Guan He didn't speak for a long time, turned his head, first looked at the soldiers around him, and then often the corpses that could be seen everywhere on the battlefield in the distance, covering the ground, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.

Yes, the Seventh Legion is the treasure of the adults, if it really leads to the annihilation of the whole army under his own command, even if he can finally kill the enemy camp, bloody the Red Army, and avenge his brother, I am afraid that his life will not be saved.

Just as he was considering whether to accept Zhang Shun and Wu Tao's suggestion, at this time, a Jin sergeant suddenly came from the rear, and when he arrived near Guan He, he intervened and saluted, saying: "General, the big thing is not good, the Red Army has rushed out of the camp and counterattacked our army!"

"What?" Guan He's mood that had just calmed down was replaced by a cloud of anger, the Red Army was really too deceitful, and if it didn't attack it itself, it counterattacked, which was unbearable!

His eyes widened, and he shouted loudly to the left and right: "The officers and men of our army obey the order and meet the ...... with me."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Shun and Wu Tao had already caught him left and right, and said urgently: "General! If it weren't for the Red Army's victory, how would it dare to fight back out of the camp? With the current situation, our army is definitely not the opponent of the Red Army, and the general must not show a momentary courage and kill more soldiers!"

Guan He's silkworm eyebrows were erected, his tiger eyes were bloodshot, and he glared at Zhang Shun and Wu Tao angrily, so angry that he couldn't speak.

At this time, there was no need for him to speak again, Zhang Shun said to the generals around him: "Get on your horse and retreat! The Red Army will put the broken army crossbow in front, and the speed will definitely not be fast, and it will not be able to catch up with our army." ”

"The last general obeys the order!" Now the soldiers of the Seventh Army can also feel that if they continue to fight hard with the enemy, they are hitting the stone with eggs, and the commander Guan He is already dizzy, but fortunately, the two deputy marshals are still calm, and they do not listen to the command of the deputy marshal at this time. When will you listen to it?

Without waiting for Guan He to speak, the generals had already left one after another, to command their respective subordinates, and retreated back the way they came.

Guan He was held by Zhang and Wu, and he couldn't move if he wanted to, so he was so angry that he screamed. If it weren't for the fact that the two of them were his own brothers, if they weren't for the two of them being the deputy marshals, he would have slashed the two of them with a knife at this time, and he roared angrily: "What are you two going to do?

"General, our army is retreating now, not because it is inferior to the Red Army, nor because it is afraid of the Red Army, but it is just to avoid its edge for the time being. In the future, our army will seize the opportunity and let the Red Army taste the blood, so why should the general be in a hurry at this time?" Zhang Shun and Wu Tao patiently persuaded each other.

Guan He is impulsive, but he is not a fool, he also knows in his heart, today's battle can only end here, otherwise, he is afraid that he will have to pay a more heavy price. It's just that he has to admit that he is inferior to the enemy army because he is so arrogant and competitive. couldn't turn this corner in his heart, and under the strong drag of Zhang Shun and Wu Tao, he retreated with the whole army half-pushed and half-pushed.

As Zhang Shun and Wu Tao judged, the Red Army did not dare to defeat the Seventh Army Corps, so it could only put the broken army crossbow in front of the whole army, so that it would be. The speed of the pursuit was naturally extremely slow, and it did not take much effort for the Seventh Army to throw the Red Army's pursuit miles away.

Just as the Seventh Army was forced to retreat north, it suddenly saw a dusty sky ahead, like a hurricane. Those who have been on the battlefield for a long time will know at a glance that it is the scene of the Grand Army on the march.

Guan He, Zhang Shun, and Wu Tao, who were at the forefront of the whole army, saw it clearly, and their hearts were shocked, and they secretly said: Could it be that the Red Army is still in ambush halfway?

Guan He grinned secretly, but he didn't admit defeat, and smiled at Zhang Shun and Wu Taoha, and said: "There are Red Country ambush soldiers ahead, it's not that the commander doesn't want to retreat, but the Red Army doesn't give us the opportunity to retreat, since this is the case, then we can only fight to the death with the enemy!" As he spoke, he had already lifted the Nine Turns Soul Breaking Knife.

Generals Zhang Shun and Wu Tao both gasped, is the front really the ambush of the Red Kingdom? If this is the case, then the Red Army's deployment of troops is too exquisite, is it possible that the commander of the Red Army is a god or a man?

Just when Guan He pretended to be calm and prepared for the battle, and the second generals Zhang and Wu were worried, the spies in front came back quickly and reported: "General! Your Excellency has personally commanded the main force of our army to arrive, and it is two miles ahead!"

Ah! It turned out to be an army of adults! When they heard the news that the spies had brought back, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Guan He snorted coldly and said, "Even if the Red Army is fatal, if it is an ambush in the Red Country, I will kill it without leaving a piece of armor!" As he spoke, he hung the Nine Turns Soul Breaking Knife back on the victory hook next to the saddle.

Zhang Shun and Wu Tao smiled bitterly in their hearts, and said secretly: You should be glad that the army in front is not an ambush from the Red Kingdom, otherwise, you are afraid that the whole army will be in danger of being wiped out this time!

It didn't take long for the oncoming brigade of men and horses in front of the Seventh Legion to rush to the front, and at this time, everyone in the Seventh Legion also saw the banner on the opposite side clearly, all the golden flags, red on a black background, looking down, the densely pressed red tassels gathered together, pulling the sky and the earth, boundless, and unable to see the edge at a glance.

That's right, it was the main force of the Jin Army led by Lin Haotian himself, including all of the Fourth Legion, half of the Fifth Legion, and all of the Iron Lion Army, with a total strength of more than 400,000.

If there are more than 10,000 people, there will be no boundaries, and the army of more than 400,000 is not an exaggeration to describe it as overwhelming.

When Guan He, Zhang Shun, and Wu Tao saw Lin Haotian, they immediately noticed that his face was not very good-looking, and there was no need to ask, the adults must have already known the news of their defeat.

Guan He is a responsible commander, there is no need for Lin Haotian to ask him, he took the initiative to kneel down and confess his guilt, kowtow forward, and said: "My lord, it is the last general's unfavorable command, which has led to heavy casualties among the officers and men of our army, please punish him." ”

Lin Haotian sat in a semi-open carriage, closed on three sides and open in front of it, with soft collapses and long tables placed inside, pulled by eight horses.

Lin Haotian sat on the soft collapse, his face was expressionless, he looked down at Guan He, who was kneeling in front of the carriage, and asked indifferently: "In this battle, how many soldiers did the Seventh Army lose?"

"This ......" Guan He's head hung lower.

"What? As the commander of an army, after the First World War, don't you even know your own battle losses?" Lin Haotian put one hand on the table and tapped gently.

Guan He's body was shocked, and he hurriedly replied: "No, no! After a pause, he whispered again, "including...... General Shi, including the total ...... A total of 23,516 casualties!"

"The statistics are very accurate!" Lin Haotian nodded, did not speak again, and just when Guan He thought that he had no follow-up, he heard a crisp sound in the carriage. Lin Haotian slapped the table case fiercely, and said in a deep voice: "After only one battle, even if you lose more than 20,000 people, how did you become a commander? How did you promise me at the beginning? Didn't you say that you would sweep away the Red Army in Haowan County? Now that you have not swept away the Red Army, but have almost been wiped out by the Red Army, what face do you have to come back to see me?"

Lin Haotian said every word. Guan He's head lowered a little, and by the time he finished speaking, the latter's head had already reached the ground. Lin Haotian's reprimand made the arrogant Guan He feel ashamed, and even had the heart to die, his head was on the ground, and his body trembled suddenly.

Seeing this, Zhang Shun and Wu Tao frowned, and they both came to Guan He's side and knelt on the ground with him. He said in unison: "My lord, the fault of this defeat is not all on the general. ”

Lin Haotian sneered, pointed at Guan He, and asked angrily: "Don't blame him, don't you blame me?"

To everyone's great surprise, Zhang and Wu nodded their heads and said in unison: "My lord is indeed at fault. ”

Hear this. Guan He's jaw almost dropped, and he was originally glad that Zhang Shun and Wu Tao could stand up and speak for themselves. Listening to what the two of them are saying now, it doesn't seem like they're here to help themselves, but more like they're here to harm themselves.

Lin Haotian was also laughed angrily, raised his head and said, "You two should talk about it, what is my fault?"

Zhang Shun said: "The defeat of our army is not at the hands of the Red Army. If our army can defend Changdu well and not be attacked by the Red Army, the crossbows that our army has hoarded will not fall into the hands of the Red Army, let alone be used by the Red Army on the battlefield, resulting in the lack of preparation of our Seventh Army Corps. Heavy losses. ”

"Listen to the two of you, the defeat of the Seventh Army was all caused by the mistake of the commander in deploying troops in Changdu?" Lin Haotian asked with a soft smile.

"So to speak!" Zhang Shun and Wu Tao replied crisply.

Guan He was sweating like rain in the audience, but he didn't dare to come forward to stop the two of them from speaking, so he could only pray silently in his heart: Two 'uncles', you two must not say it again!

Lin Haotian slowly clenched his fists, but he still couldn't help but slam the table hard, and shouted: "You two are so bold! Don't you dare to complain about Ben Shuai in public, aren't you afraid that Ben Shuai will want your two heads?"

"My lord, the fault of this defeat is all in the last general, and if the adult wants to punish the last general, he will punish the last general!" Guan He suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Haotian in the carriage.

Originally, his impression of Zhang Shun and Wu Tao was very general, he felt that these two people were rigid and stubborn, often opposed to themselves, and embarrassed themselves everywhere, but at the critical moment, the two of them were able to stand up for themselves, and argue with reason, and then think of the two of them who had saved their lives, Guan He's heart was bitter, astringent and warm, and he also let go of it, in order to protect Zhang Shun and Wu Tao's lives, even if he lost his life, it didn't matter.

As soon as his words fell, Zhang Shun shook his head slightly at him, signaling that he didn't need to take all the fault on himself, and he said to Lin Haotian: "My lord is the master, and naturally I will not kill innocent people who are outspoken." ”

"What a Ming Lord! A Ming Lord, so that Ben Shuai has no way to speak disrespectfully to you?!" Lin Haotian's words sounded like an angry question, but his tone had softened a lot, and his clenched fists were slowly released, and he flicked his nails for a while.

Zhang Shun and Wu Tao lowered their heads, no one dared to say more, they were also measured, they knew what to say in front of adults, what not to say, and what words should be pointed.

At this time, suddenly a Jin Army spy came to Lin Haotian's carriage, turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground to salute, and said urgently: "My lord, I found a Red Army with an unknown number five miles ahead!"

"Oh?" Lin Haotian raised his eyebrows.

Guan He hurriedly said: "My lord, it must be the Red Army chasing and killing our army!"

The Red Army actually pursued and killed the Seventh Army in turn, which shows how badly the Seventh Army lost in this battle! Lin Haotian was in a dark mood, and asked sideways, "Where is General Chu?"

"The last general!" Hearing Lin Haotian's call, Chu Chen hurriedly stepped forward and intervened to give a salute.

"The Iron Lion Army is facing the battle!We must kill all the pursuers of the Red Kingdom!" Lin Haotian said coldly.

"The last general obeys the order!" Chu Chen received the order, turned around and was about to leave, Zhang Shun reminded urgently: "General Chu, the Red Army has hundreds of crossbows from the broken army, but you have to be more careful!"

Chu Chen was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you General Zhang for reminding me." "In the past, You Jun may have been afraid of the weapon of breaking the crossbow, but now. They are also the Jin Army, and they also have a large number of army-breaking crossbows, which are used against the Red Army, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Following Lin Haotian's instructions, Chu Chen commanded the Iron Lion Army to meet the enemy first.

However, they did not want to touch the Red Army, when the Red Army heard the news that the Seventh Army had joined the main force of the Jin Army. immediately gave up the pursuit, returned to the camp, and put on a posture of shrinking and defending.

They chose to retreat, this time the Jin army was still unrelenting, Lin Haotian commanded the army, all the way south, and soon arrived at the Red Army camp.

As far as the eye can see, the scale of this red camp is grand, even if it stands on a high point. I can't see the end of the camp, and the camp tent is connected to the camp tent, and the barracks are barracks after barracks, row by row, column after column, and the number cannot be distinguished. If such a large battalion is built according to the establishment of the whole army, then the strength of this Red Army will never be less than 500,000.

After observing the camp of the Red Army. Chu Chen asserted to Lin Haotian that this was the main camp of the Red Army. The strength of the Red Army inside will never be less than its own.

In the case of equal troops, the attacking side cannot defeat the defender in theory.

What Lin Haotian looks down on the most is the theoretical statement, the impermanence of soldiers. Theoretical things can only be used as a reference, and they are by no means the fundamental basis for swaying tactics. Due to Lin Haotian's repeated insistence, the Jin army still launched a strong attack on the Red Army camp.

The Jin Army's attack this time, the Seventh Army Regiment was completely useless, first of all, the Seventh Army Regiment was too easy to be restrained by the broken army crossbow. In addition, the hoplites could not attack in a mixed way with the infantry, the hoplites were too mobile and not easy to control, and it was easy to accidentally injure their own people in battle.

After removing the Seventh Army Corps, the Jin Army's combatable troops were actually only the Fourth Army Corps, the Iron Lion Army and half of the Fifth Army of about 50,000 people, adding up to less than 500,000, but trying to break through the 600,000 Red Army that was holding on to it, the degree of difficulty can be imagined.

The Iron Lion Army, as a legion with high hopes for Lin Haotian, naturally had to take the lead and launch an attack from the front of the Red Army camp.

The advance of the 300,000-strong army was quite devouring the heavens and the earth, and the atmosphere of the Red Army camp opposite was extremely tense. In addition, the crossbows of the broken army have also been condescendingly erected, and in the camp, the stone throwers are all ready, just waiting for the Jin army to enter the firing range to launch a deadly attack.

The two sides were tense, and a fierce battle was about to break out.

As the roar of the Iron Lion Army as it advanced grew louder and louder, the distance between the two sides grew closer, and the first to attack was the Golden Army's stone thrower.

With the shouts and shouts one after another, the stone throwing machines arranged by the Jin army were launched in unison, and one after another stone bullets flew into the air, and then with the sound of whistling wind, they quickly smashed towards the Red Army camp.

For a time, the Red Army camp rumbled, the sound of landslides continued, and the inside and outside bloomed, especially the wall, which was hit by the stone bullets that were constantly smashed and the sawdust flew sideways, shaking back and forth, and most of the Red soldiers and soldiers in the face were lying directly on the ground, for fear of being thrown off the wall.

withstood the blows of the Jin Army's stone bullets round after round, and next, the Iron Lion Army outside had also entered the range of the Red Army.

The Red Generals, who commanded the battle at the wall, frequently commanded the command to regroup the scattered soldiers, and then launched a salvo at the Iron Lion Army outside, and at the same time, the Broken Army Crossbow also exerted its unique great destructive power.

The Red Army on the wall can shoot the Iron Lion Army, and similarly, the Iron Lion Army outside can also shoot the Red Army.

In battle, the Red Army's army-breaking crossbows can often kill two or three Jin soldiers with one arrow, but the Jin Army's army-breaking crossbows and city-breaking crossbows can also easily penetrate the guardrail of the wall, directly killing and injuring the Red Army behind.

This was an evenly matched and bloody and death-defying battle, the attacking Jin army fell row after row in the process of advancing, the soldiers in the rear were all stepping on the corpses of their comrades and brothers to approach the Red Army camp little by little; the defending Red Army was also killed in waves after waves, a formation of 1,000 troops on top of a section of the wall less than 50 meters, only in a blink of an eye, the casualties were seven, seven, eighty-eight, and when the soldiers in the rear continued to come up, even the corpses and wounded did not have time to deal with them, and the horses had to be thrown into battle.

On both sides, thousands of wounded soldiers were trampled to death by their own people.

Lin Haotian, who was sitting in the carriage, frowned secretly, saying that it was really like a change of commander! The Red Army in front of him, whether it was combat strength or fighting spirit, seemed to have been reborn, and compared with the previous Red Army, it was like two people. This commander of the Red Army Xu Fang is really outstanding, he underestimated this person before, it seems that it is difficult to break through the Red Army camp with only the Iron Lion Army......

Lin Haotian rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment, he stood up, got off the carriage neatly, and said to the surrounding generals: "The Fifth Legion is pressing here, and the soldiers of the Fourth Legion will follow me around to the rear of the enemy camp and sneak attack the back of the camp!"

Lin Haotian's intention is very clear, the Iron Lion Army has attracted the main energy of the Red Army, then the rear of the battalion must be a defensive weakness, if his side can unknowingly go around the back of the enemy camp and launch a surprise attack, he will definitely be able to win with one blow.

Gu Liangyun, the commander of the Fourth Legion, had been waiting impatiently, and after hearing that the Lord was going to lead his Fourth Legion to attack the enemy camp, he was overjoyed at the moment, and intervened and said, "The last general will go and prepare!"

Lin Haotian and Gu Liangyun led the Fourth Army Corps, first retreated and then circled, in order to avoid the observation of the Red Army, they deliberately made a big circle and quietly approached the back of the Red Army camp.

When it was still a long way from Chiying, Lin Haotian abandoned his war horse and quietly touched Chiying.

He lay on his stomach in the grass a mile away from the Red Camp, quietly looking to the opposite side, as he expected, there were not many Red troops here, and the guards were not very tight, and there were few soldiers in charge of guarding the wall, and it seemed that the main strength of the Red Army had indeed been transferred to the front camp to defend against the Iron Lion Army.

This is a good opportunity for his own side to break the camp, if we don't attack at this time, when will we wait? Lin Haotian knew it in his heart, and then quietly returned to the main position of the Fourth Army Corps and gave the order for the whole army to attack. (To be continued......)