When the cadres set up camp under the Huya Pass, it was already late and the time for dinner had arrived, and the officers and men of the cadres were eating in the camp in groups of three and five in groups.

The scouts also completed their reconnaissance of the mountains around Huya Pass, leaving a few people to stay on guard and the others retreated to camp.

Shang Zhongyi, the captain of the scout battalion, walked through the camp that was already brightly lit, and listened to the gossip of the soldiers in the camp and came to the tent.

"I've seen Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng was eating his meal, looked up, and asked, "The exploration of the mountainous terrain around Huya Pass has been completed?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, after exploration, I found that the surrounding mountainous terrain is complex and dangerous, and the army cannot cross the Huya Pass, if you want to make a long detour, you can only cross the Han River to the east or cross the Zhanghe River to the west, but now is the flood season, whether it is the Han River or the Zhanghe River, the water level is very high, and the detour takes a long time, plus the collection of boats to cross the river, it takes longer!"

"Although the mountains around this Huya Pass are steep and steep, the army cannot pass, but if you select the soldiers in the army who are agile and agile, and then borrow some climbing tools, you can go up, and the soldiers can go up through the cliffs on both sides of the cliffs and cliffs with ropes to lower the city wall to launch a surprise attack on the defenders, and the last general will personally climb up to the cliff side of the mountain on the side of the gate to check!"

Zhao Junsheng got up and walked outside and looked up at the night sky, at this time the starry sky was clear, the bright moon was shining, and although the light was not good for the night sneak attack, there was always moonlight and starlight, which was enough.

Zhao Junsheng instructed Shang Zhongyi: "You go to eat first, go to the mountain to keep an eye after the meal, don't go wrong before launching a night attack, and in two hours, the elite soldiers selected from the Dragon Guard Army will go up the mountain from both sides, and then the people in your scout camp will be responsible for leading the way!" ”

"No, the last general will retire!" Shang Zhongyi clenched his fists and turned to leave.

Huya Pass guard Xu Xiaojie wearing heavy armor, waist hanging sword with a dozen soldiers on the city patrol on the city, the city wall every other zhang burned a torch, every fifty steps burned a brazier, except for the observation post, everyone else sat with their backs against the female wall, some people were already asleep, some people were still talking about when the Qianjun would launch the siege.

Xu Xiaojie led people to inspect the city wall on the left side of the mountain wall, and found that the garrison here was lax, and there were few troops deployed, not even an observation post.

"What's going on? There is not even a single observation post here, and there are too few troops deployed! Xu Xiaojie frowned and asked.

Deputy General Feng Xu hugged his fists and said: "General, there is no way for the last general, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, our army has limited strength, most of the troops are deployed on the front city wall, and we have to leave reserves, so there are not many troops that can be deployed on the city walls on both sides!" As for the observation posts······ The last general has deployed an observation post, and it must be those slackers who have slept too late, and the last general will be severely punished! Come on, get those observation posts! ”

"No!" A few armorers quickly went to look for it.

After a while, three observation posts were escorted.

Feng Xu immediately said: "Come on, drag it down, everyone will beat twenty military sticks to set an example!" ”

"Wait!" The guard general Xu Xiaojie raised his palm and shouted, his eyes swept over Feng Xu's face, and then stared at the three lazy observation posts, and said coldly: "At the moment of the great enemy, these three people are still so derelict in their duties, if they are not punished heavily, how can they deter others?" How can we make the soldiers more vigilant? Drag the three of them down and cut them off! ”

The three observation posts immediately cried in fright and begged for mercy loudly: "The general spares his life, the villain will never dare anymore, spare his life!" ”

Xu Xiaojie waved his hand impatiently and shouted: "Chop!" ”

The soldiers did not hesitate, and held down the three people and drew their swords to cut them, only to see the heads of the three people rolling to the ground, blood splashing out, and the soldiers and generals around them looked like dirt one by one, and they had relatives.

Xu Xiaojie glanced at the soldiers again, and shouted: "The enemy army is outside the city, and it may attack at any time, if you don't be vigilant, if you are not vigilant, will you die if you are attacked by the enemy in your sleep, will you die innocently or die unjustly, huh?" From now on, if anyone dares to neglect their duties and sleep while on duty, once they are discovered, they will not be spared! ”

The soldiers swallowed their saliva, clasped their fists together and agreed: "No! ”

Xu Xiaojie beckoned to the deputy general Feng Xu and said to him: "The two of us will take turns to be on duty tonight, do you choose one, do you want to keep the first half of the night or the second half of the night?" ”

The adjutant general thought for a while and clenched his fists and said, "The last general will stay in the middle of the night!" ”

"Okay, Mao Chuben will replace you in the future, okay?"

"Good!"

In the camp of the cadres outside Huya Pass, Li Bao came to Zhao Junsheng's tent to ask for a meeting.

"Your Majesty, tonight's night raider wants to personally lead the team!"

Zhao Junsheng felt strange, "What, do you think it's Qu Cai to be my guard?" ”

"No, no, no!" Li Bao hurriedly denied, "Your Majesty Mingjian, the minister has lived too long in comfort over the years, and of course the minister who follows His Majesty to protect His Majesty's safety is willing, but the longer the time passes, the more the minister feels that this body is about to be wasted, and the minister needs to fight, otherwise his courage will become smaller and smaller, and he will become more and more afraid of death······

Li Bao said a lot, which means that he wants to fight, and he doesn't want to stay by Zhao Junsheng's side to live a comfortable life.

Zhao Junsheng really wanted to tell Li Bao that the responsibility of guarding his safety was even more important, this was not a comfortable life, and if he missed the slightest mistake, he, the commander of the Dragon Guard, would have to be robbed of his house and questioned.

Zhao Junsheng thought about it, but still agreed: "Okay, since you are eager to fight, I can't dampen your enthusiasm, tonight's action will be led by you, once your side launches an attack, this side will be ordered to cooperate with the onslaught!" ”

Li Bao showed a smile on his face, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Li Bao left happily, but Zhao Junsheng fell into contemplation, others were eager to squeeze around him, the closer to him means the more favored he is, and the more opportunities he has to get promoted, but this Li Bao is completely the opposite, but he dislikes to stay by his side and is uncomfortable, tied his hands and feet, and wants to lead the troops to fight, which may be related to Li Bao's character.

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a while, and ordered Kang Yide: "Go and call Niu Dali!" ”

"No!"

Niu Dali, who was notified, quickly rushed over, bowed down and hugged his fists and said, "Chen Niu vigorously greets Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded and said: "Tonight, Li Bao will take two hundred people selected from the Dragon Guard Army to sneak attack the two wings of Huya Pass from the mountains on both sides, I will give you three thousand foot soldiers, your side is launching a night attack on time to attack the city in the ugly hour, and when your side attracts the attention of the defenders, Li Bao will take the Dragon Guard Army to attack quickly, so your side must fight fiercely, don't be afraid of casualties, but you can't be undisciplined, regardless of the lives of the soldiers, the offensive must be rapid, but the rhythm must not be chaotic, and the tactical implementation must be completely in place, It is necessary to pay attention to the close cooperation between the various armies and minimize casualties! ”

Niu vigorously clenched his fists and agreed: "The minister obeys the order, and the minister will go to live and prepare to arrange the deployment of siege steps and tactics!" ”

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "Wait, I still have something to tell you!" ”

"Yes!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said: "Li Bao has always told me that he wants to lead troops to fight and doesn't want to stay by my side, he thinks it's too boring to stay by my side, and he has been suffocated all these years, I thought about it for a while and decided to fulfill him, but my guards can't be left unled, I want to ask you what you think, are you willing to take up this position?" ”

Niu Dali smiled and said, "General Li's idea is really peculiar······ Since His Majesty intends to let the minister take the position of commander of the Dragon Guard, of course the minister obeys the order, which is nothing to say, but the minister's qualifications are still shallow, and if he takes the position of commander of the Dragon Guard, I am afraid of provoking criticism from the government and the opposition······"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "You don't have to worry about this, who is suitable for the position of commander of the Dragon Guard, who is not suitable, I know best in my heart, since you have no objection, this is decided in advance, and after I finish this battle, I will make another arrangement for Li Bao, but I will decree that you will be the commander of the Dragon Guard!" ”

"Obey the order!"

Niu Dali has been Li Bao's deputy for a long time, and he has been the deputy general of the Long Wei Army, and it is logical for him to take over the position of the commander of the Long Wei Army.

Don't look at the fact that there are only 2,000 people in the Dragon Guard, and not everyone can do a good job in the position of commander, and not everyone is qualified and competent, Zhao Junsheng's selection of the commander and deputy general of the Dragon Guard Army is also well thought out, as long as the Dragon Guard Army does not have problems, no one can easily approach his side and do things that are not conducive to him.

And if there are no problems with the Dragon Guard, the question of the selection of the chief and deputy commanders is particularly important, first of all, we must ensure that their loyalty will never be a problem, no matter what happens, the chief and deputy commanders must be able to unswervingly be loyal to him, and they will be loyal regardless of the gains and losses and consequences.

In fact, the chief and deputy commanders must have the ability to absolutely control the Dragon Guard Army, and can always maintain a high degree of vigilance, and must have the ability to keep this army always maintain combat instinct and state without slacking off.

The Dragon Guard Army has a total of only 2,000 people, but if it is used well, it can break through the 100,000 army, just because each of them is the best in the army, whether it is foot combat or cavalry warfare, whether it is individual soldier quality and combat ability, or cooperate with each other to fight in groups, their ability is far stronger than other soldiers, this is their capital, so this army is the elite of the whole army, so Zhao Junsheng must be able to absolutely control them.

In the middle of the night, the two hundred selected soldiers of the Dragon Guard set off in the dark under the leadership of Li Bao, these two hundred people are the most athletic and good at climbing soldiers in the Dragon Guard, they carry spears and bows and arrows, and they also have war knives hanging around their waists, daggers tied to their legs, battle helmets on their heads, and battle armor, everyone is fully armed, the weight of this equipment is not easy, but this is a normal load for the Dragon Guard soldiers, in addition to this equipment when they usually march or train, they also need to carry bedding on their backs, It's a lot heavier than that.

At the same time, Niu Dali had also quietly lit up 3,000 men and horses in the camp, divided into three siege echelons, and he also selected the soldiers with superb archery skills in the army to form an archery team.