Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Okay!" ”

A moment later.

The six thousand men and horses just now had already put on their swords again, and they were all lined up in full armor.

At the same time, he also carried a cart of baggage.

After everyone was ready, this time the gate of Haozhou City didn't have to avoid anything, and it was completely opened.

Even afraid that the Yuan army on the opposite side would not be able to see clearly, he deliberately burned more torches on the city tower.

Groups of soldiers began to walk out with their wagons in tow.

Inside the city of Haozhou.

In a remote location on the city wall, Guo Tianxu and Li Shanchang stood on it, looking at the distant rebels with a puzzled expression.

"Sir, do you see what they're up to?"

Listening to Guo Tianxu's inquiry, Li Shanchang was also puzzled.

"Young marshal, I can't see it either."

Hearing this, Guo Tianxu turned around, continued to look at those soldiers, and whispered: "This big night, with batches of baggage, could it be that they want to escape?" ”

Thinking of this, Guo Tianxu's brows instantly tightened: "Sir, I'm afraid that this Zhu Yuanzhang knows that he can't hold it, so he will run away with someone, right?" ”

Li Shanchang immediately shook his head and said, "That's not all, I still know a little bit about Zhu Yuanzhang's personality and character." He won't run away without a fight. What's more, it was only his subordinates who left the city, and he himself was still on the tower of the city. ”

Li Shanchang's words, Guo Tianxu also agreed very much after thinking about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang really can't do such a thing.

But what exactly are they going to do?

Bringing people out of the city in the middle of the night, and carrying baggage, are you really not afraid of being discovered by the Yuan army?

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Twenty minutes later, Qi Heng and the six thousand of them finally arrived at their destination, which was still the same forest where Qi Heng and Xu Da slept all night last night.

After arriving here, the soldiers, under the instructions of several commanders, began to build their camp against the woods.

In the light of the fire, tents were erected.

Except for the soldiers who were building the camp, the rest of the soldiers stood guard on the perimeter.

At this time, not far from the camp, a small group of scouts was secretly observing this place.

After seeing Qi Heng's actions, he immediately called a soldier beside him and asked him to return to the camp to report the situation.

The Yuan army battalion.

Tokhtar Timur listened to the news that the scout had discovered, and his face was puzzled.

"You mean, they're building camp overnight?"

The scout nodded and said, "Yes, Lord Zhongtang." ”

"How many of them are there?"

The scout said, "About six or seven thousand." ”

Hearing this, Timur's brows became more and more solemn.

Why was an army of six or seven thousand men sent out to build a camp overnight?

Aren't they afraid that they will send troops to encircle and suppress them?

Thinking of this, Chagatai on the side suddenly said, "Lord Zhongtang, you say, could they be trying to fight us?" ”

"If this is the case, sending troops to build a camp outside can play a role in containment, once we attack Haozhou City or their camp, the troops on the other side can encircle us, sneak attack, and form a horn trend."

Although General Chagatai was not shrewd in strategy, he was still very experienced on the battlefield.

Hearing General Chagatai's words, Toto's old face suddenly changed.

If it is as Chagatai says, what does that mean?

The rebels in this Haozhou city are still ready to compete with their Yuan army?

For a while, Tokhtar was also a little confused about the current situation.

If the troops rushing to Haozhou City tonight are only suspicious soldiers, then the commander in Haozhou City sent six or seven thousand troops to leave Haozhou City, isn't this looking for death?

This group of people who used to be farmers and didn't know a single word have such guts?

On the contrary, now that they are sending their troops out, does it mean that they have enough troops to defend the city at this time, and they are ready to fight them head-on? Or is it possible to place a chess piece in advance to play a decisive role at a critical time?

Now all kinds of signs show that Haozhou City has indeed received reinforcements, otherwise how dare they divide their troops?

With only 20,000 men and 6 or 7,000 troops, isn't it self-defeating?

Thinking about this, Tokhtar made a decision in his heart.

He looked at General Chagatai beside him and said: "Now the situation in Haozhou is unclear, we really can't forcibly attack the city, in this case, don't delay too much time here, I will send troops to Shandong at dawn tomorrow." ”

Chagatai didn't want to compete with Haozhou City here for a long time, but now when he heard Toto's words, he immediately said: "Yes! Nakado-sama, I'm going to prepare! ”

With the departure of General Chagatai, only Tokhtar was left in the entire camp.

At this time, the sadness on his face disappeared in an instant.

He slowly walked out of the camp tent, looked at the city of Haozhou in front of him, and said to himself: "If it weren't for His Majesty's several urgings, I would have attacked Haozhou tonight!" ”

As the prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty, there were several virtuous ministers in the Yuan Dynasty, and he had been in the officialdom for many years.

What a situation has not been seen.

Although there have been no flaws in the performance of Haozhou City since last night, he can see the biggest problem at a glance.

What happened in these two days is so ingenious.

As they prepared to storm the city, reinforcements suddenly appeared.

When they wanted to find out the authenticity of these reinforcements, nearly 20,000 troops with torches suddenly appeared in the night.

It was all as if urging them to leave.

It's like the other party has long known that the imperial court will put pressure on him.

And tonight's division.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like an all-or-nothing choice on the other side.

Looking at the situation is like looking at people.

The traces of the performance are too heavy.

But what Tokh had to admit was that the other party had seized his life.

Even if he knew that the odds of Haozhou City being desperate were 70 percent, he didn't dare to fight!

Although he only has 70,000 or 80,000 troops under his command now, these are only mobilized from the south.

Next, a steady stream of troops continued to gather from all over the country.

This time, what the court gave him was actually an army of 300,000!

In order to destroy all traitors.

These forces are the last strength of the imperial court.

He may be able to win tonight, or even take Haozhou City directly.

But once he lost, he lost not only the seventy or eighty thousand troops, nor the defeat of this battle.

The price is the entire Yuan Dynasty.

I know very well that the current court does not want to be so calm on the surface.

Above the court, there is actually a turbulent dark tide.

Now he can be the prime minister and lead an army of 300,000 to quell the rebellion, which is the result of the competition between various forces.

But once he is defeated, and he is defeated in Haozhou City, where everyone seems to be insignificant, then he will be greeted by a reduction in official recall.

The 300,000 troops of the imperial court did not even have a chance to gather.

The court will once again be plunged into a struggle between all sides, vying for power and profit.

And he got off, although he is called the prime minister, the lord of the middle hall, but in fact he is just a puppet pushed out by various forces.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and returned to the camp.

At this time, Qi Heng, who was building a camp with the soldiers next to the hills and woods, had no idea that in just a few minutes, the lives of himself and the entire people of Haozhou City were experiencing a life-and-death decision.

Compared with these big men who have lived in such an era from beginning to end and have undergone countless tempering, Qi Heng's methods are still a little immature in their eyes at this time.