late at night.
After a day of marching, most of the Guifang soldiers were exhausted.
With such a large-scale withdrawal, it is basically impossible for them to camp every night unless the weather is bad.
It was autumn and the weather was cool, so many soldiers lay down on a thin layer of hay to rest.
Moreover, for fear of a night attack by the enemy, all the soldiers kept their armor on.
It wasn't just tonight, either; it had been like this for most of them since the retreat.
Although everyone understood the necessity of doing so, doing so for a long time put a lot of psychological pressure on these soldiers.
I worried about being attacked by the enemy at night every day and had to keep my armor on at all times. It was such a painful feeling.
There were many fires around where they camped.
These fires provided a little light at night and gave them a sense of security.
...
...
Teams of armored soldiers patrolled the camp to guard against night attacks by the enemy.
"How long do you think it will take us to withdraw?"
"Who knows? I hope we can withdraw as soon as possible!"
"Alas, the king is the same. Dagan didn't provoke us, but you have to go to war with him! I heard that another group of our armies was defeated again. If another group of enemy troops attacks us, I'm afraid we won't be able to retreat..."
"yes……"
"The Prime Minister was foresighted and led his men to join the enemy army early on..."
"Shh! Don't say that carelessly. Watch out for your head!"
“…”
Several soldiers lying on the hay were not sleepy and were chatting anxiously.
They don't know what their fate will be.
But there is no doubt that they don't want to die and they all want to withdraw safely.
However, the current situation is not optimistic for them.
Everyone was worried about whether they could return alive. Although some people wanted to surrender to the enemy, they did not dare to say it out loud and could only pray in their hearts.
Just as a few people were discussing in a low voice, the deafening sound of horse hooves suddenly rang in their ears.
“Boom…”
The sound of thousands of horses galloping resounded through heaven and earth, instantly alerting the Guifang soldiers.
"kill!"
“Kill!”
Immediately afterwards, deafening shouts of killing suddenly rang out.
The Northern Army is coming!
In an instant, the Guifang soldiers grabbed the weapons beside them, quickly climbed up, and held their weapons tightly in their hands, as if this could give them a sense of security.
Just when many people were ready to fight to the death, the enemy's shouts and screams suddenly disappeared, leaving only the sound of horse hooves gradually fading away.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves getting farther and farther away, the Guifang soldiers could not help but look at each other.
The enemy... retreated?
Just thunder but no rain?
As the Guifang soldiers listened carefully, the sound of horse hooves faded away completely.
Finally, disappear completely.
Really retreated!
Such a result made many people feel like they had survived a disaster.
Many people are even prepared to fight to the death.
I didn't expect the enemy to retreat so quickly.
"call……"
Many soldiers let out a long breath, and their tense moods relaxed.
They were relieved.
But Chi Yan felt somewhat disappointed.
Chi Yan hoped that the enemy would launch a night attack.
They were prepared for a night attack by the enemy.
If the enemy attacks at night, they can hold their ground and perhaps hope of defeating the enemy.
This is probably their most likely way to win right now.
But unfortunately, the enemy did not launch a night attack.
It is not known whether the enemy did it on purpose or discovered in time that they were well prepared and gave up the night attack.
But there is no doubt that the enemy did retreat.
"Order all soldiers to remain vigilant and beware of the enemy coming again!"
Chi Yan gave an order and continued to discuss countermeasures with the generals.
Even though they had been discussing for a long time, they still couldn't come to a conclusion.
Some people advocated agreeing to Yun Zheng's conditions, while others still opposed it.
Neither side could convince the other.
An hour later.
“Boom…”
The sound of rolling horse hooves rang out again.
The Guifang soldiers prepared for defense again.
However, this time, just like before, there was only thunder but no rain.
The Northern Army's shouts of fighting and killing were loud, but they did not attack at all.
Upon learning that the enemy had retreated again, Chi Yan and the other generals were so angry that they cursed.
The first time, one could suspect that the enemy had found that they were well prepared and had retreated.
But if the enemy came again, it was clearly intentional.
"The enemy clearly wants to keep us from having peace!"
"They want to lower our morale through this trick!"
"Maybe the enemy wants to tire us out so they can launch a surprise attack on us!"
"Anyway, the enemy certainly has bad intentions, so we must be more careful..."
For a moment, all the generals expressed their opinions with gritted teeth.
This move by the enemy is so fucking dirty!
If their morale was not so low, if they were not so cautious, how could they allow the enemy to be so presumptuous?
If the enemy were tormented like this for a whole night, the soldiers would march even slower tomorrow.
Many people felt that Yun Zheng wanted to use this disgusting method to force them to agree to the conditions.
However, some people also believed that Yun Zheng was very likely to launch a sudden attack when their soldiers were exhausted.
Muliju clenched his fists tightly and said fiercely, "We can't let the enemy continue to torment us like this! We have to think of a way to teach them a lesson!"
"Think of a solution? What solution?" A general immediately retorted, "If we send people to ambush these harassing enemy troops, it might just play into Yun Zheng's hands!"
"Yes!" another general echoed.
It is an indisputable fact that Yun Zheng is full of tricks.
Every step they take now may be within Yun Zheng’s calculations.
If they suffer heavy losses, they might not even have the chance to surrender!
They must now be extra careful to avoid falling into Yun Zheng's trap.
"So what do you guys say we should do?"
Muliju was angry. "Are we just going to watch the enemy harass us like this?"
Faced with Muliju's angry questioning, the generals fell silent.
what to do?
How would they know what to do?
Although they all knew the consequences of allowing the enemy to do so, they were helpless.
"Let the soldiers in each unit be alert first!"
Chi Yan rubbed his aching temple and said tiredly: "The enemy is harassing us, and they are also torturing their own soldiers! If we don't have a good life, they won't have an easy life either!"
Listening to Chi Yan's words, the generals nodded one after another.
Now, this is the only thing I can think of.
However, they still hope that Chi Yan can make a decision as soon as possible.
Should I accept Yun Zheng’s conditions?
We can't keep dragging it on like this.
The enemy can afford to delay, but they can’t!
About an hour later, the Northern Army made a noise again.
With the experiences from the previous two times, everyone was much calmer this time.
As expected, the Northern Army was just making noise but not delivering action.
Faced with the disgusting tactics of the Northern Army, many people were so angry that they cursed in their hearts.
However, they did not notice that with each march of the Northern Army, Wang Qi led his men closer and closer to where they were camping.
The noise made by the Northern Army helped them cover up the noise made during their actions.
After the third harassment by the Northern Army, Wang Qi personally led 500 Northern Army soldiers wearing Guifang armor to hide under the cover of night, quietly waiting for the right opportunity...
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