At noon, a flood of yellow people suddenly surged out of a valley in Hailin Prefecture. Judging from the flags they carried, they belonged to the Sixteenth Army Corps. Mu Ji, the commander of the army, was supervising the troops under the commander's flag.
A scout suddenly arrived on horseback, "Report! The 151st Division has arrived at the outskirts of Jinyun City, and the Hailin Prefecture Cavalry Colonel has arrived."
Mu Ji stroked his long beard and said: "Order the entire army to set up camp and cook after leaving the valley! Hehe, since Jinyun City is still under the control of the kingdom, our army does not have to rush."
"There is also news that Hailin Zhou's pastor died suddenly this morning, suspected to have been poisoned by spies."
Bang, Mu Jixu whipped his whip, "Fuck! What a poison! How can any poison be able to poison Shaodian Kingdom's Zhou Mu? The Yang family must have secretly sent masters to assassinate Lord Zhou Mu last night, with the intention of destroying the kingdom's control of Hailin.
state."
"Yes, yes, you are humble and stupid." The scout's face turned red.
"Forget it, you don't understand either, go back and continue to inquire about the information."
"Yes." The scout was relieved and hurried away.
"The state pastor is dead." Mu Ji looked up at the southern sky, "It is indeed a troublesome matter! Rongguo Gong's Yao family has declared neutrality, and only Luguo Gong's Bao family can take charge of the overall situation in Hailin Prefecture. Unfortunately, Bao's family
My home is over the eastern state border, so in the short term I can only take charge of the military affairs of Hailin State."
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Yingxia City, Xingchui County, Xishengzhou, Cao State, is now the temporary camp of the Yangyuanzhou War Zone, and Long Kun is presiding over a military intelligence meeting in the commander's tent.
Liang Te of the third legion, Shao Diantai of the tenth legion, Hu Qin of the fourteenth legion and Jin Man of the twenty-second legion were all in the commander's tent.
"Jin Man, let me tell you about the current situation." Nowadays, the person Long Kun relies on most is this "wise and handsome" disciple.
"The six main legions of Cao's army slowly advanced from the north, east, and south. They did not seek a decisive battle with our army, but only wanted to squeeze our army back to Tongyuan River. After the fierce battle some time ago, the strength of our army in Cao's territory
There are less than 300,000, and most of them have been concentrated in Xingchui County, which still has the ability to defend against Cao's army. For the current plan, we should quickly withdraw to Yangyuan Prefecture to preserve our army's strength and prepare for the rear battle." Jin Man said on the map.
A few strokes were made to mark the position of Cao Jun.
"Huh!" Shao Diantai was very dissatisfied, but he suppressed his anger thinking that Jin Man had saved him, "Our army not only has defensive power, but can also defeat Cao's army in any direction. Although the Tenth Army suffered heavy losses,
We can still clear the way for the army!"
"Even if we can defeat Cao's army in one direction, what next? Do we still need Xingchui County? At least half of our troops must be invested in the attack. Can the remaining troops be able to resist Cao's army in the other two directions?"
Hu Qin's troops were forced to retreat due to the defeat of the 10th Army Corps. They were attacked by Cao Jun on the way and sacrificed a division in vain. He had long been dissatisfied with Shao Diantai, and now he seized the opportunity to choke out a few words.
Shaodian Tai suddenly stood up, stared at Hu Qin, and said: "You coward, aren't you worried about not being able to retreat? The Tenth Army is willing to cut off the rear of the entire army. As long as there is still one person who has not boarded the ship, I will lead the army.
Fight bloody battle to the end, even if there is only one soldier left."
When had the Tenth Legion been choked like this by an ordinary legion? How could Shao Diantai, the commander-in-chief, look so embarrassed?
"Who are you calling a coward?" Hu Qin also shouted, "Hu must learn from your clever tricks." If he disagrees, he will take action.
"Presumptuous!" Long Tan glanced at the two people beside him.
Jin Man and Liang Te quickly stepped forward and pulled one apart, persuading them to consider the coach's face.
"Our enemy is Cao Jun! Not your comrades! Do you still look like the commander of the army?" Long Tan wished he could kill Shao Diantai and Hu Qin with his sword, "Jin Man is right, we must preserve our strength!
You also know the situation in the country. The rebels are causing rebellion in the four western states and may threaten King Zhou at any time. The commander-in-chief needs our army to go and quell the rebellion. There is no need to stay here and fight Cao's army."
"Lord Long has a good eye for fire! Most of the combat missions in this attack on Cao Kingdom have been completed. Cao's army's losses are far greater than ours. The withdrawal now can be regarded as a triumphant return. The main problem at present is that the navy ships cannot load them all at once.
All the troops, including the ships coming to support from Sanwon Prefecture and Hexi Prefecture, will need to be fully loaded for at least three trips. The first two trips are fine, but the troops taking the last trip will be at great risk."
Liang Te said what everyone was thinking. They all knew that withdrawal was inevitable, and the commander-in-chief had no intention of continuing to teach Cao Guo a lesson. The key was who retreated first and who retreated later.
"Didn't someone just say they were willing to break up the relationship?" Hu Qin was pushed back to his seat by Jin Man.
"Since Commander Hu is not a coward, there is no need for us to cut off the rear. The cavalry is naturally in front when charging into battle. It is not suitable to use cavalry to cover the retreat of the army." Although Shao Diantai has a bad temper, he knows how to adapt to important matters.
"Well, the cavalry is really not suitable for breaking up the rear. Otherwise..."
Long Tan looked at Liang Te, who lowered his head and pretended to look at a map; then turned to look at Hu Qin, who deliberately touched the teacup and wiped the tea on his clothes and armor.
"Leave the task of covering the retreat of the army to the 22nd Army." Jin Man stepped forward to relieve Longtan, "Our army still has a relatively complete organizational structure, and fighting alone will save us the trouble of cross-army command."
"Okay, Commander Jin is responsible enough!" Long Tan stabbed the other legion commanders, "What do you want? I will do my best to satisfy you."
"Leave all the fuel in the army to your subordinates. There is no need to take them back home. There is no need to take away any large defensive equipment. I still need 10,000 war horses. It doesn't matter if you have some injuries." Jin Man did not follow Long at this time.
You're welcome.
"That's all? No problem at all!" Long Tan didn't expect Jin Man's request to be so little.
"Well, if possible, it would be best to equip your subordinates with a few more magicians. Those of the fire department should be level five or above."
"This is reasonable. I will leave you the group of magicians who follow me. There are several fire-type tower-opening magicians among them." Long Tan simply took out the group of magicians who were protecting him.
"Okay, it's nothing. Next we can discuss the first batch of evacuation plans."
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"Deputy Commander Wang, please see me." The guard shouted from outside the door.
Jiang Xi stopped writing, raised his head and said, "Invite him in."
Wang Deng strode into the room and saluted: "Master Qi, we just received the news from the fifth legion."
"Oh." Jiang Xi placed the pen beside the inkstone, "Where are they?"
"Zangwu Mountain, on the border between Xihai Prefecture and Zhuangwang Prefecture, a fortress is being built on the mountain."
An attendant spread out a map next to Jiang Xi.
"Yes." Jiang Xi nodded frequently, "You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. Du Duan's caution is well-deserved. Where is the Sixth Army? Still haven't made a clear statement?"