At the foot of Lushan, the whole camp was silent, it was a kind of hot iron, solemn atmosphere, the heavy atmosphere made everyone breathless, but no one complained, everyone lowered their heads and looked sad.

Standing at the front of the camp, Master Yang glanced at the soldiers who had lost their armor and looked very embarrassed, and a trace of chagrin and anger flashed in his eyes.

"Commander Zhao, how many casualties did the Second Brigade have?" He raised his eyelids, looked at Zhao Fan, and said in a hoarse voice.

Zhao Fan was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "More than three hundred people died, more than sixty people were seriously injured, and the remaining hundred or so people, more or less, all suffered some minor injuries. ”

Yang Shishuai clenched his fists, he had only been in Lushan for two days, and he had caused such a large number of casualties, the reason for this was that he himself also had an unshirkable responsibility, and the plan of the night attack was unanimously decided by him and the six brigade commanders, no wonder others.

However, this is not the time to hold accountable, and after this defeat, it will also have a great negative impact on the morale of the soldiers, and in the long run, it will be very detrimental to the entire war situation.

"What about Lvshuai Jiang? Why didn't he come? Master Yang's gaze swept over the bodies of the five brigade commanders, and suddenly, he found that Brigademan Jiang had disappeared, and immediately had a bad premonition in his heart, and hurriedly asked.

Hearing this, the faces of the soldiers of the Second Brigade suddenly swelled with a touch of grief, and many people suddenly began to choke up a little, Zhao Fan's heart was also extremely heavy, he raised his head, and said in a sad voice: "When Brigademarshal Jiang was surrounded by bandits, he was unfortunately killed by an arrow. ”

After speaking, he finally couldn't help it, and a trace of tears appeared in the corners of his eyes.

Yang Shishuai was shocked, there was a touch of disbelief in his eyes, he was stunned for a long time, his body was crooked, and he fell on a big tree next to him.

"Master Shishuai, Master Shishuai." Seeing this, a soldier suddenly stepped forward to support Yang Shishuai.

Yang Shishuai's face was pale at the moment, and the whole person looked a little older, Jiang Lushuai has always been his right-hand man, and the former's surname is honest, he has always entrusted the former with a generous responsibility, but he didn't expect this time......

He propped one hand on the trunk of the tree so that he would not fall, then took a few deep breaths and said slowly: "The body of Brigademarshal Jiang has been buried thickly, and all the affairs of the Second Brigade will be managed by Commander Zhao for the time being." ”

With that, he returned to the tent alone, his figure looking unusually lost and lonely.

Although the night attack failed this time, the army of Yunzhong County also suffered heavy casualties, and after the two battles of the strong attack during the day and the night attack at night, a brigade was lost, but the battle still had to be fought.

After seeing Master Yang leave, all the soldiers also began to get busy, the wounded were arranged to be treated by the accompanying doctors, and the rest of the people also went back to the camp to rest after sorting out their weapons and equipment.

"Rest all of you."

At this moment, it is the second half of the night, after a night of fighting, it would be false to say that he is not tired, Zhao Fan glanced at the remaining remnants of the Second Brigade and the defeated generals, and said in harmony.

At this moment, there are only more than 100 people left in the second brigade, and all of them are more or less injured, the miserable scene in front of him, the only thing that comforts Zhao Fan is that the more than forty veterans who followed him from Xuzhuang have few casualties, after all, they are jungle veterans, and they are strong in martial arts.

"Captain, we are not tired, this time thanks to the two eldest brothers Xu Ying and Xu Xiong appeared in time, otherwise it would be ......" A veteran suddenly said loudly.

Hearing this, Zhao Fan also felt a touch of gratitude in his heart, he turned his head to look at the two men beside him who were as strong as iron towers, and also smiled slightly, and said, "By the way, aren't the two brothers in Xuzhuang?" How could it suddenly appear? ”

Hearing this, the expressions of the two were also gloomy, and said: "A few days ago, my mother passed away, and the two of us had nothing else to worry about in Xuzhuang, so I wanted to come to Yunzhong County to find Mr., and I just rushed to Lushan tonight to prepare to rest, I didn't want to meet the army of Yunzhong County here, I heard that the soldiers said that you were fighting with the bandits on the mountain, and our two brothers hurried up." ”

"I see." Zhao Fan nodded and said, "That's the case, why don't the two brothers kill the bandits with us first, and when the war is over, they will go to Cloud City with us." ”

Xu Ying and Xu Xiong were naturally willing, and said: "Mr. has the grace to save my brother and help Xu Zhuang get rid of Shanjiao, and the two of us are willing to follow Mr. around." ”

Zhao Fan was overjoyed, so he led the two into the barracks.

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After the losses of these two battles, Master Yang also became calm, and in the next few days, he did not launch another attack, and the low morale of the soldiers also rose a lot in the few days of rest.

During this period, Yang Shishuai also summoned the remaining five brigade commanders and Zhao Fan to discuss how to exterminate the Lushan bandits next, but they didn't think of any feasible way.

Jiang Brigade Marshal was killed, and the affairs of the Second Brigade had been completely managed by Zhao Fan, who trained soldiers during the day, and the rest of the time, he led Xu Ying and Xu Xiong to survey the terrain near Lushan, hoping to find other ways to attack the cottage.

"Xu Ying, you see, there is a cliff, the bandits are not fortified there, and there is no one to guard it, if they can pass from here, they will definitely be able to kill them by surprise, but unfortunately, this cliff is too steep for ordinary people to climb up at all."

Zhao Fan took the two brothers Xu Ying and Xu Xiong, to the rear of Lushan, from here, you can see Bu Xu's cottage at a glance, he and Yang Shishuai came here last time, but they didn't think of any useful plan to attack the mountain.

At this moment, several monkeys were playing among the cliffs and treetops not far away, they were climbing and jumping there, although it was a steep cliff, but a few of the monkeys were as relaxed as if they were on flat ground.

Hearing this, Xu Ying also frowned, he stared at the smooth and steep cliff, and a touch of confidence suddenly surged in his eyes, and said: "Although I am not a monkey, it is not difficult to climb from here to the cottage opposite." ”

After listening to him, carrying a big knife, Xu Xiong, who had always been relatively taciturn, also said without showing weakness: "Sir, I can too, although this difficulty is difficult for ordinary people to complete, but for hunters like us who often hunt in the mountains and forests, it is not too difficult." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Fan was overjoyed in his heart, he thought of the dozens of veterans who came out of Xuzhuang, and looked at a few monkeys not far away, and a plan was faintly born in his heart. He paused, then said, "Can you catch those monkeys?" ”

Xu Ying and Xu Xiong were stunned for a moment, not understanding what Zhao Fan meant, but he still replied honestly: "With the words of the two of us alone, I'm afraid it's impossible, after all, those monkeys are too agile, and if there are many people, it should be okay." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Fan also nodded, in this case, then his strategy is also feasible.

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