There are reasons why Chen Lihua did not immediately lead the army to attack the rebels. First, in the battle on Wangxi Plain, Chen Lihua was also shocked by the fighting power of the rebels. From the bottom of his heart, he did not want to fight without reinforcements.

Next, continue the head-on confrontation with the rebels.

The second and most important reason was that it happened to be the most intense stage of internal fighting in the Sichuan court. Xiao Xiang was engaged in a life-and-death struggle for the throne with the eldest son and his party. After the battle on Wangxi Plain, Zhang Situ sent a special letter.

Give it to Chen Lihua, so that he can temporarily avoid fighting with the rebels and conserve his combat power for emergencies.

For these two reasons, Chen Lihua did not immediately regroup and launch a large-scale attack after severely damaging the rebels. Instead, she gathered her troops for rest and training. However, this also gave the rebels a chance to breathe.

After the banquet, the banquet hall immediately turned into a meeting hall. Qingyu took the opportunity to carefully inquire about the current situation of Zhenjun with the counselors and generals present.

Now, Li Shu's intention is obvious, which is to defend Bainan County.

Li Shu concentrated all the forces of the Zhen Army at the junction of Bainan County and Fantiao County. It was obvious that he had planned not to give in an inch, just to fight to the death with the Sichuan Army here and keep it out of Bainan County.

His idea is correct. Bainan County is the last territory of the rebels. If it cannot be defended here, the rebels will have no place to escape if they want to escape.

But, can the Zhen Army withstand the Sichuan Army's attack? The Zhen Army is good at attacking but not good at defending, and attacking fortified battles is one of the Sichuan Army's best skills. It's not how brave the Sichuan Army is in fighting fortified battles, but that the Sichuan Army is too well-equipped.

Yes, the army has a large number of large-scale equipment specially prepared for tough battles. If this battle really breaks out, the Zhen army will probably destroy itself by throwing an egg against a stone.

Seeing Qingyu's thoughtful expression, Li Shu's heart trembled and he asked cautiously: "Does General Qingyu think that our army will be unable to resist the Sichuan army?"

Qingyu didn't hide anything and nodded silently. Li Shu immediately became nervous and asked: "Then...how does General Qingyu think our army should respond to the Sichuan army's attack?"

"Well, I have to think about this more carefully." Qingyu did not reply immediately to Li Shu, but when he saw Li Shu's expression of sadness and worry, he smiled calmly and comforted him: "There must be a road for the car to reach the mountain, and there will be a way for the boat to reach the bridge.

After all, there will be a countermeasure, General, don’t worry too much.” After that, he changed the topic and asked: “General, I wonder if I can take a walk in your army’s camp?”

Just listening to other people's introductions, Qingyu still couldn't get an accurate understanding of the current situation of the Zhenjun. He had to go there in person and take a look before he could have an idea of ​​the situation, and then he could make a decision on how to defend the enemy or even defeat the enemy.

The enemy's method.

Li Shu hurriedly said: "Of course, when does General Qingyu plan to go to the military camp?"

Qingyu picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "Now!"

"This...General Qingyu has been working hard all the way. Do you want to rest for a day?"

"No need." Qingyu said seriously: "The military situation is constantly changing and there is no time to delay."

Seeing his insistence, Li Shu stopped being polite, stood up and said, "I'll go with General Qingyu." After saying that, he looked at Tang Yin with embarrassment. The latter smiled and stood up too.

He stood up and said with a smile: "I just want to go shopping."

After the banquet, Tang Yin and Qingyu did not rest in the city. Instead, they were accompanied by Li Shu and others to the Zhenjun camp outside the city.

The conditions of the Zhen army were very difficult, and the camp was set up very simply. There was a simple wooden fence around the perimeter, and some horses were placed in addition.

Entering it, it's like entering a slum. Looking around, the tents are all in tatters, some are patched, and some are patchwork and sewn together. Let's look at the equipment of the Zhenjun soldiers.

, which is even worse. They are wearing armors donated by the Feng Kingdom, which are made of leather. Since there is no spare armor to replace, almost everyone's armors are damaged, even some of the old, weak, sick and disabled.

He wasn't wearing any armor at all.

This is okay to say, but the most worrying thing is that the morale of the Zhen army is generally low now, and the entire camp is lifeless. There is no fighting spirit on people's faces, only numbness. It seems that people have lost the chance to win.

desire.

Moreover, Tang Yin and Qingyu also noticed that 20 to 30% of Zhenjun's soldiers were injured. However, for Zhenjun, as long as he could still move around and hold weapons, it was considered a minor injury.

Count them into the ranks of combatable soldiers.

Such a Zhenjun, with little morale and little combat power left, could withstand the all-out onslaught that the Sichuan Army might launch at any time.

Li Shu led the way and led Tang Yin and Qing Yu to the Chinese Army tent. He waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, General Qingyu, please go sit in the Chinese Army tent and have a rest first!"

"General, you don't have to be polite. I'm not tired yet." Qingyu smiled and rejected Li Shu's kindness, and then said: "Let's do this. The general will rest in the Chinese army tent first, and I will accompany the king for a walk around."

"this……"

"Is the general still worried that the king and I will get lost in your camp?" Qingyu asked with a smile.

"No, no, no, of course I didn't mean that."

After pondering for a moment, Li Shu nodded and said, "That's fine. I'll wait for His Highness and General Qingyu in the central military tent." After saying that, he turned around and shook his head to the guards behind him. The guards understood and immediately separated out more than a hundred people and stood there.

Go around Tang Yin and Qingyu.

After all, none of the soldiers in the army knew Tang Yin and Qingyu, and Li Shu was also worried that misunderstandings and accidents would occur when the two of them wandered around the camp.

Tang Yin and Qingyu did not refuse Li Shu's sending of men to follow him. After leaving Li Shu, they walked towards the hinterland of the Zhenjun camp.

The two of them were not just wandering around aimlessly, but were heading to the north of the camp. The north was facing Fanjo County. If the Sichuan army came to attack, it would definitely attack from north to south. The defense of the northern camp was crucial, and it was also

It is directly related to the success or failure of Zhenjun.

When they came to Beiying, both Tang Yin and Qingyu were disappointed. Relatively speaking, Beiying's defense was slightly stronger than other places, but it was just that the wooden fence used as the village wall was taller and stronger, and there were more horses outside.

Just a few, not even trenches to block enemy infantry were dug.

Alas! Qingyu secretly sighed, shook his head repeatedly, and whispered to Tang Yin beside him: "Your Majesty, the defense of Zhenying is in vain. If the main force of the Sichuan army really attacks, there will be no way to resist it." As he spoke, he walked to the wood.

In front of the fence, I raised my legs and kicked them.

Qingyu has been sick since he was a child and his bones have always been weak, but with his strength he can kick the wooden fence and shake it slightly, which shows how haphazardly the Zhenjun camp was built.

He smiled bitterly and said: "If I hadn't known that Li Shu had no way out, I would really have doubted whether he planned to fight to the death with the Sichuan army here."

Tang Yin also smiled bitterly. He had already read the letter sent back by Tao Yuanfeng saying that the rebels were irregular, but he didn't expect that they would be so irregular. They couldn't even build a camp, so how could they talk about defense?

Before he could speak, a big man dressed as a captain came over. He first looked at Tang Yin and Qingyu, and then looked at the numerous guards around them. His face was full of doubts, and he asked: "You two

yes……"

Tang Yin had no intention of answering, so Qingyu said, "My name is Qingyu, and I come from Feng Country."

"Ah! It turns out that your Excellency is the famous General Qingyu. I'm disrespectful. I'm disrespectful!" This captain was different from the other rude soldiers. He bowed to Qingyu very politely.

"Brother, you don't have to be polite." Qingyu smiled and bowed his hands in return.

He didn't expect Qingyu to be so approachable and would return the favor to a nobody like him. He was quite surprised, but he didn't show it too obviously. He looked around and suddenly whispered: "General Qingyu came all the way here, it's really unnecessary.

ah!"

His words stunned both Tang Yin and Qing Yu. Li Shu was eagerly looking forward to Qing Yu's arrival, hoping that Qing Yu could solve his urgent need. But the captain said his arrival was unnecessary.

Qingyu smiled and said: "Is this big brother so confident that he can defeat the Sichuan army?"

The captain shook his head with a dull expression and said: "To be honest with General Qingyu, on the contrary, once the Sichuan army comes to attack, our army will undoubtedly be defeated. General Qingyu's coming now is not only unnecessary, but also puts himself in danger."

.If the villain is General Qingyu, he will not care about anything now and rush back to Feng Country immediately."

When Tang Yin heard this, he almost laughed out loud. Qingyu didn't think what this person said was funny. Instead, he felt that he didn't fit Zhenren's personality. Wanting the rebellious Zhenren to admit defeat would be worse than reaching the sky.

Difficult things.

He said slowly: "The general, the counselors, and the generals don't think this battle will be defeated. Why do you say that? Aren't you afraid that these words will reach the ears of the general and you will be punished for disturbing the morale of the army?

"

The captain smiled bitterly and said: "In the battle at Wangxi Plain, our army lost more than 100,000 brothers for no reason, which was a big mistake. Now the general has decided to defend the border, which is even more wrong. As long as the Sichuan army fights

Come here, none of the soldiers in the army will survive, everyone on the left and right will die, so what should I be afraid of now?"

Hey! This person's insights are quite unique! Tang Yin and Qing Yu were both moved. This time, before Qing Yu could say anything, Tang Yin asked, "What's your name?"

The commander raised his eyes to look at Tang Yin, stared at him for a moment, then raised his hands and said: "I am Yinli, I am just a small commander in the army..."

Before he finished speaking, Tang Yin continued to ask: "You said that if the Sichuan army attacks, your entire army will be annihilated. So, how can you avoid the danger of annihilation?"

"It's very simple, withdraw the troops!"

"Withdraw troops?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Where to withdraw?"

"Retreat to the hinterland of Bainan County and try to avoid a head-on conflict with the Sichuan army, especially a head-on confrontation between the main forces!"
Chapter completed!