Chapter 65: The Demon Tide (I)

Although this art of war is full of deceit, there are indeed many ways to govern the army, all of which are the crystallization of the wisdom of countless predecessors. As far as patrol vigilance and outpost reconnaissance are concerned, it is not just a simple dispatch of manpower, but it is very particular. There is a very detailed statement about this in the Art of War, Jiang Chen never forgot it, he used the Art of War he had read to the Daozi Army, although it was a little blunt, but there were merits in many places, which made his army seem quite sophisticated.

In particular, there is a team of mortal sergeants who are stationed on the frontier all the year round and have a lot of experience in marching and fighting in the Daozi army. This team of mortal sergeants has strict military discipline, and its commander Captain Tie is also an expert in managing the army, Jiang Chen asked him for advice on how to govern the army, and discussed with him how to deploy troops and how to march strategies, so the military order he issued was hard to imagine that it came from the mouth of a young man who had just become the commander for a day.

As the commander, in addition to enjoying privileges, it is also quite hard, after being stationed in the canyon, most of the sergeants rest on the spot, and Jiang Chen has to discuss with Captain Tie and others about arranging various military affairs for vigilance and reconnaissance. After they finished discussing the arrangement, when Jiang Chen returned to the carriage, he saw that Jun Zhu was already sleeping in the carriage with Xiaobai in his arms. I don't know if I had any sweet dreams, the corners of Junzhu's mouth showed shallow dimples, but he slept very sweetly.

A young lady like her should have slept in the Xiangqiu warm mat and Youlan boudoir, but because she was in the army, she had to sleep in the open and bumpy along the way. However, Jiang Chen had never heard Jun Zhu complain about this.

Jiang Chen couldn't bear to wake her up, so he fell asleep against the carriage.

When he woke up, the sky was slightly bright, and Jiang Chen felt warm on his body, which turned out to be an extra coat.

"Lord Adjutant General, let's drink porridge!" As soon as Jiang Chen moved his muscles, a simple young Taoist handed over the steaming white porridge, which was Lao Wu who had asked Jiang Chen to help him write a suicide note.

"Old Wu, it's hard work!" Jiang Chen smiled slightly. Although this old Wu is low-minded, he is very diligent and does some chores in the army.

Jiang Chen took a sip of porridge and praised it. He saw Lao Wu with a smile on his face and asked, "Lao Wu, do you have anything else?"

Lao Wu came to Jiang Chen's side and whispered, "I heard that the deputy general slept in the carriage with his sister last night, I ...... That, I haven't married a daughter-in-law yet, I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask: Sister's hand, is it soft?"

"Soft or not, you will know when you marry a daughter-in-law in the future!" Jiang Chen glanced at him: "Go and get busy with you, you're about to go!"

Lao Wu left dissatisfied, muttering in his mouth: "It should be very soft, people say that women are made of water, and the bones are soft......"

Jiang Chen ordered the trumpeter to blow the trumpet, and the sergeants gradually woke up. The whole army hurriedly had breakfast, and the sky was just dark, and they set out on the military journey again.

Everything has been arranged, and which battalion is in front, which battalion is behind, and which battalion is in response to the march, will hold its own position. It is also relatively clear who is in charge of the leadership and what responsibilities they have.

As for the forward patrol, the guards around are also responsible for the corresponding manpower. The seemingly simple march is not just as easy as riding an iron horse, in the art of war, every step is a detail, and there is learning everywhere.

The army walked out of the Xijian Gorge and turned south, and there was another valley. There are dangerous terrain along the way, and Jiang Chen formulated this route at the beginning, which was to take advantage of these terrains, in case he encounters a large number of demon beasts along the way, he can also be in danger to defend, so as not to let the whole army be besieged by demon beasts and disrupt the camp.

After all, most of the Dao heroes in the Daozi army are general Dao Fa, and they can't take any advantage compared with those fierce and powerful demon beasts when they fight alone. Only by relying on the marching formation and relying on the strength of everyone can we resist the impact of the demon beasts.

The Daozi army marched all the way, and in the afternoon, they came to an oasis. The boundary of the Xiliang frontier is mostly barren and Gobi, and oases are rare. The whole army took a short rest here, buried the pot to cook, replenished military water and other military resources, and let the war horses eat some water and grass and rest for a day or two.

After resting for less than a meal, suddenly the spies in front of me came urgently to report: the north was dusty, the beasts were roaring, and a large group of demon beasts were rushing here, the number was difficult to estimate, but it was definitely more than the previous few encounters.

All the soldiers were shocked, Jiang Chen immediately ordered, the whole army stopped resting, marched south, and must rush to the next dangerous valley before the demon beast chased. Otherwise, if you encounter a monster beast in this relatively open oasis or wasteland, the arrangement of the army will be difficult to take care of, and it will be very dangerous.

The sergeants quickly took the last few bites of their meal and set off immediately. Just after eating, the army marched in a hurry, and the stomach of ordinary people must not be able to stand it. Those mortal sergeants are well-trained, and they can still hold on. On the contrary, there are some Taoist heroes who have severe stomach pain, and they can't control the iron horse, so they can only sit in the carriage.

As he galloped all the way, when he reached the valley, the dust was flying in the north, and there was a roaring sound of rushing.

"Lord Adjutant General, it is difficult for the entire army to escape into the valley like this, do you want to let the elite go first?" asked a Dao man.

"On the contrary, let the weaker sergeant battalion enter the valley first!" Jiang Chen said loudly: "Pass the order, the 789th battalion will open the way in front of the first, and immediately set up camp and set up a checkpoint after entering the valley." After the sergeants of the 1st to 5th battalions broke off with the black iron bow, the sergeants of the 6th battalion covered the army and responded at any time. ”

After Jiang Chen issued such a military order, he was also a little uneasy in his heart. He did not doubt whether his military orders were correct, he was confident enough, and the military orders he issued were the most suitable choice at present; however, at the moment of the great enemy, whether his military orders were sufficiently powerful and whether he could make the officers and men of the five battalions stop fleeing and break off the retreat for the other sergeants? Jiang Chen was not sure about this.

If he has no prestige in the army, and this military order is like a fictitious order, then the soldiers of the five battalions will not obey the order, but will flee into the valley on their own, and the army will become a mess, everyone will flee for their lives, and no one will break the back, as a result, most of the soldiers will be chased and killed by the demon beasts and die one after another.

"Order!" Red Wind, the commander of the first battalion, answered the order loudly, and then led the first battalion of sergeants and three black iron giant bows to the rear of the marching team.

The sergeants of the second and third battalions also immediately went to their orders and rushed to support. The commanders of the fourth and fifth battalions hesitated slightly, but in the end they obeyed the military orders.

Jiang Chen's heart was relieved, until this moment, he, the commander, could be regarded as the real commander of the military order. Since this military order can be issued and implemented, Jiang Chen has the confidence to truly control the whole army.

As a manager, he can't run for his life first. He ordered the coachman to drive the commander's car and carry Junzhu into the valley first, while he rode an iron horse and broke off with the personal guards and the sergeants of the sixth battalion.