"Ladies and gentlemen, what should we do next?" One of the cavalry captains stepped forward and whispered next to the dreamman, "Our infantry is still two hours away, and I wonder if we will be able to come and stop the rebels with us." ”

This squad leader was a junior officer of the army that left the state capital, and this time he was ordered by Li Wei to lead the remaining more than 200 cavalry under his command to move with the East China Sea team. Coupled with the 100 cavalry of the 1st Battalion of the Eastern Navy, the cavalry of the coalition forces at this time was only more than 300 people, and even the formation of a cavalry battalion could not be reached.

The question of the captain of the official army squad was also something that Sima Fuqiang and the others were considering, and he looked at the endless darkness in front of the official road and fell into deep thought.

Although the "Sand Table Deduction" skill gave him the ability of "Night Vision" after being promoted to the C rank, tonight is not a full moon night. There is a first quarter moon hanging in the sky of Dongzhou, the moonlight is not very strong, and his "night vision" ability is only a little farther than ordinary people, that is, a distance of more than 100 meters. Farther away, his eyes were black due to the lack of light.

At this moment, he very much hopes that his "sand table deduction" can be promoted to another rank, so that the "night vision" ability will definitely further reduce the requirements of light, and I think that tonight's first quarter moon will be enough for him to restore 80% of the daytime line of sight, not this mere 100 meters.

Seeing that Sima Fuqiang didn't respond for a while, the captain of the officer and army squad was a little anxious, although after the previous battles, his confidence in the person in his dream was far better than his boss Li Wei, but the situation was urgent at the moment, and he really couldn't afford to think for a long time. He could only turn his head to look at Huang Zhi and Zhang Wei, hoping that these two could give an effective and feasible solution.

Huang Zhi saw that his captain was still thinking, so he had to say something to comfort this officer and army squad leader, otherwise it would be difficult to cause the morale of the cavalry to leave the state capital to drop.

He pointed to the two forks in the road in front of him and said, "Now there are only two situations, the good one is that our infantry can arrive in time, then we will defeat the other side with superior forces." After all three reinforcements are wiped out, we will have plenty of time to clean up the isolated and demoralized rebels of Tail, which is within reach. ”

Regarding Huang Zhi's statement, the cavalry squad leader agreed very much and nodded his head incessantly. In the final analysis, the coalition army's series of "encirclement and reinforcements" were ultimately aimed at attacking Weicheng and achieving a victory against the actual surname of the rebels in Weixian. If it is just to consume the rebels' strength and leave their old nest city alone, I am afraid that it will have little effect, as long as after a while, the rebels will replenish their forces and grow stronger.

I wanted to get away with it like this, but seeing the squad leader looking at him expectantly, Huang Zhi had to continue, "The less likely scenario is that the enemy's reinforcements arrive first, but it's nothing, as long as we can hold them back for a while, and when our infantry arrives, the victory will also belong to us." So, it's just a matter of time. ”

The cavalry squad leader was relieved at this time, turned his horse's head and returned to the team to appease his cavalry.

Although Huang Zhi secretly appeased the cavalry squad leader with the dual effects of "encouragement" and "incitement", it did not mean that the problem was really solved. The coalition cavalry numbered only about 300, and the reinforcements from the Northwest Province were said to be the largest cavalry among the rebels, so it is estimated that the number of reinforcements coming this time could be as high as nearly 1,000.

At least the disadvantage of 1 to 2 to 1 to 3 is in front of you, and you need to find a way to solve it quickly. When the cavalry squad leader was far away, Huang Zhi hurriedly summoned Zhang Wei, who was still exploring around, and Sima Fuqiang, who was a little distracted, to discuss together.

Zhang Wei's idea is very simple, "The strongest thing about cavalry is the impact power, and we definitely can't stupidly sit and wait for the other party to attack." So I suggest taking the initiative to meet them directly and kill them by surprise. ”

"The problem is that the rebels' reinforcements are also cavalry, and we don't have any advantage in a head-on confrontation." Sima Fuqiang raised objections. Just now, he paid attention to the terrain and landforms within a hundred meters of the vicinity, and there was really no suitable place for ambushes in this area, and he could not find a more favorable terrain for his side.

"With our squad as the tip of the attack, there should be a chance." With considerable confidence in his own force, Zhang Wei still tended to take the initiative to attack.

"That being said, but when the cavalry is hedged, the power of the individual is very small." Sima Fuqiang once again put forward a rebuttal, and the most important thing is that he has evidence that is very unfavorable to his side.

Pointing to a relatively open area in front of him, he said the reason why Zhang Wei had to give up his insistence, "This section of the Northwest Road coincides with an open area in the mountains, and the width is enough for the cavalry team to spread horizontally, reaching the scale of fifty columns, so relying on the sharp edge of only nine of us, at most it is one section of the enemy army. And the remaining forty or so columns will have to engage in a head-to-head attack with the other side, and even if we barely win, our losses will be very large. ”

Victory is important, but the most unacceptable thing for the Eastern Navy at present is a large number of personnel losses, especially the already limited number of cavalry troops. As for letting the cavalry of the state capital go to the lead as cannon fodder, it is even more impossible, it is so obvious that the other party should be used as a substitute for the dead ghost, even if Li Wei has no opinion afterwards, the current cavalry squad leader will not accept it in the first place.

So Zhang Wei looked at the endless darkness, shrugged his shoulders and said that he had nothing to say, who made him not know the terrain here in advance, and thought that the width of the road was about ten meters.

Zhang Wei ran out of ideas for a while, and when it was Huang Zhi's turn to speak, he asked Sima Fuqiang rhetorically, "Then captain, do you mean to stick to it?" ”

Who knew that Sima Fuqiang shook his head again, making the words that Huang Zhi was originally going to use to refute useless. "As Ren Wei said, the strongest thing in cavalry is the impact power, and we don't even have time to arrange fortifications now, and it is better to take the initiative to attack than to hold on."

At this moment, even Zhang Wei was a little depressed, "Then what better idea do you have?" Or do we change places? ”

Sima Fuqiang kept shaking his head, "I really can't think of any good way, now the time is pressing, and the sky is too dark." Maybe there are narrower roads elsewhere that allow us to use our attack power to our advantage, but the problem is that we don't have the time to look for such a place. What's more, if we are too far away from this fork in the road, even if the infantry army comes, they will not be able to find us, let alone come to the rescue. Wouldn't we be fighting the rebels with weak forces from beginning to end? That's a lot of loss! ”

This doesn't work, that doesn't work, and the three stinkers of the East China Sea team are in a predicament at once.

Xiaofeng, who always likes to join in the fun, hesitated for a while before he couldn't help but interject, "The mountain road we came over just now is quite narrow, but it's a pity that the enemy's reinforcements won't go to that road." ”

Hearing this, Huang Zhi turned his head to look at the mountain road hidden in the darkness on the left, it was almost impossible to lead the rebels into that road. If it's okay in normal times, you can play some tricks, but at this time, the enemy is in a hurry to go to the rescue of Tail City, and he will definitely not take a detour to the west passage at a distance, unless the road ahead is blocked.

"The road is blocked...... Huang Zhi's eyes lit up, a bold plan came to mind, and at the same time, he immediately said this immature idea.

Sima Fuqiang was a little excited when he heard this, and then retorted with some frustration, "It's a good way to lead the enemy into the mountain road, but how can we block the northwest road?" The terrain here is so wide. ”

Zhang Wei immediately put forward a supplementary opinion, "We may not really want to block the Northwest Road, we can create such an illusion to let the other party change the route!" ”

Sima Fuqiang still shook his head, "I have also thought of your method, but the rebels are far more familiar with this road than us, and no matter how bad it is, they will send people to investigate and then consider whether to change the route." ”

"What if I pretend to be a rebel and lead them to a diversion?" Xiao Qi suddenly interjected.

It's not like he hasn't done this kind of thing, the last time he introduced the Wanghui City cavalry into the valley road, he went out to complete it. In a large-scale cavalry battle, Xiao Qi's strength basically doesn't play a role, and he has to drag down his teammates, so it's better to play to his own advantages than this. At this moment, the night is dark and windy, which is more suitable for his "stealth" play, as long as the situation is not good, he can break away from the rebel team at any time and hide in the darkness on the side of the road, which is safer than on the battlefield.

Zhang Wei was very satisfied with his apprentice's volunteering, and now he only needed to find a suitable reason for him to lure the rebels into the mountain road.

"Say whatever you want!" Inspired by Xiaofeng and Xiao Qi, Huang Zhi beckoned his teammates to come up with ideas, and although they were not necessarily right, they could help the three stinkers develop ideas.

Even if Huang Zhi didn't say it, Huang Ying had been silently helping Sima Fuqiang find a way, but she knew that her little idea was really a bit unacceptable, so she never spoke. At this moment, seeing that the three stinkers were blocked in their thinking, they tried to make a suggestion first, so as to guide their teammates to come together to make suggestions, "Can you put a fire in front?" Let the rebels think that the mountain has been burned, and maybe they will take a detour. ”

Sima Fuqiang knew that she was helping herself, so he knew that this suggestion had a lot of loopholes, and he couldn't bear to refute her, just waiting for other people's suggestions noncommittally.

Zhang Weike didn't care so much, and directly pointed out the loopholes in Huang Ying's suggestion, "We didn't carry burning oil with us, and it was not easy to set the mountains and forests on fire." And even if it does cause a large-scale fire, it may not affect the passage of the Northwest Road, and it is really unreliable to bet on the success rate of such a small probability event. ”

Huang Ying didn't intend for her suggestion to be adopted, and she didn't have any opinions when she heard it, just quietly waiting for others to speak.

With her start, the others really said their suggestions one after another, but because there were too many loopholes, or they couldn't deceive people at all, they were rejected by the three stinkers one by one.

Seeing that his teammates were so enthusiastic, Wanyue finally couldn't help but say, "It's really not good, let's use a strong one to drive the enemy into the mountain road!" ”

Sima Fuqiang scoffed when he heard this, "Have you been infected by Xiaofeng, or have you trained your muscles to your brain?" What is the difference between your approach and the initiative that Renwei proposed at the beginning? How could the rebels be diverted because of a mere 300 men? ”

"If 2,000 of us were here, they wouldn't have to be diverted." Xiaofeng couldn't help but help Wanyue argue.

Regarding Xiaofeng's remarks, Captain Donghai couldn't cry or laugh, "That is, if we have two thousand people here, we won't have to be so troublesome." ”

"What if...... Well, if the rebels know that we are going to 'encircle the point and send reinforcements' to break through each other, they will naturally change the route, and even go home to reduce the losses. Huang Zhi suddenly followed the words of the two and said.

With Sima Fuqiang's understanding of Huang Zhi, he would not say such a thing for no reason, it seemed that there was a drama, so he immediately signaled his teammates to calm down and wait for Huang Zhi to say his thoughts further.

Sure enough, Huang Zhi continued without a pause, "The reinforcements from the Northwest Province don't know that we are going to 'encircle the point and send reinforcements', but why can't we take the initiative to let them know?" ”

"You mean to let Xiao Qi use this information to trick the rebels into diverting their route!" Speaking of which, Sima Fuqiang has already heard the clues.

Huang Zhi nodded, "That's right, Xiao Qi can claim to be a scout sent by Du Ziteng to remind them." It is said that the coalition forces have ambushed at the entrance to the Northwest Road, ready to give them a head-on attack, so the diversion of the mountain road is the only option for reinforcements. ”

"That's a good idea! The question is how do you get them to believe this rhetoric? Zhang Wei has basically accepted this method, and the reason why he still asks this question is just to ensure a higher success rate.

Huang Zhi looked around and saw the newly joined cavalry in the cavalry of the Eastern Navy, a rebel surrender from Wangxinguan. "We didn't lie, the 'encirclement and reinforcements' have annihilated the five hundred cavalry from Wangxinguan, and there are tokens as evidence."

"Understood, let Xiao Qi take the sign of Wangxinguan cavalry to remind the reinforcements to divert their route, so they can't believe it. They would never have imagined that we would take the initiative to remind them that there was an ambush, but the truth is false, and the truth is real, and you are becoming more and more cunning! "Sima Fuqiang has already identified a viable surname for this plan.

Regarding the captain's last comment, Huang Zhi retorted with a smile, "It's because I understand people's hearts well, how can I say it's cunning!" ”

Sima Fuqiang didn't care about his arguments, and at this moment, he had already followed Huang Zhi's train of thought to further refine this plan, "Not only do we want to trick the rebels into taking the mountain road, but we also really want to ambush the army on the northwest side of the road, and then send a cavalry back to the mountain road to inform the infantry army." After the rebels were deceived into the mountain road by Xiao Qi, we pursued them with the tail of the tail, and formed a two-bread clamp with the infantry army, and caught turtles in an urn! ”

For the captain's addition, Huang Zhi and Zhang Wei both agreed, which is undoubtedly the most perfect plan. You can even deliberately expose a little sign of ambush, so that Xiao Qi can win the trust of the other party.

At present, the cavalry of the coalition army was divided into three routes, and the large army eliminated the traces of the ground all the way, and retreated several miles along the northwest road towards Weicheng, and finally found a relatively narrow place, and everyone temporarily dismounted and rested.

Two other scouts returned from the same path to inform the infantry to prepare for battle.

And Xiao Qi was alone with the relics of the Wangxinguan rebels, as evidence to win the other party's trust, and went all the way along the Northwest Road.

After everything had been arranged, and about half an hour later, and an hour before the infantry arrived, the rebel cavalry from the northwest was finally late, unaware that a simple net had been laid out against them.

Xiao Qi once again assumed the role of the guide, and with his logical rhetoric and the sign of the cavalry in his hand, the other party naturally chose to believe his statement without reservation.

The general who led this 700-man cavalry had already heard that the Eastern Navy was unusually cunning and good at night attacks and sneak attacks, so it was not surprising that the people in their dreams would use the method of "encircling the point to send reinforcements". He was even glad that he had traveled the farthest, so he was expected to learn from the past, and Ojo had time to send someone to remind him to change his course.

As Xiao Qi walked into the narrow mountain road that connected the Northwest Road and the West Passage, they also embarked on a road of death.

After entering the mountain road, about ten minutes later, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves behind me. Unlike the unhurried rhythm of the support army, the rapid sound of hooves behind it was obviously the effect of hundreds of cavalry charging with all their might.

The leading general was still wondering what was going on, but he saw Xiao Qi, who was leading the way in front, suddenly turn over and dismount, roll into the grass on the side of the mountain road, and soon disappeared.

"What's going on? Could it be that the ambush soldiers of the Eastern Navy found out that we had changed course and chased after us? Until now, he still holds on to this idea of "innocence". Obviously, the set of rhetoric prepared for him by the three stinkers was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he couldn't tell the truth from the fake until this moment, if it weren't for the fact that the person who said those words had already run away as a thief, he wouldn't even doubt Xiao Qi's reliable surname.

"The whole army accelerates! Advance! You can't let the ambush catch up! "The leading general still believes that the strength and number of pursuers in the rear are much stronger than his own, otherwise he will not dare to pursue the seven hundred cavalry under his command. He didn't expect that at this time, it was himself who really had the advantage in troops, or that the more superior forces were still on the road ahead of them as they were about to continue to advance.

It was true that the cavalry of seven hundred men was not immediately caught up by the coalition cavalry behind, but they did not escape either. It wasn't until half an hour later, when the road ahead was blocked by a makeshift barricade, that the leading general really realized that running forward was the biggest mistake.

As soon as the rebel cavalry slowed down and stopped, it was hit by a wave of arrows, and dozens of people fell to the ground on the spot. Fortunately, due to the tight schedule, the coalition infantry did not have time to dig a hole in the road, otherwise their losses would have been worse.

On the narrow mountain pass, the rebel cavalry struggled to turn their horses because of the close proximity to each other. During this time, they were met with two more waves of solid covering shots. Of course, the narrow roads also had their advantages, and the coalition arrows could only hit the few rebels closest to the southern end. These lucky people, who were originally at the front, have now become the unlucky ghosts who die the fastest.

Barely half of the rebels turned their horses, and the cavalry of the coalition forces behind also arrived, and the dream man of the East China Sea team, as the sharp knife of the front line, easily broke into the rebels who had not yet run and accelerated, and launched a new round of massacre.

Impacting a distance of about ten meters, the Donghai team was also blocked by the opponent's dense formation, and could no longer continue to advance rapidly, so they could only advance slowly and steadily.

The rebel cavalry was squeezed on the narrow mountain road, with the bows and arrows of the coalition infantry in front of them, and the compressive blows of the cavalry led by the dreamman in the back, and the living space became more and more narrow. Finally, after hearing the first sound of "dismount and disarm without killing", the already desperate cavalrymen dismounted one by one and surrendered. Anyway, if you can't rush out, it's better to gamble on the credibility of the coalition.

The plan of "encirclement and reinforcement" won all three battles, capturing a total of nearly 400 cavalry, and ended perfectly.

(To be continued)