Insolent but not blindly arrogant.
This was Ba Lai's biggest personality trait. This was also why Wu Dingcan valued him the most.
After instructing the Men to begin cleaning up the enemies' weapons, Wu Dingcan brought his advisors and generals over to Sun Hao and asked, "What plans do you have for the future, Mr. Sun?"
Sun Hao could tell that Wu Dingcan had a plan in mind, but still came over to ask him.
This meant that he knew how to show respect to himself, but it also meant that he knew how to handle things, and that he wouldn't become arrogant just because he had just directed a battle.
Before coming to Teng Jiang, Sun Hao had already asked A Long to understand the various small warlords here. The reason he decided to help Wu Dingcan later on was because he valued's impeccable character and leadership skills.
laughed and waved his hand, saying, "I'm very satisfied with General Wu's standards, but please tell me what brilliant ideas you have. Let me have a look first."
Wu Dingcan then spoke out his plan, "Gong Cai definitely hasn't found out about the situation here yet, let's hurry up and control the mine, and wait for the enemy to send troops to snatch it."
The Jia Ma mine was the place that the One-eyed eagle was guarding just now. It was a small jadeite mine nearby.
In short, that place was also an important economic source, and Gong Cai would definitely send troops to snatch it.
"Does Gong Cai have a few hundred troops? If they come with their full strength, do you plan to use these dozens of troops to face him head on?"
A Long doubted Wu Dingcan's plan.
Wu Ding Can didn't get angry. Instead, he explained patiently, "Don't worry, brother, Gong Cai has a lot of manpower, but he has a lot of manpower to control. There are a total of seven mines and opium poppy farms.
The advisor added, "In order to ensure this, we just need to protect the Jia Ma and send a small team to pretend to attack the rest of Gong Cai's body. Naturally, he will have to split up and defend."
"I estimate that the first wave of enemies should be around the same number as us. Right now, we are winning with high morale and are waiting with leisure. It won't be a problem for us to annihilate all the enemies."
Wu Ding Can said confidently.
A Long pondered for a moment. This plan really did not have any problems, so he did not object.
Wu Ding Can looked at Sun Hao again, and asked sincerely: "Mr. Sun, do you think that I have anything else to add?"
Sun Hao praised in satisfaction, "Commander Wu's plan is not bad.
Seeing that Sun Hao did not pick any problems, Wu Ding Can was finally relieved. Seeing that the battlefield had been tidied up, he gave the order for the entire army to rush to the Jia Ma mine.
According to Wu Dingcan's original intention, he wasn't going to use this tactic. Even if the enemy only sent a few dozen men to attack them at a time, they would still have to engage in a real fight, with casualties unavoidable.
Right now, everyone around him was a loyal servant, losing even one of them would make his heart ache, but in order to comply with Sun Hao's requirement for speed, he could only do this.
According to his original plan, Wu Ding Can would first spend around ten days to launch a surprise attack on Gong Cai's various strongholds, and then retreat quickly.
His goal was not to kill the enemy, but to make them tired. This was called the Assault Tactics.
As the saying goes, a thief does not have a thousand days of defense. The garrison did not know where the enemy was hiding or when the enemy would attack them, so it was easy for them to be exhausted mentally and physically, regardless of whether it was day or night, when they were on high alert.
However, Wu Ding Can didn't have any base to guard, so he was able to lead his men to hide everywhere. After resting and storing up his strength, he would have the initiative to launch an attack at any time.
By the time Gong Cai's Men was exhausted, Wu Ding Can was confident enough to launch a total attack and achieve a complete victory.
But this tactic would take too long, and Sun Hao would definitely be unwilling to accept it, so he could only give up … Soon, they arrived at the mine. Due to several guards getting their heads blown off, the workers on the mine were scared off temporarily. There was not a single person on the huge construction site.
This was Wu Dingcan's territory, and as soon as he entered it, he immediately gave orders to prepare his defenses for the enemy.
Sun Hao brought her own Brothers s to check out the surroundings, in order to familiarize themselves with the fortifications.
The biggest difference between this place and the domestic mines was that outside of the mines, there were logs, boulders, walls, and even a moat dug.
Overall, it looked like a military fortress.
Estimating the size of the building, according to the power of several hundred warlords, it would be impossible to build it in a few years.
This was indeed the case. The Jia Ma mine had a history of nearly a hundred years.
Seeing that Wu Dingcan had finished arranging all the guards, Sun Hao brought his Sun Army members to the observation deck on the left side of the gate.
"Sun Army!"
This name was given to Sun Hao by Wu Dingcan for the convenience of command.
Half an hour later, two old jeeps with black smoke coming out from them appeared in the distance. They were packed with a dozen ferocious soldiers with rifles in their hands. Dozens of soldiers on foot followed behind them.
Needless to say, these were the reinforcements that Gong Cai had sent.
But what made Sun Hao a little disappointed was that there were only a total of fifty to sixty enemies, which was a little too little.
The reason was that just as the matter began, the panicking miner had already returned to report to Gong Cai.
When Gong Cai heard that the enemy was Wu Dingcan's broken weapon, he never would have thought that they were all dead. Naturally, he never would have thought that the entire One-eyed eagle would be annihilated.
Logically speaking, it should be more than enough to send so many people to help.
These reinforcements were no exception. The leader of the reinforcements assumed that the mine was still under his control and did not give the order to slow down. He planned to go directly to the mine to attack Wu Dingcan together with the rest of the One-eyed eagle's troops.
The consequences could be imagined, accompanied by the sound of "Hong Long".
With a loud bang, the first jeep the captain was in was blown up on the spot by the grenade.
Because the remaining soldiers had rich combat experience, they were able to quickly stop the chaos and launch a counterattack. However, the mine was well-prepared and had strong guards, so the advantages between the two sides were simply not on the same level.
After more than 20 minutes of intense fighting, the remaining enemies were all annihilated at the entrance of the mine, with the exception of two or three who managed to escape.
At the end of the war, the enemy tried desperately to break down a wall with the remaining jeep.
Although they were still unable to break in, the five defenders behind the wall that were exposed had also died under the enemy's concentrated fire.
Although the death of a comrade was very sad, but in this place where the warlords had been fighting for decades, everyone was already numb to it.
Wu Dingcan directed his men to carry the five corpses back inside, while the rest of them hurriedly grabbed tools and started repairing the walls of the stronghold, ready for the next wave of attacks.
Sun Hao had also brought the Sun Army, who had no casualties, to help repair it. Wu Dingcan smiled and requested, "Mr. Sun, the mission of feigning to attack Gong Cai's other territories, may I ask for your Sun Army's help?"
Hearing Wu Dingcan's request, Sun Hao did not say anything, but the ten odd subordinates behind him all had bitter looks on their faces.
Because this mission was too simple. As long as they could run away after firing two shots into the enemy's territory, how could it be fun to kill the enemy in front of their eyes?
Previously, Sun Hao had specially picked a relatively safe place for them to stay for their own good. This made them feel extremely bored — — Of course, everyone knew that Brother Hao was doing this for their own good.
Amongst the young people that took the initiative to participate in this society, which one of them wasn't hot-blooded and aggressive?
Now, they finally had the opportunity to face this kind of public gunfight that was completely impossible in the country, yet they were unable to fully participate. How could they not feel depressed in their hearts?
They were even more depressed now. The battle was getting bigger, and now they had to move away from the battlefield to do safer work!
"General Wu, I reject such an arrangement!"
Sun Hao's straightforward words immediately made the Men excited.
Before Sun Hao rejected him, he did not turn back to look at his little brother's face, because during the two battles earlier, he noticed that everyone's mood had dropped lower and lower, to the point that they did not even talk much.
Having lived together for so many days, Sun Hao of course, could guess what these kids were thinking.
Wu Ding Can was completely baffled by Sun Hao's rejection, and could not understand why the Sun Army members behind him were suddenly so excited.
The reason why he gave this safe mission to the Sun Army was because during the battle just now, he had discovered that they were all like wilted bean sprouts, without any spirit or fighting spirit, so he simply allowed them to stay far away from the battlefield … Seeing Wu Ding Can's doubt, Sun Hao did not explain any further. He suggested in a tone that could not be refused: "General Wu, I think there is no point in feigning an attack, let's hurry up and prepare for Gong Cai's attack."
Sun Hao refusing to carry out his suggestion made Wu Dingcan feel dissatisfied. However, in order to prevent any internal conflicts in the array, he had already planned to endure it, and send his stronger men to do feint attacks.
But what he did not expect was that Sun Hao himself was not going, and now, he actually did not want him to send anyone!
In Wu Dingcan's eyes, this action was akin to interfering with his command, and changing the policy that he had already decided on.
Ever since he received Sun Hao's assistance with his weapons, he had been worried that this would happen, but he never thought that it would actually happen!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. In the blink of an eye, Wu Dingcan's face turned ashen, and the veins on his fists started popping out.
In his heart, an intense fight was going on: Should I call for my subordinates and directly kill Sun Hao and the rest?
Sun Hao was clever, upon seeing Wu Dingcan's strange expression, he immediately guessed the reason.
Therefore, he smiled and said, "General Wu, don't think too much. I'm not trying to interfere with your authority. It's just that there's a problem with the previous strategy, so I suggest that you change it a little."
Wu Dingcan also didn't want to fall out with him so easily, so he suppressed his anger and asked in a stiff voice, "Oh? What's the problem? Mr. Sun, please enlighten me! "
Sun Hao painstakingly explained his own reasons: "We have already won two times in a row, if we continue to feign attacks on Gong Cai's other territories, I think it is very possible that he will shut himself up, and not dare to attack again. General Wu, think about it. If this were to happen, what would you do? Could it be that he took the initiative to attack his stronghold? Attacking a city in the midst of a military strategy is a very good strategy. When the time comes, the enemy and I will be in a completely different situation.
Hearing what happened, Wu Dingcan's anger started to dissipate, as he felt that what Sun Hao said made sense.
If he was allowed to attack the city instead, it would definitely cause heavy losses to his subordinates. This was definitely not possible.
In the end, both sides had to defend against each other for a long period of time.
Forget about Sun Hao, even if Sun Hao did not have any objections, with Wu Dingcan's financial power, he would definitely be dragged out to the ground by Gong Cai first.
After considering the possibilities, Wu Ding Can agreed with Sun Hao's words. He felt that he should stop his feint and lure the snake out of its cave.
But like this, he had a new worry.