Confusing the morale of the army

Author: purple water

Confusing the morale of the army

At this moment, in the east of Luzhou City, it was the ninth and tenth commanders of the left wing of the Dragon Guard Army who were firing arrows at the city.

Although these two commanders have mediocre combat capabilities, they are considered elite among the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army.

The two commanders were ordered to feign an attack on the east side of Luzhou City, so they set out before dawn. They made a long circle, avoiding the rebel camp in the north city, and arrived at the east city location.

At this time, seeing the arrows shooting back from the top of the city, and the smoke and dust billowing in the north city, and the sound of horse hooves, the commander of the ninth command, Zhou Xiao, shouted: "The wind is tight, pull!"

Xu Nian, the commander of the Tenth Command, said: "Run away, where is the slang!"

Zhou Xiao had already turned the horse's head and hummed: "You know nothing, I learned this when I went to Dengzhou with the prince!"

Xu Nian was immediately filled with hatred. The two commanders went to Longyou together at that time, and they were regarded as the prince's direct descendants.

But later, the prince quietly went to Dengzhou, but only brought the ninth commander with him. However, he also knew that the court had secret orders and could not bring more people, but the ninth commander left as he went, and it was really annoying to show off when he came back.

Especially when going to Goulan, people were lavish in giving rewards. Their tenth commander went and rewarded them with a lot of money, but the ninth commander just rewarded them with one or two taels of silver, which made them unable to hold their heads up.

Xu Nian didn't know what happened. The prince must have made a fortune on the road with the Ninth Commander, but it was hard to ask about such things in detail. He could only watch the Ninth Commander being arrogant but helpless.

Xu Nian snorted coldly, and without saying anything, he led his men to retreat. Zhou Xiao smiled proudly and retreated.

When Duan Er led his soldiers and horses to charge over, not a single person was seen, only a mouth full of dust.

Duan Er frowned on the horse and said: "Why does this Song army run so fast?"

Du Bo said next to him: "Aren't you just trying to escape?"

Duan Er couldn't help but nodded, frowning and said: "I heard from Jun Ding that a cavalry of about a thousand people came to attack, but the more I thought about it on the way, the more wrong I became. Can a cavalry of more than a thousand people attack the city?"

Du Bo's eyebrows twitched when he heard this: "Marshal, I'm afraid this is not possible."

Duan Er said: "Since they can't capture the city, why are they taking the risk to come here? Aren't they afraid that they won't be able to go back if they come?"

Du Bo couldn't figure out the reason, so he could only say: "Marshal, I think you are here to inquire about the military situation, right?"

Duan Er glanced at him: "How can we use so many people to find out military information? They even shoot arrows at the top of the city. I think they are clearly here to show off their power!"

Although Du Bo was proficient in martial arts, he was a layman in the military field. He was confused and could only nod his head and said: "What the marshal said is absolutely true."

At this moment, suddenly a horseman came running from the north of the city. It looked like he was dressed as a soldier. He turned around and dismounted and said: "Marshal, there is military information coming from the west of the city. Some Song troops have bypassed somewhere and are attacking the west city."

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Duan Er's face turned ugly when he heard this and said: "How many people are there in the Song army and how to attack?"

The soldier said: "There is news from the West City that there are more than a thousand cavalry who are attacking the city with strong bows!"

Duan Er took a deep breath when he heard this: "Deputy Commander Fang, can you send troops there?"

The soldier said: "I sent some generals to lead five thousand people over, and then I asked the young one to deliver a message to the marshal."

Duan Er nodded and said coldly: "Go back to camp!"

He led people back to the camp in the north of the city. Not long after, the men and horses who went to the west of the city to kill the Song Army also returned. They immediately reported that they didn't even catch the shadow of the Song Army. As soon as the men and horses here moved, they fled away.

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Duan Er thought about it, so he called all the generals to the central army tent to discuss the matter.

He said with a gloomy face: "The east and west cities were attacked by the Song army in a detour, but they did not confront our army. What do you think?"

The general Kou Meng below said: "Marshal, I think this Song army is deliberately disgusting. They know that our army has many soldiers and generals, and they can't compete head-on. That's why they deliberately acted like a villain and messed up the morale of our army."

Another general, He Ji, said: "Marshal, the last general also sees it this way. There are only more than a thousand cavalry, let alone attacking the city. Under the random arrows, they may not even be able to get close to the city gate. They just want to confuse the morale of our army."

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Fang Han said: "This Song Army...does it have other plans?"

Zhao Tong said at this time: "It would be unreasonable to say that the Song army had other plans. Otherwise, how could they have fled in a hurry without even seeing each other?"

Du Bo said: "I think so. If there is any conspiracy, they will have to meet up and use some tricks before leaving. But when the Song army saw the movement of troops in the north of the city, they fled."

Duan Er snorted coldly: "Zhao Tong, I'm afraid it's not a delusion. How can it mess up the morale of our army by sending just a thousand cavalry!"

Zhao Tong said: "Marshal is right. I think the Song army was afraid of my strength and did not dare to fight head-on. That's why they used this trivial trick. However, how can such tricks affect the morale of the army? It is extremely ridiculous."

Duan Erdao: "Zhao Tong is as timid as a mouse. He has acted like a mouse with such shameless tactics!"

Zhao Tong blinked his eyes and said, "He is indeed not a hero."

At this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly came from outside, and then someone outside the tent shouted: "Marshal, there is military information."

Duan Er said: "Come in and talk."

A scout came in from outside and knelt down in the tunnel: "Marshal, the Song army that shot arrows at the East City before is back..."

"What?" Duan Er stood up from the commander's chair with a whoosh, stared at the soldiers and said, "You're back again?"

"Reporting to the marshal, that's exactly what happened, and he started shooting arrows at the top of the city again."

After Duan Er walked out of the case, he walked a few steps and said coldly: "Follow me and take a look!"

Fang Han said: "Marshal, since the Song army in the east city has left and returned, then in the west city..."

"Xicheng?" Duan Er's face turned extremely ugly when he heard this. He was about to continue talking when suddenly there were footsteps outside again.

Then another detective came in and reported: "Marshal, the Song army that attacked Xicheng before has returned and is continuing its archery attack!"

"Child Zhao Tong has bullied me too much!" Duan Er's face turned pale when he heard this, and said: "I don't believe that I can't catch these Song troops. Privy Council Fang will take half of them to the west city, and the rest will follow me to the east city!"

Half an hour later, all the people who went to both sides returned, and no one looked good. This time, they didn't even catch the shadow of the other party.

Everyone entered the big tent with gloomy faces and remained silent for a long time.

After a long while, Fang Han said: "Marshal, I think it's better to report it to the king and send out more troops to surround the city."

Duan Er sneered: "There are only more than 30,000 people in the city now, how many can be sent? The palace needs protection, as well as the Prime Minister's Mansion and other places, and people need to suppress the people in the city. If you send too few, it won't help, but if you send too many,

, what if someone causes trouble in the city?"

Fang Han frowned when he heard this: "This..."

Duan Erdao: "Just bear with me, the tools for building trenches are almost ready. When I do..."

"Marshal, we have a military report." A panicked voice suddenly came from outside the tent.

Duan Er was stunned and said: "What's the matter? Come in and talk!"

Tan Ma ran in, threw himself to the ground and said, "Marshal, then...the Song Army from Dongcheng is back again!"
Chapter completed!