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Chapter 687 The wolf rider who entered the pass

The rain in Dongjun finally stopped after three days, and the Xia army retreated fifty miles in the rain to reorganize and rest, and after the loss figures reported by the battalions were submitted, looking at the shocking numbers on the paper, Dugu Shao looked at Wang Bo, Wang Bo looked at Mo Chou, Mo Chou looked at Li Dangdang, and the four of them couldn't help but be silent.

I don't know how long it took, Wang Bo sighed and said, "This loss is indeed too great...... Your Majesty has just used medicine to lie down, I think this matter should be pressed and then reported, if Your Majesty asks, say it, if Your Majesty does not ask...... I'll wait until Your Majesty heals from his injuries. ”

Li Dangdang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty's temperament, you don't know, how can you not ask?" ”

"I'm just worried about ......"

Wang Bo sighed: "Your Majesty is extremely seriously injured this time, if you know that the loss is so huge, in case you get angry and touch the injury again......"

"Let's report it truthfully."

Mo Chou thought for a while and said: "Actually, Your Majesty should have an estimate in his heart, if it weren't for General Wang and General Dugu this time, the two of you would turn the tide, I'm afraid that the loss will be even more terrifying than this number." ”

"It's not that serious."

Dugu Shao thought for a while and said: "Although the loss of troops is 100,000, according to my estimates, not even half of the soldiers killed in the battle, most of the losses of these 100,000 people fled in a panic, if nothing else, a large number of people will come back in a few days." As long as the news of the deserters is not prosecuted, the escaped soldiers will eventually return...... They have no food, and they can't get food in this eastern county. ”

"I still have to ask Your Majesty for this matter."

Wang Bo hesitated for a moment and said: "It is a serious crime to escape from the battle, according to the military law of Great Xia, no matter what the reason, those who escape from the battle will not be killed. ”

"Now the morale of the army is so unstable......"

Mo Chou shook his head and said, "There must always be a special case, otherwise the soldiers' panic will be even greater." Now that the morale of the army is low, it is not appropriate to impose heavy penalties. ”

As he was talking, suddenly a personal soldier ran over and saluted the four of them and said, "Your Majesty has woken up, and the four generals have been summoned into the big tent to talk." ”

The four of them glanced at each other, didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly walked to the big tent. Entering the door, through the dim light, I could see Dou Jiande, who was covered with a thick quilt, lying on the bed, with his eyes closed, and I didn't know if he was asleep again or pondering something. Just looking at his face, there was nothing wrong with it, and the tense hearts of the four people relaxed a little.

"100,000 people?"

Dou Jiande didn't open his eyes either, and asked in a low voice.

"There shouldn't be so many...... The battalions were gathering men, and the 100,000 men included the number of war dead and the number of missing, and according to the ministers, the number of missing was far greater than the number of war dead. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to issue a decree to pardon the sins of those who have fled from the battle......"

Wang Bo lowered his head and said.

"I won't hold them accountable, so let's go back and send the generals below, and the captain will pass on the news, and say that I agreed, but anyone who rushes back to the camp to report, whether they flee or pretend to be dead, I will not be blamed in the past."

"Wang Bo"

"The Minister"

Dou Jiande coughed twice, and he couldn't help frowning because of the pain in the wound: "I'll leave this matter to you, you are cautious and serious in your work, and you are old and serious, and it is most suitable for you to appease the army." Other than that...... After the defeat, the morale of the army fluctuated, and it was not enough to pacify. Dugu Shao, you arrange for the law enforcement team to patrol the camp, if someone instigates defection, find one and execute another, you must not be merciful.

"The minister understands!"

Dugu Shao bowed his head and answered.

"This defeat can be regarded as a lesson for each of us......"

Dou Jiande smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "Speaking of which, I am the key to the great defeat, if I hadn't sent people out of the camp to meet the enemy, as long as I couldn't defend it, even if the Yanyun army wanted to raid, it wouldn't be able to find a chance." Li Daozong and Yu Wenshi were obviously discussed, these two people were cunning people, and they had been planning for a long time. ”

"Have you checked the losses over there in the baggage camp?"

Dou Jiande asked.

Wang Bo nodded and said, "Thirty percent of the grain and grass have been lost, but it is still enough for the army for a month." As long as it hits the eastern capital as soon as possible, if Wang Shichong responds, grain and grass will not be a problem. General Cao Dan led the army to raid Xingluocang, and it is expected that nothing will go wrong. As long as Xingluocang is won, there is no need to worry about grain and grass. ”

He underreported the loss of grain and grass by 20%, and Xue Wanche's indiscriminate fire burned too much, if it weren't for the fact that it was still raining, I was afraid that the loss would be even greater.

"What I am most glad about now is that I sent men and horses to raid Xingluocang.

Dou Jiande sighed, was silent for a while, and said, "I plan to transfer Wang Fubao back to the army to obey orders, do you have any opinions?" ”

"Obey the commandments of God."

Wang Bo and the others bowed their heads.

Dou Jiande nodded and said, "When it comes to leading troops to fight, several of you are outstanding talents. But if you look closely, except for Wang Bo, the three of you are not as experienced as Wang Fubao, he has fought hundreds of battles large and small, and he has followed me since the beginning of my army, and he has rarely been defeated. ”

"Just ......"

Dou Jiande hesitated for a moment and asked: "Wang Fubao led the army to block Daxi Changru, this is also an extremely important matter, it is related to the retreat of the army, so we have to be cautious...... The four of you, who wants to come back in exchange for him? ”

The four of them were stunned, looking at each other, and no one wanted to come down. You must know that the fame of Daxi Changru is really too great, and he dared to confront the 400,000 wolf cavalry of the Turkic Khan with 2,000 elite cavalry, and fought bloodily for three days, killing more than 10,000 enemies. With this battle alone, almost no one in the world can surpass it.

"I want to go ......"

After being silent for a while, Wang Bo raised his head and said, "As long as Your Majesty can be trusted, the minister is willing to replace General Wang." ”

"That's it"

Dou Jiande waved his hand a little weakly and said, "You all stand down, I want to rest." ”

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Razor City

The county hall has now been changed to the marching marshal's mansion of Daxi Changru, and a huge sand table is placed in the middle of the hall. Small flags of various colors mark the current location of each army, the most eye-catching of which is the Xia army near the Great Sea Temple. And Daxi Changru's eyes were staring at the Xia army garrison outside Lei Ze City.

"Wang Fubao is a general."

Daxi Changru looked at the sand table and shook his head and said, "At least he knows what he should do." Lured the enemy to attack the city, but he did not take the bait, but just blocked the road to the west of Razor and did not move. He knew that all he had to do was hold us back, and speaking of which, maybe he didn't plan to attack Razor City at all. ”

"Do you want your subordinates to rush with someone?"

The Iron Fang Wolf looked at Daxi Changru and asked.

"There's no need to be desperate."

Daxi Changru smiled and said, "Wang Fubao is not moving, it is not a bad thing for us. Holding him back is also a good thing for Yu Wenshi. Now Zeli is almost empty, the main task of our team is to stick to Dongping County, Wang Fubao doesn't want to fight, and I just don't rush to fight. ”

"The lord should not be able to distinguish his background in Chang'an, but the lord must send troops back."

Luo Fu said in a flat tone.

Daxi Changru looked at the sand table, pointed to the ground in Hebei and said: "If An Zhi can send a strange army to break into the ground of Hebei, it will be more effective than sending 100,000 troops!" As long as there is chaos on the ground in Hebei, where will Dou Jiande still have the heart to fight again! The eastern capital is just a lonely city, Wang Shichong doesn't even have 20,000 people, Dou Jiande's ally is now a piece of chicken ribs for him! ”

"But you can't just be blocked by Wang Fubao, the battle that should be fought still has to be fought."

"Iron wolf, oriental fire, song of the court, Luo Fu ......"

Daxi Changru paused for a moment and asked, "Now there are only a few of you left with the old men of Tiefutu and Blood Rider. According to An Zhi's meaning, he doesn't want you to take any more risks, live a steady life, enjoy more, and be happy, but now that Dongping is empty, naturally we can't afford to be lazy and slack. Speaking of which, the four of you are all teaching at the Martial Arts Academy, and this time you just took the opportunity to train those students. ”

"What do you mean by the general, a raid out of the city?"

The Iron Wolf asked tentatively.

"There's no need for that, didn't I say it just now, Wang Fubao is not in a hurry, and I am not in a hurry...... Yu Wenshi and I can't intervene over there, just hold Dongping even if it doesn't drag him down. An Zhi has stabilized the situation on the Chang'an side, and it won't be long before reinforcements will rush back. ”

"Wang Fubao's team is Dou Jiande's back road barrier, and when the time comes, the men and horses sent back by An Zhi will join Yuwenshi and converge with Dou Jiande, and if they fight against Dou Jiande, Wang Fubao will be Dou Jiande's life-saving straw. So, we can't let him recharge his energy here......"

"I see!"

Luo Fu smiled and said, "I just want him to eat and sleep!" ”

"Starting tomorrow night, the four of you will take turns to go out of the city to attack the camp of the Xia army, and don't have any rules, you can go whenever you want, the Xia army will go when he eats, and he will go when he sleeps, and it will drag on for half a month, these tens of thousands of Xia soldiers are afraid that they will be exhausted for a long time, how can Dou Jiande count on them?"

"Subordinates obey!"

Iron Fang Wolf and the others clenched their fists to lead the order, and everyone's eyes were exceptionally bright. Speaking of which, these few of them are still idle after all. Although the errand of teaching and training in the Martial Arts Academy is comfortable and the status is high, for them, it is still a refreshing and smooth battlefield battle.

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Zhuo County

Youzhou City

Luo Yi, who was dressed in the costume of a county king, stood on the tall city wall of Youzhou, looking at the endless cavalry team outside, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile, his eyes were also full of smiles, but the arc outlined on the corners of his mouth was profound. Outside the city, there were no less than 50,000 cavalry slowly driving south along the official road, all of them were grassland elite cavalry, and Luo Yi could see at a glance that these 50,000 troops were all soldiers who had really experienced bloody killings.

"General, isn't it good to do this?"

Xu Gongjin, his staff, hesitated for a moment and asked: "After all, letting the wolf ride into the customs is ...... for the reputation of the general."

"It's okay!"

Luo Yi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Chang'an City has been held in the hands of King Yan, as long as he doesn't speak, who in the world will dare to speak?" Dou Jiande attacked my Youzhou several times, but I didn't have enough troops in my hands, and I just used the cavalry of the grassland people to take revenge, anyway, it wasn't my subordinates who died! ”

"But ......"

Luo Yi paused for a moment and said, "That woman is a person that King Yan cares about very much, so she can't make any mistakes." I plan to let Jin Jiang take 10,000 light horsemen to follow behind, and if something happens, at least rescue the woman. ”

"Shixin has already sealed the kingdom, I can't let him be bad in front of King Yan."

Luo Yi smiled faintly, the sadness of reluctantly quitting the world was long gone, replaced by a kind of satisfaction, at his age, some things have become more and more light. But his son is becoming more and more important to him, and there is nothing more satisfying for him than watching his son rise to prominence.

Among the tens of thousands of light horsemen outside the city, on the luxuriously decorated carriage.

Ou Siqingqing looked down at Yutu, pointed to a place and said, "It is said that this family is very rich, and they once spent 300,000 guan of meat to buy a few township marquis titles from Yang Guang...... Since that's the case, then let's start here, anyway, these families were slaughtered by me, and they have nothing to do with Anzhi. ”

She smiled, as cunning as a little fox that had become a spirit.

Curvature Chu and Ke Chaqin also smiled, their eyes full of hope.

Boling

The wolf cavalry pointed at the front.