Chapter 4 Offense as Defense

The enemy generals retreated one after another, leaving room for the front army. We do the same, leaving our frontmost soldiers exposed.

The soldiers on both sides gave orders, and no one showed any cowardice, and everyone was determined to win. Xin Mo's expression has always been gloomy, but when the war started, Xin Mo's expression became nervous. Only Midnight's face did not change, and it seemed to be more relaxed than before. And only I know why she is so relaxed.

"In the middle of the night, there will be a good show. ”

"Don't talk about it yet. "Midnight told me to shut up.

Xin Mo spoke at this time and asked Midnight, "General Mu did something in the formation, right?"

Midnight didn't answer, she avoided Xin Mo's question, and asked him instead: "Vice General Xin looks at this situation, is it good to send troops?"

"It's best at this point. Xin Mo didn't mention it again.

The two armies went to war, and the Soul Breaking Realm had the upper hand at the beginning, but the momentum of the Xiuze Realm still did not change. In their view, although we have the upper hand, this is our most elite unit, and it is against the front army, which has suffered heavy losses. In this way, their Chinese army, which retains its strength, will fight our relatively mediocre Chinese army.

They were right. It stands to reason that the layout of the Jinghua army should be the most elite soldiers in front, but today's formation is very different from the past. Midnight replaced the elite front army with the Chinese army under her, as well as a part of the Chinese army led by me. Very few people know this, except for me and Midnight, only Ansima knows it. Of course, there is also the Jinghua army who has been replaced, who can't speak anything.

Last night, Midnight secretly called me in and whispered about the plan. It's only at the last moment that it's safest to speak out, Midnight knows this, and the fewer people who know, the better.

In this way, we replaced the most mediocre part of the Chinese army with the front army, on the one hand, we frightened the sight and ears of the army of the Xiuze Realm, and on the other hand, we fought against the weaker ones of the Xiuze Realm, and then on the basis of consuming their military strength, we fought hard. The battle between the Chinese army with comparable strength is the highlight of today.

Even if we lose, their military strength will be greatly weakened, and our rear army as a cover will naturally be above them. Or that if they are defeated by us, even if they have to retreat, the rear army that has been greatly reduced in strength will not be able to escape our pursuit.

Sure enough, the former army of the Xiuze Realm was defeated, and in desperation, those generals who had not yet entered the battle had to lead the Chinese army to fight. Midnight and General Qi fought again on the battlefield. After a few rounds of fighting between the two, General Qi gained the upper hand again and again, but Midnight had no intention of showing mercy to his subordinates.

"General Mu, can Ben ask a question?" General Qi asked as the two of them were whirling.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. Midnight lowered the raised spear.

"As far as I know, the forward strength of the Jinghua Army is nothing to say, but the Chinese Army's is no different from the ordinary army of the Soul Breaking Realm. But today, this Chinese army is actually a step ahead of the previous army, and even our army has retreated one after another. ”

Midnight sneered slightly and said, "General Qi should understand. ”

General Qi thought silently for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked at the midnight incredulously, and suddenly turned to admiration.

"Such a plan is really good, otherwise I would have thought that it was the help of heaven and man. ”

"The general praised it falsely, whether it was the help of heaven and man, it was a battle today. ”

Midnight even more vigorously than before, and a sudden blow almost knocked General Qi backwards. However, General Qi's years of conquest were not fought in vain, and he had his own martial arts.

The fight between the two has always been back and forth, and neither of them has exhausted their strength, and even the more they fight, the more courageous they become.

On the battlefield, of course, it is not just about fighting. Before I could see the height of the two of them in midnight, I was confused by the sudden hook and sickle.

Subconsciously, I ducked backwards and dodged the immediate blow. Looking along the hook and sickle, the person who used it was the son of General Qi, Qi Xun, who had never made a move. Qi Xun has not been in the battle for a few days, and he has been behind in the battle of the generals just now, and he has not participated.

Qi Xun is said to be a major general, who went to the battlefield when he was a teenager, and also followed General Qi's martial arts. At this time, looking at this Qi Xun, his appearance is dignified, and he has a rare majestic atmosphere, and he is wearing a battle robe, which is even more prestigious. Looking at the age, it is only in his twenties, and it is just when Kong Wu is powerful. I've heard this for a long time, and when I saw it today, it was really unusual.

"Major General, good skills. Just making a move without saying anything is a plot. ”

Saying that, I also used the long sword in my hand to strike, Qi Xun made a series of moves, but he was not caught in the slightest, but his hook and spike kept pulling my sword, and it often took a lot of effort to pull it out.

"But Erl. Qi Xun said contemptuously.

Without waiting for him to notice, I continued to look in the direction of his head, and the hook and sickle in his hand blocked upward. This time, it was exactly what I wanted.

I jumped up and stood on horseback, and he thought I was going to push harder downwards, and I pushed up desperately. With Qi Xun's strength, I picked up with my right leg and directly picked up his hook and sickle until I watched it fall to the ground.

Midnight had already told me about him, although he was difficult to fight, but he became famous at a young age, and at such an uninhibited age, he would naturally be more arrogant. Again, Qi Xun grew up in the military camp since he was a child, and he only knows the existing art of war and skills, and if he is surprised, he will definitely be able to win.

Seeing that his hook and sickle had landed, Qi Xun jumped up and kicked me in the chest. We both landed, the difference was that I fell off the horse and he jumped off the ground.

By the time he picked up his hook and sickle, I was on my feet. Although Qi Xun's kick numb my chest, in any case, I had been beaten in the middle of the night, and this was just an ordinary punch and kick for me.

We've done everything we can, but I've always been on the back foot. After all, Qi Xun has been practicing martial arts since childhood, and although I have made rapid progress in martial arts, the injury I just suffered still affected me here. At that moment, Xin Mo suddenly appeared, he was the one with the least blood on his body I had ever seen, and it seemed that he had been avoiding the fight.

Xin Mo joins us in the fight, and in the chaos of the battlefield, two against one is never unfair.

Even though Qi Xun is powerful, it is really difficult for one person to fight two people, and the strength of these two people is comparable to him. He couldn't handle the sum of the two of us alone, so he had no choice but to shout for General Qi, who was fighting against Midnight on the side, to get help.

Midnight had completely restrained General Qi, and General Qi had no way to help his son. But he couldn't watch his son being killed by the enemy.

General Qi used all his strength, shook off Midnight, knocked the weapons of the two of us to the ground in front of Qi Xun, and then headed towards Midnight. With the fall of our weapons, Qi Xun took the opportunity to stab at me, not wanting Xin Mo to block it with his body. Xin Mo's right shoulder was hooked.

Qi Xun drew his weapon, turned around and mounted on the back of his frightened horse, turned and ran behind him. When he ran, he inevitably killed some weak soldiers of the Jinghua Army on land.

"Xin Mo, how are you?" I took care of Xin Mo's injury, and it was no big deal, presumably Qi Xun was bent on escaping, and he didn't use much strength, but just wanted to mess up our square inches.

I was about to get up to chase Qi Xun, but I was stopped by Xin Mo.

Xin Mo covered the wounds on his body and said, "Spare him, I'm fine." ”

"I didn't expect to run first, it's really spineless. ”

"No, he didn't run away, the army of the Xiuze Realm has always been like this, if the enemy in front of him can't be defeated, he can go and fight the weaker ones. ”

I looked at Midnight and General Qi, who had been fighting against him, but General Qi didn't have the slightest intention of leaving.

Xin Mo said to himself: "It is worthy of the position of a general, and it must be like this at this time." ”

"Midnight, you say?"

"No, I'm talking about General Qi of the Xiuze Realm, if he leaves at this time, there must be no one else who can resist Midnight, in this way, their army will probably be greatly damaged. ”

"You're saying he'd rather carry his life on his own shoulders than lose a few generals. ”

Xin Mo nodded, then turned back and said, "Okay, we can't just sit idly by. ”

"But your injuries?"

"It's just a small injury, don't take it personally. ”

In response to Xin Mo's words, the two of us walked together in the direction of midnight. Xin Mo was on the horse, and I found the frightened horse and rode on.

When General Qi saw that the two of us were also participating, he couldn't help but feel nervous and distracted. Several times, he didn't wait to accurately catch Midnight's attack. Xin Mo made a move first, and hit General Qi's weapon with one move, making him tilt to the right, but he didn't fall. Midnight took advantage of the situation to stab the spear at General Qi, and stabbed it directly above General Qi's heart. General Qi fell backwards, drew his spear, and turned to flee.

At this time, the army of the Xiuze Realm had been disorganized, and most of them had already run back to their camps. Those soldiers who were still on the battlefield also threw down their flags or dragged their weapons in their hands and fled in the direction of their camps.

Some of our Jinghua troops tried to take advantage of the opportunity to attack, but they were stopped by midnight.

"No need to chase anymore!" shouted Midnight.

Then Midnight used an ordinary voice again, as if to say to those of us who were close to her: "Poor Kou Mo chase." ”

Mingjin withdraws his troops, this is the most embarrassing voice that the Xiuze Realm army has made so far, but for the soldiers on our side, it is indeed the most proud voice. At this time, I don't have the pride that most people have. This point, the always keenly midnight is still aware of it.

When I returned to the Chinese military tent, the military doctor helped me check the wound, but fortunately, it only needed to be bandaged simply, and the injury on the chest had to be looked at the future situation before making a conclusion. Xin Mo's wound was relatively deep, but there was no danger, just some medicine and not much treatment. The amount of medicine in the army is somewhat tight.

I left the tent and stood alone outside, standing beside me in the middle of the night, who was not injured, and asked, "Why is it sad to be alone at this time?"

"Poor for them. ”

"Who is pitiful?"

I looked at the sick military district and said, "Poor for the soldiers who are badly wounded and wailing, even worse for those who are killed on the battlefield by unknown enemies." Isn't it pitiful for the pain of death that they carry on their backs, whether on either side?"

Midnight seemed to be commonplace, and said, "The first time you come to the battlefield, you will get used to it after a long time." ”

"But I can't get used to it now, I'm still a perfect person, and I can't live in peace before these sights. "I was almost on the verge of collapse.

"But if the war doesn't stop, neither will the death and suffering. ”

"Then let the war stop. ”

"**, suspicion, resentment, will it disappear?"

I can't solve the problem of midnight, but in the face of the fall of life one after another, it is unacceptable to anyone. These people have seen too much to ignore these uneasiness. But when I saw such a scene for the first time, it was naturally unacceptable. I suddenly understood why Xin Mo wanted me to give up and continue to chase after Qi Xun who had escaped, because he was tired of life and death. Until then, there are measures to avoid fighting as much as possible.

When she returned to the Chinese military tent, she had not seen midnight, and it seemed that she had gone to check on the wounded. Li Sima was obviously very dissatisfied with this midnight decision, and according to his character, of course, it was best to take advantage of the victory to pursue it. Midnight decided to give up the attack, which reduced our chances of victory a lot.

In fact, at this time, there was such a history in ancient times, and the first time to start fighting without pursuit, it was in human nature. Over time, however, this practice was forgotten by most people, and Midnight still followed.

"It's really a woman's opinion, how can you lead the army well. Li Sima said, and punched the table.

An Sima soothed his emotions on the side and said, "Okay, let's talk less, General Mu has her own reasons." ”

"What a reason, it's just going down in history. If you fight well, you can do it, so why pretend that you are very educated. ”

I didn't understand what they were talking about, so I went to Xin Mo, who had been covering his mouth and was silent, and asked, "What are they talking about?"

"It's nothing, it's just that Li Sima is complaining. Don't be surprised, you go and rest. ”

Obviously, Li Sima is picking on the thorn of the midnight again. I just let him say it, and I didn't say anything, and I didn't make any expression about his performance, and I knew it was all in vain. I just meditated on the weak tea that didn't smell of tea, thinking about fighting again tomorrow.

Li Sima's mood was always high, and An Sima, who had been comforting him, was silent after saying a few words to no avail. Seeing that there was no one to respond to the complaints, Li Sima simply stopped his mouth, sat next to a desk next to me, and drank tea to moisten his throat. Seeing him like this, I couldn't help but sneer in my heart.

At the quietest hour, midnight walked in, and she had a gloomy look, and it seemed that the level of casualties we had here was not small. The disgust on Li Sima's face also disappeared, and in most cases, he still didn't dare to go against Midnight.

Midnight sat in front of the central formation diagram, carefully watching the formation in front of the people, hoping to make a breakthrough here. Because of the frequency of reading this picture in the past few days, so that the original thick paper has been damaged.

At this time, in front of midnight was a blanket made of wool, which was embroidered with the terrain here, and judging by the fineness of this blanket, it was clear that it could not be driven out in these days. Looking at the language description above, it should be something that we close to the domain. Generally speaking, this kind of thing is valued and cannot be used lightly, and it seems that it is a last resort.

Right next to it is the layout diagram, on which a lot of red cinnabar soaked in water is dipped in a pen in midnight, and is circled on it. Every part of it represents every team we lose.

Midnight's eyes wandered back and forth between the woolen blanket and the cloth array, and the pen in his hand also stopped and went. At first, Midnight didn't show anything out of the ordinary, but I could still feel the anxiety in Midnight's heart.

Sure enough, within a quarter of an hour, Midnight threw down the pen in his hand, and the cinnabar was dyed with a trace.

"Vice Admiral Xin, please come forward. ”

Xin Mo walked to the front, and didn't pay attention to Midnight being too close, just in front of the formation diagram, facing Midnight.

"Vice General Xin, look, this is where we fought against the army of the Xiuze Realm just now," Midnight pointed out, "Go further, is it the way back to the Xiuze Realm?"

"My subordinates don't know. Xin Mo made a plea.

"I don't know, yes, it seems that I believe in Vice Admiral Xin too much. ”

Xin Mo's face changed slightly, but he still said: "What General Mu said is that his subordinate is just a person who has been fighting for a long time, how could he know the way to the Xiuze Realm." ”

"Yes. I heard that Guan Yunyu is in the middle of the night, looking at the moon above his head will comprehend everything," Midnight suddenly looked at Xin Mo, "It seems that I am going to see it tonight." ”

Growing up in Guan Yunyu, I didn't even know that there was such a legend, and I was very skeptical of Midnight's statement when I wanted to know everything about Guan Yunyu.

Because after a long period of fighting, the soldiers have already fallen asleep, and even the two Simas who did not participate in the battle have been tired for too long because of the command of the military during the day, so they are all deeply asleep tonight, and they can't wake up at the slightest movement. But because of the fear of sneak attack, as long as the voice is louder, you can wake them all up.

I've been able to wake up at the same time as I want since I was a kid, and I always didn't think it was a good skill, and now it seems to be really good. I dressed quietly and went out without disturbing anyone. The moment I went out, I saw no one on Xin Mo's bed, only a quilt that was lifted at will.

Looking out, Xin Mo was walking out, and I, who wanted to see the moon, followed out of curiosity. When I arrived at a hidden place, I saw a man standing under a large tree. Looking at that person's appearance, it should be midnight.

I hid in the grass not far away, lying on the ground so that they wouldn't find out.

Xin Mo slowly stepped forward and arrived at Midnight's side.

"I don't know what General Mu called his subordinates late at night, what is the so-called?"

"I'm just here to look at the moon, where do I call you?"

Xin Mo smiled slightly and said, "The general's words are not for me but for whom, and besides, only here can you see the most perfect moon in the mountains and rivers." ”

I wanted to look up and see that I could really see the most perfect moon here. The moon is in the mist, exuding bright light, reflected on the ground is blue and white, and its surroundings are pure stars, covering the entire sky, a view of the stars holding the moon.

"Today is already it, I really feel strange when I think about it carefully, I want to ask this round of Mingyue to figure it out for me, now that Vice Xin is coming, I still ask the deputy general to explain it. ”

"I want to hear about it. ”

"On the battlefield today, it's you" Midnight's voice suddenly lowered a lot, "I deliberately let Qi Zhongrui go." ”

Although the volume of this sentence is small, it is enough to shock every piece of skin on my body. I felt my body trembling unresponsively, and I was even struggling to breathe.

I don't know what kind of change Xin Mo's expression was, but I saw that his back was shaking. I don't even know what they're talking about next, because their voices are so small, and they're really talking away from me. I lay under the grass, afraid to make a sound, and waited until they were gone before I went back.

And when Xin Mo saw my empty bed, he was full of uneasiness, and it would be before I made him think that I was going to the toilet. In addition, I didn't show anything, so Xin Mo was relieved to go to bed.

On the second day, in the Chinese military tent, the Xiuze Realm failed to prepare for the battle because of the defeat. Midnight looked at the layout map, and then looked at us commanders and generals waiting for instructions below. And, of course, Xinmo.

Midnight was silent for a long time, as if she was full of confidence, she hadn't behaved like this for a long time. The corners of Midnight's mouth rose slightly, barely noticeable. Then, the sound of midnight shook all of us below, and we instantly felt the strength in our bodies be stimulated, and the blood became hot as a result.

"All teams, do your best, all in one go" She paused, to emphasize the back, "to, attack, for, defend." ”