The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 172 The Ghost Rider Strikes
The night was dark, the temperature was getting lower and lower, and the cold wind blowing from the north was blowing one after another, and many soldiers of the Ming army began to shiver with their arms folded.

After all, it was camping in the wild, and it was impossible to light a bonfire, for fear of exposing the target.Even dinner is eating the hard frozen dry food.So few people like to fight in winter, because your enemies not only have people with swords, guns and bows, but also harsh weather.

Fortunately, it was early winter. If it was midwinter, soldiers would not even be able to hold weapons, let alone fight.I'm afraid they would freeze to death and suffer a lot of frostbite before the fight started.

Yuan Chonghuan chose to attack Jiang's army at this time because he considered that the Qing army would not come to harass and make trouble at this time, so he had no worries.Secondly, he firmly believes that the discipline and tenacity of his elite Ming army can surpass an army composed of horse thieves.

If the severe cold weather was a severe test for the Ming army, it would be a disaster for the bandit army.

Hong Chengchou is the general of an army, wearing a thick cloak, a cotton lining inside the armor, and ear protectors made of bear hair outside. Two charcoal stoves are lit in the big tent, which is as warm as spring, making his delicate skin cool. A little sweaty.

He was sitting behind the desk, with the saber in front of him, eyes closed, not sure if he was listening to the cold wind whistling outside or contemplating.

Until now, the enemy has not made any movement, nor has he found any sign of the enemy, which makes him, who has always been calm, start to feel a little anxious.

When facing those cunning rogues in the past, he was always confident and could predict their movements with absolute certainty.But this time, facing this mysterious and weird opponent, he didn't have any confidence in his heart.

The unease in his heart was becoming more and more intense as the night darkened, which made him feel irritable and angry, so that his whole mood was in a mess.

He tried his best to keep himself calm, to analyze the possible attack methods and timing of the enemy, but he still couldn't erase the feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

Time passed bit by bit, and the hour had passed, but everything was still calm outside.In addition to the whistling wind, there are the sounds of patrolling soldiers questioning each other for passwords and their rustling footsteps.

This calmness made Hong Chengchou even more irritable, the more calm the more likely there are disasters and dangers.Compared to this kind of anxious waiting, he would rather show off his chariots and horses, and fight the enemy openly for a while.

He felt more and more that he had become that prey, while the enemy had become a hunter hiding in the darkness, waiting for an opportunity and then giving him a fatal blow.

Where are you guys?When will it appear?He pondered this question hard.

Human emotions and nerves are like springs, and it is impossible to maintain the same state for a long time.When they first heard that the enemy might launch a night attack, the soldiers of the Ming army tensed their nerves and stared at the dark night with wide eyes, ready to meet the enemy who might suddenly come out.

But with the passage of time, the vigilance of the soldiers is also gradually relaxing. Although they still hold spears and swords in their hands, their eyes are no longer vigilant and their expressions are no longer tense. Spirit, let the eyelids of the soldiers slowly droop and close, and some even started to snore slightly.

At the beginning, the officers and generals used whips to wake up the sleeping soldiers from time to time, but as time went on, these officers and generals were yawning and sleepy, so they just let it go.

At this moment, more and more people began to think that no enemy would come to steal the camp in this cold night, and the deep sleepiness quickly paralyzed the vigilance of the soldiers of the Ming army.

However, the soldiers of the Ming army still did not wait for the order from the general to rest, so they had to continue to fight against the sleepiness with their weapons in their arms.

Finally it was time to change shifts. The veterans who were on duty in the first half of the night were replaced by the other half of their comrades who had already slept.

These Ming soldiers who were changing shifts didn't get enough sleep, and they were still sleepy.The initial vigilance also slowly disappeared as time went by.

All night, not a single enemy appeared.And behind the mountain in the distance, a little light has begun to slowly emerge.

Hong Chengchou worked in the big tent for a whole night, without sleep all night, because of excessive anxiety and lack of sleep, both eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes, and his originally handsome face looked haggard.

The commander of the personal guards came in from the outside and said, "My lord, it is almost dawn, and it seems that the enemy will not come. You have been sleepless all night, so you should rest for a while."

Hong Chengchou rubbed his eyes and tried to stand up, but because he didn't move all night, the blood vessels were compressed and his brain lacked oxygen, so that his legs softened, his eyes went dark, and he almost fell to the ground. The commander of the soldiers rushed forward Hurry to hold on.

After a while, Hong Chengchou finally calmed down, waved his hands and said, "Get some water, I need to wash up."

The commander of the personal army gave him a worried look, and went out to fetch water.

After washing his face with cold water, Hong Chengchou felt refreshed and his mind cleared up a lot. He ordered the battalions to start eating breakfast, and at [-]:[-] a.m. they began to move out of the camps.

Hong Chengchou's order was an all-alarm notice to the exhausted soldiers of the Ming army. They all sat down on the ground, full of complaints, and began to eat cold and hard dry food for breakfast.

If this is an elite army of hundreds of battles, it is impossible to become so slack and tired because of the overnight vigilance, but half of Hong Chengchou's [-] rear army are recruits, and they have only trained recruits for less than two months.

It may not be accurate to call them recruits. It should be said that ordinary people who have received a little basic training are more accurate.

Many people threw the weapons in their hands aside while eating, and they didn't have any vigilance that they should have in the battlefield.

After the whole army had breakfast, they began to break out of camp.Tents were put away one after another, and the stakes used for camping were also pulled out and loaded into carts.The Luzhai and Juma at the gate of the camp were also recovered.

The entire Ming army camp was a busy and chaotic scene. Only five thousand veterans maintained a certain degree of vigilance under Hong Chengchou's order, and many of them were still yawning.

At this moment, the sky is in half-light, and the outline of the nearby things can still be seen clearly, while the distant things are still pitch black.

At this time, on the wasteland ten miles away from the Ming army's camp, a huge group of cavalry was quietly approaching them.These cavalrymen were all dressed in black from men to horses, and the faces of the knights on horseback were covered by the cold triangular visor, only showing a pair of cold eyes.

The horses under the cavalry's crotch each had muzzles, and the four horseshoes were wrapped in sackcloth. They stepped on the ground lightly and silently, carrying eight thousand black-armored knights as they approached the Ming army's camp silently like eight thousand ghosts.

　The first update arrives.There are two more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)