Chapter 574 Retreat Overnight

Li Yan supported himself on the city battlements and shouted loudly to Wen Pin, who was jumping on the ground: "General Wen, don't forget the agreement between you and me!"

Wenpin was furious when he heard this, raised his head and shouted: "When did you and I make an agreement? Stop spitting blood!"

Li Yan laughed and said, "General Wen, I won't see you when you are far away."

After saying that, Li Yan retracted his head, while Wenpin became angry and cursed at the city.

"Li Yan, the dog thief, come out, general!"

"Please tell me clearly, what is the agreement?"

"Nanyang Li Zhengfang, is it possible that he is going to be a coward?"

Wenpin was a military general, and he could control his words at first, but then he couldn't help but started to speak obscene words, which were also mixed with obscure Jingzhou slang, but Li Yan never showed his face.

Wenpin yelled and cursed for a while, but seeing no effect, he snorted, turned around and walked away, joining the retreating Jingzhou army.

He stepped onto the deck of the battleship and was about to report the situation to Cai Hao, but was stared at by a cold gaze.

"Wen Zhongye, what agreement did Li Yan have with you just now? What agreement was it?" Cai Xun said coldly: "Everything in the army must not be concealed. You might as well talk about it and listen to it."

Wenpin said sternly: "That Li Yan and I have never made any agreement. The reason why Li Yan said this is to create a wedge between us."

"Please ask Inspector Cai to take a closer look!" Wenpin said to Cai Mao, cupping his fists.

"Nonsense! I clearly saw it just now." Cai Xun snorted: "Just now you stopped fighting with Li Yan on top of the city. What did you say in the middle of the battle? How could we hear clearly from such a distance?"

Wenpin frowned, feeling bad that he had been tricked by Li Yan!

"Director Cai, I'm telling you the truth." Wenpin said sternly: "Director Cai also knows that I was born in Nanyang, and he and Li Yan are from the same hometown, so Li Yan tried to persuade Wen to surrender with the friendship of fellow villagers, but Wen was Loyal to Zhou Mu, loyal to Jingzhou, Governor Cai is wise and wise, and he should make a clear decision."

"Yeah." He wears everything he wears, but flattery never wears him. When Cai Mao heard Wenpin's praise, he nodded slightly, but his face remained calm.

Zhang Yun on the side walked up with a smile: "Director Cai, General Wen is loyal and brave, and Cai Xun also thinks about the overall situation. This is a good thing. Please don't punish Wenpin, Governor Cai."

It's not that Zhang Yun had a close personal relationship with Wenpin and that's why he came to speak for Wenpin, but Zhang Yun has a relatively honest and peaceful personality and is just a good person.

Cai Mao remained calm, looked at Wenpin for a few times, thought for a while, and then said: "I can trust Zhongye's loyalty, but our Jingzhou army uses both water and land, and tens of thousands of troops failed to win a small Yu." Yang, this is a bit unjustifiable, right?"

"Zhongye has always been known for his bravery in our Jingzhou army, but today the governor didn't realize it." Cai Mao said with profound meaning.

Wenpin lowered his head: "Tomorrow I'll hire you to attack the city first. If you don't break Yuyang, I'm willing to be punished!"

"Okay!" Before Cai Mao could say anything, Cai Xun said happily: "There are no jokes in the army. Wen Pin can quickly issue a military order!"

"Why don't you dare?" Wenpin agreed without saying a word, signed the military order and sent it to Cai Mao.

After signing the military order, Wenpin clasped his fists and said, "In this case, my subordinates will retire and rest for the time being. We will definitely capture Yuyang tomorrow."

Cai Mao nodded, Wenpin withdrew, and Cai Xun became excited.

"Hey, if this Wenpin can't take Yuyang City, will he still have his brains?"

"Nonsense!"

Cai Mao scolded and said dissatisfied: "If Wenpin fails to capture Yuyang City tomorrow, our army will be blocked under this small Yuyang City for three days. Is it possible that you hope so?"

Seeing Cai Mao getting angry, Cai Xun hurriedly whispered: "Brother, that's not what I meant."

"Hmph! Remember this for me, the governor." Cai Hao reprimanded: "It's okay to compete for success, but military affairs come first. If it delays the Zhou Mu's plan to regain Nanyang, even someone will be punished, do you know?"

"promise."

"Haha, isn't General Cai Xun thinking about the safety of our Jingzhou Army?" Zhang Yun said with a smile: "After all, Zhongye has indeed been entangled with Li Yan for a long time, and I don't know if the so-called covenant in Li Yan's mouth is true. It’s nothing.”

Cai Mao snorted coldly: "Don't worry, Wenpin won't be able to defeat Yuyang tomorrow, and I will punish him again!"

Cai Xun and Cai Zhong secretly looked at each other, with smiles in their eyes, and lowered their heads.

But in Yuyang City, there was a lot of movement.

"Have you tied up the straw man? Once you've tied it up, put it on the top of the city quickly. Don't let the enemy discover it."

"Move quickly, don't be too grindy."

"Captain Li has an order to gather in Nancheng immediately after finishing cleaning up!"

Strange to say, the Nanyang Army in the city didn't sleep in the middle of the night, and they didn't know what they were busy with, but they all moved quietly for fear of alarming others. It turned out that the Nanyang soldiers in the city were all packing their luggage and wearing all their clothes. Then, under the leadership of Wu Zhang, Shi Zhang, Du Bo and others, small groups gathered in the direction of the north city gate.

Li Yan was wearing iron armor and was as motionless as a statue. His eyes were bright and focused as he stared at the increasing number of Nanyang soldiers who were gathering in front of him. The Nanyang soldiers had very strict military discipline. They quickly gathered and formed a formation. After they stood still, they said nothing, as if they were a pillar stuck in place and motionless.

Gradually, the number of Nanyang soldiers gathered became less and less. As the last group of more than ten Nanyang soldiers stood in formation, Li Yan spoke.

"When is it?"

"Report to the captain, it's already midnight."

"Yes." Li Yan nodded: "Count the number of people."

Officers at all levels counted the number of people in turn, and finally reported: "Colonel, more than 900 of our troops were killed in battle, more than 600 were seriously injured, and countless others were slightly injured. There are still 3,400 people gathered here. "

Li Yan nodded and asked, "Have all the seriously injured soldiers been placed?"

"Please rest assured, Lieutenant Colonel, that we have left money and military rations in the homes of residents everywhere."

Li Yan nodded and looked up to the sky. He saw half of the missing moon hanging in the sky. A round of dark clouds slowly floated over, embracing the light from the missing moon. The ground became eerie.

"Okay, God help me." Li Yan waved his hand and said: "Let's go, move slowly, don't alert the enemy, do you understand?"

"No." More than three thousand Nanyang soldiers whispered.

The north city gate slowly opened, and a small group of people tentatively left the city. After inquiring, they found that there was no enemy, and they immediately showed no concern to the large group of people behind them.

"Walk!"

Li Yan waved his hand, and more than three thousand Nanyang soldiers rushed out at once, walking lightly. Just as the dark clouds covered the moonlight, they also covered up the movements of the Nanyang soldiers.