More than 1,000 royal troops who had just returned from the night attack on the Han camp in Shiqiu, although they had crossed Luoshui and set foot on the land of Wangji, they still did not dare to relax, and the scouts in the army were still sprinkled out. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info you must know that now that the Korean army is on the border, who would have expected where the vanguard of the Korean army has arrived?

And I was worried about the safety of the king, although many of the soldiers were injured after a night battle, and they had not rested well for more than 100 miles since last night, and the soldiers were exhausted, but under the urging of the generals, the army still advanced rapidly.

Unexpectedly, not long after the army marched, they saw a scout in front of them bring back a man.

"General, this person is the king's side of the guard, claiming to be on the king's orders, and has been waiting for the generals here for a long time."

Wang Sunjian fixed his eyes and saw that the person was indeed dressed as a palace guard, so he only heard him say, "General, the villain is the subordinate of the captain Zhou Mi beside the king. Yesterday, there was a vanguard of the Korean army from the east of Luoshui, the king avoided its edge, has withdrawn from Gongyi, hidden in the mountains and forests north of Gongyi, the king was afraid that the general and others would mistakenly enter the city of Gongyi, and specially ordered the villain to wait for the general here, fortunately did not miss it. Please also ask the general to follow the villain. The king with a thousand soldiers was a few miles to the west of the front. ”

"Is the king safe?" Wang Sunjian asked first.

"The king is safe. The king also said that the generals must have been exhausted after running hundreds of miles, and the king had prepared meat and tents for the soldiers to rest. Please also ask the generals to follow the villain! ”

"Hmm." Wang Sunjian nodded, turned around and rushed to the army again, shouting, "The king is waiting for me in front, hurry up!" ”

"No! Long live the King! The neat shouts of the army sounded in the mountains and forests, which startled Wang Sunjian and the others, but thinking about it, there were still ten miles away from Gongyi, and there was no return from Han soldiers nearby, so Wang Sunjian did not stop it. Indeed, the king's position in the army is irreplaceable, and the news that the king is waiting in front can indeed cheer up the soldiers who have been tired for several days.

More than a thousand sergeants immediately quickened their pace, passed through the hills, and headed west. And along the way, there are more and more spies of the royal family, and after joining up with the army, they either go forward with the army, or run back to report the news.

Sure enough, it didn't take long to cross a hill and see hundreds of familiar royal soldiers defending here, and only then did they get out of the way when they saw that it was their own people. Behind the hill was a valley, and on the gentle ground were hundreds of tents, and hundreds of people were waiting before them.

The returning army hurriedly greeted them, led by Wang Sunjian and the other four, and knelt on the ground, "Knock on the king!" A neat cry rang out in the valley.

In the middle of the hundreds of people waiting, there was a short figure in the front, wasn't it the king.

Seeing the return of the soldiers, Zhou Bian smiled and took two steps forward, raised his hands and said, "Everyone, please get up, since this king learned that the soldiers have set foot on the west of Luoshui, he has already made the soup and the meat boiled, and he is waiting for you." Now, get up, all of you, and eat and rest, for the king knows that you have been tired for a few days. ”

Seeing that the king did not rush to ask how the battle was going, but cared about everyone's health, everyone was slightly moved, and after saluting, they arranged for more than 1,000 people. Soon hot water and large meat came up, and after the sergeants shouted long live the king, they began to enjoy it.

Seeing that the army sat down in an orderly manner, Zhou Bian walked around casually, and walked back to Wang Sunjian and the other four. These four people were also hungry and panicked, and the dry food they had eaten for a few days was indeed a little unbearable. When the four men saw the king coming, they hurriedly threw down what they had eaten, and immediately stood up.

"King!" "King!"

Waving his hand to stop the salute of the four generals, Zhou Bian opened his mouth and asked, "I don't know how many of our army's 2,000 people have returned?" ”

"Great King, more than 360 people stayed east of Luoshui, and the rest of the more than 200 people returned with injuries." Wang Sunjian replied first. "It's a pity that their bodies can't be brought back."

"There is really no way, after this battle, this king will order the wizard to summon spirits on Luoshui, my Luoyang warrior, how can I not let him return home?"

"The king is wise, and the soldiers have thanked the king!"

"Then let's talk about what you did when you crossed Luoshui this time?"

Speaking of this, Wang Sunjian and the others were ashamed, "Wang, I rushed to the mountains and forests outside Chenggao overnight, ambushed, and wanted to sneak attack the Korean army passing by, but I didn't think that the Korean army was still resting in the city, and we sent scouts to find that the baggage camp of the Korean army was in the south of the city, and it was not with the army, so we set attention to the night attack on the baggage camp, and wanted to set fire to burn the grain and grass of the Korean army." ”

"That's a good idea, not bad." Zhou Bian nodded. This Cheng Gao himself knows where the famous Tiger Prison is located, and the royal family will gain power in the future, and the east gate of Luoyang will still be in his hands.

That Wang Sun Jian even lowered his head, "We rested for a day, and last night we touched the outside of the Shiqiu Han camp, and after shooting the sentry, we suddenly launched an attack on the baggage camp. The baggage camp was really in chaos, and we took advantage of the chaos to kill a lot of people, and I waited to find out afterwards, I was afraid that there would be nearly 1,000 Korean soldiers and people. However, the grain and grass had not dried up because of the heavy rain a few days ago, and the torches were not easy to burn until the Korean army arrived, and when I had to leave, the grain and grass had not burned much. This plan to burn grain failed. ”

"It doesn't matter, you have successfully harassed the Korean army, causing chaos in the baggage camp, at least you still dragged the Korean army for a day. Being able to bring back most of the people and horses can already be described as a big victory! Zhou Bian smiled, indeed, I thought that I could only make a small fuss and kill hundreds of Korean soldiers and return, but I didn't think that I could behead thousands of them, and I also caused chaos in the Korean camp, which was really a big victory, which was beyond Zhou Bian's expectations.

"Thank you for the king's praise, but it is still regrettable that I failed to achieve the intended goal." Wang Sunjian and several others shouted.

Seeing the dejected appearance of a few people, Zhou Bian was happy in his heart, he could have a general under his command to win like this, why was he afraid of the Han army, and why was he afraid of the princes of the world? However, this is the time to boost morale, and we cannot let you continue to be depressed.

"Several, the grain and grass of the Han army were really drenched by the torrential rain, and they didn't have time to dry it in the future?"

"That's right, I also looked for a few big cars to see, and it is indeed not dry yet."

From this point of view, this attack by the South Korean army is not to be feared. Even the grain and grass in the army can't take care of it, and it can't be dried in a day, and the combat effectiveness of the South Korean army can not be imagined. Ha ha! Zhou Bian opened his mouth and laughed a few times.

"Well, the king said the same. It seems that this is the case. But Liu Yun couldn't help but speak.

"Is there anyone else who says the same?" Zhou Bian was puzzled.

"Exactly, Zhou Zhan also said so before. Also, my lord, when I saw the Korean army rushing last night, when I hurriedly withdrew the troops, I left a thousand archers, extinguished the torches, and took advantage of the darkness to guard the mountain road west of the city, and when the Korean army came, I shot the torches when I saw them, which not only put down hundreds of Korean soldiers, but also made the Korean army dare not chase anymore, so we were able to retreat calmly. This plan also came out of the Zhou War. Liu Yun said first.

"In this way, Zhou Zhan can be counted as a merit!" Turning his head to look at his former guards, the first batch of close subordinates who crossed by himself, this Zhou Zhan may be the best among them, Zhou Bian nodded with satisfaction.

Zhou Zhan was terrified, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him.

After helping Zhou Zhan up and praising him a few words, Zhou Bian continued, "And this time, the king is most pleased with the return, but it is not only the above. ”

"What's that?" Several people were puzzled.

"It is the combat effectiveness of our army. On weekdays, this king is a little stricter in your training, but at this time, it is only at this time that the effect is shown. You left Gongyi the night before yesterday, rested for a day during the day yesterday, attacked the Han camp at night, and returned this afternoon. Two days and two nights, 300 miles back and forth, and a successful night attack, which shows that the combat strength of our army is already quite good. What a joy it is for this king! When you return to Luoyang City, you will be rewarded. In fact, in order to improve the soldiers' ability to fight at night, Zhou Bian still put a lot of effort, such as the animal offal that people don't like to eat at this time, and also let Zhou Bian arrange it into the daily food of Wang Shi, Zhou Bian from later generations, naturally knows that animal offal contains a lot of vitamin E, which can improve vision at night.

"Thank you, King!" The faces of the four generals also had smiles on their faces, they could be praised by the king, and the fatigue of a hundred miles of running was nothing.

"It's just that I don't know why the king left Gongyi and came to this mountain forest?" After talking about the attack on the Han camp, several generals asked about the present again.

"Yesterday, didn't this king receive a report from you, saying that there was a vanguard of the Korean army? Sending spies to investigate, it was found that 8,000 Han soldiers were coming straight to Luoshui. The king ordered his 1,000 troops to go out of the city, and when the Korean army had just crossed the river, he killed the north bank of Luoshui, set up a large array of expeditions, and shot more than 100 Han soldiers who had just landed on the shore with bows and crossbows. I think I also suffered a loss last time, but this time I am afraid that I will be ambushed again. Zhou Bian said with some complacency.

"But after all, the king has few soldiers, why is he so risky, in case the Han army sees the truth and forcibly crosses the river to attack?" Wang Sunjian said worriedly.

"If he really forced himself to cross the river and attack, the king would have withdrawn immediately, and he would not have made a mistake, but fortunately he did not. Later, the king was worried that the Han army would come at night, so he simply abandoned Gongyi and moved into this mountain forest to wait for your return. ”

"How can you bother the king to wait? It's still too dangerous here, this place is only twenty miles away from Gongyi, if the Han soldiers touch it, I will not give up my death! Frightened, several generals saluted again.

"It's okay, the king himself knows it. To say that the Han army is really cowardly, the king withdrew from Gongyi and set up an empty city, but the Han army still does not dare to cross Luoshui, and still faces each other across the river. ”

"However, this place is still too close to Gongyi, and the Han army is about to arrive in Gongyi in a few days, so why don't the king pull out the camp and go back to Luoyang tonight."

"It's okay, it's not too late to leave tomorrow, you've been tired for a few days, so let's rest for the night first. This king has spies who always keep an eye on all directions, and if there is any movement, we can leave immediately. Zhou Bian waved his hand. Alas, in fact, I wanted to stay here to watch the fire in Gongyi, but thinking about it is really too dangerous, it is better to go back to Luoyang tomorrow morning. ”

"The king is wise!" The generals saw that it was not good to talk about it, so they had to bow their hands.

"But I don't know what the situation in Luoyang is now?" Wang Sunjian couldn't help but ask.

Knowing that it was a good thing for the generals to care about their own city, Zhou Bian replied, "Yesterday, Luoyang closed the nine gates, and the city has been closed. Except for our nearly 3,000 people, the rest of the men, including Meng Jin and Cheng Zhou, have all entered the city, Luoyang's city defense has been arranged, and all kinds of city defense equipment and people's wives are in place, just waiting to meet the Han army. ”

"Hooray, God bless my royal family. The ROK army is bound to be defeated. The generals congratulated.

"Well, I don't need to say that again. The king knows that you have been tired for the past two days and two nights, so after you have eaten, rest also, and rest for the night without your men. ”

After sending away the four generals, Zhou Bian fell into contemplation alone in the tent. Although judging from these encounters, the royal family has the upper hand, and judging from the fact that the Korean army is wet with grain and grass and marches slowly, and is frightened and does not dare to cross the river, the Korean army is indeed fearless. But after all, the Korean army has not arrived, and Zhou Bian does not dare to be careless in his heart, it is an army of 100,000, and the leader of the troops is the old general Han Hu who can conquer and fight, although he does not know what his siege strength is, but the pressure it brings still forces people to be angry.

Also, less than a year after the royal family returned to Luoyang City, although the nobles of the city have been cleaned up twice, whether there are still those who are not convinced, and whether there will be a Korean ambush between the merchants in the market, all these are still variables, and they can only be carefully guarded against. In addition, once the South Korean army comes out, what impact it will have on the situation in the world, whether there will be any movement from powerful countries such as Qi Wei, and what will be good or bad for Luoyang, it is really still unknown.

Alas, it's so hard to be a son of heaven. Thinking that Zhou Bian walked out of the tent, it was already sunset, but there were snoring in the camp one after another. This is the soldier who has been running for two days and sleeps, and what is there to fear when this warrior follows him? Zhou Bian's heart was soothed again.