After learning the news, Zhu Fang immediately ordered his troops to assemble and prepare to pursue the Shuzhou army.
According to his calculations, the financial resources of the Shuzhou rebels were already stretched thin, and there was simply no way to spend money to continue the army's offensive.
They had no choice but to withdraw their troops, but Zhu Fang did not expect that the rebels in Shuzhou would not know how to persist.
He has just completed the handover, and before the army has even had time to get fully familiar with it, the other side is about to run away!
You must know that this is his first actual combat and it is a battlefield on his own.
Such an opportunity is not available to everyone. If His Majesty had not been able to find a few trustworthy generals here in Zhao State, a newcomer like him would never have been given the position of general as soon as he came up.
Therefore, I must fight well in this battle and show results to let the court see that my strength is what I am and not just an appearance!
He absolutely could not let the rebels on the opposite side retreat like this.
Shuzhou is notoriously easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is a strong tendency that one man can guard the gate and ten thousand men can't open it.
Once this group of rebels successfully retreats into Shuzhou, it will be difficult to annihilate the enemy forces.
The force mobilized by the rebels this time has reached the limit of what Shuzhou's army can achieve, and its strength accounts for at least 70% of Shuzhou's overall military strength.
If we can annihilate them before they retreat into Shuzhou, it will be easier to attack Shuzhou in the future.
On the other hand, if they successfully retreat into Shuzhou, it will be difficult to regain Shuzhou!
After careful analysis, Zhu Fang immediately waved his hand and said, "Come here! Assemble the existing troops, bring the supplies and food, and follow the general to pursue the rebels!"
Zhang Hui, the deputy general who was partnering with Zhu Fang, heard this and hesitated: "General, you have just taken over the army. Isn't it a bit rash to gather troops to pursue the enemy before you are familiar with the generals?"
Zhu Fang snorted coldly and said: "General of our army? Can't I get familiar with it during the battle? The fighter planes are fleeting at this time, where is the time to review the army one by one with familiar leaders? If you
If we can eat the Shuzhou rebels, it will be the best review for our army!"
Zhang Hui didn't dare to refute what Zhu Fang said, so he could only clasp his fists and say, "Yes!"
Then Zhang Hui went down to assemble the troops.
Zhu Fang had a sneer on his face at this time. Shuzhou's army was really arrogant. He could vaguely see their camp with the telescope made of a combination of jiji. If not, he would have to wait until the scouts came back to report the news.
I know that the rebels in Shuzhou want to retreat.
Going out for an army is not a simple task. It takes two days just to assemble the army, not to mention the time it takes to prepare the food and supplies. Because Zhu Fang gave the order to the death, it is considered fast to assemble the army in two days.
Yes.
Of course, the good news is that there are hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides, and the preparation time is almost the same, so there won't be much delay.
After Zhu Fang gathered the troops on the school grounds, he had no time to say anything more. He just shouted a few cheering slogans and then led the troops out of the city gate to pursue the rebels in Shuzhou.
Fortunately, their speed is not slow. If they can quell the rebellion in Shuzhou, then he will be a great hero and can completely establish a foothold in the court. No one will say that he relies on the family members anymore.
strength.
Of course, the more important thing is that if he can regain Shuzhou, he can capture the commander of the Shuzhou rebels alive...
One of the few female generals in history is still a female bandit leader.
If this falls into his hands.
Tsk tsk tsk...
The general tiger girl, and the very beautiful general tiger girl, is definitely much more interesting than those vulgar fans.
Zhu Fang was imagining things like this while galloping on his horse. He had no idea that the rebel commander he longed for was already sitting at home raising his child.
Horses galloped on the spacious road, but they had to stop after a while to wait for the troops riding behind.
There is no way, Zhao State itself lacks horse farms and has very few cavalry. Only the generals and the general's personal guards can provide some horses, and the large troops can only rely on their legs.
But the good news is that there aren't many horses on the other side. This thing
Zhu Fang didn't dare to send them too quickly. Otherwise, if their hundreds of cavalry caught up with the Shuzhou rebels, and the infantry didn't come over, wouldn't they die?
Isn't this just sending the general's head a thousand miles away?
The other side was forced to perform a beheading operation?
It's quite a face-saving thing.
Although they did not catch up with the Shuzhou rebels immediately, they found the rebel camp.
Zhu Fang immediately ordered people to investigate the secret arrow mechanism to prevent the Shuzhou army from retreating and then confronting them.
After repeated investigations and no hidden arrows were found in the old camp of the Shuzhou army, Zhu Fang walked into the old camp and carefully examined the traces left by the Shuzhou rebels.
Shuzhou's army left in a hurry and only took away important things such as baggage, food and grass. The catapult they had built earlier was burned by them, and the remnants that were not completely burned by the fire could still be seen.
It seems that the rebels in Shuzhou realized that Zhao State had changed their generals and no longer planned to defend but planned to attack, so they were so panicked.
Moreover, the marching footsteps were also very messy. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were retreating, but not that they were fleeing.
At this time, Zhu Fang's attitude towards the rebels in Shuzhou became even more contemptuous.
If they could retreat in a steady and steady pace, he would really have to consider weighing the pros and cons whether to catch up. Now they were retreating in a messy and rout-like manner.
How could the Shuzhou army, which was originally able to destroy Shezhao, behave like this once they no longer have weapons of mass destruction like firearms?
Can this also be called an army?
They are simply a group of vulnerable bandits!
In this way, isn't it easy to deal with such a group of ruthless bandits?
This just gave Zhu Fang strong confidence.
Afterwards, Zhu Fang and the troops that followed took a period of rest and then started the pursuit again, vowing to annihilate the Shuzhou army that invaded Zhao before they returned to their hometown!
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Among the Shuzhou army
Xin Honggao, who was riding a horse leisurely, looked at Jiang Hong and asked: "Is your bait really effective?"
Jiang Hong said confidently: "Don't worry, I also know the psychology of Zhu Fang. If he is familiar with military books and has no actual combat experience, such a person will have a superstition about the contents in the books, but he doesn't know that it is better to believe in books than to have no books at all."
, he will only believe in what he has learned and seen, and will not think at a deeper level, which is far different from generals like Li Hu who have been tempered on the battlefield."