Chapter 42: Retirement (I)

When the soldiers in the city saw the corpses of the enemy being pulled away in batches, they all had an indescribable feeling in their hearts.

Is it pathos?

Is it mercy?

Or is it something like that?

No one can tell.

During the day, he is still a good man, but after a battle, he becomes a pile of carrion, between life and death, how dreamy.

And I don't know how long this battle will last, and I don't know when it will also become rotten bones in the soil and ashes in the fire!

That night, the big tent of the Chinese army in the Zhongming Empire was lit up.

Shi Zhengyang convened the generals of all armies to discuss military strategies.

Yang Tian was injured and was in a fierce mood, and said: "Your Highness, in the battle of the day, the city is only broken between the first line, why should we discuss the matter of retreating from the army? The hegemony of the world and the great achievements will start today! At the end of tomorrow, we will lead another team of men and horses, and we will definitely break through his big array and take the city gate!"

There was silence in the tent for a while, and suddenly a person got up and said: "Yang Gong is brave, crowned in the three armies, and admired." I think that the beginning of the great cause must respond to the time of the day. The weather is unfavorable, and it should be taken slowly. Now that our troops are old, the enemy has already taken precautions, and if we fail to fight a battle, we will be defeated again. Please Yang Gongmingjian. ”

The person who spoke was another eighth-order master of the Southern Army, called Yuan Chengfang, with a medium build, a black face and a short beard, a calm and humble person, and his status in the army was on par with Yang Tianyi.

Yang Tian snorted and did not answer when he saw that it was him who stood up to oppose him.

A young man on the last seat stood up and said, "Your Highness, there will be a gift at the end!"

Shi Zhengyang's eyes lit up and said, "Come on!"

This young man's name is Baili Yu, in his early thirties and less than forty, he is already a fifth-order soul sect, he was originally serving under the account of the crown prince Shi Zhenglie, he was clever and beautiful, good at intelligence collection, but unfortunately he was not reused, and then changed to Shi Zhengyang, leading the work and espionage. Shi Zhengyang loves his talent, but he is afraid that he will be the eyes of the imperial brother, and the real secret, but he dare not let him know.

Baili Yudao: "Our army has been raising food for three months, planning for a long time, attacking all the way, the momentum is like a bamboo, and now the army is approaching the city, and it will return empty-handed when it encounters a small setback, isn't it a pity? Weichen thought that he could retreat, but he had to win and retreat in order to raise the prestige of our army, which was worth the trip. It is recommended to activate the Second Wind and Thunder Array, and only leave after breaking his Five Elements Forbidden Sky Array!"

Yuan Chengfang said: "The two wind and thunder arrays are heavy weapons in the army, how can they be lightly shown to others? Moreover, with the characteristics of the two wind and thunder arrays, they must be within 100 meters of the city to exert their power, and the catapults, bed crossbows, hard bows, and flying spears in the city are all within the range of killing. ”

Yang Tianyi: "Brother Yuan's words are wrong! How can there be immortals in a war? Death is worth it, that is!"

Shi Zhengyang saw that the opinions of all parties were stubborn, and said: "Our army started in early winter, and it has been more than a month so far. Although the sky is not false, the land is not false, but the soldiers are harmonious, and the soldiers use their lives, so they attack the city and pull out the village, invincible, and use scheming to make plans, all of which are effective. It's all the result of your sincere cooperation, so why should you argue?"

After a pause, he said: "The opportunity to advance and retreat is very related, and I can't make a decision." Everyone, disperse, wait for me to think about it, and tomorrow morning, make a decision!"

Yang Tianyi and Yuan Chengfang came out of the account, glanced at each other, smiled slightly bitterly, and thought in their hearts that King Nan must be looking for Crescent Moon to ask for a plan, maybe in his heart, all the generals combined, it is not as good as Princess Yue alone.

Sure enough, the crescent moon was invited to the big tent, and Shi Zhengyang went straight into it with a single knife and said: "You know the situation of our army today. It's hard to choose between advance and retreat now, I don't know what you say?"

The crescent moon white lowered his eyebrows and was silent, and after a while, he asked rhetorically: "Your Highness raised troops to attack the south, what happened?"

Shi Zhengyang was silent, thinking: "Since I was crowned the king of the south, I have been obscure and low-key for eight years, so I have a bad reputation in the court. In the long run, my father won't have to seriously forget about me? Don't make some noise, okay?"

Crescent Moon Bai didn't wait for him to answer, and asked again: "What are you worried about after Your Highness's great victory?"

Shi Zhengyang got up and paced, pondering without answering, thinking: "I designed to induce the civil unrest in Dunzhou of the Tuhao Empire, and seize the enemy's twelve earthen forts with lightning speed, and then take the grinding wind outlet in one go, and even only one line away, I can break through the Eagle's Beak Pass." Although it is only a small test, the military power is prosperous, and there are discerning people in the court. Although the eagle's beak pass is small, everyone in the world knows that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is extremely strong. If I really break it, not to mention the loss of soldiers, it will attract the jealousy of the imperial brother, and it will not be beautiful. If she was worried after the big victory, what else could she have besides this? But she knew this, but it was inconvenient to say it explicitly. ”

Crescent Moon Bai knew that Shi Zhengyang was inconvenient to answer directly, and said: "I have heard that those who do not seek the world are not enough to seek a time, and those who do not plan the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain. How can His Highness be confused if he has lofty ambitions and has a bamboo in his chest?"

Shi Zhengyang was taken aback: "When I first started the army, I set a strategy that I could only win a small victory and not a big victory, and when it really came to fight the Eagle's Beak Pass, I was greedy for merit and had the heart to be aggressive! Forcibly attacking the city, a big victory is certainly worrying, if it is defeated in the end, wouldn't it be a waste of all the previous achievements?" Thinking about this section, my heart was relaxed for a while, and I said with a smile: "Thank you Yuejun for your guidance! If it weren't for your reminder, I almost made a big mistake!"

Crescent Moon Bai shook his head and said: "The art of war is cloudy: know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles." The failure of the siege during the day was due to the lack of anticipation of the enemy. If His Highness had sent all the elites in the army to rush up at that time, the Eagle's Beak Pass would have changed hands at this moment. Attacking a small Guanzhen, it is still expected that the enemy is insufficient, and when His Highness's troops go south and show their ambitions, what will happen in the future?"

Shi Zhengyang was overjoyed when he heard it, and said, "What is Yuejun's plan, teach me quickly!"

"In His Highness's account, there is an eighth-order soul saint, a martial soul blue-eyed wolf, and a fire attribute, who is the number one master in His Highness's army, yes or no?"

"You're talking about General Sha Liuhai?"

Crescent Moon Bai nodded and said, "I heard that when he was young, in order to practice soul skills, he lived with wolves in the same cave in the barren mountains and deserts for six years, and then he came from seventeen soul comprehension techniques, and his skills have greatly improved. Is that the case?"

Shi Zhengyang said: "Indeed, General Sha personally told me about this matter, and there will be no falsehood. Historically, soul masters can only obtain soul skills by absorbing soul beast soul crystals and soul rays when they are promoted. ”

"I thought that General Sha's understanding of wolves was unsurpassed by no one in the world, does Your Highness think so?"

"It's nature. ”

Crescent Moon Bai said: "If you want to understand the enemy, where is it enough to rely on careful work? Only by going deep into the enemy group can you understand the enemy." ”

Shi Zhengyang said with a smile: "You have been in the Southern Army for a few years, don't you understand me, the enemy, clearly and thoroughly?"

The crescent moon's white face was slightly red, and he got up to leave, and said, "Your Highness is laughing again!"