Final Volume Chapter 46

Final Volume Chapter 46

The Feng Army's defeat outside Xuangu Pass could be described as a complete defeat. The Feiyu Army was almost completely wiped out. Only about 20,000 soldiers of the 80,000 soldiers withdrew in the end.

The morale of the soldiers of the Feiyu Army was low, and Tang Yin was in an even worse mood. Who would have thought that a battle that was supposed to be a sure thing would actually reach this point, and most of the tens of thousands of soldiers died tragically without even seeing the shadow of the enemy. Under the hooves of the buffalo, this battle was extremely exciting.

However, Tang Yin could not show any discouragement. If even he became dejected, the soldiers below would have even less hope. He cheered up and looked around at the soldiers. Finally, his eyes fell on Qingyu.

Tang Yin stood up, walked up to Qingyu, and said, "Don't be discouraged. Victory or defeat is a common occurrence for military strategists. Although we lost this time, we will definitely be able to capture Xuangu Pass next time!"

Qingyu smiled bitterly when he heard this. Victory and defeat are common things for military officers. He was right, but this time the defeat was too disastrous. The Feiyu army he had worked so hard to manage was almost wiped out outside Xuangu Pass. How many familiar Zhangs were there? I will never see my face again, and how many brothers who are as close as brothers have shed their blood on the battlefield, and their sacrifices have been worthless.

He lowered his head and remained silent.

When Tang Yin saw this, his face was full of embarrassment, and he said seriously: "Qingyu, the responsibility for the defeat of this battle is not yours, but all my fault. If I hadn't been eager for success and underestimated the enemy, there wouldn't be such a big battle today. The battle was lost."

What's the use of saying this now? ! Qingyu lamented in his heart, he stood up, saluted Tang Yin, and said: "As the commander-in-chief of the Feiyu Army, I cannot escape the blame for today's defeat. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Qingyu is not someone who shirks responsibilities. He will definitely bear what he should bear, and he will do his best to bear what he shouldn't bear. After all, taking the blame on himself will also be beneficial to the king's reputation in the army.

Tang Yin didn't care about this. In fact, the responsibility did lie with him alone. Qingyu once advised him to play steadily and not to rush forward, but he didn't listen. He couldn't blame others for today's defeat.

He patted Qingyu's arm and said, "You are right. If you are going to be punished, I should be the one to be punished."

"Your Majesty..." Qingyu was startled. Tang Yin waved his hand and said quietly: "I underestimated the Sichuan people. I thought that Xiao Xuan died suddenly and the Sichuan Kingdom would be in chaos for at least a while. Unexpectedly, the Sichuan Kingdom still deployed heavy troops here in Shuangtang County."

Qingyu nodded, he knew too little about Sichuan's intelligence. He didn't know at all that Sichuan had sent the Central Army to reinforce Shuangtang County, let alone who the Sichuan army's leader was. He suffered such a defeat without knowing anything. , not surprising.

It’s just that it’s meaningless to worry about these things now. He changed the topic and asked: “Your Majesty, where should we go now?”

Tang Yin pondered for a moment and said: "Retreat to Baipi City temporarily! First, our army can temporarily make repairs there, and second, we can also wait for our main army to catch up. At that time, we will regroup and fight against Xuangu Pass. The Sichuan army fights to the death!"

Qingyu thought for a while, nodded, and sighed softly: "That's the only way it can be."

The Baipi City he was talking about is located in the north of Shuangtang County, between the mountains. It is a small city with a population of tens of thousands. However, its location is very good, with connections in all directions. If you choose to retreat here, you can still make progress. You can attack, retreat and run'.

Tang Yin led the remaining defeated generals of the Feiyu Army to retreat towards Baipi City, but they were not even halfway through the journey. When they passed through a mountain forest, suddenly, there were loud shouts of killing in the forest, followed by dense arrows. Ya Yulin came out.

The unprepared Feng Jun was caught off guard. After just one round of arrows, a large number of people fell down in the Feng Jun camp.

Unexpectedly, there was an ambush on the way of his retreat, and Tang Yin was also shocked. He was not afraid of an ambush, but the soldiers below could not resist it.

At the critical moment, he ordered the whole army to speed up and rush through the woods. At the same time, he led the guards around him to rush into the woods, hoping to disrupt the enemy as much as possible and try to cover more soldiers to break out.

Ah San and Ah Si also wanted to follow Tang Yin and rush into the woods, but Tang Yin stopped him and said in a deep voice: "You two don't need to worry about me, just protect Qing Yu!"

The casualties of the soldiers can be made up by recruiting troops, but the casualties of the generals cannot be made up for. This battle has already been lost miserably. If Qingyu is involved again, Tang Yin may even want to hit the wall. .

Under the full charge of Tang Yin and many guards, the ambush soldiers in the forest were beaten back step by step. In the end, hundreds of corpses were thrown away, and the rest retreated deep into the forest.

Tang Yin did not pursue them. Seeing that the Sichuan ambush troops had retreated, he immediately led his troops back. Since there were not many ambush troops, although the remnants of the Feiyu Army were caught off guard, the losses were not great, with only two to three hundred casualties.

But this is just the beginning. For the rest of the journey, the Feiyu Army encountered enemies almost step by step, either from rolling logs and rocks smashed down from the mountains, or from cold arrows shot from between the woods and mountains. The scale of each wave of enemy attacks was huge. It was not big, but it always caused casualties to the Feng Army. Along the way, the remaining 20,000 people of the Feiyu Army were actually lost by nearly half.

Tang Yin and Qing Yu were helpless about the Sichuanese's harassment tactics without direct confrontation. After all, they were fighting on their home soil, and they were like fish in water, with the right time, place, and people. Now they only wanted to get to Baipi City as soon as possible. With a stable foothold, they were not afraid of the Sichuanese's harassment tactics.

Unfortunately, misfortunes never come alone. On this day, the remnants of the Feiyu Army were only half a day away from Baipi City. Suddenly, a group of people came from the front. Tang Yin and Qing Yu were both startled. They looked forward carefully and breathed a sigh of relief. The other side was flying the flag of Feng Country.

Seeing that it was the Feng flag, Tang Yin's heart was relieved. He couldn't meet the enemy again now, otherwise, even the 10,000 people might not be able to leave.

However, Qingyu had a bad feeling. There were no troops stationed in this area. If there were any, it would be the Baipi City garrison dozens of miles away. The Baipi City garrison could not have come so far to support. Could it be that something happened in Baipi City?

Thinking of this, Qingyu shuddered and turned to a guard beside him and said in a hurry: "Go to the front and see who is the commander of the army!"

"Yes! General!" A guard agreed and rushed out.

Not long after, the guard returned and brought back two Feng generals. Both of them were wearing helmets and armor, and their bodies were covered with blood. Looking at their faces, blood, dust and sweat stains mixed together, like two big clown faces.

Seeing the two of them and looking at their current appearance, Qingyu's head buzzed. What he feared came true. Something must have happened in Baipi City. These two Feng Jiangs were the chief and deputy commanders of the Feiyu Army who stayed behind in Baipi City. One was Zhang Hong and the other was Wang Dian.

They came to Tang Yin and Qingyu, dismounted, and before they could speak, they fell to their knees with a plop, kowtowed forward, and said in a trembling voice with tears: "My king, general, Baipi City was attacked this morning. There were many enemies. Our soldiers were outnumbered. Baipi City... Baipi City has now been lost..."

Although he had already anticipated it, after listening to their words, Qingyu slowly closed his eyes. After a long silence, he raised his eyes and asked: "When you two took the initiative to volunteer to stay in Baipi City, how did you promise me?"

"City... City is there, people are there, city is gone... City is gone, people are gone!" Zhang Hong and Wang Dian's foreheads were on the ground, and they were so scared that they didn't even dare to raise their heads.

"Since Baipi City has been lost now, how dare you two come to see me? Come on!" Qingyu turned his head and shouted.

The guards on the left and right strode forward and saluted. Qingyu pointed at the two kneeling on the ground and said, "Martial law!"

"General..." Zhang Hong and Wang Dian were so scared that their faces changed drastically. They wanted to beg for mercy, but they didn't dare to. They both knew that Qingyu hated people with weak bones the most. At this time, they could only look at Qingyu with their mouths open, but they couldn't say a word.

Tang Yin on the side sighed secretly, waved to the guards who came forward, and said, "All retreat!"

"My king, our army's baggage and food are stored in Baipi City. Now that the city has fallen, Generals Zhang and Wang cannot escape the blame. They should be severely punished!" Qingyu looked at Tang Yin and said anxiously.

In fact, Zhang Hong and Wang Dian are also Qingyu's confidants, and like him, they are from the Mo people, but it is precisely because of this that Qingyu dare not show favoritism.

Tang Yin didn't think too much. He asked Zhang and Wang, "How many soldiers are there in the Sichuan Army attacking the city?"

"Reporting to the king, the enemy came suddenly, as if they fell from the sky. I didn't see how many soldiers the enemy had. However, I heard that the enemy's commander was...Buying!" Zhang Hong wiped the tears from his face and said carefully.

"Buying? Has he come to Shuangtang County?" Tang Yin was full of doubts and turned to look at Qingyu. The latter was also at a loss. When did Buying arrive in Shuangtang County? How come we didn't even hear a word?

Tang Yin looked at Zhang Hong again and asked, "Did you hear it right?"

"Your Majesty, it's true!" Zhang Hong and Wang Dian nodded repeatedly.

"So... we were defeated by Buying." Tang Yin nodded thoughtfully. It can be said that it was not until this time that he figured out who his opponent was.

"That's not surprising." Qingyu said faintly. No wonder the Sichuanese arranged so well in Shuangtang County, deliberately letting their army pass through Shuangtang County unimpeded, and when they thought the situation was settled, they dealt the most fatal blow to their side.

Tang Yin smiled bitterly and asked, "How many troops did you two bring to break out?"

"Less than... 5,000 brothers..." Zhang Hong and Wang Dian lowered their heads, their voices were so low that they could hardly hear them clearly.