The Wanping Army stronghold was instantly defeated.
In the chaos, Wu Dun only hurriedly led hundreds of troops to escape.
He ran several miles out of breath.
Looking back, I can still see the fire shooting into the sky.
There were also noisy and violent shouts of death behind him.
"Wu Shuai."
The few Wanping Army officers beside him were disgraced and had a look of frustration on their faces.
Wu Dun smiled instead.
He laughed twice.
Why laugh...
Everyone was a little confused, how could they still laugh after being so miserable?
Wu Dun laughed and said, "I laugh at Cao Su for not knowing the art of war."
Cao Su doesn’t understand the art of war?
Everyone was silent for a while. They didn't know the art of war, and they were beaten like this. If they knew the art of war, they couldn't kill the general of the shrine directly?
Wu Dun said: "If I were to use troops, I would ambush the next one here in advance. What would I do?"
When everyone heard it, it seemed to be the truth.
As expected, Wu Shuai was well versed in the art of war, and unlike in the past, he actually knew the tactics of "predicting the enemy first".
Then one after another they flattered each other wildly and laughed: "What Wu Shuai said is absolutely true."
"Cao Su is just a kid. He doesn't have martial ethics. He can only do sneak attacks based on his bravery."
"If it were a decisive battle, how could Cao Su be our opponent? I can kill him even with my own army."
Under the self-hypnosis of Wu Dun and others, the morale of the remnant troops was actually not so low.
Everyone cheered up and prepared to return to the newly closed town.
Xinfeng Town is the nearest stronghold on the Nanxia Plain.
Although this stronghold is not as dangerous as the Yangchuan stronghold, it is more advantageous because it is large and based on a small town, it supports a lot of Wanping Army sergeants.
Wu Dun's 30,000 to 40,000 troops were all hoarded here.
"Cao Su only has a few thousand men. What will happen if we take this group?"
"We will return to the newly closed town, make some adjustments, and immediately lead our troops to cover it up. How can we stop him?"
The more everyone talked, the happier they became, as if they had seen the defeat of Cao Su's army.
At this time, a loud explosion came from the distance.
I saw that the south gate of the camp had also been smashed open.
Afterwards, Cao Su led a group of troops and quickly rushed out of the camp.
Cao Su took the lead, holding a big moon sword, and saw Wu Dun who had not run far away from a few miles away.
He shouted excitedly: "Wu Thief, don't leave!"
Wu Dun was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse and quickly turned around and ran again.
Cao Su led his army to cover up the enemy, grabbing flags and weapons along the way.
After finally losing sight of catching up, he gave up the pursuit and led his army back.
At this time, Wu Dun, who was being chased like a dog, ran for more than ten miles in one breath.
The soldiers in the army under his command all looked hungry.
The horses were also tired, and many fell down on the roadside.
Wu Dunjiao's army paused in front of them. Immediately there were soldiers who brought their own pots and gongs, as well as people who had looted grain and rice from nearby villages. They picked up branches at the edge of the forest, buried pots in dry places to make rice, and cut horse meat to eat.
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On the other side, Cao Su led his army back.
This wave of pursuit after breaking out of the camp killed millions of civilian soldiers.
Among them was a warrior from the Wanping Army, who was killed by Cao Su with one sword.
The soldiers under his command occupied the stronghold, and their morale was extremely high.
There is even some expansion.
Zhang Ke then came over and suggested to Cao Su: "Sir, why don't you let me lead my brothers to fight out again? Wu Dun will not notice, and I might kill him with one blow."
He is a fifth-grade person, no matter how fat he is, he is still a fifth-grade person. You, a peak seventh-grade person, can kill a fifth-grade person?
Cao Su didn't listen to Zhang Ke's lies at all and rejected him.
"Don't talk nonsense. Wu Dun is also one of the top ten commanders under General Shengong. How can he be unprepared? If he attacks now, he will definitely fall into his trap."
"Now our army has occupied the Yangchuan stronghold, and Liu Chuang has become a turtle in the urn."
"Next, as long as we wait for the news that General Fan Long has captured Xiting, the enemy army will inevitably be in chaos and retreat."
Xiting was the place where the Wanping Army kept part of their food reserves. Part of the food for the army under Wu Dun was provided by Xiting.
If Xiting was captured, it would be impossible for Wu Dun to counterattack from the newly closed town, and he might even retreat some distance due to food and grass problems.
As soon as Wu Dun retreats, Fan Long enters. After entering the new town, he can completely enter the Lushan battlefield.
As for Liu Chuang, it seemed that he had no other way out except surrender.
Therefore, Cao Su will not take the initiative to attack again, but will occupy this stronghold and wait and see what happens.
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Two days later, Xiting.
Fan Long swung his sword and beheaded the last defender who resisted.
Blood spattered half of his clothes, and his ferocious temperament was full of ferocity.
At this point, all the defenders of Xiting either surrendered or were killed by him.
Xiting was completely captured by him.
The name of the West Pavilion comes from a pavilion here.
This pavilion is built on the mountainside. It is said that it was built by Meng Yu, a great poet at that time. You and your fellow travelers can enjoy the view of the mountains and rivers on the mountainside, which has a unique charm.
At the Xiting stronghold, the food and grass were also controlled by Fan Long's army.
Fan Long smiled and handed the knife to the soldier.
At this time, thousands of people under his command will rush over.
"Sir, Cao Su's battle report."
Cao Su’s battle report?
Fan Long was shocked. Although he captured Xiting with thunderous force, Fan Long was still very worried about the battle situation in Cangjiang City.
Can Cao Su withstand the enemy's counterattack? He had no idea at all.
So when Fan Long heard the report of Cao Su's battle, he immediately picked it up in a hurry.
Thousands of people will send the battle report with their hands.
Fan Long opened the battle report and browsed it quickly.
"What!"
Fan Long screamed, showing a look of shock.
Qianren General has never read the military report. This military report was written by Cao Su and was specially submitted to Fan Long. Qianren General is not qualified to read the battle report and can only serve as a mouthpiece.
But this does not hinder the curiosity of these thousands of generals.
Everyone paid special attention to Cao Su's battle report.
Especially when Fan Long looked shocked at this moment, everyone became even more curious.
They couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what did General Cao say?"
Fan Long handed the battle report to his men and said in disbelief: "Cao Su said that he raised troops overnight the day before yesterday, led his army to repel Wu Dun, and had captured the Yangchuan stronghold."
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Captured the Yangchuan stronghold?
The soldiers below were all shocked. Didn't Cao Su only have three thousand troops? How could he capture Yangchuan?
Was this Wu Dun made of paper? Was he killed by Cao Su so easily?
They took the battle report and looked at it carefully.
Fan Long said: "Cao Su gave me three strategies, upper, middle and lower, for me to choose from."
"The best policy is to immediately raise troops and fight with him towards Xinfeng Town. Although Wu Dun has tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Xinfeng Town, these tens of thousands of elite soldiers are neglected in training and belong to the ordinary Wanping Army. Our army has the potential to win a great victory.
, we can still win another victory.”
"The central strategy is to hold on to the West Pavilion and strangle Liu Chuang's escape route. After the news of the capture of the West Pavilion reaches Xinfeng Town and Cangjiang City, the enemy will inevitably be in chaos. Whether they turn back to attack Cangjiang City or march into Xinfeng City,
Locking down the town is easy."
"The next best strategy is to persuade Liu Chuang to surrender, take over Liu Chuang's thousands of troops, return to Cangjiang City to repair armaments, and then plan for it slowly."
After the three strategies of upper, middle and lower were spoken, the soldiers fell into a deathly silence.
The thousands of generals who originally wanted to compete with Cao Su gave up completely.
Cao Su was so good at fighting and could still provide Fan Long with such strategies. How could they survive the competition?
Fan Long was also very surprised. To be honest, among the three strategies from Cao Su, the middle one was the most to his liking.
"Sir, if you can fight without bloodshed, you can capture Liu Chuang's thousands of troops. Why is this a bad move?"
Thousands of people will not understand. Thousands of troops have been increased in vain. Isn't it a good thing?
Fan Long said indifferently: "These eight thousand are all rebels. It's not like you don't know the court's attitude towards the rebels."
"As an official of the imperial court, Liu Chuang led his army to betray the imperial court. The imperial court has listed Liu Chuang as a person who must die. I am a high-ranking general of the imperial court, so how can I tolerate him?"
The main consideration in making the decision is the political impact.
As soon as Fan Long said it, people who didn't understand understood it and stopped talking.
Cao Su is really powerful, he even took this into consideration.
And for Fan Long, capturing Yangchuan and Xiting at this moment is a great achievement. Next, he will insert his army into the Lushan battlefield to form a local battlefield that has an influence on the main battlefield as soon as possible.
Conquering cities and territories has never been the main job of officers and soldiers.
Find the Wanping Army, kill the Wanping Army, capture the general of the Divine Palace, and hand over the culprit to the Divine Capital. This is what the counterinsurgent army really needs to do.
So trying to figure it out slowly will definitely not work.
The best policy is too risky, the middle policy is just right, neither hasty nor slowness.
Thinking of this, Fan Long immediately accepted Cao Su's strategy without hesitation.
"Come here, give me my general order."
"Order Fenwei General Cao Su to defend Yangchuan and wait and see what happens!"
The sergeant delivering the order clenched his fists and accepted the order.
Just when he was about to step down and give the order, Fan Long stopped him again.
"etc!"
The sergeant who ordered the order was a little confused and clasped his fists again.
Fan Long said in a deep voice: "Send an order to General Fenwei and order him to act according to the opportunity."
"Capturing Yangchuan is a great achievement. I also know that it is not easy. I will ask the right general for him in the future."
"Fenwei is the only fifth-rank official in the army besides me. Generals, captains, lieutenants, and centurions all must respect their military orders and must not violate them without authorization."
Several other people around him felt uncomfortable after hearing this.
Cao Su's treatment was not very good, and Fan Long wanted to take credit for him personally.
Especially this last sentence, it seems that he is asking the sergeant to deliver the message.
But it felt like he was telling a few of them who were vaguely dissatisfied with him.
In Fan Long's mind, Cao Su was obviously treated differently from others.