Wu Fanghai led the army to retreat again and again. Behind the second line of defense, there was no danger to defend.
There were some large cities along the way, but individual cities could not stop the army.
Behind the second line of defense is Guangling County. Unlike the other counties, Guangling County covers almost half the area of the Qixia Kingdom. It is the core area of the Qixia Kingdom.
But we also know that often the so-called core areas have weak direct war capabilities - they can export war, but if war breaks out directly in these places, it will be catastrophic.
The 350,000-strong army of the Kingdom of Jinyang took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory and broke into the defense line for hundreds of miles. Only then did they temporarily stop because they were worried about their retreat and other issues.
Wu Fanghai finally got a chance to breathe and reorganize the army. After counting the army, Wu Fanghai's face became even more ugly. There were only less than 150,000 soldiers left! Taking into account false reports, wounded, etc., the combat strength should be less than 120,000.
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There were more than 500,000 troops guarding the border of Qixia Kingdom, but now there are only less than 150,000 defeated soldiers left. Let’s not talk about the gap. The most important thing is... only this is left.
With some strength, how to protect the country!
At the border, an army of 500,000 people relied on solid border defenses, but could not stop the enemy; now there is no danger to defend, and there are only 150,000 defeated soldiers who are like frightened birds. What will be the result?
Moreover, almost all the army's baggage, supplies, etc. were lost.
Wu Fanghai could only rectify the soldiers nearby and report the situation here to the rear.
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At this time, Sima Zhen held up his body and came to the tower, looking down at his army of more than 300,000 people.
After a tragic battle, the army of more than 300,000 people inevitably suffered some losses; but there are still more than 300,000 people. And after this battle, everyone regained their confidence, and the morale that was about to collapse was reunited.
Moreover, the re-united morale was like quenched steel, stronger and firmer. At this time, the soldiers were shouting, but they were also sorting out various trophies in an orderly manner.
Seeing the high spirits of the soldiers, Sima Zhen smiled with satisfaction.
By noon, the relevant statistics came out. Sima Zhen was even more satisfied when he saw the report.
Although Wu Fanghai ordered the destruction of all supplies that could not be taken away, in fact, due to the rapid defeat and the large number of deserters, Wu Fanghai's order was not well implemented.
What's more, the army of the Kingdom of Jinyang has gone crazy - they are truly desperate. The war under the condition of death has allowed the army of the Kingdom of Jinyang to explode with unimaginable combat effectiveness.
But after getting excited, Sima Zhen looked at the cannonball next to him and frowned deeply. For a long time, while the soldiers were cheering, Sima Zhen was thinking about this strange weapon.
At first, Sima Zhen also agreed with Diao Deshan's defensive suggestions, but soon Sima Zhen shook his head. He keenly discovered a serious problem:
This strange weapon can attack at any time, and according to what we have seen before, its range can reach 20 miles; in other words, within 20 miles, it is completely within the attack range.
If you want to defend, you must have a huge formation barrier that completely covers the 20-mile range. The consumption of spiritual stones is unimaginable. Moreover, it is difficult to move the formation - you can only defend and stay in place.
Immovable defense!
Obviously, this is never a good idea.
The best way is to treat others with their own medicine! You must also develop this strange and powerful weapon!
But until now, Sima Zhen still doesn't know the name of this weapon. It's really...a tangled question.
After being bombarded, most of the high-level generals were dead and disabled, and they didn't even know the name of this weapon.
But Sima Zhen soon smiled again. This war had provided the army with enough supplies. At least it could easily wait for the next wave of supplies, which bought the army valuable time.
There is also the further defeat of the frontal defense line of the Kingdom of Qixia; although the side defense line failed, it is nothing. The victory on the frontal battlefield is more important than anything else, especially the main force of the Kingdom of Qixia has been further weakened to less than 200,000.
, is the greatest victory.
Once the attack reaches the imperial palace of Qixia Kingdom, everything will be solved.
Sima Zhen thought like this, and at the same time he reported the situation on the front line to the rear: Qixia Kingdom must send spies to understand the new weapons, and at the same time let the country be careful. Also, there should be more material support next time
Replenish bows and crossbows, and it would be better if reinforcements can be provided.
And the army still has a strong backbone: Jiuyang Sect!
The Jiuyang Sect is also in Guangling County, in the south, but closer to the Jinyang Kingdom army. If the Jiuyang Sect makes a sneak attack, or participates in a war, it will be a huge force that cannot be ignored for Sima Zhen and the Jinyang Kingdom.
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The Jiuyang Sect is the largest sect in the Kingdom of Qixia and has a long history. The history of the Jiuyang Sect can even be traced back to 8,000 years ago; while the current founding history of the Kingdom of Qixia is less than 3,000 years ago.
In other words, the foundation of Jiuyang Sect may even exceed that of the royal family. Of course, this is only a possibility.
Sima Zhen was not sure about the situation of Jiuyang Sect. He thought about it for a long time and finally decided to personally... Well, let's send one of his soldiers to take a personal letter from him and go to Jiuyang Sect.
Before a war, it would be irrational for a seriously injured commander to abandon his army and go to negotiate in a dangerous environment.
Sima Zhen thought about it for a long time, revised his manuscript several times, and finally wrote a eloquent "Letter of Persuasion to Surrender" with hundreds of words.
In the letter of persuasion to surrender, there was no word such as 'surrender', but a lot of talk about Jiuyang Sect's past and future.
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The news of the defeat reached the palace, and the palace of Qixia Kingdom was in panic. The emperor, or the 'prince', was panicked. He was really panicked!
Could it be that, after looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally hoping that the old man was gone, he finally ascended the throne, but he could only be the emperor for a month?
I won’t tell you how panicked others were, but the prince was already a little desperate. He shouted at the top of his lungs, reprimanded, and even insulted Wu Fanghai for harming the country, and wanted to bring Wu Fanghai back to punish him.
The officials were silent. Everyone looked at the somewhat crazy new emperor, with deep disappointment in their eyes.
Wu Fanghai has tried his best. If it weren't for Wu Fanghai, it's hard to say what the Qixia Kingdom would be like now. When the emperor died, if it hadn't been for Wu Fanghai's calm arrangements in the face of danger, the enemy would have already reached the imperial capital.
But now, everyone can only sigh.
Finally, Prime Minister Ouyang Si was still somewhat calm. He turned to look at Yu Tiegan, Minister of War: "Where are the reinforcements that are said to total millions from various places?"
Yu Tiegan hesitated: "This... only has about 200,000, and will join General Wu Fanghai today."
"Two hundred thousand? Can the whole country organize such a force?" Ouyang Si's voice was a little sharp.
Yu Tiegan struggled with his expression: "Some families are afraid, or have been secretly bribed!"
But at this moment, the excited voice of the envoy from Xingchang County came: "Xingchang County has won a great victory, beheaded 30,000 people and captured 70,000 people!"