Lu Xiao was awakened by the sound of a fight. He rolled over and sat up suddenly, it was only the fifth day of the army's entry into the mountain, how could there be a fighting here?

The key is where Lu Xiao himself is, or the logistics camp. He is now a bannerman, and he has been registered. But the soldiers in the camp are lords. He had no one under him, and he didn't know where he belonged to. So he simply mixed in Lu Wenzhao's logistics camp to recuperate.

"What's going on?" Lu Xiao grabbed a soldier who ran over and asked.

"Back to my lord, there are Tartars attacking the camp."

Lu Xiao's face changed slightly, and he immediately followed with a knife.

It must be said here that Lu Xiao never really wanted to change the outcome of this war. Because it can't be changed at all. The root cause of the defeat of the war was the decay of the Ming Dynasty. This is not something that he can change as a forest hunter.

He had taken that scout team to make a contribution, just to give himself a certain background. But now it seems that what he did has caused a certain butterfly effect. It's a pity that it's bad, not good.

In the melee, there were still people shouting loudly, General Du was dead, and the front line was defeated. Everyone, run.

Lu Xiao followed the voice, and then was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that he was a Tartar man, and he was walking around rumors and disturbing the morale of the army. But when he rushed over to take a look, he found that it was actually a Ming soldier.

With a bang, Lu Xiao punched him in the abdomen hard, turning the other party into a shrimp.

"Say, who told you to shout that?"

Lu Xiao pulled out a knife and put it on the other party's neck and asked.

"Your Excellency...... It's not a small shout, it's really defeated..... I'm just coming back from the front lines. ”

"Fart, I didn't see a tartar yesterday. A full 30,000 army, and in less than a day, the whole line was defeated? We already know in advance the layout of all the battalion forces, how can it be so easy to lose? ”

"No, I really don't know, my lord. It was to see that there were Tartars all over the mountains, and as soon as the fight began, General Du was surrounded by Tartars, so we could only run......"

He didn't finish the rest of the words, because Lu Xiao had already cut his throat with a knife. He rushed at him in his own camp and shouted that if he had failed this kind of behavior, he would have to die in the army.

Maybe he had a good heart. I thought I could save a few of my colleagues. But what he didn't know was that the more this happened, the faster the rest of the Ming army would die.

Cutting down a few Tartars who rushed in, Lu Xiao finally found Lu Wenzhao after some searching.

"Lu garrison, the rout on the front line is real."

"It really can't be more real."

"How is Mr. Du?"

"Okay, it's just that the head is gone."

"!!!"

This was the only thought in Lu Xiao's heart. The reason why he was in a hurry to ask Lu Wenzhao to give him the position of chief soldier was that he knew that Juniper was unlikely to survive in this war. Just in case, we have to settle things quickly.

It's just that he didn't expect that his own operation would accelerate Juniper's defeat. It really made him feel a little magical. But when you think about it, it's a bit of a no-brainer. Because the late Ming Dynasty was itself a magical era.

"Burn grain and grass." After thinking for a while, Lu Xiao said.

"What?"

"Now that the front line has been defeated, it is impossible to hold it here. Burn all the grain and grass, and leave it for the tartars. ”

In history, even if the Tartars won the Battle of Sarhu, they did not immediately attack the Central Plains. It's because they are desperately short of supplies. In the battle of Sarhu, Nurhachi was actually a gamble on national fortune. The point is that this guy won the bet in the end.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Sarhu, the Tartars seized countless supplies that allowed them to survive the hardest of winters. Since then, the Ming Dynasty has actually been unable to confront the Tartars head-on.

Lu Wenzhao also understood what Lu Xiao meant. Then he summoned his own personal guards.

"Take the oil with you, go to the baggage camp, and burn all the baggage. Listen, not a grain of rice can be left for the tartars. ”

"Yes!" A group of guards took the order and left. At this time, quite a few Tartars had already rushed in.

At this time, the Ming army in the logistics camp was already frightened. Everywhere there was a Tartar, chasing the picture of a dozen Ming soldiers chopping. Seeing Lu Xiao was helpless and heartbroken.

Lu Wenzhao is also a master of swordsmanship, and the two teamed up to quickly strangle a group of Tartars who rushed in. He was also surrounded by more than a dozen skilled soldiers.

"Lu Garrison, where is the prison army on our way."

Lu Wenzhao was not stupid, and immediately thought of the crux of the problem. They have been defeated along the way, and even the general army has hung up. These little pawns below, I'm afraid there won't be a good end.

If the prison guards also die, it will be completely finished. At that time, other high-level leaders will already take advantage of the situation to blame all the blame for this way.

"Follow me." Lu Wenzhao shouted and rushed towards the tent of the prison army.

Juniper's supervisor on this road is named Guo Zhen. At this time, he was hurriedly packing his things and preparing to run away. But at this time, there was already a mess outside, and he didn't know how to use swords. A few steps out of the door, he was knocked down.

Fortunately, at this time, Lu Xiao and others arrived in time. Otherwise, this eunuch of the prison army is afraid that he will be trampled to death by his own people.

"Guo Jianjun, we have been defeated along the way. Now we need to retreat and come with us. ”

Guo Zhen shouted in disbelief.

"How could it be defeated? How could it be defeated? Tens of thousands of people, how did they lose? ”

"It is said that the rest of the army did not arrive in time to support."

This was said by Lu Xiao. He didn't really know the real situation, but at this time, the real situation didn't really matter. Anyway, in the end, it is impossible for the emperor to know the truth.

The key is to be as clear of responsibility as possible. He is saying this now in order to leave a subconscious impression on Guo Zhen. The army was defeated because the rest of the men and horses did not come to their aid in time.

In fact, this is similar to the historical record. Originally, Juniper should have cooperated with another general soldier, Marin's men and horses, to flank Salhu. But Marin didn't arrive.

There was no special reason, in fact, after the war, even the group behind Marin could not find a reasonable reason for Marin to be late. In the end, a vague tactic came, that is, it was Juniper who delayed the fighter. Anyway, at that time, Juniper was already dead, and the dead would not defend themselves. On the contrary, some records of the later Manchu Qing Dynasty are more authentic.

The group escorted Guo Zhen and rushed out of the camp, and was soon noticed by a group of Tartars. The crowd fought another bloody battle. During this period, a good Baihu also joined the team.

Lu Xiao glanced sideways, coincidentally, he was a protagonist again.

..................

"In Xia Shen Lian, the hundred households under the command of General Du Bing."

"In Xia Lu Wenzhao, the garrison under General Du Bing, this is Guo Zhenguo Gonggong, and this is Lu Xiao Lu Zongqi."

In the end, only Lu Xiao was left, and there were more than a dozen soldiers. They stood on a hill not far away, looking out at the camp burned by fire. The crowd was silent.

After a long time, Lu Wenzhao spoke again.

"Tens of thousands of lives are gone. I'm afraid I'll lose this battle. ”

Lu Xiao stood aside and interjected.

"It's not just the war that is lost!"