Chapter 587 Cai Mao Withdraws His Troops

Cai Mao had a cold face, and after a long time, he said slowly: "That's it, let's inform the entire army to withdraw."

"Withdraw troops?" Cai Xun's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly whispered: "Director Cai, you have followed the order of the Zhou Mu General to go to Nanyang. Now that Wancheng is close in front of you and can be taken down right away, how can you choose where to go? What about retreating at this time?"

Cai Hao snorted coldly: "Do you think I don't want to take Wancheng?"

"The defenses of Wancheng are strong and the enemy can't hold on. How can our army take it in three days?" Cai Mao said loudly: "Is it possible that after a few days, when the army's food supplies are exhausted, the morale of our army will collapse, and it will collapse without a fight?" ?”

"But..." Cai Xun gritted his teeth and said, "If we just retreat like this, wouldn't the bloody battles of the last few days by the general and the tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers be in vain? Who among the Jingzhou soldiers would be willing to do so?"

"You have to be willing to do it even if you don't want to." Cai Hao snorted: "The governor has made up his mind. Let's announce the withdrawal to the entire army. We will withdraw quietly at night and don't be discovered by the enemy troops in Wancheng. Do you understand?"

Cai Xun gritted his teeth and said helplessly: "I will obey Governor Cai's order." After saying that, he immediately turned around and left, while Cai Hao was looking deeply ahead, his pupils shining brightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

Cai Xun followed General Cai Mao's order and arrived at various camps to announce the order to retreat. Naturally, most of the Jingzhou soldiers were very happy. After all, war is a fatal thing. If they could avoid fighting, everyone would be happy.

However, there are exceptions.

"What, Governor Cai ordered the troops to withdraw?"

Wenpin blushed, stood up and said: "We, tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers, have left Xiangyang and gone north to regain their homeland. Now is the critical moment. How can we retreat halfway? Isn't the blood and sweat of tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers in vain?"

"Wenpin, who are you talking to!" Cai Xun said coldly: "When Governor Cai gives an order, just execute it. When you Wenpin becomes the commander-in-chief of my Jingzhou Army, you can give orders to Cai again."

After finishing speaking, Cai Xun turned around and walked out.

"So, I'm going to retreat?"

"Thank God, I can finally go home."

The generals around Wenpin also breathed a sigh of relief. You must know that the siege battles in the past few days were really fierce. The Jingzhou Army, which had neglected its battle formation, had suffered a lot, so naturally they all wanted to return.

"Absurd!" Wenpin slapped the desk hard, and the chattering Jingzhou Army General suddenly did not dare to say anything and lowered his head.

Wenpin said sternly: "A general should be happy when he hears a battle. Now our Jingzhou army is two or three times the enemy's strength, but we want to retreat instead. Doesn't it make others more ambitious and destroy our own prestige? Besides, if we retreat like this, thousands of troops will be killed." Didn’t all the soldiers of Wanjing Province die in vain?”

Wenpin's words were upright and awe-inspiring, but a military commander muttered: "But Governor Cai's military order has been issued, we can't disobey the order, can we?"

"Yes, yes, the military orders are like mountains. General Wen, let's just follow Governor Cai's orders. What do you think?"

Wenpin looked around coldly at the generals on the left and right, then stood up.

"I am going to ask Governor Cai for orders, even if I risk my life, I will capture Wancheng!" Cai Hao said firmly, and then strode out.

"Well, so does General Wen. Governor Cai's character makes it impossible for him to agree to it. If he goes, won't he be humiliating himself?"

"That's right!" Another person echoed: "Besides, General Wen only wants to make achievements and does not care about our mood at all. There is no need to fight. It would be great to go back."

"Okay!" Wang Wei, the older captain of the school, frowned and said: "There is nothing wrong with Zhongye pursuing fame. It is what a man should do. Don't discuss it anymore. Let's wait for him to come back."

After hearing the words of the senior Wang Wei, many Jingzhou military generals naturally did not dare to speak more and closed their mouths angrily.

Wenpin, on the other hand, strode towards Cai Maozhong's military tent with a cold face, exuding an air of calmness and self-reliance. The Jingzhou soldiers he met on the road saw Wenpin acting like a stranger. They couldn't help but step aside, fearing that they would offend Wenpin and give him another beating.

However, the guards of the Chinese military tent naturally could not let Wen Pin in easily.

when! The two halberds crossed at one point and stopped Wenpin.

"It turns out to be General Wen. What's important?" the guard asked.

"Mr. Wen has important matters to see Governor Cai. Please inform him."

One guard nodded, said hello to the other guard, then walked in and walked out soon after.

"General Wen, you can go in."

Wenpin hummed and walked into the Chinese military tent. Cai Mao appeared in front of Wenpin with his hands behind his back, his eyes staring at a map of Jingzhou hanging on the wall without saying a word.

"Director Cai, why do we have to retreat!" Wenpin said loudly: "Tens of thousands of soldiers of our Jingzhou Army fought bloody battles in order to take back the homeland of the Nanyang Army. Now the war is at a critical stage. Once we retreat, I am afraid that Nanyang County will again If we can’t get it back, how can we be worthy of the thousands of soldiers who died?”

Cai Mao frowned, turned around and stared at him and said: "Wen Zhongye, question this governor face to face. It seems that you are a lot more courageous."

"I don't dare." Wen Pin frowned: "It's just that Governor Cai ordered the withdrawal, because I'm afraid the Jingzhou soldiers will be dissatisfied."

"Hmph! Whatever I say is what I say. Just listen. When the day comes when you Wenpin becomes the governor, it won't be too late to order Nanyang County to be taken back."

"Get out!"

Wenpin clenched his fists, but Cai Hao was the commander-in-chief of the Jingzhou Army after all. He was just a general. How could he oppose Cai Hao?

"I have offended you, please leave." Wenpin took a deep breath, lowered his head, then turned around and left.

"The grain and grass shipped from Yuyang City were intercepted by the enemy. Zhang Yun's man went there for several days and has not returned. Our army has no grain and grass." Cai Mao suddenly said: "We cannot take Yuyang City within three days. An army will collapse without a fight."

After all, Wenpin was a rare warrior in the Jingzhou army, so Cai Hao still explained it in words, fearing to chill this warrior's heart.

Wenpin's steps stalled slightly.

"Thank you, Governor Cai. I am offended."

After saying that, Wenpin walked out, while Cai Hao shook his head.

That night, the Jingzhou Army got their generals, and everyone began to retreat. The camps stationed outside the city were not put away in order to confuse the Nanyang Army in the city. Most of the Jingzhou Army boarded the naval warships. Under the cover of night, they quietly retreated along the Han River.

In the night, as the Jingzhou Army's fleet of nearly a hundred naval warships slowly retreated, several cavalrymen hidden in the darkness rushed out and looked at each other.

"The enemy has retreated. Go and report to General Zhang and General Pang!"