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Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Cao Wenzhao stood on the top of the north gate of Anshan Yibao, looking up at the land in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh: "I never thought that I would be able to come back here in my lifetime!"

"Uncle said that's where he went!" Young Cao Bianjiao said with high spirits, "With the Holy Emperor in office, the situation is getting better and better year by year, not to mention the current situation, even Shenyang, I am afraid it has happened in the past two years. My nephew is still here I want to go to Sarhu again and see that it’s time for someone to collect the bones of the Ming Dynasty soldiers!”

Hearing what he said, Cao Wenzhao was even more emotional. He was not qualified to participate in the Battle of Saarhu that year. But as a member of the Ming Dynasty generals, I have to say that it is a great pity that tens of thousands of Ming troops made the Jianlu rise to fame and became their stepping stone.

Starting from the Wanli period, through Taichang and Tianqi, the power of Jianlu became more and more powerful and became more and more difficult to control. I don’t know how many soldiers of the Ming army died at the hands of the Jianlu, and I don’t know how many people of the Ming Dynasty were killed and their families were destroyed. The land of Liaodong is filled with the bones and blood of Han people. I originally thought that Jianlu was already uncontrollable, and the regrets and blood feuds that had been made would never be avenged.

However, since the emperor ascended the throne, when the situation became most critical and the emperor swore to the sky in public, the war against Jianlu was won again and again. Unknowingly, he was already standing at the door of Liaoyang. !

Cao Wenzhao was still thinking about it, but Cao Bianjiao put it aside and reminded: "Uncle, His Majesty has a decree for us to act well. I guess Jianlu will definitely come to peek tonight, so we should be ready, right?" "

After hearing the serious matter, Cao Wenzhao came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Yes, this matter is important, so we can't be careless!"

As a result, the order was passed down, and a new round of busyness began in Anshan Posthouse.

At midnight, the half-circle moon in the night sky, with the help of the stars in the sky, makes it possible to vaguely see people on the earth. On the official road leading from Liaoyang to Anshan Posthouse, a group of thirty or forty soldiers were on their way in the dark. The war horses all wore horse cages, and the wooden sticks in their mouths prevented the horses from neighing. The horse's hooves are wrapped in thick cotton. Although there were a lot of people and horses, they were able to do it quietly. They were obviously veterans in building captives and spying on horses.

They were walking vigilantly when suddenly someone came back in front of them. It was the patrolling horse who had been on guard. He reported in a low voice: "The Ming army has not left the city, but the lights in Anshan Posthouse are bright, as if they were preparing something overnight!"

Hearing this, Leader Jianlu Tanma felt nervous, and quickly waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

He had to take a closer look in person in order to provide the necessary military information to the following army.

After walking like a dog for a while, sure enough, from a distance, we saw brightly lit lights, flags fluttering, and silhouettes of people in Anshan Posthouse. The torches lit up almost the entire night sky. Even for a long distance on the other side of Anshan Inn, there seemed to be many lights.

When the leader of Jianlu Tanma saw this, he looked to both sides and immediately ordered: "Let's go up the mountain!"

The east and west sides of Anshan Posthouse are Anshan. If you look down from the mountain, you can see the entire Ming army.

At night, the light is not good, so going up the mountain is a bit of a struggle. But no matter how hard you try, you still have to go. The war horses were all left at the foot of the mountain, with only a few people watching. The other soldiers went up the mountain in the dark to explore the horses.

I don’t know how many people had their clothes torn and their skin scratched by branches, and some even almost lost their footing and rolled down the mountain. However, this did not stop them, and they still insisted on climbing up, looking for a position with the best view to see the details of the Ming army.

In the dark woods, the night wind blew and the leaves rustled. In addition, there are some unknown insects and birds chirping, and the only sound left is the sound of Jianlu's exploring horses trampling on dead branches.

Suddenly, a low hum of "Ah" sounded out, and a group of Jianlu were frightened and they immediately became at war with each other and looked around cautiously.

"Snake, it's a snake, I was bitten by a snake!" A Jianlu detective whispered in panic.

Hearing this, the other Jianlu Tanma breathed a sigh of relief. A companion immediately approached the man and bled him to remove the poison. In this situation now, this is the only way to deal with it. As for whether this person can survive, it depends on luck.

These Jianlu Tanma took life and death lightly, and the rest continued to climb up. Soon after, they finally found a place with a better viewing angle. Immediately, rest by rest, observe by observation.

I saw far down the mountain, inside the Anshan Posthouse, it was already late at night, and there seemed to be traces of the busy Ming army. To the south of Anshan Posthouse, a large section of the city wall collapsed. Outside the city, on both sides of the official road, Ming army camps were pitched one after another, stretching almost as far as the eye could see. According to the estimates of these soldiers, the Ming army must have at least 50,000 troops.

I was surprised, but when I took a closer look, I found that the Ming army seemed to have piles of food and grass. Those busy figures seemed to be cooks in the Ming army. Bags of food were hauled out and sprinkled on the open-air marching stoves. They were preparing these at midnight. Could it be that the Ming army was preparing to take action early tomorrow morning?

While Jianlu Tanma was watching, suddenly he heard a "bang bang bang bang" sound in his ears. These Jianlu Tanma were extremely familiar with this sound. They understood that it was the sound of a bowstring vibrating, and immediately they instinctively dodge.

But even so, in the dark night, no one knows the situation of the arrow. Immediately, the sound of "Ahhh" sounded, and many Jianlu Tanma fell down in response, and became a rolling gourd, or were blocked by trees, or simply rolled down the mountain, and they did not know whether they were dead or not.

The leader of Jianlu Tanma was lucky enough to escape the first wave of bows and arrows. He could tell from the sound that the Ming army was far more numerous than his own. In the dark night, unable to respond, he immediately shouted "Retreat" and fled down the mountain as quickly as possible.

He actually didn't feel surprised that the Ming army would appear here. After all, the Ming army must guard against enemy peeping, and there are not many places with good sight lines. If it is truly an elite army, it will definitely take precautions against this. Because of this, the group of them were extremely cautious when going up the mountain. If possible, he would even send top soldiers to investigate first. But the military situation was urgent, and he had no choice but to bet that the Ming army had just arrived and was not yet so elite. It's just a pity that he lost the bet.

The dark night protected the Ming army, but it also protected Jianlu's exploration of the horse. Therefore, the Ming army on the mountain did not pursue them. In the end, about a dozen soldiers returned to the foot of the mountain on horseback. Without waiting for their companions, they immediately mounted their horses and ran away, reporting the military information to the vanguard troops who had set off overnight.