Chapter 572 I'm Not the Empress Dowager, It's Just a Strategy
After Zhao Huan and his party left Yanchuan City, they headed south.
Zhao Huan did not tell Li Dai where he was going, but Zhao Cheng had already guessed from the walking path that Zhao Huan wanted to go to Lingshan.
There are a thousand dragon spear guards in Lingshan Mountain, as well as a large number of iron tools, and probably defensive equipment. Zhao Huan and his party only need to climb up to Lingshan Mountain first, use the natural advantages of Lingshan Mountain to build fortifications from a high position, and go through the rounds.
Nuo's three hundred soldiers who trained in archery can indeed build Lingshan into a fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Zhao Cheng felt that Zhao Huan's arrangement was right, and he admired Zhao Huan more and more in his heart. This must be the backup plan that Zhao Huan had left for him long ago.
As long as this battle in Lingshan is delayed into a protracted battle, and given the current situation in the court, as long as there are changes, the Zhao family will have a chance to win a glimmer of hope.
The peak of Lingshan Mountain has appeared in everyone's sight. The mountain peak is lingering in the clouds and mist. Although it can be seen, it will take some time to climb up.
Zhao Huan was in the center of the team. Zhao Cheng slowed down and retreated from the front to Zhao Huan, saying: "It's almost dusk. Should we rest here tonight or go to the nearest village to stay overnight?"
Zhao Huan said: "Go around the villages and towns and wait until it gets completely dark before resting on the spot."
"I understand." Zhao Cheng looked around Zhao Huan, then glanced at the back of the team and said, "Why don't you see Mr. Lian?"
Zhao Huan said: "Mr. Lian is old and his body is not as strong as mine. He cannot bear the bumps and walks slowly."
Zhao Cheng thought for a moment and said softly: "I think he doesn't walk slowly, but he walks fast, right?"
"You don't need to know about his side of things." Zhao Huan's answer already acknowledged Zhao Cheng's guess.
Lian Zhongyi was also a figure in the army and was only a few years older than Zhao Huan. How could he fall behind because he couldn't bear the bumps?
He must have followed Zhao Huan's instructions and went to Lingshan first.
"Master, there is a situation!"
Yuan Fei ran out of the woods on the side of the team. When he saw Zhao Huan, he quickly saluted.
Zhao Huan said: "In an emergency, don't do these false etiquette and just talk about the matter."
Yuan Fei straightened his body and said: "There is a team coming towards us from the south quickly!"
Zhao Cheng said: "To the south? Is it Deng Fugui or Cai Qiong?"
Yuan Fei shook his head and said: "They are not cavalry, they are all infantry."
"They're all infantry... No, they're the Zhenhai Battalion!" Zhao Cheng guessed it immediately, was startled, and said: "I told you that this guy from Chengdu left the pirates alone and actually withdrew to stop me! He wanted to kill me.
crazy?"
Zhao Huan said calmly: "Du Chengdu is a cultural protector. This should be Mr. Yu's idea."
Zhao Cheng asked: "How far are they from us?"
Yuan Fei said: "They have bypassed Lingshan Mountain and are less than ten miles away from us."
Zhao Cheng immediately looked at Zhao Huan and said, "Dad, we can't go any further south."
Zhao Huan thought for a while and decisively ordered: "Change the direction, enter Jingdong County eastward, and walk towards Jinghai."
Zhao Cheng asked: "Dad, do you want to take a detour from the seaside to Lingshan?"
"Judging from the current situation, this is the only way up to Lingshan Mountain."
Zhao Huan's tone was calm, but he could see from his eyes that he was thinking seriously, and said: "If there is no call to Chengdu to intercept us from going north, we can easily dare to climb to the top of Lingshan before Wang Yuluan. Now going west, we will be blocked by Wang Yuluan."
Yuluan blocks the way back, so the only way is to go east, so we have no choice."
After Zhao Yan heard the news, he came over and asked for instructions: "Father, you go first, give me two hundred soldiers to rear my head."
Zhao Huan said: "There are 10,000 people in the Zhenhai Camp. How can you bring 200 people to the rear? Third brother, don't be impulsive. It's not yet time for anyone to sacrifice."
"Hurry up and make arrangements. Don't rest tonight. Change direction and head east."
night.
The light in the uninhabited landscape is very dark, so everyone needs to use the moonlight and starlight to move forward. Zhao Huan and his family members have horses and carriages, and the three hundred soldiers are also equipped with war horses, but there are still many maids and servants who need to walk
, and there were a lot of salutes and delays, so I couldn’t walk fast at all.
The Zhenhai Battalion was all infantry, but the speed of their attack was really frightening, or perhaps Chengdu really wanted to seize this opportunity to take revenge on Zhao Cheng, and would not hesitate to squeeze the potential of its soldiers almost crazily.
Every time Yuan Fei comes to report, the distance between Zhenhai Camp becomes closer.
Six miles.
Five miles.
Three miles.
Seeing that Zhenhai Camp was getting closer and closer, the sound of running could even be heard gradually in the quiet night, and a sense of pre-war tension enveloped the Zhao family.
Zhou Nuo came to Zhao Huan and asked for instructions: "Dad, I'll stay behind to hold them back!"
Zhao Huan asked: "You also want to be the queen?"
Zhou Nuodao: "The archery skills of the soldiers have improved by leaps and bounds in the past few months. When they are close, they are dragon spear guards. When they are far away, they are first-class archers. I led them behind the team and used bows and arrows to disrupt the situation.
The rhythm of the Zhenhai Battalion’s pursuit. So I can’t really call it rearguard action, it’s just a strategy.”
Zhao Yandao: "Sister Zhou Nuo, I'm with you."
Zhou Nuodao: "Protect Dad and Acheng, don't worry about me here, we are all riding horses, they can't catch up with us."
Zhao Yan insisted: "As my father said, there is no reason for a Zhao family man to let a woman stand in his way. Besides, I am proficient in all kinds of martial arts, and my archery skills are no worse than those of the soldiers."
Zhao Huan said: "Third brother, just stay with Xiao Nuo. Chengdu is a very good master. If he breaks through and gets closer, hold him back and let Xiao Nuo and the others retreat."
With this arrangement, Zhao Huan agreed to Zhou Nuo's proposal. Zhou Nuo and Zhao Yan looked at each other and the two immediately started to act.
Zhao Huan and his son did not stop here and headed east quickly.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
As Zhao Cheng had guessed, Duxu Chengdu's mental state was indeed crazy. When he received this order, he withdrew his troops northward almost without thinking, leaving the gathered pirates behind and completely forgetting about Zhenhai Camp.
Why was this team formed?
What is the mission?
It doesn't matter.
Revenge is the most important thing!
In the fierce battle with the pirates in Yunjing County, Chengdu had long since wanted to fight. His investigation clearly revealed that the pirates were retreating steadily in Jingdong County and Jiangyang County, but they gained momentum in Yunjing County, which made his plan to establish a great success come to nothing.
, all this is because the Southern Zhou Dynasty interfered with it.
If the pirates in Yunjing County are also expelled and the deterrence of Zhenhai Camp becomes stronger, then the pirates will only go to Southern Zhou in the future, which will put huge pressure on the eastern part of Southern Zhou.
In order to avoid this situation, the Southern Zhou Dynasty simply cut off their flesh and blood to benefit the pirates and provided them with support so that they could block the Zhenhai camp in Yunjing County.
Du Xucheng even discovered that among the many pirates there were soldiers from the Southern Zhou Dynasty, which made him extremely angry!
The opportunity for meritorious service is gone.
But fortunately, there is a perfect opportunity for revenge!
