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Chapter 533 Making your own decisions
"General Le Yi, why did you agree to the general's request?"
Under the cover of night, a troop of soldiers marched towards the Chu army camp under the cover of darkness.
But one general expressed his dissatisfaction with an indignant look on his face.
Everyone could see that Yan Yucheng's order was intended to send Le Yi to a dangerous place.
It was obvious that the rear camp was the main attack and needed to attract the attention of the Chu army. The feint attack in front was not dangerous at all.
As the deputy commander, Le Yi should not have had to take any risks himself, but he had to come because of Yan Yucheng's order.
In response, Le Yi remained indifferent: "This is the order of the general, you and I have no right to refuse.
Besides, the general said that he had a spy in the Chu army, so it was natural that he should attack the front camp. Otherwise, how could you and I get food and grass?"
Taking a deep breath, Le Yi looked at the soldiers who were constantly on the road and said in a deep voice: "For the soldiers to get food, what does it matter if I take a little risk?"
The general was speechless.
Although he felt a lot of resentment and dissatisfaction, he could see that Le Yi was sincere in wanting to have food for the soldiers.
Even if it means risking one's life once, it is worth it.
However, this battle requires attacking the Chu army camp. If they cannot completely break into the camp, once the enemy counterattacks, they will be isolated.
By then, I'm afraid General Yan Yucheng will not send anyone to support us.
After all, Yan Yucheng and his men had already obtained food and fodder at that time.
With a long sigh, the general dared not speak anymore.
At this time, the spy came to report: "General Le, there are no Chu troops patrolling ahead, and there are no sentries in the entire Chu army camp."
Le Yi nodded slightly: "It seems that the general's plan was very successful, and the insider succeeded in making all the sentries rest.
Pass the order, the whole army should speed up and immediately attack the enemy's rear camp after passing the road ahead. "
At the order, the 20,000-man army advanced quickly, and half an hour later, they arrived at the rear camp of the Chu army.
This is where 20,000 soldiers from the Great Zhou Dynasty set up camp!
After checking the surroundings and finding that there was indeed no ambush, Le Yi launched the attack.
"Dong~dong~dong"
The deafening sound of war drums sounded, and the Yan army rushed forward and rushed towards the camp.
The soldiers of the Great Zhou in the camp were horrified when they saw this. They did not expect that there would be soldiers appearing here. They sent people to notify Chu Ning and Su Cheng while blowing the horn.
The huge noise woke up Chu Ning who was sleeping soundly. He grabbed the armor next to him and rushed out.
At this time, a soldier came to report: "Your Highness, King Chu, a troop of soldiers was spotted outside the camp!"
Chu Ning frowned: "Did you see clearly what banner the other party is flying and how many people there are?"
The soldier shook his head: "It was too dark, I couldn't see the enemy's flags, nor did I know how many people there were. I only heard shouts of killing all over the mountains and plains outside the camp."
As they were talking, Ran Ming and Su Cheng came riding over.
"I have met His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"
Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "General Su Cheng, you go and take command immediately. Remember, try your best to stop the enemy and don't let them come in."
Su Cheng was stunned: "Your Highness won't command it personally?"
Chu Ning smiled and said, "You are their general. How can I interfere in their affairs?"
"I understand!" A touch of emotion flashed in Su Cheng's eyes, and he immediately rode over to take command.
Su Chengdu has always felt that he would be deprived of his military power if he led his troops here, but now it seems that Chu Ning has no such idea at all.
Otherwise, such an important matter would not be handed over to him to handle personally.
But Ran Ming on the side was very puzzled: "Your Highness, shouldn't we go over and take a look?"
Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and frowned, saying: "The enemy suddenly appeared in the rear camp. No matter how they got there, I guess they didn't have many soldiers.
When the enemy's situation is unclear, it is better not to act rashly, wait and see."
Ran Ming, who was eager to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy, curled his lips and stopped talking.
At this time, Su Cheng rode his horse to the gate of the rear camp.
Sharp arrows were whistling, and the Yan army continued to attack the camp gate.
Su Cheng snorted coldly: "Divide the archers into three teams and take turns shooting arrows!"
"The shieldmen will be in the front, and the spearmen will be in the back. If any enemy troops rush up, repel them immediately. All infantrymen will assemble and stand by!"
At the command, the Zhou army defended in an orderly manner and did not give the Yan army any chance to attack.
Relying on the advantage of guarding the camp gate, the soldiers of the Great Zhou fought off wave after wave of attacks.
This scene made Le Yi outside the camp frown. If he couldn't put pressure on the troops here, the other side would not send troops here.
"Organize a death squad and charge!"
At the command, the Yan army began to fight for their lives!
They formed teams of 500 men and, with the cover of archers and shieldmen, attacked the camp gate madly.
In just half an hour, the two sides were fighting fiercely at the camp gate, and corpses kept falling.
The pungent smell of blood spread, which made the soldiers on both sides go crazy.
Su Cheng looked at more and more Yan soldiers coming outside the camp, and his face suddenly became a little ugly.
"Archer, don't stop, shoot now!"
"Infantry, press forward, we must stop them!"
While giving the order, Su Cheng called the messenger: "Immediately inform His Royal Highness the King of Chu of the situation here!"
"Yes!" the messenger responded and rode forward to report.
Inside the camp, Chu Ning was leisurely drinking tea with a calm expression on his face, not worried at all about the battle situation outside.
On the contrary, it was the impatient Ran Ming who would occasionally lift the curtain to look outside, wishing he could rush up and fight immediately.
At this moment, the messenger came to report: "Your Highness, the enemy's attack is fierce, and both our army and the enemy have suffered heavy casualties."
Ran Ming glared: "Your Highness, let me go!"
But Chu Ning waved his hand and said, "Go back and tell General Su Cheng to hold on. The enemy troops here are not many!"
"Yes!" The messenger immediately went to report after receiving the order.
At this time, Ran Ming couldn't wait any longer and asked anxiously, "Your Highness, what are you waiting for?"
It was already this late and they still hadn't sent him to fight. He was so anxious that he kept stamping his feet.
But Chu Ning still looked calm: "Don't be nervous, General Su Cheng will definitely be able to stop the enemy."
Ran Ming wanted to persuade him, but he heard hurried footsteps outside the camp.
Immediately, General Xiahou Ren rushed in.
"Your Highness, King Chu, I heard that the rear camp was attacked, so I personally led the troops to support them!"
Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiahou Ren deeply: "General, it seems that I did not ask you for help?"
"This……"
Xiahou Ren was stunned: "But the fighting in the rear camp is so intense, how can I just sit back and watch?"
Chu Ning snorted coldly: "You came to the rear camp not only to show your distrust of me, but also to ignore the front camp. If the enemy attacks the front camp now, what will you do?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came forward with a terrified face to report: "Your Highness, King Chu, General, it's bad, the main force of the enemy is attacking the front camp!"
Chu Ning's face darkened: "General, unfortunately what I said came true. There are so many food and grass in the front camp. Once they are captured, our army will be defeated!"