Outside Xianyue Valley, the fourth prince looked at the messy scene on the battlefield, his face was ashen, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Nan Xuanfeng's gang of thieves may not have dared to confront Wang Yu and the others after all, or maybe they have received the news from Chao Gai and know that their mission has been completed. Therefore, Wang Yu and Zhao Kuangwei arrived at the designated location smoothly.
However, Wang Yu and Zhao Kuangwei were delayed for a long time on the road after all. By the time they arrived, it was already too late. All the thieves had disappeared, leaving only the corpses on the ground.
About half an hour later, the Fourth Prince and the others finally cleared the road, and the current scene emerged.
"Soldiers, the Liangshan thieves are not sons of man. They feed the common people and harm the imperial court. Today they slaughtered three thousand of my brothers here. You tell me, we should do this!" Huoran stood up, and the fourth prince Huangfu Mingfeng stood on a high ground. He pulled out the Longlin sword from his waist and roared with all his strength.
"Revenge, kill the enemy!"
"Revenge, kill the enemy!"
"Revenge, kill the enemy!" Xu Nian, the captain of the Forbidden Army, was the first to respond loudly.
Xu Nian can be considered a veteran. He has been in the Forbidden Army for more than ten years. Naturally, he knows very well that at this time, he needs to cooperate with his superior officer to encourage the morale of the entire army.
"Revenge, kill the enemy!..." Along with Xu Nian's shout, a tsunami-like voice sounded!
"There's something!" Wang Yu couldn't help but mutter to himself as he looked at the fourth prince standing high up.
We just suffered a big defeat, and not only did we not suffer any negative impact from it, but we also used this incident to inspire the whole army, which is quite interesting!
"Soldiers, collect the bodies of the brothers who died in the battle, rest for a day, and continue marching tomorrow. This time we will break through the Liangshan bandit's lair and avenge our brothers!"
The fourth prince stood alone at a high place, looking at the angry soldiers below. His face showed no expression, but he still spoke loudly and impassionedly.
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"Generals, the war is not going well. What do you think we should do next?" After returning to a temporary tent, the fourth prince rubbed his eyes to drive away the fatigue, and then said seriously.
In today's battle, the loss of the three thousand soldiers was only a small matter. After all, even without these three thousand soldiers, the army's strength was still superior. The real losses today were General Zheng Shouchang and Hong Tiandu, who had to rest for at least ten and a half days.
Only the fourth prince himself knew that this battle was very, very important to him.
Although for some reasons, his father, the current Emperor Da Cang, was willing to give him such an opportunity to participate in this game of competing for the throne.
However, his father was also a ruthless person in nature. It was precisely because of ruthlessness that his father finally counterattacked, surpassed his competitors, stepped on the corpses of his brothers, and became the current Emperor of Da Cang.
It was even more because of his ruthlessness that his own mother-in-law ended up miserable. Although he himself was known as the prince for so many years, he actually lived in a hurry and carefully hid himself!
He himself is different from the prince, eldest prince, and third prince. Behind these three are a powerful mother clan supporting them, and each has formed its own power in the court.
But he was different. After that incident, although the Xia family still retained some of its power, it could only be kept in secret. If it were exposed to the public, those people would never let them go.
Therefore, if he wants to continue to participate in this game, he cannot do without the support of his father. If he is unable to show his abilities, not to mention that his mother and concubine passed away many years ago, even if she is still here today, his father will definitely give up on him without mercy.
And if you can't even eliminate this gang of thieves, then you're not just unable to show your ability, you can even say you're incompetent!
"General, although our army has suffered some damage in this battle, its strength is still there. As long as our army no longer gives the Liangshan bandits a chance, our army will still win in the end!" Sima Qingrou, the dog-headed strategist, was the first to speak. The words were also meant to boost the morale of these generals.
Sima Qingrou may not know what this battle means to the fourth prince, but for him, or for people like Zhao Kuangwei and Wang Yu, this is related to their reputation.
If these people meet with a group of thieves, word will spread in the future, and people will laugh out loud!
Wang Yu did it because he could get actual benefits, and after all, the fourth prince, as the commander-in-chief, had the majority of the blame in this matter. Therefore, he could not care, but Zhao Kuangwei and Sima Qingrou could not.
Otherwise, Zhao Kuangwei wouldn't have been in a hurry to rescue Zheng Shouchang just now.
"Before arriving at Liangshan, our army can send more scouts to explore the road in advance. In addition, we can order the county offices along the way to strengthen patrols within their jurisdiction. Once we find traces of a large group of people passing through, we will immediately order them to come and report!" Wang Yu Youyou said.
With Wang Yu's plan, at least before they arrived at Liangshan, they no longer had to worry about the other party's sneak attack. If Liangshan were to mobilize, it would require at least several thousand people. On such a scale, traces would definitely be left behind.
If there are officials along the way to help with the investigation, their whereabouts will undoubtedly be exposed. Now that their whereabouts have been exposed, they will naturally no longer be able to carry out sneak attacks on the government troops.
"I heard that many of the bandit soldiers in Liangshan are from the counties around Liangshan!" Sima Qingrou said again after Wang Yu, but after just such a short sentence, he stopped talking.
As for the rest, as the commander-in-chief, the fourth prince Huangfu Mingfeng knew whether he understood it or not, or whether he did it or not, it had nothing to do with him.
After hearing this, Wang Yu and Zhao Kuangwei, who understood the meaning behind Sima Qingrou's words, couldn't help but take a deep look at Sima Qingrou.
This guy actually dares to come up with such a vicious strategy. Wang Yu and Zhao Kuangwei understood that the massacre of three thousand officers and soldiers by bandits was not a small matter. Even if the common people were persuaded to surrender on the battlefield, they would not be able to let the bandits come out of the stronghold to surrender. The Liangshan bandit leader wanted to take advantage of this. It’s too easy to do one thing to strengthen the resistance of those bandits!
Therefore, the real intention of Sima Qingrou's plan is most likely to push the people in front of the formation, or even let the people block arrows in front to assist the attack. By then, Liangshan itself will be in chaos.
Wang Yu and Zhao Kuangwei could also think of what Sima Qingrou said, but they would not think about it subconsciously, and even if they thought of it, they would ignore it.
However, after hearing Sima Qingrou's words, the fourth prince Huangfu Mingfeng's eyes lit up, and he might have secretly made a plan in his heart.
Of course, even if he is going to use this method in the end, it will definitely be a backup method that he has to use, and he will not use this method right away.
