"What about Shi Yang?"

"Give the mules water on the other side of the stream."

"Call him back."

Ding Xiaoqi jumped away in response. Soon, Shi Yang pulled the leash, and the figure of Ding Xiaoqi riding a mule appeared in front of him.

Mules are very strong, and in the south, where there is a great shortage of horses, they can sometimes be ridden as horses. This was provided by Ma Nan Chun to carry dry rations, money, clothing, and guns and ammunition.

Seeing that only Zhao Lie came back, Shi Yang naturally asked, "What about Ma Xiushi?" ”

Zhao Lie remained silent: "He discussed action matters with Zhu Haojie in the cottage. ”

"Are you going to act?" Ding Xiaoqi rubbed his hands, and he could finally test the gun, which was called an excitement.

"Have you arrived when you find out what time the ship is? Are you going to start saving people? Ding Xiaoyi's focus is obviously different from that of his younger brother.

Zhao Lie shook his head, his eyes were cold: "Kill people first, and then save people." ”

"Murder? Kill whom? ”

"Chaoyang Kou Chen Yi."

"Ah, I know this man is a great thief. Fifth Uncle He has a terrible scar on his arm, which was cut by this thief's men. Fifth Uncle He said that if he hadn't hid fast at that time, he wouldn't have wanted his arm......" Ding Xiaoyi said hatefully.

Ding Xiaoyi's eyes widened: "Ah, it turns out that the scar on the fifth uncle's arm came from like this, why don't I know?" ”

Ding Xiaoyi shook off angrily: "Then you are still young, and you don't understand." ”

"I ......"

"Okay, stop bickering, listen to me carefully." Zhao Lie's expression was serious, "I have a general understanding of this Chen Yi, this person is not simple, he is a bandit for many years." has been rampant in Chaoyang for more than ten years, and has rebelled and recruited An, voted for Yuan and rebelled against Yuan, which can be described as rebellious and impermanent. Last year, he was surrounded and suppressed by Wen Shaobao's army, he escaped by luck, and his younger brother Liu Xing was beheaded in this battle, and his men were damaged by seventy-seven eighty-eight, and his vitality was greatly injured. So with a grudge, he threw himself into the Yuan again, led the Yuan army to attack Wen Shaobao, and then there was a defeat at Wupoling. It is said that when he led the Yuan army to raid, Wen Shaobao's troops were cooking...... This opportunity was taken precisely. At present, this Chen Yi is already a silver medal thousand, and he is very popular in the new attached army. This person is not a simple character, so you must be careful in this operation, and everything is under my orders. Do you understand? ”

"Understood."

"Do you remember the rules of conduct?"

"Remember." Ding Xiaoqi always answered the fastest, it was hard to imagine that when he first met Zhao Lie, he was such a scared and shy teenager.

"Repeat."

"Concentrated action, cross-cover; Speak less during combat and try to communicate with gestures; It is strictly forbidden to place the gun indiscriminately, and the bullet casings must be picked up after shooting; When changing magazines (reloading), you should loudly remind your companions to ......," Ding Xiaoqi replied quickly and crisply.

"Remember." Zhao Lie looked around, saw that there were all affirmative eyes, and waved his arm, "Check the weapons and ammunition." ”

"Okay." Ding Xiaoqi happily took out the Remington shotgun from the cloth bag and presented it to Zhao Hunt as if offering a treasure. Then take out your own three-shot shotgun, adjust the crosshair, check the barrel, buckle the test machine, fold the tube to check, oil and oil, wipe and wipe, and the action is smooth and skillful.

The rest of the people, even the most clumsy Wang Ping'an, can be meticulous and move in place.

In this operation, Zhao Lie brought a total of 500 rounds of pistol ammunition, 200 rounds of shotguns, and 20 rounds of detonators. Divided among six people, each with an average of more than a hundred rounds of ammunition, it is enough to fight a surprise battle. In addition, there is a large heavy wooden box, and no one knows what it contains. Along the way, Ding Xiaoqi asked curiously many times, and Zhao Lie either shook his head or said: "It's not that I won't tell you, even if I tell you, you won't understand." Let's watch it then, I hope it can be used. ”

Zhao Lie and the others made a lot of movements, and the entourage looked at them curiously, and they couldn't understand what they were doing with these strange iron pipes, pointing and discussing.

Zhao Lie and his tactical team members were distracted and concentrated on testing weapons.

When it was dark, Ma Nanchun came back, and the first thing he said was: "Act tomorrow, get rid of Chaoyang Kou first, and then save Wen Shaobao." Then he added, "The black crow has found out the whereabouts of the Chen thief, and it is on the Baishi Slope of Dongling, where there is a courtyard, which is one of the Chen thief's dens." The ship that sent Wen Shaobao is expected to arrive in Haifeng three days later. ”

Zhao Lie only cares about one thing: "How many thieves are there?" How much are we? ”

Ma Nanchun raised three fingers: "Three hundred thieves, three thousand on our side." ”

"Three thousand? Didn't you say eight thousand? Ding Xiaoqi almost screamed. Eight thousand to three thousand, this shrinkage is too big.

If it was just Ding Xiaoqi who had such confusion, Ma Nanchun might not pay attention to it, and with his identity, he would not answer questions for a little fisherman. Just seeing Zhao Lie and the others showing the same expression, they had to explain with a wry smile: "The so-called eight thousand refers to a general term, which means that the thirty-six heroes can gather volunteers. Zhu Haojie came from Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong, and gathered thousands of miles away, so it was naturally inconvenient to bring too many people. And the thief was in a hurry, and it was too late to gather manpower. Now the only people who can be used are nearly 1,000 people under Chen Zijing, the owner of the Ferris Village, and several nearby villages such as Guniuling, Baishuitong, Songzipo, and Shuangxi Village can also make up more than 1,000 people, and finally add Jiang Shiyi's 200 guards and nearly 400 followers belonging to 30 heroes, totaling 3,000.

In the end, Ma Nanchun said with confidence: "Three hundred thieves, three thousand for me." The method of using soldiers, the multiplier is divided, five is attacked, and ten is encircled. Today, I have defeated the thief with ten times the force, which can be described as a sure victory, and the thief Chen is in a catastrophe. ”

It turns out that 8,000 is not a real number, but an imaginary finger. It's hard to say whether even the old, weak, sick and disabled will be counted, at least one of the farmers who help the plow and hoe is counted as one - this is the 8,000 Ruishi? False reporting of data kills people!

In fact, this is also because Zhao Lie doesn't understand the algorithm of ancient and modern troops. In modern times, a company is a company, and with the exception of a small number of non-combatants such as communications corps and hygienists (who can also handle guns when necessary), almost all of them are combatants. In ancient times, the strength of troops was basically counted according to the number of heads, soldiers, auxiliaries, servants, men, horsemen, craftsmen...... Anyway, it's human. As a result, there are often tens of thousands of horses, and if thousands of battles are lost, the whole army will be defeated - the truth is that the so-called "tens of thousands of horses" can fight only a few thousand people, and the others are all waving flags and shouting to help others. The one who can fight is extinguished, and when will the one who help stand in the field not run?

The most typical example of a person is the 200,000 soldiers and civilians who marched in the Battle of Yushan, which sounds really crowded, and the soldiers are strong and strong. In fact, the "army" accounts for less than one-third, and the rest are all "people." Therefore, once the army is defeated, no matter how many people there are, they can only go to the sea in despair......

Zhao Lie didn't know if there were any imaginary numbers among the three thousand people, and most of them thought that there were, so I just hoped that it would be good not to take up too much.

Ma Nanchun continued: "The agreed tactics are like this, and the lord of Chen Zhai will lead eight hundred sharp soldiers to smash the thieves' nest. Jiang Shiyi led 200 guards and heroes to respond. Guniuling, Baishuitong, Songzipo, and Shuangxi Village each have a rate of 1,000 strong guards in the four corners, and they will not teach a thief to run away. In other words, we have to follow Jiang Shiyi and the heroes......"

Zhao Lie cut off: "I don't care how others fight, we must fight in our own way." ”

Ma Nanchun nodded: "Yes, according to our agreement, the negotiation belongs to me, and the command belongs to you." ”

"Okay, look carefully." Zhao Lie casually picked up six stones from the ground and put everyone in a position, "Once a battle occurs, immediately form a standard combat team according to the usual training method." I and Shi Yang opened the way, Ding Xiaoyi and Ding Xiaoyi defended the two wings, Zhong Ping and Lao Wang served as defenders and responded to the two wings at any time. Pay attention to saving bullets, the principle is not to scatter eagles if you don't see rabbits, and don't shoot when you don't see enemies. The environment here is mountainous and jungle, which is best suited for hand-to-hand combat, and can play to our strengths. Remember, no matter how fast the enemy moves, it can't be faster than your fingers; No matter how close the enemy is, it is at least a few meters away...... A few steps away, and you only need to pull the plate machine half an inch - snap! It's solved. Do not be afraid of the approach of the enemy, the closer they are, the more lethal the bullets will be, and the faster they will die......"

A strange voice suddenly came from behind him: "Who dies faster?" Tide thieves or you weak and crippled? ”