Chapter Seventy-Eight: Advance and Retreat (Part 3)
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"My lord, the general said that the matter is urgent!"
"Got it," waving his hand slowly, Shen Buxian said lightly, "You, go down!" If this person comes again, he will still say that I am no longer in the house. β
"Yes." The servant bowed and withdrew.
Under the warm sun, a cold wind blew, raising Shen Buxian's beard. But the body of the meditator remained motionless.
In the cold wind, the figure of the old family shook, his brows furrowed slightly, and finally said the words in his heart, "My lord, if you don't care about this matter, I'm afraid that your lord will inevitably be thunder again!" β
"Even the thunder in the sky can't be controlled!" Opening his slightly squinted eyes, Shen Buxian stood up, thinking and ordering: "Go to the back door, be carried!" Take a trip to the Prince's Mansion! So I can help this proud protΓ©gΓ© take care of the aftermath. β
"Yes."
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The horses three miles to the west finally galloped into the Korean military camp.
With some difficulty, he turned over and dismounted, and hurried into the main tent where the atmosphere was still.
Let's come to the curtain first, inside, Gong Zhongxuan and Twilight Feng sat in a daze at the map. Xu couldn't see why, the faces of the two were almost the same ugly.
"Report to the general, after investigation, no trace of the Wei army was found thirty miles behind Yicheng." The soldier fell to his knees on one knee, and some tired voice broke the silence.
Finally there is news.
Gong Zhongxuan, who was originally depressed, came to his senses almost instantly. What are Xiao Mu Feng's six thousand guards. In terms of the combat effectiveness of the weak guards, 5,000 Han army foot soldiers were enough to resist 6,000 weak guard foot soldiers.
Even if he divided 5,000 men to fight against the weak guards, he still had no less than 50,000 troops in his hands, and there was no need to worry about fighting against the Wei army, which was currently less than 30,000.
At the moment, what he was waiting for was the news that there was no large number of Wei troops in the rear of Yicheng. And now the opportunity has come.
"Twilight Maple listens."
"The end will be."
Gong Zhongxuan ordered almost without thinking: "Order the army to set up a stove to cook, and the front soldiers will come to Yicheng in three hours." β
"Yes."
"In addition, before the army set off, you took five thousand soldiers to watch out for Xiao Mu Feng's weak guards, lest they suddenly attack the back of our army."
"Yes."
At the sound of the order, the entire South Korean army camp has begun to surge wildly. Within half an hour, the curling green smoke had begun to fill the sky above the barracks.
And these movements in the tent of the Han army's camp, Ni Tao, who was located outside Yicheng, did not know. Ni Tao didn't know about the exposure of the weak guards.
After a morning, Ni Tao saw that the Korean army did not have the slightest movement, so he ordered the whole army to return to the city to rest.
At this time, the wasteland on both sides of the south city gate has been dug by the soldiers, and the holes every three or five steps are covered by weeds, and some are obviously exposed, but if the city is not defended, the besieging side will always suffer a big loss when it rashly marches.
In the clear sky, a wild goose flew north as if it had lost its way.
The sun, which was originally in the middle, began to slowly move westward at this moment, and the time was approaching the afternoon. At this time, a scout hurriedly entered the gate of the mansion and said to Ni Tao: "Report to the general, an hour ago, there were 5,000 soldiers in the Korean army under the leadership of General Yi Xiao and went in the direction of Xiao Mu Feng. The other 50,000 troops were regrouped and had reached a distance of thirty miles outside the city. β
"Went to Xiao Mu Feng?" Hearing this, Ni Tao was somewhat surprised, the weak guard's soldiers were discovered by the Han army in less than a day, and as far as Xiao Mu Feng's location is concerned, the Han army can't make any scouts where to arrange, as long as they use snacks, they won't be discovered.
But now it has been exposed in just one day. As a result, the original sneak attack plan naturally had to be canceled. And looking at the 6,000 foot soldiers of the weak guard like this, it was only enough to delay the 5,000 Han army foot soldiers who were divided.
But it's a little bit to be able to help, and the weak guard is like a weak fly, but sometimes this little thing can make people irritable.
Letting the South Korean army guard them with 5,000 troops always relieves a lot of pressure.
And at this time, since the Han army is pressing the border, it seems that it is going to take Yicheng in one go.
"Got it, send someone to inform the 10,000 troops stationed in the rear and tell them that it's time to go." After thinking slightly, Ni Tao commanded loudly.
"Yes."
After the scout left. Ni Tao rearranged his armor, put on his sword, and strode outside the mansion.
But this time, surprisingly, Ni Tao did not let the army gather out of the city. The previous plan to set up a formation out of the city was cancelled. Half of the army poured up the towers to defend the city, while the other half continued to prepare the tools for the city's defense.
This change was a bit of a surprise to the soldiers, but the life of being in a position outside the city was finally over. Defending a city is much easier than setting up a formation.
Ni Tao's idea is that since the Korean army has already begun to act, there is no need for him to go out to induce them again, and if he really fights the battle formation, Ni Tao is still not a little sure.
Not to mention that he is not very qualified as a general. One of the ways to go out of the city before was to let the new soldiers feel the feeling of hand-to-hand combat, so that they could adapt to the life under the blade.
The second point is to cover the soldiers digging holes outside the city, which is the key to defending the city this time and whether they can defeat the Korean army in a short time.
As the saying goes, the enemy will be careful everywhere, so let him lower his vigilance. At present, the vigilance in Gong Zhong's heart has been lowered a lot.
Defending the city is already the only choice.
On the tower of the south gate of Yicheng. The Wei soldiers were lined up in rows, and every five steps was a person on duty with a spear or a ge, and his face was indescribably cold and solemn.
The military flags on the corners of the city walls on both sides and the towers of the city gates swayed in the wind. The whole army waited for a hard battle.
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Another hour had passed, and the sun had begun to cut obliquely, and the light was as soft as a woman's dance.
In the middle of the marching army. Gong Zhong rode on horseback extravagantly, with a confident face. The majesty blew in his face, raising the sideburns on both sides, and the indescribable spirit.
Different from the first temptation, this time the soldiers of the Korean army were sharper, and the whole army exuded a faint killing aura, and the line of dragons was like a sharp blade shuttling through the woods waiting to be unsheathed.
However, just as the army was fifteen miles away from Yicheng, a scout soldier rode back on a fast horse and galloped back with a strong wind.
At the Chinese army where Gong Zhongxuan was, the scout grabbed the reins, turned the horse's head at the same time, and arched his hand: "Report to the general, after noon, the Wei people will no longer go out of the city to set up formations, the defenders on the city wall have increased several times, and many soldiers have begun to carry the rolling wood and other things defending the city." It depends on the situation to defend the city. β
"Didn't leave the city?"