Chapter 500: Encounter Under the Darkness (Part 1)
Yang Xiuqing followed Hong Xuanjiao's advice and led his soldiers to chase Li Zhen's army. At the same time, he was waiting for the soldiers who were inquiring about the information. When the soldiers who were inquiring about the information came back, Yang Xiuqing immediately stopped the soldiers from advancing, and then asked for the information.
The soldier reported: "To the King of the East, Li Zhen's army is half an hour away from us. If the army pursues us at full speed and the soldiers led by Li Zhen also rush at the normal marching speed, it is possible to catch up. However, If Li Zhen gets the news that we are chasing him and orders his army to flee at full speed, he will definitely not be able to catch up."
Hong Xuanjiao snorted and interjected: "As long as you are willing to pursue us, there is nothing impossible. Prince Dong, please order the pursuit."
She looked at Yang Xiuqing lovingly, extremely tender and charming.
When Yang Xiuqing saw this, her heart trembled, and she couldn't help but look at Hong Xuanjiao's body. At this time, Hong Xuanjiao had already put on drying clothes. The clothes were not close to the flesh, but her voluptuous and hot body was still on display, attracting people. Looking at Yang Xiuqing, Yang Xiuqing suppressed the desire in her heart and said: "The army has stopped temporarily, there is no need to pursue."
"ah."
Hong Xuanjiao exclaimed and said, "You have already agreed to pursue Li Zhen, why did you go back on your word?" Hong Xuanjiao spoke aggressively and in a questioning tone that made Yang Xiuqing embarrassed and her desire disappeared completely.
As the Eastern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Yang Xiuqing was powerful and powerful.
At this moment, she was contradicted by Hong Xuanjiao in front of everyone, and her face felt hot.
Yang Xiuqing was dissatisfied, her expression became serious, she stared at Hong Xuanjiao like a knife, and shouted in a deep voice: "No matter what you do, you must have a plan, and you must make a decision before taking action, so that you can be invincible. I heard this Your suggestion to order a pursuit is because I want to see if I can catch up with Li Zhen. Now that I have received specific information, and after weighing the pros and cons, I feel that it is not suitable for pursuit, so I will naturally stop. There is no going back on my word."
"War is not a child's play and cannot be played with emotion. The combat effectiveness of both sides is equal. Even if we catch up with Li Zhen's army, our soldiers are tired and unfit for fighting. Besides, Li Zhen is not a fool and will not wait for us to catch up. He must be If he can run away, we will have difficulty chasing him."
"Now that we know Li Zhen's movements, as long as the scouts continue to inquire about the information, we can determine where Li Zhen has gone, and then lead the army to pursue him. If you follow your idea and chase after him desperately, Li Zhen has escaped. Come on, you are the one in command of the army, how can you ignore the overall situation?"
Yang Xiuqing's words were sonorous and powerful.
After hearing this, Hong Xuanjiao's face lost its luster and she snorted softly: "What clever plan does King Dong have?"
Yang Xiuqing said without giving an inch: "Don't be fooled by clever strategies. There are ways. You just have to wait and see."
Hong Xuanjiao said nothing and could only watch helplessly as the army stopped.
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Li Zhen retreated with his soldiers, and they were not going very fast. When the scouts sent by Yang Xiuqing detected Li Zhen's movements, Li Zhen immediately became alert. The soldiers from Huang Qiang's Jiandao Battalion dispersed to inquire about Yang Xiuqing's news. They obtained information about Yang Xiuqin's attack and handed it over to Li Zhen.
Li Zhen knew the basic situation of Yang Xiuqing and knew that Yang Xiuqing led more than 10,000 people to attack aggressively, and these soldiers were well-equipped. If both sides fought head-on, he would be the one who would lose the most.
Li Zhen made a decisive decision and led his soldiers to kill Longtan Town. Dongyang, Xia Shu and Longtan towns all lacked troops. No matter which one they approached, they would pose a threat to the other party.
Li Zhen led his army towards Longtan Town, and the news reached Yang Xiuqing's ears.
When Yang Xiuqing got the news from Li Zhen, he smiled coldly, without any expression of surprise or any action. He just asked the soldiers to recharge their batteries and keep their spirits up.
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The sun sets in the west, and the sky turns red.
Li Zhen asked the army to stop and look for a camp for the night. The camp was located on a wide road, occupying a large area of the road and dividing the road into two parts, like a large checkpoint standing on the road. Anyone who wants to pass by the road must pass through Li Zhen's military camp.
At this moment, Huang Qiang and Long Ao were both standing in the camp.
Huang Qiang looked worried and said seriously: "Commander, when we retreated during the day, Yang Xiuqing's scouts have been following us, constantly inquiring about our situation. Now that it is getting late and night is approaching, Yang Xiuqing is likely to If you lead an army in a surprise attack without any precautions, you will easily be caught off guard."
Long Ao also said: "Commander, I think we must first get rid of the scouts outside before we can eliminate the hidden dangers."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Do you think I forgot to arrange it?"
The two looked at each other, and immediately looked at Li Zhen. There was confusion in their eyes, but they both nodded.
Li Zhen shook his head and chuckled: "How could I not care about such an important matter? Okay, I won't talk nonsense with you. Huang Qiang, you order the soldiers of Jian Dao Camp to attack and take away the Taiping Army spies around the camp. No one will be left behind." Make sure our news is not leaked, Long Yao, go to the camp and convey my order to the soldiers..."
After making arrangements, Long Ao and Huang Qiang nodded with sincerity, then said goodbye and left.
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The moon is like a disk, hanging in the sky.
The cool and bright moonlight fell down, and the night was covered with a layer of silvery white, hazy and really beautiful. Except for the patrolling soldiers in the camp, the other soldiers had already rested. There were not many patrolling soldiers, about a hundred people. These soldiers patrolled back and forth in the camp, very vigilant.
"Chirp, chirp,,."
Around the road, there was the sound of insects chirping one after another.
Five miles away from the camp, a large army slowly approached.
This large army was clearly led by Yang Xiuqing. The dark soldiers did not use torches, but relied on the moonlight cast by the disk-like moon in the sky to move forward. Hong Xuanjiao followed Yang Xiuqing, with an excited expression and eyes full of excitement. The thought of avenging her shame made her whole body full of energy and strength.
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Camp, in the big tent.
Huang Qiang stood in front of Li Zhen and reported: "Commander, the soldiers of Jiandao Camp just sent back the news that they have confirmed that the army led by Yang Xiuqing is less than five miles away from us."
"Haha, are you finally here?"
Li Zhen stood up abruptly and said, "Follow me out of the camp and prepare to meet our King Dong."
Li Zhenxing rushed out of the camp and asked the soldiers to bring stools. They sat in the camp with golden swords and horses. The thirteen dragon guards led by Long Ao surrounded Li Zhen to protect Li Zhen's safety. There were torches in the camp. It was lit and the area around the official road was illuminated like daylight. The resting soldiers also came out and stood neatly behind Li Zhen.
ps: Second update, I am very tired from work today, there are only two updates left, the update is unstable, Xiaodong apologizes, about the update time, I will give you a rough idea, usually there will be an update at 12 o'clock in the morning, if it is half past 12 o'clock in the evening If there is no update in an hour, there will be no update. There will usually be an update before 8 o'clock in the morning. If there is no update after 8 o'clock, don't wait, because I go to work after 8 o'clock and it is impossible to write a manuscript. 6 p.m. I get off work at 10 o'clock, and the evening update is usually before 10 o'clock. If it doesn't happen after this point, don't wait. I'll make it clear so that everyone won't be anxious.