It's daytime in the east, and cooking has begun in the camp outside Zhemu Mountain.
Liu Mingzhi and other generals all gathered in the big tent to formulate battle plans.
Liu Mingzhi held up the bamboo pole in his hand and kept gesticulating on the map. Song and Qing people listened attentively to Liu Mingzhi's deployment.
"Guibei Mountain is higher in the south and lower in the north. There are almost no shortcuts up the mountain. Moreover, the slope of Guibei Mountain is undulating, which is very unfavorable for cavalry charges. I want to move the cavalry to ambush on both sides of the exit of Guibei Mountain and wait for the big fish to slip through the net! "
"Commander, I don't agree with this plan very much. The big fish that can slip through the net must be a master of kung fu. If the general is a traitor with good kung fu, he will definitely use light kung fu to hide in Turtle Bei Mountain!"
"Commander, I also agree with General Zhou's opinion. If the rebels don't come out from the Guibei Mountain road, the ambush cavalry will not only be of no use but also a waste of troops. We already have few people. Wouldn't this make us more passive? Already?"
Liu Mingzhi held the bamboo pole and paced in front of the map: "Of course I understand your concerns, but we can't let the cavalry dismount and become infantry. Besides, even if we force a horseback attack, the mountain roads of Turtle Back Mountain cannot accommodate so many people. Cavalry and war horses, the most important thing is that cavalry is not conducive to hiding. If the rebels of the White Lotus Sect discover the traces, we will all fall short. I don’t know how long we will have to wait until we encounter such a good opportunity next time."
Several people frowned, obviously realizing that Turtle Back Mountain was not so easy to capture.
"How about this!"
Liu Mingzhi, who had been pondering for a long time, finally spoke. The others all looked at the commander eagerly, waiting for orders.
"The hand crossbows in the hands of the cavalry are also very powerful when covered with arrows at close range. A thousand cavalrymen were left to patrol outside Turtle Back Mountain after we entered the mountain. The rest were organized into the archer phalanx and cooperated with the archers to block the masters. Our retreat!"
Han Peng pondered for a while and nodded: "Commander, there is no problem with the general. The dismounted cavalry is also very powerful. The general will give orders to the brothers immediately!"
"Go ahead and tell the brothers not to be defensive and tell them that I believe they are the most powerful soldiers whether they have horses or not!"
"Yes, I will retire at the end!"
"General Cheng, General Zhou!"
"The general is here!"
"According to the plan we mentioned before may have to change. Now that there are two thousand more cavalry organized into archers, the caravan's horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts will not be enough! Let the brothers in the baggage camp sort out some more carriages , we only bring dry food and water, and strive to defeat the White Lotus Sect in one fell swoop!"
"It's not a big problem to prepare some frames, but there are so many horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts suddenly coming. The leader of the White Lotus Sect is not a simple person. If he sees something, it will be troublesome!"
"Then let's see if the prince from the Kingdom of Jin can act. The sword and shield soldiers put the robes of the caravan drivers outside the plate armor to pretend to be the driver. There will be no problem if there are more than a thousand people."
"Okay, then just listen to the commander-in-chief!"
"All soldiers obey orders!"
"The general is here!"
Liu Mingzhi pointed to the location of Guibei Mountain on the map and said: "The distance from Zhemu Mountain to Guibei Mountain is about fifty miles. Between the two mountain valleys in the middle, there are two branches of the White Lotus Sect that lie between the rebels and us. .”
"Brothers must hold back. Without orders, let them lie on the frame like dead people. We must not let the rebels in the branch discover anything strange!"
"As long as we cross these two rebel lines of defense, look at the location of Turtle Back Mountain. It is high in the south and low in the north. The mountain roads in it must be intricate. Once the White Lotus Sect's rebels find out something is wrong, they will definitely flee."
"All you have to do is act according to the plan. Once there is a chance to encircle you, Cheng Kai, lead the Longwu Guards to quickly form troops and surround the White Lotus Sect's rebels!"
"The general will get the order!"
"We are not very clear about the situation in Guibei Mountain, and we have no idea how many traitors from the White Lotus Sect are hidden. General Zhou, you immediately occupied the important road on the map after General Cheng surrounded the traitors, and there was an angle between you and General Cheng. Cover and completely seal the rebels’ escape route, but this road must be left open, in order to prevent the White Lotus Sect from burning the boat and leaving them with a glimmer of hope to let them go into the pockets lined by Han Peng’s cavalry!”
"Got the order!"
"Vice General Song!"
"The general is here!"
"The masters we have recruited from the martial arts world are already waiting outside the camp. Once General Cheng and the others encircle you, quickly lead the masters we have recruited to entangle the masters of the White Lotus Sect so that they can use their hands to attack our ordinary brothers!"
"I have the order! Commander..."
"If you have something to say, just say it without hesitating!"
Song Qing hesitated for a moment: "Commander, what if the masters we recruited escape from the battlefield and do not obey orders? After all, we have never dealt with them, and most people in the martial arts world do not have a good sense of the court. Once they are in danger, they will give up. It would be troublesome!"
"Yes, Commander, I have always wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask. General Song has already spoken. General Song also mentioned it by the way. People in the world have always been accustomed to accept when things are good. If something goes wrong at a critical moment, the one who will suffer is still the one who suffers. we!"
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and shook his head: "Don't worry, I only paid 150,000 taels of silver. If they want to go back on their word, not only will they not be able to get the remaining silver, but they will also face the court's arrest documents. Since they accepted this Don’t dare to regret it easily if you have a heavy burden!”
Of course Liu Mingzhi could guarantee that Qinglong and the others would not run away from the battlefield, but he had to tell some lies in order to appease Song Qing and others.
But this was just a white lie. He didn't want the brothers to feel any pressure because of him.
"Since the commander-in-chief has given his assurance, the general can rest assured. The masters can rest assured and leave it to the general!"
"Du Yu, a humble official, meets the commander-in-chief!"
"Come in and talk!"
Du Yu came in holding a few gauze scarves: "Commander, the towels prepared by the old military doctor to prevent poisonous gases and smoke have been distributed to every brother who is going on the expedition, and every brother has prepared them in advance according to the commander's instructions. If you drink half a bowl of water, you won’t have to worry about not having enough urine to detoxify yourself!”
"That's good, tell the brothers not to drink too much. When the time comes, you will be punished by military law if you are lazy and urinates too much!"
"Yes, Commander, don't worry, not a single brother will take more than a sip of water!"
Liu Mingzhi put away the map, put on his scarlet cloak, and walked out of the tent with the Heavenly Sword.
Song Qing, Cheng Kai and others divided into two groups and followed Liu Mingzhi neatly.
On the school field, Liu Mingzhi held his command seal and looked at the 8,000 soldiers below who were ready to go out: "The three armies obey the order!"
"See the Marshal!"
"The military guards of the northern border have protected the country for hundreds of years; the sages of the past generations have gone forward and succeeded each other. Although they died without regrets, their souls still care about the territory. Now there are rebels who are cruel and unjust, humiliating my people and killing my brothers. What should the three armies do now? "
The eight thousand soldiers tied the white silk in their hands around their waists to hide it, with a look of death on their faces: "Kill, kill, kill!"
With a hint of bloodthirsty in his eyes, Liu Mingzhi suddenly drew out the Heavenly Sword: "The officers and men of the three armies obey the orders and act according to the plan, and advance to Yangzhou Turtle Back Mountain!"
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