Chapter 179 Before the War

Chen Wu stood on the barrier. At this time, the sky was already dim. Looking at the dark morning light, he saw the bodies below, broken weapons and armor everywhere, which showed the fierce battle just now. The piles of knelt on the ground were the remaining Zhenhai guards, about a hundred people. There were vaguely seen more than ten small raft boats docked on the Daxi River in the distance, and a group of people were crowded. It should be the surprise soldiers who had just said that they had been killed from behind the defenders. They thought they had just taken the guards to the front and back attacks. From that river bank where they had not had time to build fortifications, they attacked the enemy in one fell swoop.

"Fifth brother, congratulations. This is nearly a hundred beheadings in one fell swoop, and there are also this number of captives. These can give off a good gulp of bird energy these days." It was Xu Er who spoke. His tone was so intimate that he led his troops from the Daxi River and achieved his full merits in one fell swoop.

"We have made contributions to each other's battle, but we don't know if the general wants to tear down the barriers or fight against the enemy through fortifications?"

"It must be a battle with the enemy. If you persist for a long time, the entire army will be stationed in the city, without reinforcements outside. If the enemy's siege barrier is completed, it will be too much to regret it. Now our army is victorious, and we should kill the bulls and feast the soldiers, taking advantage of the morale, and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop." Xu Er shouted, his black face was covered in sweat, and he was so excited that he almost shone with light. In ancient times, communication on the battlefield was not smooth, and the commander often formulated a strategy in advance, so he could only give a rough direction. In many cases, he only had to make plans in front of the battle, and decided by the middle and lower-level officers on the front line. Lu Fang was injured and could not command the battle in front of the battle. The highest general here was Chen Wu himself. Long Shier was still dispatching the army outside the barrier, and Xu Er insisted on the decisive battle, so he wanted to persuade Chen Wu as soon as possible while Long Shier had not come in yet.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the sun jumped out of the horizon in the distance. The light of the sun shone on the vast field outside Anji City. The barriers built by the Zhenhai soldiers meandered to the distance along the terrain. In the direction of the barriers, you could vaguely see the flames and black smoke burning on the whistle towers. This was the distress signal sent by the Zhenhai soldiers to his old camp. It can be imagined that the reinforcements of the Zhenhai soldiers were coming here. Is it a chance to fight to the decisive battle now? Chen Wu was so upset that he was full of hesitation. During the month when Lu Fang was seriously injured, he often complained about the differences in the military's power. Long Shier pulled his hind legs, but now he was in power, but he was not sure of decisive victory.

"Captain, the walls dug up have been repaired. Also, what should we do with the captured Zhenhai soldiers?"

The personal soldiers reported.

"Has it been repaired?" Chen Wu was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had ordered the repair of the digging barrier. With a sudden inspiration, he still felt that he should fight the enemy. Otherwise, if he retreated, he would definitely burn the camp. Why repair the barrier? In an instant, he had made up his mind and ordered: "You send the order to the Long School Captain outside to bring the more than a hundred Zhenhai soldiers into the city, leaving three hundred soldiers to defend in this camp, and the rest will return to the city to rest." Then he said to Xu Er: "If there are enemy soldiers coming to attack, I will stay in the barrier, and Brother Xu will lead fifty elite soldiers under his command, using the armor of Zhenhai soldiers, thinking that it is for surprise soldiers."

"Yes." Xu Er responded happily when he saw that his suggestion was accepted by Chen Wu.

Chen Wu turned around and shouted: "After the battle, the Zhenhai soldiers had camps for their support, and were still captured by our army. Now we have killed the camel animals, have a good meal, and have enough strength to clean up the monkeys in one battle."

Hundreds of Moye's Right Capital soldiers inside and outside the battalion were overjoyed. There were two cows, donkeys, and slow horses tied inside the battalion. It was thought that they were used to carry materials when building barriers. There were only three or four hundred people in the battalion. They were killed enough to eat. In the Tang Dynasty, Jiangnan had very little meat. After these soldiers defected to Lu Fang from Huai, they only had two meals a day, raising brown rice and a little pickled vegetables. Even fish only had the first day of the day. Lu Fang led thousands of visiting troops to feed them under the Tianweiyu. The economic situation was extremely embarrassing. This was also when he was harvested in the autumn valley. Regardless of the overall situation, he led three thousand lonely soldiers to attack the snake's neck gate. After attacking Huzhou City, he had eaten for a few days.

There was only a few grains in the army, but if meat was said to be rare, plus Xuntian Ensheng, who was about to be redeemed in the future, although the deaths and injuries were severe, the morale in the camp still soared into the sky. The big pot of firewood in the camp was ready-made, and the livestock were slaughtered separately and cut into pieces to the pot. In just half an hour, the camp was filled with the aroma of meat, mixed with a faint smell of blood, and there was a tempting smell. The three hundred people left by Mo Yedu, from Chen Wu to ordinary soldiers, sucked their noses and swallowed their saliva, all looking forward to the meat in the pot. Finally, the meat was cooked seven or eight, and was about to be distributed to everyone, when they heard the shouts of slaughtering pigs on the trench, "The Zhenhai soldiers are here."

There was a sudden complaint in the camp, and the soldiers threw down their bowls and chopsticks in dejectedly. It was a coincidence that the soldiers in the Zhenhai Army came, and they were about to lose their meat when they saw the meat. After the battle, I don’t know how many people could come back to eat this meat. Seeing this, Chen Wu walked to the pot, regardless of the fact that the meat was still very hot, grabbed a piece and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he said, “Forget it, everyone will finish their food first, and then go into battle. Even if they die, they can be a full devil. But if someone doesn’t work hard later, don’t blame me, Old Chen for not recognizing the knife in his hand.”

The soldiers were immediately overjoyed and rushed forward, swallowing in big mouthfuls. Chen Wu wiped the oil from his right hand on his front and whispered to the personal soldiers beside him: "Go and put down all the flags in the camp quickly."

Xu Wuji stood in front of the battle formation and stared at the camp hundreds of steps away. He saw that there was no one in the mail tower behind the barrier. Except for the original Zhenhai Banner on the camp, it was no longer different from the past. However, the battle traces that could be seen on the camp told him that this camp on his own had fallen into the hands of the Huainan Army in the city. The terrain of this camp was quite important. If it fell into the hands of the Huainan Army, not only would the long encirclement surrounding Anji City be unable to be completed, but the Huainan soldiers could easily obtain food and fodder from outside the city.

The defenders on Changxiang will be attacked from both sides, and the Zhenhai soldiers who are scattered outside Changxiang will be easily attacked by the Huainan soldiers. In this way, it will be very difficult for the Zhenhai soldiers to fight against the Huainan soldiers in the city. However, if they attack this camp, the Zhenhai soldiers will be easily attacked by the Huainan soldiers in Anji City more than ten miles away. It is now dawn and I will never be able to hide from the Anji City so close. Should I wait until dark and attack again? Xu Wuji hesitated.

While hesitating, a figure suddenly appeared in the distance. The knight came very quickly, and in just half a cup of tea, he rushed over and shouted loudly: "No attack, no attack."

Xu Wuji rushed over and saw that it was the deputy general of Hu. He saw that the war horse under his crotch was not even covered with saddles. Obviously, he was very anxious. He saw him roll off his horse, ran over quickly, and shouted: "Wuji, don't fight in a hurry. Since the enemy has captured the camp, the momentum of the host and guest has been reversed. If our army is defeated, there is not even a place to retreat. It is better to retreat first and then make plans."

Xu Wuji's face suddenly turned pale. Since he was defeated and returned to Wucheng, he was determined to take back Anji and take revenge. But these days, Mo Ye's right capital has been hiding in the city, but there are only a few confrontation battles with dozens of people. Finally, there was a chance to fight to the death, but he was blocked by others. Uncle Hu thought I was not good enough, and I could not compare to that guy Lu Fang. I couldn't help but blurt: "Uncle Hu, don't stop this small camp. How many soldiers can there be? I brought 1,500 people this time. If you bring a thousand people to plunder me and block the reinforcements in the city, I will bring 500 troops in our headquarters. I can't take this camp for two hours. I will come to see my uncle."

Deputy General Hu quickly grabbed Xu Wuji's reins and advised him hard: "Don't be anxious, nephew, Lu Fang is a son-in-law, but now he is the governor of a state. He has not had his ancestors Yinze. A year ago, all the troops were defeated under Tian Wei's command, and only he returned with his entire army. Such people are not easy. If you are familiar with military tactics, don't you know that generals can not fight in anger. If you move with profit, move with power, and stop with power, resentment can be restored, and the dead cannot be resurrected."

Xu Wuji only heard Deputy General Hu's words praising Lu Fang, and his anger rose in his heart. As for the words of advice afterwards, he didn't hear them at all. He retorted loudly: "I have been with my uncle to attack the thieves for more than ten years since I was exhausted. Don't you know the principle of Sun Tzu's Art of War? Now that Lu Fang has seized my camp, if he doesn't take back the camp, what's the use of our army's long encirclement that has been more than one month? Thousands of civilians and thousands of stones of food will be wasted.

Huainan soldiers can also obtain food and fodder reinforcements from outside the city. At that time, they want to regain Anji City. Would the soldiers be required to brave the arrows and rocks and ants attack the city?" Deputy General Hu was speechless. Before he could come up with a reason, Xu Wuji had already hit the other party's hand holding the reins of his mount. Deputy General Hu threw down the reins unconsciously. Xu Wuji took the opportunity to attack the horse and lead the troops forward, and turned around and shouted: "Please ask Uncle Hu to plunder the formation for me and see the boy break the enemy."

Lu Fang stood at the top of Anji City, and behind him were the generals and several local tyrants who were dependent on him. When he saw Xu Wuji leading his troops to rush to the camp outside the city, he smiled and said, "Then Xu Wuji is so brave. He dares to say that his butt is facing the army in my city, and he is not afraid that I will send troops out of the city and attack them on both sides?"

Everyone behind him was full of consent, and some people asked for a fight, asking to attack Kaicheng and Captain Chen in the camp to prevent the Zhenhai soldiers from escaping.
Chapter completed!