Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 661 Cao Wenzhao's Method
When Wu Xiang faced these Yebushou who came to investigate, she ran away without even thinking about it.

Now Wu Xiang has no intention of completing Sun Chengzong's task at all, and now he just wants to escape as soon as possible.

I just want to escape from the customs as soon as possible, because Wu Xiang is not willing to face Zhao Wen at all.

As time passed, Wu Xiang fled farther and farther.

At the same time, Zhang Dong also led his troops to Baoan Prefecture.

Baoanzhou is not far from Zhuolu Mountain, and is located on the northern edge of Zhuolu Mountain.

In the afternoon of the second day, Zhang Dong led his troops to the northern periphery of Zhuolu Mountain.

As soon as the army arrived at Zhuolu Mountain, Zhang Dong called the battalion commander who was stationed at Zhuolu Mountain.

In Zhang Dong's big tent, Zhang Dong looked at the battalion commander and asked, "Where are Sun Chengzong and the others now?"

The battalion commander said: "My lord, during the period before you arrived, I sent a large number of Ye Bu Shou to Zhuolu Mountain to investigate the enemy's situation. According to the report from Ye Bu Shou, Sun Chengzong and the others will have another five or six days It looks like you can get out of Zhuolu Mountain.

Ye Bushou who was sent out also fought against Ye Bushou who was sent by Sun Chengzong. It is estimated that Sun Chengzong already knows that his whereabouts have been leaked. "

According to this progress, if Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui can follow the plan made by Sun Chengzong before, maybe they have already reached Wafanggou by this time.

If Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui attack Wafanggou at this time, maybe they can really attract some of Zhang Dong's attention.

It's a pity, because of Wu Xiang's defeat and Wu Jisheng's defeat, Zhang Dong transferred almost all of his troops to Zhuolu Mountain.

"It's okay, even if Sun Chengzong knows it, he won't use it. Now they are about to leave Zhuolu Mountain. If it were you, would you be willing to retreat at this time? Moreover, even if he retreats, then it means that One battle was a complete failure. Now attacking our Xuanzhen has become the last straw of the imperial court. Do you think Sun Chengzong will retreat at this time?
In my opinion, Sun Chengzong will never retreat at this time.Although Zhuolu Mountain is not high, it also has a great impact on our weapons. " Zhang Dong said.

From Zhang Dong's point of view, Sun Chengzong is now on the verge of riding a tiger. Even if he already knows that his whereabouts have been leaked, at this moment, he still has to bite the bullet and move on.

After all, now is the court's last chance. If you give up so easily, there will be no such chance in the future.

The most important thing is that if Sun Chengzong led his troops back to the capital at this time, then Chongzhen might not be able to spare him.

So, no matter what, Sun Chengzong must move forward.

"What does your lord mean?" The battalion commander looked at Zhang Dong and asked thoughtfully.

"Hehe!" Zhang Dong sneered, and said, "Our army is small and we are in a mountainous area. It will take a lot of time to defeat Sun Chengzong. Instead of doing this, we might as well set up a defense line outside Zhuolu Mountain." , quietly waiting for them.

Although Zhuolu Mountain is large, there are only a few roads from Zhuolu Mountain to Xuanzhen.Let's place soldiers and horses on these roads and just wait quietly.

All the officers in the general who are battalion commanders and above have been recruited for me. "

"Obey!" The battalion commander gave a military salute to Zhang Dong, and then retreated.

It didn't take long for Zhang Dong's camp to be full of people.

Looking at the people in the big tent, Zhang Dong pointed to a map of Zhuolu Mountain hanging beside him, and said loudly: "There are only a few exits from Zhuolu Mountain, which are suitable for the army to advance, and the exit that can lead to Xuanzhen is even better." Less. Therefore, we don’t need to enter Zhuolu Mountain to fight with Sun Chengzong and others. We only need to guard these exits. At the same time, set up a wandering army to cruise outside these exits.

Now, I order, Commander of the First Battalion of the Third Regiment of the Guards Army, you lead your troops to garrison at...

Guards cavalry and reserve cavalry are roving soldiers and horses.

This order will take effect immediately from today. Now, everyone will follow my instructions and continue to act. "

"I'll take orders!" The officers in the big tent gave a military salute, and then retreated.

The soldiers and horses of the Guards and Reserves moved quickly, and according to Zhang Dong's arrangement, they began to move to where they were.

At the same time, Sun Chengzong was walking on the mountain path of Zhuolu Mountain under the protection of several personal guards.

Because of the rugged mountain road, Sun Chengzong did not ride a horse.

Sun Chengzong looked at the dense forest ahead with a solemn expression.

"According to Ye Bushou who came back before, they met Ye Bushou from Xuanzhen. In this way, I am afraid that thief Zhao already knows our movements, and we have been exposed!" Sun Chengzong said worriedly.

Cao Wenzhao followed behind Sun Chengzong, and he said: "My lord, the mountain road is rugged and not suitable for large-scale troops. Among the soldiers and horses of the bandits Zhao are a large number of cannons, which are very difficult to transport on the mountain road. Blocked by trees, soil and rocks, the firecrackers in the hands of Zhao's soldiers and horses will be greatly reduced.

Looking at the future, there is a high probability that Thief Zhao will not let his soldiers and horses enter Zhuolu Mountain to fight us in mountain warfare.Thief Zhao is not a fool, he must know what he will face if he casts his men into Zhuolu Mountain.

Therefore, Zhao thief should deploy soldiers and horses at the exit of Zhuolu Mountain to stop our army.If Wu Xiang and Wu Jisheng were able to attract Zhao's troops, there would definitely not be many defenders at the exit of Zhuolu Mountain.

At that time, we only need to rush through the defense line set up by Zhao's soldiers and horses, and head all the way north, and we will definitely be able to reach the city of Xuanzhen. "

Cao Wenzhao is worthy of being a famous general in all battles in the late Ming Dynasty, and he analyzed the situation closely in a short period of time.

"You're right. The strength of Zhao's soldiers and horses is the weapons in their hands. Once they enter the forest, the weapons in their hands will not be able to exert their full strength. At this time, there is a high probability that Zhao's soldiers and horses will not enter the forest.

Zhao thief's soldiers and horses will not enter Zhuolu Mountain on a large scale, but this does not mean that Zhao thief will not enter the forest at night.Although these nights will not cause much harm to our army, they cannot be taken lightly.

Send me an order that from today onwards, the number of Ye Bu Shou sent out will be doubled, and Ye Bu Shou, the thief of Zhao, must not be allowed to know our movements accurately. "Sun Chengzong looked at Cao Wenzhao and said.

"Obey!" Cao Wenzhao replied, and then arranged with Sun Chengzong's order.

……

As Sun Chengzong continued to advance, he was getting closer and closer to the exit of Zhuolu Mountain.

Along the way, Yebushou encountered more and more people.

Although Sun Chengzong sent a large number of Ye Bushou to deal with the Ye Bushou sent by Zhang Dong, but because of the difference in weapons and the quality of the soldiers, the Ye Bushou sent by Sun Chengzong was not the opponent of the Ye Bushou sent by Zhang Dong at all. , so the movement of Sun Chengzong's soldiers and horses has been clearly grasped by Zhang Dong.

Sun Chengzong was helpless about this result, after all, the gap between the two was too great.

……

In a relatively wide open space, Sun Chengzong sat in a big tent.

Although it was getting late, there were no illuminated fires in the army.

Up to now, it doesn't make much sense for Sun Chengzong to turn on the lights or not, but Sun Chengzong still doesn't let people light them up.

In Sun Chengzong's heart, he still prayed for a miracle to happen.

Sun Chengzong sat in the big black tent, and Cao Wenzhao stood opposite him.

The moonlight tonight was extraordinarily bright. Although there were no candles lit in the big tent, Sun Chengzong could vaguely see Cao Wenzhao through the light of the moonlight.

"In two more days, we will be able to walk out of Zhuolu Mountain. According to the news that has been sent back from the past few days, the further north we go, the more enemy troops we will encounter.

I don't know whether Wu Xiang and Wu Jisheng have attracted Zhao thief's attention. If they have attracted Zhao thief's attention, then the number of soldiers and horses outside Zhuolu Mountain will definitely not be many.

But if it didn't attract thief Zhao's attention, there would definitely be many soldiers and horses arranged outside. "Sun Chengzong said with a serious face.

Although Cao Wenzhao couldn't see Sun Chengzong's face clearly, he could feel Sun Chengzong's worry from Sun Chengzong's tone.

Cao Wenzhao thought for a moment and said, "My lord, why not do this. The last general will lead a group of soldiers and horses out first to attract the attention of the soldiers and horses outside.

As long as General Mo attracts their attention, General Mo will send someone to bring the news back, and then the adults will take the opportunity to rush out. "

"This is the only way!" Sun Chengzong let out a long breath and said in a low tone.

Sun Chengzong understood what it meant to let Cao Wenzhao go out first, but at this time he had to do so for the sake of the court.

……

Cao Wenzhao led about [-] soldiers and horses to the forefront of Sun Chengzong.

Cao Wenzhao was originally a former soldier sent out by Sun Chengzong, but since entering Zhuolu Mountain, the two sides have joined together.

Because of the difficult mountain roads, Sun Chengzong had to do this for the convenience of supplying grain and grass.

Sun Chengzong's battle this time brought the last grain stored in the household department with him. If he consumed too much on the road, he might not be able to persist in Xuanzhen.

At this time, Cao Wenzhao came to the north of Zhuolu Mountain.

As Cao Wenzhao continued to advance, the terrain became wider and wider, and the mountain roads became wider and wider.

To the north of Cao Wenzhao, a battalion of Guards soldiers and horses were hoarded almost ten miles away.

Just as Cao Wenzhao appeared here, Yebushou from the Guards discovered them.

After Ye Bushou of the Guards discovered Cao Wenzhao's movements, he hurriedly prepared his troops to meet the enemy.

The road Cao Wenzhao walked was a valley. Although the terrain became more and more open, there were still mountains on both sides of the road.

Cao Wenzhao rode a war horse, his eyes kept scanning the nearby mountain peaks.

At this moment, Ye Bushou, who was covered in wounds, rushed to Cao Wenzhao on his horse, "General, we were ambushed by bandit soldiers five miles ahead. There were fifty of us in total, and only I came back." one!"

Ye Bushou's body was crumbling on the horse.

Cao Wenzhao frowned and said, "How many people have you met?"

"Back to the general, I didn't see it clearly. It seems that Yebu received the bandit soldiers. We wanted to break through, but the weapons of Zhao bandit soldiers and horses were too powerful, and we couldn't rush through." Yebu retracted.

Cao Wenzhao nodded, "Go down and rest!"

"General, the thieves must have deployed a large number of soldiers and horses in front. If we go over at this time, we will definitely fall into the ambush of the thieves.

General, besides this place, there are several other places where you can go out.Although those places are not as spacious as this place, we can still go out. "One of Cao Wenzhao's personal guards asked solemnly.

"Why don't I know what you said? This place is the widest place to go out. There must be a large number of Zhao thieves in front. But don't forget, what is our purpose? Our purpose is to attract Zhao thieves The attention of soldiers and horses, if we can successfully attract the attention of Zhao thief's soldiers and horses, and delay for a while, we will create the illusion that we are going to rush out from here. In this way, Zhao thief's soldiers The horse will definitely believe it. At that time, the soldiers and horses deployed by Zhao thief in other places will definitely come over.

Then, Master Sun's soldiers and horses will have a higher success rate in rushing out.Moreover, we can also test out the number of soldiers and horses that Zhao thief has deployed here.This place is the most spacious place. If there are not many soldiers and horses in this place, then the number of soldiers and horses in other places will certainly not exceed this place.

When the time comes, we will pass the news back, Master Sun will definitely make a corresponding choice, then the probability of success will be much higher. " Cao Wenzhao explained.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. Keep the notification, and the whole army will speed up."

Cao Wenzhao issued an order to speed up the advance.

After Cao Wenzhao's order was fully conveyed, the speed of the troops led by Cao Wenzhao increased a lot.

At the same time, ten miles in front of Cao Wenzhao, the soldiers and horses guarding here established a line of defense relying on the terrain.

The line of defense is divided into three lines. The first line is a simple position built with stones.

In the rear of the position, are the light machine guns of the battalion.

Although there is only one battalion of soldiers and horses here, this battalion is a battalion of the Guards, and the weapons and equipment used are not comparable to those of the reserve.

Behind the light machine gun position is the rifle position, and at the end is the mortar position.

Although there are only more than 300 people in a battalion, these 300 people can definitely hold this road.

As time progressed, Cao Wenzhao got closer and closer to the line of defense, and the Battalion Commander of the Guards also withdrew Ye Bushou.

The battalion commander guarding the line of defense stood on a high place, holding up his binoculars and quietly looking ahead.

Not long after, he saw Cao Wenzhao soldiers and horses coming this way.

"Notify the artillery that the enemy is not far away from us. Prepare to adjust the parameters and prepare to bombard!" said the battalion commander. Hit me hard."

The orderly standing beside the battalion commander came to the artillery position with the battalion commander's order.

(End of this chapter)