Chapter 44:
Gao Yin was the last to browse the battle report.
As one of the most outstanding young children of the Gao clan, compared to the violent character of the general's father, Gao Yun, he was modest and calm, and rarely showed his emotions in front of others.
But at this moment, there was also a look of surprise that could not be concealed from the bottom of his eyes.
He hesitated and looked at Gao Qiao.
"Uncle, this soldier, go out, or go out?"
Gao Qiao's expression has returned to its original appearance.
"In your opinion, how should it be?"
"Zi'an obeys the arrangements of the two adults."
Gao Qiao shook his head: "I want to hear your thoughts."
If there is no such news, the Gao clan would send troops to Ba County to help Li Mu, regardless of the emperor's situation for the time being.
But now things have turned sharply.
No one could have imagined that with a mere 6,000 miscellaneous soldiers, Li Mu had defeated Yuan Xu's 30,000 troops and won Yuan City, and fought such a beautiful opening battle.
At this time to send reinforcements, even if the Gao family has a clear conscience, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is inevitable that they will take the opportunity to divide the credit.
Moreover, even if no matter what outsiders think and miss the best opportunity for assistance, Li Mu himself may not appreciate the reinforcements now.
Gao Yin knew that his uncle was testing himself.
He pondered for a moment, then said: "This way, my nephew will express his humble opinion. Yuan Jie was defeated by an underestimated enemy. After suffering such a big loss, he will definitely not give up. The purpose of Li Mu's trip is to take Ba County. Jiehui will personally go into battle to target Li Mu in the east of Fushui. This battle is no better than the first battle, and he will definitely go all out. Although Li Mu is a natural general, his strength is still disparate, and it is hard to predict whether he will win again. If you have the heart to help him, why should you be afraid of people's words? If I still lead the troops and send a message to Li Mu, if he needs my help, I will send troops, otherwise, wait and see what happens. What do you two adults think?"
His reply should be in line with what his uncle thought, seeing him nodded slightly: "Just as you said. You go."
"Nephew takes orders!"
Gao Yin said goodbye to Gao Qiao and Gao Yun, turned around and walked away quickly.
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A few days later, Xu Mi got the news of Li Mu's first victory at home.
The eyeliner he arranged in the palace is even more secret, saying that yesterday Xingping Emperor Chad's battle report, he was so excited that he jumped up from behind the imperial case, ignoring that a shoe was dropped on his foot, clenched his fists, and actually had a bare foot, Walking around on the cold ground in winter without sleeping in the middle of the night.
"Eldest brother, Li Mu is not only brave, but he is also excellent in military use! In the past, when he was in our military mansion, he did not let him be used by my Xu family, but now he has set up another mountain, and has both sides between His Majesty and Gao Qiao. The battle was a god-given opportunity to get rid of him. I didn't expect to turn him over! If we win, it will be very disadvantageous to my Xu family in the future!"
His younger brother Xu Yue looked a little worried.
Xu Mi finally calmed down from the initial disbelief, his eyes were gloomy, and he snorted: "It's too early to say that I've turned around! Yuan Jie is not a generalist. The soldiers led by Mu, let him have the ability to reach the sky, want to defeat Yuan Jie, wishful thinking!"
Xu Yue frowned: "I also got news that Gao Qiao sent Gao Yin to Jiangbei a few days ago, and it seems that 20,000 troops from Lujiang will be dispatched to Ba County for assistance! Li Mu alone may not be a cause for fear, and with Gao Yin, I'm afraid it's hard to say. Gao Yin is good at fighting, and he has a large number of soldiers and a large number of soldiers. If the two are united, even if the strength is not as good as Yuan Jie, the victory or defeat may still be contested!"
Xu Mi was surprised, and then sneered: "Everyone in the world is famous for his high demeanor, but I know that he has a reputation for being famous and cunning! If he really helped, why did he only send three thousand troops at first? People's hearts, it's just to save the face lost by marrying a daughter before! Even if the emperor is not happy, how can he help him?"
"Brother, if this is the case, what should I do? In case Gao Yin increases his troops and wins..."
Xu Mi pondered for a moment, then said coldly: "Then hold Gao Yin and his horse halfway, and tell Li Mu to wait until he arrives in Berkshire!"
Xu Yue's eyes lit up, her face brightened, and she nodded: "Brother now! Let's make arrangements!"
Xu Yue left in a hurry. Xu Mi held a few yellow beards under his jaw, slowly paced the room a few times, muttered to himself, and snorted coldly.
"Li Mu, Li Mu, I asked you to win a battle by luck, and I will see how you fight in the next battle!"
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On the east bank of the Fushui River, in the flat wilderness outside the Yuan City, there is a continuous stretch of camp.
The patrolling soldiers walked back and forth in the barracks with long lances in their hands. When they met head-on, they reported to each other today's cut language passwords to prevent spies from mixing in.
Outside the Yuanmen, there was a winding line that was almost endless.
Since the capture of Yuancheng half a month ago, Pakistanis have been coming to join the army every day to restore the country. The same is true today. Waiting for the time to be allocated, these people listened carefully to the sound of the sky-shattering slogans of the soldiers practicing in the wind from the Yuanmen.
This army paid three times the rations of ordinary soldiers, and promised to seal the merits with the head. Li Mu was the commander and took the lead in the battle. After the battle, he and the soldiers shared the pot and the training. Quickly won awe up and down.
But this army also has a ruthless iron law. Crossbow battalion, heavy armored battalion, assault battalion, infantry battalion, and squadrons, from morning to night, advancing and retreating amid the shouts of officers, stabbing horizontally, and if you are not careful, it is the merciless military stick and leather whip. In such weather, everyone was sweating like rain, but no one dared to relax.
Keekewei, in Li Mu's body, can be described as vividly and vividly.
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In the large tent of the Chinese army, Li Mu was in the middle, with Guo Zhan, Sun Fangzhi, Dai Yuan, Li Xie, commander of the Harajuku Guard Camp, Fan Dun, commander of the Guangling Army, and more than a dozen lieutenants sitting around him.
Everyone looked solemn, and the atmosphere in the tent was even more solemn.
When the news of Yuan Xu's defeat spread to Liangzhou, Yuan Jie was furious and left the army to guard Liangzhou.
A few days ago, Yuan Jie's army marched in mighty force. Yuan Jun was in the west of Fushui, and Li Mu was in the east of Fushui.
The spies came to report last night that Yuan Jun had set up positions and formed formations for the past two days.
Li Mu's two eyes swept across the faces of everyone in the account.
"Yuan Jie still claims to have 100,000 horses, but apart from the number of people who were wiped out in the first battle, plus the people who stayed behind in Liangzhou, it is estimated that he will have a maximum of 50,000 horses this time. Don't be too afraid."
Sun Fangzhi shook his beard and beard, laughed loudly, and his laughter shook the roof: "Extremely! We now have nearly 20,000 horses! It's a fight with him! Come on, I'll kill him! "
Dai Yuan's expression was still solemn, and he shook his head.
"It's not me that destroys my prestige. It's these Pakistani new recruits who have advanced in the past. Most of them have the courage, but most of them have never fought. Although they have stepped up their training these days, they can only follow behind. "
Li Mu nodded: "That's right. Therefore, we can't ask Yuan Jun to cross the beach and attack our position after he is fully prepared. We should use less to deal with more, and weak to strong. , it is possible to win in danger.”
There was silence in the tent.
"Dare to ask the Governor, can you make it clear how to deploy?"
The commander of the Su Weijun, Li Xie, now admires Li Mu so much.
However, with 20,000 troops with uneven combat strength, taking the initiative to attack the other 50,000 soldiers, Li Xie was also full of doubts.
His question is also the question of everyone in the account.
Ten or so eyes, all turned to Li Mu, who was above the commanding seat.
"Yuan Jie's army relies on the flint and stone crossbow array. In any battle, the flint and stone crossbow array must be used first to open the way. When the enemy's front line is severely injured and the army's morale is unstable, and if you push it as hard as you can, there will often be no disadvantage in the battle. I have made a battle plan. However, in this battle, the key is to first break the flint and stone crossbow formation. Breaking the formation will break the morale of the Yuan army, and our army will take advantage of the situation to counterattack.
The crowd nodded. The dignified atmosphere just now finally eased.
Sun Fangzhi slapped his chest with a thud, and hurriedly said: "Captain Li, I would like to lead my brothers to lead the battle for the sake of daring to die. I must occupy the beach and break the crossbow formation!"
Guo Zhan and others also responded.
Li Mudao: "In this battle, I personally lead people into battle!"
His voice fell, and the tent suddenly fell silent.
Even Fan Dun, who had not spoken before, was surprised and looked at him, hesitating to say anything.
Yuan Jun's fire and stone crossbow array is fierce, he has heard of it before. The few small battles a few days ago are even more evident.
But it was just a tentative battle. At that time, the sky was full of flints, arrows and crossbows were shooting, forcing the forwards to be unable to move, and the power was so frightening that it was terrifying. More than half of the assault soldiers were killed or wounded. Those soldiers who were lucky enough to retreat had the fire poison on their bodies, which was terrible to see. Some of them were still lying unable to move today. Talking about it, they all changed their color.
"Absolutely not!"
Dai Yuan immediately shook his head.
"The governor is still in charge of the overall situation, how can he take risks? I am willing to lead the vanguard, break the beach, and open the way for the army!"
Guo Zhan and Sun Fangzhi also took the lead.
Li Mu smiled slightly: "I'll take my brother with him. You and Brother Guo, I have another use. You need to lead the troops. After I break the formation, I will enter the enemy camp from the left and right flanks, cut it off, and order the front and rear. I can’t take care of each other. This task is arduous, and I don’t trust anyone else, it’s just the two of you!”
The two had to fight again, Li Mu's expression suddenly became serious, and he stopped the debate. His eyes swept over the crowd, and he stood up and said, "This matter is settled as such, it will not be changed! If there are violators, the military law is ruthless!"
People dare not argue any more.
"Knives and spears have no eyes. If I die, Fan Dun will hold the festival of my governor and lead the army to retreat to Yuancheng, waiting for the instructions of Duke Gao's backup!"
Li Mu said again, his expression calm.
Everyone looked at each other. Fan Dun hesitated and fell silent.
After the discussion was over, everyone exited the tent in turn.
"General Fan, you stay!"
Fan Dun had already walked to the entrance of the tent, and when he heard his call, he turned back.
Li Mu got up from his seat and stared at him.
Under his two stern eyes, Fan Dun gradually showed unease, and said reluctantly: "I don't know why the Governor has left me?"
"General Fan, I know that you are dissatisfied with me. But there is one thing you need to know. No matter how powerful the Guangling Army is, and no matter what your military exploits are in the past, when you come to me, you will have no way out. Only by following my orders, Fight against the backwater. Success, everyone has merit, failure, and corpses. You have no third way to go!"
Fan Dun's forehead gradually burst into hot sweat.
"This battle, I will definitely win! If anyone has two hearts and ruins my major affairs, I will kill the sacrificial flag!"
"I ordered you to lead the sergeant. After I break the formation, rush to kill the enemy formation. Do you have an order?"
The festival governor Li Mu in front of him was much younger than himself.
But at this moment, shocked by his fierce murderous aura that seemed to come from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, Fan Dun couldn't help himself and knelt down on one knee.
"The last will obey!"