Zhang Yongjie, Zhang Zhi and Cao Gonggong discussed for a while, and determined that the battle must be a trick used by the Japanese Kou who wanted to take the opportunity to insert an undercover agent into our side.

And this time the undercover agent must be a second Kou who can speak Chinese. Zhang Yongjie immediately took out the roster of the Sharp Knife Army from the handsome tent, handed it to Zhang Zhi, and asked him to go to the barracks overnight to take a roll call and find out this batch of undercover agents.

Zhang Zhi immediately brought a group of sergeants and went to the camp to count the number of people. Due to several battles of the Sharp Knife Army, there have been casualties, and it is impossible for Zhang Zhi to know every general.

Zhang Zhi's method is that everyone will identify the captain, the captain will identify the team leader, and the team leader will identify the team members.

After this night's tossing, more than 30 people were found, their origin is unknown, and it is very likely that they are undercover agents sent by Erkou.

Father-in-law Cao knew that Zhang Yongjie was soft-hearted, so in line with the mentality that he would rather kill by mistake than let go, he made his own decisions and cleared up the more than 30 suspected second-class people.

Zhang Yongjie thought about it for a while, although this straightforward method is feasible, it may not be able to really eliminate all the two criminals. Because the two armies are at war, in case there are also traitors in this sharp knife army, it is easy to hide more people.

Therefore, Zhang Yongjie repeatedly told Zhang Zhi to be careful and find all the undercover personnel.

In the battle of Yuanyakou in Tangmen, the battle of Huashan, the Li family, Tangmen, and Shushan factions was a spy war, and it was obvious that the use of room was also a common thing in the army, which gave Zhang Yongjie a deep impression.

The next day, Zhang Yongjie selected more than 800 people from various departments of the Sharp Knife Army who had strong leg strength and good light skills, and formed a vanguard brigade, with himself serving as the captain of the vanguard brigade.

The vanguard troops pay attention to speed, so they do not set up cooking classes, and every time they go to battle, they only bring short-term rations, and do not carry black pots and other cooking tools.

Two days later, the spy brought Eugenda, the general manager, with a particularly important news.

Erkou Xu Hai, with 50,000 soldiers and horses, assembled in Nanping City, which has more than 700 forces in the northeast, will attack the sharp knife army of Longtai in the near future, and the vanguard troops of the Japanese have arrived in Wuming City.

These 50,000 horses and horses or Japanese robbers jumped out of the encirclement of Hu Butang's army from the battlefield in Zhejiang, and were drawn out, wanting to destroy the sharp knife army in one fell swoop.

The entire family background of the Sharp Knife Army is only 7,000 people, 7,000 against 50,000, which is already a headache. What's more, the Sharp Knife Army was already stationed everywhere at this time, and the troops were even more scattered, and the Sharp Knife Army in Longtai was only 3,000 people.

Zhang Yongjie felt that the situation was serious, and immediately blocked the news so as not to cause panic among the soldiers, and only summoned some key personnel to discuss matters in the barracks.

Zhejiang, Fujian all the way to the Japanese robbers, the sharp knife army can not get in touch with Hu Butang in time, and there are no friendly troops around, can not help defense.

Everyone discussed for a while, but decided to summon Li Geng to Longtai and let him command the overall situation.

Although Li Geng had already won several battles, in the eyes of Liu Yonggui and other local officials, this was still a bit of a false fire, after all, the number of Japanese soldiers was 50,000.

Although the Sharp Knife Army has 7,000 people, after a few battles, after all, there are also attritions, and the actual number may be around 6,000.

There are also a few battles in history in which less wins more, but before the war, people must have been panicked, and the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, so we can't always pin our hopes on the miracle of 'winning more with less'.

Liu Yonggui suggested that Zhang Yongjie send letters to nearby prefectures and counties in the name of the Sharp Knife Army, asking them to transfer some public officials such as government officials to assist in the defense of the army.

However, Zhang Yongjie considered that Fujian was the hardest-hit area for the Japanese invaders, and there was already a shortage of public officials such as government officials in various localities, and if they were transferred to join the army, it would be easier for them to be moved by the Japanese invaders, and even some bad people would take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, and it would be even more difficult for the common people to survive.

Therefore, Zhang Yongjie rejected Liu Yonggui's suggestion, and it was better to recruit soldiers on the spot than to transfer local officials.

But when it comes to conscription, Gonggong Cao has a hard time. Because although the Sharp Knife Army has a huge amount of military spending, it can not rely on the supply of Lord Hu Butang, but to further increase the number of the Sharp Knife Army, Gonggong Cao feels a little difficult to deal with.

After all, the establishment of the Sharp Knife Army was only 800 people, and 7,000 people were finally recruited, and Gonggong Cao felt that with his relationship in the DPRK, he could barely cope with it.

If you continue to recruit troops and recruit tens of thousands of troops, it is very easy to arouse the suspicion of the imperial court. So the matter was beyond the control of Grandpa Cao, and Grandpa Cao did not dare to make this decision.

Zhang Yongjie slapped the table and shouted: "Can a living person be suffocated by urine?" ”

Since Zhang Yongjie is willing to take responsibility, Gonggong Cao must be happy to succeed, after all, the 50,000 army of the Japanese is like a sharp sword, which can destroy the sharp knife army of 7,000 people at any time.

Seeing this situation, Liu Yonggui was in a better mood, and immediately notified the counties under Longtai Prefecture and ordered conscription. Zhang Yongjie did not say how many people would be recruited, so Liu Yonggui and other local officials wished that the more the better.

Zhang Zhi kept the military expenses of the Sharp Knife Army, and he felt really uncomfortable watching the silver flow out. But for the victory of the Sharp Knife Army, he could only give up this money.

Li Geng had not yet returned to Longtai, Zhang Yongjie checked the map repeatedly, and soon, he found a fighter plane.

According to the news brought by the secret service, the vanguard of the Japanese Kou has reached Wuming, and the number is 3,000.

But the vanguard had been wandering in Wuming for two or three days, and it was obvious that the leader was a straw bag, lacking the courage to fight, and did not dare to go too far from the army.

Moreover, from Wuming to Longtai, there is a small river less than thirty miles, and after crossing this river, there is no danger to defend.

Therefore, the Wuming widows have never dared to cross this last river, and they have not dared to go deep alone.

Although there are 500 miles of road from Longtai to Wuming, there is only a small river in the middle. Nanping City, where the Japanese army is located, is only 200 miles away from Wuming, but there are three big rivers in the middle, plus a small river.

According to common sense, it is a difficult thing for the army to cross the river, and it is necessary to prepare bamboo rafts and other means of crossing the river in advance, which is time-consuming.

It seems that Longtai to Wuming is 300 miles farther than Nanping to Wuming, but Zhang Yongjie judged that he personally led 800 pioneers and could reach Wuming before the Japanese in Nanping.

If you can eliminate the Wuming Wokou first, then you will achieve the goal of winning the first battle, and it will be easy to improve the morale of the Sharp Sword Army.

After all, he is also a character who has read "Mengde's New Book" for more than ten days, and Zhang Yongjie has also learned to judge. Seven thousand against fifty thousand, although there is no chance of victory, but no matter what, it is always good to win one or two battles first.

Zhang Yongjie immediately summoned Zhang Zhi and Cao Gonggong to discuss in the Shuai tent, instructed the two of them to wait for Li Geng in Longtai, and instructed Li Geng to continue to recruit troops and advance to the front line later.

After the arrangement was completed, Zhang Yongjie rode on a wind-chasing horse with a golden moon spear in his hand. The vanguard brigade with 800 people, each with only three days' rations, took advantage of the night to advance towards Wuming at great speed.

It just so happened that the 800 people led by Zhang Yongjie were soldiers with outstanding light skills just selected a few days ago, so the marching speed was very fast.

It only took 20 hours, Zhang Yongjie's vanguard ran a long distance of more than 470 miles, and at dusk the next day, they reached the front of the small river that was 30 miles away from Wuming.

Throughout the history of military battles, no army has ever been able to cover such a long distance in such a short time.

The speed of its march has reached an unprecedented level. Only more than 400 years later, there is an iron army that can reach this speed. From Anshun Field, along the Dadu River to the north, in the battle to seize the Luding Bridge, the speed of the march exceeded that of Zhang Yongjie's vanguard.

Zhang Yongjie led 800 men and horses to the small river, and the scouts of the Japanese invaders learned of Zhang Yongjie's arrival. The three thousand Japanese robbers of Wuming City immediately went to the river to set up a formation.

How could Zhang Yongjie give the enemy time to deploy defenses? In a long-distance attack, he paid attention to surprise.

Originally, it was judged that the leader of the opponent's vanguard team was a straw bale. But Zhang Yongjie didn't expect the other party to have such a straw bag, so he didn't even set up defenses by the river in advance.

Because it was a small river, the water flow was not turbulent, Zhang Yongjie immediately ordered to wade directly into the water, cross this small river, and attack the enemy's men and horses.

The vanguard of the two armies took the lead in the battle, and the battle began at dusk, and the battle was dark until night, and Zhang Yongjie defeated the 3,000 men and horses at a very small price.

Most of the 3,000 men were two coles, and only a few were Japanese cowards. Erkou is fluent in Chinese, and as soon as he takes off his clothes, he blends into the rivers and lakes, and he can also become a Ming man.

So the two Kou didn't fight to the death, they never expected Zhang Yongjie to come so quickly, so as soon as they came into contact, they broke up soon after the battle.

And the real Japanese invaders hurriedly fled to the rear, trying to converge with the Japanese in Nanping City as soon as possible.

Xu Hai was shocked to learn that the vanguard force had been defeated by the Sharp Knife Army, he didn't expect the Sharp Knife Army to come so quickly. Moreover, most of the scouts sent by Xu Hai have been executed by the Sharp Knife Army, so Xu Hai's news is very closed, and he doesn't even know how many people the Sharp Knife Army has come.

But the total number of the Sharp Knife Army is only more than 7,000 people, so what is there to fear? Xu Hai immediately appeared, ordered all his troops and horses, and wanted to go to Wuming to fight a bloody battle with the Sharp Knife Army.

Xu Hai had just left the city, and before the team had started, Zhang Yongjie had already rushed to the city of Nanping at lightning speed.

It turned out that after Zhang Yongjie defeated the Wuming Japanese invaders, he did not delay for a quarter of an hour, and immediately led his men and horses to Nanping.

The Japanese army outside Nanping City had just pulled out of camp, and no array had been deployed, so how could they have imagined the sudden appearance of the Sharp Knife Army? Moreover, the news that I received only yesterday was that the Sharp Knife Army was coming today? Moreover, there were three big rivers and one small river in the middle, and the Sharp Knife Army flew over?

Yes, the Sharp Knife Army flew over, except for more than 30 elites and hundreds of horses swept away in a turbulent river, it is not an exaggeration for other horses to say that they leaped over these rivers.

Due to the sudden appearance of the Sharp Knife Army, there was a commotion in the camp of the Japanese Invaders, and it was extremely chaotic. Xu Hai was even more frightened, because Xu Hai's military strength was low, and he was not enough to fight with the people in the rivers and lakes.

Xu Hai is one of the four great cowards, he pays attention to pomp and circumstance, greedy for enjoyment, so he wears a very grand style, many small leaders of the Japanese are wearing red cloaks, and he has to wear a white cloak to show that he is different from ordinary people.

Therefore, the brothers of the special service team easily identified Xu Hai's location and pointed it out to Zhang Yongjie.

Zhang Yongjie considered that he had less than 700 men in his hands at the moment, and there were nearly 50,000 horses in this place at the moment.

At the moment, it was just that the Wako didn't expect them to feel so quickly, so they were a little flustered. After their panic has passed, they have regained their composure, and their seven hundred people, alone in this state, are completely looking for death.

Zhang Yongjie shouted: "Don't worry about the others, just cover up and kill Xu Hai." The leader in the white robe in front was Xu Hai, and everyone rushed over. ”

Since Xu Hai didn't know how many people from the Sharp Knife Army were coming at the moment, he seemed particularly flustered.

Xu Hai wanted to return to the city, but his fellow people in the city were crushed to death by the panicked Japanese robbers, so Xu Hai had to take a small group of men and horses and fled wildly to the north.

Xu Hai's escape, Zhang Yongjie was very happy, as long as his grandson left here, it would inevitably be doomed.

Before Xu Hai escaped, he also pretended to leave a few teams behind here, trying to block the Sharp Knife Army.

This method actually works, Zhang Yongjie led the men and horses, and after a bloody battle, he lost more than 100 masters. And that Xu Hai is gone. Apparently it has been dozens of miles to the north.

But Zhang Yongjie also had rich results, when crossing the river, he lost his war horse, and at this moment he snatched it back from the hands of the Japanese Kou, not only that, but also grabbed some more horses, basically reaching the point of two to three horses.

Lead the horse and change the horse, and the pursuit speed can be faster. Zhang Yongjie led more than 600 people, regardless of the Japanese army behind him, and chased directly to the north. Zhang Yongjie selected a few people with particularly outstanding light skills to inquire about the news before and after.

Not much, the rear people reported that the Japanese in Nanping City did not pursue, and they were now leaderless, stunned on the spot.

Zhang Yongjie was very satisfied in his heart, since they didn't pursue, it was good, if they really sent people to pursue, then the 600 men and horses in their hands might have to sacrifice their lives for the country.

The people in front reported that Xu Hai took 5,000 people, threw away all the baggage, and fled all the way to the north in a hurry.

After a while, I saw a lot of baggage, food and drink, and even some silver on the road. In the vanguard of the Sharp Knife Army, many people have already begun to pick up those items.

Zhang Yongjie remembered Cao Cao, when Yuan Shaoguan crossed the battle, Cao Cao just discarded the baggage, led Yuan soldiers to pick it up, and when Yuan Bing's formation was chaotic, he suddenly rushed out to cover up and win.

And today, Xu Hai actually used this set, throwing away some items, trying to let the sharp knife army pick it up, how could he be fooled by him?

Zhang Yongjie immediately shouted: "So people and horses are not allowed to pick up things." Is things important or is life important? Let's rush over directly and arrest Xu Hai, one of the four great cowards, the lord of the ministry is bound to be rewarded. ”

The vanguard of the Sharp Knife Army, so they didn't pick up those items, and immediately pursued them. Within five miles, he came across the corpse of a Japanese scout who had been executed by the scouts of the Sharp Knife Army.

The men and horses of the Sharp Knife Army are all martial arts masters, and it is obviously effortless for the scouts to solve the other party's scouts.

A scout immediately reported: "Xu Hai just sent someone to ambush here, and was scared back by us, presumably Xu Hai himself is not far more than ten miles ahead, let's work harder, we can catch up with him." ”

Zhang Yongjie thought to himself that Xu Hai had really set up an ambush in an attempt to block the Sharp Knife Army and disengage from the Sharp Knife Army.

Zhang Yongjie shouted: "How many people are there in Xu Hai at the moment?"

The scout replied, "Some people fled on the road, and Xu Hai's team has about 4,000 people. ”

Zhang Yongjie pondered, this way of pursuit, Xu Hai's team only broke up more than 1,000 people, the speed of the rout was too slow, presumably these 4,000 people were his diehard party, and his own more than 600 people chased after him, which was tantamount to looking for death.

On the one hand, Zhang Yongjie sent additional scouts to continue to follow and execute the other party's scouts, and he must not follow Xu Hai's team. On the other hand, it slowed down the pursuit of the headquarters.

The best way to do this is to follow from afar, but not catch up. Because I can't catch up, I can't do it, and I'm looking for hardship. And following from afar, it can give Xu Hai's team the greatest mental impact, allowing them to continue to escape.

Wasn't this exactly what the Eastern Jin Dynasty did in the Former Qin Dynasty's Battle of Huangshui? The Eastern Jin Dynasty had only 80,000 people, while the former Qin army had 800,000 people, and it was an information war.

The Former Qin army was defeated like a mountain, and they didn't know how many pursuers the Eastern Jin Dynasty had. If the former Qin had known that the Eastern Jin Dynasty only had tens of thousands of chasing soldiers, then Fu Jian would never have reached the point where all the grass and trees were soldiers.

And at this moment, Zhang Yongjie knew that Xu Hai must not be allowed to judge how many people he pursued. If they knew that they only had six hundred men at the moment, they might have turned around and come back to fight the attack.

If that happens, the offensive and defensive situation will be easy, and the vanguard of the Sharp Knife Army will be in a desperate situation. After all, heaven to hell is just a thought.

Zhang Yongjie led the men and horses, followed Xu Hai's headquarters, and chased after him, but he always deliberately did not catch up. And that Xu Hai has been running away, and he has no time to think at all, and the scout troops he sent have never returned.

And whenever Xu Hai gave the order to rest, it didn't take long for the sound of the hooves of thousands of war horses galloping wildly in the rear, which was overwhelming.

Therefore, Xu Hai didn't know how many people there were in the rear at all, and he didn't have time to calm down and think.

Xu Hai only cared about escaping, and Zhang Yongjie's pursuers were divided into two batches, two shifts, and pursued all the way, anyway, Zhang Yongjie's troops were all martial arts masters, trained families, and marched very fast.

Three days passed quickly, and Zhang Yongjie decided to kill the horse to satisfy his hunger. Anyway, there are still a lot of these horses, and in the future, they will go to the Japanese to rob them.

As a result, I pursued all the way for seven or eight days, and I didn't know where the pursuit came, so I asked a fellow villager to inquire, only to know that I had pursued to Zhejiang, and then pursued to the north for two days, and then we could reach Taicheng.

The fellow told Zhang Yongjie that Taicheng had fallen and was the base camp of the Japanese invaders, so don't go there.

Zhang Yongjie thought about it, Xu Hai's 4,000 men and horses, he didn't dare to catch up, let alone enter the base camp of the Japanese invaders, it would definitely be looking for death. In the current situation, it is better to withdraw from the army.

Anyway, Xu Hai had already fled, and the Japanese in Nanping were leaderless, and the situation was greatly favorable. In the past ten days, Li Geng must have gathered his troops to fight with the Japanese in Nanping.

But unfortunately, Zhang Yongjie pursued all the way for more than ten days, and Xu Hai only cared about escaping. And at this moment, Zhang Yongjie led the army back, and Xu Hai actually led the men and horses again, wanting to shoot back.

To add insult to injury, the scouts in the rear came to report that there were already three groups of Japanese robbers, coming from several directions, cutting off Zhang Yongjie's retreat.

At this time, a person on the tree sneered slightly, Zhang Yongjie raised his eyes and looked, this person was the person who transferred himself away from the mountain that day.

This person is very good at light skills, so he dares to appear in Zhang Yongjie's sight.

The man sneered: "Since ancient times, only the defeated cannot form an army. Zhang Shaoxia led more than 600 people to dare to pursue thousands of miles, from Fujian to Zhejiang. It's incredible. ”

Zhang Yongjie shouted: "Who are you?"

The man didn't answer, and said leisurely: "Four days ago, the news that your department only had six hundred people, I have already told General Xu. The reason why General Xu wants to continue to escape is to lure your troops into a big pocket. ”

Zhang Yongjie asked, "Big pocket?"

The man sneered, "Yes, Big Pocket." Now that the people are surrounded on all sides, doesn't it look like a big pocket?"

Only then did Zhang Yongjie know that because he had been chasing for too long, he had pursued to Zhejiang, where there were Japanese robbers in all directions, and it was easy to set up an ambush with a big pocket, and it was obvious that he was ambushed.

Zhang Yongjie was very curious about the identity of this person, and immediately shouted: "Everyone put hidden weapons and shoot this person." ”

Zhang Yongjie gave this order, and immediately all kinds of hidden weapons, including darts, arrows, poison lings and even pebbles, all kinds of hidden weapons, all shot at that person.

Although that person was always on guard against Zhang Yongjie's plot, he never expected that hundreds of people would shoot hidden weapons at him at the same time. Immediately frightened, one turned over, trying to dodge these hidden weapons.

But hundreds of hidden weapons were shot together, almost sealing a large part of the surrounding space, and the man couldn't dodge at all, and immediately hit several hidden weapons in his body, and fell to the ground.

When the man landed, he was already out of breath, Zhang Yongjie snorted and shouted: "Pretend to be a monster, I want to see who you are!"

Zhang Yongjie unmasked, and the person turned out to be Ludong Iron Spear Li Yutang. Li Yutang is tall and handsome, and it is appropriate to call him with a little white face.

But in Zhang Yongjie's impression, it is impossible for this Li Yutang to have such a high level of light achievement. And that night, he took the 'Dragon and Phoenix Jade Ring' to show off in front of himself, how did he know that the 'Dragon and Phoenix Jade Ring' could seduce him away? What the hell is going on?

Li Yutang has already taken refuge in the White Dragon Society, and now he is mixed with the Japanese Invaders, could it be that Zhao Qianli has taken refuge in the Japanese Invaders?

Zhao Qianli's martial arts are very high, he is rich and many, will he take refuge in the Japanese Kou?

If Zhao Qianli wants to take refuge in the Japanese Kou, this matter is troublesome, and it will definitely be able to bring heavy damage to the Ming Dynasty.

In Zhang Yongjie's heart, only those who can't survive can take refuge in the Japanese invaders. So he didn't dare to think about whether Zhao Qianli colluded with the Japanese at all.

Fortunately, this is all his own speculation, whether Zhao Qianli colluded with the Japanese or not, only in the future to send someone to investigate, there is no need to worry for the time being.

And the problem at the moment is to find a way to break out of the encirclement and jump out of the encirclement of the Japanese bandits.