"Yellow head! Do you say that we will be able to stop the thieves with these children? One of Huang's subordinates asked in a whisper.

After Huang Qiqi defected to Wu Shigong, most of them passed the military assessment of the Runing Army after a period of training. More than half a year ago, Wu Shigong transferred all these 60 or 70 people out and became the instructors of the boy boy camp.

In fact, the reason for this is very simple. This time, in the Runing Army Scout Camp, a large number of male orphans were trained in the direction of sailor soldiers. Especially the batch of students between the ages of fourteen and sixteen, all of whom were trained by sailors.

And Huang Qiqi, these defectors in Dongjiang Town, all have experience in fighting on warships and land, so it is logical that they become the instructors of the boy boy camp.

Of course, he left the front-line combat troops and came to the boy boy camp to become the child king. Huang inspired these people to always have a sense of loss after being excluded. However, they were also promoted when they went as instructors, so from an economic point of view, they could also make up for their loss.

And this time, because of the critical situation, the older teenagers in the boy boy camp were also dispatched, although they also had their own cadet officers, but according to the convention, they were still under the command of Huang Qiqi.

"During the time we were here, the Runing Army never treated us badly. I, Lao Huang, am ready to stay here for the rest of my life. Huang Qichang sighed and said, "I thought that sooner or later, one day, the adults would take us back to Liaodong, as long as we can sweep the grave in front of my father's grave once, my old Huang will have no regrets in this life." I didn't expect so many thieves to come this time! ”

Huang Qiqi stood up, walked up to a boy from a nearby boy camp and touched his head, and then shouted: "There's nothing to say, when the time comes, you old brothers will stand in the first row with Lao Huang and me." If we hadn't fallen. These dolls are hurting, and we are all going to sleep on our stomachs in coffins! ”

The instructors around Huang Qiqi also laughed. They also shouted, "All right! We all listen to Brother Huang. Dolls! Keep your eyes open and take a good look at our demeanor! ”

The young man beside Huang Qiqi raised his head, opened his eyes wide, and said seriously: "Instructor Huang! In the precept of our boy boy camp, it is said: We are all personal guards around adults. So we will definitely not embarrass you Instructor Huang. ”

Huang Qiqi immediately laughed, he patted the young man on the shoulder, and asked, "Instructor Huang used to be very fierce to you, do you remember to hate me?" ”

Huang inspired the training of these people, and there must have been some remnants of the Ming army's previous unpleasant atmosphere, so when the students of the boy camp did not complete the training, they often punched and kicked and did some corporal punishment.

"Nope!" The boy flatly denied it. Then he hesitated and said. "We also know that Instructor Huang is for our good, but we are all afraid to see Instructor Huang." With that, the boy smiled sheepishly.

Huang Qiqi also laughed. He raised his head and commanded loudly, "Dolls, all be happy!" Sing a few more songs to Instructor Huang! ”

There was a burst of singing in the boys' camp.

In the distance, I heard singing from the camp of the boy camp. Xue Yongli smiled beside him: "Those dolls have good morale!" ”

The head of the militia group around Xue Yongli also smiled: "It was good when Captain Tao took the boy camp back then. But now the dolls in the boy camp are too young. Wouldn't it be appropriate to bring them out? Will it pull out the seedlings to help it grow? ”

"It's okay!" Xue Yongli smiled and shook his head, "Bringing them out is also strong." Let the dolls also feel how to fight. This wolf cub has been staying with the old wolf, and he has not grown up. ”

"Say it again. We won't necessarily fight the Shaanxi bandits this time. After the Shaanxi bandits appeared, we ignited the gunpowder placed on the ice and blew up the ice on the river, so that the Shaanxi bandits could not cross the river. In the future, it will only be blown up once after a while, unless those Shaanxi bandits are willing to fill the river with corpses. They can't get by. ”

"But what if they rush over regardless of casualties?" The pre-war deliberations in the Runing army were relatively democratic, and they could raise their own objections, and of course, in wartime, they must strictly implement them according to the combat jihua. So at this time, the head of Qi raised an objection, "The small one looks at the river surface is not wide. If the Shaanxi bandits are willing to be ruthless, they will definitely be able to cross the river as long as they throw down two or three thousand casualties. ”

"Then give them another iron bullet and then retreat!" Xue Yongli had already made up his mind about this problem, "Let the Shaanxi thieves lose another one or two thousand." Then we will withdraw to the camp and wait for the Shaanxi thieves to attack! ”

"Didn't Mr. Deng ask your lord to stay here for three days? It's not good for adults to leave like this! Head Qi asked again.

"Nothing unhaode. You want to! Since the Shaanxi bandits are going to force the Shenshui River regardless of casualties, then their target must be Fucheng and our camp. In this case, we must be prepared to defend the city for a long time. Therefore, it is the best strategy to fight with the Shaanxi bandits here and consume our own strength, but to rely on the solidity of the city, killing and injuring a large number of Shaanxi bandits is the best choice. As long as we wait until my uncle returns with the army, we will fight back together and completely wake up these dizzy Shaanxi bandits. ”

"In doing so, although it seems that the Shaanxi bandits are approaching the city, we are more dangerous, but we have preserved our strength to the maximum, which is conducive to the future of our Runing army, and we will also get the greatest results. As for Mr. Deng! I'm going to talk about it. He is a man of letters, and he doesn't know much about war, so we still have to watch and handle this war by ourselves! ”

Xue Yongli's words made everyone around him laugh out loud, in any political group, there is always a comparison between the civil and military. Although the contradiction between the civil and military forces of Runing Army is not obvious now, there is always some faint competition between the two giants Deng Qifan and Xue Yongli.

On the 14th day of the first lunar month, the cavalry of the peasant rebel army appeared on the other side of the Shenshui River, and the Runing army, which had been prepared in advance, lit gunpowder in turn and blew up the ice about one and a half miles long. Seeing that there was a Runing army here, those scouts immediately reported to Zhang Xianzhong.

After Zhang Xianzhong received the report, he immediately took his own soldiers to observe with the King of Sweeping and the King of Taiping, and discovered the large camp and position set up by the Runing Army on the other side of the Shenshui River.

Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong, who was unwilling to be entangled here, immediately ordered the main force of the peasant rebel army to move eastward about ten miles from the Shenshui River to avoid the engagement with the Runing army. The Runing Army also remained on the other side of the river, monitoring the movements of the peasant rebels.

The two armies were at peace with each other in such a situation where they were on guard against each other. At the urging of Zhang Xianzhong, the peasant rebel army also quickened its pace, passing through the Shangcai and Xincai areas in one day and heading straight to Fengyang Mansion. (To be continued......)