More importantly, Yuan Zongdi discovered that the cavalry who could hear the sound of horses clearly in the distance were all resting there for a long time, but suddenly they jumped up like frightened sika deer, and all turned over the horses, looking in a mess.

Seeing this scene, based on his experience of desperate times in the past, he came to a conclusion in his heart: something must have happened!

Sure enough, the provocation was running wildly, at an extremely fast speed. At this time, Yuan Zongdi could already hear a vague shout: "There are ambush...there are ambush..."

An ambush?

This conclusion was actually within Yuan Zongdi's expectations. Because in the past, I had been ambushed by the official army many times and had already gained experience.

However, this conclusion was actually beyond Yuan Zongdi's expectations. Because there was an ambush, where did the ambush come from?

The official army that had been fighting with him was all surrounded by the Yellow River. In terms of the number, tens of thousands of people were also consistent with the news they had found before!

Sun Chuanting's troops? This is impossible, so far away, coming from Shanxi? This is too far away, so it's so convenient to come out of Tongguan! The most important thing is that it is impossible to calculate from time to time! Unless Sun Chuanting can calculate, he knows that the general is going to open the seal again, and he also knows that the general has already divided his troops at this time!

It is impossible for Sun Chuanting's troops to say that the imperial chief Ding Qirui, the governor of Baoding Yang Wenyue and other troops were all there, and they were beaten to the general and ran away in a snail. It can be ruled out!

A thought flashed through Yuan Zongdi's mind, but he couldn't understand where the ambush came from?

It can't be Xiao Yuanying or Zuo Liangyu's subordinate, right?

Without his instructions, all those who heard the horse probing call began to prepare for the war urgently. The horse probing was also fast, and in just a short while, he rushed to the commander's banner and reported to Yuan Zongdi in panic: "No, the court official army has at least 30,000 to 40,000 people, and there are tens of thousands of cavalry troops alone, and they have already been killed."

As he spoke, he quickly pointed his fingers in several directions.

Although this is a plain, it does not mean that it is really endless and there is no place for hiding people.

In this area, there are reed areas that stretch for several miles, as well as woods, gullies, small hills, etc. on the plains, which are actually hidden.

At this time, Yuan Zongdi was also a nearby high point. Looking at him, he saw an army coming in a distance. He did not come out from one place, but came out in groups, and finally gathered a long line.

"Where did the imperial army come from?" Yuan Zongdi was shocked and asked subconsciously.

"Shishouqi seems to be the word Zhang!"

The surname Zhang? Yuan Zongdi was so crazy that he just couldn't remember which governor had the surname Zhang.

He was still thinking, and Niu Wancai was already shouting in a hurry: "Brother, it will be too late if he doesn't run away!"

Yuan Zongdi was called out by him, and after he came to his senses, he immediately turned over and ran back without saying a word.

However, this time he turned around, he saw a long army of infantry and army. He felt ache and almost fell off his back.

Because the infantry had just arrived in a hurry, they had no energy to run away again. After being ambushed, they were all over!

It was at this time that he realized that all this was a conspiracy!

Think about it, no matter whether it is Wu Sangui or Bai Guangen, the one who is not famous, has always been harassing and running away. How could he be caught this time?

At this moment, Yuan Zongdi, who came to his senses, couldn't help but feel very regretful. It must be that the war was going too smoothly and he lost his early vigilance!

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When Wu Sangui saw the thieves in chaos, then when he saw the ambush led by Duke Xingguo, he was all very happy and quickly moved away from the side van and started a counterattack.

If you don’t perform well in front of the Duke of China, then when will you perform well?

Needless to say, Wu Sangui, Bai Guangen, Tang Tong, Ma Ke and Li Fuming all led their respective subordinates to rush to the bandit army.

I have to say that they are a little desperate.

Each of the cavalrymen had lost about 500 cavalry after they were lost. However, these five guerrillas led 500 cavalry and chased about 7,000 thieves and ran behind the butts. As for their infantry, they of course went to deal with the thieves and infantrymen who could not run.

In fact, at this time, the bandit army, whether it was cavalry or infantry, had no organization or morale. Especially when they saw the ambush of the court, they were even more in chaos after seeing the elite troops.

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This scene was seen by Zhang Mingwei with a telescope. From the beginning, Yuan Zongdi's time was actually destined to end.

It is a bit regrettable that it is still a plain, not a mountain, and it is still impossible to say how many thieves and cavalry can be left behind.

When he came out of the capital, there were only about 25,000 troops. After the Xiao Yuan camp was incorporated, the troops reached nearly 50,000. The capture after defeating Zuo Liangyu made the cavalry in Zhang Mingwei reach about 12,000.

Now there are only these two thousand cavalry, plus the more than two thousand cavalry on the five guerrilla sides, a total of about 15,000 cavalry. I can wait for the effort to deal with so many thieves and cavalry troops!

Thinking of this, Zhang Mingwei put down his telescope and sighed: "There are still fewer cavalry!"

As he was talking, he remembered Namji, and didn't know what the result was when he went out of seclusion and got a horse. If he could get more horses, especially if the war horses came back, the war would be much easier in the future.

Hearing his words, Zhu Ma said happily: "Sir, then I'll write a memorial for my father to ask for more points?"

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei turned his head to look at her, and said with a smile: "Your father doesn't have it either! Look, it depends on how many people can seize this battle!"

After hearing this, Zhu Meiyu picked up the telescope in her hand and looked at it for a while, then put it down and said with regret: "If it weren't for being discovered by the thief's horse, maybe our advantage would be greater."

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he shook his head slightly and said, "Nothing is that perfect! In fact, we have not solved the problem of several groups of thieves. This is already possible. It is inevitable that we will be discovered in the end!"

Hearing this, Zhu Mai thought about it, nodded and said seriously: "Sir, what he said is reasonable!"

After saying that, an excited smile appeared on her face, and she immediately continued: "If my father knows this great victory, he will definitely be very happy! He wrote letters to remind him before, but he underestimated the gentleman."

Before, although the capital felt it was too late, it still sent a messenger to warn Zhang Mingwei that he must be careful not to be fooled by the thief. This made Zhu Mo a little unhappy and remembered it in his heart. At this moment, he finally felt proud.

Seeing her so happy, Zhang Mingwei became serious and said seriously: "The Battle of Kaifeng is just the prelude. The next battle is crucial, and it is far from time to relax!"

Speaking of this, he didn't care about the battlefield anymore. Anyway, the overall situation was settled, so he turned to look at Zhu Mai and asked seriously: "According to the information collected before, July and August is the rainy season in the Central Plains. We must urge more about the transfer of food and grass, and no matter how much we pay attention, it will not be too much!"

After a pause, Zhang Mingwei added: "Kaifeng City has been surrounded for two months, and the food and grass problem must be troublesome. Therefore, the key to the war in this stage should be this food and grass problem!"

Although it was Zhang Mingwei's first time leading troops to fight, based on his good habits from later generations, he established a team of staff, each with his own division of labor. He would also call on his experienced generals to check for the missing.

Therefore, he was promptly reminded of the astronomy, geography, food, supplies and supplies involved in marching and wars and kept them in mind.

When Zhu Ma Yu heard Zhang Mingwei speak so seriously, she also became serious and said seriously: "Don't worry, sir, since the last explanation of this, I must be watching this."

She stared at it, but in fact, it was Zhou Liu's staring at it. Zhang Mingwei was quite relieved about this.

But as he said just now, the issue of food and grass is the top priority, and there is no doubt about this!

Zhang Mingwei turned his head and looked at the battlefield. He saw that the imperial officials were chasing the bandits everywhere. He could see that many bandits had abandoned their weapons and surrendered. However, he had an idea in his mind. He immediately turned to Zhu Xi and said, "In this way, you will tell the local government that all the civilians who participated in the transportation of grain will be recorded and handed over to the Jinyiwei Yamen. The court will be given preferential treatment in the future."

At this time, the villagers transporting grain were all temporarily distributed by local governments, which was considered as free work for the government. Zhang Mingwei proposed this statement to increase their enthusiasm!

As soon as Zhu Moe heard what he said, she knew that the gentleman had some ideas. Therefore, she immediately agreed.

They were chatting, and before they knew it, it was dusk.

The sunset dyed the sky to the west red, and the water of the Yellow River is still yellow and turbid.

On the north bank of the Yellow River, there are court officials wearing torches everywhere, escorting teams of prisoners to guard the prisoners. Most of the cavalry that had been chased far away have not returned yet. The result of the war is probably not to be counted tomorrow.

When Zhang Mingwei was in trouble on the battlefield, he was actually not worried about the incident when the ambush came out, but was thinking about the subsequent battle in Kaifeng. When night fell, he should sleep and sleep without delay.

When Zhu Mei and others saw this, they couldn't help but sigh that his qi cultivation skills were really amazing! At this time, could he actually fall asleep?

So, on the next day, Zhang Mingwei got up in full spirit, and then he found that he had red eyes when he saw someone. All of them were panda eyes, including Zhu Moe.

After this comparison, Zhang Mingwei really felt that he had made progress. Of course, it may also be because he has always held power.
Chapter completed!