"God forbid, it's finally a smooth retreat."

On the head of the city, with the help of the firelight on the city, seeing that the city defense battalion that had gone out to meet him returned smoothly, the civil and military officials of Longshan Mansion who rushed to hear the news and Zhang Chengshou breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was already dark, they could see clearly that Molun's 300 city defense battalion did not suffer any losses, but brought back more than 100 officers and soldiers.

Although the remaining six or seven hundred officers and soldiers are not saved, which makes the officials of Zhonglongshan feel very sorry, but in this current situation, even if there are only one hundred more officers and soldiers, it is good.

What's more, they can also get through these Wu'an officers and soldiers to figure out the real situation of the battle in Xiayang Valley.

Was the army sent by Governor Qian Boming really almost wiped out there?

Although all the news points to this conclusion, it has not been confirmed from the mouths of these officers and soldiers in person, and the officials of Longshan Mansion are still holding a glimmer of luck.

However, the fact that the co-captain of the first wing said made them completely desperate.

It can be seen that the wing captain has not calmed down from the previous bloody battle, his expression is a little sluggish, and his speech is a little upside down. But the information he personally described allowed the civil and military officials of Longshan to find out the truth about Xiayang Valley: 4,600 officers and soldiers were trapped in the valley, mountain fires were raging, and stone bullets from trebuchets rained down......

"The thief has more than one trebuchet?"

The new co-captain Mo Lun and Zhang Qisheng's personal guard captain Wang Feng both changed their faces.

When the thieves attacked the city before, they never showed this method from beginning to end. Even, when Yicheng and Lushan were breached. Fucheng has never received any relevant news.

This kind of forbearance and scheming. It's unheard of!

"I'm afraid this is the reason for Mo Guohao's defeat."

Zhang Qisheng also vaguely understood. The gang of thieves under his rule must not be measured by conventional circumstances. Not only is it well-armed, but also has excellent strategy and meticulous organization, it is no wonder that it was able to run rampant in Longshan Mansion in such a short period of time.

"Next, I'm afraid that the shape of Longshan will be very severe." Seeing that everyone hadn't noticed one thing, as Zhang Qisheng's henchmen, Ji Hongguang reminded them: "If the thieves break the Wu'an official army, they will inevitably obtain an astonishing number of armor weapons, and their strength will increase greatly." Once their main force returns from the Xiayang Valley......"

Almost everyone can expect it. In the absence of trouble, the thieves will be relieved to put the main force into the siege. The thought that there would be thousands of more heavily armed elite soldiers on the other side made the civil and military officials of Longshan Mansion shudder.

What's more, the thief army also has a trebuchet, a weapon of the country!

This unprepared bad news made the joy of more than 100 officers and soldiers dissipate in an instant. It was as if a cloudier cloud had loomed over the city of Rumsan Castle.

And this time, they no longer see any hope.

………

"More than five hundred of our recruits were killed in this battle, and countless people were wounded, and they were no longer able to fight in a short time. Seventy-six were killed in the Volunteer Battalion, twenty-eight in the Taiping Battalion, and at least 40 others were seriously wounded. The results were as follows: 180 officers and soldiers were killed. At least 460 men were captured, and about 100 to 150 officers and troops retreated into Longshan Castle. There were also a small number of routs. ”

The results of the battle under Longshan City did not delay for long, and were sent to the main force of the rebel army by the reconnaissance cavalry overnight.

After reading this astonishing piece of information, Chen Wu's face was a little more satisfied and approving.

He is clear about Xu Shizhong's ability, and he also expects what the other party will do, such as killing half of the team. Unexpectedly, Xu Shizhong really gave him a surprise.

Although the new battalion suffered heavy casualties, Chen Wu did not regard them as real troops at all. Whether it's 500 or 1,000, it's just a number, and I don't feel distressed at all. The casualties of the Volunteer Battalion and the Taiping Battalion are what he cares about. Although more than 100 people were removed in this battle, and more than 40 wounds were still injured, Chen Wu was completely acceptable when comparing the casualties of the officers and soldiers.

In the end, there were only more than 100 officers and soldiers who fled into Longshan!

Even if the officers and soldiers of the first wing are already at the end of the crossbow, and their strength is not even half of the real one, it is not easy to fight like this. After all, the troops under the command of Xu Shizhong only had five brigades of rebels, plus a number of new barracks, and at most two hundred Dharma Protector Buddhist soldiers from the Good Friends Association. But everyone knows that the new battalion is neither equipped nor trained, in fact, it does not have much combat power, and at best it is a stronger cannon fodder.

If the officials and troops in Longshan City did not go out of the city to respond, wouldn't it be said that Xu Shizhong had the possibility of completely annihilating those officers and soldiers?

Chen Wu was familiar with history and knew Xu Shizhong's future achievements, but he was so surprised, Dian Yong, Shi Xianqian, and Sun Tian were even more surprised. Changing them to Xu Shizhong's position, I'm afraid that they won't be able to do better, and the biggest possibility is that the results are not as good as the other party.

"Under the command of General Tiangong, there is such a talent!"

Mo Guohao, who has only been in refuge for two days, feels the deepest about this.

At the same time, I also felt a little worried about my status. Although he has already obtained Chen Wu's promise to have a position as a wing captain, it is one thing to be able to be a captain, and another thing is to be able to sit firmly. After all, it is not enough to have an appointment from above in the army, but also to have ability and prestige.

Within the rebel army, there are generals like Xu Shizhong and Dian Yong, and he really can't relax as a wing captain!

Just when everyone in the tent was digesting the news, Shi Xianqian stood up at the right time and said, "After this battle, Wu'an should not dare to send troops again. Our righteous army should quickly capture Longshan, use this city as the foundation to recruit troops, expand strength, and send troops to capture the whole county of Taiping County at the right time. ”

This remark is basically a copy of the strategy mentioned by Chen Wu earlier. At this moment, Shi Xianqian mentioned it again, and he didn't have the intention of patting Chen Wu's ass.

"Take Long Mountain......

Chen Wu smiled, this matter was as easy as a hand. What he was really worried about was what would happen after he took Longshan, and how the rebels would get along with the Good Friends.

The Taiping Volunteer Army, which he founded single-handedly, naturally wants to do great things, but the Good Friends Association is not good at stubble. The so-called one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and the territory of this Longshan Mansion is still a little smaller, and it cannot accommodate two great gods. In Chen Wu's meaning, sooner or later, it will be necessary to take action against the Good Friends Society, either annex or eliminate - in fact, both are about the same. The key is, when to do it!

Do you turn your face immediately after taking Longshan, or just wait for the opportunity?

Presumably, the Good Friends Association is also worried about this problem now.

After seeing the ability of the righteous army, the Good Friends Association was afraid that they would not dare to take the initiative to launch it, and what they had to watch out for now was Chen Wu who made the first move.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Wu still couldn't make a decision immediately, after all, he hadn't even taken Longshan yet. Although there is an internal concern of the Good Friends Association, and the siege of the city should be secure, this kind of major event is not something that can be achieved by empty words after all. As long as the dust does not settle, there is the possibility of variables.

After putting this matter aside for the time being, Chen Wu drank a cup of herbal tea, and the whole person sobered up a lot, and suddenly remembered that there was another person to meet.

The son-in-law of the Lin family, the nominal supreme military governor of Taiping County, and the general of the army, Lin Anluo!

This high-ranking and powerful man in Taiping County did not die in the flames and catapult blows of the valley. Seeing that the rebels opened the valley a day later, he used the strategy of the golden silkworm to shed its shell, and took off the conspicuous Mingguang armor in an attempt to pretend to be an ordinary officer. It's a pity that Chen Wu's intelligence is doing a good job, knowing his storage in advance, plus the corpse that was faked in a hurry was not done, and the flaws were seen.

The rest is much easier.

Although the officers and soldiers captured a full 2,100 people, they were registered in different categories, and as long as they were not afraid of trouble, it was not difficult to find out one person. In particular, Lin Anluo can be recruited as a son-in-law by the gate valve family, not to mention that his appearance is like Song Yu, at least he can be rated as dignified, and he is very conspicuous among ordinary big-headed soldiers. Soon, officers and soldiers were forced to identify him.

After all, he was a member of the Eight Great Gates, and although Chen Wu was not in awe, he still gave some preferential treatment for the sake of the future. At least the other party was allowed to change into clean clothes and simply take care of the appearance. I thought that the other party's request would be like this, but what Chen Wu didn't expect was that after the other party did this, he actually named him to see him.

This made Chen Wu inevitably have some curiosity.

What is the matter with this big man in the county town?

With Chen Wu's permission, his personal guards quickly brought Lin Anluo up. Compared to the wolf Bèi when he was identified, he has now changed into a blue brocade robe and tied his hair with a crown on his head. As for the Longquan saber hanging from his waist when he set out for the expedition, it had been dug up from the burial place by the rebel soldiers, and it was on Chen Wu's case at the moment.

"I've seen General Tiangong!"

Although he was a prisoner and faced the so-called thief army, Lin Anluo's white face was not cramped, and he was not unwilling to be defeated by the anti-thieves. That indifferent with a temperament like a spring breeze unconsciously makes people feel good.

Many rebels' first impression when they saw him was that he was mostly the son of a family, but they would not have thought that he would be a general of a county.

This kind of calm demeanor, even if it is just superficial, is very rare.

It can only be said that it is worthy of being the elite from the eight major valves.

"What kind of Tiangong general, it's just a bunch of anti-thieves who are self-proclaimed, and the Wu Anlin family can also see it?" Chen Wu laughed at himself very casually, and didn't put on any victor's stand, stretched out his hand and said: "The army is simple, it can't compare to your Lin family's Langya Pavilion, General Lin will let it go." ”

Hearing Chen Wu casually say about the attic in his garden, Lin Anluo raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say anything, and sat down obediently after thanking him.

There was tea poured by the rebel soldiers next to him, and Lin Anluo was probably really thirsty, so he took a cup by himself regardless of the etiquette.

This tea is also considered good in Longshan Mansion, but in the eyes of the son-in-law of the Lin family, I am afraid that it is no different from Shanye coarse tea. Chen Wuneng obviously noticed that his expression was a little bitter, obviously he was not used to drinking, but in the end, he drank the tea in the cup in one go. (To be continued......)