Chapter Seventy-Two: The Overall Situation Has Been Decided

Although he didn't say everything, everyone present understood the meaning, but Shen Chongming couldn't help but smile. "Well, that makes sense. Then tell me more, how should we fight this ambush? ”

"'Chaos' Lingguan and Hengshan are located on the east and west sides of Hunyuan Prefecture, and if you come to Datong through Hunyuan Prefecture, you must pass through one of these two places. The distance between the two places was about thirty miles, and if the subordinates were rebel generals, they would have sent probes to the two places beforehand. Therefore, for the sake of safety, the people of the imperial court should ambush a group of men and horses at the 'Chaos' Lingguan to bluff and paralyze the rebels to explore the horses, so that the rebels mistakenly think that the army was ambushed here and took the official road of Hengshan, so as to fall into the ambush set up by the army in Hengshan. Brother Erdan talked eloquently, and Shen Chongming, who listened, kept nodding.

"Hehe, Master Ma is so knowledgeable." Wang Chonggu nodded and praised, "Lord Shen, the lower officials think that this strategy can be used. ”

Shen Chongming nodded, ignoring the second brother who was looking at him, and said directly: "It's available, but there are some changes." ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone couldn't help but prick up their ears, but they wanted to see what Shen Chongming had in mind.

"Since we can set up an ambush at the 'Chaos' Lingguan Pass, the rebels will definitely prevent us from laying an ambush on Hengshan, so they will definitely send more people to Hengshan to investigate. Although Hengshan is large, tens of thousands of horses are ambushed in it, and once you search carefully, you will find traces, and when the rebels are prepared, they will lose their efforts. ”

Everyone who listened to Shen Chongming's words nodded straightly, even Brother Erdan was no exception, and he was still thoughtful by his own adults.

"But my lord, if you don't set up an ambush on Heng Mountain, will you just give up the favorable terrain in vain and let the rebels pass this hurdle safely?" Brother Erdan asked directly, in front of Shen Chongming, he never hid it.

"The ambush is to be set up, but this is deliberately done for the rebels like the 'chaotic' Lingguan." Shen Chongming said with a smile. "The ambushes in both places are enough to make the rebels confused and uncertain about our intentions, so that they will waver in choosing which path to take. At that time, they will definitely choose an easy place to march, and it must be the official road of Hengshan. ”

"And once you pass Heng Mountain, it can be regarded as out of the Taihang realm, and the road to Datong can be described as a smooth road. And the rebels were not ambushed, they will be lax in their response, and then the army will wait for the opportunity to kill, and with the advantage of cavalry, the rebels who will be able to kill will be defeated! ”

After some discussion, the original plan to set up an ambush and wait for the rebels in the south of Datong City could only be changed. didn't dare to delay too much, and after leaving 10,000 horses at midnight that day to be handed over to Wang Chonggu to guard the city, Shen Chongming quietly went out of the city with a large group of men.

As soon as the army left, how could Wang Chonggu, who only had 10,000 horses in his hands, not be nervous, and immediately sent a horse to the grassland to monitor the movements of the Tartars.

Out of the Pingxing Pass, the rebels could only pick up the nearest distance to Datong, that is, to pass through Hunyuan Prefecture.

The pursuers behind were steadily chasing after each other, and under several fierce battles, Huang Wanli's men and horses suffered a lot of losses, and they were invincible. This matter is like a sharp sword hanging over his head, which makes the rebel generals worry in their hearts. Once entangled, all plans will be frustrated.

The spies in front were very conscientious to transmit back the terrain and enemy situation, and everyone was overjoyed, and the 'color' Lang Jun personally led a group of men and horses to attack overnight, and captured Hunyuan Prefecture with less than 2,000 defenders in one fell swoop, which opened a way out for the army to get out of Taihang Mountain.

However, looking at the road ahead, Cai Wenyuan, who is a military advisor, is very worried.

"After half a month, the officers and soldiers must know exactly what the army 'wants'. Although there are troops outside the border to lead troops to contain the officers and troops, it is not completely certain that there will be no officers and soldiers who will lay traps waiting for us halfway. Looking at the topographic map in front of him, Cai Wenyuan said to Zhao Wenyi with some worry.

Although it is about to go out of Taihang Mountain, Datong City is not far away. But it seems that success is imminent, but it is the most critical juncture, and the slightest carelessness will be the end of the entire army.

"What Brother Xian said is very true, since this is the case, then we can't just think about hurrying." Zhao Wenyi nodded in agreement, and ordered: "Brother Xian, then order the army to rest for two days in this Hunyuan Prefecture, and after walking so many Tianshan roads in a row, the soldiers are indeed very tired. ”

"The subordinates understand, so they will give the order." Cai Wenyuan nodded yes, turned around and went out to arrange this matter.

Two days passed in a flash, and the spies who had gone to inquire about the news also returned. Of course, there are many of them who are overdue.

Hearing such news, Cai Wenyuan and Zhao Wenyi felt a lot more stable in their hearts, which is reasonable. The Tanma who did not come back must have encountered the officers and soldiers and lost their 'lives'.

After a while, the two of them were worried about which way to go. Although the spies have done their duty enough, the news they have come back is more or less vague, and it is a matter of the safety of the army, and no one dares to make a decision lightly.

"According to the intelligence obtained by the spies, there are indeed signs of the activities of the brigade in the 'chaotic' Lingguan in the northeast. The spies ventured to get close to investigate, but the terrain here was too complicated and did not have much information, so it can be said that they returned in vain. According to the information obtained from the repeated reconnaissance of the horses, the possibility of the ambush of the Hengshan officers and soldiers is far greater than that of the 'chaotic' Lingguan, but the specific number is still unknown. Cai Wenyuan's brows were twisted, at first glance, it was difficult to choose between these two places.

Zhao Wenyi nodded, and said with a worried brow: "In this way, it seems that there is a possibility of an ambush by officials and soldiers in these two places, how can this be good?" ”

Hearing this, Cai Wenyuan couldn't help but be silent, and his heart was also wavering. Although you can go to Datong from other roads, you have to take a detour, and this walk will cost you nearly 200 miles under your feet. And to make a detour, you have to pass through the territory of several prefectures. There are officers and soldiers in the local area, and once they are delayed, the pursuers behind can easily catch up.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Wenyi took the lead in making up his mind, after all, there is no room for hesitation at such a time. "Brother Xian, I think it's my brother's opinion, let's take Hengshan."

Looking at Cai Wenyuan looking at himself with an inquiring look, Zhao Wenyi said on the terrain map in front of him: "You see, the only official road leading from Hunyuan Prefecture to Datong Mansion happens to pass through Hengshan, and in comparison, taking the 'chaotic' Lingguan can be said to be a shortcut and taking a small road, which is enough to show that the terrain of Hengshan is not dangerous compared to the 'chaotic' Lingguan, and it must be impossible to ambush tens of thousands of horses here without being detected by our investigation." ”

"So Sect Master, do you think that this ambush on Hengshan is very likely to be deliberately done by the officials and soldiers for us to see?" Cai Wenyuan frowned and asked, such a simple trick, I'm afraid it's impossible.

Zhao Wenyi shook his head very decisively, and said helplessly: "I don't know if I am a brother, but at the moment, the safest thing is to take Heng Mountain, and the terrain of the official road is relatively open, even if we really encounter an ambush, don't we have the strength to fight." And taking the 'chaotic' Lingguan, where the terrain is more complex and steep, once the official army really lays an ambush here, there is no way to resist it. So no matter what, it's better for us to take Hengshan. Moreover, after all, there are Tartars outside the pass, and presumably the officers and troops can't 'draw' too many people to set up ambushes, so my brother thinks that the officers and troops must be waiting for us in the 'chaotic' Lingguan! ”

Zhao Wenyi's analysis, Cai Wenyuan also felt that it made sense in his ears, and nodded: "If you can only take Heng Mountain, your subordinates think that the army should be divided into several 'waves' to pass through one after another, and each 'wave' is ten miles apart, so even if you really fall into an ambush, you won't have no chance of turning the tables." ”

"In that case, do as you say. Without further ado, the army will march early tomorrow morning and strive to cross Heng Mountain before noon. Seeing that Cai Wenyuan had no objections, Zhao Wenyi immediately made a decision.

In the early morning of the erection day, an advance team of rebels took the lead on the official road of Hengshan, and the number was not large, only more than 200. These people hurried to Heng Mountain, and without saying a word, they turned over and dismounted and scattered towards the mountain to search, with great fanfare, and they were not as careful as the erosion of the reconnaissance ground two days ago.

The purpose of this part is the method that Cai Wenyuan came up with when he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. This is different from the scouts being cautious and searching the mountains with great fanfare, and if there is really an ambush for the officers and troops here, it will definitely be exposed. If they are lured out at that time, it will be considered an ambush, and on this wide official road, a single charge of the army will be enough to disperse them.

"My lord, a small group of rebels has entered Hengshan." In order to completely paralyze the rebels, Shen Chongming never dared to let Tanma go to Hengshan, so he didn't get the exact news until the rebels entered Hengshan.

Xiong Dabiao, Wang Zhen and other generals were all by Shen Chongming's side, and when they heard the news, everyone's expressions couldn't help but be ugly. A small 'wave' of rebels? Could it be that the rebels' brigade took the 'chaotic' Lingguan?

"Hehe, it should have been sent by the rebels to explore the way. Passing on the official order, explore the horse and probe again, once a large number of rebels enter Hengshan, come to report quickly. As soon as Shen Chongming's order came out, everyone's hearts couldn't help but settle down, it turned out that this small 'wave' rebel army was a large group of their horses.

The news came one after another, and as one 'wave' after another 'wave' of rebels crossed Heng Mountain, Shen Chongming finally gave the order for people from all walks of life to gather! And he himself also led the three thousand men and horses around him to go straight to the exit of Hengshan to kill.

The place where the army was stationed was fifty miles away from Heng Mountain, and in order to reduce the target, Shen Chongming divided the men and horses into several scattered 'chaos' and ambushed them within a radius of twenty miles. It is precisely because of this that many rebel scouts have missed their 'hand' with them, and occasionally a few find traces, but they are chased by the fast horses of the Shenji Battalion and fall away.

The men and horses of the department were all soldiers, although they were scattered and 'chaotic', but after receiving Shen Chongming's order to join forces, with the four 'legged' war horses under his crotch, they came one after another without waiting for Shen Chongming to move thirty miles.

Looking at the people and horses that had already gathered, Shen Chongming couldn't help but be proud, and when he exterminated the rebels, he once again had the absolute certainty of victory. Although the war was the beginning, with the advantage of the cavalry over the infantry army, the outcome was already doomed, that is, the overall situation was decided, and the rebels had no power to return to heaven.