Huang Zong, dressed in auxiliary soldier's uniform, was pretending to dig a trench seriously.
There was no other way. Ever since Lin Hai arrived at the fortress, Cheng Guorong had simply moved his headquarters to Zhaoyang City. The ostensible explanation was that since His Majesty had already arrived at the front, I should lead the troops from the front to boost morale.
This was of course his true thought. He was definitely not annoyed by Lin Hai coming over to ask questions every day. He really didn't want to answer but had to.
After all, His Majesty Lin Hai's strategic thinking is unmatched, but in terms of tactics he is only slightly inferior to the newly enrolled students of Qinghe Academy. Basically everyone in Qinghe knows this.
It's a pity that even after arriving in Zhaoyang, Cheng Guorong could not raise his own flag as he wished. After all, in name, the highest commander on the entire front was still "General Jiang Guoping", and Cheng Guorong should be the one who was "ostracized by General Jiang Guoping and lost the command organization."
So Cheng Guorong always looks unhappy with everyone.
It just so happened that a few newly graduated kids in the General Staff came up with a plan to lure the enemy, which promised "a lot of profit if they win, and not much loss if they lose." Cheng Guorong was delighted when he saw it, and directly sent Huang Zong to command on the spot on the grounds that "the first battle must be won, and a general should be sent to take charge."
So Commander Huang Zong, who was "killed in action" at the beginning of the war, had to take more than 500 elite soldiers with him, change into militia clothes, hide sharp weapons in the grass, pick up hoes and start digging the ground.
However, everyone imagined that the scouts of the Chen Dynasty army were too powerful, or rather, the scouts of Qinghe were far more powerful than those of the Chen Dynasty.
Huang Zong, fearing he'd been caught letting the enemy in too long, issued a strict order to the scout captain, "Maintain a secure battlefield and don't let the enemy in, lest they discover your flaws." Consequently, for three days straight, the Chen Dynasty's scouts hadn't even noticed anyone was still working there...
It is impossible to say that the weather in August is not hot. In order to make the performance more realistic, Huang Zong took his brothers to carefully repair fortifications under the scorching sun for three consecutive days.
Let’s put it this way, if the Chen Dynasty people still can’t find him, then this section of the fortifications will be completed.
It must be said that Huang Zong was quite talented. According to the construction plan, it would take ordinary militiamen at least five days to complete this amount of work...
"After the war, I can try earthworks. I think I can make money there."
Commander Huang thought so.
In the end, there was really no other way, and Huang Zong had to take back his military order in public, asking the scouts to find a way to let in a few scouts from the Chen Dynasty, otherwise wouldn't they have to go to other places to work?
How should I explain it if I see Xue Wuxia after the war?
"I was 'killed' right after the battle began, and since then I've been digging. You know, I'm a pretty good digger. I'll make a lot of money in the future, and I'll definitely be able to support you..."
Huang Zong could imagine that once he said this, he would probably never see Xue Wuxia again in this life.
God have mercy on me, those who married palace maids, several of them got pregnant...
Of course, it was because it was so difficult to break through the blockade here that the Chen Dynasty military really took it seriously: it must be a very important position, otherwise it would not be defended so tightly.
This is how Chen Yu came to inspect with a large group of people.
All we can say is that misfortunes often come with blessings, and blessings often come with misfortunes.
Of course, Chiang Kai-shek thought that this was his luck.
Looking at the battle formation from afar, there were only four or five hundred Qinghe militiamen here, all holding farm tools, so they were not a concern. In addition, there were dozens of armed militiamen standing guard. Even including those who were resting on rotation, the total number of enemy troops here was only about six hundred, which was really not worth the fight.
You know, everyone knows that they will win this battle, but only a beautiful victory can be used as a stepping stone for promotion.
If he mobilized tens of thousands of troops to charge forward, he would certainly win, but he would become a laughing stock afterwards. By then, let alone being promoted by the prince, it would be a great kindness of His Royal Highness the Prince not to be whipped by him.
So after much deliberation, Chiang Kai-shek selected two thousand of the most elite soldiers from his own army, one thousand of whom were led by a deputy general to strangle this militia.
He personally led another thousand men to ambush in the woods nearby.
It can be regarded as a simple siege and attack.
The experience of the scouts in front reminded Jiang Zhijun that this position must be very important, so the scouts were trying so hard to protect it. Therefore, once it was attacked, it would likely attract a counterattack from the main force of Qinghe.
If his plan succeeded, he would not only have killed a bunch of militiamen, but also defeated or even annihilated part of Qinghe's main force!
This credit should be enough.
After all, from the beginning of the war to now, except for a lucky deputy general who killed Huang Zong by exchanging pieces, the Chen Dynasty has not achieved any remarkable military results.
What if the Qinghe people don’t send reinforcements?
They were frightened by the powerful army and elite soldiers under my rule!
What can I do if they don’t come out? I can’t take a thousand people to attack their camp, right?
This statement can be said to be a case of attacking or defending, and he will win no matter what.
Chiang Kai-shek was full of confidence in his rule.
The commander's confidence and momentum were easily conveyed to his soldiers.
The soldiers could tell from Chiang's relaxed and happy expression that this would not be a difficult battle.
Besides, what's so difficult about fighting the militia?
If we can't even defeat the militia, let's just surrender collectively.
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