Chapter 145: Shrinking
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If the righteous army goes out of the camp to meet the battle, the officers and soldiers will fire thousands of arrows, and after the righteous army has rushed twice, they will not do such senseless stupid things again, and stick to the fence.
The rebels had a very difficult day, huddled in the camp, looking for planks, iron pots and other things that could block arrows, hid behind the fence, and occasionally looked out quickly through the gaps, hoping that the officers and soldiers would attack as soon as possible, so that they could fight happily.
The officers and men made up their minds not to make contact with the rebels, stopped not far away, and took turns shooting arrows, even at regular intervals, almost every quarter of an hour, and other than that, no matter how the rebels shouted and cursed, they were unmoved.
The soldiers of the righteous army scolded in a variety of ways, after a long time, but they also felt bored, every time the officers and soldiers fired a volley, there were always unlucky eggs who were hit by arrows, and it was better for an arrow to be fatal, so they were afraid of being injured but not dying, and the screams resounded throughout the camp, which could last until the next round of shooting.
The two wings of the rebels could not escape the long-range fire of the officers and soldiers, and all the unrelated people retreated to the rear, and those who were hit by the arrows were carried away.
Soon after the afternoon, taking advantage of the gap between the two rounds of volleys, Ning Baoguan sent someone to invite King Wu to come over to discuss the matter.
Waiting like this is not an option, although the casualties of the rebels are not heavy, but the morale is quickly depleted in waiting, cold and screaming.
A simple wooden house was built in the Chinese barracks, with several layers of roofs added temporarily, and arrows stuck everywhere, like a huge and ugly hedgehog.
Ning Baoguan and Gan Zhao were all there, as well as several important generals, Xu Ji and Ma Wei arrived on the front and back feet, nodded to each other, and did not speak.
The windows had been boarded up, and a small lamp had been lit in the room, so dim that I could barely see the figures flickering.
Everyone stood around a broken table, Ning Baoguan glanced at everyone, and said directly: "The officers and soldiers use this way of fighting disgusting people, we can't wait, wait for you to go to the rear, drive the useless people to the front, and then go through two rounds of ......"
"I don't agree." Xu Ji blurted out.
Everyone looked over, Ning Baoguan stared at him for a while, and sneered: "Our King Wu has a clever plan again." ”
"I don't have a plan, but ......"
"Where's that? Let's save my life first. ”
"King Jin will lure the officers and soldiers away."
"King Jin sent you a letter?"
"No, but I believe General Tan will have a way."
"Really? What's the solution? I only saw more and more officers and soldiers. ”
"Adapt, General Tan ......"
Ning Baoguan laughed, "Tan Wuxian is a liar who can talk big, he can deceive you, but he can't deceive us veterans who have been killed on the battlefield." ”
A general said: "That's it, Tan Wuwu led the troops for the first time, where did he come from?" ”
Ning Baoguan said again: "King Jin is a character, but if he had a way, he would have done it a long time ago, and he would not wait until now." ”
Xu Ji was about to speak, Ning Baoguan raised his hand and motioned for everyone to be silent, and after a while, a stormy sound sounded outside, and the wooden house shook slightly.
The voice disappeared, and Ning hugged Guan and said, "Don't delay your work, let's go." ”
"Wait." Xu Ji took two steps back and stopped at the door, "Wait a little longer, you don't believe that General Tan and me, at least give King Jin a chance." ”
Ning Baoguan had a cold face, "Wait another hour, almost after four archery, you must start a war, gather the people in the rear first, you have to go out when you should go out of the camp, and no one can stay, whoever wants to be a good person, don't blame me for being unkind." ”
This is the biggest concession that Ning Baoguan can make.
"The people will be grateful to King Ning." Xu Jidao.
"I'd be happier if I lived to enjoy their gratitude."
Everyone said goodbye, and Ning Baoguan suddenly said, "Please stay with King Wu and King Liang." ”
Xu Ji and Ma Wei stopped, returned to the table, looked at each other, and didn't know why.
After the door was closed, Ning hugged Guan and said: "The enemy is now, I hope you don't make something unsightly because of a trivial matter." ”
Both of them were stunned, and were about to open their mouths to argue, Ning Baoguan continued: "Since the woman surnamed Feng has entered King Wu's tent, even if it is his person, King Liang should not fight anymore, after breaking through the Eastern Capital, I will compensate you." ”
Ma Wei looked surprised, "You snatched Feng Juniang?" ”
Xu Ji hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, she went to me by herself, I hadn't heard of her before." ”
"Oh." Ma Wei's expression was a little strange, and he quickly covered it up, "It's nothing, it's just a woman, but let King Ning worry about it." ”
"You two are good brothers, that's why I talk a lot. Go, gather the people, King Wu, this is not the time to be kind, because of you, the attack is delayed, and I don't know how many soldiers will die under the arrows of officers and soldiers, you have to think more about the soldiers who can fight for you. ”
"Yes."
The two got out of the tent, and Xu Ji immediately said: "I didn't rob Feng Juniang, as soon as I returned to the camp, I sent someone to send her to ......."
Ma Wei patted Xu Ji twice on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Ji, what's wrong?" Am I the kind of person who loves beauty? I can even give up my wife and children in the Eastern Capital, let alone a woman who meets halfway? Don't send it to me, and I won't accept it. ”
"Good...... bar. Xu Ji didn't expect Feng Juniang to be a big trouble.
"I'll also say more, Brother Brother should be careful, Feng Juniang has a reputation, more generals have been killed than officers and soldiers, Brother Brother must not be fascinated by him."
"No, there is still Xiao Liu Mazi ......"
"Haha, Brother Ji doesn't need to explain, Xiao Liu Mazi is self-defeating, and it has nothing to do with others. There are a lot of things, let's talk about it later, and say goodbye. ”
The two went back to their respective camps, and as soon as they arrived in their own camps, Ma Wei first ordered the people to be gathered, and then complained to the deputy general Pan Kai: "King Wu killed Xiao Liu Mazi in public, even his wife was snatched away." ”
"Which wife?"
"Which one else could it be? Of course, it's the one with the surname Feng. Hey, King Wu pretended to be like him, saying that he had never heard of Feng Juniang's name before. I've never found out before that he's so ruthless that he dares to kill people in front of the battle. Hey. ”
"King Wu is in the limelight, and King Liang should avoid it slightly." Pan Kai persuaded.
"But this breath ...... The whole camp knew that King Wu was crushing me...... Forget it, I don't care about him when I think about old friendships. Ma Wei hated, "People change, and some people become especially fast." ”
Xu Ji returned to the camp, but what he was thinking about was why Ning Baoguan said those words, which sounded like he was deliberately provoking the relationship between him and Ma Wei.
The gathering of the people attracted a lot of complaints, and the good reputation obtained by King Wu was instantly wiped out, and he also received a hypocritical evaluation.
Xu Ji didn't have time to care about this, and hid behind the camp fence with the other soldiers to watch the situation outside.
The officers and men had no intention of retreating, and bent their bows and arrows, preparing for the next round of long-range shooting.
Where did the cavalry led by King Jin and Tan Wuwu go? Why didn't there even a single harassment? Time passed little by little, and there was only one round of long-range shooting left before the agreed attack, Xu Ji couldn't wait, so he summoned the generals of the headquarters and discussed the matter behind the fence.
Everyone stooped and stood, as close to the fence as possible, holding shields or planks in their hands to guard against cold arrows from time to time from the officers and soldiers.
"The officers and soldiers have been led away." Xu Jidao.
The generals looked at each other, but they didn't understand what this sentence meant.
Xu Ji explained: "The King of Jin has not appeared, and the officers and soldiers outside have very few horses, and they only shoot arrows and do not attack, which means that the main force has been led away, and the remaining officers and soldiers only want to trap us here." ”
"Like...... That's how it goes. Someone hesitated to reply.
"The officers and soldiers are very inward-looking...... The officers and soldiers are showmanship, and a single strong attack can crush them. ”
"How do you attack it? The officers and soldiers had bows and arrows, but we didn't even have all the shields, and before we could rush to the place, all of us would die. "One will say.
"King Wu Yue's idea is good, let the people block the arrows, and let's rush behind us."
"This idea is not good, the people are in the way, and the rebels can't rush to the front of the officers and soldiers as soon as possible. I have an idea, see if you have the courage to do it with me. ”
Once again, the generals looked at each other, and the awe that had been built up after the battle of the previous night was being severely tested.
"Are people's lives more important than ours?" Finally someone questioned it.
"It's not about the people, it's about how to win this battle, if the people can defeat the officers and soldiers by sending them to their deaths, I will immediately drive them all to the battlefield. But it didn't work, my idea had to be that there were no obstacles ahead to work. ”
The generals no longer objected, but they were not enthusiastic enough to remain silent.
Xu Ji said: "You all know Feng Juniang, right?" ”
Several people nodded, and others also said, "I've heard of it." Everyone had an ambiguous smile on their faces, obviously hearing about Feng Juniang's overnight stay in King Wu's tent.
"I promised Feng Juniang to find her a new husband. After this battle, the meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and the first meritorious person can marry Feng Juniang as his wife, if he is unwilling, I will also have a corresponding reward......"
"Yes!" Several generals shouted in unison.
"Willing to die." A general's eyes lit up, "I'd rather be killed by this." It is...... Is King Wu really willing? ”
"I have a wife, and she...... He is jealous and strict, and if he hears that I have a woman outside, he will come and kill people from thousands of miles away. ”
The generals nodded one after another, originally just in awe of King Wu, but now they have a little more intimacy.
"What are you waiting for, King Wu will give an order." The generals suddenly became impatient.
Xu Ji said his idea, and ordered the generals to disperse the order, agreeing to act immediately after another round of archery.
In the Chinese military camp, Ning Baoguan sent people to observe the movements in the two wing battalions.
He was satisfied with the news from King Liang's camp, and the people had been driven to the camp gate, ready to be thrown out to block the arrows.
King Wu only summoned the people in the camp, but he didn't send them to the front for a long time, which made Ning Baoguan very annoyed, "He has military law, don't I have it?" Disobey the order, I'll clean it up later......"
The sound of a violent rainstorm sounded outside the house again, and as soon as the sound stopped, Ning Huguan pushed the door out of the house and ordered: "Come on, you can't just wait here to die." ”
The people at the gate of the camp cried and screamed, but they did not dare to disobey the order, and immediately after leaving the camp, they ran to both sides, looking for potholes to hide, and did not dare to run to the officers and soldiers.
Ning Baoguan held a shield in one hand and a lance in the other, supervising the soldiers to follow behind the people.
"Look, the Wu army camp will move!" One of the soldiers on the watchtower shouted, his voice full of surprise.