The Fourth Night: The Rebels' Counterattack (2)

Returning to Dongwei Pass with Li Erhu, Wu Qiang was still worried about the punishment that had not been issued for a long time, and at this moment, seeing Li Erhu following behind Lord Shixin like a shadow, he knew that what should come was always coming, so he immediately greeted him.

"Congratulations to your Excellency for successfully subduing General Lee." I don't know if patting the sycophants can reduce the punishment, Wu Qiang still has to give it a try.

"Don't call me General Li in the future, everyone will be brothers from now on, just call me Erhu." Li Erhu is not the kind of person who is good at fame, since he has sworn allegiance to Huang Zhi, then he put down his previous style and responded politely.

Huang Zhi smiled, the black whirlwind Li Kui-like warrior in front of him is really a familiar one, but this is fine, on this occasion of employing people, I hope he can integrate into the Eastern Navy as soon as possible.

"Come, I'll reintroduce you to you." He pulled both of them to him and first introduced his future boss to Li Erhu, who was a newcomer, "This is the commander of the first battalion of the Eastern Navy, Captain Zhaowu Wu Qiang, and concurrently serves as the acting commander of the First Army of the Eastern Navy. ”

Standing in the city tower, Huang Zhi probed to look in the direction of the military camp behind Dongwei Pass, and soon found Chen Chuang's figure, "Do you see it, it is Chen Chuang, the commander of the second battalion of the Eastern Navy and deputy lieutenant of Zhaowu." ”

Li Erhu looked in the direction of his finger and saw a lean little man in the robe of an officer of the Eastern Navy training soldiers there. "Oh, it seems that it was his second battalion that led the troops to capture Wanghui City in the first place, right? I'll have to ask him for advice another day. His expression was quite sincere, and it seemed that he really regarded Chen Chuang as the master who led the battle of Wanghui City.

Huang Zhi knew that he had misunderstood, but he didn't explain, so he immediately led him to the location of his teammates, where Liu Yuanzhi was introducing Sima Fuqiang to some information about the rebels in front of the Guan. "This must be someone you know, Liu Yuanzhi, the former tail of the Nancang garrison, the captain of Zhaowu, and now the commander of our Eastern Navy."

"Ahh Li Erhu screamed when he heard this, and when he saw Liu Yuanzhi looking over, he said hello to him. "Brother Liu, you were also caught by them in Wanghui City, right? Haha, you can escape the first year of junior high school, you can't escape the fifteenth, you unlucky child. ”

Liu Yuanzhi was speechless, thinking about how these two stunned people still hadn't figured out what was going on in the battle of Wanghuicheng, he was obviously an accomplice, but in the eyes of Li Erhu, he became a victim. glanced at the dreamers around him, and saw that they had no intention of explaining, so he hid these in his heart. Anyway, it's useless to say it, the plot of Wanghuicheng's successive battles is a little too tortuous, and Li Erhu may not be able to understand it.

After these two generals who had changed camps or colleagues greeted each other, Huang Zhi continued, "In addition to the three of them, there is also a garrison camp in Donghai Town, led by Zhaowu Deputy Lieutenant Zhao Meng, and you will have a chance to meet in the future." ”

Li Erhu nodded when he heard this, his colleagues have all been introduced, what about himself? Unable to bear the question in his heart, he opened his mouth and asked, "Lord Shixin, what position have you arranged for Erhu?" Although he didn't care about his status in the Eastern Navy, he had to have a place to use it.

Huang Zhi looked at Sima Fuqiang, he had successfully established his prestige in front of Li Erhu, but the real leader of the East China Sea should be the captain of the East China Sea team, so it was better for him to announce the appointment and dismissal of this personnel.

After knowing each other for so long, although Sima Fuqiang and Huang Zhi did not have as much tacit understanding as Zhang Wei, they naturally understood his intentions and immediately stepped forward, "In the name of the East China Sea Guard, the Supreme Commander of the East China Navy, and General Dingyuan, I grant you the position of Zhaowu Deputy Lieutenant and command a battalion of troops. As for the number of your unit, it's called 'Trapping Camp'. ”

Wu Qiang on the side heard the clue, and the town guard seemed to value Li Erhu's ability very much, otherwise it would be impossible to grant an exclusive number to a new battalion that has not yet been formed, instead of just using the serial numbers of the first battalion and the second battalion without special meaning like himself and Chen Chuangbu.

So he finally couldn't help but walk out, "My lords, how should the 'trapping camp' of the Second Tiger be configured, should it be directly let him lead those soldiers?" ”

Some questions can't be said clearly in front of Li Erhu, Wu Qiang can only remind him like this. No matter how much the dream man values Li Erhu's ability, it is not a safe way to let a newly surrendered rebel general lead the rebel army. In case this Li Erhu has any two hearts, this "trapped camp" will become a hidden danger for the Eastern Navy.

At this time, Huang Zhicai stood up, "When it comes to the configuration of 'trapping the camp', of course, you can't ask those lazy and lazy pawns. What we need is an elite force that is good at attacking cities, so the first and second battalions will each draw half of their troops to form this 'trapped camp'. As for the shortfall in the number of soldiers, you should go to the soldiers to make up for it. ”

"But, but ......" Wu Qiang didn't expect to be able to put himself in by asking a question, and couldn't help but want to plead.

"No, it's a punishment for your incompetence." Huang Zhiqi categorically rejected his unspoken protests.

Wu Qiang was finally speechless, bowed his head in frustration, and accepted this arrangement, who told him that he failed to complete the task assigned to him by Lord Shixin. Although he vaguely guessed that he had fallen into a trap, he could only accept his fate.

Wu Qiang, who has the old qualifications of the Eastern Navy, is not a problem for Chen Chuang of the second battalion. Although he has won several battles in a row, as a general promoted in the line of fire, Chen Chuang has not yet gained a firm foothold, and now he has transferred some elites in the second battalion in exchange for some new tenderness, which is more convenient for him to manage.

Li Erhu is the nominal commander of the "trapped camp", but the person who really controls this elite is Zhang Wei. The person in the dream needs a person like Li Erhu, not because of his command ability, but because of his kind of execution. At this moment, Zhang Wei, the backstage boss of the "trapped camp", walked out and beckoned Li Erhu to go with him to select his subordinates.

Although Li Erhu couldn't understand why Zhang Wei was leading him, he was convinced of the strength of this dream person. On the night of Wanghui City, if Lord Shixin hadn't stopped it in time, his life would have been in Zhang Wei's hands. A person like him with a single intestine admires a master like Zhang Wei the most.

Seeing Wu Qiang follow the two of them to arrange the formation of the "trapped camp" with a depressed face, Huang Zhi retracted his gaze and turned his head to ask, "When I was not there, you should have already discussed it, right?" How are you going to clean up these rebels in front of you? ”

Sima Fuqiang was not in a hurry to say a conclusion immediately, but began to start with the situation of the rebels. "On the night of our departure to return to Donghai Town, Li Wei took the lead in retreating to Dongwei Pass with his defeated troops from the state capital. That night, our army also withdrew to Dongwei Pass, and then the rebels of Weixian County arrived outside the pass the next morning. ”

"That was three days ago." Huang Zhi counted for a while.

"That's right, after arriving outside the pass, the rebels began to make siege equipment, preparing to take advantage of the high morale to take our Dongwei Pass in one go."

"How many rebels are there?" Huang Zhi could only see the heavy soldiers making siege equipment in the open space between the two passes, about 1,000 people, and the number of rebels in the opposite Dongguan was unknown.

Sima Fuqiang also followed his gaze to the opposite Weidongguan, and at the same time subconsciously launched the effect of "climbing high and looking into the distance", "According to Liu Yuanzhi's observation, not considering those baggage soldiers who have no combat effectiveness, judging from the banners hanging at the head of the Weidongguan wall, there should be 4,000 main forces of the Weixian rebels in the opposite pass, plus about 1,000 remnants of Du Ziteng in the south, a total of 5,000 soldiers and horses." If Dongwei Pass is defended with only 1,000 troops, I am afraid it will be a little difficult. ”

Huang Zhi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "What are you doing?" Want to test me? ”

Sima Fuqiang also responded to him with a smile, "Hehe, Renwei has been more active recently, I'm afraid that if you rest for too long, your brain will degenerate." ”

"Come less." Huang Zhi waved his hand, "Even if the rebels come with 12,000, they may not be able to take Dongwei Pass with the method of attacking." As long as we re-erect the Eight Bull Crossbows, with the range of more than 400 meters, the entire open space in front of the pass will be under our blow, and they will not even think of taking a step out of the gate of the East Pass. Say, when are you and Ren Wei going to dismantle the siege equipment in front of you? ”

"I know I can't hide it from you." Sima Fuqiang turned his head to look at the rebel baggage soldiers who were busy under the wall of Weidong Pass.

They cut down trees from the mountains behind the Dongguan Pass and transported them to the open space in front of the pass far away from the Dongwei Pass, where they busily made siege equipment such as ladders, chariots, and rams. It was only the third day of the rebels' arrival, and the first two days had been spent almost entirely on the logging part, and the siege engines were only in their infancy, and it would take at least a week before they were completed.

It stands to reason that it is very unwise to make siege equipment under the nose of the enemy, and it will inevitably attract the other side to send troops to attack and sabotage. However, there is no better place to make these siege equipment. If these large equipment such as ladders and rushing cars are made in Weidongguan, it is called funny, because even if they are made, these big guys will not be able to pass through the gate of Weidongguan.

Therefore, in order to protect these unfinished siege equipment and the baggage soldiers who made the equipment, the Weixian rebels also specially stationed a force of nearly 1,000 people in the open space in front of the pass to build a proposed fortification, basically without worrying about the Eastern Navy sending cavalry troops to sneak attack. As for the Eastern Navy taking the initiative to send infantry troops to attack, it was something that the rebels could not ask for, and relying on the superiority in numbers alone was enough to achieve a decisive victory, and even the drudgery of attacking Dongwei Pass could be saved.

"We plan to reload the Eight Ox Crossbows after darkfall tonight, and give the rebels a big show of 'burning Weidongguan' at dawn." Sima Fuqiang finally said the battle plan he discussed with Zhang Wei.

"Shoot rockets directly, that's a good idea." Huang Zhi nodded.

He also thought of using the range of the eight-bull crossbow to fight these rebels who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, but he never thought that these two people were even more ruthless, and they actually used rockets. As a result, the wooden half-finished siege equipment will be burned. The rebels have basically been busy for the past two days, which is enough to hit their already high morale.

"But since we can easily burn those siege engines without sending a single soldier or horse, isn't it a bit too hasty to do it tonight?" Huang Zhi raised his own questions.

Sima Fuqiang and Zhang Wei obviously didn't think about this, and were stunned when they heard this, "You mean to wait a few days?" ”

"That's right!" If he just had a vague idea just now, now Huang Zhi can already be sure that the effect of doing it later will only be better, "The so-called 'one drum, then decline, three and exhaustion', this shows that morale is important for the army." Now the main force of the rebels is recuperating in Weidongguan, waiting for the completion of the siege equipment. It is foreseeable that when the siege equipment is completed, it is the rebels who will begin to attack the city. ”

"Understood, if we had burned their siege engines at that time, the morale of the rebels would have been maxed out!" Sima Fuqiang couldn't help but interrupt, "Hey, sure enough, you still know the surname best." Do what you want! I will keep Wu Qiang on the progress of the rebels' siege engines, and strike them the night before they are finished, so that they can experience what it feels like to fall from heaven to hell. ”

"So now all we have to do is wait with the rebels, hehe, it's just that what they're waiting for is going to be bad news!" Huang Zhi looked at the busy rebel baggage soldiers proudly, and didn't know what kind of expression they would have at that time when they found out that they were just busy in vain after working hard for more than ten days.

After setting this tone, Huang Zhi and Sima Fuqiang went to Zhang Wei, who was selecting men for the formation of the "trapped camp," and informed him of the adjustment of the battle plan, and by the way, he heard what other opinions he had.

Zhang Wei also unconditionally expressed his support for this change in time, and after being able to let the rebels waste more manpower and material resources, they would be severely demoralized, how could he oppose such a good thing.

On the side, it was the first time that Li Erhu heard that the three stinkers had made a battle plan, and he couldn't help but be speechless, "These three bosses are ruthless enough!" In contrast, the original Du boss was more than 108,000 miles behind. ”

He couldn't help but secretly congratulate himself that he was no longer a member of the rebels, otherwise it would be really uneasy to face such an "insidious and cunning" opponent. At the same time, he was also full of curiosity about the secret weapon of the Eastern Navy, which had a range of more than 400 meters, and eagerly looked forward to the arrival of the night of the Eastern Navy's counterattack, which would also be a great opportunity for him to show his ability.

Huang Zhi looked at Li Erhu's eager expression, and immediately guessed what he was thinking, although he didn't want to hit him, but finally decided to tell him the truth, "When the time comes, there is nothing to 'trap in the camp', just look at the excitement." ”

Sima Fuqiang also nodded, "That's right, the name 'Trapped Camp' was given by me based on the famous strong army of Gao Shun, a general under Lu Bu during the Three Kingdoms period. In a sense, it was a special forces force during the Three Kingdoms period, although it was only 700 people, it was invincible and unstoppable. The current quality of the navy in the east and the so-called elite we have selected are far from meeting the standard of 'trapped camps.' ”

Regarding the history of the Three Kingdoms told by the captain of the East China Sea, Li Erhu was like listening to a book from heaven, but he knew that the three bosses had high expectations for the "trapped camp", and at the same time, it also showed the importance that the dream man attached to him from another angle, which made him very happy.

As the original initiator of the "trapped camp", Zhang Wei also expressed his opinion at this time, "Although the newly formed 'trapped camp' is still immature and still needs a period of training, every elite soldier is a valuable asset of our Eastern Navy, and I will not let them go to the battlefield until they have grown to a certain extent." ”

This is the worst news Li Erhu heard today, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Wei with a blank eye, "Boss, don't let you go to the battlefield, isn't that going to suffocate people?" Otherwise, you will hone them first, and I will follow Wu Qiang and them to fight! ”

"Boss?" Zhang Wei didn't expect that he would get such a new title, and he suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. "I will teach the soldiers who are 'trapped' a special way of fighting to ensure that they are more brave in future battles and have a stronger ability to survive on the battlefield. If you're not interested in that, I'm not going to force you. But when the time comes, if you can't defeat your own men, I'm afraid that the commander of this 'trapped camp' will have to be replaced by someone else. ”

Huang Zhi heard this, and gave a thumbs up to his good brother behind Li Erhu, this radical method was really good, and it completely captured the mentality of this fierce general.

"A special way of fighting?" Li Erhu suddenly thought of Zhang Wei's clean shot in Wanghui City, he had brute strength, but in front of him, he was like a chicken, his wings were suddenly broken, and he lost the ability to resist. "Is that the trick you used on me that night? I want to learn! ”

Zhang Wei smiled, "That's just the simplest one, as long as the 'trapped camp' learns half of what I have mastered, it will be one of the strongest troops in this Dongzhou continent." The reason why he said "half" was not bragging, but because the other half he learned was a real-world thermal weapon combat method, even if it was taught to the aborigines of the Dongzhou forces, it would not be used.

Hearing him say this, Li Erhu no longer dared to say anything like being the shopkeeper of the "trapped", if he shook his hand, he might never return to the position of the commander of the "trapped camp".

The 500 elites of the "trapped camp" have been selected, and the rebel soldiers have also entered Wuqiang's first battalion and Chen Chuang's second battalion as supplementary soldiers. While the rebels were still waiting for the rebels to make siege equipment in vain these days, Zhang Wei had already begun to train this special force that would run rampant in Dongzhou in the future.

Time passed quickly, and when it was time for the Donghai team to return to the real world, the rebels' siege equipment seemed to be two or three days away from completion, so the battle for the counterattack on Weidongguan had to wait for the sixth night of the week in the real world to continue.

Although he only left the Dongzhou forces for a short period of twelve hours, but there was no accident in it, Sima Fuqiang still earnestly explained to several middle and senior officers of the Eastern Navy, telling them to be vigilant, and then Shi Shiran left this world.

(To be continued)