As soon as it became light, Li Guo had already issued the military order to break camp.
More than 17,000 people broke out of camp again and continued running along the road to the southeast in a chaotic manner.
On Mount Luomen, standing on the top of the mountain, Chen Wang could see everything clearly.
"There are more than 2,000 enemy vanguards, all cavalry, including about 300 elites. The following are 2,000 hungry soldiers, the center has 1,000 cavalry, and 3,000 hungry soldiers protect the old and weak."
"There are three thousand hungry soldiers in the rear army and more than a thousand cavalry, half of which are fine cavalry. A banner with a tiger and a plume passing by is placed in the rear army."
Ye Bushou, who was carrying the command flag, briefly and powerfully reported the intelligence they had gleaned.
These Ye Bushou who were born in Liaodong, the ones who dealt with them the most were the Jurchens from Jianzhou and the Mongolian rangers from the North.
They are familiar with battle formations, know how to hide themselves, and how to detect the most information.
Compared with them, the scouts and detective horses of the rogues were like the difference between the strength of children and adults.
The troops led by Li Guo now appeared in Chen Wang's eyes as if they were not even a trace.
Chen Wang nodded slightly, indicating understanding.
"Explore again."
The intelligence obtained by the spy showed that Li Guo had seven to eight hundred fine cavalry, four thousand horse troops, and eight thousand hungry soldiers. He had no troops, and the rest were old and weak.
The elite cavalry under Li Guo's command was consistent with the intelligence Zuo Liangyu had given him. There were slightly more cavalry, but it was normal for the cavalry to expand.
The data collected is not very inaccurate.
Regarding the classification of elite cavalry, horse troops, infantry, and hungry soldiers, the sentinels of the Ming army usually first looked at whether there were war horses, then whether they had armor, and at most what kind of weapons they were carrying.
Those with war horses will be classified as cavalry, those with armor will be counted as elite cavalry, and those without armor will be counted as cavalry.
Between the army and the hungry soldiers, those with messy weapons and sparse armor are the hungry soldiers.
There is a lot of armor, and the weapons are unified by the troops.
Among the rogue bandits, most of the troops were armed with long spears, and formed spear formations to attack and defend during fierce battles.
Chen Wang's eyes kept drifting away from Li Guojun, who was slowly coming in the distance.
In the valley on the right side of Mount Luomen, where he was, more than 800 Liao cavalry were already preparing for the attack.
With the help of the map given by Pingliang Prefecture and the guide from Chongxin County who offered a high reward, he led the way.
After spending a day and a night, Chen Wang led more than 800 Liao cavalry all the way over the mountains and arrived at Luomen Mountain.
Luomen Mountain lies across the road from Huating County to Fengxiang Mansion.
From Huating to Fengxiang, first walk all the way to the southeast. After passing Luomen Mountain, the terrain suddenly opens up and two avenues branch out.
The first avenue goes straight down and south, entering Fengxiang Mansion.
Another road runs diagonally eastward, straight into Baishiyuan, and leads to Lingtai, the county seat in the southeast of Pingliang Prefecture.
Luomen Mountain is the best place to intercept. The mountains on both sides of the official road start here to be the most steep and the road is the narrowest.
Although it is not a place where one man can block the way, but only a few hundred people can easily intercept dozens of times more enemies.
Staring at the approaching enemy troops in the distance of the mountains, Chen Wang did not feel any fear.
Li Guo had 17,000 men under his command, and the ratio of his men was 800 to 17,000, a ratio of one to twenty-one, which seemed to be a huge disparity in strength. ….
But in fact, the only people under Li Guo who could fight were the more than 700 elite cavalry.
Those hungry soldiers and the old and weak have weak will to fight and are useless. Once the war starts, they will become a burden.
Most of those seemingly powerful horse troops were just infantry on horseback. It was difficult for some people to even control a horse and gallop, let alone fight in battle.
Li Guo led more than 400 elite cavalry to the rear. It was obvious that he lacked confidence and was preparing for a surprise attack.
Li Guo may have already made up his mind, and he would lead his troops and flee immediately if nothing could be done.
Li Guo is now a completely frightened bird.
Previously, the soldiers from Pingliang Prefecture and Li Guo
The confrontation between them seemed very strange to Chen Wang at first, but now it makes sense when put together.
Although Li Guo succeeded in the ambush, he did not want to fight to the death and retreated after winning a small victory.
The mountain breeze gusted, bringing with it the sound of the wind.
The birds returned to the forest, and there was no one on Mount Luomen.
On the official road, the sound of horse hooves is dull and the footsteps are chaotic.
Li Guo looked gloomy, and the mountains on both sides made him feel uneasy.
Everything he saw was burnt yellow, and the grass and trees between the mountains were swaying in the wind. These were ordinary scenes, but they all made Li Guo feel frightened.
Li Guo himself did not have much experience in leading troops on his own. He was only in charge of a team under Li Zicheng.
It depends more on the relationship between blood. Li Guo is not old, he has not even reached the age of 20, and he has not had time to perform the crowning ceremony.
Li Guo tried his best to maintain a normal expression. He knew that he must not let others see his panic.
Once someone sees it, the team may fall apart before the enemy attacks.
"Ahead is Mount Luomen. Beyond Mount Luomen and going south is Fengxiang Mansion."
A guard beside him reported in a low voice.
In Shaanxi, the bandits do not need maps, because they themselves are the living maps.
They are familiar with the vegetation of Shaanxi and the terrain of various prefectures in Shaanxi.
Li Guo nodded and cheered up a little.
The tall Mount Luomen in the distance made Li Guo feel at ease.
After crossing Mount Luomen, the terrain will suddenly open up.
Fengxiang Mansion was already in a mess at this time, the Ming army was completely shrinking, and all the Ming troops in Fengxiang Mansion huddled in various cities to defend themselves, not daring to attack.
As long as you enter Fengxiang Mansion, you can walk all the way to Guanzhong and eliminate the threat.
Li Guo raised his hand, wanting to issue a new military order and lead the fine cavalry to the front army.
But his military order did not have time to be issued.
Just ahead, there were already several bursts of exploding sounds like exploding beans.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"
Li Guo's face suddenly turned pale, and he suddenly raised his head and looked forward.
Although he was still young, he followed Li Zicheng all the way to the battlefield, and he knew exactly what the explosion was.
Only a large number of three-eyed blunderbuss can have such power!
Li Guo clearly saw that a large amount of smoke was rising from the position of the front army.
Then, along with the sound of exploding beans, came the painful wails of countless people.
In the direction of the front army, the blue flags were waving crazily, which was a signal of an ambush!
Li Guo felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. The worst situation he expected finally came.
"The whole army stops and forms a formation to meet the enemy!"
After a brief moment of panic, Li Guo quickly regained his composure.
The unknown is always the most terrifying thing. When danger comes, the blood in the hearts of young people will also be stirred up.
Li Guo jumped on his horse and held his whip, and said sternly.
"The military formation is established, and anyone who moves to speak out will be killed without mercy!!!"
Luo Xiaoming
