Chapter Seven: The First Battle of the Water
"Well done, what's your name?" Yunhe patted Zhao Po on the shoulder.
Zhao Po, who was praised, scratched his head embarrassedly and replied, "Shenjun, my name is Zhao Po."
"Zhao Po, okay, there is still a lack of a deputy general by my side, you can do it!" Yunhe saw Zhao Po with irrepressible excitement in his eyes.
Yunhe looked Zhao Po up and down, Zhao Po was very embarrassed by Yunhe, lowered his head and whispered: "Thanks to the love of the Divine Monarch, is the position of deputy general higher?" Zhao Po asked tentatively.
Yunhe didn't hear clearly and asked him, "What did you say?"
Zhao Po lowered his head lower, and his face was flushed: "Oh, Shenjun, is the position of deputy general too high, I don't know if the subordinate can be competent."
Yunhe nodded, "That's right, the position of the deputy general is too high, you are under pressure, I didn't think it through, you can choose what position you want!" โ
Zhao Po saw that Yunhe was not polite to him at all, and his red face just now immediately turned blue, and he waved his hand again and again: "No, no, no, the lower officials don't dare to be pressured, I will do whatever the Divine Monarch asks me to do, there is no second word!"
"Good!" Yunhe slapped him with great satisfaction.
Qin Yishuang, who was on the side, couldn't help but interject: "I said, what do you want to do in such a hurry to call me back, Shenjun?" Just let me watch Zhao Po be promoted? I'm not that idle, tell me something! โ
Yunhe looked Qin Yishuang up and down, and then showed an underwhelming expression that was trying to hold back a smile.
Qin Yishuang was furious when he was seen by Yun He.
Yunhe felt that he might well become the tableโthere was only a pile of wood left, and he struggled to hold back a laugh and took a few steps back
"Vice General Zhao, you step back first!" Yun He glanced at Qin Yishuang and saw that he was not so angry, so he straightened his waist and pointed to the door with his left hand to signal Zhao Po to retreat.
Zhao Po couldn't accept the name of Vice General Zhao for a while, and after being stunned for two seconds, he reacted and retreated with a smile on his face.
"General Qin, why did you come back alone? What about the main forces? Yunhe looked out the door.
"Shenjun, but your lieutenant general is shrewd and capable, it only took one day to bring me back from Luoshui to Rushui, and even the main force of the Protoss promised me that he would be able to arrive tomorrow at the latest." General Qin was embarrassed to say that he was robbed by Zhao Po, and the main army would definitely find it when he saw that the general was kidnapped.
Yunhe glanced at the sloppy Qin Yishuang and asked him: "General Qin, did Zhao Po abuse you, you told me that I would punish him well."
Qin Yishuang felt that his reputation had been ruined in the hands of a deputy general, and he was really embarrassed to publicize it, so he gritted his teeth and said to Yunhe: "How can it be, Vice General Zhao has taken care of me all the way!"
Yun He couldn't contain a smile on his face, and said to Qin Yishuang, "We can go to war!"
"What, go to war? Why is it in such a hurry? Qin Yishuang was a little surprised, why did the Divine Monarch who wanted to be a shrinking turtle suddenly want to go to war?
"The general doesn't know, although the reinforcements of the Yu clan have converged with the left wing army, but probably because of disagreement, the two sides do not seem to be friendly, morale is low, we have a large number of people, we can use this opportunity to destroy the Yu army in one fell swoop!"
When Qin Yishuang heard the news, the exhaustion all over his body dissipated, and he said excitedly: "Okay, let's start a war now!"
Yunhe couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, General Qin, you go down and pack up first, it's not too late to wait for the main army to converge with us tomorrow and then start a war!"
Qin Yishuang realized that he had transferred all the main forces away, and the current troops of Rushui were all remnants of the defeated army. coughed embarrassedly twice: "Shenjun, this time, ......"
Before Qin Yishuang could say the sentence "It's my fault", Yun He blocked his words: "General Qin, you smashed my table again, this time and last time, you will be charged a total of 400 gold, a sincere price." Yunhe's eyes were full of sincerity.
Qin Yishuang didn't look at his eyes, began to bargain with Yunhe, and finally left the High Command with a spring breeze on his face, because he could pay Yunhe one hundred and three gold less.
Early the next morning, the main army of the Protoss really arrived at the military camp of the water, and they all wondered why their general was tied up to their own military camp in the city of water. Of course, they will never get an answer, because their Qin general is unwilling to tell them about his ugly deeds.
Yun He had two goals for this battle: one was to recapture the water city that belonged to the Protoss, and the other was to establish his prestige and consolidate his position as the god king.
On the training ground, the 600,000 Protoss troops were all over the training ground, and Yun He could only see dense heads when he looked down from a height, and he didn't know why when it came to send troops, he saw the soldiers who were ready to go, Yun He's heart was in a mess, and he always had a bad premonition. But the army has been assembled, and looking at Qin Yishuang who is eager to try, Yunhe thinks that he can't beat everyone's military heart because of his ethereal feeling. The heart is crossed, and the attack is ordered!
In the Water City, Yu Qingling was training his troops, and Xuanyu ran to Yu Qingling's side in a panic: "Your Highness, the Protoss Army is already on the verge of the city."
A burst of joy flashed in Yu Qingling's eyes, and she secretly said in her heart: "My bait has finally been received, and it has come so quickly." Turned around and looked at Xiang Xuanyu: "Very good, does General Ji know?"
Xuanyu saw that Yu Qingling was not flustered at all, and the nervousness and worry in her heart disappeared for most of the time, I don't know why, Xuanyu had a blind trust in Yu Qingling.
"Back to Your Highness, General Ji is already in the conference room, and General Ji invites you to go and meet."
"Okay, let's go right away."
The conference room was made of wooden planks improvised, and the wooden planks were built in a chaotic manner, and Yu Qingling walked in to look at them, and always felt that these planks would collapse at any time.
The meeting was attended by senior officers of the Left Wing Army and the Royal Army. But there was one person who surprised Yu Qingling by participating, and that person was Luo Shen, the deputy general of the Left Wing Army who had a relationship with him a few days ago. Ji Yuebai found that Yu Qingling's gaze fell on Luo Shen and explained in a loud voice: "Your Highness, my left wing army is in short supply, Luo Shen, this kid is smart and witty, I plan to promote him to the capital." Yu Qingling had a good impression of Luo Shen and nodded in approval. When the generals saw Yu Qingling walk in, they all stood up and gave a neat military salute. Yu Qingling nodded and motioned for everyone to sit down, there was no sound during the whole process, and it could be seen that everyone was very nervous.
Yu Qingling swept around with her gaze, no one was willing to speak, everyone looked at herself. At the critical moment, no one was in the limelight as usual, and everyone knew that every word they said now was related to the lives of more than 300,000 people.
Yu Qingling saw that no one spoke, so she cleared her throat and whispered, "Everyone, the Protoss Army has bullied us for a long time, and the time has come for revenge."
Ji Yuebai was told by Yu Qingling once because of his recklessness before, so he calmed down a lot when he encountered the situation, and he asked out loud in confusion: "Your Highness, there is a huge disparity between the strength of us and the Protoss, our left wing army now only has about 150,000 troops plus the royal army, and it is only 300,000 at most, according to reliable information, the Protoss army is about 600,000, which is twice as much as ours!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you know why I ordered the whole army to retreat in the first place?"
The generals present began a heated discussion, and finally Luo Shen replied, "Your Highness, is it to let the Protoss relax its vigilance?"
Yu Qingling nodded at Luo Shen with satisfaction, expressing approval, the generals seemed to understand, but they didn't understand why it was useful to let the Protoss relax their vigilance.
Yu Qingling habitually swept the eyes of everyone present, and Yu Qingling already knew their questions.
Yu Qingling looked at Ji Yuebai: "General Ji, do you remember what I told you a few days ago about knowing yourself and knowing your enemy?" Isn't that clear by now? โ
Ji Yuebai replied: "Your Highness means that you deliberately let the Protoss Army relax their vigilance so that they can gather a large army to attack like water?"
Yu Qingling nodded: "At least then we don't have to worry about what tricks the other party will do."
The generals were a little crying and laughing, in order to prevent the other party from doing any tricks, they attracted all the enemy troops to attack the city, and no one knew what Yu Qingling was thinking in his head.
"The command of the front line depends on everyone, remember, you must win. Meeting. โ
After saying that, Yu Qingling walked out, leaving a room of generals at a loss. In the end, Ji Yuebai said to the generals: "We will do what His Royal Highness Ling said, and swear to defend like water." When the generals heard Ji Yuebai say this, they also shouted in unison: "Swear to defend Yudu to the death!"
The Yu Clan soldiers are all high-spirited, because they have long wanted to beat the Protoss soldiers, and now that they have the opportunity, they are all in good spirits, hoping for early success.
Yu Qingling stood on the city wall, and a smile appeared in the eyes of the Yu clan army who saw the military spirit.
Xuanyu walked up to Yu Qingling's side and whispered, "Your Highness, General Ji is looking for you."
Yu Qingling still looked at the soldiers of the Yu clan under the city tower and smiled: "Okay, I know."
Yu Qingling went to the dilapidated stone room, which was Ji Yuebai's room, and Ji Yuebai was looking out the window. Yu Qingling knocked lightly on the door, and Ji Yuebai turned around and motioned for Yu Qingling to sit down.
Ji Yuebai asked sharply, "Your Highness, I don't know what you mean." โ
Yu Qingling didn't go around in circles with him: "General Ji, I have my ideas, but this method is too risky, I don't want to talk to them, arguing endlessly, it will only delay the military situation."
"Would Your Highness like to talk to me?"
Yu Qingling nodded casually: "Yes, I can only tell you."
"Our Yu Clan's army only needs to fight a war of attrition with them, and when they are exhausted, our royal army still has 50,000 troops in Luoshui, which is enough to destroy them."
"Your Highness, we can't afford to fight a war of attrition, the Protoss Army is coming with the strength of the whole country this time, if we fight a war of attrition, I'm afraid we are the first to be emptied."
Yu Qingling's face was heavy: "Therefore, we need to have someone who can go deep into the enemy's army and burn their baggage depot, so that they will have to surrender when they run out of ammunition and food."
This thought made Ji Yuebai's eyes light up, but then it dimmed again: "Your Highness, who can do it?" That would be too dangerous, and if you were caught and startled, if you tried to do so, the enemy would be on guard. โ
Yu Qingling clenched her fists, and only when her nails hurt in her flesh did she let go, sighed and said, "You have to hit it with one hit, so this candidate can only be me."
Ji Yuebai hurriedly shook his head: "No, Your Highness is too dangerous, if this is the only way, let the ministers go down."
Yu Qingling said lightly: "General Ji, you can't do it."
Ji Yuebai still refused to let go: "Your Highness, Your Majesty knows that your martial arts are strong, and you are unrivaled in the Yu Clan, but Your Majesty is not an embroidered pillow, Your Majesty will definitely be able to."
Looking at Ji Yuebai, who was nervous, Yu Qingling smiled: "General Ji, it's not because your martial arts are not good, it's mainly because I'm a woman, and it's easier to disguise."
Ji Yuebai heard Yu Qingling say that she was a woman, and recalled her relationship with Yu Qingling these days, Yu Qingling was strong and resolute everywhere, and she was more resolute than many men no matter what she did. He almost forgot the fact that Yu Qingling was a woman.
Yu Qingling didn't give Ji Yuebai a chance to refute, and said categorically: "It's decided like this, General Ji's front line will be handed over to you, don't let our army have too much sacrifice."