Since it has been decided to implement the best policy proposed by He Mei, then there are two choices in front of Wang Shihua now: 5,000 people are not said to be swallowed if they are swallowed, and if they sweep the past like this, the 5,000 people will inevitably become an obstacle, and the problem is that if they want to swallow these 5,000 people, the remaining soldiers and horses of the Xiang family will inevitably come to the rescue, but if they ignore these 5,000 people, they will not be able to achieve the purpose of this battle.

When Wang Shihua said this idea, He Mei immediately said: "Everything is people-oriented, and swallowing these 5,000 people first is the first priority." ”

"I can come to the rescue of the remaining soldiers and horses at home, what should I do?"

"Aren't the right-wing people fighting with Xiang's family? Let them make an effort to buy us some time, so that we can eat the five thousand. ”

Just when the young generals nodded one after another, Uncle Jing interjected: "I think it's better to execute the original plan, as long as we sweep through the past and break the Xiangjia camp, in this way, not only can we stabilize our right wing, but also make these five thousand people rootless soldiers, forcing them to move closer to the Li family, and lay the cornerstone for tomorrow's decisive battle." As for the five thousand, when we take possession of their camp, they will surely be in a state of panic, and it will be much easier for us to turn around and clean them up. ”

Uncle Jing's idea was absolutely decent, and he immediately won the approval of the older generation of generals. In fact, there is a huge loophole in this method: if the Wang family sweeps through the past and lets go of these 5,000 people, then these 5,000 people and horses attack the Wang family from behind or simply attack the left flank of Lei Gongshan, which will inevitably make the left flank of Lei Gongshan collapse, and at that time, a north-south confrontation centered on Lei Gongshan will be formed, which will not be beneficial to the Wang family. And He Mei's method also has a huge loophole: this is 5,000 people, not 5,000 pigs, they will not advance according to your plan, and they will not sit idly by, and they want to attack these 5,000 people, in case these 5,000 people and horses retreat, what will you do? To chase or not to chase? If you chase it, the Wang family's reinforcements this time are equivalent to nothing; But if you don't chase it, it will be tantamount to returning to the loophole of the method proposed by Uncle Jing.

As a result, the scene immediately divided into two factions and began to argue.

Seeing that the quarrel was getting more and more intense, Pete, who had not spoken, suddenly raised his hand.

When Wang Shihua saw it, he hurriedly shouted: "Be quiet, be quiet!" ”

After everyone quieted down, Wang Shihua smiled at Pete: "Pete, if you have any ideas, just rest assured." ”

"I have a compromise."

"Please."

"I've listened to you for a long time, and I finally understand that everyone's idea is to exchange the least price for the maximum profit, right?"

Seeing everyone smiling and nodding, Pete seemed to be encouraged, and his voice increased a lot, and said: "Since we have now reconnoitred the exact location of their hiding place, and the other party is just thinking about hiding, and then come out to attack us, then, they must not have dug a position, then why don't we use the shells to open the way, first bombard these 5,000 people indiscriminately, and when the bombing makes them frightened and panicked, then rush and sweep over, and definitely eat these 5,000 people easily like a sheep." ”

"Good! That's a good idea! It can not only save time, but also give Xiangjia a blow to the head. ”

Uncle Jing applauded, He Mei also nodded with a smile, and all the generals agreed.

Pete was a little embarrassed and said: "However, in order to achieve such a deterrent effect in such a large-scale artillery bombardment in advance, I must concentrate all the artillery, including the earthen artillery. Also, I estimate that they will have to be shelled for at least half an hour, and the consumption of this shell will be very large. Look, head of the house, ......"

Wang Shihua waved his hand heroically and said with a smile: "Pete, the cannonballs are left with two bases, and you just have to blow up the rest, so I will order Cuiyun and Uncle Jiang to transport the cannonballs here overnight...... I have only one request for you, you must turn the enemy bomber on your back, can you do it? ”

Pete was on an errand under Wang Shihua, and he had never been able to bombard uninterrupted for half an hour, and when he heard Wang Shihua nod in agreement, he immediately rubbed his hands and stood up, slapped his chest "dong dong", and shouted: "Don't worry, if you don't blow up the other party's chickens and dogs, you will cut off my head." ”

After speaking, Pete turned around and walked out and said excitedly, "I'll arrange it." ”

"Come back, sit down!" Wang Shihua scolded with a smile: "Are you in a hurry? Your artillery wants to bomb, but the infantry must also coordinate well, otherwise, if you blow up your own people, I will have to settle accounts with you. ”

So, the crowd began to gather around the map and discuss it carefully.

At about one o'clock in the morning on April 14, Uncle Tie called back that he had arrived at the ambush point with 2,000 men, that is, an unnamed hillside three miles north of the 5,000 soldiers and horses hidden from his home.

At 1:43, Kang Xuan called back, and he had arrived at the ambush point with 3,000 men and horses, that is, in a low forest three miles east of the 5,000 men and horses hidden from Xiang's home.

"The head of the house."

Wang Shihua glanced at Ergouzi and nodded. Ergouzi immediately stepped forward and tied a strip of white cloth to Wang Shihua's left arm...... In order to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, the Wang family and horses will all tie white cloth strips on their left arms.

"Are they all ready, water tigers?" Peng Shuihu took 1,500 good men as the vanguard (500 of them were responsible for the 22 small steel cannons and their shells, and 15 heavy machine guns and their cartridge boxes, and quickly moved forward, and after arriving at the destination, they would immediately suppress the fire on Xiang and his horses to enhance the opponent's panic. As for the other 20 earthen cannons, in view of the road and the urgency of time, they could only stay in place), Wang Shihua personally commanded 3,000 people to suppress the formation for him (another 500 people will be responsible for the safety of the nine mountain cannons and artillery, and advance with it). In this way, the 5,000 people of the Xiang family will form a three-sided encirclement, forcing them to retreat to the right flank of Lei Gong Mountain, and then the Wang family will chase and kill the past to achieve the purpose of sweeping.

"Ready." In order not to startle the snake, Peng Shuihu's vanguard troops stayed where they were, using the sound of artillery as a signal.

"Master, let's stay away, I'm always worried that this earthen cannon will explode."

Wang Shihua looked back at the iron bull behind him, and by the way, he looked at the soldiers who were waiting solemnly not far away. Nodding with a wry smile, after walking more than ten meters to the left, he nodded to the skin that ran over, and said solemnly: "Let's start!" ”

Pete's eyes instantly released a light of ecstasy, and he even forgot to salute the military salute, turned around and rushed back.

"Ready...... Put! ”

"Bang! Boom! Bang ......" The nine mountain cannons made a muffled thunderous sound, and nine shells with silver tails whizzed out and fell on targets several miles away.

Hearing the sound of artillery, the vanguard troops standing on the mountainside, under the lead of Peng Shuihu, rushed down the mountain with a wild scream in order to increase their momentum, and killed the destination...... By the way, in order to show the way to the artillery and reduce the resistance of the other side, the vanguard unit specially brought eight individual radio stations in order to 'show the way' to the artillery.

As soon as the shells were fired, Wang Shihua picked up the binoculars and focused on the landing point of the shells. Although it is impossible to see the specific effect due to the dense forest, it is precisely because of the sky that the fire generated by the explosion of the cannonball is clearly visible.

Technology is everything! Mountain artillery is better than earth artillery, no, as soon as the shell in front exploded, the nine mountain artillery roared in unison.

Watching the shells fired out in batches, Wang Shihua was in a good mood.

Moreover, Pete was very experienced, and after firing three shells in a row, he immediately adjusted his bearings and moved the muzzle to the right...... This is to prevent a mass escape from the right of the opposing side.

"Bang! Boom! Bang ......"

The artillery bombarded continuously, and although it was far away, a slight tremor and a faint scream could still be felt from the ground.

Ten minutes later, dense gunfire came. Uncle Tie immediately reported through the radio that they began to block the soldiers and horses of the Xiang family, but the soldiers and horses of the Xiang family were obviously panicked by the explosion and collapsed at the first touch.

Wang Shihua immediately ordered Uncle Tie and Kang Xuan to start steadily advancing from their respective positions as planned, and then ordered Pete to use mountain artillery to slowly bombard to the left from 200 meters in front of Uncle Tie's defensive position, striving to drive the other side back.

After another ten minutes or so, there was a sudden sound of dense explosions, and the light that flashed during the explosion barely stopped. At the same time, they received a report from Peng Shuihu, and they collided with the soldiers and horses of the Xiang family who had returned from the breakup, and the soldiers and horses of the Xiang family had no fighting spirit, only knew that they fled in embarrassment, and asked to stop the mountain artillery bombardment to avoid accidental injury.

Wang Shihua immediately ordered them to rush all the way down, and he arrived later. asked Peng Shuihu to pay attention to protecting the artillery, so as not to be attacked by the stragglers of Xiang's family.

Immediately, Wang Shihua threw away the headset, grabbed the light machine gun from Tie Niu's hand, and fired three shots into the sky.

Turning around, holding a light machine gun in his right hand, he shouted to the three thousand warriors who came over: "Warriors, since the day our Wang family was founded, for hundreds of years, our Wang family has been squeezed by the other three. Now, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is in front of us, and if we fight it, the four major families will no longer exist, and only my Wang family will unify the world...... Brothers, tell me what to do, for the sake of the eternal inheritance of my royal family, and for the sake of your children and grandchildren, so that they can live a life of excellence. ”

"Kill them all!"

"Kill them all!"

"Kill them all!"

"That's right! Take up your weapons and vent your anger on the heads of your enemies, so that they will always know that the time of my royal family has come. Kill me~! ”

"Kill~!"

Three thousand warriors descended the peak like a rolling torrent, submerged into the dense forest below the mountain, but the shouting and killing echoed for a long time.

At this time, an accident happened that almost did not change the outcome of the entire battle.

Xiang Dinghua is Xiang Dingkun's third brother, this time he was ordered to hand over 5,000 people to prepare for a sneak attack on the Wang family's reinforcements, but unfortunately, he died before he left the division! was killed by Pete with the first cannon - it was precisely because the dragons were leaderless that the 5,000 centaurs of the Xiang family were even more panicked and had no heart to resist.

Xiang Hongjing is Xiang Dinghua's personal guard, according to the family rules, he didn't protect Xiang Dinghua, even if he died, he wouldn't have the face to see his ancestors, not to mention his family. He knew that if he died, he would have to save face for his family, so there was only one way: kill the murderer or kill the important people on the other side. Therefore, everyone else ran in a panic, but he hid in the tree and waited, because he knew that since the people of the Wang family bombarded it first, they would inevitably kill them in a short time.

Sure enough, Peng Shuihu came over with the vanguard troops.

It was also Peng Shuihu's luck, originally, Xiang Hongjing, who was hiding in the tree, had secretly aimed the muzzle of the gun at him, and was about to pull the trigger, but he heard the telegraph staff next to Peng Shuihu go to the tree to send a telegram and loudly convey Wang Shihua's order, he was overjoyed - this black light was blind, Xiang Hongjing was hiding in the dense trees, everyone only thought about charging, who would have thought that a guy would actually hide above their heads?

Xiang Hongjing let go of Peng Shuihu, but Wang Shihua was unlucky......