During the battle in the outer city of Jinyang, the Feng army, which had been huddled in the city and defended it, suddenly showed its power and took the initiative to go out of the city to attack the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces. In the end, the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces suffered a disastrous defeat.
The Feng army had a brilliant record in this battle, defeating the enemy's force of 150,000 with 30,000 troops, and also killed General Dou Kui of Sichuan and General Liao Sheng of Zhen. The low morale of the entire army suddenly reached its peak.
For the Feng Army, this was a great victory worth showing off, but for the Sichuan and Zhen allied forces, it was a great shame and humiliation. Since the alliance between Sichuan and Zhen, the two countries have been victorious, invincible and never defeated. Jinyang Outer City
The defeat in the battle was the first defeat.
When the stragglers fled back to the military camp and reported to Ren Fang and Nie Ze, both of them were shocked. Nie Ze couldn't even believe his ears. His own army of 150,000 was defeated by Feng's army.
His beloved general Liao Sheng was actually killed, and even Sichuan general Dou Kui was stabbed to death by Feng Jun's assassins. How was this battle fought?
Ren Fang was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses. Dou Kui's status in Sichuan was not low. He was a dignified lieutenant general, a general who could go to court and discuss matters face to face with the monarch. In the past twenty years, Sichuan has
The country has never had such a high-ranking general killed in battle, so Dou Kui's death was a heavy blow to Ren Fang, and it also hit his confidence. The most difficult thing for Ren Fang to accept is that Dou Kui was not killed by two armies.
To be assassinated by the enemy's assassin during a normal confrontation can be regarded as the greatest tragedy for a general.
Bang! Ren Fang, who was so calm, couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up from the table and leaned forward, with deep eyes, glaring at the generals who had fled back below.
Everyone was startled and lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Ren Fang's sharp gaze.
Ren Fang asked in a solemn voice: "Who can explain why this battle was defeated so miserably? How did you fight the battle?"
Nie Ze was also about to ask this question. He closed his mouth tightly and held the hilt of his sword tightly with his palms. His two big eyes were wide open and swept back and forth on the generals. Look at his posture,
As if he would draw his sword and kill someone at any moment.
He was not just pretending, Nie Ze could really do it. The general killed the defeated general with his own hands, which was a common thing among the Zhen army.
The Sichuan generals bowed their heads in shame and remained silent, while the Zhen generals were trembling with fear, with cold sweat dripping down their cheeks.
Seeing no one answered, Nie Ze didn't wait for Ren Fang to get angry. He suddenly drew his sword and swung it forward. He heard a click in his ear and the square table in front of him was split into two halves. Nie Ze shouted: "Shuai Ren is asking
What do you think? If you lost the battle, did you also lose your tongue to the Feng army?"
Plop - the Zhen generals, who had been trembling with fear, knelt on the ground almost at the same time, trembling and said: "General, have mercy on me, General, please have mercy..." On the battlefield, Zhen generals are tigers who kill without blinking an eye, and
In front of their own coach, they are like a mouse seeing a cat, not even daring to breathe, not to mention that they are still the defeated generals.
A loyal general who had followed Nie Ze for a long time understood that if he didn't say something at this time, his life might really not be saved.
The loyal general rolled his eyes and said: "General, it's not that we are incompetent, but the Feng army is cunning. He first assassinated our army's general, and then attacked our army from front to back. The Sichuan army regiments located in the front and rear armies... were unbearable.
With one blow, before engaging the enemy, we were already in chaos. The front and rear armies were defeated at the same time. We in the middle army were really unable to withstand it..." When he said this, he almost shed tears.
Hearing what he said, the other generals' eyes lit up, as if they had grasped a life-saving straw. People said one after another: "General Liu is right. The Sichuan brothers were defeated too quickly and too violently.
Our army's battle formation has been dispersed, and we gave the order to retreat out of desperation. General, please be sure to investigate clearly!"
Nie Ze raised his sword, rushed towards the crowd, raised his legs and kicked three times, knocking the three kneeling generals to the ground, and roared: "Now, how dare you make excuses for me?" The words were
He said this, but Nie Ze turned to look at Ren Fang, undoubtedly saying that this battle is not the fault of our Zhen army, but that your Sichuan army is too useless.
Ren Fang is so smart, how could he not understand what he meant? He sighed secretly, is now the time to shirk responsibility? Moreover, the two armies are coalition forces. With such a mentality, how can they cooperate on the battlefield in the future? He was about to speak.
, suddenly realized that there was one missing person in the crowd, the commander of the Seventh Corps, Han Kou.
He asked suspiciously: "Where is General Han Kou Han?"
"This..." The Sichuan generals looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
When the Feng army came, Han Kou was the first to give the order to retreat. As a result, his strongest Seventh Corps did not make any resistance or play any role, directly putting the entire army into passivity. But Sichuan Army
The generals did not have the habit of shirking responsibilities, and people had the courage to shoulder them. At this time, no one blamed the Korean invaders. A Sichuan general explained: "General Korean invaders were separated from us during the retreat. Now they should be with the Seventh Corps."
My brother is still in the outer city of Jinyang."
Ren Fang nodded and said faintly: "We have to send someone to deal with them..." The top ten corps are all the darlings of Sichuan King Xiao Xuan, and they are also the ten most elite corps in Sichuan. If the entire seventh corps is taken by the wind,
The army is annihilated, and even if you let it go, you can't take it anymore.
Before he finished speaking, a guard outside the tent reported: "General, General Han is back!"
Following the words, Han Kou, who was in a state of embarrassment, came closer from outside.
Seeing that all the generals who had retreated were there, and many of them were still kneeling on the ground, Han Kou's heart trembled. He passed through the crowd, rushed to Ren Fang, knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed and said: "The defeated general Han Kou
,See General!"
Ren Fang nodded expressionlessly, without letting him get up, but asked: "Have all the brothers from the Seventh Corps been brought back?"
Han Kou's expression changed. He had brought back all the people he could bring back. Unfortunately, there were only more than 4,000 defeated soldiers left in the 10,000 elite regiment...
He hesitated for a while before speaking in a low voice: "In this battle, our army was ambushed by the Feng Army. Our Seventh Corps defeated the main force of the Feng Army and killed more than five thousand brothers!"
"Strong rival?
Ren Fang raised his eyebrows and asked: "Then why did the general of the Zhen Army say that your Seventh Corps ran away when they saw the Feng Army?"
"Oh... this..." Han Kou's face turned red when he was questioned, and he was speechless and unable to speak.
Seeing his appearance, Ren Fang immediately understood that the general's accusation was not unfounded, and that Han Kou was indeed timid. He bent down and stared at Han Kou. Suddenly, he
He slapped the desk hard and asked angrily: "Han Kou, do you know your guilt?"
Han Kou, who was kneeling on the ground, shivered and lowered his head without saying a word.
Ren Fang said: "You have two crimes. First, I left your 7th Corps with General Dou so that you could protect General Dou. However, you failed to perform your duties at all and were so negligent that you let everyone
The military commander was assassinated in the midst of thousands of troops. Not only did you disgrace the Seventh Corps, you also disgraced our Sichuan Army!"
Hearing this, Han Kou hurriedly raised his head and said: "General Dou was assassinated, and the general is responsible, but... But this matter cannot be entirely blamed on the general, but the assassin of the wind thief is too weird, and it is said that he is a dark type cultivator..."
Ren Fang was too lazy to listen to his explanation, and before Han Kou finished speaking, he loudly said: "Secondly, your Seventh Corps is the leading army. When you saw the enemy troops coming out of the city, instead of commanding your troops to meet the enemy, you took the lead.
By escaping from the formation, the 7th Corps suffered heavy losses, and the entire army fell into a passive position. You are entirely to blame for the defeat of this battle!"
As he spoke, Ren Fang looked to the left and right and shouted: "You will be punished for two crimes at the same time. How can I keep you here?! Come here, drag the guilty Korean invaders out and behead them in public to show the power of the army!"
The guards on both sides stepped forward, one of them took one of Han Kou's arms, lifted him up and walked out.
"General, please spare your life, General, please spare your life..."
At the critical moment, Ren Fang's usual cheerful appearance disappeared, his face was stern, his expression was majestic, his gentle white face was tense at this time, naturally exuding a sense of oppression, and he was powerful without anger, even Zhen Jun
All the generals were also shocked, including Nie Ze.
Seeing that Ren Fang really wanted to kill Han Kou and was not trying to scare him, the Sichuan generals knelt down and begged for mercy, saying in unison: "General, for the sake of General Han's long-term friendship, please spare him this time!"
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"Yes, General, when the two armies are fighting, if our army kills its own general, I am afraid it will affect morale!"
Even Jin Zhuo winked at Ren Fang repeatedly, indicating that he should not do this.
The top ten corps of the Sichuan Kingdom's Central Army are all the favorite corps of Sichuan King Xiao Xuan. Their status in Sichuan Kingdom is as high as that of the monarch's personal guards. Those who can be commanders of these ten corps may not necessarily have the same abilities.
He is the highest, but definitely Xiao Xuan's favorite general. In Jin Zhuo's view, even if Han Kou is wrong and deserves to die a hundred times, he should be handed over to the king after returning to the country. Now he only needs to be dismissed from his post and detained
Just be in the military.
However, Ren Fang turned a blind eye to the pleas of Jin Zhuo and the generals in the camp. He pointed at the Korean invaders who had been dragged to the tent door and said: "If I don't kill the Korean invaders today, I cannot enforce strict military discipline. In the future, our officers and soldiers will be on the battlefield."
Wouldn't everyone flee in the face of battle? Where is the military might of our Sichuan Army? Where is the military discipline?"
Listening to Ren Fang's questioning, people lowered their heads one after another.
Ren Fang said in a deep voice: "Whoever dares to intercede for Han Kou again will be punished with the same crime as him!" As he spoke, he looked at the two guards standing blankly at the door, waved his hand and said: "Drag him out and kill him!"
The two guards came to their senses and hurriedly dragged Han Kou, who was crying with snot and tears, out of the Chinese military tent. Not long after, a Sichuan soldier guard came closer with a tray in his hand. On it was Han Kou.
Kou's bloody head was severed.
Ren Fang just glanced at it, then slowly waved his hand and said: "Get it buried and transport it back to the homeland." After saying that, he let out a long sigh in his heart and killed his own general. How could he be willing to do this?
But if military discipline cannot be strictly enforced, the harm will be too great and affect the entire army. He can't afford such a big responsibility if he lets it go.
Han Kou, the commander of Sichuan's 7th Corps, did not die in front of the two armies, but died cowardly in his own military camp, and ended up with the reputation of a criminal general.