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Strong morale is half the battle won.
"Mao Gong, send an order to withdraw the troops and return to the stronghold.
Bodang, you lead the army to be responsible for breaking the rear and minimize losses as much as possible. "
At this time, Li Mi's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he immediately gave orders to Xu Maogong and Uncle Wang beside him.
Li Mi knew that in today's situation, the Wagang army under his command must not fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Sui army on the opposite side.
Otherwise, even though their strength is tens of thousands more than that of the Sui army, their chances of defeat are much higher than that of the Sui army.
On the battlefield, more troops are far less important than morale.
Those with high morale are like a group of dragons; those with low morale are worse than a group of insects.
Therefore, at this time, Li Mi resolutely gave up his original plan, gave up today's decisive battle with the Sui army, and withdrew his troops back to the village.
Xu Maogong on the side originally planned to persuade Li Mi to withdraw his troops and not to fight today.
Unexpectedly, Li Mi said it on his own initiative, and Xu Maogong nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Duke Wei."
Wang Bodang also took the order, and then went down to lead the army, ready to cut off the queen.
"Kill!"
Li Cunxiao, Dian Wei and Lin Chong, when they heard the deafening shouts of killing from behind, they knew that the army behind them was attacking.
So, the three of them roared angrily, and rushed forward to chase and kill those Wagang rebels.
"Withdraw, withdraw!"
On Wagang's side, some generals yelled and organized the Wagang soldiers to retreat, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
In the end, Li Mi was allowed to take the main force of the Wagang Army and escape back to their camp.
Wagang's camp was well-built, surrounded by wooden walls and archery towers made of wooden pillars.
When the Wagang army withdrew to their camp, Xu Feng ordered to stop the pursuit and let the army return.
In the end, the Sui army's concealment left more than 3000 dead bodies of Wagang soldiers, which severely frustrated the morale of the Wagang army. This is even more important.
"Haha, the flag has won, and the army will return to the camp!"
Xu Feng was very happy here, this battle was fought far beyond his expectations, and then he gave the order to return to the camp.
"It's a pity that Li Mi is quite sensible and didn't let the Wagang army rush out.
If Li Mi didn't know his life and death today, he forced a decisive battle with my army.
Then, after this battle, I guarantee that the Wagang Army and Li Mi will never be found again in the world. "
Xu Feng rode on the horse, sneered and said.
Peng!
"Today's battle, I was really aggrieved, ashamed, ashamed to death."
Although Li Mi managed to keep the main force of his army, he did not have a decisive battle with the Sui army.
But when he returned to the camp, he was still furious. It was really today's battle that he disgraced Wagang.
Below Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Cheng Yaojin, Wang Bodang and others stood there, all silent, but in Qin Qiong's heart, they were actually not very satisfied with Li Mi's reprimand.
After all, they tried their best, but Li Cunxiao on the other side was too strong, no wonder they were weak.
"Hmph, Duke Wei, we've tried our best, what if we can't beat it?"
Cheng Yaojin has a straight temper and is still dissatisfied with Li Mi's words. He thinks that Li Mi is accusing him and Qin Qiong and others in disguise, and said with a cold snort.
"Why, Cheng Yaojin, now I'm telling you that you can't do it anymore?"
Li Mi was on fire right now, and being contradicted by Cheng Yaojin, he became even angrier. He stared at Cheng Yaojin and roared angrily.
"I..."
Cheng Yaojin wanted to refute something, but was pulled away by Qin Qiong at the side.
"Okay, I don't bother to say it anymore, don't call me next time, I won't fight."
Cheng Yaojin's stubborn temper also came up, and he simply quit the job and left the handsome tent directly.
"Look at Cheng Yaojin's attitude."
Seeing this, Li Mi became more and more dissatisfied with Cheng Yaojin.
"Duke Wei, calm down. General Cheng has such a temper. The previous fight has already made him lose his mind. Just let him go back to sober up."
Seeing that there was another conflict between Li Mi and the Wagang Five Tigers, Xu Maogong hurriedly stood up to resolve it.
To be honest, after Li Mi killed Zhai Rang and seized the power of the Wagang Army, Cheng Yaojin and others were still not convinced by Li Mi.
Cheng Yaojin contradicted Li Mi many times, and with Li Mi's temper, Cheng Yaojin should have been killed long ago.
But among the Wagang Five Tigers headed by Qin Qiong, except for Wang Bodang who is absolutely loyal to Li Mi, the affection among the other four tigers is even deeper.
Once Li Mi moves Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin will most likely be angered, and Wagang will inevitably split.
Therefore, Li Mi could only let Cheng Yaojin's rudeness go, and also showed his respect for these Wagang veterans.
However, this time, Cheng Yaojin contradicted Li Mi again, and even left the tent directly, which made Li Mi even more angry and murderous.
"Forget it, leave him alone.
After today's defeat, the morale of our army is low, and we will not be able to fight again tomorrow. "
Li Mi gave the order.
"Yes, I respect Duke Wei's order." Everyone shouted.
"Okay, let's go!"
Wagang's side was gloomy and gloomy, but the Sui army who withdrew back was laughing and laughing.
"Your Majesty, the morale of our army is high now, and we must force Wagang to fight us!"
Zhou Yu stood up and suggested to Xu Feng.
"Well, I know this, and I will invite you to fight tomorrow."
Xu Feng also had the same idea.
"Your Majesty, but I feel that Li Mi is also a man who knows how to fight, and he probably won't easily fight us for the time being.
If Wei Chen's guess is correct, if our army invites them to a decisive battle tomorrow, they will definitely avoid the battle.
At least, Li Mi will wait for the morale of their soldiers to recover before fighting us again. "
At this time, Chen Qingzhi also stood up and expressed his thoughts.
"So, what can you do?"
After Xu Feng listened to Chen Qingzhi's words, he also felt that it made sense.
However, if Li Mi really can't avoid the battle, Xu Feng has no good idea, so he can only ask Zhou Yu and others for their opinions.
Compared with Xu Feng, these talents are real military masters.
"Your Majesty, if Li Mi avoids the battle, I feel that we can take advantage of this time to attack Wanqiu in the rear.
Wanqiu is the back route of the Wagang Army, and all the grain and grass of the Wagang Army are stored here.
Once Wanqiu loses, Li Mi's 10,000+ Wagang army will be defeated without a fight. "
Zhou Yu stood up and said.
"However, General Zhou, don't forget that Li Mi also knows the importance of Wanqiu, so he won't allow us to sneak attack easily.
Li Mi left Shan Xiongxin, one of the Wagang Five Tigers, in Wanqiu, which shows how much Li Mi attaches importance to Wanqiu.
Therefore, Weichen felt that it was inappropriate to sneak attack Wanqiu. "
Chen Qingzhi stood up and opposed.
"Then tell me, how should we fight?" Zhou Yu asked back.
Chen Qingzhi smiled, looked at Zhou Yu, and said, "Since General Zhou can think of a sneak attack on Wanqiu, why not be bolder and attack here.
I can guarantee that as long as Li Mi knows that this place is being attacked by us, he will definitely send troops to rescue. "
Chen Qingzhi pressed his finger on a location on the map.
"Xingyang? You want to fight Xingyang?"
Zhou Yu looked at the location of Chen Qingzhi on the map and exhaled loudly.
"That's right, it's Xingyang!
Before, Li Mi led the Wagang army to conquer Xingyang and occupied a large area east of the Eastern Capital. Xingyang became their hinterland and also the bridgehead for Li Mi to attack the Eastern Capital.
Therefore, Li Mi is unlikely to give up Xingyang.
Moreover, once Xingyang is conquered by us, it will greatly shake Wagang's rule in the east of the Eastern Capital.
Those aristocratic families who followed Wagang to seek rebellion should wake up,
Even from Xingyang to the east, it is not very far from Wagang's base camp. "
Chen Qingzhi analyzed.
"Everyone knows the importance of Xingyang, so do you think the difficulty of a long-distance raid on Xingyang is lower than our surrender to Wanqiu?"
Zhou Yu retorted.
"Your Majesty, I dare to issue a military order. You want you to give me five thousand cavalry. After one month, I will promise to take Xingyang for Your Majesty!"
Chen Qingzhi challenged Xu Feng.
"Nonsense, Your Majesty, don't listen to Chen Qingzhi's words, he is simply taking a risk."
Zhou Yu objected.
Xu Feng looked at Chen Qingzhi with a smile at this moment, Xu Feng knew Chen Qingzhi's incomparably tough record in history very clearly.
This guy has fought all his life, basically winning more with less. He once defeated tens of thousands of troops with thousands of people, defeated 32 cities in a row, and was invincible.
Otherwise, there would be no nursery rhyme of "Famous teachers and generals should not be locked up, thousands of troops will avoid white robes".
"Alright, Chen Qingzhi, I approve your request to fight.
I will give you [-] cavalry, and I don't care how you attack me, but within a month, I will receive news that you have conquered Xingyang.
Subsequent combat operations, you can decide on your own, without asking me for instructions. "
At this time, Xu Feng looked at the confidence on Chen Qingzhi's face, and simply satisfied Chen Qingzhi's request, to see how much surprise Chen Qingzhi could bring Xu Feng.
"His Majesty……"
Zhou Yu still objected, but Xu Feng waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to persuade him any more.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will never disappoint Your Majesty."
Chen Qingzhi knelt down on one knee.
On the second day, the Sui army invited Wagang to fight. Sure enough, the Wagang army held on to the stronghold and could not get out.
"Qingzhi, you go."
Afterwards, Xu Feng asked Chen Qingzhi to lead [-] Sui cavalry to leave the appeasement camp and let him go freely.
Li Mi avoided the battle for five days in a row, and the morale of the soldiers on the Wagang Army's side finally recovered.
Immediately afterwards, the Wagang army re-emerged from the stronghold, and fought with the Sui army for three consecutive days.
Both sides did not intend to engage in a decisive battle, and continued to test each other through small-scale engagements, causing casualties to each other.
The battle on the side of the Sui Army has always been under the command of Zhou Yu.
As for Li Cunxiao, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu, they are all generals who charge forward, not suitable for strategizing and commanding the three armies.
Time soon entered May, and the news that Li Mi led the main force of Wagang and fought against the main force of the Sui army led by Xu Feng in Huaiyang County also spread to the ears of various rebels.
Immediately, all the anti-military forces throughout the Sui Dynasty sent scouts to inquire about the latest news of this battle.
On Wang Shichong's side, he is also intensively carrying out his own deployment in Dongdu.
At this time, Wang Shichong had already taken control of the power in the Eastern Capital, and overthrew several of his old opponents in the Eastern Capital. Yue Wang Yang Yu had completely become his puppet.