Chapter 241 The scouts are aware, crossing the river and facing the enemy
"Tian Er, does that boy of yours know how to make soy sauce?"
"How can it be so fast? I should be able to walk on the ground now."
"That's not bad. My little boy hasn't given birth yet. If I go back from the expedition this time, I will definitely miss my wife's delivery."
"I tell you all to be careful. Don't be like Li Ermazi the day before yesterday. He was touched without even noticing it. He died so unjustly."
"You have to be careful, but since we have this artifact, those scouts can't see farther than us."
When the army was just about to be stationed, a large number of scouts were sent out to explore in all directions.
When marching and fighting, knowing how the enemy will do it first depends on the success of the scouts.
The one who discovers his opponent first will have the upper hand.
Since receiving the magical help of the telescope, the people in the scout camp have become more powerful, and only one person died in so many days of operations in the northern border.
It was Li Ermazi whom they mentioned in their words just now.
Because he was too careless, he failed to see the enemy buried in the snow and was ambushed.
Although the follow-up scouts immediately killed the Beiliang scouts who ambushed Li Ermazi, Li Ermazi was already dead.
"Be careful, these Beiliang people are good at camouflaging in the snow. If you find any unreasonable abnormalities, use arrows to test them first before approaching." Ma San reminded.
He is the leader of this team of scouts, and is only a captain of ten in the army. There are only ten scouts in this team, but each of them is a master of martial arts.
Although such skills are not popular in the world of martial arts, he is already considered a master in the military.
Scouts are equivalent to the scouts of later generations. Naturally, each of them is more capable than ordinary soldiers.
"stop."
After walking along the northeast for a long time, Ma San suddenly realized something.
"Do you feel that this ravine, which is several feet deep, is too long?"
The river channel of Linjiang River is wide and deep in some areas. This team of scouts happened to go along the upper reaches. Ma San found that this "gully" did not appear to be naturally formed.
It's more like a dry river.
"Is this a river?" The sergeants who had been scouts for many years all saw it. They had walked for so long, and it was not like the army stationed in the same place that they couldn't see the whole picture.
"Is this Linjiang?" Ma San held the reins in one hand and a telescope in the other, looking upstream.
As scouts, it is necessary to memorize the terrain. They have no culture, but reading maps seems to be an innate talent.
"I saw a map of the northern border at the general's place. There is a wide river outside Linzhou in Beiliang, which is Linjiang..."
"But if the river channel of Linjiang is so wide, why is there no bridge? How can the people of Beiliang cross the river?"
Ma San suddenly thought of something and broke into a cold sweat: "Maybe they don't want us to easily recognize this is Linjiang. After we cross the river or when we cross the river..."
"Boss, what have you thought of?" Tian Er asked.
He immediately became serious: "Quick, everyone, wake up and follow me to the upper reaches to have a look!"
Along the way, the scouts raced along the river for dozens of miles.
Ma San kept observing with his telescope until he finally saw a dam built in his field of vision. The water surface was a large distance above the river, which confirmed his suspicion.
"Made, the people of Beiliang want to flood the three armies?" Not only Tian Er immediately saw this scene, he was also shocked to the point of spitting out fragrance.
"Is this Luo Yang's plan? It's too poisonous!"
"Go back quickly and report to the general immediately, hurry up!!"
Ma San immediately reined in his horse, turned around at the edge of the river, and headed towards the camp along the same route.
But on the way back, he saw a group of Beiliang cavalry wandering around.
"Huh?" Someone among the Beiliang cavalry spotted Ma San and others, "Stop them and buy time for the brother who opened the gate!"
"kill!"
The Beiliang cavalry ran wildly and blocked Ma San and others' only way back.
Seeing this, Ma San said: "Brothers, don't be too eager to fight, someone must go back and inform the general!"
At the same time, take out the fireworks flares necessary for scouts and ignite them with fire sticks.
"call out--"
A burst of fireworks shot into the sky.
"There's something going on in the east, go and provide support!" The Xia Army scouts around them immediately turned their horses.
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Ma San, who was covered in blood, quickly returned to the camp with his few surviving brothers.
"Already moving?" Ma San was surprised, "Did the other scout brothers discover it and have already reported it?"
The scouts were sent out in a saturation manner, so Ma San naturally thought that someone had already reported back.
"That's lucky." Tian Er gritted his teeth and said. He had wounds on his waist and face, which looked hideous, but fortunately, he was able to stop the bleeding with medicated powder.
"You are all injured, go back to camp and rest."
"No, boss, look, why is the army crossing the river?"
"Knowing that there is a problem, but still crossing the river, this..."
Ma San also frowned, but said: "Since such a military order is issued, there is a reason. The general is also with the army, so naturally he will not deliberately mess around."
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"Report to the general!"
The news that Ma San brought back was very important, so he was brought directly to see Fang Jue.
Fang Juezheng followed the army towards the north bank and listened to the immediate report on horseback.
"As expected."
After listening to Ma San's report, Fang Jue nodded and said, "Well done. This news is very timely."
"The general knew that the enemy was ahead of him, so it would be fine without Ma San's report." Ma San scratched his head and said.
Fang Jue said: "No, you have meritorious service. The chief bookkeeper will make a note to Ma San Squadron."
"Yes." The military chief followed Fang Jue all the time.
"Your name is Ma San?" Fang Jue asked.
"Yes, General, my name is Ma San, and I live in Xiandeng Lane, Liangzhou..."
Fang Jue chuckled: "I didn't ask you to report your family name. I'm not checking household registration."
"Hey." Ma San realized that he was a little nervous. It was his first time to meet the general. As a captain of ten, he was naturally excited.
Fang Jue looked serious: "Ma San, let me ask you, how far is the dam from here?"
Ma Sandao: "At least twenty miles."
Twenty miles?
If the Beiliang scouts who saw the army stationed and went back to report the news would rush there quickly, then the other party would have almost arrived when the Ma San team observed the dam.
Then Ma San immediately returned and asked other scout teams to help stop the enemy. Ma San never slacked off at all.
Opening the gate requires a process, and the water flow also takes time, but the water flow speed when opening the gate to release floods is much faster than normal.
After a rough calculation, Fang Jue frowned: "Even if they start to open the gate when you leave, it will be too late to flood our army at this moment."
The army has all withdrawn, but the baggage they carry needs to be transported slowly. Fang feels that this time is needed.
If it's too late, you have to give up something.
But now I think I still have enough time.
"Ma San, you have worked hard, go down and have a rest." Fang Jue said.
"Yes, General."
After Ma San left, Fangjue reined in his horse and stood on the edge of the north bank.
He summoned the messenger: "Go down with the order. After crossing the river, the army will not enter the camp but form a formation immediately!"
After the military order was passed down, the commanders of the four battalions came.
Sun Yi said excitedly: "General, are the Northern Liang Army coming?"
Wei Ran also said: "I heard that the scouts reported that it was confirmed that the Beiliang Army planned to flood us?"
Fang Jue nodded: "The water should start to be released upstream. They probably think that we will be flooded and will not have time to evacuate."
"Even if the scouts rush back, if we don't notice in advance, we will lose a lot of baggage and tents, and the morale of the army will be weakened. They will definitely take the opportunity to fight out."
In a place like Beiliang, there are no camps or baggage. The Beiliang army does not need to fight for a long time. They can easily win after a few hours of freezing the Xia army soldiers.
"When they open the gate, they will ambush all the troops. We can use their plan to their advantage." Fang Jue sneered.
This time, he was going to get back a win.
After being chased around by Luo Yang for so long, it's time to give the Beiliang Army some physical pain.
"Send the order and order all the surrounding scouts to return, so that they will feel that we have been dislocated and did not realize that they are approaching." This chapter has been completed!
