"General, the general is not far ahead." Wang Er was a little uncomfortable on horseback, and at this time he was caught on horseback, and there was a strong soldier on horseback who grabbed his back tightly to prevent him from falling.

It was already the end of the day, and the sun was shining fiercely on the earth, and there was not a single cloud in the sky, and it looked blue like a jewel.

There were no more weeds in this place, but more of a bare dry hard ground, with the clattering sound of horses' hooves, and not far ahead was a field of birch trees swaying in the wind, like rows of loyal guards, standing sentry.

It's still uninhabited, there's no life at all, and it's lifeless, even if you ride the beautiful sapphire-like sky.

"There's no one here!" Niu Chao shouted.

Wang Er said with a smile: "The general doesn't know, although this place is not far from the village, but there is no human population in this radius of a few miles, how can there be any shadow, even the village in the periphery is not here, it has to pass through this birch tree, and after the past, it is a small village, this village is called Lijia Village, the reason is that the head of this village is surnamed Li, and he is a medium leader in our village, and his background is the second master, so this treatment is okay, there are almost more than 50 men in this village, The women and old men together numbered two hundred, and there were no brave warriors to fear. ”

Zhang Yuan nodded, but he still motioned for the scout to go and investigate. Several scouts formed a small improvised group and hurried towards the birch forest.

In a few moments, the scouts disappeared from view, and they bypassed the birch forest and entered the back of the birch forest.

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Liu Xia picked up the map and put it on the table and looked at it carefully. Next to him, Liu Dazhuang and many other soldiers stood behind him. This is a map of Henan Province, which is slightly different from the map of Henan Province in the previous life, but the difference is not particularly large, but the belonging of some regions is different from the present. But it hasn't changed much, and it works well even with the current map.

This map was discovered by a scout by accident, so he brought it back to Liu Xia, and Liu Xia regarded this map as a treasure, and looked at it when he had time, and then thought about his next step.

"General, now we should be in this position, it won't be long before we arrive at this place, this is Kaifeng Mansion, here is Guide Mansion, and this is Henan Mansion. Guide Mansion is in the north of us, although it is very close, but it is a plain area, and it is difficult to hold it, and it can only be used as a temporary supplementary place, not as a place to stay for a long time. This is the seat of Kaifeng Mansion, but here Kaifeng City has been flooded by the great flood, there is nothing here now, this Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion are a wide plain within the jurisdiction, there is no danger to defend Even if we take it, it will not be long before we have to evacuate. ”

Chen Liu walked to Liu Xia's side and looked at the map carefully, and then said his opinion.

Liu Xia nodded and said: "I also think so, looking at the world, the south can't go, it's a little difficult to go back to the north when you get there, and now the north is basically occupied by the Qing army, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, Shanxi are all owned by the Tartars, but their troops in these places are not many, and the main forces are still those Han people who surrendered, and the combat effectiveness is very poor, and it is not a problem to take it, mainly because of the revenge of the Tartars." ”

Liu Xia paused and continued: "We can only choose the base in these places, now Shaanxi is not able to go, too far and Tongguan is still in the hands of the Qing army, it is a little difficult to take it for a while and a half, Shandong can not go, there is no danger to defend, Shanxi is close to Beijing, there is definitely the top priority of the Qing army's defense."

We can only be in Henan now, and the best place in Henan is naturally Luoyang, Henan Province, and General Ben intends to occupy Henan Mansion first, and then recuperate for some time to occupy the grain-producing places around Henan Mansion.

There is Hangu Pass in the west of Henan Province, although Hangu Pass is rarely used since there is Tongguan, but we can rebuild and resist the Qing army in Shaanxi, and take the opportunity to take Tongguan better, and there is a Tiger Prison Pass to the east of Luoyang, so that even if the Qing army fights, we can also defend and attack. ”

Liu Xia pointed to those places on the map and explained to Chen Liu where he would go in the future.

Liu Xia picked up a cup next to him and drank the water inside, walked around the room, and said with a smile: "Now at this time, Zhang Yuan should be able to find the enemy's lair." ”

Chen Liu smiled and said, "How does the general know that General Zhang Yuan will definitely be able to find the lair of that gang?" ”

Liu Xia said with a smile: "With Yu Mingjun here, it is not difficult to find the nest of those poles, it is just a matter of time, Yu Mingjun is a rare reconnaissance talent!" This is also the reason why I asked Yu Mingjun to follow. ”

Chen Liu continued: "The general trusts General Yu very much! ”

"Suspicious people don't need to be suspicious, General Ben is still very clear about Mingjun's talent, he has a lot of experience since he was a child, and he is also very good at doing things, General Ben is very relieved!"

Suddenly, a soldier came over from outside the tent, and the soldier stepped forward, bowed to Liu Xia and said, "General Qiqi, General Zhang Yuan has found the enemy's hiding place, and has begun to attack the enemy's peripheral forces at this time. ”

Liu Xia nodded with satisfaction and said to the soldier, "Got it, you go down first." ”

"Yes, General," said the soldier, and walked down.

Liu Xia said to Chen Liu, who was studying the map not far away: "Now that Zhang Yuan has found the enemy's hiding place, they can come back tomorrow, now everyone comes over, let's study where we are going next." ”

"Yes" At this time, the other generals in the tent also came back to their senses and surrounded the place where Liu Xia's map was.

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"General, in addition to the old man and women, there are also those who have surrendered, so those who tried to resist and flee are all settled" A soldier covered in blood stepped forward and reported loudly to Zhang Yuan, who was riding on a horse and commanding the battle.

"Good job, go check the casualties!" Zhang Yuan ordered solemnly.

"Yes, General."

"General, one recruit of our army died, one was seriously wounded, five were slightly wounded, and one veteran was slightly wounded. The enemy died thirty, three of whom were women. Twenty men surrendered, and one hundred and eighty-five old men, children, and women."

Zhang Yuan nodded after hearing this, one death is not too much, after all, it is a recruit.

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