Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 315 Strategic Shift

Throughout the huge camp, soldiers began to flee everywhere.

When they heard that someone was taking the lead in escaping, more and more people followed suit.

At dawn, an officer discovered that the soldiers had escaped and immediately began to check the number of people.

The troops were urgently mobilized, numerous outposts were set up along the camp fence, and then reports were made step by step.

When the statistical data was reported to Cui Yong's desk, the number of soldiers who fled made Cui Yong take a deep breath.

He also didn't expect that the Qingshui Army's ideological offensive would cause such serious consequences.

Several senior generals had already received the report and gathered urgently outside the central military tent, waiting for Cui Yong's call.

Cui Yong held the report in his hand, staring blankly.

Overnight, more than 4,000 border soldiers escaped from the camp.

Song Yi became impatient waiting outside the tent and rushed directly into the central military tent.

He shouted anxiously: "General, we must take action immediately, otherwise the camp will be blown up."

Cui Yong threw the report on the table and said dejectedly.

"People's hearts are scattered, it's all because you guys are going too far."

Cui Yong was a kind-hearted man. He was able to rise in the military thanks to his father-in-law, who worked in the Ministry of War.

A kind man cannot command an army, and his father-in-law knows his character.

More than once, he advised him to return to Kyoto for development, knowing that leading troops was not a good career for Cui Yong.

But Cui Yong was used to the military atmosphere, and the sense of accomplishment of controlling tens of thousands of troops alone made him intoxicated.

On the contrary, he was very disgusted with the intrigues in officialdom.

Now, he regretted his original choice and felt that he was indeed unable to control so many people.

The army's morale was low and there was no way to turn the tide.

Song Yi has followed Cui Yong for so many years and has already figured out his character.

At this point, seeing that Cui Yong was still hesitant, he turned around and left the central military tent.

"Come here, immediately gather all officers above the rank of lieutenant general to report here. Anyone late will be executed!"

Some soldiers immediately dispersed and ran towards the military camp to pass on the order.

Kong Jin and Li Yu came over and asked nervously.

"Well, what does the general say?"

"I'm in a daze. Let's control the situation first and then talk about other things."

"How do you want to control it?"

Song Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Quickly gather the generals from all the divisions and investigate the soldiers who have been bewitched. Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, otherwise, more and more people will run away."

Kong Jin and Li Yu said yes and asked their guards to pass on the message.

Soon, all the officers above the rank of general in the border army camp came running to report for duty.

They stood in a row in front of Song Yi and the other three.

Kong Jin and Li Yu both nominated Song Yi to give the order on their behalf.

Song Yi no longer refused, stood on a protruding stone, and glanced at the officers.

"The general has ordered that some soldiers in the camp have been deceived by the enemy and have escaped. This is a crime of treason. Deserting in battle is unforgivable. I order you to carefully search for any soldiers who show signs of escaping and punish them publicly as a warning to others."

A group of officers began to whisper to each other.

"Now, immediately, begin to check and reorganize your respective units. If I discover any more escapees, all officers will be held jointly responsible and punished with the same crime as the escapee."

The officers standing around answered loudly and dispersed.

After Song Yi gave the order, he waved and called Kong and Li to his side.

He whispered to the two of them.

"We can't go on like this. We have to take action, otherwise we will be trapped to death."

Kong Jin said worriedly: "General, here..."

Song Yi waved his hand: "General, there is nothing we can do. If you continue to hesitate, we will all die without a burial place."

Li Yu said cheerfully, "Just tell me what to do. We brothers will listen to you."

Song Yi glanced at the two of them and said in a deep voice.

"The three of us will each lead a team and leave the camp from the north gate, bypass the Qingshui camp, take the side road, cross Weiyuan, and enter the heart of the west of the town."

"Ah, this is a long way."

When Li Yu heard this, his heart trembled.

Song Yi stared into his eyes and said sternly.

"We have to run no matter how far. Do you think we can defeat the Qingshui Army?"

The two of them shook their heads in silence.

After a moment, Kong Jin asked, "What about the general? How should we arrange it?"

Song Yi said directly: "I will go and tell him later, whether he agrees or not, we have to move. If not, we will mobilize the entire army and take them with us."

Li Yu said bitterly, "It's better to die for the sake of dignity than to suffer in life. Instead of staying here and waiting to die, I might as well give it a try."

Song Yi clapped her hands.

"That's right. Let's go back and pack up. Then leave the camp in the dark. I'll go ahead, and you two will follow behind. Let's go out of the camp and head east."

"clear."

"clear."

The three of them quietly made a plan for their trip.

Kong and Li returned to the camp to prepare their luggage, while Song Yi turned back and entered the central army tent.

I saw General Cui Yong, holding a wine glass in one hand and staring at the map on the table.

He stood there speechless, his face flushed.

Song Yi walked to the table and said, "General, it's time for us to go."

Cui Yong didn't look up, but just asked.

"Where to go?"

Song Yi pointed at the map.

"I have discussed with the two generals that we should bypass Weiyuan and set up camp in the inland area of ​​Zhenxi."

Only then did Cui Yong look up at Song Yi.

"Have you thought about how to develop in the mainland?"

Song Yi advised gently.

"General, most of the government troops have been taken over by Lin Feng. We don't seek to develop, we just want to gain a firm foothold. It's better than staying here and waiting to die."

Cui Yong raised his head, his eyes had turned red.

"Were our 40,000 border troops scared away by Lin Feng?"

Song Yi smiled bitterly and said, "General, it's just a strategic shift. How can you say he was scared away?"

"Humph, since you are not afraid, then let's fight Lin Feng."

Cui Yong gritted his teeth and said in hatred.

Song Yi felt a little disappointed.

"General, the morale of the army is unstable at the moment. It is really not appropriate to start a war."

Before Cui Yong could speak, he heard a voice speaking.

"I think you're scared after being beaten. Dad, let's fight Lin Feng to the death right here!"

At some point, Cui Ying walked in.

Song Yi glanced at Cui Ying and saw that she looked angry.

I knew that this woman had suffered injustice at the hands of Lin Feng and was angry, so she said this.

"General, if we don't leave now, it will be too late. The army's morale has been broken. It would be a bad idea to start a war with the Qingshui Army now."

Cui Ying said sarcastically.

"Escape in a panic is the best strategy?"

"General, this is a strategic shift."

"That's nice to say."

Cui Ying scolded.

Song Yi's face turned cold.

"General, if we want to protect the border troops, we have no choice but to transfer them. Otherwise, there will no longer be any border troops in Zhenxi."

Cui Yong was used to hearing Song Yi's words, and now he felt that what he said made sense.

I just can't swallow this anger in my heart, so I'm just venting it on purpose.

After a while, he waved his hands irritably.

"Okay, let's go."

Song Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Cui Yong continued to insist, he would join forces with Kong and Li and force him to surrender.

The sun was setting and the border army camp was in chaos.

All the soldiers were packing up and preparing to set off.

Teams of troops lined up in formation on the parade ground, waiting for the order to set off.

The north gate of the camp was wide open.

General Cui Yong sat on his horse and looked around. He had been stationed here for many years and had long felt dependent on it.

But now, I have to leave in embarrassment.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and shouted.

"go!"

The order to set off was passed down one by one, and the team began to move.

Teams of soldiers quietly poured out of the north gate of the camp and headed eastward.