When the fire is extinguished, the pursuers are in a hurry. Deep in the forest, the stove becomes a mystery. Where is the future? In the land of death, the wind blows without intention. Weak water continuously rushes against the embankment.
When the time was up, Zhang Xiaobao immediately retreated and led his men to chase after Wang Juan.
"This, this young … young master, there are still people behind. There are still people behind." In the end, one of the 25 people caught by Zhang Xiaobao panted heavily as he chased after Zhang Xiaobao. He wanted this kid who could command others to wait a little longer.
Zhang Xiaobao glanced at him and said, "I know there are still people. Not only are there missing soldiers, but there are also Tibetans chasing after us. I can't mess up the battle plan for a small group of people."
"Two hours later. Just two hours later." This person still tried to persuade him.
He didn't know who this kid was, but he recognized the people who were waiting for them. The embroidered pattern on the chest of their clothes was from the logistics camp in Yizhou who had given them supplies along the way. He really didn't know how the people from the logistics camp ran to the front of the group. He just wanted the people from the logistics camp to save as many of his brothers as possible.
Zhang Xiaobao closed his eyes and said decisively, "No, we can't wait even 15 minutes, let alone two hours. Two hours is enough for tens of thousands of people to occupy the advantageous terrain. If you want to stay, stay by yourself. Don't be a burden to the group. Besides, the order I received was to retreat within 24 hours. Military orders are absolute."
*****
"Except for the weapons used, throw away all the bronze and iron in the armor. The first five camps will spread out to hunt and collect animal hides. The sixth to eleventh camps will take turns to carry them. The twelfth camp will collect the materials to start the fire.
Start the operation. "Wang Juan looked up at the sky and gave the order to the messenger.
The orders were immediately carried out. Guo Tu and the others also understood the content of the orders. They had been trying to guess what the logistics camp was thinking, but they found themselves even more confused. Logically speaking, at this time, they should think of a way to escape to a place where the Tibetans couldn't find them and then look for opportunities to do other things.
Not only was it slow to carry another person on his back, it would also drain their energy. By the time the Tubo people caught up with them, they would have lost their chance to escape. Furthermore, they were getting further and further away from Jinchuan City. If they didn't go and fight, even if they failed this time, they should still escape to Pengzhou.
The most infuriating thing was that they were ordered to throw away all of the armors. As long as there was copper or iron, they were not allowed to leave anything behind. How were they supposed to fight if they encountered the enemy? Money, it was all money. Before this, it wasn't from Wing Province.
After discussing with each other for a while without coming to a conclusion, Guo Tu couldn't help but shout to the person guarding them, "I want to see the person in charge of the logistics camp. I have urgent matters to discuss. You guys won't be able to handle it if you delay."
Wang Juan was still studying the military map, hoping to find more inspiration from it to achieve her goals. The knowledge she had learned before could only be used as an aid and could not be used to form a doctrine. In the current situation, there was no opportunity to seek a direct confrontation with the enemy, so she could only rely on the word 'strange'.
"If only these twelve thousand people were the ones that I and Xiao Bao had trained for three years, or even two years. It would be much easier to use them than now."
Wang Juan rubbed her eyes and longingly muttered to herself.
When the person came to report that Guo Tu wanted to see her, she muttered, "What is there to see? What urgent matters? Could it be that he still has Heavenly Soldiers that he hasn't taken out yet?"
"I want to see the person in your team who really came up with the idea, not a little girl like you." Guo Tu stared at Wang Juan, who had rushed over in a hurry.
Wang Juan curled her lips and said, "I am. Tell me, what is it? Hurry up, don't waste my time."
"Okay, then I will tell you. You go back and tell the person who came up with the idea that all of his ideas are bad. If this continues, no one in the entire army will be able to escape. This mission is to attack Jinchuan. Since you have seized the power, you have to follow this plan."
Guo Tu suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Wang Juan word by word.
Wang Juan burst out laughing and said, "Forget it, attack Jinchuan. The order you received should be to find a chance to attack Jinchuan. The most important mission is to launch a surprise attack and do your best to anger the Tubo people and burn a large amount of Tubo's autumn harvest grain. Do you think the imperial court is a fool to send fifteen thousand people to attack Jinchuan?
Don't give me orders and ideas. When a general is outside, he can't accept military orders. Your idea is good. You made the team to this point. If you want to be a benevolent and righteous general and not kill people, then you have to bear the consequences of your actions. Stupid, you are playing around with the lives of the soldiers. "
"You, you … a little girl like you actually dared to, dared to … piss me off." Guo Tu pointed at Wang Juan and his face turned red.
"What do you mean? You want to be a general like this? How many exercises have you participated in? How many red and blue army experiences have you had? Do you really think that you are an invincible general just because you won on the sand table? With twelve thousand people defending the mountain, can't you win a victory that raises the morale of the soldiers?
Run, run, you only know how to run. You ran until the soldiers ran out of strength and morale. I know that you want to leave the battlefield first and then find a chance to fight back. The essence of mobile warfare is not to escape, but to mobilize the enemy's superior forces and find a chance to destroy them one by one. When we go back, I suggest that you go to the game room of the flagship store Between the Clouds and the Water in Sanshui County to learn. "
Wang Juan was also angry. She and Xiao Bao had spent so much money, but Guo Tu had wasted it and even wanted to criticize them.
Guo Tu was speechless for a long time. She was not wrong, but other than not killing the civilians, the other aspects were just bad luck. It was not that he was not good at commanding. He had been praised by General Gao, but now he was being scolded by a little girl.
The staff at the side had to protect their interests, so he interrupted and said, "Cuckoo, then you have to tell us the purpose of marching like this. What is the use of people carrying people? Are you waiting to defeat the enemy? "
"If I don't tell you, don't think about continuing to participate in the command during the time when your military power was taken away and I safely returned to Yingzhou. I will tell you a little. Who said that carrying people is useless? At least it can exercise the lung capacity a little. It has a little effect, so as to avoid more accidents in the operation the day after tomorrow. "
After saying this, Wang Juan walked to the place where she was just now. After walking for about ten steps, she said without looking back, "Stay here obediently. If anyone wants to make trouble, I don't mind killing a few of them to show the monkeys. I believe that the Emperor will not trouble me. If you don't believe me, you can try."
"I'm so angry, I'm so angry. This little girl is too much. Wait for me to go back, wait for me to go back, I will … wait for me to go back."
Guo Tu shouted until he couldn't see Wang Juan's figure. Just now he didn't dare to, for he was really afraid that the little girl would kill him. He kept saying that he would wait for him to go back, but he didn't say what he would do when he went back. It seemed that he couldn't do anything. The key was whether he could go back alive.
Wang Juan returned to her place and continued to study the tactics. The soldiers who were supposed to hunt hunted, carried people on their backs, and collected flammable things.
The morale of the army under Wang Juan's control was not bad at this time. It was not because of her charm. She was a little girl, but she had no charm. The key was her promise. With the financial power of Between the Clouds and the Water as the foundation, she gave the soldiers hope.
One day later, the operation of carrying people on their backs stopped. They collected a lot of beast's fur. Regardless of whether it had been kneaded or not, it still smelled of blood. She asked people to sew simple coats and leather bags with the intestines of the beasts using simple needles made of branches.
Because the speed of the march was affected by carrying people back and forth, Zhang Xiaobao caught up with them in the evening. Wang Juan ordered everyone to rest. After eating wild vegetables and animal meat, she only asked everyone to leave a piece of compressed biscuit. Except for the people who were on guard, everyone went to sleep.
*****
After a long journey, the two pigeons finally flew back to their home in the capital from Yizhou. They were taken from their claws. After eating something hurriedly, they cooed and went to rest.
Gao Lishi, who was the Chamberlain, hurried to Xingqing Palace with the things sent by the person who received the letter.
At this time, Li Longji was enjoying the singing and dancing of the concubines while working. He had not decided which woman to accompany him tonight. The women were also trying their best to show off, hoping to be favored tonight.
Li Longji, who had just called out "good" twice, saw Gao Lishi's expression and knew that something had happened. He hurriedly dismissed the women and called Gao Lishi over.
"Lishi, is there something urgent?" Li Longji looked at Gao Lishi and asked.
"Pengzhou's fast horses have not yet arrived. Yizhou's Yao Chong and Bi Shu's flying pigeons arrived first. Guo Tu could not bear to kill on the way and exposed his tracks. His provisions were robbed. He was defeated and retreated to Dachuan."
Gao Lishi said to Li Longji.
"Defeated? Did Pengzhou have provisions to escort? " Li Longji did not expect Guo Tu to be defeated before even reaching his destination. His expression could not help but turn ugly. He then asked about the provisions in Pengzhou. He meant to send people to deliver provisions to Guo Tu.
"Pengzhou has sufficient provisions, but no one dares to send troops privately. Coincidentally, His Majesty's decree was sent to Pengzhou and received by the logistics camp in Yizhou. They reorganized their troops overnight and left to reinforce. Their whereabouts are unknown. In addition, Zhang Zhong's eldest son, Xiao Bao, and Cuckoo are traveling with the troops to assume command."
Gao Lishi's tone changed slightly when he said this. He also liked Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. From Bi Shu and Yao Chong's letters, he often learned about the two little fellows. Not only were they beautiful, but they were also smart and eager to learn. They were filial to their elders and were well-educated. They were also good at cooking and often cooked for their family and Bi Shu.
Gao Lishi could not have children himself, so he liked other people's children. If possible, he really wanted to make Zhang Xiaobao his own child.
When he received the news this time, he could not help but worry about the two little fellows.
Li Longji also became nervous and asked, "How many people did they bring?"
"The Zhang family's protection team has 56 people, Bi Shu and Yao Chong's combined protection team has 100 people, Prince Tong 'an's protection team has 200 people, and the rest are ordinary people escorting provisions. This trip is very dangerous."
Gao Lishi replied. That was all that was mentioned in the letter he received.
Li Longji also knew that it was dangerous. What could three hundred people do? He could not help but complain to Gao Lishi, "Why are the Zhang family so stupid? Look at other families. Which family doesn't have a large number of guards? They make a lot of money. When it's time to use people, they have 56. "
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