Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

89. In the camp, birds have no place to rest, but people love the merits of war.

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The guide was covered in blood, stumbling along the way, and exhausted his last strength. When General Xiao's outpost arrived, he was found lying on the ground. After confirming that he was a member of the vanguard army, he was brought back to the army.

"General Xiao is the general's guide and has breath."After checking, the doctor in the army said that they had already sensed something was wrong.

The guide was not seriously injured. He fainted due to fatigue. He woke up soon and found out that his horse was dead and he came here on foot.

"How come this happened?"

The guide said:"The general's vanguard cavalry met the Dongfu Army in Shikou Village after passing Sangui."

"Dongfu Army? General Xiao couldn't believe that they dared to face the Youfan army head-on, and then asked:"How many people are there?""

"30000"

"The general has 50,000 elite knights, how could he be defeated by 30,000 people? This is impossible."General Xiao

"Indeed, in the fierce battle between the two armies in Shikou Village, we suffered numerous casualties."Guide.

General Xiao was shocked. There was no concept of the defeat of the Youfan army in his mind. How could the general be defeated? There was no possibility at all.

"You're talking nonsense, you're a spy who wants to mess with the morale of our army."General Xiao drew out his sword and

"General Xiao is real, everything is real."The guide was a little desperate.

After hesitating for a while, General Xiao asked again:"Where is the general?"

"I'm afraid it's more dangerous than good. This Dongfu army is too ferocious and cannot be killed."Guide

"How can it be? Who is their leader?"General

"The general is Daozhi, the former blue-clad general under the young prince."Guide

"Is he really not dead?"General Xiao panicked before he believed what the guide said.

The guide told about the rebirth of the water of the Blue Lake to the Yang Qi, and General Xiao realized that this war was indeed somewhat unusual.

"So General Chao Chao was captured?"

"The details are unknown. Judging from the situation at the time, he was either killed in battle or captured."Guide

"How did you escape?"

"During the fierce fighting, a few of us managed to escape while they were not paying attention to report the news. Others were seriously injured and died on the way."The guide said and began to sob.

"Why are you crying? Crying and crying is really useless."The deputy general scolded.

They didn't know how the guide got here. The soldiers who were with them died one after another on the road, with no dry food or water.

General Xiao thought for a moment and then said:"General detached, general detached Even the 50,000 elite knights cannot defeat them."

"The general means that we withdraw and think about it in the long term."Vice General

"Withdrawing and retreating without a fight, how can you explain to the court?"Another deputy general.

General Xiao kept walking around in the camp. He has never been defeated in the past wars, and has never made people hesitate like this. He is always in an absolute advantage, always full of confidence, and has a chance to win. After thinking for a while, General Xiao suddenly stopped and asked:"When will the Third Prince's army arrive?"

"If the wind is smooth, it can arrive in 10 days. Now in autumn, there are many headwinds, so it should take 15-6 days to arrive."The deputy general looked at General Xiao.

Another deputy general said:"Although we have 80,000 troops, it is difficult to act alone. The specific situation is unknown. Should we stop for a while?"

"Daozhiyuan was the vanguard general of the Zuo Fan Army. He knew the Xilu Army very well and should not underestimate the enemy."Lieutenant General.

Seeing General Xiao's hesitation, another deputy general unfolded the map and suggested:"We can get to the camp tonight. When we get to the camp, let's recharge our batteries first and then make plans.

The lieutenant general continued:"That is the entrance to the mountain. There is only a narrow mountain road leading to Dongfu State. They will never be able to attack it." General Xiao nodded, his eyes not leaving the map, staring at the mountain road:"Will they take advantage of the victory and pursue it through the valley?"

The deputy general turned around and asked the guide:"How long did it take you to come?""

"General, there were three of us, but the other two died on the road. I rode their horses non-stop for 4 days. At that time, the general's army was already crossing the mountain road very quickly, and it took 6 days."

Vice-General:"Even if General Ranchaochao is defeated, he must have fought hard. They must have been severely damaged. In addition, the Dongfu Army must have been very tired just after the battle. If there are prisoners of war, they will have to disperse their forces. They should not be able to travel long distances. trek. Another lieutenant general said:"

Even if they come, they can't be so fast. As long as we get to the camp and guard the mountain pass, there is no need to worry. We will cross the mountain road when the third prince's army is about to land. By then there will be 200,000 troops." Able to annihilate the Dongfu Army in one fell swoop. The deputy general continued:"

General Chao Chao was defeated by underestimating the enemy. He only led 50,000 knights and hurriedly went."

Another deputy general:"General Chao Chao is indeed a little too hasty. We must not disperse our troops this time.""

Vice-General:"General Chao Chao has been defeated. If we win, the court will definitely look at the general differently.

Another deputy general continued:"It is not impossible to replace General Chao Chao." General Xiao looked back at the two lieutenants. After thinking for a moment, he pointed at the mountain pass:"To move forward, we must reach the mountain pass before dark.""

General Xiao ordered not to let the news of General Chao Ran's defeat leak out, but it still spread among the army. Some soldiers shouted to go home. General Xiao had to kill several people who had shaken the morale of the army to stabilize it.

At noon, leaving the exit Another body was found not far away, it was another person who escaped with the guide. Leaving dozens of people in the mountain road, the army walked out of the valley and finally saw the sunshine. They looked around, and the empty land was gradually covered by mountains. Entering the valley, there was a hillside within sight. There were sparse woods on the hillside. They climbed up the hillside to find a suitable place for the army to hide. The soldiers led the horses in a line and gently climbed up the mountain, and then disposed of them and left. Traces of passing.

After hiding, the soldiers took a rest for a while. Dao Zhi Li Lai Su Su and the others entered the camp. Li Lai said with emotion:"When the Ying Kingdom built this camp here, they used local materials. The stone for the wall was exactly Opened from the mountain road, the courtyard is mainly used for training, and it is enough for 20,000 people to practice at the same time, which shows how well prepared they were back then. Later, the Treaty of Blue Lake appeared and the countries of Blue Lake were brought into order, but the camp no longer functioned and was slowly abandoned. In the end, it could only be used to defend the border."

As he spoke, he slammed his foot on the wall. After so many years, the outer wall is still strong, and time has not worn away his wolfish ambition. Passing through the training ground, there are weeds on the ground, and you can still vaguely see the hard work he once did. The hard surface left by the training can still vaguely feel their ambition. Entering the barracks, no matter how many springs, summers, autumns, and winters, they always peeked at the other end of the mountain, which shows their undying thieves. The way

:"It is said that the establishment of the The slave laborers who built the camp and dug the mountain road were all people plundered from other countries. They were whipped, hungry and cold, and ten people died every time they dug a mile. What's even more cruel is that after the construction was completed, the remaining Slaves were treated as prey. The Japanese soldiers rode horses along the mountain road to play hunting games and used slave workers' heads to test their knives. Some slaves escaped and ran back to Sangui. In the end, they were all slaughtered in Sangui. According to blueprints, slave workers were treated as prey. According to the legend of the lake, there is a passage to the underworld here, and the souls of the guilty followed the passage directly into the underworld. Later, those who should go to the underworld were sent to the Sangui Land."

"The Ying soldiers had murderous intent and became emboldened, so they dared to invade Dongfu Country."Li Lai

"These beasts used the people of Dongfu to clear the way for them to invade Dongfu Country, and now they are occupying our island. They are worse than beasts."Sosuo

"Not only the people of Dongfu, but also the people of the surrounding small countries."Li Lai.

After checking, Suo Suo asked:"General, will they not dare to come after learning about Chao Chao's tragic defeat?"

"It's possible, but I can only gamble. After all, General Chao Chao is the number one general in Blue Lake. General Xiao must not be so greedy for life and fear of death. Even if they run back in fear after hearing the news, they may not be able to live in peace."Li Lai.

After walking out of the camp, Daozhi looked around again:"They don't dare to retreat, and they are afraid of attacking. It's a dilemma. They can only stay here and wait for the waterway army to arrive before crossing the mountain road."

"They never imagined that we would be here waiting for them to die."Li Lai looked at the hillside.