Chapter 20: True Fear
Last night's emergency military order, Zhu Wen sent the Great Monk to deliver to the barracks, and when he and Venerable White Crane caught up with the main force of the army, more than 300,000 feudal army troops were waiting in the camp and on the building boat.
Because of the existence of the monks, the news of Zhu Yin's defeat in Yiju County yesterday had already spread in the barracks, and the soldiers could not help but talk about it. When Zhu Wen entered the camp, he listened to all directions, and the cultivation of the immortal realm allowed him to clearly absorb the voices of a hundred and ten people.
"I heard that it only took one hour for the Pinglu Army to completely disrupt the formation of the Xuanwu Army..... The latter fled along the white ditch without having time to resist, and there were countless people who fell into the water and died, and even the river was dyed red, stretching for more than ten miles, it was really miserable!" a junior colonel of the Loyal Army sighed in his heart.
"It really only took an hour? That was the Xuanwu Army! When they attacked our Xuzhou, they were very fierce and ferocious.......
"It really only took an hour, and there was a second-level general in my wife's mother's hometown, who told me in person after he fled back. You must know that the general who led the Xuanwu Army was Zhu Yinβyou should have heard of Zhu Yin's name, right? That was the most courageous general under the command of the commander, and it was rumored that there was a realm of generals in the army!"
"It turned out to be General Zhu Yin, he is my role model! He has 50,000 soldiers and horses, how can he be defeated so quickly by the Pinglu army? How many soldiers and horses did the Pinglu army dispatch, is there a 100,000 army?!"
"There is no 100,000 troops, and only 8,000 elite cavalry ...... are the ones who really disrupt the formation of the Xuanwu Army," the colonel's voice was difficult.
"Eight thousand spirit riders, how can that ......?"
"If you know who is leading the troops of the Pinglu Army, you won't find it impossible. β
"Who's it? Wait! Is it ......?"
"Yes, it's Shangguan Allure!"
"I see...... I had long heard that Shangguan Chengcheng and her wolf teeth were very fierce, but I didn't expect it to be so strong......"
"Alas, if we run into the wolf's tooth, we can't stop it at all, and I hope that when we get to the battlefield, we must not touch them. β
"Even Zhu Yin can't stop the wolf's teeth, who of us can match? It's really time for a battlefield duel, heh...... You and I need to be smart, don't lose your life!"
"Be quiet! Dare to say this kind of thing, don't let the people of the Xuanwu Army hear it, otherwise you and I will lose our heads!"
β...... Their Xuanwu army itself can't defeat the Pinglu army, and if they encounter it, they will retreat, so why don't we go up and send us to death?"
"Exactly! King An is such a talented person, there is more than one fierce general under his command, Liu Dazheng, Zhao Poyu, Zhao Weihuang...... Which one is easy to deal with? Dashuai is without Zhu Yin, what can he do to fight with King An?"
"Alas, this time the marshal clashed with King An, there was no righteous name, and the strength of the soldiers under his command was not as strong as the other party, and what he could rely on was nothing more than the Daomen. King Ke'an also has the help of demon monks, so he may not lose to the Daomen......"
β...... It seems that this time we will fight, and we will be more auspicious!"
"Don't say it, someone from the Xuanwu Army is here, and they are scattered!"
Hearing these discussions, Zhu Wen's eyes were gloomy.
He knew that the sudden defeat of the vanguard army and Zhu Yin's capture by Shangguan Chengcheng would inevitably cause some shocks in the army, but he didn't expect that the generals and soldiers were already afraid of the Pinglu army to this point.
Zhu Wen secretly hated in his heart: "This rabble, not enough to achieve and more to lose! This is just a loss for a while, and the fighting spirit is so bad, how can such a rice bucket achieve great things?"
Thinking of the end, Zhu Wen could barely suppress the contempt for the Fan Zhen Army in his heart, thinking to himself that he was a dignified hero, Ying Ming I, how could he get mixed up with this gang of waste?
But there is no way, now these people are his army, and he must find a way to reverse the situation of such a bleak morale.
"King An shouldn't have to worry about this problem......" Zhu Wen suddenly thought of this, and immediately felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
As the victor of the battle of Injustice County, Li Ye still has to worry about morale. Even if he is troubled, I am afraid that he is troubled, and the generals have asked for battle, and it is not good for him to put anyone behind.
Zhu Wen came to the big tent of the Chinese army and ordered the military envoys to beat the drums and gather the generals.
Before the arrival of the generals, he sat in the seat and thought about how to revive the morale.
When the generals arrived one after another, Zhu Wen's mood brightened a little, because the envoys and generals of each town did not put the fear of war on their faces.
"The Pinglu Army reinforced Caozhou, and the vanguard was defeated in Yiju County, what do you think about this?" asked Zhu Wen slowly.
Generals, you look at me, I look at you, and then, contrary to Zhu Wen's expectations, one after another made generous statements.
"The defeat of the vanguard is just that General Zhu Yin has just landed on the shore and has not yet gained a stable foothold, and the wolf teeth have suddenly attacked, and General Zhu Yin is unprepared. Even if we lose this battle, it won't mean anything! The last general suggested that the troops should immediately issue grievances and fight to the death with the Pinglu army!"
"What Zhou Shuai said is that we have a million male divisions, attacking Pinglu from several sides, and Liang Li Ye has no time to mobilize Hebei soldiers and horses to deploy layers of defenses, as long as we can break through the defense line of the Pinglu army, we can achieve a big victory!"
"What Zhang Shuai said is extremely true, the defeat of only 50,000 soldiers and horses does not mean anything! Now that the Pinglu Army has just won a great victory, it is bound to be arrogant and unprepared, and as long as we concentrate our forces on a counterattack, we can take Caozhou in one fell swoop!" said a general of the Heyang Army.
"That's how it should ......"
"The last general seconded ......"
β......β
Listening to the passionate words of the generals, all of them full of fighting spirit, Zhu Wen almost thought that he was hallucinating - the morale of these generals of the feudal army was so high?
Zhu Wen's eyes gradually had a smile that could not be concealed.
It seems that the soldiers and horses of these feudal towns are not all rice buckets.
"It should be when Ben Shuai pacified the towns in the Central Plains, they deeply understood the strength of our Xuanwu Army and Taoist soldiers, and they were full of confidence in Ben Shuai in their hearts...... Well, the knowledge of these knots and generals is really good, unlike those low-level soldiers, it seems that the military spirit is still available. Zhu Wen thought secretly.
His gloomy mood became sunny, and the eyes of everyone were full of appreciation, and the judgment in his heart about the soldiers, horses, and pigs in each town had long been thrown by him.
After all the generals had expressed their attitudes, Zhu Wen said with a smile on his face: "You are right, although the Pinglu Army has won a small victory in Yiju County, it has come from a long distance, and it can only be the vanguard who arrives, and the main force must not arrive." And their soldiers are going to be tired after a fierce battle, and this is our fighter!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Wen had already paid attention in his heart, "Ben Shuai has decided to send an elite army to counterattack Yiju County, and I will ...... Xuanwu Army."
What he wanted to say was that "my Xuanwu army was defeated for a while before, and this battle is unshirkable, and we must find the scene."
And for good reason.
As he just said, the next battle is likely to be won, which can effectively boost the morale of the army, and only the Xuanwu army is most assured that he will fight.
But Zhu Wen thought about it, and the morale of the envoys and generals of each feudal town was high, so he chose an elite army to accompany him. Let them follow suit with some easier credit, which will help to set an example for the other feudal towns.
The commander of this army must be strong-willed and loyal to him.
So Zhu Wen stared at the generals with expectation, and said with a smile: "Although the counterattack on Yiju County may be victorious, the Pinglu Army should not be underestimated, and the possibility of a tough battle cannot be ruled out...... Which of you would like to take on this responsibility?"
Judging from the reactions of the generals, Zhu Wen thought that when he said this, everyone would ask for battle.
However, when his voice fell, no one spoke at all.
All the generals focused their eyes on a small group of people - those generals of the Xuanwu Army.
It seems that in the eyes of the generals, this task is suitable only for the generals of the Xuanwu Army.
Zhu Wen said with a smile: "In this battle, my Xuanwu army will naturally fight, but it also needs an elite army to help in the battle, which of you is willing to lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to accompany you?"
There was silence in the hall.
The generals all bowed their heads.
For a while, a needle drop could be heard in the huge military tent, and there was a stiff and embarrassing atmosphere.
No one talked.
The generals who were still shouting about counterattacking the Pinglu Army were now looking down at the ground, as if there were mountains of gold and silver in front of their toes.
Zhu Wen chuckled in his heart: What is going on? Why did the generals suddenly react like this? It is very easy to succeed in counterattacking the county of Injustice, and according to their reaction just now, shouldn't they be the first to ask for battle at this time? Why didn't they speak?
Zhu Wen was a little dazed.
His face sank: "What, are the generals unwilling to fight?" Are you afraid that it will be too difficult to counterattack the county?"
No one spoke.
It seems that everyone has acquiesced to this.
In the end, because he really couldn't stand his gaze, the envoy of the Zhongwu Army said in a low voice: "Marshal, the counterattack on Yiju County is a matter of great importance and cannot be lost, and only the Xuanwu Army can be saved." Our soldiers and horses are weak, and I am afraid that it will drag down the Xuanwu army......"
The person who spoke was Zhu Wenxin's appointed envoy of the Loyal Army, so he was naturally his person.
But when he said this, he couldn't have made his attitude more real.
Zhu Wen suddenly understood everything.
These envoys and generals of the feudal towns did not have the slightest fighting spirit at all, and they did not dare to fight against the Pinglu army at all! The reason why they showed high fighting spirit before was just to make him happy and afraid that he would be angry!
Let them say that it is okay to defeat the Pinglu army, but if they really let them fight, they don't have that guts at all!
As soon as Zhu Wen said that they were going to fight, they looked at the generals of the Xuanwu Army, making it clear that they just wanted to be spectators, to see if the Xuanwu Army could succeed in the counterattack, and whether they had the strength to defeat the Pinglu Army!
If the Xuanwu army wins, they will naturally let go of some fears, but if the Xuanwu army is defeated......
Thinking about this, Zhu Wen was furious and overturned the handsome case in one hand!
Even his people have such an attitude, you can imagine what a big psychological shadow the Pinglu army caused to the soldiers and horses in various towns in the first battle of Juju County!
Zhu Wen gritted his teeth and stared at the generals: "The Pinglu Army is so terrifying, can you be afraid of such virtue?!"
The generals bowed their heads and said nothing.
This attitude shows that the Pinglu army is indeed so terrible.
Zhu Wen couldn't help but roar: "Speak to me, cut off all the tongues if you don't say it!"
The envoy of the Zhongwu Army said stubbornly: "Dashuai, King An...... Since becoming famous, Li Ye, the king of An, has repeatedly defeated strong enemies, and he has not yet ...... Haven't lost yet. Heard...... I heard that he achieved the immortal realm early, and he was in the demon clan...... also got the second ray of heaven, even ...... Even the immortals of the Immortal Court with the magic weapon of the Immortal Emperor can't help him, and they have to be killed by him......"
He didn't say any more, and fell to his knees with a pop, "The last general is speechless, please punish the marshal!"
The envoys and generals of the feudal town looked at each other, and hurriedly hulala all knelt down at once, "Please punish the marshal!"
This scene made Zhu Wen couldn't help but take a step back, his hands and feet were cold.
Li Yeping the Huangchao Rebellion Army, destroying Li Keyong's Hedong Army, and really never lost in the general trend of the war along the way.
Moreover, he became the three towns of Chengde, Yiwu, and Lulong without bloodshed, and Henghai, Tianping, and Zhaoyi had long been the only ones who looked ahead.
Over the years, Li Ye didn't know how many immortals he had killed, and even He Jingcheng died in his hands.
With such a strong record, how can the generals of the feudal town not be afraid of Li Ye from the bottom of their hearts?
This time in the battle with the Pinglu army, if Zhu Yin was not defeated, it would be fine, but Zhu Yin's 50,000 elites were defeated by the wolf's teeth in Yiju County in only one hour. Isn't it clear at a glance which of the Xuanwu Army and the Lu Army are stronger and which is weaker?
In this case, who would dare to easily confront the Pinglu army and touch the mold of King An?
Zhu Wen looked at the generals who knelt down in the tent, and suddenly felt extremely angry, sad, humiliated and unwilling.
The generals knelt down before him, ostensibly because they did not dare to bear his wrath, but in fact they did not dare to engage the Pinglu army. In other words, these people who knelt down in front of him were not afraid of him Zhu Wen, but of Li Ye, the king of An, who had not appeared here at all!
Zhu Wen sat down on the ground all of a sudden.
With such a general and such morale, what can he do to compete with Li Ye's army?
The tent was as silent as night.
I don't know how long it took, Zhu Wen's weak voice sounded: "Pass the order, and the army will build fortifications on the spot to defend against the attack of the Pinglu army." β