Chapter 51: A Disappointing Night
After a short period of weighing, the remaining forty or fifty minions, led by a leader, rushed towards the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" ranger squad that was coming up towards them, trying to break out of the opponent's cavalry and kill back to their own Dazhai -- in the eyes of these minions, at least the ranger squad that had no camp to rely on was easier to deal with. However, what happened next made the minions realize that they were no match for them, whether they were protected by a camp or not.
Facing the "Feiyun Village" minions rushing towards him, Muttel gestured to his subordinates unhurriedly. Sixty rangers lined up, took off their "five-five" rifles from their backs, and fired at the opposing minions very calmly. With the sound of gunfire, the minions of "Feiyun Village" were shot and fell off their horses, and none of them could break through the fire net woven by the rangers. An encounter that neither side had expected in advance ended in this way, and the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" won the skirmish with the result of completely annihilating the enemy army for the first time since the annihilation of Sanzhai.
After the battle, Qian Yuanshan ordered some soldiers to clean up the corpses of the opponent's minions and horses, and on the other hand, ordered other soldiers to continue to hurry up and build barracks to prevent the opponent from attacking on a larger scale.
However, from the afternoon until it was dark, the minions of the "Feiyun Village" did not appear in the field of vision of the sentries of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion". This situation somewhat disappointed the 1st Squadron and the Ranger Squad, which had been waiting to give the enemy an attacking blow, and also made Qian Yuanshan and other brothers in the forward command feel a little strange - it is said that the enemy has suffered such a big loss, and there should be no reaction. Whether it's attacking again or admitting defeat, there should always be a movement.
Although they didn't understand the enemy's actions, Qian Yuanshan and the others were not too worried about what conspiracy the other party would play. Whether the other party plans to sneak attack at night or plan to retaliate the next day, the "Wyvern Pioneer Battalion" is fully prepared. Now for them, they are not afraid that the enemy will come to retaliate, but they are afraid that the enemy will not dare to come. Therefore, as night fell, the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion", especially those who had been building the camp and had not caught up with the noon skirmish, began to pray silently, hoping that the enemy would come to steal the camp and rob the village, so that they would have the opportunity to try their weapons and test the results of the shooting training for more than a month.
However, the actual situation disappointed them again, and the first night of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Camp" in Longtangou was very peaceful. For the entire night, the soldiers did not hear any unusual noises or unusual movements, except for the chirping of insects and frogs, and a few suspicious figures snooping in the distance through infrared telescopes shortly after dark. This made the soldiers who had been waiting all night with great interest annoyed, and they complained in their hearts that the leaders and subordinates of "Feiyun Village" were useless, and they didn't even have the courage to avenge their brothers.
Speaking of which, the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" really wronged Chen Kang, the big boss of the "Feiyun Village", and the group of cavalry under him who were not afraid of death. The reason why there has been no movement in "Feiyun Village" is not that Chen Kang or his subordinates do not want to avenge their brothers, but because it was not until late the night before that Chen Kang learned the news that his brother and more than 100 minions were all wiped out, and it was too late to send troops to retaliate.
In fact, the minions sent back by Chen Yu to report the news delivered the news to Chen Kang at the end of Shen Shi, but out of trust in the combat effectiveness of his younger brother and his cavalry, Chen Kang did not immediately order troops to go down the mountain to help the battle, but waited for the news of his brother's victory in the village very steadily. However, to his surprise, from the end of Shen Shi to the beginning of the Yu Shi, he did not wait for news from his brother or any other minions. Chen Kangke was a little anxious at this time, and he hurriedly sent a few henchmen to Longtangou to inquire about the news.
When these minions arrived at the battlefield on both sides, although it was already completely dark, by the light of the torches and lanterns lit by the other side, they could still see clearly the corpses of the "Feiyun Village" minions that had been collected by the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion", and relied on Chen Yu's set of armor that was far more luxurious than the other minions, and identified that the second leader was also among them-these minions who inquired about the news were the suspicious figures who appeared in the infrared telescope. ,
This sudden situation surprised these minions who inquired about the news -- the brothers who attacked the enemy camp with the second leader were all wiped out, and naturally no one could flee back to Dazhai to report the news. After confirming that the more than 100 brothers had died in Longtangou, several minions who inquired about the news did not dare to stay here for a long time, and immediately returned to the "Feiyun Village" and reported to Chen Kang, the big boss.
After learning the exact news from the front, although the brothers in the cottage were excited, considering that it was already the middle of the night, even if they set off immediately, it would have been dawn when they arrived at Longtangou. In that case, it will not be able to receive the effect of sneak attacks at night, and it will also make your minions physically and mentally exhausted due to lack of rest, which will affect their combat effectiveness. Therefore, after thinking about it again and again, Chen Kang finally pressed the pain of losing his brother in his heart, and ordered all the minions to rest as usual, and set off again the next morning to find these guys from the "Flying Dragon Village" to take revenge.
The next day, on the morning of the second day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, all the minions of the "Feiyun Village" gathered in front of the "Juyi Hall", waiting for Chen Kang, the big boss, to lead everyone down the mountain to fight to the death with those enemies of the "Feilong Village" who came to trouble them for no reason and killed more than 100 brothers, including Chen Yu, the second master.
At this time, in the "Gathering Righteousness Hall", Chen Kang had already put on his helmet and armor neatly draped, holding his spear in his hand, surrounded by several bloody cronies, and walked towards the door, ready to immediately lead the minions to avenge his younger brother.
At this moment, a man dressed as a scribe came up from behind, stopped in front of Chen Kang, and said, "Please think twice about the big boss." ”
Chen Kang looked at this person and said impatiently: "What else is there to think about." This time, people took the initiative to come to the door and wanted to kill my 'Feiyun Village'. XX's younger brother and more than 100 brothers have already died in Longtangou, is it difficult to wait until the other party puts the knife on XX's neck before counterattacking? By then, I'm afraid that my head has already fallen off. ”
"It's not against the big boss to avenge the second boss and more than a hundred brothers, it means that the liliang of the 'Feilong Village' is extremely strong, and the big boss will suffer if he makes a rash move." Navin explained.
"Hmph, you literati know what 'think twice' and 'plan before acting'. But now that the opponent has been killed at our doorstep, how can you have time to think and plan. Chen Kang said disapprerovingly.
Then, he looked at the scribe again, and said mockingly: "Some time ago, the master of your Shisong Stone Village was thinking and plotting under the planning of your Mr. Li and the self-proclaimed wise and unparalleled Zhang Degao Zhang Junshi. spent 1,200 taels of gold, but in exchange for the other party's camp, it was close to his own cottage for five miles. This matter has now spread in the green forest world of Youzhou, but it is a pity that the reputation of the master of Shizhai I has been ruined. Of course, it doesn't matter to him what is famous or not. Now what he cares about most is how long these scoundrels from the 'Flying Dragon Village' can let him and his son live. ”
It was Li Maocai, Li Dacai, who left the "Zishi Village" at the beginning, who spoke out to dissuade Chen Kang. After saying goodbye last time, after some weighing and comparison, he finally chose to defect to the "Feiyun Village" in Youzhou, which is recognized as the most plagiarism. On the one hand, he felt ashamed of Shi Song, and planned to move Chen Kang to rescue the captured Shi family father and son after gaining a firm foothold in "Feiyun Village" - provided that the Shi family father and son were still alive by that time. On the other hand, he felt that the "Flying Dragon Village" might not stop there, and it was likely that it would continue to wipe out the cottages around Youzhou, so he hoped that the "Feiyun Village" could resist the attack of the "Flying Dragon Village" with its fierceness, so that he could have a stable foothold.
Now, the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" is really as he expected, waving its army north to attack the "Feiyun Village". When Li Mao first heard the news, he had planned to take the opportunity to make a statement to Chen Kang, hoping that this big boss would neither offer money to show weakness like Shi Song in the early stage, nor blindly attack like Shi Song in the later stage, but try to get the other party to leave his camp, and then use his own cavalry advantage to wipe out the other party. But before Li Mao could find an opportunity to offer advice to Chen Kang, the news came that the second master had failed to attack the enemy camp, and that he and the more than 100 cavalry soldiers he led were all wiped out.
This change caught Li Maocai off guard. While he was amazed at the super combat strength of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion," he also understood that his plan to persuade Chen Kang to annihilate the enemy in the wilderness was probably going to come to naught -- in the face of the "Flying Dragon Village" army that had a grudge against him to kill his brother, it was impossible for Chen Kang, who was hot-tempered, to use any tactics such as "luring the enemy out of the camp and then encircling and annihilating him," and there was no guarantee that the other party would definitely be deceived. It is more likely that Chen Kang was hot-headed, so he led all the brothers in the village to kill down the mountain and fight to the death with the people of "Feilong Village".
The facts were the same as Li Maocai expected, after Chen Kang learned that his younger brother was dead, he could no longer listen to any advice, and only thought about leading his troops down the mountain to avenge his younger brother. Regarding Li Maocai, who came to him with the attitude of giving it a try, Chen Kang didn't give the other party a chance to say what he thought, so he sent him away.
This was the case yesterday evening, and now that the army is about to set off, it is even more impossible for Chen Kang to listen to Li Maocai's dissuasion, but instead ridiculed the other party with his performance in the "Zishi Village".
Looking at Chen Kang with a sarcastic expression on his face, Li Mao realized that it was useless for him to say anything. So, after insincerely wishing Chen Kang "a successful start and success", and watching the backs of Chen Kang and his subordinates disappear outside the gate, Li Maocai, who was completely disappointed in Chen Kang, returned to his residence and cleaned up the gold and silver. Then, he found an excuse to deceive the minions guarding the gate of the village, just like he was in the "Zishi Village", and said goodbye again.
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