Chapter 211: Helplessness
Hearing this, the faces of all the people in the tent changed.
Zhou Fang gasped and muttered, "The Jin army is coming so fast!" As he spoke, he said to Sima Changren: "General Sima, now that you are injured, our army has just suffered a defeat, and your morale is low, you must not fight hard with the Jin army, our army ...... Let's strictly guard the camp and resist the Jin army!"
At this time, Sima Changren, who had always been radical in battle, had the same opinion as the Zhou side, and in the first battle of Changyu and Shangpu two counties, his own side had completely failed, and it was really difficult to resist the army of Jin with only their current strength of 100,000 people.
He raised his head, sighed faintly, and said: "There is no place for our army to stand in the Jin country, and the only way to do this is to retreat to the west of the Wang River in our country to resist the Jin army continuing to advance west!"
"This ......"
Wang Jiang is located at the junction of Jin and Mu, and if he retreats to the west of Wang Jiang, it will be tantamount to completely abandoning the territory of Jin, which makes it a little difficult for the conservative Zhou Fang to accept.
He said in embarrassment: "The king sent us to the Jin Kingdom to recover the two counties of Changyu and Shangpu...... Isn't it a great trust in the king?"
Sima Changren smiled bitterly and asked rhetorically: "General Zhou, in your opinion, with the current situation of our army, how can we resist the menacing Jin army?"
Zhou Fang pondered for a long time, and asked suspiciously: "How about our army take Liaodong first?" Liaodong City has strong defenses, as long as our army occupies Liaodong City before the Jin army arrives, and relies on its city defense, plus the hoarding of grain, grass and materials in the city, it will not be a problem to resist the Jin army for two or three months. ”
Sima Changren smiled lightly and asked rhetorically, "Then what?"
"And then, of course, wait for the king to send an army to help. ”
"Impossible!" Sima Changren waved his hand and said: "Now there are no reinforcements available in the capital, otherwise the king will not transfer the cavalry back in a hurry, and our army is now alone." Without reinforcements, they could only fight alone, and even if they could occupy Liaodong before the Jin army arrived, they would have to be surrounded by the Jin army and trapped in the city. In addition, Liaodong is a big city. In the past, we may have hoarded a large amount of grain, grass and supplies, but after being occupied by the Jin army, can you still ensure that the Jin army still keeps those grain, grass and supplies in the city? What if it is an empty city inside? Without grain and grass, can our army hold out for two or three months?"
was asked by Sima Changren like this, Zhou Fang had no words, he nodded secretly, Sima Changren's concerns are not unreasonable, seizing Liaodong is a risky move, and one careless will affect the whole army. Thinking of this, he asked: "Is it true that our army has no way out?"
Sima Changren said: "It's still the same sentence, retreat to Hexi, die to the westward invasion of the Jin army, and wait until the invading Red Army is pacified, and then concentrate forces to counterattack the Jin State." Regain lost ground!"
Zhou Fang was surprised: "Isn't what the Jin Kingdom wants is to subdue the two counties of Changyu and Shangpu, and will they continue to advance westward?"
Sima Changren shook his head and smiled, and said, "People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants! Not to mention. Lin Haotian is not a person who will be easily satisfied. ”
Zhou Fang took a cool breath, rolled his eyes, and nodded thoughtfully.
Under Sima Changren's intentions, the Mu army did not stay longer outside the city of Liaodong, and the whole army packed up the camp and only brought fine and soft. The complicated baggage was gone, and retreated westward overnight, and this retreat, the 100,000 wooden army headed by Sima Changren retreated across the Wang River, and the whole army was stationed between Yongzhou and Shunchang on the west bank of the Wang River. Set up a large camp, and transferred more than 300 warships and more than 20,000 sailors from Yongzhou City and Shunchang City, and waited for the battle, putting on a Jiashi to defend the west bank.
Liaodong City.
When Lin Haotian woke up, it was two days after he fell asleep, and he was already in Liaodong City.
In the past two days, Lin Haotian has also gotten up to take some supplements, but it was completely unconscious, and now he is completely awake.
He rolled over from the bed and sat up, shook his drowsy head, and looked around to see that he was in a richly decorated bedroom, surrounded by no one else.
What kind of place is this? Lin Haotian, who had just woken up, couldn't react, he floated out of bed and stretched his tight waist at the same time.
As his body twisted, the bones made a series of gurgling sounds, and every muscle in his body was sore and painful, Lin Haotian understood that it was a normal reaction after excessive fatigue, and after a while, he remembered that he was rescued from the valley by his own main army, and then he fell asleep.
Thinking about it, he looked down and saw that his original clothes were gone, only wearing a simple and loose white brocade shirt, and his body seemed to have been cleaned, clean, without the slightest smell of sweat.
Lin Haotian smiled, raised his head, and was about to call someone, when the door suddenly came, and a little girl dressed as a young maid approached from outside.
The little girl was holding a copper basin filled with warm water in her hand, she obviously didn't expect that Lin Haotian, who had been lying on the bed and was asleep, would suddenly fall to the ground, and the tiger's eyes like lightning were looking at her without blinking.
She was so frightened that she screamed, her body trembled, and the copper basin fell to the ground, making a crisp sound of a hammer.
Less than two seconds after the sound came out, Gu Liangyun, Shao Lin, and more than a dozen guards armed with spears rushed close from outside, shouting repeatedly, "What's the matter?"
The little maid was paralyzed on the spot, pointing at Lin Haotian, trembling and unable to say a word.
Gu Liangyun and Shao Lin and the guards below saw Lin Haotian standing in the room, people were stunned for a moment, and then they knelt down on one knee and said in surprise and joy: "My lord, are you ......awake?"
"En!" Lin Haotian replied in a slightly hoarse voice, then smiled at Gu Liangyun and Shao Lin, and asked, "Are you two okay?"
Gu Liangyun and Shao Lin hurriedly stood up, the former stepped forward and grinned, "My lord, we're fine." ”
"It's okay. Lin Haotian nodded, and asked again, "What about Lu Kai and the other brothers?"
"The medical officer said that General Lu's injuries were serious, but there was no fear for his life, and most of the other brothers were fine, so there was no need to worry about it. Gu Liangyun hugged Lin Haotian and said, "The adult has just woken up, and his body must still be weak, sit down and rest for a while, and I will go to the medical officer." ”
Lin Haotian sat on the bed, waved his hand at Gu Liangyun, and said, "I'm fine, don't bother the medical officer to come over." As he spoke, he touched his stomach and said with a smile: "I'm a little hungry, so I'll ask someone to bring some food and drink." ”
"Yes, King!" Gu Liangyun agreed, turned around and walked out quickly, and at the same time took the guards who rushed in out.
After Gu Liangyun left, Lin Haotian saw that the little maid was still kneeling on the ground, and her skirt was wet with the watermark on the ground, he waved his hand at the little maid, and said with a smile: "You should get up too!"
After speaking, he turned his head and asked Shao Lin beside him, "How long have I been asleep?"
"Two whole days!"
"Two days? In Lin Haotian's impression, he had never slept for such a long time, no wonder his body seemed to be rusty when he came together, and after a pause, he remembered something worriedly, and asked urgently: "What about Sima Changren? Has our army caught up with Sima Changren?"
Shao Lin grinned secretly and said in a low voice: "My lord, when General Ding and they chased them outside the city of Liaodong, the Mu army had all retreated westward, and now Sima Changren and more than 100,000 Mu troops under his command have retreated to the territory of Mu Guo and set up camp on the west bank of the Wang River.
"I see. Lin Haotian's displeasure gradually disappeared, and a smile slowly appeared on his face, and he worked hard to finally expel all the enemies from the country.
He stood up excitedly, waved to the little maid in the room, and said, "Go back, change your skirt too, be careful not to catch a cold." ”
The little maid wondered if her ears had heard it wrong, where was this what the commander of the first army could say, and it was said by Lin Haotian, who was rumored to be so murderous?!
The little maid glanced at Lin Haotian, and then, as if she had seen a ghost, she gave a blessing, turned around and fled.
"Hehe!" Looking at the little maid who was almost 'deserted and fled', Lin Haotian shook his head and smiled bitterly. (To be continued......)