"They are playing fishing. No matter how many good players we put in, there won't be enough for them to play!"
He lost two good fighters, and another escaped but his left shoulder was pierced by a spear, which was difficult to heal. Pan Chenghu led his men to retreat to the vicinity of Yingzizui for a while, and he was so anxious that he wanted to stamp his feet. He also complained to Chen Zixiao. He joined Hutou Village, but he didn't want to be used as a spear.
"I think there are only two ways now. Either we build strongholds in Yingzizui, Tiaohutan, Panjiayu and other places to cut off the connection between Huaiyuan Street Market and the military camp and the outer fortresses of the major clans. But if we do this, more of our manpower will be tied up here, and we still can't cut off the Huai River. Especially in the next three or four months, when the Huai River floods, rafts can enter and exit the military camp and the streets. Another way is to immediately attack the streets at all costs, trap Deng Gui and other stubborn soldiers in the military camp, and then find a way to break it!"
Others may not be able to empathize with him, but Pan Chenghu has been re-establishing himself in Xiema Mountain for more than ten years. He has gathered three hundred bandits under his command, but only forty or fifty of them can be considered good fighters. Nearly a quarter of them were killed by the idiot Xu. How can he not be anxious?
He didn't think that Xu was such a smart fool, or that he was just born with good luck. He just became more and more certain that there was a real master guiding Xu and Xu Wujiang.
First, he sent this reckless guy to kill people indiscriminately in front of Lutai Village, making him confused, so that Xiema Mountain, where he established his base, was easily seized by Xu Wujiang. He also burned the food and grass and the lower courtyard, making him worry about being trapped in Xiema Mountain and running out of food, so he dared not return. Later, there was the disastrous defeat at Shangliu Village.
He led his troops across the Baijian River to the vicinity of Yingzizui, and within less than two days, he lost two good fighters at the hands of this idiot. It seemed like a fight between two armies and normal consumption of energy, but the key point was why he didn't consume other people's subordinates?
Pan Chenghu now advocated that all the camps rush forward together, first seize the streets of Hedong, and then tightly besiege the military camp in Hexi. If they suffered heavy casualties, they should suffer together, and they should not always pick on him.
Who the hell still has thick hair in middle age and can withstand such harsh plucking?
Chen Zixiao remained silent. At least in front of others, he didn't want to show that he was obedient to Zheng Hui's words.
Zheng Hui remained silent. How could he not know that what Pan Chenghu said was the best strategy?
Deng Gui was no weakling after all. At the critical moment, he finally made up his mind to ask Wang Bing to intervene in the defense of Huaiyuan. Things became much more complicated than he had initially expected.
Wang Bing is proficient in both military and political affairs. Lu Xiong has served as a general in the Western Army for twenty years and has traveled around the world for many years, so he is knowledgeable and experienced. What's more, there is a Yaksha fox behind him who has never shown its whereabouts. How can it be easy to defeat him?
It seemed like a farce to have that rough fellow Xu lead a dozen hooligans out to challenge the enemy, but Zheng Hui knew that it must have been done intentionally by Wang Bing, Deng Gui and others. Their purpose was to boost the morale of the trapped people in the streets and the soldiers, to unite the scattered people and make them no longer afraid of the brutality shown by the coalition forces of various camps.
The dark cloud of fear emanating from the bloodbath at Zhongjiazhuang was rapidly dissipating over the sky above Huaiyuan at this moment.
If he had an elite force of experienced soldiers at his disposal, Zheng Hui would not have hesitated at all about storming the streets. He would have driven Deng Gui, Wang Bing, Lu Xiong and others back to the military camp as quickly as possible.
In this way, even if they are not in a hurry to attack the military camp later, they only need a small number of troops to besiege the military camp, instead of using more manpower to build more strongholds on the outskirts of Huaiyuan as is the case now, but there is still no way to completely block the passage along the Huai River.
This will greatly limit the actions of the coalition forces in other areas, and may even make them lose the ability to continue attacking the fort.
However, once the major clans realize that the coalition forces of the various strongholds are not to be feared , the situation will become dire.
But does he have enough elite forces to storm the street?
Seeing that Chen Zixiao did not respond to Pan Chenghu's words, he knew that even Chen Zixiao was not willing to fight to the death with the few elite troops of Hutouzhai.
Of course, Zheng Hui had no intention of pushing Chen Zixiao too far. A character like this would be easier to control if he was treated in the right way.
Furthermore, if the elite troops of Hutou Village were all killed, and the coalition forces of the various villages formed a situation where the branches were strong but the trunk was weak, and the tail was too big to be removed, would Zhong Changqing, Gao Xiangzhong, and Pan Chenghu be easy targets? Would they not think of seizing power and becoming the boss?
How can he hide behind Chen Zixiao and control the situation at that time?
At the moment, he could only settle for the next best thing. On the one hand, he invited more mountain strongholds such as Lao Ya Tan to join the coalition forces, and let each stronghold be responsible for a stronghold outside Huaiyuan, blockade and surround Huaiyuan, and gradually consume the potential that Deng Gui and Wang Bing could mobilize in Huaiyuan. Zheng Hui believed that the situation was still under his control...
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It was impossible for Xu Huai to make Tang Pan and Zhonghe calmly obey his orders on the battlefield by using normal means. He could only use extraordinary means to make them realize that any slight mistake on the battlefield would lead to merciless ridicule and humiliation from him and other ruffians.
So when no bandits dared to come and provoke him by noon, Xu Huai led the three teams back to the street cursingly. He walked in front of Deng Gui, Wang Bing and others and complained that Tang Pan underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, causing the brilliant strategy taught by Wang Bing to be wasted in order to save this fool.
Tang Pan could not argue that it was unlikely to kill people like Pan Chenghu or Chen Zixiao with a bow and arrow at such a long distance.
He was so ashamed and angry after being scolded by Xu Huai that he had to go to Wang Bing to apologize.
"Okay, okay," Xu Huai spoke like he was whipping someone with a whip. Wang Bing naturally had to comfort Tang Pan with soft words, and deliberately blamed Xu Huai, "You reckless guy, do you know that if Brother Tang has the courage to go out and fight the enemy, he has more than thousands of people - and this courage is more precious than killing one or two bandit chiefs. Think about it, there are still more than a thousand men in Huaiyuan Town and the military camp. If everyone has the courage to kill the bandits, what will we be afraid of thousands of bandits? Why should I rack my brains to use this unpresentable trick to deceive the bandit chief?"
"Tang Pan doesn't deserve it. From now on, I will work hard to kill the bandits and not let Prime Minister Wang down!" Tang Pan felt so wronged that he almost cried. He lowered his head so that his red eyes would not be seen by others.
"Brother Zhong's performance today was also remarkable. There is no shortage of heroes in Tongbai Mountain!" Wang Bing did not forget to praise Zhong He.
To be honest, under such a dire situation, it was already very rare that Tang Pan, Zhong He dared to lead the crowd and Xu Huai out to the streets to fight the bandits. Deng Gui and Jin Longquan also came forward to comfort them, half-jokingly blaming Xu Huai for being too demanding.
"This guy just wanted to sleep with Tian Yanyan, so he fought like this - don't try to persuade me, I'll just ask Tian Yanyan to sleep with him, there's no need to make so much trouble." Xu Huai said with a sneer.
"You must not bully Tian Yanyan like this ?" Tang Pan shouted angrily, as Xu Huai hit a sore spot.
"Don't argue, don't argue," Wang Bing said, "I'll make the decision. During the period of guarding the village, Brother Tang will be on the battlefield and follow Brother Xu in everything to earn military merit together. After repelling the bandits, Brother Xu will betroth Miss Tian Yanyan to Brother Tang as his wife - do you think this is a good idea?"
"That's not right," Xu Huai said to Wang Bing, counting on his fingers. "Tang Pan's military merits must have been a reward from Lord Deng. Why should I marry Tian Yanyan to him? By then, I will have earned a lot of military merits, and I won't need three or five hundred strings of silver to redeem myself. By then, I can use Tian Yanyan's marriage to recruit a few skilled family soldiers and farmhands..."
"You fool, you are not stupid now, but how can a woman marry multiple husbands?" Wang Bing laughed, "Let's not talk about this for now, but I am confident that my vision is not bad. Brother Xu, if you want to gain a foothold on the battlefield, your personal bravery alone is not enough, you need help from Brother Tang. Take today for example, you lead a team of troops out, and the bandits are surrounding you from all sides. How capable can you be? Isn't it because of Brother Zhong and Brother Tang's two teams that help to expand the space for advance and retreat, so that the bandits dare not surround you? Master Lu has experience in arranging troops and battle formations. You get along well with Brother Tang and Brother Zhong, and don't use words to deceive you, you will definitely earn more rewards!"
Wang Bing knew clearly what the external situation was like at that time, and how Xu Huai had cursed and "humiliated" Tang Pan and Zhong He after he came back.
Taking into account the subsequent defense arrangements, it is also necessary to form a mobile combat force that is directly controlled by Xu Huai and dares to fight.
This group of people were simply selected from the daring rascals in the streets, without any rigorous training for a long period of time. It was undoubtedly a foolish dream to expect them to fight a bloody battle with the vicious bandits.
Without disturbing Deng Gui's base, the best way is for Tang Pan to lead a dozen or twenty brave soldiers and Zhong He to lead a dozen or twenty Zhong clan soldiers who have a deep hatred for the bandits, and mix them with the brave soldiers from the streets led by Yin Peng. Then, Lu Xiong will help to control and train them. Only in this way can a mobile combat force that becomes stronger with each battle can be created in the shortest time.
"Mr. Deng, I feel it is necessary to set up another rural camp in addition to the Inspection Office, with Xu Huai as the general, and Tang Pan, Zhonghe and Yin Peng as the governors to lead the rural soldiers, to make up for the lack of combat power in the military camp. What do you think?" After Wang Bing arranged everything, he remembered to ask Deng Gui for his opinion.
"What Prime Minister Wang said is very true. The rural camp should also appoint Xu Huai as its commander. However, he is too reckless. It makes people worry that he may fall into danger without knowing it. It's a pity that Master Lu is unwilling to serve as a general..." Even though Deng Gui was blind, he could see that building a rural camp force around Xu Huai that could attack and defend was the key to defending the streets and military camps in the future. However, he had different opinions on the arrangement of personnel.
He was not worried about Xu Huai, nor was he worried about Wang Bing's desire to take control of the rural camp. Instead, he was worried about the "Yaksha Fox" behind Xu Huai, whose true identity had never been revealed.
Ostensibly, the rural camp is under the control of the Inspection Office, but the problem is, apart from this Yaksha Fox, who else can control this fool Xu Huai?
Deng Gui also didn't trust Tang Pan and Zhonghe, whom he had just met the day before.
Seeing them being bullied by Xu Huai's words, although they were angry, they were actually outmaneuvered by Xu Huai in terms of momentum. Deng Gui didn't think they could really control Xu Huai in the rural camp.
"Then you'll have to ask Jin Dutou to be the camp supervisor!" Wang Bin looked at Jin Longquan and said.
Wang Bing was known for his integrity, but that didn't mean he couldn't see through the schemes .
He suggested that Jin Longquan be transferred to control the township camp. On the one hand, it would further ensure that the dispatch power of the township camp was under the control of the Inspection Office, and on the other hand, it would reduce Jin Longquan's interference in the internal affairs of the Inspection Office. In fact, it would help Deng Gui bypass Jin Longquan and directly control the military camp through the various levels and ten generals.
With Deng Gui's ability, it would be no problem for him to directly control the military soldiers and the newly recruited brave men. However, the power structure formed over a long period of time made him accustomed to instructing Jin Longquan and Tang Tiande to handle all matters.
Obviously, this situation is no longer suitable for the current severe situation; Deng Gui must directly control the Wuzu under him to ensure that there will be no loopholes in the defense due to the cowardice or incompetence of Jin Longquan and Tang Tiande.
"The supplies for the rural camp have to be financed by the Inspection Office, and there needs to be a dedicated person to be responsible for settling the reward money. Do you think these things are unfair to Jin Dutou?" Deng Gui looked at Jin Longquan and asked.
Jin Longquan just hoped to get through this disaster smoothly, so how could he have any thoughts of fighting for power and profit at this time?
Another thing is that Deng Gui arranged for him to be in charge of the village camp. If he was unwilling, could he still make excuses by saying that he would rather lead the troops into battle and kill the bandits?