Chapter 253: Facing the Enemy
Wu Qi's question is as straightforward as before, it is his character.
"What do I do to him? Mu Li was physically and mentally exhausted, and he didn't intend to dwell on this issue at all.
"The credit of this dispatch of troops is enough for him to wash away the mistakes of his previous actions, as long as Yatu goes back, he will be the 'son of tomorrow' with infinite scenery, and the military position may be further promoted. "Don't tell me you haven't thought about it." ”
Mu Li raised his head, looked at Wu Xi, and laughed miserably, sure enough, as long as he has a heart, anyone can understand the interests involved, and no one is stupid.
"Major Dongfang!" Wu Wei frowned, very dissatisfied with Mu Li's attitude, "If you don't have a plan, then I will make a move......"
"What if he collaborates with the enemy?" Mu Li asked softly.
"What?" Perhaps because he was too shocked, he was a little stunned.
Mu Li pointed to Philip, who was "protected" by Dika not far away.
"I worked so hard to get that guy for nothing. ”
Wu Qi turned his head to look at Philip, still in disbelief, and said, "How is it possible? Even if he hates you again, it can't be...... Collaboration...... How come?"
"Well, it really doesn't look like he looks calm, even if I caught the other party's commander. ”
"What should I do then?" I was still suspicious in the last second, and this second had already confirmed Mu Li's judgment.
Mu Li waved his hand and said, "As long as you have a heart, you will always find out, and looking at him like that, there must be a backhand, don't worry." ”
"Not in a hurry?"
"No matter how you deal with him now, it's far less than the relief of 'treason', right?"
This is also the fundamental reason why Mu Li gave up teaching Yatu, you will find that he "collaborated with the enemy", it was because of the perseverance of the previous pursuit force against them, normally speaking, if their own camp is attacked, the first time should be defending, there is no reason to waste troops for a group of escaped captives, but that army violated this principle, which is absolutely abnormal.
There must be a demon when things go wrong, all she has to do is find evidence.
"I've long thought about it, even if I can't find evidence, I'll buckle the 'treason' hat for him, fasten it tightly," I finally caught such a big fish as Philip, and I can't let her efforts go in vain, "It's much more fun to do that." ”
Wu Qi stared at Mu Li in disbelief, how could he feel that the girl in front of him was more hateful than Yatu?
At this moment, a scout who had dispersed, waving a small flag, shouted and galloped forward.
Mu Li turned over and stood up, Wu Qi's face also changed, and his hand was on the hilt of the sword, which was the flag of the enemy's appearance.
"The Ikanathan cavalry. "The scout jumped down from it without waiting for his horse to stop, and knelt down in front of Yatu," several reconnaissance teams reported, thirty kilometers behind, spotting the Icanathan cavalry. ”
"How many?" asked Yatu.
Mu Li, Wu Qi, and Kabien also hurried over.
"Seven thousand!"
Woo's eyes widened, and Carbien gasped.
Pretty fast......
Mu Li looked at the shocked expression on Yatu's face and quietly gestured to Wren.
Wren and the others approached several commanders without a trace.
Yatu stood up and ordered in a deep voice: "Order the troops, everyone immediately mount their horses and prepare to retreat...... Hmmm......"
Before he could finish speaking, Yatu snorted and fell to the ground with his body limp.
"Lieutenant Colonel Yatu!" Mu Li was startled, rushed up and hugged Yatu, and knelt on the ground, "Hey, hey, what's wrong with you?"
Isn't it just acting, and she will too.
"Lieutenant Colonel!"
"What's wrong, what's wrong?"
"Doctor!"
At the same time, Wren and the others also shouted and surrounded them, pushing and shoving, and there was a burst of chaos, blocking out all Carbien and the others, who didn't know what to do at all, including several of Yatu's personal guards.
Yatu was weak, his face turned pale in an instant, his chest rose and fell violently, he opened his mouth and breathed rapidly, but he couldn't say a word, his eyes widened in horror, staring at Mu Li who was nervous on the top of his head, his eyes were red - her hand was on his back, and a cold and biting chill continued to enter his body.
The surrounding shouting all became background sounds, and only Mu Li's words clearly reached Yatu's ears.
"I wasn't going to do that, but unfortunately...... You lose. ”
"Hmm......" Yatu struggled to let out a roar, but it sounded more like a painful **, and a rusty taste spread in his mouth.
"Lieutenant Colonel Yatu, where are you injured? tell me quickly......" Mu Li shouted, leaning over Yatu's ear and said, "The biggest difference between you and me is...... You can't beat me. ”
Yatu spat out a mouthful of blood, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
Mu Li called Yatu's chief guard and asked him sharply why he didn't protect his chief, who didn't know if he was injured.
"No...... No way...... We have always been by the side of adults, and it is impossible for adults to be injured......" The chief of the guard took Yatu, who kept vomiting blood, and was scared and anxious, panicked.
"What's going on without injury?" Mu Li said angrily, "This is our commander-in-chief, ...... at this time"
Wren and the others withdrew, so that others could see the tragic situation of Yatu.
"Could it be that you have fallen for some kind of sorcery?" Karbien guessed, "Your Excellency was fine just now, but the enemy will ...... as soon as he comes."
Good reason, thank you!
"Quite possibly," Wu Qile pushed the boat down, "this time Icanathan has used a large number of mercenaries, and there are all kinds of strange abilities in them. ”
It makes so much sense, well done!
Although Yatu's guards were full of suspicion, they had no choice but to say anything because the chief officer had fallen into a coma, and the officers who arrived were helpless. What's more, facing three commanders, one of whom is Dongfang Mu Li, and now they are one of the top leaders of this team.
Acting is also played for most soldiers, if it is just facing Yatu's guards, Mu Li doesn't have to work that hard at all, it's not a day when they don't like each other, if they don't have too many scruples, private fights can become commonplace. She is now under the gaze of thousands of pairs of eyes, blatantly bullying Yatu, and the other party has no choice, just like Mu Li said, because he can't beat her.
"There's no time to delay, Major Eastern, we'll go and make arrangements," said Carbien, "the enemy is coming soon, and we must retreat at once." ”
"Major Carbien, we can't withdraw. Mu Li voted no, which was very faceless.
"Can't be withdrawn?" Lieutenant Colonel Yatu has ordered ......"
"But now he's hurt. Wu Qi reminded on the side, the voiceover is that what he said can be ignored, don't be so ignorant of current affairs.
At this time, Wu Qi and Kabien are half alone, and they directly control most of the military power, which is commonly said, which side Mu Li stands on and which side has the final say, it's as simple as that
"I didn't hear it too clearly, I don't think Lieutenant Colonel Yatu would make such a low-level mistake, right?" Mu Li was even more ruthless, and directly said that the order did not exist, and no one dared to refute her now anyway.
Wu Ti immediately agreed: "That's right, the enemy is cavalry, our side is not only short of troops, just after a big battle, we have to escort hundreds of miners, and they will catch up in a blink of an eye." ”
"There are so many people, as soon as they run, it's a complete mess. You also brought back a bunch of captives before, which is even more of a drag. Mu Li continued, "If you retreat in a hurry now, you will definitely be pursued by the enemy, and you will ...... when the time comes."
"The rout...... "Carbion" said with a solemn expression.
Mu Li smiled, and couldn't help but tease Kabien: "You are so optimistic? In my opinion, if you retreat, the rout of the whole army will only be overnight." ”
"When the time comes, not to mention the troops, these miners will either die or be taken away again, and all the previous efforts will be in vain. ”
Carbien pondered for a long time and said: "Major Dongfang, these miners were rescued by you, and now you are still escorting them back to the Azores City, and Lieutenant Wu and I stay behind to block the enemy cavalry, at least we can buy you time to return." ”
Mu Li shook his head.
Carbien hurriedly said: "What, Lord Dongfang can't trust me?"
"How is it possible, Major, that you can say these words, the East is already very grateful. This is absolutely sincere, Mu Li didn't expect that Carbien would voluntarily stay and fight, this officer who seems to be mediocre and even a little cowardly, can have such courage and decisiveness at a critical moment, which makes her impressed, "We must retreat, but we can't waste our limited combat power." ”
"Then what do you want?" Wu Qi showed a hint of impatience, when has it been, they are still here to discuss and discuss.
"Since Lieutenant Colonel Yatu is no longer able to move, it is better to have his men escort the miners and the wounded back, and the three of us will stay behind to deal with the enemy. ”
Carbien and Wu Qi have no objections, and in this case, they are not afraid of what the Yatu people are doing, but just in case, Wu Qi still sent his cronies to rush back to the Azores to report the situation.
The enemy is still thirty kilometers away, and if they move quickly, they can even eat a hot meal.
The three commanders went to arrange it separately, and all the people and horses had to hurry up to eat and drink, and all the seriously wounded were incorporated into Yatu's escort and evacuated as soon as possible.
Carbien and Wu Qi each transferred a unit from their command and handed it over to Mu Li for direct command; although Di Lin and the others were injured, they still insisted on staying with Mu Li, it was too dangerous to be with Yatu's people, and they were also afraid of death. Mu Li didn't stop him, but just ordered the military doctor to treat them as much as possible.
The sun was rising, the visibility was good, and when they were engaged, they were in the direction of the backlight, which was a favorable factor, but now they were in a place where there was no place to rely on, let alone a place to hide troops, so they could only form a formation and fight the enemy head-on.
With the glorious army, the dignified array, the most upright way of facing off against the two armies, it sounds both magnificent and courageous, but it is also the way that Mu Li hates the most and looks down on the most.