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    At noon on June 6, which was the last moment when the Dongping Army set a deadline for the court, a Dongping Army officer rushed to the Zhumacun camp and asked the court for the final answer to the Dongping Army's request.

    This is the last chance for peace, but the Murong family does not cherish this opportunity.  Murong Huai, Minister of War of the Great Wei Dynasty, arrogantly rejected this request. He even refused to receive the Dongping Army's envoy, but only ordered his subordinates: "Beat this rude person out."

    The envoy was driven away, and half an hour later, Dongping Army sentry posts appeared around Mapo Village.  The cavalry of the Dongping Army, in teams of three to five, roamed around the imperial camp, scrupulously observing the defenses and fortifications of the imperial camp, and even rushed to a place only about ten steps away from the main entrance of the camp to inquire and look around.

    Seeing the Dongping Army's scouting post appear, the brigade commanders all felt chilled in their hearts. They knew that the Governor of Northern Xinjiang would keep his word, and revenge was finally here!

    We knew that the Dongping Army had bad intentions, but after all, the battle hadn't started yet, so the Jinwu Guards couldn't take the initiative to attack the spies.  A cavalry squad was sent out to drive away the Dongping Army's spies. The team leader rushed over and shouted: "This is an important area for the imperial military aircraft. No idlers are allowed to stay and spy"

    Before he finished speaking, the Dongping Army cavalry fired a few arrows and shot Wu Zheng off his horse on the spot who was shouting.  The remaining soldiers were horrified and immediately turned their horses and ran back to the camp.

    The battle thus began.

    Amidst the loud sound of horse hooves, the armed cavalry of the Jinwu Guards Battalion surged out from the camp and fiercely rushed towards the Dongping Army's sentries.  Seeing that the enemy was so large, the cavalry of the Dongping Army did not dare to fight.  After a whistle, they all retreated.  Seeing the opportunity, Jinwu Guard's cavalry immediately stepped up their whips and pursued them.

    The two sides chased and fled, and they had already rushed out of the wilderness of Mapo Village.  He rushed to the woods at the edge of the village.  The Dongping Army cavalry fled along the path beside the woods, and the Jinwu Guards followed closely and followed them close to the woods.  At this time.  Suddenly, a huge rumbling sound was heard, and hundreds of armored warriors rushed out of the forest, overwhelmingly rushing toward the Jinwu Guard's cavalry.

    The cavalry battalion officer leading the team was shocked and shouted: "The Dongping Army has an ambush! Retreat, retreat immediately!"

    But before he had time, just as he was shouting, Dongping's Doukai rushed into the cavalry queue in several groups, cutting the cavalry group into several sections at once.  The armored warriors shouted.  Hundreds of knives slashed and slashed, killing the Jinwu Guards cavalry with blood flying everywhere. Less than half of the whole battalion of cavalry was hacked to death on the spot, and the remaining cavalry were frightened and fled in all directions.

    The battle was over as soon as it began, leaving only a brutal and bloody hunt.  Both sides of the road were blocked by armored warriors. In order to survive, Jin Wuwei's cavalry rushed their horses into the fields to escape.  However, there was water in the field and it was very muddy. When the war horse stepped in, half of its legs were sunk in, and it whined and neighed in the mud, unable to move.

    Seeing the enemy behind him getting closer and closer.  Some of the Jinwu Guards cavalry simply threw away their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy; some cavalry jumped off their horses and ran away on foot, but few could escape because the Dongping Army sentries who pretended to flee also turned around and came back to join the pursuit.  .

    The pursuing armors and cavalry of the Dongping Army formed a huge arc-shaped encirclement, hunting and killing the Jinwu Guard officers and soldiers like hunting wild beasts. Sometimes there were even dozens or even dozens of people to deal with one Jinwu Guard soldier.  For a time, the sounds of fighting, screams, and begging were earth-shattering.  The cavalry of Jinwu Guards fled and died in the fields.

    Daying also saw the situation here.  Thousands of Jinwu Guard soldiers climbed on the camp wall and watched the battle solemnly.  Seeing the attacking partners being slaughtered by the Dongping Army like pigs and sheep, the Jinwu Guards watching the battle felt the same fear.  Where thousands of officers and soldiers gathered, only the heavy and rapid breathing could be heard, and exclamations of "oh oh" could be heard from time to time, full of pain and shock.

    Gao Chu, the commander of the Chu River Brigade, hurriedly reported to Murong Huai: "Commander, the Dongping Army sent out Doukai to ambush our cavalry. Please allow our Doukai army to attack and rescue the attacking brothers!"

    But Murong Huai firmly refused - the Dongping Army currently dispatched only a hundred armored fighters, and there may be more armored fighters lurking nearby.  If Jin Wuwei's battle armor is lured to attack, the matter will turn into a field battle between the two armies' battle armor on the plains, which will be detrimental to Jin Wuwei.

    Murong Huaitie gave the order with a livid face: "Without our military order, anyone in the fighting armor of each department who dares to go into battle without permission will be killed without mercy!"

    In front of the Jinwu Guard's army, the Dongping Army easily packed up the attacking Jinwu Guards and horses. The attacking Doukai returned to the woods, while the cavalry sentries drove forward again and rushed to the main gate of the Jinwu Guards.  Near the camp, they were pretentiously watching, inquiring, and provoking. But this time, the defenders of the camp only dared to shoot crossbows at the wall to drive them away, but no one came out of the camp to fight.

    At night, Anping City, Dudu Mansion.

    Lamps inside the Governor's MansionIt was bright and clear, and the laughter and laughter could be heard through several doors.

    Meng Ju sat at the head of the hall, and the brigade marshals were arranged on the left and right, sitting below him.  Sitting on Meng Ju's right are Shi Wenting, commander of Thunder Brigade, Luo Xiaocheng, commander of White Tiger Brigade, Li Che, commander of Hengshan Brigade, Huang Min, commander of Feihe Brigade, Zhao Kuang, commander of Crazy Lion Brigade and other new generals;  Sitting on his left are Mr. Wen, Wang Hu, Qi Peng, Xu Haojie and other former members.

    The generals gathered together, and the hall was filled with an atmosphere of celebration.

    Meng Ju raised his cup and said loudly: "Generals, today our army won the first battle. The soldiers were so brave that they beat the imperial troops into retreat and did not dare to fight. This greatly boosted the morale of our army. I will offer tea instead of wine to propose a toast.  Here¡¯s a drink for you all.¡±

    The generals all raised their glasses to congratulate them, and Meng Ju specially toasted two brigade commanders, Shi Wenting and Luo Xiaocheng, and said "Thank you for your hard work" - the cavalry that lured the enemy today was personally led by Brigadier Shi Wenting, and in the forest.  The doukai in ambush was that of the White Tiger Brigade. The two brigade commanders were flattered and kept saying "I don't dare take it", and drank from the cup in fear.

    "Although we won the first battle, the main force of the camp is still there, and the Jinwu Guard is still a strong enemy. We still can't be careless I wonder who is sitting in the camp? Today our army wants to lure the enemy to attack, but he is very calm!"

    actually.  Today, there are far more soldiers and horses ambushing in the woods than the White Tiger Brigade. There are nearly two thousand Dongping Army armored fighters on standby in the woods. As long as the border army's armored fighters are lured out.  Meng Ju was sure to beat them to a pulp.  However, the commander of the Jinwuwei camp was very experienced and saw through his intentions, and he stood firm and stayed at the camp.  This made Meng Ju's plan fail.

    Brigadier Luo Xiaocheng stood up. He was tall, with long legs and broad shoulders. He had deep eyes and a high nose. He had long yellow hair hanging down behind his head. He had obvious blood from the Western Regions. When he spoke, he spoke with a straight and smooth Luo Xiaocheng.  Beijing accent: "Grand Governor, the general's subordinates captured several prisoners of the Jinwu Guard today. They confessed that the Emperor of the Murong family had led the main force of his troops to evacuate the camp last night, and now the person remaining in the camp is the Minister of War, Murong Murong.  Huai.¡±

    Meng Ju and Mr. Wen looked at each other with surprise on their faces.

    Mr. Wen said: "Last night, a large group of soldiers and horses moved southward in the camp. The scouts have reported it. The students know it, but they didn't expect it to be the imperial convoy returning southward. Why did your majesty suddenly return southward? Can Luo Shuai have any news?"

    "There are rumors among the Jinwu Guards that their emperor fled overnight because he was afraid of the governor."

    With that said, Luo Xiaocheng knelt down on one knee in front of Meng Ju, his face full of admiration and reverence.  He looked up at Meng Ju and shouted: "The great governor is so powerful. Even the emperor of Wei dare not look directly at him. I really admire him!"

    All the generals knelt down: "The Governor is mighty and invincible in the world!"

    Meng Ju laughed twice, waved his hand and said: "Generals, please stand up. In this case, everyone should stop talking about it in the future, so as not to make outsiders laugh."

    Luo Xiaocheng said that Murong Po was scared away by Meng Ju. Meng Ju could only laugh at this statement - Murong Po himself was a veteran general who had experienced hundreds of battles. He was experienced, ruthless and determined, and held the country's most powerful troops.  The strength is far above his own.  Would such a person be scared away by a threat from me?

    Meng Ju would never believe such words no matter how drunk he was - Luo Xiaocheng, your flattery has gone too far, right?

    Meng Ju turned to Mr. Wen: "Mr. Wen, in your opinion, why did His Majesty suddenly return to the south?"

    Mr. Wen pondered for a long time, shook his head and said: "Grand Governor, this matter is too strange, and the students can't guess the reason. Could it be that something happened in the south, and His Majesty needs to go back to deal with it in a hurry?"

    "South?" Meng Ju was slightly startled: "Is there something happening in the Southern Dynasty that makes Your Majesty want to go back in a hurry?" Then, Meng Ju immediately denied: "No, if there is any action in the Southern Dynasty, it will be a major event that shocks the world. The Ye family  I should be notified in time."

    Since you can¡¯t think about it, don¡¯t think about it.  Meng Ju quickly put aside this doubt and discussed the next strategy with the generals.  Knowing that the main troops of the imperial court had evacuated, and that only a few brigades of soldiers and horses remained in the camp, the generals were very excited, eager to try, and asked for battle one after another.

    Brigadier Wang Hu was the first to say: "Grand Governor, there are only so few troops left in the imperial court. What are we waiting for? Early tomorrow morning, we will set up our formation, press the entire army, and attack the camp directly! The last general is willing to lead his troops.  As a vanguard, Grand Governor, just give me two hours. In two hours, I will definitely take the camp for you!"

    Brigade Commander Luo Xiaocheng also stood up. He stared at Wang Hu seriously: "Commander Wang, what you said is wrong!"

    Wang Hu was stunned for a moment, and then anger appeared on his face: "Shuai Luo, what do you mean? Do you doubt that I, Wang Hu, can't do it? Okay, then I will issue a military order: If we still can't get the camp by tomorrow afternoon, I'll come and see you  BigGovernor!  "

    Brigadier Luo Xiaocheng shook his head: "No! Wang Shuai, you are brave and good at fighting, and you are famous. Those useless soldiers of Jinwu Guard are no match for you. But you have to think about it, you are an old man next to the Governor, and you have made many achievements, but  We have just surrendered to the Commander-in-Chief and have not made any achievements. We are full of thoughts and eager to serve the Commander-in-Chief. Wang Shuai, you snatched the vanguard this time. That is very inappropriate. Brothers, everyone.  Say so?"

    The generals responded loudly: "Shuai Luo is right. Wang Shuai, please let me go as the forward on this trip!"

    Brigadier Zhao Kuang shouted with tears in his eyes: "Commander Wang, the murdered Brigadier Gao Fei was my eighth brother. Please give me the vanguard this time!"

    Many frontier army generals were all talking in support. Wang Hu was so anxious that he blushed and kept shouting: "Don't even think about it! Don't even think about it! When did the Governor go to war and we were not the vanguard? This is the rule of our Dongping Army. Don't even think about it.  Steal it from us!"

    The generals were quarreling over who should be the vanguard. Looking at them, Meng Ju frowned deeply.  His expression was gloomy, he bit his lower lip slightly, but never spoke.

    He looked to his left.  I happened to catch Mr. Wen¡¯s eyes.  Meng Juchong blinked slightly at Mr. Wen. The latter was stunned, but immediately realized.  He winked at Meng Ju.  He stood up and said loudly: "Generals, generals, please listen to what the students have to say."

    But the generals were making a lot of noise, so who had time to pay attention to him?  Finally, Meng Ju couldn't stand it anymore, he coughed dryly and shouted: "Everyone is quiet. Mr. Wen has something to say, everyone listen!"

    The generals were stunned, and Wang Hu shouted in a rough voice: "Mr. Wen, if you have any good news, please tell me quickly! We are still discussing important matters."

    Meng Ju shouted: "Huzi, you are neither up nor down! How can you talk to sir?"

    Wang Hu was startled and quickly sat back on his chair, sticking out his tongue.  Mr. Wen bowed his hands to show mercy, but Mr. Wen didn't care. He smiled and said: "Shuai Wang and the generals are eager to fight. It shows that our army's fighting spirit is high, and the students are also happy to see it. There is no need to blame, my lord. But this time,  The students are going to pour cold water on everyone: the students feel that now is not the time to attack the imperial camp."

    When the generals heard this, they immediately exploded, but were suppressed by Meng Ju's stern eyes. Everyone did not dare to say anything and sat back obediently, but their eyes showed dissatisfaction and anger.

    Meng Ju remained calm: "Sir, please continue."

    "Yes. Everyone also knows that the Zhumacun camp was originally built according to the standards of an imperial camp. It has strong defenses, high walls and deep trenches. The camp is also equipped with a large number of various heavy crossbows and heavy defense armors. The defenders sit on the ground  With the convenience of weapons and equipment, if our army attacks with battle armor, it will inevitably encounter strong resistance. Although you generals are brave, if you want to attack such a camp, the casualties will definitely not be small, right?"

    Hearing what Mr. Wen said, the brigade marshals all showed solemn expressions.  Brigadier Shi Wenting solemnly said: "Mr. Wen, what you said makes sense. The camp is heavily guarded. If we attack by force, we will definitely lose a lot of brothers. However, when soldiers fight, death is inevitable, and there is nothing we can do about it.  . Sir, do you have any great ideas that would allow us to capture the camp without losing our troops?"

    Mr. Wen said with a smile: "Shi Shuai looked highly upon his students. He was not a good person, but he had a bad idea: Our army was surrounded on all sides without attacking, cutting off the camp's supplies, surrounding them, and finally forcing them to surrender.  What¡¯s the idea?¡±

    Mr. Wen had been holding back for a long time. Everyone thought he had some earth-shattering plan. Unexpectedly, the last idea he came up with was just the old-fashioned "death siege" strategy. The generals all looked disappointed: This strategist is so arrogant.  It's so grand, but his abilities are ordinary.

    "If we encircle without fighting, we can indeed reduce the casualties among the men. But this will take too long. We don't know how many years or months it will take to encircle the camp until the camp is deprived of food."

    "That's right, this kind of cost is too tiring. It's better to attack directly."

    Everyone chatted for a while, and Meng Ju finally made the decision.  He said solemnly: "Generals, soldiers are also born and raised by their parents. As generals, we need to love our soldiers. If we can reduce the casualties of our brothers, why waste some time?"  ? I have decided on this matter. Starting from tomorrow, we will set up strongholds around the camp and surround it until Jin Wuwei can't stand it anymore and surrender!"

    Now that the governor has decided on the strategy, all the generals obey his orders with dignity.  Even if some generals are dissatisfied, this is the benevolence of the Governor who cares for his soldiers after all. They can only mutter in their hearts: "The Governor is a good person, but he is too soft-hearted."

    Late at night, the military strategy meeting ended and the generals left one after another. Meng Ju sent everyone to the door.  Then, he returned to the lobby and saw Mr. WenSheng was still sitting in his seat and drinking tea leisurely. Meng Ju took a long breath and said, "I'm really exhausted. Thank you very much for tonight, sir."

    "Master, why should you be so polite?" Mr. Wen put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "Master, in fact, the student was really worried that the master would be impulsive and really want to take down the imperial camp and kill him. Fortunately, my master, you are thoughtful, but the student is not  Worrying too much.¡±

    Meng Ju shook his head and smiled bitterly: "We captured the imperial camp and killed tens of thousands of imperial troops. Even if we have a close relationship with the Murong family, we may not even have a chance to negotiate peace in the future. We just want the imperial court to bow its head, and then  I don¡¯t really want to fight with them to the end¡ªI still understand such a simple truth.¡±

    Yes, this is Meng Ju¡¯s real intention - to kill all the remaining officers and soldiers in the camp. Meng Ju can do this, but it will only make the Murong family become a mortal enemy of him, which will not benefit him at all.

    Therefore, Meng Ju did not want to fight this tough battle at all.  What he wanted more was to trap the 30,000 imperial soldiers and horses, including Murong Huai, Minister of War, in his hands, as a bargaining chip in future negotiations with the imperial court.

    It¡¯s just that the frontier generals Shi Wenting and Luo Xiaocheng were eager for revenge and wanted to fight the Murong family to the death. Amid the excitement of the crowd, Meng Ju was too embarrassed to say no to the fight.  Fortunately, Mr. Wen was astute and considerate. In the blink of an eye, he understood his dilemma. Not only did he take the initiative to help him out, he also came up with an excuse to "love the soldiers" so that he could take advantage of the situation.  Get away.

    (Sorry, last week I promised to write 12,000 words this week, but in the past two days, the pig has not been feeling very well, suffering from cold, heat, cold, vomiting and diarrhea. I really can¡¯t hold on anymore, and I have only written 8,000 words this week. Promise  I'm really sorry that I still can't do what everyone is doing. The creditworthy pigs will remember last week's debts and this week's debts, and they will be updated next week.

    Sorry to everyone again.  ) (To be continued)

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