Chapter 9 Chaotic Situation

When Hu You returned to Zhebei's tent again, Ximen Yufeng changed her clothes and was talking to Zhebei.

"I haven't finished speaking yet?" Hu You lazily found a seat by the door and sat down.

"Why are you back so soon?" Ximen Yufeng looked up and down Hu You and asked. She just asked Hu You to go out because she wanted to not borrow a piece of underwear from Zhe. The one she had worn on her body for many days. Although she had washed it once during the period and it was not very dirty, she still couldn't stand it. As soon as she changed it, Hu You came in, which gave her reason to suspect that Hu You were peeking outside just now. You must know that Hu You's record in this area is not good.

Hu You looked at Ximen Yufeng's eyes and knew that she must be guessing something in her heart. But Zhe should not be here, Hu You would not tease Ximen Yufeng like he used to. He said seriously: "I just met Qilavi outside, and it seems that he is not in a good mood."

Ximen Yufeng asked anxiously: "He didn't do anything to you, right?"

Hu You shook his head and said, "Is that so? But I think we should do something."

"I know." Ximen Yufeng stood up and said, "Let's go, go to the camp of the Red Fen Legion first."

Zhebe is no longer Hu You's personal guard. Without the orders from her superiors, she could not leave the camp, so naturally she could not go with Hu You anymore. Hu You comforted her and left with Ximen Yufeng.

The First Route Army had nearly 20,000 soldiers of the Blizzard Legion, and only 5,000 troops belonging to the Red Fen Legion. Ximen Yufeng directly transferred the Red Fen Legion to his side, and used the Red Fen Legion as the central army to redistribute the defensive formations of the various legions.

After all this, Ximen Yufeng and Hu You both breathed a sigh of relief. What they were most worried about before was that Qilavi was causing trouble, but now it seems that he has not made any moves. Although the 5,000 Red Fen Army was a little less, Ximen Yufeng was not afraid of Qilavi with these 5,000 people. After all, he did not dare to rebel.

In the military tent, Hu You found Hou San. In the past ten days, he and Ximen Yufeng have been separated from the army, without any source of information, and have no knowledge of the outside world. This aspect is Hou San's strength, and it is most suitable to find him to know.

In the military tent, Hu You said to Hou San: "Hou San, tell the Marshal the news you have first."

"Yes, sir." Hou San secretly glanced at Ximen Yufeng and Hu You. He was a little confused. When Hu You got along with Ximen Yufeng, it seemed that they were still in good condition.

"According to the information I have collected, since entering the Anrong territory, the vanguard army and the Central Army of the Empire have fought with Anrong people to varying degrees. Because our army is not adapted to Anrong's geography and weather, the battle situation is unfavorable, and all troops have suffered losses to varying degrees. Especially the Central Army, the losses were the most serious. Not only were they broken up, but there was also a piece of news that Marshal Ximen Yufeng died in battle. Of course, it can be proved that it is a misinformation now."

Hu You and Ximen Yufeng listened quietly to Hou San’s story. Although what Hou San said was definitely not the latest situation now, they still learned a lot from Hou San.

It was not until this time that Hu You and Ximen Yufeng realized that it was not long after they were buried due to the earthquake that the Fifth Route Army led by Teresa also arrived in Qingfeng Town. After the earthquake, Teresa's troops and the remaining troops of the Central Army fought with Lin Guiren. Then Ximen Shuang and Hu You's slave army also arrived in Qingfeng Town. The three fronts fought against Lin Guiren. The battle was very fierce and did not count. Then they pursued each other and fought intermittently for three days before it was concluded.

At the same time, through Hou San's mouth, they also knew why the First Route Army appeared here. Because the First Route Army also wanted to return to Lingguicheng. They happened to run into it.

After Hou San left first, there were only two men in the military tent. Of course, this main tent was not the one before Qilavi, but Ximen Yufeng's handsome tent, which was built after Ximen Yufeng arrived.

Ximen Yufeng asked Hu You: "I want to hear what you think now."

Hu You frowned and thought, "If it were me, I wouldn't have returned to the army and ordered Guicheng. Because doing so would mean that the plan to attack Anrong was failed this time.

But now it seems that there is only one way to go back to Lingguicheng. The secret dispatch of troops in Lingui Empire has exceeded our previous expectations. With the current combat power and logistics supply of the imperial soldiers, it is almost impossible to win. Although I am unwilling, I have to say that we were defeated this time."

"Yes." Ximen Yufeng agreed: "In fact, since I received the order to send troops, I already knew that our battle situation will not be optimistic this time. Failure was something I expected, but I didn't expect that such a crushing defeat would be.

Alas, the Emperor* team, which had not had a large war for thirty-eight years, has been seriously declining. It’s better to return to Lingguicheng, see what Valencia said.”

Hu You hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister Xiaoyu, I have always been unable to understand one thing. I don't know if I can ask you."

"If you have anything, just say it. As long as I know, I will definitely tell you." Ximen Yufeng replied.

"Well, that's it. I found that our army combination this time was very problematic. You have also seen that the mixed organization of various legions cannot exert its combat power."

"Are you trying to ask me why I want to mix troops like this?" Ximen Yufeng asked.

"Yes, this is a question I have been unable to understand. I don't understand why you have to form an army like this. Haven't you considered the problem of ineffective command in advance?"

Ximen Yufeng smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think I made these formations? Since you want to know, I will tell you, but this matter cannot be transferred.

In fact, the arrangement of troops was arranged in this way before the war. When Valencia handed over to me, Shuai Yin, she also handed me over this combat plan."

Hu You then asked: "Does Valencia not understand military affairs at all? Otherwise, how could he order the troops to be arranged like this? This war is not a child who plays house, and he can start over if he loses. This is a huge price to pay for the lives of soldiers and the destiny of a country."

Ximen Yufeng shook her head and said, "You have been in the army for so long, and I believe you already know a lot about the struggle between the army and the military and the local disputes. But there is a point of contention that you may not know yet, that is the battle between the emperor and the army."

Hu You Telephone] Brain Interview} This is the first time I heard this statement, and I couldn't help but ask strangely: "Is there a struggle between the emperor and the legion? The legion itself belongs to the royal family, so what else to fight for?"

Ximen Yufeng glanced at Hu You and said, "Our Mandala Empire is different from other empires. Most of the other empires use the previous Bauhinia dynasty as the model to set up two civil and military squads, civil officials governing politics and military generals governing the army. However, our Mandala Empire has no civil officials, and everything is decided by military officers, that is, the country is unified by military officers.

The problem of such a system was not so obvious at the beginning of the founding of the country, but with the development of productivity in various places, the power in the hands of military generals became prominent.

Take my Red Fen Army as an example. The southern Jiangnan Prefecture and Youzhou are both the sphere of influence of my Red Fen Army. There, all military, political and personnel appointments are decided by me. Apart from paying a certain amount of tax to the treasury every year, I can basically say that I have no big connection with the imperial capital."

"I understand." Hu You interrupted: "You five legions, no, they should be said to be the four legions in the east, west, south and north. Now they are basically considered as the country in the country, and the royal power of the royal family has been weakened there. It would be fine if you don't rebel, but if you rebel, then the scene of the Bauhinia dynasty will be repeated. What the royal family is afraid of now is this."

Ximen Yufeng looked at Hu You with some surprise. She didn't know that Hu You could have such an understanding of political affairs. However, this also proved that she had not read it wrong before. Hu You is definitely a person with great ambition and ability.

Ximen Yufeng continued: "You are right. It is precisely because of this that Valencia has been trying every means to weaken the strength of the legions in recent years.

I believe you also know that the Langtian Red Turban Army had already fled the imperial capital before the troops entered Zhongzhou. Do you think he was really afraid of death?

Not to mention outside the imperial capital, there are six cities of Dawei guarding. The Royal Cavalry regiment and the imperial capital, which have 500,000 troops, are enough to keep him safe. Why is he so anxious to run? He is deliberately showing weakness."

"Showing weakness? Why did he do this? Don't he know that the consequences of doing this are serious?" Hu You had made many ideas about Valencia's escape from Phoenix City, but he really didn't think about it. This was done by Valencia on purpose for others to see.

Ximen Yufeng said: "He had thought of the consequences for a long time. He needed war. Only war could weaken the strength of the legions and allow him to re-control a complete empire.

When your Qingzhou Blizzard Legion was attacked by Anrong people, not only did the Royal Cavalry regiment fail to come out, but even Letong City, which is close to you, did not help you. This would be a very telling problem. If Valencia had no hint, how could Letong City dare to do this?"

Hu You carefully considered Ximen Yufeng's words and found that the situation was really as she said. It seemed that this Mandala Empire was much more chaotic than he had imagined.

After thinking for a while, Hu You asked again: "If all this is true as you said, then why did Valencia order all five of your legions send troops this time? If you don't send troops, Valencia will not be able to do anything to you. The bitter fruit will have to be eaten by himself."

Ximen Yufeng said: "This is Valencia's cleverness. No, it should be said that Rijkald did it. Since he was still in power, he has been provoking disagreement between our five legions. We know that the royal family has not had any kind intentions, but no one can be moved in the face of interests. So his plan was very successful, and the hatred between the major legions became increasingly greater. How could it be a heart?

And this time Valencia chose was very good. An Rong invaded Qingzhou, and most of Qingzhou had already set sun in the hands of An Rong people. At this time, Valencia announced that the world would send troops to recover the lost territory. He had reason to deal with any legion that did not send troops.

At that time, as long as you agree to give some sweetness, some people will be willing to take action. The major legions have to send troops after seeing the meaning behind this."

After hearing Ximen Yufeng's words, Hu You let out a long sigh and said, "Looking at you drinking Chilavi's wine in a daze just now, I thought you didn't understand these things. How could you know that you could analyze so many things. Every analysis is reasonable and well-founded."

Ximen Yufeng smiled and said, "You guessed wrong again. I dare not take you with this tall hat. These are all told by Ximen Xue to me. I just wrote them down."

Hu You smiled and said, "That's great, too. If it were me, I wouldn't remember so many things. I didn't understand a lot of things before. Today, I heard what you said, I think I've basically found the answer.

To put it bluntly, if you fight against An Rong, no matter what, your five legions are destined to be a loss. Don’t talk about such a mixed group, your legion’s combat power will drop greatly. Even if it doesn’t decrease, the imperial capital will not do anything good for you. As long as they lose their logistics, you will definitely lose. Nowadays, it’s not easy to win, but it’s too easy to lose."

Ximen Yufeng had just taken over the army and had a lot of things to deal with. After talking to Hu You, she went on to work on their Red Fen Legion.

Hu You's troops were all not around and had nothing to do. He found a quiet place. While he had time, he wanted to combine the news he heard from Ximen Yufeng with the information he knew, and carefully analyze what he might get in such an environment.

Hu You always believed that only by mixing water could he touch the fish. Due to the influence of his vision, although he had known that there were many problems in the empire, he still didn't know that the empire was actually more mixed than he imagined.

In order to get back more power, the dignified imperial emperor could even sacrifice the lives of a large number of soldiers to provoke a war, with the only purpose of weakening the actual strength and status of the Five Army Corps.

It really goes with the saying, human life splashes like dogs, and people splashes like grass. The soldiers fought desperately, thinking that they were doing something to protect their families and make power in foreign countries. How could they know that their existence is just a tool for power struggles between all parties, and sometimes, what they contribute is just numbers.

But then again, this is not exactly what you want. Only such an environment can be pushed down and rebuilt, and the easiest way to get what you want.

Speaking of this, it is like a man going out to find a love affair overnight. It is difficult for you to get started with a woman who loves her boyfriend or husband very much. Only those women with emotional problems are the easiest to get started.

Now, whether it is the legion or the royal family, they only care about their own interests. No one has noticed what the people think. You should know that the soldiers are also from the people, and the sacrifice of soldiers like you will also hurt the people's feelings.

The old saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, and those who are blind will have no world.

Although Langtian’s civil unrest has now been quelled, it can definitely appear more and more closely as the game between the big interest groups is now. The 38-year-old empire has become aging and needs a new system to replace it.

Opportunities will never only be given to those who are prepared. Hu You knows that if he wants to build a sky of his own in this chaos, then he will make more efforts and he will have more things to do. No matter whether he can succeed in the end, he will only participate in this great era, and life will not need to be saved. People who are great because of their dreams and dare not dream of dreaming are not rich.

The next morning, the troops continued to set off and returned to Lingguicheng as planned. Lingguicheng was the beginning of the Battle of Man'an, and it would be the end of the Battle of Man'an. What would it mean for Hu You?

Hu You is now a bald general, with no soldiers under his command, and he is alone and following the troops. He is also happy because he needs some time to reorganize his plans and prepare in the future.

Ximen Yufeng was paying attention to Hu You and she kept thinking, but she didn't bother him. She deliberately pulled out the words from God and told Hu You. She was quite satisfied with Hu You's reaction. Her eyes were to stimulate Hu You and make him ready for his rise.

No one knows better what it means to return to the city of Linggui than Ximen Yufeng. Don’t think that Ximen Yufeng did not perform well in this battle of Anrong, so you can underestimate Ximen Yufeng. If she really doesn’t have some skills, she would not have become the commander of the Red Fen Legion under the age of twenty, let alone become the marshal of the empire at the age of twenty.

A person's success is not unreasonable. Ximen Yufeng can see it more clearly and clearly than anyone else. She knew early in the morning that this was not her battlefield, and she hid herself up and observed the world with a participant bystander. When she exerted her strength, everyone would be surprised.

Lingguicheng, a place where the entire Tianfeng Continent has gathered its attention in just a few months, has gathered nearly 200,000 troops at some point, and the troops that Hu You and Ximen Yufeng had just returned were also among them.

From the 350,000 that he left to the 200,000 now, 150,000 generals and soldiers have their eyes on the foreign land of Anrong. The 150,000 lives and the hopes of 150,000 families have fallen there forever, without any results. In a few years, no one will remember them except their loved ones. This group of victims of the power struggle.

The envoy from the imperial capital had arrived here soon. He brought new orders from the III Emperor Valencia. At this time, all the soldiers had gathered, waiting for the arrival of a new life.

Hu You stood quietly in his seat, quietly looking at the blue sky, and he was also waiting for his new envoy.
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