Just when Wang Rui was worried and anxious, Feng Guji, the military attache defending the city, came to report in a panic, and another army came outside the city.

"What? Can you see the flag? Wang Rui's surprise was not small, it was the Liukou who came to reinforcements again.

Feng Guerrilla wiped the sweat on his head and said: "It's too far away, I can't see clearly, and the military situation is urgent, so I will report to my lord first." ”

Wang Rui didn't care about the ink with Feng Guerrilla here, and immediately said, "Quickly bring this official to check." ”

Feng Guerrilla hurriedly rushed to the head of the city with the prefect Wang Rui, and looked at it to see that this strange army was not far from the city and was rolling in from the north.

This army was indeed eccentric, starting with dozens of carts drawn without oxen or horses, which made strange roars and moved very quickly. In the middle of the ranks were nearly a thousand carriages, and the cavalry were all in formation, and these cavalry numbered at least six or seven thousand people, almost all of whom had two horses.

All the carriages had red flags on them, and one of the front chariots had a big red flag, so the army was almost a sea of red.

Wang Rui looked at it for a long time and said in a lost voice: "This, this is not like a rogue, right?" ”

This army really doesn't look like a rogue, mainly because it's too luxurious. It seems that the total strength of the army is only more than 7,000 people, but there are nearly 1,000 chariots and carriages and more than 15,000 war horses, so it can be easily judged that this army has sufficient logistics.

This army was none other than Wang Hongwu, the southbound detachment of the Tiance Army, which came by land.

An armored command car flashed out of the convoy and stopped on the side of the road, and when the door opened, an officer with two epaulettes and three stars came down, and this person was none other than Wang Hongwu.

He picked up the telescope and looked in the direction of Luzhou City, and the high-powered telescope could clearly see the figure of the Ming army on the head of Luzhou City.

I have seen a lot of scenes like going south this time, and most of the prefectures and counties are like this. In recent years, the most feared thing is the crossing of large armies, which is usually a disaster for the locality.

"Order the political propaganda team to shout under the city." Wang Hongwu put down the binoculars and ordered the orderly soldiers beside him.

"Yes!" The orderly immediately answered.

Each regiment has a propaganda team, which is managed by a regimental instructor. Shouted to the head of the city with a loudspeaker, all the way down the same way, and told the local people that the Tiance army was passing by here, so don't panic.

"Regiment commander, the forward reconnaissance platoon reported that more than 100 rogue scouts were encountered, and there was an encounter with a squad of our reconnaissance platoon. The first squad routed them, killed and wounded ninety-six of the enemy, captured three wounded and captured, and the rest fled. Sun Yuanlong, chief of staff of the regiment, came over to report.

"Did you ask about the outcast?" Wang Hongwu asked expressionlessly.

Sun Yuanlong said: "According to the prisoners, Zhang Xianzhong led most of the Liukou to attack Taihu Lake and other places near Anqing. Between Luzhou and Tongcheng, the giant bandit Luo Rucai led 80,000 people, and the garrison army supported Anqing from north to south, which was blocking the way for our army to go south.

Wang Hongwu said: "Location? ”

"The main force of the Liukou is entrenched in Taoxi, five kilometers north of Shucheng, and Shucheng has been occupied by Luo Rucai." Sun Yuanlong said.

Wang Hongwu commanded: "Map! ”

The orderly immediately took out the plastic map, although the map had been seen countless times, Wang Hongwu had to confirm it again. Memorizing a map is a must-do for a good commander.

The map was unfolded by the orderlies, Wang Hongwu pointed out the location of Taoxi north of Shucheng with his hand, and after a little thought, he ordered: "Send a report to the commander!"

The operational staff officer opens the folder and prepares to record the message.

"Our unit has arrived in Luzhou, and the food is still enough for three days, but the oil cannot last, and we are about to engage 80,000 people of the enemy Luo Rucai at a distance of 35 kilometers ahead, please ask the commander for further instructions."

After recording the message, the combat staff officer saluted and left.

Do you want to annihilate the enemy, or do you want to go through the tunnel? If the enemy is completely annihilated, it will take more time and the fuel may run out.

Wang Yue's telegram was sent quickly, and the ship's transceiver was on standby 24 hours a day. The content is simple and clear: "I am about to arrive in Anqing, and I order your troops to arrive at the temporary wharf next to Changfengsha Port in the east of Anqing City before 14 o'clock on July 2. ”

Wang Yue didn't mention how to fight at all, but only limited a time to arrive, and the initiative to command the enemy on the battlefield was completely handed over to the commander.

Wang Yue still understands Wang Hongwu's character, after all, the two are in the same village.

In fact, when he was in a village, Wang Yue didn't have much interaction with Wang Hongwu. Because Wang Hongwu was wooden by nature, he had to help the family with farm work at a young age, and Wang Yue was a nerd at that time, and most of his time was spent on books.

But Wang Yue has always trusted Wang Hongwu. The teaching platoon was established, and Wang Hongwu was selected in the first batch and served as the squad leader, and later served as the commander of the teaching company and now the commander of the fourth regiment of the main force.

Wang Hongwu usually cherishes words like gold and doesn't say a word of nonsense. But there is a characteristic, that is, as long as he says what he says, he makes promises, and he will do what he says. This is not only Wang Yue, but also the reason why familiar others trust him.

If someone thinks of him as an honest person, they are very wrong. The man who talks less has more time to use his brain, and he never makes any promises easily.

Since joining Wang Yue's army, Wang Hongwu has grown rapidly and become more mature and stable.

Wang Hongwu looked at his watch, it was July 1, 10:27 in the morning. Wang Yue only gave him more than a day, and there were still 170 kilometers to go, and there were still a large number of rogues along the way.

"Order the whole army to stop advancing and call officers above the battalion level for a meeting." Wang Hongwu immediately said.

Through the walkie-talkie, the regimental commanders and battalion commanders came one after another.

The map was spread on the ground that had rained yesterday, and the plastic map was not afraid of moisture, but Wang Hongwu's brows were furrowed. Anhui is not only rainy, but also the geology is very different from the north, as soon as it rains, it is muddy, affecting the movement of vehicles. In particular, the rubber tires of the tanker truck were repeatedly stuck in the mud and needed to be dragged out by armored vehicles.

After the officers came over, they saw Wang Hongwu squatting by the map, and they all followed and squatted down in a circle.

Wang Hongwu first briefly recounted the information he had just obtained and Wang Yue's telegram.

"According to the enemy situation and the instructions of the commander, the commander of this detachment plans to form three battalions of the fourth regiment to form three offensive forwards on the left and right. The 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Security Army followed up to clear the remnants of the enemy, followed by the 3rd and 4th Regiments of the Security Army, and the 1st Battalion of the 5th Regiment. ”

Wang Hongwu was temporarily appointed as the head of the southbound detachment, and formed a temporary detachment headquarters with the instructor and the chief of staff, so he looked at the two and asked, "Instructor and chief of staff, is there anything to add?" ”

Instructor Wang Wenquan said: "Time is urgent, so act quickly according to the regiment commander's arrangement." ”