Chapter Twenty-Seven: I Won't Defend the City

"Alas, this marshal was killed by the Seventh Army this time, and General Hua Hui's death is not worth it!" After Huangfu Lesheng heard about Zhou Yi's understanding, especially the news that Hua Hui died in battle and the entire 92nd Division was wiped out, the sorrow in his heart could no longer be suppressed, and Tiger Mu left two lines of tears of guilt.

If he could withstand Zhao Ti's pressure, how could he have suffered today's fiasco, and how could Hua Hui and the 92nd Division sacrifice in vain. The more he thought about it, the more sad and angry he felt in Huangfu Le Sheng's heart, and Le Cheng's reminder that day was indeed true. This Zhao Ti is really hateful, and in order to exonerate himself, he did not hesitate to let the two major legions suffer heavy losses, and he also wanted to kidnap Huangfu Lesheng and His Majesty.

Now that all of them are connected, Huangfu Lesheng is not a stupid person, and naturally understands Zhao Ti's plan. He wanted the forces of the Holy Court in the court to throw a mouse-trap and gently let this matter go.

The clearer he thought about it, the more irrepressible the anger in Huangfu Lesheng's heart became. He stood up, walked over to his desk, spread out a notebook and began to write. He wanted to inform His Majesty of this, not only to make His Majesty prepared to avoid the trouble of the Holy Court, but also to deal with Zhao Ti and blind the unjustly killed officers and soldiers.

Le Cheng, Zhou Yi and others sat in the room without saying a word, quietly looking at Huangfu Le Sheng.

This time, the losses of the Ninth Army can be described as miserable, and it is the first time since Huangfu Le Sheng took charge of the army. The 91st, 93rd, and 94th divisions were lost nearly 30 percent, the samurai battalion and the guard battalion were lost by more than half, the chariot battalion and the 92nd division were all wiped out, and now the whole army has less than 50,000 combatants;

As early as when the Seventh Army Corps fell to Manchuan Pass after the fall of Baiyue County, the army was insufficient. At present, the losses of the 74 th Division are slight, but the officers above the rank of flag commander have been wiped out, and the losses of officers and men at the middle and lower levels are negligible; the 71 st and 72 nd Divisions and the 73 rd Division have rushed into battle with the Ninth Army Corps, and then they have broken up and lost nearly half of them in front of the battle; after returning to Manchuan Pass, the three division commanders have also been arrested by order of Huangfu Lesheng; the heavy cavalry battalion has been completely wiped out, and the personal guard battalion cannot be used, and only the Shenji battalion is considered intact, but it is only worth more than 60,000 people.

Now the sum of the two legions is only equivalent to the strength of the previous legion, because the Seventh Legion has been scattered for a long time, and its strength is far inferior to the previous complete Ninth Legion.

Le Cheng sat there with a wry smile and sighed, feeling worthless and sorry for Huahui's death.

The three division commanders below were busy reorganizing their troops, and in accordance with the requirements of Huangfu Lesheng, they directly selected soldiers from the Seventh Army Corps to enrich the divisions. It's just that the division and regimental flag of the 92nd Division has been destroyed, and this establishment can only wait until the imperial court re-awards the new division and regimental flag, and it is estimated that it will be the 95th Division.

From then on, the Ninth Army no longer had the sequence of the 92nd Division, which was the rule of the Empire.

Yun Mo and Yue Feijie were stationed at the north and south gates respectively, Ye Changxun and Xing Lufei had already rushed to Manchuan Pass with the rout of the 74th Division, and after handing over these rout troops to the Ninth Legion, they were also sitting in this room waiting to discuss the future plan.

Huangfu Lesheng took the recital, and his luck was gently blown, so that the ink dried up quickly, and then summoned a personal guard and instructed him to send it to Luojing urgently to hand it over to the eldest prince to be forwarded to His Majesty.

After the guard left, Huangfu Lesheng walked to the main seat and sat down with heavy steps, sighed slowly, raised his eyes and looked at everyone, and said: "Although the main reason for this defeat is the conspiracy of King Yue, Ben Shuai is also mainly responsible! This Shuai has already stated this matter in detail to His Majesty, and it will be decided by His Majesty.

In this battle, thanks to Zhou Yi, the half-elf clan Zhenghuang and Zhenghong two banners arrived in time, skillfully captured Manchuan Pass, and captured more than 40,000 elf troops in one fell swoop. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable, not only will the Seventh and Ninth Army Corps die without a place to be buried, but the southern gate of the empire will also be opened, endangering Vientiane County and Wuchu County, and it will be difficult for Ben Shuai to atone for his sins!

Zhou Yi and the half-elf clan have made great contributions, and Ben Shuai also has His Majesty, presumably the court will have a reward!"

Zhou Yihe Ye Changxun and Xinglufei hurriedly got up, one was to persuade Huangfu Lesheng not to care too much about the defeat, and the other was also to thank Huangfu Lesheng for merit.

Huangfu Lesheng pressed his hand, let the three of them sit down, and said after a while: "The elves' army came north this time, intending to capture Manchuan Pass and open up the road to the north. The main army is nearly 400,000 people, and the commander is Hicks Amber Light, the prince of the Elven Empire, and he also carries a magic crystal cannon, which is extremely powerful and extremely unfavorable for our army to defend Manchuan Pass. Zhou Yi, do you have a good plan?"

After speaking, Huangfu Lesheng looked at Zhou Yi expectantly, and he always valued Zhou Yi's achievements in the art of war.

Zhou Yi knew that Huangfu Lesheng was staring at him, but in his heart he was thinking, organizing language to state his thoughts.

"Teacher, I listened to the conversation between Isaiah and Darkleaf last night, and they revealed a message that made me very cautious. After speaking, Zhou Yi raised his eyes and looked at Huangfu Lesheng, only to see Huangfu Lesheng looking at him suspiciously, and the other three were also staring at him.

"It seems that there is a big problem and a big crisis in the territory of the Elven Empire, and their temples and high-end forces cannot be solved, so they must choose to move as a whole and abandon their homeland!"

This bombshell news calmed everyone, and Huangfu Lesheng's face became solemn, and he hurriedly confirmed again: "This information is true?"

Zhou Yi didn't speak, and nodded with the same solemn expression.

Huangfu Le Sheng and Le Cheng couldn't help but gasp, the matter is really big this time! Ye Changxun and Xinglu Fei are not fools, the shock of this matter is definitely comparable to the battle to expel the elves thousands of years ago.

If there is a drastic change in the elven territory, in the face of the scourge of the dead clan, the nature of the elves' northern invasion will completely change. This is no longer a simple invasion, but a war of annihilation launched by the Kunya Elf Empire with the strength of the whole country!

Within the Qinling Empire, from the Emperor Fu Lesheng to the princes of the imperial court, and even the Emperor Xià and the Holy Courtyard, they all underestimated this matter! If you regard the northern invasion of elves and the southern invasion of orcs, you will definitely suffer a great loss!

Huangfu Lesheng stood up and paced back and forth, thinking in his heart how to report this information.

After thinking for a while, he said to Le Cheng with a solemn expression: "Chief of Staff, I want you to personally go to Luojing, take the captured Isaiah Darkleaf and Horace Xunjian this time, be sure to hand them over to His Royal Highness the Great Prince, and tell Zhou Yi in detail what he knows! Please ask Your Highness to interrogate these two elven nobles in Luojing in detail! This matter must be handled quickly!"

"Dashuai, don't worry! I'll set off immediately! Hurry up and rush to Luojing!" Le Cheng knew the severity of this matter, and immediately got up and prepared to leave.

"Bring a team of cavalry, I will assign two more innate masters to you, be sure to pay attention to safety!" Huangfu Le Sheng summoned two innate guards and instructed Le Cheng carefully.

Le Cheng nodded heavily and took two masters to pick up people.

There were only four people left in the house, Ye Changxun and Xinglu Fei took Zhou Yi as the leader, and sat there silently.

Huangfu Lesheng sat back in his place, and then said: "Zhou Yi! Your information this time is so timely, the whole empire underestimates the southern invasion of the elves, and it will definitely be a big mistake." Fortunately, you reported the news in time, and the imperial court must have prepared and arranged.

Right now, dealing with the elven vanguard army, I mean your two banners as a reserve. How about waiting until the war is urgent, and then engaging in city defense operations?"

Huangfu Lesheng's opinion can be said to be unkind, and his care for Zhou Yi is also beyond words. This opinion, even Ye Changxun and Xinglufei felt that it was too favorable.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment, and then refused: "Teacher, the half-elf Zhenghuang and Zhenghong two flags can't stay in the city to defend!"

Huangfu Lesheng was stunned for a moment, and then motioned to Zhou Yi to continue, Zhou Yi saw that the teacher did not mean to be displeased, so he continued to think one by one.

"The two banners of the half-elf clan are all elite, and each banner is equipped with fifteen thousand cavalry archers and five thousand heavy cavalry, one person and three horses! Therefore, I want to go out of the south gate with two flags and fight a field battle with the elven army!"

"But even if the Second Banner is an elite, you only have 40,000 horses, how can you compete with the hundreds of thousands of elves army!" Huangfu Lesheng was pleased with Zhou Yi's courage, but he felt that it was really unwise to go out of the city to fight in the field, and the difference in strength was too great.

Zhou Yi smiled, did not refute Huangfu Lesheng, but continued to say his thoughts: "The combat method of my cavalry is different from that of the imperial cavalry, and we will not collide head-on with the elven army. We just kept harassing them, cutting off their food routes, cutting off their supplies.

Hicks was forced to divide his forces to protect the grain routes, and he had to send cavalry in pursuit of us. Then we can split up and eat his army bit by bit, weakening them. ”

"But you're out there alone, and you're undersupplied. Even if different large units are fighting, small forces will be attritional, how can they fight for a long time?"

"Hehe, teacher, my combat method can be summed up in sixteen words, the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy is stationed and I disturb, the enemy retreats and I chase, and the enemy is tired and I fight. ”

"Oh, you tell me in detail!" Huangfu Lesheng was aroused, and even Ye Changxun and Xinglufei were also enthusiastic and ready to listen to Zhou Yi's explanation.

"Okay, teacher. That is to say, after our army left the customs, in the face of the enemy's army, it only let the archers harass the enemy with arrows from a distance, and when the enemy sent cavalry to pursue, they would never fall in love with the battle, and turned around and fled. If the pursuers do not pursue, they will turn around and attack again, forcing the enemy to continue the pursuit. This kind of pursuit can make the pursuers scattered and exhausted.

At this time, the heavy cavalry that had already been ambushed could wait for work and annihilate the pursuers in one fell swoop. So back and forth, so that the enemy's army is helpless in front of our army, exhausted. Drag the big ones small, the strong ones the weak, and the fat ones thin, and the enemy will either retreat, or they will give our army a chance to take advantage of it in this situation, and the blow will be fatal!

As for supplies, it is to feed the war with war! It is impossible for the enemy's supply team to transport it with a large army!"

Huangfu Le Sheng carefully figured out Zhou Yi's strategy, and couldn't help but be shocked. Because he found that he couldn't solve such a situation in the face of it, he had to send cavalry to expel him, but sending troops to expel him was a meat bun and a dog with no return!

If we do not send troops to expel them, and if we do not mention the soldiers lost in each attack, the morale of the army will also be dealt a huge blow! This kind of impact is even more terrifying, and the momentum of the battle is very large.

"It's just that, but you have to suffer!" Huangfu Lesheng saw the advantages of this method of warfare at a glance, and he also knew the hardships involved.

"Hehe, teacher, the fame will be taken immediately, and the disciple will never defend the city!" Seeing that Huangfu Lesheng had accepted it, Zhou Yi said in a firm tone.