Chapter 40 Section Thirteen

"The enemy army has the advantages of terrain and reserves of food and grass. The best strategy is to hold on and not attack, and wait for our army to run out of food and retreat. But since the interception of the food trucks is naturally in order to take advantage of our army's lack of food and grass, when the army's morale is in chaos. Launch a surprise attack, try to turn the defense into an offense, and win by surprise." Bi Wei shook his head slightly and said, "It makes sense. It's just that why a surprise attack will be launched within three days?" Zheng Sichu paused, and said: "The enemy army came to intercept the grain transport team, but the grain road was not broken. After a few days, our army will be replenished again. If the enemy army is willing to stick to it, intercepting the grain transport team will be exhausting. It worked. From this point of view, the enemy army must be planning to launch an attack when our army is short of food and the morale of the army is fluctuating in the past few days."

Bi Wei also paused, and suddenly said: "Officer Zheng, you will definitely be a general of the Republic in the future." "The last general doesn't dare. General Bi has everything in mind. The last general didn't solve the mystery at the beginning, so that he lost so many brothers. He is really guilty. Please ask General Bi to punish him." Bi Wei laughed again, but this time the smile was full of approval.He said: "Officer Zheng, it's not useless for you to go to reinforce the grain transportation team. The fact is that I didn't think carefully, and I went too far. If the enemy sees that the food transportation team is defenseless, I'm afraid they will suspect fraud. You With such reinforcements, they can't see the mystery behind it. Although you lost this battle, Staff Officer Zheng, you've actually done a great job."

Zheng Sichu said: "The last general dare not." Although Bi Wei was praising him, Zheng Sichu felt very uncomfortable.In Bi Wei's eyes, since it is a trick, the people involved in the trick can probably be sacrificed.When he asked for an order to go for reinforcements, he didn't say a word. At that time, he was probably thinking that it would be no big deal if Zheng Sichu was shot to death by the enemy, and the fifty soldiers escorting the grain truck were let them die. up.There was no expression on his face, but there was a dull pain in his heart. Bi Wei walked around with his hands behind his back, and said: "In the past few days since you left, Tianlu Pass has been calm as usual, and even the usual disturbances have stopped. Most likely, they are already preparing for a big move. It will be a decisive battle. Staff Officer Zheng, you are young, but you are quite talented. There are still many things that rely on you in this battle. Although we had a grudge at the beginning, I hope that you can let go of your worries and don't think too much about it."

Zheng Sichu still lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "General Bi is serious. As a soldier, Zheng Sichu should obey the commander's orders. Whatever orders General Bi has, he will never hesitate to die." As he said that, he felt a little dissatisfied.Maybe the two armies fought, and sacrifices were inevitable, but Bi Wei, as the general of the Republican Army, regarded soldiers as a tool that could be discarded at any time, which was really inconsistent with the "everyone is equal" proclaimed by the Republic.Just as he was thinking, Bi Wei sighed suddenly and said, "The truth." He was puzzled, and said, "General Bi, what did you say?"

Bi Wei might have said these two words unconsciously. Hearing Zheng Sichu's questioning, Bi Wei was also a little flustered, and said, "It's nothing. Staff Officer Zheng, from today onwards, you will be responsible for contacting General Fang." gone." It was only when Zheng Sichu heard this that he suddenly realized what Bi Wei had come for.Fang Ruoshui and Bi Wei are both generals, and Bi Wei's orders are probably Fang Ruoshui's unwillingness to follow, but if Zheng Sichu sends orders, Fang Ruoshui will probably obey them.When the two armies were at war, the most feared thing was the inconsistency of military orders. Bi Wei let himself take this responsibility, and he must have discovered that Fang Ruoshui respected him a lot.It seems that Bi Weineng is ranked above Fang Ruoshui, and his name is truly worthy.Zheng Sichu's heart fell flat at this time, and he said: "The final general will obey the order."

Bi Wei breathed a sigh of relief, looked outside the tent, and suddenly said: "By the way, Staff Officer Zheng, the airship will be completed tomorrow, and it is very likely that the enemy troops will be dispatched tomorrow." After seeing off Bi Wei, Zheng Sichu tidied up in the camp and went out. The airship has been sewn up, the joints have been pitched, and the shelves are piled up. Some soldiers are stacking firewood underneath, and they are going to blow the heat into it tomorrow.A formal airship is filled with a kind of very light air to fly up, and can stay in the air for a long time. If hot air is blown in, it will not fly for a long time in the air.Every step of the enemy army is calculating, and it must have been calculated.Although his own side was prepared, the enemy was really extraordinary. At first, Zheng Sichu thought that if he followed the plan, the enemy would definitely be defeated, but after fighting against Chen Zhong, he already understood the true strength of the enemy.

If there is a slight negligence, the enemy will use their tricks, and I'm afraid it will be self-defeating.Zheng Sichu looked at the airship, thinking about the strategy he had set up. When he suggested to Bi Wei, he aimed to attack the enemy who was most afraid of airships.After the enemy's attack, one's own side immediately cut off the enemy's return with a surprise soldier.The enemy's attack must have been at night, and this surprise soldier took the opportunity to sneak into the city, blow up the two giant cannons closed by the Tianlu, and then the whole army immediately attacked the city with a thunderbolt.In the enemy's sneak attack, he would never have dreamed that he would be attacked by the Republican Army instead. This trick of stealing the beam will most likely succeed.

At the beginning, Bi Wei said that his strategy was a bit wishful thinking, because he felt that the enemy might not take the risk to attack.But now it seems that the enemy's dispatch is imminent, and this strategy of his has become a reality step by step, and it will definitely come true.A smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth, at this moment an officer who recognized him came over and saluted, "Officer Zheng, can you see if there is something inappropriate?" Zheng Sichu looked at it for a week and said, "Is there any leak?" "Tested, no leaks."

Zheng Sichu nodded, and was about to ask another question, when Fang Ruoshui's voice suddenly sounded beside him: "Officer Zheng, are you back?" Zheng Sichu turned around, saluted Fang Ruoshui, and said, "General Fang, I'm back." Fang Ruoshui didn't know what he was thinking, he looked very preoccupied.He looked at the airship and said, "Officer Zheng, come on, let's go drink again, I killed a fat sheep today." Fang Ruoshui is the commander of an army. In the army, he naturally eats much better than ordinary soldiers. However, Bi Wei’s Fire Army Corps treats everyone equally from top to bottom. Like the soldiers, Zheng Sichu hadn't smelled alcohol since drinking with Fang Ruoshui that day.Hearing that Fang Ruoshui wanted to treat another guest, he had no reluctance.

When they arrived at Fang Ruoshui's tent, the two sat down.Fang Ruoshui is quite addicted to appetite, and an iron grill for barbecue has been set up in the tent, and a soldier is pushing down the red-hot charcoal.Fang Ruoshui sat down, first poured a glass of wine on the coals, and with a "chih", a flame burst out.The charcoal already had a woody fragrance, and it smelled even better with a scent of wine.Fang Ruoshui took out his waist knife, grabbed a skinned sheep's head on the side, scooped out a piece of meat, put it on an iron rack and roasted it carefully, it was cooked quickly, he handed it to Zheng Sichu and said: "Staff Zheng , Sheep eat grass, their mouths are moving every day, and the cheeks of sheep are the most chewy, try it.”

Zheng Sichu took the piece of meat, dipped it in the seasoning and chewed it carefully.The mutton cheek meat is extremely tender and chewy, with a slight aroma of wine, it is really delicious.As soon as he swallowed, Fang Ruoshui raised his glass and said, "Come on, have a drink." After drinking a glass, Fang Ruoshui suddenly whispered: "Staff Zheng, do you think the enemy will fall for it?" Zheng Sichu smiled and said: "The enemy's reaction is just as we expected, and nine out of ten will fall into the trap." Fang Ruoshui's face was not as relaxed as Zheng Sichu's, and he said: "The enemy army is resourceful and resourceful, so they don't wait for nothing. During the few days you were away, they didn't make any changes, which is very suspicious. I'm afraid they will act tonight." For some reason, Zheng Sichu felt relieved.Fang Ruoshui may not be as good as Bi Wei, but he is also a seasoned veteran after all, not an incompetent.But if Fang Ruoshui was really incompetent, maybe it would be easier to handle, but he would obey Bi Wei unconditionally. With such thoughts in his heart, his face remained calm, and he said: "What General Fang said is very true, the enemy army is indeed very likely to attack immediately." Fang Ruoshui was a little excited, put a piece of freshly roasted mutton tenderloin into his mouth and chewed, and said: "I have surrounded them for more than two months, and the Wude Camp refused to come out. Zheng Zheng, you decide this plan, immediately To lure them out is really a young talent." Zheng Sichu was a little tired of hearing Fang Ruoshui's flattering words.He said: "General Fang, don't be careless. The general will go to reinforce the grain transportation team. The enemy general is called Chen Zhong, and he is extremely powerful. In the end, all the grain trucks were still destroyed. By the way, General Fang, do you know that Chen Zhong?" ?” This sentence almost choked Fang Ruoshui.He pondered for a moment before saying, "I know." "Who is this person?" Zheng Sichu felt excited.Compared with that veteran, Fang Ruoshui must know more about the details of the Wude Camp.What kind of army is this?He vaguely felt that he had touched the truth. Fang Ruoshui was a little hesitant, looked outside, took another sip of wine, swallowed the meat in his mouth, and said: "Officer Zheng, although the Grand Command ordered not to talk about the previous dynasty, but at this time, it is about military aircraft, and we should not hide it from you. This Chen Zhong is the commander of the Xinzi Battalion in the Wude Battalion of the previous dynasty, and he fought me several times back then. It's ridiculous, except for the last time, I was defeated by him every time." Zheng Sichu said: "They are the regular army of the previous dynasty, right? No wonder I heard that Chen Zhong called us 'rebels'." Fang Ruoshui laughed, and said with a smile: "Chen Zhong is a duck, his meat is rotten and his mouth is not rotten. At this time, he still thinks about his empire. But this man is indeed a good general. Back then, the Wude Camp was famous. He is invincible in the world, and he also has his skills." "What kind of army is the Wude Battalion?" Because Fang Ruoshui started, he no longer had any scruples, and said: "At the beginning, the regular army of the empire was divided into four divisions, known as the 'Earth Fire, Water and Wind' Four-Phase Army. , was the main force of the Imperial Army. The land army at that time, tsk, tsk." He clicked his tongue twice and didn't speak, but Zheng Sichu also knew what he meant.Fang Ruoshui was a defeated general of the local army at the beginning, and he might have almost lost his life, and he still has lingering fears.Although Fang Ruoshui was a bit arrogant, he was still extremely respectful when talking about the land army, and he didn't dare to be rude in the slightest.Zheng Sichu heard it fascinated, and said: "Is it really so powerful? But it was still defeated in the end." Fang Ruoshui sighed: "That's the power of heaven, not manpower. Alas, although I still refuse to accept it, I have to admit that the land army is indeed an invincible army in the world. Just look at the current remnant army and you will know How powerful was the full-staffed Land Legion back then. In order to defeat the leaderless Wude Battalion, they invested a large number of soldiers, with 220,000 troops, hundreds of thousands of civilians, and all the airships. In the end, more than 10,000 of them escaped. That battle was shameless in the eyes of the ruling party. If we look at the losses, we actually suffered a terrible defeat. Alas, thirty years Hedong, Hexi in thirty years, the current Wude Camp is not what it used to be, otherwise I would dare to bring only 20,000 people to conquer." Fang Ruoshui probably also felt a little drunk, so he spoke very bluntly.These words may have been held back in his heart for a long time, and it is only today that he uttered them.Zheng Sichu was also a little shocked, he had fought against the enemy before, and knew that the Wudeying was very powerful, but he did not expect it to be so powerful back then. If this time it was the original Wude Camp, I am afraid that none of the two hundred people will come back. He said: "By the way, General Fang, you said that back then the Wude Battalion had no leader, and the enemy's commander-in-chief was surnamed Chu, isn't he here?" As if bitten by something, Fang Ruoshui shuddered all over, and the wine in his hand spilled out.Zheng Sichu didn't expect Fang Ruoshui to be so startled. Just as he was surprised, Fang Ruoshui had already put the cup away and said, "Officer Zheng, let's barbecue." This is of course off topic.Zheng Sichu was a little annoyed, but Fang Ruoshui's military rank was much higher than his, so he couldn't press him, so he cut a piece of meat and roasted it, thinking silently: "Then who is Shuai Chu? Even Fang Ruoshui would be so frightened." The piece of meat was roasted until it made a "sizzling" sound, because it was coated with a layer of sugar water, and a layer of crispy skin formed after roasting, and the taste was extremely fragrant.Zheng Sichu took a bite, and was about to look for an opportunity to ask again, when suddenly there was a commotion outside the door, both Fang Ruoshui and Zheng Sichu were startled, for some reason, someone rushed in. This was a soldier, sweating profusely, with a frightened expression on his face. As soon as he entered the tent, he shouted: "General, the enemy is attacking!" "What?" Fang Ruoshui stood up abruptly, and Zheng Sichu was also taken aback.They calculated that the enemy would come to attack at night, and then used their plan to sneak into the city under the cover of twilight and break through the city in one fell swoop, but they never expected that the enemy would rush out in broad daylight. Fang Ruoshui picked up the helmet on the side and put it on, and shouted: "The whole army will be rectified immediately, and we will meet the enemy immediately! How many enemies have come?" The soldier who reported the letter said: "I don't know how many there are, but I feel overwhelming, as if there are always tens of thousands of people." There are only about 12,000 enemy troops in total. Could it be that they are mobilizing in full force?Fang Ruoshui cursed, and said, "All the capital has been taken out. Okay, I'm afraid you won't come out."