"After the discussion between the Governor of Bendu and the two Deputy Governors, as well as referring to the opinions of the city lord, the Governor of Bendu finally decided that this expedition of 150,000 people will be under the full command of Deputy Governor Zhang Qicheng, and the military division will be equipped by Deputy Governor Zhang Qicheng himself, General Chen Feng, General Ye Ming, and General Zhao Long will lead the troops to support Dongzhou!"

After three days of thinking, Xiao Zhan finally made a decision to let Zhang Qicheng, the deputy governor of Dongzhou, lead troops to support the battlefield.

After Qin Tian heard this decision, he could only cry and laugh, and his mood was extremely complicated.

On the one hand, he was glad that his unit was able to participate in the support, and on the other hand, the three generals Chen Feng, Ye Ming, and Zhao Long belonged to three different camps, and it was too difficult for them to work together to defeat the Dragon Clan.

What's more, Qin Tian had long known that Zhang Qicheng and Zhang Zhiwen didn't want to participate in the war and lose their forces.

Now after discussion, or after Xiao Zhan's forcible pressure, Zhang Qicheng and Zhang Zhiwen's troops are going to be taken out to the battlefield, can they do their best?

Before he set out on the expedition, Qin Tian had already made a judgment: this time, after the defeat of the troops of the three major battalions of the Dongzhou Army, the 150,000 city guards would also be defeated!

Qin Tian felt heartache when he thought about it, he didn't have the opportunity and couldn't persuade the higher-ups, so he could only obey orders.

The large army set off the next day, and Qin Tian called his subordinates for a short meeting, emphasizing that orders and prohibitions should be carried out, and everything on the battlefield should be under his command.

This unit, Zhao Lanjin often takes them to train on weekdays, and the content of the training is similar to the content of Qin Tian's previous special forces training, except that their training increases the lethality of True Qi.

Five days later, the 150,000 troops of the city guard army held a majestic departure ceremony, and then the army marched to the Dongzhou River battlefield.

On this way, the city guards kept receiving battle reports from the battlefield, basically the news that the Dongzhou army had been defeated and retreated.

The three major battalions of the Dongzhou Army were constantly defeated and retreated, and the important cities along the Dongzhou River, except for Yangcheng, had basically all fallen into the hands of the Dragon Army.

"You must defend this Yangcheng for me! You go back and tell you General Zuo that if Yangcheng is lost, our city guards will lose the ability to expand eastward, and when the time comes, they will be blocked by the dragon army to the west of the Dongzhou Mountain Range, and they will not have the ability to go east at all, and this battle will not be able to be fought! Tell him, desperately defend me! Hold on to this last hope of victory!"

After Governor Zhang Qicheng set off from the Eastern Capital, the news he received along the way was bad news, and the whole person had lost weight in three days, and he looked exhausted.

Originally, Zhang Qicheng was reluctant to lead his troops to fight, but in the end, after the persuasion of the City Lord's Mansion and Xiao Zhan in turn, almost under coercion and temptation, he mustered up the courage to lead his troops to the Dongzhou River battlefield.

However, his army had not yet reached the Dongzhou River battlefield, and wave after wave of news of defeat made him already cowardly before fighting, and the whole person was not good.

However, the Dongzhou army should still be aware of the importance of Yangcheng, and when the city guards arrived a day later, they managed to hold Yangcheng.

Moreover, the army pursued by the dragon clan, after hearing that hundreds of thousands of reinforcements from the city guards had arrived, withdrew directly and retreated several hundred miles in a hurry.

Now the Dongzhou Army finally has a chance to breathe.

"General Zuo, you have 300,000 troops in the three battalions of the Dongzhou Army, and you lead 100,000 troops, why are there only 20,000 left?"

When Zhang Qicheng led the army into Yangcheng, after hearing the report of General Zuo Jin of the Dongzhou Army's East Battalion, the whole person was so surprised that he stood up directly from his chair.

"The 100,000 troops of the Eastern Battalion, 300,000 of you, against the more than 100,000 people of the Dragon Clan, were beaten to the point that they lost their armor, this Dragon Clan army, is it really so powerful......?

"Zhang Dudu, don't frame us. The brothers of the three battalions of our Dongzhou Army are all fighting bravely to kill the enemy, but the soldiers of the Dragon Clan, I don't know what's going on, they haven't fought for a few years, I didn't expect it to become so strong and belligerent, and the combat power of our soldiers can't keep up with them. I'll admit that this was a mistake in our pre-war estimates, but I don't think anyone would have had a chance of winning against the current dragon army. It's not my responsibility, and it's not the responsibility of the East Daying. ”

After losing the battle, what these guys are best at is passing the buck.

This Zuo Jin is the first to speak, and he does not belong to the city guards, so no matter what he says, Zhang Qicheng really has no reason to blame him, and he can't blame him.

"Now that the war has become like this, it's useless for you to say anything. How many people are left in the other two battalions?" Zhang Qicheng shook his head.

Zuo Jin said: "We were scattered by the dragon army half a month ago, and we fled with our troops and were chased and killed all the way. ”

"The enemy who pursued me the most, and I suffered heavy losses, and now there are less than 20,000 men left. I think there should be at least 30,000 people left in the South and West camps...... Now the spies I sent out to contact them, the dead and the missing, I really don't know where they are and how many of them there are. ”

After speaking, Zuo Jin arched his hands at Zhang Qicheng and said: "Zhang Dudu, now that you are coming with 150,000 city guards, it is the time for you to make meritorious contributions, and I Zuo will congratulate you first." My people have been fighting continuously for the past few months, and now they are tired, so they have to withdraw and rest first, and the defense of Yangcheng will be handed over to you!"

Zuo Jin was about to leave after speaking, but he was stunned for a moment, and when he reacted, he quickly got up and stopped Zuo Jin, and said: "General Zuo, I was ordered to support you, I came with someone, and you actually want to retreat?

"Governor Zhang, I'm sorry, soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, and the order I received is to withdraw to the eastern capital to repair, so that's the only way. ”

Zuo Jin made a businesslike appearance and said: "Governor Zhang, if you have any opinions, you can mention them to our general, I can only retreat before I receive a new order, I'm sorry." ”

Zuo Jin arched his hands as he spoke, and the corners of his mouth turned out to be a little smiling, and said: "Don't worry, Zhang Dudu, I have already inquired clearly, there are less than 100,000 people left in the dragon army, and there are more than 20,000 people who came to attack Yangcheng, and you have 150,000 people, dealing with them is not like chopping melons and vegetables, hehe, the time has come for you to establish meritorious deeds, congratulations!"

Zuo Jin's words carried a hint of ridicule, and he left after speaking, so angry that Zhang Qicheng slapped the table directly in the conference room: "Okay, you Zuo Jin, you dare to sarcastically mock me! The dragon clan is easy to deal with? How can you deal with 20,000 people chased by them like lost dogs! Incompetent! Incompetent to the extreme!"

(End of chapter)