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Chapter 42 Alone, Exploring the Enemy Camp at Night (Please collect and read)
After hearing these words, Wang Xifeng felt a little complicated.

I am happy that my husband is appreciated and used by the court, and he is promoted step by step.

And before leaving, he also entrusted the entire family to himself.

What worries me is that if I go to the southwest, I will have to stay alone in an empty room.

Not only that, but she also had to help take care of her new aunt He Meier, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

But she thought about it again, if there is only one woman in this family, and there is no need to discuss anything, it seems very boring.

Thinking of this, Wang Xifeng felt relieved.

And Su Ran will leave the capital tomorrow to go to the southwest to fight the rebellion, so he will naturally have to work day and night in the following time.

Fortunately, Wang Xifeng has experienced some ups and downs, and her ability to withstand it is barely up to standard.

However, He Meier was different. After all, she had not been in the personnel business for a long time, and soon she was unable to fight against Su Ran's violent storm, and surrendered.

Therefore, Su Ran spent most of her time with Wang Xifeng, which made her feel very satisfied and fulfilled.

In the early morning of the next day, Su Ran picked up his sword early, mounted his horse, and left the capital with Emperor Qingyong's personal letter stamped with his jade seal.

Along the way, he would rest and tiptoe when he was tired, and when he was rested, he would urge his horse on the road. It could be described as sleeping in the open air.

In less than ten days, Su Ran had arrived at the Southwest Army.

Sure enough, as the battle report said, the general Gao Xingyuan was still unconscious after being injured, and basically relied on others to feed him some rice soup every day.

During this period, deputy general Meng Chao was basically in charge of the overall situation.

The arrival of Su Ran obviously broke this situation.

At this moment, Su Ran was sitting in the large tent of the Chinese army. On the left and right sides, sat the generals of the army. Among them, the one at the top on the left hand side was Meng Chao, the deputy general who was responsible for countering the rebellion in the southwest.

Meng Chao was far different from Gao Ying, who looked like a Confucian general. He was born with a leopard's head and eyes, a black face and a beard. At first glance, he was a man with a violent temper.

Before that, he was originally a lieutenant general under the Gansu General Soldier, with an official rank of second rank.

Due to the need to counter the rebellion in the southwest, the imperial court ordered him to lead some troops in Gansu to join Gao Xingyuan's command.

As a result, the Shaanxi soldiers originally belonging to Gao Xingyuan accounted for two-thirds, and the remaining one-third of the soldiers came from Gansu.

It is precisely because of this configuration of troops that the generals in the army are basically equipped in a ratio of one to two.

Su Ran glanced around the generals, and then said with a smile: "Su is new here, and he is not very familiar with the situation in the army. Although he chatted with a few soldiers just now, he only understood a little bit. , I will have to rely on you for many matters in the future."

As soon as these words came out, the generals below immediately began to express their opinions by beating their chests. Their general meaning was that they would obey General Su's orders and vowed to avenge General Gao.

However, before everyone finished expressing their opinions, someone stood up. This person was the deputy general, Meng Chao.

"I wonder how you plan to avenge General Gao? Do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"

When Su Ran heard this, she felt a little unhappy.

I am the commander-in-chief, and I haven't even explored the enemy's situation yet. Your deputy-general just beeps blindly when he comes up. Is this what a deputy-general should do?
However, in front of everyone, Su Ran did not say these words, but looked at Meng Chao, wanting to hear them first but he had no real ability.

"Since General Meng said that, he must have a good plan to defeat the enemy. You might as well say it for everyone to hear."

When Meng Chao heard this, he immediately snorted coldly, with a bit of arrogance in his eyes: "I do have a strategy to defeat the enemy, but I don't know if General Su dares to adopt it." When Su Ran heard what Meng Chao said, the slightest bit of displeasure in his heart suddenly disappeared. disappeared, but became somewhat interested in his words.

Because under normal circumstances, most capable people have some temperament.

If the other party really has a strategy to defeat the enemy, it means he is really a capable person.

In that case, even if you are a little tempered, it will be excusable.

Thinking of this, Su Ran smiled and said: "General Meng, if you have any good ideas, just tell me. I, Su, don't have anything else, and I still have a little bit of courage."

"Okay." After receiving the affirmative reply, Meng Chao immediately said loudly, "Since General Su dares, then I will say it. I have been sending people to find out the traces of the rebels these days. I just got the news yesterday that one of the rebels The main force is hidden in the Erchila Valley. The number should be about 2. If General Su has the courage, he might as well order some elite troops to raid the Erchila Valley tonight. As long as this main force is defeated, this force will be destroyed. Basically, half of the battle is won.”

After hearing these words, Su Ran couldn't help but frown slightly.

If the information Meng Chao said is accurate, then the night attack on the Erchila Valley is indeed a good strategy.

However, the key question now is, how far is this valley from the Qingjun camp?The nearby terrain is unknown. If we attack rashly, we will be in trouble if we are ambushed.

You know, Gao Xingyuan had just been ambushed by the opponent, how could he know that this was not a feint?
The safest way is to explore it yourself, and if there is no problem, then order troops to attack.

Thinking of this, Su Ran looked at Meng Chao and said, "I wonder how far away is the Erchila Valley from here?"

"Less than fifty miles." Meng Chao said with shining eyes.

When Su Ran heard that it was less than fifty miles away, her heart couldn't help but move.

If there were no special circumstances, it would only take less than two hours to go there and back.

Thinking of this, Su Ran looked at the generals and said: "Everyone, disperse now and prepare your troops to take action at any time. As for when to take action, follow my orders."

After the words fell, the other generals took orders and exited the tent, but Meng Chao did not leave.

"General Su, as the ancients said, soldiers need to be quick, and this is especially true for a surprise attack. If we delay it like this, we may miss the chance of fighting!"

When Su Ran heard this, he smiled discreetly, turned around and left the tent, leaving a word for Meng Chao.

"I have my own opinions."

After leaving the Chinese army's tent, Su Ran disappeared in a few flashes.

Not long after, he appeared alone in the southwest direction of the Qing army's large tent.

Since he was trying to find out the enemy's situation, and if nothing unexpected happened, there would definitely be rebel spies along the way, so Su Ran did not ride a horse, but chose to walk.

Despite this, for him with such a strong physique, traveling fifty miles quickly is a piece of cake.

Therefore, more than half an hour later, Su Ran had found the Erchila Valley.

Before he entered the valley, he spotted two groups of patrolling soldiers.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Su Ran did not alert these patrol posts, but quietly bypassed them.

In the twilight, he swam along the cliff on the north side of the canyon like a dexterous flying ape, quickly heading towards the enemy's tent.

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(End of this chapter)