Zhao Hao nodded, smiled softly, and said, "Brother Wu, don't worry, I have my own plan!"
"Wait a little longer."
"Wait for them to complete the encirclement!"
Although Wu Song was anxious, he didn't say anything when he saw how relaxed Zhao Hao looked.
After waiting for another half a day, the scout once again brought accurate news.
The 20,000-strong Wu army cut off the Chu River, providing a safe place to cross the river.
There were also 30,000 troops from Xingcheng chasing after them.
Zhao Hao couldn't help but ask, "Is Xie Daoxun among the pursuing army?"
Upon hearing this, the scout quickly said, "I don't know. The army is flying a Ming flag, and the person leading the army should be the Wu army general Ming He."
"It is still eighty miles away from our army."
Zhao Hao waved his hand and asked the scout to leave.
Then, he looked at Wu Song in front of him and said, "Second Brother Wu, I'm going to take a risk this time. This time, I need you to take the risk!"
Wu Song immediately said, "Just follow my orders, sir."
Zhao Hao nodded and said, "The Wu soldiers are now eighty miles away from us and can catch up with us before nightfall."
"I need you, Brother Wu, to lead 10,000 infantrymen to stay here."
"Engage in battle with the Wu army."
"Then, hold out for one night and let the Wu army completely surround you."
"Let them think that this battle will be won."
"And I will lead the army to attack from the outside tomorrow morning, creating a situation where we can cooperate from inside and outside and break their formation in one fell swoop."
"If we don't use this strategy, I guess the Wu army will never dare to fight us head-on."
"But, with 10,000 against 30,000, and we still have to hold out for a whole night..."
Wu Song took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Don't worry, sir!"
"It's a night battle after all!"
"It shouldn't be a problem to hold out for a night!"
Zhao Hao said: "Brother Wu, you have to think carefully. Once I start, I will never return to the army until dawn!"
Wu Song nodded: "Sir, there is no need to say anything, just follow this plan!"
Zhao Hao took a deep breath, patted Wu Song on the shoulder, and said nothing.
He left 10,000 infantrymen to Wusong, and led 15,000 troops himself to continue moving forward.
At dusk, scouts reported that the Wu army had stopped fifty miles away from the main army.
Wu Song frowned when he heard this.
After pondering for a moment, his brows relaxed.
"Always monitor the movements of Wu Jun!"
"Report at any time!"
On the other side, General Minghe was also listening to the scout's report.
After listening to it, he discussed it with a group of generals.
"The Gan army has not made any moves yet!"
"General, how about we go and rob the camp?"
Minghe immediately waved his hand and said, "The Gan army knew that our army was chasing them, but they did not move at all. Instead, they seemed to be waiting for us."
"I'm afraid there's something fishy going on!"
"Our army must not act rashly, but should follow the Prime Minister's orders."
One of the generals said, "But General, this is a rare opportunity!"
"The Shu army doesn't understand the terrain of our Wu country. If they raid our camp at night, they will surely flee in panic. We will be able to kill them tomorrow!"
Minghe fell into deep thought after hearing this.
He also felt that this was a very good opportunity to rob the camp.
However, when coming out of Xingcheng, the order Xie Daoxun gave him was only to follow, and he was not allowed to take the initiative to fight with Gan's army.
The intention is to force Gan's army into a desperate situation.
If he were to rob the camp now, it would be fine if he won, but if anything went wrong, it would all be his responsibility.
Thinking of this, he gave up the idea of robbing the camp.
"Okay, stop talking and be alert to the movements of the Gan army at all times."
"Let's just follow what the Prime Minister said and always follow the army!"
After hearing what he said, one of the generals said unhappily, "General, the Prime Minister is not always right."
"Otherwise, we wouldn't have been frustrated so many times."
One person spoke up, and another general also spoke up, "General, this is true. As the saying goes, when a general is on the battlefield, he may not obey the orders of the king."
"We should seize the opportunity!"
"If we kill Zhao Hao directly, or capture him alive, this achievement will be greater than the sky!"
Although his generals tried their best to persuade him, Minghe was still hesitant and unable to make a decision for a moment.
Because, compared to making achievements, he is more concerned with stability.
Moreover, there are still 25,000 troops in the Gan army.
He had 30,000 troops at his command.
However, if the Gan army is prepared and the raid on the camp fails, the outcome will be unpredictable.
There is a high possibility that you will fail.
As the saying goes, when a general is away from the emperor, he is not subject to all orders from the emperor.
That is based on winning.
If we didn't win but suffered a crushing defeat, it wouldn't be the same story.
At midnight, the light was still on in his tent.
A group of generals came again and tried to persuade him again.
But Minghe still didn't give in.
At this moment, the scouts outside came to report that the Gan army was actually rushing towards them and launched an attack on them.
Upon hearing this, everyone stood up suddenly.
Ming He's expression changed, and he said, "I didn't take the initiative to attack them, but they attacked me first!"
"Meet the enemy immediately!"
The troops on both sides quickly came together.
Ten thousand troops from the Gan State came bravely in the dark. The Wu army had no idea how many troops were on the other side and was a little panicked at first.
However, they soon regained their footing.
The two armies fought in the dark night.
A hundred miles away, Zhao Hao also received a timely report from the scout.
Because the Wu army did not attack, Wusong took the initiative to lead his troops to attack the enemy.
Zhao Hao took a deep breath and relaxed.
If the Wu army took the initiative to launch an attack at night, he would be very worried.
Since the two armies started fighting at midnight, and it was Wu Erge who took the initiative to attack, then the problem was not a big deal.
He immediately turned his army back and marched completely in darkness without even lighting torches.
The march was slow.
When the sky in the east turned pale, there were still fifty or sixty miles left to the place where the two armies were fighting.
Zhao Hao ordered the army to move at full speed and launch a charge against the Wu army from the periphery.
More than fifty miles is a long distance for infantry.
But for the cavalry, it's really nothing.
He arrived at the battlefield in one breath.
At this time, the two armies were still fighting, and after several hours of fighting, Wusong also took the initiative to gather its forces, and as a result, it was surrounded by the Wu army in three layers.
However, at this moment, Zhao Hao led the cavalry to attack first, and the Wu army was immediately shocked.
Nearly ten thousand cavalrymen immediately broke a hole in the encirclement.
At this moment, there were only about 5,000 soldiers left surrounded in the middle.
Seeing the reinforcements arriving, they burst out with super strong fighting power again.
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