The Savage Lady Wants to Kill Me! Reborn on the Path of Cultivation

Duan Tianyang felt a pang of grief in his heart. He nodded deeply and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Lord Lu, please rest assured. I will definitely take good care of your sister..."

A gentle light flashed in Lu Yun's eyes, and he whispered softly: "In this way, I can...feel at ease..."

His raised hand gradually drooped weakly, and his originally wide-open eyes were gradually covered by a dead gray.

"My lord..." The people around cried out in pain, knelt down on the ground and cried bitterly.

Guan Hu and others who were standing outside the crowd also knelt on one knee, their eyes moist, and silently took off their helmets.

Amid the cries of the crowd, a soldier suddenly stood up, walked to Duan Tianyang, knelt on one knee, and said with his hands clasped, "Sir Duan, please hand over that bastard Zhao Xuan to me. I will use his head to commemorate your heroic spirit!"

His words rang out like thunder in everyone's heart. The soldiers of the Xihui Army bowed to Duan Tianyang and requested loudly: "Please give the order to cut this bastard into pieces and avenge Lord Lu!"

Duan Tianyang wiped the tears from his eyes, his expression turned solemn, and he assured everyone in a deep voice: "Everyone, please rest assured, I will definitely give you an explanation!"

Before he finished speaking, a member of the Hidden Martial Hall walked in from outside the door, came to Duan Tianyang's side, and whispered in his ear: "Brother Tian, ​​the rebels have retreated ten miles away."

Duan Tianyang asked sharply, "How many people do they have now?"

The member responded quietly: "The number of people after the retreat is the same as before the retreat."

"No one escaped?" Duan Tianyang frowned slightly, expressing his doubt.

"There were no deserters." The members of Yinwutang said affirmatively.

Duan Tianyang sighed secretly. He didn't know much about Zhao Xuan, but he was well aware of the other party's strict military discipline.

Even after being captured, not a single one of the more than 10,000 rebels escaped. They didn't look like rebels at all, they were simply well-trained regular troops!

He rolled his eyes and asked curiously, "How much do you know about Zhao Xuan? What is his background?"

A Xihui Army soldier replied, "Master Duan, Zhao Xuan was born a commoner and served in the Second Corps of Xuanhuang City. I heard that he was severely punished because he was dissatisfied with his superiors and often disobeyed orders, and was eventually exiled to Xiguan."

Zhao Xuan came from the Second Corps of Xuanhuang City, which was famous for its strict military discipline. It is not difficult to understand why he is so good at military affairs.

Duan Tianyang stood up and said firmly, "Xihui City is not out of danger yet. Killing Zhao Xuan at this moment will undoubtedly arouse the anger of the rebels. The rebels may counterattack at any time, which is extremely disadvantageous to us. Zhao Xuan is in our hands. As long as he is still alive, the rebels will not dare to act rashly. Generals, please put the overall situation first and don't lose the big picture because of small things."

These words made the generals of the Xihui Army fall into deep thought, and they felt that Duan Tianyang's words made sense.

Lu Panpan could hardly control her emotions. She looked at Duan Tianyang with tears in her eyes and asked in a choked voice, "My elder brother died heroically for the country. Shouldn't his revenge be taken?"

Duan Tianyang consoled him, "It's not that we won't report it, but as officials appointed by the imperial court, we must consider not only our own safety, but also the life and death of the people of the entire city."

"But my brother is dead..."

Duan Tianyang whispered. "Don't worry," he said firmly, "I will definitely avenge Lord Lu! But not now."

His eyes were determined, and he continued, "Now, I must return to the army and discuss the next battle with the soldiers."

After saying this, his gaze lingered on Lu Yun's body for a long time. After taking a deep breath, he walked out resolutely.

Upon seeing this, the generals of the Xihui Army exchanged glances with each other, and then followed Duan Tianyang away.

The monk army has now entered Qilin City and joined forces with the remaining 2,000 Xihui troops to defend the city. The central army camp is temporarily set up in an unmanned mansion in the city.

Duan Tianyang set up a sand table in the hall of the mansion, and he and the generals of the Bhikkhu Army and the Xihui Army stood around the sand table.

Duan Tianyang led the generals and carefully sorted out the whole story of the war in Qilin City.

He knew very well that only by deeply understanding the enemy could he win every battle.

Studying the enemy's tactics is not only a process of understanding the enemy, but also a valuable learning opportunity.

He pointed at the sand table and explained: "This is Qilin City, and this is the rebel camp. In the past ten days, the rebels have been attacking the city continuously."

"Master Duan is right," a Xihui army general named Hugo added, "but the rebels' offensive is not strong. Most of the time they use catapults to carry out long-range attacks to destroy our city defenses."

"Zhao Xuan must have known that Qilin City's defenses were strong and that a strong attack would be difficult. Even if successful, the rebels would pay a heavy price. Therefore, in the past ten days, he only used harassment and feint attacks to create the illusion that the rebels were weak and could not be defeated after a long attack, so as to pave the way for the subsequent "luring the snake out of its hole" strategy."

After Duan Tianyang's analysis, the Xihui Army members woke up from their dreams.

Hu Ge stamped his feet angrily and sighed, "It turns out that Zhao Xuan had planned this from the beginning. He is so cunning!"

Guan Hu asked curiously, "Brother Tian, ​​Zhao Xuan placed so much straw in the military camp. Where did the straw come from? It can't be brought by the army, right?"

Duan Tianyang shook his head. He was confused as to where Zhao Xuan got so much straw that it could cover the entire military camp.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly said: "Although Zhao Xuan is proficient in military tactics, he knows nothing about the arrival of our army..."

Guan Hu's eyes rolled, and he said, "Brother Tian, ​​this just confirms Mr. Wen's speculation. The rebels are not working together, but each has its own agenda. Previously, we fought with Li Mian's men in Liuhe Town, and a battalion of soldiers was annihilated. Li Mian could not have failed to notice it. But he did not inform Zhao Xuan of the news that our army was heading to Qilin City, which at least shows that there is a rift between Li Mian and Zhao Xuan."

Duan Tianyang looked at Guan Hu with approval. He didn't expect that Guan Hu had learned to think. At the same time, he also sincerely admired Wen Daozun's intelligence.

Long before his army set out for Xihui City, Wen Daozun had already seen through the many contradictions within the rebel army and asserted that they would win the battle. And the development of the battle was indeed as he expected.

Duan Tianyang pondered for a moment, then told Guan Hu, "Tiger, go and bring Zhao Xuan here. I have a few questions for him."

"Yes, Brother Tian." Guan Hu agreed and then turned and walked out of the room.

Not long after, Guan Hu brought Zhao Xuan to the hall.