It's just that these officers and soldiers immediately gave the newcomers a "surprise".

"The men and horses who came out met the enemy by the Zhuluan River and were defeated?"

Zhou Huai'an was slightly surprised.

"Exactly. So"

Chai Ping, the military master with a not very good-looking face, said in a sullen voice. Because this time it was the turn of the troops who went out to open the way, and among them was from the new battalion he led.

"According to the brothers who returned them, they wanted to rush to the crossing, but they did not want to be ambushed at the ferry."

Huo Cun, the lieutenant in charge of the camp, added.

"If it weren't for the cavalry of the front battalion hearing the news, they would have rushed to the nearest place to respond. But he retreated from the enemy's position and was able to reorganize slightly. I'm afraid the rest will be folded inside. ”

"Don't put gold on their faces."

Chai Ping, who was less white-headed, interrupted.

"If I hadn't been lured by the enemy, I wouldn't have gotten to this point. I'm also at fault for this, and I'm too lenient with them on a daily basis."

"It is to ask the leader to be punished, and the punishment should be done. There's nothing to be appeased."

Later, most of the people accompanied by Zhou Huai'an arrived at the messy Zhuluan River; Although the battlefield had been cleaned up and cleared, and the attacking enemy had retreated to the other side of the river, only the faint flag fluttering in the twilight sky remained. But among some of the aquatic plants near the river, there are still some corpses that have not been washed away by the river.

And the remnants of the regiment that ate the defeat were also all wounded and disgraced in a corner of the camp; full of dejected depression and silence; The soup and cakes on the cart were barely touched, and it looked like it was in full swing with the orderly and busy scene of other places, and it tasted a little out of place.

The other five battalions that are now in battle with Zhou Huai'an can be said to have their own characteristics and strengths.

For example, the front camp of Liu Liumao's power has strengthened the ratio of horses to scouts; The right battalion of Lu Fang is characterized by a large proportion of subordinate shooting teams; The left battalion led by Wu Xingchen is still known for many experienced sword and card players in battle with shields; The rear battalion in charge of Su Wuming was deeply influenced by Zhou Huai'an, strengthened a large number of vehicles and livestock, and had equipment specially used to set up camps.

As for Zhou Huai'an, in addition to the direct regiment and apprentice team, among the largest middle battalions concurrently led, it is a unique "model team" that operates a variety of long-range projection and attack equipment; In addition, there are two regiments of the new battalion under the leadership of Chai Ping, one regiment is the bearded son who dared to capture the camp, needless to say, and the other regiment is the old ones he pulled over from the few troops under the command of the left-behind division.

Now it is this regiment of rebels who has suffered defeat; In the previous sweep and extermination of those other rebels and bandits, they all performed well in a decent manner; Even more sophisticated than most of the newly formed battalions. But I don't know why, after meeting the official army, I became a little impetuous and uncontrollable, so I suddenly suffered such a big loss.

As a result, the whole regiment of men and horses, together with the armed forces of those attached to them, numbered in the thousands, were divided and surrounded on the spot under the sudden ambush and surprise attack of the enemy, and one by one they broke out; The team of more than 340 people was able to return in the end, and only the second and third teams were less than 100 people, and most of them were wounded.

It can be that the combat effectiveness under the corresponding establishment has been abolished, and even if they are replenished with manpower, they cannot be counted on in the short term. This result was undoubtedly a big blow and setback to Chai Ping, who had managed to reorganize two regiments of usable troops with the help of Zhou Huai'an.

However, for the group of people who came out of the front, it is good to be able to re-form the remnants of the formation and retreat after being dispersed, rather than letting the sheep go on the spot and scattering them. Although this is due to the fact that there are cavalry to respond and the psychological confidence of the large army.

Of course, from Zhou Huai'an's point of view, as a new and energetic army, it is actually not afraid of defeat, and there is no army in this world that will never be defeated; What we really need to worry about is that we still can't learn the lessons of the defeated battle, or we will never come back from the bottom of the defeat, or even the chance to be humiliated and brave from then on.

Zhou Huai'an, who was thinking like this, also walked in front of them in person, holding an iron reel and said in a tone that hated iron and steel:

"Have you been cut off your eggs and blood, or are you just finished, just resigned to your fate?"

"It's just a little bit of a defeat, and it's so depressed.."

"Our righteous army has moved to the north and south of the river, and the defeats and setbacks it has suffered are endless. There are thousands of sacrifices and sacrifices that have followed. ”

"But those who survived have persevered in the hardships, why did it take your turn to become like this."

"At the beginning, I kept saying and declaring that I wanted to ask for the lives of the poor people in the world and uphold justice, and I wanted to kill a way to live in the cannibalistic world. It's become a fart that is lost in the blink of an eye.。。 ”

"If you still can't figure it out, go back to Guangzhou to farm, at least under the command of my righteous army, you won't have to feed you."

"Do you want to be ashamed of those who died, do you want to double the recovery of the enemy?"

"If you want to, you can eat and nourish your spirit immediately, and gather me at night when I can still move."

"Recall and confess the details and keys of the battle formation to everyone, what characteristics and strengths these enemy troops have, and how many mistakes and mistakes have been made in the battle."

"No matter how big or small, everyone must pass the test, don't be afraid of losing face or not being able to raise your head in the future; Don't let those comrades die in vain. ”

"If you can't let everyone learn a lesson, it will be harmful to others and yourself, and even your life will be lost, and it doesn't matter if you are ashamed or not."

"But if the loss of face in a short period of time can make people eat a trench and grow wise, and redouble their efforts to lift themselves up and wash away their shame; Only then will there be more opportunities to raise eyebrows and be re-respected. ”

"Now tell me, does anyone want to retreat back to Guangfu with his tail between his legs, and be a coward who can't hold his head up in his life...

Speaking of this, Zhou Huai'an deliberately glanced at them with some disdain and paused.

"Or be an example of courage for a while, and use the lives you have left to double the reward and return the share of those dead brothers."

Then there was silence for most of the time before someone shouted unwillingly.

"I only want to be ashamed."

"Revenge."

"Shame on the snow."

"Double the claim."

Well, Zhou Huai'an secretly looked at these excited reactions with a little pride, sometimes mourning soldiers can also be useful. Although we can't expect them to play a role directly on the battlefield, we can also fool them into taking the initiative to become other vigilant and admonishment.

There is another secret convenience and benefit, which is that it can be used to further transform and erase the residual influence and imprint inherited from the old rebels. The reason and process are also very simple, as long as we sum up the experience and discuss it relatively openly and fairly, we will find that they have shown that they are not suitable for the development of the existing military system and the style of operation, and they have become the cause of losing the war.

It's just that the summary meeting with a somewhat dull atmosphere at night has almost come to an end, and Zhou Huai'an plans to let people routinely add meals and eat and drink supper to liven up the atmosphere; But suddenly I heard the sound of a trumpet sounding in the night sky, and then it turned into an earth-shaking crumpet, screaming, and attacking sound. The enemy's small victory during the day was not enough, and he actually launched another night attack.

Subsequently, Zhou Huai'an stepped on the highest lookout platform that had been raised with several signal lights and was used as the night command center, and accepted the on-site command handed over by Lu Fang, the commander on duty that night; While receiving signal feedback from the positions of each battalion and regiment and the reports on duty and patrolling, we continued to mobilize and adjust the details of the overall deployment.

Of course, he didn't suddenly have a brain convulsion or lost trust in his subordinates. After all, Zhou Huai'an's ability to scan organisms in an area that has not been opened for a long time, in such a nighttime occasion and environment with very low visibility, actually has some kind of natural field control advantage and convenience that ignores darkness and architectural obstacles. Although at the current level, it can only cover most of the camp area, it is enough to deploy and respond.

In his normal field of vision, which was magnified by the naked eye, he could only see that under the dim moonlight and the misty night, the south and west sides of the camp near the river, I don't know how many enemy troops had attacked and killed, and all the sounds and movements were all over the ground; Therefore, the armed men of the outer tribes who had set up camp in these two directions had already blown up the camp and set their tents and fences on fire, screaming and running like headless flies in the fireworks, and then swallowed up by the invisible threat in the darkness.

But as a series of commands passed through the changing lights on the lookout, they scattered among the various stations; Immediately, many bright and brilliant fireballs were ejected from the camp of the central main formation, and one after another quickly fell and shattered into the darkness outside the camp of the rebels, and in an instant, screams, exclamations, and uproars burst out one after another.

The embers of the grease-soaked shattered fire mass continued to burn in place for a short while, and the continuous effort and limited dim brightness of this small moment were enough to illuminate the reality of those attackers who were entrenched.

It was like the fog of war that had suddenly been opened on the game's strategic map, and I saw that the barricades and barricades that were inserted in the ground around the camp and guarded by the camp, as well as the scattered horses and trenches, had been uprooted and destroyed by these gray-clad and gray-armored enemies; And along the irregular pathways that had been carved out like the intertwined teeth of the dogs, groups gathered in front of the barricades by the last fence and slashed hard. There were also some scattered figures who had broken into the camp through the gaps in the swords and axes, and tore themselves into a mass with the nearby rebel soldiers who had come to besiege them.

Then, it rained down like arrows, covering the heads, facades, and bodies of these enemies; It is like a wheat field that has been blown by a galewind for a moment, and these piles of enemies are scraped down, slapped to the ground, or swept off the climbing fortifications.

Then more fireballs and balls of poisonous smoke fell down, bursting and illuminating more darkness ... When the crossbows on the sentry tower platform also began to fire in unison, and the horse team and the lightly armed surprise team that rode out from the left and right sides from the other side also joined the attack and killing battle outside the camp. The result of this Longwangshu-style night attack and defense is not too much of a surprise.

(End of chapter)