Zhong Shiro's right arm suddenly stopped, paused for a moment, and then slowly let it go.
Not knowing what the fat man said, the Khitan people followed him and turned into a mountain road on the left.
"This... what are the Khitans going to do?" Zhong Silang has been following Li Chengzhong to inspect the topography of Bailang Mountain in the past few days. He is also familiar with the mountain road that the Khitans turned into. The mountain road circled a small hillside several times.
After turning around, we have to return to the main road eventually. Zhong Shilang remembers that when he entered the mountain road, he went around for a long time.
The brothers behind him also became confused and said one after another: "They are going the wrong way!"
"Can that road lead to the military stronghold? It doesn't seem possible?"
"Hey, that fat guy is a loser. He doesn't even know his way around. I'm afraid he'll lose his head if he comes out this time!"
"Kill him! He's obviously a Han, but he insists on leading the way for the Khitans. He should be cut into pieces by a thousand swords!"
In any case, the Khitan people turned into the mountain road, and they had to walk on an unfair road for a long time. Zhong Silang was still very satisfied with the result. He breathed a sigh of relief and secretly hoped that the Khitan people could hang around there for a while longer.
After letting the brothers relax for a moment, Zhong Silang waved his hand: "Let's go." He led everyone back to the second blocking point.
This is a very curved corner, and the mountain road is also relatively narrow. Zhong Silang chose this place because he was prepared for a hard fight. It is not conducive for the Khitan people to deploy their troops here, and there is also the cover of a mountain wall, which can be avoided.
Most of the arrows were shot. Zhong Silang planned to arrange the spear array taught by Li Chengzhong, divide it into two groups, each group of five people, and hold it here for half an hour. He didn't know if he could withstand that long.
But since he has accepted this task, he must complete it unless he dies here!
The brothers in the group all knew that they were going to fight hard here, and their moods began to rise, but no one had the idea of retreating. The atmosphere seemed a bit tense, and Zhong Silang didn't know what to say, so he just remained silent one by one.
He glanced at the nine brothers in front of him, his eyes filled with apologies.
If Li Chengzhong were here, he would never have imagined that such a situation would occur. What has always worried him the most is the courage of his soldiers. He has always believed that in addition to formal training, his soldiers
What he lacks the most is the courage to fight his opponent face to face. In his mind, every time he encounters an enemy, his first reaction is to use the terrain that is favorable to his own side, and then adopt various methods to make up for this shortcoming.
Even for his most elite Zhong Silang gang, he did not dare to place too many extravagant hopes. He would never have thought that this short man whom he recruited from the pile of dead people in Yongji Canal half a year ago would dare to lead only nine
The soldiers planned to block hundreds of Khitan people in the middle of the road! And every brother in this group had no complaints, no, don't complain, not even a trace of hesitation. If Li Chengzhong knew about this,
He didn't know whether he should praise Zhong Silang and his gang loudly for their courage and courage, or scold them for their stupidity and rigidity.
Zhong Silang inserted a branch on the ground, which was exactly the one Li Chengzhong gave him at that time. He watched the shadow of the branch change from long to short, then appeared on the other side, and then gradually became longer... He watched with great joy
With this change, he completely forgot about everything. Every longer the shadow grew, it meant that he needed to lead his brothers to spend less time here. He watched the shadow grow longer with uneasiness and great expectation.
When the length reached the position required by Li Chengzhong, he breathed a long sigh of relief, then raised his head, and couldn't help but laugh a little. The nine brothers around him formed a circle, all staring at the branches, and then chatted with him
At the same time, he raised his head and let out a long breath of turbid air that he had been holding for an unknown amount of time.
The mission was completed so easily? Zhong Silang was a little confused. According to the distance of the mountain road, the Khitan people should have arrived here long ago. What on earth were they doing? At this moment, he could return to the White Wolf Mountain military camp. He took a look
The brothers under his command all looked expectantly on their faces as they waited for him to issue the order.
Zhong Silang also wanted to go back. After all, the mission had been completed, and it would be uneconomical to stay here and fight with the Khitans. However, he hesitated for a while and never gave the order to return, because he had been very uneasy in his heart. He wanted to
Know where these Khitans went.
Zhong Shiro turned around again and stared at the deserted mountain road carefully for a long time... a long time... Finally, reason defeated his curiosity, and he planned to order the turn back.
At this moment, a man suddenly ran out of the mountain road and ran towards the corner where Zhong Silang and the others were hiding, looking back while running.
Zhong Silang made a gesture to the brothers to capture the guy. Only when the man came closer did Zhong Silang recognize that it was the fat man who was working as a guide for the Khitan people.
When the fat man saw Zhong Silang and others appearing, he was so frightened that he fell to the ground. He was stunned for a moment before shouting: "Are you Lu Longjun?" Seeing Zhong Silang nodding, the fat man got up with a smile on his face and kept cheering.
Calling "lucky", he informed Zhongshiro of the matter at an extremely fast speed.
"You mean, you led the Khitans to that gravel road?" Zhong Silang looked at the fat man with a strange expression.
The fat man chuckled: "Exactly, I led them on a few wrongful paths, and then entered the gravel road. They are probably still circling in it at the moment. Let's enter the village quickly, I still have a lot of military information to report to you.
Family general..."
"He's Dutou, deputy lieutenant in charge of guarding against insults." A brother corrected in a low voice.
"Hey, let's all have heads, as long as he takes care of things here!" the fat man said nonchalantly.
Unexpectedly, the fat man could have such means. Zhong Silang couldn't help but admire him and ordered the team to return. As he walked, he chatted with the fat man and asked him what he did and how he was forced to lead the way by the Khitans. At that point in the conversation
When he walked down the gravel road, he even laughed. It was not easy to get out of it. Now the Khitan people had to be delayed for a long time. Just as he was talking, he suddenly remembered something and asked the fat man: "
Someone remembers that a war horse cannot enter the gravel road..."
The fat man replied: "They left the horses at the crossing."
Zhong Silang paused, turned around slowly, stared at the fat man and asked, "How many Khitans are there watching the horses?"
The fat man thought for a while and said: "It should be four, five at most..."
…
Everything in the White Wolf Mountain military camp has been arranged according to Li Chengzhong's instructions. Of course, this arrangement is very rough and simple. It is so simple that Li Chengzhong has no confidence that he can use this defense system to stop the fierce Khitan people in his impression.
attack. But although he had no confidence, he did not dare to express his thoughts at all. He was the commander-in-chief of the entire army. Not only did he want to hide his thoughts, but he also wanted to show that he was more confident than anyone else.
What Li Chengzhong is most concerned about is the trench on the inside of the stone wall. At this moment, the trench has been excavated under Jiang Miao's supervision. The fifty civilians, led by Zhang Laojiang, have retreated to rest far away. As long as they see them
Each one of them was so tired that they were out of breath, which showed how hard the peasants worked to dig this trench. The moment Li Chengzhong completed the trench, he praised these peasants with all kinds of praise.
The praise brought joyful smiles to everyone's faces. Zhang Laojiang, a usually calm old man, was all smiles and patted his chest to express that there was nothing Li Dutou couldn't think of and there was nothing they couldn't do. Listen to this
If it seemed familiar, Li Chengzhong finally took Zhang Laojiang's hand and asked him carefully which era he came from.
Meng Xuxing and Jiao Chengqiao have each led a group of archers to climb up to the stone houses on both sides of the cliff. On the land in front of the stone wall, six areas have been marked out with stones. The two are leading
His men were performing calibration exercises. Li Chengzhong didn't have time to climb up and give more instructions. He had already said what needed to be said, and everything was waiting for the war to begin.
According to Li Chengzhong's request, Zhang Xingzhong gathered the spearmen near the stone wall, divided each group into one team, and each team was divided into two groups, and made a detailed arrangement. The focus of the stone wall's defense was at the gap, and Zhang Xingzhong arranged his troops accordingly.
At that time, four groups of soldiers were placed here. These soldiers did not simply block the gap, but gave way to the gap and formed two human walls on both sides of the gap. Once the Khitans rushed in along the gap, they would face
Attack the forty wooden spears on both sides! At the same time, by arranging in this way, you can effectively avoid the front of the Khitan archers' shots and greatly reduce the casualty rate of arrows.
In addition, Li Chengzhong also gathered all the leather armors together, gathering a total of twenty-three pairs, and distributed them all to the soldiers standing in the first row on both sides of the gap.
On the first line inside the entire stone wall, Zhang Xingzhong deployed a total of eight groups of spearmen, which he would personally command.
Lieutenant General Li Cheng gathered the sword and shield soldiers from the three cities together, a total of six groups. He handed over five of the groups to Zhou Qidao to lead. These fifty sword and shield soldiers will be responsible for filling in the gaps. Wherever there is a crisis,
He rushes to fight wherever he goes. In addition to defensive tasks, Zhou Qidao is also asked to take on the task of attacking. Once he finds an opportunity, he needs to lead his sword and shield soldiers to rush out from the gap and try his best to kill the Khitans.
"Especially those injured Khitan people. Whenever you see those who have no time to evacuate, order your brothers to kill them! I don't want any prisoners in this battle!" Li Chengzhong told Zhou Qidao somewhat ferociously.
After Zhou Qidao heard this, he showed a knowing smile: "Don't worry, I know! This is the only way to enjoy the fight! Haha!"
Another group of sword and shield soldiers was handed over to Jiang Miao, who will serve as the law enforcement team for the entire battlefield. Li Chengzhong announced battlefield discipline in public. If anyone dares to turn around and run away during the battle, the law enforcement team will immediately behead him without mercy.
Appeasement! Moreover, Li Chengzhong also announced that after this battle, anyone found to have wounds on their backs would be driven out of the Pingzhou Army, and all the food, salary and farmland they had paid when joining the army would be recovered. Of course, there must be rewards if there are rewards.
Li Chengzhong also announced the rewards for this battle. In the post-war military merit evaluation, all the top twenty individuals will be promoted to one level; all combat units that have achieved collective merit will be rewarded 10,000 yuan each!
Li Chengzhong didn't have that much money on hand, not even a penny. Ten thousand dollars was equivalent to ten guans, which could knock someone down. The reason why he offered such a high reward was because according to the customs of this era
As a rule, he does not need to cash out the money on the spot. Everything can wait until he returns to Pingzhou. Whether he asks Zhou Zhiyu or Zhang Zaiji then, there is no need to consider this issue now.
Li Chengzhong organized people to reinforce and raise the original review platform in the general's stronghold to a height that was almost equal to the stone wall. Standing on the high platform, he could see the situation on the entire battlefield more clearly while ensuring his position.
Outside the range of the Khitan people's bows and arrows, among the newly assigned recruits, except for the two groups of sword and shield bearers commanded by Zhou Qidao, the remaining seventy people were spread out under the high platform. These soldiers were in his hands.
The last group of people is also the only reserve team he has. But now there is no time to train these new recruits, and there are no officers around him. He plans to personally lead them to the top if there is a crisis.
Everything was arranged properly, and Zhao Da's logistics team delivered hot meals. Li Chengzhong was very satisfied when he saw the soldiers stuffing bread and preserved meat into their mouths. It seemed that the brothers were more adaptable to fighting.
He was much stronger than he imagined, and being able to eat meant that he was not too nervous. Of course, the brothers who ate and drank so much were all those who had participated in the Yuguan Defense War, and the newly arrived soldiers in this city were incomparable.
It was a bit unbearable. Many people were shaking so hard when they held the noodles in their hands that they couldn't stuff it in their mouths. This made Li Chengzhong frown. He could understand the timidity and nervousness of these recruits when they first entered the battle, but this was not a cowardly moment.
when.
Looking at the recruits under the high platform, Li Chengzhong yelled: "I have experienced the Battle of Beizhou, the Battle of Weizhou, and the Battle of Yuguan. Do you know why I can live well? I have remembered them all. Who can escape?"
Out of fear, the more swords and guns are directed at him! No matter how scared you are, you must finish the meal for me now! If anyone can't finish the meal, military law will serve him!"
Li Chengzhong didn't know if his words had any effect, but at least these recruits stuffed the noodles and dried meat into their mouths one by one. He didn't have time to care about these recruits anymore. He was very worried about the safety of Zhong Silang.
Now that the time he needs has arrived and everything he needs to prepare is ready, why hasn't Zhong Shiro come back yet?
God bless you, I will come back alive. You are the most elite soldiers in my hands! Li Chengzhong kept praying secretly in his heart.