Volume 1 Troubled Boys Chapter 178 Strategizing Strategies
A battle that is enough to be remembered in history ended with the Yue family army led by Yue Fei defeating the elite Black Water Cavalry of the Jin State, and almost all of the Tiefu Tu built by Wanyan Wushu after many years were killed on the spot.
What's even more tragic is that the dignified second prince of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Zongwang, killed himself on the spot, washing away the shame caused by this war with the blood of soldiers.
Wanyan Wushu did not stop him, not only because Wanyan Zongwang had always held a grudge against him and regarded him as a political enemy, but also because he understood that for a general who had been honored and brilliant, being able to sprinkle his blood on the battlefield might already be regarded as a heroic ending rather than a hero.
After all, after many people return to the court, it is not easy to have such an ending.
The battle ended in a rout, and at this time even he could not save the defeat.
There was no time to count the casualties, so he could only order his generals to inform the whole army to retreat north together, because he knew that the Song army would not end there, and would inevitably take advantage of the victory to pursue.
More than 200,000 people, now tens of thousands have been lost, and the remaining more than 100,000 people have retreated like a tide, and the general Han Chang finally saved his life from the battlefield, but he still lost an arm in the fight with Yue Yun.
Yue Yun and Yue Lei were covered in blood, but their eyes were still full of excitement, this victory had come too hard, and it was too timely.
Although they could still fight and dared to fight, the soldiers who followed them were already physically exhausted, and when the Jin army retreated, they even began to tremble in their hands and feet.
Because of this, Yue Fei ordered Niu Gao to gather the remaining army, and more than 7,500 people were killed in the battle, and countless people were wounded.
The victory was not easy to come by, and after a brief discussion between Yue Fei and the generals, everyone thought that they should take advantage of the victory to pursue.
Yue Fei stood on a high place, looking at the defeated Jin State army not far away, as well as the countless corpses left on the battlefield.
"Big brother, the casualties in this battle of the Beiwei army are too serious, why don't you lead the Gu Yi army of my department to pursue it?" Dong Xian stood beside Yue Fei, not wanting to miss this great opportunity now, so he said.
Yue Fei pondered for a moment, nodded slowly, and said, "It's okay, let Yutang and Gao Pet go with you to ......."
Dong Xian was about to turn around and leave immediately after receiving the order, but Yue Fei suddenly grabbed his arm.
Yue Fei's gaze was extremely deep, he grabbed Dong Xian's hand tightly, and said solemnly: "Remember, although the Jin army is defeated, it is still several times that of me, and you can't go deep alone when chasing and killing, if there is any change, you can retreat without a fight, remember to bring the soldiers back safely!"
Dong Xian listened to it, knowing that Yue Fei was worried that they were going to make a mistake, he couldn't help but be moved in his heart, but he laughed and said: "Big brother, when did you become so emotional, even if you can't get back the head of the Golden Vulture here, I will kill the Jin people within a few years......
After the two separated, the camp also began to get busy, the uninjured soldiers began to clean the battlefield, collect the corpses for burial, and several military doctors were also busy, because after a big battle, there were countless wounded, but fortunately, they were used to it, although they were busy but orderly.
In the camp, there was not much joy in victory, but sometimes there were screams of unbearable pain.
Luo Bei and Wen Qingqing brought Yue Yun and Yue Lei back to the camp tent, and after briefly treating their wounds, they also came to the military medical officer to help, because except for Dong Xian and others, who led 20,000 guerrilla troops to continue the pursuit, this has become the place where manpower is most needed.
Luobei also asked Yue Fei to fight again, but Yue Fei didn't allow it, as for why, he didn't say deeply, but just told Luobei that there was more than just a battlefield in the military camp
Fighting, fighting, and many other things are equally important.
Yue Fei looked at the 20,000 rangers who were chasing all the way, and he didn't have much joy of victory in his heart, because in his opinion, this victory was just exchanged for the flesh and blood of countless soldiers, and tens of thousands of enemies were killed, and his own casualties were not small.
Victory or failure has always been just a piece of paper in the court, but for those of them who have been on the battlefield for decades, the meaning is different.
He remembered the words Chu Qing left when he left.
"Wanyan Wushu may not be killed, if you want to pursue, you must not go deep into the ...... alone"
For Chu Qing, the "female Zhuge of the Holy Pavilion", he has always been convinced, at that time, before the war was halfway, Chu Qing could predict the outcome after the war in his words, and sent a strategy to crack the Iron Floating Slaughter at a critical moment, if it weren't for this, the outcome of this battle might be unpredictable, so the title of "Zhuge " is not unexpected.
So what did Chu Qing think of when he said this sentence before leaving, which made Yue Fei a little unpredictable, after all, it was understandable to chase after him, but when he asked again, Chu Qing smiled and said nothing.
He knew that the strategy of sending the enemy was sent by Qi Shengjun, the master of the Holy Court Pavilion, and she naturally spared no effort, but for these people who pretend to be outside the world, sometimes it is a great friendship to say more.
At this moment, Yue Fei only hoped that Dong Xian, who had always been calm, could remember his parting entrustment.
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From dusk to the first rays of sunlight rising in the morning, the battle was not over.
The Jin army was defeated, and in addition to the still calm and calm Black Water Cavalry, more Jin soldiers had already lost their sense of battle, and now they just wanted to return to the familiar land as soon as possible, leaving their names to see their hometown, wife and children.
To say that these Jin men were once warriors who dared to fight and sacrifice, but after experiencing such a bloody massacre, they were timid.
People are sometimes so strange, once they lose the spirit to fight, then they will be like a mountain falling like a mountain as "defeat is like a mountain" as the saying goes.
After a night of pursuit, the road for more than 40 miles was already full of corpses.
Fortunately, Wanyan Wushu was also protected by thousands of Black Water Cavalry, otherwise he might have fallen into a siege with him.
In the process of Dong Xian's pursuit of 20,000 light cavalry, because Wanyan Wushu was not threatened with his life, the broken army has always deviated from the army and marched with the army in an inconspicuous corner, his duty is only to protect one person, and he doesn't care whether the other people are alive or dead.
In the early morning, the sun is gradually rising, but at the moment I don't feel too much temperature.
A lot of dew fell between the blades of grass, and a little rabbit had just peeked out of the woods not far away, and then quickly ran away.
Wanyan Wushu leaned against an old tree with a pale face, and his breathing became much heavier.
He looked at the staggered soldiers in front of him, and couldn't help but feel extremely desolate.
After a big battle, tens of thousands of horses were lost, and because of Dong Xian's pursuit, in addition to those who died on the road, there were many soldiers and the army scattered, and now there are only twenty or thirty thousand horses with him.
The 200,000 army was only left around him, and he let out a long sigh, and the hegemony in his heart was about to be empty after all.
A sergeant dressed in black clothes and black armor brought him water, but he didn't drink it, and although the black water cavalry still seemed calm, the helmet on his head and the armor on his body did not look so neat.
His hands trembled
Trembling, because it wasn't until this moment that he found out that he was really defeated, and he was defeated very badly, he once boasted that he wanted to defeat Yue Fei in one fell swoop, and then the army went south and captured the Song people's thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, but now he has lost his troops and lost his generals.
Seeing everything come to naught in an instant, even he couldn't help but feel sad.
At this moment, a person suddenly walked behind him, and after a slight pause, he also sighed a little and said: "The prince has made a lot of achievements and ambitions in his life, should he be disheartened just because of his defeat?"
Wanyan Wushu turned around suddenly, and saw a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar standing behind him, smiling with his hands on his back.
Mr. Lai...... I can't imagine that Mr. is so elusive, did Mr. Expect me to look like this now?"
Mr. Li smiled silently, but took two steps forward, squatted beside Wushu, and looked at the soldiers of the Jin Army who had no intention of fighting in front of him.
"Now that the army is in decline, there is no will to fight, the second brother is on the battlefield, the road back is bleak, there are chasing soldiers behind, I can't imagine that I have finished Yan Wushu today!"
"If there is chaos today, and wars are frequent, Li Mou has always admired the prince and has great ambitions in his heart, so he lives on the side, only asking the prince to lead the army to dominate the world, but he didn't expect to be blocked by a Yue Fei The road to hegemony, but ......" Mr. Li still smiled, he said here and turned his head to look at Wanyan Wushu seriously.
"According to what Li has seen, although the Yue family army led by Yue Fei is strong, it is just a sharp arrow, as long as it sharpens its arrow cluster, it can no longer hurt people if there is an empty arrow shaft, so that the big trouble can be eliminated!"
After hearing what he said, Wanyan Wushu seemed to be successful, and couldn't help asking: "Yue Fei's dozens of generals, the soldiers are united, my army of 200,000 is not enough to be the enemy, is there any good way sir?"
Mr. Li stroked his beard, and his eyes flashed.
"Throughout the thousand-year history of China, if you have the power to stand in the court, how can a general who has made immortal contributions be able to rest in peace!
His eyes wandered, his smile undiminished, and he continued: "I think it's time to activate those two chess pieces in Lin'an City!"
Wanyan Wushu frowned slightly, he didn't expect that he would know everything he had arranged for many years, so he could only pat his thigh and make up his mind.
Mr. Li saw that Wushu's heart was moved, and said: "The prince doesn't need to think deeply about how Li knows about this, since ancient times, when there was a big war, he knew that the other side could not be defeated in a hundred battles, so Li did not intend to speculate on the secret when he thought of this...... Zhao Gou has our two chess pieces, one bright and one dark, and within a year or two, Yue Fei's heart can be eliminated, and in the past two years, the prince can return to the dynasty to rectify military affairs, regain control of the army, and when the time comes, the world can be decided!"
When Wanyan Wushu heard this, the worry in his heart was gone, and he stood up and bowed deeply in front of Mr. Li.
"Mr. Wizard, if you don't sincerely help me, you can't be at peace in your heart!"
Mr. Li's words relieved the retreat in Wanyan Wushu's heart due to the defeat, and at this moment, seeing that Wushu was so respectful to himself, his face was shocked, and he did not dare to accept the Wushu gift.
"Why does the prince have to be like this, Li is just a good bird and chooses trees to perch, and he really doesn't dare to ......accept such a big gift."
"Sir's wisdom has calculated the world without a last resort, but you can know that there are still great enemies pressing on each other, how to retreat?"
Mr. Li smiled faintly and said: "What's so difficult about this, the army will move forward, if the Yue family army that comes to pursue does not know how to retreat, they will not return!"
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