The hardest ones are the special forces and scouts.

According to Li Rupei's arrangement, the special forces and scouts of the Iron Blood Army have been merged together, but all the soldiers are still used to treating the special forces and scouts separately, and those who are mainly responsible for reconnaissance tasks are called scouts, and the sergeants who are responsible for rushing and killing at critical moments are called special forces.

Whether the 50,000 iron-blooded army can successfully exterminate the army under Chen Jingxuan's command depends on the scout's reconnaissance and intelligence.

In charge of the special forces and scout operations is Huang Biao.

When Chen Jingxuan led the army to attack Dongchuan, Huang Biao secretly sent scouts to reconnoiter all the intelligence in accordance with Li Rupei's requirements, and then when the combat deployment gradually became clear, the special forces were also dispatched, their main task was to reconnoiter all the situations around Wei City, especially the best place for the army to set up an ambush, and when the army of the Iron Blood Army was about to set off, he was also responsible for setting up road signs for the army and letting the army follow the road signs.

Don't underestimate these tasks, which are not something that ordinary people can do.

The terrain of Xichuan and Dongchuan is very complicated, there are many high mountains, and there are also many turbulent rivers, and special forces and scouts must overcome all difficulties, reconnoiter the terrain, and sketch out a detailed map.

In the determination of the ambush location in Weicheng, the special forces and scouts undertook extraordinary tasks, in order to ensure the accuracy of the ambush location, Huang Biao once followed the scouts to the ambush site to investigate.

The location of the ambush must be arranged on the official road, this is because Chen Jingxuan's army must take the official road.

This increases the difficulty of setting up an ambush, and a place that is too flat is definitely not good, although such a place has great benefits for cavalry operations, but the army cannot set up an ambush, and Chen Jingxuan will definitely send scouts to reconnoiter along the road. Once it was discovered that an army had set up an ambush, all the arrangements were in vain.

There is no need to consider too steep places, and it is impossible for hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides to spread out operations in steep places, and if you choose such a place, it will be meaningless to set up an ambush.

The best place is a combination of flat and steep, where a large army can set up an ambush and fight in a flat place, and such a place has one of the greatest advantages, that is, the army that occupies the initiative. can grasp the initiative in the shortest possible time, and the losing side, because of the steep overall terrain, can not escape smoothly, can only fight hard with the other party, and if it can't be defeated, then choose to surrender.

The scouts and special forces chose the best ambush location, divided into nearly 100 reconnaissance teams, and drew hundreds of maps. In the end, after Huang Biao's investigation and consideration, and Li Rupei's consent, it was clarified.

The final ambush site was ten miles away from Weicheng. The terrain here is very special, it is a steep and gentle connecting zone, and the official road that comes out of the mountains immediately enters a large open space. The official road in the open space seems to be very gentle, and the open space is enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. From the clearing, you can see the steep mountains all around.

The small place name here is called Tenglong Valley, and according to legend, this vacant land once entrenched a yellow dragon, and after the yellow dragon soared, it left this large open space.

There are only two ways out of Tenglong Valley, one is in the direction of Wei City, and the other is in the direction of the mountains, and there is no way out in the rest of the places.

In fact, there are many such places around Weicheng, after all, the terrain of Dongchuan and Xichuan is special, there are many steep mountains, and there are even endless mountains, and it is not particularly difficult to find a suitable place to set up an ambush.

Li Rupei chose Tenglong Valley alone, and even Huang Biao and others thought that this place was the best.

Of course, Huang Biao and others' views are different from Li Rupei, Huang Biao and others think that the place name of this place is very good, Tenglong Valley, the iron-blooded army can win here, indicating that Li Rupei is about to become a dragon, what is the dragon, that is the Son of Heaven, maybe this place is specially prepared for Li Rupei and the iron-blooded army, it is natural to choose such a place to set up an ambush, no one will raise objections.

Li Rupei did not believe in these so-called superstitious things at all, and the victory of the Great War depended on foolproof planning and deployment.

Tenglong Valley, it is precisely because it is only ten miles away from Wei City, it has become the place that Li Rupei finally chose, he made a decision from Chen Jingxuan's thoughts, in the process of marching, Chen Jingxuan will definitely be careful, even if Chen Jingxuan does not understand this, but the officers and strategists under his command are clear, and they will definitely make quite strict arrangements to prevent the army from encountering unexpected situations, this kind of careful thinking will basically be maintained, until the army enters Chengdu.

There was one exception, however, when the army was about to finish its day's journey.

This place in Weicheng is where Chen Jingxuan will definitely stay.

The official road passed through Weicheng, passing from the side of the city, Chen Jingxuan should choose to adjust in Weicheng, after all, this Chen Jingxuan is not a master who can endure hardships, from Zizhou to Weicheng, there are no other towns on the way, Chen Jingxuan, who has been marching for a long time, will definitely feel tired and choose to rest in Weicheng, which is a natural choice.

Li Rupei also analyzed that to achieve the victory in the battle of Zizhou, Chen Jingxuan must be complacent, will be unprecedentedly expanded, there is no movement in the direction of Chengdu, so that Chen Jingxuan is more assured, the emperor's holy decree, let Chen Jingxuan become the prime minister, this is equivalent to walking to the peak position, Chen Jingxuan can not calm down in a short time, and even have the idea of underestimating the iron-blooded army, once he arrives in Wei City, Chen Jingxuan chooses to rest and adjust in the city, even if the officers and strategists object, it will not have much effect, Because of Chen Jingxuan's conceit and status, he was able to suppress all the opinions below.

When the army is about to arrive at the destination, it is the most relaxed time, and Tenglong Valley is only ten miles away from Wei City, and it can be reached in half an hour on horseback, after a long march, eating and sleeping, the army is about to arrive near the city to rest, not to mention that Chen Jingxuan will be happy and relaxed, even the sergeant can't help but feel happy, so as to relax his vigilance.

Therefore, such a place should be the best choice.

Of course, Li Rupei also took into account the fierce fighting, after all, the army under Chen Jingxuan had just won the victory in the Dongchuan Operation, the momentum was very strong, and the fighting spirit of the sergeants was also very high, and they would definitely not retreat easily when they encountered a fight.

Any battle, there are special circumstances, if everything is under control, then there is no need to have a face-to-face fight, the so-called raising troops for a thousand days to use soldiers for a while, the critical moment is the need for iron-blooded soldiers to fight desperately.

When the army of the Iron Blood Army set off, Huang Biao could be said to be racking his brains.

The march, the secrecy involves whether the battle can achieve the final victory, if the news leaks out, all the arrangements may be in vain, the favorable conditions are from Guozhou, along the way through Yongtai, Zitong, and finally arrived at Weicheng, these places are mostly barren areas, there are not many people, this for the march of the army, will not have much impact, the possibility of leaking the news is not large, and in order to achieve victory in the battle, Huang Biao is also ruthless, scouting in the process of investigation, If someone's suspicion is aroused, that person's life will definitely not be saved, and the dead will not speak.

The biggest difficulty was the arrangement of an ambush in the Valley of the Dragons.

Tenglong Valley is only ten miles away from Wei City, it is the most important road in and out of Wei City, and it is also an official road, it is basically impossible to set up an ambush in such a place for a long time, and it is impossible to kill all the people who pass through Dragon Teng Valley, which is also not allowed by the military discipline and military regulations of the Iron and Blood Army.

In order to be able to make proper arrangements, Huang Biao spent a lot of energy.

He calculated in detail the time when Chen Jingxuan arrived in Tenglong Valley, asked scouts and special forces to investigate, and locked this time within one hour, the time for the iron-blooded army to ambush in Tenglong Valley for an hour would not have much impact, and he could quickly deal with the situation.

Huang Biao finally set the time of the ambush from Shen to You.

This is the result of the final calculation and scrutiny, the speculation of this time is very risky, and the most feared thing is that Chen Jingxuan's army passed through Tenglong Valley ahead of schedule.

But combat is adventurous, it's all gambling.

After the departure of the iron-blooded army, the special forces and scouts sent by Huang Biao kept an eye on Chen Jingxuan on the march at all times, and reported the itinerary of Chen Jingxuan's army at every moment to prevent accidents.

It can be said that before the army of the Iron Blood Army arrived in Tenglong Valley, Huang Biao couldn't eat, couldn't sleep well, and was in a state of high tension all the time, in just three days, a lot of blisters appeared at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes became red.

More than 100 groups of scouts and special forces passed on the detected information in the fastest way, through the analysis of these intelligences, Huang Biao was basically relieved, according to the itinerary of Chen Jingxuan's army, the time inferred by the special forces and scouts was basically accurate, but whether there was an accident in this is a bad thing.

Finally got the news that the army of the Iron Blood Army was about to arrive in Wei City.

At this moment, Huang Biao suddenly became excited, and he couldn't see the state of fatigue at all, he knew very well that the big war was coming, and this battle could be said to be more important than the battle of Yangzhou, after all, this battle meant that the entire south would be controlled by Li Rupei and the iron-blooded army, and this battle was likely to change the situation of the imperial court. At that time, Li Rupei will have a reason to enter the capital Chang'an. (To be continued......)