In the winter of 202 of the Divine Calendar, on November 9, if the border guards really listened to the opinion of the captain of the Combined Legion, perhaps, it would not have perished so quickly......

At night, on a lawn in the camp, Zhang Yu lay there, with a piece of grass in his mouth, looking up at the sky.

The upright Carl passed by, looked at Zhang Yu curiously, and then looked at the sky, he really couldn't understand what was beautiful that day, it was about to rain, there was not even a star or moon, and it was dark and rumbling.

"How?"

Zhang Yu suddenly said something inexplicable.

Karl hurriedly said: "I went to investigate in person, and the border guard command has sent three groups of scouts, but so far no one has returned." ”

"I knew it!"

Zhang Yu snorted and scolded the grassroots, "The guys in the General Headquarters who were kicked by a donkey have no idea what kind of crisis they are facing, and they don't know if they are dying!" ”

"Brother Yu, it's not that exaggerated, right?"

Carl was startled.

How could the border guards, with more than 200,000 troops up and down, die to the brink of death?

No matter how bad it is, the geographical depth of the rear is still very low, and it is a big deal to retreat back.

"Carl, you're stupid as a pig! If you think about it carefully, the scout troops are all carefully selected from among the soldiers 'Eagle Eye', and they all use the fastest horses, not to mention one or two hundred miles, that is, three hundred miles, and one day is enough time for him to make a round trip. ”

"However, what does it mean that three groups of scouts have been sent out, and that none of them have come back now? This shows that they have all been intercepted by the Seventh Legion of the Demon Race, and none of them have escaped! ”

Zhang Yu scolded indignantly.

Karl hung his head, listening intently.

He was short-tempered in the past, but he didn't dare to refute it under Zhang Yu's reprimand.

……

As if to cite Zhang Yu's speculation, the next morning, the general command of the border guards finally realized that something unusual had happened.

Yesterday, throughout the 100 days and night, the General Headquarters sent out a total of six scout troops, and so far no one has returned, which is simply unusual!

The senior officers, who realized the crisis, sent seventeen scout troops on the spot, and gave a death order, even if they died, they should also cross the Chishui River battlefield and find out what was going on in the east!

By noon, a dying scout had returned to headquarters on his horse.

"How?"

Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guards, Zhao Guangxin asked eagerly.

"Report to the Commander, Great Army! A total of 150,000 people of the Seventh Demon Legion are marching towards the battlefield of our army......"

The scout took his last breath.

Of the seventeen scout troops, he was the only one who came back alive in the end, and he himself was also seriously injured, and he had to drag his seriously injured body back to send back the information before he died completely.

There was a heavy weight in the headquarters.

"Go and call that Combine Legion Captain from yesterday, and let's hear from him again!" Zhao Guangxin said.

……

Zhang Yu was woken up while taking a nap, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a group of border guard soldiers wearing light blue military uniforms, and immediately guessed seven, seven, eight, eight.

When he came to the general headquarters, Zhang Yu opened the curtain first and walked in.

On both sides of the table, the high-ranking officers of the border guards were already sitting at this moment.

The dark blue uniforms and various dazzling silver stars and gold stars on the epaulettes highlight the extraordinary military status of these officers, and the lowest one who can sit in this military tent is also the existence of the division commander!

"This comrade, as you expected, the Seventh Legion of the Demon Race is marching towards the battlefield of our army, and now it is only two hundred kilometers away from us, we want to ask you, according to your speculation, what action should we make next?"

Zhao Guangxin asked in a deep voice.

Everyone present tensed their nerves, held their breath, and looked at Zhang Yu.

This is the Legionnaire, the Imperial General! I'm asking you questions myself!

Zhang Yu's face was as usual, unmoved, and said lightly: "What? Your army is full of talented people and famous generals, do you still need a small joint legion captain to make strategic speculations? ”

"Bold!"

"Bastard!"

"You're presumptuous!"

The crowd shouted angrily.

You don't look at who you're talking to?

O Imperial Admiral! One of the giants of the council, the boss in charge of more than 200,000 border guards and the evolution of the legion!

Zhang Yu frowned slightly and said, "What?" Am I not right? ”

"I said before, the enemy army is already very close to us, we should quickly withdraw from the battlefield, even if we give up the fat in front of us, or lose some of the price, there is nothing, at least we can save the main force of the border guards, and find another battlefield to fight to the death with the demons in the future."

"But you don't listen to me! Now, they are only two hundred kilometers away from us, two hundred kilometers! What is this concept? ”

"In other words, the enemy will arrive on the battlefield tomorrow morning! In such a short period of time, there is no time to withdraw the troops, the eighth and ninth legions of the demon clan have already firmly locked the border guards, and the various positions of the two armies have been staggered and cannot be withdrawn! ”

"Now you're asking me what I can do?"

Zhang Yu sneered again and again, and a series of words made all the senior officers present blush, and their eyes widened angrily, as if they wanted to kill Zhang Yu with their eyes.

However, Zhang Yu didn't quarrel with them, but just glanced at them lightly with contemptuous eyes on the side, which was even more uncomfortable than killing them!

Commander-in-Chief Zhao Guangxin took a deep breath, his eyes burning: "Comrade, the battlefield is not a child's play, we did not listen to your intelligence in time It was our mistake, but our immediate priority is to solve the current difficulties." ”

Needless to say, Zhang Yu also knows.

There are three standing main armies in the Great Xia Kingdom, namely the expeditionary force stationed in the first line of defense of Yinping Mountain, the border guard army stationed in the second line of defense of Jianmen, and the Central Army stationed in the Kyoto Military Region.

These three major legions, with a total of more than 700,000 soldiers under their command, and all of them are evolutionary human strength above the second grade, which can be said to be all the elites of the Great Xia Kingdom.

Now, however, the expeditionary force has lost contact, and if the border guards are completely wiped out, only a central army remains.

At that time, the central army will face the army of millions of demons alone, and it will be difficult to support it alone, and the gap in combat power will be too great, and it will be impossible to defeat the demons.

So whether from a military point of view, or from a political point of view, the border guards cannot be swallowed!

Even if it is a loss of some troops, it is a big deal to tighten the rear a little more, and it is enough to replenish the source of troops, as long as the backbone of the army is still there, the border guards will always be a strong force that can wrestle with the demon black tide!

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible to do it, but I'm afraid you can't accept what I say." ”

Zhao Guangxin made a gesture of invitation and said, "It's okay for you to talk about it!" ”

"My opinion is that from now on, immediately abandon the positions of the frontline of the border guards, abandon the combat units of the front-line positions on the battlefield, immediately retreat, and send a request for help to Kyoto, asking for reinforcements from the Central Army!"

"At the same time, taking advantage of the geographical depth of the outer region to abandon one or two provinces and engage in guerrilla warfare with the enemy, if you are fast, you may be able to save something."

Zhang Yuyu is not shocking, and he is endless.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he asked the border guards to give up all the front-line forces, plus one or two provinces.

You must know that the border guards only have a total of more than 200,000 troops, and when a major battle like Chishui River is launched, at least half of the troops are at the forefront of the army, and if they are abandoned, how will the battle be fought in the future?

Not to mention, you have to give up an additional province or two.

"Incredible, incredible!"

"It's a fantasy!"

Everyone shouted angrily.

Even Zhao Guangxin was silent, unable to accept this condition at all.

Zhang Yu sneered, he knew that it was still difficult for him to convince these stubborn officers today, but what he said was true, and he was not boasting.

The front-line positions of the border guards have been entangled with the forces of the demons, and with such a huge military strength, it is not that they can be withdrawn, but they can only give up!

In terms of rescue, you don't have to think about it.

With the courage of the provincial governors of the Great Xia Kingdom, it is estimated that the Black Tide will not even dare to let go of a fart even if the soldiers are in the city, let alone send reinforcements.

In fact, many of them had already rushed into the interior with the defenders before they saw the black tide, such as Bi Yuntao's father.

So the idea of relying on the provincial garrison for support simply doesn't make sense.

This shows that the current border guards are just a lone army, if the support of the Black Tide comes, and the two armies surround the border guards in a crossover trend, then the border guards who have no troops to help can only watch themselves being devoured by the demons little by little.

"Well, the cost of this opinion is too great, so big that I can't call the shots at all, I think, it's better to be safe."

Zhao Guangxin said.

"Huh."

Zhang Yu sneered, his eyes lost their luster again, and he returned to his previous indifferent and cold appearance.

……

That night, the border guards made their first attempt to retreat.

However, the two armies have been entangled for a long time, and the positions are intertwined, and the whole body is affected by one shot, and it is simply impossible to retreat on a large scale.

One moment, a team of border guards had just withdrawn from its position less than two miles away, and the next moment, the demon legion, which had smelled the abnormality, followed closely.

As a result, the border guards failed to retreat, not to mention, and even the positions they had previously laid were lost.

The helpless border guards could only continue to fight.

……

At this moment, by the Chishui River.

Dark clouds pressed down, the wind howled, and the Chishui River, which was not very calm, was even more turbulent.

Standing on the embankment, when the huge waves crash against the embankment, you can even feel the obvious vibration under your feet.

"Lin Lang, how many people are there in total?"

In the wind, Zhang Yu shouted at Lin Lang.

Lin Lang shouted: "Brother Yu, in the evening, the team of the Grim Reaper T joined us!" ”

"Oh? He's alive? ”

From the beginning of the battle to later, Zhang Yu had not seen him, and thought that he had died in the dense army of Kuroshio.

Lin Lang said: "His team has suffered heavy casualties, there are only forty-three people, counting them, our current strength is a total of four hundred and seven people!" ”

"Enough! Four hundred mutants, enough for us to dig up the embankment! Zhang Yu nodded and said to Lin Lang.

Lin Lang was shocked: "Brother Yu! What do you do by digging up the embankment? ”

Zhang Yu glanced at him calmly and only said one word; "I just want to try to save something."