Li Guo groaned: "Our army is strong, if it is a lowly command, it must be based on the fortified city, waiting for work, deploying artillery and various defensive equipment at the head of the city, waiting for the siege." ”

Wu Zheng said: "This is naturally true, but this king doesn't understand, why does General Li have an army of 5,000 and take a defensive position against the 3,000 invading enemy?" ”

Li Guo didn't even think about it: "Our army is so strong, wouldn't it be stupid if we take the initiative to attack?" ”

These words caused Wu Zheng and the generals to laugh.

"Am I wrong?" Li Guo was a little embarrassed.

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said, "General Li is not wrong. In other words, this king will not take the initiative to attack. But the question is, does Bolo know that it is the Northern Expeditionary Army and the king? ”

Li Guo was stunned, yes, how could Bolo know?

Starting from Wuchang, the 3,000 Northern Expeditionary Army was dressed in the uniform of the Loyal Battalion, and did not encounter large-scale battles along the way.

After all, Li Guo was a person who had experienced a hundred battles, and his heart flashed, "What does the prince mean that Bolo will take the initiative to attack?" ”

Wu Zheng said: "According to this king's understanding of him, there should be a sixty percent possibility...... General Li, leading troops in battle requires not only bravery, but also the psychology, thoughts, and demands of the opposing general...... If Bolo knew that it was the king who came, his choice could only be to flee, escape, we couldn't catch up, even if he attacked Shangrao directly from noon, Bolo wanted to escape, we couldn't catch up. ”

Li Guo nodded and said, "But Shangrao City can be captured." ”

Wu Zheng laughed, "The city is there, whether our army attacks it or not, it is there, and Bolo can't take it away." But if Bolo doesn't know that it's the king, then he will have to say two things. With Bolo's ability and temperament, can he tolerate the loss of 3,000 cavalry in vain? ”

Li said: "I understand what the prince is worried about, but since we know that Boluo will lead the army to attack, should we make some preparations or build some fortifications?" ”

Wu Zheng nodded Li and said, "General Li wants to report to Bolo?" ”

Li Guo exclaimed: "How can the prince doubt the loyalty of the lowly position? ”

Wu Zheng laughed and said, "Joke, General Li doesn't have to take it seriously!" In this small town, any fortifications built will be seen by Bolo, once it is seen through, Bolo naturally thinks that our army has already taken precautions, and when the time comes, turn around, won't we just chase the tail and eat dust? ”

Li Guo frowned and said: "If you don't prepare, won't you be caught off guard when Bolo attacks?" ”

Wu Zheng turned his finger and pointed at the generals under his command, and said, "This is the reason why this king summoned them, as long as these few don't fall asleep, Bolo won't be able to take advantage." ”

Li Guo suddenly realized that Wu Zheng had already been prepared.

Wu Zheng was right, Bolo was completely aware of this battle of annihilation at noon, after all, it was Bolo's order.

In addition, Zhengjiafang and Shangrao City are too close to each other, so it is impossible to hide it.

The eyeliner will naturally report the battle process to Bolo one by one.

Therefore, even if he directly attacked Shangrao City at noon, if Bolo wanted to lead the army to flee south, he could do it.

Of course, from the perspective of capturing Shangrao City with the ultimate goal of this time, Wu Zheng should indeed lead the army to attack directly.

But Wu Zheng wanted more, that is, to keep Bolo!

Even if you can't catch it, you have to get rid of it quickly.

This is the real reason why Wu Zheng did not attack immediately, just as Wu Zheng said, 3,000 cavalry were completely annihilated, and Shangrao City was already a must-have fruit for the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the difference was nothing more than the time was sooner or later.

And no matter how late it is, it will not be more than two days, because in two days the loyal battalion responsible for transporting the artillery will arrive in the back.

When the time comes, if you can't hit it, are you still afraid that it won't be destroyed?

……。

The moon is dark and the wind is high and the night kills.

Except for the 1,000 defenders who remained at the north gate, Bolo almost poured out.

Four thousand men marched north in the darkness like ghosts.

When approaching the five miles of Zhengjiafang, the work was ordered, and the army stopped advancing.

Bolo was very careful, and he sent two teams of 300 people from the east and west directions to encircle Zhengjiafang.

This trick is called the real in the virtual, the virtual in the real, and the real yin damage.

That is to say, if the enemy in Zhengjiazhuang is defenseless, then these 600 people will be used as the vanguard to attack the town from the east and west, thereby causing confusion among the enemy.

But on the contrary, if the enemy is prepared, or even sets up an ambush, then these six hundred people will be abandoned by Bolo without hesitation, and he will lead the main force back to Shangrao City, a distance of five miles, even if the enemy wants to chase it, it will be too late.

……。

Whether you are prepared or not, this can only be a feeling.

Even if there is no defense, there must be patrolling soldiers in the garrison of an army, and open and dark posts are indispensable.

If you want to know if there is a real ambush, you only need to touch it and kill a few people before you can try it out.

Two Qing troops, from the east and west, touched into the town.

But here's the problem, the town is pitch black.

I searched the houses along the street, but I couldn't find anyone who could breathe.

Slowly approaching the center of the town, the two Qing soldiers found at the same time that the faint light coming from the ancestral hall on the east side of the big drying field came out.

This seemingly non-existent light made the two Qing soldiers invariably bypass the big drying field and go to the ancestral hall.

They met outside the ancestral hall and launched a surprise attack on the inside of the ancestral hall at the same time.

These two teams of Wang Qingqing soldiers were originally here to reconnoiter and stir up, and they were not afraid of being exposed, but the problem was that after rushing into the ancestral hall, they found that there was no one inside, except for the case in the main hall, there was a lamp, which was rushed into the oil lamp that was about to be extinguished by the wind.

The enemy has already retreated?

They looked at each other in amazement, and finally felt the signal canister on their bodies, walked into the courtyard, and fired a signal into the dark sky.

At night, the fireworks are clearly eye-catching.

When Bolo saw this firework, his heart finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he ordered loudly, "The whole army marches to Zhengjiafang!" ”

……。

Everything went even better than expected.

Bolo led his army into the town, but he muttered to himself, this is too quiet, right?

It's just that now that the striker has sent the signal, this kind of doubt has not attracted Bolo's attention.

After meeting up with the striker in the big sunyard in the center of the town, he realized that there was not a single enemy in the town.

Dare to love, today's night attack is in vain?

However, Bolo was actually relieved in his heart, and the enemy was able to retreat in the face of difficulties, which at least showed that the enemy had no intention of attacking Shangrao City.

Bolo ordered loudly: "Pass on the order of the commander, after setting fire to the town, the whole army will withdraw to Shangrao City." ”

In an instant, the fire rose in the ancestral hall and gradually spread.

The Qing troops began to assemble and prepare to retreat.

At this time, a dense "tom tom tom" sound suddenly sounded, and almost in the blink of an eye, the cannonball exploded in the ancestral hall area.

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