"Report..."
During the march, scouts came quickly to report.
"Your Highness, more than 10,000 enemy troops who crossed the river from Zaro Valley suddenly changed direction and headed towards Gongbu!"
After receiving the news sent back by the scout, Yun Zheng immediately ordered someone to bring the map.
Soon, Yun Zheng understood the enemy's intentions.
The enemy must have received the news that Ganci had fallen.
The enemy army is about to give up the idea of rushing to support Ganci and instead rush to support Gongbu.
Obviously, in the eyes of the enemy, Gongbu is much more important than Ganci.
No pursuit!
No one thought about taking back Ganci, so they locked them up in Xiqu and slowly devoured them.
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Yun Zheng complained silently in his heart and immediately called the messenger: "Tell Xiao Dingwu the news that the enemy army has turned around and rushed to Gongbu's aid!"
"Order Xiao Dingwu to use some of his troops as bait to intercept this enemy force. Let his main force join Qin Qihu's troops as soon as possible to seize Gongbu!"
"Tell Xiao Dingwu that I will personally lead the central army to defeat this enemy force and ensure the safety of their flanks!"
After the messenger took the order and left, Yun Zheng immediately ordered the central army under his command to change direction and move toward the southeast of Gongbu, and ordered scouts to closely monitor the movements of the enemy forces.
"Why is there no movement from Zhao Ji?"
Miaoyin followed Yun Zheng on the march and asked him with some uneasiness.
Logically speaking, the person Yun Zheng sent to convey the message to Zhao Ji should have arrived at Zhao Ji's unit long ago.
At this time, Zhao Ji should have launched an attack on the enemy.
But judging from the current situation, there seems to be no major commotion on the other side of the Gema River.
This made Miaoyin worried.
"Maybe the fighting has already started over there, but we just haven't received the news."
Yun Zheng smiled casually, there was nothing to worry about.
Since he gave the military power to Zhao Ji, he should trust Zhao Ji.
Moreover, with Qu Zhi and Pang Jinjiu as deputy commanders, there should be no problems over there.
Even if Zhao Ji and his men have not launched a large-scale attack on the enemy yet, there may be other reasons.
They were so far away from Zhao Ji's troops and didn't know the situation over there, so it was impossible for him to command Zhao Ji's 100,000 troops remotely.
"You really have a big heart!"
Miaoyin glared at Yun Zheng and said, "We are alone deep in the enemy's territory! Aren't you afraid that Zhao Ji will disobey orders and not attack Lobsang Tenzin's troops, but lead a hundred thousand troops to watch the show?"
You can say she is mean-spirited or that she has no vision.
Anyway, she didn't trust Zhao Ji as much as Yun Zheng.
They are now alone and deep in the enemy's territory. If Zhao Ji chooses to watch the show and lets all of Lobudanzeng's troops move towards them, they will be in danger of being surrounded by heavy enemy forces.
She didn't think as comprehensively as Yun Zheng did. She only cared about the safety of her man.
“Don’t employ those you doubt, and don’t doubt those you employ!”
Yun Zheng smiled faintly, "Besides, don't we still have Pang Jinjiu and Qu Zhi? Let's see the situation first and don't make random suspicions!"
He believed that Zhao Ji would not watch the show.
If Zhao Ji wanted to watch the show, he had to get the consent of the 100,000-strong army.
Moreover, he didn't believe that Zhao Ji didn't want to make achievements and prove himself on the battlefield.
Zhao Ji was a Confucian general and he might have considered more than the average person.
Since he said so, Miaoyin couldn't say anything more and could only look at Bai Yunzheng.
As they advanced, scouts kept coming to report news.
At present, it has been confirmed that the enemy force is going to rush to Gongbu for support.
At dusk, Yun Zheng received another message from Xiao Dingwu.
Xiao Dingwu has already dispatched 3,000 troops to march towards the Sola Pass, preparing to block the enemy's flank at the Sola Pass. At the same time, he will meet up with Qin Qihu's troops within two days.
Yun Zheng took the map, looked at it, and nodded secretly.
Xiao Dingwu’s arrangement is quite good.
The Sola Pass has a dangerous terrain and is suitable for blocking battles.
Even if there was no central army led by him to solve the threat on their flank, if these 3,000 people performed well, they could block more than 10,000 enemy troops on the flank at Sola Pass.
However, Xiao Dingwu and his men must capture Gongbu as soon as possible.
The news that Qin Qihu's vanguard was marching towards Gongbu must have reached the enemy.
Lob Tenzin will definitely send other troops to help Gongbu.
If Gongbu cannot be taken as soon as possible, it will become a meat grinder, constantly devouring the troops of both sides.
He didn't want to turn a surprise attack into a protracted war of attrition.
Well, they also have to deal with more than 10,000 enemy troops as soon as possible and rush over!
There will definitely be more enemy troops gathering towards Gongbu in the future. Although his central army does not have many troops, after joining forces with the main force, it will also be a fresh force!
Moreover, after they meet, it will be more convenient for him to make dispatches from the center.
If it is necessary to surround a point and attack reinforcements, the command will be easier.
With this in mind, Yun Zheng immediately gave the order: "Pass the order down, abandon all tents and baggage, collect usable materials along the way to make torches, and march all night tonight!"
When the messenger went down to deliver the message, Miaoyin couldn't help but frown and looked at Yun Zheng: "Isn't this too hasty? There is no large-scale settlement around here. The tents are lost. I'm afraid we will have to endure the cold at night!"
Even though it's already late May, it's still chilly at night.
Maybe many people will fall ill tomorrow.
"More and more troops will come to support Gongbu. We must kill these 10,000-plus troops as soon as possible!"
Yun Zheng said solemnly: "If we get cold tonight, let's huddle together and fight. As long as we defeat those 10,000-plus troops, we should have all the supplies we want!"
"All right!"
Miaoyin nodded slightly and reminded: "We need to send more scouts to keep a close eye on the movements of this enemy army. We must not wait until our troops are exhausted and let this group of troops bypass and attack us."
"Um!"
Under Yun Zheng's command, all the troops took action.
Their baggage and tents were abandoned along the way to lighten the burden on the team, just to speed up the march.
When it became completely dark, the troops immediately lit torches and marched all night.
Along the way, everyone hardly stopped.
Fortunately, I had prepared some dry food in advance, so I could replenish my energy in time.
In the second half of the night, the scouts ahead discovered a valley with a shallow stream. Yun Zheng finally ordered the army to stop and rest in the valley.
There were no tents for everyone to live in, so they had to huddle together for warmth.
Yun Zheng and Miao Yin also squeezed together, sat on the hay, and leaned against a stone behind them to take a nap.
A gust of night wind blew, and the two hugged each other a little tighter.
It was not a good night and neither of them actually slept much.
As soon as the sky was getting light, Yun Zheng and Miaoyin opened their eyes.
At this time, many people have woken up.
Yun Zheng's personal guards have already started feeding the horses, feeding the few fine feeds to the war horses, or leading the horses to the stream in the valley to get water.
Yun Zheng immediately ordered everyone to get up and stretch their bodies, eat some dry food to replenish their strength, fill up their water bags, and prepare to continue the attack.
Soon after, the army set out again.
Less than an hour after they set out, a scout came hurriedly on horseback with news.
"Report!"
"Your Highness, the enemy suddenly changed direction today and is heading southwest of our unit..."
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