Chapter 210: Charge
At that moment, Li Qiong led dozens of people towards the camp in the rear!
Li Qiong is different from Liu Guangshi, his personality is much more cautious! Even if he only encountered a few thousand snipers tonight, he still regarded it as an important matter and thought that he had to report it to Qin Hui and the others in detail!
He galloped forward, and half an hour later he was in the camp behind!
It hasn't been long since it gets dark, and there is still a commotion in the barracks! There are bonfires everywhere, and there are soldiers everywhere who are living and cooking! Some of these soldiers were Zhang Jun's regular army, and the rest were all rebels! These rebels belong to hundreds of different leaders, they don't pay attention to any rules in the army, the rebels are in chaos, and no one knows who is whose subordinate!
"Hurry up and take me to Lord Qin!" Li Qiong got off her horse and said to the captain who was patrolling one by one.
After the captain inquired about Li Qiong's identity and origin, he immediately took Li Qiong towards the middle of the barracks!
Qin Hui was already asleep, but after someone reported it, Qin Hui immediately got up, he put on his clothes, and let Li Qiong walk in.
"What happened?" Qin Hui said.
He knew that Li Qiong had arrived so late, and there must be something important to report!
"Lord Qin, my General Liu led 20,000 cavalry to pursue Emperor Xuanwu, who knew that when we were in Zhongnan Mountain, we encountered the enemy!" Li Qiong said.
"How many enemies are there?" Qin Hui was taken aback and said.
"There were about five or six thousand men, all cavalry!" Li Qiong said.
"Tell me about the specific battle situation!" Qin Hui said.
"There is a high slope, and our 20,000 cavalry have just come to the vicinity of that high slope, and the enemy suddenly rushes down from it! They are not as numerous as us, but they appear too suddenly, so we are no match! Later, General Liu led the rout and the 70,000 infantry behind him, and General Liu wanted to lead his troops forward to destroy the enemy, but I stopped him! Li Qiong said.
"You're doing a great job! It's too dark now, and if you rush out now, you're likely to fail! Qin Hui nodded, falling into thought.
"Lord Qin, Emperor Xuanwu doesn't know how many soldiers and horses there are? I'm afraid that there is still an ambush there in Zhongnan Mountain! Li Qiong said.
"Emperor Xuanwu will never have more soldiers and horses! I have already investigated the intelligence clearly, Emperor Xuanwu only has some soldiers of the imperial camp who are with him to protect him, and those should be the subordinates of the imperial camp! Emperor Xuanwu couldn't find more soldiers and horses! Tomorrow, when our army is pressing, they can only slip away! However, the imperial camp is here, and it seems that Emperor Xuanwu has not fled far! We want to chase it as soon as possible! Qin Hui said.
Li Qiong also nodded.
"You don't have to go back tonight, just rest here! Wait until tomorrow, you follow us forward, and when the time comes, you will first pass Zhongnan Mountain, and then go to Wugong County, Fufeng County and other places, and you will definitely be able to catch up with them! Qin Hui said.
"That's what Lord Qin said!" Li Qiong nodded.
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The place where Zong Ze lives is not very far from Li Qiong, and after Li Qiong arrived, Zong Ze was also awakened!
Zong Ze was already very tired, but it was difficult to sleep at the moment!
He thought about it and called Wang Yan, the leader of the rebel army, in!
The two of them sat in the barracks, and the people below were warming the wine! Originally, alcohol was not allowed in the barracks, but the military discipline of King Kang's army was extremely poor! Especially among the rebels, there is no such thing as "military discipline"! As long as the leaders of the rebel army meet, they must drink a lot of wine and eat a large piece of meat, and Zong Ze has naturally been contaminated with such a habit when he has subdued the rebel army over the years!
"What is Li Qiong doing here?" Zong Ze took a big sip of wine, felt a little calmer in his heart, and said.
"The Liu family army was ambushed in the area of Zhongnan Mountain, so Li Qiong came to inform Qin Hui!" Wang Yan said.
"Oh? They were ambushed at Jungnam Mountain? Is there still Emperor Xuanwu's subordinates in Zhongnan Mountain? Zong Ze said.
"Five or six thousand!" Wang Yan said.
"Liu Guangshi is incompetent in using soldiers, and five or six thousand people are enough for him to suffer a big loss!" Zong Ze said.
"My lord, I feel more and more that something is wrong!" Wang Yan lowered his head and thought for a while, and said suddenly.
"What's wrong?" Zong Ze said.
"I think our rebels shouldn't help Emperor Jianyan deal with Emperor Xuanwu!" Wang Yan said.
"Ahh How could you have such an idea? Zong Ze said in disbelief.
"My lord, look at what Emperor Jianyan has done over the years? He led his troops to Jiangnan and Dingdu in Hangzhou, and then he overhauled the palace in Hangzhou, constantly accommodating beauties, and he was completely a faint gentleman! Jin Bing went south, he only dared to flee in a hurry and came to the sea! It's been three or four years since Jingkang's disaster, and he didn't have the slightest idea of the Northern Expedition, but now he asked us to attack Emperor Xuanwu, is this like a word? Emperor Xuanwu is the eldest son of Emperor Taishang anyway, the crown prince of the rightful name, we supported Emperor Jianyan because Emperor Xuanwu was young! However, although Emperor Xuanwu was young, he was wise and martial, first killed Zhe Keqiu, and then defeated the Jurchens and occupied Guanshan! Moreover, I just got the news that the more than 100,000 troops of Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Lou have been defeated by the forbidden army under Emperor Xuanwu! Now the forbidden army is chasing and killing the Jurchen army! Wang Yan said.
"What? How is this possible? This time, it was Wanyan Zongwang who personally led the army, and Wanyan Zongwang was a well-known Jurchen commander, completely different from Wanyan Huonu, how could he be defeated by the forbidden army? How did you get the news? Zong Ze immediately asked.
"The area around Fuping is full of Jurchen corpses! Moreover, many people to the north have seen with their own eyes that the forbidden army is pursuing the Jurchen army! Your Excellency, there will be no mistake in this news! It's just that this news is very important, and it hasn't been spread yet, and only a few people in the rebel army know about it! Wang Yan said.
"How so? How so? "Zong Ze was a little depressed.
"In contrast, Emperor Xuanwu is like the real King of the Great Song Dynasty, he is orthodox! He has in his hand the heirloom jade seal, which is a symbol of the emperor inherited from Qin Shi Huang to the present day! The more Emperor Jianyan looked at it, the less he looked like an emperor, and many people in our righteous army were talking about it, and they didn't want to follow Emperor Jianyan anymore! Wang Yan said.
Zong Ze stayed there and didn't speak for a long time!
"My lord, if there is nothing else to do, I will take my leave! The forbidden army defeated the Jurchens, please inform Qin Hui! Wang Yan said.
"Good!" Zong Ze nodded.
Wang Yan had already left, Zong Ze came out of the tent, he let the cold wind blow on his face, and he let out a long sigh for a long time! At the beginning, he was the one who supported Zhao Gou with countless righteous soldiers, and he thought that Zhao Gou could become a generation of Ming masters and be able to rejuvenate the Great Song Dynasty! At this moment, he regretted it in his heart!
"That's it! Loyal ministers don't care about the two masters! No matter what, I am a subordinate of Emperor Jianyan, and it is impossible for me to betray Emperor Jianyan! I will never forget this loyalty! Zong Ze said secretly.
The barracks slowly quieted down, and the noise gradually disappeared! By this time, hundreds of thousands of troops had gradually fallen into a deep sleep!
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The snow is falling heavier and heavier, and at this moment, Zhao Chen and Kang An are leading five thousand imperial soldiers to hurry away, they are not going in the direction of due east, but towards the north!
They had been walking for an hour, and there was silence in the moor, and they could see nothing but snow and wild beasts!
"When they get here, no one will notice!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
Kang An nodded.
"Let's check the enemy camp first!" Zhao Chen said again.
At that moment, more than a dozen imperial cavalry marched towards the southeast!
Zhao Chen led the army to the east! They walked another half an hour!
At this time, some of the soldiers who were scouting had already returned, and the situation of the enemy camp was passed back one after another!
It was only at this time that Zhao Chen led the army towards the south!
This time they made a big detour to make sure they wouldn't be spotted by the enemy!
When there were still fifteen miles away from the enemy camp, Zhao Chen asked the army to stop!
Now all the soldiers got off their horses, and they led their horses forward! In this way, the enemy will not perceive the sound of the earth shaking when the cavalry is crisscrossing, and it will be even less noticeable!
The snow was already a foot thick, and they were walking through the snow! Many of the Imperial Soldiers were still eating and replenishing their energy as they walked!
When there were still five miles away from the enemy camp, Zhao Chen stopped, and the five thousand officers and soldiers of the imperial camp also stopped!
"Get on the horse! Get ready to charge! "Zhao Chen gave the order!
Five thousand soldiers of the imperial camp got on their horses one after another, and they followed Zhao Chen and rushed forward!