Chapter 327 Start to Act!

Chapter 327

These soldiers, no matter whether they are senior officers or ordinary soldiers, each of them has a cultivation base above him, and all of them have reached the real martial arts realm.

The twenty veterans of the Tang Dynasty are all strong in the real martial arts realm!

This is the difference between the regular army and ordinary people. Those who can join the regular army of the Tang Dynasty, except for the troops who are undergoing training, are basically all true martial arts.

And these veterans can serve in the army for ten years or even longer, and they are the elite among the elite, so he doesn't have to worry about their strength at all.

"What a mess!"

"Does he think he is fighting? Twenty people are not many, and they are so scattered!"

"It's up to him. This guy doesn't seem to know anything. He will definitely not be able to complete this mission. Let's keep him behind for a while, so as not to hold us back."

"En. If those twenty people followed him, it would be regarded as following the wrong person. What a waste!"

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During Wang Chong's training, the three of them also completed the recruitment of their own troops, and at the same time paid attention to Wang Chong's situation.

Since a small hill was separated, all three of them could only see the troops above their shoulders. Wang Chong's four echelons were mixed together, and they looked like a mess in the eyes of everyone, with no rules at all, and they looked down on them even more in their hearts.

Coupled with the fact that Wang Chong was born in the Kunwu training camp where civilians were concentrated, the few people didn't want to talk to Wang Chong any more.

"Get ready, we'll be leaving in a while. If he doesn't come over yet, just play on your own and don't have to wait for him. We'll just go by ourselves then."

As Xu Qian said, he quickly turned his horse's head and headed towards his cavalry unit. Although there were only 20 troops, but it was the first time to lead troops to fight, Xu Qian was very eager to try, and had the urge to try his skills.

On the other side, Wang Chong did not let Xu Qian "succeed".

After rehearsing several times in succession and trying several formations to attack and encircle at the same time, Wang Chong ended the drill. He looked ordinary on the outside, but in fact he was completely reborn. With the billowing dust, they gathered towards the place where Xu Qian, Huang Yongtu and others were.

"Have you had enough?"

Huang Yongtu raised his eyelids,

Looking at Wang Chong, the corner of his mouth was full of sarcasm.

"Um."

Wang Chong smiled magnanimously, and he didn't care about him. With a wave of his right hand, the team of twenty people immediately became uniform, but they returned to the original line without a sound, and stood beside the other lines of cavalry.

"snort!"

The three of them snorted when they saw this scene, and then turned their heads away.

Wang Chong smiled and didn't care, and stood at the front of the queue alone.

"Clatter!"

In about half a cup of tea, a common falcon with a golden hook and sharp claws fell from the sky like a sharp arrow.

Zhang Jin, the school captain of this operation, hurriedly rode forward, raised his hands, and caught the huge falcon, quickly untied a bamboo tube from it, opened it, took a look, and He galloped over quickly, walked up to several people, and offered with both hands:

"The imperial court's order, let us set off immediately and start the mission. This is the map of the operation, and there are requirements."

Each task is very random, divided into a ring, each person is responsible for a different task. The officials of Honglu Temple are responsible for designating the action collection points from hundreds of collection points; while the low-level captains like Zhang Ju are responsible for commanding and recruiting the troops from various departments, and waiting here in a unified manner.

The detailed content of the task is issued by the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War does not know who will perform the task.

Everyone is responsible for their own link, so that the confidentiality is kept to the greatest extent. Everyone fulfills their duties and keeps their duties, while ensuring the execution of tasks and preventing fraud.

"The mission of the first link is to eliminate the horse bandits and mountain bandits along the way. One cannot be missed. The mission requires that once more than six subordinates die, the mission will be withdrawn immediately, and the operation will be considered a failure!"

Xu Qian looked at the contents of the "news", slowly frowned, and then passed the letter to Huang Yongtu who was next to him, Huang Yongtu passed it to Bai Siling, and finally it fell into Wang Chong's hands.

The "Silk Road" is a very long and narrow road, and it takes several months to reach the Western Regions, and many places in the middle are deserted, either deserts, mountains, or It's the wasteland...

On such a long journey, all kinds of spying, wanting to rob houses, cut off beards and so on, are really convenient.

However, the Hu people and Hu merchants who traveled on the Silk Road were rich and rich, and the things they bought and sold were not ordinary, such as pearls, agates, gems, spices, gold, and even charming Persian dancers. .

All of these are too attractive, and a little bit of robbery is rich.

Therefore, the "Silk Road" going west has also spawned a large number of horse bandits and thieves. Although the government and army have been attacking, they have been banned repeatedly.

Lifting their heads and stiffening their necks, knowing that the consequences are serious and the dangers abound, there are quite a few people who still stand firm.

Most of those Hu merchants with big food and branches are either rich or expensive, and they have hired many good hands around them. It is not easy to eat them.

But even so, it can't stop the "enthusiasm" of those robbers. These horse bandits and mountain thieves are really like leeks, they are harvested once a year, and then grow again after a while.

If only that's the case.

The situation on the Silk Road is very complicated. At first, it was only some Han people who were horse bandits and thieves, but then things gradually went wrong. Some barbarians, big cannibals, and Tiaozhi people with good martial arts also discovered the huge profits. , After being robbed by others, they also fell into bandits one after another.

And in many cases, Hu people, big cannibals, and Han people are also mixed together. In the cottage, fish and dragons are mixed.

The barbarians and big cannibals provided information, and the Han and barbarians acted together to loot houses and houses. The team grew stronger and stronger, and the targets of the robbery kept changing.

At the beginning, the robbers on the Silk Road also robbed Hu merchants, Hu people, and big cannibals, but later on, it doesn’t matter who it is, as long as they pass through their own territory, there is money to be made, Hu people, The Han people robbed together.

But later on, when it was the most excessive, there was an unknown bandit or horse thief who actually robbed the imperial army's army.

Because of that incident, the court was furious, so it began to pay attention to this incident, and began to sweep and clean up regularly...

The matter here is very complicated. Wang Chong had heard about it back then, and met some businessmen who had been robbed. When it comes to those horse bandits and mountain bandits, they also complained, so it is very clear.

It seems that this action of mine is to join a regular sweeping operation by the imperial court.

"No wonder people from Honglu Temple were sent, and eighty veterans of the regular army were sent to us."

Wang Chong thought of the officials at the Honglu Temple in the northwest corner of the capital, and thought deeply.

In Wang Chong's memory, the "Silk Road" is related to the passage of Hu merchants, and it belongs to the management category of Honglu Temple.

Honglu Temple has always been in charge of the regular suppression activities of the horse bandits and mountain bandits on the Silk Road.

It is not too difficult to clean up the horse bandits and cottages. No matter how strong the horse bandits and bandits are, it is impossible to surpass the regular army, and there are seventy or eighty veterans who have experienced many battles.

However, it was mentioned in the requirements that there should be no fish that slipped through the net during the campaign. During the mission, no more than six people could be killed per subordinate. This is the trouble.

Those who can circle the Silk Road are not ordinary people. Most of them have dealt with the officers and soldiers all over the world, and have their own philosophy of survival and special skills.

Some bandits were even equipped with military crossbows, and some of them numbered in the hundreds, or even nearly a thousand.

In this kind of siege, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no damage.

The two conditions before and after mean that this action is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

"Lieutenant Zhang, it's understandable that the court doesn't want to take action with too many casualties. But it's a bit difficult if you can't escape a bandit or horse bandit? The mountains are so deep and the range is so large, it's very difficult to escape one or two It's a normal thing. This request is a bit too high."

Xu Qian said with an ugly face.

"Hehe, my lord, this matter is actually very easy to understand."

Zhang Ju explained with a smile:

"These horse bandits and bandits are like weeds. If the evil has not been eradicated, as long as one or two run away, after the limelight passes, these people can pull up a mountain and build a cottage. On the way west, there are many That’s how horse bandits and mountain bandits come from.”

"If you want to deter these horse bandits and bandits, you must get rid of all the evil, and you must not leave anyone alive. Only in this way can it have a deterrent effect and make the latecomers feel awe. Otherwise, such actions are meaningless. It will only make There are more and more horse bandits and thieves."

Xu Qian, Huang Yongtu, Bai Siling and others looked at each other in blank dismay. The complexity on the "Silk Road" obviously exceeded their expectations.

Only Wang Chong had expected this, so he wasn't too surprised.

"However, rest assured, my lords, on this trip, most of the horse thieves and mountain bandits are stragglers, and their strength is also insignificant. They are not vulnerable to the officers and soldiers, and they are not a threat to us. So there is no need for a few adults Too worried, just find a way to find them and prevent them from escaping."

Zhang Bi added with a smile.

"Hoo!"

Hearing this explanation, Xu Qian and the others let out a sigh of relief.

"Scare me! It turns out that this is the case. This is simple. We just need to wait until late at night before we can act. Although horse bandits and bandits are scattered around during the day, they will definitely return to their lairs at night, and the night is late. When people are tired and horses are exhausted, going out at that time will definitely catch them off guard. Moreover, it can also prevent them from escaping."

Although he hadn't performed similar missions before, Xu Qian's vision and experience were there, so he quickly made a suggestion.