A strong wind blew up the sand and hit the marching team.
Looking around, there is khaki sand everywhere, and nothing can be seen except sand.
An army of thousands of people walked slowly in the desert.
Quan Jingxuan rode a war horse and walked strenuously in front of the front army, cursing and looking coldly.
Angry face.
The hoofs of the war horse sank into the sand, making it difficult for them to walk.
A strong wind roared by, and the road in the distance was blocked by the sky full of sand and dust. The soldiers lowered their heads, facing the biting wind and sand, and advanced in pain.
Suddenly a soldier shouted, stepping on the sand and running all the way to Quan Jingxuan in a weird posture, "General! It's bad! Seventeen more people are missing!!"
"What?!"
Quan Jingxuan stopped his horse and looked behind him.
The soldiers formed a long queue behind him and were advancing slowly. However, due to the weather and terrain, it was difficult for him to see clearly the team in the distance.
Quan Jingxuan became even more angry.
"I knew it! I knew it!!"
"I told Yuchijiong at the beginning that there were too many deserts around Lingzhou. If we wanted to attack from multiple points, we would have to brave the cold wind to cross the sea of ​​sand. Most of the sergeants died before we even reached our destination!
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"But this guy refused to listen to me and deliberately retaliated by asking me to do this most arduous job!!"
"Yu Chi doesn't manage the army! He is arrogant and arrogant, and sooner or later we will be defeated by him!"
Quan Jingxuan roared angrily, and the heads of the surrounding soldiers lowered their heads.
The sergeant didn't dare to say anything more. He just looked around and said, "General, do we still send people to look for him?"
"What, do you still want to send some more people out?"
Quan Jingxuan gritted his teeth and looked at the weather again, "I'll rest here today! Set up a bonfire to keep the soldiers warm...::"
The sergeant was shocked, "General, tomorrow is the arrival time limit set by the Duke of Shu for us."
"Isn't he leading the army across the desert within the prescribed time limit? Can I fly there?"
"If he wants to be held accountable for this, then just chop off my head! What about military law? When he was defeated like a mountain in Heluo, why didn't he see any military law?"
"Station! Repair!!"
The sergeants had no choice but to obey, but the marching sergeants were very happy. Marching in such an environment was really the most painful thing in the world.
Everyone rested where they were, set up sentries, and made a fire to cook.
Quan Jingxuan sat in front of the bonfire, the firelight shining on his face, making him look even more gloomy and terrifying.
Several confidant generals sat beside him, and they were not in a good mood either.
"General, if I had known better, I shouldn't have rushed to Chang'an in the first place."
"We live a good life in the south, why are we so humiliated by an old thief like Yu Chijun?!"
"Those who were close to him all got good jobs, but we were ordered to take a detour to attack the enemy's rear...:. We were also given a time limit, not to mention whether we could reach it or not. Even if we arrived, the rest of the way
As long as the army takes one step at night, won't we have to fight alone?"
"When the time comes, we will be unable to advance or retreat, and the enemy can directly wipe us out!"
"I think Yuchi Jiong may really have this idea. If we are late, we will deal with it according to military law. If we are late, we will deliberately slow down the attack speed of the other armies and let us die in the hands of the enemy!!"
"Earlier, Yuchi wanted his sons to serve as general managers. It was you who rose to the position through military merit. From then on, he was a little dissatisfied with you. Earlier, when you recommended several of our brothers to the military government, wasn't he the one who hindered it?
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"And that Yu Wenxian."
"He seems to be fair, but who doesn't know that he is the closest to Yuchi Jiong. He treats him as a teacher and learns the skills of fighting from him. He will appoint anyone recommended by Yuchi Jiong. The two of them are obviously on the same team.
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Everyone was talking a lot.
The more Lao Quan listened, the angrier he became.
Quan Jingxuan had previously opened up the situation in the south, allowing several governors to surrender without a fight, and achieved the greatest success without any effort. However, because the main force was defeated, he had to leave the captured areas and take prisoners, food, etc.
Evacuate.
Although he did not actually occupy the area, among the several armies, he was the only one who saved the entire army and brought back many prisoners, supplies, and people. He also got the opportunity to have his own faction through this battle.
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Among the military leaders of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a large military leader is followed by a large group of small military leaders, and several large military leaders can unite to elect a super large military leader.
Yu Wenhu tried his best to kill them all in the past, but after Yu Wenyong came to power, he insisted on separating the generals. It was all because of this reason.
From this we can also see a shortcoming of the government army system. It is easy to create a group of military leaders who hold heavy troops and can compete with the temple. If the temple has always been strong, then it will be okay, as long as the temple shows some shortcomings...
\n.However,
This has been the case with local armies in the past dynasties. When the temple is weak, no matter what system or method,
Everything will turn from good to bad.
Because the number of places in the military government is limited, but there are so many generals, there are some conflicts of interest among the military leaders.
This kind of conflict intensifies mutual distrust and leads to greater consequences.
Quan Jingxuan suddenly spoke.
"No need to say more!!"
The generals immediately shouted.
Quan Jingxuan raised his head, "Yu Chijiong used to be Yu Wenhu's confidant and was very close to him. Will Your Majesty punish me because of him?"
"Yu Chi was very prominent in the past, but it is no longer the past.'
"The Ming Dynasty has ascended the throne, so he can no longer show off his power..."
Quan Jingxuan stared at the bonfire in front of him, the flames were burning and beating...
The flames are blazing.
The entire camp was on fire, and the sky was illuminated red by the flames.
The roar of the soldiers came, and the war horses led their masters and galloped past the soldiers. The soldiers fell one after another, and the masked knight raised the spear in his hand, which was stained with blood.
Deng Guogong Dou Chi held a long sword, and the soldiers on the left and right roared and fought with the knights who rushed up.
The entire camp was ignited by flames, and the screams of the soldiers continued to come from all directions.
Dou Chi's face turned red, and the hand holding the sword was trembling.
"Where is Kwon Kyung-sun?!"
"Why is Kwon Kyung-sun so late?!"
"Kwon Kyung-sun?!"
Dou Chi's beard trembled because of his roar. The designated time for the attack had arrived, but there was no movement from the enemy's rear. He did not dare to take action first, so he had to withdraw from a section of the road and wait.
After waiting for two days, there was no news of an attack on the enemy's rear, but Gao Changgong's elite cavalry arrived.
Gao Changgong led a large-scale cavalry and attacked with almost all his strength. Dou Chi's infantry had to face an equal number of cavalry, fully armed cavalry...:. This was a desperate battle.
Dou Chi watched the enemy burn his camp, and watched his generals, sons, and soldiers die tragically in the hands of the enemy.
He raised his head and roared, his voice sad.
"My lord! Withdraw! Withdraw quickly!!"
The generals rushed up from the left and right, looking very embarrassed and shouting loudly.
Dou Chi clenched the sword in his hand, his eyes determined.
"How can you outrun the cavalry?!"
"Before setting off for the expedition, I warned Yuchi Jiong: If the generals do not cooperate, it will be difficult to accomplish anything."
"I have fought for my country all my life, but I ended up like this because of a villain?!"
"Bring me my horse!!"
The soldiers immediately brought the war horse over. Dou Chi quickly got on the horse, not looking old at all. He threw away his long sword and replaced it with a long soldier. He pointed at the enemy in the distance and said, "There is no retreat today. If you want to survive,
There’s only one chance!!”
"kill!!"
Dou Chi personally led the troops and charged at the cavalry that was several times his own.
Dou Chi is in his sixties this year, and his beard has turned gray, but his martial arts skills are still the same. He attacks on the left and right sides of the battle line. The spear in his hand is like a poisonous snake. He attacks quickly and kills with one blow. He can even stab the throat of a fully armed knight.
It was neither light nor heavy, and with just one blow, the enemy fell off the horse and stopped moving.
The troops on the left and right were excited and rushed forward with roars.
Some people even lost their long soldiers and directly tried to trade with the enemy with short soldiers.
Gao Changgong looked at the sudden explosion of enemy troops, not wanting to fight, so he blew the horn. The knights attacked quickly and retreated as well, coming and going like the wind.
After destroying the enemy's camp and making the enemy pay a heavy price, the knights quickly disappeared into the distance.
Dou Chi gasped, holding a spear and roaring angrily.
"Rat! Where to escape?!"
But the rat obviously didn't want to pay attention to him, so he quickly evacuated the battlefield.
Dou Chi did not dare to send people to clear the battlefield. After confirming that the enemy had temporarily evacuated, he immediately led the rest of the army to abandon their camps and defenses and leave quickly.
After Gao Changgong withdrew from the fighting area, he quickly stopped and asked everyone to rest here.
The generals on the left and right were very confused.
"General, why did you evacuate when you could completely annihilate the enemy and behead the enemy general just now?"
Gao Changgong took off his mask, with a smile in his eyes.
"Our goal is to repel the enemy and protect the many towns from Lingzhou to Shuozhou."
"Beheading generals and capturing flags is not necessary."
"Just to kill the enemy general, you will waste too much of your own troops, which will be detrimental to future defense."
"Doupifu's army has been severely damaged this time. He has no remaining strength to attack again. Kung Longcheng will be safe for a short period of time. The goal has been achieved. There is no need to force anything else."
The generals looked at him with admiration in their eyes.
What a great opportunity this is. Killing an enemy Duke. Such a feat would make countless generals jealous. Even Your Majesty, you have only killed one Duke so far.
How could he suppress his own desires, give up such a huge military exploit, and retreat decisively?
He is indeed our general.
Gao Changgong asked the knights to rest here, summoned many officers, and began to summarize the war with them.
Gao Changgong never hides his secrets. He treats everyone under the devil with all his heart. He not only shares military knowledge,
After each battle, we will give them a summary and tell them where they need to improve. At the same time, they will also tell them some general strategies to cultivate the overall concept of the generals, and strive to make them become the elites in charge of one side as soon as possible.
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"This time, Yu Chijiong wants to use multiple lines of attack to pull back our cavalry, in an attempt to cut off the connection between our front and rear."
"Yu Chijiong is a veteran general, and the enemy can attack in many directions. If it hadn't been reported by the common people, we might have been in a situation where we couldn't care about each other.
"This time, it seems that there was a problem with the cooperation of their generals, otherwise Dou Chi would not have been able to stay here alone."
"However, we cannot expect to gain victory through the enemy's mistakes."
"My idea is this. At the moment, we are at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. We have many places to garrison and many people to protect. We cannot passively fight defensive wars. Once Yuchi Jiong adjusts, he will attack from multiple sides, including many
On sandy ground, it is impossible for our cavalry to rush back and forth to fight, so I think we can use our advantages to advance the battle in front of the enemy. It is best to move to the left and right of the enemy, forcing them not to dare to send troops and passively defend us."
"The most critical ones are these areas...
"The enemies are at odds with each other, which is even more beneficial to my strategy:::
Gao Changgong narrated to everyone seriously. The officers formed a row with him as the center, and they were all nodding their heads at this moment.
Zhou army camp.
Yu Chijiong sat in the upper seat with a gloomy face.
Many generals were sitting on both sides, and Quan Jingxuan was among them. He had a straight face and a calm look on his face.
Nothing seems to happen.
It was quiet inside the camp, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was eerily silent.
The next moment, there were footsteps outside the door.
Then he saw Wei Xiaokuan walking into the tent holding the blood-stained Dou Chi.
Dou Chi's armor was severely damaged, and many parts of his body were bandaged, including obvious wounds on his face.
When he walked in, he instantly saw Quan Jingxuan sitting next to him.
"Oh!"
Dou Chi suddenly pushed Wei Xiaokuan away from him, drew out his sword, jumped up, and was about to chop at Quan Jingxuan.
"No!!"
Yu Wenxian was the first to react, jumped up in a hurry, and grabbed the old general's arm. Several young generals around him rushed up and controlled Dou Chi.
Dou Chi yelled, "I'm going to kill you, you thief!!"
"How many of my people have been killed by your delay in fighting?"
"Let me go!!"
Quan Jingxuan was sitting there, his whole body was cold. Just now, Dou Chi's sword almost hit his head.
If Yu Wenxian hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been killed.
After realizing it later, Quan Jingxuan was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.
"You, Yuchi Jiong, also hurriedly stood up and said, "My lord, please don't be angry. I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter...\n
Dou Chi's eyes were red, thinking of his subordinates who died in the battle and his son who died in the battle, there was indescribable pain and endless resentment in his eyes.
Yuchi Jiong ordered Dou Chi to be taken down, and he also sent his own famous army doctors to treat him.
After doing this, Yuchi Jiong looked at Quan Jingxuan coldly.
"General Quan, you came back so arrogantly, disobeyed military orders, and harmed your colleagues. Don't you have anything to say?"
Quan Jingxuan shook his head, "I have already written to His Majesty what I want to say, so there is no need to tell you."
"If I really listen to you and take a detour to reach the destination, Dou Chi is not the only one who will be helped in now. "Your strategy is wrong. I took people to take a detour and only walked half way.
Hundreds of casualties were caused. The weather is cold. At night, it can kill people. My general, many southerners, have never seen wind and sand.
I have never seen the wind and sand in the cold winter!!"
"You deliberately asked me to do this, and you are sending my men to death!"
Yu Chijiong had a straight face and extremely cold eyes. He looked at Yu Wenxian who was standing aside. Yu Wenxian's expression was equally ugly.
Because Quan Jingxuan did not arrive at the specified time, and even retreated halfway, Dou Chi fell into the situation of fighting alone, and was later defeated by Gao Changgong. Moxia's army suffered heavy losses, including his own son.
Yu Chijiong spoke, "Come here, arrest Quan Jingxuan, wait until the order from the temple arrives, and then deal with it!"
"How dare you?!"
Quan Jingxuan stood up, and the warrior behind him immediately drew his weapon.
Yu Wenxian no longer followed his example. He walked out slowly. His face no longer had the humility and gentleness of the past. He said coldly: "I uphold the Emperor's Day and supervise all military affairs."
"Are you planning to rebel?"
Quan Jingxuan looked at him, then at the warriors behind him, and asked them to put down their weapons.
Immediately, soldiers came forward to catch him, but Quan Jingxuan was not afraid, "Just wait! Your Majesty will uphold justice!!"
Quan Jingxuan was also taken down.
Wei Xiaokuan looked at everything that happened before his eyes and sighed again.
He stood up and walked slowly to Yuchi Jiong's side.
"The Duke..."
Yuchi looked at the Duke in front of him and felt even more dizzy.
Wei Xiaokuan said seriously: "The current situation is indeed not suitable for implementing the original strategy. Should we make slight changes?"
"I think Gao Changgong will not miss this opportunity. He will try to push the front forward so that we cannot attack his city with all our strength."
"The general can command the army and attack his city. I am willing to take the rest of the troops and sit in the rear so that Gao Changgong's goal cannot be achieved..."
Yuchijiong sighed again and said seriously: "If the generals can be like Duke Yun, how can we be so unhappy?"
Wei Xiaokuan did not answer.
It is terrible to have Yu Wenhu as the commander-in-chief, but what is even more terrible is that there is no "Yu Wenhu" to be the commander-in-chief.
Although Yu Wenxian also had a high status, he obviously didn't dare to kill the Duke like Yu Wenhu did. Well, it wasn't that he didn't dare, he really couldn't do it.
There is a very heavy price to pay for privately killing the prince, and you might as well just exchange it for one.
I hope... God bless you.
ps: But Quan Jingxuan, because of his appointment, became arrogant and self-indulgent, and was self-defeating. He also accepted bribes and accused demons of restraint.
Changes are made at dawn and dusk, and the soldiers are angry and unwilling to use their lives. One by one - "History of the North: Biography of Quan Jingxuan"
Chapter completed!