"What do you say? A group of Japanese troops left the camp suddenly, and their whereabouts are unknown? "Ren Chao, who was sleeping in a daze, disappeared without a trace in an instant after listening to Quan Qizhun's report." Immediately ordered the scouts to find out the whereabouts of this Japanese army. ”

"I have ordered to find out the whereabouts of the Japanese and report back as soon as I have any news." Jeon Junzhun hurriedly said.

"Yes!" Ren Chao nodded slightly, "How many Japanese soldiers are there?" ”

"About a thousand." Jeon replied.

Ren Chao was obviously relieved, there were tens of thousands of people in the Dongxue Army, and Ren Chao had specially explained before the war, ordering the Dongxue Army to be scattered all over the country and pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army. Thousands of Japanese troops acted in unison, and it was difficult to escape the eyes of the Dongxue Army walking around the country, and I believe that news would come soon.

"Report! There are scouts from the Dongxue Army who ask to see them, saying that there is an urgent military intelligence report! At this time, a guard quickly ran into the tent to report.

"Spread it! In the future, there will be scouts from the Dongxue Army who will come to report the military situation, and they don't have to report it, let them report the military situation directly! Ren Chao said with a stern face.

"Yes!" The guards replied respectfully and withdrew.

Soon, a Dongxuejun scout dressed as a North Korean peasant ran in, knelt down on one knee and said something loudly, but Ren Chao didn't understand it at all because he spoke Korean.

Quan Qizhun's face changed slightly after hearing this, and he waved his hand to order the scout to retreat, then turned to Ren Chao and said, "Lord Qiqi Ren, according to the scout's report, about half an hour ago, a group of Japanese robbers with a force of more than 1,000 people were found in the area of Wutou Mountain, and they were marching rapidly to the north. ”

After hearing this, Ren Chao strode to the map, frowned and asked, "Where is Wutou Mountain?" ”

Quan Hyun Zhun strode over, pointed his finger at a place in the east of Shanqing County, and said, "Wutou Mountain is probably at this location, it is a small mountain, so there is no mark on the map. ”

"Yes!" Ren Chao nodded noncommittally, "The Japanese invaders marched all the way to the north, could it be that they wanted to go around the back of our army, and then attack our army on both sides!" ”

"Quite possibly!" Quan Qizhun nodded approvingly, "In yesterday's battle, although the Japanese won the victory, they also suffered heavy losses, and if they continue to fight like this, our army will resist layer by layer, and the Japanese will probably be exhausted by our army before they capture Shanqing County." ”

"So Nozu Michikan, the old fox, can only change his strategy, send a partial division back to the rear of our army, and then attack from both sides and defeat our army in one fell swoop!" Ren Chao continued.

"Judging by the current intelligence, it should be like this!" Jeon nodded and said.

Ren Chao frowned and thought for a while, "I will immediately lead the Tiger Ben Army back to Shanqing County to ensure the safety of our army's rear, and the Japanese in the south of the city will ask General Quan, and I will inform Yan Shiyong's officers and troops to fully assist your army." ”

"Please rest assured, as long as Lord Ren can ensure the safety of our army's rear, the last general will be sure to block the attack of the Japanese invaders." Jeon Junjun assured loudly.

"Yes!" Ren Chao nodded and said, "The Japanese army is limited, the whole general must not be in a hurry, trying to decide the victory in one battle!" As long as we resist layer by layer, constantly consume the living strength of the Japanese Invaders, and dampen the sharp spirit of the Japanese Invaders, victory will eventually belong to us. This battle is about the whole battle situation, please remember the whole general! ”

"The last general understands!" Jeon replied respectfully.

"Yes! Without further ado, I will immediately lead the Tiger Ben army back to Shanqing! Ren Chao nodded, and then ordered the camp to return to Fangshanqing quickly.

At this time, the Tiger Army already had four infantry battalions and one artillery battalion, with a total strength of about 2,500 people. Among them, the 1st Infantry Battalion remained in Jeonju to protect the Joseon royal family. When passing through Xianyang County, Ren Chao left the second infantry battalion in Xianyang. The fourth battalion of infantry is an infantry battalion that was sent by Ren Chao to attack the supply line of the Japanese army after Ren Chao rushed to Shanqing, and this fourth battalion was sent by Ren Chao to attack the supply line of the Japanese army, I am afraid that it has now returned to the vicinity of Jinzhou, that is to say, Ren Chao now has only one third infantry battalion and artillery battalion on hand, plus 200 people from his own personal guards, the total strength is only 1,000 people.

Ren Chao took the soldiers of the Thousand Tiger Ben Army to quickly return to Shanqing, when he saw the city wall of Shanqing, Ren Chao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Shanqing is not invincible, it seems that the little devil has not arrived yet, but the time should be about the same. Ren Chao did not dare to delay, and immediately led his troops into the city, and organized the defense of the city with the Dongxue Army stationed in the city and some Korean officers and soldiers.

After Ren Chao led his troops into the city, he waited for half an hour, and he didn't even see the shadow of a little devil, Ren Chao couldn't help but start to get anxious. The little devil took a roundabout route, and the distance was much farther than Ren Chao, but the little devil set off an hour and a half in advance, even if the path was difficult to walk, it should have arrived for such a long time, why haven't you found the shadow of the little devil until now, can it be ...... Ren Chao had an ominous premonition in his heart, and his face couldn't help but start to change.

"Report~! Lord Qiyu, traces of Japanese robbers were found in the woods northeast of the city. A scout ran over and shouted.

"It's finally here!" Ren Chao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "How many troops are there?" ”

"Lord Hui, the Japanese are hiding in the woods to rest, and they are extremely vigilant, our scouts can't get close to observe, but they can only vaguely see the military flags in the woods, and the rough estimate is that the number of troops is at least hundreds, or even thousands!" The scout reported loudly.

"Revisit! Be sure to do your best to find out the details of the Wako! Ren Chao said with a stern face.

"Order!" The scout answered, turned and walked away quickly.

"Tell the whole army to prepare for battle!" Ren Chao turned around and ordered loudly.

"Order!" Behind Ren Chao, several generals bowed down to receive the order.

"Humph! The little devil of the dog day, if you want to play yin with Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will let you see how powerful Lao Tzu is! The corners of Ren Chao's mouth showed a sneer, and he said coldly.

"The little devil hasn't made any moves." Ren Chao came to the northeast corner of the city wall and raised his binoculars, only to see puffs of cooking smoke rising from a forest in the distance outside the city.

"The little devil seems to be making a fire and cooking, and the woods are so smoky that our scouts can't find out the specific situation of the little devil. It's just that judging from the vigilance range of the little devils, the strength of the little devils should be at least seven or eight hundred, or even more! Zhou Tai, commander of the 3rd Infantry Battalion, replied loudly.

There are about 500 people in a battalion of the Tiger Army, but it is different from the battalion sentry system of the Qing army, but adopts a battalion company system, with three infantry companies and a machine gun company under each battalion, and the company has platoons, basically adopting the modern military system. The title of the commander of each battalion is also different from that of the Qing army, calling the battalion commander instead of the battalion officer, and the pipe belt!

"! What the hell are the little devils doing? Ren Chao put down the binoculars and couldn't help frowning. It stands to reason that since the little devils want to sneak attack, they should attack immediately after going around to Shanqing, but now these dogs still have the leisure to make a fire and cook there, are they afraid that the defenders in the city will not find them?