At three quarters of Xu, the soldiers who had slept well during the day got up one after another, ate hot soup and canned meat, and under the shouts of the generals at all levels, began to line up with armor and weapons.
In the back house of the government office, Li Yunze changed into protective gear under the service of Qin Keqing, Xiangling and the others, drank a bowl of broth, stood up, nodded and left.
"I wish the general a great victory~~~" Qin Keqing took Xiangling and others to salute and see him off.
Li Yunze, who was carrying his back, raised his hand and waved, leaving behind a free and confident figure.
Hundreds of soldiers with night blindness and strong archers were left to guard the city. Two thousand soldiers and horses without night blindness were selected to leave the city at night, like a long dragon winding forward under the bright moonlight.
"Three hundred steps to the left, there are more than a dozen in the woods over there." Li Yunze put down the thermal imaging camera in his hand and wore a mosquito mask and told the general beside him to "go over and deal with them."
The rebels, who lacked siege power, mainly concentrated on the outside, with only monitoring posts close to the city.
At these surveillance posts, Li Yunze had no place to hide in front of his night vision and thermal imaging cameras.
Eliminate all outposts along the way, hold the electronic map, and keep moving forward along the map route drawn by the drone.
There are many mosquitoes in the mountains and they are the main source of various diseases.
The two thousand troops were all wearing protective clothing purchased by Li Yunze, thick hiking boots, mosquito shields on their heads and sprayed with mosquito repellent potion.
Mosquito bites and miasma are the biggest enemies of the army.
The forty-mile mountain road started at Xu hour and went all the way to Mao hour of the next day. After marching all night, we finally arrived at our destination.
This marching speed is already outstanding for this era.
Taking into account the mountainous conditions, it is almost catching up with the standards of Wei Wuzu.
The mountainous areas near Guiyang Prefecture are relatively gentle. If you go deeper into the Shiwanda Mountains, the majestic and continuous mountains are so steep and towering that it makes people despair.
Halfway up the mountain, Lao Liu crouched in the grass and raised the thermal imaging camera in his hand.
Several miles away, in the mountain col, many fire embers remained in the stretching camp.
"There are no trenches, no earthen forts, no deer antlers, not even a lookout." Li Yunze, with a look of contempt on his face, turned around and waved to the generals to come over.
"The bandits have neglected their precautions, and our army's strategic intention has been achieved." He pointed to the camp in the mountain col. "The entire army is ready to attack in a quarter of an hour."
Dong Hai, who had been promoted to General Qian, hurriedly said, "General, there are still many stragglers who have not followed up."
After many days of intensive nutritional supplementation and vitamin A, many soldiers still failed to cure their night blindness.
Only less than two thousand people were actually brought out.
After a journey of forty miles, we fell behind and got lost along the way. At this moment, there are only 1,600 or 700 troops gathered on the mountainside.
As expected, most of those left behind were soldiers recruited by Li Yunze.
Compared with the regular soldiers in the reinforcement camp and the locally recruited manpower, they are far behind in terms of hard work and hard work.
The 100,000 people on An's side must be a rumor, but there is no problem with 30, 40,000 people gathered in this camp.
Although the difference in numbers is nearly twenty times, Li Yunze has absolute confidence.
In the world of the late Ming Dynasty, he had seen how powerful the fully armed soldiers were in the cold weapons era. He had even seen how defeated the defeated army formation was.
Moreover, the opponents are just local soldiers and mountain people who are similar to rogue bandits, not the white-armored soldiers of Tartars.
"Don't care about the laggards."
Li Yunze, with a stern look on his face, pointed to the center of the camp, "Don't care about anything else. All units will directly attack the enemy's camp. We must kill An!"
After a pause, "You can also capture him alive."
"Take the order!" All the generals nodded in unison, their faces full of excitement.
If this battle is won, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement.
The general is the master, the master of an army.
If the general dares to fight, the courage of his soldiers will naturally increase.
Li Yunze was full of confidence, and Dong Hai and others naturally dared to fight and win the prize under his encouragement.
But ordinary sergeants must have the most basic motivation.
"After this battle, each person will be rewarded twenty taels. The one who captures the leader will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver and his merit will be transferred to one level. The one who captures the An clan will be rewarded with five thousand taels of silver and his merit will be transferred to three levels."
For ordinary soldiers, the most direct and effective way to motivate them is to give money to describe their merits.
Li Yunze doesn't have much else, he just has a lot of money.
When he came out of Shenjing City, he actually earned more than he spent. He had a headache all day long about how to spend his money.
There is nothing wrong with taking it out to reward sergeants and boost military morale.
After learning about the reward, the soldiers even chewed the canned food more and more.
The gentle moonlight fell, covering the earth with a silver halo.
In the dark mountain col, more than a thousand soldiers sat on the ground, drinking water from kettles and swallowing canned meat that was full of grease and could provide high calories.
During this period, dozens of stragglers caught up one after another, waiting for orders in their respective formations.
Li Yunze threw away the can and burped, took out the insecticide and sprayed it all around.
He is not afraid of beasts, poisons or anything like that. With the army at his side, even if a tiger comes, he has to act cute and coquettish before he can leave.
But swarms of mosquitoes are really annoying.
After sitting in the grass and resting for a while, Li Yunze lowered his head and looked at the time on his phone. He took a deep breath and stood up, saying, "Put on your armor, get your weapons in order."
All the officers and men stood up and dressed themselves.
Their armors are composed of more than ten modular parts, linked by interlocking ropes.
This kind of armor may seem simple, but in fact modern industrial steel is extremely strong, and an inner lining is added to absorb impact and enhance defense.
The most important thing is that the weight is at least one third lighter than the armor of this era, and it is easy to wear.
As the clanging armor sounded, the chorus of insects in the bushes and grass on the mountain disappeared, and many animals rustled and fled in all directions.
Animals in the wild are the most spiritual. When the pervasive murderous atmosphere spreads, they are the most alert and the first to run away.
"Line up."
As the order was given, figures swayed in the woods halfway up the mountain, and the sound of armor clashing became louder.
The moonlight shines on the mountainside, reflecting a silver strip of light.
Xue Pan, who was wearing armor, was breathing heavily with excitement. He looked up at the night sky, and the moonlight became brighter and brighter.
Following closely, the captain walking beside him walked through the woods, and the shield weapon in his hand made a crisp sound when it collided with the branches.
He looked at the front of the team. Surrounded by a large group of soldiers, Li Yunze was in the middle.
Xue Pan naturally still had hatred in his heart, after all, he was beaten so badly.
Besides feeling hateful, there is also a hint of gratitude.
If Li Yunze hadn't brought him here, he wouldn't have known that there were things more interesting and exciting in the world than being a dandy.
It’s really a pleasure to eat big chunks of meat and drink alcohol in the military camp, and to be able to kill with so many people!
The silver light belt that keeps going down the mountain is cut into countless fragments by the dense woods.
Fortunately, when we reached the foot of the mountain, the trees became sparse, and only bushes and grass were left in front of us.
"Array."
The corps commanders shouted lowly to organize the queue, and then gradually formed three long lines.
The first row is filled with musketeers and archers, and the last two rows are armored warriors with shields.
The woods, shrubs, and grass on the edge of the camp had long been chopped down by the mountain people for cooking.
The closer the queue gets to the camp, the clearer and wider the line of sight becomes, and the flatter it becomes underfoot.
The An's camp that stretched across the entire valley was still quiet, and they were unaware that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court who were supposed to be trapped in the city by them had already been killed.
Under the moonlight, a long silver dragon swept over.
When they were still more than a hundred steps away from the camp, the rebels in the outer dens heard the clanging of armor.
They looked this way in confusion, but they could not see clearly due to night blindness, and could only vaguely detect a silvery light approaching.
He tried to open his eyes wide and looked around, only to see the silver wave gradually approaching.
"Sanwazi." A sleepy old man greeted him, "You have good eyesight. Why don't you go and see what's going on?"
The man named Sanwazi stood up immediately and tried his best to open his eyes wide and look at the silver wave that was getting closer and closer.
‘Boom!’
There was a trembling sound from the bowstring, and Sanwazi, who was shot through by a sharp arrow, fell to the ground immediately.
The old man had followed the leader and fought with the imperial soldiers for several years, and when he heard it he knew that it was the sound of a bowstring vibrating.
Immediately, he suddenly turned over and climbed up, looking over here.
Seeing this, everyone was completely stunned.
A long dragon composed of countless silver lights is gradually approaching.
"Officer, officer, officer." The old man trembled continuously, unable to speak properly. Finally, he held back his breath and screamed, "The officers and soldiers are here~~~"
A 'bang' sound came from the bow string, and the old man arched his body like a shrimp and fell to the ground.
The local soldiers nearby were awakened, and when they stood up in a hazy state, they saw the long armored dragon approaching dozens of steps away.
The light of swords, guns and armor in the moonlight is so terrifying.
The soldiers had never seen such a horrific scene before, and they stood there dumbly at a loss.
As the sound of intensive bow strings continued to sound, more and more people fell to the ground. Only then did they come to their senses, screamed in unison, turned around and ran towards the camp.
Along the way, there were screams of officers and soldiers coming, waking up more and more people.
The herd mentality broke out at this moment, with the armored dragon pressing down on one side and the fleeing companions on the other. In a daze, most of the people followed the crowd and fled towards the seemingly safe camp.
"Stay still." Seeing that the team was gradually becoming unstable and trying to pursue, Li Yunze immediately yelled, "Stay still, don't mess up the formation. Leave the soldiers alone, just disperse them. Take the enemy general's head directly!"
The number of officers and soldiers was too small, so they could only rely on the advantage of night attacks to break the enemy's will and turn into a rout.
Once the queue is dispersed, there will be no psychological pressure.
The retreat of the mountain people and soldiers greatly inspired the courage and morale of the officers and soldiers. They wore masks and panted heavily, their mouths and noses were filled with the smell of toilet water and insect repellent, and their eyes bloomed with intense light.
Approaching the camp step by step.
When the camp was buzzing with people, the armored dragon finally arrived outside the simple camp.
The rough fence has no defensive power at all and can be broken through easily.
After entering the camp, Li Yunze finally put away his bow and arrows, drew his saber with his backhand and pointed at the center of the camp, "Assault!!!"
The officers and soldiers, who had long been unable to hold back, immediately opened fire.
The dense sound of firecrackers echoed in the valley, like a mountain god beating a drum, which completely plunged the entire camp into restlessness.
The fire gun soldiers separated to both sides, and the soldiers stepped forward quickly, using their swords and guns to eliminate any soldiers who appeared along the way. The screams and wails in the camp were endless, like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake.
, causing huge ripples.
The training and organization of the mountain people and soldiers are extremely poor, and many of them are even in a state of ignorance and have not woken up.
What's even worse is that most of the people suffer from night blindness. When attacked at night, they panic and run around like headless flies in the camp.
"Form a mandarin duck formation." Li Yunze, who was all wrapped in iron armor, roared, "Drive them away and make them more chaotic. The Chinese army is following me!"
The two thousand soldiers and horses began to extend the battle line, driving more mountain people and soldiers to flee.
Li Yunze personally led a phalanx of personal soldiers and rushed to the main tent.
Xue Pan, who was holding a shield, saw a group of soldiers rushing towards his queue in a hurry, and raised his sword with a roar.
He raised the knife and dropped it, blood splattered on the armor.
Seeing the twitching figure lying at his feet, Xue Pan's adrenaline was secreted rapidly, and the inexplicable excitement made his blood surge and he wanted to rush out immediately.