Volume 1 Little Yuanba Chapter 45 Anvil Hammer Test
"Huh?" Sheng Huaien was stunned: "You think so?"
"Sir, you see, they were a little panicked when they first saw my cavalry, but later calmed down. This shows that this group of people knew that there were not many people behind them or they were too far away to help them, so they might as well fight it out.
I don’t think there will be a large group of more than a thousand people at least after that. It is estimated that the number of people is only three to five hundred rats running across the river. I think we can handle it with our number."
"Oh, no." Sheng Huai'en was still nodding after hearing this, and then he said in a blink of an eye, "Isn't it possible that these hundreds of gangsters are just the front, and the brigade is still behind?"
"Since there are guerrilla soldiers patrolling the river defense, even if the number of bandits crossing the river will not be too many." Li Dan thought about it and said:
"We have to cross the river, we have to be inconspicuous, and we have to let the boats go quickly and come back quickly. He's coming with 3,000 people. Is that enough?"
"Well, we can deal with three thousand people! What's more, we have a car in this mountain. It's hard for them to do it without support."
Sheng Huaien felt a little more confident at this time. He stood up and walked a few steps, looking at the map and thinking again:
"If they are really bandits, why do you think they came here and ventured 20 miles deep? Are they bored fishing by the river?"
Li Dan laughed, and Sheng Huaien smacked his lips and said, "Sanlang, why are you laughing? Are you blaming me for overthinking?"
"On the contrary." Li Dan waved his hand: "Your Excellency, this is called foresight. How could an ordinary person think so much? Dan is just glad to have met Your Excellency. You are really like a famous general!"
"Hey, please don't shoot me. I got it from fighting with the Northern Barbarians at the border." Sheng Huai'en smiled bitterly.
"I said something scary, don't worry, adults." Li Dan looked at the back of Mao Zaidi at the tent door, leaned closer and asked softly:
"Don't you think it was Ge Yang who leaked the news and let the bandits know our route?"
Sheng Huai'en looked at him with his mouth wide open for a long time, covered it up with his beard, and said in a low voice:
"Actually, when I first heard about this incident, I had this idea, but I didn't dare to think about it deeply. How did Saburo guess it?"
"Sir, if they are coming for us, how will they know the team's route and itinerary?"
"Maybe we met by chance?"
"If they are not here for us, then what is the purpose and intention of the bandits appearing here?"
"That's right!" Sheng Huaien patted his forehead: "Hey, this is really nerve-wracking. I won't think about things that I can't figure out! In any case, whether there is progress or retreat, let's think about what to do tomorrow!"
"I see, tomorrow we need to loosen the outside and tighten the inside."
"Um?"
"Since it is estimated that the number of bandits is not large, we have to do three things: report to Xing'an and Fengqiguan and ask them to step up their guard against bandits;
Send a message to Lin Baihu and ask him to come to us immediately after completing the road repair;
Tomorrow, some of the officers and soldiers will hide their weapons in their coats and go with the team. My servants are also ready to catch him off guard when the enemy appears. If you lead the team to attack from a pincer, the bandits will be defeated.
God will help you to make great achievements!"
These words made the president very happy, and he put his hand on his beard and nodded with a smile.
The next day, the two acted according to the agreement last night. Sheng Huaien called two flag officers and asked them to each lead sixty soldiers, wrapped in armor, each with a cart, and their weapons hidden in
In the car, follow Li Dan's orders.
He himself led more than a hundred people to clear the way, and two general flag officers were at the rear of the team, while the rest were arranged in the center to patrol.
Li Dan also made adjustments to the base camp, sending Liu Hongsheng to the rear of the team to take charge, with Yang Yi in front. Gu Da, Song Xiaoniu, Song Jiuyi, and Zhang Bo were in the middle, and he and Ma Jiu were in charge.
He discussed last night's events with these people in detail, and asked everyone to be prepared for possible attacks. Then he went to greet the camp leaders of the other three battalions.
Huang Qin and his archery team all mounted spare mules so that they could respond quickly if something happened.
The large group of people walked eastward along the road, and their walking speed was deliberately slowed down.
As Hei Laosi walked, he squinted his eyes to look at the rising sun and muttered:
"It would be a bit unsightly to have a good day like this. Look at how beautiful the surrounding mountains are, and the pond over there is like a mirror."
"Who would kill someone if nothing happens?" Mr. Ba poked his head out of the carriage and said:
"But what we are transporting is military rations and materials, so that's different. Especially food. Bandits are also human beings. If they don't eat, they won't have the strength to fight the army. It's too late to plant them now.
With these hundreds of thousands of kilograms given to me for free, if I don’t want them to smell the fishy smell, I should walk through quickly. Are these slow-moving people waiting for them to come?
I don’t know what the team’s rate... defense is thinking!”
"The defense should be to think that the opponent doesn't have many people. If they don't dare to attack, we will go over. If they dare to attack, we will chop off a bunch of heads and send them all to Shangrao to collect the reward!"
Zhao Jingzi lay half-lying in the car, closing his eyes and humming.
"I said, you are still a member of the royal family, why can't you take two steps on your own? Look at others' defenses and they are following you!" Master Ba smacked his lips and said:
"I'm half a scholar, and I have the responsibility of guarding the books, so I'm in the car. Why do you always stay here? Besides, how do you see that defense is to lure the enemy?"
"Hey, you guys didn't look around carefully at all. Didn't you notice that there were many cars with two people next to them?
Those people's eyes are different from those of ordinary people. You can tell by looking at them that they are soldiers, and their weapons must be hidden in the car next to them!"
He patted his thigh: "I'm not showing off, this is called recharging your energy. If a thief jumps out, the copycat will have to go up!"
Master Ba curled his lips and said, "We won't know until the fight starts that you are just talking!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a noise behind him. Zhao Jingzi stood up and said, "Look, the thief is here!"
He picked up the stick and jumped out of the car and ran back. Hei Laosi stretched out his hand and pulled out two knives from nowhere and rushed over from the other side of the car.
As soon as the team was in chaos, Li Dan heard it and immediately asked Mao Zaidi to brag twice to call the police. He asked the whole camp to stop and sent two messengers to the front to check.
There was a long blast from the horn, and the whole team stood beside the road. There were two blasts from the horn, and the vehicles were busy unhooking.
Some people tilted the rear of their cars outward, while others immediately took out wooden shields and distributed bamboo spears in preparation for battle.
He rode up to a high slope to inspect the situation. The messengers stood behind him and waited for orders. Su Piantou and Han formed a golden flower formation in groups of four or two to guard.
Li Dan became more and more confused as he watched. At this time, a messenger returned: "Defense, it is indeed an enemy attack! There are three or four hundred bandits attacking the right camp. Xiao Ying, the left camp, is asking if he will go to support?"
"Tell him to guard his position and stay still, and at the same time guard against the enemy behind him."
Another messenger quickly returned breathlessly: "Defense, the right battalion is under attack. General Gao is resisting, and a banner of officers and soldiers has also come to support from the rear of the team!"
"How is the situation? Are there any casualties?"
"Two people were dead when I left, and the injured were not counted yet. They rushed out of the residence in the north, and we were unprepared and suffered a loss."
"I said so!" Li Dan suddenly realized that he was standing on a high slope in the north of the road, but the bandit appeared from his right hand.
There were five or six low thatched huts over there, but no one expected that they could hide so many people!
"Go to the general manager and ask him to lead people to clear out those houses. I guess the leader of the thieves may still be inside, but after all the people have been sent out, there are not many left.
Then notify Yang Yi that the front team will conduct a ring defense." After making the assignment, he called another messenger:
"Ask Song Zhenfu to lead a search in the direction of Lingyan Temple. If there is any evidence of banditry, report immediately. If nothing happens, ask him to investigate around the temple. The team will soon move to Lingyan Temple."
The third messenger came over. "Ask the deputy of Ma Ying to lead the escort team from behind the convoy to the west. Listen to the horn and launch an attack to cut off the retreat of this group of bandits from the rear!" Send another person:
"Go, let Gu Duizheng and Song Duizheng bring two pieces each. Li Jinhua formation will attack with me. There will also be an archery team." The messenger who came back after the last step said:
"You are familiar with the road. Make another trip and tell You Ying that Zhou Yingzheng is holding on for a moment longer. We are surrounding the rebels. Then ask Hou Ying and Tan Ying Zheng to send four or five people to support You Ying."
Why didn't Li Dan directly let the rear camp hold the west side?
It was because he was worried that the rear camp's combat effectiveness and organizational strength were insufficient, and either it would not be able to inflict pain on the opponent's lower back, or it would be too chaotic to organize an effective attack.
So it would be more appropriate to have Ma Jiu's escort team to do the job. At least the corps commander and chief commander there are from the City God's Temple group.
At this time, Li Dan suddenly felt that something was missing in his hand. After thinking for a long time, it turned out to be a telescope.
Okay, I wrote this down. It seems that this thing is quite necessary on the battlefield. It is better than relying solely on eyesight!
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw an excited Sheng Baozong leading hundreds of soldiers passing down the hillside.
"Haha, brother Ziyuan, I've been waiting for this day!" When he was so happy, his northern accent came out.
"I wish you success! You roll up the flag first, and you can scare them when you get close!" Li Dan put his hand to his mouth and shouted.
Sheng Huai'en seemed to have heard this, and hurriedly asked people to collect the flag, then cupped his hands, and led the troops straight to the residence.
"Tsk, why didn't you think of asking the blacksmith to find an iron sheet to make a shouting microphone?" Li Dan said to himself, took out a small notebook and wrote down these two things with a pencil.
When I finished writing, I looked up and saw that Gu Da and Song Jiuyi had arrived with a team and were panting at the foot of the slope. Mao Zaidi was riding a colorful horse, holding Zao Liu in one hand and carrying a Yanling knife in the other.
"A swarm of swarms are coming? This time, let's see how well you can fight!" Li Dan joked as he walked down the slope.
Gu Da was embarrassed: "Defense, can you give me some face in front of the brothers and don't mention this nickname?"
"Ha, I think this nickname is quite good, it's cruel and vicious!" Li Dan's words made everyone laugh, and the tension before the war was relieved a lot.
"Brothers, we have a large number of people and the support of the army. If we are still bullied by the bandits, how can we brag to the villagers when we go back? They won't say that I have been running, right?" Everyone laughed again.
Song Jiuyi jumped to his feet and shouted: "We are all from Raozhou, don't be embarrassed, use all the guys you have!"
"Yes, just like what Li Sanlang said just now, we have to make them think that we are cruel and vicious, so that they will know who is not easy to bully, right brothers?"
Huang Qin also came, holding his bow and shouting on his horse. Everyone followed suit and said yes.
So Li Dan told them that he and two groups of personal guards were leading the way, leaving only Han Si on the left, Su Zheng (Su Xiantou), Gu Da and Song Jiuyi on the right, and everyone worked together to attack the enemy's east flank.
"As soon as the enemy's formation moves, Lao Gu and Lao Song will drive the enemy troops westward. Master Ma Jiu is waiting for them there. At that time, I was the hammer and Master Jiu was the anvil. Let's try to see how good the bandits are.
Once Shanda people have solved the problem, the village will rush down to support you and cut off the bandits' retreat."