Poor Hu Tianbao didn't even utter a cry. He died on the spot. The two corpses were far apart, with scarlet blood and red and white internal organs flowing all over the floor.
Their side is just the tip of the iceberg, and the situation of other Mo soldiers who entered the camp is not much better.
After the 500 Mo navy troops headed by Hu Tianbao entered the camp, they seemed to have disappeared into the sea. They left without returning, and there was no news. Gao Hang and others who were standing on the ship waiting for news waited for no reply, and then waited for no reply.
The replies are all filled with anxiety.
After waiting for almost half an hour, there was still no sound in the camp, and no brothers who had gone in came out to report back. General Mo was really impatient with waiting, so he stepped up to Gao Hang, stepped in and saluted: "General, Hu
The general has been there for long enough. If there was an ambush, a fight should have started long ago. It shouldn't be as silent as it is now. The general wants to bring some brothers in to see what's going on!"
Hearing this, Gao Hang smiled, but it was just a bitter smile, and said: "You also said that Tianbao has been in for a long time and should have reported the situation long ago, but he has not come out now. What do you think will happen?"
"Could it be that..." After hearing Gao Hang's reminder, Mo Jiang's expression suddenly changed, and he stammered: "Could it be that General Hu has already..." He did not dare to finish what he said.
"There must be deceit in the enemy camp. If my prediction is correct, Tianbao is now... more likely to be in danger." Gao Hang narrowed his eyes, stared at the camp in front, and sighed quietly in his heart.
It can make five hundred brothers disappear without a sound, and even the slightest sound of fighting is not heard. The enemy's ambush in the rear camp is evident. It is right for our main army not to enter rashly, but it is a pity for Tianbao and Wu
The lives of a hundred brothers.
At this time, when people looked at the Zhenjiang Naval Camp, they no longer felt weird, but felt terrified. In their eyes, the silent camp seemed to have turned into a giant beast, and the wide-open camp door looked like the giant beast's blood basin.
Big mouth, walking in is equivalent to walking into hell.
Gao Hang looked at the people around him and saw that their faces were getting uglier than the others. He shook his head secretly, saying that this battle could no longer continue.
He took a deep breath and said feebly: "Wait a moment, if Tianbao and the brothers don't come out after another moment, our army will... withdraw its troops for the time being!"
At this time, Gao Hang no longer had any hope that Hu Tianbao and others would survive. The reason why he was still waiting was just hoping for a miracle.
Unfortunately, miracles do not always happen. Hu Tianbao and the 500 navy troops never returned from the camp. In the end, Gao Hang had no choice but to order the entire army to withdraw and abandon the attack on the camp.
Tang Yin succeeded in scaring Gao Hang away with the empty city strategy, but there were conditions.
First of all, Gao Hang had a preconceived idea of the strength of the Feng Army. He learned from the eighth and ninth regiment commanders that the strength of the Feng Army was around 100,000. With such a large number of troops, Feng Army was famous for his bravery and proficiency in fighting.
The army should be more than enough to withstand the 200,000 Central Army commanded by Li Jin, and there is definitely still enough power to set up an ambush in the rear camp. Secondly, the fact that Hu Tianbao and the 500 Mo soldiers left and never returned is so weird, so weird that it is chilling.
, and also makes people lose the desire to fight again.
These two points were the reason why Gao Hang decisively gave up the attack.
Gao Hang withdrew his troops, leaving Feng Jun with no worries, and could wholeheartedly deal with the main force of the Mo army in front. However, Gao Hang's retreat also made Li Jin even less confident. Gao Hang's reply to Li Jin was that Feng Jun
There was an ambush in the rear camp, and he had no chance of winning if he commanded the naval force to attack. However, what Li Jin understood from his reply was that the Feng Army still had a large number of troops to mobilize in the camp, and they did not use all their strength.
Defending your own side and continuing to fight will only increase your own casualties, and there is no possibility of breaking through the camp.
Since he could not break through the camp with his current strength, was it necessary for him to continue fighting? Shortly after Gao Hang withdrew his troops, Li Jin also gave up the idea of a strong attack and ordered the entire army to stop attacking and retreat.
Gao Hang fell into the trap and chose to retreat, which seemed like a decision in a local battle. In fact, it affected the pattern and progress of the entire war and gave the more than 30,000 Feng troops headed by Tang Yin a chance to breathe.
If Li Jin could really make up his mind not to retreat, and choose to fight to the death with the Hefeng Army, fighting to the death, then no matter how strong the Zhenjiang Naval Camp's defenses were, it would be too difficult to resist 200,000 with 30,000
.
Gao Hang and Li Jin retreated one after another, which gave the Feng army a sigh of relief, and the subsequent battle damage statistics made Tang Yin and his generals unhappy with the temporary victory in front of them.
After a battle, the Mo army suffered heavy casualties, but the Feng army also paid a heavy price, with more than 10,000 casualties. The wounded soldiers counted here are only the seriously wounded who can no longer fight in a short period of time. If the minor injuries are considered
If this is included, the casualties of the Feng Army must have exceeded half.
Now the number of combatable soldiers on the Feng Army's side has been reduced sharply to about 20,000. No one can guarantee whether they can withstand the next round of strong attack by the Mo Army. Now people's only hope lies in their own navy.
The key to the victory of this battle also lies in whether the Fengguo navy can send the backup troops across Zhenjiang in time.
Sun Bing and Xu Yan, the chief generals of the Feng Kingdom's navy, had received orders from Tang Yin, requiring them to transport the backup across the river within two days no matter what. They were helpless.
At this time, there were over a hundred ships of the Feng Army, most of which were small and medium-sized ships. There were also some large ships of the Mo Army that had been incorporated into the fleet, while the Mo Army's ships numbered under 180, all of them.
For large ships, the overall combat capabilities of both sides are not at the same level. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to win a water battle. Now they have to transport infantry. When loading a large number of infantry, the maneuverability and flexibility of the ship
Sexuality will be greatly weakened, and if there is a water fight, wouldn't it mean that there is no chance of winning at all?
Neither Sun Bing nor Xu Yan thought that now was a good time to start a decisive battle with the Mo Kingdom navy, but they had to obey the king's order. They had no choice but to ask Xiao Muqing and Qingyu to discuss and ask them
Please tell me how to fight this battle.
Xiao Muqing and Qingyu are not naval generals, but they are top-level commanders. The principles of land warfare and water warfare are similar. Sun Bing and Xu Yan feel that it is absolutely wrong to ask them for advice.
When they met, Sun Bing and Xu Yan bowed to the ground respectfully. Then, they took out the decree sent by Tang Yin's network and gave it to Xiao Muqing and Qingyu for review. At the same time, they handed it over to Xiao Muqing and Qingyu.
Analyze the current situation and explain the various difficulties on your side.
After listening to the two of them talking about each other, Xiao Muqing sneered, with a sense of ridicule, and said: "I think you two must fight."
Sun Bing and Xu Yan swallowed, looked at each other, and then said to Xiao Muqing: "Commander Xiao, if we go to battle now, there is a risk of the entire army being annihilated!"
Xiao Muqing shrugged and said: "The king's decree has been made very clear. Disobeying orders is a death penalty. If you go to war, you will die. If you don't go to war, you will die. Anyway, it is death. It is better to die vigorously on the battlefield, at least in the Hall of Heroes.
There is room for two more.”
His words made Sun Bing and Xu Yan feel cold. It was true, but if they could survive, who would be willing to die? If everyone died, what would be the use of having a reputation of being loyal to the country?
Their identities and status were vastly different from Xiao Muqing's, so naturally they did not dare to blame Xiao Muqing. The two of them turned their eyes and looked at Qingyu, asking: "Does General Qingyu have any good ideas?
"
Qingyu also smiled, first looked at Xiao Muqing, and then said slowly: "I also agree with General Xiao. Now the two generals must obey the king's wishes and go out to fight the enemy."
"But..." Sun and Xu were about to speak, when Qingyu said again: "If the two generals feel that bringing infantry brothers is inconvenient, they don't have to bring them with them. They can fight the enemy first. As long as they can defeat the enemy,
Next, there will be no obstacle to transporting the infantry brothers across the river."
"Haha..." Sun Bing and Xu Yan had dry smiles on their faces, but they were muttering in their hearts, you said it so lightly, as if we can defeat the Mo Navy as soon as we go into battle. They have close to 200 ships.
We only have a hundred ships here, and they are all large ships. Ours are all small and medium-sized ships. How can we win the battle and defeat the Mok Navy?
The two of them were smiling together, but their faces were as pale as paper, which made people feel uncomfortable and awkward. Xiao Muqing helped the case and stood up, saying: "Okay, you two can choose to go out to fight at midnight tomorrow and sneak attack Mo Country at night.
Navy, the enemy is strong and we are weak. The Mo navy will not be prepared for our sneak attack. As long as you two lead the army quickly enough, you will be able to catch the enemy by surprise."
Before they could reply, Xiao Muqing had already stepped out. Before leaving the camp, she turned back and added: "I wish you two a successful victory!"
Seeing Xiao Muqing leave, Qingyu also stood up and said: "Two generals, what General Xiao said is true. You two should prepare well and I will take my leave." After saying that, he also left and stayed to sit down.
Sun Bing and Xu Yan were in a daze there.
Xiao Muqing left first, but after leaving the camp, he did not leave immediately, as if he knew Qingyu would follow him. The latter walked out of the camp and saw Xiao Muqing standing aside. He was not surprised at all and walked forward.
Walking side by side with Xiao Muqing.
Qingyu smiled and asked, "General Xiao must have thought of a countermeasure!"
Xiao Muqing shrugged and said, "General Qingyu, tell me."
"Use the two generals Sun and Xu as a cover to sneak into Linzhuang again." Qingyu said with an understatement and a smile.
Xiao Muqing's face clearly flashed with a look of surprise, but it quickly returned to normal. A smile finally appeared on his face and he murmured: "It turns out that General Qingyu also thought of it..."