88. Creeping pit viper
If you ask me what are the three things I don't want to face in my life, I would say - waiting for people, waiting for a bus, and going to a store.
And now I am faced with waiting. After the expedition was dispatched, I thought about the plan in my heart, but I couldn't get a response, and I always felt unsure. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and I am afraid that no matter how good my plan is, the situation has changed, and then there is no choice but to fall.
Late that night, when we were camping for a short break, I was suddenly awakened by the sound of horses' hooves! Listening to that speed, it should be a horse undoubtedly!
I immediately stood up and said to the unrepentant beside me, "If you come back, let me come and see me immediately!" ”
nodded without regret and ran out, and after a while, it attracted the panting captain of the Tanma.
The captain ran up to me, knelt down on one knee and said, "Report! General Li Chengliang's message: Quickly retreat the department with one blow, and do not stop, it is really a cunning steppe wolf! Qilan's plan is feasible! It is expected that three days later, Yin will send troops to Uiju, and the right flank will make a feint to show emptiness. At night, the Jinzhou soldiers sneaked to Zhenyi Fort! I hope that the Qilan Department will arrive at the west of the black pine forest before noon on the fourth day, light the fire, and act at the opportunity! ”
I had a rough idea of the distance, and I could reach the black pine forest in three and a half days, and if I was in a hurry, I would not be able to reach it in three days. He ordered the captain of the horse to send someone again, and said, "The Qilan department will reach the west of the black pine forest within three days!" Don't worry about setting fires! When the fire broke out, the right side feinted to turn back and provoke, and then continued to retreat, and so on, luring the troops to the front of Zhenyi Fort. You and I are surrounded by two divisions and three armies, and we will win the battle in Zhenyi Fort! ”
The captain of the horse exploration team was really tired and couldn't go anymore, so he appointed the deputy captain to lead the people, and rode the horse "lalala" and went to the northeast again!
At this point, I was decided. It seems that everything is still in plan. After discussing with Lakshen, Kite, and Nine Ghost Zhengxiao in a whisper for a while, he closed his eyes and rested for a while.
In the next two days or so, I ordered the cavalry to bring only four days' dry rations, and the rest of the baggage was thrown on the road, which was carried by Liu Jianchun's department who followed behind, and the department hurried at full speed, and must arrive at the black pine forest within three days!
On the way, many horses were so tired that they foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground, and some soldiers were so tired that they fell headlong and never got up again! It happens from time to time, but I can't care about that! All I need to do is to reach the black pine forest as fast as possible at all costs! If you arrive early, your chances will be greater!
In this all-speed rush at all costs, at the cost of non-combat attrition of 1,100 men, the cavalry team led by me arrived at the west bank of the black pine forest before nightfall on the third day, and this laid a good foundation for the next battle!
Before the big battle, the troops had to get a good rest. I asked the whole battalion to settle down against the black pine forest, and released the scout horse for thirty miles, and the scout went to the east of the black pine forest. Next, we should have five or six hours, or eleven or two hours, to prepare for battle.
I took a few people such as No Regrets, Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao and Lakshen, and a small team of escort cavalry, and rode into the black pine forest. This black pine forest is worthy of the "black" word in the name. The pine trees cover the sky and the sun, and the most dense branches of the trees are not visible! Under the leadership of Xiang Yongqian, it took us about half an hour to ride to the east side of the black pine forest!
It's big enough! I don't just sigh. I raised my hand again and tried it, Northwest Wind! Northwest wind as always! Thanks to the subarctic climate of the Northeast, it gave me the most powerful assistant for fire attack - the right wind direction!
I led the team to inspect back and forth several times, and determined nineteen ignition points, which were enough to form a full-scale forest fire and force the enemy army to advance in the direction of Zhenyibao in the southeast!
And our army will bypass the black pine forest and approach the back of the department from due northwest!
After a few circles and studying all kinds of possible contingencies, I led the group and hurried back to the west bank of the black pine forest, convened a meeting on the battlefield, and conveyed my spirit to the officers of the various departments. At the same time, a horse was dispatched to inform Li Chengliang of the latest situation and strengthen the tacit understanding of cooperation between the two sides.
Why wasn't Li Chengliang in Jinzhou City waiting? He is waiting for me to reach my destination, waiting for the enemy army to be attracted by the feint troops on the right flank, sneaking into Zhenyi Fort when the headquarters is suitable, waiting for the fire in the black pine forest to burn, waiting for the enemy army to be driven to Zhenyi Fort and waiting for the moment of decisive battle!
There are so many links, which one needs to wait, and none of them can wait! An urgent document from Shenyang came over like snowflakes, and the vanguard of the Jurchens had arrived a hundred miles north of Shenyang City yesterday night! This is already the distance of the morning and noon solstice! They are nothing more than preparing for the arrival of a large army!
And the top priority is to kill this Tatar team in front of you first!
After receiving my message again, Li Chengliang was not sure in his heart! According to the report of the captain of the horse detective, when Li Chengliang received that our army had arrived at the west of the black pine forest and was ready to respond, he slapped the table three times and shouted three times! Flushed with excitement! This chief soldier stationed in Liaodong is really under too much pressure, and he will welcome any good news at this moment, let alone such a major benefit!
And he also asked the captain of the horse to bring back a message: "The time is set, and the enemy is undecided." Qilan is all in power, we will echo back and forth, and we will break the enemy army! ”
At this time, it can be said that both me and Li Chengliang have made the most solid psychological preparations for the big war. In this battle, we are fighting information asymmetry, and we are fighting to quickly ensure that the department does not know our plan to lure the enemy, and to fight is to quickly control the confidence in our own mobility, or in other words, conceit!
Time passed minute by minute, nearly 17,000 horsemen of our department had already quietly pulled out of the village, and most of them had been detoured to the northwest corner of the black pine forest under the leadership of the adjutant to hide and wait.
I personally led a fire-starting team of 2,000 men to the east-central part of the black pine forest and waited quietly, while the scouts were sent to the east of the black pine forest ten miles east of the black pine forest.
At noon on the fourth day, the scout captain and the whole team shrank back into the black pine forest, and there was another reason - the department had already taken the bait! They bit the tail of the Yiju detachment tightly, like peeling an onion, scraping off the broken troops of the Yizhou detachment layer by layer, and eating the flesh and blood of the Yizhou soldiers in small bites! At the same time, we will continue to move forward in the direction of Uiju!
But their actions are very cautious, whenever they encounter high mountains and forests, they must first send troops into the ten-mile sentry to investigate, and they will continue to pursue without an ambush! Sure enough, it's a steppe wolf! And after our army received the report from the front, the fire-leading troops immediately retreated five miles and laid an ambush fifteen miles into the forest! At the same time, I sent the Nine Ghosts Masataka, led Mo, Sha, and ten shinobi to ambush the position of two to ten miles east of the black pine forest to monitor.
I don't believe that these turtle grassland barbarians can find Dongying ninjas who specialize in stealth surveillance!
At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao sent someone to report that the enemy scouts went deep into the black pine forest for ten miles, but found no trace of our army, and had returned to report the news.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao sent someone to report that the Yizhou detachment was chasing the department as soon as possible, and the front army became the rear team, and the rear army became the front team, and it has now reached the east of the black pine forest, and is "fleeing" in the direction of Zhenyi Fort!
Before five o'clock, I received another message and quickly marched the brigade to the east side of the black pine forest. Due to the all-night march and continuous fighting, the unit quickly suspended the pursuit of the Uiju detachment and entered the black pine forest to look for water and let the horses rest.
At six o'clock, most of the department had entered the black pine forest, went deep into about five miles, camped for cooking, and found a water source at seven miles. The probe horse was put in for an additional five miles, and it was almost at the throat of the ignition detachment!
I knew the time had come! He sent someone to quietly recall the nine ghosts, Zhengxiao and others! Now what we have to do is to pull out the nails, get close to the department, and set fire to the forest!
This time, I brought almost all of my elite ninjas with me, counting the previous ones, the number of ninjas with secret lurking and covert kills has reached fifty-five! This number is more than enough for a dozen people and two by two scouts!
This time I decided to take someone to do it myself! This kind of fine work is really what I, a cleaner, are best at, not to mention, I now have a psychic trick and a cold crystal trick by my side, and I am even more like a fish in water!
So, under the escort of the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao and the Kite, I sneaked forward for about three miles. Along the way, the three of us were like three foxes wandering in the forest, unassumingly unassuming. When the Nine Ghosts made a gesture, I knew that I had reached the scout engagement line between the two sides, so I stopped.
The Nine Ghosts Masataka simulated the voice of an owl and made a scream, this sound is almost real, I know, this is the meaning of keeping everyone on guard.
I slowly crawled down and disappeared into the deep grass, like a cobra ready to burst out! With the help of the cold crystal formula, the senses such as eyes, ears, nose, touch, and spirit were suddenly magnified several times! I clearly felt that there were two people fifteen meters in front of me - one bright and one dark!
The bright ones hide behind a boulder, and the dark ones climb high up on a cedar tree! This is a very common whistle pattern. The advantage of this mode is that when the open whistle is attacked, the dark whistle will find out as soon as possible, and it can immediately shoot an arrow into the sky to warn! This method is enough to deal with ordinary scouts, but it is still not enough to deal with the Toei ninja team who are based on stealth and assassination!
I made a gesture and signaled to the nine ghosts to deal with the bright whistle, and I to deal with the dark whistle! Nine Ghost Masaki Naturally has no opinion at all - since I got the true biography of Shigong, I have far surpassed Ji in stealth assassination, in the words of Nine Ghost Masaki, even if it is placed in Dongying, where ninja geniuses are numerous, it can definitely be ranked in one hand!
I don't know how strong the best ninjas are, but I know that it's enough to deal with the two scouts in front of me!
Bypassing the sight of the two, I quietly and quickly crawled forward on the ground, like a creeping pit viper, without making a sound!
It wasn't until I went around to the bottom of a tree next to the secret whistle on the tree that I slowly stood up by the backlight and climbed up the tree silently!
Climbing over the branches, a smile appeared on the corner of my mouth, and the reason was very simple - the vest of the dark whistle, two meters in front of me, was undecided......