Chapter 1084: Defeat and Return to Ganzhou (II)
Although his body was still weak, in order to stabilize the current situation, Li Wannian still showed up, summoned his generals to comfort and condole, and finally walked around the temporary barracks in Ganzhou City, comforting and reassuring the defeated army, and assuring them that he would never abandon and disappoint everyone.
In this way, the emotions of these tens of thousands of people were stabilized, and they were able to look back on this defeat and learn the lessons of this time.
In the main hall of the Taishou Mansion in Ganzhou, dozens of generals gathered on this day.
Among these people, there are not only the defeated generals who escaped from the death of Sichuan and Shu this time, but also the Chang'an guards who rushed to the rescue after hearing about this defeat. But no matter what the generals were, their demeanor at this time was extremely solemn, which made the atmosphere in the entire hall extremely depressing.
After a long silence for a cup of tea, Li Wannian, who sat at the top, slowly spoke: "This time, the biggest responsibility for the defeat lies with me. It was my reckless and reckless recklessness that led to such a great defeat."
"The general doesn't have to blame himself, in fact, we didn't have enough lives to share the general's worries, so we made this mistake...... "Immediately a subordinate general opened his mouth to share the burden for him.
Immediately, others followed suit, admitting that it was their own fault that caused this failure, and that General Li was the lightest to bear the blame.
Li Wannian looked at them with some gratitude, and his originally heavy emotions were finally eased a little. Judging from the current reaction of these subordinates, his prestige in the army is still there, and he has not been shaken by this defeat.
So he had less to worry about, and said, "You don't have to excuse me, since this attack on Sichuan and Shu is my decision, and I am the main commander, such a failure should naturally be borne by me.
"However, since things are irrevocable, what we can do is to learn the lessons of this failure as much as possible so that we don't repeat them in the future.
"This time, I underestimated the enemy's rash advance, underestimating the combat power and determination of the Sichuan-Shu Yue army. In particular, the steep roads and checkpoints in Sichuan and Shu are far beyond what we thought before. I thought that with the internal response, with the arrangements of the previous ten years, it would be easy to go down to just one Jiameng Pass, who would want to ......
"What's more, Jia Mengguan actually has another guard other than Gao Jinxian, and it is precisely because of his existence that we have a bad move. The results of all this show that we have lost this time and that the enemy is far stronger than the information we have before."
There was silence among the subordinates, but when you think about it, it is true.
If it weren't for the guy who suddenly appeared to replace the assassinated Gao Jinxian, as early as the final hole card was revealed, Gao Jinxian, who was the main general of the guard, was assassinated and killed, and the defenders would have collapsed.
As for the difficulty and danger of the road in Sichuan and Shu, they have more say when they come back from fleeing.
Many people here have watched countless soldiers accidentally fall down the steep mountain road in order to escape, and some people even drew their swords directly against the original robe in order to fight for the road, thus causing more casualties.
All of this is clearly remembered by everyone, and it may not be forgotten for the rest of their lives.
Just when everyone didn't know how to speak, Qin Yuxiang said after a low cough: "General, about the sudden addition of one more person to the guard of Jiameng Pass, I found out some inside information when I came back."
"How? Who is this person? Is it a famous Sichuan and Shu general sent by Zhang Yanlang in Langzhou?" Li Wannian immediately threw out a series of questions, obviously he had been thinking about this for too long.
Qin Yuxiang's face was a little strange, as if he was surprised, but also seemed to take it for granted: "As for the several Vietnamese pursuers who were ambushed and captured by me that day, this time Jia Mengguan was able to behave like this, in addition to Gao Jinxian, the main general, who was really good, but also because there was a group of Sichuan and Shu heroes who rushed over from Langzhou to help guard the pass.
"And the leader of these people used to call himself Sun Fei, but as soon as Gao Jinxian died, he suddenly claimed to be Sun Ning, the Emperor of Dayue. Then, under his inspiration, the defenders of Guanshang not only did not collapse immediately due to the death of the main general, but burst out with stronger combat effectiveness than before, so that they took the initiative to attack and slaughter us to a great defeat......
Originally, everyone was listening quietly, but when they understood the real point of the other party's words, everyone was dumbfounded
Stunned, he immediately refuted one after another: "This is impossible!"
"Emperor Sun Ning of Dayue is obviously in the Central Plains, and he is still thinking about Luoyang, how could he suddenly come to Sichuan and Shu?"
"This must be a rumor they made up to confuse our army......
In the midst of everyone's refutation, Li Wannian fell into silence, and quickly made calculations in his heart, is this *** true?
To be honest, no matter how you think about it, I feel that this matter is too unreliable, after all, it is the king of a country, how precious is his identity, how can he run to the front line in danger, and it is a checkpoint to help defend the city together?
But judging from the final results, it seems that this statement is also valid.
Because even if Gao Jinxian was alive, Li Wannian didn't believe that the other party could inspire the tired soldiers and horses in Guanzhong to make such a decisive counterattack. And those who can make these thousands of Vietnamese soldiers so unhesitating and fearless to kill the generals can only be unexpected noble figures.
Because he led by example and took the lead, so that all the soldiers left behind the fear and worry in their hearts.
Combined with the secret report he received before that Sun Ning would rush to Sichuan and Shu to preside over the overall situation, Li Wannian suddenly felt that all this had become extremely reasonable.
Another point, which is also the key to making such a judgment, is the understanding of Sun Ning and his person.
Judging from the various information currently available, this former king of the fallen country has shown fearless courage and strong fighting spirit since he came to Sichuan and Shu to rebuild the imperial court.
It was with this self-confidence that he was able to quickly rebuild the court in the chaotic situation of the world, and recapture most of the world step by step.
It seems that such a character, at this critical moment, appeared on the key Sichuan-Shu battlefield, and it no longer seems so unreasonable.
So after a long silence, Li Wannian finally spoke: "Sun Ning should be in Sichuan and Shu, in the Jiameng Pass where we fought before."
His conclusion made all the soldiers quiet, and no one refuted or questioned it loudly, but the hesitation and uneasiness in everyone's eyes were heavier.
If this is the case, Ganzhou, and even the whole of Ganlong, will be in danger.
Sun Ning has never been a person who is willing to suffer, and he will definitely seize this opportunity to take advantage of the victory to enter Ganlong, so what should I do in the next battle?
But immediately, Li Wannian smiled again: "But you don't have to worry too much, if that's the case, maybe Sun Ning has been killed at this time." He must not have imagined that I still have the last piece of chess specially prepared for him, and this man has wanted to kill him for a long time."
Tang Feng will definitely not let himself down!
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