Volume 1 Treading the Snow Without a Trace Chapter 83 The two armies face each other
Therefore, many generals did not worry about anything at all, as long as the enemy army was completely annihilated tomorrow, they would have won a great victory.
The expression on Kevin's face remained unchanged, and he turned his head to the lieutenant general and asked, "What about the rest of the world?"
The adjutant general bowed down and said: "General, nothing has changed, there is news from Zigui City, the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment still has no major movements, it seems that we have no idea about our encirclement and suppression of Prince George's 200,000 troops, and after scouting, there is no sign of large army activities at the junction of our side and Prince George, only 100 people enter and exit the border, but because the number is too small, the border troops have not searched for it." As for the rest of the place, everything is fine, nothing out of the ordinary. β
When Kevin heard the lieutenant's report, his brows tightened, but there was no joy in his heart. But after thinking about it, he couldn't notice what was wrong, so he had to speak: "Okay, you all know the current situation, take a good rest, and tomorrow you will encircle the enemy with the other three troops, and you must annihilate them all." β
"Yes, General!" replied the many generals who stood up and bowed. After that, the generals left the horde and rushed back to their troops to prepare for tomorrow's decisive battle.
There were only a few men left in the commander's tent, and Kevin sat there without the slightest hint of joy, which was a strange situation in his years of experience in marching and fighting. There are too many mysteries that make Kevin puzzled, first of all, the enemy commander is Lin Pan, for this person, Kevin still knows quite well, Lin Pan is over seventy years old, dying of old age, if there is no coup d'Γ©tat, he must have returned to his hometown, how can such a veteran take on the heavy responsibility of attacking his own side.
Lin Pan is also known as the rock general, his excellence is not in the offensive aspect, but in its excellent defense, the title of the rock general is called out by the enemy, the first battle that makes it famous on the mainland is the war with the Augustus Empire decades ago, Lin Pan with thousands of people simply blocked 30,000 Augustan Empire soldiers for three days and three nights, and then retreated, after this battle, Lin Pan's defense is known to everyone, how can such a type of general be sent here to capture the city?
Secondly, the 200,000 army is not a small number, all kinds of troops must be complete, and they can keep in touch with the headquarters at any time, and now they are surrounded by their own side, and Prince George has not made the slightest movement, which makes no sense in the sense of reason! Moreover, after the battle situation has reached a stalemate, Prince George's advantage no longer exists, and early withdrawal is the best countermeasure, but Prince George let the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment wander near Zigui City, and Prince George's 200,000 troops are still advancing unhurriedly, and it seems that they don't care about being surrounded by their own side at all.
This is also where Kevin is puzzled, and sighed deeply, Kevin couldn't figure out what Prince George was doing, so he simply didn't think about it, as long as the 150,000 troops were annihilated on the spot tomorrow, his intention would be realized, and it would be impossible for Prince George to succeed if he had any conspiracy.
Prince George looked at the night sky and clenched his fists......
The night passed quickly, when the rising sun slowly rose from the east, the soft light sprinkled the earth, a new day had begun, the good time of the early morning had no meaning for the busy soldiers, the war was about to begin, rather than indulging in this short good time, it was better to make more preparations to make their chances of survival greater, maybe tomorrow will never see the rising sun again, this is the sorrow of the warriors, today's road does not know if tomorrow can be walked again.
When the sun left the treetops, the army had been reorganized, and Kevin ordered the 100,000 troops to march towards the besieged Lin Pan army in unison.
On a plain, hundreds of thousands of troops were quietly lined up and waiting, a scout quickly came towards the Chinese army, quickly dismounted, this scout said to the gray-haired general in front of him: "Report, Kevin's army has come towards us, and the other three armies have also rushed over, and the distance is only two miles." β
The old general on the black horse was expressionless, waved his hand and said lightly: "Got it, explore again." β
The scout went in response, and seeing that the old general's face did not change, a middle-aged general beside him asked: "General, the enemy has an army of more than 300,000, and our army is only 150,000, is it inappropriate to meet the enemy in this way?"
Turning his head to look at the general who spoke, the old general Lin Pan asked, "The army around Zigui City is already here, right?"
Although he was a little puzzled, the general still replied: "General Hui, the main army of Ziguicheng has come from the west to our army, and the remaining three armies are almost the maximum limit that Kevin can mobilize, except for the 20,000 troops that are still left in Ziguicheng, there is no decent enemy army within a radius of 100 miles with Ziguicheng as the center, it is obvious that Kevin wants to quickly deal with our army at any cost, so wouldn't our army have to avoid its front for the time being?" Still unable to figure it out, the general asked aloud.
A smile appeared on the old man's face, and Lin Pan smiled: "Don't worry, the old man has his own intentions in doing this, let's meet the enemy with my heart at the moment! Although he was a little dissatisfied, this general did not dare to go against Lin Pan's decision and stopped speaking.
In the distance, the dust in the sky was flying in the air, and the sound of uniform footsteps made the earth shake slightly, and Lin Pan could faintly see the fluttering military flag, finally came?
Lin Pan looked at the army coming in front of him, there was a trace of solemnity in his eyes, but more than that, he was happy, Lin Pan let out a long sigh of relief and said secretly, Your Highness, the task you gave to the old man has been completed, I hope you can achieve a complete victory, so that even if the old man dies, you can smile Jiuquan.
Glancing in the direction of Zigui City, the complicated expression on Lin Pan's face swept away, Kevin, if you want to fight, then stand still! It's just that no matter what the result is, you have already lost this war.
The fierce murderous aura was released from Lin Pan's body, but he didn't expect that Lin Pan was over 70 years old, and he still had such a domineering momentum, which could really be said to be old and strong! Feeling the strong fighting intent on the boss's body, the trace of fear of the generals was swept away, and the fierce fighting intent infected the soldiers beside him.
At this moment, the morale of Lin Pan's army has reached the extreme, and he is worthy of being a veteran of a hundred battles, which should not be underestimated!
When Kevin led the army to the front of Lin Pan's army, the archers of the two armies held down the position, and the two armies lined up in a neat formation under the command of the captain.
Slowly leaving the formation, Kevin shouted, "Please answer Old General Lin." β
Hearing Kevin's majestic voice, Lin Pan sighed, he is still old, this kind of momentum is no longer there now, just this voice containing deterrent power, Kevin is afraid that he has reached the peak realm of martial artists, and now he is not an opponent.
However, these negative emotions naturally could not be shown on his face, Lin Pan was not shocked, rode slowly to the front of the formation, and said loudly: "General Kevin, the old man is here." β
Kevin, who was on horseback, saw that an old man on the other side rode out, and it was Lin Pan. Bowing from afar, Kevin said respectfully: "When I returned to the city, I haven't seen the old general for more than 20 years, and today I see the old general's demeanor, which is really gratifying!"
With a faint smile, Lin Pan said, "Thank you General Kevin for your concern, the old man is very good." β
Kevin didn't mind at all, and continued: "Old general, you know the current situation very well, your army has been surrounded by our army, and it is impossible to escape, I don't know if the old general can spare the lives of his subordinates, how about just stop?"
As if smiling mockingly, Lin Pan spoke: "General Kevin doesn't have to bother, the men in my army have always only had warriors who died in battle, not cowards who surrendered, if you want to fight, then fight!"
With a snort, Lin Pan's long sword waved his fingers and said urgently: "Men tell me, do you want to die standing in battle, or do you want to crawl and surrender?"
"I'd rather die than surrender!" The chanting voice came from behind Lin Pan, resounding through the sky.
Kevin frowned, but still didn't give up, "Old General Lin, this is the last chance, if you turn against him on the spot, Ben will be able to promise on behalf of the king that the soldiers of your army will definitely receive the most decent treatment, even if it is not impossible to let you go back." β