Hujiaba.

This is the easternmost village in Zhidingguang County, Yuyang Prefecture, just like the bus village of Dongguan Prefecture in Taiping County, Hujiaba has a population of only more than 100 households, and it is the last bridgehead to enter the Bayan Mountains. However, unlike Daba Village, the conditions in Songjiang County are much better than those in Taiping County, and even Hujiaba, which is backed by the mountains, has a large area of fertile land, and does not live entirely on hunting.

Because of this, they live a far better life than Daba Village.

When the farm is busy, he grows paddy fields, and when he is not working, he goes into the mountains to hunt and get some mountain goods. You can not only add some meat to open meat, but also sell it to subsidize the family. Even Hujiaba villagers from ordinary families can be compared to ordinary rich peasants in Taiping County.

Life is rich and peaceful, public security is good, plus it is located in the easternmost part of Songjiang County, far away from the eastern ocean, and the pirates can hardly invade, so you can imagine what kind of comfortable scene Hujiaba is on weekdays. So much so that when the Taiping Army's 400 horse team rushed towards Hujiaba with great momentum, Hujiaba's first reaction was not to gather the young men and hunters in the village to take precautions, but to watch curiously from afar.

Everyone knows that Hujiaba is not far west to the periphery of the Bayan Mountains. Outsiders and caravans have always come from the east, and the people of Hujiaba have lived here for so many years, and they have never seen anyone coming out of the mountains in the west.

By the time several elderly people in the village vaguely felt that something was wrong and shouted to everyone, the mighty horse team had already rushed to within a mile of the village.

Yan Dongxing, who took the lead, in the north, where the environment is even worse, has always met villages that have always sounded the bell to warn them from afar, and they have taken precautions, and it is the first time to see such a careless village, and they can't help but be a little surprised. Under his command and Ning An'an, the four hundred horse teams surrounded the entire Hujiaba almost effortlessly.

The 50th Cavalry then continued eastward, extending the cordon to a junction five miles away. Prevent possible fish from slipping through the net, or outsiders coming this way.

"Where did you come from?"

An old village chief walked up cautiously with a hunched back and a cane to talk.

The reason for making this judgment is very simple, near Yuyang Mansion, it is impossible to have such a large group of horse bandits. There is a big green pass in the north, and the horse bandits in the north can't get through at all. Moreover, these riders in front of them, no matter the style of the swords and armor they wore on the high-headed war horses, were no different from the officers and soldiers, and they were very disciplined, and they did not kill and loot indiscriminately. No matter how you look at it, it can only be the official army.

What he really wondered about was why such a large group of officers and cavalry came from the west!

Moreover, what is the purpose of coming to a small place like Hujiaba and blocking their village?

Could it be that there is a big official from above, who wants to go into the mountains to hunt and play and stay here for a few days?

The old village chief of Hujiaba really can't think of any other reason besides this possibility.

"Old man, we are indeed officers and soldiers, but which part of it is confidential! It's leaked, but it's going to kill reads();! ”

Seeing that the other party had a good misunderstanding, Yan Dongxing saw that people were talking about people, so he agreed to it, flashed the saber on his waist outward, and scared the old man a few words.

Seeing the bright sword light and Yan Dongxing's fierce appearance, the old village chief's face was immediately frightened. Not only did he not dare to ask again, but he also begged for an apology repeatedly. It wasn't until Yan Dongxing and Ning Gui were impatient and promised together that they would not kill people indiscriminately, so they reluctantly retreated. After walking away, the village chief told the people in the village to stay at home honestly and not to go out to cause trouble, and at the same time ordered people to prepare things to treat the army. For fear that the hospitality would be inadequate, the army would be angry and bring disaster to the village.

From beginning to end, he did not have the slightest doubt that these "officials and soldiers" in front of him would be thieves from Taiping County!

Seeing that the people in Hujiaba were so knowledgeable, Yan Dongxing and Ning Gui were very satisfied.

Long before leaving Bayan Mountain, Chen Wu had already emphasized to them that the Taiping army's actions in Songjiang County must be restrained and restrained, and they must treat this place as their own territory. With Chen Wu's order, the two naturally knew what to do.

"What, you said that Hujiaba's people treat us as official soldiers?"

After getting the news sent back by Ning'an, Chen Wu, who was still rushing to Hujiaba, couldn't help but be stunned. He immediately realized that he could indeed go with the flow.

In a small place like Dingguang County, Yuyang Prefecture, the main thing to distinguish whether a unit is an official army is to see whether the flag has imperial armor. The Taiping Army still has these things. Chen Wu originally thought that he would rely on the horse team and the horse team to go first, and then surprise the rapid march to sneak attack. But now it seems that he can completely disguise the army as an official army and march openly to ten miles away from Dingguang County!

As a result, the army quickly issued an order, and all soldiers were forbidden to mention the name of the Taiping Army, and all of them called themselves the Sixth Mixed Brigade of the Tiannan Army, with the purpose of going north to pursue a group of Omani Dynasty spies who bypassed the Nanfeng fortress and infiltrated Songjiang County.

Immediately afterwards, the flag of the Taiping Army was temporarily replaced, and it was replaced by the bright yellow dragon flag of the empire - although it looked a little shabby, but it was harmless.

Well, the Taiping army was transformed into an official army that received an urgent military order to enter Yuyang from Tongguò Chishang Province in Tiannan County in the south. Regardless of the formation of armed flags or even the training drills, they are almost exactly the same as the officers and soldiers. The only flaw is the accent of the Taiping Army.

However, Taiping County is isolated from Songjiang County, and these people in Dingguang County can only hear that the Taiping Army is from outside, and they can't hear that they are from Taiping County at all.

In this way, the last obvious flaw is gone.

If it weren't for the lack of real documents and military orders, Chen Wu would even dare to go directly to the city to deceive.

Finally, an army of tens of thousands of people and a convoy drove into Hujiaba.

Although Songjiang County has three garrison brigades of more than 12,000 local troops, each has its own responsibilities and almost never assembles on weekdays. There are occasional transfers, at most at the wing level. Hujiaba is so remote, what can be seen is nothing more than the city defense battalion of Dingguang County, how can I ever see tens of thousands of troops. Suddenly seeing the neat Taiping Camp and the Volunteer Battalion, the people in Hujiaba were stunned.

Even the old village chief who asked Hou Sheng to carry a fat pig and four goats over, looked at the army coming from the west, and couldn't help but change color and admire, thinking that he had seen the most elite army of the empire.

Supported by countless brave guards, Chen Wu trotted forward and came to the village chief of Hujiaba.

Even though Chen Wu did not deliberately intimidate him, the old village chief was already deeply shocked by the momentum of the army, and knew that Chen Wu must be a high-ranking official, and he would make a big salute when he came up.

"The old man doesn't have to be polite, please get up."

Saying this, Chen Wu sat on the horse and helped him up with his empty hands, and naturally a personal guard stepped forward to do it for him. Seeing that the old man was still nervously bowing his head and not daring to look at him, Chen Wu smiled and said: "This general is the Huwei General of the Tiannan Army, and this time he brought the army here to carry out a military task under a military order. It is a matter of confidentiality, and the whereabouts of our army must be kept secret, and I hope that the old man will understand. Please order to go, and never discuss leaks, otherwise military law will severely punish you! ”

When he said the last sentence, he deliberately raised his tone, not angry and arrogant, and immediately asked the old village chief to agree again and again.

"Go ahead."

He waved his hand with satisfaction, and let the old village chief feel like he had been pardoned.

Just when the other party had just taken a few steps, Chen Wu stopped him again, took a money bag from the guard, and threw it to the descendants beside him: "Before leaving, General Leji has a strict order that soldiers are never allowed to take advantage of the local people. These gold coins should have bought the pigs and sheep in your village. ”

The money bag that Chen Wu threw out was heavy, at least there were more than a hundred gold coins. Don't say that you can buy a pig and four sheep, even a good local horse can't use this price. The old village chief was surprised and happy in his heart, and wanted to excuse himself, but seeing Chen Wu's resolute attitude, he could only accept it happily.

When the news spread, the people in Hujiaba felt much better about them.

The army was stationed here for three days.

The people of Hujiaba, except that they are not allowed to go out during the period, their lives are no different from those on weekdays. Although it is not that no one thinks this official army is a little strange, but there is the old village chief who presses it, and no one dares to discuss anything. The only thing they could do was to look out at the official camp a mile away from the grass pile at the entrance of the village, where a large number of officers and soldiers were training on time every day, but not for long.

Because of the remoteness of Hujiaba, in just three days, no outsiders came here, which saved the army a lot of trouble.

As the overall body of the Taiping soldiers basically recovered, Chen Wu was unwilling to stay any longer, and ordered him to march to Songjiang. Of course, in order to prevent Hujiaba's people from leaking the news, Chen Wu also arranged ten cavalry behind the army. Seeing that someone dared to go out of the village in the direction of Dingguang County, he stopped and beat back. After two days, they will be able to catch up.

At that time, with the speed of the Taiping army, even the people of Hujiaba would not have time to report if they wanted to enter the county seat.

Due to the extremely deceptive camouflage of the Taiping army, and the fact that the people in the small places of Dingguang County had little ability to distinguish, Chen Wu's army swaggered along the official road without arousing the slightest suspicion. After having the experience in the Bayan Mountains, the Taiping army marched extremely fast on the smooth official road, and reached the same Cheng dù as the imperial official army, and traveled every day!

That's thirty miles!

The straight-line distance between Hujiaba and Dingguang County was only more than 60 miles, and the road was not tortuous during the period, and the army only took three days to approach the vicinity of Dingguang County.

If you want to attack Yuyang and induce the defenders of Daqingguan to send troops, Dingguang County, which is located on the road you must pass, must be taken.

What made the Taiping army feel relaxed was that the defenders of this city had similar specifications to the county seat of Taiping County, and there were only two city defense battalion brigades. Maybe Songjiang's grassroots forces are not as powerful as the Taiping County in the mainland, but Chen Wu's Taiping Army is no longer what it was when Yicheng was. Even if the two city defense battalion brigades and the four cavalry teams are all fully formed, and they get the news in advance and are ready for battle, they are vulnerable to the current Taiping army!

Chen Wu has a hundred ways to take the county seat!