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Chapter 81 Liu Sheng arranges troops and participates in reasoning

Liu Sheng served in the special forces of later generations for seven or eight years, so he naturally knew the importance of intelligence.

Therefore, during actual military training in mid-to-late August, he saw that many poor people wanted to defect to the rebel army, so he selected a group of smart ones and asked them to stay in each village to act as informants for the rebel army.

The spies outside the mountain mentioned by Wang Kesheng refer to these villagers who act as informants for the rebels.

Hearing that there were more than 3000 officers and soldiers, Liu Sheng was not nervous at all.

Not only because of his good mental quality, but also because he knew that the official army was divided into combat soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, and there were also civilians accompanying them. Most of the villagers could not tell the difference.

It was an unexpected surprise for Liu Sheng that the villagers' informants could report the approximate number of officers and soldiers.

Although he didn't expect much from the informant report, Liu Sheng still asked: "When did the news come through? Where did the spies from outside the mountain meet the officers and soldiers?"

Wang Kesheng said: "The letter handed over by Miss Li said, 'In the east of the 3000th mile, Dingzhuang spies reported that officers and soldiers camped outside the village yesterday afternoon, with about [-] people. When the spies broke the news this morning, the officers and soldiers had not yet left camp. '"

Nineteen miles east, Dingzhuang?
Liu Sheng compared the map of Tianmu Mountain that he had memorized in his mind, thinking that the officers and soldiers only need to walk more than [-] miles to Dashui Pingzhai.

If the officers and soldiers dared to march in a hurry for an assault, they might already be attacking Dashui Pingzhai at this time.

But Liu Sheng felt that this situation was unlikely to happen.

He estimated that it would be good if the officers and soldiers could arrive outside the Great Water Ping Village before noon.

Although he thought so in his heart, he did not slack off at all and immediately called the accompanying soldiers back to the Huachu Camp.

Nowadays, the mules and horses of the Chinese tribe have been sent to North America to be raised. Therefore, there are only 20 cavalry in the pro-army establishment, but other infantry are also practicing more riding skills at Liu Sheng's request.

This time, the twenty infantrymen who followed Liu Sheng to the riverside camp came on mules and horses.

Quickly, Liu Sheng and others returned to Huachu Camp in a few minutes.

Entering the first floor of the villa through the space door, when he saw Li Xiangyun and Liu Sheng asked, "Did the red lady send the news?"

Li Xiangyun nodded, "Yes."

Liu Sheng immediately used the walkie-talkie he carried with him to contact the matchmaker.

The walkie-talkies he hoarded can communicate in open areas up to 5 kilometers, or ten miles.

Although the mountain road from Liujiazhai to Dashuipingzhai is more than ten miles, the straight-line distance is only three or four miles, but there is a mountain several hundred meters high in the middle, which is difficult to climb.

Considering the importance of Dashui Pingzhai to the Chinese Ministry, Liu Sheng took out a walkie-talkie and gave it to the Red Lady after the last actual combat training. He did not expect that it would come in handy so quickly.

The red lady's voice soon came over the intercom.

"I am a red lady."

"I'm Liu Sheng, have the officers and soldiers arrived at Dashui Pingzhai?"

The red lady said: "Not yet. According to the news just sent by the spies, the army only arrived at Yanzhuang half an hour ago."

"Yanzhuang? It seems that the army wants to attack the east gate of Dashui Pingzhai?"

"I don't think so. There are many of them. They may divide their troops into two groups and attack the east and west gates at the same time. They may also take the risk of bypassing Dashui Pingzhai and go directly into the mountains to attack Liujiazhai."

Liu Sheng said: "I understand - I will transport troops from North America right away. If you have any urgent news and you cannot contact me, please contact Li Xiangyun first."

"I understand."

After ending the call, Liu Sheng immediately got busy.

He first went to Huachu Camp and asked the pro-military troops to notify the manpower of the fishing and hunting groups staying in the camp to recall the hunting and fishing teams that were out fishing.

He also asked Liu Erhe, captain of the pro-army infantry, to sound the alarm and summon the civilian braves from Huachu Camp, so that the civilian braves would line up in the main campus to stand by.

Only when the official army attacks Liujiazhai and his own troops are insufficient, Liu Sheng will urgently call on the civilian bravery of Huachu Camp.

Although he didn't think he would be pushed to this point, it was always good to be prepared.Even if Min Yong is not used in the end, it can still be regarded as an exercise.

After that, Liu Sheng came to Liujiazhai again.

He first sent four mountain scouts (light infantry) from the pro-army army to Xizumaling and Mopanzhai to convey the news of the attack by the official army, so that the two places would be more vigilant.

These two places are only about three miles away from Liujiazhai on a mountain road. At the speed of light infantry, they can run back and forth in more than half an hour.

If there is an enemy encounter between the two places, beacon smoke will be used to inform the Liujiazhai side.

He also asked him to send the remaining dozen or so mountain scouts four to five miles to the east and south to serve as mobile police posts.

After that, Liu Sheng assigned two squadrons and two Tiger Crouching artillery groups to garrison the two already built gun towers.Then, he arranged a standing army post and three artillery batteries on the Liujiazhai wall, arrow tower and village gate tower.

Finally, he asked three artillery crews to go to Dashui Pingzhai to be dispatched by the Red Lady to assist in the defense.

The remaining 180 standing troops and 65 pro-troops were on standby at the Liujiazhai Primary School, armed and neatly armed.

If the main force of officers and soldiers goes to attack Dashui Pingzhai, he will lead more than 200 soldiers and horses to look for opportunities to support.

However, due to the danger of Dashui Pingzhai, even if there were [-] officers and soldiers to attack, they might not be able to capture it.

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Yanzhuang.

Queshan Dianshi Luo Huaiyu smiled at Wang Yingtai and said, "General Wang Shen, it's really hot in autumn. Can we let the local heroes rest for a while?"

Wang Yingtai frowned, his face full of displeasure, "We have just walked six or seven miles and we have to rest. After half an hour of rest, it's not enough. Is this your local hero from Queshan?"

Luo Huaiyu is in his forties. He has served as a local magistrate for seven or eight years and has long developed a thick skin.

He explained: "The country warriors have neglected training and have difficulty eating. They are definitely not comparable to the soldiers in the camp. Please ask General Wang to take care of you more."

In Wang Yingtai's opinion, annihilating hundreds of rebel soldiers led by a female rebel should be something he can accomplish when he comes.

The faster it is completed, the more money and food allocated by the prefect will remain, and the more money will fall into his pocket.

So he was very impatient with Xiang Yong's grinding.

Looking back at the laziness of the village warriors enjoying the shade under the trees, he simply pulled out his sword and said loudly: "I don't care, we must arrive before the sun sets... What is the name of that place?"

Forgetting the place name for a moment, Wang Yingtai glanced at Gao Xiucheng beside him.

"Thirty miles of ditch." Gao Xiucheng reminded.

Wang Yingtai said: "We must rush to the Thirty Mu ditch before the sun sets! You should know that the government has ordered you, Queshan Township Yong, to assist me in suppressing the bandits. If you fail to fulfill the military order, don't blame me for the military law!"

After saying that, he winked, and the hundred servants following him immediately pulled out their knives.

These one hundred servants were selected by him from three thousand soldiers recruited for the camp. Not only could they eat three meals a day, but they also had one meat meal every day. They also practiced every day, so they were all big and round-waisted, with a fierce look on their faces.

At this time, everyone drew their swords, which scared Luo Huaiyu to the point where he trembled. As for the rural warriors who were mostly farmers, some were even so scared that they wanted to run away.

This move has a very good shock effect.

Luo Huaiyu went to shout a few more times, and the village heroes got up and rushed on their way.

An hour later, Wang Yingtai led his officers and soldiers to the Thirty Acres Ditch first.

According to Gao Xiucheng and several other local guides, there is a mountain road going north from here to the east gate of Dashui Pingzhai.

Going west, you can go around the mountain road to the west gate of Dashui Pingzhai.

After Wang Yingtai came to Tianmu Mountain, he heard more news about the bandits from the local squire and landlords, and felt that the main force of the Red Lady was probably entrenched in Dashui Pingzhai.

Because the local squire said that Dashuipingzhai was a military stronghold built by Emperor Di of the Eastern Jin Dynasty during the Northern Expedition. It was strong and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of households were established here.

However, the Mainland Guard Station has long been in ruins, and the hundreds of households in the Dashui Ping Village have long since become landlords.

Ma Jinliang, the current leader of the Hundred Household, is even more mediocre. He only has a dozen servants as thugs and only a few guardsmen under him.

When the Red Lady's bandits were ravaging the countryside, the looted money, grain and other materials were all transported to Dashui Pingzhai - all the squires and landlords along the way saw this.

Therefore, Wang Yingtai speculated that the Red Lady had probably wiped out all the Ma Bai households and occupied the Dashui Pingzhai, hoping to use this dangerous stronghold to make the officers and soldiers helpless.

Although a few people said that the rebels' lair was deep in Tianmu Mountain, Wang Yingtai didn't care.

In his view, even if the rebels' home base is elsewhere, Dashui Pingzhai is an important place that the rebels must defend.

Moreover, the roads in the mountains are complicated, and no squire or landowner knows the specific location of the so-called rebel lair. It would be too dangerous for him to lead troops there.

Instead of taking the risk of finding the rebel thief's lair who doesn't know whether it's true or not, it's better to attack the big water bottle village first.

Even if the rebels' base is really somewhere else, his attack on Dashui Pingzhai can still lead the snake out of its hole, and he can even besiege the city and bring reinforcements!

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　　[Let’s talk about it] The issue of the firing interval of the Tiger Crouching Cannon in the previous chapter refers to the average firing interval that requires half an hour to an hour to dissipate heat after firing.If we do not take into account the time required for the artillery to rest and dissipate heat after the final overheating, the Tiger Crouching Cannon can be fired every three to five minutes, and the Hongyi Cannon can be fired every ten to 5 minutes.

　　Of course, this is the firing time of even skilled artillerymen after certain training.

　　If you are not a qualified artilleryman, you have to be specific about the launch time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)