"What crime did Chang Wen have?" Chu Nan stretched out his hand to help Wei Yan up. He was also a little scared in his heart. If he hadn't been able to observe people's luck, tonight would have been really bad.
Chu Nan originally thought that even if the other party knew that Wei Yan was going to attack the city tonight, they would at most resort to tricking Wei Yan, but he didn't expect that in the end he would come straight towards him.
At this time, he still didn't know what was happening in the city. He helped Wei Yanhou and asked, "I see that all the elites in the city are here. Who is stationed in the city?"
The other party knew that Wei Yan would attack the city tonight, so there was no reason to abandon the defense of the city to kill him. But why should they hold on to the city with all their elite troops gone?
Wei Yan smiled bitterly and told Chu Nan what was stationed in the city tonight. Chu Nan was shocked when he heard: "You mean, a bunch of dolls and wooden puppets will block you from the outside of the city and prevent you from entering?"
"That's not true. Those wooden puppets have been burned by the general. It's just that something happened here. The general is worried that the master will be wronged and dare not go in again." Wei Yan shook his head. If he was really blocked by a bunch of wooden puppets, he would
I don’t have the face to see anyone anymore.
"I missed an opportunity to break the city!" Chu Nan said with some regret: "The elites are here. I'm afraid there weren't many soldiers and horses in the city just now, but Liu Xun stayed here to bluff!"
Chu Nan understood. This was clearly a trick to play an empty city for Wei Yan. The purpose of Liu Xun's stay was to deceive Wei Yan and make Wei Yan think that the elite were still waiting to ambush him in the city. Then he used a bunch of wooden puppets to show off.
, so that Wei Yan did not dare to advance rashly, while the enemy's elite troops took a detour and went straight to their main camp. If he really succeeded in attacking the camp, then this battle would be dangerous.
"According to Liu Xun's performance, this plan should not have come from him, but I don't know who else in Shu County is advising him, and this wooden puppet is a mechanism technique? Is it the work of the Mohists or the public losers in the past?"
Chu Nan is now more interested in the person who designed it than in the whole of Lujiang. After all, if he didn't have a plug-in, even if he didn't die today, he would definitely be in a mess. Also, I don't know if the mechanism technique and the person who gave the idea are the same.
There are dozens of mechanical wooden puppets. Not to mention how powerful they are, but it is not easy to deceive people before they meet. I just don’t know if the person who created the scheme is the same person as the one who made the wooden puppets.
Wei Yan shook his head when he heard this. Except for Liu Xun, he didn't know anyone else in Shu County. He saluted Chu Nan and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the demon ants have been digging tunnels last night. Today, they should be able to dig into the city."
Secret passage, when the time comes, the Lord will definitely capture this person!"
The two sides fought tonight. Although Wei Yan's side failed to take advantage, Chu Nan's side successfully ambushed the opponent's elite who stole the camp. After this battle, Lujiang suffered heavy losses. Although it has retreated to the city,
Firstly, morale is no longer enough, and secondly, the demon ants are almost digging the underground secret tunnel, and they only need to wait until night to successfully enter the city.
"Chang Wen, are you sure they are still in the city tonight?" Chu Nan looked at Wei Yan and asked a question that he thought was very important. The other party had already lost their troops and their generals, and Shu County's true and false situation had been almost explored by them. Even Liu Xun
If you want to stick to it, will the people who have been making suggestions agree?
Wei Yan frowned when he heard this and quickly asked someone to investigate.
"The evacuation has begun!" Chu Nan shook his head: "If Chief Wen leads the army to pursue us at this time, we can still gain some gains!"
Since the enemy army was ambushed, he has been ordering the demon mantis to follow him secretly. The pigeon demon is too big and easy to be discovered, but the demon mantis has no such worries. He can secretly monitor through the demon mantis' field of vision, although he does not know when the opponent returns to the city.
He said something, but soon began to withdraw his troops.
"Commander Mo, let's go and chase him now!" Upon hearing this, Wei Yan cupped fists with Chu Nan and saluted, then turned around and walked out.
On the other side, Shu County.
Time moves back one hour.
"Zi Yang, do you think this sneak attack can be successful?" Liu Xun, who had just shouted at Wei Yan, came back and looked at Liu Ye and asked with some uneasiness.
"There is no guarantee of victory in the battle formation. It would be best if we can win this battle. If we lose, the general should consider his retreat!" Liu Ye sighed.
"Why is this?" Liu Xun asked puzzledly: "Even if our army is defeated, it is by no means helpless to fight back. With this strong city, they may not be able to attack thousands of soldiers and horses."
"We cannot use up all our power. We need to leave three points to protect ourselves. If we really defend until there is nothing left to defend, will the general be willing to live or die with the city?" Liu Ye didn't explain much and asked instead.
"This..." Liu Xun looked at Liu Ye hesitantly: "It's not that serious, right?"
"It's so serious. If we win this battle, we can rest easy. However, if we lose, our army will lose two games in a row and lose all morale. If the troops are damaged again, how long can Shu County be defended?" Liu Ye sighed.
"Zi Yang, help me!" Liu Xun looked at Liu Ye. He knew Liu Ye's abilities.
"Try your best!" A hint of fish belly white appeared on the horizon. Liu Ye looked at the dawn of the horizon. There were faint sounds of rapid footsteps in the distance. A large number of Lujiang soldiers returned in confusion. Liu Ye was a little surprised when he saw this. They were clearly retreating in defeat.
Liu Xun looked warily into the distance, and after seeing that there were no pursuers, he sent his troops into the city.
"Why is this happening? Where are the other generals?" Liu Xun said angrily when he saw that many of his generals had not returned.
"General, I suspect that Liu Ye is having an affair with a thief. We used his strategy to attack the enemy camp. No one should know about it. However, when we killed the enemy camp, no one was in it at first.
, but when we sensed something was wrong and wanted to withdraw, the enemy ambushed us. Many generals failed to come out and died in the chaos. Please make the decision for us, general!" The man who was asked
The general knelt down directly, pointed at Liu Ye and said angrily: "If this person hadn't collaborated with the enemy, how could the rebel army have taken precautions in advance?"
Liu Xun couldn't help but frown when he heard this. Isn't this too coincidental?
Turning to look at Liu Ye: "Zi Yang, this..."
"Now that the matter has come to this, Ye thinks it's better for the general to retreat quickly, otherwise when the enemy comes to attack, it will be difficult for the general to retreat even if he wants to." Liu Ye didn't explain anything. Those who understand will naturally understand. As for those who don't understand,
Even if you explain, they will come up with countless reasons to frame you. There is no need to communicate with such people.
Hearing this, Liu Xun frowned and looked at Liu Ye, then nodded and said: "Send my military order to withdraw from Shu County. The soldiers of the three armies will retreat to Wan County. There must be no mistake!"
"General, he is..." The general looked at Liu Xun in disbelief and pointed at Liu Ye, speechless.
"Follow orders!" Liu Xun glanced at him coldly and said, "Are you going to disobey orders!?"
"Here!" the general could only agree in a depressed tone, then turned around to gather his troops and prepare to withdraw.
Liu Xun glanced at Liu Ye and said, "Zi Yang is also preparing to withdraw to Wan County with the army."
"Don't worry, I won't stay here." Liu Ye sighed. Although he tried his best to avoid it, he still felt the distrust from Liu Xun, even if Liu Xun didn't show it.
Liu Xun nodded and immediately ordered people to pack up and leave the city.
The sky was full of light, cloudless and sunny, but it was not a good day for Wei Yan and Liu Xun. During Liu Xun's retreat, soldiers kept falling behind. It wasn't that he couldn't keep up, but he just lost two games in a row. Many
The soldiers did not want to fight anymore.
On Wei Yan's side, after getting advice from Chu Nan, he immediately led troops to attack the city. Liu Ye left dozens of wooden puppets in the city. After roughly understanding the attack methods of the wooden puppets, Wei Yan asked the soldiers to attack the city.
Surrounding these wooden puppets, they did not burn directly like last night. He could see that Chu Nan was quite curious about these things. After he recovered Liu Xun, he would offer these things to Chu Nan.
Unfortunately, it took a lot of time to enter the city. By the time he left the city and continued the pursuit, Liu Xun and Liu Ye had already led the remaining troops away. Wei Yan pursued them all the way to the vicinity of Wan County before returning in depression.
In the city of Shu County, Chu Nan was observing the wooden puppet and discovered that this thing was actually a mechanical top, but for some reason, there was an inexplicable connection between them. They could influence each other and provide each other with power to keep spinning.
And it was made very delicately. Chu Nan didn't have a deep study on mechanics, but this top doll should have been carefully processed. Every part was just right. He didn't know how to describe it. It was like a natural thing, with just a little effort.
The kind of feeling that makes it freeze.
"My lord, the last general..." Wei Yan came back and looked at Chu Nan who was studying the detached doll. He felt a little ashamed. He had already apologized to Chu Nan several times that day. Now, he felt a little ashamed.
"I said, victory or defeat is a common thing for a soldier, and you have not been defeated. In the future, if you don't apologize for things like this that are not your fault, it will dampen your spirit." Chu Nan stood up and looked at Wei Yansurong and said.
"Here!" Wei Yan took a deep breath and said to Chu Nan: "The bandits have fled to Wan County. My lord, why don't we chase them immediately?"
"Don't be in a hurry, chase slowly. Since you know that there are powerful people in this family, if you want to take advantage of others at this time, it will only be calculated for others. If they want us to be fast, we will be slow. If they want us to be slow, we will be fast. Remember,
Never let the enemy control our rhythm. Take your time, encroach on the Lujiang River step by step, and push them into a desperate situation. Have you forgotten what I taught you before?" Chu Nan smiled and said: "In war, mentality is very important. The art of war.
I can’t teach you, but I think I can still give you some pointers on this matter!”