"If it's really him, after I defeat him, I'll surely punish him severely when I return. The Su Family Army can't be devoured by such a person."
"You focus on the battle. I'll protect you here at all times. We'll talk about what happens after you come back. I won't spare that old scoundrel."
General Han was truly shameless. Just after Su Wan'er burned the Southern Border troops' supplies in the south, General Han chose to attack from the southern route and left the northern route to Su Wan'er. Qing Cao was so angry that her teeth were itching. This was simply taking advantage of others. But Su Wan'er thought it was just right. This way, no one could say she won unfairly. Instead, she could win more satisfyingly.
Although the Southern Border had a large number of troops, it was still possible to win a few battles. After all, they were all new recruits. Su Wan'er launched a frontal attack according to the conventional strategy.
It was a time of great victory. The ten - thousand - strong Su Family Army under her command was put to great use. The initial two - thousand - strong troops captured an enemy battalion of three thousand troops, and the casualties were no more than a hundred. This was not because the Su Family Army usually had high combat power, but because Su Wan'er used the strategy of making a feint to the east while attacking in the west. She first sent a few hundred troops to attack the left - hand camp. In fact, there were not as many troops as the commotion suggested. As a result, the Southern Border troops sent all their forces to the north. When the few hundred troops from the north fled back in a hurry, the Southern Border troops realized they had been tricked. Then they were completely wiped out by her.
The battle was temporarily over, and Su Wan'er was busy counting the results. At this time, she heard that General Han also seemed to have achieved an initial victory. However, it took a full thousand troops for him to capture a battalion of three thousand.
Su Wan'er had no intention of knowing how he captured the battalion, but she still felt sorry for those soldiers. Originally, the soldiers in the army seemed to support General Han. But after this battle, the ten - thousand - strong troops under Su Wan'er's command could see her love for the soldiers and her proficient and superb battle strategies. The morale of the army soared, and Su Wan'er pursued the victory.
However, the Southern Border troops still seemed to be the same as before. As long as they suffered a major blow, they would use their trick of bringing out their Gu altars.
"Warriors, are you afraid?" Su Wan'er shouted.
"We, your subordinates, will follow you. As long as we can defeat the Southern Border troops and defend our country, we have no regrets even if we die."
Su Wan'er was very gratified to hear this. This was the spirit that the Su Family Army should have. Fortunately, she had come, and fortunately, she had come in time to clean up the muddled atmosphere in the army.
But when she saw clearly the person who was commanding the use of Gu, Su Wan'er hesitated. It was clearly Xiao Jiu. How could it be? She was the Holy Maiden of the Long Family. Why did she always appear here to help the Yuwen Family in the war?
"Why is it you again?" Long Xiaojiu was also very surprised by her appearance. It made sense. According to normal thinking, after winning the first battle, she should have been resting in the army. She shouldn't have appeared again so desperately.
"Xiaojiu, why are you here? You..."
"I'm the vanguard of the Yuwen Family of the Southern Border. Don't talk nonsense." Long Xiaojiu seemed to be hiding something. She approached Su Wan'er alone and then whispered to her in a voice that only Su Wan'er could hear, "Quick, stab me with your sword. If I'm injured, I can't use Gu."
"What?" Su Wan'er was very surprised. Was she trying to help herself? Was she really a general of the Yuwen Family? No, it shouldn't be.
"Quick, stab me." Long Xiaojiu urged her and suddenly stabbed the sword in Su Wan'er's hand into her own shoulder. Su Wan'er almost shouted out Xiaojiu's name, but was immediately stopped by her look. What was her intention?
"General, are you okay?" Immediately, some soldiers came up and carried Long Xiaojiu away. It seemed that she was really a general of the Yuwen Family.
Sure enough, just as Long Xiaojiu said, without her assistance, the Southern Border troops couldn't use Gu. Soon, Su Wan'er won another battle. In this whole battle, not only did they deplete about five thousand of the Southern Border troops' strength, but the morale of the Su Family Army also soared. However, Su Wan'er was obviously exhausted.
"Miss, are you okay? Do you want to rest on the horse? We're about to return to the camp soon."
"Okay." Su Wan'er forced herself to get on the horse. As soon as she sat on the horse, the drowsiness came over her and she couldn't resist it. Finally, she couldn't hold on any longer and was dragged back on the horseback. Qing Cao was extremely distressed.
Just after returning to the military camp, she heard that General Han also seemed to have won several battles. However, out of the ten - thousand - strong troops given to him, only six thousand returned. The remaining four thousand had died in the Southern Border.
After Su Wan'er returned to the camp, she immediately perked up. "How about it? Who captured more camps? I captured eight." In fact, since the person sent to use Gu was Xiaojiu, she could have captured as many camps as she wanted. But as she got closer to the center of the Southern Border troops, she was afraid that more people would die. She really couldn't bear to let her soldiers die in vain, so she only captured eight. She thought that by this time, General Han could only capture eight as well.
But unexpectedly, the news that came was that General Han had captured nine camps.
Su Wan'er captured eight camps and only lost about a thousand people, but General Han had brutally attacked and suffered more than four thousand casualties to capture nine camps. According to the rules, it was naturally counted as General Han's victory. Su Wan'er punched the pillar beside her. This despicable and shameless old scoundrel didn't take human lives seriously at all.
"Hehe, admit defeat. You're still too young, girl." General Han came out to mock her.
"Uncle, as long as you feel at ease, that's fine. I'll keep my promise. The Su Family Army will..."
"Marshal!" Suddenly, several battalion commanders of the First Army stood up, clasped their fists and saluted Su Wan'er. Su Wan'er was stunned and didn't know what was going on. But more and more soldiers came out and knelt down, shouting "Marshal" at her.
"What are you doing..."
"Justice is in people's hearts, General Su. Everyone can see who is the most suitable person to be the marshal. No one wants to hand their lives over to such a cruel person."
"General Han, there are some things that should be talked about." Gu Jingtian said and then looked at General Han.
General Han was just about to refute that he was the winner. At this moment, his ferocious appearance was fully revealed.
"What is it?"
Look who this is? Gu Jingtian suddenly asked two soldiers to throw a man who was tightly tied up on the ground.
Everyone looked and saw that it was General Han's deputy.
"I don't understand what you're talking about. I'm tired after a night of battle. I'll go back to rest first."
"Alas, after this matter is finished, General Han will have plenty of time to rest."
Gu Jingtian stopped him without hesitation and kicked him to the ground. "Does General Han think he's still that old - fashioned general who relies on his seniority?"
"This person has colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country many times. He has frequent contacts with the Southern Border. Moreover, the evidence in my hand is enough to prove that it was he who informed the enemy when Marshal Su was injured last time. I'm afraid it was also him who sent the message when General Su was ambushed last night."