The officers and soldiers of Houyazhai felt an unimaginable pressure.
The Supreme Chief Qin Meng checked everything that could be checked like he was crazy.
You talk about strengthening the camp, looking at the supplies, and emphasizing preparations, and that's fine.
But Qin Meng emphasized that we must be prepared for war tomorrow, or even tonight.
After seven or eight days of tossing like this, Zhou Lie couldn't stand it anymore.
"General, if you say to be vigilant and prepare for war at any time, brothers up and down understand. But, like us, the enemy and captives stay far away, the individual combat equipment is not separated, and the organization is ready to pull out at any time. Sensitive, right?"
Qin Meng glanced at Zhou Lie and said lightly: "Are you brothers having a lot of opinions?"
"Also, it's not really. General, if you do this, I have a concern in my heart and I have to say. I have to keep on fighting like this. The brothers are tired. The key is. The brothers are exhausted and slack. Wan Once there is a war, it is counterproductive."
Qin Meng frowned and thought for a long time and said: "Zhou Lie, you and me are not alone. All the brothers from Houndya Village are the subordinates of Shangfeng. In normal seasons, they are siblings. Tired soldiers are for the sake of general taboos. Don’t I know? But once the war broke out, my village had just experienced a major exchange of officers, unprepared, and misfortune."
Zhou Lie's expression moved upon hearing this: "Does the general think there is a big battle to fight?"
Qin Meng rarely hesitated: "It's hard to tell. This year the Turkic offenders have suffered some losses everywhere, and it is about to enter the winter, and the withdrawal of troops is a foregone conclusion. But before the withdrawal of troops, he was willing to do nothing? Support, seeing the Turks withdraw their troops, whether they will wait for an opportunity to fight is unpredictable."
Zhou Lie said in shock: "If that's the case, I'm afraid of a big battle. Anyone will get involved."
"Yeah, you and me, all the brothers from Houyazhai, but they are all pawns that might break out in this big battle. My three thousand officers and soldiers may only lose a cold number in the battle. Actively preparing for the battle may not be able to win the battle. Life, but in the end, many people will die less." Qin Meng actually sighed.
"General painstakingly, Zhou Lie understands, but not everyone can understand."
"As a general, you should make a living for your subordinates, and do things with a clear mind. Fortunately, the preparation time for this battle is not long. Another month will be winter. By then, the brothers will be free. . But before it snows, I have to give me more energy! Strictly order all levels, no slack, offenders must engage in military law!
"Humble duty!"
"Also, send out all horse scouts to monitor the surrounding movement at any time. All enemy situations, day and night, must be reported to me at the first time. Inform Qi Yuan, prepare dry food, all remaining cattle and sheep, all slaughtered, ready to make mature meat. Send. With a limit of one month, if there is a business trip within the limit, ask him to raise his head to see you!"
A good subordinate can still share many things.
Zhou Lie passed on Qin Meng's worries layer by layer, and the officers and soldiers of Houyazhai worked hard, but they could understand it.
In addition, the food supply is abundant, so there are fewer complaints.
The scouts and horses kept returning news that the Turks suddenly used force at the Army in Jiming Mountain and stormed the 16 camps centered on the center. Within three days, the Turks paid a huge price and broke through the thirteen villages. , Only the front of the Zhongjun Sanzhai is still in the hands of the Sui army.
A few days later, the Turkic Union under the Houyazhai Mountain suddenly withdrew its troops without knowing where they were going.
The people in Houyazhai thought that this year was going to pass. Suddenly an emergency secret order came from the Chinese army.
The officers and soldiers of the three villages of Hunya Village, Qingsong Village, and Liushi Village on the western line of Jiming Shan rushed to assemble and camp in the Wuyinling area within five days.
The officers and soldiers of Sanzhai were controlled by Xue Liang, general of the Chinese Army.
Upon receiving the order, Zhou Lie praised: "Surely the general expected that if the general is negligent, the officer will have to be punished. The most important thing is that the brothers are tired and it is worrying to go to the battlefield."
Qin Meng was not at all complacent, but fixed his gaze firmly on the simple map in front of him.
After a while, Qin Meng pointed to the map and said: "The Turks, I'm afraid they will completely withdraw. The Wuyin Ridge is the key point of Jiming Shanxi's advancement of the Turks, and it is the place through which the Turkic army will withdraw from the north. Turkic people become successful. Since then, the establishment has withdrawn to the north, and its left wing is overlooking the misty ridge. From a high view, the momentum is like a broken bamboo."
Zhou Lie said: "General, the Turks have broken me through so many camps. It's a good time to take advantage of the victory and pursue them. Why, how can they suddenly withdraw their troops?"
Qin Meng smiled and said: "The Turkic Khan. Leading people to the south, encounters stubborn resistance, and gains very little. This will inevitably lead to complaints from various ministries. Paying a terrible price to break my village is nothing more than sending a signal to the various ministries of the alliance. , Very capable of fighting, this is a deterrent to the crowd. To deter the crowd, you can find the reason, excuse the weather, and have to withdraw. I can see it, how can the prince know?"
Zhou Lie nodded and said: "If this is the case, the prince will wait for an opportunity to counterattack, and it will be reasonable. However, my Sanzhai officers and soldiers are less than 10,000, most of them are infantry, and the cavalry is less than 800. Even if it is placed, Shangfeng won’t let us take the initiative to attack and break through the left wing of the heavy Turkic forces, right?”
Qin Meng took a deep breath and spit out: "According to normal thinking, the officers and soldiers of Sanzhai are only restrained by danger. However, the order is under way. We are under the control of General Xue Liang. If this is the case, it is possible to directly command the Chinese army. . If I’m only responsible for containment, do I still use the Chinese military to make arrangements?"
Zhou Lie grinned: "Does the general think that we Sanzhai might take the initiative to attack?"
Qin Meng thought for a while and said, "I hope it's my unreasonable worries. If you pass the order, you must make all preparations for the march today, and tomorrow, you must go out of the gate!"
The officers intervened and said, when they left, Qin Meng stopped Qi Yuan.
"Qi Yuan, you have something to do for me. Hao Meng is not a soldier, but the child I brought on the road. You can send a talented soldier and bring some good food to coax him to take refuge in a nearby village. Remember. For Hao Meng, you can't be strong."
Qi Yuan took his orders, and while inspecting the allocation of materials, he found a capable person to take Hao Meng away.
By the dawn of the second day, three thousand officers and soldiers from Hunya Village set out for Ba Village and marched straight towards Wuyinling.
Because of adequate preparation, the officers and soldiers of Houyazhai arrived in Wuyinling in only four days.
Before the officers and soldiers from the two brothers' camps arrived, Qin Meng asked Qi Yuan to choose the favorable terrain in the open mountains and set about camping.
Wuyin Ridge is a mountain ridge at the western end of Jiming Mountain. It is named because of the steep and straight mountains and the mist lingering at the end of the ridge.
The site Qin Meng chose was the only section of Wuyinling with a gentle slope extending down the mountain. There were steep slopes everywhere else, not to mention stationed, just climbing with bare hands, both dangerous and dangerous.
After setting up the camp, Qin Meng asked Zhou Lie to send a large number of scouts to investigate the situation in the two brothers' camp, and he felt more and more bad. The gathering of Wuyin Ridge, I'm afraid it is not a task that can be easily completed.
Two days later, the scouts retaliated as they walked around, and they didn't find anyone in the brothers' camp.
Qin Meng secretly shouted badly, and the other two villages were afraid that something big had happened.
According to the analysis of the General Order of the Chinese Army, there must be a large-scale counterattack from the Chinese Command Headquarters.
On the 5th, the misty ridge was assembled. I didn't think of it by patting my head. Instead, after careful calculations, the forces in each place have been effectively and reasonably arranged.
The officers and soldiers in the two villages have overdue. This is a serious crime of decapitation. It is not because of irresistible factors that they have to climb.
When Qin Meng was extremely worried, Zhou Lie's expression was extremely solemn and returned. The scouts continued to investigate, and found a scout from Qingsong Village on the small road.
The scout was seriously injured and ran desperately to prepare for help, but his injuries were too serious and he fell into the path and couldn't move.
From the scout, I learned that the officers and soldiers of the two villages of Qingsong Village and Liushi Village departed a day later than the Hunya Village. They met on the road and walked together. On the second day, they encountered thousands of Turkic cavalry.
The officers and soldiers of the two villages resisted on the spot. They didn't want the Turkic cavalry to be extremely fierce. In just one day, they severely injured the officers and soldiers of the two villages.
On the second day, the generals of the two villages felt that there was no possibility of getting rid of the enemy and the captives, so they determined to die for the country, dispatched all the scouts, and galloped down the road, hoping to contact Qin Meng and rescue the possible surviving brothers.
No, almost all of them were overtaken and killed by Turkic cavalry for more than twenty scouts. Only this one escaped by chance, but didn't want to get trapped in the middle. It was not the Houndstooth scout who found out, I was afraid that no news would be delivered.
"Thanks to the general who prepared for the war ahead of time and set off early, if it is a day late, I am afraid that brothers..."
Without waiting for Zhou Lie to finish, Qin Meng waved his hand to stop: "Don't say this... It is no accident that the Turkic people suddenly appeared. The Turkic people must have made a detailed retreat plan... These Turkic cavalry should be responsible for protecting the Turkic army. The retreating elite cavalry, check the safety along the route and clear the retreat obstacles."
Xie Yun said aside: "So, here in Wuyinling, there will be a strong enemy. If the officer has any thoughts, you can just order it directly."
Zhou Lie did not speak, but the expression on his face agreed with Xie Yun's statement. He looked at Qin Meng with both eyes without blinking.
"Looking at the infantry brothers, on the mountainside, choose an open area, three feet apart, dig three trenches, in front of each trench. Cut down trees and pile up the front. After finishing, the infantry brothers formed a wide and narrow defensive array after the third trench. , The cavalry follow me and stand by behind the battle."
Xie Yun had no expression when he heard it, but Zhou Lie was surprised.
"General, the three villages were originally here, but the villages were built at the foot of the mountain, so they echoed each other. But the two villages are gone. I built the villages in the middle of the mountain. There is no threat to the enemy and the captives in the open area. If the enemy ignores it. , Just send someone to watch and keep a distance from me, then, is our arrangement useless? That, that is to be held accountable."
Qin Meng stared at Zhou Lie coldly and said, "I have only three thousand men. Do you want to repeat the mistakes of the two villages of green pine, willow and stone? If there is an array at the foot of the mountain, it can certainly threaten the open army in the distance, but what about us brothers? Receiving the enemy on a flat terrain is tantamount to sending them to death! Carry out the order, something goes wrong, I will bear it!” (End of this chapter)