Things obviously went wrong, beyond Zhao Xun's expectations. The soldiers of the Beihai tribes not only did not withdraw their troops en masse, but instead retreated into the camp, unable to lure them out.

"Damn, these bastards have become cowards! My lord, it seems that we have found another way. After Lin Luo ran a few times, he said dejectedly.

Zhao Xun groaned: "It seems that they have not yet learned the news that the King of Beihai abandoned his soldiers and withdrew alone, and they are still waiting for the King of Beihai to come back." This King of the North Sea is really ruthless, eradicating dissidents, and he has done it to this point. It seems that my expectations have deviated greatly. ”

"Since they don't come out, then we'll lean in! Wei Chen, inform the officers and men in the other two directions, let their cavalry battalion approach the Northern Navy battalion, and fight if they don't come out, so as to avoid their own casualties. Zhao Xun said coldly.

The non-commissioned officers of the Northern Navy did not leave the camp at all, but it did not mean that they did not care about the movements of the Huolin Army in the slightest. Although the snow was falling in the sky, it could not stop the scouts of the two sides from rushing back and forth, and when they met each other, a bloody battle could not be avoided, and only the winning side could leave smoothly. The losing side left its own corpse, which was gradually covered by heavy snow and disappeared into the vast white snow.

"Report! Report to the general, there are Huolin cavalry outside the camp to kill! In the back camp, the commander of the Handi tribe was lazily nesting in his chair, closing his eyes and recuperating, when the news came from Tanma that gave him a headache.

"How many!" The head of the Handi tribe sat up straight and asked angrily. Obviously, he was now extremely dissatisfied with the cavalry of the Fire Lin Army. Yes, we're no longer out of the camp, so why are you still staring at us? You can't let people have a good rest, it's so cold...... No matter how secretly the commander of the Handi tribe complained, but the cavalry of the Huolin Army killed at the gate of the camp, it still had to be dealt with.

"Just let the soldiers stay where they are, and don't go out of the camp to chase after them. Of course, if the other ministries are willing to catch up, we should not stop them. ”

Not long after, a middle-aged man who looked to be no more than thirty years old and had a handsome face walked in. He is the duty officer of the day, and he is responsible for the defense of the battalion today. The officers on duty rotate daily, and according to the prescribed list, the non-commissioned officers of each department are assigned to guard the large camp and patrol the left and right. It stands to reason that the authority of the duty officer is still quite large. Of course, in the rear camp, his authority is still much smaller than that of the rear camp commander.

At this moment, the officer on duty, who was supposed to be strictly guarding his post, walked in with a gloomy face and covered in blood. When he saw the commander of the Handli Division, he said loudly: "Meet the commander!" The five hundred sentinels on the camp wall were attacked by the cavalry of the Huolin Army, and all of them were killed! ”

"What about the cavalry of the Fire Lin Army?" The head of the Handi tribe said disappreciatively.

"If you will be in command, the soldiers who have been rushed by our army will be repelled with bows and arrows." The commanding officer said expressionlessly.

"Wouldn't that be great? Continue to guard, the cavalry of the Huolin Army has arrived, and continue to fight back with bows and arrows! The chief general of the Handli Department said lazily.

The commander's face changed a few times, and he said with a faint anger: "The cavalry of the Huolin Army used throwing guns, and those who were hit by our sergeants were killed on the spot nine times out of ten. However, the arrows fired by our archers could not inflict heavy casualties on the cavalry of the Huolin Army, which was wrapped in thick cotton clothes. In this way, it will only cause the guards to continue to be killed and wounded, and we have nothing to do with the Fire Lin Army. ”

"That's it! Isn't it just that 500 soldiers died? When the king returns, we will be able to avenge them. Serve the king, sacrifice for the king, and make them honored. You are today's commander, continue to send guards according to the designated list. Remember, don't let the Huolin army enter the camp, depending on the number of soldiers who will be assigned to the camp. If it's all right, go down and carry out the military order. The chief general of the Handi Department said coldly.

"But...... But Lord Commander, you are letting the soldiers die in vain. If this continues, the soldiers stationed on the camp wall will be subjected to constant attacks by the Fire Lin Army......"

"Commander! That's not what you should be in charge of, you have to remember your identity and responsibilities, go out now, organize the soldiers to stick to the camp, if the Huolin army rushes into the back camp, your Yuyi department will bear all the responsibility. The commander of the Handi tribe said angrily. The Hanli tribe is the largest tribe among the seven tribes after the rotation of the rear battalion, and the tribal leader will naturally be appointed by the commander of the rear battalion Zamuhe, commanding all the departments of the rear camp and undertaking the defense of the rear battalion.

The middle-aged commander's face changed a few times, and with a face full of anger, he turned to leave.

The head general of the Hanli Department looked at the figure in the distance and the snowflakes falling in from the door of the big tent, shuddered, and snorted coldly: "The little Yuyi Department also dares to shout in front of this general, there is really no condescension at all. Seven tribes, in addition to my Handli tribe, there are six, kill them! No matter how much I kill, it has nothing to do with my Handli tribe. ”

The commander who came out of the tent ran towards the back camp wall with a blue face. The entire rear camp of the Northern Navy needs to be defended and guarded as wide as a mile. Originally, scouts and patrols were running back and forth, and the Huolin Army was only in Baixian County in the south, so the guards were not very strict on weekdays. But now the Huolin Army appeared on the guard of the Northern Navy Battalion, constantly harassing the rear, left and right battalions, so that the rear battalion, which did not pay attention to defense, also began to defend. However, what reassured the troops was that the Huolin Army had no intention of attacking the camp, but they could not afford to take precautions. In addition to the guards above the camp wall, in the big tent behind the camp wall, the soldiers who are always waiting for the day, and the weapons are always ready.

In fact, among the Beihai tribes, the Yuyi tribe is a very small tribe, and the whole tribe has a population of only 50,000, and there are only 5,000 people with armor. In addition to the 1,000 people who were ordered to come to Yanzhou Mansion at the beginning, this time they sent 1,000 cavalry to join the southern expedition because of the reward of a quarter of the King of Beihai. The result was naturally not very good, when General Antai, the commander of the Yuyi Department, rushed to the Northern Navy camp, the 1,000 soldiers who had been ordered before were no longer one in ten, and only more than 200 remnants of the army were defeated. Coupled with the subsequent successive sieges, only 600 people were left in the Yuyi department, and the rest were all killed under the city walls.

Today's commander is General An Tai of the Yuyi Division, and speaking of which, he was originally opposed to this dispatch of troops. First, if you can't compete with those big tribes, even if you win the first credit this time, how can you compete with those big tribes? But for some reason, he was sent out by the tribal leader. In fact, Antai also knew that he was in the tribe and had a high reputation, which made some people in the tribe rush to threaten, so he sent him to the battlefield this time. Speaking of which, many of the main generals sent by the tribe have similar reasons for this dispatch.

"Okay, you are the commander of the rear battalion, you obviously want to consume the strength of the rear battalion departments! That's it, people are soft-spoken, what are you doing with these idle minds? It is better to protect the brethren in your hands for the Lord. Antai smiled self-deprecatingly and walked towards the barracks in front of the barracks wall. Antai's initial idea was that since the soldiers on the wall were helpless in the face of the enemy's guns, it was better to withdraw and stay behind the camp wall, so that the Huolin army could not attack, as long as they approached the camp wall, the archers behind the camp wall would cover the opponent with a rain of arrows. If the other party attacks in, it is better, one to the few, surround and kill. But the commander of the rear battalion didn't seem to want to hear anything from him at all.

"Orderkeeper!" Seeing Antai, all the soldiers around the camp wall said in unison. Although they could ignore this tribal commander with only six hundred men, they could not ignore the position of this duty officer. The person on duty is the largest, and the military order of the commander on duty at this moment is like the commander of the rear battalion, which is the order of the commander.

"I went to ask for a meeting with the commander, and the soldiers who were guarding above were replaced, but the commander did not agree. So, according to the list, continue to send people up to keep watch. From now on, the guards on duty must be equipped with shields to increase the defense of the following soldiers. Antai said with a little helplessness.

"Thank you, Commander!" The surrounding soldiers said respectfully towards Antai. The commander on duty can intercede for them and cancel the camp wall on duty, they are already very grateful, and with the shield, their survival rate is a little larger, and they are naturally very respectful to Antai.

After patrolling and arranging a series of affairs, Antai secretly shook his head and returned to the left corner of the tribe station, the back camp.

"General!" Seeing Antai's return, the tribesmen stood more straight with a look of admiration.

He bowed slightly towards the soldier and entered his tent. In the big tent, there were five big men who looked like officers, and when they saw Antai, they got up and saluted: "I've seen the general!" ”

Of the five, one was five hundred and four hundred. There were more than a dozen generals in the past, but now there are only these five people left, thinking of those dead generals, Antai felt sad.

"Sit down!" Antai sat straight on the main seat and said casually.

"From now on, all the soldiers will never leave their swords at any time, even if they sleep, they will also lie down with their clothes. By the way, when you sleep at night, there must be soldiers on duty in the tent. Antai looked at the five people and said coldly.

"General, is something happening?"

"It's fine, but I'm afraid something is coming. We were 2,000 when we came, but now there are only 600 brothers, and I don't want to see my former good brothers die one by one. Be prepared before you are caught off guard. By the way, there are no special circumstances, and don't come out. Remember? ”

"Subordinates remember, the general can rest assured, six hundred old brothers, just listen to the general's orders!" The five of them said in unison.

"Report! Lord Commander, the guards were attacked by the Huolin Army again, and most of the 500 soldiers were killed, and the Huolin Army withdrew. The herald outside the tent said loudly.

Antai then shook his head, and the five people in the tent were thoughtful......

In addition to the rear battalion, the left and right battalions also encountered the same situation, and were attacked by the fire Lin army again and again. The soldiers on duty were frightened and did not dare to go up to the camp wall at all, but the military order was like a mountain, and if they didn't go up, they would die. In desperation, the soldiers on duty trembled and stood on the camp wall, staring at the vast white earth. When the Fire Lin Army attacked, he thought of dodging.

For this kind of turtle shell defense, several captains have no way, and Zhao Xun is the same.

"My lord, why don't we go in with foot soldiers and kill generals and create some chaos in the camp, I don't believe it, the Northern Navy will not come out yet?" Lin Luo scratched his ears and cheeks and said.

"No!" Liu Wenqi, who accompanied him, hurriedly said: "The rear battalion of the Northern Navy is loosely guarded, but the left and right battalions are not, behind the camp wall, there are trenches, even if the camp wall is broken, it is difficult to enter the camp, and maybe it will fall into the encirclement of the Northern Navy." Although the rear camp is loose, behind the camp wall, the army is densely packed, and there are many soldiers who are secretly ambushed. We will kill the generals, and once the speed is reduced, we will be surrounded by the Northern Navy, and our superiority will no longer exist. In addition, the snow is covered, and we can't do any confusion and damage to the North Navy. ”

Lin Luo looked at the foot soldiers not far behind him, and said with a wry smile: "Could it be that we just waited, didn't we run for nothing?" ”

Zhao Xun looked behind him, then looked at the Northern Navy camp in the distance, and said: "It seems that the Northern Navy is going to be persuaded to surrender, at least let them know that they are all outcasts now." ”

"Why sue them? Won't they run away then? Han Meng said angrily.

Liu Wenqi said with a smile: "What the adults mean is to let them run, instead of sticking here, if they are suppressed by force, plus the news that they are outcasts, it will make the Northern Navy chaotic, and it is not good to destroy most of the enemy army." After all, the snow doesn't know when it will stop. ”

Zhao Xun also nodded secretly, Liu Wenqi was right, the war must end as much as possible, and the heavy logistical pressure cannot allow the Huolin Army to fight a protracted war......