Great Tang Southern Emperor

Not only this headquarters, but the other four cores should also have corresponding preparations, but the battle in Chongshan Temple ended too quickly, and Qin Huaiyu used smoke tactics in the basement strategy, which made their hot weapons useless. However, in Suwo Manor, the internal response is too fierce, and the enemy may be knocked down by the laxative before even taking out the cannon or the grenade.It was also because this battle was too easy, and they didn't find any relevant hot weapons in the manor, so they subconsciously ignored this aspect.

But now that I think about it, as the most powerful weapon in the world, Cheng Jianxi has started to sell it, so how could they not equip it themselves?

"Then why didn't they take out the cannon before?" Diane asked. The previous battle was also quite fierce. He even rushed to the corner of the cottage. Under such circumstances, they didn't take out the cannon. question……

"They want to catch big fish..." Li He said solemnly: "I'm afraid you, 2000 people, have not been taken seriously by him. Their real goal is actually all of us. They want to destroy our entire third party in one fell swoop." Army... Now that we are here, the enemy may be ready to attack."

Chapter 1216 Prepare to retreat

Chapter 163 Preparing to retreat

"Then outside now..." Diane asked: "If we retreat now, isn't that telling the enemy that we have realized that something is wrong, and they will open fire immediately?"

"That's for sure, but besides this method, do you have any other method?" Ma Rufei asked back.

"..." Everyone was speechless. If there was another way, they would have said it long ago. Why would they wait until now?

"Actually... If we want to retreat, we may not have to retreat... Why don't we retreat to both sides? You must know that these two sides are also dead spots." When everyone was silent, Diane suddenly Considered the proposal.

Diane is very happy now, because if the army retreats and the enemy artillery bombards him, that means that in the next battle, the Third Army is likely to suffer heavy losses. The damage of more than 200 yuan is nothing. When the time comes, everyone will bear the responsibility together, which is much better than Li Zhen's anger alone.

However, even though he wished that more of his own people would die, he still gave his opinion, not because he regretted it, but because he knew very well that Ma Rufei would not be able to use this method.

"This is indeed a good idea." Yi Bufan didn't know what was going on in Di'an's mind at this time, and he approved of Di'an's proposal, because the headquarters of Chengjianxi was really ingeniously built, and the stone mountain roughly presented Dustpan-shaped, the back and the left and right sides are hundreds of feet high cliffs, especially the cliffs on both sides seem to have two arms extending from both sides, half-enclosing the entire mountain village, resulting in only one uphill on the entire stone mountain. The road is strange and rugged, and only the trail in the middle can be walked, which can be called easy to defend but difficult to attack in an absolute sense.

But the stone mountain with this structure also leads to the fact that the cannon is destined to have a blind angle of shooting. The army only needs to hide behind the cliffs on both sides, or even face the cottage directly, and the cannon will never hit them. It can be said that It's very safe, maybe the reason why Cheng Jianxi didn't use the cannon immediately is because of this consideration.

"No, the order we received was to take down the headquarters of Chengjianxi and capture Locke alive. It would be embarrassing if we failed to take this place. If we get out of the way again, in case the enemy rushes down to break through, how can we tell the prince?" Your Highness, explain?" Sure enough, as Di An expected, Ma Rufei rejected the proposal almost without thinking.

His worry is not unreasonable. You must know that the reason why Cheng Jianxi has not broken through now is because the second division's offensive was not strong enough before, which gave them the illusion that they can hold on, and the other reason is that they could not break through Down, there is only one way up and down the stone mountain, the terrain is very steep, the second division is indeed unable to attack, but they are guarding at the foot of the mountain, and it is difficult for Chengjianxi's people to break through, and the only chance to break through is Once, they naturally need to wait for a better time.

If the Third Army cleared the road down the mountain, it could indeed avoid the baptism of shells, but if the right path was exposed, it would also give the enemy an excellent chance to break through - you must know that the distance from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain is only more than 200 meters , the enemy is rushing from top to bottom, it takes about 200 seconds for a normal person to run 50 meters, if it is an elite fighter rushing down from a height, this speed can even break through within 30 seconds.Can Third Corps reorganize a line of defense in 30 seconds?This is naturally possible, but this hastily organized speed defense line is doomed to not have much toughness. Facing a group of opponents with a strong will to survive, it will not last long. It is estimated that it will be broken through soon. Running away from the enemy is equivalent to failure of the mission, what should Ma Rufei use to meet his Highness the Crown Prince?

But retreating 5000 meters is different. Although this distance is still within the range of some cannons, the chilling accuracy of the cannon imitated by Cheng Jianxi can already be said to be relatively safe. Cannon holes and fortifications can basically avoid the bombing of enemy artillery.And there is another advantage of this distance, that is, waiting for work at ease. The enemy rushing down from the mountain must be unstoppable, but this momentum cannot last long, and the distance of 5000 meters is enough to consume all the momentum of the enemy. Running for several thousand meters consumes a lot of energy... Then this battle will be much easier.

Of course, this is not without its disadvantages, that is, the enemy is definitely not willing to watch the Third Army retreat smoothly, and they will definitely bombard them during the retreat and the process of building fortifications.The first division is better, they have war horses on their crotches, and the distance of five kilometers can be reached in the blink of an eye, but the second division is not good. They surrounded the enemy on the mountain. They didn't have many horses. Once they retreated, they would be within the enemy's range for quite a long time. It is unknown how many people would die during the five kilometers.

"But no matter what, we have to make a choice." Li He said solemnly: "If the enemy has cannons, he will definitely have small cannons or grenade launchers. We are only 200 meters away from the cottage, and we are within their absolute range. If we retreat a little...we will also be dead—unless we continue to attack and rush up to the stronghold to play close combat with them, but..."

"Damn it, how did things turn out like this?" Yi Bufan thumped his palms angrily and shouted unwillingly.

"There's no way, it's our tactics that made a mistake, and that's the price." Ma Rufei said in a deep voice, "Now we vote and agree to move back 5000 meters. I agree."

"I agree." Diane was the first to raise his hand. He wished that his side would suffer heavy losses so that he could cover up his mistakes.

"I agree too." Li He followed closely behind.

"You all agree, do I have any objections if I object?" Although Yi Bufan also wanted to object, but now three of the four people agreed, and it was useless for him to object any more, so he had no choice but to raise his hand.

"Very well, let's get ready." Ma Rufei said in a deep voice, "The first division will get on the horse immediately, and we will leave immediately. As for the second division...it depends on God's will."

"..." The other three were silent, and they were even more remorseful in their hearts. Even Di An felt a little uncomfortable, but now that the matter has come to an end, it is useless to regret any more. I can only hope that God will show some face.

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Chapter 1217

Chapter 164

And just when the Third Army Corps was about to retreat below, what they didn't know was that on a certain crenel in the cottage, there were several people watching their every move.

"Huh? Ready to retreat? It seems that they have guessed our plan." The person who spoke was probably in his 30s. If Li Zhen was here, he could see that this was exactly the person who had met him twice. Locke, who is also the confidant of the Tang Dynasty now, has repeatedly sabotaged the Tang Dynasty, causing the court to burn out. He is the number one guy on the most wanted list—as for his status as the son of King Xi, he once asked Li Zhen to spare him. Li Shimin has long since forgotten his fate and went to a remote mountain corner. They are ready to destroy Datang, so why do they care about brotherhood?If Li Shimin really paid attention to brotherhood, I'm afraid he wouldn't have launched the Xuanwu Gate Change.

"Then shall we open fire immediately?" An acquaintance next to him is also Li Zhen's acquaintance, that is, Locke's most trusted counselor Wen Tonglin.

"Of course, we have persisted for so long, isn't it just for this moment?" Locke smiled, but the killing intent in his eyes made Wen Tonglin shudder: "Isn't Li Zhen very dependent on his young army? Take it as the treasure of my heart, this time I will let him taste the feeling of losing the treasure of his heart, and avenge the colleagues who died at his hands in the past."

Next to him, there are dozens of cannons of different sizes and calibers standing impressively, the largest even reaching a caliber of 150 mm. From this, it can be seen that Cheng Jianxi has indeed mastered the casting method of large-caliber cannons. If they continue to develop like this, maybe within three to five years, they will completely occupy the country of Wa, and then use the country of Wa as the foundation to counterattack the mainland. The ones are pretty good too.

But it's a pity, not only did they plan this way, but Li Zhen also guessed their strategy, so on this day when nothing counted, she launched an all-out attack on Cheng Jianxi by surprise with lightning speed. Combat in azimuth, once the battle is successful this time, even if Cheng Jianxi is not finally destroyed, his vitality will definitely be severely injured, and he will never be able to make any big waves.

"This time Li Zhen was able to hit our vitals so accurately. It seems that we have many spies inside. It seems that after this incident is over, we have to clean up our internal affairs." Locke said angrily, Because the third legion was too fast, he didn't know that the other cores had been taken down at this time, and he thought he still had the power to retaliate, but he didn't know that after this incident, it would be good if he could save his life. As for the hidden power , have long been figured out by Li Zhen's intelligence organization and began to remove them one by one.If he escapes in the end and sees all the forces under him wiped out, he doesn't know how pretty the expression on his face will be.

"This is something that can't be helped." Wen Tonglin said in a deep voice: "We have developed too fast in the past few years, and the recruitment of personnel will inevitably be uneven. After cleaning it once, our next operation will be smoother."

"No, I'm not talking about the personnel recruited in the past few years." Locke shook his head and said: "Not everyone knows the location of our headquarters, and we haven't disclosed the location of the people recruited in the past few years to them. .”

"Are you suspecting that there are spies of Li Zhen among our old members?" Wen Tonglin's face changed: "Impossible, we all know the basics, and many of us are old members of the old boss, even if we For this younger generation, their fathers are also subordinates of the old master... We should know everyone's details... Who do you suspect?"

"I have no doubts about anyone, but I think it is not possible for one or two people to pry out so many secrets." Of course, Locke will not directly name the suspects, and Wen Tonglin is not the only one beside him now , There are still others, rashly mentioning the name is afraid that it will chill the hearts of others, and he is only suspicious. If it turns out that the person he suspects is not a spy, it will hurt people's hearts.

"Your subordinate is reckless." Wen Tonglin also thought of this, and immediately changed the subject: "Young Master, the enemy has started to move, should we start shelling?"

"Have you moved yet? Then let's start." Locke saw that the cavalry of the first division below had indeed begun to retreat, and the infantry of the second division were also retreating from the battlefield in an orderly manner.

"Yes." The artillery commander received the order, and immediately began to wave the small flag in his hand: "Every artillery position is ready, three rapid fires, ready! Launch."

"Boom~"

As the gun rope was pulled, the explosion sounded loudly, and the few 150mm cannons in the cannon group suddenly turned into a ball of fire, and the endless steel jets scattered and smoothed everything around, including the surrounding area. All the smaller-caliber cannons were overturned, and even the shells exploded. In an instant, the artillery positions turned into a sea of ​​flames.

"Wow! Cough cough cough... Puff~" Locke got up from the ground in disgrace. If Wen Tonglin hadn't pushed him down just now, he might have been affected by the explosion. It was too close, and the shock wave from the explosion still caused serious internal injuries to him, to the point that his internal organs ruptured. As soon as his throat was sweet, he couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood. Is there any breakfast mixed in the blood? , and he also felt that he was a little incontinent - in fact, these are symptoms of internal organs injury.

"Ahem~ What's going on?" Locke wanted to get up from the ground, but he felt dizzy for a while, and then his feet softened, and he fell to the ground again. Countless stars appeared in front of him, dizzy, His stomach was so disgusting that he wanted to spit it out—it seemed that the explosion just now had not only hurt his lungs, but even his head had been traumatized.

"..." Reluctantly regaining his senses, Locke saw Wen Tonglin opening his mouth and saying something to himself, but it was a pity that he only saw Wen Tonglin's mouth moving, but he couldn't hear anything. Be mentally prepared, after all, it is normal to be temporarily deaf in your ears because you are so close to the explosion.

"..." On Wen Tonglin's side, he saw the same situation. He only saw Locke's mouth moving, but he couldn't hear anything. Knowing that he might be deaf, he couldn't help but panic.

Chapter 1218 The Secret Path

Chapter 165 Secret Road

But at this time, Wen Tonglin suddenly saw Locke lying on the ground, writing on the soil with his fingers: "Our ears were deafened by the explosion, and we should not hear any sound in a short time. Communicate in writing."

Wen Tonglin reacted, and quickly wrote on the ground: "I see, but why did the cannon explode? Didn't we overhaul it once before it was shipped up? Could it be that there are also enemy spies in our artillery?"

"I don't know about this." Locke continued to write: "But the top priority now is not to pursue this issue. Our cannon exploded, and even the serial crossbows and kerosene guns were destroyed. We will get the news that we must leave here immediately, otherwise we will become Li Zhen's prisoners."

Locke is indeed a qualified leader. This absolute calm alone is not comparable to ordinary people. Even Li Zhen or Li Shimin should not hide like this immediately after an accident, but be furious Find the cause of the accident, punish the person responsible for the accident, count your own losses, and so on.But Locke is different. What he thought of at the first moment of the accident was not these, but from the perspective of the enemy to think about what the enemy will do next, and he can find the most suitable solution with an absolutely calm mind ——It has to be said that Locke is indeed capable of controlling such a powerful force as Cheng Jianxi at the young age of the weak crown.

"I understand." Wen Tonglin nodded, and did not continue to write anything, but stepped forward to help Locke up. After a while of buffering, although their ears were still deaf, their body balance had been adjusted. I can barely walk. Although the loss of hearing makes the body unable to maintain balance, the two support each other and fall without fear of falling.

The two staggered towards the back of the cottage, completely ignoring the panicked cottage, and just shouted loudly for the guards to come and protect themselves. Fortunately, only a few people near the cannon were deafened by the explosion, and the rest were not. What happened, soon Locke's personal guard commander came with a few confidant guards and doctors to protect the two of them and retreated to the cottage Hou Fangfang.

"Get out of here, I don't need your treatment." Locke pushed away the doctor who wanted to heal himself, and shouted at the guard commander: "Time is running out, the enemy will come up at any time, notify and open immediately The entrance to the tunnel, let's leave here immediately...as far as we can go."

"Yes." The guard commander shouted loudly, regardless of whether Locke could hear him or not, and walked quickly to the back mountain.