At this moment, there was complete chaos in the Ansa military camp.
There seemed to be explosions everywhere, and Western Turkic cavalry could be seen killing people and setting fires everywhere.
And as Li Chengqian said before, facing these guys who are as fast as the wind, even if the Ansa Army has firearms, there is nothing they can do.
Five hundred people went in and killed a large circle, but when they finally withdrew, nearly four hundred people were still alive.
You know, Zhao Youlin completely turned these people into dead soldiers in the beginning.
They didn't even think they could come back alive.
Scenes like these naturally gave great encouragement to the soldiers watching the battle from behind.
By the day, Zhao Youlin almost didn't need to mobilize, and many people took the initiative to sign up to harass the enemy's camp.
And Zhao Youlin was happy to see such a scene.
In the next few days, he would come to Li Chengqian almost every day to ask for the Heavenly Fire Thunder, and then distribute it to his subordinates.
Poor Ansa Army.
The camp that was supposed to be built in one day only took six or seven days to complete.
This also made the commander-in-chief of Ansa furious.
And this time, the commander who led the army to attack the Western Turks was also an unusual figure.
This man's name is Calami Edward, and he is Admiral Unza.
His most famous battle was when he led his direct troops to capture the royal capital of Sasanian Persia in one day.
And it was precisely because of this that he was awarded the rank of general by King Unsa and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition.
At the beginning, apart from making Zhao Youlin angry a few times, which made him feel a little unhappy, his offensive steps went very smoothly.
But after Li Chengqian arrived, everything changed.
Not only did his team suffer a defeat, but now they can't even set up a camp.
How could he endure this?
Edward also called his generals to the central tent to discuss matters.
After everyone arrived, he was the first to speak: "Call everyone here, I just want to say one thing." > "This war has lasted for nearly a month and a half now. According to our estimates, it will take a lot longer."
"In the next half month at most, winter will come."
"And the cold winter in the north is beyond our imagination."
"By then, not only will the roads be icy, but the delivery of logistical supplies will also become more difficult."
"So if our army cannot break through the enemy camp in front as soon as possible."
"The situation our army will face next will be more severe, and there may even be a shortage of food and weapons."
Edward looked around at everyone present and said: "I've finished talking about the matter, you can express your opinions..."
view?
What do these people present think?
Before, they might have been determined to win.
Even before the expedition, Edward had promised King Ansa that the Western Turks would be destroyed within a month, and two months later his troops would be directed towards the Tang Dynasty.
But now it seems that these are all wishful thinking.
Apart from other things, let’s just say that the two group annihilations a few days ago simply destroyed the pride of all of them.
And they also knew that Edward was asking for their opinions.
It's nothing more than choosing a scapegoat for himself.
By then, whether he won or lost the battle, it would have nothing to do with him.
And since they saw what he was thinking, no one present spoke first.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Edward couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.
Then, he looked directly at one of them and said, "Pate, tell me!"
Hearing this, the guy called Pate really wanted to scold her.
What's going on?
You damn girl, you don’t like me, but you still have feelings for me
Opinion?
But since everyone has spoken, what can he say as a subordinate?
At that moment, he said directly: "Report to the commander-in-chief."
"I believe everyone has seen the current situation very clearly."
"The enemy in front of us holds earthen firearms that our army has never had."
"Especially in the past few days, the enemy troops have harassed our army one after another, so that our army's current construction project of the camp has only been halfway completed."
"And the commander-in-chief said that winter is coming now."
"This will be a huge test for logistics."
"As far as I know, our army's logistics does not have the ability to transport food and grass in the cold winter."
"If this is the case, the lives of hundreds of thousands of our soldiers will be at risk."
"So I suggest that our army retreat to Sasanian Persia for the time being to rest and recuperate, and wait until the next spring before marching eastward."
He talked a lot in a long way.
In fact, only the last sentence is important.
Withdrawal of troops and another offensive next spring.
And what he said was actually what most generals were thinking.
Of course, this is not because they are afraid of being defeated by the Western Turks and the Tang Dynasty.
Mainly because it took a long time for them to go out to fight.
It has been half a year since King Ansa ordered the Eastern Expedition and they have been fighting one after another.
And in the past six months, most of the people present have never seen their wives and children. How is it possible that they say they don't miss them?
So at this moment, after hearing Pat say this, several people immediately stood up to echo him.
An Ansa general said: "Commander, Lieutenant General Pat is right."
"Our army has been on the campaign for half a year now."
"The soldiers were very exhausted after attacking the city and building strongholds in the past six months."
"It's better to take this opportunity to rest for a while." > He looked straight at Edward and said: "In the coming year, our soldiers will be like wolves and tigers, and we will definitely be able to defeat the Western Turks in one fell swoop."
What he said was true with sincerity.
But is this what Edward wants to hear?
of course not.
He was now full of anger and had nowhere to vent, and he thought about taking down the camp in front of him all the time.
Then he slaughtered everyone who stood in front of him, thereby washing away the shame caused by the two previous battles.
At this moment, the words of these two people were completely against him.
Edward at the moment was also full of dissatisfaction.
However, he couldn't fall out in front of so many people.
He pretended to be relaxed and said: "I understand what you two said."
"But you have to understand me after all."
"Now, there is at least one month left before winter."
"And you also know the promise I made to the king."
"So, I hope that before we withdraw our troops, we try again."
"At least it proves that we have tried hard, but there is really nothing we can do if we are defeated."
Edward looked directly at the people in front of him and said: "And I hereby assure you that regardless of victory or defeat in this battle, our army will retreat immediately after the war. What do you think?"
Although some people present were still dissatisfied with his decision.
But they could all see that this guy was determined to have a fight with the Western Turks.
If you don't satisfy this guy, I don't know what he will do.
Instead of confronting him, it is better to obey him, finish this battle honestly, and then go back to each house to find their own mothers.
Seeing everyone's expressions softening, Edward slowly raised the corners of his mouth.
He said: "In this case, our army will rest for a day today. Tomorrow, you will all join me in attacking to the north and destroy the enemy in one fell swoop!"