Chapter 22: Heavy losses
A great battle was slaughtered in the dark, and the mountains and rivers were stained with blood.
Since King Wu ascended the throne, the Xiqi battlefield has been fought so fiercely for the second time, and Xiqi's losses are still higher than the four generals of the Demon Family.
Jiang Ziya looked embarrassed, the mount four did not seem to be lost, and the robe on his body was also torn a few holes, which were cut by a sharp blade, if he was not proficient in the Five Elements Dao Technique, he was only afraid of his life just now, and now that he thinks about it, it is a faint move to order the whole army to attack.
Originally, according to his original plan, he would first fight with the enemy camp, and after winning a few battles, he would put all the soldiers and horses with high morale into the battlefield, and he would definitely be able to defeat the Deng army in one fell swoop. Who knows, people are not as good as heaven, first Lei Zhenzi was shot and killed, Nezha fought with people, and he had to put all his troops into it, but he was killed by Deng Jun.
The Deng army not only had the upper hand in numbers, but also had high morale, and Deng Jiugong personally commanded it.
"Uncle Shi, it's great that you're okay. ”
Jin Zha found Jiang Ziya in the chaotic army and cried with joy.
Jiang Ziya saw that his nose was red and swollen, and there were large blood stains on it, so he hurriedly asked, "Jin Zha, you are injured." ”
Jin Zha looked depressed, and said astringently: "The disciple was accidentally hit by Deng Chanyu with a magic weapon, and the bridge of his nose was broken. "This time, even if you use the elixir of teaching, you can't recover as before, and you can be regarded as broken.
Jiang Ziya sighed: "This battle is my responsibility. ”
Soon, a group of generals gathered around the two, Li Jing, Nezha, Wei Hu and Yang Jian, Jiang Ziya saw that a few people were fine, and he was relieved. Suddenly, he found that Muzha was missing, and hurriedly asked everyone, but everyone didn't know.
Wei Hu said: "Uncle Shi doesn't have to worry, Muzha Dao is strong, and Wu Hook in his hand is a famous weapon in the world, he will be fine." At this time, I am afraid that we will be separated from the army, and it will not be too late to find us after we return to Xiqi and count the number of people. ”
Jiang Ziya nodded, and asked the generals to gather the rout, and they were defeated by the Deng army, and countless of their own soldiers died due to trampling on each other in the process of escaping.
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Collecting the routs and counting the number of people, Jiang Ziya's heart was half cold.
In this battle, Xiqi dispatched 80,000 elites, and as a result, he lost 20,000 at once, in addition, Lei Zhenzi was killed, Muzha broke an arm, Ji Shuming and Ji Shusheng were killed, and Huang Tianshe, the son of King Wucheng, died on the battlefield, and the loss was unprecedented.
Jiang Ziya's face was gloomy to the extreme, he suffered a big defeat, and as the commander of the first army, he had to bear all the responsibility.
The generals all had sadness on their faces, Yang Jian blamed himself, and said to Jiang Ziya: "Uncle Shi, it was the disciple's unfavorable intelligence that led to this defeat, and the disciple is willing to lead the army to deal with it." ”
Just a Deng Jiugong, let himself suffer two losses, Yang Jian was unwilling, he thought that his skills, courage and mind were rarely matched in Xiqi, but Deng Jiugong was a good move, this person is so demonic, how can this battle be fought.
Jiang Ziya groaned: "Come on, take Yang Jian down to beat fifty military sticks." ”
This defeat is inseparable from Yang Jian, and if it is not disposed of, it will be difficult to convince the public. Although this division and nephew are extremely outstanding, military law is ruthless, and you can't just open the net because of this.
Yang Jian breathed a sigh of relief, if Jiang Ziya didn't deal with him again, he wouldn't have the face to stay in Xiqi.
Yang Jian was punished, the generals did not dare to speak, Mu Zha looked sad, he was worried about his misfortune, the military general who lost an arm was equivalent to half a wasted person, how could he stay on the battlefield in Xiqi.
At this moment, Wu Wang Ji sent it, and Jiang Ziya led the generals to pay their respects.
As soon as he saw Jiang Ziya, King Wu wiped his tears and said: "Father, how could you suffer such a defeat, the two brothers left me, and they were in decline." "My father, King Wen, has ninety-nine sons, dozens of battles, more than a dozen, according to this trend, how can I have the face to meet my father after I die.
Jiang Ziya said with relief: "The King's Day is mourning, take care of your body. For generals, when there is the consciousness of dying on the battlefield, the two highnesses sacrificed their lives for the country, which is really an example for my Xiqi, and the king wants to show his merits and righteousness with full brotherhood. ”
The clay pot will not be broken from the well, and the general will inevitably die in battle.
The war is ruthless, and if the Zhou family wants to replace it with soup, they must pay a sufficient price, and Jiang Ziya has long been mentally prepared.
Ji Fa nodded and said: "What Father Xiang said is very true, the lonely man buries the two brothers with the gift of a prince, and he will let the civil officials hype up their merits in Xiqi, so that they can die well." ”
Jiang Ziya said: "The king is wise." ”
Glancing at Jiang Ziya, Ji Fa said again: "Father, this Deng Jiugong has been camping under the city for almost a month, the people in the city are panicked, and the civil and military officials are worried about this matter every day, and they don't know when they can retreat to this road." ”
Jiang Ziya sighed: "The king is in a hurry, this Deng Jiugong is good at using soldiers, and his subordinates have gathered a group of capable people, and the soldiers are strong and strong, it is not so easy to eliminate him, this matter needs to be considered in the long run." ”
Ji Fa said softly: "Lone just asked casually, and the military is in charge of the father." As for the emotions of the civil and military officials, this king will appease them, and the father can rest assured that as long as this king is in one day, this Xiqi will not be in chaos. ”
Being able to stand out from the ninety-eight brothers, Ji Fa's mind and means are ordinary, for ordinary people, King Wen has been trapped in Chaoge for seven years, Xiqi has long been in chaochao, but under Ji Fa's care, Xiqi has become a pure land.
It is precisely because Ji Fa is good at governing the country that there will be a warning of Fengming Qishan.
Jiang Ziya nodded, he still knew Ji Fa's ability, every time he went out to fight, he never worried that the rear would be chaotic: "King please rest assured, the tyranny of the king of the world has caused the princes of the world to deviate from morality, the princes of the four towns have been reversed, and the foundation of Chengtang has been destroyed, even if Deng Jiugong and others are only a momentary prestige, when the time comes, it will inevitably be wiped out." ”
Ji Faxi said: "Father's words, Lone is convinced. The father and the generals still have important matters to discuss, so they don't bother. After speaking, Ji Fa took the guards back to the house, and he had never been able to interfere with Xiqi's military power, so he simply let it go and handed it over to Jiang Ziya.
"Greetings to the King. ”
As soon as Ji Fa left, the hall returned to the serious atmosphere it had before, and the generals waited for Jiang Ziya to summarize the experience of defeat, and then arrange the next battle plan. It's just that Li Jing and Wei Hu knew in their hearts that after this big defeat in Xiqi, they were afraid that they would only have to recuperate for a month or two before they could start a war.
King Wu didn't blame himself, Jiang Ziya breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was afraid that at this juncture, King Wu would follow the hundred officials to coax, then he was really a head and two big. Fortunately, King Wu was wise and did not hold himself accountable at this juncture.
"This battle is unfavorable to my command, so I decided to reflect for two months, and without my orders for these two months, no one is allowed to go out of the city to fight, otherwise it will be dealt with by military law. ”
The generals nodded one after another, just after eating the defeat, it is really unwise to fight with Deng Jiu again.