"This matter must be kept secret and no one is allowed to tell it." Liu Jin immediately ordered after the quartermaster left.
Now the morale of the soldiers has hit rock bottom. If they know that food has been robbed and they may not be able to eat in the next day or two, the soldiers will have to rebel.
All the subordinates obeyed the order one by one.
However, as the saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world. Soon, word of the hijacking of the grain truck spread among the soldiers, further affecting morale.
Therefore, at night, large-scale desertion occurred again.
Liu Jin had already been prepared for this, and had already ordered his team to guard all the checkpoints.
Anyone who dares to go down the mountain privately will be killed without mercy.
Unexpectedly, this would cause a roar in the camp, and the soldiers would fall into disarray and kill each other.
Liu Jin was shocked when he saw this.
Since ancient times, once a roar occurs, if it is not calmed down in time, it will cause extremely serious consequences.
Just in time for this troop dispatch, the eight major auxiliary sword commanders were all killed in battle, leaving a vacuum in the middle ranks of the army.
Although Liu Jin accepted his fate as the temporary deputy sword commander, his ability was insufficient and his reputation was limited, so he did not win the recognition of the soldiers.
Therefore, when these temporary deputy commanders went to suppress the soldiers and try to restore the chaotic order to normal, no one listened to them at all.
Instead, everyone with red eyes attacked them. Several assistant swordsmen were chopped into pieces, and their parents could no longer recognize them.
"Father, this place is dangerous. You can't stay here for a long time. It's better to withdraw." Liu Jin's personal guard captain asked for instructions.
If the camp roar continues to spread, even they may not be able to protect Liu Jin's safety.
"It's definitely not feasible." When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately waved his hand and said, "It's so easy to attack here, how can we give up halfway. Our family will stay here, I'll see who dares to offend."
Just as he was talking, several people rushed over and were immediately hacked to death by the personal guards.
Their kung fu is better and their cooperation is better. Moreover, whoever's food is short will not be short of theirs. Therefore, they have sufficient physical strength and are naturally more lethal.
This intimidated many people, making them afraid to approach the handsome camp again. But far away from the commander's camp, the roar of the camp continued.
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It wasn't until early in the morning, as the sky turned brighter, that the roar of the camp gradually subsided.
There were dead bodies everywhere, wounded people everywhere, and very few of them still standing.
At last o'clock, more than 2,000 people died, hundreds more probably fled down the mountain, and only more than 3,000 people were left alive. And most of them are injured.
Seeing this, Liu Jin couldn't help but his eyes turned red with anger.
Unexpectedly, an army of 10,000 people attacked the mountain. Most of them were killed or injured before they even reached the top of the mountain.
-These are the soldiers he has worked hard to recruit and train. He originally planned to use them to conquer the world and enjoy the pleasure of being an emperor. I never expected that there would be such a big loss on this inconspicuous mountain.
Just then, Ye Busha came to report.
A group of rebels invaded the county seat of Songxian County, killed the county magistrate, county magistrate, chief registrar, etc., and robbed tens of thousands of taels of official silver in the government treasury, causing heavy losses.
It turns out that the magistrate of Song County was also supported by Liu Jin. He had always been corrupt, perverted the law, and oppressed the good. This time, in order to transport food to Liu Jin, he sent out most of the soldiers in the county. The result was that the county was empty and defenseless.
Therefore, he was attacked into the city, pulled out of the yamen, dragged to the street, and killed on the spot. They even ransacked the treasury and lost tens of thousands of taels of silver.
"This...damn it!" Upon hearing the news, Liu Jin's eyes darkened.
Unexpectedly, before the Tai Chi Sect was eradicated, there would be new rebels. This is really one wave after another.
"Father, in my humble opinion, if we continue to fight, we will no longer be sure of victory. It is better to retreat temporarily and wait for the future." The captain of the personal guard advised.
They only had three thousand wounded soldiers left, and it would be useless to continue the attack. Even if we fight to the last soldier, we can never reach the top of the mountain. In this case, it's better to withdraw our troops.
Otherwise, if you continue to stay here, other places will be in chaos. At that time, even if Laojun Temple is captured and all other places are rebels, it will not be considered a success.
Liu Jin thought for a long time and finally nodded.
The last time the stone forest plank road was built, more than a thousand people were killed or injured on the 300-meter road. This sky road is longer than the stone forest plank road, so even if ten thousand people fill it, they may not be able to attack it. In this case, if a good man doesn't suffer immediate losses, he might as well forget it.
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Liu Jin then announced the withdrawal of troops and returned to camp. But he still stationed a team of 1,500 people at the foot of the mountain. Prepare to use the tactic of surrounding but not attacking to trap Xiang Nan and others in the mountain.
Everyone in the Taiji Sect felt a little incredible when they learned that Liu Jin actually withdrew his troops.
Because they had prepared for the worst, not only had they moved away food, gold, silver, fine goods, etc., but they had also buried explosives in the Sanqing Hall, preparing to blow it up with fire, so as not to be taken advantage of by the eunuchs.
But he didn't expect that his 10,000-strong army would withdraw just like that.
"Master, you are really good~" Deng Changdu said with admiration.
An army of 10,000 is enough to conquer the world. Unexpectedly, they didn't even conquer Laojun Mountain. What a waste.
Xiang Nan smiled, feeling a little incredible.
After all, if there were a thousand people, it would be overwhelming. Ten thousand people, boundless. It's really surprising that an army of tens of thousands of people didn't take advantage of him in Laojun Mountain, but instead killed and injured most of them.
But when he thought about it carefully, he smiled again.
In fact, this is all because Liu Jin doesn't know how to use soldiers.
As the art of war goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Liu Jin knew almost nothing about Taijimen and had no idea about the terrain of Laojun Mountain, so he drove tens of thousands of troops to attack the mountain, but naturally he couldn't get any good results.
If it were him, even if he wanted to destroy the Tai Chi Sect, he would never do it so recklessly. We will definitely send someone to explore the terrain first, and if possible, we will also deploy undercover agents as a response.
Moreover, the attack will not be so grand. Instead, elites will be sent out to make sneak attacks at night. Only by taking advantage of people's unpreparedness and cooperating inside and outside can we achieve success. Just like in "Lin Hai Xue Yuan", the bandit suppression team wiped out Weihu Mountain.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Liu Jin's incompetence.
After all, he was not a scholar. He was born in a poor family. Because he couldn't bear the poverty, he worshiped the eunuch as his godfather and entered the palace. Naturally, he had no knowledge, let alone the art of war.
In addition, he only gained power after Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne. It has been less than five years since Zhengde took the throne, and he has not yet organized his own think tank. Therefore, his subordinates lacked military advisors and naturally encountered obstacles everywhere.
In comparison, although Xiang Nan didn't know much about military affairs, he had the right time, place, people and people, so it was not surprising that he won.
"Okay, don't be careless." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "It's not the time to let go of Nanshan yet. Liu Jin may come back at any time. We still have to be cautious."
When everyone heard this, they all nodded.
