After the turmoil in the city was completely calmed down, the sky gradually became brighter.
Next, Lu Bolin gave Xiao Yuan another task, asking him to release the Central Plains slaves who were previously imprisoned by the ghost army.
This job was not difficult. After receiving the order, Xiao Yuan immediately led a group of soldiers to go to various dungeons in the city.
Previously, when the ghost army broke into Moon City, the ghost tribe invaded and arrested most of the young men and women in the city. A large number of them, especially the young women, were imprisoned collectively.
When Xiao Yuan found this place, the dungeons were filled with girls huddled in the corners, shivering.
Among them, there are rich girls and ordinary women. Their clothes are messy and their eyes reveal fear.
There were so many young women, many of whom were naked, with their snow-white skin exposed. Seeing this scene, some soldiers subconsciously swallowed their saliva and said to Xiao Yuan: "General..."
Now Xiao Yuan was an upright general, but at a lower level. How could Xiao Yuan not understand the look in the soldier's eyes? He was just about to scold the soldiers, but Peng Shuang who was walking with him was already furious and said: "What do you want to do! These women are all our compatriots!"
"Yes!" When the soldier heard this, he immediately lowered his head.
"Let him go." Xiao Yuan gave the order directly.
Following his order, the soldiers opened the cell doors one after another. After releasing the imprisoned compatriots, Peng Shuang followed Xiao Yuan and couldn't help but say:
"The ghost army is really hateful. They invaded our Central Plains and massacred our compatriots. Look at those women, how they will live in the future."
"The ghost army is a foreign race, devoid of humanity. I have been here before and I know their evil deeds better than you." Xiao Yuan said.
Peng Shuang couldn't help but sigh: "Although Moon City has been recaptured, the main force of the ghost army has not been destroyed. If it does not retreat, the Central Plains will be restless."
As he spoke, he added: "I don't know what Lu Shuai has planned next."
After hearing this, Xiao Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I think Liucheng is the most dangerous now."
"Liucheng?" Peng Shuang asked.
"That's right." Xiao Yuan explained: "For the Ghost Army, if they want to advance into the Central Plains, they must have a supply line. Now that Yue City has been recovered, they must occupy a city to use it as a springboard. , if we were to invade again, if I were the leader of the ghost army, I would definitely not attack Yuecheng again, but would choose Liucheng, because at this time, Liucheng has no troops."
After hearing this, Peng Shuang opened his eyes wide and couldn't help but said: "Then..."
Xiao Yuan raised his hand slightly: "I know what you mean, but we are both low-level generals. Even if the Chinese army holds a large tent for discussion, we will not be able to get in, and no one will listen to us."
He believed that the main force of the ghost army would attack Liucheng, but what he didn't know was that at this moment, Lu Bolin was also discussing the matter with his subordinate generals.
In the Moon City meeting hall.
There was a military map hanging on the wall behind the handsome case. In the hall, a group of generals gathered together. After looking around for a week, Lu Bolin also took out the sword from his waist, pointed sideways at the map behind him and said:
"Everyone, please see, this is Moon City, and this is Liucheng. These two places are our frontiers in the Central Plains. For the ghost army, they can also be used as a supply line for their rear."
As he spoke, he added: "I have been fighting with the ghost army for so long. Based on past experience, I predict that the ghost army will abandon Moon City this time and attack Liucheng instead."
As soon as he finished speaking, some generals below were about to clasp their fists and say something, but Lu Bolin waved his hand and interrupted him, and continued:
"The current total strength of our army is one hundred thousand, and the main force of the ghost army should be similar to ours. If we return to defend Liucheng now, we will be completely passive. Therefore, it is better to take advantage of the ghost army's opportunity to attack Liucheng. , let’s go straight to Huanglong and attack the ghost army’s rear!”
"What does Lu Shuai mean by saying that we abandon Liucheng?" asked a general.
"No, what I mean is that we can send a general to garrison Liucheng to attract the enemy's main force and create opportunities for our army." Lu Bolin said.
Although he said this, his meaning was already very clear, that is to send one person as cannon fodder to defend Liucheng. The important thing is that if the main force of the ghost army really turns to attack Liucheng, then 80% of the small troops stationed there will fight. die.
All the generals understood this truth. After he finished speaking, people looked at each other and were silent for a while.
"Who wants to go?" Lu Bolin looked around again.
But the generals remained silent, because if this was the case, it was obvious that they were going to die. No one spoke easily. Everyone looked at each other and then lowered their heads silently.
Seeing that no one dared to answer, Lu Bolin frowned secretly. He was about to say something more, but at this moment, a sergeant walked in quickly, knelt down on one knee, saluted and said: "This is to Commander Lu, Xiao Yuan asks to see you." ."
Hearing this, Lu Bolin raised his eyebrows slightly, but before he could say anything, the general already said quickly:
"Commander Lu, Xiao Yuan was just a single soldier before, but he managed to capture Yuecheng with only five hundred soldiers. Since he is so good at fighting, in the eyes of the general, we might as well give him the task of garrisoning Liucheng." Bar."
As soon as Xiang finished speaking, others began to echo: "Yes, Lu Shuai, it's perfect for Xiao Yuan to go..."
It can be seen that these generals in the army are all very afraid of death. Otherwise, they would not have lost Yuecheng so easily before.
After Lu Bolin heard this, his heart moved.
To be honest, Xiao Yuan was only an infantryman and was not Lu Bolin's confidant. He didn't value Xiao Yuan very much. If he were to go to Liucheng, he would die.
Thinking of this, he immediately said to the sergeant: "Call him in."
"No!" The sergeant clasped his fists and retreated.
It was better to hurry up than to hurry up. They were discussing who should go to Liucheng to die, but Xiao Yuan came at this time.
And he comes from a lower-class background and has no backing or connections. If people don't choose him, who will they choose?
And he came not for anything else, but mainly to report to Lu Bolin about the release of slaves in the Central Plains.
Not long after, Xiao Yuan walked in. After entering the hall, the atmosphere inside was obviously different, and everyone's eyes fell on him involuntarily.
Although he felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, Xiao Yuan didn't think much about it. After greeting Lu Bolin, he reported the business to him.
Lu Bolin pretended to listen. After Xiao Yuan finished his report, he nodded and said, "Xiao Yuan, you did a good job on this matter, but there is another matter that I still need to entrust to you."
"Please give me your instructions, Commander Lu," Xiao Yuan said.
The latter pondered for a moment, then got straight to the point: "Liucheng is now empty. I am afraid that the ghost army will invade, so I need to send you to lead the troops to garrison!"
