Chapter 385: Smell the scent and recognize the enemy
The Hetao army canceled all vacations, so they naturally made big moves. Although Wan Chengdong had a different stance from Ping Lang, he still admired Ping Lang's military talent. Naturally, he would not ignore Ping Lang's judgment.
"What is Commander Ye's opinion?" Wan Chengdong asked in a deep voice.
"The commander of the army said that the fog is unusually heavy today, and it is difficult to say that the Hetao army will not take the opportunity to make a sneak attack, so he suggested that the entire army be on alert." Liu Yuanyuan answered honestly.
"The whole army is on alert?" A trace of disdain appeared on Wan Chengdong's face. After all, Ye Hengsheng came from the civil service system and had no idea how to deal with such a situation. "The whole army is on alert" is easy to say, but how to be alert?
How should one's own side guard against a possible surprise attack in the Hetao? That cannot be solved by saying that the entire army is on alert.
"The soldiers of the Guards Corps were on alert. Du Nantian led a team of 20,000 people to defend the west gate, Zhou Pangmu led a team of 20,000 people to defend the east gate, Ma Zhengchun led a team of 20,000 people to defend the north gate, and Wan Xiaolu led two troops to defend the north gate.
A team of 10,000 people defends here. The remaining two teams of 10,000 people are on standby, ready to support the four walls. No matter what happens, no one is allowed to leave the defense area without authorization. No matter what happens in the defense area next to it, no one is allowed to mobilize troops for support.
.If you encounter an enemy attack, report it to the commander of our army as soon as possible." Wan Chengdong ordered in a deep voice.
Watching the messengers hurriedly get into the thick fog, Wan Chengdong's mood was still tense. If Hetao really launched a sneak attack in such weather, then just one of his own legions would not be able to defend Meizhou Fucheng. However, Ye Hengsheng
He has always been at odds with himself. In fact, this was a necessary measure taken by Cheng Xianqing to balance the strength within the sect. However, in this way, Meizhou's defense power was reduced a lot.
"Legion Commander, where are you going?" Liao Wu asked doubtfully when he saw Wan Chengdong frowning and raising his legs to leave.
Wan Chengdong did not answer, but said to Liu Yuanyuan: "Lead the way to see your regiment commander."
Cheng Xianqing did not particularly trust the generals under him. In his opinion, if the power of the generals below was too great, they would definitely support their own troops. The harm of one general's rebellion is far greater than the corruption of ten civilian officials. This is Cheng Xianqing's
Idea. Because of this, although Wan Chengdong is also his confidant, Ye Hengsheng, who came from the civil service system, is the commander-in-chief of Meizhou City.
Wan Chengdong has the right to mobilize the 100,000 soldiers in his hands, but if he wants to mobilize the 100,000 soldiers in Ye Hengsheng's hands, it is simply impossible. In normal times, Wan Chengdong can rely on the 100,000 elite soldiers in his hands, even if it is a face-to-face battle.
Facing the attack of the 300,000-strong army in the Hetao, he was sure to defend Meizhou. But now the fog was thick, and there was a haze three feet away. The army in the Hetao had always been cunning, so Wan Chengdong had to be careful.
"Do you need to mobilize the 100,000 soldiers under my command?" Wan Chengdong immediately told Ye Hengsheng his plan as soon as they met. Ye Hengsheng suddenly exclaimed loudly.
"That's right. Relying only on a personal army, if Hetao really makes a surprise attack under such circumstances, I have no confidence in holding Meizhou." Wan Chengdong nodded.
Ye Hengsheng frowned hesitantly. He understood very well what Cheng Xianqing meant by putting him here. Although he was the commander-in-chief of Meizhou, Cheng Xianqing also specifically told him that if there was a war, he would try not to interfere as much as possible.
Wan Chengdong's military command. After all, Wan Chengdong is still one of the few military generals in the Holy Sect of Paradise.
"General Wan, how are you going to deploy your defenses?" After weighing the priorities, Ye Hengsheng still said to Wan Chengdong. Since Pinglang asked someone to pass the message, he must have a certain degree of confidence. And the fog is really heavy today.
It was a bit shocking, so he was really worried.
"I have asked Du Nantian and others to lead 80,000 soldiers to defend the four walls. The remaining 20,000 soldiers serve as reserves. However, the total number of troops in Hetao is as high as 300,000, and the number of infantry is as high as 150,000, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in Hetao has always been amazing.
.If they attack with all their strength and break through at a few points, I am afraid that the army in my hand will not be able to protect them fully." Wan Chengdong pondered for a moment and said.
"Now there are 20,000 soldiers guarding each of the four city walls. The commander of the army can mobilize your soldiers and place 10,000 soldiers at each of the four corners. The remaining soldiers stay in the city and are ready to respond to the city walls at any time. If there is an attack from the Hetao
, No matter what happens on the city wall, no army is allowed to leave its own defense area without authorization, so as not to cause unnecessary chaos and fall into the opponent's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain."
Ye Hengsheng nodded: "What the general said is absolutely true. It is indeed the most appropriate choice for us to send reinforcements when the time comes. In this case, Ye will hand over these 100,000 soldiers to your hands, General Wan."
, I hope you, general, can make further contributions to the empire!"
Du Nantian actually disagreed with Wan Chengdong's concerns.
In the entire Yuzhou Road and the northern part of Yangzhou Road, it is true that only the 300,000 elite troops in Hetao can threaten the 200,000 troops in the city. If the two sides are really fighting in the field, then there is no doubt that our side is definitely no match for the Hetao army.
.But now we have a favorable geographical position, and the infantry in Hetao is only 150,000, and the cavalry cannot be used to attack the city. It is not easy to capture Meizhou in this foggy weather.
Although the heavy fog weakens one's sight and defensive capabilities, it also limits the attack power of the Hetao side. Maybe the surprise attack from the Hetao side can cause some trouble to oneself, but one's side is already on full alert. The attack from the Hetao side is coming.
If there are fewer people, it will not help at all. If there are more people, how can they guarantee that they will not accidentally hurt themselves? However, since the commander of the legion has a life, then he must resolutely implement it. Who said that the commander of the legion is His Majesty's confidant and he himself
Is he the captain of ten thousand men who was transferred from the command of Ming Shuai?
"Little bastards, didn't I tell you to step up your inspections? Why are you all so listless! If the Hetao army takes the opportunity to come up, be careful, I will chop off your heads!" Du Nantian was in a very bad mood. When he saw it,
The patrolling soldiers actually went around lazily, and with anger in their hearts, they swung the whip towards one of them.
"General, there is such a heavy fog, and the soldiers in Hetao are not idiots. How could they come to sneak attack? I see, the commander of the army must be worried in vain. He doesn't even think about it. Even if he holds up the sky lantern now, he can only shine at most.
A few feet away, the soldiers from the Hetao may have already lost their heads in the heavy fog before they rushed up." Although the soldier was whipped, he said without hesitation. Du Nantian was a generous man, so the soldiers below were not very afraid.
he.
Du Nantian snorted: "It's always good to be careful. Ping Shuai specially sent someone to deliver the message. It's definitely not without purpose."
At this moment, Du Nantian suddenly smelled a vague fragrance. The fragrance was a little elegant at first, but it became a little stronger after a while.
This scent was somewhat familiar. Du Nantian was confused for a while. This seemed to be the scent of the rouge and gouache often used by prostitutes in brothels, right? How could there be such a scent on the city wall? Could it be that some soldiers did not abide by military discipline and took advantage of the situation?
This opportunity brings the prostitute to the city walls to let off some steam?
Thinking of this, Du Nantian couldn't help but take two quick steps and entered the command room of the Ximen Tower. If it was really what he suspected, then he would have to arrange more patrols. But what he didn't know was that he had just stepped into the command room.
Entering the command room, right where he stood just now, dozens of Hetao soldiers in single clothes and light armor suddenly emerged from the mist. They easily killed the Bliss soldiers standing guard around them, and countless heads emerged from the mist.
The smell of rouge and gouache on their bodies became stronger. And this situation was constantly happening near the city wall of the west gate.
"Brother, why are you here in person?" A voice asked in a low voice in the mist.
"Stop talking nonsense! Are you okay, brothers?" a deep voice whispered.
"No, everything went smoothly!"
"Okay. What we are responsible for now is to open the west gate and let the cavalry outside quickly enter the city. The armies of Commander Blood and Commander Xin are also ready. Remember, don't embarrass me, or I will skin you alive one by one!" No need!
As soon as he heard this sentence, he knew that the speaker was Dugu. And the two men in uniform beside him were naturally Zhou Jilong and Long Zhishan.
"Don't worry, brother! Siege warfare has always been a specialty of our brothers. Today we will let this bastard from the Holy Sect of Paradise see how powerful we are!" Zhou Jilong said proudly.
Dugu ignored Zhou Jilong's nonsense, just waved his hand and shouted in a low voice: "Let's go!"
Before Du Nantian could sit down and warm up his butt in the command room, a shrill scream suddenly came from outside. Du Nantian was suddenly startled, the soldiers from Hetao were indeed coming!
When he rushed out of the command room, Du Nantian shouted loudly: "Don't panic, everyone must strictly guard their own defense areas and no unauthorized movements are allowed! Come on, what is going on?"
"General, general!" Several lieutenants ran over in panic. Looking at Du Nantian standing under the dim sky lantern outside the command room, they suddenly said loudly: "General, it's bad, the Hetao soldiers are attacking the city in large numbers. It's just us.
There are probably tens of thousands of people here!"
"How is the situation now?" Du Nantian asked anxiously.
"It's very bad! The fog is too thick. Without the help of lights, we can't see the people one meter away clearly. The brothers don't dare to move and fight for fear of accidentally injuring our own brothers. But the soldiers in Hetao have no such scruples at all.
, each of them rushed out of the fog like wolves and tigers, killing everyone on sight. But they almost didn't hurt by accident!" said a captain with a look of fear.
Du Nantian's brows suddenly knitted together. Now that the fog was thick, it was naturally impossible for the Hetao soldiers to have the ability to see from a thousand miles away. But why were they able to kill their own side so accurately without any accidental damage themselves?
Another captain added: "General, the line of sight of the soldiers in Hetao is not much different from ours. When they see us, we can also see them. But we are afraid that those who rush out of the fog are our brothers."
, so we don’t dare to kill with a knife. But the other party seems to know our identities, and they can be said to kill everyone on sight.”
Du Nantian snorted and said to the soldiers beside him: "Immediately report to the two army commanders and ask them to send reinforcements quickly, otherwise we won't be able to support here for long. Zhu Lang, you also follow them.
Go and tell the two regiment commanders about the abnormal situation on the city wall." Du Nantian pointed at the captain who just spoke.
Now the entire western city wall has become a mess. The soldiers of Hetao took advantage of the heavy fog to quietly transport countless siege weapons such as ladders and nest carts to the bottom of the city wall. Under the cover of the heavy fog, they smoothly
Climbed the city wall.
Due to the limited sight range in the heavy fog, it is often difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. However, Haotian cleverly took advantage of this feature and asked every soldier participating in the siege to apply a little rouge and gouache. With the fragrance of the rouge and gouache,
Soldiers in the Hetao can smell the scent of their companions within a foot. Those soldiers in Paradise who have not applied rouge and gouache are not so lucky. The soldiers in the Hetao can clearly distinguish who their companions are, but they have no way of starting.
.So every time someone came out of the fog, they had to take a closer look to identify the opponent's identity. But the soldiers in Hetao had no such scruples at all. They rushed out of the fog and raised their hands with a knife.
The teams of Xin Ke and Xue Kill were even better. The loneliness of the gangster brought his rogue and cunningness to the extreme. Many of the soldiers under his command were covered with the standard military uniforms of the Holy Sect of Paradise captured in the previous battle. Defense.
The Bliss Soldiers were already suffering enough, and when they encountered this team that was indistinguishable from the enemy and ourselves, they died in an unclear manner. However, the Bliss Soldiers' fighting will is indeed extremely strong, and after all, they occupy a favorable location, despite the situation
It was extremely difficult and we still blocked the attack from the Loop.
"Husband, how did you come up with this move?" Xian Lianchen, ten miles away from the west gate, asked Haotian curiously.
Taking advantage of the heavy fog to attack the city, it is not that the Loop has not thought about this problem, but due to the fog, both sides will be greatly restricted, especially in the melee, accidental injuries are extremely serious. This is especially true for the Loop when attacking the city.
However, after the Hetao soldiers put on rouge and gouache, they could easily distinguish who were their comrades and who were their enemies among the people around them. In this way, although both sides became half-blind, the Ji Le soldiers who did not know the details of the Hetao side were like this
In this case, you will definitely suffer a big loss.
Haotian laughed: "This is not simple. In fact, this is what you guys inspired me."
"How many are we?" Xin Jiao asked curiously.
"Yes. I have a special skill, which is called smelling the scent of beauty. It's not like you don't know this. In the dark, I can't even see who you are, but as soon as I smell the scent of rouge and gouache on you, I will
I can know who you are." Haotian said without blushing: "So, I was thinking at that time, since I can distinguish your identity through the fragrance on your body, then the soldiers must also be able to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy through this method.
"
"Rogue! Thief!" Qiu Mu spat lightly.
Haotian waved his hand quickly: "You can just call me a thief, and I admit that. But when it comes to gangsters, I can't even compare to my uncle, who is the real gangster and scumbag!"