It's the second watch.

Shi Yongen walked towards the outside of the camp with difficulty, walking and walking, when he suddenly heard footsteps, but saw two people running quickly.

ran over at once and went straight to the direction of Zhao Han's camp.

After a while, several more people fled from the neighborhood.

What's the situation?

How could Zhang Xianzhong be negligent in guarding and letting the people flee, exposing the news of his night retreat and setting up ambushes?

Could it be that there are too many people who have escaped, and Zhang Xianzhong is busy withdrawing the army, so he really can't manage it?

It is highly likely, and it is the norm of war.

Shi Yongen was extremely confused, and Zhao Han was also confused.

There were two people kneeling in front of Zhao Han, and he didn't know if they were spies, so he didn't bother to make them stand up and speak.

"Zhang Xianzhong really wants to withdraw his troops overnight, but you found out, and let you escape and report to me?" Zhao Han frowned and asked.

A folk man said, "King Zhao, we really didn't speak. ”

Another man said: "Before it was dark, the eight thieves asked us to carry grain and grass to the northwest ravine, definitely thinking of escaping with their troops at night." ”

Zhao Han asked for many more details, and waved his hand to take them down.

Li Zheng was still in that cautious personality and asked, "Do you want to be interrogated separately?" ”

Zhao Han shook his head and said, "No." These two people are real people's husbands, and the retrial will not be able to achieve results. What is worrying now is whether Zhang Xianzhong deliberately let them go and lured us into the camp, but set up an ambush and raid in the camp. Or they may lead us into a ravine, and set up an ambush in the ravine. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "First attack the camp with hundreds of elite infantry and cavalry to test whether the enemy camp has an ambush. In any case, let's take possession of the thief camp first. ”

"Yes, steady, don't chase into the mountains for the time being." Li Zheng said.

Xiao Zongxian held the candle, brought the candle close to the map of Huangzhou Mansion, and said puzzledly: "Will Zhang Xianzhong not flee to the northwest?" ”

"He will either go out of the mountain to the northwest, or go out of the mountain to the north, no matter which way he goes, he will be surrounded by us step by step." Li Zheng said.

Xiao Zongxian pointed to a map and said, "Isn't there a large gap here?" ”

Wang Hui, who had already returned to the team, explained: "It is a swamp, and it is impossible for the army to pass through. Even if they could get through here, it would take tens of thousands of troops a day to cross the swamp. And in addition to the swamp, it is not far from the main force of our army, and it is easy to catch up, so he might as well flee to the northwest. ”

Zhao Han looked at the map again, and always felt that something was wrong.

Zhang Xianzhong stayed in the camp, that is, to defend to the death. fled to the northwest, fled to the north, and eventually had to cross the river to the west, which happened to fall into Zhao Han's full set, and mobilized troops from all walks of life to encircle and annihilate him step by step.

If he were Zhang Xianzhong, how would he choose?

It seems that there is no choice, no matter how you choose, it is a dead end.

There is indeed a valley due west, and after passing through the valley, to the southwest, you will face a large swamp. It was very close to Zhao Han's main force, and it was impossible to get out of the swamp for a while, and if it was found to be more deadly than a half-crossing attack, it would be impossible for a person who knew how to fight to walk the swamp.

But Zhao Han just didn't feel right, because Zhang Xianzhong couldn't be so easy to deal with!

While everyone was discussing the military situation, several more people were brought.

Some people say that Zhang Xianzhong's elite infantry entered the mountain in advance and may set up an ambush in the ravine.

Some people say that Zhang Xianzhong's elite went to the north, probably to forcibly cross Henggang Mountain.

The three pieces of information before and after can confirm each other, but they make everyone even more confused.

Li Zheng said: "I suggest that we first capture the enemy's camp, and then divide our troops to pursue after dawn. The infantry entered the mountain and advanced cautiously, and the cavalry went around the passage out of the mountain to intercept the response. ”

Wang Hui reminded: "If the elite of the enemy army goes north into Henggang Mountain, Guangji City cannot relax its vigilance, and Zhang Xianzhong may kill a horse pistol at any time to attack the city." ”

Lu Xiangsheng also felt a little tricky: "Zhang Xianzhong is forcing us to divide our troops, and he is also deliberately leaking the news, so that we dare not go into the mountains to pursue, so as to buy time for ourselves to withdraw our troops." His army retreated at night, and he brought with him a lot of grain and grass, and even if he set up an ambush, as long as we pursued him, it might cause his army to flee. ”

"But we don't dare to bet, who knows what's going on in the mountains? In case you crash into an ambush circle, it's troublesome. Li Zheng added.

Zhao Han's brain is a little insufficient, not only do the generals lack experience in commanding big battles, but he himself is not as good as those generals under his command.

Zhao Han could only ask Lu Xiangsheng: "If General Lu is Zhang Xianzhong, how will he choose to fight?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng thought to himself: "This can only be done, set up ambushes, divide troops to the north, deliberately leak the news, let us chase and dare not chase, even if we chase it, we have to beware of stealing the city." ”

Zhao Han didn't think about it for a while, and ordered: "Send a few hundred people to attack the camp immediately, if there are no ambushes in the enemy camp, immediately block the passage into the mountain after the occupation." ”

The night attack troops rushed into Zhang Xianzhong's camp and found that the periphery was full of empty camps, but there were a large number of people inside. Moreover, more and more people found that Zhang Xianzhong's army had left, so they desperately fled towards Zhao Han's camp.

Noisy and chaotic, even if Zhao Han wanted to go into the mountains to pursue, he was temporarily blocked by the people.

"The world is the same!"

Shi Yongen shouted weakly, reaching out and grabbing the ankles of people passing by.

The night raider was startled, and was about to draw his knife to cut it, when he heard the words "Datong under heaven" and retracted it, squatted down and said, "You let go of my feet first, and someone will come to save you in a while." ”

Shi Yongen laughed miserably: "Comrade, I can't wait, I have an urgent military intelligence report." ”

"You're from the Romans?" The Night Raider exclaimed.

Shi Yongen's head became more and more confused, and he cheered up and said, "Go back and tell Mr. Zhao that Zhang Xianzhong is probably going to go to the swamp." I've been there, on the edge of the swamp, there are farmers and paddy fields, and it is not easy for tens of thousands of troops to pass with grain and grass, but it is easy to bring only cavalry and horses. ”

How dare the night raid soldiers slack off, calling out for their companions to come and help, one carrying Shi Yongen back, and the other running quickly to report the military situation.

Shi Yongen said to the soldier who was carrying him on his back: "I can't hold it anymore, please tell the doctor to quickly see off my arm." ”

"You know, don't go to sleep." The warrior admonished.

Shi Yongen thought that he would be unconscious, but he didn't expect to be awake all the way, and he admired his willpower a little.

If you can survive, maybe you can be an official, and if you make such a big contribution, why should you arrange a petty official to do it.

Shi Yongen is a scholar, but unfortunately Xiucai was not admitted.

Zhao Han got the news, and Lu Xiangsheng was puzzled.

Lu Xiangsheng was puzzled: "If you only take the cavalry and horse team to leave the swamp, Zhang Xianzhong's tens of thousands of elite infantry and food will be gone?" ”

"Yes, how can there be such a war?" Li Zheng couldn't guess even more, with his character, even if the whole army was killed in battle, he would not throw away tens of thousands of troops.

"Can he do such a thing?" Zhao Han asked.

"He used to be able to do it, but now that he has territory, how can he ......" Lu Xiangsheng said and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Zhang Xianzhong must have set up an ambush in the northwest ravine, which can delay our army and keep the grain and grass as much as possible." The elite who crossed Henggang Mountain in the north was also really sent, and he could attack Guangji City according to the situation, or he could go around to the northwest according to the situation. Even if our army kills, all those elite foot soldiers will be able to flee through the ravine to the north, and it will take at least a few days for our army to completely surround these people. ”

Wang Hui was puzzled: "But he escaped directly from the Northwest Mountain Passage, wouldn't it have the same effect?" And you can escape faster. His cavalry and horse corps, through the swamp for what? ”

"Is it going around the back to attack us?" Xiao Zongxian couldn't figure it out.

Lu Xiangsheng stared at the map and thought for a while, then suddenly clenched his fists and said: "He wants to take the cavalry and run dozens of miles in one night to raid our army's troops besieging Qizhou." If he succeeds in his attack, the next target is the Wujia Cave. There is our army's grain and grass there, and if he gets it, our army's grain and grass will probably be burned to the ground. ”

Everyone suddenly realized, and felt that Zhang Xianzhong was really cruel.

Zhang Xianzhong must have made a good deployment, once the infantry in the mountains could not hold on, before escaping from the mountains, most of them would burn their own grain, and he would go to attack and burn Zhao Han's grain and grass.

In this way of playing, there is a high probability that both sides will lose, and everyone will lose food and grass together.

Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry and horse team, after burning the grain and grass in the Wujia cave, probably did not go back to join the infantry. He will continue to kill in the east, burning and looting in Zhao Han's hinterland, and coercing the people with war. The elite foot soldiers went all the way over the mountains and mountains, and they did not choose to cross the river at all, and they would definitely starve to death halfway, but how much they could go back was better than being hit by the half-crossing when crossing the river.

Lu Xiangsheng gritted his teeth: "This guy has become a rogue again, this is the usual way of playing a rogue guy!" ”

Zhao Han quickly made a decision: "Li Zheng led the troops, rode a mule to Chilong Lake, and returned to Qizhou by boat for rescue. Lu Xiangsheng led the cavalry and ran straight south to the Yangtze River, blocking the way from Qizhou to Wujiaxue. Then send the mayor and peasant soldiers of the Wujia Cave to tell them quickly, so that they can be vigilant against thieves and cavalry attacking. ”

Zhao Han wanted to surround Zhang Xianzhong step by step, but Zhang Xianzhong took the initiative to divide into several.

More than half of the people were thrown to Zhao Han, and the remaining half were ready to be thrown at any time. Tens of thousands of elite infantry soldiers were divided into two parts, ready to flee into the mountains or fight guerrillas in the ambush. As for Zhang Xianzhong's grain and grass, it is estimated that the ignition materials are ready, and all of them will be burned and left to Zhao Han.

And Zhang Xianzhong himself led more than 10,000 cavalry and horses, and also led thousands of empty mules. First through the ravine due west, then march from the edge of the swamp, and after passing through the swamp, rush around the Chilong Lake to attack Qizhou!

Qizhou City was Zhang Xianzhong's territory, and under the attack of the defenders before and after, and it was also a night attack, Zhao Han's besieging troops were likely to collapse.

Li Zheng led the whole army to ride mules and rushed desperately to Chilong Lake.

It's really desperate, fighting for the life of a mule.

Mules have a lot of stamina, but they are not good at running fast, and if they force up their march, they will die even if they reach their destination.

Before the mule team, there was also a horse, the Wari horse, which ran to Chilong Lake as a messenger, and then changed ships to report to friendly forces outside the city of Qizhou.

Zhang Xianzhong set off when it was dark, but he had to cross the edge of the swamp and run around Chilong Lake. The messenger sent by Zhao Han was dragged to the second watch day, but he could ride a horse or take a boat to move forward in a straight line.

It's really hard to say who rushed to Qizhou first.

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