Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

Hongxuan said:

"Tomorrow's pursuers are expected to arrive at Wutonggang at 15:00. There is a road that must be taken from south to north to reach Wutonggang. All of us will set up an ambush there."

Why did Hongxuan choose to set up camp in Wutonggang?

The geographical advantage of Wutonggang lies in the fact that there is a narrow corridor in front of Wutonggang from the capital city to the north.

There were small hills on both sides of that place, and the road was narrow, making it the best place for an ambush.

The only downside is that there is a fork in the road before this one.

"Your Highness, why are we ambushing you? Can't we fight openly?" said Peng Fulai, captain of the Xuanwu combat team.

Hong Xuan was not angry at all and instead said, "Good question! Captain Xuanwu asked the question, and I must now explain it to all of you team captains. The battlefield is a dangerous place, and warfare is a treacherous path."

"The guards chasing us are definitely not wounded soldiers, but brave young soldiers! There is no doubt about this. If we fight head-on, we will fall into the trap set by our father. As the saying goes, if you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred of your own. This is the price of a head-on battle."

How could Hongxuan, who has the memory of a special forces soldier, be so foolish as to fight head-on?

After hearing this, the captains of their five teams nodded in agreement.

"On the way to Wutonggang, there is a necessary road. There are no maps or sand table simulations in this military tent. I can only explain it to you verbally."

"After this king has finished speaking, you will set up traps tonight and occupy the high ground at the same time."

"There is a slope on both sides of this position, and there are dense trees on the slope. My tactical deployment will start from here!"

Hongxuan looked at the five people and gave orders.

"Captain of the Suzaku team, listen to my orders!"

Teng Wanzhi stood up and clasped his fists to listen to the order.

"Take all your men and set up an ambush on the hillside on the left! No need for close combat, you Suzaku team members should use military crossbows!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

"Captain of the White Tiger Team, Zhang Wenqiang, listen to my orders!"

Zhuang Wenqiang clasped his fists and listened to the order.

"Two hundred of you will set up an ambush on the hillside on the right. You don't need to fight in close combat, just use crossbows!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

"Xuanwu team captain Peng Fu is here to listen to orders!"

Peng Fulai clasped his fists and listened to the order.

"You lead your Black Tortoise team members, holding swords and crossbows, and ambush in front of the pocket formation. Remember, you only need to ambush and let all enemies enter the pocket formation! After all the enemies chasing us come in, block their retreat! You Black Tortoise team members only need to wait for the remnants of the defeated army to flee, and don't let any enemy escape!"

Peng Fulai's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Subordinates! I will not let any enemy go."

"Qinglong team captain Zhao Bencai listens to the order!"

Zhao Bencai heard Hongxuan's deployment, and his blood boiled. He clasped his fists and said, "I am here!"

Hearing Zhao Bencai say that he was the last general, Hong Xuan smiled slightly and said, "You, Zhao Bencai, are the main force this time! Face those 1,000 guards head-on."

Zhao Bencai was stunned when he heard this: "Your Highness! We only have 200 people. How can we fight head-on? Didn't you just say that we can't fight head-on?"

Hong Xuan said slowly, "This battle depends on you, the Azure Dragon Team. Stop the 1,000 guards chasing us! If they fly past us, my previous deployment will be meaningless."

Everyone understood immediately after hearing this.

The ones chasing them were cavalry, not infantry. Only by stopping these cavalry could the bows and crossbows of the Suzaku and White Tiger teams be effective.

"You, the Azure Dragon team, will go to the ambush entrance tonight and build wooden tower guardrails to block the road ahead. Only people can pass through! No horses!"

"Only people can pass through! Not horses can pass through the wooden tower guardrail!" Zhao Ben finally understood.

The five people in the military tent have completely understood the strategy of King Zhenbei.

Zhao Bencai said with a hint of doubt: "Your Majesty! I have a question. What if the Royal Guards don't pass through this road?"

Hongxuan said:

"I will not leave any room for luck. Communications team captain Yu Deshen, listen to my orders!"

"I am here!" Yu Deshen said with a fist.

"Yu Deshen! I'm giving you a death order. Arrange the signal soldiers at the fork in the road. If the guards chasing us take the wrong road, you signal soldiers will risk your lives to lead them to the path of this pocket formation! I will do this at all costs!"

Yu Deshen clasped his fists and said, "I will obey your orders!"

After listening to Hongxuan’s deployment.

The captains of the five teams were extremely excited and looked at Hongxuan with eyes full of worship!

Just by hearing Hongxuan's arrangements, I admire his military leadership.

In fact, this arrangement is not complicated at all, but very simple.

From the Qinglong team blocking the narrow road to prevent the war horses from moving forward, to setting up ambushes on both sides, and then cutting off the rear route, the communication reconnaissance soldiers cooperated and guided the thousands of guards who came to pursue them into the pocket formation.

This set of strategies and tactics is very simple.

Hongxuan actually wanted to arrange more complicated tactics, but he only had such simple conditions.

However, even with such a simple strategic deployment,

For these five people, this tactic was amazing and stunning.

They thought they could only fight head-on, but now they know war can be fought this way.

"Hui'er! Xiu'er! Come in."

Two maids responded and entered the military tent.

"The slave is here!"

"Hui'er, go get a jar of fine wine, and Xiu'er, go get five hundred taels of gold from the princess."

When the five people heard the five thousand taels of gold, their eyes lit up.

After a while, Huier brought a jar of fine wine, and Xiuer brought five hundred taels of gold.

Pour the wine!

Marshal Hong Xuan first raised his wine bowl and said proudly: "Tomorrow's battle! It will be my first battle as the King of Zhenbei! No matter who the enemy is, with me, the King of Zhenbei, here, no one can stop us from moving forward! Come! Drink this glass of wine! We are brothers who will create hegemony together!"

Zhao Bencai, Peng Fulai, Teng Wanzhi, Zhuang Wenqiang, and Yu Deshen all trembled as they held their glasses of wine.

They never thought that one day, the King of Zhenbei of Dafeng Kingdom would raise his glass to drink with them.

And said, "We are brothers who will create a great cause together!"

Peng Fulai drank it all in one gulp with excitement: "Your Majesty thinks highly of me, I will fight to the death for you!"

The other four drank the wine in their bowls one after another: "I will sacrifice my life for you!"

Hongxuan finished drinking the wine in the bowl.

The five hundred taels of golden gold were divided among the five of them, with each person receiving one hundred taels of gold, which was equivalent to one thousand taels of silver.

The five men took the 1,000 taels of gold with trembling hands.

"Your Majesty! So! So what you said about sharing wealth and honor! It's not just a slogan or empty words, it's not just talk!"

"Haha! I'm not kidding! What I promised is not empty words. The result of tomorrow's battle is related to your life and death. It has nothing to do with whether I will fly into the sea or be imprisoned. You five captains must not be soft-hearted!"

"The general will obey the order!"

In fact, Hongxuan no longer needs to use gold to win people's hearts.

But Hongxuan's thoughts are not those of people of this era.

As the ancients said: Money makes the devil work. If you really want to share wealth with your soldiers, then it is very simple. Give them money and provide them with material and monetary treatment so that they can really benefit.

From this moment on, these five team captains are absolutely loyal to Hongxuan. Even the words of the current emperor, Emperor Dingwen, are useless. They only obey the orders of Zhenbei King Hongxuan.