Jiuxi

Chapter 196 Chapter 195 [Eagle Strikes the Sky]

The next day, early in the morning.

Pusan ​​Si'en was awakened from his sleep by his attendant, and asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"

The personal attendant replied: "General, Wen Xiguang, the left governor of the Yan army, has returned, and there are more than ten captured generals."

Pusan ​​Si'en sat up from the bed, frowned and said, "You're back?"

The personal attendant nodded and said, "Yes, General Manager Xu sent someone to report that Dujian Wen and others were released by bandits, and they were all uninjured."

Pusan ​​Sien sat quietly for a moment, his face uncertain.

The Yan army's left army was dispersed, but he didn't really care about it, so he acted calm and confident in front of Xu Cun and others last night.

As for the life and death of Wen Xiguang and other generals, he would not worry about it. No matter how cruel torture these people would suffer at the hands of bandits, it would have no impact on his overall situation.

However, these people were released by the bandits.

This thing is really weird.

When he arrived at the meeting hall, the atmosphere here was also filled with an indescribable dullness.

Pu San Si'en raised his hand to stop Xu Cun and others from greeting him. His eyes stayed on the face of Wen Xiguang, who was standing aside, and asked expressionlessly: "Wen Dujian, what is going on?"

Wen Xiguang looked ashamed and said solemnly: "Back to the general, the general was ordered to go to meet the front army yesterday, and he was ambushed by the Seven Star Army on the way. The opponent's strength was about 3000 people, and there were hundreds of very elite cavalry. The general is ashamed. Being able to block the enemy's attack, the general could only allow some of his soldiers to retreat, and then they were captured by the opponent's masters."

Not far away, former military governor Du Min lowered his head.

Pusan ​​Si'en narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "I already know about this matter. Where were you taken later?"

Wen Xiguang replied: "Back to the general, after the general and others were accidentally captured, they were immediately blindfolded by the bandits, and then walked away for more than two hours. When it was dark, they were locked in a wooden house. The general secretly identified the direction. It should have been heading east from the place where we were ambushed, but we don’t know the exact location. In the middle of the night, the other party sent dozens of experts to send us back in the same way, and asked me to wait when they were more than ten miles away from this village. Return on your own."

Pu San Si'en walked to the main seat and sat down, looked at Xu Cun next to him, and then asked Wen Xiguang: "Wen Dujian, is the bandit leader Lu Chen?"

Wen Xiguang responded: "It was him, and Lin Jie's daughter Lin Xi. These two were the leaders of the Seven Star Army yesterday."

Pusan ​​Si'en was silent for a moment and said quietly: "Why would he let you back?"

Wen Xiguang remembered Lu Chen's instructions before leaving, and said calmly: "I don't know, I don't know. Lu Chen did try to persuade me to surrender, but I have been favored by the emperor, so how can I join the bandits?" Seeing that he failed to persuade him to surrender, he asked the general again. Our military intelligence.”

Xu Cun interjected: "Did you say that?"

At this moment, his eyes were slightly cold. If Wen Xiguang didn't pay some price, how could the bandits let him back?
Wen Xiguang replied without any hesitation: "I said it."

The other generals looked a little ugly, and at the same time they looked at Wen Xiguang in disbelief, thinking to themselves that even if you were really forced to reveal the news, how could you tell him directly at this time?

Can't you lie?
Wen Xiguang continued: "Please rest assured, general and manager, the general did not tell the truth. What he said to Lu Chen was all forged information, and he could not distinguish the authenticity. However, the reason why the general came back should have nothing to do with this matter. Just because Lu Chen asked the general to convey something."

Pu San Si En's expression became solemn, he nodded and said, "You say it."

Wen Xiguang said: "He said that he would continue to attack the camp at night to prepare our army to respond."

Pusan ​​Si'en couldn't help but sneer after hearing this sentence. This was almost the same as his prediction, but then he felt a headache again, that is, how to deal with the Zuojun Commander in front of him.

He turned to look at Xu Cun and said, "General Manager Xu, Inspector Wen is a general under your command. I think it should be up to you to decide how to handle this matter."

Xu Cun was quite embarrassed.

Yesterday's defeat of the left army was not due to war. Wen Xiguang was ordered to go to the rescue and was ambushed. The root cause was that the vanguard and front army underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. Otherwise, such a tragic defeat would not have occurred.

However, Wen Xiguang's defeat was too simple. Nearly half of the left army was killed in name only. Their weapons and armor were stripped off, and all the generals were captured.

Normally, Xu Cun did not violate military regulations even if he directly ordered Wen Xiguang to be killed.

but……

Xu Cun glanced at Du Min, who was looking embarrassed over there. He didn't even deal with the culprit, so how could he yell at Wen Xiguang who was implicated?When Wen Xiguang saw this, he understood and took the initiative to say: "General Manager Xu, the general was defeated and captured. It is really not suitable to continue to stay in the army. Although the general has not betrayed the military intelligence and has a clear conscience, but... it is not good for the general manager to let the general If you embarrass the general, it will not affect the morale of the army."

Seeing that he was talking about this, Du Min stood up and said: "General Manager, yesterday's defeat is the responsibility of the general. Wen Dujian and his colleagues in the Zuo Army were only affected by the recklessness of the general, so——"

"okay."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Cun raised his hand to interrupt him, and then said to Wen Xiguang: "Superintendent Wen, what do you think of this? Let the general decide on this matter. I will have someone escort you and the other captured generals back." Ruyin City.”

Wen Xiguang sighed softly, lowered his head and said, "Thank you so much, manager, for not killing me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he resigned and turned around to leave. His back looked quite lonely and lonely, which made all the generals in the hall feel very complicated, especially Du Min, whose face was blue and his eyes were gloomy.

"Cough-cough-"

Pusan ​​Si'en cleared his throat, attracted everyone's attention, and then said: "Everyone, what do you think of the provocation that Lu Chen asked Governor Wen to convey?"

"This is a strategy to attack the heart, and it is nothing more than to make our army lose its position." Shang Zhirong, the supervisor of the right army, said with a stern face, "Even if he really has the courage, as long as the various units of our army keep a relatively close distance, If we advance northward steadily, he won't be able to gain any advantage."

Xu Cun mused: "Having said that, judging from yesterday's battle, we have underestimated the true combat power of the Seven Star Army. After receiving training from Lu Chen, this group of green forest grass has already shown the prototype of an elite and strong army. Now again Moreover, night attacks have always been difficult to guard against, and the opponent is extremely familiar with the terrain in the mountains and may emerge from a corner at any time."

Shang Zhirong frowned and said, "Then are our armies going to be tied together and push northward? If this is the case, I'm afraid the situation will be even more unfavorable."

"It is inevitable to divide our forces."

Pu San Si'en took over the conversation and said seriously: "There are still three mountain strongholds in the north. Only after they are captured can we advance to the main stronghold of the Seven Star Gang. If we don't divide our troops, we will waste too much time, and the subsequent supply of food and grass will become more difficult. "

Xiao Tongyuan, the commander of the rear army, nodded and said: "In fact, it can be seen from yesterday's ambush battle that the real combatable soldiers of the Seven-Star Army are those 3000 people. If the enemy wants to attack at night, there are only two ways. One is to send a small number of troops. The second is to use bluffs to tire out our army, and the second is to attack our army’s weak points in full force.”

Pu San Si'en glanced at him approvingly, and then said: "What Inspector Xiao said makes sense. The reason why Lu Chen asked Inspector Wen to pass the message must be to confuse us and keep our army in tension all the time. In this case, Our army must take the initiative and cannot follow the opponent's rhythm. According to my general's opinion, the central army under General Manager Xu can be divided into three, and together with the front and right armies, it will form a total of five units and advance northward. I will personally lead the Xia Shan Army Support from the center.”

He looked around at everyone and said solemnly: "Once the main force of the enemy army attacks, you must lead your subordinates to hold the opponent back, and then the Xiashan Army will be responsible for the pursuit, and each department will then encircle them. As long as these 3000 people can be annihilated, the Seven Star Gang's headquarters will be The treasure of our army.”

Xu Cun asked: "General, do you want us to change our established strategy?"

Pu San Si'en nodded and said: "At the beginning, I agreed with General Manager Xu's idea of ​​​​battling the camp step by step, and the army would attack all the way north. However, judging from the attack and defense of the mountain stronghold yesterday, the Seven Star Gang obviously did not care about these strongholds. They You can spend it with us in the mountains. In addition, there is nothing in this cottage except wooden and stone houses. It can be seen that the green forests and grass have already moved the materials deep into the mountains. If I guessed correctly, the three cottages in the north It’s the same situation here.”

Shang Zhirong said with emotion: "It is true. The bandits have long been prepared to wander in the mountains and harass. It seems that except for the main stronghold, they can give up on all other strongholds. If our army continues the previous strategy, I am afraid that we will always have to Face their harassment.”

"So, we must change our thinking in time, lure the opponent to sneak attack, then bite their tail, and use the advantage of military strength to encircle and annihilate the opponent's effective forces!"

Pu San Si En made the final decision.

Xu Cun thought for a moment and then asked: "General, the terrain in the mountains is complicated and communication is inconvenient. If we want to weave a large net to encircle the enemy, it may be difficult in practice."

"I thought of this before I went into the mountains."

Pusan ​​Si'en smiled calmly and winked at the soldiers standing at the door. After a while, more than ten fierce men with eyes like eagles walked in.

He explained to the generals: "My subordinates are good at boiling eagles, and the trained golden eagles can deliver messages. Each army takes two people away, and they are responsible for communicating in a timely manner. No matter who among you encounters a sneak attack by the Seven-Star Army , I can know it immediately, and then I will lead the Xiashan Army to support. As long as we know the enemy's whereabouts, the rest is to pursue and intercept them."

The crowd was overjoyed.

Pu San Si'en said to Xiao Tongyuan again: "Xiao Dujian, you will lead the rear army soldiers to station in this stronghold. When the Xiashan Army escorts the grain and grass trains to come here, you only need to guard the stronghold and protect the grain and grass. No matter what happens in the north, None of your people are allowed to leave the stronghold.”

Xiao Tongyuan stood up and said: "Follow the order!"

Although the 4000-strong rear army was not as powerful as Xia Shan's army, with the protection of this stronghold, even if the Seven-Star Army could sneak up on them, they would not be able to step into the stronghold.

After the arrangements were made, Pusan ​​Si'en secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said to everyone: "That's it, just follow the plan."

All the generals said in unison: "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)