"General, please look at this place, Annan is neither small nor big. Even if the land of Zheng and Ruan's family combined is not as large as our Yunnan Chief Envoy, so Lord Zheng is worried about what to do on the road. Excuses like accidents can be said to be bullshit." Cheng Zilong said.
Gao Heng nodded. He agreed with this view. He also studied geography in the military academy in later generations. According to the standards of later generations, the area of the entire Annan was only more than 300,000 square kilometers, which was smaller than Yunnan. Now that the Zheng and Ruan families are separated, the Zheng family only occupies half of the land. The land in their hands is not even an area of Guizhou Province. It is obviously an excuse for anything to happen in such a small place.
Cheng Zilong said: "The reason why half of them are handed over first is to stabilize us first to prevent us from taking drastic actions, and at the same time to let us relax our vigilance and think that they are also trustworthy people. Otherwise, if we don't let anyone go, we will not let go." If we directly exchange tens of thousands of people for one person, even if we accept it, we will not be able to accept it. The situation will definitely be very chaotic. As long as we are not stupid, we will definitely not allow them to do this. Who knows whether they will regret it."
Gao Heng said: "From this point of view, Master Zheng is well versed in human nature."
"Yes, I can be sure that his back-up force is in the last handover. We can make an assumption that if after some time, tens of thousands of expatriates and 100,000 shi of food are handed over together, they will ambush elite soldiers and horses behind. After the handover, when we are settling the refugees, we suddenly attack, wouldn't it be more effective with half the effort." Jackie Chan analyzed.
Gao Heng said: "To be fair to the military advisor, I have had this hunch for a long time. Lord Zheng will definitely not let us go easily. This is not their way of doing things. The character of the Annan people is to retaliate. They have suffered such a big loss at our hands." , I will definitely not give up."
Cheng Zilong added: "Last time we analyzed that the main forces of the Zheng court were basically confronting the Ruan family in the south, and the remaining troops had to be divided into various places. He could mobilize up to 20,000 troops. We He has seriously injured more than 10,000 people. If they come back this time, the number of people should be about the same as before. To deal with us, Lord Zheng will use all his strength, but he will not use his full strength. Once he uses his full strength, he will not be able to bite us in a short time, and they will be in big trouble. , what does the general think we should do."
"In my general opinion, this battle is unavoidable. We must fight, but we must have a complete strategy. If we fight, we must win. If we hit with one punch, we will avoid hundreds of punches. It is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt him. , I’m going to hit them hard.” Gao Heng said, slamming the table.
"Punch away with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches. What a majestic person. With the general's momentum, we already have a three-point chance of winning." Jackie Chan stood up and praised.
Gao Heng stuck out his tongue. This sentence was not his own famous saying, but the famous saying of a great man. It was a great man who could say such a majestic sentence.
"In this case, we will immediately formulate a detailed plan. The army will conduct exercises according to this plan and the outcome will be decided in one battle." Cheng Zilong said with a solemn expression.
"Haha, Lao Wang, I couldn't sleep at night. I was preparing to patrol the camp, but I didn't expect to be called by the general." Wu Rong's loud voice sounded outside the military office. Now that Gao Heng and Cheng Zilong had reached an agreement, without further delay, Gao Heng immediately asked Fan Yu to send someone to summon the main generals in the city to discuss the matter. After receiving the order, everyone rushed over together.
In ancient times, there were no extra entertainment activities. Common people usually worked at sunrise and rested at sundown. Unless they were high-ranking officials, they had entertainment activities. But with Gao Heng and their current conditions, it is definitely not possible. However, this does not mean that they will rest as soon as the sun sets. On the contrary, with strong enemies surrounding them, everyone in the city understands that only they have less Only by sleeping more and working more can we add more security to this small city.
Not only that, the soldiers also carried out night training. As long as there is enough food, the risk of night blindness will be much lower. The soldiers' vision at night has been greatly improved. Originally, many people suffered from night blindness in the concentration camp due to lack of food and clothing. It's basically the same as being blind at night. After this period of conditioning, everyone has recovered a lot.
Moreover, Gao Heng also specially selected some soldiers with good night vision to serve as the eyes of the army. If there is a night battle, they can point out the direction of attack for the large army.
At this moment, the night training has just ended. The soldiers have not long since rested in the camp. The generals are also tossing and turning and cannot sleep. Wu Rong is an officer with an artillery background. Since Gao Heng asked him to serve as the chief artillery officer, he cherishes this position very much. In the Ming Dynasty, Official positions that were unavailable in the army were actually realized in Annan, and two hundred troops were equipped from the beginning. If this was in the Ming army, it would not be worse than the general prestige.
He couldn't sleep anyway. The soldiers had already fallen asleep after a long day of fatigue. The snoring could be heard throughout the camp. However, Wu Rong got up and went to the warehouse to study his artillery. In order to protect these artillery from the wind and rain, He specially led the soldiers to build a warehouse with wood. After the training, he put the artillery inside so that it could be better preserved.
Wu Rong treated these cannons as if they were children and cherished them very much. He personally wiped the cannon bodies with a rag, very carefully. While he was lost in thought, he received the notification and rushed over.
"You're a fucking night owl. It's raining today. I can fall asleep better just by listening to the sound of rain. I was dreaming about marrying a wife, and now I was woken up." A person flashed out from behind Wang Qi, it was Song. Chi.
Wang Qi turned to look at the two of them, "Okay, don't be nagging. General Xingye summoned us, it must be important. Let's go in quickly, don't delay."
When everyone heard this, they stopped smiling, and strode into the military office with a straight face.
As soon as they entered the lobby, they saw Jackie Chan and Gao Heng waiting for them at the long table. On the table was the Annan map they had obtained. As a general who leads an army, he still has basic military sensitivity. Wu Rong looked at it and said: "General, is there a war? I know that these idiots have no good intentions and give us away every day. Food, I don’t know what bad things I’m holding back behind my back.”
Cheng Zilong smiled and said: "Haha, it seems that General Wu's intuition is still very keen, and he has already guessed that the Annan people have evil intentions."
Wu Rong said: "How about it, military advisor, I was right."
Gao Heng frowned and said: "Quiet!"
With a click, everyone put their legs together, straightened their bodies, and stood in two rows on the other side of the long table. This is the new military etiquette Gao Heng taught them. The etiquette of kneeling and worshiping has been abolished in the army, but when a subordinate officer sees a superior officer, he must stand at attention to say hello. The so-called standing at attention means that the heels are close together, the legs are close together, and the head is held high. Gao Heng told them that a general must have the spirit of a general. They couldn't even straighten their bodies and looked like they were hunched over their chests.
At first, everyone was definitely not used to it. They always felt that this kind of etiquette was weird, and they didn't know how the general figured it out. But after a period of adaptation, everyone is now used to it. As soon as Gao Heng made a sound, everyone would stand upright consciously.
Gao Heng knocked on the table with a wooden stick and said: "As you can see, there is a map on the table. According to the judgment of this general and the military advisor, Master Zheng has recently changed our transfer policy, most likely for We will provide cover for subsequent military operations. As we all know, half of our people and half of our food have not yet been handed over. We must wait for the final handover moment before we can put Zheng Zuo back. He is still our talisman."
Gao Heng made a virtual drawing on the map with a wooden stick, "However, judging from the map, Thang Long Palace is not far from Lang Son Palace. When the distance is not far, generally speaking, there is no need to move all the people. Gathered in Thang Long and transported them uniformly. It can only be said that Lord Zheng has been on guard against us and does not want us to have too many people. He selected troops from these people to protect himself. This is a big problem for his rear. A huge threat.”
"So we expect that Lord Zheng will make big moves at the final moment of the handover. At the time of the handover, more than 20,000 weak refugees came to our territory. The city was already saturated, and we had to prepare camps outside the city first. , soldiers and people in the city must participate in related activities. This is the time when we are most relaxed and our organization is most chaotic. If the enemy takes the opportunity to sneak attack and attack massively, it is very likely that they will defeat us." Jackie Chan continued. Words.
"Yes, yes." "Well, that makes sense." "So, we are in danger." Everyone was talking.
Gao Heng said loudly: "Therefore, we should be prepared. Military advisor, please introduce the specific combat plan."
Cheng Zilong stepped forward and said: "Generals, the plan is to take three steps. In the first step, we need a capable force to inquire about the news of Annan's army on the periphery, including the number, movement, weapon configuration and other information of Annan's army. At least We need to be able to provide early warning and give the survival brigade considerable reaction time."
"The second step is that we need to continue recruiting troops. Originally, the Survival Brigade should take the elite route, but now there are not enough people. We need to deploy suspicious troops to disrupt the enemy's sight. Therefore, we need to recruit another two thousand people from the remaining people. Participate in the handover activities that day to interfere with the enemy's judgment and make them think that our main force is still in the city."
"The third step is to replace the old one. Since we have recruited two thousand reserves to pretend to be the main force, the main force should appear outside the city. We need to select an appropriate ambush location and organize a large-scale ambush. Ambush battle, defeat or annihilate the enemy's main force, and destroy Lord Zheng's illusions."
After Cheng Zilong's introduction, Gao Heng immediately said: "My order!"
With a crash, everyone who had just relaxed to listen to Cheng Zilong's explanation immediately returned to their upright posture and all looked at Gao Heng.
"Lu Tao!"
"The general is here!" Lu Tao took a step forward and said.
"This mission is very important. Your sentinel team has to be on the front line and cannot tolerate any mistakes. You may not have enough manpower. It doesn't matter. I will allocate all the guards platoon led by Fan Yu to you. With the strength of a hundred people, No matter how you arrange it, I only need accurate information. Although we are prepared for a rainy day, maybe we are overthinking it, but based on a comprehensive judgment, the chance of Master Zheng taking action is more than 50%. We cannot bet. You are the first line of defense. We must Figure out the opponent's movements accurately." Gao Heng said.
"I have the order! General, please rest assured!" Lu Tao said, clasping his fists heavily. I was originally worried that I was short of manpower, but now that I have the reinforcements of personal guards, the investigation should be enough. Moreover, I got Li Xiang a few days ago. This guy is able to sneak into the locals and conduct inquiries, and he is even more comfortable.
"Military advisor!" Gao Heng turned to Cheng Zilong and said.
"General, please give me your orders." Cheng Zilong bowed.
"The task of recruiting soldiers will be left to you. You can ask Jing Zhao and others to assist you, or follow the old method. You can recruit thirty to fifty men to fill the team and conduct simple training. There are still some leather armors in the library. , distribute them all, and have at least one weapon per person. When it is critical and necessary, these people will be the last line of defense, and they can guard the city and prevent the enemy from attacking. Fan Yu's people have been transferred. I Also ask him to help handle this matter." Gao Heng ordered.
"It's an order! I will definitely get it done." Cheng Zi Long Yun said calmly, obviously confident about this matter.
"Wang Qi, Song Zhi, Wu Rong, Zhang Chao, Amu!" Gao Heng named a long list of names.
"The end will be here! The end will be here! The end will be there!" Everyone responded one after another.
Gao Heng nodded, looked around and said: "You are all generals of each main company. Currently, the two thousand main forces of the Qihuo Brigade are following this general. This ambush battle will be personally commanded by this general. Your missions these days are total. There are three, the first is training, the second is training, and the third is life-threatening training. If Lord Zheng has already had his thoughts on us, he must have the idea of completing his efforts in one battle this time, and he must use all his elites. Since In this way, we must use all our strength to severely damage them and show him what kind of team the Survival Brigade is!"
"I obey the general's order!" Everyone shouted with fists in their hands.
When the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on the earth and the people in the city had not yet started working, Lu Tao and a hundred people quietly left the city gate and ran towards the west.
Under the urging of their respective commanders, the soldiers gathered in various campuses. It was obvious that the atmosphere today was a little different. There were people hired by the military government in the city to help carry ammunition and supplies from the treasury to the military camp. , these are all the war preparation materials that Gao Heng retained, and now they are all taken out.
Jing Zhao also asked Gao Heng whether he should keep some, but Gao Heng waved his hand and said: "No, damn, I will risk my life this time and don't want anything. This battle must be won and the supplies can be saved." Earn it back, you can’t win, and the survival brigade is all over, so what’s the use of these ammunition.”
