After hearing the news, Liu Pei immediately said, "Order the entire army and set off!"

The army that was ready to go rushed into Henan like a flood that broke through the dam. As everyone advanced, the real situation in Henan was exposed more and more.

When they were in Shandong, Shandong was extremely peaceful and prosperous. Under Liu Pei's protection, all the bigger bandits were cleared out. It can be said that the road was unobstructed.

Moreover, Liu Pei purchased wastelands in large quantities and set up villages. He absorbed the refugee population from other provinces. So when walking on the official roads in Shandong, he saw the scene of rolling wheat waves and curling smoke from cooking stoves, which was very gratifying!

But after the army entered Henan, everyone deeply understood one sentence, that is, there was no rooster crowing thousands of miles away!

You can see some villages from time to time along the way. Some villages are fine, with some popularity inside, but the smoke from cooking is sparse and cannot make the climate.

Some villages are just dead villages! The whole village is like a ghost domain! Only cats, dogs and crows appear during the time of the haunting! If you look closely, you can see the scattered bones in the yard!

Liu Pei's face was as deep as water! But then he became happy again because he heard the instructor in the team boosting morale. He only heard him say, "Did everyone see it? Henan and Shandong are next to Shandong. It took us less than two days to walk into Henan. You can see that one of these two places is the paradise on earth and the other is the ghost realm on earth! What is the difference between this? The one that is the Grand Marshal! Where there is the Grand Marshal, the people can live a peaceful life!"

Liu Pei was very satisfied with the instructor's remarks. Liu Pei certainly likes people to praise him, after all, this makes people feel good. But more importantly, the current situation in the Ming Dynasty does not require any democracy at all. It is precisely a strong person to lead and make decisions, which can completely get out of the trough!

This person must have enough decisive and long-term vision to play a role in rectifying the situation. Liu Pei consciously is the best candidate in this regard!

After two days of rapid progress, the army turned into slow movements. Because they were already close to Zhuxian Town a hundred miles away. They would not dare to get closer.

Because the range of the large army's sentry spys is generally around 40 miles. If the two armies confront each other, the distance of the sentry spys will be doubled. Now Liu Pei's army is outside the edge of the reconnaissance distance between the two sides.

However, with the report from Liu Pei sending the raid, they seemed to have not encountered any peripheral investigators from the government army and bandits!

Liu Pei and the officers briefly discussed it and believed that this was because both sides focused their attention on each other, so they ignored the normality of the surrounding area. However, they would definitely ensure that the normal reconnaissance range of 40 miles remains unchanged. So Liu Pei decided to launch a large army 60 miles away from Zhuxian Town to cut off the northbound passage.

Liu Pei's army had just begun between Chen Liu and Tongxu and was about to gradually gather according to the plan. When he was wandering, he reported that the government army had failed and was fleeing! Moreover, the cavalry also found that there was another main force of bandits waiting on the east side of Zhuxian Town, trying to ambush the official army.

Liu Pei's ranger is so efficient, it depends on the prior investigation by intelligence personnel and the advance deduction of the General Staff.

The withdrawal investigation of intelligence personnel gave the General Staff a detailed map. With a detailed map, the General Staff can perform relatively rigorous deductions.

In ancient and modern times, there are only a few situations. Frontal stalemate, flanking attack, setting up ambush along the way and other means. You should know that the larger the army, the fewer strategies it can be used and the fewer places it can be used.

For example, if a large army wants to move, they often travel along the main road or river. There are two reasons to restrict them. A large amount of supplies cannot cross mountains and ridges and walk on small roads, so they can only walk on the main road!

Another thing is that with so many people, the livestock must have enough water. Otherwise, without war, the army will collapse in hunger and thirst!

Therefore, as long as the General Staff estimates several general locations and then lets the investigators investigate in a purposeful manner, it is easy to get the information they want to know. This is the power of the General Staff! Use collective wisdom to defeat a famous general who fights alone!

After listening to the Ranger's report, Liu Pei turned his head and said to Yang Jingfa, "It seems that Zuo Liangyu can't stand it anymore. I guess that guy will retreat in the direction of Xiangyang. You can send cavalry to intercept him, no matter how alive you are!"

Yang Jingfa immediately ordered Yang Jingyuan to lead a team of people to go south quickly. These soldiers were mainly the first group of people Yang Jingfa trained, and their combat effectiveness was very strong! And they were all one person and two horses, so it was not difficult to chase Zuo Liangyu and his group.

The reason why Liu Pei tried to kill Zuo Liangyu at this time was because Zuo Liangyu later gained his own troops and supported King Fu, and was named Marquis. Later, he was added to the crown prince and tutor. Although this person was very ordinary in war, he was very good at gathering troops! Every time he was defeated, the troops would expand a little. So Lu Pei didn't want him to enter Jiangnan, which ruined his plan.

After seeing off Yang Jingyuan, Yang Jingfa and Qi Qitao asked Liu Pei how to arrange it. Liu Pei said: "Since the team has been unfolded, just surround it. Remember, the important thing is not to kill, but to make them feel scared! However, the people and horses that ambush Zuo Liangyu still have to be eaten. But the movements should be fast and ruthless! Give Li Zicheng a warning!"

After hearing this, Yang Jingfa immediately said, "Master General, let us cavalry go. By the time we arrived, Zuo Liangyu was probably defeated and the bandits were proud. We could catch them off guard and send a group of people back to report to them!"

Liu Pei nodded in agreement. Yang Jingfa immediately selected 20,000 cavalry and headed south. Liu Pei led his army along the main road to urge the army to advance slowly.

While moving forward, Yang Jingfa kept sending a roar to investigate. A large amount of intelligence was quickly fed back.

Sure enough, as they guessed, the Ming army was ambushed by bandits and was completely beaten! When the Ming army had no intention of fighting, the battle stalemate completely collapsed within a moment! The defeated soldiers were running away from all directions, and even the bandits who were chasing them scattered in formation.

Based on the report of the cyclist, Yang Jingfa immediately determined the situation: "The bandits were not prepared at all, and it was a great opportunity to raid!
Chapter completed!