This is a dense forest, and Xiao Yuan and a group of soldiers who attacked the camp are resting in the forest.
He only has 3,000 men, and he is fighting a surprise battle. After success, it is impossible to fight with tens of thousands of troops in the wild. It is no different from seeking death, so he can only hide his whereabouts.
People were sitting on the ground or leaning against trees, waiting for news.
"General." Ye Cheng came over, handed Xiao Yuan a water bag, and said, "I don't know what the situation in Liucheng is now. The brothers sent out to investigate have not returned yet."
Xiao Yuan took it, pulled out the cork, took a few sips, and said: "We have succeeded in the surprise attack. The ghost army has run out of food and will inevitably retreat within three days. We must believe in Peng Shuang."
As they were talking, a spy hurried over, knelt down on one knee in front of Xiao Yuan, clasped his fists and said, "General, the ghost army has retreated."
"Oh?" Hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but be shocked, and looked at Ye Cheng: "It seems that Liucheng has been defended!"
The latter's face was filled with excitement and he couldn't help but say: "General, with 10,000 troops, we retreated 80,000 enemy troops! Success!"
In this war, Xiao Yuan's army was in danger. If he hadn't cut off the enemy's food and grass, Liucheng would have been lost. Of course, Peng Shuang's side also played an important role.
When the soldiers below heard the news, they all became excited.
After the ghost army retreated, Xiao Yuan also began to lead his army back to the city.
At this time, Liucheng was still heavily guarded. Seeing the soldiers gathered below the city, wearing the same armor as their own, the defenders on the city widened their eyes at first, and then showed surprise on their faces. Some soldiers even jumped high in excitement. , shouted repeatedly: "General! General! It's General Xiao and the others are back!"
Peng Shuang was also on the city defense, so he naturally saw it. At this time, Xiao Yuan was at the front of the team and began to shout towards the top of the city: "Peng Shuang!"
Hearing this familiar voice, Peng Shuang showed excitement on his face and repeatedly ordered: "Kaicheng! Kaicheng quickly!"
As he spoke, he quickly walked down the city defense.
Not long after, the city gate opened and Xiao Yuan led his army in. Peng Shuang also rushed out to welcome him. Seeing that he was safe and sound, he couldn't help laughing and said, "General, have we succeeded?"
"Successful!" Xiao Yuan also patted him on the shoulder and said sincerely: "You played a huge role in guarding Liucheng!"
"This battle is dangerous. If there is no surprise attack by the general, it will be impossible to defeat the enemy." Peng Shuang also said excitedly. His personality is like this. He is straightforward. Whoever he likes or dislikes will show on his face.
Afterwards, as everyone walked into the city, Peng Biang reported to Xiao Yuan the situation of the city defense, and even made it clear that without Liu Yuzhi's help, it would be in danger.
After listening to what he said, Xiao Yuan nodded and said: "As early as when we entered Liucheng, we heard from the local people that the county magistrate Liu Yuzhi is an honest official, loves the people like a son, and has excellent governance. This person is worthy of close friendship. "
After saying that, he looked at Ye Cheng and asked, as if he had remembered something, "By the way, has the military information here been passed on to Commander Lu?"
"As early as after the attack on the camp, in accordance with the general's instructions, the general had already reported on his horse. I believe that by this time, Commander Lu should have received the news." Ye Cheng returned.
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded and said: "At this moment, if Commander Lu receives military information, he will definitely withdraw the front line and use the main force of our army to intercept the main road. Then the 80,000 ghost army, which has run out of food, will move forward. If you can't break Liucheng, you won't be able to return to the army, and you'll starve to death in the wilderness."
"Okay!" Peng Shuang said excitedly after hearing this: "It seems that we are going to completely win this war."
On their side, they thought that Lu Bolin would withdraw the front line and intercept the 80,000 ghost army, but the result was completely different.
At this moment, Lu Bolin had indeed received military information. His original military deployment was to use Liucheng as bait to lure the main force of the ghost army. He himself led the army to regain the city previously occupied by the ghost tribe. At the same time, Take advantage of the situation and move forward.
Therefore, the battle lines between him and Xiao Yuan are different.
At present, in the Chinese army's tent, Lu Bolin, who had received the military information, was discussing the war with the generals.
He looked around for a week, and then said straight to the point: "I just received the battle report from Liucheng. Xiao Yuan attacked the enemy camp at night. The food and grass of the 80,000 ghost army were destroyed. I had no choice but to retreat."
What! ? Hearing this, all the generals in the tent couldn't help but look at each other, and many people's eyes showed disbelief.
Someone said: "Liucheng was actually defended!?"
Someone else said disdainfully: "With 10,000 troops, repelling 80,000 enemies is just a fluke! It can only be said that Xiao Yuan is very lucky..."
When the generals were ordered to defend the city before, these generals all shied away, fearing death and not daring to garrison. But now they are talking like this. It can be seen that the top brass of this army are actually very corrupt.
"Let's forget about this for now." Lu Bolin interrupted everyone and said, "The key issue is that the 80,000 ghost army has retreated. How should our army act now."
As soon as he finished speaking, the general clasped his fists and said: "After Lu Shuai's plan, our army has now recovered all the lost territory, and the main force of the ghost army has retreated. From this point of view, it won't be long before the ghost tribe will definitely seek peace. Therefore, , the general suggested that we’d better wait for the court’s decree.”
"Well..." The general's suggestion was exactly what Lu Bolin wanted. He nodded slowly and said: "The eighty thousand ghost army is not weak in combat power. If our army intercepts it, the enemy will fight to the death in order to break through the defense line. And it is very likely that the support from within the ghost clan will make us suffer from enemies from behind."
As he spoke, he sighed softly: "Lu Jiajun, you can't fight like this."
"The final general agrees with Lu Shuai's decision." At this time, many generals also began to agree.
Lu Bolin added: "This time the imperial court ordered our army to go out. What we want is victory in the war. Everything else is irrelevant."
Obviously, this army is his family, and these generals are also equivalent to his family generals. He wants to preserve his strength.
Lu Bolin did not want to intercept the 80,000 ghost army. His concern was for his own interests. At this moment, he had recovered all the lost ground, and the ghost army also began to retreat across the board. This war has been going on for a long time, and the ghost army is a foreign race. , unlike the Central Plains Empire, which has such a vast territory, it is only a matter of time before they sue for peace after the invasion fails.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the ghost tribe to see that they could no longer get any benefits. If they continued to fight, their military strength would be exhausted. They had no choice but to send envoys into the Central Plains to meet the emperor and express their willingness to negotiate peace.
In fact, according to the current battle situation, the Central Plains side can definitely take advantage of the situation to march in and annihilate the ghost clan.
But the empire at that time was already on the verge of decline and was about to collapse.
