Seeing that the army was almost running out of food and the soldiers were weak and weak, the enemy launched a sneak attack in the middle of the night.

Li Jiuzhou was lying on the bed, and he could only hear the sound of the mountains roaring and the tsunami roaring. The mountains were shouting and the river was roaring. They reached his ears, but they were so majestic.

Li Jiuzhou got up and dressed, but did not go out immediately. He quietly listened to the commotion outside.

He didn't sleep well last night, and he hadn't slept well for several nights in a row, with dark circles under his eyes.

Finally, I heard the sounds of fighting and shouting, getting closer and closer, as if they were outside.

"General, the enemy is attacking the camp." Wan Nanshan broke in.

Well, a good night's sleep is a luxury.

Li Jiuzhou picked up the sword and swung it twice. He felt it was not smooth, so he threw it aside and picked up the "Golden Snake Sword" that Li Mi gave him.

When we came out of the tent, the fire was blazing, and there were many enemy soldiers running back and forth. One by one, the soldiers rushed over, threw themselves at the enemy, and then died.

The entire military camp was in chaos amidst the smoke and fire. Li Mi led his troops to protect Yang Guozhong's camp, while Lu Qianqian gathered his soldiers in a panic and prepared to fight.

Then there was a clanging sound of weapons clashing.

"General, be careful!" Wan Nanshan pushed Li Jiuzhou away and charged into a group of enemy troops that were rushing over.

Several enemy troops still rushed in front of Li Jiuzhou. They obviously came for Li Jiuzhou's military uniform because they knew that he was a general who took the lead.

Li Jiuzhou hurriedly pulled out the golden snake sword and resisted with all his strength.

If you stay on the battlefield for a long time, a weak scholar can turn into a murderous demon without blinking an eye.

What's more, Li Jiuzhou is not a weak scholar.

The golden snake sword was extremely sharp, and when it saw blood, it sealed its throat. With a few swishing sounds, several enemies fell down.

The soldiers in the camp were fully armed and ready to crush this group of Nanzhao or Tubo people who came to attack.

No matter who he is, he is still an enemy.

The enemy troops retreated wisely at this time. They only came to harass and cause trouble, or to explore the truth.

Seeing the enemy retreat quickly, everyone let out a long sigh.

At this time, the hundreds of thousands of Tang troops had no fighting power. If they were asked to engage in a decisive battle with the enemy on the opposite side at this time, I am afraid that more would escape than rush.

"General, are you okay?" Wan Nanshan rushed to Li Jiuzhou's side after finishing processing.

Li Jiuzhou shook his head and looked at the "golden snake sword" in his hand that sealed its throat with blood. It had killed several people but not a single drop of blood was stained on it.

This sneak attack was just a false alarm, and the Tang army did not suffer many casualties, but it gave everyone a wake-up call.

The generals walked into Yang Guozhong's tent in unison.

Li Mi took the lead and said: "We have no strength to fight anymore at this time. If we continue to waste like this, we will definitely be defeated here."

Yang Guozhong was a little proud, "I said before that we should stop when we see a good situation. Nanzhao will be difficult to capture for a while. Now you all know my worries, right?"

It was obvious that he was afraid of death, yet he spoke so grandly.

Li Mi said: "Our army is now south of the Lushui River and is tired. If we retreat, we will be chased and defeated by the enemy."

Yang Guozhong was angry: "It's neither advancement nor retreat. What on earth do you want!"

"We need to win a battle first so that the enemy doesn't dare to underestimate us easily, and then slowly retreat in batches, leaving a group of people behind and still stationed in the camp to show off our bluff."

I thought I could have a good fight with the enemy and win the battle, but I didn't expect that the plague would come so quickly, and the enemy would not move forward, causing all the food to be lost.

These are things that Li Mi, a "Nanzhao Tong", did not expect. In his opinion, according to the character of Nanzhao people, they will definitely come out to fight hard and will not just defend without fighting.

Li Jiuzhou wanted to fight more because those who died were angry that their souls had nowhere to rest.

Li Jiuzhou thought for a while and agreed with Li Mi's opinion, "Yes, just like what we did at the Lu River, if we lure the enemy deep again, the enemy will not know what is true on our side."

Yang Guozhong said: "That's it. I will lead a group of people back to Chengdu Mansion first, and then we will meet again. Li Yushi will be responsible for the affairs here."

Li Mi made a compilation: "I will ask Mr. Yang to wait for the good news in Chengdu Mansion."

Yang Guozhong didn't want to stay in this ghost place for a moment, so he took thousands of his followers and retreated to Chengdu Prefecture overnight.

Li Mi then summoned his generals and began to lay out a plan to lure the enemy deeper.

"Do you dare to lead a group of people to attack the Nanzhao camp?" Li Mi scanned the crowd and set his sights on Lu Qianqian.

"You must obey your orders." Lu Qianqian stood up.

Li Jiuzhou also stood up, "How about I go try it."

Li Mi ignored him and said to Lu Qianqian: "You need to try to lure the enemy's main force into the forest. We will set up pocket formations and surround them again."

"Yes, I'll go get ready right now." After Lu Qianqian said that, he immediately left the tent.

"I have spent half my life studying Nanzhao." Li Mi went to sit down in command, "They always move forward bravely, but I didn't expect that this time they would not fight to the death with us and use this defensive strategy to kill us. I did not advocate retreat in advance.

, it was me who harmed you."

"It's not your fault. It seems that the people of Nanzhao have learned our military strategies from the Central Plains and understand the principle of repaying the enemy with their own tactics." Li Jiuzhou comforted him.

Li Mi smiled bitterly: "In the final analysis, I am still unqualified as a soldier leader."

After only taking a breath, Li Mi said again: "If I die here, will you build a tombstone for me and engrave my name on it?"

When a general suddenly asks his subordinates this question, he should feel very helpless in his heart.

"Everyone in the world will know your name, Mr. Li." Li Jiuzhou spoke on behalf of others.

Li Mi pretended to be pleased: "That's good."

In the military camp, soldiers who were so hungry that they had no strength left, holding on to their weapons, chewing on wild vegetables dug from nowhere.

"You are risking your lives, and you are still eating this." Lu Qianqian, who went to order the troops, rushed over and knocked the wild vegetables out of a soldier's hand.

The soldier picked up the wild vegetables again and said to him: "That's better than starving to death."

Li Jiuzhou saw it from a distance and came over, "There is nothing we can do. The food is all gone. Is it possible that we have to let them go to the other side to grab it?"

Lu Qianqian had an idea and shouted loudly: "Go to the other side to grab food. Follow me if you are not afraid of death."

His voice was quite effective. A group of soldiers dropped the wild vegetables and weeds in their hands and stood up in unison, their eyes full of expectation and a trace of anger.

Li Jiuzhou's wandering eyes suddenly settled. He looked at Lu Qianqian. His expression was very serious and serious, but his eyes were also full of the same expectation and anger as those soldiers.

Anger is strength, and Lu Qianqian quickly organized the group of people who were going to lure the enemy like an elite force.
Chapter completed!