed. Jia Xu said helplessly.

"Well, that's a pity. However, this 323rd regiment is still there. In the future, when we set up a new unit and when the unit is reorganized, this 323rd Regiment can be retained and rapidly expanded on the basis of this regiment. Can quickly improve the battle. At the same time, the combat effectiveness of this regiment is also quite amazing, I think, this fighting spirit of his. It will never disappear because of the sacrifice of their regimental commander, on the contrary, his will to fight will continue to exist. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. I agree with that, but isn't this reorganization a bit early? Jia Xu asked Shangwu. He knew about the reorganization, and in fact, they all had this idea, and the troops were expanding very quickly all at once, and the expansion was very fast, although the number of troops was greatly expanded, but the problem was that they were also in relatively big trouble. There are more troops, the combat effectiveness is reduced, and the demand for weapons and equipment is also more, and the expenses are even greater. The current finances are depleted. The reason why it can go further is because the Red Turban Army keeps making IOUs, in fact, this is with bonds, a lot of bonds are concentrated in the hands of the landlords and factories, and they have a lot of bonds backlogged, and if the Red Turban Army is defeated, they will also lose and perish. In order to keep everything they have, to keep their future, because if the Red Turbans are defeated, they will have no future. In order to keep everything they had, many enlightened landlords continued to use their savings to support the Red Turban Army, and it can be said that the reason why the Red Turban Army was able to support it was inseparable from those enlightened landlords and factory owners. Without their support, the Red Turbans would have been unable to fight a second round in the previous battle.

"It must be reorganized, first of all, our fighting may decrease, this is a trend, and the battle between us and the imperial court will gradually subside. Then, we have to negotiate with the imperial court, and maybe we can get some military orders, so that our situation can be better. Shang Wu said.

"And maintaining a sizable army is obviously not what we need to do, and our army has a lot of problems, most of them lack training, although there is no lack of will to fight, in this regard, I have nothing to say, they are doing quite well, but in other aspects, we are not good enough, quite not good enough. For example, we don't have a uniform uniform, and many troops fight in the clothes of ordinary people. If it's a spy, it's easy to get into us, and second, training. Basically, we went into battle without training, and as a result, we suffered a lot of casualties. This has directly caused the combat effectiveness of the troops to be uneven, and this is a big trouble for us. Shang Wu said.

"Reorganization, not only to reduce the number of people, but also to improve combat effectiveness, right?" Jia Xu said.

"Yes. Moreover, we are going to reorganize the officers. To improve their combat capability and command ability, we only saw a 323 regiment, but it is really difficult to say whether other regiments can burst out with such combat effectiveness. Shang Wu said.

"It looks like this has to be written into the plan." Jia Xu moved his hand and recorded it in his notebook.

"Huangfu Song's situation also seems to be a little abnormal." Jia Xu flipped through his notebook and then took out one and said.

"Abnormal?" Shangwu asked.

"Yes, according to the report of our scouts, behind Huangfu Song's army, there are still about 15,000 to 20,000 troops slowly behind, and they are Huangfu Song's reserves. Only, will they really do it? Jia Xu asked.

"It's possible, don't forget. Huangfu Song's heavy cavalry tactics, but learn from us, they may also prepare reserves, if Huang Fu Song has reserves, this battle will not be easy to fight. The cards played by Huangfu Song are much more beautiful than ours. With reserves, a lot of things have taken a turn for the better. Shang Wu felt that the learning ability of the officers and soldiers was too fast. It was almost time for them to be unprepared. A heavy cavalry they have already learned. On the other hand, they even learned the practice of the reserves, which was something that Shang Wu had never thought of.

Once the opponent has its own reserves, their ability to control the battlefield will be further priced, and it is really difficult to say whether they will win or lose. Because once more reserves are put in, it means that the Red Turbans will be under more pressure.

"It seems that your previous thinking was correct, we must control the strength of the counterattack launched, otherwise, Huangfu Song will invest in his reserves, and we will probably lose the entire war." Shang Wu said solemnly.

"I've asked Little Beans to pay attention to this aspect of the situation. But there are still many unknowns about the specific situation, but I just hope that our killer weapon can bring some threats to the other party, so that our situation is better. Jia Xu said. How to deal with Huangfu Song's reserve team put Shang Wu in a difficult situation for a while, because it meant that Shang Wu at least lacked more things to do to solve such problems. Because this requires more and more killer weapons, but how to solve these problems is really difficult.

Shang Wu needs to make a more detailed battle plan. Maybe it's okay to change it. However, whether he could cope with Huangfu Song's crazy attack, Shangwu was not clear. War is like a fog, it cannot be seen clearly. But in ancient Chinese warfare, war was clearly visible to both sides. It's contradictory, but it's not contradictory.

Inside the tent of Jian Shuo.

"What's this?" Jian Shuo looked at a captured Red Turban soldier below, who was wearing the clothes of ordinary people. As a difference, he was just wrapped in a red turban. Many of them were transferred from the militia, and their lack of combat experience gave them a lot of trouble, and it was normal for them to be captured. And the officers and soldiers need to get something from these prisoners of war, and they want something.

"Say it quickly." A fierce guard shouted at him.

"Yes, yes." The Red Turban prisoner of war trembled. He also wanted to kill without saying anything, but unfortunately, he did not endure the great pain, and some prisoners of war did not say anything, but they were all killed. It was his companion who killed, but it was better to die himself. Or tortured by fear, it's really better to die, he wants to live, his legs keep shaking, he really wants to live.

"Yes. Be. "The Red Turban prisoners of war are grinding. He is still doing the last psychological struggle, maybe he is waiting, waiting until the last luck.

"Smack." Before the Red Turban prisoners could speak, they were slapped by an officer and soldier next to them. On the spot, the prisoners of war of the Red Turban Army were beaten to pieces, unable to distinguish between north and south, and half of his face was red and swollen.

"Say it quickly." The officers and men were very impatient. He didn't give the other party a chance to react at all.

"Wait, don't rush." Jian Shuo seemed to be very patient, and there was a musket underneath, which they had captured by storming the Red Turban Army's position, and although they were quickly expelled, the capture of a musket was nothing, and many officers and soldiers were extremely annoyed by this weapon. Because it was this weapon that caused them too much damage. They want to smash this kind of thing, but this doesn't solve the problem, they need to know what this weapon is all about, how to operate, they must know everything, only in this way, can the Xiyuan New Army achieve the breakthrough effect they want.

"This. This is, this is the arquebus. The Red Turban prisoner said helplessly. He felt like he was under too much, too much pressure. But there was no way, he had to say. Because he had to tell everything he knew in order to live, or he would be killed. He had no choice.

"How?" Jian Shuo asked patiently.

"Bullets, use, bullets." The Red Turban prisoner of war took a breath and said. He had been beaten a lot, and the pain made it difficult for him to speak, but if he didn't, it would be another beating. This kind of thing, he still said it better.

"What is a bullet?" Jian Shuo asked.

"Bullets, bullets are, a small paper tube, made of grease paper, with ** in it and a warhead on it. When using, pour some ** into the firing door position of the arquebus below, and then close it, and then pour the bullet and ** into the barrel. Press it with the throughstrip of the musket. Then check the arquebus, aim, pull the trigger and you're good to go. Bullets can be fired quickly, very simply. Ours, sir. Red Turban prisoners of war said.

"Our commander made us practice a hundred times a day, and the veterans were more numerous, and they were able to shoot a second shot in twenty breaths. We can shoot in between thirty breaths, and we are qualified. The Red Turban prisoners of war said.

"Those iron-clad things, what are they?" Jian Shuo asked.

"It's barbed wire, this is what the chief above asked us to arrange, there are a lot of such things, they can be produced on a large scale in Lijiazhuang, and we don't lack these things." The Red Turban soldier said.

"Is it also produced there?" Jian Shuo then asked.

"Yes, yes, there are a lot of factories out there that make these things. A factory, with hundreds or thousands of people, I heard that the scale will be expanded, there, there are also very complete tunnels, defense system, you, you can't get through at all. Red Turban prisoners of war said.

"Authentically?" Jian Shuo asked.

"Yes, the tunnel, with Lijiazhuang as the center, there will be large-scale tunnels, between villages, there are interconnections, every house, between each house there are tunnels, tunnels can not only evacuate the crowd in an emergency, but also waterproof, smoke-proof, not afraid of your attack at all. And it has its own defense system, and if someone who doesn't know why goes down below, it's easy to be assassinated. They will ambush you where you don't know, and I, people like me, will be killed if they go down, because there is a password underneath. Without a password, you will be killed. That's a very complete defense system. The Red Turban prisoner simply told him everything he knew. And Jian Shuo felt very big after listening to it. He originally thought that the tunnel was just the behavior of a village, but he didn't expect that the Red Turban Army would connect all the places to the tunnel, and only a madman like the Red Turban Army could do such a thing.

They actually dug a lot of tunnels underneath.

"Let's go down." Jian Shuo had no intention of interrogating. He knew that their situation was very bad, and what the prisoner of war said must be true.

"General, what should you do with this person?" A Sima asked cautiously.

"Give him good treatment, don't let him get away, this person will be of great use." Jian Shuo arranged, although he was only a low-level soldier of the Red Turban Army, but the news he got from the prisoners of war greatly shocked the Xiyuan New Army represented by Jian Shuo, if it was really according to what the other party said, then a huge encirclement would be formed in the entire vicinity, in fact, their situation would be very bad.

"General?" A Sima cautiously stepped forward and said.

"What's the matter? Say. Jian Shuo said with his hand on his head. He felt powerless and didn't want to do anything.

"General, this person just said Lijiazhuang, Lijiazhuang is less than sixty miles away from our army, and our army can quickly pounce on it." The Sima said.

"What do you mean?" Jian Shuo asked the other party puzzled.

"The arsenal, the generals, and the red turban thieves rely on their firearms the most. And the place where their firearms are produced is Lijiazhuang, which is only less than sixty miles away from Lijiazhuang, if our army can open a gap in its flank and make a detour to Lijiazhuang. In order to disrupt the deployment of the red turban thieves, then our army will be extremely advantageous. Sima suggested.

"General, our army's southward passage has been blocked, why don't our army advance in a roundabout way, if our army continues to attack and advance, it can disrupt the deployment of the Red Turban Army, so as to make our army more advantageous, in this way, our army can form a huge combat advantage, which will allow our army to regain the initiative." The Sima said.

"Hmm. Not bad, not bad. Immediately open a gap around the perimeter and attack Lijiazhuang. Jian Shuo nodded and said.

Jian Shuo suddenly found that they had inadvertently opened a door, The Red Turbans' biggest dependence is their firearms production, although he doesn't know what a factory is, but he knows that the Red Turbans' factories will pose a great threat to them, why don't they destroy such a factory, the other party will lose everything if they don't have a factory, and without firearms, they will naturally face a group of rabble. This will be extremely beneficial to them.

"Go, go." Jian Shuo said excitedly. It seems that he can't stay here for a moment. In such a situation. These many things will be a huge advantage. At this moment, he felt that he was doing something very meaningful.