In the large tent of the Northern Army near Yugu City, all the main generals are currently gathered here. At this time, the atmosphere in the tent was a little depressing. Wu Gen was sitting in the middle, looking a little ugly.
Hu Jia just reviewed the gains and losses of this battle. He lost nearly 2,000 people in this battle, most of whom were Zu Yuantong's men. Although they also killed 3,000 people on the other side, due to the inferior strength of the Northern Army compared to the Allied forces, they actually lost.
Originally, according to the pre-war agreement, Wu Gen and Zu Yuantong were responsible for luring the enemy. With the help of Yugu City, they fought against the coalition forces once and reduced some of their forces before retreating.
Unexpectedly, Wu Gen was careless and stayed too long in the enemy's formation, and was ambushed by others. If Hu Jia hadn't made a decisive decision, sent troops to respond in advance, and moved the interception point forward, Zu Yuantong's men would have been wiped out.
After looking at everyone in the tent, Wu Gen stood up with a sincere expression, "This battle was all because of my greed for credit, which led to Zuyuan Tong's troops falling into the enemy's formation. Fortunately, you all made changes in the mechanism, so it did not cause a catastrophe. Such a crime must be punished Be punished."
"You should be punished. As a coach, you neglected your duty and neglected the battle. You underestimated the enemy and rushed forward. You should be punished according to military regulations." Shui Congyue, who rarely spoke in the tent, was suddenly the first to speak and rolled his eyes at Wu Gen.
Wu Gen didn't dare to speak again, knowing that this time he was in a dead end, making Shui Congyue worried, and it was appropriate for him to lose his temper.
Hu Jia looked embarrassed, glanced at Shui Congyue, and tried to defend Wu Gen, "The village leader just wanted to use his identity to lure the thieves to the bait more easily, but he didn't expect his opponent to be so cunning. I have been through this battle before. The people's hearts and minds on both sides were not taken into consideration when planning."
Shui Congyue was unyielding, "Yes, you are at fault. As a Sima in the army, you cannot advise the commander, but you allowed him to wander in front of the battle."
Hu Jia looked embarrassed and had no choice but to step aside.
Baoxiang opened his mouth, thinking angrily that there was something wrong with him in order to help Wu Gen share the blame. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Wu Gen did be a little more promiscuous this time, but he has such a temper. I Failing to stand by and hold him back is also a sign of lax supervision."
As soon as Baoxiang said this, the others suddenly became enlightened and started to apply for him, with all kinds of names.
"I report and I expose." A high-pitched voice sounded. Niu Chao jumped and waved his hands, trying to attract everyone's attention. "The leader of the village robbed my spiritual jade in front of him and never returned it. He should be beheaded. I He's from the law enforcement team, if not, let me execute him."
Suddenly, everyone turned to look at Niu Chao, with unkind expressions on their faces. Ha Ying was even more furious. He stepped forward with a livid face, grabbed Niu Chao's neck, dragged him and kicked him outside the tent.
After Niu Chao made a fuss, the atmosphere in the tent became calmer. After all, Wu Gen couldn't really beheaded. Moreover, this time it was an unintentional mistake and it did not affect the overall situation.
Wu Gen touched his chin and found that it was bare. He couldn't even try to cut off his beard to replace his head, so he had to touch his head and said with a dry smile: "That's good, I'll cut off my hair." Quan should be beheaded and leave this useless body to see the consequences."
After saying that, he took Ha Ying and ran to the back of the tent, and he made a bald head in three strokes. Seeing the hair scattered on the ground, Wu Gen couldn't help but lament in his heart. Since arriving at Kuntianzhou, his hair has been damaged several times. Could it be that this place is in conflict with him.
When they returned to the tent, they saw Wu Genzheng's bright bald head. Although the generals did not openly tease him, they could not hide the smiles in their eyes.
"Hypocritical." Niu Chao's voice sounded at the door.
Suoji turned around and rushed outside the tent. After a while, the cry of the holly bird and the scream of Niu Chao sounded, gradually fading away.
Seeing that the tent was about to fall into embarrassment again, Hu Jia quickly jumped out and changed the topic, "Everyone, the military situation is urgent. The thieves will definitely pursue our army after the front army and the Chinese army join forces. What should we do next?" , I still need to make up my mind.”
After hearing this, everyone's expressions finally became serious, and they gathered around the sand table in the tent.
Wu Gen crossed his arms and looked at the latest position of the coalition forces. He thought for a while and said, "We should follow the original general plan and abandon these small towns, gradually reduce the coalition forces, and wait for an opportunity to fight with them again.
However, we can't go all the way west. We still have to constantly harass and harass their advance along the way and tire them out. We have to retreat more gracefully. "
"I second the proposal." Hu Jia glanced at everyone and then said, "According to the original plan, the people in the city and the nearby tribes must move away as much as possible, and the walls will be fortified and the wilderness will be clear, without leaving any supplies to the enemy."
"I don't have any opinion on the matter, but what about Hanlu City?" Yang Zheng, who had been silent until now, stood up, with a serious look on his dark face, "That person said that we have to give up these small cities. After all, we have lost these cities. To protect Hanlu City, Hanlu City will have to face the coalition forces directly without any buffer. In addition to strategy, we also need to consider the hearts of the people in the war."
For a while, the tent became quiet again, especially Ai Kai, Ji Dai, Chi Huahe and others. They are the elders of the Ji family, so they naturally know who is in charge in the family. If the relationship with Ji Chen cannot be handled well, he will be hindered in every way, and even Ji Ye can't do anything about it. I didn't look at the two governors of the Southern Army, but they had known Ji Chen for many years.
As soon as this man spoke, Wu Gen's military power would be taken away.
After a moment of silence, Wu Gen took a deep breath and said, "Yang Zheng reminded me that this matter will be handled by me. I will tell Ji Ye and let him persuade Ji Chen. At the moment, you all should concentrate on the war. After all, what was won? It’s all good, but if we lose, everything will be over.”
"Fortress leader, I think we might as well turn the attack on the grain road from false to true." Xue Xin frowned and pointed at the sand table with a long pole, "In the future, the thieves' supply routes will inevitably be longer and their troops will be stronger. Dispersed. Although the enemy will also send troops to patrol, how can such a long route be defended?
An elite division can be sent forward, coordinated by the Yiguo Army, to attack the enemy's food route. At the same time, because each family of thieves has their own hidden agendas, they can wait for opportunities to infiltrate the enemy's army when the time comes to cooperate with the main battlefield offensive. "
Wu Gen nodded, "Okay, let's go further west before sending out this partial force."
Suo Ji and Wan Yi murmured a few words, then stepped forward and said sternly: "Captain of the village, just now Wan Yi said that during the attack on the thieves, we found that someone was trying to attack the Yi Falcon Army from the ground. I think we are the Yi people in this battle. Now that the Falcon Army has shown its face, the thieves will definitely be thinking about how to deal with the Rebel Army next time.
To deal with the Rebel Army is nothing more than the coalition forces using their own hawks to intercept and kill them, or people with high cultivation levels waiting for the opportunity to leap up and attack them. Of course I'm not afraid of the first one. We have been collecting for so long to accumulate such a fortune, how could the thieves suddenly become an army. On the other hand, considering that there are many people in the fourth and fifth realms among the thieves, especially the masters of the fifth realm, they are really difficult to resist, so the leader of the village is asked to make plans in advance. "
Yes, what Soji reminded us is that if the Rebel Army is dispatched in large numbers, they will of course look for countermeasures. In addition, I have fewer hawks and shuttles, and I can't supplement them if I lose one. I have to consider the issue of protection. To deal with high-level opponents, it is of course easiest to engage enemies of the same level, but with so many birds, one cannot be assigned a fifth-level master to watch each one.
"Qiao Ban, Mr. Qiao, what can you do?" Wu Gen touched his bald head and looked at Qiao Ban, who had been sitting blankly, with a smile.
"Oh, what are you doing? Is the military meeting over?" Qiao Ban stood up with a confused look on his face.
"Ahem." Wu Gen had no choice but to repeat what he had just discussed.
"I've made a snake sculpture. It can be driven by spiritual jade and can deal with people in the five realms." Qiao Ban spoke slowly, as if he didn't take it seriously.
Wu Gen was overjoyed when he heard this. When he was in Dayizhou, several people climbed the Blood Tower and got a small snake sculpture. This item is very powerful, but because the crystal used is difficult to find outside, it has been shelved. Unexpectedly, Qiaoban found a way to use the spiritual jade.
"Okay, now we have a way to deal with these old people from the fifth realm. Oh, by the way, you are immortal from Cong Yue."
Wu Gen's heart bleeds when he thinks about the cost of hiring a bird catcher. Wu Gen spent a lot of money this time. In addition to Shui Congyue, he not only hired guards for himself, but also for several major generals in the army, but he spent a lot of money.
"To deal with people in the fifth realm, snake eagles need Yao jade, and one Yao jade can only be used three times." Qiao Ban said calmly.
With a plop, Wu Gen's legs weakened and he fell to the ground. What the hell, it requires Yao jade, and the spiritual energy in it will be exhausted after three uses. What kind of snake eagle is this? This is a gold-eating beast.
On weekdays, Wu Gen is reluctant to use spin jade, not to mention Yao jade. As for Yao jade, it is like his lifeblood. He hides it on his body on weekdays and can do it every night by smelling it. What a sweet dream.
"How many Yao jade do you want?" Wu Gen looked at Qiao Ban with a sad face and a pleading look on his face.
The bridge crew completely ignored Wu Gen's reaction and said lightly: "Each shuttle has three snake eagles, so at least fifteen are needed."
Fifteen pieces, Wu Gen only felt that a golden mountain was flying away from his eyes. He almost fainted from the anxiety. It took him a long time to recover, and he stared at the bridge guard as if he was a enemy, and said fiercely: "Okay, I'll give it to you. It seems like I really need to look for Ji Ye. I fight for their family, so I can't have military funding come from my private money."
Teng De jumped up from the ground, Wu Gen looked murderous, "One more thing, soldiers like Lu Lie can transform and have high combat power. How can we capture this power?"
"I'll do it." Meng Shun said calmly: "When I set up the formation-breaking troops, it was actually for the Lu family soldiers, so that I could block this powerful enemy head-on. Of course, I can't catch up with them. , we can only lure the enemy to attack and resist them head on."
"Is that okay?" Wu Gen was still a little worried. This time he visited the battlefield and found out that these soldiers left a very deep impression on him.
"As long as the opponent has no other support, there is no problem in blocking it. It's just that we lost some troops in the previous battle with the Flying Tiger Army." Meng Shun remained calm, without any fluctuation.
"Okay, you can choose from the entire Northern Army. Just say whoever you like, and I'll make up for it for you." With such a capable subordinate, Wu Gen naturally wouldn't be stingy. He turned around and saw the poor Zu Yuantong, He quickly comforted him and said: "Don't worry Zu Qianhu, after this battle, you can take your pick of these coalition prisoners."
After a review and military meeting, Wu Gen encouraged Ai Kai, Ji Dai, Chi Huahe and other generals several times before sending the three of them away.
Just when they arrived at the back tent and wanted to rest for a while, after all, they were still injured, Yang Zheng and Hu Jia came over and said, "Wu Gen, you can tell something is coming from the way the coalition forces are surrounding you today."
Wu Gen was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that the pursuers on the right wing of the coalition forces had been dragging their feet today and did not advance in tandem with the left wing, which gave Luo Zhang a chance to escape.
Seeing Wu Gen's confusion, Hu Jia smiled slightly and said, "I can see clearly from the air. Originally, Cang Yu was in charge of the left wing and Bu Kuan was in charge of the right wing. But Bu Kuan was following Lu Lie and didn't care about the advance of the right wing. situation, which caused the right wing's march to be delayed.
I wonder if we can put more effort into Bu Kuan. It would be great if we could persuade him to revolt on the battlefield. After all, we pushed Ye Ziming out, how could he not think about such a big son-in-law. "
Wu Gen pondered for a moment and sighed softly: "Let's see, Bu Kuan showed good intentions to us today and also gave us a gift in advance. But if we want him to betray the Lu family now, it would be unreasonable. Too realistic.
These people, who have been in high positions for many years, will naturally weigh the pros and cons. Just like the peaches in the stream, following the current, we have not completely overwhelmed the strength of the coalition forces at the moment, so they will not all surrender to us.
Only when the coalition forces are completely weakened will they give us a push and take advantage of the situation and turn towards us. If you recruit people now, you might be in trouble. Just remember this and look for him again if there is a chance in the future to overthrow the Lu family in one fell swoop. "
Yang Zheng nodded slightly, "But, by the way, I will find some more secrets and spread some rumors among the coalition forces. They are already divided, so they might as well use this to make some articles."
"Okay, let's take a multi-pronged approach and end this war as soon as possible."
Some people died, but not completely...
