Chapter 249: Stabilizing the Army's Morale
Everyone was a little surprised, Xiahou Yuan said: "General Shi, Black Dragon City is now all supported by your special attack division, if you leave, and Li Yuan takes the opportunity to attack the city frantically, in case the city is lost, then ...... Wouldn't that be all in vain?"
Shi Ziling said: "Xiahou family master, please rest assured, I am only going alone this time, and my special attack division will not leave Black Dragon City. ”
"Besides, I'm just going through Li Yuan's camp, I'll try not to alarm Li Yuan's people, once I notify Nangong Xia and them, I'll return as soon as possible, you don't need to worry." ”
Xiahou Yuan's father and son were silent, they were not worried about Shi Ziling rushing to the camp alone, expecting that with Shi Ziling's superb skills, there was still a good chance of quietly breaking through Li Yuan's camp alone. What they were worried about was that after Shi Ziling left, the special attack division would be leaderless, and once they encountered Li Yuan's onslaught, it was really a big question whether they could hold the city within five days.
Xiahou and his son had no doubt about the strong attack power of the special attack division, but did this army really be good at defense as Shi Ziling said? Xiahou and his son were deeply skeptical in their hearts. Because according to their years of experience in leading troops, teams that are good at attacking are usually not very good at defending, and teams that are also good at defending are generally not very good at attacking.
Xiahou Feiyang's Yanyun Legion is famous for its outstanding attack power, and it is one of the strongest legions in the Bright Moon Continent, but once it is defeated this time, it will be difficult to control the rout, which has a lot to do with their lack of defense. The attack power of the Shiziling Special Attack Division is obviously still above the Yanyun Legion, will such a team be good at defense?
Xiahou and his son looked at each other, and their faces showed disbelief.
Shi Ziling saw that the people of the Xiahou family were suspicious, and understood that they were worried about the loss of Black Dragon City after they left, and couldn't help but smile: "Rest assured, my Songhu Legion has been working hard to build a defensive system since the day it was first established, and it usually puts much more effort into defensive training than on offense. ”
"It's not that I'm boasting, the defensive capability of our special attack division is definitely above the attack power. Although I am temporarily gone, Captain Wei Hu is my confidant, and when I am not there on weekdays, he is mostly responsible for the tactical drills of the team, and with him commanding and controlling the special attack division, I believe that I can ensure that Black Dragon City is safe. ”
Hearing Shi Ziling's affirmation that the defense capability of the special attack division was still above its attack power, Xiahou Yuan's father and son were greatly surprised, although they were still a little skeptical, but Shi Ziling's confident appearance gave them some confidence. Moreover, they also understood that if they wanted to pass through Li Yuan's camp alone, only Shi Ziling could do it, and they were afraid that no one except him would be able to reach the rear of Longma Road smoothly.
Bai Wuya was full of confidence in Shi Ziling from beginning to end, and he said with a smile: "Ziling, you can rest assured that you can go, but it's only five days, with me here, even if Li Yuan personally goes out, it's a big deal that I join forces with Brother Xiahou, and I should be able to withstand it." In five days, we will be able to launch a general attack on Li Yuan, and then the time of his defeat will come, and Ha Lu Ha ......"
In order to go back quickly, Shi Ziling decided to leave immediately after dinner that night. Before leaving, he called Wei Hu, Yu Wei, Li Xiaoyao and others to his side and gave them a detailed explanation, and then left the city with confidence.
Taking advantage of the night, Shi Ziling carried out the longitudinal technique and quietly infiltrated Li Yuan's camp, in order to avoid alarming the defenders in the camp, he also specially put on the same battle uniform as Li Yuan's army, in order to be fooled in case he was discovered. He was extremely cautious along the way, for fear that if Li Yuan detected it, then Li Yuan would inevitably launch a more resolute attack on Black Dragon City.
When passing through the central camp, Shi Ziling saw from a distance that Li Yuan's Chinese army tent had been rebuilt, and it was brightly lit, and it was expected that the leaders of Li Yuan's army were discussing a meeting.
Shi Ziling didn't dare to alarm them, he sneaked all the way, carefully avoided all the checkpoints, and finally quietly left the camp when the sky was bright, and rushed all the way to the direction of Longma Road.
In the newly built Chinese military tent of Li Yuan's legion, many generals in the legion and the backbone of the Tongtian Sect were indeed discussing the next countermeasures together.
For today's Shiziling Special Attack Division's sudden rush out of the camp, the generals of each battalion were all apprehensive. Although the uniforms worn by the special attack division and Li Xiaoyao's leadership caused them a lot of trouble, what surprised them the most was the speed, mobility and unstoppable impact of the special attack division, and everyone was extremely impressed by the attack strength of the special attack division.
Considering that there would definitely be reinforcements from Shiziling's brigade later, all the generals looked very solemn.
Xue Zhengyang took the lead in stepping forward to ask Li Yuan for his guilt, he knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Originally, we were about to break through the Black Dragon City, but who knew that Shi Ziling suddenly led the army to kill, so that the success was lost. The subordinates are incompetent, unable to stop the reinforcements of Shiziling from entering the city, and have also lost a lot of soldiers and horses, please consult the master for punishment!"
To Xue Zhengyang's surprise, Li Yuan didn't get angry this time, he waved his hand to let Xue Zhengyang get up, and said lightly: "Today's mistake is not yours, this road of Shiziling is indeed amazing, even Li Zhun's 30,000 elite soldiers were quickly defeated, and your siege team is naturally not his opponent." ”
Xue Zhengyang saw that Li Yuan did not blame himself, and bowed down again and again to thank him under great joy.
After Li Zhun took the secret medicine of Tongtian Sect, Li Yuan personally used his skills to help him heal, and at this time, his internal injuries had greatly improved, and he also stepped forward to ask for sin:
"Big brother, it's all my fault for believing Xiaoyao's words and removing the ambush set up in the rear camp. If it weren't for that, no matter how powerful Shiziling's reinforcements were, they wouldn't have thought of passing through Longma Road easily. Alas, I grew up watching Xiaoyao, and I never imagined that he would become like this!"
Speaking of Li Xiaoyao, Li Yuan's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "I can't blame you either, Xiaoyao must have been hit by Shi Ziling's soul dementor." Well, the soul dementor **, which has never been practiced by anyone in the Demon Gate for a hundred years, has been trained to the highest level by this kid Shi Ziling, so it's no wonder that Xiaoyao's mind is out of control. ”
"What should I do then? Isn't there any salvation for Xiaoyao?" asked Li Zhun anxiously.
Li Yuan said coldly: "Legend has it that once you hit the highest-level soul dementor, you will become a slave of the spellcaster from now on, and you will no longer have your own will for life, so Li Xiaoyao is no longer the original Li Xiaoyao." You must remember that no matter who sees Li Xiaoyao again in the future, you must not show mercy, and if anyone delays the big thing again because of this, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Everyone hurriedly agreed, but Li Zhun was still a little embarrassed in his heart. Today, he didn't do his best against Li Xiaoyao, and he didn't expect Shi Ziling to spare his life because of this, which made Li Zhun very entangled in his heart. However, he also understands that what his eldest brother Li Yuan said is true, Li Xiaoyao probably has no will of his own in this life, and such a walking dead is indeed not worth nostalgia.
Li Zhun said with some frustration: "Big brother, we lost nearly 20,000 horses and horses by the sudden rush of Shiziling today, and the Black Dragon City was not taken. Alas, this support army of Shiziling is really powerful, I have led the troops to fight for so many years, and I have never seen such a strong army, no wonder Shiziling dares to rush our camp with more than 10,000 people. ”
Xue Zhengyang echoed: "Now that Black Dragon City has the support of Shiziling's reinforcements, I'm afraid it will be more difficult to break through in a short period of time, and after Yanzhao Pass is lost, Shiziling and Nangong Xia will definitely have a large group of reinforcements to arrive." We are now in a dilemma, and we should have made plans early. ”
Li Zhun and Xue Zhengyang's words were immediately recognized by many people, and all the generals showed worry.
Li Yuan was also secretly anxious in his eyes. He knew the current situation better than anyone else, and today's Chong camp in Shiziling not only confirmed his speculation about the loss of Yanzhao Pass, but also stabilized the Black Dragon City, which was already in danger, and also made Li Yuan's army immediately fall into the predicament of being attacked by the enemy. Coupled with the fact that Li Yuan's existing forces no longer have absolute superiority, Li Yuan felt that his hegemony had encountered a crisis for the first time in his life.
Although he was worried in his heart, Li Yuan's face was still calm as usual, and he said indifferently: "Shiziling's Songhu Legion itself does not have many troops, even if he has a large army coming in the future, I estimate that there will be a maximum of twenty or thirty thousand people, don't forget that he still has to leave some men and horses to guard Yanzhao Pass." ”
"As for Nangong Xia, it's the same, if my expectations are correct, Nangong Xia's dispatch of troops to the northwest this time is only an auxiliary role, and at most he will only bring forty or fifty thousand soldiers and horses. He will leave at least 20,000 horses to guard in Mijing City, so the most people who will come to Black Dragon City this time will be 30,000. ”
"In this way, the reinforcements that Shi Ziling and their follow-up arrivals will be between fifty and sixty thousand, plus the more than 10,000 people who rushed into Black Dragon City in Shiziling, the total will definitely not exceed eighty thousand. In terms of the total number of troops, we actually have a slight advantage. ”
Listening to Li Yuan's analysis, all the generals nodded again and again.
Li Zhun said: "I'm afraid that the people and horses coming from behind will be as powerful as Shiziling's team today, so it will be troublesome." ”
Li Yuan said disdainfully: "How is this possible? Shi Ziling must have brought the strongest team in his legion to rush to the camp without knowing whether the Black Dragon City was alive or dead, that is to say, Shi Ziling's amazing army today must be the elite he carefully selected from the Songhu Legion, and it is the trump card in his hand." If he had a similar strong backup, he would not have taken such a great risk to rush to the camp with only 15,000 men. ”