A fierce battle, with countless casualties. The general endured a lot of grief and was depressed, so he had to send someone to clean up the bones of the deceased, and the wounded were sent to the logistics office in time for treatment.

In the logistics camp, there was a sound of wailing and groaning, there were not a few people who lacked arms and legs, and the blood was not stopping at the wounds, and even the flesh was blurred; Those who lost their eyeballs were left with only two black blood holes, and two lines of black blood poured out, and the miserable situation was unbearable to look at directly; The sword wound is still slightly better, this scene is terrifying to watch, and it also makes people's scalp tingle.

The corpses on the battlefield are even more miserable, and those with different heads are all over the field, and the flesh and blood are blurred, and they can't be identified at all. There is not much left of the wolf smoke that has dissipated, and the remaining trace of residual smoke is wafting and curling, and at a glance, there are only corpses or corpses on the ruins, and the remnants of the halberd cooler are lying horizontally or diagonally, and the depression of the world does not correspond to the scenery that should be in this late spring season at all.

This should have been the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, but now it is full of devastation, which makes people look sad.

A soldier came to report, "General, the body has been recovered, how to place it?" ”

Jingyu looked at the general, and the general's expression was not very good, so he ordered: "It's not practical to send them back, all of them will be cremated, the ashes will be preserved, and we will take them home when we return to the court!" ”

How many people have been fighting back? Turned to ashes.

Secluded and chaotic, the corpses were piled up dozens of meters high, and the corpses almost filled the entire deep valley, and a raging fire burned in the valley for a whole day and a night before it was gradually extinguished.

The smell of death lingered for a long time, and the feeling of suffocation was about to drown the general and others.

In the end, only silence remains; Perhaps, silence is the best sacrifice.

The soldiers were extremely uncomfortable, and some of them secretly wept bitterly, saying, "At this border, there is not even a sacrifice of cold food." This is not a cruel torture.

Although the first battle was barely a draw, nearly 30,000 soldiers were sacrificed, what a tragic price, Guan Duyuan locked himself in the camp and did not see the light of day.

At the expense of 30,000 soldiers, this reality is not so easy to accept. The Governor scolded in the tent, "Isn't he a young general? Isn't he young and promising? I can't beat a single general, so I took my 30,000 horses and horses to tiptoe him, this frame is big enough. How can I, the commander, give an account to my father, isn't this pushing me into the fire pit? ”

After a lot of vitriol, the people around him were silent, and he was left alone. Seeing that no one echoed his words, he became even more furious, and reached out and threw away the teacup in his hand, which fell to pieces.

After a seizure, in front of all the soldiers, Guan Duyuan, who was scolding his head and covering his face. Except for the few around him, there was no one who was not upset in his heart for the general, but he didn't dare to speak. Because they all understand that the more they speak for the general at this time, the more difficult and embarrassing the general's situation will be.

Jingyu knew that the general must be very sad in his heart, it was already painful to lose so many of his own soldiers, and now he was scolded for being so mean. But he couldn't do anything, he could only quietly accompany the general, even if Jingyu hated that person in his heart, but there was nothing he could do, he finally understood the importance of power.

Reality does not allow him to be sad, Jingyu saw in the battlefield today, the enemy is indeed very strong, this is undeniable, and what is the intention of the other party to withdraw his troops at the moment of imminent victory, these questions do not allow him to indulge in sadness and pain. He can only endure the pain to face the reality and try his best to solve the problem.

Guan Duyuan and Jingyu discussed countermeasures in the camp overnight, and only by discussing at night could they avoid the Nine Kings, and the person who didn't know anything about war and tactics would only point fingers and do sabotage.

Just as the question of why Mingjin withdrew his troops when he was about to win was discussed, there was a slight noise outside, and Chen Tong, who was guarding outside the tent, came in and reported that he had caught a sneaky person and said that he had something important to see the general.

Since he was caught, there was no danger, and he brought people in directly. When the visitor saw Guan Duyuan, he called himself the prince's person, and he had important things to hand over to the general. Jingyu forwarded the letter to the general, the general looked at the mark on the letter, it really didn't look like a fake, opened the letter and read it, the angry green tendons burst out, he never thought that the ninth prince, as the prince, would not know the severity of the lie about the military situation, if it is dealt with by military order, his crime can be punished!

Jingyu took the letter and read the contents, and finally understood why the general was so angry, and he was so angry that he couldn't do it.

The general questioned the man and examined him to prevent someone from getting in the way. After a conversation, it was indeed a fact, and he hated the nine kings in his heart, but because of his identity, he was helpless.

He instructed Chen Tong to settle the messenger, to ensure his safety, and to let him return to Dayuan after resting for two days.

After less than two hours of rest, Jingyu and the general began to deal with military affairs, comforting the wounded soldiers, retrieving the ashes of the cremated corpses, and rehearsing the formation......

The first battle was not successful, and the Ninth Prince, as the commander, was very unhappy, remembering that he had told the emperor in his letter that the other party was weak and wanted to help the emperor expand his territory, so he was angry. He seems to have no other way than to scold Guan Duyuan, but it is impossible for him to tell the emperor the truth honestly.

If the letter said that the first battle was not won, it is estimated that the emperor would be furious, and he himself would not have the face to meet people. So he racked his brains and tried his best not to expose the truth of his lie, he said in his heart: "If I can lie once, I can lie twice, anyway, the emperor is far away, and the emperor will not know the truth." ”

After some pondering, the Nine Princes also wrote a letter, wanting to send it back to the Great Plains Imperial City, and sent it overnight, which was extremely secretive.

But this time the letter was not delivered, and not long after leaving the camp, it was intercepted, the person was tied up with a veil, and the letter was also searched.

Jingyu consulted with the general all night and decided to send people to guard outside the tent of the Nine Princes day and night. found that the person suspected of sending the letter back to Ohara took it all. It's only been two days since one person was intercepted.

The letter that was searched out was really the same as expected, and it was a lie about the results of the battle, saying that he had won the first battle and won a complete victory, and the general's anger trembled, and Jingyu said: "If this continues, we will be killed by him sooner or later." ”

The general almost gritted his teeth and said, "It is ironic that we died at the hands of our own people before we were killed by the enemy!" ”

Jingyu imitated the handwriting of the nine kings according to the previous agreement, and wrote another letter, the prince's people had not left, just enough to use, Jingyu said to the prince's people: "Go back and tell your master, saying, 'The prince's heart, the general has received it, and the general's people will be sent with the prince in the future'." This letter must be delivered to the emperor, take care all the way! ”

The prince's people readily agreed, rushed back to Ohara overnight, delivered the letter to the palace, and went back to report to the master. After the prince learned of Guan Duyuan's attitude, he was very satisfied, and he said to himself, "I said this old nine, people can't stay by your side, what are you going to fight with me?" ”

The letter was delivered to the emperor, and His Majesty the emperor smashed all the twists and turns on the spot, and the little eunuchs around him did not dare to choose.

It was at this time that the prince entered the council hall, knowingly asking for information in the name of concern, the emperor threw the letter in his hand, and the letter just fell to the prince's feet, the prince picked up the letter and dared to read the contents of the letter. Immediately, he pretended to be frightened and incredulous, and said, "Father, is the content of this letter true?" Didn't the ninth brother say that the other party was vulnerable, and he had to expand his father's territory! Which one is true, Father? ”

The emperor was already angry, and the prince's reaction was simply to sprinkle salt on his wound and poke at the center of pain, so that the emperor had no preparation for breathing.

In the next half a month, the news from the border pass was that there was no big war, and the small war continued, but the small war could not be won in one fell swoop, they were all equal, and the war was stopped with the hands of Pingping, which further confirmed that the first letter sent back by the Nine Kings was fake.

This made the emperor very unhappy, and he couldn't clean up the Fanbang Alliance, this was the scene of the large-scale slapping of the face. He is bent on dominating the world and unifying the Quartet, but it is all wishful thinking. He began to be annoyed, annoyed that he arranged for a reckless Lao Jiu, who was arrogant and lied about the war.

However, what he was even more angry about was that Guan Duyuan knew and did not advise, so he let the Nine Kings Hu come, is this Mingzhe to protect himself or deliberately connived or is it even more complicit? An invisible seed began to take root in the emperor's heart and gradually grow.