Chapter 511 Tune the Tiger Away From the Mountain

Dongguan County was originally the capital of the Cochin Dynasty, and most of it was destroyed in the Mongolian Yuan invasion. 』 Liewen Wang WwΔW. Lie Wen. CC

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

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

But Fang Xing was still familiar with the situation calmly.

"Didn't Dongguan County used to be a guard? Why are you the only ones left?"

Having nothing to do, Fang Xing called Jin An for questioning.

Jin An fearfully glanced at Zhu Gaoxu who was waving a horsewhip beside him, and then said, "Uncle, there was more than one guard at first, but they all went to Zhenman Mansion one after another later, Master Huang and Eunuch Ma wanted to hurry up." End this war."

The longer the Cochin war drags on, the more unfavorable it is to Daming, anyone who is not a fool can see this.

Fang Xing nodded, and was about to ask about the situation around him, but a sound of footsteps interrupted his train of thought.

"Master, the little one was blocked."

Fang Wu rushed in sweating profusely, and only made up a salute after seeing Zhu Gaoxu.

"But the rebels?"

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

"It's the rebels, and there are more than 300 cavalry."

"Damn Mu Sheng!"

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

Fang Xing just wanted to stop him, but with a thought, he let Zhu Gaoxu do it.

There were more than three hundred cavalry, which meant that Mu Sheng's encirclement had failed.

Huang Fu said worriedly: "My lord, what about Dongguan? If it is attacked by surprise, a thousand households are afraid that it will not work!"

Zhu Gaoxu said impatiently: "The scouts have reported back today, and there are no enemy troops on the left and right, and my army will naturally go to watch while marching. Even if some fish slip through the net, can they still break through here? Send troops!"

Ma Qi hurried over,

Hearing that Zhu Gaoxu wanted to send out the whole army, he immediately said with a bitter face: "My lord, why don't you leave a guard."

"Coward! You eggless thing!"

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

Soon there was the sound of horseshoes outside, Huang Fu saw Ma Qi standing there blankly, his heart softened, and he comforted him: "Your Highness is impatient, so don't worry about Eunuch Ma."

From Huang Fu's point of view, Ma Qi's jaw was trembling slightly, and his body was shaking accordingly.

Why! Why are you doing this!

I said earlier that the prince has a bad temper, but you still have to deal with bad luck. You are lucky if you don't get whipped.

The sound of footsteps went away, and a small official rushed in and said: "My lord, Mr. Ma, the whole army of His Highness the King of Han has left the city, leaving only one thousand households in the city."

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

...

After the army left the city, relying on God's favor, the ground was still dry, so the marching speed was not slow.

At noon, the army rested and had meals as usual.

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

The guide said without hesitation: "Uncle, just half a month ago, Eunuch Ma said he was worried about the enemy's sneak attack, so he had a quarrel with Mr. Huang, and the city defense changed hands."

"Fang Wu!"

Fang Xing's shout not only alarmed Fang Wu, but also Zhu Gaoxu. Holding the lunch box he snatched from Fang Xing, he came over while eating and asked, "Fang Xing, what's the matter?"

Fang Xing's expression was serious, "My lord, I want to see."

After Fang Wu came over, Fang Xing confessed: "Two bites to finish your meal, and then bring the scouts out. Be quick, mainly the two wings."

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

Zhu Gaoxu swallowed the fat pork, and said puzzledly: "Fang Xing, do you think the enemy dares to ambush us on the two wings? You are too weak!"

Zhu Rong also felt that Fang Xing was a little nervous, so he sent out scouts at every turn. When they arrived at the Mansion of Mansion, these scouts didn't have two days' rest, so they might not be able to dispatch again.

Relying on the friendship between the two, Fang Zheng persuaded: "Uncle, our army is marching in open areas all the way, no matter how brave the rebels are, they will not dare to sneak attack."

Fang Xing was a little anxious. After turning around a few times, he asked, "The scouts encountered more than 300 horsemen. This must be the size of the main force of the rebel army, right?"

Everyone else nodded. There are not many horses in Jiaozhi, and the rebels have even fewer horses. If there are more than 300 cavalry, they must be the main force of the rebels.

Fang Xing took out the map, pointed to the route and said, "Last night, the scouts only traveled for three hours at night, and calculated the distance."

Xin Laoqi said in a deep voice: "This road is not suitable for cavalry to drive high, and it is night, Fang Wu has traveled fifty miles at most."

"Fifty miles."

Fang Xing looked at everyone slowly: "Fifty miles away, where are those cavalrymen now? Did they escape? Also, if the enemy successfully broke through, why didn't Duke Qian pursue and report?"

In fact, when it came to fifty miles, everyone already understood what Fang Xing was anxious about.

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

Fang Zheng thought for a while: "Your official thinks, could it be that the enemy retreated after encountering our scouts?"

"That's self-inflicted trap!"

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes widened, "Fang Xing, are you worried that this is to divert the tiger away from the mountain?"

"Exactly."

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

"There are more than 20,000 rebels. It is impossible for Duke Qian not to know about such a big movement. Could it be that the enemy chieftain and his cavalry escaped alone?"

Zhu Rong felt that the situation was a bit weird, and he couldn't think of the enemy's intention for a while.

Fang Zheng shook his head and said: "If the cavalry fled alone, they would never dare to take the line from Zhenman Mansion to Jiaozhou Mansion. After all, our army's scouts and convoys frequently come and go on this line, and the chance of being discovered is very high."

What is that for?

Several people looked at Fang Xing, Zhu Gaoxu's cheeks kept twitching, wishing Fang Xing could come up with a conclusion right away.

After Fang Xing pondered for a while, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Duke Qian must have made a mistake, I guess there should be a gap!"

Zhu Rong was startled, "Could it be that the enemy army wants to attack Dongguan County from a small path?"

Fang Zheng shuddered and said, "If Duke Qian didn't see any signs of the enemy's breakout, then all this would make sense."

Zhu Gaoxu folded the horsewhip in his hand, and said calmly: "Then they are deliberately intercepting Fang Wu and the others, just to let my army dispatch! Dongguan County is in danger!"

"The scouts are back!"

Fang Xing looked back and saw the scouts in the distance rushing towards him.

Scouts must know how to cherish horsepower, and scouts who don't cherish horsepower will be killed by the enemy sooner or later.

problem occurs!

Zhu Gaoxu shouted without hesitation: "The whole army is assembled, come out immediately!"

"Fang Xing, how long can your thousand households block it?"

When the two armies confront each other, Zhu Gaoxu is a completely different person. Although he will be furious, his decision will not be affected by emotions.

This is completely leaving aside the thousand-household office in Jin'an, and only counting the combat effectiveness of Shen Hao's thousand-household office.

Fang Xing didn't need to calculate, and gave the answer directly: "My lord, one hour, one hour at most, if the enemy doesn't care about casualties, I dare not make any guarantees."