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Zhao Junsheng nodded, and the officer of the scout team ordered him to send out scouts to investigate the situation of the Yan army and road traffic in Xu Wu and Junmi.

Chapter 488

It was relatively cool to march in the early morning, and the road from Wuzhong County was fairly flat. The soldiers talked and laughed along the way. Fighting is already a habit for these Xianbei soldiers, and these soldiers have already had a lot. experience.

In order to ease the tension before the battle and maintain the best condition, the soldiers will talk and laugh, and have fun.

King Changshan's banners and troops were in the middle of the team, while Zhao Junsheng's Youzhou Army was much more familiar with the situation and terrain here than other guest troops, so they served as the leader and were in charge of reconnaissance missions.

Hua Mulan's right wing army followed Zhao Junsheng's Youzhou army closely. She asked the deputy general Pu Zhen and the army commander Hu Ying to lead the troops, and she led a few soldiers to discuss the battle strategy and marching route with Zhao Junsheng.

Hua Mulan asked Zhao Junsheng: "Brother Junsheng, what do you think we should fight next?"

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's up to us to decide how to fight. This Changshan prince is a tough and assertive person. We will wait until the detectives can find out the situation in Xu Wu and Junmi counties." Let's see what King Changshan said! However, based on my guess, there shouldn't be any Yan troops stationed in Xuwu and Junmi counties. The sentry sentry has made a general inspection two days ago. Although it is not detailed enough, it should not be much different. If the army deploys a large number of troops in this area, it will not be able to hide it from our scouts!"

"Gulu, Gulu..."

"What sound?" Zhao Junsheng asked quite unexpectedly, it seemed that someone's stomach was screaming.

Hua Mulan was embarrassed by the question, her face flushed slightly, "I was so busy gathering troops and soldiers this morning, I forgot to eat..."

Feeling helpless, Zhao Junsheng took out an oiled paper package from the horse's bag and handed it to her: "When will your rough temper change? Here you are!"

"Rough?" The corner of Hua Mulan's mouth twitched, and angrily hit Zhao Junsheng's arm with her fist, "Damn you, how dare you call me rough? I'm rough, you big-headed ghost!"

"Oh, don't hit, don't hit, how bad it is for people to see? Save me some face!"

"Hmph!" Hua Mulan closed her fist, took the oil-paper bag from Zhao Junsheng's hand and asked, "What is this?"

“Peking Roast Duck!”

"Oh? I've never heard of it!" Hua Mulan opened the oiled paper bag suspiciously, and a roasted duck was lying in the oiled paper bag. "Wow, it's so fragrant, it looks delicious!"

"I chose the name!" Zhao Junsheng said as a matter of course.

Hua Mulan couldn't wait to tear off a duck leg and took a bite, "Well...it's delicious, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, fat but not greasy..."

Zhao Junsheng was quite surprised, "Hey, you still give food reviews? Not bad!"

In the past, the role of food for Hua Mulan was to feed and fill his stomach. There was no other taste except the salty taste and the taste of the food itself. But since he was with Zhao Junsheng, he thought of a way to make some good food. After eating, she realized that the food can be so delicious, and she tasted the taste of the food carefully when eating.

"That's right, I've also eaten a lot of delicious food!"

The two led the army while chatting and hurrying.

Before the time of Xu, the marching speed of the army was still very fast, the temperature was not high, and the roads were easy to walk, but after the time of Xu, the road conditions deteriorated a lot, and when they started to climb mountains and mountains, the temperature also rose, especially for the army. When marching on the mountain road, there was no wind for a long time, as if being stuffed in a jar.

The marching speed of the team obviously began to drop, and the physical strength of the soldiers and horses also dropped rapidly. Zhao Junsheng's Youzhou Army is not bad. They are not unfamiliar with this kind of terrain, and they often pass by. Slow, but not like those generals of the guest army. By around noon, the Youzhou army had already separated five or six miles from the team behind them.

Zhao Junsheng didn't know the specific enemy situation in Xuwu and Junmi counties, and he didn't dare to let the Youzhou army and the brigade take too long a distance, so he ordered: "Commander, order the army to slow down! The king of the mountain asks for instructions. The weather is hot and the soldiers are exhausted. Do you want to order the army to rest on the spot for an hour before marching?

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It will take time for the scouts to investigate the two counties of Xu Wu and Junmi, and it is impossible for the news to come back so soon. Tuobasu is also a newcomer here, and he is not familiar with the terrain and the situation here, so he dare not take risks. Agreeing with Zhao Junsheng's idea, let the army rest on the spot for an hour, but the armies behind cannot stop, they must catch up with the Youzhou army before resting.

After the army rested on the spot, Hua Mulan turned around to find the right wing army and brought them here to meet up.

Zhao Junsheng sent out a guard post, leaving Yuchi Yandong and other generals to lead the troops in place, and he climbed up the nearby mountain with a few personal soldiers.

During the mountain climbing, I picked up some mushrooms and fungus that grew in a cool and humid place in the shade and asked the soldiers to pack them in cloth bags.

When passing a mountain stream, Zhao Junsheng stopped and squatted by the stream, scooped up a handful of mountain spring water and took a sip. It was so sweet and cool.

He quickly took off the water bag, poured out the water in the water bag, filled it with mountain spring water and hung it on his waist. The soldiers also had a good time and filled their own water bags with mountain spring water.

"Remember, although this mountain spring water is sweet and cool, you must drink the living water flowing from the cracks in the rocks. You can't drink too much raw water. After camping, boil the water before drinking it! Alright, let's go! "

After climbing to the top of the mountain, Zhao Junsheng set up a pergola and looked around. There were endless mountains all around, and some villages lived in some valleys.

Zhao Junsheng took a look at the map, and only walked for more than 30 miles in one morning. According to this speed, he would not be able to reach Xu Wu County in one day.

When returning to the foot of the mountain, Hua Mulan just brought the team over to join them. The soldiers from the right wing had never walked such a long distance in the mountain like this. They were all tired and hot, and they waited for the order to rest in place. , everyone sat down under the roadside tree.

Hua Mulan came over after wiping off her sweat, Zhao Junsheng went up to him, took off the water bag from his waist and handed it to her: "Mulan, take a sip of this, it's very cool!"

Hua Mulan took a sip from the water bag, and the citrus was refreshing in her throat. The pores of her whole body were opened, and she felt refreshed from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet.

Zhao Junsheng stopped her from drinking too much: "This is mountain spring water, very sweet, but also uncooked water. It is too cool and irritating to the stomach. Don't drink too much, or you will have diarrhea!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Mulan closed the stopper and returned the water bag to Zhao Junsheng.

The two went to the shade of the tree and sat back to back. Each took out dry food and gnawed it. The surrounding soldiers were also gnawing dry food and drinking water.

After eating the dry food, Zhao Junsheng said: "Mulan, I have arranged a vigilance, you sleep, and I will call you when you are about to leave!"

"Okay!" Hua Mulan agreed, and fell asleep with her head on Zhao Junsheng's lap.

At dusk, the army arrived at a mountain depression [-] miles southwest of Xuwu County, and Tuobasu ordered to set up camp on the spot.

The soldiers began to set up tents, collected dead branches, and built stoves to prepare fire and cook food.

"Tear these mushrooms into strips, wash them and cook them with jerky!" Zhao Junsheng told the soldiers.

"Yes, General!"

At this moment a knight rode his horse and galloped into the camp until he stopped before the tent of teeth.

"General, the villain is the scout team scouting Shidan, and he was ordered by the team officer to report the enemy's situation to the general!"

"Your father is too lazy to give you such a casual name, but there are not many names, so you must be determined! After all, what did the scout officer ask you to report to the enemy?" Zhao Junsheng asked.

Shidan immediately said: "The situation in Xuwu County and Junmi County has been investigated. Xuwu County has no defenders at all. At present, there are only some government officials and police officers maintaining order. There are more than 300 Yan troops in Junmi County! But Xiao When people rode horses to the city of Xuwu County, the yamen servants and arresters at the top of the city surrendered when they saw the villain.

Zhao Junsheng was drinking water, when he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help but spit out all the water he drank, "What? You scouts made Xu Wuxian surrender?"

"Yes, General!"

Zhao Junsheng for a while

Speechless, he thought for a while and ordered Shidan: "Go back and tell your team officer to send a few people to investigate around Lulongsai to see if there are Yan troops stationed in Lulongsai. Check out the number of people, and draw a map of its city defense fortifications!"

"As ordered!"

According to common sense, the defense line of Lulongsai was built to guard against the barbarians outside the Great Wall, and almost all the fortifications were built mainly facing the north. The garrison in it must guard against the south, which will not play a big role, but It has been occupied by Beiyan all these years. It is not clear whether the Beiyan court has rebuilt it, so it is necessary to send scouts to investigate clearly.

After sending away the stone eggs, Zhao Junsheng got up and walked out of the tent to Tuobasu's Chinese army tent.

"My lord, the situation in Xuwu County and Junmi County has been clarified!" Zhao Junsheng reported to Tuobasu what the scouts had discovered.