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Chapter 149: Failed Action

After the official army camp thirty miles away from Zunhua spread through the camp with the news that the Tatars began to withdraw troops, the entire army camp also began to relax.

Dozens of soldiers were like basking in the sun, carrying big swords, standing lazily at the gate of the camp without any warning.

As time passed little by little, the soldiers began to look at the camp with their necks, waiting for the shift sentry to arrive soon. The ground under their feet suddenly began to tremble.

Among dozens of people, the only young man who had experience in fighting on the battlefield was subconsciously lying on the ground, his ears pressed against the ground, and his face focused on something.

Just when everyone was a little confused about Shi Chang's movements, Shi Chang's face, which had just been lazy, instantly became solemn. Before the person could get up from the ground, the screams filled with horror were already roaring out of his mouth.

"Caval, a large number of cavalry rushed towards our military camp..."

"Cabin, haven't the Tartars withdrawn? Where did the cavalry come from... Wang Shichang, have you heard it wrong..." Another young Shichang asked with a face full of doubt.

The head lying on the ground didn't care that the other party was a relative of Baihu. After jumping up from the ground, he shouted: "I heard wrong... Didn't you feel that the earth has begun to shake... This is not caused by a large-scale cavalry charge, what else can cause such a big noise..."

After saying that, he ignored the other party's ugly face in an instant and shouted to the soldiers around him: "Damn it, the enemy cavalry is here... If you don't want to die, close the camp gate immediately and ring the alarm bell... hurry..."

"Great..." After the crisp alarm bell sounded, the calm military camp quickly became lively.

Wang Yaozhong, the general officer of Zunhua who was preparing to eat, trembled his hands and subconsciously threw away the bowls and chopsticks in his hands. Then, he quickly walked to the door of the military tent and ordered the guards at a loss at the door: "What happened? Why did you ring the alarm bell... and you haven't sent anyone to see it..."

At this time, the trembling ground had turned into a roar of war horses galloping by. Not only that, the figures of more than a thousand cavalrymen also slowly appeared in the sight of the official army.

Under the sun, the cold light reflected by more than a thousand iron armors was like sharp swords, and the front-line official troops in the camp could not open their eyes...

"Why are there so many iron-armed cavalry... Have we met the personal soldiers of the Tartar Emperor Taiji..." Looking at the iron-armed cavalry who was getting closer and closer to the military camp in front of him, he exclaimed and quickly shouted out from a deputy general.

It is obvious that this deputy general is very familiar with the Tartar army, and he can tell the difference between this cavalry at just one glance.

In this way, with the eyes of hundreds or thousands of soldiers on the front line of the camp, the news was quickly spread to the army's tent, and the general of Zunhua, Wang Yao, was in the ears.

"You are sure you are not wrong with more than a thousand cavalry wearing iron armor..." Wang Yaozhong stared at the commander in front of him and retorted loudly with an incredible look on his face.

"Sir General, this news was returned by our general. Our general fought against the Tartars for several years, so we would never misread it... and..." The messenger replied calmly.

"And what... the Tartars have hit the gate of their military camp, what else can't be said..." Wang Yaozhong ordered with an angry face.

"Yes, General... Our general said that the Tartar cavalry came either the yellow flag or the yellow flag... Otherwise, there would never be such good armor and equipment... So, our general asked General to prepare for the battle..." The messenger replied loudly.

Wang Yaozhong frowned and exclaimed: "Zhenghuang Banner and Yinghuang Banner, aren't they Huang Taiji's personal army... Let's go with me to the camp gate to see... If it's really Huang Taiji's personal army, it means that Huang Taiji has not left Zunhua yet..."

With the help of monocular telescopes, the iron armor on more than a thousand cavalrymen was clearly seen in Wang Yaozhong's eyes. Not only that, dozens of military flags representing the Tatar yellow flag were also seen by Wang Yaozhong.

"It's indeed the Tartar Yellow Flag... No matter what the Tartar Yellow Flag's purpose is, our goal of recapturing Zunhua immediately cannot be achieved..." Wang Yaozhong said in a heavy tone.

Then, he ordered to the back of his body: "Murderers, archers, immediately concentrate at the gate of the camp... As long as the Tartars enter the range, shoot and shoot arrows immediately, you must not let these Tartars approach the military camp... In addition, from now on, without my military order, no one can leave the military camp one step in case the central Tartars ambush..."

The Ming army camp with tens of thousands of people was huddled in the camp like a great enemy, and no longer advanced towards Zunhua.

The remaining two thousand troops of the Tiger and Leopard Army have already entered the already slightly depressed Zunhua City under the command of Wei Zheng.

Looking at Zunhua City, where there was almost no figure in front of you, Wei Zheng shouted: "Military advisor, Captain Wang, order your brothers to immediately occupy all the military points of Zunhua according to the original plan. From now on, only entry and no exit are allowed..."

An hour later, the tiger and leopard army could be seen in the streets and alleys of Zunhua City. Military advisor Zhou Shuyuan appeared in front of Wei Zheng with a solemn face.

Before Wei Zheng could speak, a long sigh had already come from Zhou Shuyuan's mouth.

"General... You may be disappointed when you enter Zunhua like this..."

"Brothers just reported that in the vast Zunhua City, except for the elderly, weak, women and children, there is basically no young man. Even the Tartars only left them food for ten days. As for the craftsmen we urgently need, we don't know what happened inside the Tartars. Two days ago, the Tartars suddenly issued an order to capture all the craftsmen in Zunhua City and send them outside the pass, and even the old craftsmen in the seventies and eighties were not spared..."

"It is certain that Zunhua City is not only an empty city, but also a burden. Whoever occupys it will be responsible for the relief of tens of thousands of elderly, weak women and children in Zunhua City..."

Wei Zheng was also shocked by the news. After some thought, he said with a serious face: "I really didn't expect that the Tartars would be so cruel and would leave such a mess for our Ming Dynasty..."

"Even the old craftsmen in the seventies and eighties are not spared. This is not the usual style of the Tartars... If nothing unexpected happens, the Tartars must be preparing a big plan, otherwise the Tartars would not have arrested craftsmen in Zunhua City so crazy..."

Speaking of this, a trace of helplessness flashed across Wei Zheng's face and said to Zhou Shuyuan: "I really didn't expect that this military operation we have worked hard to lead would fail..."

"Since Zunhua City is a mess, there is no need for us to continue to occupy..."
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