Meng Shanming did not stay in the tent for long. After giving the 50,000 soldiers an explanation in front of everyone, he asked Luo Daan to push his wheelchair and left. He did not react to the crying behind him.
It was not that he was cold-blooded, but he was used to such things in his military life. He kept it in his heart and did not show any joy.
He could understand why Sun Gaotian was crying.
The only place that could make a group of murderous men cry was on the battlefield.
When they reached Zhang Hu's tent, Meng Shanming sat in front of the map out of habit. He stared at the map and asked, "How is the preparation going in Jiangxia County? Cough cough … "
Zhang Hu said, "The troops have already set off. They will travel by night and sneak by day …" Halfway through his sentence, he glanced at Meng Shan Ming's hand which was covering his mouth while he was coughing. Suddenly, he was shocked when he saw the blood on Meng Shan Ming's palm!
Zhang Hu was shocked and rushed over. "General, what's wrong?"
Meng Shanming wanted to hide it, but he was found out. Gong Lince and the others went forward to take a look and were shocked.
Now that the war had come to this point, nothing could happen to this old fellow!
Gong Lince panicked and checked Meng Shanming's condition himself.
Meng Shanming sighed. "I'm fine."
How could he be fine? He had not slept a wink at his age. He had put in so much effort to prepare for this battle that his body was about to collapse.
After examining Meng Shanming, Gong Lince quickly took out a spirit pill and forced Meng Shanming to swallow it. "Commander Meng, you're too tired. You can't stay here any longer. You need to rest." Gong Lince waved his hand to call someone over and forced Meng Shanming to rest.
Meng Shanming waved his hand and signaled for them to wait. Before he left, he reminded Zhang Hu again, "You can only lose, not win!"
Zhang Hu looked worried. He nodded and said, "I understand, General. Go and rest. I will take care of everything here."
Meng Shanming patted his hand and said, "Don't tell anyone else about it!"
Zhang Hu nodded. He knew that Meng Shanming was talking about him coughing blood.
Meng Shanming was then sent to another tent. Gong Lince sent a capable disciple to recuperate Meng Shanming's Qi. He even poked Meng Shanming's acupoints, forcing him to quickly enter a resting state.
After coming out of Meng Shanming's tent, Zhang Hu asked Gong Lince, "Sect Leader Gong, is Marshal alright?"
"It's not a big problem. I'm old and overworked myself. It's my negligence. Don't worry, with our help and a good rest, you should be fine. " Gong Lince sighed and turned back to ask: "Song Guojiang's defense troops are heading this way. I'll leave this place to you to command. Will there be any problems?"
Zhang Hu: "Something must have gone wrong!"
Gong Lince abruptly turned his head and raised his eyebrows. He said coldly, "Are you joking with me?"
Zhang Hu: "I'm not joking. You heard what Marshal said just now. Only defeat, not victory!"
Gong Lince was taken aback. He pondered for a while and realized that Meng Shanming had indeed said that. However, he was confused by Meng Shanming's illness. He asked hesitantly, "In other words, General Meng has another plan?"
Zhang Hu nodded.
Gong Lince: "Why don't you tell me in detail?"
Zhang Hu shook his head. "I can't tell you. General's orders are to be executed. There's no need to let everyone know."
Gong Lince snorted. "Why? You don't even trust me? Do you think I'll leak the secret? "
Zhang Hu: "This isn't a matter of trust or not. Can the lives of hundreds of thousands of troops be bet on the word 'trust'? Military secrets on the battlefield are all top secret. Those who cannot be restrained by military orders are to be kept a secret! "
Gong Lince's expression was slightly dissatisfied but he did not force it. If Zhang Hu did not say anything, he would not dare to do anything to him.
…
After the rain, the top of a mountain was slightly misty. One could see the direction of the East Domain River in the distance.
Niu Youdao received the message from Guan Fangyi. After reading it, he smiled. "Meng Shanming is indeed Meng Shanming. Song Guojiang's defense troops were not able to stop him. They were breached in one fell swoop. Even I was worried about him when he waited for so long. "
He was indeed worried because he knew that the army's rations were limited. He had even arranged for people to investigate the situation of the cultivators on the other side of the river. He wanted to see if he could deal with some of them and secretly let the Yan army cross the river. Who would have thought that Meng Shanming would be able to deal with it himself?
As for the casualties in the message, he only saw a rough figure. He did not feel much about the tragic situation of the battle except for the joy of the victory.
He did not know much about it and did not see it with his own eyes, so he did not feel much about it.
Guan Fangyi only sighed. "In a war, human lives are like grass. A famous general … a general's success is built on the bones of thousands!"
…
"My Lord, the reinforcements are here."
The defeated defenders of Hukou were resting in the forest. A dispirited Xu Laiping sat on a rock with his head lowered. The morale of the soldiers around him was low and dispirited.
A horse galloped over and reported the good news.
Xu Laiping slowly raised his head and looked forward. After a while, he saw a large group of people.
In front of the group, dozens of horses galloped over and stopped.
The leader was the commanding general of the Qingqu garrison, Liao Nanqing. He sat on the back of the horse and shouted to Xu Laiping who was halfway up the mountain, "Brother Xu."
Xu Laiping went down the mountain and came to the front of the horse. He shook his head and said, "I will not be able to atone for the loss of the Hukou defense line. I hope that Brother Liao can take care of my family in the future."
Liao Nanqing jumped off the horse and grabbed his arm. "Brother Xu, don't be so depressed. The Governor has ordered us to join forces and retake the Hukou defense line before Xu Jingyue's troops cross the river. This is the time to redeem yourself. You should pull yourself together. As long as we can retake the Hukou defense line, Brother Xu will be demoted at most. You can still take care of your family. There is no need to entrust them to others. "
Now was not the time to be long-winded. Xu Laiping could not be lazy and could only pull himself together.
The two sides met and rushed back to the Hukou defense line. Xu Laiping was making a comeback.
…
The Song Kingdom's army that had penetrated deep into the Yan's hinterland was still heading straight for Yan Capital. They were unstoppable along the way. The small troops from the various prefectures were like scratches to the Song Kingdom's army.
As the army advanced, Luo Zhao had already dismounted from his horse by the side of the road. His hands were placed on the saddle and his head was lowered. His entire body seemed to be shivering. His white cloak was fluttering and his hands were clenched so tightly that his knuckles had turned white.
A few people took turns to check the battle report from the Song Kingdom's defense line. The Hukou defense line had been broken by the Yan army!
Everyone's face darkened.
When they received the battle report that the granary behind the Hukou defense line was suddenly attacked by a large number of Yan soldiers, Luo Zhao predicted that there would not be a large number of Yan soldiers. He told the Yan army to be careful and quickly sent a response.
Who knew that the news of the Hukou defense line being broken would arrive while they were still on the way.
"When did my defense line become so weak? How can it be broken so easily? Wu Qunlie, you idiot! Go to hell! "Luo Zhao suddenly punched the saddle and the horse neighed in fear.
The horse retreated. Luo Zhao covered his face with his hands and shook his head after he relaxed his hands. He said with a ferocious expression, "Meng Shanming!"
He could not believe it. He could not believe that Meng Shanming could break through the defense line so quickly. He did not even have enough time to reach Yan Capital. He really hoped that the news was fake. But he knew that it could not be.
Su Yuanbai shook the battle report in his hand and said with a cold face, "According to the battle report, they broke through the defense line in four to six hours. How is this possible?"
Dong Yinglai said, "How did the Yan army from the back of the defense line cross the river? The cultivators along the river have set up cross patrols. With so many people crossing the river, it is impossible that the cultivators did not notice them. Could it be that someone was bribed and let them in? "
Wen You frowned and said, "The defense line is also confused. They still do not know how the enemy sneaked across."
Luo Zhao shook his head helplessly and said, "Meng Shanming did not move his troops for the past few days. I guess he was secretly making preparations to cross the river."
He could only make a rough guess. But he did not know that Meng Shanming was observing the weather and waiting for the heavy rain. He chose the Rolling Dragon Gorge and selected the warriors to cross the Rolling Dragon Gorge at the risk of their lives. After all these factors, they broke through the defense line at Hukou.
Meng Shanming had put a lot of effort into this seemingly successful battle. Who would have thought that Meng Shanming would cross the natural barrier when the river water was rising and the current was turbulent?
Chang Fei said, "Governor, now that things have come to this, the imperial court will be shaken and they will urge us to return."
Luo Zhao said, "If we return, we will fall into Meng Shanming's trap. He will take the opportunity to help Yan Capital. Besides, our army is so far away from the East River. It is too late to go back now. That bastard Jin Jue is so hateful. Now, we can only race against time with Meng Shanming. First, we will lure the Han Kingdom to send out their troops, causing the Yan Kingdom to be destroyed. Then, the three sects of the Yan Kingdom will panic and force Meng Shanming to come back. Wu Qunlie, oh Wu Qunlie, you can't even buy me this little time! "
He clapped his fists and said, "The defense line at the river has been broken and the whole line has loosened. Wu Qunlie is still using the tactic of adding oil to the oil to cover the leak. Is he a match for Meng Shanming in a small battle? Stupid! We should annihilate him with a lot of troops! "
Wen You sighed, "We can't blame him. Wu Qunlie will not dare to loosen the defense line before he is killed. This is a matter of losing his head. He can't bear such a big responsibility!"
Luo Zhao said, "Send a message to Wu Qunlie immediately. Tell him that the defense line is broken and there is no need to defend anymore. The rest of the Yan army can cross the river. He only needs to gather his troops and use his absolute strength to eliminate the enemies one by one. If he can't eliminate all of them, don't be afraid. Kill as many as you can. Meng Shanming is running out of food. He only needs to follow Meng Shanming and not give him any chance to get food. Then, he will die of exhaustion! "
Wen You wrote it down and quickly left to pass this important strategic plan to Wu Qunlie.
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