Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Tide of War Has Changed
Following the test of strength, the other tests were relatively simpler, and the chief Lu Min did not come up with any more products of the Yue era made by 'Moru'. This made Zhang Huang feel a little regretful, after all, he was quite interested in the black mechanical technology of the Moru branch, one of the branches of Confucianism.
As for why Zhang Huang subjectively distinguished the technology of the Moru branch as black technology, it was because he vaguely felt that the strangely shaped leather shield used to test his strength was definitely not just a mechanical product, and it might have added something other incredible. Zhang Huang didn't think that the strange light cyan symbols on the 'leather shield' were just for decoration.
In just two days of testing, Lu Min, the chief of the twenty-sixth tent, had a general understanding of the strength of the hundred soldiers under his hands, and then he launched a series of high-intensity training for the soldiers under his hands.
Half a day to run with weights, half a day to train a bayonet. Although these two short sentences were easy to say, when put into practice, they really made the soldiers of the twenty-six tents suffer, and even Zhang Huang, a group of little guys whose body and spirit far exceeded ordinary people, were also trained to complain.
Any complaint is useless, because not only the twenty-six tents are training like this, but the entire army of 10,000 people is hurrying to practice the few hours they have, and the only difference is the attitude of the training chief: Lu Min, the uncle known as the Tiger of Hailing, although everyone has gradually learned that this commander is a cheerful and talkative type on weekdays, but when training, this tiger will not give you any special care.
"Alright, that's all for now. After the disbandment, we will go to the back camp for dinner, and in the afternoon, continue to practice! ”
After running around the playground for thirty laps, Lu Min, who had been renamed the Cold-Blooded Tiger in private, finally said what the soldiers wanted to hear the most. As this sentence reached the ears of all the soldiers, most of the soldiers in this hundred-strong team subconsciously lay on the ground, panting heavily.
"It's terrible! Lu Laohu, is this planning to kill us? Wiping the hot sweat like pulp on his head, Li Tong licked his chapped lips and muttered.
Speaking of which, Zhang Huang and the others' physical fitness was quite good, but even so, the high-intensity training for several days in a row made them a little unbearable, and as for the other soldiers, their words became less and less, because they didn't have much energy left to waste.
"Probably not." Hearing Li Tong's words, Tai Shici shook his head, lowered his voice and said, "The elders should all know what it means to be quick and not reach, and at the moment of the big war, it is impossible for them to train their soldiers to the death. ”
"But it can be seen that the battle situation on the front line is probably a little bad......" Shan Fu took over the conversation and said worriedly, "In the past few days, there are many people in the battalion who want to inquire about the battle situation on the front line, but they have all been suppressed by various commanders. Either they didn't even know about it, or they deliberately concealed it...... Either way, it's not a good sign. ”
"Isn't that just right?" Hehe smiled, Chen Zhihan said, "With the skills of our brothers, are you afraid that you won't be able to make meritorious contributions when you go to the battlefield?" Let's do a good job, and when the time comes, the old man who looks down on us will be surprised! ”
Zang Ba smiled bitterly when he heard this, after all, the old man in Chen Zhi's mouth was his uncle Zang Min.
After resting for a while, everyone was about to go to the back camp to eat, but before they took two steps, Zhang Huang was stopped by Lu Min, who had gone and returned.
"If the situation changes, you shall immediately inform me of the twenty-six accounts and the chiefs, and tell them to tell the soldiers to pack their bags, and we will set out in two hours!"
Because Zhang Huang was the first chief appointed by Lü Min, the entire 26 soldiers tacitly assumed that he was the deputy of the chief, including Lü Min. Therefore, if there is anything to pass on the order, Lu Min still leaves it to Zhang Huang to handle.
"So fast?" Zhang Huang was taken aback, because he thought that even if the war was imminent, there would be a few days of rectification and rest.
Hearing this, Lu Min looked left and right, and saw that there was no one around, so he lowered his voice and said, "Don't make a noise!" I just got the news that the army of the anti-thief Xu Zhao had captured Dantu County in Wu County, and then took a boat and waded through the water to pull out several Guangling army strongholds on the small islands in the middle of the river, and now they are pressing the border in a big way...... Lord Assassin Shi issued an order, ordering our army to intercept by the river, and be sure to prevent the thief army from crossing the river along the river! ”
Zhang Huang was shocked by these words, and he asked tentatively, "The Guangling army on the front line ......?"
"The army is broken." Lu Min glanced at Zhang Huang deeply, signaled him not to be public, turned around and left to resume his life.
Looking at the back of Lu Min leaving, Zhang Huang felt incredible in his heart.
Because as far as he knew, not long ago, the old assassin Shi Zang Min sent the Guangling army to block the army of the anti-thief Xu Zhao.
The rebels have such a strong background?
On the same day, the 10,000-strong army in the Guangling barracks set out for the camp, and amid the complaints of countless soldiers who had been exhausted by high-intensity training, this temporarily formed army, which had only gone through a few days of drills, drove mightily to the small plain near the river in Guangling County, the Linjiang Plain.
Because the soldiers had just finished their high-intensity exercises, the speed of the march was not fast, and the total distance of more than 70 miles took two days. But even so, after arriving at the Linjiang Plain, the physical strength of the soldiers of this 10,000-strong army still failed to recover.
"The whole army rests on the spot, and each tent buries the pot for cooking!"
"The whole army rests on the spot, and each tent buries the pot for cooking!"
Several heralds rode war horses and struck cymbals, going back and forth among the army soldiers, conveying orders from above to the rank-level soldiers.
"You don't even set up camp?"
Looking at the heralds from afar, a few incredible looks flashed in Shan Fu's eyes.
Indeed, it stands to reason that the role that the camp can play in order to intercept the rebel army from crossing the river is very important, but the soldiers of the army general account do not seem to plan to set up camp here, which makes Shan Fu, who is familiar with the art of war, feel a little puzzled.
As a result, half a day later, when he saw the huge ships of the rebels, Shan Fu understood.
The reason why we did not set up camp was because time did not allow it. The rebels had already uprooted the Guangling Army stronghold on the island in the river, completely controlled the entire river area, and pressed the battle line to the north of the Yangtze River. When the time comes, when the rebels attack, the camp has not yet been completed, and the 10,000 soldiers are exhausted, not to mention the rebels will be repulsed, and even escape will be a problem.
Therefore, it is better to abandon the plan of building a camp and seize the time to rest the soldiers, so as to ensure that the soldiers are in the best physical condition when the rebels land on the riverbank.
This proves that the soldiers in the army general account are indeed experienced generals, not ordinary conformist generals.
Around the time of Shen, the rebel army's fleet of ships had gradually entered the sight of the 10,000-strong defenders led by the old assassin Shi Zangmin, a full thirty huge sailing ships, forty or fifty ships, and countless boats, roughly counting the hundreds, such a huge fleet made Zhang Huang's Guangling defenders change their faces drastically.
[No wonder the Guangling army on the front line collapsed...... How can this be resisted? Tens of thousands! ]
Even Zhang Huang couldn't help but change slightly, because that fleet brought him an extremely strong sense of oppression and crisis. That strong sense of crisis made the pores on his arms unconsciously stir.
"Well, how many people are there?" Chen Zhi muttered dumbfounded.
It can be seen that whether it is him, Li Tong, Shan Fu, or even Zang Ba and Tai Shici, these fledgling ghosts, their faces are not very good-looking.
originally thought that the rebel army of the demon master Xu Zhao was at most the kind of Cheng dù that was stronger than the Taishan army, but now they realized that the army owned by the demon master Xu Zhao was a powerful army that was enough to sweep any county, and even this force was approaching Yangzhou Mansion.
Zhang Huang and the others didn't want to think about it, if Xu Zhao, who proclaimed himself Emperor Yangming, was just a thief of ordinary Cheng Dù, why did he need Yangzhou Assassin Shi Zang Min to be the commander himself?
"Woo——! Woo——! Woo——! ”
Three horns sounded on behalf of the formation, and the 10,000 soldiers of the Guangling garrison suddenly became chaotic. If they were most likely not so panicked on weekdays, but now in front of the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Xu Zhao's anti-army, most of these former city guards who were only responsible for opening and closing the city gates, or anti-theft and law enforcement, were already frightened and at a loss in their hearts. Fortunately, the uncles who commanded them were all experienced generals in combat, and the order was finally given to stop the panic of the soldiers, but it did not make this army of 10,000 people show signs of collapse before the enemy army has even started fighting.
"Stump, Tread, Tread—"
A rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded, Zhang Huang looked up, and saw a general in his thirties riding a war horse to the front of the battle, raising his arms and shouting, "Brothers of the first army, listen, my first army will take the lead." This battle is related to the safety of millions of people in Guangling County and even Yangzhou Prefecture, and we must not let the thief army succeed! I hope that all the gentlemen will fight to the death with Yang! ”
After that, a pair of front hooves of the war horse under the general's crotch stomped heavily on the ground, causing the entire ground to sink a huge piece and crack like a spider web.
"Wow——!"
Seeing this scene, the morale of the soldiers was immediately mobilized, and they raised their arms and shouted.
[Awesome......]
Zhang Huang stared at the unknown general in amazement, he thought that his ability was already powerful, but now when he looked at the general, he realized that the water in this world is really unfathomable.
"Who is this?" Zhang Huang muttered.
Because he was standing against Uncle Lu Min, even though he was muttering, Lu Min could hear it clearly, and replied in a low voice, "One of Zang Shuai's lieutenant generals, the general of our first army, General Yang Qi." ”
[General......]
Zhang Huang let out a long breath, he probably also knew the military rank of the Great Han. The military rank of the Han Dynasty is relatively chaotic, the highest is the general, the next is the captain, and then the general. As for the generals, there are some such as the Dubo, the Uncle, and the Chief.
And this Yang Qi can only be regarded as a middle-class general in the army, looking at the entire Han Dynasty, there are thousands of them. However, even so, the strength he showed was shocking in Zhang Huang's heart.
Feeling the strong martial aura that was surging all over Yang Qi's body, Zhang Huang was shocked to find that whether it was Ma Yan, the governor of Taishan County, or Lu Min, the chief of their twenty-six accounts, they all looked weak in front of this general, let alone others.
And when Zhang Huang was shocked, Li Tong, Chen Dao, Zang Ba, Tai Shici, and Shan Fu, who were all out of the book, also felt the terrifying power of their first army general, and were so shocked that they couldn't even speak.
After a long time, Zang Ba said in a trembling voice, and his tone was a little bitter.
"Taishan County...... Sure enough, it's too small. ”
The people of the Black Feather Crow were silent, and I have to say that the strength shown by Yang Qi greatly frustrated their self-confidence when they thought they could break through the world with their own skills.
But now, they don't have time to adjust their battered hearts, because the rebels have forcibly landed on the river beach.
"One Army...... Kill! ”
General Yang Qi held a long-handled broadsword in his hand and yelled loudly.
Somehow, a sergeant soldier who was still trembling just now mustered up the courage to charge at the rebels who were several times their size.
Even Zhang Huang and the others rushed out in that roar, as if Yang Qi's roar was a bit incredibly inspiring.
"Don't be reckless! Kill the enemy and survive, that's what we're all about! ”
With a roar from the chief Lu Min to all the soldiers under his command, the Black Feather Crow ushered in the first army battle they had never encountered.
Different from the fighting in the rivers and lakes, the crazy atmosphere that gathered rapidly on the battlefield seemed to instantly ignite the blood in their bodies, making them burn.
"Kill ——!"
Even if they are as calm as Zhang Huang and Shan Fu, at this time, there is only the word killing left in their minds, let alone others.