Chapter 525 Zhao Duan came out of seclusion (5k)
The sun jumped out of the ground, and the world suddenly became bright.
The main force of the imperial army was sturdy and advanced towards Ning'an County, the rebels' nest.
However, the expected rebel blockade did not come, but instead began to collide with large numbers of refugees driven over along the way.
On a hillside somewhere.
Xue Shence was dressed in military uniform and looked at the plain in front of him with a serious expression. The cold wind blew his face, and his hair was fluttering under his helmet: "Can the army still not move forward?"
In front of his vision, the road was completely blocked. Wuyang, the refugees with family and families who fled from Ning'an County, almost invisible to see the end. They carried their luggage, cars and horses, forced the imperial army to stop.
Even though the soldiers below were constantly leading refugees from the road to the side of the road and staggering with the army, the team could only advance at a very slow speed. "Sir, there are too many refugees. We have carried a lot of equipment and supplies, but we cannot take a detour. Now it is the fastest speed." A military officer behind us responded helplessly.
Xue Shence sighed softly, waved his hand, frowned, and whispered: "Something is wrong." Behind him, Mo Chou walked up the hillside in the wind and asked: "What's wrong? The other party obviously used these refugees to hinder our marching speed and avoid facing us head-on decisively." Today's counterattack, the army in the city was divided into three teams.
Xue Shence led the largest army, including Chen Huoshen's firearm battalion, as the main force, and advanced head-on.
Shi Meng and Yuan Feng each led a team and attacked along the other two routes.
Xue Shence said calmly: "It has been confirmed from these refugees that most of them are the people around Ning'an County, including Wenshui County, who were ordered to leave the city by the rebels and drove them away from this route to escape to us.
This trick is very smart. It can not only slow down our speed and gain more time, but also lose a big burden for us...
Ha, if the rebels choose to burn the city at the most urgent time, then these refugees will now have no home, and the court must find a way to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to settle the refugees.
The military rations that Governor Zhao had worked hard to raise were not enough to feed these refugees.
This is the opponent's real killer move. "
Of course, what he didn't say is that expelling refugees is also to reduce the harm of "burning the city".
With the fact that King Mu has been defined as a "rebel", he chose the destined infamous practice of Burning the city, but only burning houses, fields... and burning people to death are still two completely different things.
Su Dan drove out a large group of refugees, which not only despised the court, but also reduced the resistance and consequences of burning the city.
Mo Chou said in confusion: "Since you understand so clearly, what's wrong?"
"Time." Xue Shence turned around and looked at her deeply:
"It's too early to use this trick. If you fight to the greatest extent and fight for time, you should first send an army to rely on the advantage of the along the way to hinder our progress, cause as much loss as possible to us, and then drive away the refugees...
But Su Dan chose to do this now. I suspect that some of the previous judgments were wrong, but the intelligence feedback from the other two teams is needed to verify it."
Mo Chou pursed his lips and said worriedly: "It has been several hours since we left the city. Considering that Shi Meng and Yuan Feng's team set out earlier, news should be almost coming back now."
As soon as the words came, a military falcon in the east sky broke through the clouds.
Soon after, a military report sent by Yuan Feng was sent to the hillside.
Xue Shence opened the letter paper, glanced at the back and said to the group of generals who gathered:
"It's like a storm. Yuan Feng's team is advancing much faster than expected, and has passed Yinmazhuang."
Everyone is overjoyed:
"It must be because the enemy knows that our army is powerful and understands that it cannot resist, so the morale is low and there is no desire to fight to the death."
Mo Chou was also confused and said, "Isn't this a good thing? Why are you sad?"
Xue Shence shook his head and sighed deeply:
"Is it a good thing? There will be a demon when something goes wrong. With my experience of fighting with Su Dan some time ago, this rebel army is definitely not a loose sand that has fallen in sight. It is impossible to retreat so quickly. Combined with the victims in front of us, there is only one answer!
That is, Su Dan has withdrawn the main force of the rebels, and only a group of mediocre soldiers stay outside and occupy the territory!
And he clearly controls the territory, but he voluntarily gives up and handes over these territory to us!
What does it mean?
It means that he has no intention of fighting with us at all, nor has he thought of defending the city! But he is ready to withdraw his troops from the beginning! We are deceived by his pretending actions!"
Being cheated?
Mo Chou and others were shocked!
In the past two days, the court has been constantly analyzing the rebels' actions and concluded that Su Dan has been prepared for failure, but he will still fight with the court.
It not only buys time to transport the materials plundered in the city, but also to weaken the imperial court's troops as much as possible and hinder the offensive momentum.
The subsequent tactical arrangements were also formulated based on this judgment.
But at this moment, Xue Shence said that Su Dan had never thought about fighting, but had already begun to evacuate.
Mo Chou's heart suddenly hopped: "If this is true, wouldn't it mean that the other party might burn the city in advance? He wouldn't have to wait until he could not defend the territory and could not defeat us. Instead, from the beginning, the purpose was to burn the city?!"
At this time, a hawk flew in the western sky.
"Report! Commander Shi sent a message! His team has captured Wenshui County! Heading towards Ning County County!" The commander rushed over.
For a moment, everyone was stunned.
"Wenshui County has been captured?!" Xue Shence was incredible.
You must know that the purpose of Shi Meng's team is to restrain Wenshui County, and it is not the main force of the offensive at all.
So, Chen Huoshen's artillery was not equipped at all. Therefore, Shi Meng could not have captured the city with his firearms.
The two cities occupied by the enemy have taken down one in just a few hours. How can this not be terrifying?
Did the defenders in Wenshui County also withdrew? "Impossible, our spy repeatedly confirmed that Ning'an and Wenshui have the main force of the rebels, and the other party cannot withdraw without realizing it! Such an obvious target cannot be unaware of it in advance!" Some people questioned.
Xue Shence immediately snatched the letter and was slightly stunned after reading it.
Mo Chou leaned over and his face became strange.
According to the information, the success of the city was attributed to the suicide camp led by Wei Xianzong.
The first target of the suicide camp was Wuhe Town, and the occupation was unexpectedly smooth. After that, Wei Xianzong led the officers and soldiers of the suicide camp to change into rebel clothes, pretended to be "defeated soldiers" and fled to Wenshui County.
And successfully tricked the city gate.
Of course, this is mainly due to the assistance of the "pseudo-army" from the former inspection department of Wuhe Town who voluntarily surrendered.
In addition, there is another important factor, which is the "guard" of Wenshui County, and the two relatives of Chen Yong, the president of Wuhe Town...
"After the successful entry of Wei Xianzong into the city, he disguised himself as Chen Yong's subordinates, approached the garrison of Wenshui County, found an opportunity to kill him, and left the command post of the rebels in the city.
Then he instigated some of the original surrendered soldiers from the imperial court in the city... Open the city gate and welcomed Shi Meng into the city, and then captured Wenshui County. Well, the musket team in Shi Meng's hand also played an important role."
Mo Chou read out the information with a strange expression:
"After Shi Meng seized the city, he found that burning fire points had been buried in various places in Wenshui County. According to the information given by the surrendered soldiers, according to the military order, the plan to burn Wenshui County will be launched today. Fortunately, we have broken through in advance."
After Shi Meng seized the city, he found that fire points had been buried in various places in Wenshui County. According to the information given by the surrendered soldiers, according to the military order, the plan to burn Wenshui County will be launched today. Fortunately, we have broken it in advance."
After paused, he added:
"As for Wei Xianzong, he has led the Death Camp, pretended to be a defeated army again, fled to Ning'an County, and tried to get into it."
Is this still possible? The generals looked at each other.
The information only talked about the result, but I also knew that the process was definitely not that simple.
The enemy general is not a fool, so how could he be deceived into opening the city so easily? "Wei Xianzong... Governor Zhao has protected us a general." Xue Shence sighed, and even he was amazed at the courage and ability of the former Qingzhou commander.
Xue Shence waved his hand and said: "This is good news. Wenshui was broken, and there were no refugees on Shi Meng's side. It is very likely that he would attack the rear of Ning'an City first and cut off the other party's evacuation road. This time it was Su Dan's headache.
However, the time they fought for was limited, and we must speed up the advancement. We can no longer steadily. Pass the orders to violently drive away the refugees and dig the passages as quickly as possible!"
He turned around and looked towards Ning'an County. The Fangtian Painting Hydrograph in his hand was heavy and cold.
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Ning'an County Town, in the lobby of the county government.
The atmosphere is solemn at this moment, and a famous general is in and out in a hurry, but there is no confusion.
The entire city had already begun to evacuate yesterday. All this should have been chaotic, but under Su Dan's rule, it showed an orderly effect.
Nine out of ten rooms in Ning'an County are now empty, and the people have been driven away, and the remaining rebels are like a sophisticated instrument, in accordance with Su Dan's military order. As the vanguard general of the Yunfu rebel army, the "June General" sat upright in the lobby.
He was wearing a official robe, black veil, and only half of his soft armor was placed on his upper body. In the cracks of the armor, there were several books that were often read.
Su Dan has a positive appearance, a white face and shallow beard, and has a strong sense of studying. "General, the 67 burning points in the city have been properly and complete, and the people have driven out of the city. They can burn the city just by just a command." There was an officer in the hall reporting.
Su Dan nodded gently and said with a smile: "Yes, I ordered the army in the city to prepare to evacuate. We will leave today. When we leave, it is the time to burn the city."
The officer took the order and left.
The evacuation order was issued temporarily today, and no one knows it. This is an arrangement that was made to avoid being investigated in advance by the court in the city.
After the lobby, a thick voice suddenly sounded: "Amitabha, what the general said before is to defend the city and burn the city, which is absolutely necessary."
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The person who spoke was a great monk, but he was not wearing a monk's robe, but wearing a very common cloth robe.
Behind him was a huge hat with a gauze curtain and a long stick, but the scar on his bare head exposed his origin.
Su Dan turned around and smiled and said to the monk:
"Master Fanlong, as the saying goes, the army is never tired of deceitful. The court's troops are powerful, and it is useless to defend this city. The news was released before, just to confuse Xue Shence, including setting fire to the city, which requires four signals to be met at the same time. Haha, how can you use it so much trouble?
There is only one real signal, which is just 'burn when withdrawing troops'. As for the property in the city, it is indeed a pity, but it took too long to transport so much property and too much noise. It could not hide it from Xue Shence, so he had to burn it. "
He explained patiently.
This is naturally because of the other party's special identity.
This "Fanlong" monk is a martial arts master in a temple in the Huai River of Shenlong Temple.
The main hall of Shenlong Temple in the capital was destroyed, but the temples scattered all over the place, especially the rebel-occupied areas, are still there.
Monk Fanlong came here because he was entrusted by Prince Mu to protect General Su Dan.
Fan Long clasped his hands together, and his face was filled with sighs: "Amitabha."
Fake serious...Su Dan smiled without saying a word.
Suddenly, a messenger outside the hall reported:
"General, a defeated army of more than 100 people under the Wenshui County garrison tent fled outside the city, claiming that Wenshui County had been defeated by Shi Meng, commander of the imperial court, with firearms! The guards died tragically!"
What? !
Su Dan's smile froze on her face, and finally felt uneasy!
After asking carefully, he murmured: "The new firearm, which broke the Qingzhou Army's Shenji Camp, is indeed amazing..."
He quickly walked to the map on the wall in the lobby and observed carefully, his face becoming increasingly ugly.
The location of Wenshui County is relatively special. Once occupied by the imperial court, it can cut off its retreat.
In this way, his plan to lead troops to evacuate today is difficult to implement, because once he evacuated, even if Ning'an County is burned, the road will still be empty.
Just as long as Xue Shence breaks through the obstacles of refugees, he can drive in and catch up, and the Yunfu army is blocked by the Shenji Camp in Wenshui County...
Being attacked from both sides is a taboo in military tactics!
"Send the order! The entire army defends the city and uses the city to resist Xue Shence. In addition, the seized people are also escorted to the city gate. Once the other party uses the cannon, they will force the other party to throw a harassment."
Su Dan immediately ordered:
"Send the order again, the Eastern Front Army cooperates with the cavalry to retreat and open up the evacuation passage!"
The evacuation road does not need to pass through Wenshui, so as long as the cavalry who are not good at defending the city is sent to curb the people from Shenji Camp, they can still evacuate.
When Monk Fanlong saw this, his eyebrows and eyes drooped, and his heart became uneasy.
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At the same time, in Ning'an County.
In an empty residential area, "Sikong", a member of the "Embroidered Clothes and Directly Pointing" of the killer organization of the Muwang Mansion, looked vigilantly at a group of mysterious people who suddenly appeared in the courtyard.
The boy about seventeen or eighteen years old is very thin, but his arms are very long, his eyes are spinning and full of spiritual energy.
At this moment, he was holding a handleless dagger in his hand, staring at the group of uninvited guests in cloaks:
"Who are you?"
The person in the lead is tall and two heads taller than Sikong. He looked down at the boy, pinched a token from his waist, threw it over, and said coldly:
"Where is the embroidered clothes Nie Yurong?"
He knows the existence of his elder sister? Sikong was surprised and grabbed the token quickly and looked carefully. He saw that the word "Mu" on the token was eye-catching.
Many details of anti-counterfeiting are also suitable.
It is a handwritten command that only the ministers of the Prince Mu’s mansion have!
Sikong did not dare to be careless and saluted respectfully: "Nie Xiuyi envoy is lurking in the enemy camp now. I wonder what the lord is here?"
"Are you not here..." The leader frowned, but raised his hand to take off his hat and showed a thin face: "We are here to cooperate with General Su to fight the enemy under the order of the prince."
When he took off his hat, Sikong finally saw that the man was carrying a strange wooden bow behind him.
The young man was stunned and blurted out, "Mr. Lu Tong?!"
He recognized this person as the first person among the retainers of the King of Mu's house, and the world-wide realm magic archer nicknamed "Wan Tianqing", Lu Tong.
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Just when the two armies set off and the war was about to break out.
Taicang Mansion City, in Lufu Villa.
Zhao Duan looked at the formation in the house slowly dimming, and wisps of flames were absorbed and restrained into the Red Flame Holy Armor.
Two days passed, and he kept melting, almost putting all kinds of useful objects looted from the gentry in the city into the "stove" of the Red Flame Saint Armor.
The results are also extremely significant. At this moment, the color of the Red Flame Saint Armor is no longer red, but white.
This is the change that occurs after the accumulation of inner magic power has reached a certain limit.
"At this moment, the magic power in this armor is definitely greater than that in the world, and it is likely to enter the realm of heaven and man."
Zhao Duan raised his hand and took the armor, which was warm in the tentacles, but just touching it, he felt a thrilling feeling.
It seems that this is a burning stove, which can explode at any time and burn everything.
He put the "full blood version" of Red Flame Saint Armor on his body, covered it with his clothes, walked out of the yard, and raised his hand.
In the pool water, an ancient seal also flew in a rotating manner, covered with hazy water vapor, which was the black turtle seal.
Now the color is almost pure black, which is in sharp contrast to the pure white red flame holy armor. "Who would have thought that this seal contained almost a whole underground river? But it has reached its limit. With my true cultivation, I can't urge any of these two things to enter a complete state." Zhao Duan whispered in a low voice.
Suddenly, he looked up at somewhere in the courtyard wall and said:
"Come in."
A black shadow then jumped into the hospital in a twist, gradually condensed into the image of a worshiper of Song Jinxi. The killer eunuch bowed and said, "Sir, the scholar has sent back the information. I think it is necessary to come and tell you."
Two days ago, Zhao Duan asked him to ask the Golden Medal Shadow Guard Scholar, who had information about Bai Fang. "Say." Zhao Duan said lightly.
Song Jinxi said:
"The scholar said that Bai Falcon had been captured by the embroidered clothes under the command of Prince Mu's mansion, and he was likely to die. Therefore, the white falcon in the government office should be fake, maybe it was the embroidered clothes that were directly targeted by the embroidered clothes."
Zhao Duan was not surprised, as if he had expected it, nodded and walked out of the Lu Mansion:
"Very good, follow me back to the government office."
Song Jinxi said: "Do you want to capture this person and interrogate?"
Zhao Duan shook his head, looked south, and said softly: "Xue Shence has already set off the war, so we can't miss it."
(The end of this chapter)