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The Chu army's first attack on Hezhou City ended in failure, Hu Zongmao was indeed prepared for defense, and the Chu army's offensive methods were obviously expected by Hu Zongmao.

The Chu army camped outside the city, far away from Hezhou City, with continuous tents and buried pots to cook, while the wounded and sick who retreated from the battlefield were gathered in a specially set up camp for wounded soldiers.

Chu Huan set out on this expedition, he had long known that there would be casualties, and the battle between swords and soldiers had always been to the death, among the troops on the expedition, Chu Huan specially established a medical team and recruited a group of doctors who knew how to surge, these doctors, of course, were unwilling to go out with the army at first, although Chu Huan was on the expedition, the military was in full swing, but the battle between the soldiers and the family has always been uncertain, and no one can guarantee that Chu Huan can easily exterminate the rebels, these doctors, of course, do not dare to follow the army to fight.

It's just that Chu Huan gave a very high treatment, and invited a group of doctors to the governor's mansion, persuaded well, and finally reluctantly gathered a medical team of less than twenty people, although the number was not much, but on the battlefield, this medical team played a great role, and the injuries and illnesses that had been retreated were quickly treated by the medical team in time.

This can not only deal with the injuries of the soldiers, but more importantly, it has a great psychological impact on the soldiers, and there is a medical team in the army that specializes in saving lives and helping the wounded, and the morale of the soldiers is even more boosted.

Hu Zongmao's first victory in the first battle, naturally he was full of spirits and confidence, and he wanted to hold a celebration banquet to show everyone his great military exploits, but the Chu army was outside the city, and it was too early to celebrate at this time, and Hu Zongmao couldn't guess when Chu Huan's next wave of attacks would be, so he didn't leave the city, there was a special command room in the city, Hu Zongmao sent good wine and food, summoned his lieutenants, and celebrated the achievement, in addition, it was also sent from the city to the city, and every soldier received a limited amount of wine and meat, not much wine, just let the soldiers feel the atmosphere of victory, boost the morale of the soldiers, the enemy soldiers are outside the city, Hu Zongmao does not want to see the next wave of attacks of the Chu army, the city is full of drunken generals.

"The general is strategizing, today's battle has already let Chu Huan know how powerful the general is." The adjutant general raised his glass, "General, the last general salutes the general!" ”

Hu Zongmao laughed, raised his glass, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Chu Huan's ability is not weak, the means of attacking the city also have rules, and he is not a general, but it is a pity that he wants to capture Hezhou City, it is wishful thinking." ”

Of course, Hu Zongmao understands how to speak, if Chu Huan is degraded to worthlessness and defeated by himself, it will be just a worthless wreck, and it will not help much for his own military exploits, but he will bring Chu Huan's ability up, praise Chu Huan, and say that Chu Huan is a strong opponent as much as possible, so that his ability is outstanding, and the gold content of victory is greatly increased.

As soon as he said this, how could the group of people under him not understand what Hu Zongmao meant, and someone immediately nodded and said: "What the general said is very true, we also underestimated Chu Huan before, in fact, this person is really quite successful, and he has a degree of command, and the group of soldiers and generals under him is indeed not a group of rabble, general, with all due respect, if it weren't for the general, you had prepared in advance, and the defense of Hezhou City was like an iron bucket, and it was replaced by someone else, in today's battle, Hezhou City is only afraid that it will really be captured by Chu Huan." ”

"General, the last general also said something from the heart, although the general is famous, but when Chu Huan's army came, the last general was still a little apprehensive before." Another lieutenant general sighed: "There are many of them, and most of the soldiers and generals under their command have crawled out of the pile of dead, which is not easy to deal with, and the last general has always had doubts about whether he can hold this city, but in today's battle, the last general is already convinced that under the leadership of the general, Mo said Chu Huan's current strength, even if he has several times the strength, it will never be possible to capture Hezhou City." His voice was sincere, his face showed excitement, he stood up, held the cup in both hands, and said with emotion: "The last general can serve under the general's account, it is really a blessing for three lives!" "Drink it all in one cup, and be proud.

Hu Zongmao couldn't help but be a little fluttering, and laughed: "I can't say that, if it weren't for the death battle of you, the lives of the three armies, and only relying on the general, this battle might not be so smooth." ”

Clerk He Kui's face did not have the same excitement as others, but looked a little worried, Hu Zongmao saw it in his eyes and asked, "Secretary He, why don't you speak?" ”

He Kui raised his head and smiled reluctantly: "I am listening to you. ”

"Ben will see that there is something wrong with your face." Hu Zongmao saw He Kui's reluctance to smile, and felt a little unhappy, today's big victory, everyone was happy, but He Kui seemed to have something else on his mind, leaned forward slightly, and asked, "Are you not happy to repel the Chu army today?" ”

He Kui's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "The general misunderstood, today's big victory over the Chu army, the confidence of the three armies has increased greatly, this is also the general's command, how can he not be happy?" ”

An adjutant general immediately said: "Secretary He, since you are happy, why don't you have the slightest smile on your face?" Everyone fought hard for a day and repelled the Chu army, they were all very happy, you ......! Suddenly, he smiled and said: "I understand, Secretary He is a literati, and today he fought with the Chu army, Secretary He has no place to play, and he has not made an inch, so it is inevitable that he will be unhappy, hahaha...... Understand, we all understand ......! ”

As soon as the words fell, several other generals also burst out laughing, and the laughter was full of ridicule.

The corners of He Kui's eyes twitched slightly, and he said lightly: "You have misunderstood, He Mou is not a talented and virtuous person, thanks to General Hu's heavy weapon, staying by his side as a secretary, recording meritorious service for you, and fighting on the battlefield is not within He Mou's business, He Mou has never thought of making meritorious contributions on the battlefield, so naturally he will not have the slightest unhappiness ...... because of this!" Glancing at everyone, he said solemnly: "But the current mood of the generals makes He very worried!" ”

Hu Zongmao sat upright, grabbed a chicken leg, took a bite, and asked while eating, "Secretary He, everyone...... Everyone is happy now, what are you worried about? ”

He Kui got up and bowed his hand to Hu Zongmao: "General, although we won today, this is only the beginning, although Chu Jun lost his troops and lost his generals, but they themselves did not suffer a fatal blow, the enemy's current strength is still very different, they are much stronger than us, but several generals have won this battle, it is like they have completely defeated Chu Huan's main force ......!" Zhengse said: "Everyone, although He is a literati, but also understand the truth that the arrogant army will be defeated in the military law, a small victory, let you get carried away, you don't forget, the Chu army outside the city, is still a tiger, it will pounce at any time, we must not take it lightly......!" ”

Before the words fell, a general had already gotten up, pointed at He Kui and said angrily: "He Kui, what do you mean by this?" Will the arrogant army be defeated? Are you saying we're going to lose? Also, you say that Chu Jun is a fierce tiger, isn't this the ambition of others to destroy his own prestige? What to get carried away, hehe, how to fight, we know much better than you, it's not your turn to point fingers! ”

Hu Zongmao's face was also a little unsightly, He Kui's words, although they were facing other generals, but undoubtedly implicated him as the main general, Hu Zongmao was not a fool, in fact, he also understood that He Kui's words were not unreasonable, but even if he understood this truth, He Kui said this, which still made Hu Zongmao feel a little unhappy, and said in a deep voice: "Don't quarrel, this is not a vegetable market, the enemy is current, don't quarrel with your own people first." He Kui looked at He Kui and said: "Secretary He, how capable Chu Huan is, he knows very well in his heart, he knows how to deal with them, but he doesn't have to say that he is a tiger, if he gets carried away, this is too serious, today's small victory, everyone is here to drink some wine, it is nothing more than to boost morale, some words, it is better to say less in the future." ”

He Kui heard Hu Zongmao say this, so he didn't say anything, arched his hand, and sat down.

A general then said: "General, the Chu army attacked the city today, defeated and retreated, now is the time when the morale is low and the army is disheartened, it is now night, it is better to send an army to quietly go out of the city from the side gate, go around to the back of the Chu army, attack the enemy camp at night, and then lead the army out of the battle, front and back, it may not be impossible to wipe out the Chu army!" ”

"Never!" Without waiting for Hu Zongmao to finish speaking, He Kui shouted again, "This trick must not be used!" ”

Everyone looked at him, and some people already showed disgust on their faces, and the general had already sneered and asked: "Surprise and attack unprepared, take advantage of this time, it is very likely to destroy the enemy with one blow, why can't you?" ”

He Kui shook his head and said: "The strategy set by the general from the beginning is to focus on defense, this is the established strategy, and it is also our best choice at the moment. Yes, the Chu army may be really demoralized now, and maybe they can really attack them by surprise, but this is just the best idea, in case they are ready and ready to deal with the night attack, then we go out of the city and sneak attack, wouldn't it be in Chu Huan's arms? What Chu Huan wants to do most now is for our army to go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with them, their strength is far superior to ours, and in a head-to-head duel, our chances of winning are too small...... Your opinion is like a risky gamble......! Turning his eyes at Hu Zongmao, he arched his hand and said: "General, stick to the city, our army has a great chance of winning, and you can't gamble easily!" ”

Hu Zongmao groaned slightly, and said with his head bowed: "Secretary Hu is right, we are going to consume the Chu army, we must not be rash, without the orders of the general, not a single soldier will go out of the city!" ”

At this time, I suddenly heard the rumbling war drums outside the city, and the wind and sand were not small tonight, and the wind was whistling, and the rumbling drums were mixed with the sound of wind and sand, and they came.

Hu Zongmao was shocked, threw away the wine glass in his hand, picked up the saber on the table, without saying a word, skipped the table, and rushed out of the door.