Chapter 44 Chapter 44
Gao Yin was the last one to browse the battle report.
As the most outstanding young child of the Gao family, he is humble and calm compared to the violent character of the general's father Gao Yun, and rarely shows joy and anger in front of others.
But at this moment, a look of unconcealed surprise flashed through his eyes.
He hesitated for a while and looked at Gao Qiao.
"Uncle, this soldier, or not?"
Gao Qiao's expression has returned to its original appearance.
"In your opinion, what should we do?"
"Zi'an obeyed the arrangements of the two adults."
Gao Qiao shook his head: "I want to listen to your thoughts."
If there is no such news, Gao's family will increase their troops to Ba County to assist Li Mu. No matter what the emperor has, Li Mu will do to help Li Mu.
But now the situation is turning sharply.
No one expected that Li Mu defeated Yuan Xu with only 6,000 miscellaneous soldiers and fought such a beautiful opening battle with only 6,000 soldiers.
At this time, we will send troops to reinforce. Even if the Gao family has a clear conscience in its original intention, it is inevitable that there will be opportunities to take the opportunity to divide the credit.
Besides, even if no matter what outsiders think, they missed the best aid opportunity, and now Li Mu may not appreciate the reinforcements.
Gao Yin knew that his uncle was asking himself.
He pondered for a moment and said, "The nephew expressed his brief opinions. Yuan Jie was defeated by underestimating the enemy. If he suffered such a great loss, he would definitely not give up. Li Mu's purpose in this trip was to capture Ba County. I expect Yuan Jie would go on the battlefield in person and snipe Li Mu from the east of Fushui. This battle is not as good as the first battle, and he will definitely go all out. Although Li Mu was born with a talented general, his military strength was still very different. It is difficult to predict whether he could win again. Since he was willing to help him, why should he be afraid of others' words? It would be better for me to lead the troops and pass on the message to Li Mu. If he needs me to leverage his strength, I will send troops, otherwise, wait and see what the two adults think?"
His reply should be what his uncle thought, and he nodded slightly when he saw him: "Just as you say. Go."
"My nephew receives the order!"
Gao Yin gave a greeting to Gao Qiao and Gao Yun, turned around and walked away quickly.
A few days later, Xu Mi won the news that Li Mu won the first victory at home.
The eyeliner he arranged in the palace was even more secretly reported, saying that the Chad war report of Emperor Xingping yesterday was very excited. He jumped up from the imperial case, regardless of a shoe falling from his feet, clenched his fists, and walked around the cold winter ground, and did not sleep in the middle of the night.
"Brother, Li Mu is not only brave, but also very powerful in military use! When he was in our military palace, he did not allow him to use it for my Xu family. Now he has set up a new mountain and has a good time between His Majesty and Gao Qiao. This battle was originally a god-given opportunity to eliminate him. Unexpectedly, he would turn over! If he wins, it will be a great disadvantage to my Xu family in the future!"
His cousin Xu Yue seemed a little worried.
Xu Mi finally calmed down from the initial incredulity, his eyes were too long, and he snorted: "It's too early to say that he's turning over! Yuan Jie is not an ordinary person. He is not afraid of suffering a big loss and will not give up. With the troops led by Li Mu, he can only have the ability to be able to win Yuan Jie, and he is delusional!"
Xu Yue was frowning: "I also got news. Gao Qiao sent Gao Yin to Jiangbei a few days ago, as if he wanted to transfer 20,000 troops from Lujiang to Ba County for assistance! Li Mu alone may not be afraid, but it is difficult to say that Gao Yin can be better than to increase Gao Yin. Gao Yin is good at fighting, with many soldiers and generals under his command. The two of them joined forces. Even if the troops are not as strong as Yuan Jie, there may be a battle for the victory or defeat!"
Xu Mi was surprised and then sneered: "Everyone in the world praised Gao Qiao's demeanor, but I know that he is seeking fame and being cunning! If he sincerely helped, why did he send only three thousand soldiers at first? Now it is just a big increase in winning rate, taking the opportunity to attract people's hearts for himself and save the face he lost when he married his daughter! Even if the emperor is not happy, what can he do to him?"
"Brother, what should we do if this is the case? What if Gao Yin increases his troops and wins"
Xu Bi pondered for a moment and said coldly: "Then hold Gao Yin's troops halfway and ask Li Mu to wait for him to arrive in Ba County!"
Xu Yue's eyes lit up, his face showed joy, and he nodded: "I know, I'll make arrangements now!"
Xu Yue left in a hurry. Xu Mi took a few strands of yellow beards under his jaw and walked slowly around the room for a few times, muttering to himself, and hummed coldly.
"Li Mu, Li Mu, I'll tell you to win a battle by chance. I'll see how you fight again for the next battle!"
On the east bank of the Fu River, in the flat wilderness outside Yuancheng, there are camps and stretching.
The patrol soldiers were holding long spears and walked back and forth in the military camp. When they met them head-on, they reported today's verbal orders to prevent spies from entering.
Outside the gate, there was a winding line that was almost impossible to see.
Since half a month ago, when the Yuancheng was captured, Ba people have been coming to join the army every day to restore the country. The same is true today. While waiting for the distribution of kung fu, these people listened to the sound of the slogans of the soldiers practicing in the wind from the gate, as if they were infected, and they all showed their courageous excitement.
This army paid three times the food and salary of ordinary soldiers and promised to win merit with their heads. As the commander, Li Mu led the way in the battle, and after the war, he ate the same pot and trained with the soldiers. On that day, the battle of Danqu shocked all directions and quickly won the awe of the upper and lower levels.
But this army also has a ruthless iron rule. The crossbow camp, the heavy armor camp, the charge camp, the infantry camp, and the formation were arranged, from morning to night, advancing and retreating in the shouts of officers, and assassinating with spears. If you are not careful, you will be merciless military sticks and whips. In this kind of weather, everyone is sweating profusely, but no one dares to relax.
Ke Aikewei is fully reflected in Li Mu.
In the central army's tent, Li Mu was in the middle, Guo Zhan, Sun Fangzhi, Dai Yuan, Li Xie, Harajuku Guard Battalion Commander, Fan Dun, Guangling Army Commander, and more than a dozen deputy generals sat on his side.
Everyone's face was solemn, and the atmosphere in the tent was extremely solemn.
The news of Yuan Xu's defeat reached Liangzhou. Yuan Jie was furious and left his troops to guard Liangzhou. He personally took the opportunity to lead his troops to Ba County to take revenge.
A few days ago, Yuan Jie's army was coming in a mighty manner. Yuan's army was west of the Fu River and Li Mu was east of the Fu River. The two sides tested each other and fought several times.
Last night, a spy came to report that Yuan Jun had arranged positions and arranged formations in the past two days, as if he wanted to pass the beach and launch a full-scale attack on Yuancheng.
Li Mu's two gazes swept the faces of everyone in the account.
"Yuan Jie is still known as 100,000 troops. However, except for the actual number of people who were killed in the first battle, plus the people who stayed in Liangzhou, it is expected that he will have a maximum of 50,000 troops this time. There is no need to be too afraid."
Sun Fangzhi shook his beard and laughed loudly, and his laughter was thick, shaking the top of the tent: "Extremely! We have nearly 20,000 people now! We will fight him one! Let's kill one!"
Dai Yuan's expression was still solemn, and he shook his head.
"I have not destroyed my might. But these backward Ba people recruits have the courage, but most of them have never fought. Although they have stepped up training these days, they can only follow behind, better than nothing, and may not be able to compete for the fierce battle."
Li Mu nodded: "Yes. Therefore, you should not ask the Yuan army to prepare well and then cross the beach to attack our position. Use less to the more, and use weak to the strong. Once you lose, the morale of the army will be dispersed. Instead of being passively defended, it is better to take the initiative to disrupt the deployment of the Yuan army. You may be able to win in the dangerous situation."
The tent was silent.
"I dare to ask the governor, can I make it clear, how to deploy it?"
Li Xie, the commander of the Suwei Army, now admires Li Mu and is full of admiration.
But even Li Xie, who had uneven combat powers, took the initiative to attack the opponent's 50,000 soldiers, was full of doubts.
His questions are also the questions of everyone in the account.
With a dozen eyes, they all looked at Li Mu above the commander.
"Yuan Jie's army relies on the flint crossbow formation. Whenever there is a battle, we must first use the flint crossbow formation to open the way. When the enemy's vanguard is seriously injured and the morale of the army is unstable, then we will put all the pressure on it. Often, the battle will be better. I have already decided on the combat plan, but the key to this battle is to break the flint crossbow formation first. If the formation breaks, we will destroy the morale of the Yuan army. Our army will take advantage of the situation to counterattack, and we will achieve twice the result with half the effort and greatly increase the chance of victory."
Everyone nodded. The solemn atmosphere just now finally eased.
Sun Fangzhi slapped his chest and rushed to say, "Governor Li, I am willing to lead my brothers to the forefront for the sake of death. I must occupy the beach and break the crossbow formation!"
Guo Zhan and others also responded one after another.
Li Mu said: "I will lead people to fight in this battle myself!"
After he finished speaking, the tent suddenly became quiet.
Even Fan Dun, who had not spoken before, looked at him in surprise, and wanted to speak but stopped.
He had heard of the fierceness of Yuan Jun's flint crossbow formation in the past. The few small battles a few days ago were even more evident.
But it was just a test battle. At that time, the sky was full of fire, and the arrows and crossbows were shot, forcing the forward to make it difficult to move. The power was so powerful that it was terrifying. More than half of the charge soldiers were killed or injured. The fire poison in the bodies of those soldiers who were lucky enough to retreat were terrible. Some of them were still lying down and unable to move. When they talked about it, they all changed their color.
"No!"
Dai Yuan shook his head immediately.
"The governor is still in charge of the overall situation, how can he take risks? I am willing to lead the vanguard of death, break the formation, and open the way for the army!"
Guo Zhan and Sun Fangzhi also snatched to be the pioneer.
Li Mu smiled slightly: "I will take you brothers with you. I have something else to do with you and Brother Guo. You need to lead your troops. After I break the formation, you will enter the enemy camp from the left and right flanks and break them so that the head and tail cannot take care of each other. This task is arduous, and I don't trust others, so you two are the ones!"
The two of them were going to fight again, and Li Mu's expression suddenly became severe, stopping the argument. Two eyes swept over everyone and stood up and said, "This matter is settled so that no more changes will be made! The war is imminent, you will act according to my instructions. If there is a violation, the military law will be ruthless!"
Everyone dared not argue again.
"If I die, Fan Dun will follow the ritual of governor and lead the army to retreat to Yuancheng, and wait for the instructions of Gao Gong's support!"
Li Mu said again, his expression calm.
Everyone looked at each other. Fan Dun hesitated for a while and remained silent.
After the matter was discussed, everyone withdrew from the big account in turn.
"General Fan, stay!"
Fan Dun had already reached the entrance of the tent, and when he heard him call him, he turned back.
Li Mu stood up from the handsome throne and stared at him.
Under his two strict gazes, Fan Dun gradually showed anxiety and reluctantly said, "I don't know what the governor has to leave me?"
"General Fan, I know you are dissatisfied with me. But there is one thing you need to know. No matter how powerful the Guangling Army is, no matter how good your military achievements are in the past, when you arrive here, you will have no way out. You can only listen to my order and fight with your back. Success, everyone will be successful, defeated, and sink into the corpse of Fushui. You have no third way to go!"
Fan Dun's forehead gradually felt hot sweat.
"I will definitely take this battle! If anyone has a second thought and ruins my big business, I will kill the sacrifice flag!"
"I'll order you to lead the soldiers and rush to the enemy after I break the formation. Can you please order?"
The governor Li Mu in front of him was much younger than himself.
But at this moment, shocked by the fierce murderous aura that appeared like he was walking through a mountain of corpses and blood, Fan Dun couldn't help but kneel down to him.
Chapter completed!