Although Guo Xing'a was afraid that Huang Daping would run away, he still endured it patiently for three days, because he still had to reorganize the troops. The miscellaneous service team was upgraded to a supply company and expanded its manpower to two platoons, a medical platoon and an engineer platoon. Although the reconnaissance platoon was only replenished by one squad, the number was changed to a special operations squad.

And taking advantage of this time, Guo Xing'a also changed the uniform of the Qing army. The moon white uniform of the Qing army before made it difficult for Guo Xing'a, who was used to camouflage uniforms, to bear. But not to mention camouflage uniforms, now it is difficult for Guoxinga to make a set of Western-style uniforms. And if you really wear it too eye-catching, it will also be a matter in the eyes of people with a heart, Guo Xing A has just offended a perfect person, so Guo Xing A can only retreat and paint on the original uniform. It's easy to do without green dyes, and the effect is not bad if you apply grass juice directly to hang the leaves. Even the blue cotton armor worn by the assault battalion has become blue and green. The red tasseled hat had to be changed, and the lesson of the lobster soldier British had to be learned, all of them were coated with grass juice and hung leaves, so that everyone felt as if they had a potted plant on their heads.

Of course, this matter aroused the opposition of Cezanne and others, the army! It should be a clear banner and bright armor, Guo Xing'a made these people look like they are asking for food, and it is really a bit nonsense. To be reasonable, Guo Xing'a couldn't understand it for a while, the modern army has a ceremonial uniform and a training uniform, and the Qing army can never say that it is not good to be clean and tidy with this kind of clothing. Guo Xing'a directly found a few people to pull them out to conduct experiments, and everyone who had experienced actual combat immediately had nothing to say.

After all the chores were done, the third company stayed in the bunker, and Sezana was in command. Guo Xing'a finally led a large team of people with a high spirit to find Huang Daping's field. However, the matter of the war horses was not done, only the cavalry and artillery had horses, and the infantry had to rely on two-legged poles to hurry. The artillery has five horses for one cannon and ammunition, and the cavalry has two horses, so they can only grieve the infantry brothers. Fortunately, I had leggings, and I often exercised when I had nothing to do, and although the speed of the infantry could not catch up with the cavalry, it was better to walk shoulder to shoulder with the artillery.

Huang Daping's station was about 70 miles away from the base camp of the deserted village in Guoxing'a, and there were several Taiping strongholds along the way. But Guo Xing'a chose to go straight in, ignoring the strongholds along the way, and using the speed advantage to go straight to Huang Daping.

Huang Daping did not fail to consider Guoxing's counterattack, and these strongholds along the way were deliberately left by him as the outer barrier of his station. Guo Xing'a ignored the strongholds along the way, and the Taiping troops in these strongholds were not dead. The high-speed march of more than 500 people in Guoxinga is not small, and there are more than 300 horses! Guo Xing'a passed by outside, and the pots and pans in the stronghold were all clanging.

However, these strongholds still did not serve as a barrier in Huang Daping's imagination, and as soon as they saw the cavalry of Guoxing Akai Road, the Taiping troops in these strongholds lost the courage to meet the enemy. The scars left by these demons in blue armor were too deep, and the three words of the blue armor soldiers were enough to scare them into shrinking turtles. And they couldn't even deliver the letter, Goxinga's march was too fast. Not to mention the cavalry, the infantry of Guoxing'a is only a little worse than the modern PLA, and can march 50 kilometers a day, that is, 100 miles, while the Taiping army without leggings can only walk 60 miles a day. There were always cavalry patrols of the guard squad around Guoxing'a's troops, and the Taiping army had no chance to cross Goxing'a's troops to deliver a message to Huang Daping.

When Mu Shun's cavalry vanguard was only ten miles away from Huang Daping, there were still a large number of Taiping dependents waiting for crops in the fields outside the town. Hilab has the heart to directly attack the town garrisoned by the Taiping army, and he can definitely catch the Taiping army off guard, and if he is lucky, he may be able to rush directly into the town in one go. However, after Mu Shun observed it, he still did not agree with Xilab's suggestion.

As reported by the reconnaissance platoon, the town garrisoned by the Taiping army was not an open town, but a walled city, no different from a small castle. On all sides, there is a two-meter-high brick-clad city wall, with four gates for access, and there are rice paddies all around, except for the road that is not too wide. The muddy rice paddies were not suitable for cavalry charges, and if the cavalry got stuck in the paddy fields before the follow-up infantry arrived, it would be no different from a live target.

However, Mu Shun still sent a small force of cavalry to intimidate the soldiers and civilians of the Taiping Army, and scared them all back to the town, which was the battle plan formulated by Guo Xing'a before the departure. The rapid march reached the outside of the town one day, intimidating the Taiping army, causing panic among the Taiping army. At the same time, the cavalry roamed in all directions, creating the illusion of siege, so that the Taiping army did not dare to break through rashly. After all the troops arrived, they camped overnight to regain their strength. The next day, mainly infantry and artillery, attacked the town from one side, while the cavalry was outside, rounding up the fleeing Taiping army.

The sound of the iron hooves of the Qing cavalry shook the earth, and the peasants who were working in the fields fled to the town in a panic. The cavalry also wanted to catch up with a few men and try their edges, but the rice paddies were not the ideal environment for cavalry charges. The horse's hooves had just stabilized in the muddy water, and there was no one left outside the town who had fled.

When Guo Xing'a arrived with a large group of men and horses, the Taiping army had already closed the four gates and was ready to fight, and the cavalry under Mu Shun was washing the mud from the horses' hooves. Guoxing Acai and Mu Shun sat on their horses and said a few jokes, and the newly established engineer battalion had already set up a field headquarters.

The headquarters was semi-underground, that is, a large pit was dug in the ground, and then a shed was built out of logs. However, such a former enemy command has already satisfied Goxinga, after all, it is much more comfortable than staying in the trenches. The infantry also quickly built the fortifications for the attack, after digging the tunnels for a month, the shovels of the infantry were no worse than the rifles.

Dressed in a dark blue Western-style military uniform, Guo Xing'a wore a dyed Sanpin hat and a captured monocular looking at the town he was about to attack. The vision in the binoculars was much clearer, and Guo Xing'a could even see the panicked Taiping soldiers behind the battlements.

The town was supposed to be inhabited by a very wealthy and far-sighted rich man, and the walls of the town were very strong, and there were all kinds of battlements, hanging houses, etc. If it is a cold weapon battle, relying on a ladder to conquer such a town, it will take some lives to fill it. But it's a pity that it's now the era of muskets and cannons, and the former rich man in the town is estimated to have been bombarded by the Taiping military cannons.

Fengsheng came to report that an infantry attack was ready, and Kong Zhen also came to report that the artillery position was ready, both of which had a sense of asking for battle, as if they wanted to take down the town in one go. But Goxinga looked at the sun, which was already setting in the west, and still ordered to abandon the attack. It's not that it can't be defeated, but that the night battle is not good for Goxinga's pure firearms troops, and Goxinga can't afford to suffer excessive casualties.

The two sides were like this, one on the city wall and the other in the mud, staring at each other until it was dark. The Taiping army held dinner on the city wall, and the engineer platoon also prepared camp and dinner for the Qing army.

"My lord, did we expose it too early, and missed the great fighter plane of the surprise attack!" Bi Yuntao, who was holding a rice bowl, asked Guo Xing'a, who was smoking a hookah.

"I didn't plan to do any surprise attacks at all, and I missed any fighters." Guo Xing'a, who swallowed clouds and spitted fog, squinted his eyes and said.

"And what are we going to do all day in a hurry? You can kill it step by step! Bi Yuntao asked for advice very humbly, he felt that Guo Xing's use of soldiers was a bit unpredictable.

"Why? It's just to scare them, that's how Huang Daping scared Lao Tzu last time. "Huang Daping and Guo Xing'a played two tricks to disturb the morale of the army.

"Scare?" Bi Yuntao still doesn't understand.

"We ran all the way over, and the Taiping army we were still behind couldn't figure out what we were going to do, they had just been repaired by us, and they were already weak-minded, and now they didn't dare to act rashly. Huang Daping was suddenly stuck at home by us, he was confused, could he guess how I came over? His men were confused, and the men who had just defeated them suddenly came to the city, and they were in disarray. Let them guess for another night, and tomorrow their military morale will be in chaos. Their hearts are scattered, and our battle will be fought. Guo Xing'a looked intoxicated, and he didn't know if he was smoking a cigarette, or he admired his plan.

"My lord wants to mess with the enemy's heart, but what if the enemy reacts tomorrow?" Bi Yuntao didn't realize how mysterious Guo Xing's trick was.

"I don't have so much time for them, I'll go to Huang Daping's room to smoke at noon tomorrow, and they will react, go to my prisoner of war camp to react! What can the Taiping army behind catch up, Huang Daping has killed Lao Tzu, they have two or three big cats and kittens, whoever comes to kill Lao Tzu is it. If they don't move, we'll just turn around and fight back. Goxinga shook his head.

"My lord, you're just a tough one!" Bi Yuntao thought about it for a while, Guo Xing's so-called clever plan was simply a dead end. This one is completely meaningless. And taking the walled city in half a day seems to be too big.

"Yuwen...... What did Lord Zeng Guofan say, build a strong village and fight in a daze. This is the royal way of using soldiers. Guo Xing'a took a sharp puff of cigarette, feeling a little fluttering. He remembered that Feng Sheng'a told him last time that he should be more respectful to Zeng Guofan, and almost said "Zeng Wenzhenggong", but fortunately remembered that Zeng Guofan was not dead now, so he hurriedly changed it to Zeng Guofan.

"Dumbfounded?" Bi Yuntao muttered to himself.

"War is a battle of strength, and all schemes are illusory in the face of absolute strength. The so-called stratagem is just some tricks to fool people when the strength is insufficient. And these tricks can only deal with the rabble, in the face of a well-organized and well-trained army, these little tricks cannot be panicked, what is the use! Remember that a strong army and a great power do not have power and scheming! If you don't consider the political component, Guo Xing'a still likes Bi Yuntao, a good student who is diligent and inquisitive.

"The lower official has been taught" Bi Yuntao respectfully bowed to Guo Xing'a, just like serving his own teacher.

"I don't have that many ghost eyes, these messes are just tricks. He Huang Daping doesn't think about it, he will fight with me tomorrow in a dignified manner. If he had to guess, he deserved it. Goxinga took another hard puff.

"There are no tricks to win!" Bi Yuntao sighed. Guo Xing's hand is very suspenseful, you say he has no conspiracy! His behavior was completely out of order. You say he has a conspiracy! None of this seems to make much sense. Who would dare not act cautiously when marching and fighting, Bi Yuntao asked himself if he was Huang Daping, and now he is probably thinking hard about what tricks Guo Xing'a has.

"Hurry, in fact, I just want to see the ability of the troops to forcibly march, and if I don't fight, it's because I'm tired of walking. What I said just now to disturb the morale of the army or something, I fooled you. Hahahaha...... "Guo Xing'a laughed heartily.

Bi Yuntao was dumbfounded, if what Guo Xing'a said now is true, then he is just a super willful child. But can a wayward child lead soldiers to war? Punched the master to death, Guo Xing'a's messy punch really can't be understood by anyone.

"Don't think about it, take your company, the enemy will attack tonight. You're up ahead, don't be ashamed! Guo Xing'a threw down a sentence even more suspensefully, turned around and left.