East Factory Governor

Chapter 428 Ambush Not Called Ambush

The chaotic Gao Yingxiang camp gradually quieted down as groups of soldiers left the camp.

In a dark corner, three little soldiers gathered together to discuss something softly.Afterwards, one of them broke away from the main force and quietly disappeared into the night.

The departure was so hasty and chaotic that no one noticed the man's disappearance.Even, no one noticed that he secretly hid a horse not far away.

Xiejia Village is 25 miles away from Hancheng.

Qin Shuhuai ordered the front army to stand by on the spot, and the rear army moved forward quickly. The whole army changed from two parallel lines to four parallel lines.

After the four columns are paralleled, the road looks a little crowded, which is not conducive to rapid marching.However, in this way, the length of the team can be reduced by half, and if you encounter an ambush, you can hit the troops faster and counterattack.

Until now, no one can confirm what strategy Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang will adopt, so they naturally have to be fully prepared.

The army moved on.

Hong Chengchou said to Qin Shuhuai, "My lord, if you still haven't seen an ambush after ten miles, it means that the bandits have already heard the news and fled."

Qin Shuhuai nodded approvingly, and after another ten miles, he will almost reach Hancheng. The soldiers in Hancheng will soon know that when they come out of the city to help, they will attack from front to back, which is extremely bad for the bandits, so even if they want to ambush them, they won't Choose to ambush there.

"I don't know what's going on with Zongbing He. Did General Cao find them and tell them about our plan?" Qin Shuhuai said.

Hong Chengchou said, "General Cao was stationed in Shaanxi earlier, so he is familiar with this area, and he should be able to find He Zongbing and the others."

At this time, someone from the front came to report.

"My lord, there is a man from Hancheng who claims to be the spy of our army sneaking into Gao Yingxiang's department, and says he has something important to report."

Qin Shuhuai was overjoyed and said, "Call him over quickly!"

Then he said to Chen Jing beside him, "Go, call Wen Zhendong over."

Chen Jing responded, and then ran to the back.

After a while, the little soldier was brought over, and Wen Zhendong also arrived.

When Xiaobing saw Qin Shuhuai, he first asked, "Are you the imperial envoy, Mr. Qin?"

Qin Shuhuai nodded, "Exactly, what do you have to report?"

Xiao Bing immediately said, "This subordinate is a secret agent who has infiltrated into Gao Yingxiang's department. He has come to report to your lord that Gao Yingxiang's department has gone west."

Qin Shuhuai looked back at Wen Zhendong and asked, "Old Wen, see if this person belongs to you."

Wen Zhendong had been optimistic about it for a long time, and said, "Yes, please rest assured, my lord."

It turned out that this little soldier was a member of the White Lotus Sect.In fact, among the rogues, there are at least dozens of followers of the White Lotus Sect.It's just that these Bailian sect members belong to different branches, and they don't know each other.Because Qin Shuhuai had encountered spies from the White Lotus Sect, he was careful this time and asked Wen Zhendong to contact his direct subordinates.This little soldier came from the Pingyang branch, so Wen Zhendong quickly contacted him and asked him to provide information about Gao Yingxiang's department at any time.

After getting Wen Zhendong's confirmation, Qin Shuhuai didn't hesitate any more, and immediately said to Li Jingting, "Send the order, the brigade will change course and go west to reinforce He Renlong!"

40 miles west of Hancheng, Banqiao.

Starting from Hancheng to Huanglongcheng, the fastest way is to take the line of Banqiao, Xuefeng, and Baimatan. If Gao Yingxiang chooses to take this route, he must pass through Banqiao.

The problem is, there are still two roads near Hancheng. Although they are a bit tortuous, they can also reach Huanglongcheng.

He Renlong, who had already arrived at Banqiao, was not sure which path Gao Yingxiang would take, and he couldn't divide his troops to guard each path, so he had to keep sending horse posts to the other two paths to investigate.

His task was to use 2 troops to hold down Gao Yingxiang's [-] troops for at least half an hour.

It's not easy.Because Gao Yingxiang already knew that there was an ambush here, so he must be prepared.The so-called ambush can no longer be called an ambush.

Only the so-called "Crazy He" He Renlong dared to take on such a task.

More than [-] infantrymen had already ambushed on both sides of the road, while He Renlong and [-] cavalry were waiting anxiously two miles west of the ambush point.

Although he is known as a lunatic, his face looks gentle and gentle, but the anxiety on his face betrays him.

Two miles north of the ambush point were two thousand cavalry led by Zhang Xiao.When Zhang Xiao came out, he brought [-] cavalry with him, but in order to effectively deter Gao Yingxiang from going south, he distributed [-] cavalry to Cao Wenzhao. It is inevitable to choose to retreat towards the West Road, which is relatively easy to break through.

Although there were three roads to Huanglong City, and Gao Yingxiang knew very well that the road in the middle contained He Renlong's [-] troops, but he still chose this road.

the reason is simple.The other two roads, one to the southwest, is between He Renlong and Cao Wenzhao's [-] cavalry, and the other is to the southeast, between Qin Shuhuai and He Renlong. Once these two roads are discovered, It will attract encirclement on both sides faster.Moreover, these two roads are relatively small, once they are blocked, it will be difficult for them to withdraw.

But the road in the middle is different. Not only is the road wide, but also there is a field beside it. Although there are overgrown grass and trees, if the battle situation is unfavorable, some troops can always break out of the encirclement while the night is dark.

At five o'clock in the ugly hour, the spies ahead came to report and found Gao Yingxiang's army rushing towards him.

He Renlong was overjoyed, and immediately sent someone to deliver the news to all the chief executives under his command.

All horses entered the highest state of combat readiness.

The north wind blew gently, and the dark clouds suddenly dispersed, and the bright moonlight sprinkled on the earth, gently covering the earth with a layer of silver coat.

At seven quarters of the ugly hour, Gao Yingxiang's army entered the ambush circle.

The vanguard battalion at the forefront is Liu Guoneng's unit known as "Crash the Sky", with a total of 8000 people.The equipment of these 8000 people is considered good. Everyone wears at least light armor, especially the soldiers on the farthest sides of the road, and every other soldier holds a shield.

Knowing that there was an ambush here, they naturally did not march normally, but marched in a square formation with ten people in a row and 800 people in a vertical formation.

He Renlong watched from afar that the 8000 people had completely entered the ambush circle, but he did not give the order to go to war.He had to wait for more people to enter the ambush circle.

After Liu Guoneng, there was the army of Li Zicheng, a breakthrough general, with a total of 2000 people.Of the 2000 people, only half had light armor, and the rest had no armor.

After Li Zicheng's troops of about three to four thousand entered the ambush circle, He Renlong felt that it was almost done.

Because if we go any further, Liu Guoneng's troops will be out of the ambush circle. If there is a war at that time, Gao Yingxiang will be able to attack back and forth, which will be extremely unfavorable to him.In addition, if there are too many people in the ambush circle, it will not be easy to digest.

He waved.

Soon, a red firework rose suddenly and exploded in the air, sending out blood-like red sparks.

"kill!"

Shocking shouts of killing sounded from all around, and countless Ming soldiers suddenly came out of the grass by the roadside.

Gao Yingxiang's department did not panic, as if they had expected this situation long ago.

They quickly spread out to both sides, and the shield soldiers quickly gathered on both sides of the road to protect the unshielded soldiers.The unshielded soldiers hid behind the shield soldiers and rushed up to the Ming soldiers with long spears.

This is a very practical tactic, but their shields are a bit small and cannot form a solid wall.

Fifteen thousand Ming soldiers surrounded about [-] rogues, and another [-] soldiers tried to block the road to prevent the rogues from coming up to rescue them.

The sound of shouting and killing shook the sky, and there was a sound of weapons being handed over.

Although the rogues in the encirclement were poorly equipped, they were obviously battle-tested. They were very different from ordinary rogues. They had a tenacious fighting will and did not have much fear when fighting with the officers and soldiers.

The rogues outside the encirclement surged up like a tide.However, although Gao Yingxiang still has nearly [-] troops outside the encirclement, it is impossible to charge up all at once, because the [-] troops stretch for six or seven miles, how can they charge up all at once?
(End of this chapter)