Chapter 8 Section VIII

Its daybreak.As soon as the sun on the desert jumped out of the horizon, it immediately reflected the thousands of miles of yellow sand red, as if it was burning everywhere. Chu Xiuhong stood high on the sand dune, retracted the binoculars, with a sneer on his face. Shao Fengguan's plane was coming back, and he might have already found Zhen Lizhi's whereabouts.Last night, the night wind blew away a layer of floating sand on the desert. Chu Xiuhong looked around with a telescope early in the morning. Shao Feng Guanfei took a closer look.He had already guessed that the patch of sand with different colors must be a piece of camel skin.

That must be where the Gele Oasis is.Zhen Lizhi stretched the camel skin into a flat top, and covered it with a layer of sand. The color of the camel's hair was similar to that of sand, but it was covered with a thin layer of sand, so it couldn't be seen.But man is not as good as God, the wind was not strong yesterday, but it blew for a long time, blowing away a lot of sand on the flat top of the camel skin, the camel skin is not as reflective as sand, if it is noon, the sun is too strong, you can’t see it, but now It was just sunrise, and when viewed through the telescope, the yellowish-brown area was obviously darker than the edge, which was quite obvious.

As soon as Shao Fengguan's plane landed, he came over excitedly and said, "I found the Gele Oasis! I never expected that Marquis Wen would cover the entire Gele Oasis with camel skin!" Chu Xiuhong silently calculated that according to the size of this oasis, there might be more than 4,000 people in Zhen Lizhi's and Di Wang's coalition forces.Zhen Lizhi's soldiers passed by on the way to flee north, and there might be around a thousand left. Di people come and go like the wind, but there are not many who can gather. Generally, even women and children are only two or three thousand shares, and King Di can gather three thousand. Such a strong cavalry army is worthy of being the hero of the desert.

He put away the binoculars and said with a sneer, "Despite Zhen Lizhi's clever calculations, he has finally appeared." Shao Fengguan took Chu Xiuhong's telescope and looked at it, and said, "How should we attack?" Chu Xiuhong said: "The camel's skin must be very dry after being exposed to the scorching sun, and it will ignite when it sees fire. General Shao, if the Fire Legion is here, a burst of dragon cannons here can uproot Zhen Lizhi. It's a pity, a pity." Shao Fengguan said with a smile: "But we still have rockets, right? Haha, Chu Shuai's plan is good, but it's too poisonous. One fire will burn four thousand people."

Chu Xiuhong smiled and said: "With the ability of Zhen Li, he will be able to guess our plan if we bully him so close to the bow and arrow range." Shao Feng said: "Then what should I do?" "You wind team will work hard again, each of you will bring two torches up." Shao Fengguan shouted: "Can a torch do it? The wind is strong in the desert, even if you throw a camel's skin, it may not be able to burn it." Chu Xiuhong slapped his left hand on his right palm, and said: "Don't burn it, just let Zhen Lizhi see it. Zhen Lizhi is resourceful, but resourceful people often think too much and cover everything. Just in case, they will definitely burn the camel skin. The top cover is removed. I have ordered five armored vehicles to stand by, and as long as Zhen Lizhi is busy removing the camel hides and cannot attack quickly, the armored vehicles will immediately charge, catching them by surprise!"

The armored chariots of the Land Legion are the most powerful weapon in land warfare, and they have played a great role in attacking the Snakemen.But the armored vehicle also has a fatal flaw, that is, it does not rotate well, and its speed is too slow. If it travels on the desert, the speed will be even slower.Hearing this, Shao Fengguan smiled and said: "Okay! This time, my whole army will be dispatched. As soon as we see Marquis Wen appear, we will land on the left wing and attack from his flank! This time, no matter how powerful Marquis Wen is, let's see if he will respond." The power of heaven."

He stretched out his hand and slapped Chu Xiuhong.The little prince said from the side: "Chu Shuai, do you want me to lead the troops to charge with the armored chariot?" Chu Xiuhong said: "Your Highness, you are the body of a thousand gold. You sit in the middle army and command the troops to respond. The legions I lead take turns to charge, and you must win with one drum." The little prince looked at the front and said: "Be careful, even Mr. Wu Zhao, Zhen thief, can give up his heart on him. He will spare his life, and his army will definitely fight to the death."

Chu Xiuhong said: "Your Highness, don't worry, the general will return home with victory. Please be careful, Your Highness." Seeing the imperial army approaching, Zhen Lizhi couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive. Chu Xiuhong, the leader of the army, has always had the reputation of "unprecedented illusion". He is always well-regulated when dispatching, and his attacks are never on the right track. It is unpredictable.But he didn't believe that Chu Xiuhong would be so bold and rush towards his ambush circle blindly. Is there a fraud in it? Di Wang was still biting a sheep bone, and when he heard the imperial army attacking, he said with joy: "There are not many of them, if I had known that I would attack with my whirlwind army, I am afraid they would have lost their armor and armor. Run far away. Come, get ready, and launch an attack immediately!"

Fool! Zhen Lizhi cursed secretly, but his face was still expressionless, and said: "My lord, the enemy's army has changed a lot, so we must guard against his fraud. They have a kind of iron armored chariot, which can best restrain cavalry. It is powerful from far and near. If we rush forward, we will just let their armored vehicles show their power." King Di threw the flesh and bones away and said, "Marquis Zhen, what should we do?" "Look at their movements again." Zhen Lizhi opened the binoculars and looked at the approaching imperial army.Now it's a mile away, and if you walk another distance, you will be within the range of the bow and arrow.

"Look at Di Ren's archery." Zhen Lizhi's mouth twitched.This camel city was as solid as a rock. No matter how strong Chu Xiuhong used his troops, he would never have imagined that such a camel city could be built in the desert. They would definitely not have siege equipment with them.As long as they enter the range of the arrow, the entire imperial army will be wiped out. If Chu Xiuhong and Shao Fengguan can be used for me again to compete for the world, it may not be impossible. Zhen Lizhi only felt that the blood in his whole body was also burning, and his eyes were shining brightly, he still looked like an old man in his dying years.

At this moment, King Di suddenly let out a "huh" and said, "Why did they release those strange birds again?" Is the Wind Legion attacking again?Zhen Lizhi couldn't help being surprised.What he fears the most is actually that the Wind Legion is condescending and strikes down with firearms, so he did not hesitate to sacrifice Ye Feihu and Wu Zhao, but also to blow up the firearms of the Imperial Army first.Without their firearms, the Wind Legion is not very powerful. It is like cutting off one of the most powerful arms of the Imperial Army.Now the Wind Legion is actually attacking again, and the direction is aimed at this place. Judging from the formation, the Wind Legion is dispatched by the whole army.It stands to reason that the Wind Legion is no longer a threat in the air, and it should be assisting the attack on the ground, but the Imperial Army does not hesitate to disperse its forces. What is their idea? He opened the binoculars and looked carefully. From a mile away, he couldn't see clearly, but as the Wind Corps approached, he could already see the soldiers in the back seat of the flying machine carrying two torches. Fire attack!Zhen Lizhi couldn't help being shocked all over.The camel hide has been exposed to the scorching sun and is so tough that even the imperial army would not be able to pierce it with muskets. However, the camel hide is most afraid of fire when it is dried. My own side will be in chaos without fighting.He was so surprised that he grabbed Di Wang and said, "Quick! Get rid of the camel skin quickly, we have been discovered, and they are about to attack!" King Di was also taken aback, and shouted: "What? Haslang, send an order to remove the camel skin!" King Di had stayed in the desert for a long time, and he also knew that camel skins are flammable. Hearing what Zhen Lizhi said urgently, he was in a panic immediately, and ran away screaming, thinking to himself: "Fortunately, Junhou Zhen is here. If it were me, I would definitely not be able to guess the ghost ideas of these Central Plains people." The camel skin was laid on the oasis very cleverly, with no gaps, but it was not easy to take it off. Hearing Di Wang's order to remove the camel skin, the people of Di were in a mess.Di Ren was good at charging and fighting in the field, and discipline was something they had never heard of. They had been fighting in this oasis for a few days, and it had been a long time. In such a mess, it was useless for King Di to shout for restraint. As the camel hides were removed one by one, the torches of the Wind Legion had also been thrown down.But the torches were not as powerful as imagined. The wind in the desert was strong, many of the torches were extinguished before they hit the ground, many of them were blown to the sand by the wind, and only a few fell on the camel skin to ignite, but Di Ren was prepared As soon as one piece was ignited, it was torn off immediately, covered with sand, and the fire went out immediately.Seeing this scene, King Di admired Zhen Lizhi even more. He didn't know that Zhen Lizhi was secretly complaining.At this time, the forwards of the imperial army spread out to the left and right wings, and five huge chariots were pushed out from the center.Each of these chariots can hold 20 people. There are interlocking mechanisms on the edges of the armor, which can be dismantled and easy to carry.Although it is difficult for armored vehicles to move on the sand, the wheels of these armored vehicles have been refitted, and a row of iron chains are used to make tracks. Although the speed is slowed down, they can also move steadily on the sand. This must be Xue Wenyi's idea!Zhen Lizhi put down the binoculars, thinking bitterly.Originally, there was another Ye Feihu on my side who could rival Xue Wenyi, but Ye Feihu attacked at night with a snail boat yesterday. Although he successfully blew up the imperial army's gunpowder, he failed to come back and must have been killed.If he was here, he would definitely have an idea, but now, he can only rely on himself. Di people are still in a mess.They wanted to tear off the camel's skin, for fear that the armored vehicles would have already arrived.Although the camel city is known as indestructible, in front of the armored vehicles, the camel city is still flesh and blood, how long can it resist?It is now a time of great urgency, if the armored vehicles of the imperial army cannot be stopped, then the situation will be lost.He shouted: "My lord! My lord!" But Di Bing was in a mess, and Di Wang didn't know where he was. He looked around.There are three thousand servants, and now there are only more than 1,300 soldiers left among the three thousand soldiers. Yesterday, another hundred people were sent to recruit Di Renyouqi to attack at night. Camel City, in case it is attacked by the imperial army.Now at hand, there are only more than 1,200 soldiers left. Is it really the end?He looked around.These more than a thousand government soldiers were still in good spirits, but their faces were somewhat solemn, and there were several other long spears Wu Zhao used to and Ye Feihu's unfinished mechanical equipment beside them. As soon as he saw Ye Feihu's mechanical equipment, Zhen Lizhi's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Who will use this snail boat?" Ye Feihu came to Gele Oasis and found that the snail boat he had imagined but failed could be popular on the sand. He was so excited that he built two boats in a row.But the operation of this snail boat is too complicated, and only he can start it himself, otherwise someone could have come down from the sand to meet it yesterday, and Ye Feihu would not have died there.Now, no matter what, you can only try it. He yelled twice, but still no one dared to come out.Seeing that the armored vehicles of the imperial army were getting closer and closer, there were only about 500 steps left, and they were about to approach them almost immediately, but the Di people were busy tearing off the camel skin, because it was too chaotic, and there was no way to burn it. What a big problem, when they talked about it like this, it became even more restrictive and messed up.The blue veins on Zhen Lizhi's forehead also popped out, and he shouted: "The ones coming now are the most elite ground and wind armies of the imperial army. If we can defeat them in one go, it will definitely shake the entire army of the empire, and no one will dare to attack them again." Come on. Whoever can drive the snail boat to overturn those armored vehicles will be the number one hero of my dynasty!" He shouted so loudly that one of the government soldiers said timidly: "My lord, I have seen Mr. Ye drive a snail boat, and it probably works." Zhen Lizhi was overjoyed, grabbed his shoulder, and said loudly: "Okay! If you can accomplish this miracle, I will win the world in the future of Zhen Lizhi, and I will share it with you equally!" The government army shook his head and said: "Sir, I don't have confidence either. I'm afraid I won't be able to drive back. I don't want half of the country. I just hope that my lord will sit in the world in the future and think about the people of the world. Don't be like the emperor." Excessive taxation." Zhen Lizhi said: "Definitely! I, the Zhen Dynasty, founded the country, and will not collect taxes from the people for ten years, and will not levy corvees!" The mansion soldier smiled, turned his head and said: "Brothers, today is the time for us to sacrifice our lives for our lord! Your lord's kindness to us is as great as a mountain, and we should contribute to your lord's country!" He opened the door of the Luozhou, stepped in, and at once more than ten people came out, wanting to enter the Luozhou.This snail boat is more than two feet long, and it can accommodate eight people when squeezed together. With more than a dozen people squeezed inside, it must be so crammed that it cannot move.The soldier who drove the snail boat said: "Don't have too many people, there are five cars, ten of us are enough! Twist the iron chain under the wheel, this car will definitely not be able to walk on the sand." Nine more people were crowded inside, and each of them brought an iron rod that Di people used to.Di people grew up eating beef and mutton, almost all of them are strong men, many of them use iron rods, ten iron rods are easy to get. The mansion soldier said: "My lord, see you in the next life." He closed the door, only to see that the snail boat shook, the threads on its head began to turn, faster and faster, it got into the sand, and got out from under the camel city.