Chen Dao is thinking about a very serious question.

That is: Did Chen Sheng expect that Li Xin might point his sword at Luoyi?

It’s not like Chen Sheng didn’t expect it!

Li Xin was personally ordered by Chen Sheng.

It was Chen Sheng who personally instructed Li Xin to freely display his "nature".

Based on Chen Dao's understanding of Chen Sheng, if he didn't have some confidence in his heart, he would never issue such an ambiguous military order!

But it doesn’t seem like Chen Sheng had expected it in advance!

In Chen Dao's impression, Chen Sheng is a very responsible person, and it can even be said that he has gone too far. He has never shied away the responsibilities that should be shouldered by him to others. The responsibilities that should not be shouldered by him are only within the scope of his ability.

He always blames himself for it. A person who should live a happier and more wanton life than anyone else, but his life is harder than that of many ordinary people...

How could he let his subordinates take the blame for him?

Even if he risks the disapproval of the world, he points his sword at Luoyi!

Moreover, Chen Dao is extremely suspicious. Chen Sheng is good at everything, but he just likes to charge into battle, kill generals and capture flags, and has the pure temperament of the Chen family. He can't pull eight horses. If he really wants to fight Luoyi, he will definitely go there in person.

The West Route Army, carrying the flag, was the first to rush into Luoyi, looking up to the sky and laughing three times...

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing Chen Dao staring at the map intently without saying a word, Li Xin pushed him gently and pretended to say: "What? You don't dare? How about staying put and writing to the king for instructions? Anyway, there is no hurry. The bird will send the message as soon as possible."

It only lasts three to five days at most."

Chen Dao sneered lightly, not bothering to expose his clumsy way of provoking a general!

‘That’s fine!’

He gritted his teeth secretly, thinking that with Chen Sheng's resourcefulness, since he would delegate power to Li Xin, the possibility that Li Xin would point his sword at Luoyi must also be in his consideration. He did not specifically ask himself to stop Li Xin from attacking Luoyi.

, that means Chen Sheng has acquiesced to this possibility!

In this case, he just took the picture!

If people in the world want to scold him and future generations want to scold him, just scold him Chen Dao and Li Xin!

It has nothing to do with Han Wang Chen Sheng!

"Done!"

Chen Dao clenched his back molars and slapped his palm on the vermilion word "Luoyi".

Li Xin was overjoyed when he saw this. He gave a thumbs up and praised: "Well, you have the talent. You are worthy of being a brother in a certain family!"

He stood up and shouted excitedly: "Here comes someone!"

The ordering soldiers quickly stepped into the tent, clasped their fists and shouted: "The bid is here!"

Li Xin: "Pass my order..."

…

Five whole days.

The 150,000 Ren Xiao army pursued and fought the 90,000 soldiers of the Second Red Army for three whole days!

The war started from Liangcheng, Tong County, and spread to Lu County, which is less than fifty miles away from Pengcheng.

The 90,000 soldiers of the Second Red Army were divided into three groups based on the previous three camps, and they broke out eastward as planned.

The middle route army led by Chen Sheng himself was in the front, and the left and right armies of the Liangcheng and Tongxian battalions were behind. In the middle were the 40,000 Renxiao troops who raided Xiapi from Dongyang County.

After the 40,000 Ren Xiao troops raided the Xiapi camp of the Second Red Army and achieved a complete victory, they divided their troops into two groups.

All the way, they clung to the middle route army of the Second Army that was breaking through from Xiapi Camp toward Pengcheng and refused to let go.

The other route turned back to build a defensive line, and cooperated with the pursuit of Huaiyin and Quyang to merge with the 780,000 or 80,000 Ren Xiao troops who were pursuing them. They intercepted Cong Liangcheng and Tongxian, and transferred 60,000 Red Army soldiers from two places.

As for the 60,000 soldiers of the Second Red Army who were transferred from Liangcheng and Tongxian, according to the plan, under the guidance of a large number of spies from the Special War Bureau, they moved into the not very wide area between Conglu County and Liangcheng and Tongxian. Inside, they played hide-and-seek with the nearly 100,000 Ren Xiao troops who were chasing and intercepting them.

The commanders of these two armies knew in advance that the Battle of Xiapi was a false defeat. They also knew that Chen Sheng was personally directing the battle, so they were not affected by the negative impact of "Mengtian's death in battle" in the Battle of Xiapi. , the organization is complete, the morale of the army is stable, and the food and fodder they carry are quite sufficient. They are not afraid of fighting Ren Xiao's army head-on, let alone walking them for fun?

It's just armed cross-country, regular training events, I'm good at it!

At the back, after abandoning all the heavy baggage and burdens, these two soldiers and horses came and went like the wind, daring to drill through any mountains and cross any rivers...

The 100,000 Ren Xiao troops who were chasing and blocking them were following behind them. They had eaten enough dust and were tired of running around!

However, their "embarrassing" appearance of trying to avoid the battle, hiding in the east, and running like a wolf, was completely different in the eyes of Ren Xiaojun who was chasing and intercepting them.

Losing courage!

A plate of loose sand!

mob!

Vulnerable!

All in all, as long as they can catch up with these two thieves in red, they will be able to capture them, win a great victory, avenge their past humiliation, be promoted to a higher position, and be granted the title of wife and son!

In addition, several times of mobilizing troops to pursue and blockades failed, and after eating the dust, Ren Xiao's army, whose morale had already been swelled to the extreme, gradually went berserk...

At first, they also considered that the two red-coated troops had a large number of people, and were worried that if they jumped over the wall in a hurry and went back to pursue and intercept them, they would send out heavy troops, echoing back and forth, and linking up left and right.

Later, they gradually gave up this futile behavior, began to divide their troops, set up additional blockades, and increase the blockade area.

First, it is divided into four roads, in all directions!

Divide it into ten branches again, ambush from all sides!

Divide it into twenty strands again, and all the plants and trees will be soldiers...

In the end, a hundred-man army dared to draw a curved front!

A mere ten men dared to raise their swords and spears and charge like the main line of thirty thousand red-coated troops!

In the end, the 100,000 Xuzhou Yellow Turban Army was scattered into hundreds of large and small troops in an area less than a hundred miles away!

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this!

Even if someone realizes that this battle is not fought correctly, the vigilance of "everyone in the world is drunk and I am alone awake" will soon be overwhelmed by blind optimism like a roaring tsunami!

'No? What's wrong with that? Those red-clothed thieves don't dare to fight us at all. What's the difference between dividing the troops or not? Besides, if we gather together at this time, we don't take the initiative to make way for these two red-clothed thieves to escape. Is there a way? Can you bear the responsibility of escaping these two thieves in red?'

'Those are all battle achievements. If I am promoted to a hundred generals, I will point my fingers at them. If you can't get up, if you don't get up, I can get up...kill them!'

"I mean, let's see what you can do. Are you better than the commander-in-chief?"

'You are a greedy bear who is afraid of death, drive away as fast as you can, a good dog won't block your way!'

Don't say that the soldiers at the bottom are blindly optimistic.

Even Ren Xiao was dazzled by this unprecedented victory. The commander's tent moved forward again and again. For half an hour, a group of messengers asked about the battle status of each department!

But under such blind optimism, which blind general dared to tell him, "Commander Qi, the enemy is too cunning and our troops have gained nothing"?

The battle reports he received were, of course, such as, "Our troops have a great victory, and three thousand people have been beheaded." "The bandit army has been surrounded by our heavenly army and cannot escape."

Such good news!

What, lying about military exploits is a capital offense?

The enemy troops are already cooked ducks in the pot. They eat breakfast and dinner. How can this be regarded as lying about military merit?

At most, this can only be regarded as reporting military merit in advance!

In the midst of such blind optimism, the 100,000-strong Xuzhou Yellow Turban Army's defense line became increasingly disorganized and unsystematic, like a sieve. It seemed airtight, but in fact it was densely packed with flaws...

When there is an avalanche, every snowflake is bravely heading to the end of the world!

…

Four days later, Lu County.

Chen Sheng, who had just finished inspecting the granary, rushed back to the county government lobby in a hurry, where a group of generals and commanders were waiting for a long time.

"At the end of the day, I will pay my respects to the king. My king..."

"Okay, don't be too polite. Has the inventory been completed? How many troops have not returned to the army?"

Chen Sheng waved his hand and ignored the tedious formalities. He strode to the top of the lobby without stopping, grabbed the porcelain kettle and took a deep drink.

All the generals looked at each other weakly, no one dared to say a word.

It was not until he put down the porcelain kettle that a division commander of the Second Army wearing a general's armband stepped out of the queue, cupped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, after a rough count, more than 20% of the robes of each division and regiment have not been pressed.

The plan is to return to the city, and the general has urgently sent out a large number of exploration horses to search for the lost Paoze along various retreat routes!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere inside the hall immediately became a little depressing. All the generals lowered their heads in shame, not daring to look directly at Chen Sheng in the hall.

The "script" for the Battle of Xiapi had been given to them in advance, and Chen Sheng and Meng Tian taught them the retreat plan of first breaking it into parts, and then breaking it into parts again.

Looking back now, I can see that the entire process of this drama followed the script weaving process, and there were no "performance accidents" omissions.

So, there is nothing wrong with the script, there is nothing wrong with the retreat plan, but there are such big flaws in the execution process. Apart from showing that they have no way to unite their troops, what else can it mean?

After hearing this, Chen Sheng also felt a surge of evil fire in his heart, and the palms behind his back were squeezed so hard that his joints turned white!
To be continued...