Chapter 82: The Torrent (Part II)

"My lord, I am willing to lead the soldiers and horses of my headquarters to attack Gedu!" Without waiting for Ivanov to react, Hu Shen also fell to one knee and begged loudly.

The three places of Fanling, Gedu and Taohualing are the three gateways guarding the north side of the state. Now that half of Fanling has been returned to the Huai'an army, if it can be rushed before Shi Mo Yisun makes adjustments, he will take advantage of the situation to break through Taohualing and Gedu. Hu Dahai can directly place the heavy artillery in the prefecture, under the city of Lishui. At that time, even if Shi Mo Yisun grows three heads and six arms, I am afraid that he will not be able to return to the sky!

But if Wang Zhang, Liu Yi and Hu Shen led the soldiers and horses to leave, they suddenly changed their hexagrams. Huai'an Jun is equivalent to doing Shi Mo Yisun a great favor. Not only did they let go of the more than 10,000 "volunteers" who had just surrendered, but they also missed the best fighter planes to attack Taohualing and Gedu.

"Let them lead the soldiers and horses under their command everywhere and let them do it!" Just when Ivanov didn't know whether he should gamble or not, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"General Hu?" He looked back in amazement, just in time to see Hu Dahai's honest smiling face.

"Let them do it, you and I will lead the army to cut off the road from Fanling to those two places and give them a battle!" Hu Dahai nodded and added with a smile. Immediately, he took a few steps forward and personally picked up Wang Zhang, Liu Yi and Hu Shen one after another. "The three of you will set out at once, and whatever you need, both men and weapons, just mention it. Hu is here to try his best to supplement you! ”

"Thank you, General!" Wang Zhang quickly glanced at Hu Dahai's shoulder tag and licked his lips gently.

There are too many things needed, especially the artillery that once made the Zhejiang army suffer a big loss, which is simply a dream for him. Although the lethality of this object is less than one-tenth of that of its first appearance in front of those who are already familiar with its shortcomings. But in the war, this thing is still the first god soldier to break through the battle. Even the most frugal four-pound cannon is a nightmare for traditional infantry battle formations. As long as it was within a distance of three hundred paces, the most tightly organized array would be shattered in an instant.

However, before Wang Zhang could say the desire in his heart, he was kicked hard by his companion Liu Yi at the calf. "My lord, I'll just bring the soldiers and horses of my headquarters. Please wait for the good news! The latter bowed down and clenched his fists and said loudly, with great confidence in his words.

"The last general only brings the headquarters, and it is enough to bring only the elite of the headquarters. Some old and weak and auxiliary soldiers, please ask the adults to take care of them! Hu Shen's attitude was more sincere, and he simply "mortgaged" the old and weak in the army to the other party.

It was not easy to gain a foothold in the Huai'an army, and he couldn't let the latecomers compare himself to him no matter what. This not only involves the dignity of a military general, but also has a non-negligible impact on the division of interests of their respective families in the state after the war.

"Gedu and Taohualing are dangerous, and they may not be so easy to break!" There was obviously an opportunity to take advantage of the competition between the two surrendered troops to weaken them one by one, but Hu Dahai disdained to take advantage of them. Shaking his head, he proposed with a smile, "In this way, I will send an artillery battalion to each of your two families, twenty four-pound guns, and four hundred rounds of ammunition!" But it can only be regarded as borrowing, and after Gedu and Taohualing are taken, you have to send the artillery and gunners back to Hu! ”

"Thank you, General Xie!" Wang Zhang, Liu Yi and Hu Shen were surprised and delighted, and knelt down again to thank them.

Because of the relatively backward position, there were not too many soldiers and horses left in Taohualing and Gedu. They killed the past by surprise, and then borrowed four catties of artillery to bombard, there was no reason why they could not win.

"If a family doesn't talk to two families, you can just let it go." Hu Dahai smiled and waved his arm, full of domineering. "When the entire territory of Chuzhou is cleared, Hu will personally ask the chief manager for credit to the three of them!"

"Please wait for the good news, General!" Wang Zhang, Liu Yi and Hu Shen kowtowed again, stood up, shook their spirits, ordered the elites under their command, and rushed to their respective goals before nightfall.

Hu Dahai, in accordance with his previous promise, sent two battalions of artillery to provide support to Hu Shen and others. At the same time, he dispatched troops and horses to put on a posture of attacking Fanling overnight to deter Shi Mo Yisun and make him dare not act rashly. After a series of tricks were performed, the sky was already dark. The golden crescent moon slowly rises from the sky, enveloping the mountains in a soft light.

"General Hu, those three guys?" Like water and moonlight, Ivanov's shadow approached Hu Dahai's shadow and reminded in a very low voice.

In his heart, he didn't approve of Hu Dahai's approach in the evening. If you can use your own robe as a name caster, when you fight against anyone, I am afraid that you will not hesitate in your heart. And the two artillery battalions sent out by the Huai'an Army to assist the other side are very likely to be swallowed by the latter in one bite, and there is no return.

However, out of respect for his old partner, Ivanov did not speak out against it at that time. It was only when Hu Dahai was idle that he found a chance to be alone and expressed his worries.

"It's okay, although the three of them are not good people, they are all smart enough!" As if he had already guessed Ivanov's worries, Hu Dahai shook his head with a smile, "Smart people often don't succeed in big things, but they are absolutely unwilling to do any loss-making business, let alone risk the extinction of their own family to repair the house that is destined to collapse!" ”

"This?" Although Ivanov spoke Chinese fluently, his attainments in human nature and intrigue were very limited. looked at his old partner Hu Dahai, his face was full of confusion.

"Mengyuan Mansion will fall!" Knowing that Ivanov's Taoism was not enough, Hu Dahai smiled again, sighed and added, "There are fools like Shi Yisun, and they still fantasize about being able to be a pillar of optimism." So in the end, he will only end up in pieces. There are also mediocre people, such as those faint officials and mediocre officials we met along the way, who found that things were not good, and immediately fled and left alone. And the smartest one, when he finds that the building is about to collapse, should tear down the girders and dismantle the girders, and draw the purlins when he should draw the skull, no matter how many people he kills in the end, as long as I can take the opportunity to make a lot of money. When the dust settles, just rise on the original foundation! Hehe, even the materials are ready-made, so you don't have to spend money to buy them yourself! Hey, hey, hey"

"Hey, hey, hey" Ivanov didn't seem to understand, and could only laugh with his old partner.

The old partner Hu Dahai has changed a lot, and since he went out of the mountain again to take charge of the Huai'an Second Army, he seems to have changed his soul. It was originally written on the face of brightness and honesty, but it is becoming less and less every day. Instead, there is a cold-to-bones darkness and cunning.

"Hey, hey" Hu Dahai continued to shake his head, and the more he laughed, the deeper his voice became. The expression on his face became more and more gloomy, "And you and I will deal with more and more such smart people in the future." You can't drive it away, and you can't kill it. In the future, it will also be the most nourishing life of this kind of person, don't believe it, you wait and see! Hey, hey."

Note 1: After a thunderstorm, a traffic bureaucracy, and a customs strike, I finally returned to Australia safely. As of today, the update resumes.