Chapter 8 (1/2)
In the camp outside the county.
In the Shuai tent, the commander made Yuan Feng's face as black as the bottom of a pot. He looked glumly at the more than ten colleagues sitting around him. He did not speak, and the atmosphere was extremely depressed.
Since the launch of the general's campaign, the army has been invincible in all offensives and has wiped out several rebel forces. He forced Zhao Yuanjin's troops to the brink of doom. Seeing that victory was in sight, they did not know what kind of tricks the rebels used. They unexpectedly attacked and killed the general and many other generals and officers, reversing the war situation and causing the morale of the imperial court to collapse.
In such a terrible situation, even the War newspaper did not know how to write it. I am afraid that the high-ranking adults in the imperial court would not believe their words at all. They will only think that they are the result of ineffective fighting and cheating.
”Gentlemen...”
Zhu Yuntai, a counselor, said in a hoarse voice: ”at present, our army is suddenly experiencing great changes. We must quickly discuss a regulation. We can't mess up and give those traitors a chance to take advantage of it.”
A group of generals were silent. Yuan Feng breathed his breath and said in a stuffy way: ”now that the morale of the army has been lost, if we continue to fight, we will only increase casualties. What else can we do?”
He was not a man who was greedy for life and death, but the general died in the battle and could not even recover his body. If he continued to fight hard, what would the court take to deal with it if the rebels used the same means again?
Now there are ominous signs of panic and rumors in the army. If this strange defeat happens again, tens of thousands of soldiers will be scattered on the spot. Even if they are lucky enough to die, they will inevitably be dismissed and punished by the court.
One of the guards hesitated and said, ”maybe we can report to the military department and ask for more reinforcements...”
Zhu Yuntai wryly smiles and shakes his head. Now that the imperial court is in turmoil and the whole country is in a tight situation, how many troops can be dispatched to support? Besides, the situation here can not be solved by sending tens of thousands of reinforcements.
The top priority is to try to find out the hidden means possessed by Zhao Yuanjin's troops and come up with a way to deal with restraint, so as to solve the rebels as soon as possible.
Out of the careful mind of the counselor, he had a palpitating premonition that if this matter is not dealt with as soon as possible, the rebels like Zhao Yuanjin will be like tigers out of their cages. Once they are out of control, they will certainly become a big problem for the imperial court in the future.
The rest of the generals discussed for a long time, but failed to come up with a conclusion. When Monroe died, there was no second general in the army who had enough prestige, qualifications and means to control the situation, so no one could convince anyone.
Finally, Zhu Yuntai could only suggest that the army should retreat to the nearby county city for standby, and then report the war situation to the imperial court, and wait for the orders and arrangements of the Ministry of war and the cabinet.
……
In the gate tower.
”Sir is back?”
Seeing the appearance of Qin Feng, Zhao Yuanjin, who had been waiting here for a long time, was overjoyed. No matter how strange the mysterious young man's origin may be, it is an indisputable fact that he has the magic means to help himself out.
Around Sun Xiangqing, Su mu, song Wu and other important officials came forward to meet him. They were not only extremely respectful, but also vaguely awed.
You can easily kill a general of the imperial court, frighten back tens of thousands of the Imperial Army, and turn the great cause of the LORD into safety. This kind of rebellious ability is not available to everyone.
”What's the situation outside? Where is the imperial army now?” Qin Feng asked.
”The imperial army has given up the barracks outside the city and temporarily retreated to the neighboring Yangcheng County to stay. It is said that it intends to ask the court to send more reinforcements and invite the Imperial troops from the surrounding states and counties to help support.” Zhao Yuanjin looks relaxed and genuine.
When Qin Feng laughed, the governor naturally saw that no matter what reaction the court had, he could not pose a great threat to him in a short time. So he can take his time to reorganize his troops and recover his strength. If he is lucky, he can still find opportunities to continue to attack the surrounding counties.
”It seems that the governor has an idea, but I don't need to worry too much.” Qin Feng Road.