When Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao returned to the state capital of Jili Prefecture, they saw the detailed information sent back by Li Xun, saying that the intelligence was actually a nagging letter, and Li Xun had many complaints in the letter.
First of all, I complained that I had not had a good Chinese New Year, and I had been leading soldiers outside to fight. It was freezing cold and very uncomfortable.
Then he complained about the difficulty of supply. The people who helped transport in Jilizhou in the past were able to support the consumption of the army. After the army continued to advance, the inconvenience of communication became prominent.
Often when the army advances for dozens of miles, it will take a few days for the subsequent supply teams to deliver the follow-up supplies, which greatly affects the mobility of the army.
Then he said that the people in Heishui Dudu's Mansion were cunning, and instead of confronting them head-on, they ran back all the way, leading all the people with them.
Years ago, I was about to catch up, but because of a heavy snowfall, I had to give up desperate pursuit, so that the vital forces of the Blackwater Dudu Mansion were effectively assembled.
The more important thing is that many people brought from Shuzhou are sick and need someone to take care of them. It is not easy for Jilizhou to remove the people from the past. At the beginning, there were no problems, and they seemed to have adapted to the cold environment. , But as long-term fighting on the snow, many people have frostbite.
In short, the Heishui Dudu Mansion is not something people can fight, and it needs support. I hope that Wang Juan, a soldier like a soldier, can show off again.
After reading the letter, Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said to Wang Juan: "It seems that Li Xun has encountered other people's tactics of stiffening the walls and clearing the country, and the army is not adapted to the long-term cold weather, and was beaten."
Wang Juan nodded, agreed, and said: "It seems that our adaptive training in Jili State is still not enough. I am very worried about the people who go to North America. I don't know if they can survive. Up to now, there is nothing. The news came back.
Li Xun is also true. He only knows about complaining, but I don't know how to write clearly the tactics adopted by the opponent I encountered, so it is difficult for me to judge how the opponent's general plans. "
"How can I fight? When the winter comes, I should send troops to infiltrate at the fastest speed. I guess Li Xun wanted to reduce the number of dead people, and wanted to directly crush the opponent with the momentum of the soldiers. As a result, they did not compromise. , Using all available environments to teach Li Xun a lesson.
There should be a lot of virgin forest with high mountains and dense forests. This time, thanks to the fact that he didn't bring him with a spear unit, it would be easy for people to fight an ambush and snatch the gun. It would be cold to a certain extent and the trigger would not be able to move. "
Zhang Xiaobao also followed the analysis. The right time and place are on the opponent's side. As for the harmony of people, the two sides seem to be similar.
Wang Juan put down the letter in his hand, pondered for a while, and said: "Li Xun should be allowed to stop, retreat and replace the army with a new army before going out. Now the morale of the team of more than 20,000 people has been so low that it cannot be lowered. The Heishui Dudu’s mansion is so big, don’t expect it to be shot down all at once."
Wang Juan's decision was made, and he was quickly sent to Li Xun. It is estimated that it will take at least a month for this trip to arrive, and there is no way now.
Zhang Xiaobao also agreed with Li Xun’s proposal to withdraw his troops, adding: “The gunboat was unable to advance from the sea for reinforcements due to icing over there. Shouldn’t it be used for one purpose? I don’t know how Shuiyun will follow? Pass it back."
Perhaps after hearing Zhang Xiaobao's call, Shuiyun flew back the next day and saw Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan look very affectionate. They had a good meal of beef, and then he reluctantly took Wang Juan's order to leave.
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When a cold wind blew, Li Xun couldn't help but shiver, put down his binoculars, and gently rubbed the faces of countless small openings in the wind-blown column with his hands. He gritted his teeth and cursed: "His mother, this group. People don’t have any bones at all, or they are not men. There is a kind of rushing up knife to knife, gun to gun and fighting once, and you will know how to hide and hide from his mother."
Li Xun, who was in charge of joining the army, did not say anything at this time. He was also beaten by the opponent. As long as the deal formed a scale, the opponent would retreat immediately. Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, his speed is called one. Quickly, every time I look at it, I feel that I can surround it, but after closing the encirclement, I will find that the other party disappears between the sky and the earth.
Li Xun gritted his teeth, turned his head and asked to join the army, "Tell me, how to fight this battle? A few days ago, they finally surrounded them and surrounded them on a mountain. They were about to take a break and attacked, but the whole night passed. They even watered the city into a city, staying sleepy for a few days, and then let them jump and run away."
When joining the army heard Li Xun’s words, I really wanted to say that if it wasn’t for you to say something to give the enemy a hope of survival, how could it be possible for people to find a chance to run away? There was no time to move.
Thinking of this in my mind, joining the army did not dare to say it, so I could only follow Li Xun’s words and say: "His Royal Highness, the ministers estimate that they are not doing well now. At least they have been running and never dared to confront us head-on. They have almost eaten, as well as heating. Without a house, can they not be cold?"
Li Xun didn't say anything. He thought that what he said about joining the army was all nonsense. Who is not cold, and he is still cold. Until now, how can there be any fixed house to live in? Living in a tent, it was damp and freezing, and this battle was impossible to fight.
The army joined the army and said: "His Royal Highness, the minister wanted to retreat first. Now that the spring season has come, they must also need spring plowing. Let's give them the place first to make them feel safe. Go back to spring plowing and wait for them to The ground is sorted, the seeds are planted, and we make a comeback.
Your Highness, think about it, the seeds they finally planted cannot be given up casually. If we fight back, some of them will want to fight us hard. Now we are not afraid of fighting, but they are afraid that they will run. If they still run, we will take Their land was ruined. "
"Okay, good way, it is important to cut off their hope of life, they will inevitably go crazy, your way is good, withdraw, but if I withdraw, will I be laughed at when I go back? What should I say to the emperor? Spring, Why didn't I see anything like the beginning of spring, it should be cold as long as it is cold."
Li Xun didn't want to fight anymore. He was exhausted physically and mentally. Now it is difficult to ride a tiger. If you go in, you can't get in. Heishui Dudu's place is too big. He chased the opponent and ran all the way.
Everyone knows that this time the emperor is discussing the sword at Huashan, and the people in the Heishui Dudu Mansion want to come to a pot. If such Hong Guoguo's provocation is not convinced, where is the country's prestige
What's more, this expedition can be said to be my first time. If I run away in a desperate manner, the other brothers shouldn't laugh at myself
Joining the army may not be good at fighting in such an environment, but it does a good job of grasping human nature. You can see what Li Xun is thinking at a glance, and he gave an idea:
"His Royal Highness, this is not a retreat. In fact, this is called a strategic shift. When Wang Cunjun was on the front line of Jinchuan, he did not move less. In the end, he won? I only know that blindly advancing is not a good general. A helpful concession often requires more courage."
Li Xun likes to listen to these words. He narrowed his eyes, nodded, and said to the army: "Since you insist on making the transfer, the general will listen to you once. Pass the command of the general. Shape, don’t let people counterattack."
Joining the army froze for a while, seeming helpless, and this put the responsibility on himself, but who would let himself follow, and did not help to win the battle, so it had no choice but to do so.
Following Li Xun’s order, the team began to retreat. To put it simply, it is not possible to retreat all in a short time, and it is also impossible to retreat to Jilizhou in one go. They can only withdraw to the Bohai captain first. House.
Li Xun was very reluctant to go there. He was afraid of seeing people from the Bohai Governor’s Mansion. If the other party thinks that he can learn the methods of the Blackwater Governor Mansion, something will happen. It's really hard to deal with.
Datang's army retreated when morale dropped to its lowest point. As in all wars, the people of the Heishui Capitol would not give up this opportunity to pursue them.
Although there was no large-scale frontal engagement, the harassment of small groups of troops has never stopped. Traps, night attacks, and all available tactics have been used, making it very difficult for the troops sent by Li Xun to go behind the palace.
Every day, Li Xun could hear the casualties coming from behind. There were not many deaths, but he would always die if he couldn't stand it. He was very worried that the troops behind the palace would retreat when there was no morale. In that case, he would not know that he would die. How many people are there.
After retreating for a few days, what Li Xun was worried about did not appear, but instead had a slight turnaround. The two thousand people behind the palace were left behind, and they even set up a temporary camp in an open place, learning from the people of the Black Water Capital Governor’s Mansion. It is also splashing water into ice, and is taking a rest.
"His Royal Highness, those two thousand queens seem to want to counterattack." Joining the army came to Li Xun's camp this morning before eating, and said to Li Xun.
Li Xun was taken aback for a moment, and asked in a puzzled way: "Do they want to fight to the death? That's not going to happen. Two thousand people are not a small number. If they die, how should I explain to Xiaobao and the others? They are Jilizhou and Jilizhou. People coming."
The army shook his head and replied: "His Royal Highness, I don't know if they are going to fight to the death. They did not continue to send back news as before, but the person in charge behind saw a lot of smoke rising over there, and the minister thought They want to stay there for a long time to try to counterattack."
Hearing the words of joining the army, Li Xun was even more puzzled, "I didn't seem to give such an order? Isn't it a nonsense? Stationed, what kind of stationed, and the food left for them is enough for them to eat for a few days. Almost eaten up. Are they trying to starve themselves to death? Give me a way to contact them."
The more Li Xun thought about it, the more angry he became. He didn't listen to orders. Could it be that he couldn't command the people in Jilizhou after a depressed battle
While talking, a messenger rushed in from outside, with an anxious look, and reported to Li Xun: "Your Majesty, it's not OK, Your Highness, there is smoke over there."
"I know, isn't it the troops behind the palace?" Li Xun said disapprovingly.
"Yes, yes, but that smoke, that smoke, Your Highness, you should go and see it yourself." Lingbing wanted to explain, but suddenly gave up. It was only a few steps away. You can see the situation there after you get out of the tent. .
"Go, take a look and take a look." Li Xun was puzzled and raised his leg and walked out. At this moment, there were many people standing outside, all looking towards the north.
When Li Xun came out, the first thing he felt was a cloudy sky. After watching other people’s eyes, he was frightened. He saw thick smoke billowing in the north to obscure the sky. It wasn’t smoke at all. It's the smoke that can only appear when there is a big fire.
At this time, the wind was blowing northward, and a little bit westward, and the smoke was also leaning toward the northwest.
After stunned for a while, Li Xun shook his head vigorously and shouted: "Who knows what's going on? What's going on over there?"
Everyone was at a loss.
Joining the army standing beside Li Xun muttered: "It turns out that a big fire can be set in such a cold time. Even if it is snowing, it can't stop the fire from spreading."
Li Xun nodded. It was the first time he thought that such a big fire could be burned. An unwilling thought suddenly appeared in his heart. He said to the army, "Could it be that the people from the Blackwater Capital Governor's Mansion saw our queen." People stayed there, so I got a lot of sparklers and wanted to burn them to death? That's two thousand people."
After joining the army, he couldn't speak for a while, his eyes revealed a look of fear, and his body trembled slightly. It seemed that he thought of the two thousand people being burned alive, with a painful expression on his face. That was the elite of Jilizhou. The troops.
"Quickly, think of a way for this general, get in touch with them, let them retreat, retreat quickly, let's retreat too, if the wind direction changes, it will be troublesome."
Li Xun shook his head and shouted loudly to the people around him, but the soldiers around him shook their heads helplessly. How to contact him? Who is not dead in the past
At the moment when everyone was at a loss and helplessness, a crisp eagle sounded suddenly in the sky, and everyone couldn't help but look up, only to see a snow-white eagle flying and hovering with its wings spread, and then began to dive toward the ground.
When Li Xun's army member saw the eagle, the first thing he thought of was to shoot it down and greeted humanity: "Hurry up, shoot it down, so as not to hurt your Highness."
After shouting this throat, he found that many people did not move, only a few people pulled their bows, and before they even took aim, Li Xun's voice came over.
"Put down the bow for me, and if you shoot it to death, don't even think about living, Shuiyun, I'm here, Shuiyun, come down."
The eagle from the sky replied and flew down towards Li Xun, hovering in a low-altitude circle. Seeing that there was no danger, it landed on the tent and grabbed a few holes in the tent.
"His Royal Highness, this eagle..." I have never seen Shuiyun before joining the army, and I don't know what he is doing.
"Hey, this is the baby of Little Treasure and the cuckoo. I didn't expect it to come here. Hurry up, let someone prepare something to eat, raw meat."
Li Xun's mood suddenly improved because of the arrival of Shuiyun. He rubbed his hands and went under the tent. He looked up at Shuiyun and said, "Where did you come from? Xiaobao and the cuckoo believed in it?"
Shui Yun nodded to Li Xun under the shocked gaze of the people who had never seen it before joining the army, raised one side of his wings and pointed to the sea, making a short cry in his mouth.
"From the sea? Are you with the fleet? Send me a message?" Li Xun picked up a thick wooden stick from the ground and put it on his shoulder with one hand, and asked again.
Shui Yun nodded again, flapping his wings together, and flew to Li Xun's stick, raising a paw to let Li Xun take something down.
I was stupid to join the army, and mumbled: "Mother's son, where did the flying fairies come from? Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are already enchanting enough, so they can even raise an eagle."
Shui Yun turned his head and took a look at joining the army. He obviously heard the words of joining the army and expressed his dissatisfaction in his heart.
"Hahahaha." Li Xun laughed, looking very happy, and said to the army: "We have only one in the water and cloud world. This time it's okay. As long as there is news from there, I think there will be a way. I don't know. Did the news come directly from the fleet or from elsewhere."
As he spoke, Li Xun had already removed the bamboo tube tied to Shuiyun's leg, and helped Shuiyun knead, relax, and uncomfortable after a long time.
When Li Xun opened the letter to read, someone had already sent the wild animals that had just been killed to the front, cut them into pieces, and put them on the ground. They wanted to see how the water cloud eats, but the water cloud remained motionless. Stare at the person who brought the meat.
"Okay, let's do it, what should be withdrawn, what should be left behind, what are you afraid of burning some woods, as long as it can disrupt the deployment of the enemy in the Blackwater Capitol, everything is worth it. The cuckoo is the cuckoo, so far away. You can take command, hey, you are over now."
After reading the letter, Li Xun suddenly felt like a different person, returning from the defeated general to the victorious general.
Joining the army wanted to take a look at what was written in the letter. Seeing that Li Xun would not give it to himself, he had to change the subject and pointed to the meat on the ground and asked: "Your Highness, does this eagle not like to eat venison?"
"It's called Yunshui. It's not that I don't like eating, but I'm afraid of poisoning. Shuiyun, don't worry, eat. If someone dares to poison him, this general will kill his whole family."
Li Xun explained to joining the army and gave Shuiyun a guarantee.
Shui Yun shook his head, still not eating, obviously because he didn't believe Li Xun's guarantee.
"Go, get someone alive." Li Xun had no choice but to give another order. This time, he sent a rabbit. It was very thin. It might be hungry in winter. Li Xun personally cut the pieces of meat. Shui Yun Only then did they eat it cooperatively.
Joining the army looked at Shuiyun enviously, and asked Li Xun: "His Royal Highness, what are we going to do next?"
"The large army retreated, leaving two thousand people here. All the supplies stay as far as possible, and then follow the orders. This time I want them to see how powerful our Datang army is."
Li Xun took out the letter he had just picked up, with a thief smile on his face.