Zhou Shixian asked the convoy to keep moving and go toward the approaching team, and at the same time asked Wu Xingye to pay close attention to the situation to the west and north to avoid falling into a trap without knowing it.

Lu Zhenfei came to greet him in person, which made him feel more at ease. With him as the top leader of Huai'an Prefecture, Zhou Shixian wanted to enter Qinghe County, which would not be a big problem. Then he would wait there for Xue Laoer to lead his troops to join him before entering Huai'an.

, that is a sure win.

Although Huai'an Prefecture claims to have 50,000 to 60,000 Ming troops stationed there, the only capable soldiers among them, except for the three to four thousand elite soldiers of Liu Zeqing's four major generals, are Lu Zhenfei's governor's standard barracks. If Lu Jiude

The direct lineage was secretly transferred from Fengyang, and maybe there could be two or three thousand more.

Not to mention that it is unlikely that these three parties will rebel at the same time, and even if they do, Zhou Shixian is confident that his three thousand troops can stop them.

These are the so-called elites of the Ming army, not the elites of the Eight Banners, or the elites of the Shun army who were transformed from the Jiuzhen frontier army and have been fighting for more than ten years. The double strength advantage cannot help Zhou Shixian's well-equipped and serious Beijing camp.

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But the problem is that Xue Laoer must lead his troops to join them first, otherwise it will be very difficult for the current one thousand escort troops to deal with the six or seven thousand elite Ming troops who may rebel.

After all, although the troops gathered by Zhou Shixian were already very powerful in the Ming army, with complete weapons and equipment and sufficient supplies, they were still the Ming army after all.

Soon, a group of sentry cavalry brought over a group of more than fifty Ming army cavalry without stopping at night. The leader was a rather burly, armor-clad middle-aged general with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who looked very

Fierce.

Surrounded by more than a dozen personal guards, Zhou Shixian rode forward on his horse. The king saw this. He was stunned for a moment, but then he immediately reacted. He quickly got off his horse, knelt down on the ground, and said in greeting:

"The last general, Wang Hui, the governor of Huai'an Biaoying Camp, has met the consort!"

"Where's Lu Zhenfei?"

Zhou Shixian, however, did not even look at him, and asked sternly: "The Holy Master is here. This old man is so brave. He dares not to come to see him. Is it possible that the Holy Master should go to see him in person?"

At this time, it is not the time to be polite and corporal. There must be no less of the majesty and majesty of the heavenly family that should be displayed.

"Lord Lu was afraid that there would be something wrong behind him, so he specially asked the general to come to greet him. He has already arranged everything outside Qinghe County, just waiting for the Tian family to come." Wang Hui didn't hear Zhou Shixian ask him to get up, so he kept kneeling with an attitude.

Very respectful.

"That makes sense. The Holy Emperor is here. As a minister, Lu Zhenfei dares not to come to greet him in person. He makes many excuses. This person should be executed for his crime!" Zhou Shixian shouted violently.

He knew something was wrong as soon as he heard it. This was clearly the Ecstasy. The so-called "Lord Lu" whom Ye Bushou saw just now was probably a fake, just to win his trust.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for the ministers to greet him, and the king should go to see him. Is this still welcoming him?

Could it be that he, Lu Zhenfei, was afraid that others would say that he was a sycophant?

"Prince-in-law, please calm down. Your Excellency, you are also worried about the poor arrangements in Qinghe County, and you made such a mistake in a moment of haste!" Wang Hui felt nervous and quickly explained.

"Now that Mr. Lu has gone back to make arrangements in person, the prince-in-law can rest assured that there will never be any problems with this visit."

"What on earth is worthy of Mr. Lu abandoning his authority and arranging it himself?" Zhou Shixian sneered: "Is it possible that there are still rebels in the Huai'an Prefecture?"

Wang Hui was shocked, fearing that Zhou Shixian would find out something, but now that he was kneeling under the opponent's horse, he had no power to fight back. He could only suppress the fear in his heart and replied: "It's unfair, my consort, Huai'an Mansion

It's very peaceful, and there is no need for rioters."

Zhou Shixian threatened the other party, looked around again, and found no strange phenomena yet. The scouts he sent out did not come back to report the news. He did not want to waste any more time, so he immediately ordered:

"Take your troops and lead the way. When you see Lu Zhenfei later, I will go to him personally to question him."

After receiving the order, Wang Hui stood up immediately, not daring to raise his head to look directly at Zhou Shixian on the horse. He bowed his head and gave Zhou Shixian a military salute, then quickly got on his horse and brought the cavalry he brought to the front of the motorcade.

Zhou Shixian recalled the surrounding map in his mind. Qinghe County was only ten miles away, not far from them. The convoy was running at full speed and could arrive in less than an hour. However, there were no decent towns elsewhere.

If you fall into the plains and wilderness, you will be surrounded by enemies from all sides.

Lu Jiude didn't take Zhou Shixian's troops seriously at all. He felt that he had a great advantage, so he chose Qinghe, which faced water on both sides, just to prevent the holy cavalry team from breaking through and escaping.

The magistrate of Qinghe County has also been bribed by him and will never open the city gate to let Zhou Shixian's motorcade in.

Naturally, the county magistrate didn't know that the person inside was Shengjia. He only knew that they were a group of thieves from the north who wanted to use the name of Shengjia to sneak attack on Huai'an.

In Nanzhili, Lu Jiude was a man with great hands and eyes. Naturally, the junior officials in these places would not doubt his words, nor would they dare not believe him.

But what Lu Jiude didn't expect was that Zhou Shixian and he wanted to go together. He also wanted to go to Qinghe. The important thing was that he was facing water on both sides and had a city as a support.

Rather than being surrounded by enemies on all sides, Zhou Shixian hoped to face the enemy on one side, and then cooperate with Xue Laoer's troops inside and outside to attack from both sides and defeat this group of rebels.

In other words, if you have the mentality of being unable to defeat and focus on breaking out, Qinghe will definitely be in the worst situation. But if you go in the other direction, Qinghe will be the best place nearby.

Different purposes and judgments about the strength of the enemy and ourselves caused the two army commanders on opposite sides to make the same choice.

All I can say is that this is the wonder of war.

As the convoy continued to move, Zhou Shixian summoned Zhu Maozhen, Wang Chaodong, Wu Xingye, Sun Hu, Weng Dajie, and another Beijing Camp Chief Li Daxi to his side, and immediately assigned them tasks.

Wang Chaodong led his troops as a vanguard to attack, and as soon as there was any change, he quickly killed Wang Hui in front of them.

Zhu Maozhen led his troops and the right guard of the Wu/Wei camp escorted him. Sun Hu, Weng Dajie and Li Daxi, as the main force of the Chinese army, followed Wang Chaodong, while Wu Xingye's cavalry was responsible for breaking up the rear.

Zhou Shixian guessed that Lu Jiude's soldiers and horses would soon attack from the north and east to compress the encirclement. During the pursuit, he would use his superior soldiers and horses to attack the escorting troops and weaken Zhou Shixian's strength. When the time comes to encircle the enemy, the battle would end more quickly.

Already.

Moreover, once the magistrate of Qinghe County saw the two armies fighting, it was even more impossible to open the city gate.

Now, it has been determined that the south is Lu Zhenfei's governor's camp, and the north and east should be the troops of Lu Jiude and Liu Zeqing. In order to prevent Xue Laoer from leading his troops to join forces, Lu Jiude will definitely go to the north in person.

Leave the blocking force behind.

The facts are more or less the same. The scouts sent by Wu Xingye quickly retreated. They found a group of soldiers and horses in the north, with more than a thousand people. There was also a larger force in the east, cooperating with the west.

On the south side of the canal, Lu Zhenfei's so-called "greeting" troops had almost firmly locked the imperial convoy.

However, they all kept a certain distance from Zhou Shixian's motorcade, as if they wanted to wait until their pockets were tighter before taking action.

Wang Hui realized the danger and asked his men to quietly look back. After discovering that Zhou Shixian's troops had quietly changed their deployment, he deliberately distanced himself from the opponent.

You must know that the reason why Lu Zhenfei was able to organize tens of thousands of people in a short period of time was because of his assistance, and Lu Jiude also valued his ability and recommended him to Lu Zhenfei.

These people were originally on the same front, and they were the only people in the Ming Dynasty who could be counted on two hands to do practical things, but now they have turned against each other.

The convoy continued to move forward, both sides speeding up. Except for the sound of horse hooves and the dust raised on the road, there was silence along the way.

The convoy was soon less than five miles away from Qinghe County, and the troops of Lu Jiude and Ma Huabao had also approached to a distance of five or six miles from the convoy.

Inside the carriage, Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Zhou, Princess Kunxing and several ministers all knew about the upcoming battle and were all prepared.

Despite the wind and rain, even Princess Kunxing's face lost all fear. Except for Xiao Zhaoren who hugged her sister tightly, she would still cry when she heard the sound of gunfire.

Wang Chaodong received Zhou Shixian's order and quickly rode forward. He was followed by only thirty or forty people. He kept a certain distance from Wang Hui, but he had a vague intention of sandwiching them in the middle.

Well, it is Wang Chaodong's style to flank Wang Hui's fifty-odd cavalry with thirty or forty men.

Wang Hui also noticed that there was a general leading dozens of cavalry in pursuit. He was very nervous, not because someone was chasing him behind him, but because he knew that he was robbing him. Once the matter was revealed, he would be punished by the Nine Tribes.

Felony.

The soldiers around him didn't know it, they just thought that they were luring the subordinates, but because their backs were exposed to the enemy, they all looked frightened.

In such a tense atmosphere, the two groups of troops marched another two miles. At this time, they were only three miles away from Qinghe County, and the troops of Lu Jiude and Ma Huabao were left six miles away.

After Wang Chaodong received the order, he whipped his whip fiercely and immediately rode forward. Seeing this, the dozens of cavalry around him also hurriedly followed.

Wang Hui soon heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind. When he looked back, he saw that Wang Chaodong had quickly caught up with his cavalry, and the distance between him and him quickly closed to within a hundred steps.

"Quick, the thieves have discovered us, go back to Qinghe to set up the formation!"
Chapter completed!