Chapter 208 surprise attack
Laizhou Bay, hundreds of nautical miles west of Ye County, several large sea boats were shaking waves on the sea surface. The high eagle flag clearly shows that the fleet belongs to Eastern Mongolia.
As the main force of this southern expedition, the Western Army had already reached the scale of 30,000 people. After transportation on Shamen Island, the main force had reached the coast of Dengzhou. However, according to the combat plan, they did not land in the existing controlled area. Instead, they were preparing to implement the strategy of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, and directly attacking Yidu Mansion.
When Dengzhou and Binzhou were attacked, Li Quan would never have thought that Eastern Mongolia would suddenly attack his base camp.
As the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, Ulaanbari personally led the leading troops and prepared to land near the coast of Weizhou. Although it was a bit risky, this was the first formal battle of the establishment of the Western Army, and he, the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, did not take it seriously.
Not long after sailing, several small fishing boats came over. These were spies who were ambushing in Shandong in advance, and now they have been activated due to the war.
"We have seen the Grand Commander, and we have already found a place for the Western Army warriors." Baihu, the secret guard, said respectfully: "Before the task, we Zhang Qianhu told us that after we met the Grand Commander, we must obey the Grand Commander's orders until the end of this battle."
"Zhang Qianhu, is Zhang Heng and Commander Zhang Da?" Ulaanbari heard of Zhang Heng's name. The other party made many outstanding achievements in the secret guards. Although he had never seen the other party's true appearance, he was very famous.
"Yes! If you have any instructions in the future, I can convey them to Zhang Qianhu on your behalf!" Zhou Bing responded.
For the smooth progress of this southern battle, Ulutus asked the secret guards to strengthen their coordination with the army. This is also an attempt to combine secret battles behind enemy lines and open battles in front of the enemy in the future on the battlefield. No wonder, there will be surprising miraculous effects.
"Okay, then you can stay in the army for the time being!" Before Ulaanbari left, he also received Ulutus' instructions. So he didn't think much about it and left Zhou Bing by his side.
When the moon was coming, the fleet landed on the bank of an unknown small river. Since the seaside was full of saline-alkali land and the conditions for cultivation were difficult, the places near the beach were filled with large areas of reeds growing wildly.
This also just covered up the movements of a large number of troops when they landed!
So the army landed safely without any danger. However, because it was just the vanguard, the Yidu Mansion's protective power must be quite large, so Ulaanbari never thought of going to attack the city immediately. So he rushed to the village that had been prepared in advance under the leadership of the secret guards.
Zhao Yanhe is the village chief of Hedong Village. At this moment, he is waiting at the entrance of the village with the young and strong people.
"Haha, Village Chief Zhao, you don't have to worry. Our Eastern Mongolian army has strict military disciplines and will never disturb the village." The secret guard who stayed in the village and was in charge of communication and communication saw that Zhao Yanhe was very nervous, and couldn't help but comfort him softly.
"Haha... I naturally believe in the Mongolian heavenly soldiers. But you came from afar after all. Although our Hedong Village is small, we must fulfill the friendship of the landlords." Zhao Yanhe explained with a forced smile.
Since he had accepted the benefits of this group of outsiders, he knew that the good things of hiding in a remote place on the east bank of the river would never return.
However, the fine salt, fine tea, wool cloth, iron pot, milk powder, leather goods and other items brought out by the other party are indeed good things. For those of them, which lack food and clothing and are inconvenient to communicate with the outside world, these things are even rarer items.
So much so that after the other party expressed his true purpose, even though he knew that this would be a shocking adventure, the east bank of the river could only grit his teeth and agree.
After hearing Zhao Yanhekou's answer, the secret guards did not expose the several widows who were secretly wiping tears behind the young and strong. They were all temporarily selected to reward the army, in order to prevent the army from disturbing the village.
While this not-so-long but nervous enough waiting, several bright lights finally appeared. In order to avoid attracting attention, the torches of this marching were all separated by a long distance. In order to prevent people from falling behind, they held hands during the marching.
When Zhao Yanhe, who was uneasy in his heart, finally met the high-ranking official of this army, Ulaanba, in the future, he immediately squeezed out a little smile and said "reward" words.
"Village Chief, we appreciate your kindness! But we have military discipline and will not live in your house, nor will we touch these widows. As for which food we eat, we will use the Mongol Yuan as a valuation, please be sure to accept it." Ulaanbari understood Zhao Yanhe's meaning and said righteously.
"This--this!" Zhao Yanhe thought Ulaanbari was dissatisfied with their hospitality, and was so scared that he didn't know what to do.
In the end, the secret guards stood up and persuaded them to calm the villagers down.
After two days, just as Ulaanbari was waiting for the arrival of the follow-up troops, on the wilderness road not far from Hedong Village, several servants were leading a merchant toward Hedong Village.
"Go quickly! When you collect the tax, you can go back to the village to have a few drinks!" A man who looked like a servant leader shouted at everyone.
He was from a nearby Wangjiazhuang. A few days ago, he received a report from a businessman that Hedong Village, which was previously formed by fugitives, contained a large amount of fine salt and leather goods. These were all scarce objects. The head of the Wangjiazhuang family was immediately moved and immediately asked the servants to rush to Hedong Village to take a look.
When the rotten place was occupied by these fugitives, the head of the Wangjiazhuang didn't care much about it. Unexpectedly, he found fine salt there. As long as he built the manufacturing method, he would be developed.
Therefore, the wealth is moving, and the head of the Wang family has automatically regarded the things in Hedong Village as their own.
But these servants didn't know that after they entered the east bank of the river, they immediately attracted the attention of the scouts.
"Someone is here! It seems that it is not from Hedong Village."
"What should we do? Are we exposed?"
"Don't worry! I'll catch it first!"
So after discussion, a few short arrows shot at the servants. Two servants were shot to the ground immediately, and the rest were shocked. Some of them were so scared that they ran away, but they were immediately shot.
The living people immediately became obedient and stood there and shouted begging for mercy.
Then I saw a few people wearing straw hats on their heads walking out of the nearby weeds.
"Dear heroes, please spare us! We are just a choreographer, there is really nothing to be fed!" Seeing that the scouts were wearing civilian clothes, each of them looked cold, and they were obviously not ordinary people. Two servants who were soft and afraid of hardship immediately begged for mercy.
Chapter completed!