The opponent's manpower was six or seven times that of his own. Even if only Mu Huzi's team participated in the battle at the beginning, it would still be more than twice as many as his own.

When the two sides are fighting inextricably, Jin Tianlong's ambush troops will definitely attack. Not all of them, but hundreds of them will be fatal to the Ranger Battalion.

Now, the only way is to delay and deal with it, which requires strategy and tactics that make full use of the terrain.

What to do? Chen Tianhua thought of a move first.

Outside the first camp of the Rangers, a team of more than fifty knights began to line up quietly.

"Captain Chen..."

Chen Tianhua walked over in the dusk. He held Chen Er's hand tightly and said with some anxiety:

"Good brother, this mission of yours is the most difficult, and you can't bring many troops. Therefore, the timing and suddenness of the attack I told you are very important."

"Pay attention, set fire to their tents and belongings, rescue the captured lumberjacks, etc., and let them escape on their own. Your main task will be completed."

In the dusk, although they couldn't see each other's faces clearly, they were mentally connected to each other at this moment.

Chen Tianhua felt a little separated from each other, as if he were two generations apart.

Chen Erhe still has the tragic feeling that "a strong man will never return".

But he still grinned and said:

"Young Master, you have been kind to me, and my life is yours. Now it is time for my subordinates to repay you. I understand that this battle is crucial to the entire construction of the Changniu Railway and to you.

My subordinates are determined to complete their mission, please execute it according to the plan we agreed upon."

"Okay, please take care!"

"Take care, young master..."

The two of them didn't say anything more. If they talked more, they would feel sad for each other.

Chen Er took the horse and led the team to the side of the barracks and left quietly.

Each team member led the horse away, and the horses' hooves were wrapped in linen covers to prevent them from making any noise. This young man was at this distance from the camp.

This was a strange move arranged by Chen Tianhua, which was to sneak attack the old camp on Yingzui Mountain and create panic.

A platoon from Chen Er's company and a scout team from the battalion headquarters formed a commando team with a total of fifty-two members. They quietly detoured to the hill on the left side of Yingzui Mountain to ambush.

When Mu Huzi led the main force to dispatch, more than thirty miles away from the camp and was fighting the first ranger battalion from the front, the commando suddenly attacked the Yingzuishan camp, burned its tents and supplies, and took away their lair.

Then rescue the kidnapped lumberjacks.

The purpose of the sneak attack was to shake the military morale of Mu Huzi's horse bandits and undermine their fighting spirit, so that the Ranger Battalion could defeat Mu Huzi's men from the front.

After Chen Er's sneak attack was successful, he had enough energy to attack Mu Huzi from behind.

What is unclear now is, in addition to the horse bandits belonging to Mu Huzi, where is the team belonging to the Hongmen Taihu Gang quietly ambushing?

When and under what circumstances did this extraordinary force enter the battle?

Chen Tianhua estimated that the Hongmen Taihu Gang would start their attack in an hour.

Because at this time, it was the time when the fight between the First Ranger Battalion and Mu Huzi was inextricable, and it was also the time when the First Ranger Battalion was most exhausted.

If they attack at this time, they can make a ready profit.

However, Chen Tianhua also thought that the Hongmen Taihu Gang's ambush had another very important purpose, which was to wait for reinforcements from the First Cavalry Battalion.

They want to create a scene where they are surrounded and called for reinforcements?!

This is what Chen Tianhua was thinking about last night.

Therefore, remove Mu Huzi's lair in Yingzui Mountain and let your troops occupy it, so that a battlefield with a blooming center can be formed.

If the Hongmen Taihu Gang were to surround them, the two battalions of Sun Yong and Li Xinghong would attack from the outside, making it easy to defeat the enemy.

To achieve this strategic goal, a sneak attack on Yingzui Mountain has become particularly important.

Chen Er is a person who is both coarse and fine. Although he is often criticized for his nagging, it shows that he has his own thoughts and is willing to use his brain.

Based on this alone, he is better than the two rough guys Zuo Gang and Jiang Wu.

Therefore, Chen Tianhua assigned the sneak attack mission to Chen Er instead of Jiang Wu and Zuo Gang.

Such an arrangement seems to be quite difficult because there are still many uncertainties.

Around the 1st Ranger Battalion, including along the way, the enemy will definitely send a large number of scouts to detect the movements here.

Therefore, try your best to confuse your opponent with your actions.

Can the frontal defense against the strong attack of the horse bandits defeat the enemy's previous attack, dampen their spirit, and then switch from defense to counterattack?

At the time of Chen Er's raid and the guarding of Yingzui Mountain's lair, how many guards did Mu Huzi leave?

These are all critical.

In short, there are so many factors that determine the success or failure of a war that Chen Tianhua cannot calculate them and can only make assumptions.

But based on scientific calculations of the probabilities of winning and losing factors in the war, Chen Tianhua and the others only have a 30 to 40 percent chance of winning.

The biggest disadvantages are the number of people, location and time.

Facing Mu Huzi, who was twice his size, there was also an unknown and mysterious ambush.

If you go deep alone, you are likely to be entangled by the enemy.

As a soldier, you must defend the honor of the military no matter where you are!

War is undoubtedly ugly and cruel.

But at this moment, when the strong atmosphere of war, honor and mission came overwhelmingly, it instantly infected every soldier present.

Chen Tianhua was fortunate that among the officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the Zhejiang Army Rangers present, not one of them flinched in the face of danger.

This is what makes a soldier valuable.

Once their chances of survival are slim, these real soldiers who value military honor above their lives will choose not to retreat but to fight tooth and nail.

Because they know that only by moving forward can they gain a chance of survival.

Chen Tianhua gave strict orders to all the scouts sent out to the surrounding area. Anyone who encountered someone on the marching route, no matter who they were, would be shot to death without leaving any survivors.

At this time, prevent disguised enemy scouts from spying on the military situation.

Otherwise, the traces of Chen Er's movement would be exposed in advance.

"Young Master, Chen Er's martial arts is still good, and he is indeed fierce in battle, but he is not as good as me in riding combat, and he leads few people. On the contrary... you can really rest assured that the key to the victory or defeat of our battle is in

On him?"

Jiang Wu looked at Chen Er and the others walking away and muttered to Chen Tianhua.

Just now Jiang Wu asked him to lead a team to carry out a sneak attack, but Chen Tianhua did not agree.

First of all, Jiang Wu is fierce but has poor flexibility, and his sense of time is not very strong. When his temper comes up, he will fight to the death and easily forget the main task.

Secondly, when it comes to the frontal transition from defense to counterattack, a fierce general like Jiang Wu will be needed to serve as arrows.

"There is never an absolute chance of winning in a war. An accidental detail can determine the final victory or defeat of both sides."

Chen Tianhua glanced at Zuo Gang and Jiang Wu on the left and right, and said in a deep voice:

"We each do our own thing. As for what our opponents will do or arrange, we don't know. We can only adapt to circumstances. But if we play well and well in the frontal direction, Chen Er's chance of success will be much higher.
Chapter completed!