golden scales

Chen De took the cork whip, held both ends of it, gently exerted force, and bent it into an arc, the only thing in his mind was the mountain and river in front of him.He pursed his lips tightly, bowed slightly to the East Palace as a salute, waved the wooden whip in his hand, pointed it at the location of Liudian Town, cleared his throat and said: "There is a mountain pass here, if Ruyang finds a thief from outside, That's probably where it came from."

Zhu Cihong nodded. In this respect, no one can compare with the local generals who are familiar with geography. Since he looks confident, he should be confident.

The Donggong guard camp focused on Lushan and Dengfeng, and it was a bit surprising that the rogues appeared directly in Ruyang.However, due to the lack of troops, Zhu Cihong relied on the city to defend in accordance with the tradition of war, and there was no danger of being taken advantage of.And since the intruder left Ruyang's side, his intention was very clear.

"If the bandits are to harass the Qin Governor's rear army, then they should come out from Lushan to attack Baofeng." Chen Dedao: "Now that they come out from Ruyang, they can only attack two places: Ruzhou and Baisha." Seeing Zhu Cihong, he said nothing , explained: "Your Highness doesn't know, most of the troublemakers here are gangsters and gangsters, and we can't hide the news of recruiting peasants to transport grain."

Zhu Cihong could only sigh: "The people's hearts are like this, what can we do?"

"Your Highness, these are just a small number of unruly people who are eccentric, disobedient, and bewitched by intruders. The vast majority of the people are still loyal to the royal family." Chen De quickly explained.Although he was young, he knew that when he mentioned things that disturbed the people, it was the dereliction of duty of the local shepherd officials in the ears of the emperor. If he blamed them, these people would inevitably give his father little shoes to wear?Although his father, Chen Yongfu, was the general of a province, he was not a warlord who specialized in Liaozhen and Zuozhen, so he couldn't bear the bullying of civil officials.

Zhu Cihong slightly raised his hand: "Continue."

"The rogues came here because they are not smart enough. Unless they have internal support, they will lose the power to fight again even if they capture Ruzhou, and instead they will be passive." Chen Dedao: "That's why a surprise attack on Baisha is the best choice. The general thought that if he sent troops to defend Baisha and exhausted his vigor, he would return in vain."

Zhu Cilang looked at the sand table and said after a while, "Actually, you are worried that the officers and soldiers will not be able to fight in the field."

Chen De didn't speak.

In the beginning, the officers and soldiers fought field battles against the rogues, because among the rogues, only the main elite had received military training, and the rest were all refugees, unarmed!If you don't beat them, who will you beat?However, after fighting in the past few years, the rogue bandits also have garrisons, armored soldiers, and military training, and their field combat capabilities have become stronger and stronger, and they have already surpassed the official army.Now even Zuo Liangyu would not easily fight a decisive battle in the wild when encountering a large number of rogues.

This thieves army that came from here is definitely not something that my fifty family members can fight against the enemy. As for the Eastern Palace, although they claim to have tens of thousands of elite soldiers, they have obviously never been on the battlefield.

"If you dare not go up against the enemy, the bandits will definitely become stronger." Zhu Cihong said.

"Your Highness, the art of war says: avoid the sharp edge, and attack the lazy." Chen De didn't like reading at first, but was forced by his father to memorize a few words of the art of war, and immediately vomited out: "They are focused on attacking sharply, so let's consume them first. One consumption."

Zhu Ciwang looked at Xiao Mo.

"Your Highness," Xiao Mo came out of the class and said, "I believe that this battle should be attacked rather than defended."

Chen De curiously looked at the two stripes of three stars embroidered on Xiao Mo's shoulder.He has seen other soldiers and officers have this mark on their shoulders, the number of bars and stars is different, most of them are secret words and codes to indicate the rank in the army.

Zhu Cihong nodded, Xiao Mo's aggressiveness made him feel like he chose the right person.

Xiao Mo paused for a moment to let others remember his point, before he said: "First, the enemy army is far away, and our army is waiting for work at ease. We should fight to destroy their prestige quickly, and it is not appropriate to stand by and wait for them to recharge their spirits. Second, we The army is a guest army, but most of the enemy army has local thieves as eyes and ears. The defensive strategy is only to give the enemy an opportunity. It is better to fight head-on with the momentum of thunder. Even if the enemy army has our army's movements, it can only Can fight."

"Those who dare to fight are mostly fierce generals," Chen De casually praised Xiao Mo first, "It's just that fierce generals also need elite soldiers under their command."

"My East Palace Guards Battalion has three sessions a day, one reading and two lectures. The whole army practiced the skills of killing the enemy hard, and cultivated a righteous spirit inside. Although it is the first battle, it is full of fighting spirit. It should be a battle!" Xiao Mo Zhen said : "His Royal Highness, I beg your Highness to order my department to intercept this bandit! If you can't do all the work, I am willing to be punished by military law."

There was a chill in Chen De's heart, and he thought to himself: Which general dares to say anything as military law now?Who is not begging the higher-ups to perform crimes and meritorious deeds?If you really can't win, you will be a military law. I am afraid that you will kill more generals on your side than on the battlefield.

However, Zhu Cihong knew: the Donggong Guards Battalion did not have the military law of beheading upon defeat.

In other words, it was just to show the will of the Eastern Palace guards to fight.

"Since we want to fight, we must fight with prestige and momentum." Zhu Cihong said: "The two divisions of the Central Military Department should also use them well and fight hard."

"Yes!" Xiao Mo stretched his body and gave a military salute.

"Your Highness, all the soldiers from the Central Military Division have been given to the Right Military Division, so what about your safety?" Tian Cunshan also assumed the title of Chief Instructor, and followed Zhu Cihong all the time, not daring to say much.He had heard from the crown prince that he would give Xiao Mo the two divisions of the Central Military Department to defend Baisha and Ruyang, and he was already uneasy and couldn't sleep for several nights.Now that the battle is imminent, the crown prince still hasn't brought back those two chiefs to defend Ruzhou, what should we do?

"The central military department also has a drum squad directly under it and a guard of honor, all of which can be used as a front." Zhu Cihong looked at Dan Ning along the way: "Dan Ning, your training department should strengthen the training of auxiliary soldiers, even if you can't go out of the city to fight, you can You have to understand orders and go in and out with the team.”

"Yes!" Dan Ning puffed up his chest and gave a military salute.

"Tomorrow the military law picket team led by Wu Changchun will arrive, and we will start conscription on the spot." Zhu Cihong glanced at the group of officers in front of him: "As long as our army does not commit any crimes, and the people love us and not the enemy, we will surely be able to fight in the future." This place has taken root and sprouted, and it will grow stronger and stronger! I, the Zhu family, has been in charge of the sky for 270 years. How can a few clowns be able to shake it? As long as the officials fight the enemy bravely, they will surely be famous in history and start their business!"

"Yes!" All the ministers and captains of the bureau saluted, knowing that the first meeting of the pre-war deployment for the battle of Ruyang was over.

All the military officials went out of the war room to discuss a few words with each other, and presented their opinions to Xiao Mo, asking for the position of the main attacker.Now that the East Palace has not fought a battle, it is impossible to say that the main attacker is handed over to anyone, and it can only be seen in the daily training.However, in training, everyone is indistinguishable from each other, and each has strengths and weaknesses, which makes it really difficult for Xiao Mo to make a decision.

After a while, Chief Instructor Tian Cunshan came out from the inner hall, holding a piece of yellow silk paper in his hand, and said: "The order has arrived! Xiao Mo accepts the order!"

"Humble post Xiao Mo accepts the order." Xiao Mo was dressed in armor, but only half-knelt in the military salute.

"The crown prince's decree: to order the commander-in-chief of the left army of the Eastern Palace Guard Battalion, the colonel, and Xiao Mo to be fully responsible for the defense of Ruyang Baisha, and everyone has the right to act cheaply according to their duties. This order!"

"Humble position obeys the order!" Xiao Mo stepped forward to take the order with both hands, and when he turned his head and saw no one left, he announced on the spot: "At noon today, the commanders of each army will hold a military meeting at the official office of the guard battalion to allocate the defense areas and divisions of each division. Combat mission."

Wang Mafu felt like a cat was scratching in his heart, wishing that Xiao Mo would hold a live meeting, and there was no time to wait.He secretly looked at Xiao Tugeng, the chief executive of the Firearms Bureau of the Central Military Department, who was frowning, with a look of bitterness and hatred.Wang Mafu knew that this was due to the wet weather, and the gunpowder and matchstick were too damp. Even though they were wrapped in oiled paper, a large number of them failed.

What's more tragic is that unless it is obviously damp, it is difficult to distinguish visually.If on the battlefield the blunderbuss don't sound and the cannons don't explode, then the Firearms Bureau's promotion to the status of the Shenji Battalion may be useless.Isn't there a general from Henan to teach bow and arrow now?His Royal Highness is afraid that he also wants to give up the Firearms Bureau.

For some reason, Wang Mafu felt quite at ease, as if he had a backup.He knew that someone in his own game was not convinced by his promotion to the hundred-president, and said strange things behind his back - saying that he just ran fast to get points, and if he really came to the battlefield, he would be a fleeing product?There was this kind of voice circulating in the camp, which made Wang Mafu hold back his strength and wanted to fight a fierce battle, so that people could see that he was not just good at running!

Now is your chance to rectify your name! (To be continued.)