Chapter 354: High-level Contest (II)
If it is absolutely not possible to transfer Lin Yun to the west, it is very likely that the other five countries will get the news and march overnight to attack the west, and the troops who have been transferred away will inevitably have to go back for reinforcements and continue to rush, which will not only greatly consume the physical strength of the soldiers, but also reduce the morale of the soldiers.
In ancient times, there was a story of one drum, then decline, and three exhaustions, which was listed as a typical example of military warfare, which fully illustrates the importance of morale.
And Lin Yun's use of soldiers is to pay great attention to morale.
Lin Xuan groaned, thinking carefully about the good news reported by Xue Yanhua, the reason why He Xusheng lost was because he was too smart or even too arrogant, and he did not give full consideration to it, but a wise man must make a mistake, and it was this mistake that made him lose his life and lose his life.
However, He Xusheng is also a talent, Lin Xu shook his head, a trace of regret for the hero's end rose in his heart, the bright moonlight flowed in, and the huge night sky floated with the smell of blood, quiet as the prelude to a storm.
, There was a sound of sleepy breathing in the air, which could be captured by Lin Xu's cultivation, and the irritability in his heart was slightly calmed.
But suddenly frowned, war is inevitable, and sooner or later the flames of war will burn here, and the heart that has calmed down is also floating slightly, Lin Xuan sighed slightly, and left the small village like a ghost.
The news of the defeat in the battle of Bowang City quickly spread throughout the five countries, and the whole country was shocked, even if it was not the emperors of the other four countries of the Zhou State, they were basically angry, they thought that they had joined forces with the five countries, and a small Tianyuan Empire was just something in the bag, and the five countries had even discussed the distribution of interests, demarcating which piece of territory to the Zhou State, and which piece of territory belonged to the Ming State, and now, the entire 250,000 soldiers of Bowang City were all wiped out, like a stone pressed on the hearts of the emperors.
The Tian Yuan Empire, a not very famous general, was able to exchange hundreds of thousands of casualties for the total annihilation of 250,000 people in the Zhou State, it is said that the entire city of Bowang City was stained red with blood, and the sky above the city was shrouded in clouds, and there was no sunny day since that battle, and the yin wind roared like the howling of ghosts.
Zhou Guo.
In the morning of the next day, King Zhou's face was gloomy, the atmosphere of the whole hall was gloomy, and the ministers did not dare to make a sound, and they all lowered their heads and looked sad.
A full 250,000 troops, just gone? The ministers of the Zhou State felt a little disillusioned with their lives.
"Zhong Aiqing, what do you think about the battle of Bowang City?" King Zhou was not angry, his tone was cold, his face was cold, and his suppressed anger seemed to be gushing out at any time.
At this time, the ministers chose to remain silent very clearly, whoever goes out now is afraid that they will have to bear the wrath of King Zhou, who is like a companion to the tiger, not to mention that He Xusheng is simply a lonely person, if any nobleman can still take this nobleman in the future, since there is no one, then they can only be angry.
Quiet, the needle can be heard when it falls, and the breathing is reduced to the minimum, King Zhou widened his eyes and swept over the ministers, every minister sweated on his forehead, and his back was soaked with cold sweat, but he still didn't dare to move.
In the first battle of Bowang City, their Zhou State lost not only face, but also a pair of sharp claws, 250,000 soldiers, which is enough to hurt a country's vitality, especially when the country only has tens of millions of people.
Population, sometimes also represents the peak of a country, and it will take a certain amount of time for the Zhou State to recover the vitality of these 250,000.
It was also in this battle that the Tian Yuan Empire made the Five Kingdoms officially put away their contempt and regard the Tian Yuan Empire as a real tiger.
But even if it is a fierce tiger, fighting alone, it is impossible to escape death, King Zhou narrowed his eyes dangerously, and thousands of thoughts flashed in his heart, since their Zhou State has lost so many troops, weakened the national strength, and lacks sharp claws, it is impossible to make other national soldiers strong and strong, and they have gained the benefits of fishermen in vain.
And the army of the Ming State is still in their country, the king of Zhou muttered for a while, his eyes were like torches, the fire burned in his eyes, and he became war-hungry, isn't the army of the Ming Kingdom on his side? Then exert a little pressure, give a little more grain and grass, symbolically support some soldiers and horses, and let the Ming Kingdom fight with the Tianyuan Kingdom, hurt a little bit of the vitality of the Tianyuan Empire, and let his Zhou Kingdom recover its vitality.
King Zhou also understood that after this battle, the Zhou State also needed to think twice about sending troops to the Tianyuan Empire.
Looking at the ministers below who did not dare to come out, King Zhou was irritable and felt that Zhou was lacking in talents, so he remembered that it was a pity for He Xusheng.
According to the information that came, He Xusheng would rather die in the face of the enemy's surrender, although he was born as a civilian, he was iron-clad, and also out of the need to comfort the army's heart, King Zhou's voice was painful, "The battle of Bowangcheng, my country suffered heavy losses, and ordered to go down, treat the relatives, wives and children of the soldiers who died in the battle, although He Xusheng was defeated, but in the face of the barbarian soldiers of the Tianyuan Empire, he would rather die than give in, I am not allowed to pursue it, so I can bury him." ”
The relevant responsible departments of the Household Department and the Ministry of Rites stepped forward, King Zhou felt a little bored and waved his hand, "There is something to start, nothing to retreat." ”
Before the ministers could react, King Zhou had already gotten up, the eunuch announced his retirement from the dynasty with a sharp voice, and the ministers knelt down, "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live." ”
Tian Yuan.
Xue Yanhua led the army to meet and reorganize the army the next day, and this time in the battle of Bowang City, Xue Yanhua also established his reputation as a military general, and his reputation in the Tianyuan Empire chased Lin Yun.
Under the military camp under the commander of Xue Yanhua, the morale of every soldier was high, and in order to celebrate the victory of the first battle of Bowang City, Lin Xu ordered the three armies to be rewarded, and this military camp was immersed in a festive atmosphere.
In the battle of Bowang City, their Tianyuan Empire can be said to be arrogant, and some Ming soldiers who privately thought in the barracks that this time the Five Nations Alliance attacked the Tianyuan Empire, and the Tianyuan Empire would surely perish in a few days, consciously closed their mouths.
Even the soldiers who were wavering in their hearts and were silent on the surface were full of confidence in the Tian Yuan Empire.
Even if the Tian Yuan Empire is surrounded by wolves, like fat fresh meat, it is also a fat and fierce tiger, and the roar of the Tian Yuan Empire makes the countries shake and the world is shocked.
"Soldiers, in the battle of Bowang City, Your Majesty loved me Xue Yanhua very much, rewarded a lot of gold and silver treasures, and divided a lot of land. ”
In the middle of the barracks, a bunch of generals and leading officers surrounded the bonfire, the fat mutton was on the fire, making a zizi sound, the fat oil flowed into the flames, and the fireworks burned more vigorously, the air was filled with the fishy smell of mutton and the fragrance of mutton, as well as mellow liquor, Xue Yanhua had just drunk a whole vat of liquor in the coaxing of the generals, and the burning feeling spread from the throat to the stomach, and then to the limbs, like a fire burning in the body.
"Congratulations to the general, the general will definitely lead us to triumph in Danjing in the near future!" A little leader who was obviously drunk shouted loudly, and all the generals toasted Xue Yanhua together, and the latter was happy and drank another vat of spirits.
Xue Yanhua's alcohol consumption is good, and tonight is also an exceptional party, "But I Xue Yanhua knows that my success is brought to me by you, without you, where is my Xue Yanhua today, I toast you!"
The generals didn't say anything on the surface, but they were already slightly moved in their hearts, they were all big men, they felt that Xue Yanhua was righteous, and decided to follow Xue Yanhua in the future.
Xue Yanhua, who seems to have drunk a lot slightly, is actually very calm in his heart, and it seems that the people in the army are loose, but in fact, Xue Yanhua gave the generals and soldiers a lot of wine mixed with a lot of water, and there are a lot of meals, and the meat is fragrant, but in fact, the soldiers have already eaten before.
Around the barracks, in fact, there are densely distributed soldiers, and in the barracks, there are only a few tens of thousands of people who are making noise!
And in the darkness in the distance, there is a knight of tens of thousands of people, ready to move.
"Report!"
The spy dropped off his horse, "Report to the general, the enemy is eating, like a banquet, and the army is disheartened." ”
"Don't add your subjective assumptions to the intelligence, tell me with absolutely objective facts!" This is a team sent by General Mingguo, led by a newly promoted general, who is brave in battle, good at strategy, and is very familiar with military law, and is even better at arranging troops.
The deputy general of the Zhou State said that he had the talent of a general, and he was also anxious to make meritorious contributions, and his heart moved, guessing that Xue Yanhua of the Tianyuan Empire had an impetuous personality, and he might not be able to wait to relax his vigilance tonight, and it was true.
A sneer rose at the corner of his mouth, and he automatically asked for orders to go to the military camp to raid Xue Yanhua and hit his morale, if his raid was successful, Xue Yanhua's morale that he had finally gathered would fall to a certain extent, and there were still many soldiers from the Ming Kingdom in the barracks, which would naturally shake the morale of the army.
Sure enough, he waved his hand, raised the flag, and commanded the attack.
The horses' hooves were wrapped in strips of cloth, and the night protected the cavalry, and from a distance you could see the fire, the boiling liquor, and the fat mutton, and the Tianyuan soldiers who fell to the ground drunk and in a mess.
Xue Yanhua, Xue Yanhua, you didn't expect that you had just defeated He Xusheng, who was famous in the Zhou Kingdom, but you would be defeated in the hands of a nobody in my Ming Kingdom.
Moreover, the success of the raid could not only deal a heavy blow to the morale of the Tian Yuan Empire, but more importantly, the fame and fortune that came with it at your fingertips.
The cavalry approached the barracks like ghosts, lining up in a row like sharp blades, and the soldiers on the edge were simply powerless, which gave him a lot of confidence, and he decided to go deeper again, having prepared to retreat with one blow.
The second layer of defense was still as fragile as tofu dregs, but a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart, because, the moment he turned around, a sharp arrow grazed his neck, and a string of blood slid down.
In front of him, soldiers in armor appeared behind him, holding sharp blades and staring fiercely.
His group of cavalry was surrounded by counter-surrounding, and the soldiers of the Tian Yuan Empire around him were like built steel.
Hit the mark......