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Chapter 944 Investigation
In the afterglow of the setting sun, Cao Wenzhao stood on the top of the north gate of Anshan Post Fort, looked up at the land in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I never thought that I would come back here in my lifetime!"

"Uncle said it went there!" The young Cao Bianjiao said in high spirits, "The situation is getting better every year when the Holy Son of Heaven is in power. Not to mention the present, it is Shenyang. I am afraid it will be the past two years. My nephew is still here. I want to go to Saarhu again, the bones of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty should be restrained by someone!"

Hearing what he said, Cao Wenzhao was even more emotional.He was not qualified to participate in the Battle of Salhu that year.But as a member of the generals of the Ming Dynasty, it has to be said that it is a great pity that the tens of thousands of Ming troops have achieved the reputation of Jianlu's rise and become their stepping stones.

Starting from the Wanli period, after Taichang and Tianqi, Jianlu became more and more powerful, and it became more and more difficult to control.I don't know how many Ming soldiers died at the hands of Jianlu, and how many Ming people were killed and their families were destroyed.The land of Liaodong is full of the bones and blood of the Han people.Originally thought that Jianlu was already too powerful to be controlled, and the regrets and blood feuds he had once had could not be avenged in the end.

However, since the emperor ascended the throne, the situation became the most critical. After the emperor made an oath to the sky in public, he won the war against Jianlu again and again. Before he knew it, he was already standing at the gate of Liaoyang !

Cao Wenzhao was still thinking about it, but Cao Bianjiao put aside these things and reminded: "Uncle, His Majesty has an order for us to act well. It is estimated that Jianlu will definitely come to peep tonight, so we should prepare for it, right? "

Hearing the business, Cao Wenzhao came back to his senses, smiled and said: "Yes, this matter is important, we can't be careless!"

As a result, the order was passed on, and a new round of busyness began in Anshan Post Fort.

At midnight, the semicircular moon in the night sky, with the help of the stars in the sky, people can be seen faintly on the earth.On the official road from Liaoyang to Anshan Post Fort, a group of thirty or forty Jian captives were on their way in the dark.The war horses all wore horse cages, and the wooden stick in their mouths prevented the war horses from neighing.The horseshoe is covered with thick cotton cloth.Although there were a lot of people, they were able to remain silent. They were all veterans of Jianlu's scouting.

They were walking vigilantly, when suddenly a person returned from the front. It was the scout horse who had been on guard. He whispered, "The Ming army did not go out of the city, but the lights in Anshan post castle were brightly lit, as if they were preparing for something overnight!"

Hearing this, the head of Jianlu's scouting horse tightened his heart, and quickly waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

He had to take a closer look in person before he could provide the necessary military information to the follow-up army.

After sneaking forward for a while, sure enough, I saw brightly lit lights in Anshan Post Fort from a distance, flags fluttering, and shadows of people.A branch of torches almost illuminated the entire night sky.Even for a long distance beyond Anshan Post Fort, there seemed to be many lights.

The leader of Jianlu's scouting horse saw it, looked to both sides, and immediately ordered: "Let's go up the mountain!"

On the east and west sides of Anshan Post Fort is Anshan. If you look down from the mountain, you can see the whole picture of the Ming army.

Under the night, the light is not good, so going up the mountain is a bit of a toss.But no matter how hard you go, you still have to go.All the war horses stayed at the foot of the mountain, and only a few people were left to watch. The other Jian captives went up the mountain in the dark to visit the horses.

I don't know how many people were scratched by the branches, their clothes were scratched, and some people even almost stumbled and rolled down the mountain.But this couldn't help 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 blows, and the leaves rustle.In addition, there are some unknown insects and birds calling, and the rest is only the sound of Jianlu's scouting horse stepping on dead branches.

Suddenly, a low hum "ah" sounded, and suddenly, a group of Jian prisoners were frightened, and they immediately raised their swords and looked around vigilantly.

"Snake, it's a snake, I was bitten by a snake!" a Jianlu Tanma 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 case, that's the only way to deal with it.As for whether this person can survive, it depends on luck.

These Jianlu scouts took a little light on life and death, and the rest continued to climb up.Not long after, they finally found a place with a better viewing angle.Immediately, rest rest, observe observation.

It was already late at night in Anshan Post Fort in the distance below the mountain, and there seemed to be traces of the busy Ming army.On the south side of Anshan Yibao, a large section of the city wall collapsed.Outside the city, on both sides of the official road, Ming army camps were pitched there one after another, stretching almost endlessly.According to the estimates of these Jianlu Tanma, the strength of the Ming army is at least [-].

Surprised in my heart, when I took a closer look, I found that the Ming army seemed to be piled up like a mountain of food and grass.Those busy figures seemed to be cooks in the Ming army.Bags of grain were dragged out and sprinkled on the open-air marching stoves one by one. They were preparing these in the middle of the night. Could it be that the Ming army was planning to take action early in the morning?

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

But even so, in the dark night, no one knew what happened to the arrows.Immediately, the sound of "ahah" sounded, and many Jianlu Tanma fell down in response to the sound, turning into rolling gourds, or being blocked by trees, or simply rolling down the mountain, and it is unknown whether they died or not.

The leader of Jianlu's scouting horse luckily escaped the first wave of bows and arrows. He could hear from his voice that the Ming army was far more numerous than his side.In the dark night, unable to fight, he immediately yelled "withdraw", and fled down the mountain immediately.

He was actually not surprised that the Ming army would appear here.After all, the Ming army must guard against the enemy's peeping, and there are not many places with good sightlines.If it is really an elite army, it will definitely take precautions against this.It was also because of this that when they went up the mountain, they were extremely cautious.If possible, he would even send sharp soldiers to investigate first.But the military situation is urgent, and he has no choice but to bet that the Ming army has just arrived, and it will not be able to reach such an elite level.It's just a pity that he lost the bet.

The dark night covered the Ming army, but at the same time it also covered the Jianlu's exploration of horses.Therefore, the Ming army on the mountain did not pursue it. In the end, about a dozen Jianlu spies returned to the foot of the mountain.

(End of this chapter)