Chapter 516: Heading to Shannan County City

The war has ended long ago, but Gao Yuan's heart is a little heavy, not because of the opponent's desperate fighting and unyielding fighting spirit, but because of the opponent's fighting power. The chapters of the top novels are updated as soon as possible. When I had the upper hand and caught my opponent off guard, my opponent's desperate counterattack still caused a lot of casualties to myself. More than 500 cavalrymen lost their combat effectiveness. , had to withdraw from this unfinished war and retreat to Jishi City.

"The Qin Army's combat effectiveness is unparalleled in the world, I'm really right." Looking at the soldiers of the Eastern Conquest Army who were cleaning the battlefield, Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "If we fight face to face in formation, I'm afraid our casualties will be even greater. "

"Their fighting skills are not scary, nor are they better than ours. They are even worse than our soldiers, but their desperate fighting spirit is frightening." The infantryman wiped his face. He looked at the bloodstains and said to Gao Yuan: "This is the first time I have encountered this kind of army that is at an absolute disadvantage but still has no intention of giving up. They are not the best, but they are the most tenacious."

Gao Yuan nodded, "This is the Qin Army. The reason why they did not give up is because the Qin Army has strict and almost harsh military discipline. On the battlefield, soldiers who give up the battle without a retreat order will be ordered to retire and be deprived of their status. Not only This harm not only affects oneself, but also affects the family members. Therefore, it is impossible for the Qin army to retreat on the battlefield. Because they died, their families still received the treatment of citizens. But once they fled the battlefield, what awaited them would be a worse life. die."

"What if the leader ordered the retreat?" He Lanxiong asked in surprise. "For example, this is He Yangguang?" He pointed to the dead He Yangguang who was carried in front of him by the soldiers.

Gao Yuan dismounted, walked to He Yangguang, bowed slightly, showed his respect to the enemy, and turned to look at He Lanxiong, "If it is the commander who ordered the retreat, then after the war, he will only be held accountable. , deprived of his title, military honors, and demoted to civilians or ordinary sergeants. Of course, his family will also be demoted. "

"This is so unhuman! And it's unreasonable!" He Lanxiong shook his head. "Sometimes, retreating is for a better attack."

Gao Yuan smiled, "The Qin country has great achievements and has many talents. I don't know how many talents are attracted by them from various countries in the Central Plains. Therefore, they never worry about not having outstanding generals. Our philosophy is to save people and lose land, and gain both people and land. If you lose people, you will lose both people and land, but this is not the case for the Qin people. They would rather lose a thousand troops than lose an inch of land. This concept makes the Qin people the most stubborn army. It is also due to their strength that in the past twenty years, no national team has ever defeated the Qin army on a frontal battlefield. Last time, Zhao Mu almost succeeded, but failed in the end. "

"Then this time we captured Shannan County. Aren't the Qin people going to retaliate with all their strength?" The infantry was a little worried, "General Gao, have we stoked a hornet's nest?"

Gao Yuan laughed,

"It is indeed a hornet's nest, but there are still big men in front of us. Why do I want Feng Fayong's 10,000 people to do it? What do I want to do if I take Shannan County and leave it to them? Naturally, I want them to block it for me. Actually, it is not a last resort. I really don’t want to poke this hornet’s nest. But if the Qin people gain a foothold in Shannan County and develop their tentacles into the depths of the grassland, then we will not be able to poke them no matter how much we want to. Only they came to sting us.”

"That Zi Lan is still complacent after being taken advantage of, right?" He Lanxiong had a look of disdain on his lips.

"Zi Lan is not stupid, he knows very well, but even if he is stung all over his body, he still has to protect us, because it is better to be covered in stings than to be stabbed all over with bloody holes. The former only needs to be dealt with If done properly, it won't be fatal, but the latter will be fatal." Gao Yuan chuckled, "After taking Shannan County, we will manage our territory while watching them bite each other. Well, we will still try our best when the time comes. Support Shi Zilan so that he can persist longer. The longer he survives, the better it will be for us."

Hearing what Gao Yuan said, He Lanxiong and the infantrymen both laughed.

"What's next?"

"Next, let the soldiers rest and eat, and then go find He Yangguang's three thousand infantry."

"Why don't you contact Feng Fayong? The Qin people are so difficult to fight. We can't let them pick up what's already available. We must put in some effort!" the infantryman said slowly.

"Bai Yucheng has gone." Gao Yuan smiled dryly.

Mrs. Lu, escorted by housekeeper Lu Bin and ten soldiers from the Eastern Conquest Army, ran away all night. She ran for dozens of miles in one night. Mrs. Lu could no longer hold on, and everyone could only stop and rest for a while. They had just breathed. With one breath, he felt the ground shaking. Lu Hong had also been in the army when he was young, so he naturally knew that only a large-scale cavalry run could produce such a shocking effect. He was shocked and immediately helped Mrs. Lu to mount her horse. His life was at stake. , even if Mrs. Lu was jolted by the horse until her bones almost fell apart, she could only lie on the horse with her whole body and follow the crowd as they galloped wildly. Fortunately, she grew up in the border area and had a husband who was a military commander. Her equestrian skills were pretty good. For an ordinary woman, just running like this would be enough to make her unable to support herself.

Until noon, not only the people, but also the horses could no longer support themselves. More than ten people had to stop again. Fortunately, the frightening sound of horse hooves could no longer be heard behind them.

"Madam, drink some water and take a break!" Lu Bin handed over a leather bag filled with some water, and he and ten soldiers grabbed some snow on the spot, stuffed it into their mouths, chewed it and swallowed it to quench their thirst.

"This place should not be far from Shannan County, right?" Looking at the vast snowfield, Lu Bin looked at the ten escorting soldiers with a worried look.

The leader of the ten stood up and nodded, "We have been heading towards Shannan County, it should not be far, Steward Lu, after a break, let's continue on the road. This place is far from the village and the store. If we run into a group of horse bandits again, it will be over."

"I'm afraid Madam can't hold on!" Lu Bin looked at Madam Lu worriedly. At this time, Madam Lu fell down in the snow, her face was pale, and her body was shaking slightly. It was obvious that her body had reached its limit.

"Then let's rest for a while!" The captain showed a helpless look. Madam Lu was in such a state that she really couldn't continue on her journey.

It would have been fine if they didn't rest for a while. When everyone was ready to set off, Madam Lu felt that her bones were about to fall apart. Not to mention climbing onto the horse, even standing up from the ground was extremely difficult. Even Lu Bin, although he was also a soldier in his early years, had been a housekeeper for so many years, and his skills in his early years had long been returned. He gritted his teeth and helped Madam Lu get on the horse with the captain, but he couldn't climb on himself. When they finally started to prepare to set off, the thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded again behind them.

Lu Bin and Madam Lu's faces changed drastically. When they saw the ten soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army around them all drew their sabers and took a stance to meet the enemy, the captain cheered, "It's General Cao, General Cao has broken through."

The cavalry in the distance was getting closer and closer, and the leader was Cao Tianci. When Lu Bin and Madam Lu breathed a long sigh of relief, they were frightened by the miserable appearance of Cao Tianci and his group. There were only more than a hundred people left in the team of nearly two hundred people, and almost everyone was injured. Looking at the bloody soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army, Lu Bin's face turned pale again.

"Madam Lu, we managed to escape with great difficulty, but we lost all your belongings to the bandits."

"It's good that you're back, but those belongings are gone."

"It's also thanks to those belongings. If those bandits hadn't fought for them, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to escape. Madam Lu, let's go quickly. When those bandits have divided the spoils and caught up with us, we really can't escape. Now we don't have the strength to fight anymore." Cao Tianci wiped his face, and the blood painted his face red.

"Let's go, let's go quickly!" Maybe the blood on Cao Tianci and the soldiers stimulated Madam Lu. For a moment, she didn't know where she got the strength from. She whipped the horse's butt with her backhand and led the way forward.

On the snowy plain, the situation has suddenly changed, but Shannan County, a hundred miles away, is still calm. Gao Yuan's tactical action of encirclement and annihilation was completed very neatly. At this time, except for Cao Tianci's group, the rest of the Qin army that was rushing towards Shannan County was blocked on the snowy plain.

Lu Chao was very excited these two days, one of which was because his mother was about to arrive in Shannan County. He had been separated from his parents for nearly five years. When they met again, his father had turned into ashes, and his mother was probably gray-haired. But they were finally reunited. Thinking of the happy life of the family of three in the early years, Lu Chao couldn't help but feel happy.

Another thing that made him excited was that a large caravan came to Shannan County to trade with the world. Shannan County is far away from the Qin mainland, isolated on the grassland, with a sparse population. Few large caravans arrive here to do business, because coming here is basically a loss-making business. However, this Sihai Trade unexpectedly arrived with a large number of goods, and the goods they brought were some daily necessities that Shannan County needed. Although their selling prices were a bit outrageous, Lu Chao could still understand that merchants pursue profits. They came here to make money, not to mention that even if they sold at the current price, they would probably only be able to break even.

Lu Chao was a little confused at first, but as the leader of the Sihai Trade caravan asked to see Lu Chao and put forward their demands, Lu Chao's doubts were relieved. The other party originally wanted to test the waters. They were not prepared to make money on this trip. They still wanted to reach an agreement with Lu Chao and prepare to monopolize the market here.

Lu Chao has great confidence in the future of Shannan County, so it is understandable that a new merchant team like Sihai Trade wants to make some risky investments. He even admires the vision of the boss of Sihai Trade.

Exclusive, of course! Lu Chao agreed without hesitation. Invest now and benefit in the future. The first comer has this right. (To be continued...)