Chapter 36 Night Attack
On the official road, flags are flying and dust covers the sun.
Huan Chang had white robes and white armor, and led two hundred cavalry as the vanguard. The knights were strong and majestic.
"Report!"
Suddenly, a knight rushed towards him and shouted loudly from a distance.
"The whole army slows down!"
Huan Chang was hanging Zhanlu's sword in his waist, but he was holding an iron spear in his hand. The spear was dark all over and emitted a cold light. You could tell at a glance that it was not an ordinary person.
"Tait!"
The knight came quickly, and when he used a difficult action to turn the horse's head around not far away.
"Well!"
The war horse paused and stayed next to the official road and sniffed.
"Have you ever discovered the enemy's situation?"
Huan Changzong stepped forward and came to the knight and asked softly, with an anxious look in his eyes.
The army of Lu had already entered the territory of Xiangdu, but did not see a soldier in Pingyang City, which made Xiao Qi feel doubtful.
This is why, he sent Huan Chang to lead 200 elite cavalry as a pioneer in the path exploration.
"Report to the general, the brothers kept reconnaissance at the Xiangdu City before they found enemy soldiers siege the city, and no enemy ambush was found along the way."
Xiangdu City has a large jurisdiction.
Even if the Lu army has entered Xiangdu, it will still take three days to reach the city.
The State of Lu sent 50,000 troops to the capital, but Kong Wenzhao could not have received no news.
Xiao Qi originally thought that Kong Wenzhao would send troops to set up ambush in dangerous places, so he was cautious in marching and investigated repeatedly for each dangerous section of the road.
However, the army was moving forward all the way and did not encounter a soldier in Pingyang City.
"Have you ever carefully investigated all the steep sections of the road?"
The Knight replied with great affirmation: "The commander is also very cautious. Every time we go, we will investigate again and again."
"If there is an enemy ambush, there will be no escape."
This knight is one of the pioneer scouts.
The commander he mentioned was the elite scout sent by Huan Chang.
"Then Kong Wenzhao is not a mediocre person, so how could he no longer set up ambush along the way? Could it be that there has been any change in the war in Xiangdu?"
Huan Chang was puzzled and continued to march forward with two hundred cavalry.
"Tait!"
After two hundred years of walking, I finally arrived at a wide area after walking for another half a day.
Huan Chang signaled the black donkey to slow down and asked the scout next to him: "Is there any investigation in this place?"
The scout leader was stunned and then said: "Although the ground here is not flat, the view is extremely wide, and there will definitely be no ambush."
"After hundreds of miles along the way, our scouts are limited, and we usually only detect those more dangerous areas."
"If we have to investigate places like this, we may send all the soldiers under the general out, and there will be no enough manpower."
After saying that, he glanced at the black donkey under Huan Chang's seat, and a sarcasm flashed in his eyes.
Many generals in the army were not convinced by Huan Chang.
In their opinion, Huan Chang was too young and was able to become a general because of his nepotism.
The soldiers in the army have always paid attention to military achievements and will not have any good impression of this airborne general.
However, the military orders are like mountains. They are now subordinates of Huan Chang. Although they are dissatisfied, they will not violate Huan Chang's orders.
Huan Chang didn't care about the attitude of the scout leader.
He nodded slightly, feeling that the man was justified, so he didn't say anything more.
Huan Chang gently stroked the black donkey's neck. The black donkey understood and his speed increased again.
It is spring now, with grass growing and birds flying.
Looking around, there was endless green everywhere, which made Huan Chang feel relaxed and happy.
"Although this place is not a good place to lie in ambush, it is a good battlefield, and it is no problem to accommodate 100,000 people."
This grass stretches for dozens of miles and is out of sight. It is definitely a good battlefield.
"Hey, there is a river there, it's a good place to set up camp."
Huan Chang calculated the speed of the army walking, and suddenly found that the army led by Xiao Qi had arrived here tonight.
"Since that's the case, let's set up a camp here."
Huan Chang called someone and said to him: "The army will set up camp here tonight. You can find a good location first and plan the camp."
"After the army arrives, you can save a lot of time."
Setting up camp is not a trivial matter. Not only do you need to send people in advance and find a suitable location for camping, but you also need to make plans in advance.
Otherwise, it will take a lot of time.
The man took the order and left. Huan Chang called the scout again and said to him: "You lead fifty scouts and you must carefully investigate the radius of twenty miles."
When the scouts changed slightly when they heard this.
If the scouts were allowed to explore the twenty miles in a straight line, it would not be difficult.
However, if you have to investigate within twenty miles of radius, you will definitely give way to fifty scouts, and you will be exhausted.
"General, the terrain here is open. As long as you send soldiers with good eyesight and stand at a high place and look, you can see if there are any traces of enemies."
"If someone is sent to investigate a little bit, it will waste a lot of time."
Huan Chang shook his head and said, "The army will set up camp here tonight. If we don't find out clearly, what should we do if we get ambushed by the enemy?"
"Take people to investigate quickly, don't waste time!"
The scout's eyes flashed with anger, but he did not dare to disobey General Huan Chang, so he had to lead his troops to investigate.
Of course, Huan Chang would not know whether this person would investigate carefully.
"Transfer our military orders, brothers will rest here and wait for the army to arrive."
When the knights heard this, they couldn't help but cheer, and then everyone turned around and dismounted and began to herd horses on the grass.
"When you are resting, you must also be vigilant and don't disperse everyone too much."
Several more military orders were issued, and Huan Chang brought a few knights to the river and rushed to the river to investigate.
Everyone walked forward slowly for half an hour, and a hissing suddenly sounded from the black donkey's mouth.
Huan Chang's eyes narrowed slightly.
He looked up at the distance, and the green color came into his eyes. There was no one on the boundless grassland.
"The war broke out and the people all moved away. It's a pity that such a good pasture is idle!"
Huan Chang sighed for a while, and suddenly ordered the same way to return.
The spring breeze is gentle and the river is gurgling. This is a peaceful and beautiful picture.
That night, the army of Lu set up camp here, and the 50,000 camp stretched for more than ten miles, making it extremely spectacular.
Xiao Qi was extremely cautious in using troops. Every time he set up a camp, he would send many soldiers to patrol at night.
Tonight is no exception.
The soldiers held torches and patrolled the camp around them, looking around with a little vigilance.
But in the second half of the night, the soldiers relaxed their spirits, and some of them were already tired and walked around casually while yawning.
Some people even nap on the fence.
Chapter completed!