The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 514 Meeting in a narrow road

After resting for half an hour, Zhou Ze set off again overnight with his troops.

The moon had already risen high, and although it was not full, there was still some light, and the shadow of the road could be seen vaguely.

Moreover, the troops were still lighting torches, and because the night was much cooler, they moved faster at night than during the day.

After a night of rapid marching and two short rests on the road, we finally arrived at Tingxue Canyon more than 20 miles away before dawn.

The troops stopped, Huang Ze looked at the map, confirmed the direction again, and then said in a deep voice: "The reconnaissance squadron and the first battalion and the first company will be the vanguard. After arriving at the destination, seize the commanding heights first. If you find the enemy, you can Direct fire to block."

"Yes!" The chief officers of the two troops shouted their orders, and soon, the sound of the horse's hooves sounded, and they disappeared into the darkness before the dark dawn.

"Others, rest where you are for a quarter of an hour." Huang Ze watched the vanguard leave, and ordered again in a deep voice.

He was able to be promoted so quickly, in addition to being brave in battle and loving to use his brain, there is another point that he never underestimates his enemies casually.

If the opponent's general is not so stupid, then he must be able to see the importance of this Tingxue Canyon.

Then, the enemy is very likely to send an elite force to seize this place.

Therefore, he must let the large army retain their energy in order to have a greater chance of winning in the upcoming fierce battle.

The reconnaissance squadron and the first battalion rushed to the north entrance of Tingxue Canyon without stopping.

At this time, Dongfang has already begun to show his fish belly.

After a little discussion between the two chief officers, they decided that the reconnaissance squadron would enter the investigation first, followed by the first battalion and one company.

In order not to cause too much noise, everyone wrapped the horseshoes in cotton cloth, put a bit on the horse's mouth, and sneaked into the canyon in the most peaceful manner.

There are dense forests on both sides of the canyon, and vague and dark mountain peaks can be vaguely seen in the dense forests. From time to time, the howling of wild animals and one or two birdsong come from both sides, which sounds quite scary.

The canyon is not long, at most about ten miles.

Although the road is not spacious, it is not to the point of a small path, so it is not a problem to walk carefully.

The reconnaissance squadron carefully rode through the canyon until they reached the exit at the southern end of the canyon without any accidents.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, the lieutenant captain of the reconnaissance squadron breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that we came in time, and the enemy did not rush ahead of us."

At this time, the sky had already brightened up, and the birdsong in the dense forest on both sides also began to become denser, and the mountain forest that had slept all night slowly woke up.

The captain of the lieutenant jumped off his horse, climbed to a nearby high ground, observed the surrounding terrain with a telescope, and ordered loudly: "The first team occupies the commanding height on the left, the second team occupies the commanding height on the right, and the third team defends the canyon. Send someone to contact Continuously."

As soon as he finished speaking, his expression froze suddenly and his ears perked up.

Because he heard the neighing of a lifelong war horse from the wind.

This kind of sound is very sensitive to a qualified soldier. The squadron leader made a fist with his right hand and raised it violently.

Everyone in the reconnaissance squadron understood the meaning of this gesture, and they all fell silent in an instant.

The captain of the lieutenant listened intently again, another gust of wind blew over from the exit, and sure enough, there was another neighing sound of a war horse.

The lieutenant captain's face became solemn, he raised his arms and crossed them above his head, making a gesture of finding the enemy and preparing to fight.

The position of the reconnaissance squadron in the new army is like the special forces in the later generations of the army. They also summed up and stipulated some gestures for silent communication on the battlefield.

The sub-captains of each unit made the OK gesture almost at the same time, and then quickly led their soldiers into the designated positions according to the captain's previous order.

The third team also quickly moved the horse back into the dense forest on both sides, and at the same time sent someone to report to the rear company.

The neighing of the horses that the lieutenant captain heard were the horses of the vanguard of Zheng's army.

Although he marched overnight, Zheng Sen, the young general of the Zheng family who fought alone with illness for the first time, still felt that the march was too slow.

This time, he persuaded his father, Zheng Zhilong, to lead the Zheng family's elite guard troops alone to act as the vanguard to attack Wenzhou City, just to prove his point.

He already has experience, but he has never had the experience of commanding operations alone.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, the essence of their Zheng family will always be a group of pirates.

Even his own father and uncles and brothers thought so.

But the young Zheng Sen didn't think so. He felt that the Zheng family couldn't bear the reputation of pirates all the time.

Therefore, he has a great wish, that is to make the Zheng family army an elite army qualified to compete in the world, not only able to run rampant at sea, but also sweep all enemies on land.

Although this point is somewhat lacking in interest to the parents who do not have much enterprising spirit, Zheng Sen still desperately persuaded his father to use the advanced firearms purchased from the British and hire British instructors to train a team. It belongs to the Zheng family's own elite firearms unit.

Although Zheng Sen is young, he is not short-sighted.

He is keenly aware that the form of warfare will be greatly adapted, and the reason for the change must come from this advanced gun with a longer range, faster rate of fire, and higher accuracy.

And he heard a lot of stories from the British about their conquest of the world, no matter how much moisture there was in these stories, they also sparked a fire in the young Zheng Sen's heart.

This army has been training for a year, and he felt that it was time to come out and test the results.

This sneak attack on Wenzhou City was his proposal.

Although the reason behind it was not exactly the same as what Yue Pengju and the others had guessed, it was not too different.

On the one hand, because the main force of the Qin army left, the defense in the Jiangnan area was empty.

On the other hand, the British told the Zheng family that another support army of theirs would arrive soon, and at the same time, a batch of new artillery sold to the Zheng family also arrived.

This news greatly stimulated Zheng Zhilong's ambition, and also made him interested in his son Zheng Sen's plan to attack Wenzhou, and finally agreed.

Although according to the plan, once Zheng Sen leads the 3000-man musket battalion to successfully occupy Wenzhou, the main force of Zheng's army will arrive in three days.

Moreover, the Zheng family and the British fleet will also provide reinforcements from the sea to contain the Qin army's navy.

However, Zheng Sen knew that if his raid failed, then the reinforcements promised by his father and the British, who were already afraid of the Qin army, would most likely disappear, and there might be no more Beishang in the future. ambition.

Therefore, no matter what it was for this time, Zheng Sen would not allow himself to fail this time.

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