Chapter 43: An astonishing move

The military field camp is a military tuntian barracks in the south and west of Jiangdu City, which is used to hoard the grain and grass of the army during the war, and was first built eight years ago after Xu Zhao's father, Xu Sheng, raised troops in Huiji to rebel.

The military field camp has thousands of acres of military land, 300 tenants, usually by several nearby villages, such as Jizhuang, Sunzhuang, Zou Zhuang and other local heroes to take care of it, the full number of soldiers in the whole battalion is 3,000 people, not only has walls, walled gates, guard towers, horses, ditches and other defensive buildings, there are many wooden houses in the camp for soldiers to rest. It is basically self-sufficient in grain and vegetables, and even dug a small canal to the Yangtze River to attract river water as a water source for consumption.

And now, there are 2,000 troops of Yang Qi, the general of the Guangling Army, stationed here. It is no exaggeration to say that the garrison of the military field camp is definitely higher than that of many county towns in the world. The only flaw is that the walls of the barracks are not made of ill-conceived stones that have a special effect, and cannot be effectively suppressed against certain special forces. But in any case, with Yang Qi, the general of the First Army, sitting in the military field camp, his garrison strength is quite terrifying.

It is also based on this that Gong Yu, the rebel general who came to attack the military camp, did not lead the army to attack at the first moment, but planned to win steadily, first build a camp in Dongshi Mountain, gain a firm foothold, and then slowly invade Guangling.

This news is not good news for the soldiers of the military field camp, after all, they only have 2,000 people, and according to the information obtained, Gong Yu holds 10,000 troops of the rebel army in his hands, and the difference in strength is almost five times, even if there are hundreds of scattered soldiers in their army near the military field camp, it is not enough to close the disparity in strength between the two. In this case, if Gong Yu is greedy and reckless, the military field camp can still fight a defensive counterattack and wait for an opportunity to sneak attack, but now that Gong Yu is so careful, this is simply the only chance of winning for them.

"General, the last general thinks that it is still necessary to send more scouts from our side to Dongshishan."

In the general's wooden house in the military camp, the general Zhou Jian, a general under Yang Qi, the general of the First Army of Guangling, couldn't help but put forward a building yì again, and proposed a building yì that he had proposed yesterday.

General is one of the military titles. The professional titles in the military can be roughly divided into low, middle, and high grades. Starting from the low-level military attachés, the chief of the army and the chief of the army are not in the stream, and the chief is the second, the top is the uncle, and then the captain is the captain.

Among them, the chief who led a team of 100 people was called the uncle, and he did not have any qualifications to participate in military deliberations unless there were special circumstances, and he was only responsible for fulfilling the general's orders, just like Lu Min, the chief of the 26th account; Du Bo is slightly better than Bo Chang, according to his personal ability, he leads 200 to 500 people, and he is also not qualified to join the military unless there are special circumstances, and he is only responsible for fulfilling the general's orders, and he is the backbone of the battlefield like Bo Chang; The rank of commander and above is the lieutenant, and according to his personal ability and seniority, he can lead the force of 500 to 1,000 men, and he can become the garrison officer of one side in non-war situations, but there shall be no change in the absence of an order. Ma Yan, who was killed by Tang Zhou, was a lieutenant with a thousand soldiers.

Compared with low-level generals, middle-level generals have a much higher degree of freedom, and according to different positions, the title can be roughly four types: general, tooth general, partial general, and joining the army.

Among them, the general and the tooth general are the same in rank, but the division of labor is different: the general refers to the general who has the sole command of the army to be responsible for important military tasks, such as sneak attack on the enemy, interception of the enemy's food and grass, etc.; The general refers to the general who guards his own army or camp, such as patrolling the perimeter, guarding the camp, and so on. Both have autonomy over a certain number of degrees.

The generals who have reached this level have the qualifications to lead the troops alone, just like Yang Qi, the general of the Guangling First Army, who can lead the troops alone, and at the same time understand the vague order of the commander, that is, the old assassin Shi Zangmin's 'repelling the rebels' in his own way. To put it simply, it is to use one's own judgment to decide whether and how to engage the enemy within the scope of a vague order. Among the middle-level generals, the generals enjoy a very high degree of autonomy.

The rank of joining the army is the same as that of a partial general, but the authority is very different, and it is more to assist the generals in the main battle to make suggestions, or to calculate various military resources to play an auxiliary role.

By the way, the deputy general is not a military title in the real sense, it only refers to the deputy of the main general, that is, the military deputy, just like Yang Qi. However, under normal circumstances, most of the military attachés who have received this special title will play a decisive role on the battlefield, after all, they are the deputy of the commander-in-chief, which is very different from the general general.

I have to say that once he gets into a position like Yang Qi, the power he has is quite huge, but in the same way, the pressure on his shoulders will be equally huge. Just like right now, the old assassin Shi Zang Min ordered him to block the rebels in the area of Dongshi Mountain and Juntian Camp, this vague order is clear, but many of these things have to be considered and planned by Yang Qi himself. Otherwise, if he can't complete the things he has explained, his position may not be secure. Perhaps this is the so-called "greater power, greater pressure".

"Higashishiyama ......"

Yang Qi muttered in a low voice, in his heart, he had never thought of letting a team of less than a hundred people be in charge of that hill. In his opinion, no matter how small the number of troops is, he has to settle about 500 people on the land in Dongshishan, otherwise, if the rebels can easily control the area around Dongshishan, it will make his military camp extremely passive.

However, the scene before leaving gave him a different view of the team, which was less than 100 people......

Yang Qi still remembered that before the brigade went to the Linjiang Plain, in fact, the old assassin Shi who was the army master had already assigned tasks to the three generals including Yang Qi, in other words, Yang Qi had already known the real purpose of their trip to the Linjiang Plain: not to stop the rebels, but to let the rebels know that they had already taken precautions, and force the rebels to change their plan of rapid attack, so that their Guangling side could slowly find a way to defeat the enemy in the stalemate.

However, before leaving, Zang Min called out to Yang Qi, suggesting that Yang Qi placed the 26th soldiers under his command in Dongshi Mountain to act as the eyes of the military camp.

[This is the manager's order, what can I do?] ]

Looking at the several people in the room who wanted to send more scouts one by one, Yang Qi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in his heart.

[My lord, a hundred people is probably not enough to compete with the large number of scouts of the thief army, right?] If they are all wiped out, and the last general does not get the news in time, I am afraid that our army will ......]

[Hehe, rest assured...... Do you want to make a bet with the old man, Yang Qi? Those little ghosts are going to surprise you. ]

[This...... How dare the last general make a bet with the adults, the last general will obey his fate. ]

Recalling the conversation with the old thorn Shi Zang Min in his mind, Yang Qi's expression couldn't help but become very strange, and he muttered, "It will surprise me...... Is it? ”

As he was talking, a soldier suddenly shouted outside the tent, "General, there is news from Dongshi Mountain!" ”

Yang Qi was stunned, and when he didn't know what was going on, he was inevitably a little panicked, and hurriedly said, "Quick transmission!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a soldier walked in quickly outside the tent and shouted, "Twenty-six tents and two Shishi Chang Zhou Li, on behalf of my soldier tent Lu Min Bo, present the enemy's intelligence to General Yang!" As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom and presented it with both hands.

[Enemy intelligence?] ]

Yang Qi muttered in his heart, because he knew that this soldier would definitely be searched before he came in, so he didn't care about any danger, got up and walked to the soldier, took the letter, and asked casually, "What is the situation of your twenty-six accounts?" ”

Zhou Li grinned and said proudly, "General Hui, we have strengthened the garrison of Dongshi Village, and the enemy scouts have not yet discovered our stronghold. ”

"What?" Yang Qi was stunned, and said in his heart that this was very different from what he thought.

However, no matter what, as long as the scout team is completely wiped out without any movement, Yang Qi doesn't care about anything else, after all, the military camp is not far from Dongshi Village, as long as Lu Min releases a signal for help, at most half an hour, he Yang Qi can lead his troops to arrive and protect the scouts of the twenty-six tents from being annihilated by the rebels.

Thinking of this, Yang Qi was also relieved, and slowly spread out the letter, but after just a glance, his face changed suddenly. This is a detailed map of the area, drawn in more detail than the one he had obtained from the old assassin Shi Zang Min. What's even more incredible is that the map also shows the location of the rebels' camp and brief information.

"Gong Yu...... Is this the name of the general of the bandit army? This surname is rare. Muttering, Yang Qi stared at the information marked on the map with both eyes, and muttered, "Sure enough, it's 10,000 soldiers...... 8,000 infantry and 2,000 archers...... What the? And two hundred cavalry? Tut! What a headache! As he spoke, he glanced at Zhou Li, raised the map in his hand, and asked, "Is the news true?" ”

"......Naturally," Zhou Li shook his head proudly, and then realized that this action was not polite, and quickly changed his words respectfully, "General Hui, this is what our brothers in the military tent have been peeking into the enemy camp for two days, and it must be true!" ”

"......" Yang Qi looked at the map in his hand again suspiciously, and suddenly, his eyes swept to the corner of the map, and his expression suddenly became strange, only to see a small paper fan painted there, and the inscription was written in very small words under the paper fan: Black Feather Crow, Military Advisor Shan Fu.

[Strategist?] ]

Yang Qi looked at the unbelievable and unbelievable amount of money with a little cry and laughter, and asked, "Shan Fu...... Who? ”

Zhou Li thought for a while, and replied with some pride, "It's a soldier in my military tent." Although he was only a soldier, he was quite remarkable, and during the battle of the Linjiang Plain, he also commanded us to fight against the thief army on behalf of Commander Lu Min. ”

[A soldier commanding the soldiers in place of the uncle?] What does that guy Lu Min think? ]

Yang Qi's expression suddenly became strange, and it was not difficult to guess that even if he was not very familiar with Lu Min, he was generally aware of the abilities of this subordinate uncle.

"Okay, I've got this map, you can go back and get back to your life."

Nodding, Yang Qi took this precious map into his arms. In his opinion, if all the enemy information marked on the map is true, then it will play a vital role.

But before he could do it again, he needed to send someone else to verify it. It's not that he doesn't trust Lu Min's twenty-six accounts, it's just that the matter is very important, even if it is Yang Qi, he doesn't dare to act rashly.

"Yes." hugged his fists and saluted, Zhou Li turned around and left, and when he walked to the door of the house, he was stopped by Yang Qi again.

"Wait! How many people did you lose for this map? ”

Zhou Li turned around and replied, "General Hui, this map was drawn by Yishi's brother, and the enemy's intelligence was also explored by Yishi's brother......"

"What General Ben asked you is how many men you have lost!" Seeing Zhou Li's answer to the question, Yang Qi was a little impatient. After all, he was quite concerned about Dongshi Mountain, and if there was any heavy loss in the twenty-six accounts, he would inevitably send additional soldiers to act as scouts.

Hearing this, the smile on Zhou Li's face suddenly decreased a little, and he lowered his head and said, "Back to the general's words, six brothers have lost their lives......

[Six?] ]

Yang Qi was stunned, because in his opinion, since the twenty-six accounts could get such detailed information, let alone six people, even if it was the loss of sixty people, he would not be too surprised.

Zhou Li didn't know what Yang Qi was thinking, seeing that he didn't speak, he would be wrong, and clenched his fists and said, "But don't worry, general, we have avenged the six brothers who unfortunately died, and in the past two days, we have slaughtered more than 400 thieves and scouts...... Ahem, although most of it was done by the brothers of the One Shi. By the way, Uncle Lu Min sent a small message: Before the general defeats that thief army, my twenty-six tents will definitely firmly hold Dongshi Mountain, and I will not let go of an enemy scout! With that, he slammed his right fist into his chest and turned away.

Looking at Zhou Li's distant back, Yang Qi was stunned, and the others in the room were also dumbfounded.

[4...... More than 400 thief scouts? It's only been two days......]

Yang Qi walked out of the house a few steps, looked up in the direction of Dongshi Mountain, and his expression changed again and again.

[If what the soldier said is true, that is, Dongshi Mountain at this time...... Fighting an unimaginable scout war? ]

Yang Qi couldn't believe it, because in the past two days, they had not started any confrontation with the rebels, and the number of enemies killed and killed had always remained at zero, but on the nearby Dongshi Mountain, there had been more than 400 casualties?

Although Yang Qi had an unimaginable expression, in fact, he guessed correctly. At this moment, Dongshi Mountain is indeed engaged in a fierce confrontation between the two sides of scout hunting and counter-hunting, especially at night. And in this confrontation, the powerful rebels are at an absolute disadvantage.

Regarding this incident, Gong Yu, the general of the rebel army, was already furious at such heavy casualties among the scouts......