Chapter 337: Guerrilla warfare is awesome
The battle between the two armies lasted for a whole day.
At dusk in the afternoon, both armies chose to withdraw their troops and retreated to camp to count their casualties.
In the evening, all the generals gathered in the Chinese army's tent.
Xuanyuan Qing sat in the first place, and Gu Chan sat next to him.
The generals sitting in front of the two men were reporting the specific casualties of the day's battle one by one.
Gu Chan listened silently, secretly feeling sad.
After a day of fierce fighting, the number of casualties on their side has exceeded 50,000, and more than 20 mysterious beasts have died in this battle. It has to be said that this is not a good thing for the Central Plains camp. It is said that it is a very costly battle.
As for the enemy's casualties, it goes without saying. The enemy's diarrhea has just been controlled, and their combat effectiveness must be lower than before. Their casualties in this battle will definitely be higher.
After reporting the casualties, Tian Ying took the lead and said, "Ninth Prince, according to the current battle situation, we may need to be prepared for a protracted war."
"Yes, winter will begin in one month. As long as we can survive this month, we will definitely consume a large amount of enemy troops. At that time, they will have to choose to withdraw to the border. In this way, victory will belong to us." Tian Bao said with excitement on his face.
The generals spoke one after another and shouted.
Obviously, as long as the enemy troops can be pushed back to the border, the two sides enter the truce adjustment during the winter period, and the court can promptly send additional reinforcements, once the winter passes and a decisive battle begins next spring, there is a 50% certainty of recovery. At the border, completely push the enemy back to the territory of the Earth and Moon Kingdom.
This is the most direct reason why the generals are so excited.
Xuanyuan Qing said nothing, just looked down at the map in front of him, his expression extremely ugly.
As the prince of a country, he is most aware of the situation of Tiancang Kingdom at this time. Before coming, he had thought about it. He must win before winter this year. Otherwise, if he waits until the spring of next year to fight again, Tiancang Kingdom will be Can't afford it.
Currently the Tiancang Kingdom’s treasury is empty. Even for this first battle, he and Gu Chan tried their best to obtain military pay from the many wealthy gentry in Zhongyuan City. If they cannot win before winter this year, If we fight again in the spring of next year, the wealthy gentry will definitely not have the money to donate anymore, and they will have to ask the court for money.
At that time, it is the most difficult time.
What's more, after a winter's rest, the Earth and Moon Kingdom will definitely send more troops to the border. Once the enemy is allowed to slow down, there will be little chance of victory in the coming year.
Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Qing made a decisive decision and said, "We must regain the border before winter this year, and we can no longer wait until spring next year."
"Ah? Ninth Prince, this is unrealistic!"
"Yes! Now that the enemy is in full swing, how can it be possible to regain the border before winter."
"And we now have casualties. It’s not light. If we want to advance quickly, not only will the soldiers not be able to bear it, but they will also not be able to supply food and grass!”
All the generals said with a grimace.
It’s not that they don’t want to win before winter, but given the current situation, this is an impossible task.
Gu Chan chuckled and said, "Don't get excited, everyone. I think everything is ready now. All we need is the east wind. Once the east wind arrives, it is absolutely possible to regain the border before winter."< br>
“Hmph! The deputy general said it was easy, but it’s really difficult to do it.”
“I wonder what the deputy general meant by east wind?”
“That’s right. Lieutenant General, don't be so pretentious, tell us carefully, it will also open our eyes and gain insights."
The generals stared at Gu Chan and ridiculed him. Just talking big words.
And the reason why everyone is dissatisfied with her is that they all feel that Gu Chan does not know how to truly lead an army in war except for playing some tricks and tricks. Her previous victory was just a trick.
Gu Chan knew this very well, but she didn't explain too much. She just said, "It's useless for me to say more. Just wait and see. Tomorrow at the earliest, three days at the latest, Dongfeng "We will definitely arrive." "Then let's all go and rest. We'll just listen to the deputy general and wait for Dongfeng!" Xuanyuan Qing waved.
The generals did not dare to disobey, so they all agreed in unison, resigned and left.
After everyone left, Xuanyuan Qing said to Gu Chan, "What trick are you playing again?"
"Don't worry about it, just wait and see! I'm tired, go back to sleep Yes." Gu Chan said with a smile.
After saying that, she stood up and left without talking nonsense to Xuanyuan Qing.
Looking at her leaving figure, Xuanyuan Qing could only lie down and rest with a sigh.
Early the next morning.
“Dong dong dong…”
Just when the atmosphere in the camp was solemn, war drums suddenly sounded loudly. Everyone was shocked and hurried out of the tents to look at the tall observation tower at the front of the camp.
At this time, the soldiers on the observation deck were beating the war drums with great excitement, grinning from ear to ear with joy.
Xuanyuan Qing stepped forward, raised his head and asked, "Why are you so excited so early in the morning?"
"Ninth Prince, the dust is flying in front, away from the battlefield, spreading towards the border. The enemy has withdrawn," the drum-beating soldiers shouted excitedly.
"What? How could this happen?" Xuanyuan Qing exclaimed with his eyes widened.
At this time, a spy galloped into the camp on a fast horse and came to Xuanyuan Qing. He reined in his horse and stopped, quickly jumped off the horse, knelt down in front of Xuanyuan Qing and said happily, "Qi Qi Prince Bingjiu, the enemy troops have indeed retreated to the border. We have won this battle!"
"This is impossible!"
"That's right? Ah! We obviously fought evenly yesterday, and the enemy was not at a disadvantage at all!"
"Did something happen to the enemy?"
Tian Ying and other generals ran away. Step forward and ask questions.
At this moment, everyone was confused and completely confused about the situation.
Gu Chan walked up slowly from behind and said calmly, "Everyone, how are you? Is it like what I said last night? Now the east wind has arrived."
"Gu Chan , what is going on?" Xuanyuan Qing asked.
Gu Chan walked up to the spy and said, "Tell everyone everything you found out."
"Yes, deputy general." The spy said respectfully.
Then he knelt on the ground and said, "Ninth Prince, this is all the result of the three cavalry teams sent out by the deputy general. Last night they took advantage of the enemy's fatigue to attack with two cavalry teams. The team disrupted and attracted the enemy's attention, and then the third team quietly sneaked into the enemy's grain and grass camp and completely burned all the enemy's grain and grass. This caused the enemy to have to withdraw today."
"What a good one. Guerrilla warfare! It's really awesome." Xuanyuan Qing was stunned and couldn't help but raise his thumb at Gu Chan.
The generals all stayed where they were, with their mouths wide open and unable to speak.
Originally, they all thought that the three cavalry teams sent out by Gu Chan before must have been destroyed by the enemy just like the team led by Xue Lihua.
But judging from the current situation, they were indeed wrong!
(End of chapter)