my wife is mulan

Xiao Chengzhi's speed was also very fast. When the rear of the Qianjun was about to protrude from the encirclement, he closed the opening, and more than 1000 cavalrymen were surrounded in the middle.

Xiao Si hadn't had time to be happy when he saw a dry army cavalry charging towards him with torches at an extremely fast speed. They pierced through the encirclement circle of the Southern Dynasty army with a single face-to-face, and rushed out with the surrounded dry army on their backs. The confluence with the front is completed.

"Hey, it's really a failure, why is there still a dry army coming here at this time?" Xiao Si said quite unwillingly.

Joining the army next to him asked: "General, they have completed the rendezvous. Although we have more troops than them, our combat effectiveness is not as good. If we continue to fight, I'm afraid..."

Xiao Sihua weighed it for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Send the order, withdraw!"

After a burst of trumpets sounded, the soldiers of the Southern Dynasties threw down their torches and retreated one after another. Without the illumination of the torches, the soldiers of the Nancao Army quickly disappeared into the night one by one.

Liang Yi suffered a secret loss and dared not pursue any more. He ordered his troops to withdraw and clean up the battlefield. After counting, he found that more than 800 people had been lost.

my wife is mulan

Chapter 732

Lanling.

Liang Yi was kneeling upright in the big tent, with generals and school officials growing on both sides, and Hua Mulan sat on the main seat and stared at it without saying a word.

The atmosphere in the tent was somewhat oppressive and dull. After all, Liang Yi did not follow Hua Mulan's military order and was ambushed. If he was seriously investigated, it would be enough to kill him.

After a long time, someone finally said, "Ahem!" Veteran Guo Sheng stood up and clasped his fists and said to Hua Mulan, "Marshal, General Liang actually just wanted to take advantage of the dark and cool to hurry, so as not to be pulled too far by the Southern Dynasty army. The pressure is not enough, his idea is good. Speaking of it, he is not disobedient to the military order, but just extended the marshal's military order!"

"According to the inquiries and investigations sent by the veterans, after the ambush, General Liang responded quickly, responded promptly, and made correct decisions, which avoided the loss of our army's soldiers to the greatest extent and allowed the ambushed Southern Dynasty army to return without success!"

"The war is imminent, and now our army is in the midst of employing people. Today, the old minister relied on his old man to sell his old man and begged for favors from the marshal. General Liang was spared the death penalty. Let him take the blame and make meritorious service!"

Because Liang Yi did not fully implement the military order, the forward was ambushed, and more than [-] people were killed or injured. If he did not kill, how would Hua Mulan's authority be established?As a woman as a marshal, if there is no strict law, how can you control the generals and soldiers?

Liang Yi is Zhao Junsheng's sworn brother, so he must not be killed. This is why Hua Mulan has been silent all this time. She is waiting for someone to find a reason not to kill Liang Yi.

After Guo Sheng stood up and said something, all the generals and officials came to their senses, and they all realized the reason why Hua Mulan had been silent just now, so the generals and officials bowed down one after another: "Mr. What the general said is true, please Marshal save General Liang's life, let him take the crime and make meritorious deeds!"

Hua Mulan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she was already on the verge of riding a tiger just now, and it's not good to kill, and it's impossible not to kill, but fortunately, Guo Sheng, a seasoned veteran, understands her thoughts, otherwise she really doesn't know how to end it !

Hua Mulan looked at Liang Yi and said in a deep voice: "Liang Yi, according to the mistakes you committed, I must order you to be executed as a warning to others, but today, Old General Guo, the generals and officials are pleading for you. This Commander will give you a chance and allow you to perform crimes and meritorious deeds, but not to kill you! But capital punishment is inevitable, and living crimes cannot be escaped. Hitting you with twenty army sticks will improve your memory, are you convinced?"

Liang Yi seemed to have escaped from death, knelt down on the ground: "Thank you Marshal for not killing me, I am convinced!"

Hua Mulan waved her hand: "Come here, execute!"

A few soldiers came in from outside the tent and pushed Liang Yi to the ground. They swung their sticks and started to fight. At first they could bear the sticks, but they couldn't hold on when they hit Liang Yi. Breaking out in a cold sweat, I couldn't help but yelled.

After the twenty army sticks were beaten, Liang Yi's face turned black and blue, and he was gasping for breath.

"Take him down to rest!" Hua Mulan waved her hands expressionlessly, and several soldiers helped Liang Yi out.

Wang Huilong looked around, stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Marshal, after this incident, it can be seen that the Southern Dynasty army still has a strong heart and a strong will to fight. Our army should not be underestimated! In terms of the current situation, it is the Southern Dynasty monarchs who are anxious. , not the marshal, I think our army doesn’t need to hurry, as long as we don’t rush forward, the Southern Dynasty army will have nothing to do with our army, and they are the ones who will be defeated in the end!”

Hua Mulan also saw that, under the circumstance of poor overall military strength, the monarchs, ministers and generals of the Southern Dynasties all liked to play tricks.These people are indeed veterans of strategy, and the army of the Qian Kingdom is mainly composed of cavalry and supplemented by infantry. The overall combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Southern Dynasty army. These people can't win when they play tricks and strategies, and if they are a little careless, they will fall into their ways!

Therefore, if you want to fight against the Southern Dynasties, you can’t play tricks with them. You can fight directly, fight steadily, and do everything according to the rules and common sense in marching and combat. How many miles to walk, stipulate when to set off and when to set up camp, patrols and guards and scouts are properly arranged, stop advancing when encountering dangerous terrain, send spies to investigate clearly before leaving, and do not give any conspiracy to the South Korean side. Chance!

"Pass down the order to go out on time at [-] o'clock every day and march on the road, speed up the marching speed, stop looking for a place to camp at noon, rest in the afternoon and night, and do the same the next day, and repeat!"

"Yes!"

The temperature in the morning is not high, the real high temperature is in the afternoon and before midnight, and the temperature will drop at midnight, but the army can't come at night, so we can only use the whole morning to use the fastest Hurry up at a high speed and rest throughout the afternoon and night. In this way, the actual time spent on marching will not exceed seven hours at most.

However, if the efficiency and speed of the march are fast enough, you can travel fifty or sixty miles in seven hours, which is only a dozen miles shorter than the distance of a normal march in one day.

Three days later, Hua Mulan led an army to Yongfu County, northeast of Pengcheng. At this time, nearly 8 soldiers from the Southern Dynasty had set up camp outside Pengcheng. In the battle with Liu Yikang's Southern Dynasty army, if Pengcheng's defenders come out, her flanks will be attacked.

Hua Mulan's army set up camp ten miles northeast of Pengcheng, and she was not in a hurry to attack at this time, not because she was afraid of too much loss, but because if she couldn't find it, she would.

"Where are the king's soldiers and horses?" Hua Mulan asked while looking at the map.

"I received the news this morning that Suiyang has been breached!" Liang Yi stood up and clasped his fists in reply.

Hua Mulan looked at the map and thought about it, and said to the generals: "It seems that the king's intentions are clear, and he wants to attack Pengcheng with our army!"

Wang Huilong stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Marshal, I don't think the king's intentions are so obvious. If we can see it, the monarchs and generals in the Southern Dynasty will not fail to see it!"

At this time, there was a long and high-pitched voice outside: "Report——"

After the words fell, a knight ran in from outside and bowed down: "Report to Marshal, Your Majesty sent [-] miles to send the confidential military report in a hurry, and specially explained that it can only be handed over to the Marshal himself!"

Hua Mulan quickly got up and walked over to pick up the military newspaper, opened it and read it carefully, after a moment of thought, she gave the order: "General Yuan, listen to the order!"

Yuan He stood up and clasped his fists: "The minister is here!"

"I ordered you to lead [-] light cavalry to go south at full speed, bypass the cities along the way, and go straight to Huaiyin! Break through Huaiyin in the shortest possible time, destroy all ships and bridges within a radius of [-] miles from the river bank, and then rest on the spot. You can wait for the opportunity to move, but Report your whereabouts at any time!"

"Obey!" Yuan He agreed, turned and left quickly.

On July 25, Zhao Junsheng led an army to break through Qiao County.

When the news spread to Pengcheng, everyone’s expressions changed. Zhao Junsheng’s army did not rush to the outside of Pengcheng to join them as they inferred, but went south to capture Qiao County. Qiao County is in the southwest of Pengcheng. Cutting off the logistics supply line of the Southern Dynasties army will definitely be a catastrophic blow to the more than 8 Southern Dynasties army. At that time, if there is no army to attack, the [-] Southern Dynasties army will collapse.

In the lobby of Pengcheng Prefect's Mansion, Emperor Liu Yikang, his ministers and generals all looked dignified.

The minister Zhu Bian stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, our army's current food and grass can last for a month, and the Gan army has captured Qiao County. Now our army has only two options: first, defeat the [-] troops in the northeast direction." The Hua Mulan army inside and outside, and then march westward to find Zhao Junsheng for a decisive battle and defeat him, so that our army can continue to march northward; secondly, the army discards all heavy objects that can be discarded, and quickly withdraws southward to the south of the Huaihe River. Guard the coastal ferries and important military towns and confront the dry army across the river!"

Wang Zhongde stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should retreat south quickly! Our army has been fighting against Hua Mulan's troops in the northeast for a long time, and we already know their strength and depth. It is almost impossible to defeat them in a short time. , although this Hua Mulan is a girl, but she is proficient in the art of war, and is pressing every step of the way with a tyrannical force, so that our army has no chance of sneak attack. In a frontal battle, our army's chance of winning is no more than [-]%! Also, even if we can't fight , the dry army can quickly retreat, most of them are cavalry, our army can't catch up even if they want to!"

Liu Yikang is an ambitious man. He doesn't want to be an emperor who only guards the one-acre land in the south of the Yangtze River, let alone a useless emperor. Talent limitations and reality make him helpless.

Retreating, I'm not reconciled, I have reached the edge of the Yellow River, and I was driven back again, how can this make Liu Yikang reconciled?But what if you are not reconciled?Is it possible to fight to the death with Wei Jun to wipe out all this strength?

Zhu Bian said that there were two choices. In fact, Liu Yikang had no choice but to lead his army to retreat. He didn't have the courage to fight Hua Mulan to the death. The army can't afford to lose. Once the 8 horses are lost here, the Southern Dynasties will be unable to make the Northern Expedition for at least 30 to [-] years.

"Pass down the order to abandon all the ordnance and equipment that slow down the marching speed, and retreat southward at the fastest speed! In addition, send an order to Liu Yuanjing of the West Route Army, let him lead the army to retreat southward to Xiangyang"

If the two groups of soldiers and horses want to withdraw, they must withdraw together. If only one route is withdrawn, then the other route may be cut off, so that the entire army may be wiped out.

After Liu Yikang gave the order, he looked at the generals again, "Wang Xuanmo, stay here and bring 3000 troops to garrison Pengcheng!"

What are you kidding?Hua Mulan's 3000-strong army is only [-] miles away from here. You asked me to lead [-] people to guard Pengcheng. Isn't that making me wait to die?Wang Xuanmo cursed in his heart, he knelt on the ground and wailed loudly: "Your Majesty, it is not easy for these sons to train. The imperial court spent a lot of food and money to train them into an army. It's a pity! It's fine if the Gan army kills them, but if the Gan army captures them and reorganizes them, it will be bad for them to attack us in turn!"

"The old minister has been loyal to the court and His Majesty all his life. For decades, even though he lost more than he won in the war with the Northern Dynasty, he has worked hard without credit. Please, please let the old minister see that he is old and has white hair on his temples. Return to Jiankang with His Majesty!"

Seeing Wang Xuanmo crying sadly, Liu Yikang couldn't bear it, and waved his hands: "Okay, okay, since you think you can't defend Pengcheng, it doesn't matter if you don't defend Pengcheng, you can go south with the army!"

Wang Xuanmo kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding!"

Chapter 733