Yang Yijun knelt down on one knee with a guilty look on his face: "Commander, your general miscalculated, which caused heavy losses to our army. Please convict me, Commander-in-Chief!"
Xue Poye had already finished washing and changed into looser clothes.
The Chu army was in a state of fatigue, so it was natural that they should not advance rashly. Moreover, from the overall strategy, the South Route Army was to attack Yongzhou City with the North Route Army led by Song Fei, so Song Fei's army did not reach the designated target.
Previously, the South Route Army would naturally not act rashly and would just set up camp here to rest and recuperate temporarily.
"Stand up!"
We set up such a large formation at Butterfly Hill and deployed such a strong force... Fortunately, we won in the end and our brothers did not die in vain."
Yang Yijun's eyes turned red, and he punched his chest hard. It was a kind of self-blame, maybe because he hit his wound, his brows furrowed, and there was a faint look of pain on his face.
"There is no need to attack yourself." Xue Poye said calmly: "You can't save anyone, it will only make yourself hurt more... Save your strength to kill Mingyue King and his group."
"yes!"
Xue Poye leaned on the chair and rubbed his temples. He felt his head swell, and he didn't know if it was because of the smell of blood in the air that made him uncomfortable.
The bloody smell from Butterfly Hill is still carried by the wind even though it is separated by dozens of miles.
"How many more cavalry like that do they have?" Xue Poye suddenly asked.
Yang Yijun soon understood that the "cavalry" mentioned by Xue Poye certainly did not refer to the ordinary northwest cavalry, but to the "red and ready assault cavalry".
Three hundred red-armed assault riders showed enough terrifying power in the Battle of Butterfly Hill. If it hadn't been for the sudden appearance of the group of people that Yang Yijun thought was the "food protection team", Xue Poye would have probably died in the battle.
He fell under the saber of Chibei's sudden cavalry.
Chibei's sudden cavalry almost changed the entire situation of the battle.
Although they were eventually defeated, the shock power they brought was not forgotten by their enemies because of the retreat of the Northwest Army.
At least Xue Poye still had lingering fears in his heart.
"Commander, the Chibei Cavalry is Yongzhou's trump card, but there are not many of them." Under Xue Poye's gesture, Yang Yijun stood up and stood in front of the case: "Half of the three hundred Chibei Cavalry have been taken up.
"
"Oh!" Xue Poye breathed a sigh of relief.
"You mean, the Chibei Cavalry doesn't even have a thousand soldiers?"
"That's right." Yang Yijun reported: "These horses and knights of Chibei Tutu have been woven together since childhood. Not only do people and horses eat and live together, but also these hundreds of Chibei Tutu
The Qiqi soldiers have lived together since childhood and received the most brutal training. Not only are they extremely powerful in combat, the most important thing is that they have a tacit understanding that cannot be matched by other armies. The biggest reason why their horses can gallop across the sand is
When these horses were still calves, they trained their agility on the sand day and night. In order to prevent the horses' hoofs from being injured, the four hoofs of each horse were tied with protective skins. Over time, this group of horses were trained to be able to run on the sand.
A galloping killer!"
"That's good." Xue Poye smiled bitterly and said: "I was worried that there would be a large group of Chibei Cavalry, which would be a big trouble. But there are only a few hundred, so although it is a bit of a threat, it is nothing to worry about.
"
Yang Yijun hurriedly said: "Commander, don't underestimate this group of Chibei cavalry. When the Beihu people tried to enter the pass through Yangguan several times and faced the Yongzhou army, they had the upper hand several times. Later, it was all the Chibei cavalry.
Suddenly appeared and killed the barbarian commander, and then the barbarians returned home in defeat... This time the commander was able to escape from Chi Bei's sword. It was a blessing... and also thanks to the food protection team...
!”
Xue Poye sighed and said, "Can the people in the food protection team make arrangements?"
"Don't worry, Commander. In accordance with your instructions, we have set them up in a separate camp, separated from their brothers."
Xue Poye nodded and said: "Well, this batch of food and grass sent from Jiangnan has made our army more food and grass. The attack on Yongzhou City is just around the corner... By the way, General Yang, in your opinion, what will the Northwest Army do next?
How?"
"Stick to Yongzhou City, defend it resolutely, and support the guerrilla troops on the outside to harass our army's rear!" Yang Yijun said with certainty.
Xue Poye said: "Shou? Do they think they can keep it?"
"Commander!" Yang Yijun said with a serious expression: "Forgive me for being presumptuous. Although it is difficult for them to defend the city, it is even more difficult for us to attack the city!"
"Oh?" Xue Poye looked at Yang Yijun with doubts.
Yang Yijun said: "Has the commander seen Yongzhou City?"
"No!"
"The commander-in-chief must not know that Yongzhou City... is the largest city in my country of Chu. No other city in Chu can compare with its strength and size. If Yongzhou City insists on defending, as long as they have enough food and grass, we can
It is really difficult to capture it." There was a trace of worry in Yang Yijun's eyes: "If Yongzhou City is not captured for a long time, it will be a great disadvantage to our army. First, our army is not adapted to the northwest climate. If we besiege the city in this climate for a long time,
Brothers are very likely to continue to suffer from diseases, and their morale will slowly be depleted. Secondly, our army totals more than 200,000 people. If a war breaks out, there will naturally be 200,000 warriors. But if there is a stalemate,
Down, that is 200,000 mouths, which requires a lot of food, grass and drinking water every day... This will be a heavy burden for the court and the people... and Yongzhou City is defended, but it does not represent Yongzhou
The combat power of Yongzhou City is completely concentrated in Yongzhou City. Yongzhou area is huge, and the people in the northwest are also quite hostile to our army. When those civilians organize themselves secretly, often harass our army, and even destroy our army's supply routes, it will be a big disaster.
It’s possible…!”
Xue Poye knew that what he said was a real problem, he touched his nose and said: "I have thought about this too. Although we have enough food and grass now, if the siege does not go smoothly, the food and grass consumed every day will
That's a huge number. As long as Yongzhou City holds on for a few months, our army will not only have a lot of reserve supplies, but also its morale will be at a low point. If they concentrate the main force in the city and add peripheral forces to attack our army, we may not be able to withstand it.
live."
"What the commander said is absolutely true. Our army should take Yongzhou City as quickly as possible without wasting any time."
Xue Poye pondered for a moment, a smile appeared on his lips, and said: "General Yang, keep in touch with Song Shuai. They have broken through the northern line. I am afraid they will be able to reach Yongzhou City in the next two days. Our department is going to fight with Song Shuai."
They move forward together... Let the brothers have a good rest these two days, but don't neglect their precautions." After a pause, he said again: "Equipment should be delivered to Kyoto in the next few days. Once it arrives, notify me immediately."
"Equipment?" Yang Yijun asked curiously: "Is it... a weapon?"
Xue Poye smiled enigmatically, shook his head and said, "Don't ask now, you will know when the time comes."
…
After coming out of the camp, Xue Poye went directly to the station of the so-called "food protection team".
This place is quite far away from the military camp and seems a bit remote. The grain and grass transported here have also been stored in the marching barracks. Only a group of "food protection team" members are resting here.
In the Battle of Butterfly Hill, this group of "food protection team" warriors were brave and tough. It can be said that Xue Poye survived because these people were great benefactors. Without their help from the sky, Xue Poye would have died in all likelihood.
Butterfly Hill.
"Food protection team?" Xue Poye walked into the spacious camp with his hands behind his back and smiled helplessly: "These guys are really brave."
Looking around, I saw chaos in the camp. Members of the "food protection team" gathered together in twos and threes and were happily eating the food they had just arrived.
In that corner, the four Arhats of Lingyin Temple and a small group of monks, who had changed their disguises, still had the quiet atmosphere unique to the monks.
It was said to be the "food protection team", but Xue Poye saw early on that most of these guys were from Qinglian Zhao's Hangzhou branch. He really didn't know how they became members of the "food protection team".
Arrive at Yongzhou.
Just as he entered the camp, the wind suddenly started blowing next to him, and a clear voice shouted: "Big bad guy, watch your move!"
Hearing that voice, Xue Poye couldn't laugh or cry even more. He suddenly walked behind the man, and a petite purple figure jumped forward, shouted "Oh!" and was about to fall down at the sight.
On the ground, I felt my waist tighten, and Xue Poye grabbed me around the waist and hugged me.
"You stinky girl, what are you doing here? What a fool." Xue Poye's voice sounded, and who was it if it wasn't a little fairy in her arms?
***, even this little girl came to the battlefield to join in the fun. Do the people in Qinglianzhao really think that the battlefield is really a place for games?
"Bad guy, let go...!" Little Spirit Fairy's cry made everyone pay attention: "If you don't let go, I'll bite you, I'll open my mouth...!"
Under the "threat" of Little Fairy and the gaze of everyone, Xue Poye let go of Little Fairy. The little girl seemed to have grown a lot taller and plumper, and the fragrance on her body was also stronger.
When everyone saw Xue Poye arriving, except for a small group of people, most of them still didn't recognize him. However, when they saw Green Lady Qian Hong, Pan Silang, Si Luohan and others standing up to salute, they all stood up to salute.
Xue Poye glanced at the people in front of him, and saw Qian Hong and Pan Silang looking solemn, while the green lady had a soft smile on her charming face, and her sexy figure was outlined in a black outfit.
"You guys, follow me and take in the money!"
After Xue Poye said this, he walked directly into a large tent in the camp with his hands behind his back.