Chapter 80: The Horn of Counterattack
The pursuit of the Yuan army was extremely tight, and it had an almost absolute cavalry advantage, until the White Lotus Sect was driven into the mountains and the cavalry army could not give full play to its advantage, there were already 40,000 so-called Holy Sect troops of the White Lotus Sect who sacrificed their lives for the queen of the palace. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The White Lotus Sect fell into a terrible silence, and when the order was issued, no one answered, but the generals, especially the 150,000 Holy Sect troops directly under the direct jurisdiction of Xu Shouhui and Zou Pusheng, ignored the orders issued by Han Shantong, and the orders issued by the palace three times were like a stone in the sea.
It was precisely because of the "inaction" of Xu and Zou that Han Shantong had barely kept the cavalry at the cost of 40,000 foot soldiers at this time, and finally had to enter the mountains that were difficult for people to travel in order to escape for their lives. In this regard, Han Shantong didn't want to directly split the corpses of the two of them, but first, the situation was urgent, and he couldn't help himself to go to where Xu and Zou were, and secondly, Han Shantong was not sure that even if he took the Gu and led them there, he would be able to ensure that Xu Zou and the others would come back alive.
Although it is difficult to escape at the moment, but there is still a close confidant Liu Futong by his side, and an army of 160,000 guards by his side, he Han Shantong is still the dignified White Lotus Sect Master, the future emperor of a country.
This "future emperor" has been drilling in the mountains for half a month, and the gradual shortage of food and grass has made Han Shantong's temper worse and worse, and even his favorite son Han Lin'er is reluctant to get close to this father who seems to want to choose someone to eat.
On this day, Han Shantong found an inexplicable reason to scold a pro-soldier, and just saw that Han Lin'er was not far away, and was about to take out his son and make another fire, when he suddenly saw Liu Futong, who was happy, holding a gold-core white lotus lamp representing "good news".
"Report to the sect master, my palace's troops took advantage of the exhaustion of the Yuan army to win two victories in a row, and killed 3,000 enemies! More than 1,000 horses were captured, and grain and grass were enough for 2,000 people to be credited for seven days!" Liu Futong finished reporting loudly, and immediately began to cough, as if he had just run too quickly.
Han Shantong, who was about to beckon Han Lin'er over, suddenly loosened his brows, and with a look of surprise on his face, he strode over and squeezed Liu Futong's shoulders, and his voice trembled a little when he asked: "Kill the enemy three thousand?
Liu Futong grinned and was about to respond, when he suddenly heard a long report coming.
"Report to the sect master, my palace's rear department took advantage of the Yuan army's defeat to advance three miles again, and killed more than 4,000 enemies, a great victory!" The soldiers also seemed to be dizzy with joy at this sudden victory, and before they could run in front of Han Shantong, they tripped over the grass and trees on the ground and fell into a rolling gourd.
Han Shantong laughed, and actually stepped forward to help the pro-soldier up, patted the shoulder of the pro-soldier who was only seventeen and said with a smile: "Okay, good, you will be promoted to be the leader of a hundred, the leader of a hundred!"
Han Shantong didn't pay attention to the surprise of the suddenly promoted pro-soldier, he turned around and grabbed Liu Futong's arm, and the two came to the open map. This is an urgently revised map, with the red dots on it representing the White Lotus Cult and the black dots representing the Yuan Army.
Han Shantong pointed to the black dot and said: "The Yuan army has been defeated three times, and the arrogance is low at this time, we can go around the forest! ”
Liu Futong didn't answer immediately, he seemed to want to wait for Han Shantong's "next", but this White Lotus Sect Master didn't have the meaning of "next" except for looking at his cronies with a look of hope and waiting for Liu Futong to give an affirmative endorsement.
Are you disappointed? Liu Futong smiled bitterly in his heart, and then sneered. He still had the excitement on his face after hearing the victory, pointed to the black dot and said: "Sect Master, at this time, the momentum of our army is soaring, and this is a mountainous area where the army cannot be deployed, and the Yuan army's three defeats have lost more than 8,000, plus the army is seriously tired from the unsuitable mountain battle. If our army takes the opportunity to counterattack at this time, first, it will not have to take more risks by making a detour, second, it will be able to destroy the Yuan army and win a huge victory, and third, it will be able to regain its momentum and even more revive the prestige of the sect leader! If this battle is won, it will be said that it will kill four birds with one stone, and it will be a sure thing!"
As if infected by Liu Futong's voice and the content of his words, Han Shantong's face became more and more red, until he exhaled his last long breath, and his eyes were red with full of blood. The White Lotus Sect Master patted the map heavily and laughed: "Yes, it's my vision that is small! Wave the army to counterattack, and thus establish my White Lotus Sect's first merit in establishing my Han Shantong's great cause for a hundred generations!"
Liu Futong was also full of "excitement", knelt on one knee, hugged his fists and said: "Liu Futong implores to go back and kill with the sect leader, and be the vanguard for the great cause of the sect leader!"
Han Shantong's eyes suddenly lit up, and his heart thought of the revitalization of the sect leader's prestige that Liu Futong had inadvertently mentioned before. In fact, in Han Shantong's view, the prestige of the sect leader, especially the majesty, is far more important than any matter. As long as there is the majesty of the dignity of a sect, the Holy Sect army can be reorganized after it is exhausted, the Dharma King can be re-established after his death, and even the founding of the country can be restarted! As long as the White Lotus Sect is still there, as long as the sect leader is still him, Han Shantong!
"Futong, you are the most trusted Dharma King of the deity, and the deity needs you to protect the forest. As for the vanguard of the counteroffensive, the deity himself did it!" Han Shantong immediately ordered the army to turn around, preparing to attack the already "exhausted" Yuan army with him, and did not give Liu Futong a chance to speak again.
Liu Futong, who seemed to want to stop talking, really wanted to say something? The answer, of course, was no. Liu Futong not only didn't want to say anything, but applauded Han Shantong's decision loudly in his heart.
Why is it applauded? Why not?
Liu Futong's gloomy face couldn't see anything, and the flash of light in his eyes didn't seem to explain anything. He just quietly ordered his men and horses to protect Han Shantong's only son and only relative, Han Lin'er.
Seeing Liu Futong's arrival, Han Lin'er was not surprised. He was almost called by his father to make a punching bag just now, so he was not too far away, and he heard the good news of the victory and Han Shantong's final military order clearly.
Han Lin'er looked at Liu Fudao with some concern: "Uncle Liu, my father is the sect leader's personal expedition, and he doesn't let you accompany him, is this okay? Why don't you go and help your father, Han Lin'er alone and the original personal guard are enough." ”
Liu Futong didn't speak, just smiled and patted Han Lin'er's shoulder, signaling him with his eyes not to worry.
There really is no need to worry, at least in the short time that Han Shantong led the army to go on the expedition, there was nothing to worry about, only good news, and snow flakes were also good news.
The Holy Cult army launched a large-scale counterattack, and even Xu Shouhui and Zou Pusheng's troops also participated, and the Yuan army was defeated like a mountain, broke out of the mountains, and was driven into the plain where there was no way to hide.