The evening glow shines on the bare ridge, dyeing it crimson!
There are birds returning to their nests in the sky, wild wolves wandering in the wilderness, and nimble blue sheep on the cliffs. The earth has been scorched by the sun for a whole day. At this time, it has begun to enter the cooling mode, and there is silence in the valley. , it was quiet, only the birds flying over the mountain sky from time to time would make one or two crisp calls.
In that crimson color, a team of less than 300 people was hidden on the hillside to the north of the valley. Most of them were preparing with excitement and anxiety.
"Check the bow and arrow again. Don't hold the war bow in your hands at this time. It will make you sweat if you hold it for a long time, and it will slip easily..."
"You can take out some arrows first and insert them in a convenient place on the ground in front of you. It will be convenient to take them when the time comes..."
"Don't stay in this prone position for too long, otherwise your body will go numb. After lying on the ground for a while, change to another position..."
"If you feel nervous, take a deep breath..."
Yan Liqiang patrolled this young team, constantly correcting and reminding the young soldiers in the team what they should pay attention to at this time. When he encountered someone who was nervous, Yan Liqiang would pat that person on the shoulder and say a few words of comfort. At this time, Yan Liqiang realized that he was not very nervous about the soldiers and horses that were coming to inspect the Yamen. Instead, he was a little nervous about the more than 200 people he had brought. In such a battle, these two hundred people, Many people are experiencing it for the first time, so they are not as calm as those experienced veterans.
Only when he was really in this position did Yan Liqiang feel the difference between being a commander-in-chief and a lone ranger. A lone ranger can do whatever he wants, as long as he is responsible for himself, but as a leader who leads hundreds of people to As the commander-in-chief on the battlefield, he needs to be responsible for more than two hundred people. Deaths and injuries on the battlefield are inevitable, but Yan Liqiang has an extravagant hope in his heart. He wants to do his best to make every one of the people he brought here intact. Bring back.
Looking at the young and lively faces, Yan Liqiang felt more and more the great responsibility on his shoulders. He finally understood how the commanders in history got their composure when the two armies were fighting - most of them were absolutely calm the first few times. They are all forced to pretend, because they know that countless people are watching them. As long as they have the slightest panic, the soldiers who stare at them will beat drums in their hearts and amplify their panic ten times or a hundred times. Morale will be affected, and the outcome of the battle may be reversed. Therefore, no matter what, they must show themselves to be calm, calm, and 360 degrees without blind spots, just like the person in history who came and fought on the front line. , he was playing chess in the rear pretending to be calm. When the news came that the battle was over, he was so excited that his shoes ran away. This was pretending, and men must be able to pretend!
At this time, it was not Yan Liqiang who was best at pretending, but the sergeants that Yan Liqiang brought from the manufacturing bureau. Those sergeants were not holding bows, but crossbows. Yan Liqiang mixed them with the 200 people. At the same time, many of the sergeants in the production bureau were also very nervous at this time, but in front of a bunch of "newcomers" who were following Yan Liqiang, they all behaved like "veterans" and pretended to be relaxed.
"This little battle is nothing. Let me tell you, in the manufacturing bureau a few days ago, the supervisor took us and captured all the deputy transfer envoys who came to make trouble in the manufacturing bureau. What kind of deputy transfer envoy was there? But Bijun Officers who are still senior guards, when they first came to our production bureau, you didn't see that kind of arrogance and domineering, as if they were the emperor coming to inspect. Later, hahaha, damn, the governor took action. , that person was so frightened that he peed his pants. Really, he peed his pants. These bastards from the transfer office are all those who have been stabbed. They only know how to bully the common people. Now they dare to steal our things. We will fight them to the end. You guys Guess what happened to the deputy transfer envoy later? Your Excellency took us and chopped up that bastard in the canteen of the manufacturing bureau in front of everyone... "
Not far from Yan Liqiang, a sergeant from the manufacturing bureau was lying on the ground, talking "lightly" to a few people next to him about what happened in the manufacturing bureau a few days ago. After listening to the people next to him, they all became confused. My blood was boiling, and I was still a little nervous, but I relaxed unconsciously - since even a high-ranking official like the deputy transfer envoy peed his pants and was chopped up, what do the other people in the transfer yamen have to be afraid of
On the other side…
Another "veteran" from the manufacturing bureau mysteriously whispered to the "newcomers" next to him, "Guess what I'm pulling in my carriage?"
"Isn't it supplies?"
"Hey, I don't know. What I am pulling in the carriage is the weapon of the Governor. The weapon of the Governor is a big gun... "
"A big gun needs a carriage to pull it?"
"Look, this is so ignorant. Do you think the big gun used by the Governor is the same as the one we use? Let me tell you, the big gun used by the Governor weighs more than 400 kilograms. Give it to you Fudu I can't hold it up. It would be difficult for ordinary rhinoceros horses to hunch up, so they can only be pulled by a cart. I estimate that there is probably no spear heavier than the spear of Lord Supervisor in the world. Being touched by such a spear will definitely Either dead or wounded, I can't wait to see the Governor holding a long gun to fight... "
Several young people nearby were fascinated by what they heard...
Seeing how calm the veterans of the manufacturing bureau around them were, the young people who came to the battlefield for the first time slowly calmed down and looked forward to the upcoming battle.
After inspecting the area, Yan Liqiang returned to where he was, next to a huge boulder on a hillside.
Shi Dafeng was gearing up, while Shen Teng was resting with his eyes closed. The super powerful horned python bow given to Yan Liqiang by His Majesty the Emperor was placed on the ground, and next to the horned python bow, there were densely packed thirty There were multiple arrow pots and the ground next to them were also filled with arrows. Yan Liqiang asked two veterans from the manufacturing bureau to stay here and be responsible for providing him with arrows when the fight started.
"Li Qiang, can we rush in later?" Seeing Yan Liqiang coming back, Shi Dafeng came over with a shy face, licked his lips, and whispered to Yan Liqiang.
Yan Liqiang glanced at Shi Dafeng, his face was expressionless, and he only said two words, "No!"
"Not until the end?" Shi Dafeng looked at Yan Liqiang with hopeful eyes.
"It won't work in the end!" Yan Liqiang shook his head resolutely, without giving any face, "If you don't obey the order, then I can only ask you to withdraw from this battle, knock you out or tie you up. Just stand by and watch!"
Shi Dafeng's expression suddenly changed and he waved his hands quickly, "No, no, no, I listen, of course I listen, I'm just talking. I think it's interesting for us to rush forward and fight at this time..."
Shen Teng opened his eyes and smiled slightly, "We are in an ambush this time. There are so many bows and crossbows that can kill the enemy from a distance. Why should we rush forward? Using one's own shortcomings to meet others' strengths is a wise man's fault. !”
"You dare to call me stupid?" Shi Dafeng glared at Shen Teng.
"I didn't say it, you said it yourself!"
Shi Dafeng rolled his eyes, "Hey, I saw your little finger moving constantly. Are you scared? This must be the first time for Mr. Shen to experience such a scene!"
This time, it was Shen Teng's turn to glare at Shi Dafeng. Just as Shen Teng was about to say something, Yan Liqiang had already made a gesture, and Shen Teng suddenly became quiet.
"Let everyone prepare, our prey is coming!"
In the distant wilderness, you can already see a puff of flying smoke. Higher up in the sky, a silver falcon has long been hovering over the wilderness, its sharp eyes staring at the wilderness below...
By this time, the more than a thousand cavalrymen who had transferred to the Yamen had been running for almost a whole day, and they were already tired. What those people never expected was that someone would rush into Yinzhou and eat here. After waiting for several days with plenty of food and drink, he ambushed them...
The outcome of everything seems to have been determined from the beginning.
Sure enough, two quarters of an hour later, the figures of more than a thousand cavalry wearing bright and dazzling dark red military uniforms had appeared at the entrance of the valley, stretching for three to four hundred meters, forming a line, without any precautions or hesitation. Rushed into the valley.
In their opinion, this valley located in Yinzhou at the junction of Ganzhou and Yinzhou is no different from the countless roads they have walked before. Is there anyone who has eaten the heart of a bear or the gall of a leopard in Yinzhou? Anyone who dares to move the transfer yamen can't even lift a finger...
(End of chapter)