Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1898 Hulugu's back-up plan, Deng Qiang attacks Hutou Mountain

And Zhang Kui's move really scared Bu Fei.

If this person suddenly sneaked in front of him, with his strength, he might not be able to defeat the other person with just one sword.

After this experience, the cautious Bu Fei fully demonstrated his steady character. He surrounded himself with shields and connected the shields with iron chains.

This was even the case around the tent where he slept.

But Bu Fei didn't know that Zhang Kui wanted to use the Earth Walking Technique to kill him with one sword, but Zhang Kui really didn't have the ability to do it.

There are over ten thousand people, boundless and endless, and his army of tens of thousands, how far away can this distance be?
Although Zhang Kui's ground-walking technique allows him to burrow underground in such a soft soil environment, the distance is very limited. Moreover, although he can hide underground, he cannot stay underground for a long time. He has to come out to breathe every once in a while!
The most frontal camp of the Four Camps of Wangcheng is the one guarded by Meng Gong himself. It is also the camp among the four outer camps that suffered the least losses in today's battle, but also the one with the most casualties.

"What kind of war is this? We are just here to set up fences and build towers and defend. Do we think we can defeat the enemy with this?" Zhang Sanjia was holding a straw in his mouth and mumbling something.

"Zhang Sanjia, what are you complaining about again!"

The deep voice that suddenly rang in his ears startled Zhang Sanjia. He turned his head to look at Meng Gong who was coming with a sword, and immediately stepped forward to greet him. Then he laughed and said, "How dare I complain? I'm just a little confused."

It can be seen that the relationship between Zhang Sanjia and Meng Gong should be good. Zhang Sanjia pointed directly at the Cang camp in the north and said: "The enemy army is very close, and the enemy camp does not look to be a dangerous place. My great Han warriors can just charge over and attack the camp. Why confront the enemy here? The Cang soldiers on the opposite side are weak. Today, General Zhang easily killed them in and out. The enemy army is nothing to worry about."

Zhang Sanjia, the identity he implanted was Zhang Liao's younger brother.

Zhang Liao has now made a name for himself. When Zhang Liao was still in the Zhendong Army, he had already been in the battle with the Northern Di, and a hundred cavalrymen broke into the camp.

In the process of attacking Shanyang Road, it was he who realized the important strategic plan of locking down Zhonghang in the north. Now that the Han Dynasty, which had not yet been established, was in a position of strategic initiative when facing Shanyin.

From then on, Zhang Liao was responsible for guarding the Zhonghang camp.

His younger brother, an ordinary general, naturally had to be given some face.

At this time, Zhang Sanjia could only be described as young and vigorous. He could have been transferred from various armies or directly recruited into the Han Dynasty's imperial guards like Huang Tianjue, Yang Shihan, Xue Dingshan, Guan Ping, Guan Ling and others.

However, he did not join the Han Dynasty's imperial guards system, but took the initiative to transfer to the Tiger Guards Corps.

In his opinion, as the main force in the field, the Tiger Guards Corps should have more opportunities to fight than the Imperial Guards whose main responsibility is to guard the imperial city.

Not to mention, the leader of the Tiger Guard Corps is Han Xin and Han Chongyan, the top generals of the Han Dynasty, so naturally there will be no shortage of opportunities to fight.

Zhang Sanjia made this choice naturally with the intention of making great achievements.

Meng Gong glanced at the boy and frowned: "If I give you Zhang Junhou 5,000 soldiers, can you crush the enemy army on the opposite side?"

Hearing this, Zhang Sanjia immediately showed a thoughtful expression on his face. After thinking for a while, he said seriously: "Maybe we can give it a try!"

Seeing Zhang Sanjia's expression, Meng Gong was amused and scolded with a smile: "I am just a general now. I am appreciated by General Hulu and lead 3,000 soldiers to be stationed in this camp. I am temporarily in charge of 2,000 light cavalry under General Zhang Kui. You still have a long way to go!"

With only 5,000 people, they wanted to defeat an army of tens of thousands. Even Meng Gong didn't dare to think so. Even Hulugu wouldn't have such a naive idea.

However, Meng Gong just regarded Zhang Sanjia's words as a joke.

At this time, Zhang Sanjia was only sixteen years old, and was at the peak of his youth. At this age, Meng Gong was also ambitious and believed that he could conquer everything, right?

As a man, I should have such ambition!

Zhang Sanjia also smiled and said, "When I become a lieutenant general, you will definitely be a general. At the very least, you can be the leader of an army."

"You are quite confident!" Giving Zhang Sanjia a look, Meng Gong regained his serious expression and said, "I know that you, Zhang Sanjia, are like a young tiger, but you must not underestimate the enemy. When facing the enemy in battle, arrogance is a taboo.

You only saw General Zhang Kui attacking and killing easily today, but you didn't think that it might be Bu Fei's trick, deliberately showing weakness to lure us to attack his camp. Also, on this plain, the camp is our most reliable defense. This time, the enemy cavalry is not much. If we can't even build a fence, how can we lead the army to defeat the enemy?"

Among all the generals in the world who are good at defense, at least eight or nine out of ten can boast of their ability in setting up camp.

If you can’t even set up a camp properly, how are you expected to fight a defensive battle?
This point can be said to be the foundation of the foundation.

The most famous general in the world who is good at defense is probably King Mu Feng of Chu. He may not be a general who wins every battle and never loses in his life, but at least, he has never suffered any loss when fighting a defensive battle, let alone losing.

His skill in setting up camp can be said to be absolutely superb!
Although setting up camp is the most basic skill for a general, the more basic something is, the easier it is to be impeccable.

As for Meng Gong, he is also good at setting up camp.

This time, time was short and there were not enough raw materials. Otherwise, the camp would not be so simple.

However, although this camp may be simple, its layout is well organized and each camp is interdependent.

Meng Gong was giving Zhang Sanjia some advice, and Zhang Sanjia listened carefully. After thinking for a while, he put away his arrogance and saluted respectfully to Meng Gong: "Thank you for your teachings, General!"

With a "teachable" look on his face, Meng Gong pointed at the Liao camp opposite and chuckled, "Now you Zhang Sanjia are impatient, but when the real battle begins, don't be unable to move your legs!"

"General, don't worry!" Zhang Sanjia answered without thinking after hearing what Meng Gong said.

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In Wangcheng, Hulugu was still quietly observing the map. No matter whether he could figure it out or not, his expression was always very calm, and he looked very calm and composed.

In the room, besides Hulugu, who was the commander, Su Li was also there. "Bu Fei is doomed to fail!" Su Li suddenly said, looking at Hulugu, who was about to bury his head in the map, with an extremely certain tone.

Even though today's battle was brutal, since they had determined that Bu Fei had indeed sent out all his men, there definitely weren't many people left in Hutou Mountain at this time.

The goal of their battle was to capture Hutou Mountain. If they captured Hutou Mountain, they would win. As for Bu Fei, he lost Hutou Mountain, which he was supposed to guard, so he could be considered a loser.

Without even raising his head, Hulu said casually: "The more critical the moment, the more we cannot relax!"

"Now, we can only hope that everything goes well with Deng Qiang!"

Hulugu naturally understood the principle of taking 90 steps in a hundred steps. It was never the time to relax until the last moment. If the news of taking over Hutou Mountain did not come for a moment, then their battle would not be considered a victory.

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Tongcheng, Henan.

Not only does this place form a pincer attack with Hutou Mountain and serve as Hutou Mountain's support from behind, but it is also an important place for the storage and transportation of supplies for Hutou Mountain's Cang Army. All supplies for Hutou Mountain are transported from here.

Early in the morning, before the morning mist had dispersed, a baggage train consisting of more than a hundred carts, escorted by a battalion of Cang troops, slowly headed north. Among them, the drivers of the carts were more than a thousand conscripted local men.

In fact, the transportation of grain in Tianqi is basically maintained by troop transports.

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However, the prerequisite is that the track of the troop carrier can pass through.

If the troop carrier's track is impassable, then the troops will naturally have to be transported to the nearest place by troop carriers, and the rest of the journey will continue to rely on human transportation.

Unfortunately, there are no tracks for troop transport vehicles from Tongcheng to Hutoushan.

Previously, the northern gateway of Henan Road was Wei Pass, and the route for troop transport vehicles through the city also went directly to Wei Pass.

As for Hutou Mountain, it was previously a place for high-ranking officials to visit, so it was certainly impossible to build a troop transport road there.

Besides, which noble official would go out for fun in a troop carrier? Not only is it less comfortable than a horse-drawn carriage, but what's the point of going out in a dark troop carrier?
After Weiguan was lost, although Hutou Mountain was transformed from a tourist attraction into a strategic location, Prince Jing still did not build an additional troop transport route.

He naturally wanted to take back Weiguan if he had the chance. Hutoushan was just a temporary expedient. With Weiguan, Henan's gateway to the north could be truly guaranteed.

Therefore, the transportation of all materials from Tongcheng to Hutoushan still relied on manpower and horse-drawn carriages.

Fortunately, the two places are only a few dozen miles apart, so it doesn't cost a lot of money and effort.

This time, the transportation was not smooth. They were attacked before they even got close to the Hutou Mountain Range. Suddenly, a Han army appeared from the side and rushed over. The leading general looked very brave. The young men who were forced to work were in great confusion under such a formation. Soon, a battalion of Cang troops was completely wiped out.

The battle ended quickly and the scene soon calmed down. The Han army obviously did not care about this batch of military supplies and just let the hundred carts of military supplies lie there quietly. Instead, they searched for the corpses of the Cang army battalion whose blood was splattered by them.

The general leading the army was naturally Deng Qiang.

When he followed Hulugu to guard Weiguan, he was Hulugu's deputy general.

And now he also serves as Hulugu's deputy general in the vanguard of the southern expedition.

Back then, he was also a main general in the Battle of Tianjing. He had fought in various places in Henan Province and was stationed in Weiguan for many years. He was familiar with the surrounding terrain.

Cooperating with him were the three thousand Black Cavalry soldiers.

It was precisely because of the cooperation of these three thousand black cavalry that the surroundings were completely blocked. Therefore, this grain transport team, from top to bottom, no matter whether it was the regular soldiers of the Cang Army or the able-bodied men who were conscripted, none of them got out alive, and all fell here.

Although these strong men are innocent, war is always cruel. Who dragged them into this war?
The Imperial Guards of the Han Dynasty, nominally, are currently reorganized into 100,000 men based on the original Hebei Daofu County.

But in reality, the imperial guards were organized into 100,000, but the actual number was nearly 130,000.

The remaining nearly 30,000 are the Black Cavalry, Tiger Guards, Trap Camp... the elite troops.

After Xue Rengui became the commander of one of the five field armies, he had already resigned from the position of commander of the Black Cavalry. Later, Yue Fei temporarily took over the position of commander of the Black Cavalry for a while, but it was only a few days. After he became the general of the Imperial Guard, he also resigned from the position of acting commander of the Black Cavalry.

The Black Knights nominally belong to the Imperial Guards, but are not included in the organization of the Imperial Guards. They can be said to be the second Imperial Guards.

It's not that Wang Yu didn't believe in Yue Fei's loyalty, but of course it was impossible for Wang Yu to hand over all the military power of the two Han imperial guards to one person. This is the way to bring disaster.

Therefore, Yue Fei actually became the leading general of the Han imperial guards. Then, he had to step down from the position of the commander of the Black Cavalry, even though this position was not official but temporary.

After Yue Fei, the next leader of the Black Cavalry became Ye Jiyang.

Although Ye Jiyang was a simple warrior with no talent for leading troops, given his seniority and prestige in the Black Cavalry, it was his turn anyway.

Xue Rengui had already jumped the team once, and Yue Fei almost jumped the team again. It was impossible for Wang Yu to find someone to jump the team for the third time. Moreover, he had to parachute someone from outside the Black Cavalry to jump the team!
After all, within the Black Cavalry, after famous generals like Zhang Liao were transferred out, the other people were not as good as Ye Jiyang!

In the final analysis, the Black Cavalry was not only the strongest elite of the Zhendong Army when it existed, but also the training base for officers when the Zhendong Army existed. The Yanbei Wang family trained loyal officers one after another through the Black Cavalry, and achieved complete control over the 300,000 Zhendong Army.

These three thousand black cavalrymen are one of the ways Wang Yu supports Hulugu's action this time.

It was also one of Hulugu's hidden tricks, and one of the reasons why he dared to lure out Bu Fei's troops and wanted to confront Bu Fei's 80,000 troops head-on with 30,000 troops.

Riding on a horse, holding the reins and sweeping the mess, Deng Qiang ordered: "Move more quickly."