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"Promise!" Li Bao agreed with clasped fists, turned around and ordered the army to camp on the spot.

Chapter 1032 Night Attack on Huya Pass 1

When the Qianjun set up their camp under Huya Pass, it was already late and it was time for dinner. The Qianjun soldiers were eating in groups of three or five in the camp.

The scouts also completed reconnaissance of the mountains around Huyaguan, leaving a few people to stay outside the security guard, and the others withdrew to the camp.

The captain of the scout battalion, Shang Zhongyi, walked through the already brightly lit camp, and came to the commander's tent listening to the gossip of the soldiers in the camp.

"Meet Your Majesty"

Zhao Junsheng was eating, looked up, and asked, "The exploration of the mountainous terrain around Huyaguan is complete."

"Yes, Your Majesty. After investigation, I found that the surrounding mountainous terrain is complex and dangerous. The army cannot cross the Huya Pass. If you want to take a long detour, you can only cross the Han River to the east or the Zhang River to the west. But now During the flood season, the water level of both the Han River and the Zhang River is very high, so it takes a long time to detour, and it takes even longer to collect boats to cross the river.”

"Although the mountains around Huya Pass are steep and precipitous, it is impossible for the army to pass, but if you choose flexible and vigorous soldiers in the army, and borrow some climbing tools, you can go up. I launched a surprise attack on the defenders, and the last general climbed up to the cliff on the side of the mountain to check it out.”

Zhao Junsheng got up and went outside to look up at the night sky. At this time, the starry sky was clear and the moon was shining brightly. Although the light was not good for the sneak attack at night, there was always moonlight and starlight, which was enough.

Zhao Junsheng told Shang Zhongyi, "You go to eat first, and then go to the mountain to watch quickly after the meal, and don't make any mistakes before launching the night attack. In two hours, the elite soldiers selected from the Dragon Guards will come from two Go up the mountain, when the time comes, the people from your scout battalion will be responsible for leading the way.”

"No, I will retire at the end." Shang Zhongyi clasped his fists in agreement, then turned and left.

Xu Xiaojie, the guard of Huya Pass, was wearing heavy armor, with a sword hanging from his waist, and led a dozen soldiers to patrol the pass city. A torch was burning every ten feet on the wall, and a brazier was burning every fifty steps. At the observation post, everyone else was sitting with their backs against the parapet, some were already asleep, and some were still discussing when the Qianjun would attack the city.

Xu Xiaojie led people to inspect the left side of the mountain wall, and found that the defense here was lax, with very few troops deployed, not even an observation post.

"What's going on here? There isn't even an observation post here, and the deployed troops are too few." Xu Xiaojie asked with a frown.

Lieutenant General Feng Xu clasped his fists and said, "General, the last general has nothing to do. A smart woman can't cook without rice. Our army has limited strength. Most of our troops are deployed on the front wall, and we have to leave a reserve team, so we can deploy on both sides of the wall." There are really not many troops, so the observation post will be deployed at the end, and those lazy ghosts must have gone to sleep, and the general will severely punish the people who come here, and arrest those observation posts.”

"Nuo" and several soldiers quickly went to look for it.

After a while, three observation posts were escorted over.

Feng Xu immediately said, "Come here, drag it down and beat everyone with [-] army sticks to make an example."

"Wait a minute" the guard Xu Xiaojie raised his palm and shouted, glanced at Feng Xu's face, then stared at the three lazy observation posts, and said coldly, "The enemy is now, these three are still so derelict, if If you don’t impose heavy punishments, how can you deter others, how can you make the soldiers be more vigilant, drag the three of them down, and behead them”

The three observation posts were frightened and cried loudly, begging for mercy, "General, please forgive me, the villain will never dare again, please forgive me!"

Xu Xiaojie waved his hands impatiently and shouted "cut"

The soldiers didn't hesitate any more, they held down the three men and drew their knives to chop them off, only to see the heads of the three fell to the ground, blood spurting out, and the surrounding soldiers all looked ashen-colored and felt sorry for each other.

Xu Xiaojie glanced at all the soldiers again, and shouted, "The enemy army is just outside the city, and they may sneak attack at any time. If you don't raise your vigilance, if you are attacked by the enemy army in your sleep, you will die, whether you will die without guilt or die unjustly, um, from now on From now on, if anyone dares to neglect their duties and sleep on duty, once they find out, they will definitely be executed."

All the soldiers swallowed their saliva, clasped their fists together and promised "No"

Xu Xiaojie waved to the lieutenant general Feng Xu, and said to him, "Tonight we two will take turns on duty, you choose one, whether to guard the first half of the night or the second half of the night."

The lieutenant thought for a while and cupped his fists and said, "The last general will stay in the middle of the night."

"Okay, Mao Chuben will replace you in the future, okay?"

"it is good"

In the army camp outside Huya Pass, Li Bao came to Zhao Junsheng's tent to ask for an audience.

"Your Majesty, tonight's Ye Xichen wants to lead the team personally"

Zhao Junsheng felt strange, "Why, do you think it's a shame to be my bodyguard?"

"No, no, no," Li Bao quickly denied, "Your Majesty knows clearly, I have lived a comfortable life for too long these years, and of course I am willing to follow Your Majesty to protect His Majesty, but the longer the time, the more I feel that this body will Useless, I need to fight, otherwise I will become less and less courageous, and will become more and more afraid of death."

Li Bao said a lot, meaning he wanted to fight and didn't want to live a comfortable life by Zhao Junsheng's side.

Zhao Junsheng really wanted to tell Li Bao that the responsibility of guarding his safety was even greater, this was not an easy life, if anything went wrong, he, the leader of the Dragon Guards, would have his home ransacked for questioning.

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while, and then agreed, "Well, since you are eager to fight, I can't discourage your enthusiasm. You will lead the team for tonight's operation. Once your side launches an attack, the right side will be ordered to cooperate with the onslaught." "

A smile appeared on Li Bao's face, and he cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Bao happily left, but Zhao Junsheng fell into deep thought. Everyone else was eager to squeeze in to his side. The closer you are to him, the more favored you are and the more chances you will get promoted. But this Li Bao is the complete opposite. On the contrary, he dislikes the discomfort of being around him, is tied up, and wants to lead troops to fight, which may have something to do with Li Bao's personality.

Zhao Junsheng thought about it, and ordered Kang Yide, "Go and call Niu Dali."

"promise"

After being notified, Niu Dali quickly rushed over, bowed and clasped his fists and said, "Chen Niu Dali pays homage to His Majesty"

Zhao Junsheng nodded, and said, "Tonight, Li Bao will take 200 people selected from the Dragon Guards to attack the two wings of Huya Pass from the mountains on both sides. I will give you three thousand infantry. Your side is ugly. Launch a night attack on the city on time, and when your side attracts the attention of the defenders, Li Bao will lead the Dragon Guards to attack quickly, so you must fight fiercely on your side, don't be afraid of casualties, but don't be indifferent Disregarding the lives of the soldiers, the offensive must be swift and fierce, but the rhythm must not be chaotic, the tactical execution must be thorough, and attention must be paid to the close cooperation between the various armies to minimize casualties."

Niu vigorously clasped his fists and promised, "I obey the order, and I will go to live here to prepare for the deployment of the steps and tactics of the siege."

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand, "Wait, I still have something to tell you"

"Yes"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said, "Li Bao has always told me that he wants to lead soldiers to fight, and he doesn't want to stay by my side. He thinks staying by my side is too boring. He's also been suffocated over the years. After thinking about it, I decided to make it happen. He, but my guards cannot be left alone, I want to ask your thoughts, are you willing to take up this position?"

Niu Dali laughed and said, "General Li's idea is really strange. Since your majesty intends to let me take the position of commander of the Dragon Guard Army, of course I will obey the order. There is nothing to say about it. It's just that my seniority is still young. If I take the position of commander of the Dragon Guard Army , for fear of provoking criticism from the ruling and opposition parties.”

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand, "You don't need to worry about this. I know who is suitable for the position of the commander of the Dragon Guards and who is not. Since you have no objection, I will make this decision in advance. After I finish this battle, I will treat Li Bao has another arrangement, but I will decree that you will be the commander of the Dragon Guards."

"Subordinate to the order"

Niu Dali has served as Li Bao's deputy for quite a long period of time. As the deputy general of the Dragon Guard Army, it is logical for him to take over the position of commander of the Dragon Guard Army.

Regardless of the fact that there are only 2000 members of the Dragon Guard Army, not everyone can do the job well, and not everyone is qualified and competent. If there is no problem, no one can easily approach him and do things that are not good for him.

And if the Longwei Army is to have no problems, the issue of the candidates for the chief and deputy commanders is particularly important. First of all, it is necessary to ensure that their loyalty will never be a problem. He, and is loyal regardless of gains and losses and consequences.

In fact, the chief and deputy commanders must be able to absolutely control the Dragon Guard Army, and be able to maintain a high degree of vigilance at all times. They must be able to keep this army's fighting instinct and state at all times without giving birth to slack.

The Dragon Guards have a total of only 2000 people, but if they are used well, it is no problem to defeat an army of [-], just because each of them is a leader in the army, whether it is fighting on foot or riding on horseback. Whether it is the quality and combat ability of individual soldiers, or cooperating with each other in group combat, their abilities are far stronger than other soldiers. You must have absolute control over them.

In the middle of the night, under the leadership of Li Bao, 200 selected Dragon Guard soldiers set off in the dark at night. These [-] soldiers were the most athletic and good at climbing soldiers in the Dragon Guard Army. They carried spears and Bows and arrows, sabers hanging around their waists, daggers tied to their legs, helmets and armors, everyone is fully armed. The weight of this equipment is not easy, but it is not easy for the generals of the Dragon Guards. In other words, it is a normal load. In addition to this equipment, they also need to carry bedding when they usually march or train. The weight is much heavier than this.

At the same time, Niu Dali had quietly raised 3000 troops in the battalion, which were divided into three siege echelons. He also selected soldiers with superb archery skills from the army to form an archery team.

Chapter 1033 Night Attack on Huya Pass 2

Zhao Junsheng was woken up by the eunuch Kang Yide, "Your Majesty, it's almost time, and the soldiers are ready."

Zhao Junsheng stood up, picked up his sword and helmet, and walked out of the tent. Outside the tent, the imperial guards and a group of Dragon Guard soldiers followed him and led their horses to the army assembly point.

When the generals saw Zhao Junsheng coming with the imperial bodyguards and soldiers of the Dragon Guards, they all clasped their fists in salute, "See Your Majesty"