The atmosphere in Kong Youde's big tent was very depressing, and everyone in the tent looked solemn, and only the lit candles made occasional "crackling" sounds.

Kong Youde stared at Mao Chenglu with an arm hanging on his chest with a gloomy face and said, "In today's siege, Taiban's main force went on a battle, but in the end he returned in a defeat. You can't get rid of the siege lord, what else do you have to say?"

According to Kong Youde's tone, he seemed to take all the blame for the failure of the siege to him and punish him severely. Mao Chenglu's face was a little pale, half because of the pain and half out of anger.

These people were temporarily gathered together because of their interests, and Kong Youde was just the leader elected by everyone.

Mao Chenglu is also an old oil man who has rolled in the oil pan countless times. How could he let Kong Youde throw dirty water on his body at will!

Seeing that the personal guards with him were all behind the battle, Mao Chenglu was then to Kong Youde: "Marson Kong said that the weight was too heavy, and the last general could not afford it. Today, the soldiers of our army were not not desperate. The last general was also responsible for command and dispatch. He once broke through the Pingdu City and attacked the defending troops."

He stared at Kong Youde and continued: "The problem lies with Sun Darong. He led the chariot battalion to attack the opponent's city gate, but ignored the defenders at the city. As a result, he was caught off guard by the defenders at the city with explosives, which directly led to the siege soldiers fleeing, which in turn affected me to attack the soldiers on the city wall. Although the last general had something to do with the failure of the siege, it was not my responsibility. Please ask the general to observe clearly."

Mao Chenglu completely blamed the rebel leader Sun Darong, who had been killed by gunpowder, for no evidence of his death. Even if Kong Youde wanted to seize the handle and kill the chicken to warn the monkey, he had no way to do it.

Kong Youde obviously expected that Mao Chenglu would not submit easily, and he also realized that he could not force the other party too much. If he really wanted to take everything seriously, he would probably have fallen apart long ago.

Although Kong Youde looked gloomy on the surface, he was actually confused and confused. Today, the rebels suffered losses in their troops and generals, which made him realize that Pingdu City was like a difficult bone, and even if it collapsed, it was difficult to chew. Its toughness was comparable to that of Laizhou City. He hesitated whether to continue attacking.

The ultimate goal of leading the rebels out was to rob the grain, grass, money and wealthy town and Dengzhou City to prepare for the need to confront the government army. Now half of his troops are dragged in Laizhou City. If he personally leads this team and is dragged by Pingdu City, the entire army will have no way to come, which will definitely not work.

He questioned Mao Chenglu, which had the intention of intimidating the other party and inquiring. Mao Chenglu's words were very obvious, but he finally gave himself a step.

Kong Youde's tone slowed down and said, "Sun Darong underestimated the enemy and was greedy for merit. Without making good defense, he drove his soldiers to attack the city. He was ridden by the city gate guards. This was indeed the source of our defeat. Now General Sun Darong has been killed and the crimes he committed cannot be held accountable. However, as the commander of the commander of the army to attack the city wall, General Mao cannot be exempted from liability."

Kong Youde stared at Mao Chenglu, who was pale and turned his tone and said, "But now it is the time to use people on the battlefield. This general allows General Mao to make meritorious contributions with his crimes and continue to command the soldiers under his command."

Mao Chenglu raised his heart for a long time and put it in his stomach, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, the general of the General of the United States, for his resignation. The general of the United States is willing to serve the general!"

Kong Youde barely squeezed out a smile and said, "General Mao is injured and does not have to be too polite. Today, our army's attack on the city was not successful, and the losses were serious. Chen Guangfu led two thousand soldiers to attack Xiaohuakou and did not make any progress. Instead, he repeatedly sent people to ask for reinforcements. Now all aspects of the situation are not good for me. Now our army is blocked by Pingdu City, and there are Xiaohuakou defenders behind him intercepted them, and there are obstacles to advance and retreat. I would like to ask all the generals to tell you what measures our army should take next to deal with the situation in front of us."

Cao Shaozhong has been in lingering fear and feels humiliated. Two thousand cavalrymen fight against the opponent's 1,700 heavy infantrymen, not only are they ready to take advantage of them, but they are defeated by the opponent's firearms.

After Kong Youde finished speaking, Cao Shaozhong said: "The army guarding the city is full of firearms. The last general thinks that there will not be too many explosives in the defenders. Our army will continue to attack the city tomorrow, inducing the other party to exhaust the firearms, and then they can take down the city."

Mao Chenglu shook his head and sighed: "Why are you sure that there will be not too many explosives like the defenders? I think it is not difficult for the other party to make this explosive. This thing is like the Divine Fire Flying Crow on a rocket car. It is filled with gunpowder. It can explode if it is ignited. As long as there is enough gunpowder, it can be made in large quantities. This thing is used to defend the city walls and is precisely the nemesis of the siege army."

As he said that, his eyes turned to Kong Youdedao: "Besides, our army lacks large-scale siege facilities, and Western artillery has been destroyed. It is undoubtedly a dream to capture the city in a short period of time with the existing simple siege facilities. It is not advisable to siege the city for a long time, and no one knows when the imperial army will come to encircle and suppress it."

Kong Youde asked casually: "General Mao meant to give up attacking this city?"

Mao Chenglu nodded and said, "Yes, the plan for the present is to withdraw troops and leave this place of right and wrong. Finding a city with weak defense can also get rich rewards. Why do you need to spend your soldiers here!"

Another rebel general present also nodded and said, "After today's defeat, most of the soldiers under his command have been depressed, and they barely attacked the city and increased casualties. The last general also thinks it is better to withdraw the troops as soon as possible."

Kong Youde was a little unwilling to give up. He had heard of the wealth of Pingdu City for a long time. He led his troops to capture Pingdu City with confidence, but who would have encountered a big nail... But Mao Chenglu was right. His soldiers had lost their spirits, their siege equipment was so simple that the Western cannons were destroyed by the other party. At this time, it was indeed not worth the cost to let their soldiers attack the city.

After closing his eyes and weighing the pros and confronting the court with his eyes slowly, Kong Youde slowly opened his triangle eyes and said, "Our army has made the long-term confrontation with the court, so we cannot delay this small Pingdu City. Therefore, our general decided to lead his troops to evacuate this place, which will make the clown in Pingdu City arrogant for a while and come again to avenge his previous shame in the next day."

All the generals in the tent knew that Kong Youde had agreed to withdraw troops from Pingdu City, and this was just to find a way for him, so they all agreed with Kong Youde's decision.

Kong Youde's expression improved slightly. He then said, "No need to delay, the general decided to start evacuating overnight. This will avoid the follow-up harassment of the defenders in Pingdu City."

Mao Chenglu's mentality has returned to normal. They are grasshoppers on the same rope. No one can leave each other. Since Kong Youde said he would not pursue his fault and adopted his correct suggestions, he was obliged to give advice.

He bowed slightly to Kong Youde and said, "The retreat of our army, soldiers, supplies and supplies are all complicated to mobilize, which may arouse suspicion of the defending army and then send troops to chase and kill. Now there is a guardian blocking the retreat on the way our army must go. Therefore, the retreat of the army only requires an illusion, but is secretly preparing for the retreat." General Mao is worried. These generals will make arrangements."

Mao Chenglu asked again: "The general is willing to lead his troops to set off overnight to Xiaohuakou, assist Chen Guangfu in seizing Xiaohuakou, and clear obstacles for the army's retreat."

Kong Youde was very satisfied with Mao Chenglu's cooperation. He narrowed his triangle eyes slightly and smiled: "I am using General Mao. I appointed you as the vanguard and ordered all my soldiers to have a full meal. He went to Xiaohuakou overnight to meet with Chen Guangfu, and strive to annihilate the defenders on the mountain before most of our army arrived."

Mao Chenglu bowed and said, "I will obey the order."

Kong Youde nodded and turned his eyes to Cao Shaozhong and said, "Shaozhong, you lead two thousand cavalry to stay behind the camp to cut off the rear to prevent the city-defense troops from pursuing it. Only when our central army is completely untouched can we lead the army to evacuate."

"The last general obeys the order!" Cao Shaozhong felt his heart thumping. This was an opportunity. If the defending army dared to come and chase it with infantry again, he would definitely lead his cavalry to teach the other party an unforgettable lesson. He consciously found a way to restrain the other party's explosives.

Kong Youde glanced at him and instructed: "You were sent to lead the cavalry to cut off the rear to protect the smooth transfer of my commander and the logistics supplies and food. You should not provoke the battle at will."

Cao Shaozhong bowed and said, "Please rest assured, Marshal, you will definitely not mislead your job."

More than a dozen soldiers from the hunting army were lying in the grass two miles away from the rebel camp, and were monitoring the movements of the rebel camp.

One of the lurking soldiers whispered: "Jiang Touer, these rebels seem to have become honest after today's lessons. We have lurked tonight and have not seen the rebels sending reconnaissance cavalry to this day."

Another cavalryman said, "Yes, why do I think the rebel camp is very quiet? Will the rebels be ready to escape overnight?"

Jiang Yu lay in the grass, gently spit out a bite of grass in his mouth, and waved his hand gently, "Go to the rear camp of the rebels to check and see what tricks the rebels are doing? Dazhu, go take care of the war horses and keep a distance from us."

As he said that, he took the lead in touching the rebel camp. In an incense stick, Jiang Yu led more than a dozen subordinates to the back gate of the rebel camp. He found a figure in the camp from a distance, as if he was transporting loading and unloading supplies. Several war horses were galloping past outside the camp from time to time.

Jiang Yu and others quickly lurked into the grass, looked up and carefully investigated. Through the gates of the camp, they saw that the torches in the rebel camp were clear. Suddenly, the gate of the rebel back camp opened wide, and teams of rebel soldiers marched out of the camp...

Jiang Yu spitted out the grass in his mouth and whispered: "The bastard wants to run away! Let's retreat!"

At this time, in the courtyard of Chen Lilan, the garrison house of Pingdu City, Feng Jian looked at Feng Ning, the eldest son who was still in the room next door with a tired look on his face. Chen Lilan leaned against Feng Jian's arms and fell asleep.

During the day, he defeated the Kong Youde rebels' siege, seized countless weapons and armor, and even captured more than a thousand rebels. Chen Suwen and Fang Zengwei, the leader of Pingdu City, was naturally overjoyed. Chen Suwen was a little better, and he was very confident in Feng Jian.

Fang Zengwei was indeed incredible. He only hoped that Feng Jian's subordinates could defend the city. The fierceness of Kong Youde's rebels had long been circulating. Unexpectedly, after the battle, Feng Jian and his subordinates not only repelled the rebels' attack, but also achieved such great results.

Zhao Shougang Fan Li and his 1,700 soldiers became heroes in the hearts of the people of Pingdu City. When they returned triumphantly, they were welcomed by the people of Pingdu after hearing the good news of victory. Many soldiers were stuffed with eggs in their arms, and many older girls looked at these heroes on the battlefield and expressed their friendship with affection.

Chen heard that Fang Zengwei held a banquet to invite Feng Jian and the commendable soldiers of Zhenshan Camp to celebrate. Fang Zengwei was so happy that he couldn't stop and repelled so many rebels. As the parent official of Pingdu City, he was naturally the first contribution. Therefore, during the meal, he repeatedly expressed his intention to report this good news to the court immediately, and that Feng Jian and his subordinates should not be buried.

Feng Jian was always worried that his son Feng Ning would finally deal with the officials in Pingdu City. Feng Jian claimed the crime to Chen Suo and rushed back to the mansion as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!