When Shao Xi saw Gao Can for the first time, he knew that this guy must have come to mobilize troops when he went into the mountains late at night. With such an urgent need to mobilize troops from Nanshan, even the stupidest person would know that they were going to fight. Yu Jiangcheng’s idea.
Since Sun Jue had already pulled out most of the soldiers and horses in the county according to Shao Xi's plan, although there were still 1,500 soldiers and horses in the city, they were not elite. If more than 2,000 elite soldiers were to steal the city, the rest would Jiangcheng will inevitably be lost.
Shao Xi felt a little scared when he thought about it at this moment. Fortunately, he moved quickly. If he had been slower for half a day, I am afraid that the Zhao family would have established their own troops in Yujiang City. At that time, the siege and annihilation battle would become a critical battle. For these temporarily seconded troops and horses, It's simply an impossible task.
It seems that the Zhao family has committed too many evil deeds. If man does not destroy him, God will destroy him as well. The people sent to mobilize troops were met by Shao Xi and the others. Now, let alone mobilizing troops to attack the city, all the information about the Zhao family was in the hands of others.
When he saw the camp, Gao Can turned his head and glanced at Shao Xi, which meant that he had arrived. Shao Xi motioned for him to go directly to the camp to talk.
The captain who led the team saw that he was an old captain who had led troops for many years. He immediately began to quietly assign tasks to the soldiers below. After entering the camp, he must take down all the garrison soldiers in the camp and replace all the sentry towers. Be one's own person.
When the team arrived not far from the camp gate, they heard soldiers shouting.
"Who is that person in front of you? Don't come any closer, otherwise you will shoot an arrow!"
Before the words were spoken, the crossbowmen on the tower of the camp gate were already pointing their bows and arrows at the people outside the camp, and the patrol team in the camp also rushed towards the door. Someone who was doing nothing but appearing inexplicably appeared near the military depot, and they were naturally very nervous.
"Bold, you are so blind that you don't even see who it is? You dare to shoot me with an arrow. How many heads have you grown?"
When Gao Can faced these soldiers, he was very confident and spoke without politeness.
The soldiers in front of the camp did not relax when they heard Gao Can's words. Instead, they shouted loudly: "No matter who is in front, if there is no night watch command or token, no one is allowed to get even half a step closer to the army depot, otherwise they will be attacked." Discuss the military depot.”
Gao Can took out a token from his arms, held it high in his hand, and shouted: "I am Gao Can, the chief administrator of the city. I have been ordered by the county governor to come to inspect and see how you are on guard at night."
A soldier ran forward, saluted Gao Can, and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Gao! There is an order in the army, and we are also acting according to the order. I also ask Mr. Gao to give me the token and take it back for inspection to confirm that it is correct. I can only invite you to enter the camp later, please forgive me."
"Well, I came here this time to check the alertness of you and others. It seems that you are not slacking off. Not bad, not bad!"
With that said, Gao Can handed the token in his hand to the soldier and waited for him to go back and check it.
Hearing Gao Can's compliment, the soldier also beamed with joy, took the token respectfully, and trotted all the way back to the camp.
Not long after, a captain dressed as a school captain followed the soldier out of the camp gate, bowed to Gao Can and raised his hands, saying: "I don't know if Master Gao will come at this time. I'm so careless. Please forgive me, Master Gao." Sin. But why did Master Gao bring so many followers when he came this time? Could it be that something happened in the city?"
Gao Can pretended to wave his hand and said: "What happened? It's just that the county governor sent me to check at night. He was concerned about my safety and asked me to bring so many people to protect him along the way. This is all because of the county governor. I care about the people below. Of course, I also asked me to take a look at your daily diet so that I can improve it."
When the captain heard this, he quickly and respectfully said: "The Sheriff really cares about us. It is our honor to be able to serve you. Please also ask Master Gao to convey your respect to us after you return." and gratitude.”
"It's easy to say, easy to say! Open the camp gate now. These people who followed me have had a hard time along the way. Please entertain them for me!"
"I obey my orders."
After the captain returned the token to Gao Can, he ordered someone to open the camp gate, and Gao Can led Shao Xi and others into the military depot camp.
After entering the camp, the centurion captain put his arm on the camp captain's shoulder and walked aside while chatting and laughing. The centurion soldiers also pretended to be enthusiastic and got close to the sentries and patrol teams throughout the camp. As soon as Shao Xi gave the order, he started to seize the camp.
Shao Xi asked Gao Can in a low voice: "Besides this captain, are there any other officers in command in the camp? If so, you can take me to see him."
Gao Can smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, I don't know. Although there are many soldiers and horses hidden in this mountain, there is only a lack of generals to command. The soldiers and horses stationed everywhere are unable to command step by step, let alone here. It’s just an arsenal for storing armor and weapons. It’s not bad to have a captain commanding it here.”
After hearing this, Shao Xi understood. This was not surprising. After all, it was a private army. Without a complete talent selection mechanism, it was indeed difficult to complete the command system with talents.
After all, soldiers are easy to recruit, but generals are hard to find, let alone a shady private army? If someone with such talent could just join the army directly, why would he go to the mountains and forests to become a nameless and rebel general?
This is better. An army without systematic command is actually no better than a group of rabble. The reason why this army in Nanshan can become an elite is mainly because the Zhao family spent money to produce high-quality armor and weapons in large quantities. , In addition, a large number of high-quality war horses were purchased from various places, which is a typical local tyrant army.
Shao Xi was happy now. He originally thought that this private army in Nanshan would be hard to chew, but now it seems that they are just stroke patients armed to the teeth.
Without a complete command system, it is impossible for military orders to be effectively conveyed downwards. It is just like a person's brain is not good at using it. No matter how developed and powerful the limbs are, they don't know where to use them. What's the point?
Originally, Shao Xi was a little worried. The soldiers and horses from the four counties had never cooperated before, and various problems might arise during this encirclement and suppression. But now it seems that this problem not only exists on our own side, but also on the enemy's side.
No wonder it is divided into four garrison points. First, it is difficult to encircle and suppress them because they are scattered, and there is a mutual response. Second, there is a lack of unified command, so management can only be decentralized. The opponent's soldiers should be well-trained, but it's a pity that the generals are not that good. But our side is much better. The soldiers and horses of the four counties are under unified command. As long as they can coordinate well, this encirclement and suppression will be less difficult than imagined.
The most important thing right now is to capture this arsenal. Without armor, even if you are well-trained in civilian clothes, your casualties will be greatly increased.
Once the troops of the two sides clash, the other side will never be able to send a large number of troops to the arsenal. They can only send a small group of troops to get armor. As long as you bring these 100 men, you can block this small group of enemy troops. , soldiers and horses from the four counties will come over to help.
Shao Xi looked up at the sky and determined that soldiers and horses from all directions would launch an attack at the same time in Xu. Now all he had to do was listen to the noise. Once the battle started in front, he would start to seize the camp here.
Shao Xi turned his head and looked at Old Wu. Old Wu still looked very restful.
In this situation, Shao Xi no longer has to worry about Old Wu. At least he is no longer the rookie who was bullied on the table. Although he is still very good, in the face of these unqualified soldiers, Old Wu's current martial arts is Enough to protect yourself.
Seeing the centurions talking and laughing with the soldiers in the camp in front of him, Shao Xi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
At first, everyone didn't know each other, but just because they wore the same military uniform, they could laugh together like brothers. But then they had to fight with each other, and it was a life-and-death battle, with blood splattering on the spot.
What is this for? Why do those in power just move their mouths and move their fingers to make the people below risk their lives to achieve their goals? It was the ordinary soldiers who lost their lives, but it was the people in power above who gained the benefits.
This is simply a shameful game, but there are always people who are willing to continue it.
Shao Xi understands the principle that kindness does not control soldiers, and justice does not control wealth. Although he was a little emotional at this time, once he started taking action, he had no chance to think about these messy things.
I just feel that the living lives in front of me may turn into corpses after a while. This kind of sensory impact is something that those high-ranking officials sitting in the temple cannot understand. Death is just a word in their eyes, but here it is a bloody reality.
While Shao Xi was having these useless emotions, he suddenly heard the sound of horns and war drums coming from the distance. The soldiers guarding the camp looked in the direction of the sound with surprise.
It's now!
Shao Xi raised his hand gently, and the captain of the Centurion immediately understood. He suddenly pulled out the steel knife from his waist and stabbed it directly into the chest of the camp captain who was still joking just now. He watched the captain fall down with a look of shock on his face. , and made another stab without hesitation.
At the same time, the soldiers of the Centurion Corps in the camp also took action with great tacit understanding. Some stabbed the other person's body with a knife in the middle of the joke, and some directly put the knife on the other person's neck and wiped it out, throwing the other person to the ground. Those who died still had smiles on their faces. They were probably thinking about the joke they just told at this moment, but they were suddenly killed by the people around them.
Before the sentry on the tower could react, he was shot to death by arrows fired by the centurions below, with half of his body resting on the railing of the tower.
These people never understood until their death why the brothers who were just chatting and laughing around them would suddenly attack them?
This is war. There is no need for humanity in war. The only way to express war is to try your best to kill the opponent.
In an instant, all the soldiers who were originally responsible for guarding the camp were slaughtered. Except for a few minor injuries on the Centurion side, there were no major casualties.
Shao Xi was not a person with a Holy Mother's heart. Seeing that the guards of the general warehouse had been dealt with, he asked the captain to take his men to move all the corpses into the warehouse, arranged for his people to enter various posts, and pretended that nothing happened. happened before.
In addition, people were arranged to clean up the bloodstains on the ground, and then they all lay in ambush around the area. If the enemy really sent people here to pick up armor or weapons, they would be brought in directly to deal with them.
Just what happened at this moment, Shao Xi suddenly felt that he was just a theatergoer. Sure enough, it was a professional matter that had to be left to professionals.
It has been ten years, and Shao Xi now remembered the war on the grassland ten years ago.
Sometimes, even if I don't do it myself, my hands are still full of blood.
