Earlier, Yang Zhen had told Zu Keyong, Ma Keqing and the others to lead the caravan leaders who had been tricked, cross the river and go straight east, and run a few miles first before talking about it.

If you can continue to deceive, then continue to deceive. If you can't continue to deceive, then turn against you and take action.

In short, there is a principle, that is, you cannot cross the river and take action immediately. If someone among them carries a warning object such as a firearm, a cannon, or a flying monkey, and fires it with a bang, then there is a high probability that the snake will be alerted.

By then, the caravan leaders who crossed the river would of course not be able to escape, but if they disturbed the caravans behind them, it would be more than worth the loss.

After all, what Yang Zhen wants now is various materials instead of ransom or money.

Let's say that Yang Zhen led everyone to hide under the bushes and shrubs on the hillside in the distance, nervously looking at the group of people on the other side of the Laohua River who were riding horses across the river.

What made Yang Zhen secretly heave a sigh of relief was that after Zu Keyong led the group of people to land, they did not stop at all, not even to pause to reorganize the team.

One after another they rode ashore, and then one after another they turned and headed north.

"Hey, hey, that's not right. Why did Lieutenant General Zu lead them north?! Shouldn't they be coming to our ambush circle?!"

Yang Zhen and others were hiding on a hillside. They could not see clearly what was going on in the reed swamps just now, but after the people landed on the shore, they could see it more clearly.

Mao was in Zhang Guogan near Yangzhen. When he saw Zu Keyong and other disguised Manchu Tatar soldiers with white flags crossing the reed swamps from the river and landing on the shore, they did not go directly towards the hillside where he and others were hiding, but turned around.

As for Xiang Bei, he was confused and immediately asked.

Others are becoming more and more cautious in front of the increasingly prestigious Yang Zhen, but this Zhang Guogan is different. He is still the same as he was in the past.

"My lords are not in a hurry. Why are you in a hurry? There is a caravan behind them, Vice Admiral Zu, perhaps just a few miles away. Don't you understand that a little impatience can ruin a big plan?!"

There was no need for Yang Zhen to speak this time. Someone who had figured out the key had already opened his mouth to scold Zhang Guogan.

Of course, among the generals under Yang Zhen's command, there were not many who dared to criticize Zhang Guogan like this, and Zhang Guogan did not dare to retaliate publicly. Only his uncle Zhang Degui and those who were old enough and had a special status in Yang Zhen's army

Li Lu is gone.

This time, Zhang Guogan's uncle Zhang Degui was not around, so of course it was Li Lu who had to teach him a lesson.

Hearing the conversation between the two people, Yang Zhen turned to look at them, and both of them quickly shut up.

As one of his most die-hard followers, Zhang Guogan was still suspicious of Zu Keyong, but Yang Zhen understood that Zu Keyong was preparing to bypass his ambush zone to avoid breaking into his own ambush.

Because once the behavior of people like himself is broken, the two parties may have to turn against each other in advance, or take action in advance.

There's nothing wrong with taking action in advance. As long as you're quick enough, don't make too much noise, and get rid of those who cross the river early before alerting the large group of people behind them, it's perfectly fine.

But just be afraid of the eventuality, and taking action in advance is not a foolproof strategy.

Zhang Guogan's conversation with Li Lu and Zhang Guogan's subsequent muttering distracted Yang Zhen's attention. When he looked back at the situation on the river bank, all the people crossing the river had already reached the shore, following the fake people led by Zu Keyong.

The Tatar team went all the way north.

"One hundred and eleven people! My lord, I have counted the number of people in the caravan that crossed the river this time, excluding our own people led by Lieutenant General Zu. There are a total of one hundred and eleven people!"

"Don't look at them as they are a large area of ​​darkness. I can see clearly that they are actually one person with two horses or more, and the other horses are carrying heavy loads on their backs! They are probably preparing to ingratiate themselves with the wealth of the ten princes of the Tatars!"

Yang Zhen was struggling to estimate the number of men and horses on the other side, but suddenly he heard that Zhang Chen on the other side had calmly completed the count and gave a clear number. At that moment, he nodded with satisfaction at Zhang Chen, and then

said:

"One hundred and eleven people is quite a lot. I think it's up to you to take the men on the left and right wings of the Musketeers to do Zu Keyong and the others a favor and make sure nothing goes wrong!"

Zhang Chen quickly agreed, greeted Zhang Guogan, and was about to get up and leave. At this time, Yang Zhen said to them again: "Remember, don't use firearms unless it is absolutely necessary!

"Also, once you take action, you must fight quickly, but don't kill indiscriminately. For characters such as the owner of the caravan or the shopkeeper, if you surrender, don't kill them. If you can survive, try to keep them alive!

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Although Fan Yudong died, some of what Fan Yudong said inspired Yang Zhen. If the lives of the proprietors, young proprietors, shopkeepers and managers of these trading companies and caravans could be exchanged for some ransom, that would not be a bad idea.

Of course, one cannot do these things in his official capacity, but Lao Pao Tou, Qing Shan Hao or Hutuge and others are just right to do it, and doing so is exactly what they are good at!

After Yang Zhen finished his instructions, Zhang Chen nodded in agreement, then greeted Zhang Guogan, and quickly went down the hillside to the open area behind the hillside. The two men ordered the men and horses on the left and right wings of the musketeers, and immediately sent a message to everyone to load their guns and ammunition, and then mounted their horses and roared.

And go.

Since they left, Yang Zhen stood up from time to time and looked at the west bank of the Laohua River, while listening carefully to the movements in the northeast, lest they happen to be forced to take action when a large number of caravans arrived, and

Use muskets.

Once the gunfire is loud and the caravan men and horses hear the sound of muskets on the east bank of the Laohua River, it will not be good.

However, things are so coincidental, and I am really afraid that something will happen.

Yang Zhengang saw Aduqin, who had been sent out to use his earth-hearing ability to detect vibrations in the surrounding ground, jump up from a depression directly in front of the hillside, wave his hands and run back. At the same time, he heard another bang, bang, bang from the northeast.

There was a dull and dense sound of musketry.

However, what pleased Yang Zhen was that after Adu ran back and reported the sound of the large group of carriages and horses that he heard while lying on the ground, after a while, on the ground south of Yinjin River and west of Laohua River,

, a cavalry team quickly appeared to act as an outpost to open the way.

After a while, behind the cavalry team that opened the way, a dark team gradually appeared and the end could not be seen at a glance.

After a while, the wind blowing from the west bank of the Laohua River began to faintly hear the sound of people cheering and horses rolling, and the long-awaited Zhangjiakou caravan finally appeared on the horizon on the west bank of the Laohua River.

Yang Zhen thought for a while, and gradually let go of his previous worries. It seemed that the outposts of the caravan on the west bank of the Laohua River did not hear the sound of muskets several miles away on the east bank of the Laohua River.

The distance between the two parties just now was more than ten miles away. Not only was there an Old Flower River between them, but the other party was walking eastward along the Yinjin River. At this time, the wind on the grassland was blowing from west to east.

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The location of Yang Zhen and the others was probably between the two sides and closer to where Zu Keyong and Zhang Chen were moving. The gunshots he heard when he listened carefully were a bit dull and a bit erratic. It was estimated that the other side's chariots, horses and camels were full of people.

, should not be heard.

When Yang Zhen saw that the opponent's large group of chariots and horses had arrived, he immediately ordered his own horsemen who had been hiding on the hillside waiting for the enemy for a long time to prepare for battle, and then continued to pay close attention to the movements on the other side.

Seeing that the caravan outpost on the west bank of the Laohua River was approaching the river mouth area, but there was still no news from Zu Keyong, Zhang Chen, etc., Yang Zhen's mood became troubling again.

Although after coming to this time and space, he has experienced many life-and-death trials and great storms in his two lives, but every time it comes to important moments like this, he still can't help but worry about gains and losses or even be afraid.

After all, whether the operation in front of him can be successful, or even whether it can achieve full success and escape unharmed, is really too important to him and the future of the Songshan army under his command.

Seeing the large group of vehicles and horses in the west getting closer and closer to the mouth of the Yinjin River where it flows into the Laohua River, Yang Zhen couldn't help but hold his breath again.

At this time, Li Lu, who had been paying attention to himself since hearing the gunshots coming from the northeast, suddenly approached Yang Zhen and said slightly excitedly:

"Sir! Vice Admiral Zu and the others are back! It's time to succeed!"

Yang Zhen hurriedly turned around and opened a bush, and sure enough he saw a large group of people running quickly on the plain to the east of the hillside. The white armor was still eye-catching in the sunset.

Across an uphill slope, there was also the Old Flower River, and there were people and horses barking and making a lot of noise on the opposite side. Yang Zhen was not worried about what they heard, and immediately jumped out and headed for the depression on the east side of the hillside.

go.

Li Lu left Pan Xi to stay on guard on the hillside, and then followed Yang Zhen in a hurry.

Hutug followed suit and left Aduqin behind on the hillside to continue to observe the movements on the west side of the Laohua River, while he himself hunkered down and followed behind.

When Yang Zhen and others came to the bottom of the depression, Dunn, who was responsible for guarding the ammunition and baggage horses below, quickly stepped forward to catch them, and followed them east to meet Zu Keyong, Zhang Chen and others.
Chapter completed!