Chapter 539: Into the Trap (I)
On the shore of the tent lake, the naval warships were in full swing to prepare, Rong Wu immediately ordered to cross the river and cross the Qiling Pass tonight, and the soldiers under the tent stepped up their actions in an orderly manner, and did not dare to slack off for a moment......
"Second formation, follow--" From time to time, the command of the captain of the ship would be heard, and then the soldiers in battle armor would board the ship one by one, and wait until the sails were hoisted and everything was ready, waiting for Rong Wu to give the order.
The sound of metal iron "Click, Click, Click" filled the entire barracks, except for the war horse cavalry who remained in the camp tent, most of the soldiers were almost all incorporated into the navy and boarded the warships. The ships on the shore were lined up in large and small rows, with their bows facing the other side of the lake, their sails raised. Every soldier was determined to win, and his face showed a look of war spirit and death. The bronze cannons on the ship also turned to the front, and forcibly attacked the enemy's ship formation with gunpowder......
"Hurry up and be stupid, we have to stop General Rongwu-" Lu Jing, Tang Zhan, and Murong Ying ran down the mountain all the way and rushed in the direction of the barracks. Although he couldn't be sure, Lu Jing could guess that this was a maze array set up by Yan Jitai Bazar for Rong Wu, and it would be difficult to get out once he fell into it. Although I didn't think of a way to deal with the Xuzhou army for the time being, tonight's river crossing operation must not be stopped.
"The barracks are just ahead, and the voices on the shore of the lake are getting louder and louder, it seems that they are ready to act-" Murong Ying shouted loudly as she ran, watching the situation on the shore of the barracks lake, and seeing the trend of the army's movements.
The three of them did not stop, and ran outside the school field of the barracks in one go. At the gate of the camp, two remaining guards were on standby.
Lu Jing doesn't care so much. She rushed forward, regardless of whether she would be stopped or not. Of course, the results can be imagined. Lu Jing ran to the gate of the camp and was immediately stopped by the guards with long weapons.
"Stop, who are you, you dare to trespass on the barracks-" The guard soldier didn't know Lu Jing, and scolded loudly.
Tang Zhan also ran up at this time, and seeing that Lu Jing was blocked, Tang Zhan immediately said: "I often meet Tang Zhan, the commander of the third vanguard army on the left of the Chun subordinate department, and I came with the military division of the same army, and I have something urgent to report to General Rongwu!" Tang Zhan's mind turned very fast this time.
However. Even after reporting their identities, the two guards still didn't seem to want to give way, so they only heard the guards who blocked the road just now continue: "I'm sorry, General Rongwu has an order, the war is a dense period, and no outsiders are allowed to enter the camp-"
"But we really have something urgent to report to General Rongwu-" Lu Jing also couldn't bear it anymore, grabbed the soldier's halberd with one hand, and said urgently, "It's also General Chang Yuchun's subordinate department." Why did he leave us outside the camp?"
"An order is an order, and now that the army is about to cross the Seven Ridges Pass, outsiders are not allowed to interfere—" the soldier continued unceremoniously, "and dwelling on it again." Those who have the right to disrupt military aircraft, don't blame us for being rude!"
Seeing that these janitors also dared to threaten themselves, Lu Jing naturally couldn't stand it. Random sneered: "Hmph, it's up to the two of you, you General Rongwu can have today's position." But it has a lot to do with us, and now we have an urgent report. How dare he shut the door and not see him?"
But these two guards just didn't take Lu Jing's words seriously, and the halberd in their hands also increased their strength and said: "Don't be verbose, since you interfere with the military aircraft, then don't blame us for being ruthless!"
After speaking, the guard lifted the halberd and stabbed at Lu Jing.
Tang Zhan was afraid that something would happen to Lu Jing, so he took the lead in stepping forward, crossed his hands and held the two halberds tightly, and then his arms suddenly exerted force, only to hear the sound of the weapon breaking, and the two halberds were instantly broken by Tang Zhan's hands.
"Someone, someone has robbed the camp—" Seeing that Tang Zhan and the others were not easy to deal with, the soldier immediately shouted to the other guards in the camp.
Sure enough, the surrounding guard soldiers who were not involved in the water battle heard the sound of shouting at the door, and all of them gathered over, and when they saw that Tang Zhan and others dared to forcibly break into the camp, where could they still stand, they all picked up the guys and rushed over.
"These pawns are really annoying, General Rongwu is so rough to arrange a guard, let alone he leads his troops to fight......" Lu Jing looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but ridicule Rongwu behind his back.
Tang Zhan saw that dozens of soldiers around him rushed up with weapons, and he broke the halberd of the guards at the door, it seemed that it was impossible to convince them with words.
"Kill-" The guard soldiers didn't say a word, and no matter what the identities of Tang Zhan, Lu Jing and the others were, the spears and swords were used together.
Tang Zhan didn't talk nonsense, many weapons were all rushing towards him, of course he would not sit still. I saw that Tang Zhan's eyes were unusually calm, and when the spear was coming towards his chest and forehead, Tang Zhan turned sideways to the side. It's not over, with the power of rotation, Tang Zhan grabbed it with a wave of his left hand and clasped it tightly.
At the same moment, all the soldiers on the right also followed, preparing to fight against Tang in a flank attack.
Tang Zhan responded calmly, just now he grabbed the soldier's weapon with his left hand, and his right foot turned around, pulling the few people who rushed up to the side.
Tang Zhan's feet were very fast, and his strength was also full, like lightning-like footwork flew by, everyone's direction was scattered, and the center of gravity also fell towards Tang Zhan's left side together.
At the right moment, Tang Zhan clasped the weapon with his left hand, and his right hand came out. Changfeng gathered a little strength, and suddenly felt a wave of shaking concentrated on Tang Zhan's palm, emitting a suffocating sense of oppression. These guard soldiers were mediocre, so naturally they couldn't withstand Tang Zhan's strong internal force, and they all curled up on Tang Zhan's left side and couldn't move freely.
Tang Zhan didn't say a word, and the power in his palm was just waiting to burst out. A roaring wind roared down in the air, and the "Splitting Empty Palm" was like a surge of Broken Mountain, followed by a strong vibration, with an impact of the shock, and all the weapons that were held by Tang Zhan just now were broken by the "Splitting Empty Palm".
And with the residual strength of "splitting the empty palm", all the soldiers who were "brave" just now were repelled a few steps by the palm wind. They had never seen such a powerful martial arts, and they all immediately regarded Tang Zhan as a monster of great strength.
Tang Zhan naturally wouldn't kill his own people, he was just angry about this matter. simply reprimanded him with the commander's command: "Hmph, you have to fight." If you have this strength, you might as well deal with the enemy army of Mengyuan-"
"Tell us quickly. Where is General Rongwu?" Murong Ying, on his side, couldn't wait to ask.
"You...... Who the hell are you?" asked one of the soldiers, who had fallen to the ground with minor injuries, a little hastily.
"Didn't you say it just now? We are the commanders and military divisions of the third vanguard army on the left of the Chang Yuchun subordinate department, but it was General Tang Zhan, the commander of the vanguard army, who knocked you to the ground just now, how can you say that we are also on an equal footing with your General Rongwu in terms of identity, you don't know each other?" Lu Jing said hard.
"Don ...... General Tang?" The soldiers seemed to be remembering now......
"Stop—" There was a stalemate, and a stern and powerful familiar voice came from the side of the tent. Tang Zhan and the others looked back, and the expressions on their faces softened slightly.
The person who came was none other than Zhao Zijin, who was left by Rongwu to guard the camp. These remaining guards more or less obeyed Zhao Zijin's orders, and something happened at the door. Zhao Zijin did not slack off.
"Brother Zhao-" In the barracks, Tang Zhan still called Zhao Zijin like this.
"What are you doing when General Tang and the army division come here at this time?" Zhao Zijin asked in a formal tone.
When it comes to communication and discussion, it is naturally Lu Jing who comes out. Lu Jing eased her emotions for a moment, and then said solemnly to Zhao Zijin: "General Zhao, is General Rongwu going to send a naval army to cross the Qiling Pass tonight?"
Zhao Zijin was very relieved of Lu Jing and the others, so he simply didn't hide it: "Well, tonight the navy will cross the river to attack the Yanji Taibu, although it can't be completely defeated, but at least it will force the Mengyuan army to retreat to the Xuzhou City Pass——"
"Isn't Brother Zijin going forward with him tonight?" Lu Jing saw that Zhao Zijin did not act with the navy to command. So he asked again.
"Of course, how can I say that I am also the commander of the cavalry of the army, and the navy is not familiar with its skills, of course, it is better to hand it over to General Rongwu, who is better at the navy......" Zhao Zijin said calmly.
"I believe there is no problem with the command of Rongwu's naval army. But ......" Lu Jing cut to the chase at this time, "Let me ask you, did the Xuzhou army send a war letter?"
"How do you know?" Zhao Zijin saw that Lu Jing even knew about this matter. Some were surprised.
"You don't care how you know, just ask, right?" Lu Jing hurriedly responded.
Zhao Zijin believes in Lu Jing's intelligence. So he simply nodded and said: "That's right, Xuzhou Taishou Yan only sent a war letter from Jitai Bazaar." It's going to be a water war with us. ”
"Since this is the case, why does Rong Wu still insist on the sailors, isn't this falling into the trap of the enemy?" Lu Jing asked urgently.
"I'm so worried, but ......" Zhao Zijin also had some doubts, "From here, you have to cross the Qiling Pass, and you have to go through the waterway and mountain road...... However, the mountain road is rugged and complicated, and we are afraid that there will be an enemy ambush, so it will take about a day to march; although the water route is not clear about the enemy's situation, our army is better at water warfare, even if it is hard to fight and cannot be forced, at least it can inflict heavy damage on the Mengyuan army...... Regardless of victory or defeat, how can it be said that you will not suffer a loss by water, General Rongwu thinks and decides so......"
"How can you not suffer a loss? The tactics are known to the family, and they are still acting according to the original plan, so what is it if they don't jump into the enemy's trap?" Lu Jing looked more and more anxious, "Even if General Rongwu is sorting out everything he said, don't underestimate Yan Jitai Bazaardo." Yan Jitai is a veteran of a hundred battles, and there are many ways to march and use troops, and once the enemy is underestimated, the consequences are unimaginable——"
"I think so too, but ......," Zhao Zijin continued, "I also stopped General Rongwu today, but he just didn't listen." Now that the navy is about to be dispatched, I'm afraid it's too late to say anything......"
"It's not too late-" Lu Jing said categorically, "Brother Zijin, you take me in first, and I'm going to see Rong Wu in person." How can I say that the fool is also the commander of the third vanguard army on the left, and he is on an equal footing with Rongwu, I don't believe that he dares to put on a shelf and not see it!"
Zhao Zijin listened to Lu Jing's words, and his thoughts were the same as hers, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay, although it's a bit risky, you have to try...... General Tang, Army Division, come with me—"
After getting permission, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing were a little relieved. Immediately, Lu Jing turned back to Murong Ying and said, "Murong girl, you are just waiting for news here, and I and the fool will go in first-"
"Well, don't worry, I'll wait for you here-" At the critical time, Murong Ying was still very cooperative.
So, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing followed Zhao Zijin into the camp, while Murong Ying was waiting outside the door. Don't look at Murong Ying, a girl standing alone outside the camp without an official position, carrying a red tassel gun, her unyielding eyes show a woman's demeanor, which made the guards who "attacked" Tang Zhan and Lu Jing ineffective just now feel oppressed and dare not approach......
On the shore of the lake, everything was ready for the navy, and when all the soldiers had gone up and in place, Rong Wu finally put on his armor and helmet, and resolutely embarked on the warship......
"General Rongwu and slow-" A moment before the expedition, Zhao Zijin's voice came from the opposite side of the lakeshore.
Rong Wu looked back and saw that it was Zhao Zijin, and probably guessed Zhao Zijin's intention. But after all, Zhao Zijin's military position is only one level lower than Rong Wu's, and he acts as Rong Wu's marching staff officer and commander of the cavalry, so if Zhao Zijin has something to report, Rong Wu does not dare to arbitrarily refuse.
Rong Wu stood on the deck at the bow of the ship, looked at Zhao Zijin who came in a hurry and Tang Zhan Lu Jing behind him, and asked with a serious expression: "Our army will set off immediately, what else does General Zhao have to report at this time?"
Zhao Zijin didn't drag the mud and water, and directly brought Tang Zhan and Lu Jing forward and said: "General Rongwu, Tang Zhan, the commander of the third vanguard army on the left, and Lu Jing, the military division, ask to see General Rongwu——"
After listening to this, Rong Wu turned his head to look at Tang Zhan and Lu Jing, relying on the relationship between the same level of military rank, Rong Wu still said politely: "Yo, what kind of wind brought General Tang Zhan here? Why, General Ben crossed the river tonight and attacked the Mengyuan army in Xuzhou at night, is General Tang here to cheer for General Ben?"
Tang Zhan's expression was serious, and he said righteously: "The last general came today to ask General Rongwu to take back the naval army and give up the night attack across the water!"
"What did you say?" Rong Wu was naturally not very happy when he heard this, although the army rank was the same, but the general commander of his battalion commanded the troops of the battalion, Rong Wu was of course unwilling, and then Rong Wu turned to his expression and said, "What are you kidding? In order to prepare for today's night attack of the navy, we have been preparing for a full day...... You want us to give up the night raid now, so aren't we working in vain today?"
"But Xuzhou Taishou also gave you a war letter—" Lu Jing also interjected on the side, "That being the case, it means that Meng Yuan's people already know our army's plan, if they still insist on going their own way, won't they fall into the trap of the enemy? General Rongwu, you have made outstanding achievements all the way from Yuxing City to here, and you have a lot of military experience, you shouldn't understand these truths, right? Not to mention that Xuzhou Taishou Yan is only Jitai Bazar is so difficult to deal with, and even the marshal himself has never been defeated, how can General Rongwu be so light on the enemy and fall for the enemy's tricks?"
"This army division does not need to worry, since General Ben dares to act according to the original plan, it has been carefully analyzed and discussed countermeasures. Even if he Yan Jitai knew about our plan, we would either win or draw in the water battle, and no matter what, we would win fighters for reinforcements in the rear. If you give up the night attack, it will slow down the speed of backup, General Tang and the army division, your vanguard army is also among them, don't you know?" Rong Wu still said to Lu Jing very politely.
"But knowing that the exposed fighter plane still insists on going its own way, this is a taboo in the use of troops, if General Rongwu underestimates the enemy, he will regret it and suffer heavy losses-" Lu Jing also ignored Rongwu's feelings, and bluntly stopped.
Rong Wu naturally became angry in his heart when he heard this, and he was a dignified general of the first army, and he had to be talked about by the military advisers of other battalions, so Rong Wu simply scolded mercilessly this time: "Hmph, you people in the vanguard army, don't manage your troops well, and come to us to talk nonsense, what kind of system will it be? Tell you, this is the general's troops, how to summon it is the general's business! The plan for crossing the river and attacking at night tonight will remain unchanged, and if you dare to stop it again, you will be dealt with by military law in the name of usurping power!"
As soon as these words came out, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing certainly didn't dare to stop it directly......
"Let's go-" Rong Wu gave the order, and the drums of the navy war rang out to the sky, accompanied by the raised sails and the fire of the warships on the shore, the sails marched towards the other side of the cage lake.
And Tang Zhan, Lu Jing, Zhao Zijin and others who stayed on the shore could only helplessly watch Rongwu's army go deep into the enemy's trap...... (To be continued......)