Chapter 298 The king’s account discusses crime
Mr. Yao always felt that Lin Shan's smile had evil intentions, but he still had a stern face at the moment.
"Lin Cave Master did not go after the enemy, but stayed here. But you want to see my joke?"
Lin Shan was personally named Military Advisor by Demon King Kuihu, and he also led a group of soldiers. Logically speaking, he had two names, but generally he should be called Military Advisor Lin and Mr. Lin. That was how Demon King Kuihu called him.
However, Mr. Yan called him Cave Master Lin alone, obviously not recognizing his identity as a military advisor and feeling that he was not sincere in making suggestions and might have other motives.
Of course, there are also reasons for differences in ideas.
Mr. Yan always seeks stability, and the series of adventures proposed by the three Linshan brothers often run counter to his ideas, making him very uncomfortable.
Lao Nong is also a demon who expresses emotions and emotions. He can be called a "temperament demon". His dislike and disgust are clearly shown on his face, and he is quite petty.
However, Lin Shan didn't care at all, still smiling.
At this time, three black shadows popped out of the dense forest, so fast that the demon's eyes were overwhelmed, and it almost scared Mr. Yan.
After taking a closer look, it turned out to be three masses of black mist, with mung bean-sized eyes flashing inside. The three evil brothers came back to claim their lives.
"Sir, the guinea pig demon soul has been captured, please take a look!"
Lin Shan took a small bottle, pulled out the cork and looked inside. It was indeed the guinea pig demon general from before. He was currently restricted inside and could not move, grinning at him.
Cap the stopper and throw the bottle into the storage bracelet.
"Well, things went well. I'll spare you this time. If you don't do it next time, go back!"
The three evil spirit brothers felt relieved now. It seemed that the matter of stealing the evil pill had been revealed. They jumped into the spirit beast bag and disappeared one by one, and went to keep company with the saplings of the ancient phantom tree.
Mr. Yan outside looked at him with eyes wide open and pointed at him with his furry paws.
"You, you, are still feeding evil spirits? Are you an evil cultivator?"
Lin Shan gave a noncommittal "hmm" and then waved his hand.
"Follow up!"
"Ouch~~~"
Behind him, a group of demon soldiers surrounded him and fled away, chasing the defeated demon king Yuanlu.
Mr. Yan looked at Lin Shan's retreating back with a gloomy expression. He didn't expect that he could kill the guinea pig demon general. This strength should not be underestimated. At the moment, his thoughts were racing and he was frowning.
At this moment, another voice came.
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Embarrassing, our military commander? Why are you so embarrassed?"
Mr. Yan suddenly turned his head and looked towards where he came from after hearing the sound.
Zhong Shenxiu led a group of demon soldiers to come, holding the head of a pig demon in his hand, surrounded by stars holding the moon.
"Pig Demon General! You...you...you killed him alone?"
Mr. Yan stuttered when he spoke. This boy was so thin and suffering from tuberculosis. How could a sick man capture and kill the generals of Demon King Yuanlu?
"Take it!"
Zhong Shenxiu threw the pig's head to the side, and a group of little demons quickly helped the boss carry the loot. They seemed to be as respectful as they could be, and they must have been impressed by his strength.
"Mr. Yan, you delayed the fighter plane for half an hour and caused heavy losses to the king. What kind of crime do you think this is?"
Zhong Shenxiu's lips were filled with amusement and he looked at her with a cynical look.
Although Mr. Yan felt nervous, he still pretended to be calm.
"Although I arrived late, I finally completed the strategy of attacking from both sides, and finally defeated the Yuanlu Demon King's army. The slight loss does not affect the overall situation. With my loyalty to serve the king for many years, it is nothing!"< br>
"Oh? Really?"
Zhong Shenxiu nodded and did not argue with it. He just waved his hand and his little demons followed him and chased him into the distance, leaving behind a sentence in the wind.
"I hope that when the time comes, sir can still be so calm"
Mr. Yan watched the gifts go away from a distance, and a layer of gloom could not help but form in his heart.
The next moment, the sound of galloping came from behind again.
“Tap tap tap tap~”
"Stop!"
Mr. Yan turned his head in confusion.
Young Master Jiuyou shook the folding fan with one hand and played with the demon pill as white as jade with the other hand. There was also a little demon behind him, carrying two huge ivory tusks, and they were all panting from exhaustion.
It seems that the rock-skinned elephant demon finally died in the hands of Young Master Jiuyou, which is enough to show that Young Master Jiuyou hides deeply and has rich methods that are not known to the public.
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Embarrassed, our military commander? Why are you so embarrassed?"
Mr. Yan heard this sentence for the third time today. He always felt that these three people seemed to have something to say, and he began to be extremely wary and even tempted.
"What do you mean by Cave Master Wei? I just fought tooth and nail to fight against the enemy, buying you time to kill the enemy's elite troops and serve the king. What's wrong with you being a little embarrassed?"
Young Master Jiuyou smiled, pointed at the intercepting force behind it that had lost more than half, and shook his head slightly.
"If you could ambush according to the established plan, the result would be far from what it is now. After this battle, although Demon King Yuanlu's vitality was severely damaged, the king also suffered heavy losses. Even the Flying Bear Army was almost destroyed by you, tsk Tsk tsk.”
Mr. Yan panicked. He knew that the Flying Bear Army had always been the favorite of Demon King Kuihu. He usually doted on and loved him for fear of something going wrong. This time, he specially let him take it with him for the long-distance attack.
As a result, in order to resist Yuanlu Demon King's deer-chasing sword formation and block the return of the defeated soldiers, it forcibly destroyed this trump card.
However, the relationship between king and subject for so many years has made Mr. Yan so confident that Demon King Kuihu will not do anything to him, so he still raised his head and responded stubbornly.
"Dong Master Wei, there is no need to be sarcastic. The right and wrong have their own merits. It was obviously the king who took action in advance and did not launch the general attack according to the planned plan, which caused me to arrive late. I always abide by the time and place to ambush, and finally came specially to support. Your Majesty. You will understand me!”
Young Master Jiuyou curled his mouth and nodded seriously.
"Oh, that's right. It turns out it's the king's fault. I've written this down."
"Uh"
Mr. Yan was dumbfounded. Before he could say anything, Young Master Jiuyou had already led his men away to harvest the defeated soldiers.
In the dense forest avenue under the night, there were not only the echoes of fighting and iron horses, but also blazing fires in many places, which shone on Mr. Yan's face.
……
The chase lasted until the afternoon of the next day.
Demon King Kuihu's army chased them outside Hongya Cave, the lair of Demon King Yuanlu, and gave up only when they saw the mountain-protecting formation waiting for them.
The Yuanlu Demon King fled back in embarrassment, with only ten of his troops left, more than ten thousand corpses abandoned on the road, and mourners everywhere, it was a terrible sight.
However, there are many demon soldiers among them. They should have become separated while escaping. They are likely to gradually return in the future, but it is good to retain at most 30% of the organization.
This time, the battle in Jingqilin finally came to an end.
"Report!"
In the military camp outside Hongya Cave, a brand new royal tent was set up.
Demon King Kuihu was in high spirits, with his big horse and golden sword sitting on the throne. Two rows of demon generals and cave masters from all walks of life gathered together to listen to the report from the tent. The surrounding braziers were blazing.
According to the past, the report should be given by Mr. Yan.
But this time, it was a rare change to Zhong Shenxiu.
"In this battle, over 10,000 Yuanlu Demon King's troops were killed, 15 elite tribes and eight demon generals were wiped out, more than 20 battle flags were captured, and more than 5,000 enemy cattle, sheep, and red deer were captured."
Demon King Kuihu was delighted, and all the generals under his tent were also beaming.
"Our army has more than a thousand demon soldiers killed or disabled in battle, and 300 are missing. Three demon generals in the golden elixir period have died. The establishment of the seven caves has been completely broken up. More than half of the Flying Bear Army has suffered casualties."
At this point, Zhong Shenxiu's tone slowly calmed down.
A cold feeling suddenly rose in the big tent, and Demon King Kui Hu began to look bad again.
It was obviously a great victory, and Demon King Yuanlu's vitality was severely damaged, but he didn't expect that his own losses would be so heavy.
You must know that the carnivorous demon clan is not superior in numbers, but is stronger in individual strength. In addition to the troops left behind in his hometown, Demon King Kuihu brought out only 5,000 elite troops for the expedition, which was now a quarter of the total. Once it is dry, it will naturally feel bad.
This is completely different from what I planned before!
Simply put, it is the gap between expectations and reality. When the three Linshan brothers first came to offer advice, their original intention was to annihilate the Yuanlu Demon King's army.
As a result, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Yuanlu Demon King divided his troops to stay in the Xuanwu Reject Corpse Pit, and only led most of the troops back. Then, although he was attacked from two sides in the Jingqi Forest, in order to force a breakout, he sacrificed his bloodline magical power to attack Mr. Nong's position.
Demon King Kuihu happened to have lost his spiritual treasure in the Xuanwu corpse-rejecting place. He did not dare to resist Demon King Yuanlu's sword formation. He could only watch his subordinates suffer heavy casualties. Demon King Yuanlu opened a gap and led the remaining soldiers to break out. Going out was also unexpected.
Of course, if there is any mistake, it is impossible for the leader to take the blame. Someone below will always take the blame
What's more, there is indeed one link in this battle that has some problems.
Kui Hu Demon King Hu's power was revealed, and his huge aura overwhelmed the scene. All the demons felt uncomfortable and their hearts began to tremble. They could all feel the boss's dissatisfaction.
The flames in the surrounding braziers began to dormant again, and the sound of the cold wind howling outside the tent could be heard.
The first person who was asked was Zhong Shenxiu who was giving a report.
"Commander Zhong, what you planned for me before seems not to have this result. Demon King Yuanlu's base was only destroyed by half, and I also lost a quarter of his troops. Can you tell me which one it is?" There is a problem with the link! ”
Post-war review is a necessary part of the military.
Zhong Shenxiu came from a well-known family, and he had a demeanor that would not change even if the mountain collapsed in front of him. He would not hesitate to bow before questioning.
Naturally, it is impossible to throw this blame to Demon King Kuihu. If you want to throw it away, you have to throw it to
"Your Majesty, sometimes people's calculations are not as good as God's, and God's will is unpredictable and things go against your wishes. This is all due to the lack of good time, place, and people."
"In my opinion, this battle is in my hands regardless of the time and place. It's just that I made some mistakes that I shouldn't have made."
"It could have been more successful, but it was only because of that small error that we ended up in today's situation."
……
Demon King Kuihu was not angry but asked calmly:
"So where does Military Master Zhong think the so-called mistake lies?"
Zhong Shenxiu bowed long and said: "Your Majesty, I am a humble minister. I dare not say anything!"
Monsters: "."
Demon King Kuihu was already impatient, so he couldn't pretend to be calm now, so he had to cough: "Why don't you dare, but it doesn't matter!"
Zhong Shenxiu pretended to be coy, and sighed hesitantly: "This is the king's confidant, and he is also a veteran who is under one demon and above ten thousand demons. In fact, there is no need to say it clearly on the spot if he drags his feet at the critical moment."
At this moment, the directionality is obvious.
Before Demon King Kuihu could speak, Mr. Yan couldn't help it anymore and jumped out to question him.
"Boy Zhong, who are you criticizing?"
At this moment, Zhong Shenxiu suddenly shrank, her eyes were filled with fear, and her tone became even weaker:
"No, no, I definitely don't mean any disrespect, but maybe I made a mistake earlier."
Mr. Yan was furious: "Humph, kid, what are you pretending to be? You are talking about me overtly and covertly. Do you really think I can't hear it?"
Zhong Shenxiu was cowardly and did not dare to argue with him.
The young master of Jiuyou jumped up and became furious!
The two people's eyes secretly interacted with each other, one was a good person and the other was a bad person, and the division of labor was clear.
"Old man! How dare you bully my third brother!"
The whole hall was shocked.
Demon King Kuihu still doesn’t know what happened, and the demon generals are also waiting for what will happen next.
The prestige that Mr. Yao has cultivated over the years is also revealed at this moment. Except for Demon King Kuihu, it has always been the dominant one. It has been this way for hundreds of years. This is the first time that someone dares to challenge it face to face, not counting the yin and yang of its juniors!
"Junior, do you have any etiquette? Have your elders never taught you how to respect your elders?"
"Ah! Are you worthy?"
The young master of Jiuyou had an explosive temper and went into a rage on the spot, which was in sharp contrast to the consumptive ghost Zhong Shenxiu next to him who had a submissive face with aggrieved expressions.
"Your Majesty, in this expedition, we were sure of winning in the east and in the west, but because you delayed the opportunity, you wasted more than three quarters, nearly half an hour, and ended up failing to achieve full success and falling short. You are still shameless!"
Lao Nian angrily rebuked on the spot:
"It's nonsense. Although I came late, I still blocked the army of Yuanlu Demon King. The attack from two sides has become possible. The reason why I didn't take full credit is because Yuanlu Demon King didn't have the force majeure to contain it. Otherwise, I would line up to block the way. , 9 out of 10 guaranteed! ”
At this point, Mr. Yao was still loyal and knew how to cover for Demon King Kuihu, so he spoke vaguely.
However, who is the young master of Jiuyou? He was born in a top sect of demons. He is familiar with intrigues, let alone this kind of conceptual confrontation. He immediately seized the language loophole and started to fight back.
"Mr. Yao also knows that he came late? Just because you came late, how many of our demon tribe's sons were killed or injured? Have you ever considered the consequences?"
"As for the so-called force majeure of Demon King Yuanlu, it is not the king's fault. What do you mean by bringing it up?"
"Do you know that during the period when you were not here, the Yuanlu Demon King's army fought all the way from the entrance to the exit of Jingqi Forest, wasting hundreds of miles of precious terrain!"
"If you follow the original plan and ambush at the entrance of Jingqi Forest from the beginning, even if the Yuanlu Demon King cooperates with the army to defeat your military formation, but due to the restrictions of the dense forest terrain, we can rely on our hunting talent to defeat you on this road. Chase them down and annihilate them!”
"But once you get out of the jungle, the cattle, sheep, red deer on the plains are running like the wind, and they are fleeing in all directions. How can you stop them?"
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"I"
Mr. Yan was confused for a moment, and suddenly felt that what the other party said seemed to make sense?
But something feels wrong
Zhong Shenxiu also weakly agreed at this time:
"Brother is right. It doesn't matter that you came late, Mr. Yao, but you still insisted on forming an array against the trend even though you knew you couldn't stop him. As a result, thousands of demon tribesmen were massacred, and even the Flying Bear Army suffered heavy losses."
It doesn't matter what he said, it immediately aroused the anger of the demon next to him.
It was none other than Demon King Kuihu’s other right-hand man, General Xiong!
The Flying Bear Army was its kin, and was usually under its command. However, Mr. Yan took him out for such a trip, and then directly destroyed him when he came back. How could he not be angry?
"Roar!!!"
General Xiong roared angrily to express his dissatisfaction.
Zhong Shenxiu quickly withdrew and bowed to General Xiong to apologize, claiming that he had not intentionally opened the scar.
Demon King Kuihu quickly comforted his beloved general.
Mr. Yan was a little flustered and no longer as tough as he was at the beginning.
"Well, then, I was in an urgent situation at that time. In order to buy time for you to annihilate Yuanlu Demon King Duanhou's troops, when they broke through my formation, you had just removed the stumbling block and chased the remaining bandits who escaped and broke through."
This is indeed a fact. Mr. Yan has always been steady and thoughtful. It can be said that he took the best consideration of the war situation at that time. In order to annihilate more of the enemy's effective forces, there is nothing wrong with it.
However, another person in the audience spoke and hit the point directly.
"This statement is wrong. It can be seen from this that Mr. Ao doesn't know how to fight, and he is really a mediocre idiot!"
These words directly and forcefully denied Mr. Yi's intelligence. It was a naked insult and directly angered Mr. Yi.
"Who? Who is it? Dare you look down on me?"
Lin Shan slowly left his seat and walked to the middle of the tent. He first calmly saluted Demon King Kuihu with his hand, and then shook his head.
"In the art of war, military morale comes first. You must know that in a desperate situation, fighting against the odds can radiate a strong desire to survive and cause immeasurable changes in the battle situation."
"Therefore, all potential generals should adapt to the situation and assess the situation, rather than being rigid and acting recklessly."
"At that time, you could clearly encircle three people and leave one missing. While forming a line in front, you could expose a small opening as a passage to give Yuanlu's army hope of escape. Then they would not attack by force, but would rush to try to get there first. Seize that glimmer of life.”
"At that time, all friendly forces will be stumbling blocks on their way to escape. Under such circumstances, they will be crowded, pushed, trampled, tied up, and held back. We will take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them from behind, while they will deceive each other in front.
You can also harvest as you like without any pressure. Wouldn't it be possible to achieve the same results as now without causing such heavy casualties to our side, right? ”
……
"This"
Mr. Yan was stunned after hearing this. He opened his mouth and could not speak for a long time.
There was silence in the tent for a moment.
Zhong Shenxiu's humiliation, Young Master Jiuyou's aggressiveness, Lin Shan's calm sarcasm, three different styles of spearheads were all pointed at Mr. Yan.
A drop of cold sweat slipped from its face.
(End of chapter)