13. Xuzhou Strategy (2)

This night was particularly long for many of the heavenly troops.

In the dead of winter, it is naturally impossible to sleep comfortably when camping in the wild.

In addition, many people knew Wang Zheng's order, but they all hoped that it would dawn earlier and capture Yunting in front, so that they could enter a long rest.

Countless people are excitedly waiting for it...

It's finally light.

When Wang Zheng walked out of the tent, he looked up and couldn't help but secretly praise: God is so beautiful.

The morning sun rarely peeked out today, and the wind and snow had all stopped raging.

Looking around, I saw the mountains in the distance and the hills nearby, all covered in silvery white snow, standing silently as if paying attention.

The air is cold but refreshing, and the warm sunshine is shining on the body, which makes the yellow scarf people who have been traveling in the severe cold for nearly half a month feel relaxed.

Behind him, a head popped up like grass breaking through the ground. Seeing this scene, some of the Heavenly Army soldiers who couldn't control their emotions even couldn't help but cheer loudly.

Only those who have passed through such a gloomy and gloomy road know how valuable the warmth of the sun is at this moment.

The weather was so favorable that no one could stop the heavenly army from advancing.

On the first day of December in the first year of Xingping, the army rose up again.

The snow has not completely melted and the road is still difficult to travel, but this time everyone in the team is no less speedy than when they first left Linzi, and they quickly trudged out of the outermost part of the mountain range.

Finally, as the terrain became completely flat, Wang Zheng, who was in excellent physical condition, could see the fields on the horizon.

At the farthest end of the line of sight, you can vaguely see the faint smoke of people.

Yunting is a city similar to a market.

A city is surrounded by several small villages.

"The army advances and controls all the villages on the road within an hour. All cavalry are dispatched to ensure that no one can escape."

"After defeating it, directly capture the main city!"

Following Wang Zheng's order, the soldiers' newly calmed moods returned to the excitement they had when they stood up. As tens of thousands of people shouted, a thousand second-order light cavalry rushed straight ahead like tigers descending from the mountain.

...

Dongjiacun.

This is the easternmost village in Yunting.

The so-called people rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and rely on the sea to eat the sea.

Since there are iron mines, all the villages in Yunting basically make a living by mining and forging iron in addition to farming.

And in this troubled world, their lives are far better than most people of their kind.

During the busy farming season, they farmed, and during the slack farming season, they either mined or went hunting in the mountains to get some wild products. They could not only add some meat to eat, but also sell it to support the family.

Even villagers with ordinary family backgrounds can be compared to ordinary rich farmers in Qi County.

In addition, since the peace had lasted for a long time, Cao Cao's last attack on Xuzhou did not pass through Langya, so Yunting's people could be considered to have escaped a military disaster.

The several major disasters in the late Han Dynasty, whether natural or man-made, seemed to have spared the people here.

Maybe it's just the luck of the name.

Langya is also called Langxie.

The natural jade stone that can ward off evil spirits is so lucky that people who live here are always bright and brilliant.

Of course, staying in peace for too long may not always be a good thing...

So much so that when the cavalry from the Tianzhu Camp came towards Dongjiacun with great momentum, Dongjiacun's first reaction was not to summon the young men and hunters in the village to take precautions...

Instead, they watched curiously from a distance.

In a place like Yunting, there should not be too many troops and merchants coming and going, and the officers and soldiers of Beihai County to the east are also frequent visitors here.

But when a few elderly people in the village vaguely sensed something was wrong and shouted to everyone, it was too late.

Due to the plain terrain and the superb riding skills of the second-order soldiers, they rushed within a mile of the village almost instantly!

This time it was still Wu Sheng who took the lead.

Seeing that the village was so careless and unprepared, Wu Sheng was surprised.

Although he was a little itchy and unbearable, Wu Shengqiang restrained the bloodthirsty impulse in his heart after thinking of Wang Zheng's instructions. After thinking about it, he first asked Pan Zhang to lead his subordinates to slowly surround the entire Dongjia Village.

Subsequently, another fifty cavalrymen were sent to continue eastward, extending the warning distance to an intersection five miles away.

This is to prevent any fish that may slip through the net from going to the main city to warn, or outsiders coming this way.

An old village chief walked up cautiously with a hunched back and a cane. He glanced at the clothes and armor on everyone's bodies and felt relieved at first.

The old village chief took the initiative to start a conversation: "Masters, may I ask where you come from?"

The reason for making this judgment is very simple.

There are top noble families in Langya country, and most of the people live a prosperous life. There are very few bandits, let alone such a large number of people.

The more important point is equipment and discipline.

The Tianzhu camp is currently the elite of the Heavenly Army. The fine armor and sharp weapons captured in several battles are given to them first, and the cavalry is especially taken care of. Now everyone wears the armor sampled by Cao's army from several battles.

In the eyes of the old village chief, no matter the horses they rode, the swords they held, or the armor they wore, they were all the same as those of the army.

In addition, Wu Sheng knew that Wang Zheng was planning to use Xuzhou as a base this time, and he would not easily do it as easily as in Qingzhou.

It also made the old village chief feel that they were very disciplined and did not kill or loot indiscriminately.

Then they must be officers and soldiers!

What really surprised him was why such a large group of official cavalry came from the north!

And what is the purpose of coming to a small place like Dongjia Village and blocking their village?

Could it be that he came to Yunting to purchase equipment again?

The old village head of Dongjia Village can't think of any other reason except this possibility.

"Old man, we are indeed an army."

It's another familiar misunderstanding, just like last year in Zhao County.

Wu Sheng grinned, and immediately accepted what others said, and then started to scare the old man:

"But our origins are military intelligence and cannot be leaked. If someone wants to spy on military intelligence...

Having said this, he patted the long knife on his waist, his eyes turned cold, and he said word by word: "But he wants to kill someone!"

In fact, there was no need for such an action. He had been killing people without any calculation in the past year. His murderous intention became as cold as ice at the slightest change of color. The old village chief's face immediately turned pale. Not only did he not dare to ask any more questions, he even begged for an apology.

After muttering for a long time, Wu Sheng showed impatience and retreated obediently.

Following Wu Sheng's signal, the village chief quickly went back and told the people in the village to stay at home and not go out to cause trouble. At the same time, he ordered people to prepare things to reward the army.

I was afraid that if the reception was not good enough, the army would be angry and bring disaster to the village.

He could tell that young man at a glance. Even though he was young, he was a bad guy.

As for this team being actually Yellow Turban bandits from Qingzhou, the old man didn't even know about it from beginning to end.
Chapter completed!