Chapter 77 Flag Sacrifice

Yue Su led an army of 20,000 people, left Shanxi and rushed to Feihukou. Along the way, meteor spies were sent to Feihukou area to inquire about news. According to the spies' reports, after the robbers at Feihukou defeated the imperial soldiers and horses, they became more rampant, and from time to time

They went to the surrounding villages to loot and harass the place. Not only that, they also recruited a large number of local refugees and businessmen, making the campaign even more powerful.

The imperial court issued an order to urge Yue Su to march and arrive at Feihukou as soon as possible to put down the rebels.

On this day, Yue Su finally arrived at Feihukou. The army camped under Feihukou and led his generals to inspect the enemy's situation. Feihukou is the junction point of Taihang Mountains, Yanshan Mountains and Hengshan Mountains. The average altitude is between 1500 and 2500 meters.

, the widest point is only 70 to 80 meters to 100 meters, and the narrowest point is only 2 to 3 meters. It can only miss an ox cart and a mule pack. At the commanding heights, there are campsites, which are probably the robbers' camp.

Okay. Attacking like this, the opponent is condescending, and there are not enough people to die. It seems that the red cannon will be used again.

However, Yue Su did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, he went to the imperial court, first to demand food and salary, and second, to ask for the officers and soldiers who had escorted the soldiers last time.

The emperor was naturally satisfied with his request, and the soldiers who escorted the military pay last time were quickly delivered. The court would naturally interrogate the matter of missing military pay. Under Dongchang's rigorous interrogation, the real robbery was revealed.

There are many bandits. In line with the principle that the law does not punish the masses, we just cut off the generals and generals at the top, and the soldiers at the bottom are deprived of their military status.

After being escorted to Yue Su's side, Mr. Yue was not used to illness at all. He pulled out a red cannon and ordered a random bombardment at the rebel camp on the top of the mountain. After the bombardment, he pulled out the soldiers and beheaded them one by one.

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Of course, before beheading, the crime must also be announced - anyone who escapes from battle will be beheaded!

There are more than 2,000 officers and soldiers waiting to be beheaded. In the city of Beijing, they have not been beheaded yet. How come they are being taken here, but they are about to be beheaded. The big guys begged for mercy, but Mr. Yue just lowered his face and signed the beheading.

One throw.

kill!

Heads fell to the ground one after another, more than two thousand heads, and the mouth of Feihu was stained red with blood. Yue Su was trying to clean up military discipline, and he was also trying to shake the mountain and shake the tiger. After the execution, Yue Su issued an order, and anyone who escaped from the battle would set an example.

The shelling just now had stunned the rebels on the mountain. When they recovered, they noticed that heads were being beheaded at the foot of the mountain. On this mountain, there were thousands of fierce bandits from the Dragon Slayer Gang, and the others were just...

The newly joined rabble. For those gangsters, this kind of scene is acceptable, but for those rabble, this is really terrifying.

"Listen to the rebels on the mountain. The imperial army has arrived. If you know this, it is not too late to surrender now. Rao Er will have a way out. If you don't surrender now, you will not surrender in the future. You will be killed without mercy!" Yue Su shouted again!

.Immediately, the officers and soldiers below shouted together in a high-pitched voice.

The shouts of 20,000 officers and soldiers were so loud that they could be heard clearly by the rebels on the mountain. Most of them were just trying to make ends meet, but when they encountered such serious people, they were also afraid of those fierce bandits.

If you can be stronger, those who came later were all trembling. If they weren't worried that they would be killed by their accomplices if they ran down like this, it is estimated that half of them would surrender on the spot.

Lord Yue's patience was limited, so he ordered the soldiers to shout three times in unison. He estimated that the enemy's morale had been loosened a lot, so he ordered again to fire.

"Boom!"...

Twelve red cannons fired together, and the big iron balls shot out quickly, and in an instant the rebel camp was riddled with holes. Many rebels died under the bombardment. This red ball

The advantage of the cannon is that it has a long range and is very powerful. The big iron balls it blasts out can crack the city walls, let alone the wooden camps.

"Husband Ye, the army's cannons are too powerful. The camp was smashed to pieces and many brothers were injured. What should we do now?"

In the rebel camp, the high-ranking rebels immediately held an emergency meeting. The meeting was chaired by the virtuous man Xing Ming'an and Ye Husband. Also present at the meeting were the sub-ruler and deputy director of Hall Master Xing, and

Ye Husband's four guys in strange clothes.

Ye Husband is known as the number one think tank of the Dragon Slayer Gang. Xing Mingan stood up and everyone turned their attention to Ye Husband.

"As we retreat into the mountain, we have already figured out the surrounding terrain. As long as we lead Yue Su up the mountain, we will be in the dark and he will be in the light, and we will have a chance to deal with him at any time." Husband Ye said calmly.

"But what if he doesn't follow?" Xing Ming'an asked again.

"Even if we don't follow him, he will still be guarding at the foot of the mountain, right? We have enough food and grass, why are we afraid of confronting him? Besides, I guess Yue Su came here with orders this time, and he must not return with success.

, The order given to us by the lord is just to hold back the main force of the imperial court. Yue Su's men and horses are already considered the main force of the imperial court. If we hold him back, it will be much easier for the lord in Shaanxi. Our mission can be considered completed. After all.

, My lord doesn’t expect us to be able to wipe out Yue Su with just a few troops.” Husband Ye said lightly.

In Ye Husband's heart, there was always the thought of not wanting to be an enemy of Yue Su. It would be best if he could simply hold off without using weapons.

"Boom!"

The sound of artillery sounded again outside, accompanied by the screams of our own people. Seeing that there was really no other way, we couldn't just sit here and wait for death. God knows which cannon could fly into the Chinese army's tent.

Come. Xing Ming'an nodded and said, "Just follow what husband Ye wants. Let's retreat to Niujiao Peak where we store grain and grass."

Those rebels had actually wanted to retreat for a long time. As soon as they received the order to retreat, they turned around and retreated.

Because the enemy stronghold is quite far away from the foot of the mountain, and the rebels did not set up camp, how could the officers and soldiers below know that the rebels had escaped from behind. In addition, the rebel camp happened to be at the commanding heights, and behind the camp was

Going downhill, you can't even see it.

After shelling for an hour, the rebel camp was reduced to pieces. Yue Su felt that it was almost done and immediately ordered the attack.

Due to the sacrifice of more than two thousand heads in the flag, the officers and soldiers under Yue Su's command became very energetic, and they were all a hundred times more energetic. When Lord Yue asked them to rush, no one dared to neglect, and they rushed forward in a swarm.

When serving as a soldier under "Yue Shatou", you'd better be obedient, otherwise your head will be shaved off.

The soldiers and horses rushed all the way up the mountain without encountering any resistance. When they entered the rebel camp, they discovered that the rebels had already deserted the camp. It was best if the enemy could not be seen. The soldiers were stationed where they were, and there were people there.

Come down and report.

After Yue Su learned about it, he led his troops up the mountain. When he stepped onto the commanding heights and looked around, he couldn't help but shake his head. The Taihang Mountains stretch for eight hundred miles, with green mountains, steep ridges, and continuous mountains, ridges, and peaks.

Feng, let alone thousands of people hiding in this place, even if 100,000 people go in and try to dig them out, it's like finding a needle in a haystack.

"The rebels are hiding in the mountains, where can we find them?"

You must know that during the eight years of the War of Resistance, our Eighth Route Army relied on the Taihang Mountains to hide with the Japanese for eight years. On the day of surrender, the Japanese could not find the main force of the Eighth Route Army. This shows how big the Taihang Mountains were at that time.

, the Japanese still have planes for reconnaissance, what does Yue Su have on hand now?

Jiang Jie saw Yue Su's thoughts and said from the side: "Sir, the rebels have escaped into the mountains. If you take the initiative to look for them, you may have a hard time finding them. Now there are good strategies here, and you can choose one of them.

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"Oh? My husband taught me." Yue Su asked quickly after hearing Jiang Jie say there was a way.

"The best strategy is to hide the rebels into the mountains, and they will certainly not understand the situation outside. Your Excellency, you can leave five thousand troops and horses to bluff at the foot of the mountain. The rest of the troops will rush to Shaanxi with food and pay, and join the troops from Shanxi and Shaanxi."

The soldiers and horses will quickly wipe out the rebels of the Zhanlong Gang. If the general guesses correctly, the rebels on this mountain must be members of the Zhanlong Gang, intending to contain the main force of the imperial court."

After hearing this, Yue Su nodded and said: "What my husband said is true, but the emperor sent me here to suppress the bandits. If I lead the main force to leave, once the rebel bandits know about it, they will definitely come down the mountain and rob the camp. Our army will be defeated. After the defeat,

, the rebels took the opportunity to attack the surrounding areas of the capital, the emperor was furious, and the people were robbed, I’m afraid it’s not appropriate.”

"My lord is concerned, but your lord should also know that if you don't go to Shaanxi to supervise the war, it may not be possible to wipe out the rebels just by relying on local soldiers and horses."

Yue Su nodded again and said, "That's true. But I don't know what my husband's best and worst strategies are?"

"The final general's middle strategy is to train troops at Feihukou. It turns out that the imperial troops have no combat power. The Lord has just killed a hundred people. It may have some effect, but it is only in the execution of military orders. In addition to the layout of the battle formation and the charge into the formation, there are still other things.

There are a lot of shortcomings. If we hone our skills here for three months and improve the combat effectiveness of our troops and horses, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop when we go to Shaanxi to suppress the bandits."

"Training troops here?" Yue Su's eyes couldn't help but light up. He also knew the quality of the troops. He could only use more to overwhelm the few. If he used less to defeat more, he would probably be defeated in one battle. His own army also started from five.

The soldiers assigned by the Military Governor's Office were of the same level as the soldiers who escorted the military pay. That is to say, they relied on their reputation to be there and could suppress them. In addition, every battle was fought with more troops than fewer troops, so there were no disadvantages.

But if you encounter a tough battle, it will be all in vain. Now it is not a bad thing to take the opportunity to fight in the Taihang Mountains. "My husband's suggestion is very good, so what is the next step?"

"If you want to find a decisive battle with the rebels, you have to do it, but you must use the adults as bait to lure the snake out of the hole." Jiang Jie said the last strategy in a low voice.

"Using me as bait to lure the snake out of its hole sounds like a good idea. Please explain it in detail." Yue Su said curiously.

"Your Excellency is now the governor of five provinces, and the imperial court has a first-class border. If you can capture or kill you alive, the world will inevitably be shaken again. The morale of the rebels will be greatly boosted, and the morale of the officers and soldiers will be low. Therefore, as long as your Excellency deliberately gives the rebels a chance, "Expose"

"If there is a flaw, the rebels will take the initiative and go all out to fight the Lord."

Yes, Yue Su is now the governor of the five provinces and is fully responsible for suppressing bandits. If the highest bandit suppressing officer sent by the imperial court is killed, it will be a good thing for the rebels to come and go, and how heavy it will be for the imperial court.

One blow, one blow, another, boosts the morale of the rebels, which is much more effective than capturing a city or a land.

Chapter 77 Flag Sacrifice
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