Chapter 203 Two Women
When autumn comes on September 8th, my flowers will bloom and all other flowers will die.
In the clear and crisp autumn weather, wild geese fly south and bugles sound into the sky.
Three hundred thousand descendants of the Sirius crossed the border of Zhao State and appeared in the plains of Nan State in a mighty force.
The East Palace's order spread far and wide:
Huo Gannian was promoted to the rank of General of the Lion Expedition, and his 300,000-strong army was given the designation "Lion Power". They were ordered to rush to the battlefield immediately to drive out foreign enemies and guard the country's borders!
On the chaotic battlefield of Nan Kingdom, a powerful "newcomer" arrived and all forces retreated.
Because Yun Chen and Huo Gannian made great contributions in going deep into Zhao State to borrow troops, and since he already had the honorary title of "Xuandu Guard", he was promoted to "Xuandu Second Lieutenant".
Although he was at the lowest level of management in the military, and not as high as Zhi Luo's rank, he was still a real military officer in office.
Yun Chen was eager to try and wanted to go to the battlefield to fight immediately.
He knew that Yun Chen had the courage to fight to the death at the gate of Guying City, and the ability to lead troops to kill the enemy. In addition, he was worried that these 300,000 troops were all descendants of the first generation of Xuanjia Army, and that they had almost no experience in large-scale battlefield combat in the stable Zhao country.
Huo Gan wanted to train him, so after entering the country, he ordered Yun Chen to lead 30,000 troops to track down the rear food and grass troops of the Black Scale Cavalry who were stationed outside Guying City.
Yun Chen has been a guard for many years. Protecting a person and protecting a country are essentially the same.
Both require utter loyalty and fearlessness.
However, being a general is far more complicated than being a guard. It requires not only strong military support, but also outstanding vision and intelligence.
Even though Yun Chen was allowed to gain experience, Huo Gannian was still worried, so he assigned Rong Yi to Yun Chen as his deputy and Zhi Luo to Yun Chen as his military advisor.
Huo Gannian's original intention was just to give Yun Chen some experience, and the enemy's food and grass troops were not as strong as the main force, so it would not be too dangerous.
Unexpectedly, before Yun Chen could find the Black Scale Cavalry's food and grass troops, Yan Shijiu's army stationed in Guying City suddenly launched a large-scale attack, forcing the main force of the Black Scale Cavalry to retreat to the east, and they actually encountered Yun Chen's army that had just crossed the border.
After the battle, Yan Shijiu simply patted his butt and went back to defend Guying City.
Yun Chen's 30,000 troops met head-on with the 80,000 main force of the Black Scale Cavalry.
Outnumbered, Yun Chen was not at an advantage; and the enemy was a group of battle-hardened, ruthless, and heavily armored cavalry led by Jiao Zuotai.
The soldiers on Yun Chen's side had no idea what kind of enemy they were facing.
Yun Chen simply knew the truth but kept silent, saying that the other party was just a roving force that invaded the border of the Nan Kingdom, relying on their large numbers to burn, kill and loot along the way.
When the soldiers heard this, they were shocked. This was the first battle since they entered the Kingdom of Nan!
The whole world is waiting to see how strong this group of descendants of the army are, whether they are heroes or cowards, and whether they will disgrace the Black Armor Army founded by the Queen herself.
If we lose this battle, what will happen to 30,000 people, or even 300,000 people? I am afraid that we will lose all our face and won’t be able to go back to our hometown!
For a moment, the soldiers were full of fighting spirit and charged forward bravely. With a fearless attitude like young men, they rushed forward and fought fiercely against the Black Collar Cavalry. They actually made the Black Scale Cavalry suffer a defeat in the first battle and barely won the battle.
Although Yun Chen didn't say anything, Zhi Luo saw it clearly and knew that the other party's strength should not be underestimated, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
Yun Chen comforted Zhi Luo: "Don't be afraid. If you are afraid, you will die quickly. Our main force will come to support us soon. Nothing will happen."
Rong Yi also said from the side: "The Black Scale Cavalry is indeed very strong, but we are not afraid of death!"
Rong Yi became excited as he spoke, thinking of Yun Chen's bravery in leading his troops into battle these days, and said:
"Military Advisor, you don't know this. During one charge, I was running at the front. Hearing the deafening roar of killing behind me, I looked back. My goodness! Second Lieutenant Yun's fearless attitude, coupled with the earth-shattering roars of his brothers—even I, a member of his own group, was terrified just watching!"
Zhi Luo had never seen Yun Chen killing the enemy in battle, but there were several times when the army had just returned from the battlefield and was returning to the camp, she saw with her own eyes that Yun Chen was still covered in blood and had a murderous aura that was not dissipated yet. His aura was indeed unmatched by ordinary people.
Rong Yi added, "Just imagine, that scene is like 30,000 fearless 'Yun Chen's charging towards you. Scary, isn't it? The Black Scale Cavalry must be timid too!"
Zhi Luo understood Yun Chen's "brave fighting" skills, and there was no better way at the moment, so he could only fight with "ignorance and fearlessness".
But this is not a long-term solution. The soldiers are not stupid. After two battles, they will find that the enemy has a huge disparity in numbers and equipment.
Since a head-on confrontation was not working, Yun Chen learned on the spot and immediately imitated Huo Gannian's tactics of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west and using a trick within a trick in the battle of Daxing Mountain.
Under Zhi Luo's strategic planning and Rong Yi's full assistance, Yun Chen led 30,000 troops to attack the main camp of the Black Scale Cavalry at night, luring the enemy deep into their territory and killing them left and right. He won the main battle in a dangerous situation and even poisoned many of the Black Scale Cavalry's horses.
By the time Huo Gannian led a large force to reinforce, the Black Scale Cavalry had already broken camp and fled westward overnight. Yun Chen and his 30,000 men were chasing them like mad dogs.
Moreover, Yun Chen always charges at the front and fights first in every battle without any fear.
After chasing for half a month and fighting seven or eight battles of varying sizes, the Black Scale Cavalry were like they were in a hurry to go home for dinner. They were only in a hurry to run and did not fight properly.
As the pursuit force rushing to the front line, Yun Chen began to feel something was wrong and said to Huo Gan:
"I feel like Jiao Zuotai is leading us in circles, sometimes east, sometimes west, as if on purpose."
Huo Gannian also noticed something strange. "You said that in all the battles you've had, you've never seen Jiao Zuotai in person?"
Yun Chen nodded in agreement. Huo Gannian became even more suspicious. "That shouldn't be the case. It's good that the commander-in-chief is always in the center to make preparations, but it's not logical that he wouldn't show up at all. "
Yun Chen began to carefully review the battle situation over the past few months, and suddenly an idea came to him:
"Could it be that the forces before us aren't the main force of the Black Scale Cavalry at all, but are merely feinting to tie down our forces?"
Seeing that Huo Gannian was unable to react, Yun Chen glanced at the two brothers Rong Jiang and Rong Yi and made a very vivid analogy:
"Could it be that there are actually two Black Scale Cavalry units, like two brothers? The one we're facing now is just the younger brother pretending to be powerful, leading us in circles to tie down our forces, while the older brother is actually secretly planning a war elsewhere?"
Huo Gannian immediately understood Yun Chen's guess, and a bad premonition arose in his heart:
"Perhaps the true main force of the Black Scale Cavalry is still outside Guying City, waiting for an opportunity to attack."
Thinking of this, Huo Gannian hurriedly ordered the army to get ready and march forward, planning to first reach the central part of Nan Country and then divide into groups to fight.
As soon as we arrived in the central region, we received news that the real main force of the Black Scale Cavalry had broken through Guying City, marched straight into the country, captured several important cities in succession, and penetrated deep into the southeastern hinterland of the Nan Kingdom.
Yancheng fell.
The entire southeastern part of Nan Kingdom was lost and fell into enemy control.
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There is no snow in early winter.
When Huo Gannian and Yun Chen led the 300,000-strong Lion Army to Yancheng, they saw only broken walls and ruins.
After learning that the Lion-Powerful Army was approaching, the Black Scale Cavalry retreated three hundred miles overnight and took up residence in the more advantageous mountain pass outside Yancheng.
The lion-like soldiers who had won a series of small victories and looked so majestic no longer had any desire to charge into battle and achieve great things when they saw the scene of corpses lying everywhere.
The prosperous Yancheng, a beautiful and prosperous pearl of the southeast, which had been prosperous for a hundred years, was reduced to a dilapidated gray city after being swept by the Black Scale Cavalry.
Some soldiers left Yancheng when they were children. Although they have not returned to their hometown for many years, the Yancheng in their memories is as peaceful and tranquil as ever.
Now, the place is filled with smoke from the lingering flames of gunpowder, and the bodies of civilians and soldiers defending the city are piled up like mountains on the roadside, with no one to collect them.
The body of the unknown city defender was hung above the city gate, and no one had the strength to take it down and bury it.
The Huo Gang's hall was smashed, looted and burned, and the Huo Mansion was demolished to pieces. All the valuables were looted, leaving only bare walls, which became a temporary residence for refugees and the wounded.
When Huo Gannian and others, dressed in military uniforms, stepped into their own house, they were greeted only by the refugees' screams, pleadings, and trembling. They thought that the enemy was invading again.
When the surviving servants of the Huo Mansion saw Huo Gannian, their legs went weak and they knelt down, crying inconsolably.
Huo Gannian returned with an army of 300,000 brave soldiers.
The Huo family had a backbone, and Yancheng seemed to have a backbone as well.
Yun Chen and his men hurriedly found the secret room in the back mountain of the Huo Mansion, and sure enough, they found Huo Luyu who was hiding from the war, as well as Ye Yan, Hua Jue and Buyan who were seriously injured after fighting the enemy together with the city defenders.
The brothers had not seen each other for months. They had all experienced the hardships of fighting in the battlefield and survived the life-and-death battles. For a moment, they looked at each other in silence and could only hug each other and cry.
Hua Jue held the gunshot wound on his shoulder while hugging Yun Chen, who was wearing armor, and cried breathlessly:
"You kid...you kid became an official? So handsome...very handsome!"
Yun Chen carefully avoided Hua Jue's wound and wiped his tears, "He has made several small contributions and now he has been promoted to captain."
Ye Yan, whose thigh was pierced by a black-scale cavalryman, limped over, patted Yun Chen on the shoulder, and sighed:
"It would be best if we could still meet each other..."
Bu Yan had cried enough, and began to look at Yun Chen non-stop, touching the armor on Yun Chen's body with great envy:
"Achen is incredible! I haven't seen him for months. Now that he's successfully returned from borrowing troops, he already looks like a general. He's been promoted twice in just a few months, becoming a captain. Once we break out of Yancheng, our little Achen will surely be promoted to major, lieutenant colonel, and finally colonel! One day, he might even become a general!"
Yun Chen and his friends were chatting so animatedly that they forgot about Huo Luyu.
Having experienced the wars of Guying City and Yancheng successively, Huo Luyu has now grown into a more steady and dignified person, with a hint of Huo Gannian's calm demeanor.
But when he saw Zhiluo following Yun Chen, Huo Luyu's face changed, as if all the thorns on his body stood up.
When Yun Chen turned around, Huo Luyu and Zhi Luo were staring at each other secretly.
Although no unpleasant words were said, Yun Chen could already feel the confrontation between the two women.
"Hello, Miss Huo, I'm Zhiluo, Captain Yun's military advisor."
"Hello, Lord Zhiluo. I am Huo Luyu, Yun Chen's old lover."
Yun Chen, who was helping to carry Hua Jue out of the secret room, almost fell to his knees when he heard the words "old lover".
Old lover? Is this an adjective a rich girl would use for herself?
Rong Yi and several soldiers also noticed that the atmosphere in the secret room was not very good, so they hurriedly carried Ye Yan and Buyan out.
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