Chapter 931: The puppet army surrenders to the camp

Carrying so many heavy equipment in such a hot weather is too much for even the beasts to bear, let alone the soldiers. Whether those siege engines can play a role in the next battle can actually be seen now.

The battlefield of the two armies is located on the border of the two countries, in the plain area of Pingchuan, facing each other, and there are very few opportunities for the use of siege equipment, and the forcible use may only bring trouble to their own side, and the time may not be enough. Based on the difference in numbers between the two sides, Bai Shuilian needed to arrive earlier than the main force of the Rao army.

In addition, now that the army has abundant food and grass materials, what the Blue Army needs is soldiers and horses, so after confirming that the Rao army did not carry large siege equipment, Lin Xuanzhong has sent someone to inform Bai Shuilian to give up the large equipment and rush to gather troops as soon as possible. If the Rao army arrives first, they may be in danger.

As for Lin Xuanzhong's proposal to let them put down their heavy weapons, Bai Shuilian didn't even have to consult with the generals to make a decision. As the saying goes, soldiers are fast and fast, but with heavy weapons, they march at less than half the usual speed every day, so the slow march is unimaginable in case it affects the fighters.

Now that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the daily marching time is limited, in order to prevent the hot weather from causing too much discomfort to the soldiers, Bai Shuilian must accept Lin Xuanzhong's proposal. All in all, the hot summer gives neither side many options, and it will depend on which side chooses wiser if they want to win.

Time passed little by little, and this afternoon, there was new news from Tianyu Kingdom. Previously, the Rao army almost ruthlessly slaughtered one-third of the lives of the Tianyu Kingdom, and then controlled one-third of the people to give them their lives.

According to the specific information sent back by the secret agents, those local forces were indeed not willing to sacrifice their lives for the Rao army, but they were forced to do so. Rao's army not only used poison to control the high-ranking personnel of many local forces, but also organized some important personnel in those family forces into the puppet army and directly worked for them, and the cruelty of his methods was outrageous.

Regarding the poison used by Rao's army, those spies also found out specific news, which is indeed a medicine that can make people poison regularly. However, what did not disappoint Lin Xuanzhong was that Xue Yin was very sure that he could refine the corresponding antidote, and it didn't take long, the most important thing now was to find out as soon as possible where the 200,000 puppet army was gathered by Rao's army, and then counter the puppet army by providing the antidote to those local forces.

As long as those puppet armies can be turned against at the critical moment, it will not be a problem for the blue army to defeat the Rao army, but it is not yet known what the attitude of those local forces is to join forces with the blue army, so out of a comprehensive consideration, Lin Xuanzhong and they must continue to count the puppet army in the combat power of the Rao army, so the strategy set can ensure a real victory.

In the past few days, Lin Xuanzhong has been discussing this matter with the generals below, and it seems that they don't need too perfect tactics to defeat the Rao army, and it is not difficult to rely on the current state of the army alone, so in terms of considering the war, Lin Xuanzhong and the generals below have not spent much effort, and their main energy is still on joining forces with Tianyu Kingdom.

In order to succeed in the plan, Lin Xuanzhong planned to send some high-ranking military officials to secretly go to the corresponding places to negotiate face-to-face with the personnel of those local forces and determine the possibility of an alliance as soon as possible.

In the evening, based on the current situation, Lin Xuanzhong and the generals discussed in the big tent of the Chinese army for a period of time, and after determining some things to do next, like a few days ago, Lin Xuanzhong directly asked the generals to go back early to rest, and he himself continued to stay in the big tent to think about some things, while waiting for the possible military situation.

At night, the weather was no longer so hot, and after the door was opened, a cool breeze blew, and Lin Xuanzhong's will gradually regained his consciousness in a refreshing feeling. One will think about the things in the army, the other will think about the things outside the barracks, almost as long as it can be considered with his brain, Lin Xuanzhong will think about it, and now he has to wait for some new news, just to change or improve some decisions that have been made before.

"Report," just as Lin Xuanzhong was thinking about whether he could reach an alliance with the local forces of Tianyu Kingdom before the war, a herald hurriedly walked into the big tent, "General Yu, some puppet troops came from outside the camp, saying that they couldn't stand the oppression of the Rao army, and they escaped from the Rao army camp overnight while the Rao army relaxed its vigilance, and now they want to take refuge in the general, hoping that the general will accept it." At present, General Zhou has stopped those people outside the camp, and specially ordered the small ones to come to the general for instructions. ”

"How many people are there, and where are they?" looked at him, and Lin Xuanzhong was surprised by the news brought by the herald.

"At the moment there are only forty or fifty people, on the south side of the camp. However, according to those people, there are many people in the puppet army who intend to escape from the camp, and there may be some people who will come over in the future, "Even if Lin Xuanzhong doesn't ask, the herald still has to say some information about the deserters."

"Take me to see," nodded, Lin Xuanzhong got up from the front of the military case and walked down, wanting to take a look.

"Yes," the herald below agreed, and then stood respectfully to the side and waited for Lin Xuanzhong to come over.

"You two are guarding at the door of the big tent, if a general comes to me and asks them to wait in the big tent, the general will come back later," when leaving the big tent, Lin Xuanzhong did not forget to explain to the two guards at the door, and then deliberately added as if he thought of something, "Don't mention the situation just now to others, and don't discuss it privately at the door, otherwise military law will deal with it." ”

"Yes," the two high-level martial cultivators at the door agreed to Lin Xuanzhong's instructions in unison, and then watched Lin Xuanzhong leave.

Under the guidance of the herald, the two men each rode a horse directly to the south side of the camp, attracting the attention of many guards and patrol soldiers along the way. Fortunately, the main road leading to the outside was some distance away from the camp, and the sound of horses' hooves did not wake many people. When they arrived at the edge of the camp, the two of them dismounted directly and walked to the location of Zhou Wenfeng and the others step by step.

From a distance, there were indeed many cross-dressed people gathered outside the cordon set up by the blue army, about fifty or sixty people.

"General, you're here," Following the sound of horses' hooves, Zhou Wenfeng noticed Lin Xuanzhong who was walking over. The current matter is a little tricky, and Zhou Wenfeng has actually guessed that Lin Xuanzhong will come over in person.

"En," nodded, and under the firelight, Lin Xuanzhong looked at the dozens of panicked faces. The emotions on their faces were evident in their hearts, and they were all afraid of what the Blues were going to do to them. Based on the grudge between the two sides, Lin Xuanzhong could understand the performance of those people.

"I have heard that General Lin is benevolent and righteous, and we are not willing to be driven by the Rao army, so I deliberately took the risk to defect to the general tonight, hoping that General Lin can accept us regardless of his past suspicions," Among the dozens of people, a high-level martial artist recognized Lin Xuanzhong's identity, and immediately bowed to Lin Xuanzhong to explain his intentions. Immediately after, dozens of ordinary martial cultivators next to that person knelt down to Lin Xuanzhong.

"I hope that the general will be righteous and forgive me for the mistakes I was forced to commit against the Blue Army before, and we are willing to atone for my sin with my life, and I just ask the general to give me a chance to take revenge on Rao Jun," as if discussed in advance, after dozens of people knelt down, it was still up to the high-level martial artist to explain their intentions.

"You guys get up first," the scene of those people kneeling down in unison made Lin Xuanzhong feel a lot of pressure, especially since Lin Xuanzhong was thinking about an alliance with the Heavenly Universe Kingdom before. Based on the plan to oppose the Blue Army, Lin Xuanzhong himself is a little soft-hearted about whether to accept these puppet troops now.

"If the general doesn't agree, we'd rather die," Immediately after, dozens of people kneeling down expressed their attitudes to Lin Xuanzhong in unison, and after speaking, they put their weapons around their necks one by one, looking resolute. It seems that as long as Lin Xuanzhong says a word, those people will wipe their necks for the first time.

This move was quite threatening, but it could be regarded as a request, and the actions of those people made Lin Xuanzhong even more difficult. If there was no previous war, it would not be difficult for Lin Xuanzhong to accept them in his personal name, the key is to consider the situation of the entire army now. If they are accepted, they will cause dissatisfaction among many military personnel, and it will inevitably affect the morale of the army, so Lin Xuanzhong needs to think carefully before deciding.

The current puppet army and the blue army have a direct grudge and concern, and countless soldiers in the army are thinking of seeking revenge from the puppet army. If it was from the perspective of a soldier in the army, Lin Xuanzhong's answer was not to agree, but Lin Xuanzhong seemed to care more about his own thoughts.

"You all get up, I could have given you a chance," It didn't take long for Lin Xuanzhong, who couldn't bear to give these people death, to make the decision to accept them. It's just that if there is a gap between the puppet army in front of him, the trouble caused by accepting the puppet army may not only cause dissatisfaction among the personnel in the army.

"Thank you General Lin, from now on, we are willing to go to the soup for General Lin and never give up," Lin Xuanzhong's consent made those people suddenly ecstatic, led by that high-level martial cultivator, dozens of puppet soldiers successively expressed their loyalty to Lin Xuanzhong.

"How does the general plan to arrange for them?" When those puppet soldiers stood up one after another, Zhou Wenfeng's gaze stopped on Lin Xuanzhong.

"Isn't there a place in the southeast corner area where there are a lot of empty tents, let's arrange them over there for the time being," dozens of people can't take up much space, the key is their special identity, Lin Xuanzhong doesn't want too many people to know about their acceptance of the puppet army for the time being.

"Yes," Regarding Lin Xuanzhong's arrangement, Zhou Wenfeng had a feeling that it was unexpected. If you want to accept the puppet army, you can only place the puppet army in a corner area.

"Thank you, General," in the firelight, the only high-level martial cultivator thanked Lin Xuanzhong again.