Li Mi led his army to retreat. Although he successfully withdrew, his army suffered heavy losses. More than 100,000 troops were all buried on the banks of the Xiaoqinglong River.
In particular, Cheng Yaojin, You Junda and Wang Bodang were all captured.
This is even more of a heavy loss.
Xu Shiji is the only one beside Li Mi now.
The number of troops around him is already less than a thousand.
After evacuating from a distance and finding that there were no pursuers behind, Li Mi led his army to stop and ordered the army to rest on the spot. At this moment, the soldiers under Li Mi had no fighting spirit and were all dejected. They were very miserable.
Li Mi looked at these more than a thousand people with a miserable expression.
Defeated!
The army he led was defeated.
Since then, Li Mi's great achievements have also come to nothing.
According to Li Mi's idea, as long as he blocked the Sui army this time, he would gain supreme prestige. When he returns to Wagangzhai, he can use his own prestige to win a great victory and force Zhai to surrender.
Give great power.
But now, he has become a loser.
A loser cannot gain respect from others and cannot seize power.
Li Mi languished and said nothing.
Xu Shiji sat aside and looked at Li Mi, feeling a little happy in his heart. Because in his heart, Xu Shiji actually looked down on Li Mi. He thought that Li Mi had some great ambitions and talents, but it was just because Li Mi had a good background.
But now that Li Mi was defeated, the Wagang army was also defeated.
The defeat of Wagang's army will also affect Zhai Rang.
It can be said that Li Mi and Zhai Rang both prospered and suffered losses.
Xu Shiji said: "Mr. Mi, although we are defeated now, as long as we return to Wagang and block the Sui offensive, we still have a chance to reverse the situation."
Li Mi smiled miserably.
After returning to Wagang Village, Wagang Village did survive as long as it blocked the Sui offensive.
But Li Mi was completely finished.
He is already a loser.
This is uncompromising.
Li Mi hesitated and said nothing. After a while, Li Mi ordered the army to continue their journey towards Wagang Village.
When Li Mi withdrew his troops, battlefield inventory had already begun on the banks of the Xiaoqinglong River in the rear.
All Wagang soldiers who surrendered were detained.
After all the prisoners were counted, Zhang Xutuo came to Wang Can and said, "National Master, there are more than 90,000 Wagang soldiers captured this time. How should we deal with these people?"
Wang Can said: "General Zhang, what do you think should be done?"
Zhang Xutuo's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said: "National Master, these prisoners are too many. There are more than 90,000 prisoners, which is not a small number. The food consumed every day is countless.
It is not appropriate to keep such a number, because once left, it will be a huge burden. Therefore, I suggest that all the prisoners be killed."
Wang Can raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.
Zhang Xutuo was so murderous that he wanted to kill all the prisoners.
From Wang Can's perspective, it was actually not a big problem for Wang Can. Because the Sui Dynasty had enough food to support tens of thousands of prisoners.
Especially for Wang Can, what Zhang Xutuo did was obviously wrapped up in personal grudges.
Because Zhang Xutuo suffered a big loss in Wagang.
Wang Can turned his eyes, fell on Yang Lin, and said: "What does the backer king mean?"
Yang Lin said solemnly: "I think there is no need to kill them all. Even if these soldiers in Wagang rebelled, in the end, they were all common people of the Sui Dynasty. The reason why they rebelled was not because they really wanted to make peace with others.
The Sui Dynasty was right. In fact, it was because people in many places were in dire straits and people had difficulty making a living, that they started the rebellion."
Wang Can said: "So what do you mean?"
Yang Lin said: "I believe that all Wagang soldiers should be temporarily detained. Because Wagang still exists, if they are released now, these soldiers are likely to return to Wagang to cause trouble, so they will be released after Wagang is destroyed.
Let them return to their place of origin."
Wang Can turned his eyes to Qin Qiong again and said, "Qin Qiong, what do you think?"
Qin Qiong said: "Reporting to the Imperial Preceptor, I agree with the opinion of the patron king. After all, Wagang soldiers are also ordinary people. This is not one or two hundred people, nor one or two thousand people, but close to more than 100,000 people. Such a number
, must not be dealt with easily."
When Zhang Xutuo heard this, his expression darkened.
Both the patron king Yang Lin and Qin Qiong opposed the massacre of the people.
He was immediately isolated.
Zhang Xutuo pursed his lips and looked solemn. He was not a master willing to explain. Since he said he wanted to kill, he had nothing to say and was unwilling to explain anything.
Zhang Xutuo's eyes fell on Wang Can.
Waiting for Wang Can’s decision.
Because in the end, it was Wang Can who decided what to do.
Wang Can smiled slightly and said: "Since the patron king said so, we will do what the patron wants. All the prisoners will be temporarily detained."
"The national teacher is wise!"
Yang Lin also had a smile on his face.
Zhang Xutuo's heart sank and he sighed.
This time, he missed a trick.
However, Zhang Xutuo did not have much fear. After all, his future was decided by the emperor, not Wang Can.
Wang Can didn't care what Zhang Xutuo thought. With his status, there was no need to consider Zhang Xutuo's thoughts. He left three thousand elite soldiers stationed at the camp on the bank of Xiaoqinglong River to detain all the Wagang prisoners.
Then he led the army in the direction of Wagangzhai.
When Wang Can rushed to Wagang Village, Li Mi withdrew first.
Li Mi returned to Wagang. As soon as the news of the defeat spread, the whole Wagang was in an uproar.
Countless people talked about it.
Most of all, pessimism is spreading.
After all, Li Mi led the army to defeat. Although Wagang still has a certain amount of troops today, its strength and combat effectiveness are not as good as before.
Inside the Zhongyi Hall in Dazhai.
Zhai Rang summoned everyone to discuss matters.
Zhai Rang sat on the main seat, glanced at Li Mi, Xu Shiji, and the rest of the people in Wagang Village, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone is already aware of the defeat of Mi Gong. I didn't call you to discuss it before, because I didn't.
Understand the situation clearly. Now, through the secret service, I have a clear understanding of the war on the front line."
"We have indeed lost this battle."
"However, the reason why the army was defeated was that the Sui side was ignored. Not only did Wang Can go south, but the Sui patron Wang Yang Lin also arrived at the front line. Because Yang Lin and Wang Can's two armies attacked, we
will fail."
Zhai Rang gave an explanation.
This was an analysis he made after meeting Li Mi and learning about Li Mi's defeat.
It was also to appease everyone.
After Zhai Rang said something, he continued: "Now, Wang Can has led the Sui army to attack Wagang Village again. It can be foreseen that we will fight Wang Can again. But there are
With the understanding of the previous news, we can be fully prepared for the next fight. Therefore, I am sure that I can hold on to the next battle."
Everyone was silent.
The army they faced this time was not just a handful, but the strongest Sui army.
Seeing the low morale of everyone, Zhai Rang said loudly: "I know the worries in your hearts. However, you have forgotten. In the Sui Dynasty, we are not the only ones who have revolted against the Sui Dynasty. In fact, there are others.
People rebelled."
"We have held back the Sui army in Wagang, and then those who are revolting in other places within the Sui territory can take the opportunity to grow stronger and make noise."
"When these people become stronger, Sui Dynasty will definitely go to suppress them. By then, Wang Can will not be able to go all out to deal with us, and their strength will definitely be weakened."
"We can get through this."
Zhai Rang talked eloquently, looking like a talkative, and continued: "So now, we must stick to it no matter what. As long as we persist, we will be able to survive. What's more, Wagang Village is a fortified city, and the terrain here is steep.
It's easy to defend but difficult to attack. It's not that easy for Wang Can's army to enter our Wagang from the foot of the mountain. Just relax."
Xu Shiji echoed: "What Mr. Zhai said is true, and I agree. Now, no matter what, we can only fight to the death. Only by fighting to the end can we persevere until the end."
Li Mi has now accepted his fate.
He wants to control Wagang, but it is impossible now. Especially now that Wagang is in trouble, he must help Zhai Rang to defend Wagang. After all, he is also a member of Wagang.
Li Mi took a deep breath and said: "What Mr. Zhai said is true, and I agree with it. No matter what, we must fight to the end. Now, we should still make more preparations and prepare to fight to the end with the Sui army. As long as we are fully prepared, with the help of W
With Gang's strength, we are strong enough to fight, and we can fight to the death with the Sui army."
With Li Mi and Xu Shiji expressing their stance, others gradually began to express their stance as well.
After all, those who go to Wagang are all traitors.
They are already rebels. Under such a premise, they can only go to the dark side. Even if Wagang encounters difficulties, there is no way to escape and can only fight to the death.
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier entered.
The soldier knelt on the ground, clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Zhai, something bad has happened. The army of the Sui Dynasty is coming. Now, it is close to our Wagang Village, less than an hour's journey away from us."
"The whole army is ready for war!"
Zhai Rang immediately gave the order.
"Here!"
After receiving the order, the soldiers immediately went down to make arrangements.
Zhai Rang looked around at the people in the Zhongyi Hall, stood up and said: "Everyone, the time has come to test our Wagang Village. If we, the Wagang Village, can hold on in this battle, then the Wagang Village will be able to stand firm.
Wagang Village. If we are defeated, you and I will both die. So now we can only fight with all our strength. Everyone, follow me and fight!"
"Fight to the death!"
Li Mi was the first to shout in agreement.
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
…
The generals in Wagang Village shouted loudly one after another.
They shouted loudly, not only to agree with Zhai Rang, but also to encourage themselves. Because now, they have no choice but to follow a dark road. (To be continued)
