Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 435 Don't talk, be careful to expose
In the snow-capped world, an army that is almost completely covered by the wind and snow is running. Thanks to the snow everywhere on the ground, there is no sound at all except for fluffy snowflakes as the horses hooves roll. .

"What the hell is this place? It snowed so much just after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

In the middle of the team, Lan Yu, the Duke of Liang of the Great Ming Dynasty, was rubbing his hands together, steaming, his face and beard were covered with flakes of snowflakes.

After thousands of calculations, Lan Yu never dreamed that it would snow in this place after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Simply outrageous!
Not only has it snowed, but it has not fallen lightly.

It was also fortunate that the logistics had prepared cotton armor for winter fighting before the expedition, otherwise Lan Yu's trip would have been fruitless.

Although there was no problem in marching, after this snowstorm, Lan Yu found that she was blind.

Of course, this blindness is not a physical blindness, but that he can't find any traces of the Warabu or Yasudelebu!

Under the cover of heavy snow, all the traces left behind were covered up. In the vast world, apart from the heavy snowflakes flying all over the sky, Sapphire could not see anything.

In this place, the telescope is equivalent to useless.

Not being able to find anyone means that Lan Yu can't even judge whether Wala is still going to fight with the Yasudier tribe. Don't wait until you get to the beggars and the grasslands. Where are the claws?

"Don't look for it, spread the scouts widely, wait until you find the traces of the enemy before marching."

Sapphire also knew that the army would not be able to cope with such an aimless journey, so she simply ordered the entire army to stop, and sent a whole ten patrolling squads out to investigate the enemy's situation.

Just like that, ten Ming army cavalry squads rushed out of the barracks, and began their exploration tasks in different directions in all directions.

Yan Zhonghao is a general flag officer in charge of one of the rangers.

"Follow up, keep up." Yan Zhonghao's shout was not clear in the snowy weather, but fortunately, the team was small and close, so they could be heard, and no one was left behind.

The team ran like this for nearly an hour and a half. Yan Zhonghao didn't know where he was now. Anyway, he was running in the direction of the northwest along the way. If he encountered a tree or something along the way, he did not forget to carve a mark with a knife. .

In this way, it will be much more convenient whether it is to lead the team back to the camp or follow the troops later.

"General Banner, it's almost a hundred miles away."

A small banner officer named Liu Zi followed up: "Xi Xie?"

Yan Zhonghao picked up the binoculars that he carried with him and looked around. The land was so empty and tight that it was all white. He didn't know where it was, so he nodded.

"Success, let the brothers rest."

The team stopped moving forward, each got off their horses and gathered together, some who could climb trees pulled some dry branches without snowflakes from nearby dry trees, gathered them together, and used two torches to fold them inside a little. Get some warmth.

A group of people gathered around a campfire to keep warm.

"General Banner, when do you think this battle will end?"

The little flag called Liuzi before was roasting his hands, and he was still muttering: "It has been more than four months since we started fighting from Xi'an, and we haven't even seen the ghost of the enemy until now. If we start fighting again, you will say next year." Can it end?"

Yan Zhonghao rubbed his frozen face, without looking at Liu Zi, he asked instead: "Why are you in such a hurry, hurrying home to marry a wife."

The six sons didn't say a word, just being silly.

A little soldier sitting next to Liu Zi provoked Brother Thumbs at Yan Zhonghao: "Zongqi is really clever, Brother Liu really rushed home to marry a wife, and before the end of the year, the family wrote to him, saying that he had talked to Brother Liu. daughter in law."

"Yes, you little six." Yan Zhonghao immediately became interested: "You are not authentic, you are so quiet, you hide quite deeply, after the war is over, you have to buy a drink when you return to the country."

"Definitely." The six nodded repeatedly and said, "I was thinking of asking Zongqi to help me name my future child."

Yan Zhonghao laughed and scolded immediately: "My daughter-in-law hasn't coaxed her hands into the bridal chamber yet, so she's thinking about naming her future child. You're in a hurry, what's the matter? I've been in the military camp for a few months, and I can't hold it anymore." ?”

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Brother Liu, you can't lose the ancestral craftsmanship."

"Xiao Hai, don't talk nonsense, brother six, am I that kind of person?"

A group of comrades-in-arms were laughing and cooking around the bonfire, and suddenly the bonfire shook.

Maybe it was the wind, and no one cared, except Yan Zhonghao was cautious.

He pulled away the snow under his buttocks, cleared an open space, and slowly put his ears on the ground.

It doesn't matter if you don't stick it or not, as soon as you stick it, your complexion changes drastically.

"There are enemy cavalry."

As soon as they heard that there were enemy horses, everyone jumped up in shock. They were about to mount their horses and prepare for battle when they saw Yan Zhonghao give the order.

"There are a lot of them, and they are all hidden."

While talking, Yan Zhonghao hurriedly put out the bonfire with snow, and after clearing the traces of this area, he ran to ambush beside a ravine and rock.

"General flag, war horse, war horse."

The six sons pointed to a dozen horses tied not far away, and Yan Zhonghao was startled.

People can hide, but how can war horses hide?
"Let's retreat on horseback."

The six sons made a suggestion, but Xiao Hai, who was lying on the rocks and watching with a telescope, let out a low voice.

"General Banner, there are many enemy cavalry."

Yan Zhonghao hurried over to take the binoculars to take a look, this look almost scared Yan Zhonghao's soul.

I saw in all directions, there are indistinct groups of soldiers and horses everywhere.

The number may be as large as [-] to [-]!

The main enemy cavalry was found.

Yan Zhonghao was excited in his heart, but after the excitement, Yan Zhonghao thought of an important thing in an instant.

How should he pass the information back?

The enemy didn't come from one direction, but from all directions. In other words, during the previous march, my team probably plunged into the enemy's interior without knowing it!
This is the only possible explanation.

The enemy is likely to be preparing to break out of the camp, so there are so many troops in an instant.

Damn unlucky!

Yan Zhonghao was dying in a hurry, even if he wanted to lead people to escape, it would be very difficult for him to escape, but if he didn't escape, how could he pass information to Daying.

After thinking about it, Yan Zhonghao had an idea.

"Let the horse go."

"Let the horse go?"

A group of people were dumbfounded. After the horse was released, how could they return to the camp?

"Quick, the enemy will find us once they get close."

Yan Zhonghao urged, Liu Zi and the others did not dare to be negligent, and quickly released all the tied horses. As soon as they lost their restraint, the shivering horses that had been frozen for a long time ran away without a trace.

The wind blew up, carrying a large amount of snowflakes, and Yan Zhonghao and the others could barely lie on the ground and were covered by the heavy snow that covered the sky, but they disappeared in an instant.

Teams of Wala cavalry passed by, but no one found Yan Zhonghao and others.

The snow is getting bigger and bigger.

Just as Yan Zhonghao was waiting for the Oirats to leave quickly, a voice sounded.

It was in Mongolian, Yan Zhonghao couldn't understand it, but he could see it.

This mighty Oirat cavalry, stop!
"The wind and snow are too heavy, let's march after it stops."

Mahamu got off his horse and gave an order for the whole army to stop advancing.

The 10,000+ Wala army had traveled less than fifteen miles before they had to stop in the snowstorm and set up camp.

No one would have thought that within the Vala army, a group of more than a dozen Ming army patrol cavalry was crouching in the snow at this moment and could not move!
Yan Zhonghao's heart was completely cold.

"General Qi, I'm so cold."

The six sons said to Yan Zhonghao with trembling lips: "If this continues, the brothers will freeze to death here. This way of dying is simply too useless. While your fingers can still move, fight them with a knife, say no. You can grab the horse and rush out."

Yan Zhonghao shook his head slowly but firmly.

"I can't move, I can't move even if I'm frozen to death."

"what?"

Speaking slowly, everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this military order.

"Once we are exposed, the Oirats will know that our Ming army is coming, and they will definitely move quickly. Now, depending on the situation, they are going to camp. With the continuous snow and wind, they will at least have to rest here for a day or two. , In this way, our army can capture their movements.

We can't let them transfer. Once transferred, it will be very difficult for our army to find the Oirats. Our death will be in vain. "

"So, we're just freezing like this?"

Yan Zhonghao didn't speak, but just looked at the six sons and said.

"Six, I'm sorry."

Six sons were silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled.

"General Banner, don't talk, be careful to expose."

Stop talking, be careful to expose!
(End of this chapter)