November 21, three o'clock in the unitary hour. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Under the cover of night, 2,000 original Jizhou garrisons and 1,000 Jianghe Gang members walked quietly on the trail. There were no torches, the whole process was silent, and even the horses wore bamboo muzzles.

More than 100 Jinyi guards rode out in all directions, and they were on full alert and patrolling in an area about five or six miles away from the army, so as to prevent Houjin's horse sentinels from discovering this force. These brocade-clothed guards may not be good at fighting, but their reconnaissance ability is the top of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, these people are all good hands, and if you find Houjin's sporadic horse whistles, it will not be difficult to get rid of them.

The march was a night, and there was no danger or danger. At dawn the next day, the army reached the foot of a hill southwest of Hengling. The whole army entered the woods in the ridge and repaired in concealment.

The Jinyi Guards did not stop, they continued to wander around Hengling, looking for the code left by the Demon Sect's Red Fire Banner and Loess Banner in order to find them. Now Chongzhen has agreed to Qin Shuhuai's cooperation with the Demon Sect, so Qin Shuhuai doesn't have to avoid suspicion.

It was almost noon, and the Jinyi Guard brought the two banner owners of the Red Fire Banner and the Loess Banner, as well as the people of Yiyi and Fujisan, to the camp.

Along with them came a young man who looked about the same age as Qin Shuhuai. The young man has clear eyebrows, a heroic face, a sturdy figure, and a well-proportioned but not heavy breath when he walks, and he looks like he should be cultivated well.

Seeing Qin Shuhuai, the young man smiled beautifully, and arched his hand, "Your Excellency is Qin Shuhuai Qin's gang leader?" ”

Qin Shuhuai knew that the status of the person who could appear with the others one by one would not be too low, so he returned the courtesy, "Dare to ask who the son is?"

Fujisanren interjected, "This is my apprentice, called heartless, heartless, heartless, heartless, haha! ”

The young man also said, "I don't have a heart, I've seen the Qin Gang Leader." ”

Qin Shuhuai said in his heart, this name is also strange. However, there are many strange names on the rivers and lakes, such as Fujisanren, and his name must not be his real name.

So I didn't think about it.

A few people entered the camp tent and got to the point without much greetings.

Chen Hou, the owner of the Loess Banner, first took out a huge map about two or three meters long, and said, "This is the Jizhen sub-volume of the "Kyushu Tianxia Map" that I taught and self-made, and from above, there is no trail on the Hengling for the army to pass quickly. ”

Qin Shuhuai took a closer look at this map, and saw that the geography of the mountains and rivers, the cities and villages drawn on the map were extremely fine, and the military map that completely killed Yuan Chonghuan in an instant, and even the paths of how some villages got out of the village were marked. But looking at Hengling again, it is true that there is no path that can pass the army.

Is it really not? Is this world different from the world in history, or is there a mistake in the historical record?

Just when he was suspicious, Chen Hou said again, "However, after a day of field exploration in Hengling, we think that the trail that the Qin Gang Leader said still exists. ”

Qin Shuhuai immediately became interested and said, "Oh, where will it be?"

Chen Hou pointed to the middle of the Hengling Ridge and said, "Judging from the topography, mountain morphology and rock color on the Hengling, several large streams should be formed on it. If a large stream is formed, it is likely to turn into a trail once the stream is cut off in winter. However, not every stream can be turned into a trail, depending on the situation of the current hitting the bottom, so the work is quite difficult. However, our brothers are currently surveying the terrain and looking for places where large streams may be generated, and we already have some eyebrows. If there is such a trail, I believe it will be found. ”

Qin Shuhuai couldn't help but nod and said, "Guiqi is indeed an expert in surveying terrain, Qin admires it." I'm relieved to have your flag here. ”

At this time, he had no heart to say, "Gang Master Qin, why do you think so much that Jiannu will definitely pass through Hengling and sneak past Jizhou?"

Qin Shuhuai was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "Jiannu was hurt by us a few days ago, so he is very cautious now. Their strength lies in field warfare, and they are not good at siege. Shimenzhai and Jizhou City are both fortified cities, so under normal circumstances, they do not dare to attack. Moreover, Jingshi has always been a rich land, if they can bypass Jizhou and go to Jingshi to grab a handful, this trip to the Central Plains will make a lot of money. This is very important for Huang Taiji, who has just ascended to the throne of Khan. Because if he goes back empty, his sweat position will be unstable. But if he can make a fortune first, he can leave whenever he wants. Now that the divisions of the Qin King in all parts of the Ming Dynasty are rapidly assembling, Huang Taiji naturally wants to earn enough money as soon as possible in order to withdraw at any time in order to be stable. ”

Wuxin nodded and said, "Qin Gongzi is really far-sighted, and I admire it. ”

Chen Hou and the others stayed in Qin Shuhuai's camp for an afternoon, and after dinner, several people said goodbye.

Qin Shuhuai ordered the army to continue to rest in place until the Loess Banner found the trail before setting off.

In the afternoon of the next day, the people of the Loess Banner finally came to the news, saying that they had found a trail from west to east, which spanned Hengling, and was only twenty miles away from Yutian after going out!

Qin Shuhuai was suddenly pleasantly surprised. Immediately order the whole army to have a meal, and set off as soon as it gets dark!

After dark, touching the mountain road, the army marched extremely slowly. Originally, there was a relatively flat trail at the bottom of the mountain, but for the sake of concealment, Qin Shuhuai would rather take the mountain road if he could walk on the Hengling Ridge.

From Qin Shuhuai's location to the location of the trail, there were only more than 20 miles, but the army walked all night!

Chen Hou of the Loess Banner had already marked the trail on the map, and after carefully studying it, everyone agreed that if Jiannu would really pass through this trail, then everyone would definitely have a lot to do.

The trail is generally not wide, only about two to three meters wide, and the narrowest point is even more than one meter, and the mountain road is rugged and rocky, so it is conceivable that the horses cannot run at all. Moreover, the trail is lined with mountains, and the mountains are lush primeval forests, which is very convenient for ambushes, and after the ambush is completed, it is extremely advantageous to launch an ambush from a high position. And more importantly, because the trail is narrow, the formation of Jiannu must be dense when it passes, and it cannot be expanded in depth once it is attacked, so it is extremely conducive to the fire attack of the Red Fire Banner and the soil attack of the Loess Banner!

According to the exploration of the Loess Banner, the crowd quickly found the best ambush location for a length of two kilometers. After it is determined, whether it is the Loess Banner, the Houtu Banner or Qin Shuhuai's army, they will march towards this place at full speed!