"Luck! What luck it is! Lu Zhe felt the necessity: "The Song Dynasty emptied the defenders of the southern city wall, and it can be seen that he wanted Sima Xin to lead the army to break through from the south. Looking at the situation, Sima Xin didn't find out or found that he was in a distressed stage, whether he withdrew or not, and if he didn't withdraw, he was afraid that Yi Hu Song would notice our arrangement, and it was estimated that Sima Xin was already in a hurry and had a headache. ”

Not really! The city walls have been lost on one side, and the Baiyue people have an absolute numerical advantage, although Sima Xin can rely on the combat effectiveness of the army to try to recapture the lost section of the city wall, or to fight with the Baiyue people in the city, but Sima Xin can break through the siege, why do he have to stay in Luo County to fight to the death?

Even if he was not in Luo County, Lu Zhe could more or less guess Yi Hu Song's thoughts, Yi Hu Song let go of the south of the city because he didn't want to force Sima Xin's troops into a desperate situation and form a death battle, on the other hand, he was also testing whether there was any conspiracy to exist.

Lu Zhe couldn't guess whether Sima Xin would break through or continue to fight in the city, after all, people's minds were extremely complicated, and there was no certainty about what choice they would make, and Sima Xin was ordered to stick to Luoxian until he got a signal to break through.

"We launched an offensive in advance, so that Sima Xin could not break through, and whether Song would find out about our scheme, these are not so important." That's why Lu Zhe felt lucky.

Tomorrow is sure to attack, 20,000 cavalry will sweep all the way according to the originally planned route, first step by step to solve the scattered tribes of the Baiyue who moved to Xiangping, and then rely on the advantage of speed to intersperse the west bank of Xiangshui to destroy or capture the grain village set up by the Baiyue people there.

The task of 20,000 cavalry is not complicated, and there are not so many mountains and forests between Luoxian and Linxiang, and the combat radius of fifty or sixty miles is not a big problem for the cavalry. The most particular thing is the infantry army, and the most important thing to test is also the infantry army.

In addition to the left-behind troops who had to stay and take care of the camp, of course, Lu Zhe also had to leave some troops to guard against the three clans who were coming, so as not to have some accidents or something, and make a whole game of losses, which is called abuse.

There will be 50,000 troops left behind. Zhou Wen and He Yi, who were supposed to go to the Southern Army but didn't make it, will be the main and deputy commanders of the remaining troops.

Zhou Wen's ability to lead troops may not be too strong, but there will be no problem guarding the well-fortified camp. Moreover, He Yi is a clever person, He Yi assists Zhou Wen from the side, and he doesn't dare to say anything foolproof, but if there is really a fork in the top ten days, there will be no difficulties.

Lu Zhe carried out the general on the evening of the same day, and the officers who were good during the whole army naturally had to be inspected in this battle, so that Shen Tujia, Zhang Cang, Ding Ji and other reckless military marquis also had their own headquarters, and Cao Shen, Xiahou Ying, Fanzhen, and Lu Xiong, who accompanied the expedition, whether they were local people in Peixian or Nanjun, would also have their own performance stages.

Fanzhen is the eldest son of Banxian, one of the three major clans in Nanjun, and Lu Xiong is the second son of Lu Nan, another big clan.

Just when Lu Zhe was about to finish his order, he was about to wave them down. The scout brought back the battle report from Luo County.

Sima Xin entangled with the Baiyue people in Luoxian City for two days but chose to break through, and after breaking through from the south, they fought and retreated to the north, making signs of retreating in the direction of Nanjun.

"......" Lu Zhe was stunned again, and he couldn't help but open his mouth to fully express his surprise at this matter.

Sima Xin and the Baiyue fought fiercely in the city of Luo County for two days, and it took Song several heavy prices to advance the battle line closer to the center of the city.

The scouts reported that Sima Xin's troops who broke through to Luo County should have about 35,000, which means that Sima Xin lost at least 15,000 soldiers in Luo County, and from this number alone, you can imagine how stubborn and tragic the war was.

In fact, under the brutal street fighting in the city, the corpses of the dead almost covered the gaps in the ground, and some of the concave places on the ground became sticky red pools under the collection of crimson blood.

"Sima Xin lost 15,000 people......"

Lu Zhe closed his mouth, and his left hand also realized the position of his heart. His heart ached, out of the importance of the Southern Expedition, the Southern Army was the first corps to become an army, and it was also the best one in terms of soldiers. Although there are certain deaths in war, and losses are inevitable, ......

"Sima Xin has lost 15,000 soldiers!"

Lu Zhe's eyes turned red instantly, not to cry. It's a pure anger.

"Lord," Kuaitong quickly stood up, and said, "Sima Xin is right to break through. In this way, the translator Song would have detected our army's intentions much later. ”

Of course, Lu Zhe knew this, and he also clearly understood the meaning of the bullshit sentence "the general will not be subject to the orders of the king outside", although there was a military order to stick to Luo County, but Sima Xin just did what the commander of the army should do the most, that is, to cooperate with the grand strategy and risk the crime of disobeying the military order to prevent the translation of Song from suspicion.

Under the premise of cooperating with the entire grand strategy, Sima Xin is guilty but more meritorious, and it seems that after making the right move, the merit is greater than the crime? Therefore, although Lu Zhe was a little annoyed, he appreciated Sima Xin more for doing what the main general of an army should do, not only knowing how to judge the situation but also making another more confusing maneuver, that is, retreating in the direction of Nanjun, which would definitely make Yi Yu Song have less guessing and buy more time for Lu Zhe's headquarters and Su Lie's headquarters in the south.

Lu Zhe's anger was not aimed at anyone, it was completely the anger that he should have after learning that he had lost 15,000 soldiers, which showed that he really cherished the soldiers under his command, as for Kuai Tong and the rest of the people who misunderstood that they were annoyed with Sima Xin, he could only restrain his anger but did not make a statement.

It is true that the generals are not subject to the orders of the monarch outside, but they should never be encouraged, especially with Lu Zhe as the monarch, even if the general's disobedience is extremely reasonable, it cannot be appreciated, otherwise it will encourage the generals to disobey more, and in the end, it is self-inflicted to blame for any rebellion.

The tide of battle is always changing, and if something unexpected happens, as long as it's not unexpected enough to collapse the battle, then it's not exactly out of control. In some ways, Sima Xin's actions were a favorable change in the entire battle situation, and it is inferred that if the Baiyue people were annihilated around Luo County this time, Sima Xin's greatest credit would be the greatest.

broke through and retreated to Nanjun, it was Sima Xin who laid the foundation for winning the battle, so that even if Yi Song Duoxiang would let down his vigilance, such a credit was big enough even if it was the premise of disobeying the military order.

"I've been thinking about why Yi Hu Song had to capture Luo County." Lu Zhe's anger had not completely subsided, and the army that had been painstakingly reorganized was suddenly devoid of 15,000 people, and it was strange that his anger could be calmed down so quickly. However, he hid his feelings, and said to the generals who should have retreated with an expressionless face: "Even if the translation calls on Song to capture Luo County, he should understand that as long as our army counterattacks, it will definitely not be able to hold it." ”

Everyone present could see that their lord's eyes were terrifying, and there was a terrifying anger in those eyes, so none of them dared to speak, but kept nodding their heads.

"Translation calls on Song to have a plot, a plot that even if many people die, they must attack Luo County." Lu Zhe was not evil enough to guess that Yi Hu Song fought this battle in order to build the country and fight his mind, and his tone changed: "However, it doesn't matter what Yi Song is trying to do. In this battle, their only fate is to become fertilizer in the soil of Changsha County! ”

Murderous, huh? What else is there to say, the generals fled with a wave of Lu Zhe's hand, as if they had to leave the big tent of the Chinese army, and when they got out of the big tent, they might lower their voices to discuss whether Sima Xin should be unlucky.

Waiting for the generals to leave, Lu Zhehuo stood up and made a gesture to stretch his legs and kick the long case, the outstretched foot paused in the middle of the time, he laughed twice with a "hehe" in the sky, and then looked at Kuaitong who did not leave: "Fifteen thousand people, how can you make the Baiyue people pay at least five times the price?" ”

Kuaitong replied quickly: "It is expected that the number of dead and injured in Baiyue will not be less than 150,000!" ”

"Huh?" Lu Zhe motioned to Kuai Tong and said that he needed to hear some inferences that would remove the depression in his heart.

"Sima Xin's ability to lead troops may be decent, but he is a figure who has climbed up to the top of the Qin army, and the soldiers in the southern army are all elite. Because of the importance you attach to the Southern Corps, the officers in the formation are basically people who have experienced dozens of battles. Moreover, Sima Xin was originally a Qin general, and most of his subordinates, whether they were officers or non-commissioned officers, were born in the Qin army. The Qin army is the best at fighting battles......" Kuai Tong also laughed a few times, and finally concluded: "Maybe the inference of the 150,000 casualties of the Baiyue people is still less, after all, you also know the composition and equipment of the Baiyue people." ”

In any case, Lu Zhe was able to come to a very certain conclusion, Baiyue could attack the city of Luoxian and advance the battle line to the center of the city, so the Baiyue troops sent out by the Song Dynasty to fight would not waste their materials anywhere. He knew that Sima Xin was decent in leading the troops, and the mediocre in another meaning was mediocre in ability, but he used caution and trembling to make up for the lack of ability, Sima Xin did not have 15,000 soldiers, so there was only one explanation, that is, the elite of the Song Dynasty was estimated to be almost consumed in the continuous fierce battles and fights.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Zhe felt a little better in his heart, although he was still heartbroken that 15,000 elites disappeared from the establishment, but he could also judge what the exhaustion of Baiyue's elites meant for the next war.

"You ......" Kuaitong hesitated: "What will you do with General Sima Zhonglang?" ”

"......" Lu Zhe is strange, why does Kuaitong think that he will not make Sima Xin feel better? He pretended to have a blue face and said fiercely: "I want to kill him." ”

"That's great." Kuaitong high-fived and celebrated.

Lu Zhe couldn't pretend anymore, he looked at Kuaitong strangely, and endured it for a long time before he held back a sentence: "Don't provoke the generals, there is a reward for guilt and punishment, this is the foundation of our existence." (To be continued......)