Chapter 286: Pursuit with Light Equipment
According to Jihua, three days later, Li Zijun led the army to set off again.
It's just that this march is a little strange, Li Zijun surprised everyone, he actually ordered all the soldiers to take off their armor and pursue the Yaksa army lightly.
At this time, the generals in the army finally understood the true intention of Li Zijun to collect carriages along the way.
It is true that traveling lightly can speed up the march, but in this way, the possibility and danger of a sneak attack on the road will also increase exponentially! It is precisely on the basis of such worries that almost all the middle and high-ranking generals in the army have stood up against Li Zijun's decision, and they all thought that Li Zijun was making meritorious contributions and begged him to change such a risky march.
This time is a little different from the past, Lee Zi Jun, who always asked everyone to work together and was willing to listen to everyone's opinions, this time he behaved unusually stubbornly and forcefully promoted his jihua.
For the next six days, the army marched at a speed that would normally be unimaginable.
The generals who originally thought that the Yaksians would take the opportunity to bite Li Zijun back, and were always on guard, were surprised to find that not to mention the Yaksa army, they didn't even see a shadow of the Yaksians!
This discovery, in addition to slightly relaxing their nerves that had been tense, inevitably felt a little more disappointed in their hearts. Among the generals who gave Li Zijun the right opinion, some even secretly hoped that the Yaksians would really attack, so that not only could Li Zijun be taught a real lesson, but also could easily take off the halo of the 'god of war' on his head.
But what they never expected was that the Yaksians didn't know whether it was because they were incompetent or courageless, and they actually let such a fighter plane slip past in front of their eyes! These generals secretly sighed at Li Zijun's amazing luck. They also began to despise and ridicule the commanders of the Yaksa army, which also greatly strengthened their confidence in future battles. This is for Li Zijun. It's an unexpected bonus!
Early in the morning of the seventh day, when everyone was preparing to go on their way as usual. Li Zijun seemed to suddenly realize that he was a little reckless these days, and suddenly ordered the army to wear all armor. Not only that, but he also asked the army to advance on alert, and on this day the army only marched twenty miles, much slower than the normal march.
Seeing such a scene, the generals in the army thought that their persuasion had finally worked, and the hearts that had been hanging high in their chests gradually fell.
But Li Zijun seemed to be deliberately embarrassed with them, and did not wait for their mood to completely return to calm, the next day. He adjusted the speed of travel as before.
During the following trip, these officials really saw the 'willfulness' of Li Zijun's command! Walking, walking, and stopping suddenly, Li Zijun arranged the speed of movement as he pleased. Sometimes, when the army had just marched for half a day, he suddenly ordered the army to stop advancing and set up camp.
It seems that the quality of the mood every day is the indicator of Li Zijun's travel speed, and it is for this reason that the marching speed of the army keeps changing!
Fortunately, the troops under Li Zijun are the elite of Dongyu, and the generals of each department are also capable of each other, so this is an almost nonsense way of marching. It didn't have much of an impact on the army. Moreover, because their physical exertion has not been very large, their combat state and mental state have remained relatively stable.
Gradually, some careful generals began to find that it was not long before Li Zijun made a change in the march. They were able to spot some traces of the army not far ahead. Guided by this discovery, they noticed more and more, slowly. They also understood the purpose of Li Zijun's march, and they were no longer so repulsive to his wild ideas.
It is different from the gradual unification of opinions within Dongwoo. There was a slight disagreement on the part of the Yaksa.
"Ulla, you saw it too. For so many days, whenever the Dongyu army encountered our ambush, they would change their march in a very timely manner, so that they could avoid our ambush very calmly!" said Karma's cousin, Alan, to Karma's only daughter, Ulla.
"It's no coincidence! It's clear that Edlaide has a clear idea of where and when we're in ambush!"
"Before leaving, your mother repeatedly stressed to us: Edlaide is strange and unpredictable, and we must not try to make any kind of contact with him! Dongwa City is empty at this time, we must return there as soon as possible to fortify! In case Edlaide drags us and directly attacks Dongwa City. ”
"I listened to you and turned to ambush Edlaide because I saw his seemingly nonsensical way of marching. Now it seems that Edlaide lives up to his reputation, and he did it to catch up with us as soon as possible. ”
"Based on the current analysis of the situation, we have basically lost the opportunity to ambush him, and at the same time, the risk we need to take is getting bigger and bigger!"
"Therefore, I suggest that we speed up our march at once, and before we are completely stuck with the Dongyu army, we should quickly get rid of them and return to Dongwa in a hurried march. ”
Allen and Ula have some controversy over whether to continue to wait for the opportunity to ambush Li Zijun.
"Aunt Alan, I also understand what you said. But I think you should also know that even if Mother wins the battle against the Southern Legion, judging by the current speed of Edlaide's travel, it will be difficult for her to come back to our aid in time!"
"After a few days of contact, you should also realize that we are facing this opponent at the moment, and the army in his hands, whether it is equipment, training, or personal quality, is far above us. ”
"Even if we all return to Dongwa City, with the strength of the two sides, how many days can we hold Dongwa?"
"Even if we wait until the day when my mother comes back, the strength of our two sides is only equal, and you must not forget that Edlaide has 20,000 reinforcements behind him! That way, our days will be harder, and we will have fewer and fewer chips at the negotiating table!"
"Since the head man asked us to wait for her to come back, I believe she must have a way to deal with Edlaide!" Although Alan was still insisting, his tone was not as firm as it was just now.
"If it weren't for the temptations of these days, I would have believed in your statement!"
"But when I saw that Edlaide was able to avoid our ambush every time, I had to worry a little about it!"
"But this is only my long-term concern, in fact, my near-term concern worries me even more!"
"Edlaide seems to know everything we do. Before, I thought it was because we were careless and slipped somewhere. For this reason, I personally supervised and inspected the ambush situation on these occasions. ”
"But what makes me feel strange is that I am sure that there is no problem with the ambush Jihua, or I have been seen through by Edlaide again and again! I have repeatedly reviewed my actions, and I am sure that I have no flaws!"
"I don't believe that there is a scout team that can completely hide from our eyes! even a Saint Rank master, in this place we are familiar with, will never be able to come and go without a trace!"
So, I had a not-so-haode idea. ”
"You're saying there is a mole among us!" Alan actually had such a suspicion for a long time, but due to the lack of evidence, she did not express her guess.
Ulla nodded:
"If that's the case, then the rest of our journey will be extremely dangerous!"
"Because, this also means that there is no secret about our whereabouts, and there is no secret about Edlaide! In fact, he has successfully stuck to us, and he can attack us as he pleases. ”
"Especially after three days, we will both be out of this hill, which also marks that our advantage in mountain warfare is about to disappear!"
"According to intelligence, Edlaide has at least 10,000 elite Praetorian cavalry. Due to the complete victory of the Dongyu Empire in the Northern War, the war horses have been greatly replenished, and most of the cavalry of the forbidden army participating in the battle this time are one person and two horses. Some middle and high-ranking cavalry generals, even one person with three horsemen!"
"This configuration of the Dongyu cavalry has greatly improved the mobility of the cavalry. If we can't distance ourselves from them, on the plains, we will undoubtedly become the prey of Edlaide!" Ulla's face turned pale before he finished speaking.
"I should have followed the chief's orders and rushed back to Dongwa as soon as possible, this is a bad thing!" Alan paused slightly, and quickly made a decision.
"Ula, you leave me a thousand men, you will lead the army to leave here tonight, you must rush back to Dongwa day and night, I will try my best to block Edlaide so that he can't catch up with you in time!"
"Auntie, I am the one who proposed to ambush Edlaide, and I am the one who is unwilling to fail and delay the retreat, in the final analysis, it is all my fault!
"This is not going to work!The head man only has one daughter, you are the future of our Yaxa, I must not let you stay here!" Alan denied Ulla's claim without even thinking about it.
"I'm not just here to make amends, but because I've figured out how to deal with Edlaide!" said Ulla, her eyes full of determination, as if she had made up her mind.
"Are you going to cast the 'Hundred Poisons Great Method'?" Alan showed a frightened expression.
"This is not good! Your 'Hundred Poisons Dafa' is still only a small success, once you risk using it, it will be extremely harmful to you, and it is very likely that it will be difficult to make an inch in this regard in the future!"
"And three days after you cast Dafa, you will completely lose the ability to protect yourself, this is really too dangerous!" After getting Ula's confirmation, Alan couldn't help but shake his head. (To be continued......)