However, at this time, Zhang Xutuo made further adjustments, that is, to retreat the soldiers and horses to the mountain next to the official road on the opposite side of the dense forest, and to build defensive fortifications according to the mountain situation while retreating up the mountain, and blocking the Wagang soldiers and horses at the foot of the mountain little by little.After another period of cover-up, it was almost evening, and when night fell, the front and rear teams of the Wagang soldiers and horses finally converged smoothly, which also represented that the victory of this battle was a foregone conclusion, but Zhang Xutuo had not been able to catch it, and it was not perfect."
But it's not a miscalculation!"
Xu Shiji couldn't help but secretly stomp his feet.Whether Zhang Xutuo was caught or not are two completely different concepts, but at this time, it was late and the terrain on the mountain was not clear, which was not conducive to attacking the mountain."
Don't disturb the military advisor, when tomorrow tomorrow the Marquis will take someone up the mountain and capture Zhang Xutuo to hand it over to the military advisor!"
Hou Junji claimed that the kung fu on the Little White Ape Mountain was different from ordinary people, and when he asked for an order, Xu Shiji also nodded, and then ordered the scouts to quickly find out the direction of the mountain and the places available for access, and then ordered the army to camp around the mountain according to the mountain, and then assisted the garrison general Jin Cheng with the second battalion of light cavalry to be responsible for the vigilance of the whole battalion.In the end, Xu Shiji thought about it, and then recruited his own soldiers to order him to go to Wagang to transfer the snow leopard camp immediately, such a two-handed preparation Xu Shiji must do, and even Xu Shiji is still regretting it in his heart at the moment, if the army took the snow leopard camp before departure, maybe the war will be completely over tonight.It's just that in this way, I don't know how many days it will drag on, but let's look at Hou Junji's ability tomorrow, if it can't be, I'm afraid I can only wait for the snow leopard camp to end this battle.An hour later, the scout finally sent good news, that is, the scope of this mountain is not very large, and it is not integrated with other mountains, which means that Zhang Xutuo cannot directly break out of the encirclement of the Wagang army on the mountain, and if he wants to break through, he must charge down the mountain.But Xu Shiji didn't dare to wait for Zhang Xutuo to come down the mountain by himself, after all, Zhang Xutuo's identity was different, it was the existence of the emperor in the eyes of the emperor, and Zhang Xutuo's expedition to Wagang was an order issued by the emperor himself, not only the emperor always paid attention to it, but also the surrounding important towns.If you know that Zhang Xutuo was defeated, maybe there will be soldiers and horses to rescue you without waiting for the emperor's order to send troops to rescue, after all, the person who can rescue the emperor's trust can not only befriend Zhang Xutuo, but also naturally leave his name and surname in front of the emperor, which is a good thing to do with one stone!
After a day of fighting and the fatigue of nearly half a month of preparation, the army was also a little tired at this time, and after making all the arrangements, Xu Shiji asked the generals to disperse and go back to the camp to rest, but left Hou Junji behind."
General Hou, it usually takes about seven days to travel from Wagang to here, and the herald will return to Wagang to call the snow leopard battalion back and forth, that is, the snow leopard battalion will be faster than half, and it will probably take ten days to arrive, and if there is a certain important town to rescue Zhang Xutuo within ten days, my Wagang may give up and withdraw the troops."
Hou Junji only listened to Xu Shiji's words quietly and did not make a sound, he knew very well that Xu Shiji still had something to say, and it must have something to do with his previous request for war tomorrow.Xu Shiji glanced at Hou Junji, turned to look at the mountains and fields that had been blackened in front of him, and said: "I don't believe that General Hou also knows how much credit he has for capturing Zhang Xutuo, but Ji also has to tell General Hou, and if you go up the mountain tomorrow, you have to do it according to the situation. ”Hou Junji immediately understood, he must have just heard that the military advisor sent someone back to the Wagang snow leopard camp and was noticed by the military advisor, so he left himself deliberately like this, but he told himself in detail about the journey time of the snow leopard camp, it seems that the military advisor also wanted to capture Zhang Xutuo himself in his heart!
Thinking of this, Hou Junji immediately nodded and said: "What the military advisor said Jun Ji remembered in his heart, and Jun Ji asked the military advisor for his guilt!"
”"What is the crime of General Hou?"
Xu Shiji was stunned.Hou Junji immediately bowed to the ground and said: "Junji asks the military division to withdraw the previous order of the 5th Infantry Battalion to go up the mountain tomorrow, Junji plans to use two days to go up the mountain to find out the situation on the mountain, and on the third day, Junji 5th Battalion will go up the mountain to capture the enemy!"
”"Good!"
Xu Shiji realized that he was also overjoyed at the moment, and hurriedly helped Hou Junji up, patted Hou Junji on the shoulder with great appreciation, and said: "The general's open-mindedness is really a blessing for the soldiers of our army." ”Hou Junji's previous request was to make great contributions to capture Zhang Xutuo, but after Xu Shiji's advice, he clearly gave a time of more than ten days, so Hou Junji also thought about it, if he continued to go up the mountain tomorrow, the order would probably outweigh the losses.Then why not stabilize for two days first, and wait for the terrain on the mountain to be clear and understandable before going up the mountain, after all, the people and horses who went up the mountain with Zhang Xutuo are not hundreds, and there are even more than a thousand people, and these thousand people are not just looking for a place to hide and hide on the mountain, but building fortifications in some places on the mountain according to the mountain terrain, so that the difficulty of capturing Zhang Xutuo can be imagined.Hou Junji said goodbye to Xu Shiji and went back to the camp to rest, Xu Shiji also yawned a few times at the moment, and the feeling of exhaustion also hit his mind at this moment, and for a while, he was tired, and he fell asleep on the marching bed????????????
Wagang.At night, in the Wangfeng Pavilion at the highest place on the mountain, Yu Wenba and Lao Li Tou sat together, tea was placed on the stone table in front of them, there were cows waiting beside the two, and the four Lei brothers were standing guard not far from the entrance outside the pavilion.Although this is the base camp of the mountain military base in Wagang, but at this time it is wartime after all, and it is too late to regret it if the Heavenly Shogunate comes to the cloud, which is also the reason why Yuwenba wanted to let the four Lei brothers follow him to Daihai Temple all the way to protect Xu Shiji, but Xu Shiji refused.Xu Shiji's reason is very sufficient, I took 40,000 horses with my brother is still worried about my safety, but after the army descends the mountain, Wagang is empty, and my brother needs to pay more attention to his own safety."
Shin Wang ??????""
Lao Li, I've told you twice, the belief in the Lord of the Kingdom is for people outside to see, and we don't need to be so serious among the Wagang brothers when there are no outsiders."
Yu Wenba looked at Lao Li with a smile.Lao Li's face was slightly red, and he knew Yuwenba's attitude towards the leaders and even the sergeants on the mountain, and he looked very affinity, so Lao Li finally stopped calling King Xin, and when his brother spoke, Yuwenba also laughed when he heard this.Lao Li Toucai continued: "Brother doesn't seem to be worried about the battle of Daihai Temple at all, it is a battle in which the combined forces of the two sides are more than 100,000 troops." ”()