Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 169 Typhoon
  Mu Sheng led the army and came to station at Mudan River.

Hu Yuancheng was extremely nervous when he saw that the Ming army was chasing after him so quickly. He ordered the entire army to be on alert and be careful.

"Looking at the formation of Annan's army, there should be 50,000 to 60,000 people."

Mu Sheng looked ahead from a distance, and based on his professional judgment, he added: "Hu Jisao and the others quickly gathered fifty or sixty thousand people to counterattack. It seems that Annan has a lot of troops. I don't know if they Next, how many more troops can be gathered?"

Zhu Xuan said: "No matter how many soldiers Annan has, they are no match for us. Uncle Mu and Master Cen can beat them until they kneel down and beg for mercy."

Cen Rui smiled modestly and said: "I'm just here to cooperate in sending troops, and my ability is far inferior to that of Marquis Xiping. It was Marquis Xiping who beat those Annan people begging for mercy."

After hearing this, they all smiled and did not take Annan to heart.

However, they had just arrived at the Mudan River. After a long journey, the men and horses were tired and it was not suitable to go out to fight immediately. They rested by the river until night, and suddenly there was some movement outside the camp.

"The enemy is attacking!"

The soldier responsible for the night watch quickly shouted.

Other soldiers beat the war drums, and the drums thundered through the night.

The first ones to wake up in their sleep are the gunners of the Shenji Battalion. They have the fastest reactions. They have undergone rigorous training and have strong discipline. They can stay alert even during the night rest time.

When Zhu Xuan was training, he also trained them to gather at night.

The people who came to attack the camp were naturally Annan people, and the leader was Hu Yuancheng. He was thinking that the Ming army must be very sleepy when they just arrived, and the whole army must rest on the first night.

This was their only chance. A sneak attack while the Ming army was sleepy might have a different effect. However, their cover-up was clumsy and they were discovered by the night watch soldiers as soon as they approached the camp.

The Ming soldiers who were keeping watch at night immediately drew their swords and raised their shields.

As soon as the shield was raised, an arrow was fired at them, which happened to be blocked. The Annan soldiers who were close to the camp rushed in after shooting the arrows, fought at close range, and slashed at the Ming soldiers with their swords.

The soldiers of the Ming army also reacted quickly, fending off the attacks of Annan soldiers and killing the enemy back.

At this time, the gunmen from the Shenji Battalion came to the edge of the camp, raised their guns and fired. The bullets were fired. The Annan soldiers approaching the camp were knocked down on the spot.

The Tiger Crouching Cannon was quickly prepared, the ammunition was inserted, the powder line was ignited, the sound of the gun echoed, and the shells hit the enemy, suppressing the enemy so much that they did not dare to get closer.

Zhu Xuan and the others soon got up.

They were surprised to see that the Annan people dared to make a sneak attack. However, the Annan people's night attack was obviously not very professional. The Ming army's defense was still relatively relaxed, so that they could be discovered and couldn't even get into the camp. This showed that the Annan army was very weak. No matter how strong your abilities are, they are limited.

Soldiers from the Shenji Battalion are shown firing a round.

The soldiers who were responsible for keeping vigil took bows and arrows and drew them one after another to shoot.

Seeing the enemy's offensive, Mu Sheng was quickly suppressed by his own side and ordered: "Guo Ze, take ten thousand people to retreat."

"General He, Master Cen, you cut in from the left and right sides, I'll attack the middle, let's attack together!"

After he gave the order, he first led 10,000 troops and fought out of the camp.

He Fu and Cen Rui, each with ten thousand troops, fought out from both sides of the camp and cut into the Annan soldiers.

Zhu Xuan saw that there was going to be a close fight and ordered the Shenji Battalion to withdraw to avoid accidentally injuring his own people.

Their Shenji Battalion soldiers, who numbered less than a thousand, could not kill the tens of thousands of enemies who attacked at night by firing guns and cannons. To deal with the enemies outside, they could only fight hand-to-hand.

Hu Yuancheng led his troops to attack at night. He never dreamed that it would fail so easily.

The reaction of the Ming army was so fast.

But he still refused to give up and continued to attack, trying to attack the Ming army camp. However, as soon as he attacked, he was pushed back by Mu Sheng. He Fu and Chen Rui then came out and completely suppressed Hu Yuancheng's intention.

"Send the order, retreat!"

Hu Yuancheng couldn't hold on any longer.

But as soon as they retreated, they encountered Guo Ze who was leading troops around the rear. Guo Ze led his troops from the rear and quickly killed the Annan people in even greater chaos. In the end, it was Hu Yuancheng's personal soldiers who desperately protected him from escaping.

After the night attack, Hu Yuancheng was too lazy to count the number of people killed and retreated to the edge of the Yellow River. He did not dare to stay and left directly through the pontoon bridge.

After escaping, he destroyed the pontoon bridge again, fearing that the Ming army would pursue him.

This is how the war ended.

"Your Highness, Marquis of Xiping."

Guo Ze came back and said: "If Hu Yuancheng ran away, he would even abandon the camp on the edge of the Yellow River."

Mu Sheng looked at the corpses on the ground and said, "Let's move the camp to the edge of the Yellow River. There are so many corpses here, which will have a bad impact on His Highness."

Zhu Xuan shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid!"

Even though I said I wasn't afraid, I was still a little scared to see so many corpses in the dark night.

After the camp was moved, it was already midnight.

Mu Sheng took the food from Annan's army as his own and was not polite at all.

Early the next morning.

After the soldiers had almost rested, someone brought tools, built a pontoon bridge, and continued the pursuit.

According to the information from the scouts, Hu Jima's family finally fled to Thanh Hoa and strengthened the city wall to hold on. They did not dare to take the initiative to fight anymore and wanted to desperately resist the Ming army's attack.

Hu Jiya also knew that the Ming army was alone in advancing deep. As long as the supplies in the rear could not keep up, they could turn defeat into victory as long as they consumed all the Ming army's food.

The next strategy they formulated was to wait for work.

Bring down the Ming army!

Mu Sheng could guess what Hu Jishen's plan was, so he accelerated his marching speed, hoping for a quick victory.

But God is not good.

Halfway through the journey, they saw a large dark cloud covering the sea. Standing on a high place and looking towards the sea, they seemed to be able to see a tornado rolling wildly on the sea, and a strong wind blowing towards Annan.

The strong wind has not yet fully arrived, but the wind blowing from the sea is already astonishing. The wind is like a knife blowing, making people feel pain on the skin.

"Is this a typhoon or a tornado?"

Zhu Xuan looked at the sea, maybe it was both.

Chen Rui said in surprise: "It's like a typhoon. It's bad! We have to find a place to hide as soon as possible, otherwise it will be very troublesome."

It can range from being caught in the rain or blowing in the wind, to being blown away by a typhoon. After being exposed to the rain, you may get sick, breed diseases, etc. It is indeed very troublesome and the problem is still serious.

"Your Highness, Marquis Xiping, and all the generals!"

At this time, Chen Tianping took the initiative and said: "I know there is a place to avoid the typhoon. It is just to the west of us. It is called Xianzi Pass. It is a pass with sufficient wind protection conditions."

"How is it, Your Highness?"

Mu Sheng asked.

Zhu Xuan said: "I don't know anything. I just follow Uncle Mu's orders."

Mu Sheng said loudly: "Go to Xianzi Pass!"

This typhoon disrupted their plans and strategies.

(End of this chapter)