Wang Shizhen led his troops to occupy Fei County, bluffed, wantonly transferred people's husbands, and sent forwards to the west, so as to cover Lu Yongxiang's troops to set up an ambush in the vicinity of Yuanzhuang. But the west of Fei County, including the direction of Yuanzhuang, has been calm. Poor communication is a headache for all military commanders in this era, and once a plan is issued, it all depends on the former enemy commander to respond to the situation on the spot.

It wasn't until the evening of the first day of March that he finally received a military letter from Feng Guozhang from the front line of Zhaojialou. For the thief army hedgehog gathering Zhao Jialou and Feng Bu, Wang Shizhen did not have much joy. He found Li Chun, Situ Jun and others, and summed up the map, and now he can conclude that the ambush circle he carefully set up is afraid that it is useless, and the thief army is unwilling to leave the lair, and is determined to fight the official army to the death in Zhengjiazhuang.

"My lord, since this is the case, Cao Zhongshan should be ordered to speed up the eastward advance." Li Chun gestured to the map, "Zhaojialou and Zhengjiazhuang are only ten miles away, and a charge will break through." Master Feng only has three battalions in his hands, and he has no advantage over the thief army, so he must have reinforcements to come up before he can gather and annihilate him. ”

Wang Shizhen's face was cloudy under the candlelight, "Liheng, what do you see?" ”

"It's really stupid, no wonder we have been defeated by our opponents twice in a row," Situ Jun scolded in his heart, stepped forward and pointed to the map and said, "Judging from the previous two battles, the enemy army is well-trained and has flexible command, and it is really a strong enemy. Standing in the enemy's position, if the enemy knows that our army is gathering in three directions, they will either avoid the battle and leave, or concentrate their main forces to break our way. There is no other way. If you are trapped in the thief's nest, you will be waiting to die. Now that the main force of the thief army is still in Zhengjiazhuang, then they must be plotting to break me all the way. Now the enemy is confronting Feng Guozhang's troops on the front line of Zhaojialou with the main force, and taking a defensive position, which is abnormal. Unless the enemy changes commanders, there must be a plan. ”

"What scheme?" Li Chun asked in a calm tone. He was very uninterested in Situ Jun, but he was helpless, not to mention that he was now a person to be punished. Wang Pingqing saw that he was in the line of the new army, and asked him to praise the army, which was helping him. He can only do his best to assist Wang Shizhen to win this battle, otherwise he will have no hope of turning over.

"Either march west to attack Cao Kun's department, or go east to fight Fei County. One or the other. "Situ Jun entered the military field, and he was immediately able to be distracted, "The enemy showed weakness to me, and the purpose was to let Feng Guozhang send the news." Our army in Fei County acts as an anvil and will not move, but Cao Kun's troops will definitely move. In this way, the enemy is given fighters, which is anti-guest-oriented. Yes, eighty percent of the time! Because the artillery team is over there, the enemy will knock it out first! ”

"Feng Huafu's letter said that Cao Zhongshan had been ordered to speed up his eastward advance and flank the enemy." Wang Shizhen was suddenly shocked in his heart, hurriedly picked up Feng Guozhang's military report, and read it again, "I don't know where Cao Zhongshan's soldiers are now?" ”

"If it's true, the battle has already begun." Situ Jun's voice was cold, "Cao Kun's best choice is to shrink the troops into a ball and wait for reinforcements. ”

"Whose position are you standing on?" Li Chun was furious, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" Well? ”

"Everything is going according to plan, what shall I say? If I don't know that Feng Guozhang's troops are in an abnormal battle situation in Zhaojialou, how can I guess the enemy's intentions? Situ Jun did not show weakness and immediately pushed back.

"Fuck, why is our army so superior, and you still have to worry about this and that?" Li Chun was a little crazy, and picked up the herbal tea on the table and drank it with a clatter.

"Xiushan, calm down." Wang Shizhen has the demeanor of a general, and he didn't care about Li Chun's accusations. This accusation is actually pointing the finger at him, "The army is impermanent, what the thief army is, we are just guessing." Even if Liheng is unfortunate, Zhong Shan's department is three whole battalions, as well as an artillery battalion, which is by no means a soft persimmon, let them pinch it casually. When the battle started, Zhong Shan would definitely ask for help from Hua Fu, they were close. As long as I stand up to the enemy, victory will still be mine. ”

"What do we do now? Did you write a reply to Feng Huafu? Li Chun asked.

"Yes, you can write it. In particular, it was pointed out that the occupation of Zhengjiazhuang was a crucial one. Regardless of the plans of the thief army, the current task of Huafu's department is to attack and advance towards Zhengjiazhuang. ”

Situ Jun agreed with Wang Shizhen's decision, and it was appropriate to seize the enemy's lair. At the moment, the candle flame was lit, and the Western fountain pen was waved on the snow-white letterhead.

Wang Shizhen saw it, signed his name with a brush on the letterhead, and sent someone to send it to Feng Guozhang quickly. Then he said to Situ Jun, "Liheng, you go to Yuanzhuang, I don't know if Lu Zijia's people are going to watch from the wall." This battle could not be completed by the Caozhou army alone, and Zijia had to be prepared to advance eastward. The situation over there in Yuanzhuang should be reported to me every day. ”

"Yes, let's go." Situ Jun wanted to go to the former enemy, and intuitively felt that Lu Yongxiang's three whole battalions in Yuanzhuang would not be idle. Wang Shizhen's arrangement is quite in line with his wishes.

At this moment, Feng Guozhang and his main officers, under the guidance of Zheng Du, had already entered the Zheng family's mansion, and the moment he stepped into the door, Zheng Du almost cried.

I thought that the house had been ruined, but along the way, everywhere was clean, as if the thieves had deliberately cleaned it when they withdrew. However, the yard is still the same yard, but it will never go back to the original.

"This is where my father lived," Zheng Du hurriedly walked a few steps into the courtyard where his father and his second aunt lived.

The soldier pushed Zheng Du away and saluted Feng Guozhang, who was walking behind, "Lord Qiqi, I didn't find anyone. ”

This sentence crushed Zheng Du. It seems that the aunt and the little sister were either killed or taken captive.

Feng Guozhang snorted, "I don't believe they can take everyone from the whole village!" Isn't Zhengjiazhuang a big village with thousands of people? Find a few people! ”

The leader of the pro-soldiers agreed, and hurriedly went.

With intuition, Feng Guozhang felt that something was wrong. The Mengshan army miraculously disappeared, and their lair was empty, and behold, the thief army had already prepared to retreat. So, what is the purpose of the stubborn resistance of Zhaojialou the day before yesterday? Is it to buy time for the retreat of the old battalion? If that's the case, why sweep the yard clean?

It has been ascertained that not only is there no trace of the thief army in Zhuangzi, but the Chenjiaya on the opposite side is almost empty. What kind of fame?

The soldiers soon brought three men, all of whom were not young, and Zheng Du recognized one of them as his neighbor at a glance, surnamed Che, Xingwu, but he couldn't remember his name. Rural people talk about generations, Che Wu and Zheng Jing are of the same generation, but Zheng Du ignored this, "Che Wu, do you still know me?" ”

"It turned out to be the second son__"

"Let me ask you, where did the thieves get my aunt and little sister?"

"The second son still doesn't know? The third wife has been a soldier for a long time and is still in charge of a lot of things. Miss married Deputy Commander Zhou, and now she is also a member of the team, and the team is gone, of course they are with the team. ”

"Fart! Do you dare to spread rumors? Believe it or not, Lao Tzu shot you down! Zheng Du was ashamed and indignant, snatched the rifle of the soldier in front of him, and aimed the muzzle of the gun at Che Wu.

"I'm telling the truth, if you don't believe me, you can ask them." Che Wu subconsciously dodged back.

"Don't be afraid, I'll ask you," Feng Guozhang pulled Zheng Du to the side in disgust, "Fellow, let me ask you, do you know when the thieves ran away?" Where did they go? ”

"You are?" Che Wu looked at Feng Guozhang suspiciously.

"Bold, this is our Feng Dashuai! Hurry up and answer the question of the handsome! The soldiers stepped forward, grabbed Che Wu by the collar and dragged him to Feng Guozhang.

"You ask Mengshan Jun? They're long gone, yesterday, right? I remember it was yesterday at noon. I don't know where I went. ”

Feng Guozhang was careful, separated the three villagers, and questioned the other two villagers separately to confirm that they were telling the truth. Yesterday, when the battle of Zhaojialou was raging, the old camp of the thief army withdrew from Zhuangzi. From their mouths, Feng Guozhang determined that the Zheng family's mansion where he was now was the headquarters of the thief army. However, regarding important issues such as the number of thieves, equipment, and their whereabouts, the three villagers insisted that they did not know the way, and they did not know anything.

"Let them go back. Let's get some food first, and then talk about it when you're full. Feng Guozhang looked at the sun above his head and commanded.

"My lord, don't believe his nonsense." Zheng Du looked for a chance to distinguish.

"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out right away. If these villagers don't leave, why did your family go with the thieves? Feng Guozhang ignored Zheng Du, strode into the main room, sat on a chair, asked the map to be hung up below, and called the three battalion officers to discuss the current military situation.

"My lord, it is better to respond to all changes with the same. We have occupied the bandits' nest, Lord Wang's order, we have completed it, just wait for Lord Cao here, count the itinerary, they should arrive. In addition, someone should be sent to Fei County immediately. A battalion officer pointed at the residue in his teeth with his fingers and said indistinctly.

"My lord, the thief army has occupied this place for a long time, even if you give a small favor, there is always a heart to the court, ask more, and you can always find some useful news. It's important to determine where they're going first. The second battalion officer said.

Feng Guozhang nodded in appreciation, and his gaze turned to the last battalion officer.

"I think they must have fled in the direction of Pingyi, and if they leave with their families, they won't fight us. Yesterday in Zhaojialou, it was the army behind the palace. However, even if Lord Cao's troops are carrying artillery, they should have arrived, the distance is about the same, but we have been delayed in Zhaojialou for a day. ”

Feng Guozhang was pondering this matter in his heart, "Hurry up and send someone to contact Cao Kun and Fei County quickly." ”

There was no need to go, there was a rush of footsteps, and the pro-soldier came in with two soldiers, "My lord, they said that they were sent by Lord Cao, and there was an urgent military report." ”

"Tell me what's going on!" Looking at the demeanor of the soldier delivering the letter, Feng Guozhang already understood that Cao Kun had been attacked!

"Yesterday it was just dark, and we were eating, and the thieves came to ......" the soldier at the head froze and spoke fluently, "That's it...... Lord Cao sent several groups of people to report the news......"

After a fierce battle all night, the thieves had strong troops, the offensive was fierce, and the troops rushed to the battle, encountering heavy casualties, especially the artillery, the thieves attacked from behind, first attacking the artillery battalion at the end of the team. Cao Kun commanded the infantry battalion to turn back and fight, desperately rescued the remnants of the artillery battalion, retreated into the nearest village, and relied on the unknown village to resist, and the battle was fierce. They were sent shortly after the battle began, and they were asked to do everything possible to find Lord Feng's troops and ask Lord Feng to reinforce them quickly.

"Follow me and show me the place you said on the map!" Feng Guozhang turned around and entered the command room that had just been set up.

The soldier at the head was not ambiguous, looked at it for a long time, and pointed out the village - Kuangtouji!

"That's right, this is it!"

"Kill your head by mistake! That's right, big reward! Come, take these two brothers down to eat and rest. Feng Guozhang ordered his own soldiers to bring the two messengers down, and the three battalion officers had already heard the news and arrived, "My lord,"

"Don't be verbose. Immediately gather the troops, Kuangtou is less than thirty miles away, and quickly reinforce it! The cunning thief army, they actually dangled a shot and ran to Kuangtouji to ambush Cao Zhongshan! ”

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