Traveler Major League

Chapter 85
In Songshutai, [-] miles east of Yijun County, the militiamen transferred from near Wuli Town are gathering. They are all natives of the township and are very familiar with the surrounding terrain. Therefore, referring to their suggestions, Liu Ze chose to gather here. The gathering place At the foot of the mountain is Xiangling Valley, along the flat land in the valley, you can go straight to Yijun County, with a wide view and water source, it is indeed a good place to station troops.

The question of whether to save Wang Er caused a heated discussion in the army. Most people didn't want to go head-to-head with the officers and soldiers, fearing that there would be no good fruit to eat, but Liu Ze didn't think so. The stress will be much less.

And if you don't really see the strength of the Ming army, just blindly preserve yourself, you can't verify the real combat power of the people's army, and you can't give the soldiers and civilians the courage to fight against the court.

But it was impossible to go up directly. According to Liu Ze's plan, he would fight a small army of the Ming army in the mountainous terrain. It would be better to fight a battle with more enemies and fewer.

So Liu Ze concentrated more than 600 people in the main battalion plus four militia companies, a total of more than a thousand people were stationed here to wait for the right time.

After a night of rest, Wang Youyuan finally regained his energy, took the new horse that Liu Ze gave him, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Liu Ze, thank you for your kindness, you and the brothers are waiting for our news here, I Go and come!"

"Take care of yourself!"

After finishing speaking, Wang Youyuan got on his horse and led Liu Ze's twenty or so cavalry scouts to set off together. These cavalry were the scout cavalry that Liu Ze had collected with great difficulty during this period, and all of them were bow horses. A skilled man, this time as the eyes and ears of the whole army, Wang Youyuan, who is familiar with the terrain, led the team.

Halfway through the cavalry, Chao Zhongchen looked around, stopped and ordered, "Get off the horse and walk, let the horse rest!" He was the platoon leader of the scouting team and an expert in the forest.

Wang Youyuan led the horse and walked beside him and said, "Platoon Leader Chao, we'll be out of the mountain three miles ahead, what will be the arrangement then? I'll listen to you."

"Brother Wang, you are welcome, you are familiar with this terrain, the commander asked me to follow your arrangement."

"That mountain pass, how about we go in a group of four? One group goes south, two groups go to Yijun County, and one group goes north. After five hours, we will return directly to Songshu Terrace and meet up there." Wang Youyuan listened. He didn't refuse any more, and quickly made arrangements for the scouting, waiting for Platoon Leader Chao's opinion.

"Alright, you and I will each take a group of people to Yijun County separately!"

The weather outside Yijun County was cloudless again. The wheat in the wheat fields had been harvested and only the withered rhizomes were left. Because of the alternation of officers and soldiers and rebels, no one plowed and sowed the huge land.

There are still hungry people wandering on this plain, and from time to time, the cries of children can be heard from afar, like hallucinations, and suddenly disappear, there are panicked civilians everywhere, since Liu Ze left with most of the food Afterwards, Wang Er's team did not disperse the food, and then the officers and soldiers came. There were only two porridge shops outside the city gate to disperse the porridge.

"These hungry people can only hang their lives. If the court doesn't release food, those who can't escape here will starve to death." Chao Zhongchen sighed. After he and Wang Youyuan went deep into the county, they found that the county had been occupied by the Ming army. There is no other way but to pretend to be a hungry person looking for an opportunity to sneak into the county to find out the news.

"Okay, just meet me outside. I know this very well." Wang Youyuan said softly without turning his head. He leaned on a wooden stick and propped himself up on the ground. The team moved forward.

Chao Zhongchen and a few people waited in a residential house in a depression outside the city until it was getting late and when he was anxious, he saw Wang Youyuan return.

"How is brother?" Chao Zhongchen hurriedly went up to meet him and asked.

"I saw Second Brother Wang. He and a few of his cronies were locked in a cage outside the gate of the county government. He was covered in injuries. It seems that he was severely beaten by the officers and soldiers." Wang Youyuan shook his head. He didn't expect that I'm still a step late, my second brother has already been arrested by the officers and soldiers, so I'm afraid it won't be easy to save him.

"How is the defense in the city?"

"I saw Yu Chou too, look, he secretly gave it to me!"

Chao Zhongchen took the note and unfolded it, and there were only eight words on it: "The city is empty, you can save the second brother".

Only then did Wang Youyuan continue to say: "I wandered around in the city for a long time. The Ming army is indeed very small, and they are all very disorganized. I heard from the hungry people in the city that most of the Ming army went to Fugu to suppress the bandits two days ago. According to me Look, we have to go back quickly and tell Brother Liu Ze to come and save us."

Chao Zhongchen nodded, and ordered his men to lead the horses out of the house and prepare to go back to Songshu Terrace.

In Qilipo, three miles north of Yijun County, the Ming army camp of more than 2000 people neatly covered the entire depression. This was almost the entire force of Liu Yingyu. Three deep trenches were dug around the camp. The excavated soil was piled inside the camp to form an earth wall, and the trenches were also covered with sharp logs.

Each section of the earth wall has a lookout tower, and the watchtower is connected to a suspension bridge made of wooden boards as a passageway for entry and exit. The suspension bridge is raised on weekdays to prevent the enemy from sneaking in.

In the military tent on the most central highland, Liu Yingyu clapped his hands and smiled and said, "Guo Shunwang, you are indeed a talent, then brothers Yu Ting and Yu Chou really have two hearts, and dare to contact bandits in private."

Guo Shunwang nodded half-bowed and said: "My lord has a clever plan, let the little one keep an eye on Yu Ting and Yu Chou, I know that Yu Chou has a special relationship with Liu Ze, I will definitely find an opportunity to pass the news, take this opportunity to set up a If Kongcheng lures him, then we can settle it in one battle."

"Well, after this battle, Yu Ting and Yu Chou will be handed over to you!" Liu Yingyu said, smoothing his long dark beard.

Before Guo Shunwang could thank you, he listened to soldiers outside the accounts come in to report Yu Ting's urgent letter. It turned out that when Yu You saw Wang Youyuan, he privately sent the letter to him. When he went back and told Yu Ting, Yu Ting broke out in a cold sweat. The two of them walked on thin ice in the Ming army. Although they had the title of a staff officer with the army, they had no power at all. Up to now, they were still alone, and they were always watched by Guo Shunwang.

So after hearing Yu Shou's narration, he immediately wrote an urgent letter and handed it to the Ming army in the city, General Sun Changxian, and asked him to send [-] people to send it to Liu Yingyu urgently. Brother Chou has a heart."

After handing it over to Guo Shunwang, Guo Shunwang read it up and down and said: "Master, this Yu Ting said that he deliberately sent a letter to Liu Ze to lure him to Yijun County. I think it is true to save Wang Er and get rid of the crime. Let our army return It is a lie to aid Liu Ze in encircling and suppressing him!"

It was not easy to catch Yu Ting and Yu Chou, but unexpectedly this kind of thing happened again, Guo Shunwang secretly cursed "traitor" in his heart.

"That's not necessarily the case. It depends on whether Liu Zelai comes or not. If he comes, it's true. If he doesn't come, then I will kill the two brothers to sacrifice the flag!"

(End of this chapter)