When the Song army saw that the main family soldiers were charging towards the Han army, they were instantly unhappy. Any soldier wanted to obtain military merits, so why should the Han army be the only one to obtain military merits?
And most importantly, those people didn't attack him but the Han army. It was obvious that they looked down on him. No matter what the soldiers thought, the Song army's heavy infantrymen all thought the same.
"Let me kill all of you, or else the military merits will all be snatched by the Han army.”
After a Song officer shouted, the Song heavy infantry quickly pushed forward and charged at the group of soldiers who ignored them.
There were only a hundred or so main family soldiers left, and they had no way to escape after being attacked by the two elites. The result was already destined to be that in less than an incense stick's time, not a single main family soldier would be left standing on the city gate tower. Not only that, but their heads were also separated one by one, and the heads hanging on the waists of the two armies were still dripping with blood…
"Pass down the order to withdraw the troops and return to camp."
Shang Kexi knew that the soldiers who didn't come down would die in battle, but knowing was one thing, seeing with his own eyes was another. Seeing his own direct line of descent lying on the Xinhui city tower one by one, Shang Kexi's heart was bleeding.
He stared at Xinhui City with bloodshot eyes and swore to himself,""This king swears to take revenge."
No one objected to Shang Kexi's order. Even Geng Jimao, who was also a vassal king, agreed to withdraw his troops and return to camp because they all knew that they could not take down Xinhui today.
Di Qing stood on the city tower and watched Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao's army retreat with his binoculars. He did not show any surprise because if Shang Kexi still did not withdraw his troops at this point, he would have fought for nothing.
No commander was willing to use the tactic of adding fuel. Unless they had no choice, it was meaningless other than wasting the lives of their soldiers.
Since the other party has withdrawn his troops, there is no need for Di Qing to stay here any longer. After giving some instructions, he goes towards Xiao Ting.
After Shang Kexi returned to the camp, his tent was filled with high-ranking military officers. Beside him was Geng Jimao, who was also a noble. Shang Zhixin, the son of King Pingnan, stood beside Shang Kexi.
There were a few people kneeling in the middle of the main tent. These people were none other than the Green Army soldiers who led the escape.
Shang Kexi stared at the Green Army soldiers. His expression was so calm that no one could tell whether he was happy or angry. However, this kind of unreadable expression was the most terrifying. At this moment, Shang Kexi was like a silent beast that would explode at any time, making people feel extremely afraid.
Seeing the sweat dripping down the faces of the Green Army soldiers kneeling on the ground, Shang Kexi said,""Tell me, what did you see on the city gate tower?”
Although he was also using binoculars, the current binoculars were not as good as the ones in the future. They were limited and could not see clearly from too far away. Because of the range of the enemy's artillery, Shang Kexi did not dare to get too close, afraid that he would be shot dead.
Didn't this old servant take a shot from the Ming army back then?
Although he wasn't killed on the spot and was still lively for a few months, he only lived for a few more months. Shang Kexi expressed that he might not be as lucky as this old servant to be able to survive a cannonball.
This was also the reason why he kept these deserters. Otherwise, they would have been punished by military law.
When these people saw Shang Kexi finally speak, they did not dare to delay. They immediately told him everything that they had seen on the city gate tower. After hearing this, everyone frowned. Shang Kexi said coldly,"You guys aren't lying?"
When the Green Camp members heard this, they immediately kowtowed and shouted,"Even if I die ten thousand times, I would not dare to fulfill your highness 'term.”
"Men, pull him down and cut him down."
Since Shang Kexi had obtained the information, he naturally wouldn't let these useless deserters stay. He ordered the warriors standing behind the Green Army soldiers to drag them out, ignoring their pleas for mercy.
"Tell me, what is the background of these Ming soldiers?”
No one could answer Shang Kexi's question. For a moment, the king's tent was abnormally quiet.
Shang Kexi was not surprised that no one answered him. He said angrily,"This old man has fought all my life and has never encountered something like this. I don't even know who my opponent is and so many elites have died.”
"Father, what should we do next?" Shang Zhixin asked.”
His words made everyone look at Shang Kexi, waiting for his next order.
Shang Kexi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice,""Although we don't know the origins of this army, we can be sure of one thing. There are elites in this army that are not weaker than our own soldiers. Moreover, they have the geographical advantage. Even if we use up all our troops, we might not be able to take down Xinhui.”
A siege?
Hearing this, everyone understood Shang Kexi's meaning. He wanted to trap the Ming army of Xinhui to death inside.
You Yunlong said," Your Highness, this move is very clever. There is not much food and salt in Xinhui City. If we surround them and do not attack, the Ming army will either break through or surrender. Otherwise, they will starve to death."”
Geng Jimao looked at You Yunlong with a cold smile. How could he not know that this kid was just sucking up to Shang Kexi? He was afraid that Shang Kexi would blame the failure of the siege on You Yunlong. However, when he thought about how hundreds of his men had died just like that, he was very unhappy with You Yunlong. One had to know that his own family's soldiers had attacked the city because of his orders. If it wasn't for the fact that King Jingnan's Mansion's strength was inferior to King Pingnan's, they would have long questioned You Yunlong.
Even Geng Jimao could see it, so how could Shang Kexi, the old fox, not see it? However, he did not blame You Yunlong. After all, the Ming army guarding the city was too elite. In addition, although Xinhui was a small city, even Li Dingguo had been defeated in Xinhui. This also meant that Xinhui was not so easy to take down.
Shang Kexi ignored You Yun Long's flattery and said in a deep voice,""Pass down the order. The army will surround Xinhui from all sides and not let even a drop of water pass through. In addition, send more spies to Guang Xi to investigate Li Dingguo's movements. As long as Li Dingguo does not lead the army to Xinhui, this Ming army will become an isolated army. Once the food is exhausted, they can only wait to die.”
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