On the third day, the Angel tribe finally recovered the scattered soldiers and horses.
Elder Dong looked at his remaining troops and was trembling in his heart.
A long time passed,
With a bang,
He spat out a mouthful of blood that had an unusual smell, and his face looked much better.
"Elder Dong, the deputy chief invites you to go to the Central Army for a meeting."
"arrive."
The large tent of the Chinese army was filled with leading generals with complicated expressions.
After Elder Dong came in, he stood expressionless.
"Everyone, our unit suffered heavy casualties in yesterday's battle. The entire organization was almost broken up."
He looked around at the people with different expressions, and said in a strange tone: "Therefore, the attack on the city depends on everyone."
Everyone, including Kang Ansheng, looked at each other.
In three days, they finally found out the origin of the two cloud-piercing arrows.
Huo Yun sent people to put it in the sky casually, but it frightened a group of people into frightened birds.
"The small battle three days ago was my failure alone." Elder Dong looked at everyone in the big tent and said coldly: "It was also the failure of everyone present."
Buzz~
There were low voices of discussion.
Deputy patriarch Kang Ansheng's face was even more ashen.
well!
Elder Dong seemed not to have heard anything and just let out a long sigh.
"It has been more than three years since the king announced that all the tribes will march eastward to Yunchui. However, I really didn't expect that all of you are still not mentally prepared for a bloody and deadly battle..."
"Elder Dong, we know you are angry." Someone stood up angrily, "But when you are angry, you still can't say nonsense."
"To be honest, we were too cautious that day. As a result, the cunning Huo Yun took advantage of us."
"But I don't agree with what you just said. Let me ask you, when did you not fight with all your strength? When did you not fight until you were covered in blood?"
"That's right." Others nodded.
"Even the Huo clan stationed at Yanjie Fortress was defeated by us and killed seven leading generals. How can we say that we are not mentally prepared for a bloody battle?"
Hum hum.
Elder Dong sneered, "You guys are so shameless!"
"Ask yourself, did the seven sons of the Huo family who died in battle really die because of defeat?"
That was because they were still unwilling to retreat despite running out of ammunition and food, with no support, and were ultimately wasted.
As soon as these words came out, the huge tent fell silent, and everyone looked a little ugly.
Elder Dong looked at them indifferently and continued.
"When I say that everyone is not prepared for a bloody battle to the death, it is not unreasonable."
The blood-moon eagle in the east is soaring, known as the prairie eagle of the new generation.
Although they had seven times more troops, they were blocked by more than 2,000 thunder dragons on the post road. In the end, they watched helplessly as Yun Chui pacified Lai Valley in the east, and then were driven out of the Luoxia Mountains step by step.
On the Yangguan Ancient Road in the north, there are even 150,000 troops.
Facing Dingxi Commandery Commander Xia Bang's troops of less than 20,000 men, they fought for almost a full year but could not defeat him.
As for the west side.
Elder Dong shook his head repeatedly.
Due to internal and external troubles in the fortress, all the soldiers moved out of the city. Even the former garrison general, General Huo Zheng, contracted the epidemic and died.
It can be said that this is the weakest time since the establishment of Rock Frontier Fortress.
The Blood Moon Tribe is known as one of the most powerful tribes in Xiliang. They brought a large number of soldiers, horses and supplies, but they were stuck not far to the east of the Benlu Tribe. Facing the almost crippled Huo Ling, they were unable to take another step forward.
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After hearing this, everyone was speechless.
Elder Dong did not mention the people present.
But they also have self-awareness.
There were only 300 Dingxi garrison troops in the Toishi City in front, plus some civilians who helped defend the city. However, they couldn't attack with a force of 100,000...
Elder Dong ignored them and looked up to the east.
"Yunchui is a big and powerful country. It has been standing in the east for thousands of years and has never fallen down. It must have its own outstanding features."
"If we don't have the perseverance to move forward and are unwilling to step on the corpses of our brothers and sisters to move forward, we will never be able to take back this fertile soil."
"If we continue to muddle along like this, why not write directly to the king. Let's go back to the grassland in the west to retire together."
Lest Yun Chui get stronger as they fight, and eventually invade the grassland and occupy their hometown.
After saying that, Elder Dong turned around and left the camp sadly.
Stone City.
Huo Yun, Deputy County Lieutenant Liu Mingjie, and Dingxi County Governor Zhu Jialiang went to the top of the city and inspected everywhere.
"General Huo," Zhu Jialiang looked much more relaxed, but he couldn't help but ask, "When will the imperial court's rescue arrive?"
He glanced outside.
The plan for the year begins in spring. The land outside the city has been left uncultivated for more than a year. If we don't go out to cultivate it, it will be overgrown with weeds.
Huo Yun picked up the telescope and looked into the distance.
On a hilltop in the west, there is a tree whose branches and leaves were cut off at some point, and three wooden boards are vaguely hanging on it.
A smile appeared on Huo Yun's lips, "I wish you not to be impatient and wait a few more months. Support will arrive in a few months."
In the golden autumn and August, all major armies, including Xingluo, should change their defenses again.
If there is no major war, Xingluo will only mobilize 30,000 troops.
And against a powerful country like Xiliang, the Houxue Camp from Xingluo County will also follow, and there will be a hundred thousand troops by then.
Xingluo's 100,000-strong army is by no means comparable to that of ordinary armies.
After thinking about it, Huo Yun glanced at the telescope in his hand.
The little guy named Ren Ning in the Starfall Legion has heard that he has entered the depths of the grassland. I hope he can give everyone a big surprise by then.
To the west, near the Desert of No Return.
Kailun tribe.
Report!
Someone was riding a horse and screaming with joy to report the news to the tribe.
"Alan and Youmeng are back. Our caravan is back."
Ren Ning, Tiele and others cheered up and hurriedly came out to greet them.
"Really or not, the caravan is back? Where is it now?"
"It's time to come back. It took us three months to go to the Salt Lake. Now another New Year has passed. The caravan has only reached Prairie King City. It's time to come back."
"I wonder if you brought anything good back?"
…
"Xiao Hei." Amid the commotion, Yang Lan gently stroked the eagle standing on her shoulder and looked around, "Go and see where the caravan is."
Ga!
The eagle didn't know whether he understood or not, so it spread its long wings and flew up into the sky.
"Yang Lan!" Lei Er next to him spat out a bone: "You little black guy has eaten more than me, when will you be able to use it?"
"Brother Lei, you have the nerve to say that." Yang Lanwaner smiled.
She looked at Gu Datou, who was leading the team's training over there, and said, "You are the one who eats the most in the whole clan right now. Even Datou's body can't eat as much as you."
"Don't worry." Lei Er laughed, "The food I eat will be found elsewhere."
The two joked a few times, and then Yang Lan looked up at the eagle flying further and further away.
"Xiao Hei is still young, but he is very smart. After a while, I will teach him some ways to identify ourselves and the enemy, and it will be of great use."
Wangchuan is like a dead horse. This is especially true on the grassland.
It wasn't until the evening of the next day that the sound of camel bells from the caravan was faintly heard from the south.
Ren Ning was okay, he just nodded to show that he understood, and then continued to draw the map that others could not see.
Tiele and his party could no longer sit still, so they got on their horses and went out to greet them with cheers.
Rather than the goods brought back by the caravan, they wanted to know if they had brought back some people who were willing to come and settle down.