The night is still so dark and the wind is still so strong!
The fire dragon of the Ming army was still so long that it was extremely conspicuous in the dark.
However, in order to hide their traces at first, these Ming army troops took some relatively hidden routes, such as at the foot of the mountain, using the terrain to hide the traces of fire, so that they would not be discovered by the puppet Tang rebels from a distance.
But not long after, the vanguard of the Ming army left the relatively hidden foot of the mountain and marched to the top of the mountain.
The number of Ming army forwards who ran to the top of the mountain was not large, not even a hundred people. However, when the torches held by these hundreds of people appeared on the top of the mountain, they could be clearly seen five or six miles ahead.
This includes the night patrol troops of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty!
In a small forest, several peripheral soldiers of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty immediately saw the torches of the Ming army's vanguard several miles away.
"What is that?" One of the bandits who saw this scene first was still confused.
But soon the companion beside him said calmly: "No, the officers and soldiers are catching up. Come on, go back and report, it means the army is coming..."
Having said this, he paused for about a second, and then said: "Let's go up and have a look!"
At the same time, in the main force of the Ming army, Wang Zhitan looked at the nearly a hundred people in front who had obviously deviated from the hidden route and ran to the marching vanguard on the top of the mountain, with a sneer on his lips.
You, Su Jiakang, want to seek death with a night attack, but I will not accompany you to seek death!
He had just given an order through his own soldiers to a confidant Baihu in front, asking him and his men to deviate slightly from the marching route.
Well, that’s it!
But Wang Zhitan knew that this was enough.
The torches held by more than a hundred people on the top of the mountain will definitely be discovered as long as all the puppet Tang rebels are not blind.
Once the puppet Tang bandits discovered that they were attacking in large numbers, how would they react?
Wang Zhitan guessed that there might be two of them. One was to flee immediately in embarrassment. This option was what Wang Zhitan wanted most. If the puppet Tang rebels escaped, they would have no target for a night attack. The next step was to
What to do, just set up a tent and sleep.
It is possible that the pseudo-Tang rebels would fight instead of escaping, but in this case, facing the prepared pseudo-Tang rebels, even if Su Jiakang was a fool, he would not be able to continue to let them attack.
This can also prevent a night attack!
Su Jiakang at the back still didn't know that his subordinate Wang Zhitan had already made a small move to expose the whereabouts of the army in advance and tip off the puppet Tang rebels in the distance.
Although he is exhausted now, he is still thinking about how to plan an earth-shattering night attack!
Su Jiakang thought this way: As long as the soldiers use their lives to catch the puppet Tang rebel army by surprise, it will be easy to capture the puppet emperor Li Xuan alive.
As for the many people who said that the soldiers were too tired and that the risk of night attacks was too high, Su Jiakang scorned them. Each of these warriors were born to be cheap. On weekdays, they only marched for two or three hours a day, but they still complained of fatigue every day.
Today, I used the toughest means to force them to march, but they were still not able to hold on.
These little bitches have to be forced to fight, otherwise they can't be expected to have much initiative.
It's just that he doesn't know it yet, but the situation has already changed that he doesn't know about!
At the same time, in the valley where Li Xuan and the others were, a soldier quickly ran back to the camp, and then went straight to the Chinese army's tent!
"Report!"
Hearing the sound outside, Li Xuan frowned slightly. Everyone else present also stopped eating and drinking and looked at the door. At this time, there was such a "report" from outside.
Then there is only one possibility, that is, a scout has returned and brought back very important military information.
"Come in!" Fang Dong got up and went out directly to call people in.
After the scout came in, he said directly: "We found the Ming army five miles away?"
"Is it the Ming army?" Fang Dongquan said: "It's their forward patrol, right? How many people are there?"
When Fang Dongquan heard the scouts say that they had discovered the Ming army, he didn't pay too much attention. There was a Ming army behind them. After nightfall, the distance between the Ming army and them increased to more than ten miles, but this was between the main forces of both sides.
The distance between each other's rear troops and forward troops is actually shorter. It is not surprising to find the small forward troops of the Ming army five kilometers away.
But what the scout said next caught his attention, and even attracted the attention of everyone in the tent: "It should be the Ming army. Their strength is at least a hundred people, and judging from the firelight, there are more people behind them.
, our corps commander said, this is the main force of the Ming army!"
"What? The main force of the Ming army actually caught up?" Butcher Chen also stood up directly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Don't they need to sleep? And they still caught up at night. What do they want to do? Do they want to carry out a night attack?" Zeng Ziwen on the side was also full of doubts.
According to Zeng Ziwen's own understanding, whether it was the Ming army or the new army of the Tang Dynasty, it was very difficult to march at night, let alone fight at night.
Now that the Ming army is launching a massive attack, what is it?
Is it just a normal march? It's unlikely. Although they had distanced themselves from the main force of the Ming army before, and may have concealed their hiding place, the Ming army still knew the approximate location of their own troops and horses, so they rushed over like this.
, it is very possible that he has evil intentions and wants to carry out a night attack.
Just now, everyone said that the Ming army could not be so stupid and come to carry out a night attack at night. Didn't they expect that the Ming army really came?
Don't they all need to rest and sleep?
Li Xuan also stood up at this time, and then said: "Immediately send an order for all the soldiers to get up!"
At this time, Fang Dongquan said: "Shall we fight or leave?"
To fight or to stay and fight, that is the question!
At this time, Zeng Ziwen said: "In my humble opinion, the enemy army has been running for a long time and is already exhausted. Our soldiers have rested for more than an hour and can completely wait for a fight!"
At this time, Huang Xueren said: "There are more than a thousand people in the main force of the Ming army. If we fight rashly, what if we get entangled?"
Zeng Ziwen said: "As long as we defeat them, they will be defeated thousands of miles away. How can we get entangled with them?"
Qian Mengjiu also said: "It is not good to go directly. Not only will it affect morale, but the physical strength of the soldiers cannot support it. We walked all day today and finally rested for an hour. If we get up and hurry up now, the soldiers will
It may not last long, but if we fight, the risk is indeed high, and it will be bad if we are entangled by the main force of the Ming army!"
Fang Dongquan also wanted to join the discussion, but at this time Li Xuan interrupted their discussion and said directly: "Let the baggage team leave first, and the rest of the combat troops are ready to fight!"
You have to leave, but you also have to fight. Since these Ming soldiers are looking for death and want to use night attacks, then I will help them. I just take this opportunity to beat them painfully, saving them from chasing after them! 8)