In the blink of an eye, ten days flew by.

During this time, Li Zhen was definitely a busy man. Not only is he busy dealing with the affairs of the Sharp Knife Battalion, but he also has to choose the location of the upcoming battle with the Taiping Army, determine the hiding place, and then snipe the generals of the Taiping Army. Fortunately, Huang Shihai and Huang Hu helped Li Zhen and put the training of the Sharp Knife Battalion on the right track, so that Li Zhen was not distracted.

After Huang Shihai became Li Zhen's subordinate, Qi Shan immediately improved his treatment of Huang Shihai and gave him enough food and ordnance, which made the soldiers in the battalion excited for a while.

Li Zhen was handling military affairs in the big tent, and Huang Shihai walked in and said in a low voice: "My lord, Wu Qigong is here." ”

Li Zhen nodded and waved his hand to let Huang Shihai step down.

After a while, Wu Qigong entered the big tent, with a sad face, and said in a heavy tone: "Li Zhen, I just got the news that Yang Xiuqing has sent troops to kill the Jiangbei camp, which is fierce and difficult to deal with. ”

Li Zhen frowned and said: "General, I also sent hundreds of spies to infiltrate Yangzhou before, but there is no news!" ”

Wu Qigong said: "This is the news given by Qi Shan, there will be no mistake." ”

Li Zhen chuckled in his heart, knowing that Qi Shan had other news channels, which were far more clever than him.

Li Zhen didn't ask about Qi Shan's news channel, and asked in a deep voice: "General, Yang Xiuqing sent bandits straight to the Jiangbei camp, who is the leader of the army?" How many bandits are there? ”

Wu Qigong lifted his robe and sat down, and said worriedly: "The leader of the bandit is named Li Yongbao, this person is about his early twenties, and he is the son of Li Kaifang, the general of the Northern Expedition of the Taiping Army. It is said that Li Yongbao learned martial arts at the age of eight, and at the age of twelve he was already an extraordinary martial artist. ”

Li Zhen said with a smile: "The martial arts are strong, and one bullet will solve it." ”

Wu Qigong smiled, his eyes still showing worry.

After a pause, Wu Qigong continued: "Li Zhen, this time you have calculated one thing, although Yang Xiuqing is angry, he has no intention of attacking the Jiangbei camp on a large scale, and only sent 10,000 bandits. But Li Yongbao is not easy to deal with, are you sure? Even though Li Zhen was full of confidence, Wu Qigong still had no confidence.

Li Zhen asked, "General, don't you have confidence in the last general?" ”

Wu Qigong rubbed his hands and said, "It's not that I don't have confidence, I'm always a little uneasy when it comes to the end!" ”

Li Zhen said confidently: "Don't worry, general, if you send 10,000 bandits, we will destroy 10,000." ”

Wu Qigong saw that Li Zhen was full of confidence, and his worry gradually disappeared, and said: "Li Yongbao led the army to kill, and in another day and a half, we can reach the camp in Jiangbei, when will we attack?" ”

Li Zhen said: "Set off immediately, rush to the ambush site in half a day, and wait for Li Yongbao." ”

Wu Qigong nodded and left the camp to gather the army.

After a while, Huang Shihai walked in, saluted Li Zhen, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, are the bandits coming?" Huang Shihai knew that this battle was related to Li Zhen's future and the future development of the Sharp Knife Battalion, so he was extremely concerned.

Li Zhen nodded and said, "Shihai, are the soldiers in the battalion ready?" ”

Huang Shihai replied: "Don't worry, my lord, the soldiers are gearing up, and they are eager to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy immediately." ”

Li Zhen's eyes flashed, and this moment had finally arrived.

……

Jiangbei camp southeast of fifty miles.

On the official road, an army that winds like a snake moves slowly. The soldiers in the army wore their hair draped behind their heads, turbans wrapped around their heads, and short coats on their upper bodies. This kind of attire is from the Taiping army, which is clearly different from the Qing army.

In the scorching heat, the soldiers were listless.

At the front of the army, a burly young man led the way.

The man carried a golden-backed broadsword on his back, glittering; Under the crotch rode a big black horse, the god horse was incomparable; Wearing golden chain mail, he is imposing. The young man is not very old, but he is physically strong and brave. This person is none other than Li Yongbao, the son of Li Kaifang, the general of the Northern Expedition of the Taiping Army.

After he got Yang Xiuqing's order, he was so excited that he didn't sleep all night. On the second day, he was full of energy and set out with an army of 10,000 to avenge the death of Yang Zhengqing.

Although there are not many troops, Li Yongbao is full of confidence.

"Da! Da! ”

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a middle-aged general walked up to Li Yongbao and said in a low voice: "General Li, the weather is hot, and the soldiers are working hard in a row, so let's rest for a while before leaving." ”

Li Yongbao glanced at the wilted soldiers, nodded and said, "Okay, rest in place." ”

The order was delivered, and 10,000 soldiers stopped and rested.

Li Yongbao did not relax, and immediately called the scout commander in the army, and ordered: "It is getting closer and closer to the Jiangbei camp, but the old dog of Qishan has not moved at all, which is very abnormal." You take people to investigate the road ahead, find out the situation of the road to the camp in Jiangbei, and then find out the movements of the Qing army. ”

"The last general obeys!"

The Scout Commander turned to leave, quickly disappearing from sight with a group of scouts.

An hour later, the Scout commander rode back.

He walked quickly to Li Yongbao, clasped his fists and saluted, and said with a straight face: "General, the road to the camp in Jiangbei has been carefully investigated, and no trace of the Qing army has been found, and the roads ahead are all open official roads, and the terrain is flat, which is not suitable for ambushes. Even if there is a small hillside, it cannot hide an army of several thousand people. ”

Li Yongbao asked, "Nothing else?" ”

The Scout Commander thought about it again and said firmly, "No! ”

Li Yongbao smiled and said happily: "Since it is difficult to set up an ambush on the road ahead, it proves that the old dog of Qishan is ready to defend it." The order went down, and the army accelerated and rushed to the camp in Jiangbei. ”

The 10,000 Taiping troops continued to hurry, rushing towards the camp in the north of the Yangtze River.

……

Southeast of Jiangbei camp, thirty miles.

The official road in this place is flat and straight, and there is a fifteen-meter-high hill on the right side of the official road. The mountains are densely wooded and overgrown with weeds, but unfortunately the mountains are not big, and there are up to a thousand people hidden. It was precisely because the hill could not hide the army that it was not investigated by the scouts sent by Li Yongbao. Li Zhen hid in the woods, holding a modified sniper rifle in his hand.

"Sand! Sand! ”

The sound of squirming came from the forest, Huang Shihai strode to Li Zhen's side, and said respectfully: "My lord, Li Yongbao came with 10,000 bandits, only five miles away from here. ”

Li Zhen asked, "Where is Wu Qigong's army, and is there any news coming back?" ”

Huang Shihai replied: "Wu Qigong has just sent someone to send back the news that he has taken the small road with his soldiers and has gone around to the rear of Li Yongbao and entered the official road where the bandits are hurrying. As long as the bandits fled, Wu Qigong's army would definitely stop the fleeing bandits. ”

Li Zhen smiled and said: "Everything is ready, just wait for Li Yongbao to come." ”

Huang Shihai opened his mouth, but he was a little hesitant.

Li Zhen asked, "In front of me, is there anything that can't be opened?" ”

Huang Shihai smiled and said: "My lord, in fact, what the last general wants to say is that there are 100 soldiers of the Sharp Knife Battalion, plus the rest of the more than 800 soldiers to face 10,000 bandits, we are not afraid of Li Yongbao, and the last general is confident to kill Li Yongbao." Isn't it redundant for you to hide in the mountains and forests to shoot? ”

Li Zhen asked coldly, "I know you want to compete with Li Yongbao, but have you considered the consequences?" ”

Huang Hu said angrily: "My lord, if Brother Huang makes a move, Li Yongbao will die." ”

"Mortal? How long does it take to kill Lee Yong-bo? ”

Li Zhen's face was grim, and he said in a deep voice: "After the bandits are killed, after entering the shooting range, I can snipe Li Yongbao at the first time and disrupt the bandits' position." Li Yongbao is killed, and you can lead the army to cover up the killing, you can win without much effort, and the death of the soldiers can be minimized, and the casualties can be minimized. ”

"Huang Shihai led the army to compete with Li Yongbao, he can win, and he can also kill Li Yongbao, but more than 900 soldiers will inevitably be killed and wounded, are you willing to watch the soldiers die? If you can reduce the casualties of soldiers, why should you do it? ”

The more Li Zhen spoke, the more angry he became, almost roaring loudly.

Huang Shihai and Huang Hu are both brave generals, but they are still far behind. It can reduce the casualties of soldiers, but it has to fight. This kind of fighting method is a fighting melee with cold weapons, a bloody battle, but it is outdated.

Huang Shihai saw that Li Zhen was angry, and immediately said: "My lord, the last general understands!" ”

After finishing speaking, Huang Shihai grabbed Huang Hu, ran out of the mountains and forests quickly, and disappeared from Li Zhen's sight. Huang Shihai knew that Li Zhen's words were right, but he couldn't turn around. Because of a sniper like Li Zhen shooting enemy generals, his role has been minimized, and the martial arts he has learned are even more difficult to use.

Li Zhen suddenly chuckled twice, because he had to take his time if he wanted to change Huang Shihai and Huang Hu's minds.

This is something that has been taught for a long time, and it cannot be done overnight in a short period of time.

ps: Seven of the ten, the new book has just opened, and it is in urgent need of collection, please collect it, Xiaodong, thank you.