Chapter 271

More than 60 miles north of Nanyang, 30 or 40 miles away from the northern mountains, and only 10 miles away from Nanzhao county. Looking at the sudden emergence of 5000 cavalry in the distance, more than 10000 Qin troops immediately issued an alarm.

No longer dare to deal with two thousand female cavalry like a team of one thousand people, but quickly formed three large-scale font square arrays, and even hundreds of cannons were pushed in front of the array, which was completely like facing a great enemy.

"Commander, didn't all the anti thief cavalry go south to intercept governor Lu's army? Why did they suddenly return? Is governor Lu's army... "

"Shut up and stop guessing!"

Lu Xiangsheng scolded the generals around him. His face was also gloomy and frightening. He looked at the mountains in the north and West. He knew that if they didn't turn over the Shuiling to enter Ruzhou today, they might never have a chance again.

But now it was noon. He really didn't know how to take an afternoon to bring more than 10000 troops into the mountains in front of 5000 cavalry and 2000 female cavalry.

The army was on alert for a while. Seeing that the other party's cavalry had no sign of attack, Lu Xiangsheng had to order the army to move slowly to the north.

A drum, take ten steps, no more than one step, many steps, several times slower than in the morning.

This is the advantage of cavalry in the plain. Even if you don't do anything, just staring at the side can make it difficult for you to walk. You should keep a high alert at all times.

Because you don't know when the other party will rush up and from where.

When dusk came, the army came to Nanzhao county and camped.

The coach is in the big account.

All the generals have a dignified face, and the atmosphere is almost breathless.

Although the enemy's infantry is still in the future, even the most unbearable general knows that the infantry will come sooner or later.

Being entangled by cavalry is nothing more than slower, but if a whole infantry army is entangled by infantry and cavalry at the same time, it will definitely be the end of the whole army.

Moreover, the other party doesn't have to fight at all. They can drag them until they run out of food and grass and collapse without fighting. Therefore, at the moment, all the generals are looking at sun chuanting in the main position and waiting for him to make a decision.

"The governor decided that the army would fight to the death with the thief army here!"

Sun chuanting's eyes narrowed slightly. After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes and burst out a determination in his eyes.

"Commander, why don't you pull out tonight!"

"Yes, sir, I'm not afraid of no firewood."

All the generals were shocked and advised one after another.

Those present are generals who have been in charge of the army for many years. They all understand that the commander is determined to die and also wants to kill and kill a large number of anti thieves.

"Why, as a general of the Ming Dynasty, don't you want to be loyal to the imperial court with me?"

Sun chuanting is cold and approachable.

He didn't understand that if he kept the green mountains, he was not afraid of no firewood.

It sounds good to say that it is to divide troops and retreat. In fact, it is to run for their lives all night before the enemy's infantry arrive.

With the number of cavalry of the other party and the fierce local customs, there is absolutely no one in ten who can finally return to Ruzhou. Therefore, it is better to fight with the other party here than let the soldiers die in vain on the way of being chased and killed.

"Commander, we are not greedy for life and fear death, but if the thief army does not fight and chooses to siege, our army will eventually run out of food and grass!"

"Yes, sir, it's better to retreat separately than to run out of food and grass and be dragged to death by the other party. At least we can preserve some strength. Even if we fight for our lives, we should protect the supervisor and safely withdraw to Ruzhou."

"You don't have to say much. The governor has made up his mind. Whoever dares to withdraw again will be killed by disturbing the morale of the army."

Sun chuanting stood up, holding Shang Fang's sword, and his eyes were burning.

Seeing that all the generals bowed their heads and hugged their fists, they slowly continued: "you don't have to be discouraged. In today's situation, even if the thief army redeploys troops, there are no more than 10000 people at most. It's the so-called killing and later generation. With the concerted efforts of all the soldiers, you may not be able to win. As for the siege of the thief army, you don't have to worry. I can tell you clearly, The thief army will make a quick decision and will never dare to delay. "

When they saw sun chuanting saying this, their morale finally recovered. After all, they all believed sun chuanting's words.

If the total number of the thieves' infantry and cavalry is similar to that of them, they can really fight with a hundred cannons. Even if they lose the enemy in the end and fight to lose both sides, it is better than running away separately now.

But the premise is that the other party should fight with them, not the infantry move back, intercept in front, wash the cavalry and drag them to death.

At the same time, Qin Huan and his army finally arrived in Nanyang before dark.

"Xiaocui, how is sun chuanting's army? Are there any signs of running away overnight? "

"Back to the marshal, they didn't escape overnight, but broke through a town. It seems that they intend to defend it." Xiaocui quickly explained.

"You're wrong. How much food is there in a town? How many days can more than 10000 troops eat? Once our army digs trenches and walls around the town, I'm afraid it only needs four or five thousand troops and one or two thousand cavalry to trap them alive. According to sun chuanting's insight, how can he do such a stupid thing? So he's waiting for me to fight! "

Qin Yu shook his head and said with a smile.

Although he knew that sun chuanting would not run away overnight, he was completely relieved after it was determined.

"Your Majesty, shall we besiege or fight a decisive battle?" Xiaocui thought for a moment and thought that the king was right. The other party was completely suicidal in the town, and then asked again.

"I want to besieged and win the battle without a fight. Why, Lu Xiang Sheng and Yang Sichang are not oil saving lamps. So we must fight quickly and resolve them as soon as possible, and then turn the troops forward."

Qin Huan smiled bitterly.

He wanted to see whether it was the powerful army he had just integrated or the new army trained by sun chuanting according to Qi Jiguang's art of war.

Although he could kill in one night for 60 miles, the other party didn't run, and Qin Huan was too lazy to march all night. After all, the army was tired after two days of rapid march.

So the army had a good rest all night, and even King Qin sneaked into the city to find Zhang Yan and relax.

As for ordinary soldiers and generals, there is no need to relax, so as not to lose their lives in vain.

After all, as a king, you don't need to rush into battle. Even if your legs are soft, you can wave a sword and shout.

The next day, more than 10000 troops went to the north. Before dark, they finally reached Nanzhao county. There were 7000 cavalry on the side. The army was directly divided into three. One entered the county and the other two entered the nearby town for the night.

The generals of the Qin army, when they saw that there were only more than 10000 soldiers and horses, admired sun chuanting more and their confidence increased greatly.