Chapter 579 of the text The Shu army was defeated

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The words of the strategist in the army were indeed said in a timely manner, which made Zhang Guangwu feel like he was being drunk, and then he suddenly realized!

Indeed, no matter how many troops were lost before, no matter how crushing the army was, it was already irreparable, and since it was impossible to change the established facts, the most important thing at the moment was the need to stabilize the situation. △

After realizing this, Zhang Guangwu immediately collected his mood, calmed down and thought about it, and then immediately ordered a general of the battalion to lead 10,000 Shu troops to rush to the front line to meet the army.

However, less than an hour later, Zhang Guangwu, who was standing on the high platform in the camp and looking at the battle in the distance, saw an abnormal situation that shocked him extremely - there were a large number of soldiers of the Shu army, who were fleeing back quickly to the base camp, and one by one they had lost their military demeanor, like rats that had broken their guts.

This abnormal scene made Zhang Guangwu shocked and angry! These were actually his soldiers?

Zhang Guangwu, who had fought on the battlefield for many years and had made many military exploits, naturally could not tolerate such a thing, so with an angry face, he immediately issued a new military order -- rectify the morale of the army!

Zhang Guangwu ordered the supervising team to immediately go out to enforce military law and rectify military discipline, on the one hand, to collect the defeated troops, and on the other hand, to severely deal with those soldiers and generals who were extremely unstable by the enemy's instigation in front of the whole army, so as to stabilize the morale of the army as quickly as possible in the face of this great chaos, and to uphold military discipline, so as not to cause turmoil in the whole army.

At the same time, the Xinghua army pursued the soldiers of the Shu army who had fled in the rear, and it could be said that there was no way to retreat, and there was no way to advance.

However, the situation on the battlefield is still changing rapidly.

Just when the Shu army thought that the pursuing Xinghua army was going to rush into the Shu army's camp, the Xinghua army's move showed an unexpected change -- when they pursued the Shu army's defeated troops to the outside of the Shu army's camp, they came to an abrupt halt! Although the Xinghua army was still assembled outside the Shu army's camp and showed no signs of retreating, it finally did not take advantage of the victory to pursue. Homeopathic attack camp.

This made Zhang Guangwu puzzled. He guessed that perhaps at this time, the Xinghua army stopped attacking and stationed outside the camp, but it was not yet known about the situation in the Shu army camp. But no matter what the further plans of the Xinghua army were, Zhang Guangwu was the only one who could be sure. Even if the enemy is eyeing the enemy, he must not slack off.

The first task at this moment is to count how many troops are left in the Shu army. So, Zhang Guangwu immediately ordered someone to deal with the matter quickly.

At this time, Zhang Guangwu had an even more headache, it turned out that less than 10,000 of the 50,000 troops sent out earlier remained!

This huge gap made Zhang Guangwu suddenly feel like the world was spinning. Lightheaded. This is a fact that is hard to accept.

Zhang Guangwu was already chilling in his heart, and almost subconsciously, he immediately asked the lieutenant general and colonel: "How many troops are left in our whole army?"

"Thirty-eight thousand men. The school replied.

Of the 100,000 troops, half of them were lost, and Zhang Guangwu was like a mourner. Such a loss also means that the 100,000 troops of the Shu army are no longer vigorous.

Zhang Guangwu never expected it. His iron horse and lion would have such an end. This was a far cry from his estimates, far from his ambitions.

But even if you have to face such a loss. As the general of Yunzhou, Zhang Guangwu, who had made a lot of military achievements in the past, was at odds with reason and emotion at this time - he knew that he had to give the whole army an order to retreat at this time in order to keep the remaining troops. Even if he makes a comeback. But every time he opened his mouth to speak, he was like a fish in his throat, and he was never silent.

"Dashuai, we might as well withdraw our troops back to Shucheng and regroup. Let's fight again. Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood, please ...... the general Think twice. The strategists around him seemed to see Zhang Guangwu's concerns and hesitations clearly, and spoke to Zhang Guangwu at the right time.

Even if this truth is not explained, how can Zhang Guangwu not understand the reason? Finally, Zhang Guangwu sighed helplessly and said, "Let's withdraw our troops." ”

The military order, followed by nearly 40,000 Shu troops abandoned the camp and turned around and withdrew to Shucheng.

The Xinghua Army, which was stationed outside the camp, did send scouts to secretly investigate the affairs of the Shu army's camp tent, so they quickly learned the news that the Shu army abandoned the camp and fled, and immediately reported it to the headquarters.

When Qin Zhengguo heard this, the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a meaningful smile, and he said to himself: "The commander of the Shu army knows what to do, and chooses to retreat, and sure enough, the one who knows the times is a handsome man." However, I'm afraid that if you want to end, it's not so light. ”

Qin Zhengguo thought to himself, if he let the tens of thousands of troops of the Shu army leave like this, wouldn't that mean that he would not kill the enemy completely and suffer from it? Who can be sure that he will not regroup and make a comeback to avenge today's humiliation? Therefore, he will not let these remnants of the Shu army have a chance to come to the Xinghua army endlessly to settle accounts.

"Order! A thousand soldiers of the Xinghua Baomin Army crossed the Shu army and set up a barrier in front of it, killing and wounding the enemy as much as possible. ”

"I personally led two thousand soldiers of the Xinghua Army to pursue the Shu army behind. ”

"Order! All the scouts of the Xinghua Army can attack freely and harass the Shu army. ”

"Order! Allied People's Army, clean up the battlefield, manage the prisoners. ”

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In this way, Qin Zhengguo grasped the military plane, and in order to prevent the Shu army from having a chance to escape, he quickly issued an order to let the Xinghua army intercept the Shu army with all its might.

Two days later.

It seems like it's not just two days, it's been two years. Zhang Guangwu walked slowly on the way back physically and mentally exhausted, his face was blue and unhappy.

Zhang Guangwu really didn't expect that since he ordered the withdrawal of the army, in the past two days, the Shu army has tried its best to hurry, and after several setbacks, it has only walked more than 200 miles, and it is still far away from their destination Shucheng. Not only that, these two days are almost the most difficult period of time in Zhang Guangwu's life, because he has been tortured and wants to die.

Originally, Zhang Guangwu thought that it was enough shame for him to order a retreat, but he just insisted that victory and defeat were a common thing in soldiers, and he just hoped that he would be able to raise troops again in the near future. But unexpectedly, he just wanted to retreat, and he couldn't retreat properly. After they left the front-line camp, the Xinghua army immediately pursued and followed, and as if they were crazy, they appeared from time to time to block and harass them, making the Shu army always unable to defend against it.

For this reason, Zhang Guangwu can only see the moves. While retreating, he sent a small detachment of the Shu army to break the rear. However, even if the Shu army wanted to fight back, it would not be easy.

If the squad sent out had sent more men, it would have been difficult to find the enemy's traces. I don't know why the whereabouts of the Xinghua Army can be so secret, but if we send fewer people, so that the Xinghua Army will not hide because of their intention to fight back, it will not help, because the small detachment sent will be swallowed by the Xinghua Army in one bite, and the small team will only end up with no return.

In this way, the Shu army seemed to be played by the Xinghua army in applause, and in these short two days, the Shu army lost nearly 10,000 soldiers.

So. At this moment, Zhang Guangwu, who had repeatedly received bad news, was like a walking corpse, although he was walking on the way back to the main city, he had to be vigilant at all times, his nerves were tense, and he kept an eye on the changes around him at any time, in case the Xinghua army suddenly attacked again...... Repeatedly. Zhang Guangwu was naturally physically and mentally exhausted.

Bang bang bang...... Just when Zhang Guangwu felt tired, suddenly. Out of nowhere, there was another terrifying gunshot!

Zhang Guangwu was suddenly excited, and immediately opened his eyes wide, trying to follow the sound!

After a while, a soldier ran over.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Guangwu asked.

"Dian Jun Sima, dead. The soldier's face was like ashes. With difficulty, another piece of bad news came out.

Zhang Guangwu sighed. The enemy was hiding in the shadows hundreds of miles away, and the Shu army was almost helpless. Last time, Zhang Guangwu sent more than 300 scouts in order to expel the assassins. As a result, three hundred scouts. When he returned, there was not one out of ten.

"The Xinghua Army is too difficult!" Zhang Guangwu was really tired. He even had some hope that the Xinghua army would immediately show up and fight them openly, even if they died here, it would be better than being played by the enemy like this.

"If there were more senior professionals in the military, we wouldn't be so passive. The strategist beside him said.

Zhang Guangwu sighed, didn't he know the words of the strategist.

However, Yunzhou is a border state of Xia Kingdom, and there are not many high-level professionals here. A year ago, Dongli invaded Yunzhou, and many of the high-ranking professionals in Yunzhou died. The people who did not die also left Yunzhou with General Bai Qi and made meritorious contributions.

"Talent is rare. Zhang Guangwu said helplessly.

Next, for three consecutive days, the Shu army was so difficult that it didn't even have a chance to sleep and rest...... It was not until they reached a county town that the Xinghua army stopped the pursuit.

At this time, Zhang Guangwu entered the county seat with only 20,000 defeated soldiers, relying on the city wall of the county seat, which could be regarded as safe. However, this also meant that the Shu army gave up nearly half of the territory of Yunzhou.

The news of the defeat of the Shu army also spread throughout Yunzhou.

Up and down Yunzhou, people are panicking.

Qin Zhengguo once again sent someone to send a letter of state, emphasizing the purpose of the Xinghua Baomin Army: to count the crimes of Shucheng officials, demand the release of innocent citizens of the Xinghua Empire, and severely punish the corrupt officials of the Xia State!

Because the Xia court was very concerned about the war in Yunzhou, it sent a lot of secret agents to pay close attention. Therefore, the news of the defeat of the Shu army and the heavy losses quickly spread to Zhongzhou. Emperor Tang Longhui also learned the news of the defeat of the Shu army and the contents of the national letter of Xinghua.

"Bastard!" Tang Longhui scolded the Yunzhou officials in front of the important ministers.

"Your Majesty is angry!" Xiao Dongliang, the prime minister of the Xia Kingdom, said: "Now, you should do your best to verify the war situation in Yunzhou. ”

"A year ago, I had just ascended the throne, sent troops into Yunzhou, and expelled the Dongli army. Unexpectedly, only a year later, Yunzhou lost its land again, and the officials in Yunzhou were not a group of mediocre officials?" Yunzhou is in chaos, which will disrupt his plans. Back then, Tang Longhui finally defeated the two brothers and successfully ascended the throne. However, the remnants are still there, and the dragon chair under Tang Longhui's seat is not stable, and he still needs a general to guard the Quartet of Xia Kingdom. The defeat of the war in Yunzhou forced Tang Longhui to transfer troops from other places.

Tang Longhui lost his temper and asked the Ministry of War: "Where can we send troops to the war?"

"Zhongzhou, Liangzhou, and Jiangzhou can all draw soldiers and horses!" replied the secretary of the military department.

"Zhongzhou is the capital of the country, and too many soldiers and horses cannot be transferred; Liangzhou cannot be transferred to resist the Liao State in the north; this time, Jiangzhou soldiers and horses will be the mainstay, and 50,000 Jiangzhou troops will be transferred into Yunzhou. At the same time, General Yunzhou was ordered to continue to recruit troops. Ministers, who do you think will be appointed as the commander of Yunzhou?" Tang Longhui said.

As soon as the emperor's words came out, the ministers in the court knew that the emperor was dissatisfied with the general of Yunzhou and wanted to change the commander.

"The minister recommends General Bai Qi!" said Prime Minister Xiao Dongliang.

"General Bai Qi has a heavy responsibility to suppress the Yi people in Haizhou. The Emperor replied.

"The minister recommended General Zhenbei to be captured, he has rich experience in the enemy and is good at grasping the overall situation. The military department Shangshu said.

Tang Longhui thought about Meng's achievements in his heart, and nodded in agreement, "Then appoint Mengshu as the governor of Yunzhou, the commander-in-chief of Yunzhou's military, and annihilate the Xinghua army." ”

"Weichen Qi, it is rumored that the Yunzhou War was triggered by the greed of Ouyang Deren, the prefect of Shucheng, and the wealth of the Chinese businessmen, he is the official of Shucheng's parents, no matter what, he has a heavy responsibility, please order a strict investigation. "An imperial historian stood up to report Ouyang Deren.

"Zhun Song, send an inspector of the imperial history, and go to Yunzhou to verify the situation. Tang Longhui said.

Yunzhou is only one of the nine states of the Xia Kingdom, and in the court of the Xia Kingdom, the emperor and his courtiers discussed and arranged the affairs of Yunzhou, that is, Yunzhou is temporarily stopped, and when the court is down, there will naturally be a special person in charge. The courtiers then continued to discuss the affairs of other places.

Blue Mercury, Xinghua Island.

Xinghua Mall auctioned fifteen Gathering Spirit Array cards and obtained hundreds of millions of euros. Yi Xingchen was very satisfied with this result, and he also specially invited Arthur to drink and taste the fine wine made by Lucas.

Then, Liu Yiyi continued to visit Wèn in the United States and has not returned.

Yi Xingchen continued to return to the Otherworldly Empire, urging the Alchemy Research Institute to make a batch of space rings, and deal with state affairs by the way.

Qin Zhengguo and Zhao Chang of the Xinghua Baomin Army jointly wrote a letter asking the empire to agree to their occupation of Yunzhou and bring it under the rule of the empire. In addition, they also proposed that the Yì Empire increase military aid, increase troops, continue to expand its territory, and occupy the entire Yunzhou. Eventually, they also requested that the Xinghua People's Army be renamed and become the Xinghua regular army.

After discussion, the cabinet ministers decided that the time was not yet right, and vetoed the opinions of Qin Zhengguo and Zhao Chang to expand the war.

Yi Xingchen flipped through the letters of Qin Zhengguo and Zhao Chang, and also read the opinions of the cabinet ministers in detail.

The cabinet ministers analyzed the situation inside and outside the empire and provided a number of jù to show that the empire could not invade the Xia kingdom without digesting the land of the hundred barbarians.

However, the cabinet ministers agreed with Qin Zhengguo's idea of governing the occupied areas, and incorporated part of Yunzhou, which was actually occupied by the Xinghua army, into the Xinghua Empire. The Cabinet decided that the Empire would never take the initiative to cede an inch of land. If the Xia army could not defeat the Xinghua army, the Xinghua army would not retreat. At the same time, the Xinghua Army had to do its best to digest the resistance of the people in the occupied areas of Yunzhou.

Yi Xingchen stamped the emperor's seal and agreed to the resolution of the cabinet, and the Xinghua Baomin Army was renamed the Xinghua Empire's Eastern Expeditionary Corps, officially entering the regular army of the Xinghua Empire.

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