Almost every half an hour, there will be a detective sent back by Li Shi to report that the color of the pond flag changes from time to time.
When night fell and Li Shi returned to camp, the command flag had been changed to bright red.
The military situation is like fire...
Chinese military camp account.
Li Shizai reported carefully, and Li Chengzhi's face gradually became serious.
There are at least five thousand rebel soldiers, and there are one thousand cavalry alone?
Among them, there are about 400 cavalry wearing armor and riding large horses, and the remaining 600 are miscellaneous cavalry.
There are about three hundred chariots, at least a thousand soldiers riding on them, and about three thousand accompanying infantry and auxiliary troops.
This lineup is many times stronger than last time...
Li Shi watched with his own eyes as the bandits bypassed Jingyang City and stationed themselves at a farm about twenty miles north of the city.
Calculating the distance, it is less than thirty miles away from Chaona County and about eighty miles away from Chaona City.
Instead of besieging and attacking the nearby Jingyang City, they continued to march northwest. It is impossible for this group of rebels to bypass Chaona City and attack the frontier troops in Gaoping Town, right?
Liu Huiwang’s brain wasn’t kicked by a donkey again?
The intention of the thieves is already obvious, they are heading towards that direction.
Li Chengzhi immediately ordered the officers above the commander of the battalion squadron to gather in the Chinese army camp, and then sent fast horses into the city to notify Guo Cunxin and the heads of the big clans in the city to come to the camp to discuss matters...
"I observed that the marching formation of the bandit soldiers was very strict: both the front and rear armies had armored cavalry to clear the way and the rear. The middle army was lined with spears, which were the auxiliary soldiers guarding the grain and grass, and they all carried spears on their shoulders..."
Li Shi frowned as he spoke, "It's just a group of monks and thieves. How can they have such a lineup after only a month?"
Li Chengzhi gave him a strange look: "Who told you that these rebels are all monks?"
Jingzhou is located in the northwest, with Tuyuxi in the west and Rouran in the north, so military service is very heavy. Each household must have at least one strong man every year for two months...
Even if you have only served as a soldier once, you have learned to listen to the general's orders and know how to walk neatly.
This has been chaos for more than a month. Liu Huiwang has grown from nearly 10,000 monk households at the beginning to the point where he now dares to claim to have 200,000 troops. Can you imagine how many civilian households he has hijacked, and how many high-ranking soldiers among them? p>
I dare not say that there are really 200,000 people. Even if there are only 100,000 people, if there is only one soldier out of ten, there will still be 10,000 soldiers.
Including the enemy's nearly a thousand mules and horses, as well as four hundred armors, they were all snatched in this way...
Maybe there are many Baozheng (the leader of Baoding) or Wuzheng (the leader of Wuding during Wubian) leading the army...
But what can we do?
Tactically attach importance to it, but strategically despise it: even the elite are only the elite among the rebels...
When he annihilated Yin Guang under Wubao, Li Chengzhi understood: the rebels were just rebels after all, they were forced to become thieves and had no fighting spirit or strength at all.
On the other hand, these soldiers in the camp are preached by scribes every day, and they all know that their home is behind them. Once the city is destroyed, their parents and wives can only be slaughtered and humiliated by the insurgents...
Everyone's blood is boiling, their morale is high, and their military spirit is definitely available!
Li Chengzhi firmly believes that as long as he does not underestimate the enemy or advance rashly, there is absolutely no reason to lose the battle...
"But it looks like the battle is not small. Lang Jun, why don't you go into the city first to avoid its sharp edge..."
It's just fart.
How many hours have passed since Li Langjun and I promised to the gentry and people to defend the entire territory?
If I break my promise, how will I behave in the future? Who else dares to believe me?
Even if it is to stabilize the people's morale and maintain the military morale that was finally gathered together, this battle must be fought.
Li Chengzhi glared at Li Shi and cursed: "Which one said that with three hundred armored cavalry, we could drive these thieves out of Jingzhou?
When we arrived at Kongtong Mountain, which of the bastards persuaded me that as long as I was equipped with a thousand armored soldiers, I would be able to defeat Liu Hui and Wang?
Right now, I have six hundred cavalry and three thousand soldiers under my command, which is more than doubled, but why the hell have you shrunk?"
The previous sentence was said by Li Bai...
But after knowing that Li Chengzhi could forge fifty pairs of steel armor a day, the latter sentence became the daily routine of Li Chengzhi's retainers to encourage Li Chengzhi...
Li Shi's face turned red after being scolded. He couldn't sit still. He stood up in a flash: "Mr. Lang, how can I be a timid person? As long as you give the order, I will dare to charge alone."
Array...
What I'm afraid of is: This group of thieves will never openly challenge us. They will definitely harass and plunder with the tactics of swarming up and breaking up... How can we deal with the two generals in charge of the army now, Lang Jun and me?
Come over?"
Li Chengzhi was so angry that he laughed.
After all, this Li Shi was still Li Shixian's personal guard, but he also served as a scout and led cavalry?
After so many years, why haven’t you learned any military knowledge?
Do you think that my men are all just like those county soldiers that the thieves have robbed before: the thieves are showing off their power under the city wall, but the defenders are trembling on the city wall, not even daring to shoot an arrow?
Or do you think these five thousand thieves are all formidable enemies like the Rouran cavalry, coming and going like the wind?
There are only 5,000 people, you want him to divide the troops and try it?
The thieves are really going to divide their forces, and I, Sir, will be so happy that I can't help but show my big teeth...
Do you really think that my six hundred cavalry are vegetarians?
At that time, wherever the thief's infantry goes, the cavalry will chase and fight. Even if they encounter the thief's cavalry, they may be destroyed by him.
The thief's horse has worn armor, but the thief's horse has not. Wouldn't he be able to shoot an arrow at the horse?
The more Li Chengzhi thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. He wished he could burn incense sticks quickly and let God bless him. It would be best if the rebel army could divide its forces to attack...
However, Li Shi became more and more worried and persuaded Li Feng bravely: "Mr. Lang, why don't you send a fast horse and ask Li Feng to come back overnight?"
Nonsense!
Li Feng set off from Gaoping Town in the morning with nearly 500 horses, and he happened to be halfway there.
What will Ma do if you ask him to come back early?
Besides, what if Li Song and Li Feng are not here next time?
I also saw a ghost.
It was like this last time. As soon as Hu Baozong and Li Song left, the thieves came. Is it like this again?
Is it possible that these two, or one of them, can avoid disasters?
Li Chengzhi laughed at himself and warned Li Shi: "You will do what I order, and don't say anything again..."
As he spoke, his eyes became a little colder, "When we enter the central tent later, if you still dare to shake the morale of the army, don't blame Lang Jun for not recognizing anyone with the knife in his hand..."
Li Shi was startled, and the hairs on his neck stood firm. He lowered his head suddenly and respectfully responded: "I obey the order!"
……
The huge Chinese army camp was full of people kneeling, forty or fifty men, all wearing hemp armor, helmets, and horizontal swords.
Let’s not talk about the combat power, but this lineup can make people’s eyes shine.
These are all officers above the team leader level, the absolute backbone of Li Chengzhi’s command.
More than half of them are old soldiers of the Li family, and the rest are Chao Na Ge Wu Ba Zheng and Wu Zheng of various parties.
To put it bluntly, someone has either fought in a war or led a soldier, so he has some experience.
Seeing Li Chengzhi come in, everyone stood up. When he took the main seat, an earth-shattering roar suddenly sounded in the tent: "General!"
Li Chengzhi was shocked.
General?
Who blocked me?
***The author has something to say***
That’s it for today. If nothing else, there will be another chapter tomorrow. I’m really sorry.
Here I wish all the bosses a happy Spring Festival, all the best, handsome men and beautiful women, and all of them get rich!