Riding on a tall horse, directing the soldiers to move forward, this feeling is very majestic, so I can't help but have a fluttering feeling, no wonder many people have a little ability, no matter whether they can lead the troops to fight, they want to be a general, want to lead an army, such a sense of accomplishment is not something that can be experienced by fighting alone.

It's nice to have soldiers, but it's a pity that these soldiers aren't your own.

After a day's journey, this is the second day of our departure, and the speed of the team is not fast.

We didn't use a hasty march, this was Li Chi's idea.

Li Chi said that he was worried that he would be afraid that his side would be sleepy and lacking in horses and would be attacked by the other party, so the army marched at a flat speed like this, and rested normally at night, I guess it should be Li Chi who wanted to see the situation in the past two days, and then decided the time to start the war after seeing the situation clearly, so this kind of march was like sightseeing, without the slightest tension.

Of course, I was anxious to go to Changshengsha, and twice suggested that Li Chi speed up the march, otherwise there would be no effect of the surprise attack, but Li Chi shirked it for various reasons.

In fact, I can understand Li Chi's worries, every general will cherish his soldiers, and some people like to be cautious when leading troops, especially in Xiangnan Province, where they have fought for more than ten years, many people have learned to be cautious and will not rush in easily.

Moreover, the command of the army is in the hands of Li Chi, and the people only help to send troops for the sake of face, and we can't force him to order, so we can only continue to march like this.

Today, Li Chi sat on horseback with a very proud look, holding a slightly round general's belly, with a comfortable face, this smooth road made him more confident, slightly sideways, he said to me next to him;

"Ling Feng, I've already gotten the news, Zhang Jinghuan really went to the east, he has already confronted Governor Tan, hehe, so as long as we give Zhang Jinghuan a surprise attack here, he will definitely be caught off guard, and when the time comes, it will be just around the corner to hit Changsheng Sha City, haha." ”

"Li Duwei is really high-minded. ”

As long as Li Chi is confident, I have to find an opportunity to hold Li Chi and say, I only hope to hit Changshengsha as soon as possible and know Tan Ying's whereabouts as soon as possible.

"Do you know? The strategy of this thing is the idea I gave to Governor Tan, and Zhang Jingzhuo stationed on our side is only 5,000 people, Zhang Jingzhuo's guy is timid, I know very well that as long as we give him a surprise attack, that kid will be scared to the core, and then he will definitely surrender obediently, hahaha. ”

Li Chi talked even more proudly, if Tan Yankai could return to the position of provincial governor, he would be the first merit, and then he would be full of money.

"Li Duwei is really clever. ”

I exclaimed, in fact, I was thinking about how I could get the army to move a little faster.

"I have already thought of the method of attacking Zhang Jingzhuo, commanding the army to fight on a large scale is different from fighting alone, you have no experience in this area, then you can just watch and see how I capture that Zhang Jingzhuo alive. ”

Li Chi seemed very excited at the moment, and of course, during the chat, Li Chi did not forget to remind me that the army commander should listen to him.

Zhang Jingzhuo, whom Li Chi just mentioned, is Zhang Jinghuan's other younger brother, and he is also the leader of the enemy we are about to face.

Just as we were chatting and marching here, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in front of us, and then we saw a war horse rushing from the front of the team, the horse was very fast, all the way to the dust, it seemed that there should be an emergency, and everyone's nerves immediately tensed.

It was our scout who rode over, and when he arrived in front of us, he jumped down eagerly, quickly rushed to Li Chi, and knelt on one knee:

"Report, Lord Guard, a large number of enemy soldiers have been spotted ahead and intercepted on the opposite mountain road. ”

"Oh?!"

Suddenly startled, Li Chi's face changed drastically at this moment, he picked his chin, he frowned tightly and hurriedly asked, "Where is the enemy?"

"Just on the hill behind this mountain, about three kilometers away, roughly speaking, there were about seven or eight thousand soldiers. ”

The scout hurried to report.

"Seven or eight thousand, how could the other side suddenly have so many more troops?"

Scratching his head heavily, Li Chi's eyes kept moving up and down, and after thinking about it, he looked at me and Uncle Zhang and said, "It must be that the news has leaked, and the other party already knows our cloth and plan." ”

It's not hard to understand that this is an easy situation.

Tan Yankai is borrowing other people's armies to fight, he needs to contact various places in advance and tell the tactics to the various armies in advance, and among these armies, there may be undercover agents sent by Zhang Jinghuan, and in the process of assembling troops on both sides, they may report the situation here to the other party, so the other party will easily block us.

"They don't have a lot more troops than us, we have to think of a way, there is still hope to defeat them, as long as we can hit Changshengsha, I believe that Governor Tan will definitely give Li Duwei a great credit." ”

At this time, Uncle Zhang immediately stepped forward and said, Li Chi must be encouraged at this time, of course Uncle Zhang knows that this battle is of great significance.

Pouting his lips and shaking his head, it was obvious that his military exploits could no longer tempt Li Chi, he said slowly and sensibly: "Even if we can really defeat these eight thousand troops, our team will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, if we bring two or three thousand wounded soldiers to the foot of Changsheng Sha City, wouldn't that be equivalent to sending them to death?"

Listening to Li Chi's meaning, he seemed to have plans to withdraw his troops.

This is the problem that worries us the most, in this era of warlord hegemony, many people still hope to look for opportunities in the melee, let them help a little to find some opportunities, but if they let their army gnaw the hard bones of the other party, they will not agree, after all, the army is the foundation that these people can become guards and dominate one side, and they will cherish it very much.

Especially in this kind of battle with less to more, he will definitely suffer a loss, even if he wins, it will be a miserable victory, and he will definitely lose his troops, and if he retreats, his 5,000 people plus 3,000 people in his own city, according to the city, he can fight with the opponent's men and horses, Li Chi has such an idea is actually very normal.

But of course we don't want Li Chi to retreat, if we retreat, it means that all this effort will be in vain, it will be equivalent to letting Tan Yan open a lone army and fight against Zhang Jinghuan, which will be more beneficial to Zhang Jinghuan, who has Changshengsha as the rear, and more importantly, we must know Tan Ying's whereabouts, if we see the enemy, we will show weakness, and if we see the enemy, we will retreat, if Tan Ying is in the hands of the other party, it will be more dangerous.

In fact, 5,000 people against 8,000 people can still fight in one battle, and as long as the tactics are reasonable, such a battle can still be won by skill.

"Or, I think so, the other party is already prepared......"

At this moment, Li Chi had a difficult expression on his face, and muttered hesitantly, although he was a little embarrassed to say this, but he could retain his troops and firmly grasp the power of the army, which was more important than anything else, and he wanted to directly say the meaning of withdrawing troops.

"Li Duwei, now that the enemy is on a mountain behind, and there is no one on the mountain in front of us, it is better for us to occupy this mountain first, and see the situation of the other party, as long as we occupy this mountain, we can defend the danger, even if the other party attacks us with 8,000 people, we can make them pay a heavy price. ”

I raised my hand and pointed to the hill in front of us, and said quickly.

"Yes, the terrain of that mountain is very favorable. ”

Uncle Zhang also followed up and said, our purpose is very clear, we can't just retreat, Uncle Zhang added at the same time: "If we don't even see the other party's face, we turn around and leave, which will make the other party look down on us too much." ”

"This ......"

Furrowed, Li Duwei looked at the mountains in the distance and hesitated.

"The strategy of attacking the east and west was formulated by Li Duwei, I think Li Duwei will not give up easily, it is better for us to see how the other party's 8,000 people are arranged, and then we will make a decision!"

I said again, Uncle Zhang and I sang and didn't let go, saying that we couldn't let Li Duwei withdraw the army, and besides, we said that letting Li Chi guard the mountain is relatively safe, and I believe Li Chi is more acceptable.

This is also no way, in the war years, Shenghua's domestic warlords have fought for nearly ten years, every officer has learned very slippery, no one wants to fight with others easily, and they are very concerned about their own army, so we can only mobilize Li Chi in the suggested way, of course, the most important thing is to hope that he will look at the face of the relationship with Tan Yan, and he can top it at this time.

No way, who let us not have our own army? This is the pain of not having an army.

During the time when Li Chi hesitated, our army did not stop, and continued to move forward, and it was getting closer and closer to the hill in front, Li Duwei had to make a decision, and after thinking about it, he suddenly shouted loudly to the herald in a fierce heart:

"Pass my order, tell the troops, quickly occupy the hill in front, set up three coiled dragon top formations, without my order, no one is allowed to attack without authorization, violators of the order, behead!"

"Yes!"

The herald immediately galloped forward to deliver the order.

Li Chi's shouting of orders in such a high-profile manner is also for us, and the meaning of his shouting is that only when he hears his orders, the troops can take action, and he puts out three dragon guards This also shows that he doesn't want to enter the army anymore, just wants to defend, this is his bottom line.

In any case, Li Chi has not withdrawn from the army, we can only take one step at a time, and go to the mountain to see the situation first.

At this moment, the troops picked up speed and quickly occupied the hill ahead.

We also drove up this hill that was not steep, this mountain, the slope was gentle, you could go up the mountain on horseback, and when we reached the top of the mountain, we looked to the opposite side, and the opposite mountain was indeed full of black crows, and it was estimated that the other side was deliberately showing its strength to deter us, so we put all the troops on this side of the hillside, and at a rough glance there were 8,000 people, and we only had 5,000.

Seeing this scene, Li Chi didn't say a word, and immediately angrily ordered his subordinates:

"Dig trenches and set up a line of defense for me!"

The soldiers also knew that they had encountered a strong enemy, so they immediately opened a trench and dug a camp, and were ready to defend to the death.