Chapter 822 Shunjun’s Road to Survival 14

Shen Quan also handed over the investigation task to Wu Gang.

There is still no problem with the ability of the Shenwuwei scouts.

Soon, Wu Gang sent back a fairly good news. The main force led by Liu Jiwu had stopped marching, and only two thousand vanguards continued to approach the valley.

"That's fine, as long as Liu Jiwu doesn't run out of Sanchakou in one breath, we will have completed our mission."

When Chen Quan came, Zhao Long told him that within five days, he would be able to mobilize an army to block Liu Jiwu's way south.

Therefore, Shen Quan's plan was to defeat Liu Jiwu several times to prevent Liu Jiwu from marching easily. If the goal was achieved, he could easily delay him for a few days.

The two thousand Shunjun vanguard just made Shen Quan's plan to be implemented more smoothly.

Five hundred versus twenty thousand, you won't lose, but it's very difficult to win. You have to lose at least three hairs.

Fortunately, Chen Quan's hands are not very big. If it were Ma Teng, he could pluck out all his hair with two palms the size of cattail leaf fans.

Five hundred versus two thousand is different. Total annihilation may be a bit troublesome, but just a defeat will be a piece of cake.

Ten miles away, the main force of the Shun army led by Liu Jiwu had begun to set up camp and make fires for cooking.

Because they were leaving early tomorrow morning, the Shun Army's camp was very crudely built. Most of them took their own bedding (mostly just a straw mat or a mat) and spread it directly on the ground, sleeping in their clothes.

It was early winter at this time, and the temperature at night was relatively low. If it were three months ago, they would have covered the sky and covered the ground.

It's not possible now. It's easy to get sick if you don't cover yourself at night, causing non-combat attrition.

Liu Jiwu did not rest after dinner, and he felt very tired at this time.

During the day, he was thinking about how to break the situation.

The plan to retreat to the south secretly was impossible to succeed.

Qianjun caught up, and what he had to think about now was how to break through to the south with as few casualties as possible.

The speed must be fast.

The Qian army has already caught up, and it won't be long before they can block the way south.

Liu Jiwu was thinking and coordinating the march of the army at the same time, which was very troublesome.

Fortunately, there were capable generals in the Shun Army who helped him handle a lot of military affairs, otherwise Liu Jiwu might not have the energy to think about more things.

In addition to considering retreat, there was another thing that prevented Liu Jiwu from sleeping peacefully.

The news of the two thousand vanguard troops has not yet been sent back. Liu Jiwu's order to the vanguard generals was to open a way for the main army twenty miles in front of the Chinese army, and also to prepare for an ambush by the Qian army.

According to common sense, no news about the Pioneer Army should be considered good news.

If the vanguard was ambushed, it would be easy to pass the message back. .

After all, the Qianjun army has limited strength and no cavalry, so how can it prevent the vanguard army from delivering the message.

There was no shortage of horses in the Shun army. There were 200 horse troops in the vanguard army, and there were even 1,500 horse troops in his central army.

It's just that the mountains are not conducive to cavalry operations, so the cavalry has always been in the center and has not been dispatched.

If they were on the plains and had more than a thousand cavalry in hand, Xiao Tianhang would never be able to stop Liu Jiwu for such a long time (even if it was just for one day).

The reason why Xiao Tianhang desperately tried to stop the Shun army before they entered Sanchakou was because of the consideration of these cavalry.

Once the three forks are passed, the terrain becomes flatter and flatter, and the cavalry will soon be able to exert their combat power. At that time, it will be useless for Xiao Tianhang to block the shun army head-on.

There are not many places left for Xiao Tianhang to ambush.

Fortunately, even if Shen Quan arrived, the Imperial Guard Battalion was still there, and even if the Shun army passed through the three forks, they would not be able to escape their sight.

Outside the nameless valley, Tang Sheng, the vanguard general of the Shun army, ordered the march to stop.

"How is the exploration of the valley ahead? Have you found any Ganjun?"

His task is to explore the road for the Chinese army, clear the road of Ganjun spies and any terrain that may provide an ambush for the Ganjun.

There is only one meaning. There must be no danger on the way the vanguard army passes.

This task was not easy. In order not to disappoint Liu Shuai and ensure the safety of the Chinese army, Tang Sheng did not dare to neglect for a moment and commanded the vanguard army wholeheartedly, clearing any places on the road that might become dangerous.

The consequence of doing this is that I am very tired, really tired.

The vanguard army not only moved faster than the central army, but also had to eliminate dangers along the way, consuming not a little more energy than the soldiers of the shun army.

It's not easy to get to this point without collapse.

Tang Sheng also worked hard to maintain the morale of the vanguard army. He did not plan to continue marching today.

After searching the valley, he led the vanguard to camp and eat.

Because it was the last search mission today, he planned to send it to Liu Shuai after the search results came out.

"Brothers, please move quickly. It's getting late. Finish your work and have breakfast early. But you are not allowed to cheat on me. You must search the entire valley!"

"Yes, General."

Despite Tang Sheng's repeated orders, the pioneer soldiers' exploration of the valley unconsciously dropped.

There is no way, it is easy for people to ignore some things when they are extremely tired.

Moreover, Xiao Tianhang had already noticed the focus of their search. How could they find it even if they prepared in advance?

If Shunjun really wants to find him, all the soldiers in Xiao Tianhang's department should go back to the drawing board and rebuild!

"General, the valley ahead has been explored and there are no problems!"

"Have you checked everything?"

Tang Sheng asked again.

"After checking, the valley is not big. The brothers checked every nook and cranny on the mountain and down the mountain. Not to mention people, not even a rabbit was found.

General, this is a Death Valley, with nothing but stones and not even a few plants! "

The sky was getting dark, and Tang Sheng couldn't see the scene in the distance. He thought there was nothing growing in front of the valley, but it turned out that the same was true inside.

Tang Sheng spat, "Bah! What a lousy place, you still want to camp here, forget it, go back!"

There weren't even many grasses, so it must be bad feng shui. Tang Sheng felt a little unlucky to sleep here.

Xiao Tianhang looked at the vanguard of the Shun Army who retreated decisively, and felt a little excited in his heart. If they had rushed down in one go just now, it was hard to say whether the Shun Army outside the valley would be captured, but the two to three hundred Shun Army who entered the valley would definitely be able to capture them all.

Pity!

General Shen ordered them not to be exposed. Xiao Tianhang could only watch the Shun army enter the valley cautiously, and then exit the valley sparsely.

What a great opportunity!

Xiao Tianhang could only feel a pity secretly in his heart. He did not dare to disobey Shen Quan's order.

However, the deputy next to him seemed to understand why Tang Sheng left in a hurry.

"Old Xiao, do you think they think the feng shui here is not good and don't want to be buried here?"

Xiao Tianhang couldn't help laughing, "Nonsense! If they knew this was their cemetery, they could still go out so leisurely!"

"No matter why he retreated, as long as we guard the hills on both sides, we have completed the mission!"

The arrival of Shen Quan has relieved a lot of pressure on Xiao Tianhang, and there is no need to worry that Shen Quan's arrival will reduce his contribution.

It’s great to be able to achieve great achievements without risking one’s life!