Chapter 41 Section Fourteen

Fang Ruoshui's army has 15,000 to 6,000 people, plus the 10,000 Fire Corps, the Republican Army can be said to have the upper hand, and the enemy will attack head-on, and it will definitely not be good.Is today the decisive battle?Zheng Sichu was a little flustered.The wishful thinking that Bi Wei said is exactly the case.Zheng Sichu was flustered for a while, and he also stood up.The enemy will never follow your thinking, you must consider all kinds of reactions.But I never thought that the enemy would attack in broad daylight, neither did Bi Wei and Fang Ruoshui. Fang Ruoshui rushed out of the tent and shouted: "The whole army is on alert, let's fight!"

Fang Ruoshui's army is all elite soldiers, and orders are passed on to ten, ten to hundreds, and in just a moment, all the soldiers are on standby and set up their positions.Although the situation was urgent, the entire army was not in a hurry.Zheng Sichu said: "General Fang, I'll guard the airship!" He turned around, jumped on the flying feathers, and ran towards the fire army. The target of the Wude Camp was definitely the airship, but Zheng Sichu never imagined that the opponent would attack like this.With a frontal attack, one's own side will definitely not suffer a loss. Could it be that the opponent is desperate and is going to put all his eggs in one basket?

No, it won't.With the opponent's ability, he would never do such a stupid thing, not to mention that the opponent is not at the end of his rope.Then, the enemy must have other moves behind this operation. Zheng Sichu only felt a chill on his back, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead at some point.At first he felt that he was familiar with the art of war, and he was not much inferior to the famous generals of ancient times, but now he realized that the battlefield is ever-changing, and it is far from a simple set of military books to win. If you really want to become a famous general, the road is still long.Not only is he not as good as Bi Wei, but he is also far behind Fang Ruoshui.At least, if he was Fang Ruoshui, the enemy's surprise attack would mess him up.Only then did Zheng Sichu know how far he was from the real famous general.

Fei Yu's feet were extremely fast, and he had reached the center of the Fire Legion in an instant.At this time, the enemy's vanguard had already arrived outside Yatan Village, and it seemed that they were about to fight. As soon as Zheng Sichu arrived at the central army, the officer from earlier came up to him and shouted: "Officer Zheng, what happened?" Zheng Sichu shouted: "The enemy is attacking!" The officer was taken aback and said, "What? General Lin is over there, I'll go and report immediately." Bi Wei's lieutenant is named Lin Shanyang, and he has been with Bi Wei for many years.Although this person does not have outstanding general talents, he is also well-behaved and dedicated to his duties.It didn't take the officer to report that he had already come out of the camp and shouted: "The whole army is on horseback, ready to fight!"

Zheng Sichu patted his horse up to Lin Shanyang, and said, "General Lin, where is General Bi?" Lin Shanyang was commanding the Fire Corps to reorganize the army. Hearing Zheng Sichu's words, he turned his head and said, "Staff Zheng. General Bi went to test the horse and has not returned yet." The enemy came in such a hurry that no one would have thought that with the power of the Fire Legion, they would be caught off guard. Although the army was barely formed at this time, the formation was still a bit chaotic.Zheng Sichu was worried, but his face still didn't show it.He was just a staff officer for the march, and he had no right to lead the army, so he could only watch Lin Shanyang make arrangements.However, although Lin Shanyang is not the kind of person who is amazingly talented and gorgeous, the arrangement is well-regulated and there is no flaw.After only watching for a while, Zheng Sichu felt relieved.

If it is a sneak attack by the enemy at night, the enemy may still get away with it.But now the enemy's frontal attack like this will never be cheap.The terrain in Langyue Province is dangerous and the road is difficult. The artillery group is famous for bringing only one cannon, and the rest are small cannons such as mountain splitting cannons and tiger squatting cannons, but small cannons have the purpose of small cannons. In just a short moment, the Fire Legion has formed a three-fold formation, just waiting for the enemy to attack. However, Zheng Sichu still couldn't let go of his heart.Just because he saw Lin Shanyang coped well, he became more suspicious of the enemy's move this time.What the hell are they trying to do?Zheng Sichu didn't believe that the Wude Battalion, which made Fang Ruoshui frightened, would really become so bad. The enemy must have other plans.

Fang Ruoshui was already fighting the enemy.Since he had no superiority in military strength, the fight was inextricably linked for a while, and the sound of fighting came from far away, shaking the ground and mountains.Zheng Sichu had no time to do anything, so he stood by the airship and looked from afar. The fighting was fierce, and Langyue Province was windy and rainy, the soil was dry, and the sky was filled with dust for a while, and the formation of the two armies could hardly be seen clearly.But listening to the sound of killing, Fang Ruoshui was not at a disadvantage. In fact, the Wude Battalion had no more troops than Fang Ruoshui, but it seemed to be suppressing Fang Ruoshui.Zheng Sichu frowned, thinking silently.Suddenly there was a commotion ahead, and someone shouted: "Quick, quick, get out of the way!"

That was the medical camp.The medical camp was originally set up in Yatan Village, but Yatan Village was attacked, and Fang Ruoshui decided to withdraw them all.Originally, there were not many wounded soldiers, but now there are dozens of wounded soldiers, and they were probably wounded from the battle with the enemy just now.Zheng Sichu patted his horse forward and called, "Medical officer, is Staff Officer Cheng okay?" The first medical officer was the one who treated Cheng Diwen. Hearing Zheng Sichu's cry, he raised his head and said, "Staff Cheng is right here. It's okay. General Fang ordered us to withdraw first."

"Is the enemy's offensive very strong?" "The offensive is extremely strong, and the enemy is overwhelming." Zheng Sichu frowned.At this time, he had seen Cheng Diwen, who was wrapped up straight and lying on a stretcher.When he got close, he saw Cheng Diwen was in good shape, his eyes were rolling around, and his face was pale, but it was probably frightened.Seeing Zheng Sichu, Cheng Diwen shouted: "Si Chu, Si Chu, the enemy is so powerful!" Although Cheng Diwen had fought fiercely with Xue Tingxuan, he had never seen a real battle between the two armies. Only after seeing it now, did he know how powerful the two armies are when they fight.Zheng Sichu said: "Don't worry, we won't lose!" It's just that he said so, but he was somewhat uneasy in his heart.

"Staff Zheng, go and see if General Bi is here." Lin Shanyang suddenly called him from behind.Zheng Sichu said: "Yes." He said to Cheng Diwen: "Diwen, you can relax." He turned his horse and left.When I turned around, I saw that the dust in Yatan Village was getting bigger. It seemed that Fang Ruoshui was unable to resist. When he got to Lin Shanyang's side, he saw that Lin Shanyang's head was covered with sweat and he was trembling on the horse.Lin Shanyang is also a veteran general who has experienced many battles, and Zheng Sichu never thought that he would panic like this.He frowned slightly, and Lin Shanyang rushed to say: "Officer Zheng, quickly invite General Bi back."

Now the Huo Legion and Fang Ruoshui's troops totaled nearly 30,000 people. If they were really defeated, Bi Wei and Fang Ruoshui would be ashamed to live again after returning.Lin Shanyang was afraid, probably because he was a veteran general and knew everything about the Wude Camp.Zheng Sichu nodded and said: "Of order." He was about to leave when he remembered something, and said to Lin Shanyang: "General Lin, General Fang will not be defeated, don't mess yourself up. The enemy must also be hoping for fire. The legion can divide its troops to support Yatan Village, and we cannot fall into their trap." Wude Battalion's fierce attack on Fang Ruoshui must be to shake the Republican Army's position.Although the Fire Legion's offensive power is strong, its mobility is not comparable to that of the cavalry. Once they are attacked during the march, the power of the artillery fire will not be able to be exerted, and the length of the unit will be short. Although Lin Shanyang's official position was far higher than that of Zheng Sichu, he nodded and said, "Exactly. I'm just worried that General Fang won't be able to stand up." Zheng Sichu said: "The torrential rain will not end, and the enemy's offensive will not last long. General Fang is a famous general of the Republic, we must trust him!" Although Zheng Sichu was much younger than Lin Shanyang, what he said was categorical, Lin Shanyang said: "Yes." Although he agreed, the sweat was still running down his head, but luckily his body no longer trembled. Lin Shanyang has his abilities, he may be able to follow the commander's orders to the letter, and he is an indispensable helper for Bi Wei, but after all, he is not a general who can stand alone.Zheng Sichu felt a little emotional, but at this time Bi Wei went out to test horses again. Perhaps, Wudeying wanted to seize this opportunity to launch an attack. Suddenly, he trembled all over.If you just took advantage of Bi Wei to go out to test horses, you could only gain momentum for a while, and Bi Wei would come back soon. With such a big offensive launched by the Wude Camp, are you really confident that you can defeat Fang Ruoshui in the short moment when Bi Wei never comes back?If he really had such confidence, Fang Ruoshui would have fled back long ago. At this time, Lin Shanyang had calmed down a little, but he saw that the young staff officer who was highly valued by Bi Wei began to tremble.He was a little surprised, and said, "What's wrong?" Zheng Sichu collected himself, and said, "General Lin, where does General Bi usually run horses?" Lin Shanyang said: "It's in the rear. Is there any accident?" Zheng Sichu shook his head and said, "I don't know. I'm afraid... I'm afraid the enemy's real target is General Bi!" The Wude Camp took this opportunity to attack, and must have found out Bi Wei's whereabouts.If Bi Wei was killed in an ambush, and the Fire Legion was leaderless, and morale plummeted, the enemy probably really had a chance of winning.Shocked and frightened in his heart, he didn't say anything to Lin Shanyang, and shouted: "General Lin, give me twenty men, and I will go to General Bi immediately." Lin Shanyang also had a rough idea of ​​the enemy's plan, his face turned pale, and he shouted: "Guan Minzhong, take two things with you to go with Staff Officer Zheng!" An officer at the side responded: "As ordered." Zheng Sichu didn't say much, and said: "Follow me!" He patted his horse and rushed back. The enemy is well aware of the terrain, so if there are tens of thousands of people marching, they can't hide it, but if there are only twenty or thirty people, no one will be able to find out.Chen Zhong set off from Tianlu Pass with two hundred people, but the Republican Army never found out.If these people take the back road and block Bi Wei's return, it will be a big deal. He led these people and ran away with whips, and the soldiers of the Fire Legion looked sideways along the way, not knowing what happened.If Bi Wei was really beheaded by the enemy, maybe they would be even more at a loss.Thinking about it, Zheng Sichu couldn't help clenching his hands even tighter. Zheng Sichu's Feiyu ran too fast, and the rest of the riders were not so good on their mounts, and they were already a little behind.Zheng Sichu had waited before, but after a while they fell behind again, he stopped waiting and said: "General Guan, I'll go first, you guys catch up." Because Bi Wei was getting old and hadn't been on the battlefield for a long time, Ma Jianjian, who ran for an hour with his soldiers every day, went to the rear.It stands to reason that the round trip took only an hour, and they were probably about to return now.Although horse racing is not a wild run, and it won't be too far, but at least half an hour can run more than ten miles.Zheng Sichu walked for a while, but still did not see Bi Wei, and was even more terrified.He didn't care about Fei Yu any more, he gave Fei Yu a whip, and Fei Yu was extremely steed, and after whipping, he was able to get wind on all four hooves, leaving Guan Minzhong and others far behind. After turning a few mountain passes, the front becomes more and more desolate.Langyue Province had a small population in the first place, and there were fewer people walking this road. It was full of pits and clods of gravel, mixed with some snow that fell from the top of the mountain.If it wasn't for the fact that it rarely rains in Langyue Province, I'm afraid this road would have been impossible to pass by. Zheng Sichu turned a corner, and suddenly there was a sharp sound from the front, but it was the sound of some iron breaking, and there was a scream of someone in the middle.This scream was very loud, he was taken aback, but his heart settled down somewhat, knowing that he must have caught up with Bi Wei, he immediately called out: "General Bi, is that you, General Bi?" The spurs on the riding boots pierced Feiyu's ribs, and Feiyu ran even faster under the pain. He had just shouted out, only to hear Bi Wei shout: "Officer Zheng, come quickly!" Bi Wei's voice was a little out of breath, and Zheng Sichu felt relieved, knowing that he was fine now.There was another big turn in front of him. He rushed over the mountain pass, and saw a small road sandwiched between the two mountains. Some people were gathering there. Looking at their clothes, they were people from Wudeying.