The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 114
"Head, why did the Chu army retreat?"

Standing on a hillside, Shen Peng saw that the Chu army at the foot of the mountain was returning in an orderly manner, and asked Li Jinlong puzzled.

Li Jinlong frowned. It was just a few tentative ambushes, which did not cause much damage to the Chu army at all.

So scared?

If Chu Jun only had this, it would be too disappointing.

A militia scout ran up, walked up to Li Jinlong and cupped his hands and said, "Report to the regiment commander, the brothers are investigating ahead and found that the commander of the Chu army has been seriously injured."

Li Jinlong was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "What's the reason?"

"This subordinate doesn't know." The militia scout shook his head.

"I see, let's investigate again." Li Jinlong nodded and waved his hand.

"Here." The militia scout bowed his hands.

Hearing this information, Shen Peng stepped forward and asked, "Regimental Commander, the commander of the first army should be heavily guarded. He didn't hit the commander of the Chu army in the several ambushes just now. Why is he injured now? Could it be that he was bitten by a poisonous snake or insect? "

"It's possible." Li Jinlong nodded, but couldn't explain otherwise.

"Then what should we do?" Shen Peng said.

"If the enemy retreats, I will pursue." Li Jinlong's mouth curled up slightly.

"But the Lord asked us to ambush, consume the opponent, and avoid a head-on fight. Will the retreat of the Chu army at this moment cause us to take the initiative to attack?" Shen Peng asked worriedly.

"It's possible." Li Jinlong frowned and thought for a while, and then said: "Anyway, let's catch up and see the situation first. If the commander of the Chu Army is really seriously injured and we don't attack, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity?"

"Here." Shen Penggong said defensively.

Dahan Village, the center of the town.

Su Lin sat on the chief seat and wrote down the planning strategy of the village on the bamboo slips with a brush.

The population continues to grow, and there are plans to reclaim more mountainous land near the three villages to plant sweet potatoes, peanuts and other crops.

Plant fruit trees, walnuts, etc. in areas with barren land. These do not require special care. You can just sow the seeds and wait for harvest.

Development is inseparable from population. If you want to increase population rapidly, you have to go out and occupy several cities.

But the current strength is not enough. The total population is less than 2000 people, and only 800 people can fight. This number is not enough to conquer the city.

It still needs to develop slowly.

The safest way is to gather refugees and beggars from all over the place, and to upgrade and increase the upper limit of recruitable population.

Develop in this way for a few years first, and then expand outward after the number of people increases.

"My lord, do you think Captain Li can win?" asked Li Erni who was next to him.

Su Lin shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't expect him to win, as long as he consumes the opponent's strength, it will be easier for us to defend in the village."

Li Erni asked: "You see, my lord, why are you not in a hurry at all?"

The Chu army came with more than 2000 people, four times the number of the Qin army last time.

The fight last time was very difficult, and Su Lin was very nervous. This time, the number of enemies is more, but he is not nervous.

"The combat power of the Qin army is different from that of the Chu army this time. A large number of people doesn't mean anything. What counts in marching and fighting is not the number but the morale, and the determination to fight to the death."

"The ones who came this time were not the elite of Chu, but some old and weak soldiers. In order to protect our homeland, our people's morale is much higher than that of the Chu army. Besides, there are defensive weapons such as arrow towers. In the end, the Chu army will definitely be defeated." Facing the difficulties, retreat." Su Lin said slowly.

"The guard of Xun City really overestimated his capabilities. If he dared to trouble us, they would never come back." Li Erni also began to feel confident.

Su Lin pointed at her with a chuckle.

There were hurried footsteps outside the door, and the militiaman knelt down on one knee after entering.

He cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the Chu army retreated for unknown reasons, and Commander Li sent troops to pursue it."

These are the militiamen who come to deliver battle reports from the front, every half hour.

"what?"

Surprised, Su Lin quickly stood up.

The situation of the enemy ahead is unknown, and I am afraid that Li Jinlong will fall into the enemy's trap.

After all, Zhang Jie, the guard of Xuncheng, is also a seasoned general, so he must never underestimate the enemy.

"Send an order to tell Li Jinlong not to advance rashly." Su Lin was worried that Li Jinlong was eager to make contributions, so he would advance rashly.

"The little one has already caught up with the Chu army before he came, and now he may have fought against each other. I'm afraid there is no way to stop him." The militiaman said helplessly.

Whether or not there were telephones in this era, communication was transmitted entirely by foot power.

It would take at least half an hour to send someone to Li Jinlong from here, and it was too late.

"That's all, let Li Jinlong figure it out." Su Lin sighed and sat down. Now he could only trust Li Jinlong.

The militiamen retreated.

Li Erni said anxiously: "My lord, did Captain Li forget what the lord said before, and he fell into the enemy's trap because of his devotion to meritorious deeds?"

"I don't think so. After all, Li Jinlong only leads 500 people. Even if he is eager to make contributions, he will not fight head-on with 500 people and 2000 people." Su Lin frowned.

Li Erni said: "Yes, if Captain Li falls into the trap, then our village will be under great pressure."

Once Li Jinlong's 500 people were eaten up, the number of people in the village could not be replenished in a short time, and the pressure on defense would be great.

Su Lin, who was not worried at first, was faintly worried.

Half an hour later, the messenger militia came to report again.

"My lord, Captain Li and his brothers have already started fighting with the Chu army, but the details of the battle are unknown." The militiamen clasped their hands.

"Understood, let's go down." Su Lin waved his hand.

After the militiamen retreated, Su Lin walked back and forth in the hall, feeling very uneasy.

There is no way to know what the fighting situation is like outside, and there is nothing we can do now except wait here.

The news quickly spread in the village.

A lot of people gathered at Wei Qi's house, all of them came from Shangyu County, and they were also in a state of panic at the moment.

If Li Jinlong is defeated and the village can no longer hold on, one can imagine their fate.

So get together and discuss a way out.

"Seventh brother, have you heard? That old boy Li Jinlong actually took people to fight against Chu Jun. I don't know if his brain was kicked by a donkey. Can those hundreds of people fight?"

"Yes, yes. If Li Jinlong loses, our village's defensive strength will be much weaker. What should we do once it is breached by the Chu army?"

These people were chattering, wanting Wei Qi to give him an idea.

"Cough cough."

Wei Qi was sitting in the main seat, and coughed softly with his fists in his mouth.

Everyone stopped discussing and waited to hear what Wei Qi had to say.

Wei Qi put down his hands, looked at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Although it's the rest time, you all come to my place. If you let the lord know, it will inevitably cause the lord's dissatisfaction. Do you want me to be punished?"

"Seventh brother, we have no other choice, do you want to ask for an idea?" A person next to him laughed.

"Yeah, everyone came here because they didn't know what to do. Don't blame Seventh Brother."

This group is still dominated by Wei Qi, not only because of Wei Qi's previous position in Shang Yu.

Wei Qi also has the highest position, so he should be the leader of the Shang Yu faction.

"Hey, don't worry, the village has such a powerful defensive weapon. Even if Li Jinlong loses, the Chu army won't be able to get in." Wei Qi said firmly.

In my heart, I believe that Su Lin's future achievements are limitless, and it is impossible to fall into this small failure.

"Not afraid of ten thousand, just in case." The man whispered.

Snapped.

Wei Qi slammed the table and yelled angrily: "If you are afraid, you can leave now, and you don't even think about it. How did we get here? We have been wanted by the Qin State and become the remnants of the rebellion. Only the Lord takes us in." , you not only don’t want to repay, but also think about your own retreat?”

"The village is our last escape route. As long as we defend the village, we will be safe. If we fail to defend it, we will die everywhere."

"If you let me hear such words again, don't blame me for not treating him as a brother!"

The last sentence is very serious.

"Since the seventh brother has said so, the brothers must perform their duties in the future, and don't think about anything else."

"Yeah yeah."

There are few people in this group, Wei Qi got angry, and was so frightened that he quickly expressed his opinion.

It's not the last moment in Dahan Village, it's too early to say slip, maybe it can be held.

"Hey, what should I do now, why are you going?" Wei Qi waved his hand impatiently to chase away people.

(End of this chapter)