In the depths of winter, snowflakes began to fall in the mountains of Fujian, and some local guides trembled and said that the winters of the past two years were particularly wet and cold, and they were no longer inferior to the areas north of the Yangtze River. Zhang Shi wrapped the slightly thin military uniform on his body, when he went south, he thought it was a battle in the south, and he did not prepare winter clothes.

"Junmen, do you think this heavy snow will close the mountain?"

Zheng Laiyong looked at the goose feather snow flakes that suddenly floated, and couldn't help but worry, if the snow closed the mountain, wouldn't they be in a desperate situation again? He is from Datong Province, and naturally has a vivid memory of the severe cold and snow disaster.

Zhang Shi shook his head, "The snow in the south can't be stored, so there's no need to worry about this, the problem now is that once the roads are muddy, it may have a certain degree of impact on our marching battle." ”

"The Marquis of Zhenyu seems to be playing a big game of chess, and he can't figure it out under the mark, but I also heard that many old people in the army are saying that this time the situation will be decided in one fell swoop."

In this regard, after Zhang Shi walked a few steps, he suddenly stopped, and in front of him was a puddle filled after the snow melted, and the white snow flakes fell into it, and instantly melted into the puddle, and disappeared.

"Zheng Sen has any changes in the past few days?"

Since the grenadier battalion suffered from dysentery, the combat effectiveness dropped sharply, Zhang Shi did not want to withdraw from Shaowu, Fujian, and did not want the soldiers under his command to do unnecessary casualties, so he led tens of thousands of people under his command to play hide and seek with Zheng Sen in the mountains.

So far, he has been hiding in the mountains for more than half a month, and now the marquis of Zhenyu has to fight back, he realizes that he can't continue to maneuver, if this continues, then it should be the Nanjing New Army that enters Fujian to clean up the mess. When the time comes, where will they put their faces for the veterans who have been in the army since the three guards of Datong Mansion? And what qualifications do you have to say that your own grenadier battalion is the elite of the Three Guards?

"It's time to fight back!"

Although Zhang Shi's voice was not high, his tone was firm.

"Military Gate!"

Zheng Laiyong thought that Zhang Shi would always use this kind of diversion tactic to drag down Zheng Sen on the opposite side, at least at this time, it was not suitable for a large-scale counterattack. After all, the soldiers have only experienced a painful dysentery epidemic, and it is good that their physical strength can be restored to half of what they used to be normal, but if they fight hard, they will definitely cause many unnecessary casualties.

However, Zhang Shi's tone was unquestionable.

"Raise troops for a thousand days, use troops for a while, at this time, you can't go up and have to go, you must know that the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, our three guards have rarely encountered this degree of resistance from Fujian since they sent out their troops, which is of course due to the fact that our army is not accustomed to the habits of the south, but the ability of the Zheng family father and son should not be underestimated, especially Zheng Sen opposite us, to be honest, I am not sure of winning and defeating it in one fell swoop."

Zhang Shi's judgment made Zheng Laiyong stunned, he never expected that this boss, who had always been extremely confident, would be so humble, but then he thought about it, what if this was not self-humility? Thinking of this, Zheng Laiyong immediately became nervous.

At this time, the scouts discovered Zheng Senbu's movements. Several ragged soldiers pointed at the map, reporting to Zhang Shi the results of their reconnaissance and their analysis. Zhang Shishi's brows tightened, and after a while, he said slowly: "Zheng Sen is leaving, the battle is imminent!" ”

He paused for a moment, and then ordered: "Listen well, the whole army today, when the sun sets, go out of Baizhang Ridge and enter Wan'an Village!" ”

When the military order was issued, the grenadier battalion, which had been dormant for a long time, suddenly moved, and Zheng Laiyong's muscles couldn't help but tense up, and it was at least more than 50 miles from Baizhangling to Wan'an Village.

However, Zheng Laiyong also knew that although this Zhang Yingguan looked very good-tempered, once he made up his mind, even the Marquis of Zhenyu might not be able to make him change his mind, so he had to swallow back the words that came to his mouth.

Who knew that Zhang Shi said in a low voice: "Do you think that this move will cause additional casualties among the soldiers?" ”

Zheng Laiyong nodded and said yes in a low voice.

"Confused! Even when the soldiers are physically strong, there are always casualties on the march. Our sudden strength today is not entirely for the sake of competitiveness. If we can't succeed in the first battle, I am afraid that Zheng Sen will take the opportunity to go south to Guangzhou, and although our Three Guards Army can smoothly enter Fujian, the hidden dangers will not be eliminated, the back road will not be quiet, and the legacy will be endless! ”

At this time, Zheng Laiyong felt ashamed, he thought that Zhang Shi was competitive, and did not hesitate to sacrifice the life of the old soldier, and today it seems that he has far more detailed information about the situation than himself.

"Hurry up, if Zheng Sen wants to withdraw his troops, Wan'an Village is the only way to go. Let's cross the Baizhang Ridge and go around in front of them, if we can catch them off guard, this battle is already half won. ”

When the night came, the Zheng Jiajun who was entrenched in the sentry suddenly moved, Zheng Sen's armor was neat, and a pair of golden eyes looked at the soldiers who acted neatly in the dark. The commander-in-chief, Yu Li, was very puzzled by his order to withdraw his troops suddenly, "The eldest prince, seeing that the remnants of the Three Guards Army were forced into a desperate situation by us, just withdraw the army, isn't it, isn't it a failure?" ”

After a long time, Zheng Sen sighed lightly, "It is not my wish to withdraw the army, but the commander has issued three orders for the transfer of troops in a row, indicating that something has happened to Anping!" ”

"Didn't the eldest prince say that it was irrelevant during the day?" Yu Li was surprised.

"There are a lot of generals in the daytime, and it is not appropriate to take immediate action in order to stabilize the morale of the army, and at that time I was still lucky, until it was getting late, I thought clearly, this army must withdraw no matter what, after all, the commander's military order cannot be violated! Otherwise, when we go back, we won't be able to eat and walk around! ”

"The eldest prince is clear!" Zheng Zhilong's punishment for violating military orders has always been harsh, Yu Li thought that only the eldest prince could bear it, but now even the eldest prince felt that he couldn't bear it, so he naturally had to bow down and obey his orders. It's just that Yu Li didn't see the light of worry flickering in Zheng Sen's eyes in the darkness.

After a night of rapid marching, he had walked less than thirty miles, and seeing that the east was white, Zheng Sen was a little impetuous, affected by the heavy snow, the mountain roads were muddy, and the marching speed was much slower than before. The sneak attack of the Three Guards, who had been following him continuously, disappeared overnight, and the unusual situation made him feel an ominous premonition. I don't know what the hell that cunning Zhang Shi is up to.

Zheng Sen has never seen such a slippery enemy, just like a loach that makes it difficult to catch, the other party never fights to the death, and often retreats immediately when he is unprepared for a sneak attack, and when he is ready to stop and enter the army with great fanfare, the other party has long been gone, hidden in the vast mountains.

And when they withdrew their troops and returned to the camp, these three guards who had disappeared appeared out of nowhere, followed and attacked all the way, like hateful mosquitoes and flies, which made people annoying, unbearable, and unable to completely eliminate them.

"The eldest prince, there is Wan'an Village in front, should we rest for a while before leaving?"

Zheng Sen coldly rejected Yu Li's suggestion, "Pass the order, the meat has been stewed in Lecheng, and the hot water is ready to wait for our army to triumph, step up the march, and rush to Jiangle to eat and drink spicy!" ”

The morale that had been a little low suddenly rose again, and there were bursts of cheers from the mountains, and even the mere hearing of hot stew and hot water in the dark, damp and cold mountains could lift people's spirits. The whole army was eager to grow wings under their feet, and immediately flew to Jiangle City to enjoy stewed meat and hot water.

However, this dream was soon shattered by the rumbling sound of cannons.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Suddenly, there were exclamations from the front, and the marching party immediately became chaotic. Due to the suddenness of the incident, Zheng Sen was a little confused about what happened for a while.

Wan'an Village belongs to Jiangle County, Yanping Prefecture, and there are no northern soldiers here, how can there be a sudden enemy attack?

Zheng Sen immediately gathered the pro-troops around him, and as the backbone, went to the conflict to try to calm the chaos. But the reality was far beyond Zheng Sen's prediction, and listening to the shouts of the tsunami in the darkness, he immediately realized that he had encountered a premeditated ambush.

Judging from the scale and intensity of the other side's rumbling artillery fire, in Fujian, there is no other than the Three Guards Army. This made Zheng Sen suddenly feel a wave of fear and worry in his heart, and he finally understood what he was worried about all night.

Zheng Sen couldn't understand how the Three Guards arrived at Wan'an Village one step ahead of him, but he immediately made a decision, immediately fought a decisive battle, and rushed out. Although he didn't know how the other party appeared in Wan'an Village in such an unimaginable way, he had a basic judgment, the other party could go around in front of him in such a short period of time, and his physical loss must be amazing.

Therefore, Zheng Sen firmly believed that as long as he responded with a stormy offensive, he would defeat these three guards who had become the end of the crossbow in one fell swoop. If once they are frightened by the sudden appearance of the other party, their own way back is cut off, once they regain their strength, the entire Zheng family army will be in danger, and it is very likely to fall into the critical situation of being attacked by the enemy on both sides.

Zheng Sen sent Yu Li's entire army to stand by, and he himself rushed forward with the most elite pro-army, while gathering the soldiers who had been scattered due to the sudden attack, while trying to stabilize the army's heart, and then with himself as the center, he rushed all the way to the front of Wan'an Village with the thousands of soldiers gathered behind him. He firmly believes that hedging can stabilize the situation against him.

It's just that after rushing for a while, Zheng Sen suddenly had the illusion of a punch, the expected battle to meet the enemy did not appear, but the front was quiet and terrifying, and he suddenly realized the danger. In the rear, the crackling and rumbling of guns all over the mountains sounded again.

It's not good, it's a trick! It turned out that the other party was attacking the west, and he was attacking his rear wing army at the moment, can Yu Li resist it?