Early the next morning, Yun Zheng's army set out again.
This time, Yun Zheng changed his approach.
Qu Zhi led 9,000 cavalry as the vanguard and advanced towards the Modong Gorge.
He personally led 12,000 cavalry as the central army.
Wang Qi led the remaining 3,000 cavalry to protect the infantry who were escorting food and supplies.
They looked like they were planning to launch a forceful raid on the Modong Corridor.
At 10 o'clock in the afternoon, Yun Zheng received the news brought back by Qu Zhi.
Beihuan sent out about two thousand people to harass them continuously in an attempt to slow down their raid speed.
The two sides had a brief battle and suffered casualties on both sides.
However, the casualties were minimal.
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...
The enemy's purpose is just to harass, and they basically want to hit and run away.
After a while, Qu Zhi's troops sent someone to bring back the news.
They were once again harassed by the enemy.
The interval between the two attacks was no more than half an hour.
The result this time is similar to the previous one.
The enemy's harassment did seriously slow down the speed of Qu Zhi and his men's surprise attack.
The terrain here is not as open as the terrain near Sanbian City.
There are rolling hills everywhere, making it easy for the enemy to hide.
In order to prevent a surprise attack by the enemy's large army, Qu Zhi had to send out a large number of scouts to conduct continuous exploration.
"Your Highness, what's going on with Beihuan?"
Gao He asked Yun Zheng with doubts: "Could it be that Bei Huan wants to buy time for the Mongols and Zhenhe to join them?"
“That should be the meaning.”
Yun Zheng nodded slightly, "It is also possible that they want to distract our attention so that they can send people to burn our food supplies."
Through constant harassment, Qu Zhi's troops were exhausted.
However, this kind of harassment method basically hurts the enemy 800 times and your own losses 1,000 times.
The enemy only sent out a small number of people to harass each time.
Although it was just a simple fight, Qu Zhi and his men were definitely at an advantage as they had the advantage in numbers and equipment.
"My Lord, how about we just press on?"
Huo Gu said impatiently: "As long as our army moves forward, the enemy will definitely not dare to harass us again!"
Yun Zheng squinted at Huo Gu and asked, "Why, do you want to make a contribution?"
Huo Gu gave a dry laugh and stopped talking immediately.
He really wanted to make a contribution.
He is basically a half-surrendered general.
This is a rare opportunity to go on an expedition with Yun Zheng, so I definitely want to perform well.
Qu Zhi used to be his deputy general, but now no one knows how many contributions he has made.
If he said he wasn't envious, that would be a lie.
"Don't be afraid that there will be no battles for you to fight!"
Yun Zheng looked at it and shook his head and smiled, "Now is not the time to send the army! When the army sends the army, you will have to fight!"
"yes!"
Huo Gu immediately became happy.
Yun Zheng smiled and ordered, "Take some people to check behind and urge Wang Qi and the others to speed up the transportation of grain and grass! Also, prepare torches and escort the grain and grass tonight!"
"ah?"
Huo Gu was slightly stunned.
Escort food and fodder overnight?
They have been busy all day, and they still have to escort the food and supplies overnight?
Can the soldiers bear it?
"Ah what?"
Yun Zheng glared at Huo Gu and said, "Hurry up and pass the message!"
"yes!"
Huo Gu did not dare to delay and immediately led his men to the rear army.
After Huo Gu left, Yun Zheng immediately asked Gao He and Zhou Mi, "Do you know why I asked people to escort the food and grass overnight?"
Gao He thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, are you giving the enemy a chance to launch a night attack?"
"Think about it again!"
Yun Zheng smiled, "The direction is almost right, but it's still a little off."
Right direction?
Gao He and Zhou Mi immediately began to think silently.
On the other side, Huo Gu led his men to the rear army at full speed and told Wang Qi Yun Zheng's order.
Upon hearing Yun Zheng's order, Wang Qi was stunned at first, but then he reacted and immediately yelled to the people around him: "Pass the order down, everyone speed up the delivery of food and fodder, don't just rely on mules and horses, get some people to push the carts! And collect materials along the way to make torches, hurry up!"
After receiving Wang Qi's order, the messenger quickly ran away to deliver the message.
"Brother Wang, you have a closer relationship with the prince, so you should persuade the prince!"
Huo Gu said worriedly: "Your Highness is so radical, something might happen!"
"What the hell!"
Wang Qi winked at Huo Gu and rode away with him. "I guess the prince is giving the Beihuan people a chance to attack the camp! But I can't guess what the prince is going to do."
"Attack the camp?"
Huo Gu was startled, and then he suddenly shuddered.
Wasn't their original plan to let the Beihuan people cross the Yellow Sand Sea to attack the camp?
However, there was no movement from Beihuan for a long time, and he subconsciously thought that Yun Zheng's plan had failed and that Yun Zheng had changed his strategy, so he didn't think about it at all.
Now that Wang Qi reminded him of this, he suddenly realized that he had thought too simply.
Seeing Huo Gu's slow realization, Wang Qi couldn't help but shake his head and smile, and then asked: "When the prince asked you to come here to pass on the order, did you question the prince's order?"
"this……"
Huo Gu paused for a moment, "I didn't question it, but... I was stunned for a moment."
"That's good."
Wang Qi raised his hand and patted Huo Gu's shoulder. "You can ask if you don't understand, but don't question the prince's orders! This is an opportunity, perform well, you don't know how many people envy us..."
There are so many generals of all ranks in the Northern Army.
Yun Zheng took them with him on this expedition.
This is giving them a chance to make meritorious contributions!
If things go wrong, this time they will really trample upon the Beihuan royal court!
All of these 10,000 infantrymen escorting the grain have some basic knowledge of cavalry!
Although I can't compare to the cavalrymen who are skilled in archery and horse riding, I can still chop people with a knife while riding on a horse!
It is obvious that these 10,000 infantrymen can be transformed into cavalry at any time as long as they have war horses!
Yun Zheng is definitely preparing for a surprise attack on the Beihuan Royal Court!
Horses trample on the Beihuan King’s court!
Not to mention being a general leading an army, even if you are just a small soldier, it is a great honor to have the opportunity to participate in this battle.
If I can survive this battle, I can brag about it to my sons and grandsons for the rest of my life!
Listening to Wang Qi's words, Huo Gu couldn't help but nodded suddenly.
Horses trample on the Beihuan King’s court!
Just six short words, but they are the dream of many great men!
Just thinking about this makes my blood boil!
"Thank you for your advice, Brother Wang!"
Huo Gu sincerely thanked Wang Qi.
“It’s not really a suggestion.”
Wang Qi chuckled, "After all, we have worked together in Tianhu before, so let's not talk about this!"
"good!"
Huo Gu nodded heavily, his heart still full of gratitude.
Wang Qi glanced at Huo Gu with a smile, but his heart was as clear as a mirror.
If it weren't for the matter of capturing Wei Wenzhong alive, the prince would never have given them this opportunity!
After they captured Wei Wenzhong alive, the prince never mentioned rewarding them.
In fact, the prince has always remembered it!
This is the greatest reward!
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