Chapter 4: A Magnificent Defeat

The young man on the mountain ridge watched the battle in the distance silently, and his tense face finally relaxed a little. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info His relaxation is not because their side is about to win, because he knows very well that this battle is simply unwinnable. Mu Bugu's elite iron cavalry could not be wiped out so easily.

But, at least, it's still at war. He used so much thought that even grandmaster-level masters were sent into the battlefield, and the main purpose was not to kill the enemy, but to shout loudly in the battle for everyone on his side to hear, just to prepare for the worst and the greatest possibility...... Defeat with one blow.

No matter how capable he is, even if it is the reincarnation of Sun Wu and the comeback of Wu Qi, with such a group of remnants of defeated generals, if the morale is so low that he collapses directly as soon as he makes contact with the enemy, then no matter how good the tactics are, no matter how powerful the follow-up means are, there is no meaning. Xiang Yu can use 30,000 people to chase Liu Bang and kill 560,000 people, Xie Xuan can use 80,000 people to chase after the former Qin millions of soldiers and horses, in this month, the north of the Huanghe River is staging this seemingly miraculous thing.

If you want to lose, no problem, at least you have to fight and lose again. From the very beginning, it was a battle that simply could not be won. However, to fight, it is necessary to fight no matter what.

Mu Bugu's face was full of anger, in fact, he had already seen the young man on the mountain in the distance, in his opinion, the young man was shaking a feather fan, and he looked calm and calm, which made him extremely disgusted. And these Chinese generals in front of him are also very different from those he has encountered in these days, it is difficult to tell what this difference is, it is obviously the same weak and disorderly, but there is an inexplicable atmosphere, which is pushing up their morale.

With a snort, a jar was thrown at him, and with a flick of his hammer, the jar burst open, and some black liquid was poured on the other side, sprinkled on one of the brute soldiers, and caught fire. Behind him, a group of Huaxia shield soldiers suddenly separated, under their cover, a group of warriors threw out of their hands, lit the oil altar of fire twisting, bang, the fire rose in waves, under the attack of fierce fire oil, many barbarian cavalry with men and horses, screaming and neighing in the fire, and even affected their companions.

The fire attack that had never been encountered before caused chaos among the elites of the barbarians, and at the same time, there were fierce fire oil carts pushing forward, spewing raging flames towards these barbarians. In the scorching weather, black smoke billowed out, causing great trouble to both the enemy and us, but the roars of "kill these barbarians" and "everyone go up" let those Huaxia generals who almost collapsed know that there are still people around them who are constantly fighting.

"Kill!" At this moment, Wang Keyuan's body was full of enemy blood, and the black smoke that filled his face made his face dark, piercing the throat of a brute soldier accurately and sharply, he looked around, and his side was full of corpses, in fact, more of his companions, and he could no longer see his own people. At this moment, he was actually a little flustered, and he had the idea of escaping, but the shouts of his companions gave him a sense of security to a certain extent, so that he persevered further and rushed to the enemy in front of him again.

However, this enemy is also a warrior among the barbarians, holding a mace in his hand, and in the sound of the fighting, Wang Keyuan, who was already tired enough, had a numb arm, and with a bang, the light in front of him shook, and he could no longer hold the gun in his left hand, the spear was thrown away, and the door opened at this moment, and the mace of the barbarian warrior smashed into his chest.

Is it finally over? Wang Keyuan's mind just flashed such a sigh-like thought, watching the mace with the sound of the wind. With a loud sound, a sword light slashed across at this moment, cutting the barbarian warrior away. The barbarian warrior retreated with blood, and the mace waved in the air on Wang Keyuan's chest. Wang Keyuan looked fixedly, only to see a middle-aged man dressed as a civilian, standing beside him with a treasure knife, at this moment, he recognized this person, he was a famous hero in the rivers and lakes...... "fallen man" Chen Tianya.

Chen Tianya nodded at the military general who was rescued by him, he was one of the people who blended in with the "common people" who were driven away by the barbarians, and in the months of the Ancestral Cave Heaven, relying on the Nine Yin True Scripture, he had also cultivated to the Grandmaster level. However, on this battlefield, he knew very well that this young general, whom he did not know, had killed more enemies than him. Although in his opinion, this general is worthy of first-class strength, but as a well-cultivated general, in terms of staying power and toughness, he is indeed more suitable for group battles than these internal masters.

The young man on the cliff behind waved his hand at this moment, and when Dang Dang Dang, someone knocked on the gold instrument used to give orders. He had already seen that his soldiers and horses were on the verge of collapse, and the reason why these barbarians were too strong to hold on was actually because the battlefield was too chaotic, and under the black smoke of the fierce fire oil, relying on the shouts one after another, it created the illusion that everyone could still fight, which caused a collective effect. But the psychological role can't really change reality after all.

If he doesn't make a profit, soon, his own defeat will be inevitable, and then it will be a rout. The "tactical retreat" chosen because of the commander Ming Jin's withdrawal of troops is obviously very different from the rout caused by the inability to defeat the enemy, and it is obviously very different in the follow-up psychology.

This time, the battlefield was very close to the camp on their side, and when they heard Mingjin's voice, those generals who could barely hold on turned around and ran towards their own positions in unison. At the same time, Xiao Zhang, who had been watching from the rear, rushed out with a group of masters.

The angry Mu Bugu chased after the barbarian ranks, wanting to take advantage of the situation to kill into the gorge, and under their impact, he left many corpses along the way. Seeing that they were about to rush into the gorge, all of a sudden, several explosions kicked up flying dust, and the cavalry who rushed to the front and the Huaxia generals who fell behind were all swept in. The impact of the explosion made the barbarian generals who were chasing and killing in the rear subconsciously reined in the horses, which was originally a chaotic rush, and at this moment, people turned over on their backs, and there was chaos.

Immediately afterward, more arrows were fired, densely packed, and at the same time, countless crowds poured out from the mountains on both sides and the buildings on high places, and they laughed loudly at these brutes, and some rolling stones and rolling logs were pushed down.

Mu Bugu hurriedly reined in the horse, looking at the Chinese people all over the mountains, the green tendons on his forehead were twitching. Seeing that those Chinese soldiers had fled into the camp, the horses were rejected and the fierce fire oil carts were launched again. Although he hated it so much that he wanted to rush forward like this, when he saw the amazing shout, he finally endured it, snorted angrily, and turned around with his subordinates.

"The barbarian has escaped!" Seeing the barbarians retreating, Xiao Zhang shouted loudly, and the cheers spread all over the mountains. The soldiers and civilians immediately cheered, and even those who fled into the village were excitedly congratulating each other in the difficult breath. The crowd was sensational and amazing.

"Master, we won!" Qin Wuyan, who was dressed as a soldier, said happily behind the young man who was shaking a feather fan.

"Win?" The young man looked at the corpses all over the ground in the distance, revealing a faint mockery, "Actually, it's just...... It's just a gorgeous defeat! ”

Yes, it was magnificently defeated...... It's like winning!

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The retreat of the barbarians greatly boosted the morale of the entire camp, especially those who had fled all the way north of the Huang River, for them, this was the first time they had seen the defeat of the barbarians since the barbarian invasion.

Those who did not participate in the war stepped up the construction of fortifications, and at the same time, more people rushed to help, and more supplies were brought in the towns that were sheltered in the rear.

That night, in a makeshift wooden house, Ning Jiang looked at the generals he had summoned, as well as important people such as Xiao Zhang and Chen Tianya. Most of these generals survived this battle and had outstanding performances, including two, or even the lowest soldiers. Among them, there was another low-level military general called Wang Keyong, who performed quite well in this battle, and was also summoned at this time.

"I know that this victory has made everyone very excited," he looked at everyone seriously, "but what I want to say is that in fact, we can't be considered victorious at all, it is true that the enemy has retreated, but our losses are also very heavy, according to the calculations, this time, we have killed about 2,000 enemies in total, and we ourselves, but we have sacrificed more than 3,000 comrades, the cost is not small, if I want to say, in fact, this is just a close battle, we cannot win at all." ”

He clenched his fist and was heartbroken. However, those generals were all excited, exchanging more than 2,000 people for each other at the cost of more than 3,000 people, which was an unprecedented victory for them. In the past month or so, they have only seen the people around them die, constantly dying, and the collapse of tens of thousands of tens of thousands of people can't stop those barbarians from moving south. Corpses were everywhere and rivers of blood flowed, in exchange for the image of those brutes who were invincible.

And now, they have not only succeeded in stopping the enemy, but also effectively inflicted heavy losses on the opponent, which is unthinkable for them.

Ning Jiang thought helplessly in his heart: "It's not three thousand for two thousand, but four thousand for seven hundred." ”

Even if they succeeded in causing chaos among the enemy and finally counting the results of the battle, the barbarians killed in this battle were only about 700 at most, and on their side, at least 4,000 people were killed, not including the ordinary people who were involved in the battlefield. Of course, a considerable number of these more than 4,000 people died when they were chased and killed by the barbarians when Ming Jin finally withdrew his troops. However, if the troops were not withdrawn at that time, there would be no doubt about the rout.

He used his initiative to withdraw his troops, as well as the momentum created by the people who could not actually participate in the war at all, to gorgeously cover up a desperate defeat. In fact, at that time, their side could be said to have no strength to fight again, if Mu Bugu had not been surprised by the sudden appearance of the mountain full of "enemies", suspecting that they still had the strength to fight again, but desperately killed, they would not have been able to hold it at all.

But for the vast majority of people here, they have seen a lot of almost unjustified fiascos, defeats, and the strength of the enemy and their own weakness have formed a strong psychological pressure.

This time, they are facing the same elite of the barbarians, and on their side, even if there are more people, they are actually just a rabble that has barely gathered, the boss is just a scholar who has not been on the battlefield before, and most of the comrades around him are defeated soldiers who are about to lose their fighting spirit, in this case, they can actually repel the enemy, which has given them great confidence.

What's more, this time they fought a real hard battle against those barbarians head-on. And in the end, in the midst of the laughter of the mountain, the picture of the enemy leaving in embarrassment also made a great impression on them.

On such a battlefield, there are not too many people who can really understand the whole picture, and most people can only see the final result. It was a picture that made everyone's blood boil.

At this time, if Ning Hanlin shouted victory loudly to encourage them, they might still doubt the truth of the results. But in front of them, Ning Hanlin was heartbroken, poured cold water on them, although he repelled the enemy, but our side killed 3,000 and only killed 2,000 enemies, such a result is really unacceptable, we can't be regarded as a victory at all, and then self-examined, expressing his mistakes, thinking that the fault lies in his misjudgment of the situation, if he delays in withdrawing his troops, maybe he will be able to inflict a greater heavy damage on the enemy, and I have not been able to achieve results, because I have not been able to believe in everyone's strength.

Although Ning Hanlin always said that he could not accept such a result, everyone's expectations of themselves in advance were too low, so low that they even thought that as long as they did not directly defeat them, they would already be considered victorious, and after knowing such a result, they were actually excited. After all, under the leadership of Ning Hanlin, they successfully proved that in fact, the enemy is not so terrible, as long as they dare to do it, they can really fight with the enemy.

After the meeting, Ningjiang promoted all these people, and his morale was further raised.

For Ning Jiang, he clearly knew that his first step was a successful step, as long as they dared to fight, he had a way to think about it. If as soon as you see the enemy, you already have the idea of being invincible, then even the king of heaven will not be able to help them.

Of course, he also knew very well that today's battle was a loss for Mu Bugu, but the loss was not so big that it was unbearable, at least, his elite was still preserved. It won't be long before Mu Bugu's counterattack will come again.

…… (To be continued.) )