Jiuxi

Chapter 189 Chapter 188 [Military Spirit]

In the bright and spacious lobby of the Seven Star Gang's headquarters, dozens of generals from the Seven Star Army were gathered together, sitting upright and looking at Lu Chen, who was standing solemnly in front of him.

After nearly two months of training, this army composed of green forests and grass has begun to take shape.

Lu Chen made more detailed adjustments to the entire team based on everyone's performance during training.

There are a total of 120 five people in a team, five of whom are in heavy armor, ten archers, ten sword and shield bearers, and the rest are infantry. There is a leader and a deputy each.

The five teams form one army, and two deputy commanders are temporarily appointed. The position of commander is vacant and will be evaluated after the war is over.

At this moment, there are ten deputy commanders, fifty captains and captains in the hall. This is the skeleton of the Seven Star Army.

"Today we will talk about why we should fight this war and how we should fight it."

Lu Chen faced everyone in the hall and started talking slowly.

Lin Xi sat in the corner, her bright eyes full of curiosity.

In fact, not only did she look like this, everyone in the hall, including Li Chengen, looked puzzled after hearing Lu Chen's opening remarks.

Regardless of whether they had experienced the war or not, these people had never heard that a meeting was held before the war to resolve these two seemingly unnecessary issues.

Why fight?

Naturally, it was because the official army of the Yan Dynasty was about to advance into the mountain stronghold, and they had no way to retreat.

How to fight?
This is an issue that the commander-in-chief, Lu Chen, needs to consider. They just need to execute it.

Lu Chen stared at their expressions and had already anticipated their reactions. He pointed at a young man named Yu Hanyuan and said, "Tell me why we are fighting this war."

"Yes!"

Yu Hanyuan was 24 years old at the time and is now the captain of the fourth team of the Chinese Army.

He is a native of the Qixing Gang and has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. In the past few years, he followed Lin Xi to kill several corrupt officials of the Yan Dynasty. He is loyal, diligent and courageous.

After standing up, facing the looks from others, Yu Hanyuan said honestly: "Captain, if we don't fight, the Yan army will kill all of us."

"A very direct answer. I believe everyone has similar thoughts."

Lu Chen motioned Yu Hanyuan to sit down, and then said: "Perhaps you will think that my question is of little significance. The Yan army is ready to attack. The only thing in front of us is to rise up and resist. If we don't fight, how can we just surrender? ?The reason why I ask this is because the vast majority of you have never seen a real war and are not mentally prepared for the coming cruelty and tragedy."

Everyone raised their heads and looked at him solemnly.

Lu Chen said: "We are all green forest heroes who lick blood from their swords. Many of them have seen life and death with their own eyes. Naturally, they are more bloody and courageous than ordinary people. However, when you are walking in the green forest, as long as you show the name of the Seven Star Gang, , generally no one will make things difficult for you. Even if you are in a life-or-death test, you can choose to run away or avoid it. This is the life you are used to before, but it will be different next time."

"In the past two months, you have learned to command and drill the formation, and you have managed to look like an army, but this is not enough. What is war? It is not the ambition and ferocity in your imagination, it is not impassioned, it is not success, and it is not us. You can beat the enemy to pieces with just one strike."

"War is not a story, it is far more tragic than you imagine."

Lu Chen knew that this statement might not achieve enough effect, so he raised his finger and pointed at another young man and said, "Guo Bifang."

Guo Bifang, the leader of the third team of the former army, stood up and said: "Here we are!"

Lu Chen said: "If the war has started now and Yu Hanyuan is surrounded by enemies, you will be not far from him. If you don't save him, he will definitely die, but I order you to take your subordinates with you immediately What will you do if you retreat?”

Guo Bifang was stunned immediately.

He and Yu Hanyuan are similar in age and have grown up together. The relationship between their parents is also extremely close. They are almost like brothers.

When he heard Lu Chen's question, a scene emerged in his mind. Yu Hanyuan's blood-stained shirt was surrounded by the enemy. Although he could obviously lead people to rescue him, the order from above told him to retreat immediately.

Guo Bifang turned his head and glanced at Yu Hanyuan. He knew that he should answer and act in accordance with military orders, but it was difficult to say that sentence.

After a moment, he said with great shame: "Captain, subordinate..."

Lu Chen did not blame him, but said warmly: "I know you are in a dilemma. Such a decision is difficult for anyone, but I hope everyone understands that similar dilemmas will definitely arise in future wars. Live or die, hold on. It’s better to give up. When all kinds of difficult situations come, you must remember what I said today.”

He asked Guo Bifang to sit down, looked at the extremely solemn people in the hall, and said solemnly: "We are fighting for our wives, children, and children, and we are also fighting for ourselves. On the battlefield, bloodshed and sacrifice are the eternal themes, not just a knight. When Qian Xiao is free and unrestrained, his enemies will be wiped out while talking and laughing. That is a story, not reality."

Yu Hanyuan raised his head and said seriously: "Captain, if we get to that situation, I will die with the Yan army and will never let Pao Ze be in trouble." "I believe you can do it, and I also believe every brother here. You can do it all, because you are all tough men, not cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death."

Lu Chen's words slightly eased the solemn atmosphere in the hall, and he continued: "But we cannot fight an unprepared battle. This preparation not only refers to drills, ordnance, armor, and food, but also the most important psychological barrier. Only by recognizing Understand the cruelty of war and be prepared to sacrifice for it, so that we can defeat the many with the few and the weak with the strong! I not only hope you understand this, but also tell the brothers below. If anyone is afraid, don't Laugh at and humiliate him, and use reason to make him understand that those who are afraid of death will die quickly, and only those who are not afraid of death will have a chance to live to the end."

"To put it in more straightforward terms, it means that if a person dies and a bird looks up to the sky, he will not die for tens of millions of years!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole hall burst into laughter.

This laughter gradually gained a bit of majesty.

In the corner, Lin Xi quietly rolled her eyes at Lu Chen. She had the impression that his junior brother would never say such foul words. He probably stayed in the mountains for a long time and was led astray by those guys.

After the laughter stopped, Lu Chen walked back to a hanging wooden frame and said seriously: "Dare to fight is just the foundation. The enemy is not a cat or a dog. They will not sit on the ground in fear and wait to die just because we are not afraid of death." . Now let’s talk about the intelligence we have so far. The Privy Council of the Yan Dynasty has issued a military order to dispatch 200 infantry from Dongyang Road to the north and temporarily stationed in Fengqiu City, more than [-] miles south. This army started from Dongyang Road. The deputy general of troops and horses is led by Xu Cun, and nearly half of them are old soldiers."

He opened the map on the wooden frame, and everyone could clearly see that a certain point on the south side of Baotai Mountain was marked, with the word Fengqiu written next to it.

Lu Chen added: "In addition, three thousand soldiers under Jing Chao Qing Yu Gong's command have set off from Heluo City to Fengqiu to join the Yan army. These 3000 people are led by Jing's general servant San Si'en and are affiliated with Jing Chao Xia Shan Army, you should have heard of this army. In the Battle of Heluo 14 years ago, the Xiashan Army was the first to climb the city and immediately breach the city gate. To put it simply, these 8000 people are very powerful. You guys It’s hard to have an intuitive feeling now, but I can tell you clearly that if we were to confront each other head-on on the battlefield, we are no match for Jingchao’s three thousand veterans.”

Everyone in the hall was naturally a little dissatisfied. After all, they were all green forest heroes with their heads in their belts. In addition, Lu Chen had done enough mobilization before, and the blood in their hearts had already been stirred up.

Upon seeing this, Lu Chen said calmly: "If we choose to fight head-on, it will undoubtedly be the stupidest thing to do. Before fighting, we should understand our own advantages. Cheng'en, please tell me this."

Li Chengen stood up and said: "Yes. From the general's point of view, our advantages are mainly concentrated in two aspects. First, most of us are good at martial arts. Compared with the Yan army, we have better single-person combat power. It has advantages. Secondly, our army is familiar with the terrain, but the enemy does not know much about the situation in the mountains. Even if there is a guide, the enemy can only adopt a step-by-step strategy."

"Yes, the key to the art of war is to use our own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. We must make reasonable use of our own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses, so that we can have a chance of victory."

Lu Chen nodded slightly and then said to everyone: "As for the general strategy of this battle, I hope everyone can keep it in mind so that they will not have any doubts about my orders in the future."

Everyone pricked up their ears and listened.

Lu Chen emphasized his tone and said: "Wait for temptation, wait for impatience with calmness, wait for lightness with seriousness, wait for slackness with severity, wait for chaos with order, and wait for attack with defense."

"We will use the lure to wait. After the enemy enters the mountain, we will set up multiple traps, just to tire the enemy and demoralize the enemy as much as possible."

"Be patient and wait for impetuosity. In the early stages of the war, our army must be patient for a period of time. The peripheral branches will gradually give up and not give the enemy a chance to fight decisively. Everyone must do a good job for the brothers below, and everyone must calm down. "

"Be careful while waiting for the weak. The terrain in the mountains is complex. The enemy will definitely divide his forces and advance. At that time, there will be strong and weak points. What we have to do is to gather superior forces and attack the enemy's weak points."

……

Everyone was silent, listening carefully and carefully to Lu Shen's words, breaking them into pieces and telling them to them.

This is an extremely novel experience.

Even Li Chengen found it unique. He had been learning martial arts since he was a child, but he had never seen similar records in the military books. Such detailed mobilization for the generals made all the generals present not only understand why they wanted to fight, but also their understanding of the Seven Stars. The overall military strategy has a clear understanding.

Although Lu Chen has not informed everyone of the specific combat strategy so far, the confusion in their hearts has been swept away.

"...We first retract our fists and use guerrilla tactics to deal with the enemy, not because we are afraid of the opponent, but because we want to make the enemy anxious, bored and angry. When they are exhausted in the vast mountains and fields, we will Punch a charged punch to kill the enemy!"

Lu Chen said decisively, looked around at everyone and said, "Do you understand everything?"

All the brave men in the hall stood up neatly and said loudly: "I understand!"

Lu Chen nodded with a smile and said, "Go back and continue training, and be ready to face the enemy."

"Follow the order!"

Everyone responded in unison.

After a while, the hall became empty. Lu Chen came to Lin Xi and was about to speak when someone walked in.

The person who came was Ran Xuanzhi, the master of Lintang Hall.

For some reason, his face looked like a bitter gourd.

(End of this chapter)