The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the leaves on the trees are blown off. The marching sergeants shrink their necks and tense their muscles to resist the strong winds. No other sounds can be heard around the Black Wind Rock, all caused by the strong wind.

Then there was a whining sound.

It is already summer, and it is normal for such strong winds to occur. However, there are no clouds in the sky and there is no sign of rain. It is somewhat strange for such strong winds to occur.

It was still dark, the sergeants were marching very fast, and almost no one made a sound.

Li Dingguo took the lead. At the front of the team, there were nearly a hundred soldiers around him. These soldiers were extremely vigilant and paid attention to everything around them. Even the scouts who came to report the military situation were closely watched by these soldiers.

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The order has been issued to arrive at Heifengyan before Mao hour. After the scouts carefully inspected Heifengyan, 20,000 sergeants passed through Heifengyan as quickly as possible and headed straight for Shaoguan City.

Li Dingguo has made up his mind to completely defeat Gao Jie and the 50,000 soldiers under his command, and prove his ability to his father Zhang Xianzhong with brilliant results.

The sound of horse hooves coming from the front was almost inaudible, but Li Dingguo could still clearly see the scouts on horseback. At this time, he was worried about what this sudden strong wind meant.

"Report to the commander, Heifengyan did not find anything abnormal..."

Li Dingguo looked at the scout, a look of satisfaction and relief on his face flashed away.

"I know, send more people to investigate, and we must thoroughly understand the situation around Black Wind Rock..."

After the scouts left, the messenger came to Li Dingguo's side, and Li Dingguo turned to look at the messenger.

"Send the order and speed up the march. The army will arrive at Black Wind Rock within a quarter of an hour..."

In fact, Li Dingguo didn't believe Gao Jie would set up an ambush at Heifengyan at all, because he thought Gao Jie didn't have that ability. In his heart, Li Dingguo longed for Gao Jie to set up an ambush at Heifengyan. Last night, he had sent scouts to notify the 80,000 sergeants of the Chinese army to speed up.

Due to the speed of the march, the distance between the central army and the front army could not exceed thirty miles. Li Dingguo even requested that the front army set off at Yin hour and the Chinese army set out from the station at Chou hour, so that the distance with the front army must be shortened.

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Zhang Dongtao had a solemn expression on his face, with sparks flashing in his eyes.

The scouts have made it clear that the front army led by Li Dingguo is quickly heading towards Heifengyan, and their middle army has also accelerated its marching speed, shortening the distance between them and the front army. In other words, Zhang Dongtao is left with

The time to completely defeat the front army led by Li Dingguo is shortening. Once the 100,000 troops under Li Dingguo join forces, Zhang Dongtao cannot guarantee victory in the battle.

Zhang Dongtao thought that this must be an order from Li Dingguo to shorten the distance between the front army and the Chinese army. Once attacked, the two armies could rush to each other's aid.

This means that there was a fatal flaw in Zhang Dongtao's battle plan. He concentrated all 60,000 sergeants in Heifengyan and tried his best to quickly defeat Li Dingguo's 20,000 former troops. He did not even consider sending sergeants to stop the Chinese army.

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There is no time to hesitate, the army has been deployed, and the next step is to do everything possible to see God's will.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the front troops of the Great Western Army still have a quarter of an hour to reach Black Wind Rock..."

Zhang Dongtao nodded, looked carefully at the scouts in front of him, and spoke to the messenger next to him.

"Let the artillery battalion prepare to blow me up hard..."

The messenger nodded, turned his horse's head, and headed towards the artillery battalion's position in the rear.

In the sky, the rapidly dissipating dust can already be seen, and the dull sound of horse hooves can also be heard.

The strong wind was still blowing loudly, making it difficult to open one's eyes.

Zhang Dongtao raised his hand, and the sand tightly held in his hand floated into the air with the strong wind. When the sand floated away, a happy smile appeared on his face.

"Okay, it seems that God is helping me. This whistling wind can cover up all our whereabouts. Those Daxi Army scouts who came to investigate will not be able to find anything. In this way, Li Dingguo will obediently enter our house.

Ambush circle..."

Just as Zhang Dongtao finished speaking, Liu Wenxiu spoke.

"Commander, Li Dingguo always takes the lead in every battle and fights very bravely. However, he is a little arrogant and arrogant. Most opponents don't like him. I predict that Li Dingguo doesn't know the true strength of my army and will never believe in welcoming him."

It’s Denglai’s new army.”

Zhang Dongtao suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Liu Wenxiu.

"General Liu, why do you make such a judgment?"

Liu Wenxiu, who was on horseback, held the reins in his right hand and saluted Zhang Dongtao with clasped fists.

"Commander, I know Li Dingguo well. If he knew that his opponent was the powerful Denglai New Army, he would be very cautious. He would concentrate his forces to fight and would never divide his forces. The scouts just reported that the front army led by Li Dingguo was marching

The speed is very fast, which shows that Li Dingguo does not take his opponent seriously and thinks that with 20,000 front troops, he can firmly hold his opponent back. The general feels that Li Dingguo must think that his opponent is Gao Jie..."

Zhang Dongtao finally showed a smile on his face.

"General Liu, is it possible that the Western Army looks down on Commander Gao Jie..."

Liu Wenxiu nodded without hesitation and watched Zhang Dongtao speak again.

"This is for sure. When the late general was still in the Daxi Army, he often clashed with the Ming army. Gao Jie escaped from the Dashun Army, so he was naturally despised by the Daxi Army. On several occasions, Li Zicheng led Dashun

The army attacked Gao Jie's troops, and Gao Jie fled in a panic, not daring to fight Li Zicheng at all..."

Zhang Dongtao nodded slightly, he knew this too.

"General Liu, what you said is right. I know this too. It's just that the so-called Gao Jie's hasty escape is mostly just rumors. Gao Jie has almost no head-on battles with the Dashun Army..."

When the scouts came on horseback, Zhang Dongtao looked much more determined.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the front troops of the Great Western Army will arrive at Black Wind Rock soon, and their marching speed has not slowed down..."

After the scout left, Zhang Dongtao turned to look at Liu Wenxiu.

"General Liu, Li Dingguo is very confident. Could it be that he thought there was no army setting up an ambush in Heifengyan..."

Li Dingguo shook his head.

"Commander, the general thought that if he made a wrong step and made a wrong judgment, Li Dingguo would be unable to reverse the inevitable defeat. He led 20,000 front troops and must have wanted to pass through the black wind as quickly as possible.

Rock, and then attack Shaoguan City, so that we can hold back the army that is about to enter Huguang..."

Zhang Dongtao frowned slightly.

"General Liu, the only thing I don't understand is that Li Dingguo has experienced hundreds of battles and has rich combat experience. He should know that caution is needed in combat. Even if the opponent is weak, he cannot be underestimated. Why is he so bold this time?"

The muscles on Liu Wenxiu's face twitched.

"Commander, I can be sure that Zhang Xianzhong arrived at Huangzhou Fucheng, and Li Dingguo went to Shaoguan to fight, hoping to completely defeat his opponent, and to show his ability in front of Zhang Xianzhong. I have heard that between Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang

Their relationship was not very good. When General Mo was still in the Daxi Army, he was able to help Li Dingguo fight against Sun Kewang. After General Mo left the Daxi Army, Li Dingguo was not strong enough to face Sun Kewang's harshness and calculations, and Zhang Xianzhong was more optimistic about Sun Kewang.

, Under such circumstances, only by fighting to the death and winning a major victory can Li Dingguo gain Zhang Xianzhong's attention and make Sun Kewang fearful..."

Zhang Dongtao gave Liu Wenxiu a thumbs up.

"General Liu, after listening to your analysis, I understand a lot. It seems that Li Dingguo does not know that he is facing the Denglai New Army, and he is eager to make military exploits. The current situation, generally speaking, is not good for us.

It is beneficial. The 20,000 front troops led by Li Dingguo must have strong combat effectiveness. It will not be easy for us to defeat them. However, Li Dingguo underestimated the enemy too much and laid a big hole for himself. Once he fell into this big hole, he would have to climb out.

It’s not that easy anymore.”

"As long as we concentrate our forces and completely defeat the 20,000 former troops as quickly as possible, we will be in the most advantageous position. Even if 80,000 sergeants from the Central Army of the Daxi Army come around, we will be able to deal with it calmly.

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All the soldiers were ready and waiting for Zhang Dongtao to issue the order to fight.

Zhang Dongtao got off his horse and walked to the spread out map.

He could memorize almost all the places on this map. After the army arrived at Heifengyan, they determined the location of the ambush. Zhang Dongtao was not at ease and went to the ambush location to see it in person. Moreover, the area within five miles of the surrounding area was

He also looked carefully and the overall terrain around Black Wind Rock was already in his mind.

If the attack is launched with lightning speed, and as long as it is properly controlled, there is no big problem in defeating the 20,000 sergeants in the front army of the Great Western Army.

When he looked up again, Zhang Dongtao clenched his fists and his face turned slightly pale.

The messengers around him held their breath and looked at Zhang Dongtao intently.

After taking a long breath, Zhang Dongtao turned to look at Liu Wenxiu and spoke.

"General Liu, I am about to issue a battle order. All 20,000 sergeants of the Western Army's front army have entered the entrance of Heifengyan. The artillery battalion is about to start bombing. Perhaps Li Dingguo did not pay special attention to the special terrain of the entrance to Heifengyan. The entrance

It’s not big. Once you enter, you’ll find a huge open plain, where troops can easily gather.”

"I predict that after the 20,000 sergeants of the former army led by Li Dingguo enter the Black Wind Rock, he will definitely concentrate his troops and then start marching quickly, hoping to pass through the Black Wind Rock as quickly as possible."

"If Li Dingguo does this, it will be the most beneficial to us. As long as we block the entrance to Heifengyan with a small number of troops, Li Dingguo and his former army sergeants will most likely fall into panic..."

Liu Wenxiu nodded expressionlessly.
Chapter completed!