Chapter 120: Zheng Jun retreats
The attack on the camp by three full formations of 1,000 people was more ferocious and tragic than the first time. [No pop-ups. 】
Sergeant Zheng, who was already exhausted, although he reacted in a short time, there was not much effective resistance, and after a wave of attacks, there were countless casualties, and the entire camp was once again ignited by the fire, becoming a sea of fire.
"It's really not a long memory, and this coping ability is too poor!"
Han Tong watched from a distance from a watchtower on the other side of the river, shaking his head incessantly, sneering at the reflexes and the quality of the soldiers of Zheng's ** team, because just a month ago, there was an attack on his camp, but in comparison, everyone's reaction ability was much stronger, and they were outflanked by an enemy twice as large as their own, and they turned back to the rear and successfully avoided the attack.
Even so, he was reprimanded by the emperor and asked for more training.
"I'm Da Cang, I will definitely get stronger and stronger!" Han Tong muttered softly, he is a general, and the most direct feeling during this period of time is that the fighting quality of the soldiers has changed dramatically, and the combat effectiveness of the army is changing with each passing day, which makes his confidence in the Northern Expedition War soar, and at the same time, he is also full of hope for the future of Cangguo.
For example, some details, the two squads outside Zheng Ying fought each other, and the battle situation was almost in the direction of the Cang army, whether it was in terms of physical strength, fighting skills, or morale, the Cang soldiers were superior.
After all, can a soldier who eats three meals a day have the same combat effectiveness as a soldier who is hungry for two meals a day and his chest is close to his back? A soldier Cang eats more meat in a month than a soldier Zheng eats in his life!
The second attack on the camp lasted nearly half an hour.
In the end, in the midst of Mori's roar, Zheng Jun organized the largest counterattack, and after paying a heavy price, he was able to stabilize the scene.
In fact, with the current strength of Cangguo, there is no need to pay too much price to pull out this camp, and 25,000 soldiers can directly make dumplings for it.
However, the elimination of this garrison was not the purpose of the Northern Expedition, and the attack on the camp was only one part of the overall strategic plan.
Therefore, in the panic of Zheng Guo's soldiers, the three thousand-man teams withdrew from the Zheng army in an orderly manner, and then unhurriedly, they removed the wooden tips and iron nails from the riverside boat, cut down the trees, and found a place not far away to set up camp.
This made the 3,000 people sit on pins and needles, and they couldn't sleep well, and they felt that on the side of their couch, there was a huge beast staring at them, as long as they closed their eyes, they seemed to hear the sound of the Cang army attacking the camp, and they woke up in their dreams several times.
In the middle of the night, Mori was already driven crazy, because those **** teams launched two more attacks during this time as if they didn't know how to get tired, and the soldiers of the whole battalion were physically and mentally exhausted.
"Your Royal Highness, is there a letter?" Murray grabbed one of the lieutenants and asked.
"When the last general sent the letter, the third prince laughed, telling the last general not to worry, and then he didn't speak, and"
"And what?"
"And he also ordered the last general, once defeated, he could retreat back."
Fall back?
Morry was puzzled, this is a national war, there has always been only holding positions and attacking, and the worst thing is to give an order to improvise, how can you directly say retreat?
If you are not defeated, the understanding of this word is broad, doesn't it mean that you can retreat with a little setback or difficulty?
At this moment, Mo Li was a little confused, although he knew that the third prince was laying out a plan to lure the Cang army to take the bait, but this seemed too much, right?
After all, if the camp retreats, it will be Kangcheng, and then it will be able to drive straight in, deep into the hinterland of Zheng State, and reach the imperial capital.
Ridiculous!
This is a definition given by Mo Li to Zheng Kang, he was originally a noble son of Zheng Guo, but because the family was Zheng Kang's relatives, he was quite trustworthy and was arranged to command the border army at the border.
Originally, this was a good errand, a position that could not only make merit but also live in peace, after all, everyone knew the strength of Cangguo, and it would be good to retreat in the country and steal peace, as long as Zheng Guo did not take the initiative to invade the south, there would be no war on the border at all.
Who would have thought that in the past few months in office, Zheng Kang led the army to defeat in the imperial city of Cangguo, and then the Cang** team became rapidly strong in just two months, and finally took the initiative to provoke a war and waved the army to the Northern Expedition!
It's just eight lifetimes of mold!
Murray didn't know that this war was the result of high-level discussions between the two countries, anyway, he was angry, feeling that he was a market gang boss, and he was beaten by a street gangster, and he couldn't fight back when it was over
Just as he was thinking about it, an old scout ran over: "Report! Our army scouts found several batches of **** teams in the countryside! ”
Rural?
What the hell!
Murray and the adjutant general looked at each other, isn't it enough for the **** team to attack the camp continuously, and also send soldiers to walk around the countryside?
Although I don't know what the ultimate goal of the Cang army is, there is no doubt about one thing, those Cang soldiers in the countryside are investigating.
"No matter! Since His Royal Highness has told us to retreat, let's retreat! Mori clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and although he was very unwilling, he still gave the order to retreat: "Pass the order to go down, pull out the camp and retreat!" ”
"Yes!"
In the evening, Zheng Guo's camp by the river was ablaze, and a team of 3,000 men slowly retreated to Cannes.
The generals of the Cangjun army who stood on the other side of the river and looked out in the distance frowned, puzzled.
Just now, it seems that there was no order to attack the camp, right? Why is Zheng Jun's camp on fire again
"Zheng Jun seems to have taken the initiative to retreat and burned the camp himself." Zhu Xi looked at it for a while and said.
Yang Mu nodded, and he also saw Sergeant Zheng carrying supplies and baggage one by one, evacuating in the direction of Kangcheng.
"Can't you wait" Yang Mu muttered softly, he had long imagined this situation, under the constant attack and harassment of the Cang** team, coupled with Zheng Kang's strategy of luring the enemy deeper, Zheng Jun would definitely retreat, but he didn't expect to wait so soon, originally he planned to attack more and attack for a few more days, forcing Zheng Kang to be annoyed and withdraw his troops.
Just from this point, it can be seen that Zheng Kang's brain is almost mentally retarded.
Who can't see such an obvious lure to the enemy deeply?
When the two armies are at war, impatience is a taboo on the battlefield!
After the Zheng army retreated, the entire Xuanwu Legion crossed the Cangjiang River and set up camp on the other side of the river, and the Qinglong Legion continued to send a small force of troops to go deep into the Zheng State and began to investigate.
Of course, it was inevitable to bump into Zheng Jun's scouts, but they didn't mean to do anything, as if this land was shared by both parties, and there was no dispute.