Chapter 66: Retreat and Pursuit
Looking at the grain and grass that had been completely burned, Yang Qing's face was gloomy as water. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The grain and grass of 600,000 soldiers and horses were burned in this way. Now the morale of the entire army is low, and there is no need for a trace of fighting spirit at all. If you confront the Dragon Kingdom army head-on at this time, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Marshal, all the remaining grain and grass have been counted, and only three days of grain remain. There was not much forage left for the horses. A general ran over and said.
Yang Qing's eyes darkened, and his body shook a few times
"Say, give me a reason not to kill you. Yang Qing didn't look at Wang Zhenyu.
"Marshal, Wen Qi transferred his subordinates away, and his subordinates found that the grain and grass had been burned, and it was too late to rush back. The subordinates did their best to save the fire, and more than a hundred soldiers were killed in the fire. The rest of the grain and grass were exchanged for the lives of the soldiers. "Wang Zhenyu
"You mean, Wen Qi has rebelled?" Yang Qing looked at Wang Zhenyu who was kneeling behind him and said angrily.
"Yes, there were more than 300 soldiers left behind with Wen Qi at that time, because Commander Wen Qi said that it was the marshal's order, so I didn't doubt him, so I left with the team. Not long after leaving, the granary caught fire.
When his subordinates rushed back with their troops, there were only the corpses of about two dozen soldiers, and all the others were gone. Looking at the direction of escape, it should be hiding in the mountains. We did our best to put out the fire, but we didn't have much food and grass to spare. Wang Zhenyu didn't dare to gasp, and the cold sweat on his forehead continued to flow down.
"Marshal, the corpse of Commander Wen Qi was found in the camp tent. Not long after Wang Zhenyu's words fell, a soldier ran over.
"Hmm, take me there. Yang Qing glanced at Wang Zhenyu deeply: "You also come along, and give me an explanation by the way." ”
Wang Zhenyu's body shook, and a panic surged into his heart, listening to Yang Qing's tone, he was obviously not very happy. If this matter is not handled well, he will lose his head himself.
"Wang Zhenyu, explain! Didn't you say that Wen Qi had rebelled? What's going on?" Yang Qing stared at Wen Qi's corpse with a black face, burning with anger.
"Marshal, I don't know either. Wang Zhenyu's cheeks were trembling. It was really Wen Qi's corpse, and the matter seemed to be even more troublesome.
"I don't know? Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses have been burned, and you tell me a light word I don't know?" Yang Qing laughed angrily: "Why don't you say that you killed Wen Qi, and then blame him." There is no proof of death. ”
"General, it's not like this, it's definitely not like this. Wang Zhenyu completely lost his sense of proportion and shook his head desperately.
"No, do you make me believe that Wen Qi committed suicide?" Yang Qing's face turned extremely dark.
Originally, he believed that Wen Qi had rebelled, but why did the mutinous die in the camp? This made him have to think in other directions.
"Marshal, I don't, I really don't. Wang Zhenyu pleaded and cried.
"Take Wang Zhenyu down and behead him. Yang Qing said with a cold face: "The other soldiers all unloaded their weapons and obeyed. ”
Jun Wuwu didn't expect that there would be additional gains from an action arranged by himself. If you know, you will definitely grin.
At this time, Jun Wuwu stared at the map, this battle, the real loss of the Yun Kingdom. Nearly 100,000 soldiers from Liyun Kingdom were collected in the whole battle. This number, for any team, is an unacceptable loss.
Liyun Kingdom will retreat tomorrow, and now he has to prepare for pursuit. It is two days away from Hanyu Pass, and as long as it is used well, these two days can completely allow the soldiers from the Yun Kingdom to stay.
"Marshal, why don't we pursue it? The crown spoke.
"You don't seem to have a small opinion of me along the way. Jun Wuwu looked at the crown next to him, and several generals around him also looked at the crown.
Jun Wuwu's words don't seem to be wrong, and the crown has always had a lot of opinions on Jun Wuwu. Even now, the crown is still questioning Jun's decision. Even the always grumpy Elsie is convinced of Jun Wuwu, but the crown is still questioning.
"I'm just confused, after all, governing the army is not child's play. The crown said calmly.
"Yang Qing can win four levels in a short period of time, and if he is deflated here, it doesn't mean that his ability is not good. Although they were defeated and did not have a high fighting spirit, they retreated in an orderly manner. Open the gates and rush out, you can annihilate some, but we will also lose. ”
"In war, losses are inevitable. The crown said.
"It's inevitable, but if you can die a little less, there will be a less. The upper army is scheming, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the next is the siege. In war, strategy is the most important, and winning a hundred battles is not necessarily victory. Jun Wuwu said.
"Going to the army to fight?" Wang Guan's eyes lit up: "Marshal, this sentence is too incisive, what is the art of war?"
"Worry-free art of war. Jun Wuwu rolled his eyes and said.
There is no Sun Tzu's Art of War here, and he can use it himself, without any sense of disobedience. also said that it was his own, which made him feel a little shameless.
Not only the crown, but even several generals around him were speechless.
Early the next morning, the news of the overnight retreat from the Yun Kingdom reached Jun Wuwu's ears.
This news surprised Jun Wuwu, the retreat from the Yun Kingdom was a little earlier than he thought, but it was also a matter of course. It is indeed a good way for the other party to retreat under the cover of night.
Liyun Kingdom hopes to return to Hanyu Pass as soon as possible, which means that the grain and grass in Liyun Country have been burned to the ground, and they want to return to Hanyu Pass as soon as possible.
"According to the plan made yesterday. Elsie, you lead the cavalry across the bridge in pursuit, remember, your task is to drag, consume them, and don't hit them hard. General Li escorted the grain and grass, and General Wang Guan led the Divine Arrow Battalion and marched towards Hangu Pass. Yang Ke was injured, and he and Zhou Pu stayed in the moat and clouds, and now they are ready to go. ”
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"Marshal, why don't we destroy the Cloud Bridge so that they can't chase after it. A general next to Yang Qing said.
"If you wanted to destroy the bridge, it would have been gone ten years ago. It's easy to destroy the bridge, but it means that if we want to attack the Dragon Kingdom, it will be more difficult. Sooner or later, I'll be back. Yang Qing glanced back at the direction of Tianyan Yunya: "I won't make the same mistake a second time." ”
"Marshal, the rear found the cavalry of the Dragon Kingdom, about 10,000 people. A messenger rode up from behind.
"Catching up, faster than expected. Yang Qing frowned, picked up the map to check, and quickly locked his eyes on a canyon.
"Li Xiao, you lead 20,000 light cavalry to break off and drag them down. ”
"Understood. A sturdy-looking general said yes and left the group.
"Wang Junying, you lead the front army to speed up, go to the two sides of the canyon in front of you to ambush, and act when the opportunity arises. ”
"Understood. Wang Junying agreed, and rode his horse towards the front army.
Jun Wuwu took the binoculars and looked at the Liyun army in front of him, the cavalry of Liyun State, and Yang Qing sent cavalry to stop their footsteps. This was only about 20,000 in his expectation, which was a bit less.
"Do what you planned. Jun Wuwu put down the binoculars, and a weird smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Kill. ”
Li Xiao saw the army of the Dragon Kingdom, and his face became hideous. During the trip to the clouds, he was very aggrieved. Commanding 100,000 cavalry is useless. When the team attacked the city, he could only obediently stay in the barracks and watch the battle on the opposite side.
Now that he finally had the opportunity to fight, he couldn't wait to rush to fight in front of Jun Wuwu immediately.
Looking at the cavalry rushing over, Jun's smile became more and more vigorous: "A team dismounts and lines up." ”
As soon as Jun Wuwu's words fell, the cavalry on his left immediately jumped off their horses and gathered in front of the horse formation, all the crossbows in their hands aimed at the cavalry of Liyun Kingdom.
"Ready. Jun Wuwu raised his hand, calculating the distance from the Yunguo cavalry in his heart: "Put." ”
Buzz Buzz......
The sound of the bowstring was endless, and the long arrows flew towards the country of Liyun. These are not heavy cavalry and are not protected by heavy armor. In such a flat place, such a big target charge is simply a live target. And his repeater is not an ordinary bow and arrow.
The next moment, the cavalry team of Liyun Kingdom turned on their backs, and the entire team became chaotic. The dense array of bows and arrows was beyond their imagination.
Seeing the rain of arrows flying over, Li Xiao's pupils dilated, and his face showed disbelief. He never thought that thousands of soldiers would be able to release a rain of arrows of this density.
It was over, those were the last two words before he lost consciousness.