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Chapter 27 Setting up camp, ambushes, and surprise attacks
Because of the uncertainty in the intelligence reported by Wu Da, Wang Chao couldn't help but rack his brains, trying to recall the historical information he had seen in his previous life.

In the Ming Dynasty, one would probably need to be a thousand-household commander to hold the position of "Ba Zong".

Although the specifics are unknown, based solely on the name, the dynasty must estimate its number of subordinates to be in the thousands.

Thinking of this, Wang Chao's heart skipped a beat.

He didn't think a thousand regular troops could withstand the attack.

However, the dynasty was still somewhat unwilling to give up without seeing it for themselves.

After a moment's thought, Wang Chao addressed Wang Dahu and the others:
"We still need to see the situation for ourselves."
"Come, come with me to the front of the mountain and see how many soldiers there really are."

"Ok!"

Wang Dahu and the others nodded solemnly, stood up, and followed Wang Chao out of the camp and headed towards the front mountain.

Standing atop a secluded mountain peak, Wang Chao and his group looked down and saw a group of several hundred people setting up camp, seemingly with no intention of entering the mountains.

Wang Chao glanced at the sky; the sun was only high in the sky, which made him somewhat unsure of the soldiers' intentions.

Shouldn't we take advantage of their momentary lapse in attention and launch an attack to catch them off guard?

As for the fatigue of marching
It's only thirty or forty li from Weiyuan County to here; if you're really on a fast march, it can even take less than a day.

Even if they march slowly, like Wang Chao and his group, it will only take them two or three days.

In this situation, there would be no fatigue from long-distance, forced marches, so there would be no need to set up camp and rest, right?
However, regardless of their thoughts, this is good news for the dynasty, as it allows them to prepare more thoroughly.

Over the past ten days, Wang Chao had already led Wang Dahu and the others to become familiar with the surrounding mountain and forest environment.

All these situations
The glint in Wang Chao's eyes might just be a profound lesson for those officers and soldiers.

After a moment's thought, Wang Chao led the group closer to the soldiers' camp.

With his superhuman vision, Wang Chao carefully examined the scene.

He felt that the number of officers and soldiers who came this time was not actually a thousand, and their condition was also very different from what he had imagined the army to be like.

After careful observation, the dynasty finally determined that the number of officers and soldiers who came this time was definitely less than a thousand, at most five or six hundred.

Moreover, judging from their sallow complexion, thin appearance, and listless demeanor, they didn't look like proper soldiers at all.

Consider historical descriptions of the Ming Dynasty army at the end of the dynasty: insufficient food, supplies, armor, and equipment, lack of training, and so on.

Unconsciously, the dynasty gained more confidence in the government troops' encirclement and suppression campaign.

After obtaining more detailed information about the enemy, Wang Chao led his men to quietly retreat.

Upon returning to the camp, Wang Chao immediately assigned combat tasks.

"Wang Dahu, you lead your company to the front mountain to set traps and hinder the advance of the government troops."
Remember, do not engage in direct combat with the soldiers; instead, shoot them from a distance with bows and arrows, or use traps to kill them.
Once the officers and soldiers arrived, he immediately led his troops to retreat.

"Li Shu, take your men and lie in ambush down the mountain."
Similarly, avoid direct confrontation with the officers and soldiers; lead them by the nose, guide them through the mountains, set traps, and ambush them from a distance with bows and arrows.

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In short, all the combat missions had only one thing in common: avoid direct combat with officers and soldiers, and instead carry out assassinations, sneak attacks, and lead them in circles in the mountains.

As for taking advantage of the officers and soldiers' unstable footing to launch an attack...
The dynasty never even considered it.

These farmers, who had only undergone a dozen days of training and were not even considered militia, were not qualified to launch an offensive.

After the dynasty issued its orders, it instructed everyone to go and prepare.

As for Wang Chao himself, he naturally followed Wang Dahu to the first ambush site on the front mountain.

This is the first battle against government troops, so naturally, we must be extremely cautious. The dynasty must be fully involved in order to adjust its battle plan according to the situation and obtain first-hand information about the government troops.

What is recorded in history is ultimately just history.

Without firsthand experience, it's all just empty words.

At the foot of Bird and Mouse Mountain, Wu Ping directed everyone to set up camp, feeling that he was quite skilled.

As for why they didn't attack immediately...
He wants to too.

But the situation doesn't allow it.

Apart from the largest group of over a hundred militia soldiers, the rest were just newly recruited ordinary farmers.

Even though they had tried their best to select young and strong men.

However, during this drought season, even these so-called young and strong men are pale, thin, and weak. How can we expect them to march sixty or seventy miles a day like a regular army?

It took them two days to march from Weiyuan County to Niaoshu Mountain, a distance of forty or fifty li, before they finally arrived at dawn today.

If we don't let them rest, but instead send them immediately into the mountains to suppress the bandits...

At that point, it will probably not be the rioters who collapse at the first touch, but them who will collapse at the first touch.

After cooking and enjoying a hearty meal, everyone finally felt much more energetic.

However, looking at the blazing sun overhead and then at the towering, densely forested Bird and Mouse Mountain ahead, one could see...

Even with servants constantly fanning him with palm-leaf fans, Wu Ping still felt stuffy and hot, and beads of sweat never stopped on his forehead.

Why don't we wait until past noon, when it's not so hot?
Seemingly sensing Wu Ping's hesitation, one of his close followers glanced around and stepped forward, whispering:
"My lord, look at those lowly people. They've been scorched by the sun and lost all their spirit. If we go into the mountains to suppress the bandits now, countless people will surely die or be injured."

In my opinion, it would be better to wait until late afternoon (3-5 PM) before heading into the mountains to surround and wipe out those bandits.”

"Um"

Wu Ping glanced at his attendant and then looked at the militia soldiers not far away.

"Indeed.

"Then, to avoid heavy casualties among the soldiers, let's postpone our advance into the mountains."

"Oh dear, the lord truly loves his soldiers like his own children." "Yes, yes, who cares for their soldiers as much as our lord does?"

"Your Excellency is truly a reincarnation of the Martial Saint and a god of war."

"Hahaha, hey~, you can't say that, you can't say that. Although I am a general with extraordinary strategies and love my soldiers like my own children, I am not worthy of being called the reincarnation of a god of war."

Hearing his subordinates' praise, Wu Ping smiled so much that his eyes narrowed.

Then, without hesitation, he turned around and went back to his tent.

Under this scorching sun, it's just too unbearable.

Meanwhile, Wang Chao, Wang Dahu, and the others, who had been hiding for quite some time, were initially quite nervous when they saw Wu Ping emerge, thinking they were about to head into the mountains.

However, after waiting for a long time, they discovered that Wu Ping had actually returned to the camp.

"This"

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances.

"How is this going?"

"Have they discovered our ambush?"

Wang Dahu couldn't help but speculate.

However, Wang Chao, whose eyesight far surpassed that of the others, realized from the changes in the expressions of Wu Ping and the others that this was probably not the case.

"That shouldn't be the case."

Wang Chao shook his head and carefully observed the military camp ahead.

The central command tent was located in the middle, right next to Bird and Mouse Mountain.
It seems to be a fairly standard way of setting up camp.

However, the dynasty always felt somewhat strange.

After looking for a while, Wang Chao suddenly became alert, and his eyes widened abruptly.

The military camp was located right next to Bird and Mouse Mountain.
However, Wang Chao and his group were hiding in Bird and Mouse Mountain.

You're right next to Bird and Mouse Mountain, aren't you just waiting to be ambushed?
In that case
An excited glint flashed in Wang Chao's eyes.

Since it's been delivered right to our doorstep, why wouldn't we take a bite?

After observing for a while, Wang Chao called over Wang Dahu and pointed to a hillside where the military camp was located.

"Big Tiger, look, if we attack the military camp below from that hillside, wouldn't that cause quite a bit of chaos?"

"Attack? This..."

Looking at the distant hillside, Wang Dahu was slightly taken aback when he heard Wang Chao's question.

Didn't we say before that we should try to avoid direct confrontation with the officers and soldiers and lead them in circles? How can we launch an offensive now?
Seeing Wang Dahu's confusion, Wang Chao smiled and explained:
"Times change, and if the timing is right, we may well take the initiative to attack."
Moreover, we only launched a surprise attack, causing some chaos among the officers and soldiers.

It's not a direct attack on those officers' and soldiers' camps.

"Okay! Let's do it this way!"

Looking at the distant hillside, Wang Dahu's eyes gradually widened, sparkling with excitement.

"Well, since it's a surprise attack, we don't need too many people. I'll lead a platoon."

"you"

Wang Chao hesitated slightly; he had originally intended to go by himself.

But after thinking about it, there's not much difference between the left and right sides.

Moreover, it was not intended to engage in a direct battle with the officers and soldiers, but rather to launch a surprise attack.

In the end, the dynasty nodded.

"it is good!

However, you'd better take it easy and not get so carried away that you stop thinking straight. It would be best to use a bow and arrow.

"When they give chase, retreat immediately!"

However, the dynasty still offered a final reminder.

The frenzied fighting that Wang Dahu waged in Wujiazhuang back then left a very deep impression on him.

"Hehe, don't worry, Battalion Commander."

Wang Dahu chuckled and immediately went down, leading a platoon of men to quietly sneak towards that hillside.

Wang Chao watched the military camp intently, ready to provide support at any moment.

As it turned out, the dynasty was overreacting.

Wu Ping didn't send out any scouts, so naturally he couldn't find Wang Dahu and his group traveling through the mountains and forests.

Perhaps in his mind, the Wang Chaos and his rebels were cowering in the mountains, waiting for him to come in and annihilate them, so how could he dare to launch an attack on them?

Therefore, he didn't even bother to send out scouts, and only arranged sentry posts around the military camp.

Almost without any disturbance, Wang Dahu and his men made their way up the hillside.

Looking down at the military camp, with groups of soldiers sitting lazily on the ground, Wang Dahu couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

They are not yet true soldiers, and are far from being elite troops.

However, even just these ten days of training were enough for him to realize that soldiers cannot and should not be in this state.

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