Chapter 317 Losa’s Decision

"What do they want to do?"

After the 80,000-strong Gray Army stopped 50 kilometers away from the surrounding cities of Shiwanda Mountain, everyone felt baffled.

The bosses at the Northern Arms Department were a little confused. After three battles and three victories, the opponent was now in full swing. Admit it or not, the 30,000 regular soldiers who rushed in could not stop them at all. After that, if the opponent makes several more turns, it is very possible to break through the exhausted defense line here.

But just at this critical moment, the opponent stopped and set up camp...

However, regardless of thinking about the conspiracy inside, all the bosses let out a long sigh of relief. In any case, the other party's pause meant that they could not enter the city for the time being. In this way, the pressure on the front line will undoubtedly be much smaller.

While rejoicing at this result, they frantically mobilized their troops. It wasn't until almost 60,000 to 70,000 regular soldiers were mobilized, and the two sides were almost equal in numbers, that the big stone in the hearts of the big bosses really fell into place.

Among them, there was no movement on the Gray Army's side except for continuing to consolidate their defenses and sending out scouts to delineate the battle line.

The gray-clothed army didn't attack, and the regular soldiers certainly wouldn't cause trouble. They didn't even yell at the enemy, they just stayed in front.

This result is inevitable. The Armament Department is not clear about the strange situation of the Gray Army, but they all know that the soldiers blocking the road are all frontline reserve troops. It would be best if they can avoid attrition.

As a result, in this barren mountain and ridge, nearly 200,000 soldiers formed a strange confrontation several miles apart. Undercurrent...

…

Afternoon, Stan City.

"Tang, what do Aunt Luosha and the others want to do?" Putting down the latest information in his hands, Josiah frowned and asked the same doubts as the big bosses at the Arms Department.

Shaking his head, Tang En pinched his chin: "I don't know, there is too little information for analysis."

Both Tang En and Joshua have been away from the station for some time. During this period, due to the three encirclement and suppression campaigns, the two sides were completely in a closed state and could not transmit news at all. In this case, naturally we don't know the inside story.

Josiah also knew this, and she asked this question completely subconsciously. Then she put her chin on her hands, squinted her eyes and smiled: "Haha, but no matter what, Tang, I feel that we are getting closer and closer to success this time. It’s close.”

Tang En did not deny it, nodded and sighed: "Thank you for this perfect opportunity...or maybe you should say thank you to the wild tribe."

"Ha, yes, thank you to the Savage Tribe." Josiah stuck out his tongue and smiled.

Everyone knows that if the barbarian tribe had not launched this rare major attack. The 80,000 Gray Army troops will not be taken seriously by the Bran Empire at all. Even if the Armaments Department is unable to handle it and gets anxious, tens of thousands of people from the three frontline legions will be transferred back to the Gray Army. Yijun settled down.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while. In fact, it was basically Josiah who said that she was looking forward to the situation when the Gray Army invaded the city. Tang En was not too interested, so after a while, he put on a white-brimmed four-cornered hat. ,ready to go out.

"Which noble party are you attending this time?" Josiah was born in a noble family, so he naturally knew that such attire was used for attending parties. The ten people she sent over have been training with Tang En for nearly a month, and now is the time for practice.

"Ha, Baron Sheridan got a new horse in the city, so he held this party." Tang En spread his hands, "Of course, this is the superficial reason. In fact, he wants to have a tryst with the wife of a wealthy businessman... Ha, you guys The aristocratic circle likes to do such pleasant things. Well, do you want to go?"

"Forget it, I won't go... Well, let's bring some desserts back. I haven't eaten them for a long time and I miss the taste." He waved his hand. Now is a special period. There are a lot of desserts here. There are things to deal with, so it is naturally impossible to attend such a boring party.

"It's not like I have no money. My current status is that of an out-of-town noble, and I am a respectable person anyway. To steal desserts..." Tang En smoothed down his gorgeous robes, relaxed his body, raised his head slightly, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

After a few actions, Josiah's eyes lit up. Of course she was familiar with this standard aristocratic posture that seemed both elegant and approachable, but also arrogant and indifferent.

However, this image collapsed as Tang En spread his hands and showed his usual evil smile: "Okay, it's quite interesting to do it occasionally. Well, wait and see me return from sweeping the desserts from the table."

He waved grandly and walked out of the house with ambitious steps. People who didn't know better thought that this nobleman was going to negotiate a big deal.

"Haha..." Such a gap caused Joshua behind him to cover his mouth and chuckle.

Walking through the hall in front of the house, Tang En slowed down his steps, squinted his eyes and raised his head, looking at the bleak sun outside the gap in the eaves, and let out a slight breath... In fact, when he was answering Josiah's question just now, Tang En was thinking I had a guess, but in the end I didn’t say it for some reasons.

Tang En remembered hearing Josiah talk about the purpose of the Gray Army when he first joined. The content of these purposes is quite practical, and is especially beneficial to the common people at the bottom. But if you analyze it carefully, you will find that none of these purposes touch on a key issue. For example, one of them is that civilians participate in political power... Whose political power is it? Of course it's Bran's.

In this way, it is not difficult to understand the current actions of the Gray Army. Luo Sha led the Gray Army for more than ten years and followed the path of rebellion. But Tang En could tell from her usual words and deeds that Losa had no intention of overthrowing the Bran Empire. The purpose of launching the army now is probably to use this opportunity to force Bran to negotiate and finally achieve the above-mentioned purpose.

Tang En had reservations about this point. He came from this world and had seen too much history of "recruitment", but in the end there was no good result.

Of course, it is not necessarily true that Losa's decision was wrong.

After all, the history of another world is different from the history of this world, so just apply it in general terms. Furthermore, the Bran Empire seems to be too huge, and although the Gray Army is developing well now, it is still incomparable with this behemoth. Under normal circumstances, no one would be optimistic that the Gray Army could compete. But now this behemoth encountered a powerful enemy, and the gray-clothed army took the opportunity to attack, which undoubtedly seized a good opportunity... No matter from which point of view, Luo Sha's decision was correct.

Phew... Shaking his head, Tang En dispersed the thoughts in his mind. Right or wrong, let’s see the results. Moreover, these have little to do with me...

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At night, on Shiwanda Mountain, the gray-clothed army is temporarily stationed.

The candlelight flickered in the Chinese army tent.

"Chief, the opportunity now is beneficial to us, we can't let it go!"

"Well, I know it's beneficial..."

"This is seeking skin from a tiger. Once it backfires, the consequences will be serious!"

"Well, I understand..."

"Chief, please think about it more."

"Okay, I will consider it..."

Luo Sha sent several ministers away with a smile, but the faces of those people were not so relaxed. Some were hesitant to speak, some frowned, and others were worried.

Obviously, the previous conversation between the two parties was not very pleasant, but Luo Sha still had great authority in the Gray Army. In the end, none of them said anything more, and after sighing a few times, they bowed and left.

Watching a few people disappear, the smile on Luo Sha's face slowly disappeared. She pursed her lips, raised her head and exhaled into the mountain wind. Finally, she clenched her fists and opened the door curtain.

"leader!"

Luo Sha turned around and saw Ou Meng, dressed in military uniform, walking quickly in the darkness.

"Old Marshal Oumeng... Well, come in and talk." Opening the door curtain, Luo Sha walked in first.

The tent is very simple, with only a makeshift table, benches and an oil lamp. Oh, and there is Zuo Fan in the shadow of the corner, but he has never had any sense of presence.

As soon as Ou Meng entered the tent, he immediately bowed and said: "Chief, the previous chaos has been investigated clearly. It was a dispute between a few drunken officers, and some of his soldiers joined in. Well, no swords were used, and now they have all been killed. Tie him up. I am incompetent in controlling you. Please punish me, the leader."

"Old Marshal, it's serious. It's just a quarrel. Where's the punishment?" Luosha helped Omen and asked casually, "Is it about whether to break into the city?"

"Well, yes!" Ou Meng hesitated for a moment and then replied.

"It's the same thing again... It seems that my leader is standing opposite everyone this time." Shaking his head slightly, Luo Sha's face looked a little gloomy.

"No, it's because they don't understand the leader's hard work."

"Old Marshal, sit down." Luo Sha gave a noncommittal wry smile, stretched out his hand for a moment, and then sat back on the bench.

After a slight silence, Luo Sha said: "Actually, they thought well. The battle on the front line is fierce. If we attack here, we should be able to capture a few cities. If the situation is good, maybe we can fight against Bran. But. ...Old Marshal Oumeng, you were invited by me. Before joining the Gray Army, we once captured a city."

Omen nodded: "I've heard about this."

"Yes, everyone knows the result. The city was destroyed, the leader was killed, and only a thousand remnants of the army rushed out. At that time, few people mentioned the situation in the city, and the old people at that time have almost died now... I know that there were controls when entering the city on the first day of the new year, and the leaders also told them not to disturb the people. So those gray-clothed soldiers rushed into the homes of nobles and wealthy businessmen, killed the original owners, robbed gold and silver, and abused women. ... Unable to stop it, some direct relatives of the leaders also joined. But there were only so many things. Those with more power grabbed more, and those with less power grabbed less. Those ordinary soldiers and people had nothing, so they started to invade. Entering the city's houses...I also killed some people who acted arbitrarily, but it was already too late, and conflicts arose, and the soldiers began to fight..."

"It was miserable and chaotic... In fact, even if the army didn't come back later, we were already close to the edge of collapse. Maybe this is what Tang En said before about the limitations of civilians! It is not easy for the Gray Army to have the current situation. I I don’t know if this situation will happen if our troops enter... I don’t dare to bet. To be honest, I don’t know if the decision to seek skin from a tiger is correct. Old Marshal, I don’t want to make the same mistake again..."

Oumeng was silent for a while, then stood up and saluted: "Don't worry, leader, no matter what decision you make, the army and I will always be on your side!"

This is an extremely heavyweight commitment, and Ou Meng is also qualified to make this commitment. Among the soldiers of the Gray Army, the old marshal held a pivotal position.

Luo Sha was not surprised and nodded lightly, then shrugged and said with a smile: "My decision may not be right... Haha, it would be great if Tang En was here, he can always see further than me."

Ou Meng chuckled and nodded: "Haha, that kid has a bit of a weird idea. Well, with the previous division of troops, plus the assistance from Gray Space, the messenger should have rushed out, and I hope he will I can work things out with Josiah.”

"Both of them...well, no problem."

…………(To be continued.)