When he lit the lamp, he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was assigned scouts, but he didn't say anything, he knew that he knew what he knew, and he would win all battles, the scholar understood this truth, but he really couldn't take out the scouts. Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates ran out as easily as apes after receiving the order, he was slightly taken aback: "Eighth Brother Zhu, these dozens of soldiers under your command are all very skilled." ”

"These are my old brothers who followed me when Chongzhen rebelled in the early years." Zhu Yuanzhang didn't show off, nor did he pretend to be modest, and said plainly: "I've been with me for more than three years, but I've practiced some skills." ”

Lighting the lamp was secretly surprised in his heart, and he could see at a short glance just now that this group of people was very powerful, if they were placed in their own team, they would all be small boss-level figures who could lead hundreds of people. But here in Zhu Ba, it seems that they are being used as guards...... This shows that the leader of Zhu Ba's army is even more powerful, and it seems that there is a gap between himself and Zhu Ba's background...... Well, now is not the time to be jealous of him, since he is so powerful, it will be more certain to deal with Cao Wenzhao with his help.

The scouts were sent out, and it would take at least a day or two to wait for them to come back, and before the intelligence came back, Zhu Yuanzhang could not set any tactics against the officers and soldiers, so he had to gossip with the lanterns.

In some novels, the protagonist didn't even reconnoiter the enemy's military situation, never saw the enemy's army, didn't know the depth of the enemy army at all, and didn't even know how many people were sentry outside the barracks, so he immediately made a plan and sent a special soldier to infiltrate the enemy camp, directly kill the enemy leader, and frighten the enemy or something...... Ahem...... Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't have this ability! That's the stunt of the dragon hero.

In short, the two could only sit down and talk while waiting for news, and they didn't have much to talk about, so they had to talk about some boring topics, lit the lamp and got some problems with readers, and liked the atmosphere of the vast sky in the south and the north of the world, and kept bragging to Zhu Yuanzhang about how powerful the 36th Battalion was, and what 200,000 troops were Yunyun, just wanted to say that he was very powerful and amazing in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

But this kind of person Zhu Yuanzhang will also deal with it, after becoming the emperor in the previous life, there are officials who write chapters every day to brag about themselves, and want to show their merits to the emperor.

A day later, the scouts sent the news back, Cao Wenzhao led the Liaodong border army, in fact, has arrived at a road eight miles east of the thief army to set up camp, and it is not a marching camp, it is a relatively strong camp, it seems that Cao Wenzhao has already reconnoitred the lantern stationed on the side of the Yellow River, and he can't escape, so he is not in a hurry, first take root and then come to fight. Since the other party is setting up this kind of camp, don't think about a night attack or something, if you go to this kind of camp at night, before you have time to break through the wall, the soldiers in the camp are already all dressed and waiting for you.

The style of the border army is really steady!

"Brother Zhu, the scouts have found a strange place!" Ma Xiaotian reported: "There are only 1,000 elite soldiers in this camp, not 3,000 people, which does not match the strength that Brother Lamp told us. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the lamp with an inquiring eye.

Zhao Sheng, who lit the lamp, hurriedly said: "It's really three thousand, we have fought several battles with him, and the strength of the army is absolutely wrong." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows furrowed tightly, he lowered his head and thought about it, suddenly raised his head, and said quickly: "Xiaotian, send someone to spy in the north and south directions to see if there is a camp eight miles away." ”

Sure enough, the news that the scouts came back again was just as Zhu Yuanzhang expected, on the main roads in the east, north, and south directions of the Dengzi camp, there was a camp in each village, with 1,000 people in each village...... Actually...... Unexpectedly...... To surround 20,000 with 3,000 men is really bold to the extreme.

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "It seems that Cao Wenzhao is planning to encircle and annihilate you here, except for this side of the Yellow River, the other three directions are blocked for you." ”

Lighting the lamp was a little flustered: "Brother Zhu, what should I do then?" Oh...... By the way, the enemy army is divided, and I should gather superior forces and kill them from one of the directions. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "If we found out earlier that the officers and soldiers were camping in the division of troops, and the whole army attacked while their camping was not stable, maybe we would be able to eat the first road in Jizhong, and then turn around and defeat the other two roads, but at this time, the officers and soldiers have already set up the camp, and it is unlikely that we will use this trick. ”

This lighting of the lamp was really scared half to death: "Ah, I would have sent scouts earlier...... What should I do? Then let's build rafts, quickly build a large number of rafts, cross the Yellow River, and escape back to Shaanxi. ”

"Don't panic!" Zhu Yuanzhang drank in a deep voice and stopped the roaring and screaming of the lamp: "At this moment, there must be scouts of officers and soldiers in the nearby mountains and forests to watch, if you cut down a large number of trees to build rafts, that is, tell the officers and soldiers that you plan to cross the river, and at the same time tell your subordinates that the situation is extremely dangerous, and the morale of the army will be unstable, Cao Wenzhao will attack when your military spirit is shaken, and easily defeat you in one fell swoop...... Don't show the momentum of building a raft to escape now, my reinforcements should almost arrive, and when they cross the river, we will have the strength to fight. ”

"There are scouts of officers and soldiers nearby?" Lighting the lamp was startled: "Doesn't that mean...... Brother Zhu, when your reinforcements come from across the river, they will also be seen by the officers and soldiers? Will the officers and soldiers make any moves such as attacking in advance? ”

"Quite possibly!" Zhu Yuanzhang analyzed: "Cao Wenzhao has two choices, one is to take advantage of the fact that my reinforcements have not crossed the river to defeat your army first, so that my reinforcements will not dare to come over, and can only retreat to the west bank." Another option is to deliberately let my reinforcements come over and join forces with you, and then he will eat the two of us at the same time. ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it carefully and said seriously: "I guess Cao Wenzhao will use the second type!" Because he led the Liaodong Frontier Army, his combat power was extremely strong, and he didn't take our righteous army in his eyes at all, and his surname can be seen from the 20,000 troops he divided into three villages to besiege you. In his opinion, it doesn't matter if I have a little more manpower...... On the contrary, you can make a little more achievements! ”

"In short, whether or not the officers and soldiers will attack while my reinforcements cross the river, we must be prepared." Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously: "Trouble light the lamp, big brother will put the army in order, and put down the army formation behind the river...... Make a tight defense, and at the same time disperse a large number of scouts, monitor the movements of the three officers and soldiers' camps, and buy time for my reinforcements to cross the river......"

"Okay!" The lamp was shocked by the calmness and confidence in Zhu Yuanzhang's tone, he didn't expect to oppose it at all, and quickly transferred the order, there were no special scouts in his army, so he had to send a large group of hunters out, these hunters were not trained in scouts, but they also practiced a light and agile skill in tracking animals in the mountains, and they could barely use it.

The 7,000 young and strong main forces in the Lantern Army also quickly cheered up, picked up spears and other weapons, and set up a defensive position with their backs to the Yellow River. At this time, a thousand elite soldiers led by Xu Renjie also arrived on the other side of the Yellow River, boarded dozens of ferries in turn, and began to cross the river.

Relying on dozens of small and broken ferries, it is not an easy matter to cross the Yellow River with all 1,000 elite soldiers, and it is impossible to do it without more than half a day, during which Cao Wenzhao may attack at any time, and he is so nervous to light the lamp that he personally stood in front of the military formation and gave his 7,000 young men ...... to supervise the army -- on the small hillside one mile east of the lantern barracks...... A group of officers and soldiers hid behind the trees and looked at the situation on the edge of the Yellow River from the height of the hillside.

There are 30 officers and soldiers in this team, and the leader is a military general wearing Wenshan armor, this person has a face in his forties, but he has a body in his thirties, a tall ox and a strong horse, and a magnificent skeleton.

He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's army who was crossing the river from a distance, and said curiously: "It's strange that there will be an army crossing the river to help light the lamp in western Shaanxi...... Could it be that the remnants of the party left in Shaanxi * West to pick him up? ”

"Uncle, why don't we attack at this time...... If it is delayed for half a day, the reinforcements who light the lamp come, won't it be more difficult to fight? "The one who spoke was Cao Wenzhao's nephew, named Cao Bianjiao, who was also a powerful general, and Cao Wenzhao was called General Cao, and he was currently a general in the army.

"Joke! What's the use of adding a thousand thieves? We are leading the border army of the Liao army, and we will not fall behind in the battle with the skilled Tartars of the bow and horse, how can these peasants with hoes and pot lids ......" Cao Wenzhao sneered: "Let these thousand people come, just catch them all, so that I don't have to go to Shaanxi * West to chase them again......"

Cao Bianjiao sighed gloomily: "It's been a year since we went back to Guanzhong to suppress bandits, and I'm really worried about the situation in Liaodong...... A manly man, he can't fight for the blood of the country, but he wants to suppress the rogue in the country, and the nephew is really unhappy. I really want to solve these thieves who are in troubled places as soon as possible, and I can return to Liaodong to kill the Tartars as soon as possible. Uncle...... Why do you think these thieves don't know anything? Liaodong Jiannu is making trouble, and it is necessary for the whole country to work together to deal with foreign enemies, and these thieves chose to drag us back at this time, which is really hateful......"

Cao Wenzhao's face changed slightly, and a helpless wry smile rose on his face: "Good nephew...... Are you still young...... It's too clear in your eyes...... Alas...... This thief is in trouble...... There is always some inevitability in it...... Forget it, let's not care about these things, let's just fight to defend the Ming Dynasty, don't care about those who have it or not! In short, the rogues make trouble, defeat them is, and the Tartars enter the customs and defeat them...... Defeating all the enemies is the way for us to save the country as warriors! ”

(To be continued)