The reason why the poisonous miasma was not mentioned before was not because Li Yuan deliberately avoided or even concealed it in order to seek a quick victory, but because he had already decided to take the risk and cover the soldiers' mouths and noses with wet cloths in battle.
As the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, he really shouldn't make such a gambling-like military order, but at this moment there is no room for any delay or hesitation.
It seems that it has been more than ten days since the expedition, and while Xizhou City is still standing intact, Wuping's army has lost one of its vanguard generals and one-third of its elite troops. There is a huge disparity between the enemy's and our own forces, and the lone force is also deep in the attack. If we delay the attack any longer, it will only be to the enemy's benefit. Wu Ping's army is fighting on two fronts. Any delay or defeat at any point will shake the overall situation and lead to unimaginable consequences.
As for defeat, it's not that Li Yuan never thought about it. However, with the lessons learned from the vanguard army, they knew that the poisonous miasma of the barbarians was shot with bows and crossbows, or released at close range. Naturally, they could not use cavalry raids or infantry ant attacks. Instead, they had to use their biggest trump card, which was The three hundred new trebuchets standing in the camp.
These behemoths, with a maximum range of 390 steps, are much farther than the range of barbarian crossbows. Therefore, the most critical point in this battle is to cover the trebuchets' smooth arrival at the front line at all costs, and to control the distance between the enemy and ourselves. First, let the barbarians eat a few rounds of fireballs falling from the sky...
Looking at the expectant gazes of the generals, various thoughts were intertwined crazily in his mind. Li Yuan calmed down, and when he was about to speak, he heard a commotion outside the commander's tent. He couldn't help frowning and scolding: "Who dares to do this in the camp?" Noisy inside?"
Seeing that the commander was angry, several generals were about to turn around and drive out of the tent to investigate, but they saw a soldier hurriedly came to report: "Commander, the scouts have brought back several barbarians. The leader claims to be a general of the Xiang clan. He said that he needs to see the commander-in-chief for something important!"
All the generals were furious, and they had nowhere to express their anger. At this time, they all threatened to go out and cut him into pieces.
Li Yuan looked gloomy and snorted softly: "Why, what method is Tian Hongyou going to use again? This is our Wuping Army camp. Is it possible that you are planning to assassinate me here?"
"Commander! You must be careful! The barbarian soldiers are cunning and can even do evil tricks like poisonous miasma..."
"By the way, Poison Miasma! Quickly pick them all off and see if they have any poison sacs on them!"
"Since I'm looking for death, I just happened to kill Ji Qi!"
Seeing that all the generals had swept away the previous silence and started to rush to make suggestions, Peng Shiyu saw Li Yuan's face was gloomy and uncertain, and after thinking about it, he quickly raised his hands and said: "Commander, you can clearly hear me, if this person really wants to The clan members, the commander-in-chief might as well meet him."
Li Yuan frowned and asked in a low voice: "Oh? Why is this?"
Peng Shiyu replied unhurriedly: "Commander, I have mentioned before that when I was still alive, I abandoned the Xiang family and chose the Tian family..."
After all, Peng Shiyu's face was full of sincerity, and as the young master of Xizhou, Li Yuan was a little irritable, but he still listened patiently to his words.
After a moment, Li Yuan said coldly: "Prince Peng, even though the Xiang family and the Tian family are at odds with each other, when you were in trouble in Xizhou, the Xiang family watched with cold eyes! How can you say that the Xiang family came to surrender? Now our army has just suffered a major defeat, and the enemy has a poisonous miasma in their hands. It is the time when the Dongxi army's morale is greatly boosted. Could it be that they are sending people here to mock me?"
Peng Shiyu seemed to have a plan in mind and responded calmly: "Commander, I can't guarantee it! But the person who came here specifically calls himself a general of the Xiang family, I'm afraid there is a deeper meaning in it!"
Then he immediately added: "Commander, can you let me go out of the camp to meet the visitor? You are the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. It is really not appropriate to take risks. Why not let me try it next time!"
Li Yuan thought for a moment, then nodded, and then said in a deep voice: "That's fine! Then there is Governor Laopeng! On the left and right, be sure to protect Governor Peng's safety. If the barbarian soldiers do something strange, shoot him immediately!"
"As you command!"
...
At the entrance of the Wuping Army camp, the situation was tense. On the arrow tower, beside the wooden fence, and outside the horseback, there were all Wu Ping sergeants with weapons in their hands. Their eyes were all fixed on the few barbarians in leather armor at the door.
Logically speaking, these barbarian soldiers all spread their hands to show that they were unarmed, and there were 20,000 troops stationed in the camp. There was no need for such a big fight. However, the entire army had already learned about the poisonous miasma. The barbarian soldiers hated him to the core, and were even more disturbed by his cunning and vicious methods. Even if only a few people came, how could the soldiers dare to take it lightly?
Under the protection of a group of soldiers, Peng Shiyu hurried to the camp gate and saw the familiar clothes at a glance. When he was about to speak, he saw a barbarian soldier at the head rushing up to greet him. The officers and soldiers of Wuping Army immediately changed their expressions and shouted loudly to stop. The crossbowmen also drew their bows and were ready to fire.
The sound of rapid bowstrings came from all around. Even if the barbarian soldier was anxious, he could only stop in a hurry. Then he bent down and protected his chest with his right fist, and said respectfully: "Sir! General Xiang Ming, by the order of the leader, Meet the uncle!"
It is true that when Peng Shiyu heard the word "Uncle", he fell into confusion instantly. It had been many days since he escaped from Xizhou in embarrassment. He had never thought that a simple address in the past could make him moved at this moment.
According to the past habits of the tribe, Peng Shiyu, as the young master of Xizhou, should have returned the same gesture of protecting his chest with his right fist. Before subconsciously making the move, he suddenly thought of something, and the right hand that stopped in mid-air stopped abruptly, and then retracted it decisively, his face The trace of joy on his face also disappeared, and he just replied coldly: "Huh! You, the Xiang family, are so famous now! You cannot deserve such a title! Let's be honest! What is Xiang Zongyan's intention in ordering you to come here?"
Xiang Ming stood up angrily and was about to give an explanation, but when he remembered the leader's repeated instructions to Zongyan, he had to suppress his thoughts and return to the topic: "Sir, the general is just here to deliver a message, as for other matters... .The general will not dare to lie!"
Then he tried his best to organize his words and said in a low voice: "Uncle, let's not talk about the morning battle, uh, for now. After the war, the leader of my family took a risk and rescued a Tang general named Luo. Although he was deeply poisoned at this time, he still didn't wake up. But the leader has ordered people to return to the tribe to invite the old witch for treatment, and he is now in Huixi Village..."
"What did you say?" Peng Shiyu heard clearly. At this time, he showed an extremely shocked look. He couldn't help but stepped forward and said tremblingly: "But General Luo Erhu?"
"Well, I don't know General Luo's name! Oh, General Luo brought this banner, please take a look!"
As he spoke, Xiang Ming took out a broken, folded square flag from his chest and handed it directly to Peng Shiyu.
"Slow down!" I saw a Wu Ping general next to Peng Shiyu shouting to stop him, and said nervously: "Peng Shiyu, be careful, this flag is highly poisonous!"
Suddenly awakened, Peng Shiyu gasped a few times, nodded gratefully to the general, and then said loudly: "Xiang Ming, open the flag yourself, I can naturally see it!"
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