After the failure of the night attack, the thieves withdrew with 4,000 men to the south more than ten miles away overnight, widening the distance between them and the pursuing soldiers. When the number of people was counted, it was found that there were three or four hundred men missing, of which two hundred were killed and wounded by the enemy during the melee and pursuit, and the rest were lost at night.

He felt that it was not safe to go here, so he moved ten miles west before he stopped and convened his cronies to discuss it.

Faced with this unfavorable situation in the initial battle, the cronies of the thieves were divided into two groups, and some fierce murderers who were not afraid of death thought that they should gather all their forces and fight Zhao Wuxian tomorrow. After the victory, he went south again, still taking Kancheng as the top priority, firstly, because he was a little aggrieved by the loss last night, and wanted to avenge the dead, and secondly, as long as Zhao Wuxian was defeated, the Lu State probably had no soldiers and no courage to come to the aid in the short term, and they would be able to break the temple and dig the tomb, and countless treasures would be divided up.

The other faction believes that once the decisive battle with Zhao Wuxian is lost again, and Kan Cheng has not yet been conquered, it may be attacked from front and back, and I am afraid that it will not only break and flee, but end up with the destruction of the whole army.

The two groups of people argued, and seeing that the night was coming to an end, the thieves couldn't listen anymore, and began to get up and make decisions.

"Everyone's revenge will naturally be avenged, but not today, this battle cannot be fought, we must evacuate earlier." The thief said to several of his cronies.

He has been a thief in Onozawa for nearly ten years, and he has become a thief with more than 10,000 subordinates and 9,000 apprentices, so he naturally has a set of skills.

In the past, whether it was going out to plunder, or fighting with soldiers from all over the country, whenever fighting, the thieves would follow the principle of "striking its slight quiet, avoiding its strong quiet; Hit its fatigue and avoid its idleness; Strike it with great fear. The method of "avoiding their petty fears" has been the basic rule of administering the army and fighting since ancient times.

But this time's opponent is different from the pawns who can't help fighting in the past. It's the kind of strong army that needs to be avoided.

"The art of war, the so-called strong army. That is, when the garrison is strictly prepared for war, when marching in order, and when fighting, these Zhao Wuxian's troops can do it, even if they gather the partial division in Kancheng, I am not sure that they will face the enemy head-on. ”

A few of the thieves were very unwilling: "General, I have been busy for a month, and the whole army of Lu Lou has been destroyed, and our troops have also suffered a lot of losses. Seeing that Kan Cheng is about to fall, it's a pity to give up like this! ”

"Second and third sons, listen to me!"

The crowd fell silent for a moment, waiting for the thief to speak.

The thief said calmly: "There are all kinds of industries in the world, and every industry has its own rules and guidelines, and that is the 'Tao'. Is there a way to steal? Naturally, there are, speculating out of thin air what treasures are stored in the house, this is the holy wisdom of theft; The first to go into the house to fight, this is the courage of the thief; Fair distribution after the fact, this is the benevolence of thieves...... We plundered Yuncheng this time. Breaking through the capital of Wai Guo and attacking Kan City so that Quanlu was shocked is enough to become famous all over the world. And I was in the front of the battle and refused to be in the front, and my property was divided equally. No one has ever complained about injustice. ”

"But it's not enough to do these two things, you also need to be able to observe the situation and weigh the pros and cons. Judging whether action can be taken or not is the wisdom of thieves. That's the case today. Although the victory and defeat with Zhao Wuxian are five or five, no matter whether they win or lose. The losses are bound to be heavy, and those of you sitting here today may lose more than half. We thieves are just seeking wealth for profit, we can't steal here, just change one place, if we force it, it is unwise! ”

After a few words, the thieves were persuaded by him, and all agreed to evacuate temporarily.

"Zhao Wuxian's achievements in the past year are definitely not to be underestimated. This time, our army withdrew from the siege and retreated westward, and we need to be extremely cautious. The morale of his generation must have been high because he was not familiar with the road conditions at night, so he did not pursue the whole army, but only sent people to spy on the rear of the tail. But once the sky brightens, he will inevitably change his weight in the past few days, and instead abandon his baggage and suddenly pursue, hoping to defeat us! ”

The thieves were shocked: "What should I do?" ”

"I have my own way, we must move quickly, the 4,000 people here evacuate first, cross the river on the edge of the South Lake, and fortify. I went to pick up the 2,000 people who were still under Kan City, and went around the west of the city in turn to converge, in order to ensure that there was no loss, this time the army was withdrawn, and I personally cut off the second and third sons! ”

Everyone stopped one after another: "How can you let the general be in danger?" ”

The thief patted them on the shoulder and said, "I was the one who initiated this raid, I was the one who made a mistake in judgment, and I was the one who decided to abandon the gold and jade money and the dollar heavy weapon to evacuate." In that case, I should naturally cut off. It's like when the looting is over, and I'm the last to leave the house, this is the righteousness of the thief! ”

The group of thieves was greatly moved, and once again gave birth to the intention of serving death in their hearts, the thieves can gather people's hearts, relying on a righteous word!

"In addition to what I just said, the hidden in the delusional chamber is also holy; First, brave; After coming out, righteousness also; I know if it's okay, and I'm wise; Evenly, benevolence also. Those who do not possess these five abilities and can become a thief are unprecedented in the world! This is the way of theft! ”

Although the thief is a thief, he is also pretentious, thinking that he wants to be a thief who can compete with the princes!

……

Zhao Wuxian ordered the soldiers to assemble, and a quarter of an hour later, the military officials of Ran Qiu, Tian Ben, Yu Xi, and Mu Xia completed the assembly within the time specified by Wu Xian. When the sky gradually became clear, more than 2,000 horsemen lined up neatly at the gate of the camp, even those conscripted miscellaneous soldiers and apprentices, after all, they had been conscripted several times.

Last night I didn't chase because I was afraid of encountering an ambush, but this morning I didn't have this concern, after receiving the report of the light knight's tracking, Zhao Wuxian judged that the main force of the thieves began to retreat westward, and now if he arrived at Kan City quickly, he might be able to block the partial division that he left behind to besiege the city.

In his mind, thousands of scattered thieves, with looted money and property, and even women of the population, would be extremely slow to evacuate even if they wanted to. So he didn't say much, but only galloped in front of the cavalry and made an inspection, and then gave an order: "The whole division is out!" ”

The soldiers rode in front, the conscripted countrymen were behind, the few baggage wagons were abandoned in the camp, and the first division of the people walked briskly, rushing to the south in the hazy morning light.

However, when they arrived, they found that they were still a step too late, but they saw a stench on the outskirts of the city that had not had time to clean up, and this was the camp where the robbers lived.

But beyond that. The surrounding area is empty, because the thief decisively plays the characteristics of his profession. Ran away with a group of thieves!

The officers who were holding back their strength and wanted to fight a big battle all shouted pity, and Wuxian was also very regretful: "Although it is a pursuit." But the horses never dared to get too close, and only found that the robbers were divided into two routes, one retreating westward, and the other eastward to join the besieging thieves. I thought that the army could intercept it when it went south, but who expected that it was still a step late, and Yu Xi was still tracking the whereabouts of the robbers, and now he was waiting for his return......"

The soldiers found a large pit behind a small hill, which was propped up with wood and stone, and Tian Ben went in to take a look. It's almost under the wall, and it seems that the thief wants to use the means of digging into the ground at night to attack.

Zhao Wuxian was a little afraid: "It's really dangerous, if I come a day or two late, maybe he will go into the city." However, Liu Xia saw that victory was in sight, but after all, the bamboo basket was empty, and he must be very unwilling in his heart! ”

At this moment, there was a commotion in Kan City not far away, but it was Zhao Wuxian's thousands of soldiers found in the city. They came in a hurry and did not hide their whereabouts. The sound of footsteps and the dust raised alone was enough to alarm the city's head like a frightened bird.

"It doesn't look like a thief, it's reinforcements, reinforcements have arrived!" In the morning light, I saw that the armor of the comer was distinct, and he was still holding the flag of Lu State. The tired soldiers and civilians on the Kan city wall suddenly let out a burst of cheers.

"Ziyou, you take the people recruited by Lucheng, follow me to the city to inform the officials of Kancheng!"

Zhao Wuxian took Ran Qiu and walked to Kan Cheng, where the corpses of some thieves were lying horizontally. Looking up, I saw a high-crowned black-clad official ascending the tower, and seven or eight armored warriors flocked to him.

The official trembled and cried out against the wall: "Contemptible Kan Chengzai." I don't know who the doctor is? ”

Zhao Wuxian made people shout loudly:

"Lu Guoxiao Sikou!"

"Yuncheng, Xiaqiu, Zhen Sanyi are crowned kings!"

"Doctor Zhao Wuxian is also!"

There was a burst of echoes, and Kan Chengzai and Sima and others at the head of the wall were speechless. Although Zhao Wuxian looks young, his official position is higher than theirs. Before the siege of the robbers, they had not heard that the prince from the Jin Kingdom had added the titles and duties of the middle doctor and the little sikou, but now that they saw that the flags and runes were fine, they immediately opened the door and went down to greet the prime minister.

"Thank you Si Kou for rescuing the siege of Kan City, although the city was shocked three times a day, but the temple and mausoleum of the first monarch are safe and sound, please Si Kou inspect."

"Don't worry, the second son will tell me the whereabouts of the robbers first."

After a few simple questions, Zhao Wuxian knew that the robbers attacked the city overnight last night, and the momentum was very strong, but this morning they took advantage of the fog outside to retreat quickly.

He thought regretfully: "The robbers have been storming Kancheng for many days, and the defenders in the city have long been exhausted, and the thieves should have bluffed to strengthen the offensive yesterday, so the defenders didn't expect the robbers to retreat suddenly, so they were unprepared." ”

It is very easy to make a sudden withdrawal of the army, not to mention the untrained bandits, even the soldiers of the Liuqing clan of the Jin State who are usually trained, if they are suddenly attacked when retreating, the three armies will be in chaos. If there is a decisive and daring person in the city who finds the thieves retreating in time, goes out of the city and attacks them, and drags them until the arrival of the soldiers, they will definitely be able to achieve a great victory!

At this moment, a light knight who had been a hunter before and knew how to track came to report: "Si Kou, the villain has checked, the ashes outside some of the shacks are still hot, and the footprints are still very fresh, presumably the group of thieves has just left!" ”

Kan Cheng Sima also came over and provided a message: the sound of the robbers did not completely subside until two minutes ago, and he had only left for several miles before he thought about it, and he and Zhao Wuxian's soldiers missed it in a thrilling way.

After hearing this, Wuxian immediately ordered: "Good! The whole army turned, relined and prepared for pursuit! ”

Although he didn't want to fight with the thief, Zhao Wuxian didn't want him to be too strong, and wanted to take the opportunity of this cunning rabbit to get out of the cave to hurt him, and he was afraid, so that he had to take a detour when he passed by his own fiefdom after the fight! Although Sun Tzu has a saying that "don't chase after the poor", that is, don't chase the enemy who has no way out, so as not to make a desperate counterattack and cause your own losses.

But the thieves and others were homing thieves, and the looted food, money, and women had to be transported away, and their combat effectiveness was reduced, so Zhao Wuxian wanted to bite off a piece of meat! (To be continued......)

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