In fact, although what Zhao Wuye said was barely tactful, in his heart he was very dissatisfied with Huang Qiong's idea. Are you kidding me, it's just a little bit of cavalry. If the rebels really have a conspiracy and lose these hundreds of cavalry, how will the next war be fought? There is nothing so simple about fighting. If everyone thinks like this, then everyone in the world will be a master of war.
What worries him even more is that what the King of England said before is that the war in Guan Guan is all about entrusting himself with all the power before the commander arrives. He will only be a beheading envoy and will never interfere. . Now that the war has just begun, he is so impatient that he raises his opinions blindly. If we continue to do this, how will this war be fought?
He is the prince, and even if he is really defeated, the emperor may not hold him accountable. In the end, the blame will fall on himself and Commander Yudu. Especially myself, who is at least the nominal commander of Hulao Pass. When the time comes, there will absolutely be no escape from accountability. Worried in his heart, although Zhao Wushu spoke tactfully, his tone was somewhat contradictory.
"In that case, I was reckless, and I apologize to you. I also promise that similar things will never happen again, so don't worry. I said that you have full control over the Hulao Pass battle. , you are fully in charge. I, the king, will never interfere again in the future."
"From now on, there will be no princes in Hulao Pass, and there will be no military and political envoys with authority over Zhengzhou. There will only be a beheading envoy under your command." In response to Zhao Wuye's refusal and even somewhat contradictory tone, Huang Qiong did not respond. He didn't care, let alone get angry, and even appreciated the young general to a higher level.
In Huang Qiong's view, a general who only obeys his orders in everything may not be able to win a battle at all. Now in the entire Hulao Pass, he, the supreme commander, knows nothing about marching operations. It turns out that the generals at all levels in the garrison were submissive in everything, but they were not enough to entrust them with important tasks. The only one who can be entrusted with important tasks now is Zhao Wushu in front of him.
If Zhao Wuye was the same as the colleague who was eager to express himself in front of him, he would also act with the eyes of a layman. He gives blind orders to himself, a layman, and obeys blindly indiscriminately. Huang Qiong was really worried about whether it was appropriate to hand Hulao Pass into his hands.
Huang Qiong is still aware of the dangers of an amateur commanding an expert. Especially on the battlefield, pretending to understand something you don't understand is absolutely unacceptable. Looking at Zhao Wusha, who had a serious face and was not afraid because he was contradicting a prince, and who remained calm, Huang Qiong suddenly felt that since he left the capital, the generals he had met were not the kind of people who were just... A person who obeys his destiny.
In fact, Huang Qiong didn't know it until he rushed to Hulao Pass in person and tried to persuade him to no avail. The person chosen by the commander in the capital was carefully selected. Although Zhao Wushu has a somewhat straightforward temper, he is bold and careful. Among the many generals of the same level in the Xiaoqi Battalion, he can be said to be the most outstanding one, and he is also the one whom Commander Yu Du focuses on training.
Whether it is the ability to grasp the battlefield or tactical command, he is considered to be the best among the young generals of the Xiaoqi Battalion. Regarding the judgment of the situation at hand, as an outstanding military officer, Zhao Wushu still had a good grasp of it. From the perspective of the commander of Yudu, if the selected person does not even have this ability, how can he be appointed by the emperor to lead the most elite division of Qi?
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, Zhao Wushu remained calm on the surface, but he was very worried and worried. The King of England did say before that he would leave the battle of Hulao Pass to himself, but that was said privately in front of him. Now he said it in front of all the generals in Hulao Pass, and even apologized to himself personally. This undoubtedly helped him establish his authority.
And his somewhat contradictory tone just now would not make anyone in a superior position feel comfortable, let alone a dignified prince. I didn't expect that His Majesty the King of England was so young but had such a big heart. Not only did he not be held accountable for the crime of contradicting him, but he also helped himself to once again establish his position in front of the generals at Hulao Pass.
Although Zhao Wushu has a somewhat stubborn temper, he is a military attache with a former soldier's background. He is not that narrow-minded and is also a good-natured person. He knew that after the King of England said these words, I am afraid that no matter what the Hulao Pass generals think in their hearts, at least on the surface they will not dare to make any more mistakes. In the next battle, if you mobilize the Hulaoguan garrison yourself, you will definitely be more at your command.
Zhao Wushu knew that all the generals at Hulao Pass had agreed to the appointment of his agent by the British King. Although they didn't say anything on the surface, they were actually dissatisfied in their hearts. Although he didn't dare to use force openly, he kept making small moves in private. In the previous stage of the battle, my command was somewhat unsmooth.
Now the King of England announced it in front of all the generals and put himself in the position of beheading the envoy. Even those generals were unconvinced. But at least in terms of action, he didn't dare to make any small moves. And as long as no one makes any small moves in private and you completely straighten out the command relationship, there won't be any big changes in this battle.
The army under the command of Yudu will arrive in two days at most. As long as he can ensure that the city is not lost before the main force arrives, it will be a great achievement. Judging from the current situation, with three thousand elites, he is stationed in a dangerous place and has a solid Guancheng as support. As long as we work steadily and don't act rashly, we can't escape this great achievement.
As for whether the King of England really didn't take this credit seriously, or whether he really didn't want to compete with his subordinates for credit, Zhao Wushu didn't want to think too deeply. But one thing, he knew. That is, after this battle, whether you like it or not, your future will be linked to the King of England in front of you. He might even be labeled as the King of England.
As an ordinary low-level general in the army, Zhao Wushu, who was just a captain, had no interest in the intrigues above. What's more, as an ordinary garrison captain, he didn't know much about the overt and covert struggles between the princes, and he was even more disgusted. He believed that as a military attaché, it was his duty to charge and kill on the battlefield.
No matter how many there are, characters at my own level cannot participate. But no matter what he thinks, as a young military attache, the almost innate desire to make achievements on the battlefield is no different from that of all young military attaches. To be honest, he was very grateful to the King of England for giving him this opportunity to be independent.
Even if this opportunity only lasts for two days, as long as you can seize the opportunity and make achievements, it is enough. But he did not show his inner gratitude. He knew that if he wanted to earn the trust of the King of England, he had to fight this battle well. Therefore, regarding Huang Qiong's public measures to help him straighten out his relationship, he acted calmly and even a little dull.
At this time, Huang Qiong did not pay attention to what Zhao Wushu was thinking. His eyes had now crossed the battlefield under the pass and returned to the rebel camp outside the pass. As for Zhao Wushu's steady performance of not being happy with things and not sad with himself, Huang Qiong still admired it. If Zhao Wushen had burst into tears after hearing his apology, it would have greatly affected Huang Qiong's heart.
The rebels' attack on the first day was repelled without much effort. Most people in the gate thought that the rebels were nothing more than that, and they were somewhat careless in their hearts. But in the second day's attack, the rebels showed a completely different attitude from the previous day. As if they had been eaten, except for leaving a few troops to guard the camp, all the main forces were concentrated to launch attacks in turn.
Although the combat effectiveness of most of the rebels was not strong, the intensity of the offensive was completely different from the previous day. Not only did they fight with precision, but with the cooperation of the crossbows and rams behind them, they once stormed the city. The rebels changed their normal attack intensity, making Zhao Wushu, who had a very easy fight on the first day, double the pressure on the second day of the battle.
Looking at the rebels under the city, they displayed almost twice as many crossbows as yesterday, posing a considerable threat to the garrison, even greater than the threat to the rebels themselves. Zhao Wushen hated the Zhengzhou military envoy who supported King Jing's rebellion, and the Zhengzhou military commander.
These bed crossbows are the standard military equipment at first glance. Apart from those equipped by the Zhengzhou Guards, the rebels cannot have other sources. Zhengzhou is located between Jingzhao and Bianzhou, the capital of Henan Road. It is also located at a strategic location on land and water. It is not unusual for the Guards to be equipped with this weapon, which is second only to cannons for defending the city.
The bed crossbow, which has a range of up to 700 steps, is a great threat to the garrison. After a day of fierce fighting, most of the casualties of the Guan Guan garrison were caused by bed crossbows. Fortunately, although this weapon is incredibly lethal, this bed crossbow is also extremely bulky. In addition, the rebels under the city were obviously unskilled in their operations, which prevented the defenders from suffering too many casualties.
After a day's attack and defense, the pressure on the Hulao Pass defenders doubled. And to almost everyone's expectation, the rebels not only did not stop their offensive after nightfall, but instead became more and more intense. They even did not hesitate to press forward across the board and initiate the human wave tactic. It is obvious that even through hard consumption, the defenders will be exhausted.
Although the defenders relied on their solid walls and well-trained skills, they were able to block the rebels' offensives one after another. But the number was far less than that of the rebels. Only one-tenth of the rebel defenders were consumed by the rebels' wheel tactics. Not only were the casualties gradually increasing, but I also felt unusually tired.
Watching the rebels' offensive becoming more and more fierce after nightfall. Huang Qiong, who had been supervising the battle at the top of the city for the whole day, and even personally beheaded two retreating hundreds of households, Huang Qiong, could only shake his head. He didn't know what his second brother was thinking. He was hesitant before and wanted to give away a good opportunity. Now that the chance of fighting was gone, he felt more energetic.
After defeating the rebels who stormed the city for the last time, Zhao Wushu personally raised his sword several times and fought with the rebels who rushed up the wall. At this time, Zhao Wushu was covered in blood. Panting, he walked up to Huang Qiong carrying a steel knife. Even though he was busy with his busy schedule, he still saw the performance of the British King with a twitching eye.
A prince who had never been on the battlefield and had grown up in a deep palace since childhood was so ruthless in his attacks. Facing the two Baihu who took the lead in escaping, he actually killed them with his own hands without any mercy. And during the fierce battle, he stood there holding a steel knife. Even when a small group of rebels rushed to the side, they did not waver at all.
This beheading envoy is not an ordinary person. This move by the British king made all the defenders in the pass tremble with fear. He saw a prince holding a sword and supervising the battle behind him with a murderous look on his face. After adding the heads of two hundred households, all the defenders in Guan Guan knew that as long as they took a step back, the steel knife in the hand of the British King would fall on their necks.
Know that dying in battle is also death, and retreating is also death. If you die in battle, the court will provide you with compensation and grace. If you die in the hands of your own people, you will be an officer and soldier with nothing left, and they will fight to the death. Even after the rebel really launched the offensive, his calves were trembling with fear. He tried to retreat to the pass without leaving a trace several times and found a safe place to hide.
