"My fifth brother is indeed in Changli." Zhu Di said pleasantly. "I just don't know what kind of urgent news it is that I need to trouble Master Zhang to come and report it in person? You can tell me directly, or I can relay it to my fifth brother."
"No." Zhang Dingbian shook his head. "This is such a serious matter that I have to inform His Highness the Fifth Prince in person."
Although he admired the courage of the Fourth Highness to go into battle in person, in Zhang Dingbian's heart, he still trusted the Fifth Highness Zhu Su, who seemed to be quite out of character, but actually cared about the people and loved the people.
He, Zhang Dingbian, did not want to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he just wanted to do something for the Han people, so that the ambition represented by his name and his artistic career would be in vain. Naturally, there is no need to obey the orders of His Highness King Yan of the Ming Dynasty.
When Zhu Di heard this, he had no choice but to give up. He indeed had the intention of taking the opportunity to conquer the most powerful general in the world. How many people in the world can smash the skull of a galloping horse with one stick? He, Zhu Di, already liked the art of war and martial arts, so he naturally didn't want to miss seeing such a hero. His fifth brother had a dog who was proficient in bows and arrows, and he had conquered the steady and tenacious Cao Yuan. Naturally, he, Zhu Di, also wanted to conquer a general with strong martial arts who could be used by him in the future.
But since Zhang Dingbian didn't make any pretense, Zhu Di no longer forced it, but silently regretted it in his heart. "In this case, layman Zhang will return to Changli with us and inform my fifth brother about the matter."
So a group of people began to send people to put out the flames and save food and grass. A total of more than 10,000 stones of food and grass were obtained. In order to avoid long nights and many dreams, Zhu Di led his people to march all night with this batch of grain and grass, intending to send this batch of grain and grass from the south of the city to Changli County before dawn to supplement the use of the Ming army.
As for the captives who surrendered, they were naturally tied directly to the trees with ropes and left to fend for themselves.
The group of people took the grain cart all the way to Changli. Halfway through, a horse suddenly came from the front and reported: "Your Highness, King Yan, for some unknown reason, there are bursts of fire in the Yuan army camp ahead!"
"Fire?" Zhu Di was stunned. "What fire?"
"Could it be Ying Xiao?" Chang Mao was also surprised.
Camp roar is a situation where the ancient army suddenly became confused for some reason in the middle of the night. Because the field of vision was narrow at night and the message transmission remained unchanged, the chaos quickly expanded to the entire army. The detective horse continued: "The Yuan army had many sentries at night, and we couldn't get too close. But after those defeated troops entered the Yuan army camp, several fires suddenly ignited in the Yuan army. Faintly , and the cry of killing came!"
It is normal for the Ming army to detect horses and be unable to get close. After all, the Yuan army led by Guantong numbered 50,000. After supplementing the prisoners released by the Ming army, the number reached an astonishing 70,000. Even if there are more than 10,000 Han troops who are not trusted by them, after deducting the Yuan troops who were given rations, there are still 55,000 left.
With such a huge number, even if all the Ming troops in Changli County came out in full force, they would still have to retreat and not dare to attack directly. The densely packed patrol posts alone are much more than the total number of exploration horses sent by the Ming army.
But tonight, the Yuan army seemed to have a camp roar?
Zhu Di was shocked and confused.
"Fourth Highness, this is a good opportunity!" Chang Mao was pleasantly surprised after listening to Tan Ma's dictation. "If the Yuan army really roars, then this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Why don't we directly attack with our troops and take advantage of the situation?" A Yuan army was killed and retreated..."
"Well." Zhu Di frowned. To be fair, he was also very excited at this time. But this Yuan army is different from Nai'er Buhua's grain transport troops. This Yuan army numbers more than 50,000, while they only have more than 1,000 people. Even if they are all cavalry, more than 50,000 people are not something they can easily eat.
Even if the cavalry can come and go freely and can run away if they can't be beaten, but the men and horses can run away, they can only throw away the food they finally plundered.
"Fifth brother only allowed us to rob the grain, and did not allow us to wait for opportunities. Moreover, if this is a plan by the Yuan army to lure us into the trap..." Zhu Di fell into a tangle. He thought for a while, raised his head, and asked Zhang Dingbian: "I don't know whether Master Zhang can make a judgment. Should we take advantage of the situation and attack, or should we turn a blind eye?"
"Your Highness, the Fourth Highness, is the commander-in-chief of the Yuan Army. You should make your own judgment. He is just a layman, so what do you have to ask?" Zhang Dingbian raised his eyes and glanced at Zhu Di, intending to test Zhu Di and did not answer.
"...You are right." Zhu Di bit his lip. Fighting opportunities are fleeting and indecision is not the behavior of a man. He thought for a while, and finally turned around and ordered: "All troops! Abandon the grain truck on the spot!"
"Since the Yuan army has fallen into chaos, I will dig the grave for the Yuan army!"
"Turn to the south! Once we have defeated Guantong's Yuan army, we will return to the city!"
"For the Ming Dynasty!" Chang Mao shouted first, and then more than a thousand Ming army elite cavalry shouted in unison.
"This Fourth Highness is brave and courageous, no less powerful than the Fifth Highness named Zhu Su. There are so many heroes among Zhu Chongba's descendants!" Among the crowd, Zhang Ding looked at Zhu Di's back and nodded secretly in affirmation. . Although I don’t know the reason, the roar at night cannot be faked. When soldiers cannot see at night, they can easily become frightened. Often, one or two strange things will arouse the soldiers' vigilance.
Only an extremely elite army with strict orders and prohibitions can maintain stability in the night. Otherwise, even a fake camp roar can easily turn into a real camp roar. Obviously, the Yuan army is not elite enough to enforce orders and prohibitions 100% of the time.
However, the Yuan army was several times larger than the Ming army. It was very easy for people to let this great opportunity to attack the Yuan army slip away because of alertness and fear. At such a young age, His Highness the Fourth Highness not only dared to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy chieftain, but also had the courage to face an enemy several times larger, which made Zhang Dingbian have to admire him with admiration.
Thinking of Chen Youliang's short-sighted children, Zhang Dingbian's expression suddenly became lonely again: "Brother Youliang, maybe the destiny is really not with me, Chen Han..."
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The Ying Xiao among the Yuan army was certainly not a fake. Originally, this was supposed to be an ordinary night as usual. Even because there was no need to attack the city during the day, the soldiers of the Yuan army rarely had a good sleep. The military camp was more peaceful and peaceful than usual.
But in a military camp, no one could sleep. Everyone in the Han military camp guarded by the Mongols was hungry. Even if some people force themselves to sleep in order to forget their hunger. However, not having eaten a grain of rice for a whole day made it impossible for the Han soldiers to sleep. Hungry wails could be heard repeatedly throughout the military camp.
"Be honest! Why are you crying in mourning!" the Mongolian soldiers on patrol at night cursed into the camp. "Isn't it just that you haven't eaten for a day? If you dare to disturb the adults' peaceful dreams, even if the grain truck arrives, you won't even think about having anything to eat!"
The Han soldiers glared at this group of soldiers on night watch, but they dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. Among them, a figure quietly felt the atmosphere in the camp, knowing that the anger of his compatriots was on the verge of exploding.
"As long as the news can be confirmed..." Zhang Yu's eyes were glaring at the passage to the commander's military tent outside the tent.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he saw the light of several torches rushing from the north outside the camp, all the way to the commander's tent. Even though he could only see the light of the fire, Zhang Yu could still feel the panic in the hearts of the Yuan soldiers holding torches.
Wait for those cavalry soldiers to rush into the commander's tent. Shuer, in the originally dim military tent, all the lights turned on. Immediately afterwards, several cavalry messengers flew out from the military tent. It was obvious that something big enough to alarm the commander had happened.
"The time has come!" In the dim tent, Zhang Yu suddenly stood up!
(End of chapter)
