Chapter 249 Taking advantage of the opportunity

"What happened an hour ago, why did you come back now to report it?" Shen Mingling felt that his face was very gloomy, his eyes were filled with a heart-stopping chill, and his tone was low and gloomy.

Everyone present looked at the ferocious-looking Shen Mingling and couldn't help but feel fearful and uneasy. But the disappearance of the golden python undoubtedly shocked them even more.

"That... that's because the people in Beiji and others thought that the golden python had successfully invaded the enemy camp and was in the middle of an operation. It was inconvenient to contact us, so we didn't know that something was wrong until we waited for half an hour before we saw them." The messenger said.

He said with a slightly pale face.

"Where did you finally get the news about them?" Shen Minling said in a cold voice, suppressing the anger in his heart.

"We finally separated when we were still ten miles away from the enemy's camp. They said... that we were useless and couldn't follow them and drag them back, so..." the messenger replied with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face.

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"What a waste, useless trash. Come here, take this evil thing out and kill it." Shen Minling suddenly shouted angrily, and two soldiers immediately came in from outside, their faces were pale and their legs were weak.

The messengers went out.

"General, what do you think about this..." The officers looked at Shen Mingling, who had a gloomy face, and asked cautiously.

After learning the news from the messenger, they all had an ominous premonition in their hearts. It was very likely that the golden python, which was invincible in the past, would fall into the hands of the enemy this time. I remembered that just now everyone was still preparing for tonight and the war.

Tomorrow's victory was celebrated in advance, and everyone couldn't help but feel blushing and ashamed to face General Shen Mingling.

But what they couldn't figure out was why the Golden Python troops, which had succeeded in surprise attacks several times before, fell into the hands of the Xia Dynasty imperial army this time? Was it because they had been prepared?

Probably not. Shen Mingling and others believe that except for the first surprise attack when the Xia Dynasty Empire was unprepared, the Xia Dynasty Empire must be prepared for every subsequent attack. However, the people of the Golden Python Army still entered as if they were in an uninhabited territory.

Not only did the plan succeed, but no one fell into enemy hands.

Being able to feel like no one is there in a military camp with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, just thinking about it will tell you that the capabilities of the Golden Python troops are not ordinary. The Xia Dynasty Empire was helpless against the Golden Python troops. Therefore, Shen Mingling and others have no control over the Golden Python troops.

There is a kind of blind trust. As long as they are here, the victory of this war belongs to the Xilong Empire.

But now, the people of the Golden Python Army have actually fallen into the hands of the enemy. Until this moment, Shen Mingling and others still couldn't believe it.

"What's this?" Shen Minling glanced sideways at the officer who spoke, and his gloomy face gradually returned to calmness and he said calmly, "Nothing happened tonight. Let's continue drinking." The implication was that he was giving an order to everyone present.

Got a gag order.

Shen Mingling said it well. How can everyone be in the mood to drink now? Everyone is holding a wine glass in their hands, but they haven't touched their lips yet. The expressions on their faces are quite solemn. Even Shen Mingling, whose face looks very calm, everyone

I also knew that he was just pretending, and maybe he was already so angry that he wanted to slaughter all the Xia Dynasty Imperial Army.

The Golden Python Troop is an elite troop carefully created by the Duke, Shen Cheng Ao, and is his treasure. Now that they have lost a hundred people all at once, this is how Shen Mingling should explain to Shen Cheng Ao.

It's over, it's really over this time. Shen Minngling was extremely depressed, as if the end of the world was about to come.

This matter is related to the morale of the army, and this news must not be spread. Otherwise, if the army is panicked, it will no longer be able to continue the confrontation with the Xia Empire.

That night, the soldiers in the Xia Empire's military camp slept very soundly, because their undefeated God of War Zhang Huaming returned to the military camp. They finally saw their idol and spiritual belief, and after being excited, they fell into a sweet sleep.

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Qin Xiaotian and a group of his officers were obviously in a happy mood. After discussing the plan proposed by Zhang Huaming in detail with them in the big tent, they finally finalized it. Of course, in addition, Zhang Huaming easily made them happy.

The headache-ridden Golden Python troops were all taken down, solving a long-standing problem for them, and they could finally sleep peacefully.

Compared with the mood of the soldiers of the Xia Dynasty Empire, the generals in the Xilong Empire military camp could not sleep all night. General Shen Minngling stayed in the camp for an entire hour, without pajamas at all.

It was probably because the alcohol had taken effect that I gradually fell asleep on the table.

next day

The sun gradually rises and the temperature gets hotter and hotter. In the dry early summer in the west, the breeze blows and stirs up a thin stream of loess.

Zhang Huaming looked at the military camp surrounded by wooden boards, and his mood was a little complicated. Regarding the military camp, especially the iron-blooded atmosphere in the military camp, he suddenly realized that he was actually just a man in his thirties. The military camp was surrounded by a wooden wall.

, two rows of tree trunks, one long and one short. Burn the bottom of the trunks and bury half of them in the soil. The long trunks are arranged in a tight row outside, the short trunks are arranged in a row inside, and then between the two rows of trunks

Wooden boards are placed between the rooms and divided into upper and lower layers, so that the part where the long tree trunk grows becomes a protective wall. The upper layer of the wooden board can allow soldiers to patrol and watch, and the lower layer can store defensive weapons and allow soldiers to rest. Under normal circumstances, a team has fifty people.

The soldiers, plus one captain and one deputy, are also the same when camping. Everyone's tents are opposite each other. Drainage ditches must be dug around the tents and between the camps. Soldiers are strictly prohibited from wandering between the various camps, and within the main camp area.

It is also not allowed to run around from tent to tent.

There were 300,000 people stationed in the military camps of the Xia Dynasty Empire, which were divided into five major regions. Each major region was further divided into a number of subdistricts, which were managed by officers at various levels. Zhang Huaming was standing outside the military camp when he heard something far behind him.

There was a sound of horse hooves on the ground. Looking back, I saw a puff of loess rising a few hundred meters away. A cavalry team of about a hundred people was galloping towards the military camp.

"How's it going? Is there anything unusual?" Zhang Huaming asked when the team came closer.

"There's nothing unusual. It seems like nothing happened." Qin Xiaotian frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

"Haha, this has been expected for a long time. The golden python is Shen Chengao's signature, and it is one of the most important efforts he has devoted to the military in the past three years. Naturally, he can only win, not lose. Once

If we fail, it will never be possible for this news to spread." Zhang Huaming said with a smile.

When he got up this morning, Qin Xiaotian made a bet with him to see if the Xilong Empire lost a hundred members of the Golden Python Army. Will they surrender? Qin Xiaotian knew how powerful the Golden Python Army was, and what it meant to the Xilong Empire.

Therefore, he thought that the atmosphere in the Xilong Imperial Military Camp would be abnormal. But Zhang Huaming told him no in a very positive tone.

So Qin Xiaotian personally took people to check near the Xilong Empire and found that everything in the military camp of the Xilong Empire was normal, as if nothing had happened. This made Qin Xiaotian very puzzled.

"Besides, if I'm not wrong, although there is nothing unusual in the military camp of the Xilong Empire, it is difficult to tell the officers, especially the general who led the troops. He must be struggling in his heart to figure out how to report to Shen Chengao.

"This matter." Zhang Huaming paused and added, "But I think he will hide this matter for the time being."

With Shen Chengao's overwhelming power in the Xilong Empire, the general who led the battle might be furious once Shen Chengao learns of the news that the Golden Python killed a hundred people after such a big incident happened.

Even if the general does not die by then, he will probably shed his skin. At least, his position as general will not be preserved.

"What you mean is that the military morale is not yet complete, but the general's morale has been lost?" Qin Xiaotian understood.

"Yes, the enemy leader must be in panic and at a loss now. This is a great opportunity for us to take advantage of it." Zhang Huaming nodded.

"Okay, this opportunity is rare. We must not miss it easily. I will listen to you and lead an army to attack them immediately." Qin Xiaotian understood what Zhang Huaming meant after thinking for a moment and said in a deep voice immediately.

"Well. By the way, bring those hundred people from the Golden Python with you." Zhang Huaming said lightly with a flash of light in his eyes.

"This is necessary." Qin Xiaotian and Zhang Huaming looked at each other and laughed loudly while understanding each other tacitly.

Dong-dong-dong-dong In the distance, there was the faint sound of war drums, accompanied by the rumble of hoofbeats, as if there were thousands of troops galloping.

The desolate horn sounded in the sky over the Xixia Plain.

The soldiers in the Xilong Imperial Military Camp suddenly discovered that on the plain in the distance, dust and smoke were billowing, just like a long dragon rolling up, and like a surging làngcháo coming overwhelmingly.

"Woooooooooo enemy attack, enemy attack"

The soldiers in charge of the watchtower of the Xilong Empire were shocked, and they quickly blew their horns and shouted loudly.

In an instant, there was a burst of chaos in the military camp of the Xilong Empire, and the soldiers gathered under the organization of their respective commanders and lined up to wait.

The troops of the Xia Dynasty Empire suddenly appeared without warning, leaving the soldiers of the Xilong Empire a little confused. They didn't know when these guys suddenly arrived at their homes.

What makes them particularly depressed is that in the past, the two armies faced each other face to face, but today it seems that the Xia Dynasty Empire's army did not follow the regular fighting rules at all.

The big camp is coming to kill.

"General, general, it's not good, the thieves of the Xia Dynasty Empire are coming." In the general's tent of the Xilong Empire, Shen Minngling was awakened by the earth-shattering noise outside, and a man who looked like an officer rushed in hurriedly

The camp said loudly.

"What did you say?" Shen Minling was still a little confused and was stunned when he heard the words.

"The killing is coming, the killing is coming." The officer pointed in the direction outside the tent and said repeatedly, "Quickly command the soldiers to fight, otherwise it will be too late."

"What?" Shen Minling finally recovered from his confusion. When he heard that people from the Xia Dynasty Empire actually killed people outside his military camp, he was shocked. He screamed and cursed inwardly. He couldn't care about anything else. He was immediately furious.

Run outside the camp.

Arriving outside the camp, Shen Minling looked around, and sure enough he saw a cavalry team of ten thousand people coming from the Xixia Plain, like a dragon coming out of the sea, majestic and unstoppable. Behind the cavalry,

They are an overwhelming force of infantry.

"Archers, prepare." Shen Minling didn't care about guessing how this team suddenly came here. He walked quickly to the high platform and shouted an order to the archers and soldiers who had gathered in the military camp.

"Dong dong dong"

Another earth-shattering sound of horse hooves sounded on both sides of the Xilong Empire military camp at the same time. The Xilong Empire, which hastily responded to the battle, was stunned. They followed the sound, and their faces suddenly became bloodless. They saw two groups of cavalry, also composed of the same color.

A team of ten thousand people rushed towards the Xilong Imperial Military Camp from the left and right sides like lightning.

"Woo woo woo, another enemy attack, another enemy attack."

They were too relaxed last night, and the soldiers of the Xilong Empire seemed to be a little out of spirits. In addition, the sudden appearance of the cavalry team in front of them made most of them panic. Now, two teams of ten thousand people suddenly popped out from both sides.

, making them who were already a little flustered even more flustered.

"Damn it, you actually launched an attack so early in the morning." Shen Mingling spent the whole night worrying about the Golden Python Troops, and drank a lot of wine, and his head is still a little dizzy. But he is worthy of being a general of the army.

, after the initial panic, he immediately calmed down and ordered the soldiers in an orderly manner to prepare for defense according to their respective arms.

The cavalry is an organized and fast force. They can attack opponents quickly, and can also retreat quickly when the battle situation is unfavorable. They are extremely mobile and have extremely strong impact and power, especially in plain areas with relatively flat terrain.

Lethality.

"Oh oh oh"

Amidst the thundering sound of thousands of horses galloping, bursts of soldiers' shouts suddenly came, mixed with the sound of rolling drums, woven into a thrilling battle march.

The sun was rising, the clouds were hazy. With a loud and urgent horn, tens of thousands of cavalry troops from the Xia Dynasty Empire arrived in an instant, and the darkness was like a pine forest.

Under Shen Minngling's decisive command, he quickly organized defensive forces. There were 50,000 cavalry on each wing, and a total of 200,000 red troops. They were like the maple forest in autumn, red and red. They were divided into three sides to resist the Xia Empire's outflanking at the same time.

Cavalry coming.

These are two armies that are comparable in strength but have completely different styles: not to mention that the Xia Dynasty Imperial Army wields broad swords, while the Xilong Imperial Army wields crescent swords, and the cavalry on both wings are even more different. Suddenly, the Xia Dynasty Imperial Army

The drums and horns sounded loudly, and the flags were fluttering in the wind. The cavalry on both wings of the Xilong Empire army took the lead in dispatching, while the soldiers of the Chinese army marched in neat steps, and the mountain wall squad advanced forward, shouting "kill" every three steps.
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