If you hear the drum, you will advance, and if you smell the gold, you will retreat. This is the rule of warfare for thousands of years, the former can inspire people to forge ahead, while the latter makes people retreat, no matter how fierce and brave the generals can not change.

Therefore, when there was a sudden sound of rapid gold at the bottom of the mountain, he was rushing forward with all his strength, and he was about to turn over halfway, and the momentum of the soldiers who were about to launch a frontal attack on the thieves above was a surprise, and even the movements of Suo Chao's hands were paused, and his pace stopped, revealing an unbelievable look.

As soon as the indomitable momentum of the officers and soldiers stopped, the thieves who had been killed by them in a bit of a panic quickly responded with a quick counterattack, and large and small stones mixed with spears and feathers and arrows flew towards them like raindrops. And because of the close distance between the two sides, this time the shield soldiers in front of them could no longer completely block these attacks, so they let the robe behind them continue to be hit, and they screamed miserably.

Suo Chao's whole face turned blue with anger, he was really unwilling to work hard to get to this situation. However, he also knew very well the truth of exhausting himself after one blow and then declining, since it was unrealistic to grit his teeth and go up again after the offensive was blocked, it would only increase casualties, so he could only roar with resentment: "Retreat!" "Ordered his men and others to retreat.

In fact, these soldiers were also retired, and when they heard the order, they hurried down slowly, and at the same time they did not forget to leave with their brothers who were wounded or killed in battle.

After Suo Chao, Zhu Tong and Lei Heng broke off, plus a few archers fired arrows upwards to deter, they finally did not let the thieves who had gained strength recoil, so that they could retreat down the mountain peacefully. It's just that this time the attack on the mountain was still in vain, and at the same time, the lives of eight elite soldiers of the Daimyo Mansion were buried in vain.

When he galloped back to the front and back of the official army, Suo Chao rushed to Shi Wenbin like a whirlwind, stretched out his hand and grabbed his collar and shouted, "Who told you to mingjin?" He knew that in the Yamashita Army, only the Yuncheng County Lieutenant, who was the chief general, had the power to let Ming Jin withdraw his troops.

Shi Wenbin was frightened by his reaction, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly shouted: "General Suo is angry, and the lower officials are also thinking about your safety, General." He was really afraid that the other party would punch him in anger.

At this time, everyone else had also woken up and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them, and Song Jiang grabbed Suo Chao's hand and said urgently: "General Suo can't, the county lieutenant is an official of the imperial court......"

Suo Chao may not be able to listen to the words of ordinary people, but what the famous Song Jiang said he still has to take to his heart, and after a moment of thought, he finally let go of his hand and was no longer rude to Shi Wenbin. He had already understood the meaning of Song Jiang's words, the other party was a civilian official, and in the Great Song Dynasty, even the real generals in the army would not dare to be disrespectful to civilian officials, let alone themselves.

However, the anger in Suo Chao's heart was not extinguished, he just stared at Shi Wenbin and gasped. Shi Wenbin was stared at by his pair of fiery eyes, so he had to make a bitter face and said, "General, the lower officials are also thinking about your safety." Just now, the thieves have injured you and a few soldiers with bows and arrows, and if you rush forward like this again, the lower officials are worried that if you make a mistake, ......"

He was telling the truth, watching Suo Chao from the Daimyo's Mansion lead people to fight, and was shot and injured by thieves, Shi Wenbin was really scared. If they die here, their own guilt will be great. Therefore, in line with the officialdom norm that he would rather have no merit than pass, he quickly ordered Mingjin to let them go down the mountain to ensure their safety.

Suo Chao also vaguely understood the other party's thoughts at this time, which made him resentful, stared at Shi Wenbin and said: "Lieutenant Shi, do you know that just now, I can lead the army to kill the mountain, and as long as you lead the troops to take advantage of the situation, this tiger head village can be wiped out in a battle!" But because of your Ming Jin, you missed this great opportunity! ”

"Ah......" Shi Wenbin's face changed greatly when he heard this, if this is the case, his responsibility will be too great.

At this time, Liu Yuan suddenly spoke on the side: "Although General Suo's words have some truth, after all, the thieves on the mountain are powerful, and they have the advantage of geographical advantages, and it is reasonable for the county lieutenant to worry that the generals and soldiers will have a good time." ”

With Liu Yuan's help, Shi Wenbin also quickly calmed down, and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, General Suo, this thief is important, but your safety is also very important." If there is a case, it will be worth the loss, after all, there are still ways and opportunities to attack the mountain, and the green mountains are not worried about no firewood. ”

This time, Suo Chao was completely speechless, in terms of bickering, he was naturally far from being the opponent of civil officials, and besides, it was already like this, and it would be useless to say anything more, so he could only sigh and say no more. Seeing this, Song Jiang hurriedly said: "Come and treat General Suo's injuries, he was hit by an arrow!" In order to ease the awkward atmosphere at the moment.

Sun Tu, who was watching this farce from afar, also shook his head and sighed again and again, he could clearly feel that he had been frustrated twice in a row, especially after seeing that he could attack the mountain but still returned in vain, everyone's morale had fallen to the bottom, and it would be more and more difficult to attack the mountain again.

After these two mountain attacks, Sun Tu had a preliminary understanding of the current Great Song Dynasty military. The weakness of the Song army's own combat effectiveness is still secondary, and the real fatal thing is that the command is in the hands of civilian officials who do not understand military affairs, and it is extremely difficult to make military generals and soldiers who dare to fight the enemy.

"What is Saburo thinking?" At some point, Song Jiang appeared beside him. This made Sun Tu quickly regain his mind, and said with a wry smile: "I'm wondering if there is still a chance to attack today?" ”

"I'm afraid it's difficult, now the morale of the whole army is low, even if they are forcibly ordered to continue attacking the mountain, the result should be no different from the first time, just increase the casualties." Song Jiang also sighed in a low mood: "In fact, the previous attacks on Hutou Village in this county were also the result of this one, often losing troops and losing generals, but they couldn't get up the mountain at all. ”

"Oshiji, do you think there is any other way up the mountain besides this frontal assault?" Sun Tu suddenly asked a question.

Song Jiang glanced at him approvingly, this young man really has some brains. But then he shook his head helplessly: "In fact, some people have thought about this before, and some people plan to climb the mountain and raid from the rear and side. But although the west hill is not high, it is really steep, and it ultimately fails. ”

Only then did Sun Tu understand, so he could only sigh with him, and then his eyes were firmly fixed on the hill in front of him, his mind constantly turning, thinking about what he could do. Suddenly, another thought came to me: "Oshi, why don't you use it or attack?" ”

Looking ahead, he found that the cottage and the high wall protecting it were made of bamboo and wood, and if it was attacked with fire, it would definitely cause a lot of damage to the thieves.

Song Jiang shook his head again: "This trick has been used before. However, the thief was also prepared, and there was a living spring in his stockade - so it was impossible to close the mountain and cut off its waterway - which was enough to extinguish the ordinary fire. Moreover, the range of our rockets is also very limited, unless we can kill the mid-mountain like General Suo and them did before, it is possible to pose a certain threat. ”

Sun Tu also frowned slightly after hearing this, as if he had thought of something, but he couldn't grasp the key for a while. Before he could come up with anything, a bamboo whistle suddenly sounded, which was the order to gather them, ordinary people.

Sun Tu didn't dare to slack off, so he quickly ran over to see what the government meant, did he want to let himself and others go back to the city to prepare food for the army? After all, it's nearly dusk, and it's getting dark.

Many people had similar thoughts, and everyone showed anticipation after rushing over. After seeing those two strong attacks, these people were still very timid, for fear that something would happen to them.

But then Huang Si, who stood in front of them, issued an order that made everyone exclaim: "Listen, it's impossible to succeed in attacking the mountain during the day, so the county lieutenant means night attack." However, the officers and soldiers are tired, so some of you will be selected tonight for a night attack. As he spoke, he picked up people one by one, and soon put Sun Tu among them, which made everyone cry out in fright: "How can we have the ability to attack the mountain, and spare our lives......"