In the same moonlight, on the high platform in the Huai Army camp, He Ruobi and Murong Shaozong stood with a few people, looking towards the city.
The night was as cold as water, and it was already the depth of winter. The cold wind at night was blowing. The soldiers patrolling around the camp were all wearing thick cotton clothes and were meticulous.
The Huai army's cotton-padded clothes and bedding were fully guaranteed, which even the Southern Song Dynasty, which was famous for its affluence, could not match.
The world of China is an opportunity for historical dynasties and major princes to reshuffle their cards. The Huai Army took the first-mover advantage in the early stage and quickly narrowed the gap with other forces.
Now it surpasses most of the dynasty forces and can be called the overlord of one party. After forming an alliance with the Southern Song Dynasty, the status of the Song Army was obviously not as good as that of the Huai Army. Even Han Shizhong, the general of the Song Army, could only sigh secretly and had to accept the reality.
"There's news!"
Murong Shaozong suddenly whispered. He heard the subtle sound of horse hooves coming from a very far distance. The sentry wrapped the horse's hooves in cloth to reduce the sound, but it still could not be hidden from his ears.
He Ruobi immediately pricked up his ears and heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance, and his face suddenly showed joy.
"Looks like good news!"
as expected.
The sentry horsed up to the gate of the camp, dismounted, and quickly came to the high platform under the leadership of the guards.
"General, there is sudden movement from the Jiaxing city gate. There are about hundreds of people leaving the city and heading north..."
The sentry quickly reported.
He Ruobi and Murong Shaozong looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"Brother Murong, what do you think we should do next? Should we directly lead the elite troops out of the camp and intercept Sun Ce on the way, or should we follow the original plan?" He Ruobi asked with a smile.
Murong Shaozong said: "Sun Ce is brave and brave. Going out of the city now is indeed a good opportunity to ambush him. However, if we want to kill such a general, we must mobilize our elites and attack together."
"Such a movement can easily be noticed by Taishi Ci. If the other party attacks the camp while we are leaving, the camp will be in danger... Unless we tell Han Shizhong the news and let him take action to block Taishi Ci in the city!"
In fact, now is the best opportunity to deal with Sun Ce and Taishi Ci.
Sun Ce didn't know that his news had been leaked, so he left the city with only a few hundred troops. At this time, He Ruobi and Murong Shaozong joined forces and indeed had a great chance of success.
But Murong Shaozong just gave up after thinking about it for a moment.
If Sun Ce is killed at this time, Jiaxing will definitely not be saved. According to the agreement between the two armies, the land of Jiaxing will be allocated to the Southern Song Dynasty. By then, the Southern Song Dynasty will get a large area of territory without much effort.
This is somewhat disadvantageous to the Huai Army.
Who can guarantee that after the Southern Song Dynasty obtained the land of Jiaxing, it would not continue to go north and seize other territories of Soochow?
Just in case, it is better to stay in Jiaxing City and let Han Shizhong and Taishi Ci slowly fight against each other.
"Inform Han Shizhong...it's better to forget it!"
Sure enough, He Ruobi also thought of this, and after calculating the situation in his mind, he immediately overturned his thoughts.
"Stick to the original plan! Brother Murong will stay in the camp for now, and I will personally select tens of thousands of elites to set off!"
He Ruobi said in a deep voice.
Murong Shaozong nodded and added, "General, when you lead your troops to the north, it's best to meet up with Yuwen Chengdu and Zhang Hao's troops first, and then gather the army before going to Suzhou!"
He Ruobi expressed his understanding.
As famous generals at a historical level, they naturally know the importance of a strong military situation and rapid military success. After making a decision, they immediately began to implement it.
He Ruobi began to select troops and horses, and prepared to leave camp and go north in the early morning.
The mobilization of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses is no small matter.
The movements in the Huai Army camp soon attracted the attention of the Southern Song camp.
Han Shizhong got up overnight and sent someone to observe the movements of the Huai Army camp from a distance. When he saw that there was only some commotion in the camp and nothing else happened, he went back to rest.
Early the next morning.
The noisy sound disturbed the originally silent land. About 50,000 elite soldiers, riding war horses and riding cloud chariots, quickly left towards the north under the surprised eyes of the soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty and the soldiers of the Eastern Wu Dynasty on the far distant city wall.
This news quickly reached the ears of Han Shizhong and Tai Shici in the city.
The two hurriedly sent people to investigate.
Soon they knew the movements of the Huai army.
Taishi Ci was shocked and angry, "How is this possible? My lord just left last night, and the Huai army sent troops north this morning to pursue him! How did the Huai army know the news?"
"The internal spies in the city have killed dozens of people. When my lord left the city yesterday, he sealed it even more tightly... Could it be that the Huai army still has spies with relatively high status in the city?"
Taishi Ci was made suspicious by this sudden news.
A famous general would not be so miserable according to common sense.
In particular, Tai Shici is known as being as stable as a mountain, but this matter is too important and the situation is too bad for Soochow.
He originally planned to hide the news about Sun Ce. It would take at least three or four days until the enemy troops outside the city discovered that his lord was heading north. These three or four days might hold Soochow's opportunity to reverse the situation.
But as soon as it got dark, the Huai army knew this important information, and his plan to stay in Jiaxing City to delay was aborted.
"Fortunately, my lord left last night, and it will be difficult for the Huai Army's pursuers to catch up!"
This is the only thing Taishi Ci is happy about.
Otherwise, he would lead his elite cavalry out of the city to attack the Huai Army camp and delay the Huai Army's pursuit.
The Southern Song Dynasty camp outside the city.
Han Shizhong's face was also a little ugly.
"You mean, the Huai army is preparing to withdraw?"
Han Shizhong's eyes were sharp as he looked at the deputy general who came to report the news.
"That's what Murong Shaozong said! He just received important news that Sun Ce has left Jiaxing, and the Huai army is ready to pursue him immediately. If Sun Ce can be killed, Soochow will collapse immediately... Only Taishi is left in Jiaxing City Ci alone, with the strength of our army, will definitely be able to break the city..."
The deputy general said bravely.
Han Shizhong sneered and immediately understood He Ruobi and Murong Shaozong's plan. They felt that the Song Army contributed too little, and they wanted to leave Tai Shici as a hard nut for the Song Army to chew on slowly.
With the Song Army to contain Tai Shici, the Huai Army's East Route Army could go north to Suzhou and attack Huanglong with one move, causing Soochow to completely collapse.
Anyway.
The Huai army would never attack Jiaxing with both men and strength, and then give up the city's territory to the Southern Song Dynasty for nothing.
"I just received important news. I think they received the news last night! He Ruobi and Murong Shaozong are indeed famous generals who can command an army. They are very calculating!"
Han Shizhong said coldly.
He said this, but he also knew in his heart that if he were a general of the Huai Army, he would definitely make the same choice when encountering such a thing.
You can't waste your own soldiers and generals for other people's territory...
"Marshal, there has been another movement in the Huai Army camp...the remaining troops have also begun to move out of camp!"
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