Zhou Xiuying led the female soldiers under her command to retreat, feeling depressed and disappointed.
In the battle with the Zhennanguan soldiers, they had an absolute advantage.
Zhou Xiuying was extremely proud of this situation. She originally thought that the soldiers under her command were as powerful as tigers, and she was killing them with great joy. But the moment she saw Xi Changzhen shooting the disobedient soldiers on the tower, all the emotions in Zhou Xiuying's heart were The pride disappears and is replaced by the feeling that the pride you have gained is worthless.
Because the other party had no intention of truly competing with her, and only wanted to use her soldiers to sharpen the army's soldiers, this made Zhou Xiuying very injured. When Zhou Xiuying returned to the military camp, Li Zhen had already withdrawn early.
Li Zhen called Zhou Xiuying into the tent. Seeing that Zhou Xiuying was listless, he said, "Xiuying, how is the battle today?" Li Zhen followed him secretly with his soldiers. He knew the battle situation, so in order to avoid irritating Zhou Xiuying, he Asked again.
When Zhou Xiuying told the story of the battle, she lowered her head and felt very disappointed.
Li Zhen knew the reason for Zhou Xiuying's depression and explained: "Xiuying, if you calculate how long you have followed me, it has been at least three years. When you followed me, you formed a female soldier. In other words, you have It has been three or four years since the number of female soldiers in the army has grown from a few hundred at the beginning to thousands now, and the number is still increasing. This is your achievement."
"You have paid so much and now you are disappointed. Why?"
"Don't you feel hurt because people don't take you seriously? The soldiers you have spent three or four years training are not for others to see, but for yourself. They belong to you. If people look down on you, you will not be happy in your heart. , I don’t want to fight anymore. If that’s the case, what’s the use of training soldiers? There is only one purpose in training soldiers, and that is to go all out to defeat the opponent.”
"No matter who the opponent is, you must go all out; no matter what the opponent's mentality is, you need to go all out consistently. Apart from this, there is nothing to worry about. Military training is not for others to watch. The standard of measurement is the result of killing enemies on the battlefield. Although you were treated as a whetstone to sharpen soldiers by Xi Changzhen, you killed countless enemies. This is victory."
After a pause, Li Zhen continued: "If it were me, as long as Xi Changzhen is willing to make fun of the lives of soldiers, I will continue to kill, the more I kill, the better. Now I can kill ordinary soldiers under his command, the same If the elite soldiers who can kill him kill the ordinary soldiers, the next time the elite soldiers come out, they can also kill them."
After Zhou Xiuying heard this, her eyes gradually regained their vitality and she nodded heavily.
"Commander, I understand."
After finishing speaking, Zhou Xiuying turned around and left the camp.
After Zhou Xiuying left, Li Zhen called over Yang Banhou, Smith, Yang Luchan, Dong Haichuan and Ye Chengzhong. Li Zhen looked at the people in the army with a serious expression and briefly explained the situation Zhou Xiuying encountered today. , then said: "Everyone should have a general understanding of Xi Changzhen's style. Now, let's talk about your thoughts and what ideas you have to capture Zhennanguan."
Smith said: "If there are elite soldiers like Long Yao and Huang Qiang's command, they should be able to sneak into Zhennanguan. My suggestion is to select soldiers from the army and select a team of twenty or thirty people to attack Zhennanguan at night. As long as If you blend in, you'll have a chance."
Yang Banhou said: "I don't think it's feasible."
"Why?" Smith asked.
Yang Banhou said solemnly: "Zhennanguan is not a big city. It is impossible to station soldiers in every corner of a city, so you can choose a blind spot to sneak in. Zhennanguan is different. This is not a spacious city. There must be soldiers guarding the checkpoints and towers, especially in places that are only as big as a palm. It is impossible to sneak into them, so I don’t think it’s feasible.”
After hearing this, Smith nodded and fell into deep thought again.
Yang Luchan said: "This level is indeed a difficult problem. If you can fly in, it will be easy to solve."
"Yes."
As soon as Yang Luchan finished speaking, Ye Chengzhong said loudly.
Li Zhen asked: "Xiaoye, what do you think?"
Ye Chengzhong said: "Commander, do you still remember the method of attacking Guangzhou City? Last time we used hot air balloons to enter the city, why not use hot air to carry soldiers into it this time?"
"good idea."
When Yang Luchan heard about this, he immediately clapped his hands and praised him.
Smith and others were also smiling with joyful expressions on their faces.
Only Li Zhen looked solemn.
After Li Zhen pondered for a moment, he said seriously: "The idea is very good, but the actual operation situation must be considered. The reason for flying into Guangzhou City in the direction of the wind is because the terrain in the city is flat. Even if it lands on a house, the impact will be It’s not big, but the Zhennanguan is in the wild mountains and there are many high mountains around it. If we use a hot air balloon to fly in, all our soldiers will definitely be scattered and unable to assemble. In this case, they will be easily defeated individually.”
Ye Cheng said sincerely: "In this case, it is really difficult to handle."
Smith interjected: "Commander, I think the method of using hot air balloons is feasible. However, it is not a large group of soldiers entering, but a small group of soldiers entering in a hot air balloon. One hot air balloon can carry ten soldiers. We temporarily dispatch Ten groups of soldiers enter. This will attract Li Xi Changzhen's attention and force Xi Changzhen to send troops to resist. Although the one hundred people who enter are in danger, it is still worth the risk."
Li Zhen pondered for a moment and said: "This suggestion can be adopted. Smith, you are responsible for selecting the soldiers and preparing the hot air balloon quickly. If the materials are not available, mobilize the forces from nearby counties to make preparations. It must be completed within three days."
"yes."
Smith nodded in agreement and immediately settled the matter.
Li Zhen looked at Ye Chengzhong again and ordered: "Xiaoye, send soldiers to investigate the situation around Zhennanguan and try your best to map all the places. I want to study it carefully. We cannot be blocked in Zhennanguan. It needs to be resolved quickly."
"yes."
After Ye Chengzhong left, Li Zhen asked the others to leave.
…
Three days passed by in a flash.
In the past three days, Li Zhen's army has not made any move. Such changes made Xi Changzhen, the commander-in-chief of Zhennanguan, very surprised. According to his prediction, Li Zhen would definitely send troops to kill him, but now Li Zhen has been dead for three days. The lack of action made Xi Changzhen start to speculate about what happened in Li Zhen's military camp, or what conspiracy Li Zhen was brewing.
On the tower, Xi Changzhen looked at the soldiers beside him and asked, "How is the investigation going?"
The soldier replied: "My lord, Li Zhen's military camp remains unchanged as always. There is no change at all in the drills that should be done and the patrols that should be carried out."
After Xi Changzhen heard this, he felt even more confused.
Is it possible that Li Zhen really wants the army to stop and not leave?