North of Taizhou, southwest of Gaoyou.

Zhao Ming pulled his horse and stood on a hill, staring at the Ming army troops below, marching in line with each other.

At night, the Ming army followed the advance of the army. The road was wide and the road was double and multiple. When the road was narrow, the road was single. More than 30,000 people advanced one after another.

In the marching team, the chief flag officers were stomping a flag on their backs, and followed thirty-six people. For each hundred and twelve people, hundreds of households were stolen a flag on their bureaus, three hundred and thirty-seven people, there were deputy thousand households, and one thousand households were stolen a flag on their bureaus, and for 3011, there were thousands of households, and for 3036, there were commanders to stolen a flag on their camps.

In the darkness, battalions of soldiers marched with each other with a line. Once an encounter occurred, the first and the tail would be twisted and hooked together in an instant, forming a circular formation to fight against the enemy soldiers.

In order to intercept the Qing army's retreat north, Zhao Ming led 30,000 people and advanced quickly, leaving behind his confidant Wang Yi to lead 10,000 troops to garrison Taizhou and support him later.

At this time, 30,000 Ming troops had already entered the territory of Gaoyou. Zhao Ming originally thought that he would be blocked by the Qing army and would be bound to have a fierce battle, but the army went along but did not encounter the resistance of the Qing army.

Taizhou is not on the way for the Qing army to retreat, but Gaoyou is located north of Yangzhou, on the canal, which is the only way for the Qing army to retreat north. As time goes by, there must be a large number of Qing troops still in the Yangzhou area and have not been withdrawn. In order to retreat smoothly, the Qing army must send troops to block Zhao Ming from approaching Gaoyou.

Now that we are approaching Gaoyou, we have not encountered any attack from the Qing army. Could it be that the Qing army's troops fled in a hurry, without anyone to cover them, and they all just flee? Or because it was dark, we did not find the arrival of the Ming army.

The Ming army marched too smoothly, which made Zhao Ming feel a little uneasy and his sharp eyes scanned the four fields.

"Master General, walk another fifteen miles to Sanduo Town!" Wang Deshun came to Zhao Ming and whispered.

Zhao Ming didn't say anything, his heart was always hanging. His years of experience in the battle formation made him feel that the current situation was a bit suspicious.

"Let's go ahead!" Zhao Ming was silent for a while, and suddenly pulled out his horse and said.

After speaking, Zhao Ming urged his horse to go down the hill and galloped away in the direction of the soldiers' advance.

Not long after, Zhao Ming came to the front of the team, but found that the forward team suddenly stopped moving forward.

"What's the situation?" Zhao Ming came over and asked.

The forward general was Li Benshen. When he saw Zhao Ming coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "Master, the terrain ahead is a bit dangerous!"

Zhao Ming Wenyu said: "What's the problem?"

"One side of the official road ahead is Deshengze and Centipede Lake, and the other side is hills and woods. If the Qing army set up an ambush here and the army marched at night, it would be easy for the Qing army to drive into the swamp!" Li Benshen explained.

The Yellow River rushed south and entered the sea from the Huai River, causing the water volume of the Huai River system to increase, and often flooded the water, forming many lakes and swamps on both sides of the river.

Zhao Ming frowned, "It is not a solution to stop like this, whether the army has sent scouts to investigate."

"I just sent it out, and it will take time to come back!" Li Benshen said.

Wang Deshun looked at the sky and delayed it, and it was dawn. So he volunteered: "Master, why don't you throw a stone to ask for directions? Bei Yi will lead a battalion of troops to Sanduo Town first."

It is not easy for 30,000 Ming troops to encircle the rear of hundreds of thousands of Qing troops. It is necessary to quickly occupy a dangerous place or a city and village that can be relied on, and guard the important roads in order to withstand the fierce counterattack of the Qing army.

Zhao Ming nodded in contemplation, "It's good to do this. Wang Deshun, you lead 3,000 people and march ahead. Remember not to go too fast, I am the coach behind you!"

Wang Deshun immediately clasped his fists and then pointed a battalion of troops, as the vanguard of the army, continued to march forward.

The three thousand Ming soldiers all wore disc helmets, red double-breasted cotton armor, muskets on their shoulders, and guns and stabs around their waists. The melee killer team carried shields, swords, spears and other cold weapons, walking on the official road.

On one side of the official road were dark woods, and on the other side were sparkling lakes and swamps. There was silent in the night, only the footsteps of the Ming army and the sound of weapons and armor colliding and friction.

Wang Deshun rode his horse before the team, looking around from time to time, and the reflection of the flaunting claws in the woods in the west made him feel a little scared.

Suddenly, at this moment, a riot in the soldiers in front immediately aroused the reaction of the Ming army behind. The marching team stopped immediately. The soldiers grabbed the muskets and squatted on the ground, preparing to shoot the enemy.

"It's okay, I'm stepping into the swamp!" In a panic, the soldiers in front whispered.

The voice came from the front, one by one to the rear, and the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the soldiers in front accidentally stepped into the edge of the swamp, and some soldiers fell into it and were pulled out by their comrades.

Wang Deshun gritted his teeth and whispered: "Don't panic, cheer up, and keep going."

A battalion of Ming troops marched in front and did not suffer any attack. Li Benshen said: "Master, there should be nothing wrong!"

Zhao Ming, however, had a calm face and stimulated his cheeks: "Go to another camp!"

Li Ben understood Zhao Ming's meaning deeply, and was worried that if there was an ambush, he would let the vanguard go first and then attack the main force behind him, so he waved his hand and said, "Gao Yuanzhao, you can take Shanzi Camp for a walk!"

Gao Yuanzhao's battalion was mainly a surrendered army in the Green Camp, with more than 3,000 people. After receiving the order, he followed the forward and marched forward.

In the woods in the distance, Ajige's sinister eyes stared at the Ming army marching in the distance like a hungry wolf.

"Prince, Zhao Zamao is really a perfect match, another battalion of soldiers!" Fan Wencheng said with a frown.

Ajig's muscles twitched, "Let me go over and keep my anger calm. This time I must trap Zhao Zamao. The others are just shrimp soldiers and crab generals."

Fan Wencheng said worriedly: "Prince, that guy Zhao Zamao won't pass through one battalion after another, right?"

Azig shook his head with a gloomy face, "No, he doesn't waste so much time."

Wang Deshun led the first battalion of troops to pass through successfully. The first battalion led by Gao Yuanzhao behind was much easier, and his pace was much faster, and he soon disappeared from Zhao Ming's vision.

"Send another battalion of troops!" Zhao Ming continued to shout.

In the woods, Ajige and Fan Wencheng went crazy in an instant. Fan Wencheng said anxiously: "It's another battalion of soldiers! Prince, if this continues, Zhao Zamao's people will be half over! Attack quickly!"

Ajig's muscles twitched on his face, his teeth stumbled, and he said word by word, "Let them go!"

Soon, three battalions of the Ming army had passed smoothly. It seemed that the Ming army was too cautious and did not encounter any problems at all.

"Master, are we thinking too much?" Li Benshen couldn't help asking.
Chapter completed!