Hundreds of soldiers are marching towards Lujiao Town.

It is strange that there are no sergeants holding halberds and armor in the column to maintain order, nor are there any officers riding tall horses and wearing gorgeous uniforms.

Except soldiers, only soldiers.

A horse came in the opposite direction. The rider squinted his eyes and tried hard to find the commander among the soldiers.

A certain bald man waved his arm impatiently at the rider.

The rider was relieved and ran happily to the colonel, subconsciously raising his hands in salute.

Gesa angrily knocked off the opponent's hand: "How many times have I said this? No salutes allowed!"

The colonel also changed into coarse clothes, and his face was smeared with ashes.

But no matter what he wore, his bald head was too eye-catching, so he got a dirty linen liberty hat.

At first glance, this bald man really looks like a rude farmer - but his figure is a bit too rich.

"The rebels are on the road between Antler Town and Iris Castle!" The rider said hurriedly: "There are so many military flags! Let's say thousands of people!"

"False!" Gaisa dismissed it: "If the rebels really have a thousand elite soldiers, why do they need to take risks? Why don't they just open up and fight us?"

The rider scratched his head.

"But the rebel cavalry is quite serious." Gesa's eyes were shining, and his voice was full of envy: "If we can get it, our work will not be in vain."

The mounts of the officers were gathered together by Gesa to strengthen his scouts. Even so, the size of Gesa's cavalry was far less than that of his opponents.

It's not that Baishan County doesn't produce horses, but that all the war horses have been taken away long ago.

"Then I'll go ahead and tell everyone to try not to hurt the horses?" the rider asked tentatively.

"Are you fucking stupid?" Gesa was so angry that his whole body was on fire and his internal organs were filled with smoke: "If you don't kill the horse, how can you deal with the cavalry? You want to divide the spoils before the battle is won?"

The rider chuckled.

Gesa held his forehead and sighed: "Have the messengers sent to various towns returned?"

"The ones who are closer are coming back, but the ones who are far away are not yet." The rider stopped smiling and replied seriously: "Don't worry, the militia in each town should have already been gathering. As for the villages below...the farmers are ghosting! We can't collect food.

I don’t believe the rebels can conquer it.”

"Has the bridge to Linjun been demolished?"

"It's all demolished."

"Okay! The rebels who can follow the bandit leader to Baishan County must be veterans and the main force. Kill every one less." Gesa sneered: "Don't let any of them go."

…

Baeksan County is surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains on one side, so it is naturally closed.

Winters is currently located in the hinterland of Baishan County - between Antler Town and Iris Castle.

The reconnaissance cavalry reported that the enemy's vanguard was less than ten kilometers away from Lujiao Town.

Winters carefully considered that if he were to command the enemy troops, he would deploy a formation after arriving at Antler Town and outflank them from three or more directions.

This is the opponent's territory. As long as they are defeated, they can't escape.

But Winters wasn't in a hurry.

He called together the acting centurions and acting sergeants of the three centurions.

A total of twelve people lined up and each took a map from Winters.

"There are university questions in the map. This is what Lieutenant Colonel John Jessica told me." Winters motioned for everyone to sit down.

His subordinates sat in front of him as if they were attending evening classes on weekdays.

Winters propped his chin up and looked at his former subordinates one by one: "The one who has known me the longest is more than a year; the one who is younger than me is less than three months. If you want to learn the map in three months, that's

Daydreaming.”

"That's right." He changed the topic and said with a smile: "As long as you have a head on your shoulders, not a stone, and you have a map so you don't get lost, three months of study is more than enough."

An acting centurion who was born in Wolf Town suddenly laughed out loud, and the junior acting sergeants were confused.

"Bart Shilling!" Winters raised his eyebrows: "Why are you laughing?"

…

Bart Xialing is from Nanxin Village, Langzhen. He is tall and has a square face. It is easy to spot him in the crowd.

When the Wolf Town Militia drew lots, he was the first one drawn. So Winters immediately remembered this big guy.

During the Battle of the Great Waste, he was promoted to sergeant. Now, he is an acting centurion.

…

Bart Shilling tried his best to hold back his laughter, and replied with a blushing face: "Report to the centurion, there is nothing!"

"Presumptuous! Why are you laughing and I don't know why?"

After stopping his subordinates from offending their superiors, Winters returned to business.

"I won't hide the battle situation from you - the situation is very critical." Winters analyzed it unhurriedly: "The enemy is encircling here, and their strength is at least six times ours. This is the enemy's home base that has been operating for many years, and the nearby

No village, no town, no one will help us."

The relaxed atmosphere gradually disappeared, and the expressions of Winters' newly promoted commanders unconsciously turned serious.

"We can't fight hard, we won't be able to fight. Even if we can fight, we will have to fight for everything we have." Winters continued: "The goal of containing the enemy has been successfully completed, and it is time to triumph."

He tapped the map in his hand: "I'm giving you this, do you understand what it means?"

Bart Xialing rushed to ask: "Should we separate and withdraw?"

"That's right!" Winters nodded: "Even if you retreat, you must have a plan. If we go together, the target is too big and it is easy to be bitten. The enemy commander is looking forward to me bringing the troops together - he

It’s a beautiful thought!”

Everyone laughed.

"Listen up!" Winters' eyes flashed with cold light, and his smile was cold and confident: "The attack is about dividing and attacking together. This time I want to do the opposite, break it into pieces, disperse first and then gather together to retreat. The enemy troops

The commander underestimated me and thought that he could trap me in Baishan County with this old trick. Then I will give the old man a free lesson! But the success or failure of this battle ultimately depends on your hands!"

The twelve new commanders straightened their backs upon hearing this, waiting to receive orders.

"Bart Schalling!" Winters clicked the first name.

"yes!"

Winters called Xia Ling to his side, sent an arrow to the latter, pointed at the map and explained:

"You lead three ten-man teams and follow Lieutenant Cellini's cavalry. You have to go to Lushui Town first, then turn south from here, and go south along this river to Nanshan Town! Go to Baishan Town

The county’s military horse farm was copied to me!”

"yes!"

"People and animals, only bring long-legged things, and burn the rest for me! After leaving Nanshan Town, go west along the foothills, avoiding villages and towns. Come here!" Winters clicked on the map.

[Mudi Town]: "I have arranged for a boat to wait here. As long as you reach the river bank, someone will pick you up and cross the Anya River."

"Yes!" Bart Schalling laughed heroically and raised his hand in salute.

Winters handed Xia Ling a knight's head chess piece: "Retell your route again."

Bart Schalling took the chess pieces and walked completely around the map.

"Not bad." Winters punched his subordinate on the shoulder: "Next one!"

Another acting centurion stepped forward.

Winters fired an arrow and a chess piece, and continued to explain on the map: "You also take three ten-man teams, and just go southwest for me. Take the ditch here and go to the end. This area

The villages are relatively dense, so you have to rush through it at night and go straight to the Anya River. As long as you get here, there will be a boat to pick you up..."

Twelve acting centurions and acting sergeants received the iron arrows in turn, and Winters arranged a route for each of them.

Before coming to Baishan County, Winters collected boats and arranged four crossing points on the Anya River - this is how Andre crossed the river.

According to the original plan, as long as he led his troops to reach any of them, he could withdraw all three of his centurions.

There are four sets of evacuation plans at the four river crossing points, and they all came into use this time.

"Each of you was carefully selected by me, each of your abilities was taught by me step by step, and each of your retreat routes was personally planned by me.

You will lead twenty or thirty soldiers to operate in enemy territory. One wrong step will lead to an abyss, and I am not sure whether you will be able to return to Tiefeng County alive."

At this point, Winters smiled with tears in his eyes:

"But our army will grow, and sooner or later you will command more soldiers and take on more difficult tasks. I can't always be by my side to supervise you or command you.

This is your first trial! Failure means failure, there is no second chance. If you pass, you have proven that you are qualified to move forward! Whether it is gold or yellow iron, you will know after a trial! Disband!

"

…

As soon as the Baishan County garrison entered Lujiao Town, Colonel Gesa was shocked.
To be continued...