After Nan Guozhen and Yu Wenyan withdrew their troops and returned to the city, they counted their numbers. Since they had to withdraw their troops in a hurry, the casualties in this battle were not too heavy.
When Nan Guozhen returned to the city, he saw Jiang Hui, Su Mu and the veterans in charge of logistics, tying up the scarecrow without stopping.
Nan Guozhen looked at the mountains of scarecrows and asked, "Hui'er, Su Mu, what are you doing with so many scarecrows?"
"The military advisor asked us to tie these straws. We don't know what the military advisor wants these straws for," Jiang Hui replied.
When Su Mu saw Nan Guo Zhen withdrawing his troops and returned, he immediately stopped the rice in his hands and ran over, asking eagerly: "King Youzhou, how did the fight go? Did you win? Did Su Su get back?"
When Su Mu learned that Su Su had been caught, he felt very uncomfortable and worried about Su Su's safety. He even had to go out of the city with Nan Guozhen to rescue Su Su, but he only regretted that he was a weak scholar with no power to restrain a chicken.
Nan Guozhen lowered his head slightly and replied with shame: "Su Mu is sorry, I failed to rescue Su Su."
When Su Mu heard that Su Su could not be rescued, he looked depressed and returned to his original position without saying a word to continue tying up the scarecrow.
"Are you injured? Where?"
When Jiang Hui got closer, she discovered that Nan Guozhen's armor was stained with blood, and she nervously wanted to see where Nan Guozhen's injuries were.
Nan Guozhen covered his chest and said with a slight smile: "It's okay. I only suffered some internal injuries. Just take a rest and you'll be fine."
"He's bleeding, how can he be fine?" Jiang Hui looked like she wanted to cry.
In order not to worry Jiang Hui, Nan Guozhen lightly scratched Jiang Hui's nose and said with a sweet smile: "Don't worry, I'm really fine."
"Hey, where is the military advisor?" Nan Guozhen glanced around and could not see the Thirteenth Young Master.
As soon as Nan Guozhen finished speaking, he heard the Thirteenth Young Master reply: "I'm here."
Hearing the Thirteenth Duke's voice, which seemed to come from the tower, Nan Guozhen raised his head and looked at the tall tower, where a white figure stood watching. That white figure is the Thirteenth Young Master.
Nan Guozhen was surprised. He didn't speak loudly just now, and the city tower was three stories high. How could the military advisor hear him?
Strangely enough, since the Thirteenth Young Master became blind, his ears have become extremely sensitive. Even the faintest sound of an embroidery needle falling to the ground can be clearly heard by the Thirteenth Young Master.
"Military advisor, what's the use of putting up a scarecrow?" Nan Guozhen asked curiously.
"It's for fighting tonight." The Thirteenth Young Master replied calmly.
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Nan Guozhen thought he heard wrongly, and didn't understand why the military advisor was in such a hurry to go out to fight again when it was night now and he had just finished the battle.
"But, strategist, the soldiers have just withdrawn their troops and returned to the city. Now they have to go to war again. I'm afraid the soldiers will be overwhelmed." Nan Guozhen said.
"Then, can King Youzhou bear it?" The Thirteenth Young Master asked in return, causing Nan Guozhen to pause in astonishment.
After a while, Nan Guo Zhencai said: "I can bear it now, but I don't understand why the military advisor is in such a hurry to fight? Besides, our army just suffered a defeat."
"It's not me who wants to fight in a hurry, it's God who wants to fight in a hurry." The Thirteenth Young Master's words were too fantasy, making it even more difficult for Nan Guozhen to understand.
The Thirteenth Young Master smiled slightly and said, "King Youzhou, you should go and rest quickly. We will fight at midnight."
When the Thirteenth Young Master asked Nan Guozhen to go back and rest, Nan Guozhen was still confused and asked, "Didn't the military advisor say that we will go to war later?" When the Thirteenth Young Master said that we would fight at midnight, Nan Guozhen counted on his fingers and realized that he still had time to fight. When I could rest for two sticks of incense, I cupped my fists and bowed, then hurried back to my tent to rest. Before leaving, Nan Guozhen asked a little uneasily: "Military advisor, don't you need my help in preparing for the war?"
The Thirteenth Young Master smiled slightly again and said, "King Youzhou, please take a rest. I have all the ministers here."
With the words of the Thirteenth Young Master, Nan Guozhen went to rest without any worries.
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The time for two sticks of incense is calculated according to normal people's rest time, that is, taking a nap. Although Nan Guozhen only took a nap, he was full of energy and went into battle.
At midnight at night, the moon was bright but suddenly it was shrouded in heavy fog, making the earth a hazy scene.
There was silence in the Jianghuang Army camp. Except for a group of soldiers who stayed vigilant, the rest of the soldiers fell asleep. Even the Jianghuang and the woman in white also fell asleep.
Just when everyone was sleeping, there was suddenly the sound of rolling chariots, the high-spirited sound of drums and the earth-shattering cry to kill.
The Emperor's Army got up out of bed in surprise, and when they went outside the camp, they could vaguely see enemy flags floating in the sky. Dozens of tanks rolled towards them, and enemy soldiers from all over the mountains and plains came like a tidal wave.
Suddenly seeing this scene, Emperor Xian's army was stunned. Not only Emperor Xian's army was shocked, but Emperor Xian and the woman in white were also shocked.
Emperor Jiang and the woman in white never expected that Nan Guozhen would suddenly launch a night attack after losing a battle just now; they never expected that Nan Guozhen would suddenly have so many more soldiers and chariots.
In fact, the majestic momentum seen in front of the Jianghuang army is false. Even if Nan Guozhen had great abilities, it would be impossible for him to produce a hundred thousand soldiers overnight. All of this was a fantasy formation set up by the Thirteenth Young Master.
To set up a fantasy formation, the following three conditions must be met: 1. The main attack must be sudden in the darkness of night. 2. Be sure to choose a hilly location with lush shrubs. 3. Set up eight formations from the eight directions of Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen and Dui, four of which are virtual formations. The illusion also includes scarecrows, flags, chariots, and gongs to create a powerful illusion to mislead the other party.
Sure enough, the Thirteenth Young Master's fantasy formation completely overwhelmed the Xinjiang Emperor's army; just as Xinjiang Wang commanded the main army to face Nan Guozhen, who was coming from the front, unexpectedly Yu Wenyan led a group of soldiers and horses on his back and abdomen. Sneak attack; just as Jiang Huang turned around to command his troops to fight, he was attacked from the left side by the troops led by Yilong and Yique.
The Jianghuang Army was attacked from three sides and could only retreat to the right, but it happened to be in Yu Wenmo's bag. It turned out that Yu Wenmo had been waiting here for a long time.
The Jianghuang Army was surrounded layer by layer. Now, no matter how plump and powerful the wings of the Jianghuang Army were, they could not break through these layers of birdcages. Now, even if the Emperor's Army is a ferocious beast, it will be difficult for him to break through the layers of iron cages.
The Jianghuang Army was beaten to a pulp by Nan Guozhen's army. These soldiers who died tragically did not know until their death how many soldiers and horses the enemy had. Not only did the Jianghuang army not know, but even the old Jianghuang and the woman in white couldn't figure out how many troops Nan Guozhen had dispatched in this battle.
It wasn't until daybreak when Nan Guo Zhen defeated his troops and returned to the city, leaving scarecrows and flags all over the mountains and fields, that the Emperor suddenly understood. The old Emperor Jiang looked at the rice farmers everywhere and was so angry that he vomited blood.
After returning to the city after the victory, Nan Guozhen and all the soldiers praised that the fantasy formation set up by the Thirteenth Young Master was so fantastic that it was able to deceive the cunning Emperor Jiang into a fool and defeat the Emperor Jiang's army. hurt. All the soldiers and generals were curious and asked how the Thirteenth Young Master did it.
The Thirteenth Duke just smiled faintly when facing the generals' praise, because he knew that the fantasy formation was actually not fantasy at all, it was just that people who didn't understand it thought it was fantasy.
"I have been listening to the wind these days. The wind tells me that there will be heavy fog tonight. The moonlight is hazy and it is the best time to set up the fantasy array."
"Fantasy formation? Military advisor, why is it called the fantasy formation?" Upon hearing the word 'fantasy', the soldiers became even more curious.
The Thirteenth Duke smiled slightly and said that the reason why the fantasy formation is fantasy is because it is both virtual and real. The virtual and the real are mixed together to create a bluffing illusion to confuse the opponent. When the opponent is at a loss, another surprise can defeat the opponent.
