Chapter 63: Boosting Morale

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In late autumn and early winter, the climate becomes cold, the leaves are withered and yellow, there are no crops in the fields, as far as the eye can see, there is a bleak scene everywhere, the news that the official army and the iron-blooded army are about to start a big war have long been spread out, from Bazhou to Wuling County, there is almost no one to be seen, even the people in the villages near the official road have also avoided it, and the people will never cause trouble at this time, and they can't hide and win. (Please search Bayi Chinese Net, the fastest updated novel website!) The atmosphere in Bazhou Prefecture, Wuling County and Qingyuan County was very tense, and a large number of people took refuge in Bazhou Prefecture or went to Quzhou.

The iron-blooded army did not restrict the people of the county to leave, at such a critical juncture, the iron-blooded army needs to prepare for war with all its might, and it is meaningless to restrict the freedom of the people, on the contrary, the county government of Wuling County and the county government of Qingyuan County widely publicized, informing the people that they were about to start fighting and killing, and the government and the iron-blooded army could not protect the people for the time being, and the people could leave on their own.

Of course, this is Li Rupei's decision, Li Rupei, who crossed the country, always kept in mind the purpose of people-oriented, he did not want ordinary people to fall into the battle, told the people to dodge, this groundbreaking practice, but also attracted a lot of people's curiosity and attention, but it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, the people will not stay to help you because of your compassion, people think of life, people can leave, almost all of them have left.

Dewey learned about the iron-blooded army's approach, and did not hide his shameful demeanor, thinking that this was the dying struggle of the iron-blooded army, Wuling County and Qingyuan County, all the sergeants left behind were the iron-blooded army, just to save food and resist for a longer time, but Qian Shiqu didn't see it that way, he began to be silent and think, I'm afraid that the iron-blooded army commander and bandit leader who is called Li Lang is really not simple, and the world of those who win the hearts of the people, although Li Lang's approach will not have much effect in a short period of time, But once the Predator survives the most difficult moment and has a solid territory, the common people will flock to it in large numbers.

The attitudes of Yu Yurong and Yu Lianhan really surprised Li Rupei.

Everything must be prepared for the worst, considering that the war is about to begin, and the battle situation cannot be fully grasped, Li Rupeijian yì Yu Yurong and Yu Lianhan The two girls left Wuling County, or secretly returned to Suizhou, or temporarily found a place to hide, the Iron Blood Army can send a few sergeants to escort them, after the two were hijacked by the Iron Blood Army, they have lost their use value, even if they are "rescued", Ma Tengyun will never marry, and Lu Yanhong will not look at it squarely, so in case they are captured by the official army, The fate was miserable.

Li Rupei's Jianyì was directly rejected by Yu Yurong and Yu Lianhan, they must stay in Wuling County, and the two are prepared for the worst, once Wuling County is breached, they will choose to commit suicide, they know very well that the iron-blooded army sergeants can be killed, they are powerless, it is impossible to rush out, rather than being captured and suffering inhuman insults, it is better to choose to kill themselves.

Yu Yurong and Yu Lianhan's decision shocked Li Rupei, and it was at this time that he began to understand the thoughts of the two girls, ants are still greedy, not to mention people, but the two girls insisted on not leaving Wuling County, willing to take huge risks, and made their attitude clear, once the city was breached, they chose to commit suicide.

After the crossing, Li Rupei lost his family in a short period of time, he was lonely, he had no worries, the concept of family gradually blurred, the appearance of Gao Chibang and others gave Li Rupei great confidence, but after all, it felt different, just like a bosom friend, there was still a difference between him and his family, Yu Yurong and Yu Lianhan's decision gave him a feeling of protecting his family from being harmed, maybe this is an instinctive feeling.

October 20th of the sixth year of Qianfu, Yinshi.

There is still an open area of thirty miles away from the county seat of Wuling.

Dewey led 3,000 officers and soldiers, all of them were waiting here, the attack preparations were launched at the end of the day, all the sergeants were ready, waiting for Dewey's order, there were scouts along the road to reconnoitre, and there was nothing unusual, but when it was thirty miles away from the county seat of Wuling, the scouts stopped the reconnaissance, so as not to arouse the vigilance of the iron-blooded army.

Military advisor Qian Shiqu was left in the Chinese army.

The city wall of Wuling County is not high, and it is basically impossible to hold the city with the help of the city wall, there is no moat outside the city wall, which is conducive to cavalry charge, once the city gate is taken, it is equivalent to breaking the city. Dewey had worried that the Predators were likely to use ambush tactics, but the scouts had already scouted the terrain, and there was no place to ambush from here to the county seat.

Dewey took the lead, slightly speeding up, which was a signal to prepare for the attack.

The cavalry plus the charge, the distance of thirty miles, but only half an hour, of course, at this time it is impossible to charge all.

It was not yet dawn, but the torches lit up the surroundings as if it were day.

Gao Chibang received a report that the official army was only ten miles away from the valley on the outskirts of the city.

The 2,400 soldiers of the iron-blooded army formed a phalanx with a length and width of 100 meters, with Gao Chibang and Huang Biao taking the lead, followed by Song Hu, Zhao Laibao and others.

Behind the officer is the bow team, including two organ crossbow teams, in fact, in the process of cavalry charging and fighting, the role of the bow and crossbow team is limited, the degree of cavalry charge is very fast, in order to avoid the bow and arrow, the formation of the charge is very scattered, the bow and arrow can form some damage, but it is impossible to hit the cavalry hard, unless the other party is not the slightest preparation, so the focus of the battle is still face-to-face fighting.

It's the first time that the Predators have faced such a lineup.

Of the 2,400 sergeants, of which only 1,000 were cavalry, and the rest were infantry and crossbowmen, but the 3,000 officers and troops led by Dewey were basically cavalry, and in terms of theoretical strength comparison, the iron-blooded army was at an absolute disadvantage.

However, Gao Chibang has a trump card in his hand, that is, scouts, and scouts are the absolute core of the attack.

Just when the army was ready and was about to start fighting, Yan Fu rode to Gao Chibang's side and whispered something, Gao Chibang's face changed, and he looked in the direction of the hillside.

"Yan Fu, lead ten scouts to protect Li Lang's safety."

Before Gao Chibang's words fell, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and Li Rupei actually appeared.

All the sergeants saw Li Lang, and there was a brief shake in the ranks.

Gao Chibang, Huang Biao and others had very bad faces, they said many times, asking Li Rupei to wait in the county seat, in case of a change in the battle ahead, Li Rupei can withdraw to Qingyuan County in time, and at such a critical moment, Li Rupei personally took risks, it was really not worth it.

"Li Lang, why did you come here at this moment, didn't you say that so-and-so is the commander-in-chief of operations, and he obeys so-and-so's arrangement."

"Master, don't get excited, I have thought about it carefully, I am also a member of the iron-blooded army, at such a critical moment, if I stay away from my brothers, I can't say it, besides, a certain life is tied to the sky, how can it be calculated by a few small nights, Wuling County is maintained by Tan Ming Mansion, there should be no problem."

Gao Chibang kept a straight face, and it was not good to continue to complain.

"Since Li Lang is here, let's go to the hillside to watch the battle, the brothers will definitely defeat the official army."

Li Rupei shook his head slightly.

"Master, so-and-so is here to ask for battle, how can he go to the hillside to hide, of course, if so-and-so thinks about going into battle to fight, it will distract the master and worry the brothers, but so-and-so, as a drummer, it's still okay, please give an order from the master, so-and-so is willing to be a drummer."

Gao Chibang looked at Li Rupei, and a bright light flashed in his eyes, in fact, he knew very well that in such an important battle, Li Rupei disregarded his own safety and personally participated in the battle and fighting, which is the greatest encouragement to the brothers, this kind of spiritual encouragement, no one can replace it, because the brothers understand that as long as Li Lang is by his side, the battle will definitely be able to win.

This became an almost superstitious perception for the Predators.

Gao Chibang jumped on his horse a few steps and shouted to all the brothers.

"Brothers, the marshal personally beats the drums, do the brothers have the confidence to defeat the official army?"

"There is ......"

All the soldiers seemed to be possessed, and strange colors flashed on their faces, with Li Lang personally beating the drums, what else could they not do, not to mention 3,000 officers and soldiers, even if it was 30,000 officers and soldiers, there was nothing to fear.

The drummer is actually very dangerous, the two armies are fighting, the drummer has a vital role, the drum can boost morale, but also can command the battle, any commander knows that as long as the opponent's drummer is hit hard, so that the opponent's offensive drum fades, it can hit the opponent's morale to the greatest extent.

Although the danger of the drummer is important, but there are not many people who can protect the drummer, under normal circumstances, the army has ten drums, and all the drums are beaten at the beginning of the battle, and each drum has five people in charge, one drummer falls, and the other person is on top, if all five drummers fall, this drum cannot be beaten, and the drum beat will naturally decline, and many times, the officer even personally beats the drum to ensure that the drum beat will not decline.

Many drums, one side is the largest, this drum is equipped with the number of drummers reached ten, this drum must always rumble the drum beat, can never stop, if this drum can not make a sound, it means that the fight failed, so the drummer of this drum, the situation is also the most dangerous, the casualties are very large, sometimes because the drummers all fall, even the coach himself stands in front of this drum to beat the drum.

Li Rupei is the drummer of this big drum.

As a commander, the coming of the big war, being with the brothers, and choosing the most dangerous place, is a huge encouragement in itself, and the combat effectiveness produced by such an approach cannot be calculated in detail.