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Chapter 148: Success

Crossing Hongze four times and attacking Meishan directly!
The rest of the people gradually came to their senses after Xu Wencai's detailed explanation.

Their pupils trembled at a amplitude visible to the naked eye.

What do you mean?
This is not going to run away.

And directly...

Win the battle?!

original.

The three thousand of them burned the food and grass. No matter what happened next, as long as they did not surrender to the enemy, they would be ranked at the top of the merit list at the end of this battle. If they could also destroy the Red Eyebrow Army's base camp, they would seize the legendary Book of Secret Weapons.

Wouldn't that be...

Heavenly power!

The real heavenly power!
Three thousand people will affect the direction of the war involving a total of 300,000 people on both sides!
Everyone has natural talent!

This is not a fantasy!

After listening to it, several people also felt that this plan was feasible.

"What are you waiting for?!"

Lu Shuhua stood up: "Mr. Chen Qian, when do we set off?"

"We'll set off at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow."

Chen Sanshi pointed at the map and made the arrangements: "This time, I and Lieutenant General Yu will lead a thousand people to stay behind. Then, Xu Wencai, you will lead Brother Lu and the others to cross the Hongze River to the west and hide at the intersection of Hongze and Wushui. When there is a signal to burn the mountain in our direction, you will immediately rush across the Wushui River and head straight to Meishan Prefecture City. You must capture Liang Jinian as quickly as possible and take away the Heavenly Book at the same time. Brother Lu, Brother Xie and Brother Yan, if you trust me, you will listen to Xu Wencai's command!"

"it is good!"

Lu Shuhua nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen Qian, we will listen to you and hand over the command to Mr. Xu, but..."

"There's one thing I don't understand."

Xie Sishu took over the conversation and said the second half of the sentence: "Why do we need you and Lieutenant General Yu to stay here for this feint attack? You two are the people with the highest martial arts level among us. If you both stay here, isn't it a bit..."

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Sanshi said in a deep voice: "The Red Eyebrow Army was originally a mountain bandit. Even if they have gathered more people in recent years, there are still only a few high-level warriors. When they cross the river, the remaining generals in Meishan Prefecture will not exceed Huajin at best. It has been almost half a year. Brother Lu, I saw you practicing martial arts yesterday. You are almost at Huajin, right?"

"Exactly."

Lu Shuhua did not deny it: "We are only one step away, we should be able to break through tonight!"

"That's no problem."

Chen Sanshi said: "If we meet a Huajin general again, I'll leave it to you."

"General! Why don't you let me take the rear?"

Bai Tingzhi asked in confusion, "You and Lieutenant General Yu are the commander and the main general respectively, what are you two doing here?"

"I have my own arrangements."

Chen Sanshi said, "Let's arrange it quickly. There's no time to explain."

After he finished speaking, he left alone with his spear in hand and soon disappeared.

"This……"

Lu Shuhua and others looked at each other.

"Why do I feel weird?"

"Yes."

"Why did the two of them stay behind to feint?"

"No need!"

"..."

Yu Song said nothing. He almost lay on the map on the ground, his movements seemed a little clumsy as he looked at it carefully.

"Mr. Xu, do you know the reason for this arrangement?"

"..."

"Because this isn't a feint at all!"

Xu Wencai suddenly thought of something, and for a moment he burst into tears, muttering: "What a benevolent man! I, Xu, will have no regrets in my life with such a wise master! But I absolutely cannot do this, and I absolutely cannot take such a big risk!"

"what are you saying?"

Lu Shuhua and others were even more confused.

"I can't stop the adults, I have to find someone who can!"

Xu Wencai looked around, and finally hurriedly headed towards the rear, where the large army was resting.

"Fuck you motherfucker!"

Wang Zhi slapped Feng Yong on the head and said, "I killed more people last time. Give me ten taels of silver quickly. Don't try to deny your debt."

"fart!"

Feng Yong said unconvincedly: "All the people I killed were Lian Gu, one of them is worth ten of you!"

"..."

After the battle with Jia Youtian, the soldiers took advantage of the rest to settle each other's gambling debts. It was a way to have fun in the midst of suffering. After all, they only needed to obey orders.

Over the past six months, no matter how panicked the rest of the soldiers were, they were relatively calm.

"Master Wang!"

Xu Wencai interrupted them and asked, "Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Can't you just say it directly?"

Wang Zhi looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed: "Okay!"

The two came to an empty corner.

Wang Zhi held a grass root in his mouth and said, "Tell me, Lao Xu, what's going on?"

"Master Wang!"

Xu Wencai asked, "You should be the former commander of Xuanwu Camp, Tang Ruoshan, right?"

Wang Zhi was stunned.

"Oh."

Xu Wencai explained: "I accidentally heard you call me Senior Brother last time, so I guessed it. This is a serious matter, so please don't hide anything, Master Wang."

Wang Zhi said seriously: "You say."

"Is such that……"

Xu Wencai recounted the whole story in detail.

"Does this kid want to repeat my mistakes?"

After hearing this, Wang Zhi's brows were almost wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川" (Chuan), and he murmured, "I know, I will try my best to stop him!"

……

the other side.

After lying on the map for a long time, Yu Song finally understood. Cursing, he picked up the map and headed in the direction where Chen Sanshi had left. Finally, he found Chen Sanshi sitting on a big rock by a stream in a daze.

"Boss Chen, why are you hiding here?"

Yu Song sat down next to him, quietly took out a water bag from his arms, opened it, and put it to his nose to smell it: "Guess what this is?"

"liquor?"

Chen Sanshi didn't even need to be aware of it; he could smell the fragrant aroma of wine the moment the cork was opened.

"Yes!"

Yu Song introduced it boastfully, "This wine is called 'Drunk Saint'. It is said that even a martial saint would get drunk after a few sips. It is very expensive. A bag of this wine costs several hundred taels of silver!

"I brought it with me when I set out from Liangzhou. I was going to share it with my brothers after the victory, but who knew that it would take half a year to get it, and I still haven't had a chance to taste it.

"Want some?"

"it is good."

Chen Sanshi didn't hesitate and grabbed the water bag and took a sip.

This wine is a medicinal wine, and it was brewed with exotic beasts. After it went into his stomach, his whole body felt hot and he started to feel a little dizzy after just one sip. It was the first time for him to drink such a strong wine. No wonder he was called the 'Drunk Saint'.

"Hahaha!"

Yu Song grabbed the water bag with a smile and took a big gulp. He endured the spiciness of the liquor with a gritted teeth while spreading the map in front of him.

He pointed at the map and said, "General Chen, I just looked over the route we took from the beginning to the end after arriving in Mingzhou. You are simply amazing. I didn't know until I saw it that you have been leading everyone to play tricks on the army of more than 100,000.

"I think they are all very angry, especially Dong An. He is very famous. Losing the battle would be much more painful than taking his life, not to mention that we only have more than 3,000 people."

Chen Sanshi didn't say anything.

"Why don't you say anything, kid? Are you looking down on me? After all, I have been in the army for so long and have even risen to the position of lieutenant general, so I know a little bit about the art of war!"

Yu Song continued to gesture with his hands and said, "This time, the reason why you let the two of us stay behind is because the feint attack is useless, right?"

Chen Sanshi did not deny it.

"It can be done once or twice, but not three or four times! If you use the same trick too many times, even a pig can figure it out, let alone a living person!

"Whether it's Dong An or Liang Jinian from Meishan, they are not fools, otherwise the Liangs wouldn't have received treasures from immortals, so..."

Yu Song emphasized: "We can no longer feint. Only a real attack can attract more troops and leave Meishan Prefecture with a shortage of troops.

"But how can we convince the extremely smart Liang Jinian and Dong An that we are really fighting and not just pretending?

“Nothing can be more convincing than the commander appearing at Luotian Pass, right?

"That's why you asked the two of us to stay behind to cover your retreat.

"Well, my analysis was correct, wasn't it? I guess all these years of fighting weren't in vain!"

Chen Sanshi nodded: "Commander Yu said exactly what he said."

"Okay, okay! What do you call this? It's called creating opportunities when there are none!"

Yu Song said with emotion: "General Chen Qian is truly a man of great foresight and a rare talent!

"I have always felt that you will become the most outstanding person in the Eighth Battalion in the future. It is not impossible for you to surpass General Lu. The future hope of the Eighth Battalion lies in you.

"but……"

Speaking of it.

Yu Song suddenly rushed over and grabbed Chen Sanshi's collar, saying viciously: "I was wrong, you are a coward, a coward!"

"Commander Yu..."

Chen Sanshi was a little confused by the other party's sudden change.

"Chen Sanshi!"

Yu Song roared with red eyes: "I want to ask you, what is the mission and responsibility of a qualified general, a qualified commander of troops?"

“You won’t tell me?

"Okay, I'll tell you!

“A general needs to achieve strategic goals while minimizing losses!

“It’s that simple!
“That’s enough!
"What are you doing?!"

"Commander Yu..."

Chen Sanshi's eyes were complicated: "I don't understand what you mean."

"You are still playing dumb with me!"

Yu Song pushed him to the ground and cursed him rudely: "I am the only one who can take care of you. Why did you want to follow me? It's because your plan requires my death to succeed, so you can't bear it, you feel guilty, and you think you killed me! Right? Answer me!"

"Correct!"

Chen Sanshi admitted it.

Since he joined the army, he has never deliberately used the lives of his brothers to exchange for victory, let alone the lives of so many people.

Of course, he wasn't really going to die. He had the strange fire and sword energy as his trump cards, so there was still a chance he could survive, but the risk was relatively high.

"An act of cowardice, a woman's kindness!"

Yu Song's eyes revealed contempt: "What do you think will happen if it's General Fang or Commander Sun? They will leave me behind without hesitation and lead the army to attack Meishan Prefecture!

"If my death can bring victory to this battle, then my life as a lieutenant general will be a great gain. There has never been such a good deal recorded in history books!
"I'm telling you, if our positions were reversed, I would also let you go and die instead of wasting time like a woman!

“I’m asking you!

"If you stay and die with me, can Lu Shuhua and the others really complete the mission? Can they really do it!
"That Xu Wencai is pretty powerful, but he's not even as good as a soldier. On the battlefield, swords have no mercy. If he dies, who will be able to command? Can the rest of the people do it?
"If we fail to capture Meishan Prefecture once chaos breaks out, wouldn't all the deaths be in vain?

"The fact that you were able to devise this strategy shows that you know these things better than I do. How can you be so irresponsible? Do you know how precious your life is? Even if you die, you should die on the way to attack Meishan Prefecture, not at Luotian Pass!"

Chen Sanshi closed his eyes: "You are right."

He understood all this very well, and after hearing the other party's advice, he was able to cut off the last shackles in his heart.

Such is the battlefield.

Without sacrifice, there is no victory.

"Just know that what I said is right!"

Yu Song looked at him, his voice trembling with excitement: "So, put away your pathetic, cowardly sympathy and pity! Justice does not command wealth, and kindness does not command the army!

"On the battlefield, it has always been the case that one general's success is achieved at the cost of the lives of thousands of men. This is an eternal truth!

"But as long as the death is worth it, brothers will never have a single complaint!

"Stop talking!"

He saw the other party was about to speak, and interrupted him, saying: "You are a talented boy, but you have a biggest flaw, you are still too young, so you are too soft-hearted! I hope that after this battle, you can change, grow up, become a real general, and become a real marshal in the future!

“You have no right to refuse.

“I listened to you before because everything you said was right, but this time, you are wrong!
"And don't forget, I am the lieutenant general of the reserve battalion, and you are only a captain. Military orders are as heavy as a mountain, and you have no right to disobey them!"

"I see."

Chen Sanshi was not hypocritical. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes had become extremely firm: "After daybreak, please ask Lieutenant General Yu to select a thousand troops to attack Luotian Pass. The bigger the movement, the better, but there should not be too much loss in the first two days. The longer the delay, the better. Also, send people to look out in the Nanhuang Mountain area. Once they see a large army coming from the west bank of the Hongze River and the direction of Meishan Prefecture, they will immediately set fire to the mountain to send a signal. Then I will take the opportunity to cross the Wushui River and head straight to Meishan Prefecture.

"After this, Admiral Yu can break out on his own, if... there is still a chance."

"Hahahahahaha!"

After listening to this, Yu Song burst into laughter again: "That's right! You should have arranged this a long time ago. In this way, Meishan Prefecture will naturally be finished. The rebellion in Mingzhou will be quelled in no time once the imperial army arrives!

"Come, let's celebrate our great achievements. Let's drink!"

"I'll go and catch a rabbit and roast it."

Chen Sanshi picked up the bow and arrow, went into the woods in front, and caught a wild rabbit in less than a cup of tea. Then he took the Zhenyue Sword, slaughtered the rabbit beside the stream, and made a fire to roast the meat.

The two of them ate rabbit meat and drank wine, and before they knew it, dusk had turned into late night.

"okay!"

Yu Song said drunkenly, "I have to practice martial arts to sober myself up. We have to set off again after daybreak. General Chen Qian should also hurry up and get ready. Don't miss the opportunity to fight."

"The last general takes command!"

Chen Sanshi clasped his fists, turned around and took two steps before stopping: "General Yu, is there anything you want me to do?"

It was called an instruction, but in fact it was a last will, and both of them knew it very well.

"Almost forgot about this."

Yu Song grinned and said, "I really have something I'd like to ask General Chen Qian to do. I have three sons in my family. They don't like to study and they all like to practice martial arts. The eldest son has a good physique, and there will be no more selected by the governor in the future, so I would like to ask General Chen Qian to teach him a few moves when he is free. You are the governor's last disciple, so your teaching is the same as the governor teaching himself. Haha, you are much better than me, I got a big bargain."

"I will provide all your resources to you until he dies!"

Chen Sanshi promised, then clasped his fists and left.

Outside the woods.

Wang Zhi and Xu Wencai finally found them.

"It seems that we don't need to persuade him."

"yes……"

Xu Wencai heaved a sigh of relief: "Your Excellency is good in everything, and is ruthless to his enemies, but he is soft-hearted when it comes to his own people. But after this time, I guess your Excellency will not be like this anymore..."

"Senior brother."

Chen Sanshi stopped in front of Wang Zhi and said, "Go meet Commander Yu in another identity."

"Me? I can't face anyone like this."

Wang Zhi smiled bitterly: "Forget it, since you said so, I will shamelessly go and have a chat. To be honest, it's okay for me to stay with you. I can fight Lian Zang if I meet him."

"Senior brother."

Chen Sanshi rejected it and said, "You are useful. Maybe in the future, there will be a chance to cure your old illness!"

Even immortals can be cultivated.

A martial artist's meridian injuries may not mean he has no chance of survival.

"Ok."

Wang Zhi walked over with a knife in hand.

The next morning.

The troops divided into two groups.

Chen Sanshi led two thousand men across the river to the west and temporarily hid at the junction of the Hongze River and the Wushui River.

……

"kill!"

"Don't let anyone go!"

"Crown Prince Cao Fan and Sha Wenlong are among these people!"

"..."

"General, spare my life!"

"We are ordinary people, not soldiers..."

"Pfft-"

Outside Yangchun Prefecture, among the desolate mountains and wilderness.

There are people everywhere.

Behind them are the rebels chasing them.

in chaos.

Sha Wenlong and Cao Fan disguised themselves as civilians, dropped their weapons, and fled forward in a panic.

"I can't walk anymore..."

"Puff-"

Cao Fan fell to the ground while running.

He hadn't eaten for ten days. If it weren't for his strong physique as a warrior, he would have starved to death. But it was also because of his martial arts training that his body was greatly exhausted, and hunger was a very painful thing.

"Your Highness, wait a moment!"

Sha Wenlong jumped away, and soon after, he snatched some dry food from the fleeing people: "Your Highness, please eat, and then we will continue on our journey."

Not only were they wearing tattered clothes, their faces were also disguised with a simple disguise. They looked like two beggars, not the general and the crown prince.

As for everyone else…

I guess they're almost dead, so this buys them a lot of time.

Two thousand lives in exchange for their two lives, what a bargain!

"Prince, I just went to the forest and received information from Hai Dongqing!"

Sha Wenlong said with relief: "General Lu is about to break through the Jianmen Gorge to support us. He is truly a brave man, unparalleled in the ages. We are saved! Prince? You...you are injured?"

"Cough cough..."

Cao Fan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and collapsed to the ground: "I got internal injuries while defending the city, General Sha, you don't have to worry about me."

"Ridiculous! I, Sha Wenlong, am a great minister!"

Sha Wenlong directly carried the prince on his back and said: "Your Highness, don't give up. Chen Sanshi and the others are really dead this time. As long as we get out, we will follow Lu Ji to make some merits. When we return to Liangzhou, you will be the chief disciple!"

……

Luotian Pass.

Yu Song led more than a thousand people and set up camp on a plain thirty miles outside the pass. They used the cloth collected along the way as military flags and the war drums beat loudly, as if a large army was approaching and was about to break through the pass.

Guannei Castle.

General Liu, who was in charge of the garrison, stood on a high place, looking at the aggressive Dasheng officers and soldiers with a solemn expression.

"General, what should we do?" the subordinate asked in panic, "With so many people coming, should we immediately notify Marshal Liang and ask him to mobilize all the troops on the west bank?"

"Why are you so anxious? If this is just a feint, wouldn't it put Meishan Prefecture in danger? This is what Marshal Liang has instructed!"

General Liu said in a deep voice: "Pass on my order. Stay put and observe the enemy situation for now. When the enemy starts to break through, send two Huajin generals to scout out the enemy. Unless we can confirm that their commander Yusong is there, otherwise, it will be considered a feint attack!"

One day later.

"Report!"

"General! When the enemy attacked the city just now, the two Hua Jin masters we sent out to dig out the formation were killed. And through investigation, we can be absolutely sure that the general who was attacking the city outside was a general at the Tongmai realm. Who else could it be except Yu Song!"

"Where are they now?"

"They retreated before daybreak, and suffered heavy losses. A rough count showed that they had more than 400 casualties. They were undoubtedly the main force!"

"Oh yeah, there's also a young general holding a spear. From what he's saying, it seems to be Chen Sanshi!"

"it is good!"

General Liu was delighted: "So, Yu Song and Chen Sanshi are here. Go write a letter and tell Marshal Liang to immediately send the troops on the west bank across the river to encircle and suppress them. The sooner the better. Don't give them another chance to escape!"

The intelligence was quickly written, tied to the leg of a black hawk and flown westward toward Meishan.

This Black Hawk is incredibly fast!
It was sent by the Western Qi Kingdom after the Red Eyebrow Army and the Western Qi Kingdom cooperated. It is priceless and much more precious than the Saker Falcon that the Great Sheng Dynasty liked to use.

……

Preparation camp, camp.

in the dark.

Although there were only 500 people left in the camp, it was still brightly lit with candles. All the soldiers were patrolling with torches, and no one was resting, thus creating the appearance that the camp had sufficient manpower.

"How about it, Xiao Qian? Did you enjoy playing Chen Sanshi today?"

Yu Song looked at the young man who was practicing internal organs beside him and joked, "He was frightened by the idiot from Luo Tianguan."

"It was enjoyable, but my cultivation was a little low, and I almost got exposed several times!"

Qian Bazong said somewhat awkwardly: "Fortunately, the people they sent out to test us were not very powerful, and with the help of Lieutenant General Yu, we were able to get away with it."

"Xiao Qian, are you feeling wronged?"

Yu Song handed over the last remaining drunken saint: "You are only twenty-five or twenty-six years old."

"I was the one who insisted on following you. What's there to be wronged about?"

Qian Bazong smiled and said, "Besides, if Lord Chen and his men succeed, it will be equivalent to making a great contribution. At that time, our families will definitely be rewarded greatly, and we don't need to worry about our families."

"Well, you're right."

Yu Song stood up, with a hint of excitement in his eyes: "Among us soldiers, who doesn't have the ambition to achieve great feats? If we can realize our ambitions, we can die without regrets!
"Moreover, after this incident, even those who have truly commanded large-scale battles will have accumulated rich experience. When the commander-in-chief retires, the Eighth Battalion will also have hope! People like you and me are fortunate to have participated in this battle, and our lives have not been lived in vain!"

Captain Qian looked at the dawn in the east and said, "Commander Yu, the problem now is that we can't hold on for much longer..."

After all, they only had a little over a thousand people.

After several rounds of attacks, only the last half was left.

Two more rounds and the truth will be revealed.

"Calculate the time, it should be soon."

Yu Song looked quietly at the empty wilderness ahead and fell into silence.

……

Meishan Prefecture.

"Husband, drink the medicine."

Gao Peiwen held the spoon and persuaded him: "If your health is bad, how can you do the big things you said?"

Liang Jinian did not speak, but just looked at the map and muttered to himself: "I can't lose any more games. The effect of the immortal items is getting weaker and weaker. If I lose another game... there should be news from Luotian Pass..."

"Chirp—"

A sharp cry was heard.

The black shadow flew directly into the house through the window and landed in front of the scholar.

Liang Jinian quickly took the information off the black shadow's leg, and after reading it, he showed an irrepressible joy on his face: "Good! The leader of the remaining reserve battalion, Yu Song, is confirmed to be at Luotian Pass. This time they are dead!

“Someone, someone!

"Pass my order on. The entire army will cross the river and head straight to Luotian Pass! After destroying the reserve camp, stay at Luotian Pass and wait to join up with Dong An's troops who will arrive later, and prepare to fight against the troops from the capital of Sheng Dynasty who are coming from the Great Wilderness."

"It's over, it's all over!"

As long as they successfully wipe out the remnants of the reserve camp, they will be able to stabilize the situation in the southeast corner and then block the capital from Sheng Dynasty. The worst result would be a long tug-of-war with the Sheng Dynasty's troops. The overall situation in Mingzhou has been decided!
……

Outside Luotian Pass.

A red sun is rising slowly in the eastern sky.

A fast horse came running from the morning sun, and the scout on the horse uttered a loud voice: "Report--"

"On the west bank of the Hongze River, at least 7,000 troops are crossing the river from the direction of Meishan Prefecture!"

"Judging from the distance, it will take at most another day and a half to reach Luotian Pass!"

"it is good!"

Yu Song was overjoyed and waved his hand to order: "Set fire, burn the mountain!"

"The rest of you, follow me and break through to the Great Wilderness."

“Breakout——”

……

Wulian Mountain.

This place is the junction of Hongze River and Wushui River.

Chen Sanshi led everyone to wait here early.

"Mr. Chen Qian."

Lu Shuhua counted the days and said, "We have been hiding here for four or five days. Why haven't we received any signal from Commander Yu and his men? If it really doesn't work, should we turn back?"

"hold on."

Chen Sanshi said calmly: "General Yu, they can do it."

"cigarette--"

"fire!"

The words just fell.

Everyone saw black smoke billowing from the southeast, like a giant black dragon rising into the sky, hovering above the Luotian Pass, madly devouring the Red Eyebrow Army.

Become!

As the distance between the two sides was too great, in order to ensure that information could be communicated within a short period of time, they used burning mountains as a signal.

Now the wildfire has spread over a hundred miles, which means that Commander Yu and his men have successfully attracted the last elite forces of the Red Eyebrow Army. Now their base camp, Meishan Prefecture, is in an unprecedented state of emptiness.

Next up!
This is the last dance of this battle!
Pull the cart, General!
"Pass on my orders!"

Chen Sanshi's pupils glowed with determination in the sunlight, and his voice was like a loud bell, resounding in the ears of two thousand soldiers: "After the entire army crosses the Hongze River, rush across the Wushui River, and then go straight to Meishan Prefecture and capture Liang Jinian alive!"

"Capture Liang Jinian alive!"

"Capture Liang Jinian alive!!!"

Two thousand people shouted in unison, and morale was unprecedentedly high.

this moment.

In Chen Sanshi's eyes, the term [die in battle] emerged again. Even though Yan Changqing and others had other thoughts in their minds due to their different identities and status, at least at this moment, everyone had only one common goal in their hearts, to kill the enemy!
"How can you say that you have no clothes, but you share the same robe with me!"

"Brothers, cross the river——"

They had already made preparations and crossed the Hongze River for the fourth time in just two days.

Qianxun and the other war horses had been waiting on the river bank for a long time.

There is a bridge over the Wushui River!
Their war horses can travel unimpeded all the way and will suddenly appear in the Meishan Prefecture area at the fastest speed, like heavenly soldiers descending to earth.

……

“Breakout——”

The reserve camp is located in Yusong's remaining area.

The last thirty remaining people rode on the stolen war horses and set fire to the mountains along the way. After failing to break through Luotian Pass, they had to return the same way and wanted to cross the Hongze River to the west and enter the hinterland of Mingzhou again.

Unfortunately, they were already surrounded by enemy troops in front, behind, and on both sides, as densely packed as an iron barrel.

In a valley.

They have no way out.

"Why are there only so few people?"

General Liu stopped his horse and looked at the scene of only thirty-odd riders in front of them. He frowned and asked loudly: "Yu Song! Where are the rest of you? Tell me where they are and I will spare your life!"

They surrounded them from all directions, and theoretically no one should be able to escape.

But so far, they have killed less than a thousand enemies, and the remaining reserve forces should have more than three thousand men.

The only answer they got was the sound of swords being drawn.

"Reserve Battalion, Charge—"

Yu Song raised his Mo Dao high.

The last thirty or so riders of the reserve camp rushed into the formation of tens of thousands of enemy troops, but were drowned in an instant, like a clay cow entering the sea, without a sound...

……

Yangchun Prefecture.

Rebel camp.

With the help of his attendants, Dong An put on full body armor and picked up a long sword. He looked much better than before, and his eyes were full of confidence.

"Report!"

"Fifty miles outside the city, traces of Sha Wenlong and others are suspected to have been found!"

"General Xiang has already gone after them."

"Marshal, do you want to go over and take a look?"

"Yes, I understand. I will go there in person after the battle report from Meishan Prefecture arrives."

Dong An took a brush and drew on the map.

But he was not paying attention to the movements of the remnants of the reserve battalion, but was planning the overall situation in Mingzhou.

There is no way that the group of people in the reserve camp are still alive. The deployment of Luotian Pass is foolproof. No one will be fooled by the feint attack. The kid named Chen has run out of tricks after all!
After the battle report arrives and confirms that the result is consistent with his prediction, Dong An will personally go into battle, first hunting down Sha Wenlong and the other man, and then go to Jianmen Gorge to assist Zhong Wuxin in fighting Lu Ji.

However, the subsequent battles are not very interesting. It is nothing more than a competition of manpower and logistical supplies, and there will not be any major variables.

"Report——"

"News has come from Luotian Pass that the remaining troops of the reserve battalion have been completely wiped out!"

"Lieutenant General Yu Song's head is on the way!"

"..."

"Well, wait..."

Dong An sensed something was wrong: "Only Yu Song? Where's Chen Sanshi's head?"

"Commander..."

The soldiers lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at each other: "There is another important news. According to the battle report sent by Liu Anxing, they killed about a thousand enemy soldiers, and the whereabouts of the other two thousand are unknown..."

Dong An shouted, "Asshole! Explain your words clearly!"

"Marshal, I have finished speaking!"

The soldier's voice trembled a little: "It's just that we simply didn't find the person."

"That's all? Two thousand people are missing, and you tell me that's all?!"

"boom--"

Dong An kicked him down.

The soldier vomited blood and died on the spot.

There was dead silence in the camp, and none of the soldiers dared to speak a word.

Dong An returned to the map, picked up the brush again and started to draw, muttering to himself:

"impossible!"

"The reserve camp is surrounded by a large army from all four directions!"

"After they attack Luotian Pass, there is no way they will have time to retreat!"

"unless……

"Unless these two thousand people did not go to attack Luotian Pass at all, but hid themselves early!"

"That is to say..."

"This attack on Luotian Pass is another feint of divided forces!"

"wrong!"

"The commanders are all here!"

"Yu Song's head has been cut off. This has been verified by many parties. There is no way it is wrong!"

"The commanders all died in battle"

"absurd!"

"How could there be an example in the world where a commander lets his subordinates die behind him?"

"If that's the case, what do they want to do?"

"Where did the other two thousand people flee to?"

Dong An spared no effort to obtain a brand new map, and then reviewed the battle of Mingzhou from beginning to end. Until midnight, there was a loud thunder in the sky, and the brush in his hand fell to the ground with a "click".

"Crash, lala, lala -"

It rained heavily in Mingzhou again, extinguishing the last glimmer of hope in his heart.

"It's over...it's all over..."

"Puff-"

"Commander!"

The soldiers rushed forward in a hurry.

This time.

Two full hours later, Dong An finally opened his eyes again. He lay on the couch with pale lips, as if he had just walked through the gates of hell: "Go tell Liang Jinian to run away... Forget it, it's too late..."

"It's too late. It's too late for what?"

The soldiers were confused by what they heard, and looking at the Marshal's appearance, they felt panic for no reason.

"Commander!"

A deputy general came to the side of the couch and asked seriously, "General, please explain clearly. You are so smart, how could you be too late? Even if you send us to stop the loss, it will be fine."

"..."

Dong An closed his eyes and said nothing, just like a dying man.

"This……"

Everyone had no choice but to inform Liang Jinian.

……

at the same time.

Meishan Prefecture.

"That's unreasonable!"

Liang Jinian gnashed his teeth and slammed the table: "Two thousand people! How could Liu Anxing let so many people go and then tell me they were missing?!"

"Marshal, where can they be?"

He Xianliang, the last general defending the city of Meishan Prefecture, asked: "From the moment they attacked Luotian Pass, they should no longer have any chance to escape!"

"not good!"

Liang Jinian was horrified: "They didn't attack Luotian Pass at all."

"This, how is this possible?"

He Xianliang said, "General, the head of Yu Song, the commander of the remaining reserve battalion, is real. Can the commander stay behind to provide cover and use his life to protect the remaining troops?"

"That's why you deceived all of us! Treacherous, treacherous villain!"

Liang Jinian wanted to overturn the table, but he didn't have enough strength and ended up falling to the ground. He roared with a ferocious look on his face: "How is this possible, how is this possible!

"No matter how powerful he is, he is just a thousand commander!

"For a captain to order his commander to die willingly, there is absolutely no logic in this!

"How could Yu Song be willing to do that!
"Someone, come quickly!
"He Xianliang, how many people do we have left?"

He Xianliang replied: "The Marshal's personal guards, plus the last city guards, there are only about 200 people left. Did something happen?"

"With more than 200 people, we can't defend the city..."

Liang Jinian grabbed the map and said, "Wait, I remember there were still more than 1,800 people in Linhe County massacring the city?"

"Yes, Marshal."

He Xianliang said: "These people were the original veterans of the Meishan Stronghold. After winning the battle in the central region, they came back. The Marshal rewarded them for massacring the city."

"There's enough time!"

Liang Jinian ordered: "Quickly call them back to Meishan Prefecture and make sure to stop the remaining troops of the reserve camp on the way!"

"what?"

Hearing this, He Xianliang finally understood why the Marshal was so flustered. He said in disbelief: "Marshal, you mean... this is impossible?"

"Marshal, Marshal, something bad has happened!"

A Red Eyebrow soldier rushed into the hall with his buttocks pissing: "A hundred miles outside the city, we found, found about two thousand cavalrymen, I don't know where they came from! They claim to be heavenly soldiers and generals, and they want to take back the heavenly book given by the immortals from the commander-in-chief!

"This……"

He Xianliang was shocked.

The remnants of the reserve battalion really appeared here just as the Marshal said.

What’s the difference between this and the real heavenly soldiers and generals!
"You bastards! They are the remnants of the reserve battalion. How can they be called heavenly soldiers?"

Liang Jinian said angrily: "They say this just to intimidate you!"

He knew that if they were allowed to succeed, the rebels would collapse in an instant.

Everyone in the world will think that he is immoral and incompetent. The fact that the Heavenly Book classifies him as Great Sheng shows that the energy of Great Sheng has not been exhausted, and everything is just an ordinary rebellion!

"Okay, I will use the Heavenly Book to fight you to the death!"

Liang Jinian took out a few pages of golden paper from his body, on which flowed mysterious pictures and text formations.

He Xianliang immediately knelt down and said, "Please give me some advice, Marshal!"

"boom--"

A mysterious energy invisible to mortals surged into He Xianliang's body.

"Go."

Liang Jinian waved his sleeves and said: "After I grant you the Dharma, you will be able to fight!"

"Don't worry, Marshal!"

He Xianliang took the order and left: "Yu Song is dead. Even if it is really that Chen Sanshi who brought people to kill him, he is at most a beginner in Hua Jin. I am at least a minor success in Tongmai. In addition, I have the magic given by the Marshal. I swear on my life that I will win this battle and then bring back Chen's head to present to the Marshal!"

"go quickly."

Liang Jinian didn't say much, just looked at his back, slowly closed his eyes and sighed.

The Chimei Army had too few senior generals, which was their fatal flaw.

But He Xianliang was at least a member of a large sect and had achieved some success in opening up the meridians. No matter how powerful Chen Sanshi was, he might not be his match.

In short.

If this battle is successful, it will never be too late.

If he loses this battle, he will die.

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(End of this chapter)