Chapter 463: Impact
Recently, there has been a strange peace between the two countries of Liang and Chu, before the Chu army was attacking rapidly, it seemed that they wanted to quickly repel the Liang army, but with the loss of three cities in a row, their offensive slowed down.
In addition to the temptation every once in a while, the conflict between the two sides is comparable to the period of "peaceful coexistence", Zhong Ruying was still worried about where to throw the delicate flower of the five princes to experience the cold wind, and a fierce conflict broke out with the Chu army in one of the places under her jurisdiction.
According to the scouts, the Chu army advanced this time with 20,000 people.
Zhong Ruying clicked on a book on the map and said, "It's really strange, according to Xiang Shan's caution, he shouldn't send troops from here." β
Zhong Ruying looked at Lin Qingwan and Min Shangshu, "Could it be that the discord plan has worked?" β
"Whether it's useful or not, this battle must be fought," Min Shangshu muttered, "and you have to fight as hard as you can." β
"You mean win?"
"No, it's tougher to lose."
Zhong Ruying pursed her lips and said, "Yes, I will arrange it." β
Even if she lures the enemy deeper, she has to lose worthwhile, Zhong Ruying groaned and didn't speak.
A few people didn't bother her, she had her own set of methods, everyone knew that when it came to fighting, Min Shangshu could mention it to her.
Lin Qingwan sat quietly on the side, waiting for her to make strategic arrangements and everyone dispersed before she said, "Is there any trouble for the fifth prince?" If it's too troublesome, I won't take him with me, and I'll find a way to polish him. β
Zhong Ruying bared her teeth and said, "No need, is there anything in this world that sharpens a person more than the battlefield?" Don't worry, I'll send someone to watch over him. β
On the same day, the fifth prince received a set of clothes and was thrown into a military tent, Zhong Ruying said with a cold face: "Since you want to be a soldier, then everything will follow the rules, when the eldest prince and the third prince came to the army, they also ate and slept with the soldiers, you have to study hard with your two brothers." β
The five princes wanted to say no, after all, the first time they came to the army was to start as a general, why did he have a general flag?
But in the eyes of Shang Zhong like a cold star, he swallowed his saliva and did not dare to speak.
He is not very afraid of Lin Qingwan, but he is very afraid of Zhong Ruying, when he was a child, he was beaten by her a lot, and every time he was beaten, his father and mother would not stand on his side, even the mother only dared to complain in private, and when she saw her, she had to thank her respectfully for disciplining him.
Zhong Ruying and Lin Qingwan are different.
Lin Qingwan is a righteous sister who came halfway, he actually didn't treat her as a sister, but Zhong Ruying was once fostered in the palace, and he knew that she was his sister since he could remember.
In the past, he and the sixth child didn't know anything, and they were very curious why they were all sisters, she was the county lord, but the eldest sister was a princess, why her surname was Zhong, and they didn't have the same surname.
When she was seven years old, she occasionally heard the ministers of the DPRK and China quarrel with her, and someone scolded General Zhong, and then he knew that they were not only different mothers, but even fathers.
But at that time, the impression of being bullied by Zhong Ruying had been fixed, even if she knew that she was a righteous sister, the fifth prince and the sixth prince always subconsciously tightened their skin when they saw her.
The two were naughty when they were young, but they were beaten by her.
At this time, looking at Zhong Ruying's eyes, the fear of being chased by her when he was a child resurfaced, so he honestly hugged his clothes and silently changed places.
Lin Qingwan saw it, couldn't help pursing her lips, and whispered to Zhong Ruying: "I knew that he was so afraid of you, and it would be honest to let you scare you." β
"It's just honest in front of you, but you'll still be mixed up when you turn around." Zhong Ruying was eager to try: "Don't worry this time, I will definitely let him know if this military camp is so easy to mix." β
The fifth prince only knew the soldiers under him, and he was about to go to the battlefield before his name and face matched, because of his special identity, Zhong Ruying also sent four people into the flag to protect him.
Of course, he himself did not know.
In this way, the ignorant young man excitedly carried a big knife and followed people to the front line.
Lin Qingwan stood in front of the camp and watched them leave, and Yi Han's eyes kept following the cheerful back, and said softly: "County Lord, do you want to prepare some wine for the fifth prince?" β
"Go ahead." Lin Qingwan sighed, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with being naΓ―ve, how many people want to, but they have to face the wind and rain." β
Yi Han was silent for a moment before he said, "The fifth prince is only fourteen years old. β
"Yes," Lin Qingwan sighed deeply, "It's only fourteen years old, and it's still a child." β
It is really pitiful that the former comfort and leisure will be shattered in the face of a storm.
The fifth prince didn't feel pitiful, he played a lot of war games with his friends, although he used to be the main general, but now he is just a small flag commander.
But there are also soldiers.
So even if he had to run with his legs, he led his people forward excitedly, saying as he walked, "Don't look at my young age, in fact, I know no less than you, the general let me be the general flag, don't be unconvinced, just look at me for a while, let me lead you to make contributions." β
Soldiers: ......
"In short, the master must have the means, the kung fu must have the kung fu, and the background must have the background, follow the master, and ensure that you eat and drink spicy food in the future."
This kid also knows how to win people's hearts before going to war, which is really good.
The guards who were arranged in the flag bowed their heads silently,
Other Soldiers: ......
Where did the general get the flag commander for them?
War has always been cruel, it is not like the game played by the Five Princes before, the wax arrow shoots people, and the person directly pretends to be the arrow and falls.
If a wooden knife is slashed on a person, although it hurts, it will not bleed, and you can pass by just pretending to be dead.
But on the battlefield, when arrows fly, they will really insert into people's bodies, and when knives come over, they will really separate people's heads.
Fall to the ground and pretend to be dead, and someone will make up for it to make sure you're dead.
The horn sounded, the crowd poured out, he followed the people out, at first he was so excited that he screamed, but when he encountered the enemy, he subconsciously waved the knife, and the blood sprayed out directly onto his face, he was stunned for a moment before he reacted that this was not a wooden knife, this was a real knife, and it would kill people if he cut it......
The fifth prince's hand trembled, and he subconsciously drew his knife, wanting to retreat a little, but his subordinates who had been surrounding him fell to the ground because they couldn't dodge the spear head that came from the flying stab.
A hole in his neck was gurgling with blood, and his eyes widened as he stared ahead.
The five princes, who have always had a bad memory, immediately remembered what they said when they introduced each other last night, his name is Wang Zhu, he is from Songzhou, he is nineteen this year, he has been in the army for three years, and he has been working in the army, and he barely survived until now.
His only wish is to be transferred to the gang and be a firehead army, so that he can not only save his life, but also eat fat, and when one day there is no war, he will return to his hometown, and he will be able to marry a daughter-in-law with this rich appearance, even if it is a widow, and it is better to take a child, so that after his death, someone will break the pots and banners......
When the fifth prince heard this, he looked down on him very much, and felt that he was very unproductive, and he joined the army, and he didn't want to make a contribution, so he even thought about going to the room to cook.
Even the ambition after peace is not very good, what kind of beauty is not there after becoming famous, he even thinks about marrying a widow, or a widow with children!
But now, whether he was a widow or not, he could not marry him, because he was dead.
The guard in charge of protecting him saw him staring at the corpse on the ground in a daze, and hurriedly pulled the person and shouted: "General Banner, the general has called us to attack, you quickly lead the team!" β
The fifth prince came back to his senses, subconsciously clenched the knife in his hand, glared at the Chu army opposite with hatred, and roared angrily: "Kill them for the master!" β
Zhong Ruying led the troops to deploy the formation, and directly forced the Chu army to retreat three miles, but after the arrival of the opponent's reinforcements, she seemed a little weak and began to make people retreat.
It seemed that he was very flustered, and the five princes were all coerced and retreated, and by the time he came to his senses, they were about to withdraw to the camp.
The fifth prince was furious, and he didn't care about his current identity and was about to rush to question Zhong Ruying, is this how she fights?
It's a pity that the little soldier beside him stopped him and whispered: "Leaving your post without permission, you don't want to live, the general won't spare you just because you have a background." β
That's right, although it's only been one night, the soldiers and small flag commanders of several nearby flags know that the new general flag is a boy with a backstage.
Although I don't like him very much in my heart, he fought bravely just now, and as a recruit on the first day of battle, it is very good to dare to kill people with a knife instead of turning around and running.
He looked at it as only fourteen, which was the minimum age for conscription, and now everyone had turned from disdain to worry, thinking that this child's brain might not be very good, otherwise how could the children of rich and noble families be thrown here at such a young age?
The fifth prince was dragged, he could only bring his anger back to the camp, and was about to rush to find Zhong Ruying, but the guard pretending to be a small soldier dragged him again, reminding: "General Banner, you have to take the injured soldier to the military doctor, and you have to report to the general who has not returned, and the army can inform their families when the time comes." β
The fifth prince was silent for a moment, then turned away with a calm face.
When he had done what the guards had told him, it was almost dark, and he didn't care about eating, nor did he take off his clothes, so he rushed to the main tent with a cold face.
He is just a general banner, so naturally he can't rush to the main account, but he is still the fifth prince, so he broke through to the main account smoothly.
The high-level officials were having a meeting, Zhong Ruying and Lin Qingwan were present, everyone was talking around a map, and when they saw his little soldier breaking in, everyone just looked up and continued to look down.
Zhong Ruying also retracted his gaze and continued: "I didn't count the loot, but I estimate that the number of dead on the other side is about three thousand, and our side has lost eight hundred and twenty-seven killed and five hundred and forty-seven seriously wounded, which can be regarded as earned." β
Min Shangshu nodded, clicked on one of the points on the map and said, "What you will lose in the next battle is this place." β
The five princes looked at it in a daze, wasn't that the territory occupied by their Liang State?
Zhong Ruying had already bowed his head and said: "But I can't lose it so easily, I plan to send people to guard it for two days, and then lose it after they invest enough troops, since I want to make a show, I naturally have to do it seriously, even if Xiang Shan doesn't believe it, I have to let his generals believe it." β