I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 327: Crossing the rear
Jiujiang County, southwest of Chengde County.

Here lies the remnants of the Dabie Mountains, which is a hilly landform. It is a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and there are often woodcutters and farmers singing.

But there is no laughter here today.

Between the two small hills, swords collided with Changge, making a clanging sound that was extremely harsh; the sounds of horse hooves hitting the ground and arrows piercing the air alternated; the soldiers' angry roars mixed with painful screams resounded through the sky.

After about half an hour, the world became quiet.

"Clean the battlefield, count the casualties, and be vigilant!" Guan Fu held the helmet in his arms, not caring to wipe off the blood on his neck.

He patrolled the area he commanded.

As soon as the soldiers saw him coming, they didn't dare to slack off and fished, and hurriedly completed the task at hand.

There are now General Guan, Senior General Guan and Junior General Guan in the army.

That General Guan is the current Marquis of Ruyin, Xiahou He. The middle and high-level officials still call him General Xiahou, but ordinary soldiers are more accustomed to calling him General Guan.

The old general Guan's original name was Zhang Meng. When he was with Marquis Wen of Ruyin, he was favored and gave him the surname Guan, so he was called Guan Meng.

He was already retiring in Yangzhai, but when he heard about Xiahou He's conscription to fight against rebellion, he missed his old friendship and chose to go with the army regardless of his age.

As for General Guan, he was his son Guan Fu. How could his son feel at ease when his father joined the army at such an old age, so he also followed him in the army.

They, father and son, led their own team in the army and were subordinate to Xia Houhe.

However, Guan Meng was old and lacked energy, so the daily chores were basically left to Guan Fu to handle.

Because he was young and had little reputation, the young general Guan had always been strict with his soldiers in order to maintain his prestige.

After two rounds of inspections and receiving some data, when Guan Fu lowered his head to check, he heard footsteps coming from behind.

He turned his head, took a closer look, and hurriedly bowed and said, "I have seen General Chen!"

"Excuse me." Chen Luo waved his hand, and then asked quickly, "Your troops bear the brunt and are fighting the enemy from the front. What are the casualties?"

Guan Fu handed over the report in his hand and said: "General, our troops suffered about a hundred casualties in this battle. As for the detailed statistics, we will have to wait for a quarter of an hour or two. If you are in a hurry, I will rush it for you."

"Okay, you will send someone to my big tent when the time comes." Chen Luo nodded, and then informed, "Zhongru, after cleaning the battlefield, remember to go to the Chinese Army to participate in the post-war discussion. Last time You must have forgotten it carelessly."

"Wei, I will never forget this time." Guan Fu agreed and watched Chen Luo leave.

The person I admire most in the army is the Marquis of Yangxia.

Originally, Guan Fu thought that his father, who was nearly fifty years old, could be considered a ruthless person among ruthless people by being able to kill him on the front line.

But Chen Luo was over seventy years old, and he was still full of vigor and vigor. He rode a horse on the battlefield, held a spear and stabbed, and his movements were not slow.

In the first battle, Chen Luo's smooth and smooth performance not only dumbfounded the enemy, but even the soldiers who were charging behind did not react.

This, this, this, this is Old General Chen, whose beard and hair are all white?
Even though they saw Chen Luo leading the charge many times later, every time he appeared, it greatly boosted their morale.

Guan Fu was very envious of this.

If he lives to this age, it is a question whether he needs help to walk, let alone go to fight in person.

Seeing Chen Luo walking away, Guan Fu took a deep breath and continued to supervise the soldiers cleaning the battlefield.

A quarter of an hour later, inside the Chinese army's tent.

Chen Luo, who had finished tallying the preliminary casualty data outside, sat at the top, silently meditating.

The encounter just now was beyond his expectation. He did not expect that a rebel army would appear near Jiujiang County.

They met suddenly and the fight was extremely brutal.

Before this war, they had experienced a total of twelve wars, large and small.

The trials of blood and fire allowed his recruits to grow rapidly. Even if they killed the enemy with weapons in hand, they would not tremble and vomit.

But the biggest problem is that the number of soldiers is too small.

He brought out 5000 people from Yangxia, and Xiahou He gathered more than 2000 people in Ruyin. They also recruited troops along the way to fill the casualties, and recruited [-] people scattered here and there.

After all calculations, his army only numbered 2000 people, not to mention that after more than ten wars, at least [-] soldiers died and fled.

However, under his command, the army rarely fought against the rebels head-on.

The small number of troops is a disadvantage when charging on the battlefield, and they can easily be surrounded and swallowed by the enemy.

But it likes it in certain situations, and it also has advantages.

If the army is small, then the representatives can easily hide.

Unlike modern warfare in later generations, there are drones, satellites, and radars that can clearly observe even the company station.

In ancient times, when thousands of people went into the mountains and forests, it was basically impossible to be discovered as long as they did not light a fire to cook and covered up the traces of their march.

Therefore, Chen Luo's tactics were to constantly intersperse and harass the rebels in the direction, using methods such as cutting off food routes, attacking camps, and feinting to attack the rear, to slow down the progress of the opponent's main force.

It's just that Chen Luo was a little caught off guard when he met the enemy head-on.

But with proper command and the fact that the enemy's numbers and equipment were far inferior to their own, they were able to annihilate all the rebels.

"I still feel like something is wrong." Chen Luo rubbed his temples in annoyance.

He was not left with much time to think. One after another, people came into the tent and sat down to participate in the post-war discussions. There were also soldiers coming in the middle to report casualty statistics.

After nearly a quarter of an hour, Chen Luo looked around.

After seeing everyone gathered, he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I have made preliminary statistics on the battle losses just now.

In this battle, our army killed 310 people and injured 720 people, including 650 people who were slightly injured, 78 people who were seriously injured, and 13 people who were missing.

The remaining combat strength of our army is initially estimated to be about 500. "

After a war, it was Chen Luo's habit to announce various statistics.

Whether it is to count the casualties of the army, follow-up combat strength, or to reward soldiers for their achievements, data is indispensable.

Everyone in the tent nodded, they were also used to Chen Luo's approach these days.

In the next step of the process, it is up to them to express their opinions.

Xia Houhe touched his chin and spoke first: "Our army has suffered nearly one-third casualties over the past few days, and many soldiers have also become war-weary.

Mr. Chen, how about we go back and rest for a while to recharge our batteries and fight again? "

He made this judgment based on the samples he brought out from Ruyin.

The more than [-] soldiers suffered more than [-] casualties and nearly [-] deserters.By analogy, the overall data of the army is almost tripled.

Therefore, he felt that returning home, going to rest and recuperate, and then recruiting another round of troops would make the army stronger.

Before the others could speak, Guan Meng pursed his lips and said, "My lord, our army has marched this far, why should we say we should retreat? Marching and fighting is a one-stop battle, and then it will weaken again, and then it will be exhausted."

We withdrew this time and retreated to the city. Do you think the soldiers would be willing to let the soldiers come out to fight next time?

Lord, please consider this issue carefully. "

As a former servant of the Xiahou family, Guan Meng still respected Xiahou He very much.

And in such a big matter, he couldn't let his master make a wrong decision.

Even if the advice is offensive to your ears, you still have to say it!
Xia Houhe frowned slightly.

He thought someone would speak out to refute him, but he never expected that it would be Guan Meng who stood up.

Therefore, Xia Houhe said slightly sullenly: "Uncle Meng, what do you mean? This junior just wants to make suggestions. If there is something wrong with my suggestion, then Mr. Chen will veto it, so why do you have to say more?"

His words were vaguely thorny.

Although he didn't attack Guan Meng directly, the tone of his voice still made him feel a little unpleasant.

Guan Fu's face turned gloomy instantly.

No one can remain calm and composed when their father is accused. What's more, the Xiahou family was my father's former master, so the relationship with him is not that close.

Seeing the tense atmosphere in the tent, Chen Luo squinted his eyes and lightly knocked on the desk.

In an instant, everyone calmed down and looked up at the chief seat.

Among them, Yang Xiahou is the one who sticks to his word.

"Xiao He, what your Uncle Meng just said was for the sake of the army, and it's also for you." Chen Luo said seriously, "If you lead the army to leave now and give up halfway, will it have any impact on you, Uncle Meng?" ? He is now past the age of fighting for power. Of course, Ameng’s words are a bit unpleasant. If young people like Zhong Ru are allowed to communicate, there won’t be so much trouble, right? "

I didn't forcefully ask anyone to apologize to the other party, but laid out all the reasons clearly.

Everyone is thinking about each other, so why bother?

At this time, the two people who had just argued with each other looked at each other and lowered their heads in shame.

Seeing this, Chen Luo took the opportunity to change the subject and said, "Then we will act according to the original plan. What do you think?"

The reason why they chose to go south this time was because the prefect of Lujiang sent a messenger saying that the rebels wanted to plot against Shu City and asked other county guards to support their defense.

However, the defense strength of each county is quite empty, and the defense itself is barely adequate, let alone dividing the troops to support friendly forces.

So Chen Luo's idle force took over this task, interspersing and harassing the rebels along the way, and headed towards Shucheng.

This was their original plan.

But after these days of fighting, they were deeply aware of the cruelty of war.

Fighting kills people!
There were originally 500 or even [-] people under his command. After a burst of killing, dozens or hundreds of people might die. This is not just a number, but watching the fresh faces in the memory suddenly disappear, never to be seen again. Will not appear.

This kind of impact is not a momentary thing, it is not a comet falling, but a continuous rain that keeps falling on my heart, as if it will never stop.

Therefore, everyone in the tent was slightly divided on this.

"Lujiang County is too close to the Jing Kingdom. After the rebels rebelled, I'm afraid that was the first county to attack. Besides, there are traces of rebels in Jiujiang County now, and Lujiang County must have fallen early."

"General Zhang is right. Those rebels have suddenly raised their troops. I am afraid that the Lujiang prefect has already reached his limit in sending out a letter asking for help. And that was already nearly a month ago. Now Lujiang County may have already fallen."

"Hey, if we lead the army forward, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?"

Most of these pessimistic people believed that Lujiang County could not stop the first round of raids by the Jing Kingdom's rebellion, and that if they went there, they would be giving away their lives by force.

Of course, there is no shortage of people who support going to Lujiang and saving Shucheng.

And they think more strategically.

"If Shucheng has not fallen, then it would be an inspiring move for us to go to support them. Planting a nail in the back of those rebels will have quite symbolic significance for the entire battle."

"Yes, yes, and even if Lujiang County is lost, the rebels are now busy heading north. Doesn't it mean that their rear is empty?"

"Hey, there is some truth to it. Then if we sneaked into the rear from Jiujiang County, wouldn't that be a surprise? If we capture the lost Shu City again... then the old thief Liu Bi will probably explode with anger."

There was a dispute in the big tent, but most people still chose to support Chen Luo's proposal.

After all, they dared to join this rebellion team just to make achievements and put down the unrest.

Even though they were a little afraid of death itself, they were not afraid of traitors.

Guan Fu, in particular, looked the most excited.

Although I joined the army this time, I was really worried that my father was old and that he would be easily injured due to the lack of weapons and weapons on the battlefield.

But if this was the only reason, what he should do was to persuade Guan Meng to stop his father from going out to fight with the army.

And he chose to follow him in person. In fact, he had a vague desire to make contributions.

Good man, you can only get fame right now!
The Han Dynasty has been in peace for a long time, and the opportunity to fight in exchange for rewards is extremely rare.

You must know that at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, even Prime Minister Xiao lived in the military camp for a long time among the hundreds of Chehous who were granted the title, let alone others.

But there were few wars in Emperor Wen's dynasty.

The generals in the imperial court often sighed as they looked at the polished but useless weapons in the warehouse.

Without war, the only way to get promoted as a general is through qualifications and connections.

But any aspiring general wouldn't want to be like General Han, who led a million troops out of Hangu, defeated the six kingdoms, and then expelled the Xiongnu, making an immortal contribution.

Or you can learn from the King of Chu who led [-] soldiers to charge against an enemy that was ten times more powerful than you. Even if you cannot achieve the glory of the Battle of Julu, dying on the battlefield is better than wasting your time in the palace and wasting your good years. Be good.

Guan Fu once had the idea of ​​going to Beijing to seek a position as a military general, but because of the reality, he chose to give up.

At the moment, the opportunity is in front of me, and I am not willing to give up anymore.

The other people in the tent had long been in high positions, but he was the only one who achieved a lot of merit purely by fighting in this war.

Even though Chen Luo's decision sounded a bit radical, he still firmly supported it.

Many young generals have the same thoughts.

(End of this chapter)