Chapter 409: The Enemy After All
Wei Jing came frankly and openly, and he didn't guard against others at all, on the contrary, it was necessary for him to be a little more public. In his opinion, Wei Ba and the others, who really wanted to hide it, were still fleeing in the mountains, and they didn't know about his existence at all. It is also necessary to show the battle flag and military prestige, so that those poor and crazy barbarians know that they know that they are powerful and do not come to stir up trouble. He has no objection to taking the opportunity to fight the barbarians who have thrown themselves into the net, but he really doesn't have time to pay attention to them now, catching Wei Ba and rescuing the princess is the top priority in his mind at this moment.
Wei Jing set up a position on the west bank, set up a large camp, set up a battle formation with a radius of 150 paces with the ferry as a radius, and then hid the warships in the valleys on both sides, and sent scouts to the opposite bank to inquire about the situation. For the sake of caution, he even went into the water himself and surveyed the place where Wei Ba and the others were about to cross the water, checking the depth of the water in order to find out if the water here was deep enough to drown people in the event of a battle, or to give them a chance to dive and escape.
Wei Jing was busy in the middle of the night, setting up a sophisticated trap, he thought of everything, but he didn't expect that the prey he was going to catch was watching him from behind him.
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Wei Ba gently put a small pebble on the sketch, stared at the sketch for a long time, and sighed: "This Wei Jing has some skills, no wonder he can be friends with Bu Qi." ”
Zhao Tong held the knife, his chin was on his knees, his eyes were staring at the sketch of the deployment of the Wu army on the ground, and he thought for a while: "If we don't arrive in advance, I'm afraid it will be more than lucky." ”
"Even if you arrive early, it will not be easy to rescue your husband." Wei Ba gently scratched the soft beard under his chin. Although he didn't pay much attention to grooming in his previous life, his beard was still shaved every day, and now he is only twenty years old and has to grow a beard, he is a little unsuitable, as soon as he touches these beards, there is a sense of vicissitudes.
"The difference in strength is too great." Wei Ba said: "Killing them may be able to achieve unexpected results, but if you want to completely annihilate them, it is basically impossible." If they are killed together, they may be entangled. ”
Zhao Tong nodded slightly: "Then what should I do?" Can you change places? ”
"Nope." Wei Ba shook his head: "Judging from the map." This is the most suitable way to cross the river. The next suitable spot is more than eighty miles away, along the river and through the jungle. He raised his head and looked at Zhao Tong: "Since Wei Jing rushed here to set up an ambush, he naturally calculated that we would definitely cross the river from here." Elsewhere. Naturally, there were ambushes. And he was on a boat. Going down the river is faster than us, and it takes less effort. ”
Zhao Tong smacked his lips: "Then what are you going to do?" ”
"Night Fight."
"Night battles?" Zhao Tong was taken aback. Subconsciously raised his head and looked at the sky blocked by the dense canopy. The stars are blocked by the canopy, and only a little bit of starlight peeks out of the gaps. The night sky was dark, and if you didn't bring a torch, you couldn't see your fingers, and if you carried a torch...... That's a live target.
"Hmm." Wei Ba nodded heavily: "Night battle is one of the key training contents of my Wei family's martial arts. Before dawn, at the dawn of the morning, they can attack. However, they can only play the role of harassment, and Zuihou's lore needs you to complete. Fifty spearmen, a chance to attack, go straight to the point, and be sure to capture Wei Jing himself. ”
Wei Ba paused, and then said, "Or kill him." ”
Zhao Tong was silent for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "You were already ready to give me a great achievement, right?" ”
"It's not like I'm giving you a great job." Wei Ba shook his head, and there was no trace of a smile on his face: "I think you are more suitable than me to complete this task." I arranged this purely out of consideration for the outcome of the entire battle, and had nothing to do with personal feelings. ”
Zhao Tong smiled silently, stood up, tidied up his clothes, and bowed: "Huh." Then he turned and strode away.
Wei Ba immediately called Dunwu, Wang Shuang and others to arrange the night battle that was about to start. One hundred Wei soldiers, divided into two groups, cut into the two sides of Wei Jing's tent, and their task was to cause a riot in the Wu army and at the same time cut off Wei Jing's connection with the flanks. They can't get too close to Wei Jing, otherwise Zhao Tong won't have enough tactical space when he attacks, and they can't be too far away, otherwise they won't be able to support in time if Zhao Tong encounters difficulties.
"Based on the position of Wei Jing, there are thirty steps on each side. Such a distance could ensure that the crossbowmen on the flanks could not effectively support the Chinese army. Wei Ba stopped and swept his gaze: "Wei Xing, you and Wang Junhou act together." ”
Wei Xing stood up and gave his hand to the order: "Huh." ”
"Ziquan, you are in charge of the left wing in this operation." Wei Ba turned his gaze to Wang Shuang: "Remember, our mission is to block, not Wei Jing. ”
Wang Shuang scratched his head: "Young master, we Weishenme are not going to kill Wei Jing, but to give it to Zhao Zhonglang?" ”
Wei Ba did not answer immediately, but turned his gaze to Dun Wu and the others. Dunwu and the others all lowered their heads and were silent, obviously having the same question. One hundred soldiers of the Wei family harassed the Wu army, but left the task of attacking the fortification to Zhao Tong, which seems to have some meaning of gnawing bones by themselves but leaving meat for others to eat, these soldiers who have been waiting for a long time cannot understand.
"First of all, the night attack is not the head of the Zhao family's spearmen, let them go, it is likely to alarm the Wu army in advance and lose the fighter. This kind of difficult task is none other than my Wei family's military soldiers, and it is none other than you. ”
Wei Ba slowed down his voice and patiently explained. These soldiers will be his team in the future, and he will not only train these people to be warriors who are good at fighting, but also train them to be generals who can use their brains, and the art of war must not only stay on the letter, but also implement it in action.
Hearing Wei Ba's words, Dunwu and the others laughed a little proudly.
"Secondly, we only have a hundred people, and there will be many battles to fight in the future, even if you have three heads and six arms, you will not be able to take care of all the tasks, and you will inevitably need the help of others. Senior Brother Zhao is someone I can trust, of course I have to give him the opportunity first, so that he can naturally become the person who speaks. If he speaks with authority, I will have an extra arm. Wei Ba's gaze slowly turned to everyone's faces, and said earnestly, "Do you know what I mean? ”
Dunwu, Wang Shuang and others some understand, and some don't quite understand. But they all knew that Wei Ba had far-reaching considerations for doing this, not just thinking about the battle in front of him. No one had any more doubts, so he stood up and bowed: "Oh! ”
"Go and prepare, let the brothers have a full meal, some people may not be able to eat tomorrow's morning meal." Wei Ba waved his hand, motioned for everyone to prepare, sat down by himself, closed his eyes and meditated.
Zhao Tong returned to his place of residence. The task is scheduled. He instructed the spearmen to prepare for battle and rest well, and then came to Sun Luban's tent. Wei Ba did what he said and did not give Sun Luban another pill. Fortunately, Zhao Tong is no stranger to this situation. He asked Pan Ziyu to boil some boiling water. put in some salt, cleaned Sun Luban's wounds, and wiped her with a cloth dipped in water to cool her down. After most of the night's tossing. Sun Luban finally got through, but he was very tired and lay weakly in Pan Ziyu's arms, looking at this shijie who seemed to be very familiar and seemed very unfamiliar.
Hearing Zhao Tong's footsteps, Sun Luban turned his head a little nervously and looked at Zhao Tong nervously. Pan Ziyu gently patted her shoulder and comforted: "Princess, don't be afraid, it's Zhao Zhonglang." ”
Hearing that it was Zhao Tong, Sun Luban slowly relaxed, slowly turned his head, looked at Zhao Tong's eyes, and then looked away. She hesitated for a moment before her cracked lips trembled, and she said softly: "Thank you Zhonglang for saving your life, if you have the opportunity to return to Wu Kingdom, you must implore my father to repay Zhonglang." ”
Zhao Tong smiled silently: "I saved you, not because you are a princess, but because you are a woman." This is the battlefield, and you shouldn't be here. ”
Sun Luban raised his eyebrows, the stubbornness in his bones came out, and he blurted out: "Weishenme, you look down on women? ”
Zhao Tong crooked his mouth: "It's not that I look down on women, in fact, on the battlefield, women are just inferior to men." ”
Sun Luban's body moved, and he wanted to sit up and refute, but Pan Ziyu hurriedly hugged her tightly, leaned into her ear and said urgently: "Princess, Zhao Zhonglang is a good person." Sun Luban listened to her reminder, and then he felt that it seemed inappropriate for him to argue with Zhao Tong, not to mention that she was very weak now, and she didn't have much strength to argue, so she had to snort, relax her body again, and gasp weakly.
Zhao Tong took out a piece of beef from his arms and carefully placed it in front of Pan Ziyu: "Miss Pan, the princess is recovering from a serious illness and her body is weak, you boil this piece of meat into soup and feed her a little." In addition, it is very dangerous outside, you are in the tent, do not come out casually, so as not to have an accident. ”
Pan Ziyu looked at Zhao Tongyi gratefully: "Thank you Zhonglang." ”
Zhao Tong suddenly blushed, hurriedly lowered his head, bowed and retreated. He straightened up, looked at the dark shadows of the mountains around him, let out a long breath, and moved his body again, before he sat down at the door of the tent and laid his spear in front of him. He just asked Pan Ziyu not to go out casually, but he was not joking. It is rare to have women in the army, especially women like Sun Luban and Pan Ziyu, since Wei Ba can kill Sun Luban at any time, then in his eyes, Sun Luban is not a princess, but just an ordinary hostage. Those rude soldiers may not dare to touch the princess, but ordinary hostages, they are brave enough to flirt.
Pan Ziyu obviously thought of this, so she agreed to Zhao Tong's request, and then just like that, it was not enough to reassure her, until she saw Zhao Tong's mountain-like back through the gap in the tent, she was really relieved. She sat in the tent, looking through the narrow gap, for a long time, until Sun Luban couldn't hold back and shouted: "Have you seen enough?" ”
"Princess, you...... Are you awake? Pan Ziyu replied in a panic, his face flushed.
"Hmph, I've been awake twice." Sun Luban pouted at the soup bowl on the fire: "If it weren't for the soup running dry, I wouldn't have called you." ”
"Oh." Pan Ziyu woke up at this time, hurriedly jumped up, took off the hot soup bowl, scooped some soup for Sun Luban, blew it cold, and sent it to Sun Luban's mouth. Sun Luban took the soup, took a sip, and suddenly said: "Receiving the grace of dripping water, it should be reciprocated by the spring." Ziyu, how do you say we can repay this Zhao Zhonglang? ”
"Huh?" Pan Ziyu didn't react for a while, and then his face turned red again. When Sun Luban saw it, he sighed helplessly: "Ziyu, you look so stupid now." She stretched out her hand to pull open the tent, glanced out, and couldn't help but "huh": "What about people?" ”
A spearman of the Zhao family flashed next to him, and bowed down: "The young master of my family has gone to fight, leaving the five of us to take care of the two girls." ”
Pan Ziyu and Sun Luban glanced at each other and sighed in unison. Zhao Tong is fighting, but his enemies are the people who are coming to save them, they are enemies, no matter how good Zhao Tong is to them, they are enemies after all.
"I don't know...... Whoever comes. Sun Luban shrank his body, looked at the fire that was about to be extinguished, and said quietly.
Pan Ziyu did not speak. No matter who comes, they have little chance of being rescued, and they will eventually be held hostage by Wei Ba to a farther place. And her father Pan Jun is also on the march at the moment, and there must be a life-and-death battle between them. Thinking of Wei Ba's previous proud achievements, especially what happened to Lu Xun, the auxiliary general, Pan Ziyu couldn't help but be a little worried, will his father become the next Lu Xun? (To be continued......)