Emperor’s Battlefield: I, Zhu Houzhao, like to push horizontally

Chapter 116: Vulnerabilities are not necessarily opportunities, they may also be traps.

Less than half an hour after the Han army retreated, Xu Da led a large army and rushed over under the leadership of the veteran.

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty truly deserves his reputation."

Looking at the messy traces in the mist, Xu Da's eyes were not disappointed, but instead became more interested.

As he grew older, he went to the battlefield less and less often, which made Xu Da, who had been fighting for his whole life, feel a little lonely in his heart.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang entered the imperial battlefield, he, a veteran, could only watch because he could not afford to bring his generals in.

After finally getting to Dahan, I wanted to compete with many famous generals and show my ability.

But he was severely shocked by Zhu Houzhao's powerful armored regiment.

During one chat, the old man learned that Zhu Houzhao was stuck as a general, and the old man became interested.

If there was no God-given opportunity in Ming Dynasty, his result would be nothing more than dying in bed of old age.

For Xu Da, who has been fighting for his whole life, this is cruel and absolutely unacceptable.

He often educates the younger generation: the best destination for soldiers is to die on the battlefield, and dying on the couch is the most shameful result.

Xu Da didn't want to end up in that outcome. For this reason and because he really felt sorry for the junior Zhu Houzhao, he came up with that hasty idea.

In fact, he was not sure Zhu Houzhao could accept it at first.

He Xu Da had some achievements, but that was all in the past. Now he is old and weak, and cannot compare with the young man.

Because of this, he was worried about Zhu Houzhao and did not want to give him this precious opportunity.

However, I didn't expect that this little guy valued me very much. Not only did I give him this precious opportunity, I also tried my best to be filial to him.

Since he came to Ming Dynasty, he has received the highest treatment in food, clothing, housing and transportation every day, and the entire court respects him as a veteran.

More importantly, Zhu Houzhao would ask his personal eunuch to bring him a bowl of rice porridge every day.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is Zhu Houzhao's filial piety to his ancestor.

But only Xu Da himself knew that the water used to cook the bowl of rice porridge diluted the essence of heaven and earth.

A small bowl a day. After a month, all his white hair disappeared, and his often sore muscles and old injuries also disappeared.

If you don't know, if you look at him suddenly, you will think that he is in his 30s or 40s.

"Xu Shuai, their traces are very heavy. Should we follow the traces and pursue them?"

An accompanying officer saw the flowers and plants lying down in the mist, his eyes lit up, and he put forward his own suggestion.

Xu Da glanced at him and shook his head.

Still too young and inexperienced.

Follow the enemy's tracks and chase them.

Are you sure you are chasing the enemy, not going to die?
In this environment, if he, Xu Da, was commanding, some of the troops would definitely leave traces, and then a large force would ambush nearby.

It's okay if the enemy doesn't catch up. Once he dares to catch up, he will definitely be hit head-on.

Therefore, chasing the enemy is not something you can do casually.

Sometimes the traces left by the enemy are not necessarily traps, but may be traps.

"Wait."

Without explaining to the officer, Xu Da just said wait and retreated with his troops.

Ten minutes later, there was a sound of insects in the fog, and several tiger guards wearing camouflage nets came over. Xu Da saluted.

"Have you found them?"

Although he did not lead the army to pursue, he could not let the enemy run away like this. Xu Da sent Zhu Houzhao's ace Tiger Guards to investigate.

He believed that with the ability of these soldiers, they could avoid the Han army's sentries.

"It has been found."

The soldier pointed in one direction and led the way.

This heavy fog is very strange, and the magnetic field inside is very chaotic, causing many of Huben Guard's electronic equipment to malfunction.

Commonly used locators lose their trace beyond a distance of [-] meters.

In desperation, Hu Benwei could only send people back and lead the army there.

They did not follow the traces left by the Han army, but went around in other directions.

On the way, the Tiger Guard soldiers were still talking about their findings.

"They are in a valley area where the fog has dissipated. Judging from the intelligence we received, they should have found a flag." "The army is divided into two parts. One part is fighting for the flag in the valley, and the other part is ambushing on the outside. , waiting for us to take the bait."

The corners of Xu Da's mouth curled up.

This fight is interesting. Like the last battle where Zhu Houzhao directly crushed him, he felt very boring.

In that kind of war, for a commander like him, apart from issuing a few orders, he would not be able to play his role at all.

The army moved forward in silence, and soon came to an area where the fog was slightly weaker.

"Over there, about 400 meters away, the valley is over there."

The Tiger Guard soldiers leading the way pointed to the valley where the fog was lighter.

Then he turned and pointed to the right, "They are ambushing them at a location 600 meters away. The exact number is uncertain because they are in the fog."

Xu Da patted the Tiger Guard soldier's shoulder clearly and waved behind him.

The only artillery unit of the Fifth Army Camp moved 60 and 80 mortars into position.

Xu Da pointed to two positions and said a few words to Qianhu, the instructor and artilleryman who led the team. The other party nodded and began to prepare.

In the valley, Liu Che clutched the flag with an ugly face and kept giving orders to the surrounding officers.

This flag is so fucking deceptive.

Once you touch the flag, you cannot let go for half an hour. Once you let go, the flag will teleport away to other areas.

There is fog everywhere here, strange rocks are everywhere, and grass and swamps can be seen everywhere. Who knows where the flag will appear next if it disappears?

Liu Che, who originally wanted to use the traces to ambush the enemy, had no choice but to order the ambush position to be turned into a defense. No matter how fierce the attack, he must resist for half an hour.

As for what will happen to Huo Qubing?
Liu Che could only pray silently in his heart.

Huo Qubing took away more than 3000 soldiers. Except for a few who came back, the others disappeared without a trace.

Sending troops to rescue will result in nothing more than fighting to the death with the enemy.

Good to win.

If we lose, we will not only lose our troops, but also the war will fail.

Thinking of the consequences of going to the rescue, Liu Che made a decision in his heart.

Collect flags first to gain an advantage, and then slowly compete with the enemy.

"Tell the soldiers outside that no matter how ferocious the attack is, they must withstand it. When you go back, whether you are dead or alive, I will reward you heavily."

In order to buy time, Liu Che directly promised a heavy reward.

The officers nodded excitedly and turned around to convey Liu Che's order.

"jijiji..."

However, as soon as they moved, there were sudden roars in the sky.

Before they could understand what was going on, their surroundings felt as if they were struck by lightning, causing loud explosions.

I wonder what is mixed in the scattered stones and mud?
The soldier who was swept down fell to the ground without saying a word.

This kind of attack was also very intensive. In just a few breaths, the entire valley was enveloped in the smoke and dust of the explosion.

In addition to the shelling of the valley, the Han army ambushed in the fog was also bombed.

The Han army, which experienced this kind of attack for the first time, was shocked and at a loss. The officers thought they had been discovered by the enemy and quickly ordered the soldiers to assemble and prepare to fight the enemy.

It's a pity that this guy doesn't know that the best choice in facing the bombardment is to spread out and lie on the ground.

But he chose to gather the soldiers together for better defense.

Dozens of Han soldiers had just gathered together in the face of the explosion. Before their shields were set up, an 80mm mortar shell hit the crowd.

In an instant, a flower of death bloomed.

The bodies of the two soldiers who were directly hit exploded into blood mist.

The shield that could withstand crossbows had no effect at all. It was picked up by the shock wave, hung with a severed arm, and fell far away.

A dozen other soldiers were knocked to the ground by the shock wave. The leather armor on their bodies did not provide any protection. Their entire backs were a blur of flesh and blood, and the beating of their hearts and flesh could be faintly seen.

"Beep beep beep..."

The shelling lasted for 10 minutes. As the last 80 shells exploded, the attack whistle sounded.

The Ming army, which had been on standby for a long time, held rifles with bayonets in hand, formed a three-type offensive formation, shouted and launched an attack on the two positions.

(End of this chapter)