Nong Zhigao led his Song peasant army and fled north to the mountains south of Fuliang. It was so beautiful when he came, but how embarrassed he was when he ran away!
The large army stopped to repair. Nong Zhigao and Huang Shimi had disheveled hair. The crowns on their heads were lost halfway, and one of the shoes under their feet was lost by someone. As for the belongings and utensils they carried, they were even worse. He abandoned himself halfway down the road early, fearing that it would hinder his speed of escape.
The two of them sat on a stone with dull eyes. The moss on it was very slippery. If you sit for a long time, you will get sick. Nong Zhigao was still completely immersed in the terrible scene just now and couldn't extricate himself. He had no time to care whether the stone on the ground was damp or not. .
The subordinate handed him a kettle. The kettle had a peculiar smell that made it hard for Nong Zhigao to swallow. Huang Shimi didn't have a bad temper like him, so he took the kettle that Nong Zhigao didn't want from his subordinate and drank it all in one gulp. , said bitterly: "I never thought that the South Vietnamese still had gunpowder in their hands. We would not have lost this battle unjustly!" '
Huang Shimi came back to his senses, carefully sat down next to Nong Zhigao, and interrupted Nong Zhigao's thoughts with two uh sounds.
This time he was determined to win, but he ended up like this. The blow to Nong Zhigao was even greater than the previous two times!
This is definitely the most glorious moment of his life. It will be almost impossible to win over so many people next time. After losing three times in a row, it is impossible for anyone to believe that he can accomplish anything big with his ability!
It was like a stone was stuck in his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe. The sky was filled with dark clouds at some point, and it was about to rain. Just like his mood at this time, he was depressed and painful!
Nong Zhigao hates
He said: "This time we finally gathered more than 10,000 troops to go south. If we cannot defeat South Vietnam at once, we will consider this battle a failure!" '
Huang Shimi didn't answer his words, but he was thinking in his heart, you are a small chieftain with no more power than a county magistrate, but you have to fight against a country. It just makes you happy, but you really want to bring him down. Dragon chair, have you ever been there before?
"It's not easy to accomplish everything in one battle. Especially since we have always underestimated South Vietnam. We didn't expect that the other side still has such weapons. Our logistics and all links are not prepared." . '
Nong Zhigao interrupted Huang Shimi angrily, now is the time to pour cold water on him? Where was your high-spirited look just a moment ago? Why didn't you think of so many problems at that time!
Nong Zhigao wanted to find a reason to vent his anger, but think about it, no one wants to see such a result. If he gets angry and attacks his own people at this time, it will still hurt the morale of his own people. If he accidentally triggers It would be even worse if the soldiers mutinied!
"Take people to Furiang City to rob. I see there are still a lot of people inside. How much food can you get? Let the people below eat a full meal quickly, get some medicinal materials, count the number of wounded, and put them together." Distribute the medicinal materials to them! '
Fuliang City was not devastated by the war at first, and provided a lot of food to Liang Chuan, but later Hou Tong and Ning Tian arrived one after another and squeezed every drop of oil and water out of this place. By the time Nong Zhigao went south, there was not much residual value here. You could get something by scratching it, but you had to rely on this place to sustain farming.
The expenditures of the civilian army are somewhat stretched.
Huang Shimi took stock of the battle damage, and was a little nervous about even reporting it. He hesitated for a long time, and finally said to Nong Zhigao in a solemn voice: "Nearly half were killed and injured in the battle, and all the food, grass and baggage were lost." . '
Nong Zhigao knew that the loss this time was huge, but he did not expect it to be so big. He swayed and almost fell to the ground.
Huang Shimi quickly supported Nong Zhigao and comforted him: "Master Tusi, you are the heart of the army. If you fall, everyone will disperse with you!" '
Nong Zhigao was filled with grief and anger: "I thought that this time the troops would be invincible, but I actually fell into the trap of these South Vietnamese monkeys. It was not God's will, it was my own incompetence!" '
Huang Shimi didn't expect that Nong Zhigao would admit his fault, but what's the point of saying this now? It will only make people laugh!
Huang Shimi, who was at his wits' end, looked up at the sky and said, "Don't worry, Chieftain, we just followed the South Vietnamese's temporary methods. Now that we know that the other side has weapons like gunpowder, we can come up with countermeasures!" '
As if a drowning man had found a life-saving straw, Nong Zhigao turned over and grabbed Huang Shimi's wrist tightly and said: "Please help me, military advisor!" '
Huang Shimi put down Nong Zhigao's hand, helped him sit up and said slowly: "Although the power of gunpowder is huge, even if it ignites fire and burns the powder, I think the next celestial phenomenon will be cloudy and rainy. This is God helping me. As long as this rain Once it rains, the South Vietnamese's gunpowder is nothing to fear! '
Although Huang Shimi doesn't know how to read the sky, he has lived in Guangnan for half his life. It is impossible for him not to know that during the coming plum rain season, gunpowder will get damp when it rains. The rain in Guangnan is like this
It was like water pouring from the sky, and the amount of water was even more astonishing. It happened to be a rainless night yesterday, which gave the gunpowder a chance to be used!
'The chieftain can send people to investigate. Whether to fight or not will be in my hands from now on. If we want to fight with South Vietnam, we can choose to fight on rainy days and in dense forests. In this way, the gunpowder in the hands of the South Vietnamese will be completely useless! '
'Dense forest? Why choose a dense forest? '
What the South Vietnamese are best at is fighting in the mountains and forests.
'The South Vietnamese relied on the huge bed crossbow to fire gunpowder. If it was in a dense forest, the bed crossbow would be useless! '
Huang Shimi was able to figure this out out of desperation. It was hard for him to calm down and observe carefully at such a critical moment! People like Huang Shimi are little people who have climbed up from the bottom. What they are best at is the ability to observe people's emotions. This ability to survive in the cracks is not a glorious thing, but a skill that is not helpless!
But at this time, what he said was not wrong, both judgments were correct!
Nong Zhigao, who was at a loss what to do, had tears in his eyes. What he was afraid of was not the power of the enemy's gunpowder, but that he was at a loss when facing the enemy. If he couldn't think of any countermeasures, he would really be at the end of his rope!
'The South Vietnamese are extremely cunning. I don't know where they got such powerful weapons. I had never heard of them in the past few years. They were almost blown up and the entire army was destroyed. However, the military advisors were very discerning. If not for the military advisors, the morale of the army would have been dispersed long ago. ! '
Huang Shimi straightened his back and said: "The most urgent task is to ask the chieftain to decide whether we should continue to fight against South Vietnam or return to Guangyuan. The two are different ways of fighting!" '
'What's the difference?
Don't? '
Huang Shimi's heart skipped a beat and he almost blurted out a question about Hou Nong Zhigao.
'Staying here will definitely be a long-term battle, and we need food to survive. It would be okay if we return to Guangyuan, but we need to move quickly. Otherwise, the road ahead will be bleak and there will be pursuers. If we continue the fight, we will all be defeated in South Vietnam. ! '
Nong Zhigao said: "If I withdraw my troops, I will lose nearly 10,000 troops in South Vietnam without any achievement. I really can't swallow this feeling!" '
Nong Zhigao gritted his teeth. To put it bluntly, the war started under the banner that he wanted to avenge his father and show prestige to the country. But in the end, it was for his own selfish interests. At this critical moment, he was still fighting for him. of breath. .
Huang Shimi sighed. He had been in contact with Nong Zhigao for so long, and he had already figured out this person's character. He could listen to Nong Zhigao's good ideas, but he couldn't listen to the irony that contradicted his opinions! This person is very stubborn!
'I understand. I also ask the chieftain to give an order to send people out to inquire about the surrounding information. We have insufficient food and grass and can only survive through the people around us. I also ask the chieftain to retrieve Di Qing and other troops. At this time, there is no need to divide the troops. , the enemy in front of us must be the last elite of South Vietnam! If we can unite with Di Qingbing, the morale of our army will definitely rise greatly, and the decisive victory or defeat may be unknown! '
Liang Chuan was not in front of him. If he heard Huang Shimi's words, he would definitely jump up and point at Huang Shimi's nose and scold her. Why did you drag me down when you are so good!
This was not Huang Shimi's idea alone. Nong Zhigao had already had the idea of recalling Liang Chuan before the battle at Nandinghe. The three thousand Nong people under him were a big help. However, Murong Chao came too quickly and was defeated. Fast too
. Huang Shimi expressed his thoughts, but where to find Di Qing now?
'I know! Also, since the chieftain has submitted a request form to Song Ting, why not ask Song Ting for help? If Song Ting sends troops, the situation in South Vietnam will be settled! '
Nong Zhigao sat down, looked towards the north, where there were dark clouds, and murmured: 'It's time for the court to give us an explanation! '
Compared to South Vietnam, what he hated more at this time was the Song Dynasty court!
Damn it, if the Song Dynasty had given him a little help when he conquered Vietnam, South Vietnam would have knelt at his feet and trembled. Why did they need such heavy casualties!
He had no fewer holidays with Song Ting than Nanyue. It can be said that his attitude towards Song Ting was the same as that of Nanyue. It was just that Song Ting could give him more, so he would be kind to Song Ting. This time Nong Zhigao decided to stay near Fuliang I came to the stronghold to recuperate, secondly I sent people to find Liang Chuan, and thirdly I wanted to ask Song Ting what his attitude was!
The decisive battle between Nong Zhigao and Murong Chao was defeated. This news quickly spread to the South Vietnamese court, and the court was full of joy. In the days of war with the Song Dynasty, their domestic situation was in chaos, with successive defeats and several groups of rogue bandits. They couldn't pacify them, but now Murong Chao led his troops to the battle and actually won! Seeing how awesome her 'male favorite' was, Empress Dowager Yang was even more elated. She was ready to call Murong Chao back to the court to accept the reward. She also wanted to 'satisfy' this 'useful' man!
Murong Chao looked at the envoy sent by the imperial court to express his condolences. He was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. Empress Dowager Yang wanted to ask him to go back.
, he still doesn’t know what to do? When he thought of that scene, he started to tremble!
