Three Hundred and Eighty Eighth, War Madman

Now that they have decided to attack Guanshan to lure the bandits from Dingyuanshan out of their nests, they must enter the valley area quietly to prevent their actions from being discovered in advance.

Now that Zong's eyes and ears are all over the northwest, the plan of Fort 178 is to clear out the bandits in the river valley first, so as not to cause any trouble to the forward base when the real war comes.

Zhang Xiaoman felt that Guanshan should be harder to fight, but Ren Xiaosu didn't think so, because some bandits died under Yan Liuyuan's curse like a catastrophe, and he guessed that group of bandits came from Guanshan.

At that time, they were near Kaole Mountain, and the nearest bandit dens were Tangwang Mountain and Guanshan Mountain, but the bandits in Tangwang Mountain had already been squandered by Wang Congyang, so the only ones who came were the bandits from Guanshan Mountain.

However, Ren Xiaosu didn't say anything about it. The battle in the wilderness seemed to be still under Zong's news blockade, and Fortress 178 didn't know about it.

Fort 178 was five to six hundred kilometers away from the battlefield at that time. No matter how many artillery fires were fired, there was no movement in the fortress.

But Ren Xiaosu knew very well that if it was as he guessed, Guan Shan would definitely not be as difficult to fight as he imagined, on the contrary, it would be much easier than Ding Yuan Shan.

Like a group of mice, the Sharp Knife Company suddenly abandoned their trucks and walked through the ravines one by one carrying supplies of firearms and shells.

While resting in the shadow of the ravine during the day, Zhang Xiaoman said to Ren Xiaosu: "Although I don't know what your extraordinary ability is, since you said that you can put pressure on Guan Shan, then I believe you, don't go anywhere Say you can't do it, you can't do it, no matter who you are, I will shoot you directly."

Ren Xiaosu didn't speak, but leaned against the ravine with his automatic rifle in his arms and closed his eyes to rest.

Everyone is slowly eating their own individual rations. Now they are secretly sneaking into the river valley area, and they cannot make a fire to cook and light up the smoke.

But what surprised Zhang Xiaoman and the others was that this Ren Xiaosu seemed to be able to endure more hardships than them. When everyone was resting, there would always be someone on duty to stand guard. The other soldiers were sleepy and resentful, but Ren Xiaosu never complained. If he stood guard, he would stand guard, and it didn't matter if he stood guard for a while.

Zhang Xiaoman deliberately observed that Ren Xiaosu was extremely serious and conscientious when he was on guard.

The sharp knife company commander murmured in a low voice: "As expected of the commander's fancy."

Everyone looked at Ren Xiaosu with more harsh eyes, not because they had to make things difficult for Ren Xiaosu, but when they learned that this might be the next commander, they would always think: Compared with this person, how can I be worse than him? ,

Why is he a candidate for commander.

As for Ren Xiaosu, not only is he standing guard, but everyone has to take turns carrying heavy machine guns and mortars during the march. Those things are really heavy, and the mortar is better, only 29.4 catties. Although it is uncomfortable to carry it for a long distance , but still within an acceptable range.

The heavy machine gun with a caliber of 12.7mm weighs only 50 catties, and they have to carry their own marching backpacks. The distance between Guanshan and Dingyuan Mountain is more than 100 kilometers, and the road is still difficult. Some soldiers want to carry this thing. , The skin on the shoulders is worn out.

But Ren Xiaosu never complained about anything.

Ren Xiaosu's strength and agility are balanced now, so he looks very thin. At first, Zhang Xiaoman deliberately made things difficult for Ren Xiaosu and made him suffer.

What surprised Zhang Xiaoman was that Ren Xiaosu looked thinner than them all, but he was unambiguous in carrying a heavy machine gun, and even took the initiative to share some of it for other comrades.

This is the case in the army. If you are tough and capable, I will respect you. I despise you if you are squeamish.

During the past few days of walking in the wilderness, everyone's impression of Ren Xiaosu has changed. This kid is really tough and powerful!

Vaguely, even the comrades in arms of the sharp knife were thinking in their hearts: It's not bad.

But this does not mean that everyone fully recognizes him. Whether he is qualified to be the next commander requires physical strength and perseverance.

At this time, Zhang Xiaoman calculated: "Guanshan is about 30 kilometers away from Dingyuan Mountain. If Guanshan asks for help from Dingyuan Mountain, then Dingyuan Mountain can be reached in about half an hour. We have to dig trenches on the road in advance to ambush." That's all right, otherwise, they might not be able to defeat those bandits."

Ren Xiaosu said: "This ravine is a natural trench."

"That's true," Zhang Xiaoman asked suddenly: "Are you really confident to put pressure on Guan Shan and make them call for help?"

Ren Xiaosu said calmly: "I issued a military order."

The correspondents in the Sharp Knife Company have always kept in touch with the forward battalion in the rear. The forward battalion set off the day after they set off, and it should be 60 kilometers behind them at this time.

It's just that the goal of the Qianfeng Battalion is not Guanshan and Dingyuanshan. They want to build a defense line in the north to prevent the Zong family from going south to counterattack after taking Guanshan and Dingyuanshan.

In the group army of Fort 178, except for one combat brigade left to complete the defense force, the rest are ready to go to the battlefield.

Ren Xiaosu asked curiously: "Company Commander, the Zong Clan really has 200,000 troops?"

Zhang Xiaoman sneered and said: "The Zong family dares to say that they have 200,000 people when they have such a large territory? Oh no, if it is counted as the refugee corps and private troops they just expanded, it seems that there are indeed 200,000 people. But my 178 Fortress If the man can fight until the last soldier, his Zong's soldiers may die hundreds of people, and a so-called combat brigade will collapse."

Only then did Ren Xiaosu suddenly realize that the Zong family was following the same path as the Li family, arresting refugees who knew nothing as strong men, and there was also a role like a private army that failed to succeed but failed.

If the Qing Clan did the same thing, Ren Xiaosu reckoned that they could gather more than 400,000 troops...

But what is the use of this kind of army?

Ren Xiaosu asked: "How many people are there in the Zong's regular army?"

"About 90,000," Zhang Xiaoman said, "But this is last year's information."

Ren Xiaosu nodded, and he suddenly felt that this battle was not so difficult, even though the regular army on the battlefield in Fort 178 was only 75,000 people.

However, why do you feel that Fortress 178 is not that strong? Is this an illusion?

Ren Xiaosu felt that this matter was weird. If Fort 178 had only such combat power, it could certainly stand in the northwest, but it was definitely not enough to make a real consortium stand in awe.

Also, before Luo Lan wanted to kill Zhang Jinglin, Ke Qingzhen disagreed.

Did Qing Zhen want Zhang Jinglin to return to the northwest to contain the Zong clan, or did he want Zhang Jinglin to continue guarding the inland humans so that humans would not encounter foreign wars again?

It may be a combination of both, Ren Xiaosu always felt that Qing Zhen in his impression was not a madman who only knew about war.