Phi-Fic Chapter 404: The army was defeated like a mountain!
Chapter 404: The army was defeated like a mountain!
"Deputy leader, retreat quickly!"
Just when Li Changsheng and Qin Wudi were fighting fiercely.
The Great Elder Liu Changhong has led his troops to stabilize the situation and has barely stopped the collapse.
Although Qin Wudi was unwilling to give in, his army was now in a state of crushing defeat and morale was at its lowest point, making it impossible for him to organize an effective resistance.
He glared at Li Changsheng angrily, then grabbed his son Qin Tianming and quickly fled the scene.
Seeing this, Li Changsheng did not chase after him.
There was no way, the troops he had were really pitifully few.
It is only suitable for surprise raids and blitzkrieg.
Once the other party gains a foothold, it is very likely that they will be eaten up in turn.
After watching them withdraw, Li Changsheng gave orders to his personal guards on both sides.
"Pass the order down, do not pursue the desperate enemy, call off the battle immediately, do not linger in the battle!"
The personal guards immediately passed on Li Changsheng's order.
"The county magistrate has ordered us to withdraw our troops and not to fight any longer!"
……
Seeing Li Changsheng, he repelled the siege of the 200,000-strong army of the Tiandao League with only more than 10,000 old, weak and sick people.
This made everyone in the venue exclaim in amazement that it was a miracle.
Everyone shouted Li Changsheng's name in unison.
Sisters Yurou, Lanruo and Lanzhi looked at him with eyes full of admiration.
Not only them.
Even Bian Yue and Hong Xiu, who were on the other side of the battlefield, looked at Li Changsheng with amazement.
Especially the Saint Bian Yue.
From beginning to end, her eyes never left Li Changsheng.
Seeing her good sister staring at Li Changsheng, Hongxiu smiled and joked.
"Saint, everyone has already entered the city, and you are still watching!"
Upon hearing this, Bian Yue retracted her gaze and said with a guilty conscience, "I wasn't looking at that Li Changsheng!"
Hongxiu seemed to have caught the flaw in Bian Yue's words and laughed evilly.
"I didn't tell you you were looking at Li Changsheng, so why don't you just admit it and take it for granted?"
Bian Yue gave Hong Xiu a look and said angrily, "Stop talking nonsense here, you're asking for a beating!"
As she spoke, she raised her fist, pretending to hit Hongxiu.
Hongxiu dodged cleverly with a look of regret and sighing.
"Oh, what a pity, what a pity!"
Bian Yue asked casually, "What do you regret?"
Hongxiu said, "It's a pity that Li Changsheng is a eunuch. Otherwise, you and the Saint Lady would be a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman..."
When Bian Yue heard Hongxiu teasing her again, her cheeks felt hot again.
"You and Li Changsheng are a perfect match, I'm going to ignore you!"
……
Qin Wudi and his son Qin Tianming, with the assistance of the great elder Liu Changhong, gathered the defeated soldiers again.
After this battle, count the number of people.
The original army of 200,000 is now reduced to just over 100,000.
Nearly 100,000 people were killed, but not all of them were killed.
A large number of them fled during the rout.
It’s just that it’s difficult to gather them together in a short time.
But even so, it was a veritable crushing defeat.
Qin Tianming, who was originally arrogant, became as depressed as an eggplant hit by frost after this setback.
Seeing that morale was low, the great elder Liu Changhong took the initiative to step forward.
"Victory and defeat are common in the military, so there's no need to be so dejected. We still have at least 100,000 troops at our disposal, and we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory!"
After hearing what Liu Changhong said, Qin Wudi felt inexplicably unhappy.
What does it mean that victory and defeat are common in the military? It makes me feel like I am always losing battles.
How could I not know that there are still 100,000 troops left and that there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory?
Do you really need to cheer?
What? Does it mean that you, the great elder, are stronger than me, the deputy leader?
Of course, he could only mutter these words in his heart and never speak them out loud.
After all, he had just suffered a defeat and needed to boost morale.
What if, at this critical moment, he had an internal conflict with the great elder Liu Changhong?
By then, it would be extremely difficult to capture Ancheng.
Thinking of this, he cleared his throat and said, "What the Great Elder said is absolutely right. Victory and defeat are common in war."
"We still have 100,000 people. Even if we surround Ancheng, we can still trap Li Changsheng to death!"
Fourth Elder Sun Wuya echoed, "The Deputy Alliance Leader is right. As the military strategy says, if your force is ten times greater than the defenders within the city, we are well-suited to a siege, not a forced assault!"
After hearing Sun Wuya's words, Qin Wudi did not express his opinion directly, but looked at Liu Changhong.
"Great Elder, what do you think?"
Liu Changhong stroked his silver-white beard and said, "Besieging the city is a good idea. I think it's feasible!"
Qin Wudi said, "Well, since the Great Elder has no objection, then we will adopt the siege method and surround Ancheng tightly!"
After saying that, he deployed his troops and made arrangements for the siege.
"Alright, it's getting late, let's call it a day. I hope everyone can work together to take down Ancheng!"
After Qin Wudi made all the arrangements, he clasped his fists towards everyone and performed the etiquette of the martial arts world.
"Wait a moment!"
At this moment, Bian Yue suddenly stood up.
Qin Wudi's expression darkened slightly. He forced a smile and asked, "Saintess, do you have anything else to add?"
Bian Yue said, "Deputy Alliance Leader, the Holy Son acted on his own will and rashly attacked the city, resulting in today's disastrous defeat and the suffering of tens of thousands of brothers. Shouldn't he give the brothers an explanation?"
Before Bian Yue could finish his words, the leaders of the halls and branches whose brothers had suffered heavy casualties came forward to express their support.
Qin Wudi's expression instantly darkened when he saw the crowd below getting angry.
But as the deputy leader, he is also the commander of this army.
Qin Wudi naturally could not openly protect his own son.
He suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "What the Saint said makes sense. Today, I will give an explanation to my brothers who died in this tragedy!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Qin Tianming and shouted angrily: "Qin Tianming, do you know your crime?"
At this moment, Qin Tianming thought of the military order he had signed three days ago, and his face turned pale instantly.
He couldn't stop shaking all over and wanted to make some excuses for himself.
But before he could say a word, he saw his father winking at him.
Qin Tianming understood and immediately put on a fearless attitude.
"Father, I acknowledge my guilt!"
Qin Wudi said: "It's good that you admit your guilt!"
"Come here, follow the military law. Drag the Holy Son Qin Tianming out and behead him in public!"
Hearing Qin Wudi's words, everyone present was shocked.
Even Qin Tianming himself was greatly shocked.
However, no one came forward.
You know, this is the Son of God.
He is the deputy leader's biological son.
Even if he was really dragged out and beheaded in public, who could guarantee that the deputy leader would not hold a grudge against him?
Qin Wudi was very satisfied with the result.
He remained calm, feigning anger, and shouted, "Why, are my words no longer effective?"
Everyone present remained silent, their eyes on their noses, their noses on their mouths, their mouths on their hearts, all staring at each other in bewilderment.
Qin Wudi raised his voice again and shouted angrily, "Well, since I can't control you, I will do it myself!"
As he spoke, he walked off the stage, acting as if he was going to drag Qin Tianming out and behead him in public.
At this moment, Sun Wuya suddenly knelt down and said, "Deputy Alliance Leader, this is absolutely unacceptable. Killing the vanguard general in front of the battle is an ominous sign. It will only worsen our morale, already low due to the defeat."
Upon seeing this, the hall master and the captain of Qin Wudi's faction also knelt down.
"Deputy Alliance Leader, Qin Tianming is not only your son, but he is also the Holy Son of our Tiandao Alliance. He was appointed by the Alliance Leader himself and should be handed over to the Alliance Leader for disposal!"
"Please show some mercy, Deputy Alliance Leader!"
……
Seeing the hall masters and helmsmen, they all knelt down and pleaded for Qin Tianming.
Qin Wudi's expression remained the same, and he looked at Liu Changhong calmly.
Obviously, this is to force the great elder to express his position.
As long as he took the initiative to plead for Qin Tianming.
From now on, you can't bring up the past and hold on to this matter.
If the great elder Liu Changhong didn't say a word.
Then the entire Tiandao League may face the danger of division.
This is also a consequence that Liu Changhong cannot afford.
Liu Changhong is also an old fox, so how could he not understand Qin Wudi's thoughts.
"Deputy Alliance Leader, as the saying goes, no one is perfect. Let's give the Holy Son another chance to redeem himself and make meritorious contributions!"
When Qin Wudi heard that the old fox, the Great Elder, finally spoke, he pretended to be embarrassed.
He sighed with regret.
"Well, since the Great Elder has said so, for the sake of the overall situation, this is the only way!"
"However, this death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment of life cannot be escaped. Come, drag the Holy Son out and punish him with a hundred military sticks!"
These one hundred military sticks can be considered as an explanation to everyone.
This means that the matter is over and no one can bring it up again.
Qin Tianming was naturally very satisfied with this result.
He glared at Saint Bian Yue fiercely, then walked out of the camp and went to receive his punishment...