Chapter 176: Eager to get out of danger
Sure enough, Nikan guessed it.
The Ming army camp was empty after a thousand households, and the sentry at the door was a straw man, and the one who beat the ball was a goat hanging upside down.
"Prince, the young men went to the village next to inquire. The Ming army had already withdrawn two days ago."
"Two days ago?" Nikan became anxious when he heard this: "It takes only ten days to get from Quzhou to Fuzhou. The Ming army retreated two days ago, and even set up a suspicion array. After playing a game of ridding the cicada, can you still catch up? If the Ming army cannot block the retreat route as scheduled and miss the big affairs of Prince Zheng, then how can you explain it? If you are brought up again, it is hard to say whether you can save your life."
"Send the order, the army will rise up and catch up quickly!" Nikan thought of this and hurriedly ordered.
The matter was hasty, and when Duld got his men cleaned up and set off, it was late. After half a day of work, Nikan was so anxious that he kept stomping his feet and cursing.
"Dulde, be quick, and be sure to catch up with the Ming army as soon as possible." Before leaving, Nikan instructed Duulde.
"Prince, will the Ming army be ambushed?" Duld asked carefully.
"There is a fart ambush. If there is, it will be two days ago. You may step on landmines on the road. It must be to delay our army's pursuit. Don't be afraid, just chase it." Nikan said.
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Duld agreed and took the horse and led the team away.
Immediately afterwards, Nikan led the main force of the central army, Zhao Butai led the rear army out of the city one by one, leaving only one thousand soldiers to defend the city in Quzhou.
"Report! Prince, there are signs of ambushing in the Ming army on the mountain ahead!"
"Report! Prince, the front army stepped on three landmines, causing forty-three soldiers to be killed and killed!"
Sure enough, after leaving the city, Duld kept sending people to report to Nikan.
Nikan heard this and realized: "The judgment was good. The Ming army was indeed prepared to ambush my pursuers. If I had pursued them one day earlier, I would have really been ambushed by the Ming army."
"Report! Prince, I found the Ming army's rear team in front!"
"Report! Prince, the Ming army stopped, and hid in the morning and left at night. Our vanguard was sixty miles away from the Ming army. General Du asked for advice."
Duld kept sending people to report the situation ahead and asked for instructions on the next move.
"Stop the flag and stop, hide out at night? Yes, they must be afraid of disturbing our army in Jiangxi, so they deliberately concealed their whereabouts." Nikan made such a judgment when he heard this news.
"Suppose Duld keeps a distance of sixty miles. The enemy will walk, and the enemy will stop, and we will stop, and never be exposed." Nikan ordered.
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The scout went.
Nikan turned around and ordered the commander: "The whole army accelerated and moved closer to the forward army."
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On the seventh day of pursuit, the Ming army had entered Anren County.
On the south side of this east-west official road in Anren County, there are four mountains, Dashiling, Guifeng, Lianhua Mountain and Jianshan, from east to west. In addition, there are no more dangerous mountains and steep mountains.
After passing Jianshan, you will be Anren County. Ten miles south of the county town is Longhu Mountain.
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On that day, the Qing soldiers had just passed Dashiling and it was dawn.
After rushing all night, the Qing soldiers were trapped and were exhausted. After finally waiting for the camp order, the soldiers hurriedly pulled up the tent and fell asleep.
"Grandma, this Ming army is also strange. Why do you have to march at night? I was so exhausted that I couldn't sleep well." A Qing soldier cursed in a low voice before lying down.
"It's not so good. If this continues, I will become a night owl!" Another Qing soldier said in response.
"Sleep! Why are you muttering a few blindly? You're so sleepy!" A little flag heard their complaints and scolded.
The two Qing soldiers stopped talking, lay down and soon fell asleep.
Nikan did not sleep. He invited Duld, Kutsi, and Zhao Butai, and pointed to the map and said, "March again tonight. By dawn, the Ming army will enter Tan Tai's ambush circle. Look, the northern Anren County Town is now in the hands of our army. If the Ming army encounters a burial, it will definitely not dare to go north and will definitely flee along the original route. Therefore, occupying the three mountains of Jianshan, Lianhua Mountain and Guifeng is crucial. As long as our army occupy these three mountains, the triangle area between Longhu Mountain and Anren County Town, will become the death of the Ming army!"
"So, when we march again tonight, Duld seized Jianshan, Kutsi seized Lianhuashan, Zhao Butai seized Guifeng, Dubu rolled wood and beat stones, waiting for his leisure. Just wait for Tan Tai to start, we will just wait for the net to catch fish."
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The three generals led the troops answered in unison.
"Report! Prince, the Ming army did not camp, but showed its flag and marched quickly."
Just after the discussion was made, a scout came to report it in a hurry.
"What? Isn't camping anymore? Is the banner still revealed?" Everyone was confused by the news and didn't understand what Mingjun meant for a while.
"Hahaha,..., don't panic. Li Chengdong probably noticed the danger. After all, the marching of a hundred thousand troops is not a small matter. He should know that even if he stays at night, it will inevitably leak news. Therefore, he must quickly pass through the dangerous place of Longhu Mountain. You must know that after passing Longhu Mountain and going west, there will be no danger on the official road. Even if they are safe. Humph, he is also a soldier who knows the army. He would rather not let the soldiers sleep than leave the dangerous place quickly." Nikano made a judgment after pondering.
"Yes, what the prince said is very true. There are three high mountains and steep mountains on the side of the road. The Ming army dare not camp here. If it were me, I would have to leave quickly." Zhao Butai nodded and agreed with Nikan's judgment.
"Prince, will Li Chengdong set up an ambush on these three mountains?" Duld raised objections.
"Hahaha... Duld, you're too careful. Look, how many mountains can we have to set up on the way we come? Apart from the ambushing marks when we left Quzhou, where did there be ambushing? If he had the intention to ambush our army, would he wait until now? His current plan is to quickly pass through this dangerous place and quickly penetrate to the north of Ji'an, and then cooperate with Zhang Jiayu from Ganzhou to fight, putting huge pressure on Prince Zheng's southern expedition."
"It's a pity that he has made great calculations. We have long understood the entire Ming army's military plan. Since this is the case, will we still let his plan succeed?"
Nikan replied with a smile.
"Yes, the prince is right. I'm too careful." When Durd heard this, Nikan made a point.
The Ming army would have to fight an ambush long ago, and we have to wait here? What's more, he is in the light and I am in the dark. We know their actions well, but he doesn't know our actions.
Thinking of this, Duld felt relieved.
"Gather the team and catch up! As long as the original plan, they will seize the mountain and then quickly prepare to ambush and escape the enemy!" Nikan issued an order with confidence.
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Three generals took the order and left.
The Qing soldiers who had just fallen asleep were woken up and reorganized the team amid complaints, setting off the road listlessly.
Chapter completed!