Chapter 41: The Way to Crack the Solution
After some escape, the official army was directly pursued by the Yellow Turban Army dozens of miles away, and finally returned to Fugou County in a miserable and miserable defeat. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
And Zhu Jun's camp, which was opposite the Yellow Turban Army, was also easily captured by the Yellow Turban Army. As for the siege equipment that Zhu Jun worked so hard to build to attack the camp of the Yellow Turban Army, most of them also fell into the hands of the Yellow Turban Army. After some hard work but making a wedding dress for people, Zhu Jun, who returned to Fuhook and was a little calm, helplessly found that he would soon face the siege of the siege equipment he had built.
"Alas...... What's the matter, I didn't expect Zhang Bao to do this. Zhu Jun sighed, his face was somewhat gray.
Today's failure, he is really a little broken. Of the 25,000 troops dispatched, only 18,000 were eventually brought back to the city, and almost 7,000 soldiers were wiped out on the battlefield today.
Although they could not all have died, some were seriously wounded, some were captured, and some fled...... All of this can be regarded as the attrition of the army, which is equivalent to the death of the battle for Zhu Jun.
With a full reduction of forty percent of the troops, this is indeed a great defeat. And even more headache than this defeat is the morale of the officers and troops at the moment. After discovering that they might have to face an unkillable enemy next, the morale of the soldiers almost plummeted. Fighting an undead enemy, it's really not enough for a few lives.
"Why don't we ask Lord Huangfu Song for help. He has 30,000 horses on his side, and a few thousand more to support us, so it's good for me to recover some strength. At this military meeting after the defeat, feeling the depressing atmosphere in the big tent, Zhang Chao whispered his own suggestions.
"No...... Zhang Mancheng of Runan is also very strong. The Emperor's side is also under a lot of pressure, so we'd better not ask them for help. As soon as Zhang Chao's words fell, Zhu Jun shook his head and retorted.
This is Zhu Jun's high-sounding reason.
But Li Qin's eyes narrowed slightly as he listened. He knew that what Zhu Jun was thinking at this moment was definitely not what he said on the surface.
As a Zhonglang general at the same level as Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun is somewhat arrogant in his heart. He was not willing to ask Huangfu Song for help so simply, because that would leave a bad impression on the world: "Zhu Jun, the thief general? Oh, it's the one who failed to fight alone, and if he failed, he was like a soft egg who asked for help from General Huangfu......" - Zhu Jun definitely didn't want to do this, so at the moment he thought he could still hold on.
"As long as you can break Zhang Bao's demon spell...... We can turn defeat into victory. This is the insistence in Zhu Jun's heart, and it is also the confidence that he is unwilling to ask for help.
And even if you come back with help, what's the use of bringing a few thousand soldiers?
Although the official army was defeated for a long time this time, the main forces of each department were still there, and there were still more than 6,000 cavalry left as the strongest striking force, which could be said to be undamaged. As long as Zhang Bao's spell can be broken, this army may not have no possibility of winning if it goes out to fight the Yellow Turban Army.
You must know that the Yellow Turban Army does not have a general. Gao Sheng, who was loyal to Zhang Bao, is dead, and the remaining Zhang Min and Yan Zheng. Zhang Min is completely a slippery head, when he encounters fierce people like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the first thing he thinks of is not how to break the enemy, but to save himself.
Zhang Min is a villain who is only for himself and not for his comrades.
As for Yan Zheng, Li Qin has not had much contact with him, and I don't know what kind of personality he has, but judging from the level of his command of the right-wing front of the Yellow Turban Army today, the level of this guy Yan Zheng is also quite mediocre.
As long as Zhang Bao can be dealt with, then everything will have room for maneuver.
Since this is the case, all the problems now boil down to one point, that is, how to crack Zhang Bao's Taoism.
"What's next? Can the area covered by Zhang Bao's altar reach Fugou? Zhu Jun asked everyone directly.
"I'm afraid the scope of Zhang Bao's Dao method is not that large. Later in the flight, I turned my head to look at the darkness that had vanished us five miles away. The rest of the time was pursued by the Yellow Turbans...... As well as scaring ourselves. Li Qin replied very calmly.
"Uh......" Listening to Li Qin's such a clear and calm analysis, Zhu Jun couldn't help but get stuck for a moment, and then smiled helplessly: "Scare yourself, this is the norm when the army collapses!" ”
"I know......" Li Qin nodded lightly. He didn't go any further, because it wasn't necessary.
Since Zhang Bao's spell could not be affected here, it meant that if Zhu Jun was fighting in the cage city in Fugou, it would be convenient for him to fight against those inhuman existences. This is definitely good news for the demoralized officers and soldiers.
It's just that can you win Zhang Bao by relying on the cage city battle? Maybe! But that will take a long time. And for Zhu Jun at the moment, what he lacks is time.
You must know that Huangfu Song, who played against Zhang Mancheng in Runan, won one after another and performed quite well. And Huangfu Song was too close to Zhu Jun, and his army was almost next door to Zhu Jun - the two were easily compared.
This means that the performance of Zhu Jun's side cannot be much worse than that of Huangfu Song in any case, and it cannot be said that Huangfu Song's side has won big victories one after another, and your Zhu Jun side can only rely miserably on the city wall to defend.
Although your defense may have a reputation for defending counterattacks. But the term defensive counterattack is a sign of weakness in the eyes of outsiders who don't know tactics. And in the entire court, there are too many people who don't understand tactics like this, too many.
If Zhu Jun doesn't want to be looked down upon, then the best tactic he has to use is to attack, attack desperately. Because of the offense, it is an absolutely strong performance in the eyes of outsiders. It's a weird truth, but that's the way it is.
But ...... "That's really good news...... Since Zhang Bao's spell can't be shrouded here. Then we will go ten miles out of the city and set up camp! Stop the Yellow Turban Thieves in their way. Fight against Zhang Bao in a place where spells can't reach. I think we should be able to win this fight. Zhu Jun thought about it for a while and made such an arrangement. No problem! Hearing that Zhu Jun used such a means to circumvent the edge of the Yellow Turban Army Demon Method, the faces of all the generals showed excited expressions. They roared and assured Zhu Jun that the patter's own chest said his confidence: "As long as there is no Zhang Bao's demon method, even if we only have 10,000 people left, we can easily defeat those yellow turban thieves." "That's good!" Zhu Jun nodded with satisfaction, and then began to arrange the corresponding army out of battle sequence. This is already a relatively detailed issue involving how to deploy the army and how to set up camp. Li Qin didn't know much about these questions, so he just watched from the side without saying a word, keeping them in his heart, waiting for time to ponder why. For all kinds of problems that may arise in the future, Li Qin is also studying hard. However, things are always changing. Before Zhu Jun could arrange these things properly, a scout broke into the lobby as usual: "General, report from the front!" Zhang Bao had already done his best to be a Yellow Turban soldier and approached Fugou. ”
"Huh...... Zhang Bao came in person? Has he put down his altar and left it alone? Or has he found a way to defeat us without the Dao Fa? Li Qin was slightly stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked.
"Not at all! Zhang Bao's guy made a trumpet directly from the altar he set up on the top of the mountain, which was carried by five hundred soldiers and followed the army. Tanma said with a bitter face: "I only glanced at the altar from a distance, and I felt the evil aura that existed on it. ”
"Huh?" Li Qin listened to his words and shook his head with a wry smile.
"Is that exaggerated...... I just look at it and I feel evil! Do you think you're a monk who has been learning for decades? Li Qin secretly complained in his heart. He could ignore what Tan Ma said later, but he had to pay attention to what he said earlier.
Although Tanma also said that the altar brought by Zhang Bao was a whole size smaller than the one originally placed on the top of the mountain, its essence would not change much. This also means that in the future, everyone will still have to face Zhang Bao's Dao Law and those terrible undead enemies who have been killed from the black wind.
"Alas...... It's all about to go through the cracks. Hearing the news of Tanma, Liu Bei smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly.
"What a damn Zhang Bao." Zhu Jun also hated this very much, but at the moment they really didn't have any way.
"What to do? How do we crack his magic spell? Zhang Chao asked everyone directly.
Since it is inevitable to match the other party, the problem naturally returns to the original node - to find a solution to Zhang Bao's demon law.
For a while, the entire hall of the Fugou County Government was silent, and everyone was thinking about it. And just when everyone was frowning, the Tanma opened his mouth a little timidly: "That...... I might have a solution...... I just don't know if it has an effect. ”
"Huh?" The sound of the horse was not loud, but at the moment, it was very loud in this silent hall. As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes converged on him.
Tanma is a young man with a small stature, his facial features can be regarded as delicate, and he looks a little weak. Being so intensely watched by everyone, he suddenly took two steps back with some fear, looking a little scared.
"Tell me about it!" As soon as Liu Bei saw him retreat, he immediately understood his worries. Liu Bei stepped forward and gently patted him on the shoulder, and said to him gently.
"That...... When I was in my hometown, I heard people say ...... These immortal spells of the masters are the most afraid of the pollution of filthy things. For it is the pure qi that makes up these spells. If you want to crack these things, you only need to prepare enough filthy things such as pigs, sheep, and dog blood. Tanma replied in a low voice. Under Liu Bei's appeasement, although he was still a little timid, he finally made everything clear.
"Hmm...... Is that really the case? Hearing Tanma say this, everyone in the hall looked at each other with a look of disbelief: "Is it really that simple?" ”
"Uh...... I heard about this when I was walking in the rivers and lakes. At this time, Guan Yu, who had not spoken, suddenly opened his mouth, but what he said was a footnote for the Tanma.
"Well, it seems like there's such a thing!" With Guan Yu's approval, everyone in the hall also recalled their childhood memories.
It seems that when I was young, people in my own family did say similar warnings.
"Then do as he says?" Zhu Jun glanced at Li Qin with some uncertainty: "Yuanhua, what do you see?" ”
"Then try it!" Li Qin did not understand this method. Although he felt that this seemed a little unreliable in his heart, he had no better way to do it now: "Since everyone has heard about the relevant rumors. Then give it a try, maybe that's true. Otherwise, such news would not have been circulated. Li Qin said.
"Well, let's try it! Inform the county magistrate and ask him to collect enough pigs, sheep and dog blood for me in this county. Zhu Jun ordered loudly.