In front of Prancing Horse Beach.
Xu Mu looked up, his eyes full of wetness.
"Lord, Yuguan military report!" Two or three cavalry rushed out of the forest and quickly ran in front of Xu Mu, then turned back and ran into the forest again.
"Could it be that something happened to the little military advisor?" Yu Wen was standing by, his tone becoming serious.
The general situation of the battle is already clear to both sides. There are two armies on each side facing each other, fighting to the death.
Xu Mu did not answer, but took out the letter from the bamboo tube. After looking down for a few times, he suddenly burst into laughter.
"Bo Lie wants to become famous all over the world this time. He first attacks 30,000 Liangzhou troops by water, and then secretly besieges 20,000 Liangzhou reinforcements. Kill three of them and open the front road to Yuguan!"
Xu Mu shook hands into fists.
In this battle, his little strategist will definitely take the lead. Of course, there are also Han Jiu and Chen Zhong.
Yu Wen beside him and Jia Zhou in the carriage both showed smiles.
"As expected, Bo Lie will find a way to come in a roundabout way and attack the 80,000 Liang army on the edge of Yuanma Beach. Dong Wen and Liang Hu, even though they are countless, they can't even count the fact that I, Shuzhou, have an extra little military adviser."
Jia Zhou's voice was slow, he paused and then said, "There must be deserters returning. If nothing else happens, Dong Wen will get the military report from Yuguan."
"The confrontation has been going on for a long time. The big reason Dong Wen didn't attack was because he was waiting for news from Yuguan. If the generals he sent out could successfully build two or three forts, I guess he would I need to hit him immediately."
"Dong Wenhui will find a way to cover up the news of the defeat at Yuguan. If I guess correctly, Bolie has already taken the heads of the three generals of the Zhang family and is preparing to inflame the morale of the Liang people."
"Before the news of the defeat broke out, Dong Wen would probably not be able to bear it anymore and raised his troops to attack. If he retreats in this battle, it will be very damaging to Liangzhou."
Xu Mu nodded.
As Jia Zhou said, across the Leaping Horse Beach, Dong Wen did not attack immediately. Instead, they cut down trees and built huts and tents, and faced each other across the bank.
Battle in the wild. If everyone has scruples, they are likely to use various conspiracies, such as sneaking into the camp to poison, taking advantage of the situation to surprise soldiers... and so on.
If the weak link of either army is exposed and the other party seizes the opportunity, it is likely that the entire army will be defeated.
Xu Mu understands this truth, and Dong Wen also understands it.
"Yu Wen, is the riding sentry back?"
"General Shen Gong, it seems late today."
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Riding on a horse, Bow Dog was wearing a battle armor and his face was extremely calm. Bypassing the narrow road of Prancing Horse Beach, the sentry camps on both sides got a lot of luck.
"General Xu, there are more and more enemy sentries!"
"Don't let the enemy cavalry disperse, ride on the sentry camp, and raise the sword!"
"General Xu has an order, I will kill the enemy with my sword!" A small captain, listening to Gongou's words, raised his neck in the rain and shouted angrily.
The bow dog held the bow tightly, and its only eye became murderous.
"Seventy miles away from the graveyard in the middle of Shu, I will be honored even if I die! Although the enemy's army is several times larger than mine, the ambition of the people of Shu is a hundred times that of the enemy!"
The captain, with dozens of cavalry, moved forward with his sword to cover up the enemy.
The bow dog took dozens of other riders, went around to one side, plucked the bowstring, and shot the dozen or so Liang people who were at the head to death under the horses.
On the long and narrow forest road, the galloping horses were at a disadvantage and could not charge quickly. The Shuzhou captain was so fierce that he chopped off the heads with a knife and led dozens of people into the enemy's formation.
Scenes like this have been happening continuously in the past few days. If the reconnaissance sentries from both sides encounter each other, they will fight to the death.
On both sides of the narrow passage, there were many nameless corpses. Wild dogs and small beasts emerged from the forest, gouging the belly, gouging out the eyes, and then hurriedly turned over another body.
Some people want to live, and some people want to die.
…
Dong Wen stepped out of the camp, his face full of anger. The news of the defeat at Yuguan made him a little uneasy.
A total of 50,000 troops entered Yuguan in batches, but were all slaughtered by the unknown little strategist with a knife. In total, there were only two to three thousand deserters who came back.
Of course, he had already placed those deserters under guard. If word of the defeat at Yuguan spreads, the morale of the army will become unstable.
"Military advisor, you lead 10,000 people to stay behind. If that cripple comes, stop him!"
Sima Mao silently accepted the order.
The war against Shu has become complicated and confusing because of the appearance of a crippled military advisor. Most of the great advantages have been ruined.
The defeat and death of the three generals of the Zhang family... brought the hundreds of thousands of troops conquering Shu into danger.
"Do you have any suggestions, military advisor?"
"For now...return to Liangzhou." Sima Xiu closed his eyes and sighed.
"How can we retreat? If we return to Liangzhou, won't the power of victory we finally achieved be gone?" Dong Wen looked unwilling.
"The three northwest states are far away from Shu. Under such circumstances, Xu Buyi would definitely not dare to lead his troops northward. We have just captured Anbin and the second state. We will spend some time recruiting soldiers and training them into cavalry. We will also have a chance to counterattack. . A man born in troubled times should not dwell on small victories and small defeats."
"Military advisor, we still have 80,000 troops, mostly with good cavalry!"
"My lord, do you know why Xu Buyi chose Leaping Horse Beach to intercept him? The wet rain sinks into the sand, and the horses' hooves are submerged, making it impossible to take advantage of the charge! The same is true for the army's siege baggage. Unless it is said that we can defeat Xu The tens of thousands of civilians blocking the road will be completely wiped out!"
Dong Wen gritted his teeth, "I just don't accept it. How can he secure Shuzhou by relying on what Marquis Yuan left? If this rice warehouse in the world is used by me, it will become his hegemony!"
Simujia sighed.
"In that case, my lord, go ahead. I will definitely lead the troops to stop the lame champion."
Sima Xiu only hoped that after Dong Wen's defeat this time, his original killing temperament could be tempered.
Dong Wen stood there, looked at Sima Xiu, frowned, and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Xiqiang Army!"
When more than 20,000 Qiang people heard Dong Wen's cry, they could no longer hold back, roaring and waving their scimitars, and rushed out in the wet.
"King Yu Dang, I will leave this great achievement to you. If we break into Shuzhou, I will let you seize the city for three days according to your previous agreement."
A Qiang man wearing a jeweled felt hat turned ecstatic. After receiving the order, he couldn't wait to raise his troops and go forward to fight.
Back and forth, after several rounds of charging towards Pengma Beach, the original thirty thousand Qiang people had at least several thousand dead.
Waiting for the Qiang people to run away——
Dong Wencai walked up to Sima Xiu, raised his hand and saluted respectfully, his voice was bitter.
"Just listen to the military advisor and withdraw the army to Liangzhou."
Sima Xiu laughed.
"This is what the lord should do. Xu Buyi should not be underestimated. When we first conquered Shu, we in Liangzhou relied on our military strength and the power of victory, hoping to conquer Shuzhou in one go. But now, these two things are gone. there is none left."
"When you retreat, you must retreat. Don't worry, my lord, one day my boss, Matthew, will definitely help your lord and take over the palace of Shuzhou!"
"The army retreats, pulls out the camp and pushes the baggage. If you are not careful, you may be pursued by the Shu people. The Qiang tribe is in chaos. After returning to Liangzhou, the lord can support another Qiang tribe. Let the more than 20,000 people be used as Let the Qiang people in our tribe serve as the dead army after the war is cut off."
Turning his head to look at the mountains and forests of Shuzhou ahead, Dong Wen looked extremely unwilling.
He lost this battle against Shu. But it was not that he lost to Xu Mu, but that he lost to a cripple. He defeated an army of 50,000 men and killed three Liangzhou generals in a row, as well as an old strategist who was quite good.
He just felt that the little commoner seemed to be gaining momentum.
