Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 588
"Now you convey to me the second content of His Majesty's imperial decree to all the prefectures and counties in Henan, so that the officials of all prefectures and counties will regularly transport the food and materials in their respective territories according to the content of the imperial decree, even if they cannot be delivered to the capital. , but also to transport these things out of Henan's territory.

If it can't be transported out, I will burn it.These things must not be left behind. If they were kept, they would definitely fall into the hands of Thief Zhao.Our soldiers and horses are not the opponents of Zhao thief at all, so we can only use this method to delay the speed of Zhao thief's advance. "

Sun Chuanting looked at Wu Tong and said solemnly.

Although the first method in the imperial decree does not make sense, the second method is not bad, but it takes a long time.

Wu Xuan nodded, "I'll make arrangements now."

After Wu Xuan finished speaking, he ran outside.

A few quarters of an hour later, dozens of fast horses ran out of the city of Henan Prefecture.

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Song Hu galloped non-stop on the ground on his war horse, and behind him were ten thousand lightly dressed cavalry.

"Send down the order, stop moving forward, bury the pot and make food. At the same time, let all the thousands of households come to see me!" Song Hu looked at the sun in the sky, and shouted at the orderly who was following him.

"Obey!" The orderly roared, and then ran towards the back with Song Hu's order.

Song Hu controlled the horse to slow down gradually, and finally pulled the rein of the horse in his hand, and controlled the horse to stop.

The soldiers behind him also gradually slowed down, and finally stopped in an open space.

Song Hu jumped off the horse, and handed over the reins to the guards who followed him.

"My lord, according to our previous news, about 80 li ahead is the first defense line of the Yellow River defense line arranged by Sun Chuanting!" A personal guard pointed to the front and said to Song Hu.

Song Hu nodded, "You are right, we will be able to reach the first line of defense of the Yellow River this afternoon.

This time we came out without heavy weapons. Although these castles on the Yellow River defense line cannot withstand the attack of heavy weapons, it is still difficult for us without heavy weapons to break through these castles in a short while.

This time our task is to go through these castles, break through the defense line, reach the territory of Henan, investigate the military situation, and draw more detailed topographic maps and defense maps.

At the same time, harass the prefectures and counties in Henan and attack the small counties around the Henan prefecture to open the way for the army of Mr. Zongbing! "

Not long after, a curl of cooking smoke rose in the air, and all the soldiers gathered around the fire to eat.

Song Hu was sitting in an open space, surrounded by thousands of households under his command.

"Everyone, our main purpose this time is to bypass all the fortresses of the Yellow River defense line, and the army will break into the Yellow River defense line, harass the prefectures and counties in Henan, and attack the small counties around the Henan prefecture." Song Hu looked around for a week, with a calm expression on his face. Said.

"Follow your lord's order!" Song Hu's Qianhu clapped their hands at Song Hu and said loudly.

Song Hu nodded, "You can go down now. After dinner, go ahead and try to reach the Yellow River defense line before dark. Tomorrow, within a day, let me break through the Yellow River defense line!"

The soldiers under Song Hu's command bowed their hands at him, and then walked down.

A few quarters of an hour later, Song Hu stepped onto the horse.Under his order, the army marched towards the Yellow River defense line.

As the saying goes, if there are more than ten thousand people, there is no limit.When Song Hu led the 1 horses to rush on the ground, the sound of horseshoes was like thunder in the sky, resounding non-stop.

There is a military fort at the front of the Yellow River defense line. The military fort is not big, that is, the circumference of more than 1000 meters, and there are more than 400 soldiers hoarded inside.

With the order of Zhao Wen's 20 troops to enter Shanxi, the soldiers in the military fort became increasingly tense.

On the walls of the military fort, the soldiers' eyes were fixed on the distance.

The chief of the military fort is a garrison. The official position of this garrison is not a garrison in the Ming army, but a garrison of a military fort. It was set up by Sun Chuanting to lead the soldiers in the military fort.The guard's surname is Sun, and his name is Sun Hai.

Sun Hai stood on the wall of the military castle, surrounded by hundreds of households in the military castle.

"Now Zhao thief has dispatched 20 troops, which is 20 troops. If Zhao thief uses these troops to attack Henan, Henan will fall into Zhao thief's hands in a short time.

We are at the forefront of the Yellow River defense line, and we must shoulder our responsibilities.In the past few days, you have worked harder. If you don’t accept nights in the army, you must send more in time. If there is any trouble around you, report it to me immediately! "Sun Hai looked into the distance and said solemnly.

"Don't worry, my lord. We've been sending out more nights for the past few days. This morning, we sent nearly a hundred more nights. They should be back soon!" A hundred households stood Behind Sun Chenghai, he spoke.

Sun Hai nodded, "Before, Bandit Zhao announced that he was going to be enthroned as emperor. Bandit Zhao's aggressive approach this time probably has something to do with it.

This time, thief Zhao should have pulled out all the soldiers in Xuanzhen.Otherwise, it would be impossible to gather an army of 20.

Bandit Zhao probably wants to take the land of Henan in one fell swoop this time. It is not so easy for us to keep Henan! "

"Hey, the strength of the thief Zhao is not something we can resist at all. If the thief Zhao really comes to the city, what should we do then?" A hundred households looked out of the city with a worried expression, and said sadly.

At this moment, a puff of smoke suddenly appeared outside the city, coming towards the direction of the city.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the smoke, Sun Hai became nervous instantly.

"What is that?" Sun Hai pointed at the smoke and shouted loudly.

Following Sun Chenghai's voice, all the soldiers on the city wall became vigilant.

"My lord, it shouldn't be Zhao's soldiers. Zhao has 20 troops in his hands. If Zhao's night is not taken, it should be more than that." A hundred households squinted their eyes and looked at the smoke that suddenly appeared in front of them.

Sun Haidao: "We can't take it lightly, and order all the defenders on the city wall to cheer up and keep an eye on these people who suddenly appeared."

"As ordered!"

The soldiers standing behind Sun Hai cupped their hands at Sun Chenghai, and then walked along the city wall.

As the smoke got closer and closer, Sun Chenghai finally saw the origin of this group of people.

The group was wearing their military uniforms, and there were about 50 of them.

"This is our person!" Sun Hai said secretly, and finally let go of his hanging heart.

"We are the ones sent out by Master Wang this morning. We have important military information, and we have important military information!"

Ye Bushou stopped outside the moat of the military fort, and a soldier with a loud voice walked out from inside, shouting loudly towards the top of the castle.

The hundred households named Mr. Wang ran up to Sun Hai, "My lord, these people were sent out by me this morning. It's just that I sent more than 90 people at that time, so why are there so few who came back!"

Wang Baihu looked at these soldiers who suddenly appeared outside the city, his face full of doubts.

Wang Baihu looked at Sun Hai, "These people shouldn't be kidnapped, right? And then Bandit Zhao's troops took the opportunity to rush into the city?"

"Impossible, there is no need for Bandit Zhao to do this. Bandit Zhao is powerful, and a small military fort like ours is no match for Bandit Zhao at all. He can easily break down our military fort. There is no need to do this." Sun Hai retorted road.

From Sun Hai's point of view, Zhao Wen's strength is so strong that there is no need to play these tricks!
"Okay, don't think so much, let them in first, and then have a good questioning." Sun Hai said.

Wang Baihu nodded, then rushed down the city wall.

After a while, the suspension bridge above the moat was lowered, and the city gate slowly opened.

These nights Bushou rode a war horse and rushed into the city.

Wang Baihu stayed behind the city gate with more than 50 soldiers, watching these people with vigilance.

After rushing into the city gate these nights, he hastily pulled the reins of the horse in his hand.

The leader, Ye Bushou, jumped off his horse, rushed to Wang Baihu, and said with a sad face, "My lord, we met Ye Bushou, the thief of Zhao!"

Wang Baihu was taken aback. He looked at the one in front of him and didn't accept it. He hurriedly asked: "Yebu accept who met thief Zhao? How many people did you meet? How did you come back? Why don't you even have any injuries?"

"My lord, the thing is like this. After we left the city this morning, we kept marching towards the north of the military fort. During the march, we divided our troops.

Brother Liu led 30 people and then marched north. Li San and I were stunned, and Zhou Tie marched east-west.

We planned to meet at the location where the troops were divided in the afternoon, but when Li Sanleng, Zhou Tie and I led our respective troops to the location where the troops were divided, there was no waiting for Big Brother Liu's troops.

We originally wanted to go to the north to see what happened, but before we set off, brother Liu ran back with injuries all over his body.

He said that they met Yebushou, the thief of Zhao.All Ye Bushou led by him were killed in battle. If it weren't for those Ye Bushou under his command who resisted desperately, and he himself was familiar with the surrounding terrain and took shortcuts, he would not be able to come back at all.

Brother Liu said that the Zhao thieves he met had about 200 people at night, with excellent weapons and sturdy horses. It seemed that they should be the elite of Zhao thieves.

It's a pity that Brother Liu disappeared as soon as he finished speaking.I wanted to bring Brother Liu's body back, but time was running out, so I had to leave Brother Liu's body there! "

After finishing talking this night, he choked up.

"I'm sorry Liu Chong, Big Brother Liu, I'm sorry Big Brother Liu, Big Brother Liu treats me well on weekdays!" Ye Bu Shou looked up to the sky and cried, his face was full of tears.

Seeing this night's appearance, Wang Baihu had no doubts.

He let out a long sigh, "I don't think Liu Chong will blame you if you cry. Now don't cry, follow me to see the adults!"

Wang Baihu walked towards the city wall as he said that, Yebushou hurriedly stood up from the ground, wiped away his tears, and followed behind Wang Baihu.

After a while, Wang Baihu brought this Yebushou to Sun Hai.

"My lord, I won't accept the night when I meet Bandit Zhao!" Wang Baihu looked at Sun Hai and said solemnly.

Sun Hai was taken aback, he hurriedly asked: "Where did you meet?"

Wang Baihu looked at Ye Bushou, "Please tell your lord what happened just now in detail!"

Ye Bushou wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "My lord, it's like this..."

Saying that, Yebushou told Sun Hai the details of the incident.

Sun Hai frowned tightly, and he looked at Ye Bushou solemnly, "Where did you divide your troops? How far is it from here?"

"My lord, we dispatched the troops thirty miles outside the military fort!" Ye Bushou replied with a sad face.

"What? Thirty miles away?" Sun Hai screamed, and then realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly forced himself to calm down.

"Okay, you go down first!" Sun Hai waved his hand at Ye Bubu, signaling him to go down first.

"My lord, if Ye Bushuo divides his troops [-] miles away, then the location where Liu Chong met Zhao Thief Ye Bushuo should not be more than [-] miles away from here.

My lord, the distance of fifty miles has come in an instant!We have to plan early! "Wang Baihu said with a serious face.

Sun Hai didn't speak, he stood beside the crenel on the city wall, looked to the north, and kept patting the city wall with his right hand.

After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief, "You're right. If Zhao Thief doesn't accept him at night, the distance from here will not be more than fifty miles. Although I haven't fought against Zhao Thief, according to previous experience, the distance between Zhao Thief's army We will not go beyond a hundred miles.

With a distance of hundreds of miles, even if there are a lot of infantry in Zhao's bandit army, it will take less than three days for them to appear in front of our military fort.

In other words, within three days, Zhao's army will attack us. "

Sun Hai patted the crenel and looked at Wang Baihu, "Now you immediately send someone to see the news and report it to the supervisor. This matter is of great importance, and you can't miss it for a moment!"

"Obey!" Wang Baihu clasped his fist at Sun Hai, and then hurried down the city.

It didn't take long for Wang Baihu to send out the soldiers who sent out the order, and there gradually appeared outside the military castle.

At this time, Ye Bushou, who was dispatched by the military castle, all returned to the military castle.

Yebushou who appeared at this time knew who sent it without even thinking about it.

When sporadic Yebushou appeared outside the military fort, Sun Hai's heart suddenly hung up again. He looked at Yebushou cruising outside the city, and hurriedly shouted to the orderly behind him: "Let everyone Go up to the city wall, get out the prepared defense equipment for me, and always pay attention to the movements of the enemy troops outside the city!"

At the same time, Song Hu's horseback riding slowed down. He looked at the building in the sky and the setting sun, and said to the messenger behind him: "Go forward another ten miles, and then set up camp in place!"

At this time, Song Hu was less than thirty miles away from the first military fort on the Yellow River defense line.

"My lord, we have discovered a Ming army that does not accept the night!"

At this moment, a thousand households came to Song Hu's side on a war horse.

Song Hu looked at the thousand households, "How many people are there? Did you catch your tongue?"

(End of this chapter)