Volume 1 The Fierce and Sorrowful Wind Rises Chapter 74 The Battle of Jinyang (10)

Although Lu Zi's military flag galloped back and forth, in fact, Lu Yao did not participate in this battle. The battlefield commander is Xue Tong, but he still carries the banner of "Lu".

Because the wound on his left rib had cracked several times during the night galloping back and forth, a large amount of blood loss made Lu Yao's face frighteningly pale. To this end, his subordinates bandaged his wounds with a lot of cloth, which was wrapped so tightly that he couldn't even bend down, and felt like a mummy fleeing from the pyramids of Egypt.

Lu Yao repeatedly objected to this, but the soldiers ignored his opinion, and finally bandaged him like a treasure, and forced him to discourage him from fighting again.

Obviously, a general like Lu Yao, who can bring victory, has gained more and more support from the soldiers. But Lu Yao himself actually only has a sense of vigilance day and night.

Not to mention the choice when he was trapped in Qiao Xi's camp, he only said that after meeting with Xue Tong and others. At that time, counting the reinforcements led by Xue Tong, the number of Jin troops was only one-tenth of that of the Huns. And after a long run, everyone was extremely tired. However, Lu Yao thinks: The so-called way to see the opportunity is not to be surprised; The key to victory is not in the outnumbered, but in being prepared and unprepared. The enemy never expected our army to attack again so quickly, and it was precisely the opportunity not to be missed. Moreover, though our army is tired, will not the enemy be equally tired? Therefore, he led his troops to march through the night, and in the early hours of the morning, he again forced into the enemy camp. Before launching the attack, he sent soldiers to temporarily tie up straw figures, grass horses and other things, which were widely spread in the mountains and forests as suspicious soldiers.

The situation is really as Lu Yao's plan. The Jin army's return rifle obviously surprised the enemy, and the bluffing suspicious soldiers in the mountains and forests also had a good effect. The panicked Hu people were completely unable to organize effective resistance, and were killed by the Jin army and lost their armor. The battle has not even been half an hour since the engagement, but the casualties of the Hu people are probably more than 1,000.

In the hearts of the soldiers, this obviously added an aura of exhaustive strategy to Lu Yao. However, Lu Yao himself knew that after several hours of calculations and thoughts, such a heavy pressure almost overwhelmed him.

Lu Yao inhaled deeply and exhaled deeply. He pressed his metacarpal bones and made a rattling sound, as if the heavy pressure would gradually subside with his subconscious movements.

At this moment, surrounded by more than a dozen personal soldiers, he immediately stared at the battlefield on a higher hill in the northeast, silently watching the dense figures rushing back and forth. From this point of view, the maneuvers of every soldier and the fight of every soldier are clearly visible. And the route of the Hu people's escape and the trajectory of gathering and scattering are also vivid.

Since revitalizing his memory in the mountains of Shangdang, this is the first time that Lu Yao has independently commanded a battle in the true sense of the word. This is different from the vicious battle of five steps of blood splashed in anger under the barberry village, and it is different from the battle that must be won in the attack on Guo's Dock Fort, but the battle between the lives and deaths of countless soldiers is tied to one thought.

Those old subordinates who belonged to Princess Dongying when she was in power, those remnants of the Bingzhou Army who were loyal to her when she was reorganizing the army in Jicheng, and even those Zahu soldiers who were incorporated into the Jinyang Army in Banqiao, Lu Yao knew almost everyone and understood everyone's thoughts. The vast majority of them were forced to become soldiers by this world to the point of desperation. All they ask for is a full meal, but what they pay is war and death that will come at any time and place. And so many fresh lives are completely in the hands of Lu Yao.

When the only person involved in the battle was Lu Yao himself, Lu Yao thought that he was completely capable of becoming a murderous and ruthless killing machine. Kill the enemy, or die with the enemy, what a simple choice, which does not bring wavering and hesitation at all. But when one's own judgment can decide the life and death of hundreds or thousands of fighters...... Lu Yao was vigilant day and night, and deeply felt the responsibility on his shoulders.

But people's hearts are so unpredictable, overlooking the battlefield, Lu Yao also gave birth to a strong feeling, he seems to have become a chess player who is high up and looks down on all living beings, with thousands of troops and horses as chess pieces, and the general trend of the world as a bet. In the past, the anxiety and self-blame caused by the death and injury of the soldiers disappeared, and was replaced by the complacency of controlling the life and death of countless people. It was a strange feeling he had never experienced before, so fascinating.

With responsibility comes power. That's right, that's the intoxication of power.

Lu Yao suddenly realized that he was distracted. He cleaned up his emotions and smiled bitterly, in this kind of fierce and dangerous situation, someone dies every moment and every second, and he can still think of meaningless directions such as responsibility and power, and really can't change the habits of poor literati?

At this time, thunderous cheers were heard at the southern end of the battlefield.

It was Xue Tong who led the army to catch up with a group of Hu people who fought and left. He rode his horse and swung his sword, rushing into the enemy's heart like lightning, cutting down the heavily guarded banner with a single sword, and then killing many people around him, and pulling his horse out. His armor and horses were almost all stained red with the blood of the enemy. From a distance, it looks like a bloody angry lion, biting and trampling in the enemy's ranks.

Under Xue Tong's repeated onslaught, the Hu people could not even organize an orderly retreat. They can only repeat the process of gathering crowds to flee and then being killed and dispersed, and there are even situations where some people trample on each other in order to escape for their lives. It is really unimaginable that the Hu warriors in northern Xinjiang, who have always boasted of their bravery, would be so embarrassed.

Seeing such a situation, even the soldiers who followed Lu Yao's side showed eager expressions, eager to rush down the hill and fight. Especially young people like Chu Kun and Yang Ruo, they are at the time when their qi and blood are vigorous, although they have experienced a bloody battle last night, their courage has not diminished at all. Several people looked at each other behind Lu Yao, and they just wanted to nominate one person to come forward to fight.

And Lu Yao suddenly whispered in surprise: "Huh? ”

In his sight, a small army of Hu people who were not scattered suddenly appeared. This army initially consisted of only twenty or thirty men, and they moved to the battlefield with great succession, avoiding the attacks of several Jin armies one after another, and gradually grew to more than a hundred people. At this time, they did not retreat, but began to advance slowly but firmly in reverse, accepting and integrating the routs along the way, and finally occupied a camp abandoned by the Huns.

Xue Tong quickly noticed this Hu army, he mobilized his troops, and successively attacked with infantry and cavalry, but they were all resolutely repelled by the Hu people. Xue Tong couldn't help but be furious, he roared like thunder, and quickly gathered the Jin army that had been scattered in several places before, forming a larger combat unit to force the enemy. But in this way, more Hu people, who were originally pursued and scattered by Ouroboros, got a chance to breathe.

Lu Yao suddenly felt a little sympathy for the leader of this Hu army. After the Battle of Daling a few months ago, wasn't he like this, gathering his forces little by little, shifting his position step by step, and repelling one chasing army after another under the crisis of the rout of the whole army?

Although from the perspective of the entire battlefield situation, the Jin army still holds the absolute initiative; But Lu Yao knew very well that with the efforts of this small Hu army, the key point of change in the battle situation had appeared.

After all, the Huns had already maintained a huge superiority in strength several times or more, and no matter how hard the Jin army tried, they could not annihilate it. And as long as the Hu people recover from the momentary chaos, it is easy to see through the small tricks they have arranged in the mountains and forests. They will find that they have not actually been attacked by the main force of the Jin army, as long as they show the courage to fight back, the counterattack will inevitably be victorious.

For the Jin army, there is only a thin line between the dominant situation and the outcome of defeat. And the Hu people seem to be about to find this thin line.

"There are smart people in the Hun army...... It's time for us to withdraw. You know, it's too much. Lu Yao waved his hand and said, "Order, Mingjin withdraws the troops!" ”

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Today, a friend reminded the crab that after each chapter, I begged to click on the red ticket to collect something, which was very tasteless and undisciplined. Well, although I still want to, I won't fight those things like asking for red ticket collections. Thank you......