Chapter 182 Don't Chase the Enemy

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Hao Wu fearlessly approached Qu Baowu and said, "General, today's defeat is certain. Retreat. Preserving our forces is paramount!"

Although Hao Wu wanted to destroy the Great Zhou immediately to avenge his cousin.

But he still had his sanity. Seeing the soldiers falling one by one in front of him, he could not be as cold-blooded and ruthless as Qu Baou, who only cared about himself.

Without his soldiers, he is nothing. He is not as stupid as Qu Baowu.

Qu Baowu stood on a small hill, looking down at the Great Zhou army camp below.

They were still in the same position as before, neither retreating nor pursuing the victory, so they had to wait leisurely for the Laotian soldiers to attack and then shoot arrows.

"Military Advisor Hao, come and see, Nangong Min doesn't dare to pursue. What does this mean?"

Hao Wu was almost furious and responded unhappily, "What does this prove?"

"It shows that Nangong Min still has some self-awareness and doesn't dare to do that!"

"He doesn't dare to pursue us, which means he only has so many troops and there's no way he has an ambush.

If we can't take him down head-on, we'll send 5,000 men to surround him from behind, attacking him from both sides. No matter how many crossbows he has, he won't be able to withstand it!"

Hao Wu's eyes rolled and his mind moved.

This time the King of Laos was willing to send out 100,000 troops because the Second Prince threatened to go on a hunger strike in front of his father. 100,000 troops were already the limit for the King of Laos.

If he went back in disgrace, he would definitely not send troops to the Great Zhou again, and his cousin would have died in vain.

Moreover, the second prince has already made an agreement with King Simon Jin that the armies of the two countries will work together to capture the Great Zhou and then divide the territory of the Great Zhou. At that time, the second prince will be able to gain face in front of his father and be one step closer to the throne.

He was the Second Prince's man. As long as the Second Prince ascended to that position, he would have the merit of following the dragon, and then his wealth and glory would be inevitable...

"General Qu is indeed a veteran on the battlefield. He has deployed the troops properly and made strategic plans. I will only obey your orders."

snort!

The idiot Qu Baowu wanted to make merit to secure his position as general, but his eagerness for quick success was actually beneficial to the second prince.

The second prince had some credit for his victory this time, because the troops were requested by the second prince.

If they lose, then he will be blamed for his poor command and incompetence in leading the troops, and the blame will be put on him and the eldest prince, and they will not be able to shirk their responsibility.

After thinking it through, he naturally supported his decision. He was just following orders anyway, so the emperor couldn't blame him.

Qu Baowu actually didn't need his consent. Telling him would only drag him into the water.

The two men reached an agreement and quickly redeployed.

Ask someone to roughly count the number of soldiers.

The first huge wave of arrows fell, knocking down thousands of soldiers and scaring away hundreds of horses.

The soldiers who were knocked down by the impact got up again later. The most casualties were caused by the powerful crossbow arrows.

Another group of people died in the charge. Not counting the seriously injured, there are still about 80,000 people who can go to the battlefield.

Qu Baowu sent 10,000 troops to attack from behind, with 10,000 shield soldiers leading the way in front, 10,000 archers waiting for the opportunity to shoot arrows in the back, 20,000 infantry preparing for a strong attack, and 20,000 cavalry following behind.

Hao Wu was quite satisfied with this deployment, thinking that the person sent by the eldest prince was not a complete fool.

The scouts reported that the Laotian army retreated to a hillside ten miles away to rest. Nangong Min looked at the Laotian corpses lying all over the battlefield and frowned slightly.

They had only killed 10,000 or 20,000 enemy troops, and there were still 80,000. Qu Baowu would surely not give up and retreat.

"All soldiers, listen up! Maintain a circular formation and do not disrupt yourselves."

"yes!"

The generals and soldiers responded loudly. In the previous battle, there were no casualties in the Great Zhou. Everyone was united and had the confidence to win against the enemy forces that outnumbered them several times.

"Report! Enemy troops spotted in the rear, conservatively estimated to be at least 10,000!"

"You've arrived just in time, Lieutenant General Mu. Take these and lead two thousand men to the rear to meet the enemy."

At this point, Nangong Min knew that he had to resort to extraordinary means, so he took out some "peanuts" and handed them to Lieutenant General Mu.

"Throw these at the dense crowds, one at each location. While they're confused, quickly lead your men back!"

Nangong Min whispered some instructions, and Lieutenant General Mu held a dozen small things in his hands with great care, as if they were priceless treasures.

I thought this was the powerful sky thunder that once made the Laotian army tremble in fear. Bai Li was really amazing to be able to develop such a domineering thing.

Bai Erlang and Ji Huanan looked at the two of them with confusion. They thought they could stop the Laotian army with just these few little things?

Isn't that too fantastical?

Deputy General Mu carefully put the things in his arms and took his men to the rear.

Almost at the same time, another wave of people arrived in front of the camp.

The shouting and killing of tens of thousands of people was so earth-shaking that even the war horses under them were so frightened that they kept retreating.

The enemy was encircling them from all directions. Without saying anything, Nangong Min stuffed a few peanuts into the hands of Ji Huanan, Shangguan Yu, Bai Erlang, He Dazhuang, and the others, and instructed them, "Throw them towards the enemy, where there are many people!"

After getting the things, several people immediately separated and went to their respective positions to meet the enemy.

Looking at the enemy less than a hundred feet away, he flicked his finger, and a peanut shot out from between his fingers, landing in the crowd in the distance and exploding with a bang, immediately setting off a gust of air. Even Nangong Min felt the aftermath of the gust of air, and the soldier standing in front of him swayed and almost fell.

"What a powerful weapon!"

Ji Huanan was dumbfounded. He had never seen such a domineering weapon!

Bai Erlang looked at the small things in his palm, feeling mixed emotions.

This is the weapon developed by his sister. No wonder Yuanzhou was able to destroy Simon’s army of 100,000 with only 10,000 troops!

Is this really the credit of his sister alone?

"What are you still standing there for? Throw it away!"

I heard a loud shout in my ears, and when I looked up, I saw Ji Huanan throwing one, instantly reaping the lives of hundreds of people.

Bai Erlang reacted quickly, picked up a bullet and threw it at the enemy less than twenty feet away from him.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, dozens of people were lifted into the air, broken limbs and blood flew everywhere, and Bai Erlang was knocked off his horse by the air wave!

The horse was so frightened that it stood upright. Fortunately, he held the reins tightly, otherwise the horse would have been scared away.

"Throw it far away! Don't let them get close!"

Not only did Bai Erlang make a mistake, the others also threw at a very close distance, so the air wave knocked over their own people.

Nangong Min used a crossbow to shoot the fish that had escaped the net, while observing how his men used it.

If you are not careful and a bomb falls on your own camp, it would be a real injustice.

The rumbling sound of explosions continued. After launching a wave of attacks, the Laotian army finally lost their hope and ran back shouting, "Heavenly thunder is punishing us! Heavenly thunder is punishing us!"

"Major General, are you chasing us?"

Nangong Min touched the few peanuts in his arms and shouted, "Don't chase the desperate enemy, ride back to camp!"