"Army commander, although the situation on the front-line battlefield is beyond our expectations, but the subordinates can also understand, after all, Zhang Huangyan, the commander of the Ming Dynasty army, is supervising the battle in the city, and the Ming Dynasty army can't flee after the defeat as before."

"However, several teams of scouts deployed by our army around the periphery of the city have not returned from the camp until now, and their subordinates are worried that there will be changes in it."

Zhan Wenbo's face was worried, and he reflected an extremely abnormal thing to Kong Youde.

"Oh?"

Kong Youde was stunned for a moment, and then asked.

"When did these scouts leave the camp?"

"They went out at 11 o'clock in the morning, and according to the plan, they were going out to investigate the situation 40 miles away from our barracks, and the time to return to the barracks should be around 5 o'clock in the afternoon."

"It's half past seven o'clock in the evening, and there is no trace of them, and my subordinates are worried about whether there will be any accidents for them."

"Forty miles away, there shouldn't be any problem for a few hours at night, aren't you making a fuss?"

When Kong Youde heard Zhan Wenbo's statement, he replied with some disapproval in his heart.

"It's not that the subordinates are making a fuss, but it's actually that most of the scouts are mainly located in the southwest, and the scouts in other directions don't have such a situation."

"My subordinates ask the commander to send a few more teams of scouts to the southwest to investigate."

"Xu!"

Kong Youde nodded, and agreed to Zhan Wenbo's request: "You can arrange this matter yourself, so you don't need to report it to me." ”

"Yes."

With Kong Youde's approval, Zhan Wenbo turned around and left, going to An'an to wait for the investigation, as if he wanted to talk about the scouts at night.

After a day's fighting, at night, there was a tacit understanding between the enemy and us to recuperate, so that they could recharge their batteries and launch a more ferocious attack after dawn on the next day.

In the southwest outside the city, Zhu Ye, a scout who was temporarily arranged by Zhan Wenbo to go out to investigate, took his five team members and walked around Xiangcheng in the dark and headed southwest.

You can't walk fast at night, and you have to watch out for poisonous insects and beasts in the wilderness, but the only advantage is that you don't have to worry about being seen by other outsiders, so it's a good choice to walk along the official road.

At about three o'clock in the middle of the night, when Zhu Ye estimated that they had traveled more than thirty miles, they finally had a little gain, in a hidden mountain col, Zhu Ye and his five team members found a place with a faint light.

"Shouldn't there be a light on the other side?"

Turning out the map he was carrying in his arms, Zhu Ye took out the fire fold and found a tree hole and looked at it carefully.

"On our map, there are no villages in this area, how can there be such a sudden increase in lights."

It is especially suspicious that although these lights are dim and not obvious, a closer look reveals that they are arranged in a very regular and orderly manner.

"Tian Laosan, get closer and investigate."

Zhu Ye turned around and instructed the team members around him who thought they were short and capable.

"Yes!"

The team member called Tian Laosan, after sorting out the equipment on his body, quickly ran towards the place where the lights were, and soon disappeared into the night.

Half an hour later, Tian Lao returned three hundred years later, but when he came back, his face was a little more pale.

"Wu, Wu Chang, there is a Ming army hidden in that mountain col!!"

The sudden news even Zhu Ye himself was taken aback when he heard it.

"What did you say!"

"There is a Ming army hidden in the col! Those lights were used by the Ming Dynasty army outside the camp for lighting. ”

"How many people are on the other side?"

At this time, Zhu Ye finally understood why their colleagues did not return to the barracks according to the previous plan, and at the same time, they were a little more worried about what this Ming Dynasty army hiding in the shadows did.

"I didn't dare to stay near the barracks for long, and when I touched it all the way, I found no less than fifteen secret posts, and the other party's defense was quite tight."

Tian Laosan was sweating on his head, and he still couldn't hide the panic in his heart: "However, according to preliminary estimates, according to the size of the opponent's military camp, the number of this Ming army is definitely not less than 20,000. ”

"Nothing more!!"

Tian Laosan came, and added categorically.

“…………”

Zhu Ye was silent, marked it on the map in the barracks where the Ming army was located, and then instructed the team members around him: "Tian Laosan, you take two team members back to report the news." ”

"What about you, Captain Wu?"

Tian Laosan hurriedly asked.

"Together with Lao Geng, I am here to monitor each other's movements, and at the same time confirm the number of this Ming army."

Zhu Ye stroked his chest, touched the somewhat prominent scout badge, and said to himself: "We can't go back like this, we have to bring more useful information from the military department." ”

"Captain Wu, why don't I stay and watch!"

Tian Laosan hurriedly said: "You still have two children at home, and your old parents and sister-in-law need you to take care of them." ”

"Shut up, it's an order!"

Zhu Ye glared at Tian Laosan, the other party, as the longest guy who followed him in the army, was actually only in his early twenties, and he was just like his younger brother in Zhu Ye's eyes before he was married.

"Don't forget, I, the military regulations of the Hong Dynasty, as a non-commissioned officer, should be the first soldier and be the first!"

"I am your captain, and I am responsible for the most difficult tasks."

"And your task is not easy, it can even be said to be extremely important."

"You need to report back the news that there is a Ming army hidden here in the shortest possible time, inform the army commander, and let them be prepared!"

"Whatever goes wrong on the way, you have to make sure that at least someone can pass the news back!"

With a resolute look on his face, Zhu Ye issued a heavy order to the five companions around him.

"Yes, I will resolutely complete the task!"

Tian Laosan and the others also knew that the situation was urgent, and after Zhu Ye made up his mind, he shut his mouth.

"Let's go!"

Zhu Ye patted Tian Laosan and the three team members on the shoulder, gave Tian Laosan the map in his hand, and then let him go on the road.

"Captain Wu, take care!"

Tian Lao has three thousand words, and there is only this one sentence.

"Don't worry, we're just doing reconnaissance missions, and we won't let this Ming army notice with arrogance."

Zhu Ye nodded.

Tian Laosan and the others quickly disappeared on the way they came, in order to prevent danger, they will go back to the wilderness at this time, maybe it will take some time, but it is safer.

Seeing Tian Laosan disappear into the night with all of them, Zhu Ye also followed the only team member beside him and smiled calmly: "Old Geng, our task is also arduous, before dawn, we need to find out the number of camps of this Ming army and find out a specific scale!" ”

"Understood!"

The middle-aged old Geng nodded and replied with a smile.

"Be careful!"

"Be careful, too!"