The Yan army was defeated.

Shang Zhirong never thought that his subordinates would be defeated so simply until he died.

The number of the two armies is similar, and the Seven Star Army has a few hundred more people, but it is not too different, and normally there will be no quick victory or defeat, but Shang Zhirong still underestimated the strength of the Seven Star Army after all.

He knew that most of these green forests and grass had practiced martial arts, but in his opinion, this kind of person must be unruly and disobedient, and it is difficult to endure the strict rules of the army, not to mention that Lu Shen is an outsider, how can he train an army that is forbidden in just a few months?

Ambush warfare is completely different from frontal resistance warfare, the former has the right time and place, and the latter has to compete with the discipline of the army.

When Shang Zhirong discovered that the Seven Star Army was not only strong in personal force, but also able to maintain an extremely strict formation, it was already too late.

The Yan army was defeated and could no longer organize an effective resistance, so they fled to the south in a panic.

At this time, the pursuit is effortless, and it can cause a lot of casualties, Lu Shen naturally will not miss this opportunity, and immediately ordered the Seven Star Army to pursue along the road.

The Yan army threw away their armor along the road and fled seven or eight miles in one go, and the Seven Star Army expanded its results at a speed visible to the naked eye, until Lu Shen ordered to stop the pursuit, and they did not stop it unsatisfied.

Yan Jun did not dare to stop, and continued to flee for his life towards the south.

The Seven Star Army began to clean up the battlefield, while making a rough count of casualties on both sides.

In the open space on the side of the road, the generals gathered around Lu Shen and happily discussed the battle of Fang Cai.

"Kill hard today!"

"That's right, if they hadn't run fast, they would have killed all these debris today."

"No wonder those powerful people in the Jing Dynasty can be powerful in the Yan Realm, the strength of the Yan army is so weak, they can't supply the Jing army. These miscellaneous people only know how to bully the people of Limin, and when it comes to real knives and guns, they will be vulnerable! ”

Chu Zhu, the deputy commander of the Right Army, said with disdain on his face, his tone revealing a thick disdain.

Fang Yu, the deputy commander of the rear army, echoed: "Captain Du is right, after today, the Yan army can only hug each other and move forward, and they will definitely not dare to let a single unit fight with our army." ”

Yu Dajun, the deputy commander of the Left Army, quietly glanced at Li Chengen, who was standing beside Lu Shen, and said with a smile: "You don't brag, if it weren't for Captain Li leading them to disperse the enemy's Chinese army and kill the enemy's main general with a knife, how could we have won this hearty victory so easily." ”

Lee Seung-eun smiled and did not refute.

Not only was he silent, but so were several other cronies who followed Lu Shen to the north.

In fact, from the moment they entered the sphere of influence of the Seven Star Gang, these five people were extremely low-key, and they only talked more when they were training.

Lu Shen cleared his throat, and everyone immediately quieted down and looked at him with awe.

"Today's victory is the result of all of us fighting together, proving that there is no one in the Seven Star Army, and I am proud and proud of you."

Lu Shen's words made the rough men next to him smile, and some even grinned to the root of their ears.

He looked over one by one and said slowly, "This battle is enough to make the Yan army frightened, and soon they will receive even more tragic news. ”

Yu Dajun asked eagerly: "Du Wei is talking about Shuangfeng Village?" ”

Lu Shen nodded, and said indifferently: "Senior Wei Chi and Senior Sister have already taken hundreds of good hands to Shuangfeng Village, they will sneak into the village from the secret passage in the dead of night, burn the grain and grass of the Yan army, and at the same time take advantage of the chaos to kill and injure the Yan army stationed in the village as much as possible." ”

There was a solemn silence in the field, and the next moment Chu Zhu and the others couldn't help but shout with joy, attracting the curious attention of the nearby soldiers.

Lu Shen didn't stop it, looking at these generals with a smile on his face.

Today's battle was won really beautifully, without the help of any traps and means, relying entirely on hard power to defeat the Yan army, proving that the Seven Star Army has grown rapidly in the tempering of war.

These generals all took the lead, which greatly boosted morale, and Lu Shen naturally didn't mind them venting their emotions after the big victory.

After a commotion, Yu Dajun asked: "Captain, now that the Yan army has suffered defeats one after another, and the grain and grass have been destroyed again, can they only choose to withdraw their troops?" ”

Everyone couldn't help but look at Lu Shen, they were not tired and afraid of fighting, but that the other party would withdraw its troops and there would be no more casualties among their own people.

Before Lu Shen could answer, two young people walked over quickly, it was Yu Hanyuan and Guo Bifang.

Yu Hanyuan stepped forward and saluted and said respectfully: "My subordinates were ordered by the commander to count the results of the battle, and now I have an approximate number. ”

Lu Shen bowed his head and said, "You say." ”

Yu Hanyuan said: "In this battle, our army killed more than 1,200 enemies, including the main general Shang Zhirong, and captured more than 700 people. ”

Lu Shen's expression was still calm, and his eyes were a little more solemn: "What are the casualties of our army?" ”

Yu Hanyuan replied in a deep voice: "Our army has 273 dead soldiers, 22 seriously wounded, and 64 lightly wounded. ”

The atmosphere in the room was suddenly solemn, and Chu Zhu and the others, who were smiling before, looked heavy.

Lu was silent, and after a while, he said: "Clean up the battlefield as soon as possible and pick up the spoils, as for those prisoners...... Those who are willing to surrender are escorted back to the general village and handed over to the gang leader for transformation, and those who are unwilling to surrender break one leg and put it back. The army was ordered to take care of the wounded brothers, and the bodies of the dead brothers were brought back to the main village to be handed over to their families. ”

"Obey!"

Yu Hanyuan responded awe-inspiringly, and then strode away with Guo Bifang.

The generals naturally had no opinion on Lu Shen's disposition, if they had put it in the past, they would definitely wonder why they didn't just kill those prisoners, but now they know that every decision on the battlefield must be adapted to local conditions.

Now that the Yan army has run out of food and grass and suffered a series of heavy defeats, a group of wounded soldiers with broken legs will undoubtedly increase their burden, and can further damage the morale of the enemy army.

Li Chengen pondered Lu Shen's last sentence, and said thoughtfully: "Duwei, are we going back to Zongzhai next?" ”

Lu Shen was noncommittal, looked at everyone and asked, "What do you think?" ”

The generals fell into deep thought, and Lou Chengyuan said tentatively: "Captain, the last general thinks that it is better to continue to attack and disturb the strategy. The Yan army is now a frightened bird, and can only choose to withdraw its troops, and on the way to retreat, it will inevitably be fearful, and there may be a big rout. For the sake of safety, our troops do not have to follow too closely, as long as they continue to exert pressure. ”

Others bowed their heads in recognition of this old and serious strategy.

Lu Shen smiled slightly, glanced at the noon sun above his head, and said unhurriedly: "There are more than 20,000 people in the five armies of the Yan Kingdom, and 3,000 people in the ambush were lost in the ambush battle, and 3,000 people in the first army today, although we did not kill all these two armies, their combat effectiveness is already negligible. In other words, the Yan army's army with the strength to fight is about 15,000 people, and you must not forget that the Xia Shan army of the Jing Dynasty is intact, and its combat strength is far above that of the Yan army. ”

Yu Dajun said: "What the captain said is very true, the enemy will definitely not be separated when he retreats, and it is best for our army not to take the initiative to pursue, so as not to fall into the enemy's ambush." ”

Lu Shen's expression was gentle, and he smiled without saying a word.

Li Chengen, who had been silent, moved in his heart, and he muttered: "The meaning of the captain, the servant will not retreat?" ”

Lu Shen looked at him approvingly, Li Chengen's thinking was indeed more comprehensive and bold than others.

Facing everyone's puzzled eyes, Lu Shen said calmly: "Even if the Yan army is annihilated, Fu San Sien will not retreat, he is confident that he can solve us with three thousand Xia Shan troops, so he will let the Yan army as bait, but he didn't expect our strength to be so strong." If there is no accident, he will definitely deal with our army in the mountains, and strive to solve the problem before we go to clean the cottage, but now ......"

He paused slightly, and said lightly: "The grain and grass are burned, so he has only one choice, give up fighting with us, gather all his forces and go straight north, and pounce on our main village after capturing Shuiyun Village." According to my estimates, the grain and grass carried by the various units of the Xia Shan Army and the Yan Army will last for about ten days, and Fu San Sien will use this to carry out a final counterattack. ”

The generals' expressions became serious.

As a last resort, Zongzhai must not give up, otherwise the servants will follow the example and set a fire in Zongzhai, and the foundation built by tens of thousands of people in the Seven Star Gang will be burned to the ground.

Lu Shen's deep gaze fell on Yu Dajun's face and asked, "Scared?" ”

Yu Dajun's heart froze, and he said: "Captain, the last general is only willing to fight to the end, and never take a step back!" ”

Others have said the same.

Lu Shen bowed slightly, and then said calmly: "I know that you are all men with swords and axes without frowning, and this is also the reason why I led you to fight the enemy head-on." However, the enemy still has the advantage in strength, and a desperate battle will definitely be crazy, at this time we must not have the spirit of blood and bravery, but also learn to snuff out their last arrogance little by little. ”

The generals immediately said: "Obey the orders of the captain!" ”

Lu Shen turned his head to look at the south, and said leisurely: "When the evil guests come to the door, we naturally have to entertain them well, so that they know whose territory is in this mountain." The order went down, and the army returned to the general village to the north, waiting for work, and destroying the enemy in a battle! ”

The generals responded in unison: "Obey!" ”

……

In the evening, when he received the news of the fiasco of Shang Zhirong's department, his face quickly turned pale.

More than half of the casualties and captures were lost, this right army has been abolished, and the end is like the left army led by Wen Xiguang, and the servants can not continue to use these frightened defeated soldiers, and it is very likely that it will collapse again in wartime and affect other armies, so they can only be sent back to Shuangfeng Village to guard the grain and grass.

What angered him the most was that with Shang Zhirong's death in battle, the Seven Star Army disappeared again into the mountains and fields, and after this battle, it would be very difficult to catch their traces.

After thinking about it, he could only order all the units of the Yan Army to move closer to the Xia Shan Army.

When the sky was just dawning, the generals of the Yan army and others immediately gathered everyone to discuss the next move.

He had just started to say something, when a partial general staggered in, and said with a pale face: "General Qiyu, Shuangfeng Village was attacked by the enemy, and Xiao Tongyuan, the capital of the rear army, was killed in battle, and the grain and grass were ...... The grain and grass were burned! ”

Xu Cun and the others were shocked in their hearts and immediately stood up.

"What did you say?!"

He suddenly changed color, strode up to the general, reached out and grabbed him by the collar, his eyes red as if he were choosing someone.

The general was so frightened that he trembled, and said in a trembling voice: "The enemy dug a secret passage in advance in the Shuangfeng Village, sneaked into the village in the middle of the night, first killed Xiao Dujian, and then set fire to it everywhere, and I don't know how many martial arts masters killed in the village, killing people while setting fire, our army ...... Our army was defeated and could only abandon the village and go north. ”

The servant was furious, kicked the general out, turned his head and glared at Xu Cun angrily: "Manager Xu, this is the soldier you brought out?!" ”

Xu Cun's face was extremely ugly, and Du Min and the others next to him were also angry.

At this moment, he even wanted to kill Xu Cun with his own hands, and the 4,000 people in the rear army had a favorable geographical position, and they couldn't hold a cottage, which should be cut by a thousand cuts!

Xu Cun hurriedly said: "The general is angry, the last general didn't expect the enemy to be so cunning. ”

He had a headache and a little resentment at the moment.

It is clear that letting the rear army guard the grain and grass and the other armies go north to encircle and annihilate the Seven Star Army is clearly a strategy put forward by Fu Sansien, how can it all be blamed on the Yan army?

Of course, he only dared to mumble a few words in his heart.

Fu San Sien gradually calmed down, and knew that this was not Xu Cun's problem alone, and he also didn't expect Lu Shen to hide this hand.

He turned back and sat down, his face gloomy.

The atmosphere in the hall was almost suffocating.

After a long time, the servant said in a cold voice: "The grain and grass have been burned, and the supplies carried by our army can only last for twelve or thirteen days at most, and the next batch of grain and grass on the Dongyang Road side will take more than a month to arrive." ”

Xu Cun said with a bitter face: "General, for the sake of today's plan, I am afraid that I can only temporarily withdraw the army, and then march after regrouping." ”

Fu Sansien glanced at him coldly, and said slowly: "Is this the courage of Chief Xu?" ”

Xu Cun couldn't help it no matter how good his temper was, and said stiffly: "General Fusan, this mountain is full of traps, and our army has no food and grass to replenish, do you want to let the soldiers eat the soil and weeds to fight the enemy?" ”

Fu San Sien exhaled a breath of turbidity, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "That Lu Shen will probably think the same way, maybe in his opinion, our army only has the way to retreat at the moment, maybe he is still thinking about using some more means on the way of our army's retreat." ”

The generals gradually heard the meaning of his words, and Xu Cun said in disbelief: "Does the general plan to continue to go north?" ”

"He can burn my grain and grass, why can't I destroy his village? If the Seven Star Gang is willing to give up this foundation, then even if they know each other, it is a big deal that our army has no head, at least it will make them cry blood. If they refuse to give up, we will just fulfill our wish and have a dignified decisive battle! ”

He glanced at everyone and said, "Do you have different opinions?" ”

Xu Cun wanted to say something and stopped, he always felt that it was really risky to do so.

The reason why the Yan army did not drive straight in before, on the one hand, was that it was afraid of the side attack of the Seven Star Army, and on the other hand, it took time to transport grain and grass, and the soldiers could not fight hungry, so they fought steadily and steadily, step by step, and gradually went north by establishing a baggage line, and gradually compressed the scope of activities of the Seven Star Army little by little.

However...... Now it is obvious that he is completely enraged, and he can't listen to any advice at this time.

In the silence, Fu San'en said undoubtedly: "It's decided, rest for a day, march tomorrow, and go straight to the Seven Star Gang Headquarters!" The whole army was ordered that if there are those who are afraid of the war and cowardly and dare not fight to the death, military law will be engaged in it, and they will not be spared immediately! ”

Xu Cun sighed in his heart, glanced at the others, and then responded in unison: "Obey!" ”

The servant waved his hand, asking them to immediately go to appease his subordinates and boost their morale.

After everyone left, he looked at the front with cold eyes, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Lu Shen...... I will tear you to pieces. ”

Thanks to the book friends for their concern, I went to get a drip this morning, and I feel a lot better, but fortunately it's just the flu and no other problems. Everyone should also pay attention to their bodies and take care of themselves~

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