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

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

Soon, Wu Gang came back with good news that the main force led by Liu Jiwu had stopped marching, and only 2,000 pioneers were still approaching the valley.

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

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

Therefore, Shen Quan's plan is to defeat the Shun army several times, so that Liu Jiwu dare not march easily, and the goal is achieved, and he can easily delay him for a few days.

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

Five hundred against twenty thousand, you can't lose, but it's very difficult to win, at least three hairs will have to be lost.

Fortunately, Shen Quan's hands are not too big. If it were Ma Teng's, two slaps the size of cattail fans would be enough to slap his hair.

Five hundred versus two thousand is different. Annihilation may be a bit troublesome, but just defeating it is a piece of cake.

Ten miles away, the main force of the Shun Army led by Liu Jiwu had already set up camp and started cooking.

Because they were going to set off early tomorrow morning, the camp of the Shun Army was very crudely built, and most of them took their own bedding (mostly just a straw mat or a mat) and spread it directly on the ground, sleeping with their clothes on.

At this time, it was early winter, and the temperature at night was relatively low. If it was three months ago, they were all over the place.

Not now, sleeping at night without covering can easily get sick, resulting in non-combat attrition.

Liu Jiwu didn't rest after dinner, and he also felt very tired at this time.

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

It is impossible for the plan to secretly withdraw to the south to succeed.

Gan Jun caught up, and what he has to think about now is how to break out to the south with as few casualties as possible.

The speed must be fast.

The Gan army has already caught up, and it won't be too long to block the road to the south.

Liu Jiwu was very troubled while thinking and coordinating the march of the army.

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

In addition to thinking about retreating, there was another thing that made Liu Jiwu unable to sleep peacefully.

The news of the 2,000 vanguard troops has not yet come back. Liu Jiwu's order to the vanguard generals is to open the way for the army 20 miles in front of the Chinese army, and it is also to prevent the ambush of the Qian army.

According to common sense, no news from the Vanguard Army should be regarded as good news.

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

After all, the dry army has limited strength and no cavalry, how to prevent the vanguard from delivering messages.

The Shun army had no shortage of war horses. There were two hundred horse troops in the vanguard army, and there were fifteen hundred horse troops in his central army.

It's just that the mountains are not conducive to cavalry combat, so the cavalry has not been dispatched in the central army.

If it was on the plains, with more than a thousand cavalry in hand, it would be absolutely impossible for Xiao Tianhang to stop Liu Jiwu for such a long time (even if it was only for a day).

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

Once the Sanchakou was passed, the terrain became more and more flat, and the cavalry would soon be able to display their combat power. At that time, it would 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, there was a guard battalion there, and even if Shunjun passed Sanchakou, he couldn't escape their sight.

Outside the nameless valley, Tang Sheng, the vanguard general of the Shun Army, ordered to stop marching.

"How is the investigation in the valley ahead? Did you find any soldiers?"

His task is to find the way for the Chinese army, clear up the dry army spies on the road and any terrain that may be used for an ambush by the dry army.

There is only one meaning, there must be no danger on the way the vanguard 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 be negligent for a moment, and commanded the vanguard wholeheartedly to clean up any places that might become dangerous on the road.

The consequence of doing this is that it is very tiring, really tiring.

The vanguard army had to move faster than the Chinese army, and had to eliminate dangers along the way, which consumed not a little more energy than the soldiers of the Chinese army of the Shun army.

It's not easy to go so far without crashing.

Tang Sheng is also working hard to maintain the morale of the vanguard, and he does 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 results of the exploration came out.

"Let the brothers move quickly, it's getting late, finish cooking early and eat early, but don't cheat me, you must search all the valleys!"

"Yes, General."

Despite Tang Sheng's repeated orders, the soldiers of the Vanguard Army's exploration of the valley still subconsciously declined.

No way, it is easy to ignore some things when people are extremely tired.

Moreover, Xiao Tianhang had already noticed the key point of their search, so they could still find it even if they had prepared in advance?

If he is really to be found by the Shun Army, all the soldiers of Xiao Tianhang's Department should be rebuilt!

"General ~lightnovelpub.net~ The valley in front has been explored, and there is no problem!"

"Have you checked everything?"

Tang Sheng asked again.

"I checked, the valley is not big, the brothers checked every corner of the mountain, not to mention people, not even a rabbit.

General, this is a valley of death, nothing but stones, not even a few trees! "

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

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

There are not even a few grasses, which must be due to bad feng shui. Tang Sheng feels a little unlucky sleeping here.

Xiao Tianhang looked at the vanguard of the Shunjun who retreated resolutely, and felt a little eager to try. If they rushed down in one go just now, the Shunjun outside the valley would not be easy to say, but the two or three hundred Shunjun who entered the valley would definitely be able to take them all.

Pity!

General Shen ordered that they were not allowed to be exposed, Xiao Tianhang could only watch as Shunjun cautiously entered the valley, and then retreated sparsely.

What a great opportunity!

Xiao Tianhang could only feel sorry in his heart, he didn't dare to disobey Shen Quan's order.

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

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

Xiao Tianhang couldn't help laughing, "Nonsense! If they know this is their graveyard, they can go out so leisurely!"

"Whatever the reason for him to retreat, we will complete the mission if we guard the hills on both sides!"

The arrival of Shen Quan relieved the pressure on Xiao Tianhang a lot, and there was no need to worry that the arrival of Shen Quan would reduce his contribution.

You don't have to work hard to make great achievements, so happy!