Dongguan County was originally the capital of the former Jiaozhi Dynasty, and most of it was destroyed during the invasion of the Mongol Yuan.

One morning passed, but the scout still didn't come back.

Zhu Gaoxu seemed a little anxious and wanted to lead his troops to kill directly at Zhenman Mansion.

But Fang Xing was still calm and familiar with the situation.

"Isn't Dongguan County a garrison originally? Why are you the only ones left?"

When he was free, he woke up and called Jin An to ask.

Jin An looked at Zhu Gaoxu who was waving the horse whip beside him in fear, and then said, "Old Master, there was more than one garrison, but later they went to Zhenman Mansion one after another. Lord Huang and Eunuch Ma wanted to end the war quickly."

The longer the war in Jiaozhi is delayed, the more unfavorable it will be to the Ming Dynasty. As long as you are not a fool, you can see this.

Fang Xing nodded, preparing to ask about the situation around him, but a sound of footsteps interrupted his thoughts.

"Master, the young man has been intercepted."

Fang Wu rushed in sweating all over and only gave a gift after seeing Zhu Gaoxu.

"But the rebels?"

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't wait to ask, his big sword was already hungry and thirsty.

"It's a rebel, and more than three hundred cavalry."

"Mu Sheng deserves to die!"

Zhu Gaoxu whipped the table with a whip and shouted angrily: "Send troops, send troops immediately!"

Fang Xing was about to stop him, but his heart moved and let Zhu Gaoxushi do it.

More than 300 cavalrymen mean that Mu Sheng's encirclement has failed.

Huang Fu said worriedly: "Prince, what should I do if Dongguan is attacked? If it is sneak attacked, a thousand households will probably not work!"

Zhu Gaoxu said impatiently: "The scout has already returned today, and there are no enemy troops on both sides. When our army marchs, we will naturally go to the sentry to detect the attack. Even if there are some fish that have missed the net, can they still break through here? Send troops!"

Ma Qi rushed over and heard that Zhu Gaoxu was going to set off, he immediately said with a bitter face: "Prince, why don't you keep a guard of troops?"

"Coward! Eggless guy!"

Zhu Gaoxu opened Ma Qi's scar in front of everyone, and then shouted: "Let's go!"

Soon, the sound of horse hooves came from outside. When Huang Fu saw Ma Qi standing there blankly, he felt soft and comforted: "Your Highness is impatient, and Eunuch Ma doesn't need to take it to heart."

From Huang Fu's perspective, Ma Qi's chin was trembling slightly, and his body was shaking.

Alas! Why are you going to do this?

I have long said that the prince has a bad temper, but you still have to get into trouble. If you don’t get whipped, you will be lucky.

As the footsteps rang out, a small official rushed in and reported, "Sir, Eunuch Ma, His Highness, the entire army of His Highness, left only one thousand households in the city."

Ma Qi's body turned to the side. Huang Fu saw that his body was still trembling slightly, and said, "This place is not far from Zhenman Mansion. The two thousand households guarded, even if there is any abnormality, it is enough to return to help."

...

After the army left the city, they leaned against God to admire their faces. The ground was still dry, so the marching speed was not slow.

At noon, the army rested and started to have dinner as usual.

Fang Xing called the guide and asked: "When was the city defense in Dongguan County taken over by Ma Qi?"

The guide said without hesitation: "Brother, just half a month ago, Eunuch Ma said he was worried about the enemy's sneak attack, so he had a fight with Lord Huang, and the city defense changed its hand."

"Fang Wu!"

Fang Xing's shouting not only alarmed Fang Wu, but also shocked Zhu Gaoxu. He brought the lunch box he snatched from Fang Xing, walked over and asked while eating, "Fang Xing, is there something wrong?"

Fang Xing's face was calm, "Prince, I want to see."

After Fang Wu came, Fang Xing explained: "Two people finish digging your meal, and then set off with the scout. It should be fast, mainly two wings."

Fang Wu quickly finished the cake in a few bites, then shouted and took away hundreds of scouts, divided into two teams and dispersed.

Zhu Gaoxu swallowed the fat pork and said in wonder: "Fang Xing, do you think the enemy dares to ambush us on both wings? You are too vegetarian and full of plants!"

Zhu Rong also felt that Fang Xing was a little nervous, so he would send out scouts at any time. When he arrived at Zhenman Mansion, these scouts had no two days to rest, so he was afraid that they would not be able to go out again.

Relying on the relationship between the two, Fang Zheng advised: "Brother, our army has been marching in open areas all the way. No matter how brave the rebels are, they dare not attack sneak attacks."

Fang Xing was a little anxious. After walking around the spot for a few times, he asked: "The scout encountered more than 300 cavalry. This must be the scale that the main force of the rebels can have, right?"

Everyone else nodded. There were not many horses in Jiaozhi, and even fewer horses in the rebels. If they could have a cavalry scale of more than 300, they would definitely be the main force of the rebels.

Fang Xing took out the map, pointed to the route and said, "Last night, the scout just rushed for three hours at night to calculate the distance."

Xin Laoqi said in a deep voice: "This road is not suitable for cavalry to rush on highways. In addition, it was night time, Fang Wu traveled at most fifty miles."

"Fifty miles."

Fang Xing slowly looked at everyone: "Fifty miles away, where are those cavalry now? Have they escaped? Also, if the enemy successfully breaks through, why did the Duke of Qian not pursue or report the news?"

In fact, when we talked about fifty miles, everyone already understood what Fang Xing’s anxiety was.

Zhu Rong said in a deep voice: "Can it be...that's impossible!"

Fang Zheng thought for a while: "The officials thought that the enemy army retreated after meeting our scout?"

"That's a self-investigation!"

Zhu Gaoxu glared, "Fang Xing, are you worried that this is luring the tiger away from the mountain?"

“That’s right.”

Fang Xing put away the map: "The key to this matter is the Duke of Qian. The main force of the enemy army broke through, why didn't he respond?"

"The number of rebels is as high as more than 20,000. It is impossible for the Duke of Qian to know about such a big deal. Could it be that the enemy chief broke through the encirclement and fled alone with his cavalry?"

Zhu Rong felt that the situation was a bit strange and could not think of the enemy's intention for a moment.

Fang Zheng shook his head and said, "If the cavalry fled alone, they would never dare to go to the Zhenman Prefecture to the Jiaozhou Prefecture. After all, our army's scouts and baggage convoys frequently traveled on this line, and the chances of being discovered are very high."

What is that for?

Several people looked at Fang Xing, and Zhu Gaoxu's cheeks kept urging, hoping that Fang Xing would come up with a conclusion immediately.

Fang Xing pondered for a while and suddenly looked up and said, "There must be something wrong with the Duke of Qian. I judged that there must be a gap!"

Zhu Rong was shocked, "Does the enemy want to attack Dongguan County from a small road?"

Fang Zheng shivered and said, "If the Duke of Qian did not find any signs of the enemy's breakthrough, then all this would make sense."

Zhu Gaoxu folded the whip and held it in his hand and said calmly: "Then they were deliberately intercepting Fang Wu and the others, just to get our army to dispatch! Dongguan County is in danger!"

"The scout is back!"

Fang Xing looked back and saw the scouts in the distance running quickly.

Scouts must know how to cherish horsepower. Scouts who do not care about horsepower will sooner or later be killed by the enemy.

Something happened!

Zhu Gaoxu shouted without hesitation: "The whole army gathers together and sets off immediately!"

"Fang Xing, how long can your thousand-family family last?"

When the two armies faced each other, Zhu Gaoxu became completely different. Although he would be furious, he could make decisions but not be affected by emotions.

This put Jin'an's Qianhu Office aside, and only calculates the combat effectiveness of Shen Hao's Qianhu Office.
Chapter completed!