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This afternoon, Zhao Junsheng was marching eastward along the Han River with his army, and came to a bend in the river, from which the Han River diverted to flow south.

"General, you can reach Jiangxia City by walking south along this river!" the guide said to Zhao Junsheng.

Zhao Junsheng took out the map and looked at it, raised his head in thought for a while, raised his palm and pointed to the east: "Continue to move eastward, pass on the order, let the soldiers speed up the march!"

Niu Dali said next to him: "Your Majesty, it's okay to let the soldiers march faster, but it's more difficult to let the civilians march faster. It's really inappropriate to leave the luggage in the rear!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said to Niu Dali: "Go and tell those peasants that as long as they can keep up with the team and keep marching at the same speed as the army, we will give them extra meals, so that their meals will be the same as those of the soldiers!"

"Your Majesty, in this way, the consumption of food and grass will be too large and too fast. That's 5000 people. If we let them eat the same food as the soldiers, the time our food and grass can last will be cut in half!"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "Stop talking nonsense, you just carry it out, you don't need to worry about this matter!"

"promise!"

After the order was conveyed, the conscripted civilian men heard that they could eat the same food as the soldiers, so they immediately became full of energy and pushed the horse-drawn carts, ox carts, and wheelbarrows very fast.

Chapter 1038 Unexpected Encounter

According to the original plan, Zhao Junsheng's army was supposed to march south along the Hanbei River until it reached Jiangxia, but Zhao Junsheng temporarily changed the plan, and the army marched eastward towards Weishui.

After marching for half a day, the front scout team sent someone back to report the military situation.

"Your Majesty, the scout team met up with the secret agents of the Black Yiwei on the other side of the river. According to the secret agents of the Black Yiwei, Shen Qingzhi's troops are still in Yunmeng. Our army has enough time to cross the river, and then we will go to the other side of the river." Qilipu stop them!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded and said: "That's good, send someone to tell the scout team, let them tell the spies of the black guards, and closely monitor the movements of Shen Qingzhi's army!"

"promise!"

Judging from the current situation, the itinerary of the Gan army is one day faster than that of Shen Qingzhi's army. If there is no accident, the Gan army can rest for a day after crossing the river, and then wait for the arrival of Shen Qingzhi's army at leisure. It can catch Shen Qingzhi's army by surprise.

The army marched for another day. In the evening, Zhao Junsheng led the army to the west bank of Weishui River, but could not find a place to cross the river, so the army camped on the spot by the river, and then sent scouts to search along the river bank for a place to cross the river. Place.

An hour after dinner, Zhao Junsheng was lighting up the lamp in the handsome tent to review the important memorial.

A royal guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, General Hua, please see me!"

"Let him in!"

Hua Xiong walked in and cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the scouts found a wooden bridge ten miles upstream of the Wei River to cross the river!"

Zhao Junsheng just finished reviewing all the memorials and asked, "What time is it now?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it is Xuchu!"

Zhao Junsheng went outside the tent to look around, the field was pitch black, the sky was neither moonlight nor starry sky, he turned to Hua Xiong and said, "Let the soldiers rest on the spot tonight, make a fire at Maoshi tomorrow, and set off ten miles upstream at Chenshi Go across the river!"

"According to the order!"

After a night of nothing, Zhao Junsheng and the soldiers got up at [-] o'clock in the morning of the next day, but found that something was wrong. Normally, the sky should be getting brighter at this time, but it was still dark outside at this time. Zhao Junsheng went outside to have a look. It turned out to be foggy.

The soldiers were ready to set off. After breakfast, it was already the end of Mao. It should be bright at this time, but at this time the camp was filled with fog, and the line of sight could only reach five meters away. What is beyond five meters? I can't see clearly.

Niu Dali came over and cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the fog is thick at this time, which is not good for marching. Look..."

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said: "How about this, let the soldiers stand by in the camp, and it will depend on the situation after an hour!"

"As ordered!"

After the order was issued, all the soldiers and soldiers who were ready to go sat in a circle in the camp, chatting and gossiping, and the surrendered soldiers and civilian husbands also chatted together.

Zhao Junsheng didn't call all the generals to wait in the tent, but sent all the generals out to let them control their own subordinates.

After an hour passed, Zhao Junsheng thought that the morning fog should have dissipated, so he told the eunuch Kang Yide: "Go out and see if the morning fog has dissipated!"

"promise!"

Kang Yide went out for a circle, and came back to report: "Return to Your Majesty, the fog has not dissipated!"

Zhao Junsheng frowned, he suddenly had a decision, he got up and said: "Decree that all the troops must gather and prepare to set off from camp!"

"promise!"

Soon, the generals and schools of each army got the order to gather their troops quickly, and Zhao Junsheng came to the front of the army under the escort of the imperial guards and some Dragon Guard soldiers.

Niu Dali stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, all the armies have assembled and can set off at any time!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "The morning fog will dissipate sooner or later, we can't delay any longer, and order all the troops to set off one by one!"

"promise!"

As the military order was conveyed, the cavalry were the first to set off, followed by the Dragon Guards, and finally the infantry, with a train team consisting of [-] civilians and [-] captive soldiers in the middle.

The army marched for more than ten miles and arrived at the bridge across the river. At this time, the morning fog had shown signs of dissipating.

Under Zhao Junsheng's order, each army crossed the river one by one without crowding.

It took nearly half an hour for all the troops to reach the east bank of Weishui. At this time, the fog had almost dissipated, but the line of sight could still only be seen within a range of 60-[-] meters, and it could not be seen any further.

"Your Majesty, all the horses, including the civilian husbands and the soldiers and captives, have all crossed the bridge. I have sent people to conduct reconnaissance nearby, hoping to find the place where the Song army must pass as soon as possible!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "Okay, order all the troops to stand by!"

A moment later, the sun finally came out and the morning mist dissipated completely.

At this time, the scout came to report: "Your Majesty, three miles to the east is the official road, which is the ultimate place for the Song army to go to Jiangxia City! Brothers have found a convenient place to hide. After passing the official road, go east two miles There is a piece of woodland here, which is just right for our army to hide in. As soon as the Song army arrives, our army can launch a surprise attack!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Very good! Come here, order the army to set off!"

All the armies continued to advance, and when Zhao Junsheng led the team to the forest two miles away through the official road, a scout came galloping on horseback.

"Report-"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Song Army's Shen Qing's Department has arrived three miles ahead, and the opponent's scouts have fought our scout brothers. Shen Qingzhi must have known where our army is!"

The sun is shining brightly at this time, and you can see far away at a glance. There is a good sky all around, full of seedlings, and there are no tall trees blocking it. march.

The generals were a little panicked. This could be said to be a sudden encounter with the enemy. If it wasn't for the morning fog that hadn't dissipated for a long time this morning, the two armies would never have encountered each other unexpectedly.

Niu Dali was taken aback and said, "That's impossible. Didn't you say that the soldiers of Song Army Shen Qingzhi were still in Yunmeng yesterday morning? Why did they arrive here after only one day? Could it be that they were marching day and night without rest?"

Zhao Junsheng said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time to care about this!"

Hua Xiong clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, this place is not suitable for our cavalry to deploy. Should we retreat for now and find a suitable place for our army to form an array before fighting the enemy?"

Zhao Junsheng looked at the distance. At this time, the Song army was very close to here. He estimated that it was only about three miles away. He even saw that the opponent had stopped advancing. It was too late to withdraw the army. , the morale of one's own army is bound to be unstable.

Zhao Junsheng shook his head and said, "It's too late to withdraw at this time. The terrain here is also not conducive to withdrawing troops. The fields are full of mud and water. It's just such an official road. How can we withdraw? Before withdrawing, the Song army has already pressed up. At that time, the rear of our army will inevitably collapse, and once the rear is defeated, it will be a one-sided ending!"