As soon as the order came out, all Xiang Jun's morale increased.
Most of these people were newly recruited troops. The few battles with the Ming army were fought back and forth at the beginning, but they withdrew after a few moves.
Many people feel that the Ming Army has few articles and is not as powerful as imagined.
Several times, the troops retreated without even a few hits, and they all expressed their aggrievedness.
When I heard that the order was to prepare for an attack this time, I immediately became energetic and geared up one by one, threatening to let the Ming army know how powerful it was.
...
At this time, Xiang Jun's expeditionary corps was ready for battle.
Two hundred thousand people were eating and drinking, and it was simply impossible to keep it a secret.
Therefore, the military advisor of the Xiang family has been taking the army to detour to some remote places, and when encountering obstacles, he will fight quickly and try not to let the news out.
Especially before they entered the realm of the Ming Dynasty, they rushed to make a uniform and flag that imitated the Ming army.
Although it doesn't stand up to scrutiny, when I look at it from a distance, it seems to be something like that.
The military advisor ordered the troops to march at sunset as far as possible, even in remote places with few people, and then seek shelter in the mountains and forests at sunrise.
If anyone asks you questions along the way, fool them if you can; kill them if you can't.
Just like this, stopping and going, going around and around, I walked for nearly twenty days before entering Zhongzhou.
But it was just an entry. When the 200,000 troops were in Liangzhou, because of the vast territory and sparse population, and the war had just ended, they had not been noticed much.
But as soon as he entered the territory of Zhongzhou, he was immediately discovered.
That is to say, the day after he sent the letter to Xiang Tianxing, a group of Ming Forbidden Army had a tentative exchange of fire with them.
Perhaps because they were unaware of the enemy's strength, this forbidden army was easily repelled by Xiang Jun.
However, this also means that he has been discovered, and it will probably be difficult to fool him again.
The military advisor immediately ordered that the entire army change their uniforms and flags and attack with all their might. At any cost, they must reach the gates of Zhongzhou City before the Ming army gathered together.
The soldiers also knew that this time they were going deep without reinforcements and had no way out, so they fought bravely.
In addition, these 200,000 expeditionary troops are Xiang Tianxing's biggest support, so when they form an army, they are all selected warriors who have fought in hundreds of battles.
The equipment is also the best. It can be said that this army of 200,000 people is the blood and blood unit that the Xiang family army relies on most.
The troops marched forward with great success and even conquered several cities in Zhongzhou.
Along the way, all the enemies who tried to stop him were no match for Xiang Jun. Most of them were repelled head-on and fled in panic.
From being discovered, to launching the attack, and then to attacking the main city of Zhongzhou, it only took Xiang Jun's expeditionary force about seven or eight days.
Night falls, under Zhongzhou City, in the military tent.
All the generals of the military division general's army gathered together and held a huge celebration banquet.
All the supplies looted along the way were brought up, cattle and sheep were slaughtered, pigs were roasted and chickens were cooked, and fine wine and food were all available.
This strategist has extremely powerful powers, and he even managed to get some gorgeous singers from nowhere.
These men in the military camp, who had never seen such a formation before, turned into wolves under the moon and pounced on it.
The military advisor held a wine glass in his hand and his face was full of spring breeze. He stood on the high platform and said loudly: "Everyone... everyone..."
"Today, we have already invaded Zhongzhou City, and the family members of Ming Dynasty Emperor Nan Yanxi are in the city!"
"Xiaosheng heard that all of them are first-class beauties, as if they were descended from heaven."
"Not only are there beautiful women, but there are also mountains of gold and silver piled up in the city. They are all the wealth and anointing of the people they plundered!"
"Generals... we must work together tomorrow and go all out to capture Zhongzhou City before the enemy forces gather together."
"My lord has an order. The gold and silver beauties in the city, brothers, whoever robs them will be considered theirs!"
"Good...good...good...!"
As soon as these words came out, the generals below became excited, their eyes turned red, and they seemed to be about to rush into Zhongzhou City now.
Seeing this, the military advisor became even more proud. He drank another glass of wine and said loudly: "Brothers, brothers..."
"We are the first to accomplish this battle... My lord has ordered that when the war is over, you and I, brothers, will be promoted to the third level!"
"The title of king and marquis is just around the corner. Brothers, I would like to congratulate you all in advance today!"
"Let's eat to our heart's content, drink to our heart's content, and play to our heart's content! Tomorrow we must work together to capture Zhongzhou City!"
"Okay! Don't worry, military advisor!" The generals feasted, drank wine, and played with the beauties around them.
After a while, all the generals became drunk.
At this time, among the group of people, there were two mid-level officers who looked more shrewd and were whispering.
One of them was a little worried and said: "Hey...what happened to the military advisor today...We haven't even entered Zhongzhou yet, so why are we celebrating in advance?"
"Yeah..." Another person took over and said, "Look, all the mid-level and senior officers in this unit are here."
"If the enemy attacks us at night, things will be very serious."
"That's right..." The man nodded, thought for a long time, and finally stood up: "No, I always feel uncomfortable and feel like something is going to happen."
"Why don't you guys play, I'll go back first."
Seeing him like this, the other person also stood up: "Then I'll go back with you... To be honest, I don't think it's appropriate either."
The two hit it off immediately and walked out of the crowd one after another. They stepped forward and saluted the military advisor: "Ah ha ha ha... military advisor... I've seen you here."
"Oh?" The military advisor was having fun holding Ming Geji when he suddenly heard someone talking behind him and couldn't help but turn around.
"Hey? General Chen, General Li... What are you going to do if you two don't go play? Could it be that the wine tonight is not good?"
"Oh... no, no..." The two men shook their heads quickly and said carefully: "That's right, military advisor, you see, all the mid-level and senior generals in this army are here."
"What if something happens, it would be a big deal..."
"Yes, yes..." Another person hurriedly echoed: "Military advisor, just have fun, and the little guys will go back and escort you..."
After saying that, they cupped their hands and without waiting for the military advisor to say anything, they turned around and slowly walked away from the stronghold.
I muttered to myself, just don't let anything happen tonight.
Just as the two were about to walk out of the village gate, bursts of rumbling cannon fire suddenly came from outside the village, followed closely by the sound of an army fighting.
Dense cannons and gunshots rang out, fires were everywhere, and it seemed like enemies were attacking everywhere.
Seeing this, all the generals in the stronghold became alert. They let go of the beautiful lady beside them, grabbed their swords and ran out.
At this moment, a gunshot suddenly sounded from behind.
"Snapped!"
Everyone was stunned and stopped what they were doing to look at the sound.
I saw that the military advisor was holding a revolver pistol commonly equipped by the Ming army and sitting on a chair with his legs crossed.