Chapter 565

Hearing Tang Yin ask this, even if Jiang Fan reacted slowly, he understood his intention. Read the full text. Jiang Fan took a deep breath and said seriously: "General Ziying and his lieutenants in the army are as close as brothers, but their personal relationship is as light as water."

Tang Yin snorted, blinked, and said calmly: "I understand, General Jiang Fan will go on an expedition with Xiaoying, so go back early and prepare!"

"Yes! Your Majesty, I will retire!" Jiang Fan stood up, bowed deeply to Tang Yin, and retreated.

Tang Yin was relieved to hear Jiang Fan say that Ziying's personal relationship with his generals was as light as water. After all, Ziying is a reduced general, and Tang Yin still doesn't fully trust him. In addition, Ziying fought so beautifully in the battle with Qingyuan. Tang Yin is worried that Ziying, who has such outstanding abilities, will one day turn his sword against him. , his personal relationship with the soldiers was average, which meant that Ziying had not formed a clique for selfish purposes, and there was no objection. Of course, Tang Yin was secretly relieved.

On that day, Wuying and Jiang Fan found several Ning people who were familiar with the terrain of Armadillo Swamp, commanded 30,000 elite troops, and walked to Armadillo Swamp. In order to facilitate contact with the Pingyuan Army, Ai Jia also went with the army.

Armadillo Swamp covers a large area, occupying a large area of ​​land southeast of the river. Because of the existence of Armadillo Swamp, transportation in Jiuyou County to the east and south of Hedong is extremely inconvenient. The official road can only be divided into two branches and make a big detour to avoid the swamp area. The terrain of the Armadillo Swamp is surrounded by swamps and woods in the center. If you want to set up an ambush in the Armadillo Swamp, you can only hide in the woods in the central area.

Wu Ying and Jiang Fan set off from Qingyuan and rushed to Armadillo Swamp before the Ning army. The entire army was stationed in the forest, and then sent out ground network spies to send letters to the Pingyuan army. Now that Wu Ying and Jiang Fan were supporting their side in the Armadillo Swamp, Xiao Muqing and Wu Guang had nothing to worry about, and they boldly led their troops to pursue Ning Bing.

The commander-in-chief of Ning Bing was still the timid Ningzhong General Wu Huan. According to his original intention, since the Feng Army has broken the city and Xiao Xiaye has been lost, he should retreat. Because the county in the west has been captured by the Feng Army, cutting off the route back to the capital, he should retreat south to Jiuyou County.

However, Wu Huan's generals dissuaded him one after another, saying that if he retreated without fighting, he would be severely punished if he let the king know. It was better to take advantage of Feng Jun's unfamiliarity with the terrain east of the river and lure Feng Jun to the Armadillo Swamp. , In this way, our side has the hope of turning defeat into victory, and may even regain lost ground.

Being persuaded by his subordinates, Wu Huan also felt that it made sense. He immediately adopted the opinions of his subordinates and led his army to retreat to the Armadillo Swamp. As a result, during this retreat, he happened to run into Wuying and Jiang Fan who had already been ambushing there.

Ning Jun, Wu Ying, and Jiang Fan thought of going together. They also wanted to hide in this forest. When the Feng Army came after them, they would fall into the quagmire outside the woods. They took the opportunity to shoot arrows, but the Feng Army could not advance. , If they can't retreat quickly, they will inevitably be defeated. They are taking advantage of the trend to fight back, and they will definitely be able to annihilate the Feng Army. However, the current situation is completely opposite to what they expected. It is their turn to fall into the quagmire and bear the arrow array of Lin Feng Army. .

This time, Ning Jun was completely knocked unconscious. Ning Jun never dreamed that there would be enemies hidden in the Armadillo Swamp. He was caught off guard and was shot to death and injured by Feng Jun's arrow array.

The Ning soldiers all wore steel helmets and armor, which was much heavier than the Feng Army's armor, and it was more difficult for them to move in the swamp than the Feng Army. If they retreated at this time, even if they could get out, there might not be a few people left. When the Feng army in the rear comes to pursue them, their entire army will be annihilated. At the critical moment, Wu Huan finally showed the adaptability and courage that a lieutenant general should have.

He immediately issued an order that all the soldiers in the army could only move forward and not retreat. Even if they used people to fill up the arrow array of the Feng Army, they must rush over and fight their way into the woods before fighting the enemy. Wu Huan, who had never been very courageous, finally got tough. The soldiers below also risked their lives and charged into the woods against the arrow array of the wind army.

Ning's army had begun to fight for their lives, but Wuying and Jiang Fan, who were confident of victory, did not want to fight each other desperately. The two gave orders, and the entire army retreated while firing arrows, leaving the woods to Ning's army. The soldiers of the Feng Army were already familiar with the characteristics of the swamp area. When retreating, they took off their shoes and socks very experiencedly and retreated quickly with bare feet.

In the end, the Ning Army successfully overthrew the Feng Army at the expense of more than 10,000 soldiers and occupied the woods. People could have breathed a sigh of relief, but soon a new crisis came. The 90,000 plain troops led by Xiao Muqing and Wu Guang The officers and soldiers of the army arrived, and another 10,000 people from the Pingyuan Army stayed in Xiaoxia City.

With the arrival of the Pingyuan Army, Wuying and Jiang Fan immediately joined forces with them and formed a square formation around the woods, surrounding the entire forest. However, the Feng Army surrounded but did not attack, and the Ning Army in the forest Dry consumption.

The water in the swamp area is not drinkable and can easily breed diseases and plagues. If Feng Jun wants to drink water, he must get it from somewhere outside the swamp. It is very difficult. If Feng Jun is like this, the trapped Ning Jun will be even worse. , the forest is not as good as outside, there is no sewage water source here, and as for food, there is even less food. When Feng Jun was stationed, he had wiped out all the fungi and plants in the forest, and now left them for Ning Jun. There are only bare trees. If there is anything alive, it is armadillos scurrying all over the ground and mosquitoes and flies everywhere.

Only then did Wu Huan suddenly realize that this place was truly a desert! But he didn't react until now, and it was too late. The generals who had given him the advice were dumbfounded at this time, and they were all ashen and silent.

The Feng Army had made up their mind to encircle the enemy without attacking, waiting for the Ning Army to break out of the encirclement on their own initiative, so that they could wait for work.

In the evening of that day, Ning Jun couldn't hold back his anger and launched a counterattack against Feng Jun's encirclement. But there is no place in the swamp that is suitable for charging, not to mention that Ning Jun was wearing a heavy armor, making every step difficult for the soldiers. That night, Ning Jun launched three breakouts, but was shot and beaten by Feng Jun. They were all pushed back, not one of them escaped, but they lost many troops and suffered numerous casualties.

After suffering the loss, Ning Jun became completely honest and stopped organizing a breakout. He stayed in the woods, defended instead of attacking, and confronted Feng Jun.

It was okay to confront Ning Jun for a short period of time, but after a long time, Ning Bing couldn't stand it anymore. A person can go without eating for one or two days, but it is impossible not to drink water for one or two days. Looking at the wet mud on the ground, the officers and soldiers of Ning Army felt their lips dry and tongue dry after drinking, and they swallowed and spit.

On the other hand, looking outside the forest, there was smoke from the Fengjun camp. Not only was there water to drink, but they could also find dry firewood to make a fire and boil the water for drinking. What's even worse is that Fengjun has logistical supplies, and food and meat can be transported continuously. Every time it's meal time, Fengjun soldiers can eat delicious meat, and the aroma of meat wafts into the forest, attracting people. Sergeant Ning's mouth was drooling, and his eyes were glowing blue.

Naturally, Xiao Muqing would not waste the opportunity to attack the enemy's psychology and morale. When it was time to eat, he would send veterans carrying broth to his own camp. While drinking the soup, he would shout to the forest to report the dishes for today's meal. Then he persuaded Ning Jun to surrender.

Wu Huan is timid, so he can escape without a fight, but he would not dare to surrender to Feng Jun. After all, his home is in Liangzhou, and his family is also in Liangzhou. If he surrenders, the whole family will be affected. I can't even save my head. He issued a death order to his subordinates. No matter who wanted to surrender to the enemy, he would be killed without mercy.

Some of the Ning soldiers who couldn't stand the hunger and thirst wanted to surrender to the Feng army, but as soon as they came out of the woods, they were shot dead with arrows by their comrades in the forest.

The battle lasted for three days. During these three days, the Feng army did not launch an attack. However, the Ning army in the forest was extremely miserable. The 70,000 to 80,000 Ning army soldiers were drunk and hungry, and the leaves in the forest were destroyed. , tree bark have been eaten up, and many people have even begun to eat the mud on the ground. At least there is still some moisture in the mud.

Plague and disease spread among the Ning army, and a large number of soldiers fell ill. Many soldiers who were injured in the battle could not receive medical treatment, and their wounds became suppurative and rotten. People could only pick out maggots from the ground and put them on the wounds to use the maggots. Eat the carrion around the wound...

At this time, the Ning army, even if the Feng army did not come to fight, would not be able to hold on for two days. Forced and helpless, Wu Huan had no choice but to fight tooth and nail and lead his troops to break out in person. He ordered the main force to break out from the north to attract the attention of the Feng Army, while he himself led a small number of confidants and elites to break out from the south.

But how can Ning's army, whose combat power has been greatly reduced, break through the more than 100,000 Feng troops outside? In this battle, the main force of the Ning army that broke out from the north was repulsed by the Feng army. Wu Huan and his confidants who broke out from the south did not escape, and they all died under the random arrows of the Feng army.

The general in the army was dead, and the soldiers below were no longer willing to resist and wait for death, so they all surrendered to the Feng army.

At this time, the problem fell to Feng Jun's side, how to deal with the tens of thousands of Ning Jun's surrendered troops.

Since the plague had spread among the Ning army, the Feng army did not dare to approach them at all. If they were allowed to return to the Ning country, Xiao Muqing was really unwilling to do so. He called Wu Guang, Jiang Fan, and Wu Ying to discuss how to deal with this large group of people. Ning Jun.

Xiao Muqing first put forward his own opinion and shot them on the spot, leaving no one behind. After hearing what he said, Wuying took a breath and said hurriedly: "General Ziying said that if you want to kill, kill the generals of Ning Army. It is best to let the soldiers below go as long as you can. In this way, Ning Army will lose its relationship with the generals in the future." Our army fights with determination!”

After hearing this, Xiao Muqing sneered and murmured in a low voice: "Women's kindness!" After a pause, he said seriously: "What we have to do is to let Ning Jun know that our soldiers in Dafeng are all tiger and wolf masters. , is a murderous demon who wants to make the Ning army fear us and fear us. In this way, when the battle comes, the morale of the Ning army will be lower than that of our army. If the two armies fight, the brave one will win! How can we win? Therefore, we must kill all the prisoners of Ning Army to avoid future troubles!"