Volume 1, Chapter 76, Counting People
When Jiang Feng and his party were trapped and swept back to Gushi, the sky was already bright, and the battle overnight left less than 500 cavalry left.
The dried blood mixed with dust condensed on the soldiers' armor and clothes, but the soldiers' spirits were surprisingly vigorous. They fought two fierce battles overnight and broke through the infantry formation of the ant thieves, galloping across thousands of ant thieves as if they were in a no-man's realm, killing thousands of ant thieves. As soldiers, this glory may be difficult to encounter in their lifetime. Even at first they took risks due to helplessness, but now they are still extremely proud of it.
He Ganzhang observed the guy walking at the front with a complicated expression. He had to admit that the other party's judgment was quite accurate, especially the results achieved by the second wave of counterattack even exceeded the first wave.
The thief army, which had just relaxed from the shock chaos, was faced with the second round of counterattack, so that the crossbowmen who had already relaxed had no time to make a decent counterattack. If the terrain had not helped those guys, He Ganzhang believed that the sneak attack of the Gushi Cavalry Camp would be really done. Even so, the Gushi Cavalry Camp's adventure still achieved practical results, at least successfully destroying the effective shooting of the Ant Thief Crossbow Team.
Seeing that the other party's war horse was gradually slowing down, He Ganzhang knew that the other party was going to wait for him to come forward and have something to say.
To put it in his heart, he didn't want to deal with this guy anymore. This guy's mind was too sinister and weird, but the Ezhou cavalry did not belong to the Gushi army, which meant that he might be abandoned as a pawn at any time.
However, the third young master wanted to stay here to help the other party gain a foothold, so that the Du family's forces could gain a foothold in Guangzhou. Even if they were unwilling to do so, as long as Ezhou did not let themselves leave, they would have to deal with this guy.
"Mr. He, how is it? How do you feel?" Jiang Feng waited for the other party to come forward with a smile, and then said with a saliva.
"Mr. Jiang, what would you feel if your subordinates lost nearly one-third overnight?" He Ganzhang replied with a gloomy face.
"The general is bound to die on the battlefield, and the clay pot is bound to break the wellhead, let alone the soldiers? After eating this bowl of rice, you must be prepared to die, right?" Jiang Feng knew that the other party was full of anger now, but he didn't care. "Three thousand, at least three thousand ant thieves died in our hands. This does not include the thieves who were defeated by us. It's worth paying such a price! Ezhou cavalry is good!"
"Hmph!" He Ganzhang ignored the other party's compliment, "Mr. Jiang, you got what you want, but do you think Gushi is as stable as Mount Tai?"
"No, no, I have never thought so." Jiang Feng shook his head, "So I still need Lord He to continue to help."
"You!" He Ganzhang was filled with anger, "Don't think about it!"
"Mr. He didn't even listen to Jiang's request, so he simply refused. Could it be that the agreement between Mr. Du and Jiang really was invalid?" Jiang Feng said coldly: "If the Du family doesn't mind Shouzhou's cooperation in Gushi, then Jiang would pretend that he didn't say anything just now."
He Ganzhang's heart skipped a beat. Shouzhou? This guy actually got into sex with Shouzhou again? His mind changed rapidly, but He Ganzhang didn't know how to deal with it for a while.
Jiang Feng laughed in his heart, and Du Li left a cautious general in case the army thought that this could prevent him from using it, and it would be better. Being cautious means lack of understanding and permission to change. He wanted to fight with himself. After reading the tricks of intrigue in thousands of years of history books, he could learn some methods no matter how hard he was. Jiang Feng was confident that he could be at ease.
"Mr. He, Jiang is not an ungrateful person, but the situation in front of him is very serious. If you passively defend Gushi, the final outcome is that the city will be destroyed. More than 20,000 ant thieves will try to consume, and they will use up all of us. We cannot sit and wait for death." Jiang Feng said with a heavy expression, "I believe that the Du family also does not want to see Gushi fall into the hands of ant thieves."
"What do you want?" He Ganzhang took a deep breath almost several times before suppressing his inner anger.
"The ant thief crosses the Huai River, and it is definitely difficult to replenish supplies. I have already adopted the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields in Gushi. Han Baling can't stay in Gushi. Either he conquers Gushi in one go, or he can only stay and escape from a foreign land. I hope he chooses the latter, but if it does not create a situation where he cannot get what he wants in Gushi, the ant thief will not leave easily, so we have to give up our own efforts."
He Ganzhang stared at the other party, "Don't talk nonsense, I just want to hear specific things."
"Sorry, now I just have an intentional idea, and I have no idea what to do." Jiang Feng gently pushed the topic away, "I just reminded Lord He that we are the Allied forces and Gushi will fulfill our promises to the Du family, but the Ezhou army must also fulfill the responsibilities of the Allied forces. Since we are here, don't hold on to the idea of wanting to withdraw at any time, it will only be harmful to you and me."
After saying that, Jiang Feng rode his horse away.
Even though He Ganzhang was considered a person with excellent patience, he was completely angered by Jiang Feng's stupid words. He had already pressed the sword on his right hand. What would it be if this guy was killed here in one fell swoop at this time?
The atmosphere suddenly became solidified, and the surrounding Ezhou cavalry subconsciously clamped the weapons in their hands.
He Ganzhang was confident that with just one gesture, the 100-year-old people in the Gwangzhou Yajian would only have to lie down, but the problem was that what should I do if I solved them?
Gushi's fall is inevitable, and with the current situation of the Du family, there is no force to stop the Yuan family or the Nanyang Liu family from controlling the place after the ant thief left.
Until Jiang Feng led more than 100 cavalry away, He Ganzhang still stared at the other party's back towering on the saddle without saying a word. However, the sword that had already been tightly held was still unable to be pulled out.
"Erlang, aren't you afraid that He Ganzhang will really turn against us..." After walking for more than a hundred meters, Qin Zaidao put down his heart in his throat, threw away the reins of the horse with his right hand and made a killing gesture in the air.
At this time, he realized that his back was wet again. The Ezhou cavalry around He Ganzhang did not avoid his eyes. As long as He Ganzhang made a slight move, a fierce battle might break out. Fortunately, He Ganzhang kept it quite restrained.
"I'm afraid, of course, but I have to say ugly things first. The ant thief will arrive at Gushi City tomorrow at the latest. A fierce battle is inevitable. If we cannot work together, everyone will have a dead end." Jiang Feng sighed, "He Ganzhang can be kept by Du Li to command these five hundred cavalry, so he is naturally the Du family's confidant. He is also a little clear about the current situation and strategy of the Du family. Moreover, this person is cautious and lacks motivation. I think he will not have the courage to attack me."
Qin Zaidao also sighed sadly, "If the Guangzhou cavalry is still here, why should this be done? Then last night, the ant thief would have only been corpses everywhere!"
"Han Baling's troops have always followed the main force of the ant thief and have not experienced a truly decent hard battle. Therefore, I am a little worried that I would wake them up last night when the battle was awakened. Their siege would probably not be so relaxed." Jiang Feng said with some emotion.
"Erlang, you are too worried. This battle finally ruined the other party's spirit. It also has many benefits for inspiring the hearts of the people and gathering the morale of the people. How come it has become a bad thing?" Qin Zaidao disagreed.
"That's right, but I'm a little too pessimistic." Jiang Feng laughed. A big victory fell into his mouth and it was gone. No wonder the other party was unhappy.
Chapter completed!