Chapter 143: Professionalism

With the three thousand elite soldiers of the forbidden army under his command, he did have a good task, Ye Tao assigned him to enter the territory of Xiling from another direction and attack Subei Town. Although there is no shortage of territory expansion in the history of Dongping to have the relatively vast territory it is now, Dongping has not taken the initiative to attack Xiling for decades. Even if it is such a small-scale raid, as long as it is completed well, it can also make Zhuo Xianchen hang in the hearts of a large group of army bosses from now on, and the future is bright, and this kind of future is much smoother than his reliance on the promotion of the great general Zhuo Mang.

However, this task is not so easy to execute. Because Ye Tao demanded that he must not reveal the identity of the Dongping Forbidden Army on the surface, he asked him to get his Tianwang Village out and make it bigger and stronger, so that Subei Town, an important town that was burdened with more and more serious logistics and transfer work after Jiang Xujing mobilized the army, made the contradictions between the officials, the military and the people in the north of Xiling, who were already a little nervous because of the Zhenbei Army's military fundraising, become more acute, and made a large number of Xiling people who hid in the mountains to avoid taxes and become bandits see "hope"...... It is best to make Tianwangzhai a banner that leads the people of the north of Xiling in the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle......

Zhuo Xianchen didn't understand whether this task was a reward or a punishment for him. In the instructions that Ye Tao secretly gave him later, he mentioned that his code of conduct must not only not expose the identity of the Dongping Forbidden Army, but also be "mysterious, powerful, and inflammatory". If these requirements were placed on a certain part of the Blood Qi Army, especially the scout cavalry led by Chi Lei, it would probably be good news that would make them faint with joy, but it would not be so pleasant to put it on Zhuo Xianchen, who has always been calm and meticulous.

Fortunately, Chi Lei was more considerate of this poor man who had known him for many years, and selected two soldiers from the scouts he carried with him, who were extremely flexible and very good at pretending to be ghosts, to go to Zhuo Xianchen's staff. If you want to talk about pretending to be a ghost. In the scout cavalry battalion, there is tradition. Making strange noises, lights, and other movements at night to disturb the target they want to sentry, and then observing the opponent's strength, morale, and temperament of the commander from the side of the opponent's reaction, etc., has been a tried and tested secret technique of the scout cavalry battalion, and with the accumulation of more and more experience in this area, they have developed a set of methods to intimidate and create a terrifying atmosphere to defeat the enemy's morale, hinder the enemy's rapid advance, and assist the frontal action of the main force. Although this set of measures has not been codified into one of the training programmes in the army. But everyone knows it, and they enjoy it.

The two people assigned to Zhuo Xianchen were the best in pretending to be ghosts, and the guy named Chen Sanlang first "invented" a strange and light whistle, and when the air rolled in this arm-thick whistle, it would emit a ghost cry that was very similar to everyone's imagination. Chen Saburo then invented a simple projectile gliding device that could make this kind of thing named "ghost whistle" flicker in the air, creating a sound similar to a ghost whistling and flying in the air. At that time, when the test was carried out near the camp of the Blood Qi Army, it really made the Blood Qi Army secretly frightened. Later, I learned that Chen Sanlang was playing tricks, so he was beaten up violently. But his reputation for being elves and eccentric in pretending to be gods and ghosts has since spread among the Blood Qi Army.

And the other guy known as Little Valley is the best among the non-commissioned officers at the level of Sergeant Major of the Blood Qi Army. Other officers and non-commissioned officers would find fault with the task when they received the order, but he never had any joy or complaint about it. Any task to him. He always finds ways to do it differently than others, and these are different from others, which is what makes him happy. When Chi Lei led the scout team to conduct a preliminary outpost in Benwolf Plain, Xiao Gu and the only few people under his command took advantage of Chi Lei's lack of clear orders. He actually went deep into the grassland, worked hard for a long time, and came up with a roster of the Northern Tribal Alliance and a brief list of troops. In the process, a small group of their scouts disguised themselves, kidnapped and ransom, and even drank wine and ate meat with some coalition generals in a "friendly" manner, and the most exaggerated thing is that they even met the officials sent by Xiling in the coalition army to contact the two sides on cooperation matters...... When they returned, they brought back even the most precious information. also made Chi Lei reprimand him very much. But throwing Xiao Gu to Zhuo Xianchen, in that kind of situation where all enemies around him are dangerous and they all need to be dealt with flexibly, this guy should be able to perform miraculous feats again.

Behind this entry into the combat site, there are also some assistance arranged by the Dai family in Xiling under the operation of many years, for example, they can bypass a series of Xiling border defenses and quietly enter the territory of Xiling. Thanks to a young man named Shang Suixun sent by the Dai family. led them to a road that was not marked on the map, and directly drilled through the mountains and forests into the territory of Xiling. It's a dangerous road. But it has been visibly chiseled and well maintained. In the future, Zhuo Xianchen's 3,000 men and horses will rely heavily on this path for supplies.

But Zhuo Xianchen never thought about getting any more supplies, they were going to the logistics of the Xiling army, it would be strange if they couldn't solve their own supply problems easily when they carried out this kind of task.

Each of the 3,000 forbidden troops who entered Xiling's territory received two new pieces of equipment: a hooded cloak and a mask. It is indeed a bit foolish for them to march like this in broad daylight, but when they march at night by day and night, the majestic momentum created by this set of marches is quite good.

"General, what did we find in front of you......" Chen Sanlang suddenly ran back and reported. The two scout cavalry who had temporarily joined Zhuo Xianchen's department were put to good use, and they now commanded the scouts under Zhuo Xianchen's command, who were slightly inferior to them in terms of professionalism.

Zhuo Xianchen waved his hand and said helplessly: "Do a full set of plays, don't call me a general." ”

Chen Sanlang smiled and said, "The big boss, there is a team of people in front of him, and it looks like he is escorting someone." Why don't we do it first? ”

Zhuo Xianchen smiled bitterly and said, "Look at you, do a vote...... It's really kind of interesting. Who is the other party? ”

"I don't know, but at this moment, in Xiling, although it is close to the border, the situation is also tense, but it is still relatively peaceful. Being able to have two hundred Sergeants Xiling escort Lala and a large number of miscellaneous cars to walk so slowly shouldn't it be a small role, right? Chen Sanlang stated truthfully. Chen Sanlang said again: "And it is heading south, it is even more unusual to have so many people escorting." ”

Zhuo Xianchen didn't think much about it, no matter how cautious they were, they wouldn't be afraid of two hundred sergeants. He immediately gave the order: "Leave a thousand people to rest in place, and you can take some people and scatter them to control the situation around you." I'll take five hundred people to intercept it. ”

Chen Sanlang smiled and asked a little unruly: "Big boss, are you still playing the same set last time?" ”

Zhuo Xianchen sighed: "My subordinates will probably do this, I know it's not professional enough...... Make do, though. ”

Although Zhuo Xianchen is not professional in robbery, after all, after a well-arranged hijacking, everyone has some experience. And what's more important is that as soon as the outfit of their group appeared, the team of more than 300 people plus the convoy itself was suppressed. Five hundred horsemen, all dressed in black-and-gray hooded cloaks and masks of different forms, surrounded the three hundred or so without warning. They were silent, as if because they weren't comfortable talking with their masks, but the metal-gloved hands they poked out of their cloaks and the long knives they held showed that this was no ordinary team.

A Xiling officer rode out on horseback and shouted: "Which part are you, this is the frame of the Taizhou Political Division, don't collide." The officer had no idea that this was a man from Dongping, and the bright hangers and weapons made him think that this was a certain Xiling cavalry army transferred to the northern border. The next moment, however, he knew how wrong he was, and with a thud, a short-tailed crossbow bolt was stuck in his throat, and he fell from his horse in disbelief.

Zhuo Xianchen was also depressed that it was not convenient to speak with a mask, and of course, he didn't bother to speak in this case. As the northernmost state capital of Xiling with a complete administrative structure, Taizhou has a considerable area of jurisdiction, and it also bears the burden of supplying the military administrative unit of Zhenbei Military Division north of Taizhou. No matter what the origin of this line is, it seems that there will be no shortage of important people in the Taizhou Political Department, and there must be a lot of property in so many big cars...... Zhuo Xianchen waved his long knife and killed it first.

This kind of thing is really not very good at robbery, but when it comes to this relatively formal confrontation, Zhuo Xianchen and his subordinates can fully show their professional level. Five hundred cavalry against two hundred infantry, still hastily surrounded, frightened two hundred infantry, even if there were many brave men in that line of carriages and horses to join the battle group, this was a completely one-sided short battle. Rushing back and forth twice, paying the price of several wounded, the battle was over. And before Zhuo Xianchen could check who the trembling person hiding in the carriage was, a sergeant under his command suddenly came up and whispered: "Big boss, the two cars in the back are full of gold and jewelry, and there are some valuable things." ”

Zhuo Xianchen was stunned. He immediately trusted the judgment of his sergeant. They are forbidden troops, although there are many children of families in the army, because they sometimes take on the defense of some important places in the palace and Danyang, and have also received some training on how to appreciate and protect things such as ritual vessels and antiques, so as not to ruin good things with the soldiers' careless hands, although they do not have the valuation skills of senior connoisseurs and merchants, but their vision is still good. Who is this business? Zhuo Xianchen nodded, signaling that the sergeant himself knew, and then opened the door curtain of a carriage with the long knife in his hand.