After the decisive battle began, the West Qin army fired five rounds of arrows in a row.
When the two sides were about to come into contact with each other, Chu Ge suddenly ordered the entire army to retreat.
The Dashi Army had already experienced the tactics of the Western Qin Army, so after chasing for a certain distance, they immediately stopped the pursuit and prepared to retreat.
However, the battle had already been fought like this.
How could they just withdraw?
Chu Ge immediately led his troops back to counterattack. , the soldiers of the Dashi Army were in a panic.
First they were shot by several rounds of arrows and suffered heavy casualties, and then They were charged by the cavalry of the Western Qin Army and collapsed on the spot.
The Western Qin Army pursued them all the way to the Walcha Pass before withdrawing and returned.
In this battle, they killed more than 4,000 enemy troops and captured more than 1,000 people.
Four of them were killed.
Among the thousand people, there were also two thousand heavy armored cavalry.
It could be said that they had won a great victory and finally washed away the shame of the last defeat.
After Chu Ge listened to the secretary's report on the results of the battle in the tent, he felt very happy and laughed: "Hahaha, the heavy armored cavalry of the Great Food Army is nothing more than this.
Facing our Western Qin light cavalry, they also have to kneel down."
All the generals laughed together: "Hahaha" At this time, a school captain walked in and clasped his fists and reported: "General, a messenger from Dashiwalcha Pass said that he came to negotiate peace with our army on the order of the Caliph."
"Peace talks" Chu Ge was stunned, looked at the generals, and asked the captain: "You said that the cannibals want peace talks?"
The captain lowered his head and said, "Yes."
"Humph, if they say peace talks, then we will have peace talks.
It depends on whether we agree or not.
Go and tell the cannibal envoys that we are not going to talk.
Either they will surrender voluntarily, or they will be beaten to surrender by us."
Chu Ge was obviously still thinking about the previous few days.
Tian was angry after losing the battle.
Liu Guangsheng, the supervisor next to him, said: "General Chu, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to do this.
It seems to be overstepping your authority.
We don't know the king's thoughts and the court's plans.
If we drive away the cannibal envoy without authorization, then If the court pursues the case, who will bear the responsibility?"
Chu Ge looked at Liu Guangsheng a little annoyed.
This guy was really annoying.
He was hampered by everything, preventing him from fully displaying his abilities.
In fact, Liu Guangsheng's rank was far different from his, but this guy happened to be his supervisor.
He couldn't.
What about this guy.
Okay, I'll bear with it, don't let me get the handle, otherwise I will beat you to death, this annoying guy, Chu Ge thought viciously in his heart, and waved to the captain: "Go and bring in the envoy of the cannibal."
"Yes, General" Chu Ge looked at Liu Guangsheng: "Master Liu, I can't entertain the food envoys.
This is not something within the scope of my authority.
I think it's better for you to handle this matter.
Do it beautifully to avoid unnecessary trouble."
Let people eat people and say we don’t understand etiquette.”
Liu Guangsheng did not shirk, he stood up and cupped his hands and said: "I obey my orders."
Although the two countries were at war, and the armies of both sides were fighting to the death, Western Qin still showed the demeanor of a great country in its attitude towards envoys.
According to the diplomatic practices of this period, once the two countries go to war, there will basically be no diplomatic intervention until one side is completely defeated.
With the level of civilization at this time, no one can guarantee that they will not be attacked by the other side during the war.
Cutting off the head, after all, this kind of thing happens often.
No one is willing to accept this kind of drudgery, and whoever is not afraid of death will do it.
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Zhao Ziliang first received a letter of apology from Chu Ge in Yazd, along with the battle report of the defeat.
After all, he had been in power for many years and had been on the battlefield for a long time, and he would not hold the leading general responsible for one unfavorable battle. , this is the kind of mind a superior person must possess , as the saying goes, there is no point in standing by the river without getting your shoes wet, let alone fighting.
According to Chu Ge's detailed description in the battle report, under those circumstances, even if he, Zhao Ziliang, personally led the troops, he might not be able to win.
Okay, so he didn't immediately express his disapproval of the war.
After the battle report was circulated to the civil and military generals, some people immediately stood up and suggested that Chu Ge should be held accountable for his defeat and that Chu Ge should be severely punished.
The reason was very good.
The losses in this war were the largest since the founding of the Western Qin Dynasty.
The number of casualties reached 4,000, and hundreds of them were captured by the Japanese army.
There is more than one person demanding that Chu Ge be held accountable for the defeat.
As one of the top generals in the military, Chu Ge has few military powers that can match him.
This has attracted the jealousy of many people.
In addition, due to his poor character He is upright and has offended many people in the court.
Some people wish him bad luck.
Now that the opportunity has come, how can these people not make trouble?
It was already the third day after receiving the report of the defeat, and the next good news was also delivered in the evening of the next day.
The theme of Zhao Ziliang's convening of the civil and military ministers this time was not to make a decision on the defeat. , but at the end of the meeting, someone else came forward to demand severe punishment for Chu Ge, and one after another people came out to echo, not only civil officials, but also several military generals.
However, many people also stood up and said that Chu Ge's defeat and victory could offset his merits and demerits, and there was no need to pursue further investigations or reward him.
However, this statement was quickly opposed by the group of people who demanded severe punishment.
The reason is that the merits and demerits cannot be offset.
Zhao Ziliang looked at these military generals who stood up with the civil servants to demand severe punishment for Chu Ge.
He knew that Chu Ge might have offended many people not only in the civil service group, but also in the military, otherwise these military generals would not have come forward.
Muddy water.
"Your Majesty, we must make a decision on this matter today.
If the generals are defeated without being punished, wouldn't it be a disguised form of encouragement for the generals to be passive and lazy in fighting?
Isn't it a disguised form of encouragement for the generals not to care about victory or defeat?"
"It means that defeated generals must be punished so that all generals understand that they must do everything possible to win when fighting."
"I agree, military generals usually enjoy a much more respected status than ordinary officials.
Their food, clothing, wealth and wealth are all given by the king and the court.
It is natural for them to serve the king and the court.
Since winning battles can lead to promotion and wealth, then Why can they not accept punishment after they lose the battle?
There is no such truth in this world."
Zhao Ziliang watched with cold eyes the civil servants and military generals quarreling together.
After a long time, he couldn't stand it anymore.
He was dizzy and upset by the noise.
He immediately slammed the desk and said coldly: "That's enough."
The ministers and generals were all startled.
Seeing Zhao Ziliang's ugly face, they knew that he was really angry.
They all looked like quails soaked by the rain, hunched their necks and lowered their heads and said nothing.
Zhao Ziliang pointed at the two brothers Zhao Hu and Zhao Lei and asked: "Zhao Hu, Zhao Lei, are you willing to suffer defeat?"
Zhao Hu and Zhao Lei both stood up and replied: "Back to the king, my father, it is a shame to suffer defeat.
How can we be willing to suffer defeat?"
Zhao Ziliang pointed at Nuer, Zhang Bi, Er Zhu Xianzhong and others and asked: "Are you willing to suffer defeat?"
Nuer and others quickly said: "I don't want to, I am not stupid."
Zhao Ziliang pointed at Chen Qing and asked: "Chen Qing, tell me, are you willing to suffer defeat?"
Chen Qing replied honestly: "Of course I don't want to suffer defeat.
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This is not only a personal shame, but also a shame for the entire army.
The consequences of defeat will not only bring shame to myself, but also cause the entire army to suffer huge losses.
Many soldiers will inevitably die.
A defeat may reverse and change the entire strategy, and may have an adverse impact on the entire kingdom.
The consequences are serious.
Unless they are people with abnormal brains, no one wants to lose a battle. " "So do you think Chu Ge is a mentally disturbed person?"
The ministers and generals looked at each other and shook their heads.
Just kidding, if Chu Ge is a mentally ill person, then doesn’t it mean that the king who appointed him as a general is also mentally ill?
Zhao Ziliang looked at the ministers and generals and said: "You all know that as long as you are a general, no one is willing to suffer defeat.
Chu Ge is willing to suffer defeat.
You have seen the defeat and have an understanding of the situation at that time.
Intuitively, civil servants don’t understand military affairs.
Don’t you understand?
Ask yourselves, in that case, whether you could have done better than Chu Ge.”
The generals lowered their heads, obviously acquiescing that they would not do better than Chu Ge in that situation.
Zhao Ziliang added: "Of course, the battle report was written by Chu Ge.
I would not believe Chu Ge's words, so I sent people to conduct a detailed investigation on the matter.
After investigation and comparison, it was found that the battle report written by Chu Ge was basically true.
Chu Ge's defeat, in There were no major mistakes in command; It's about the restraint of the arms.
We all know the power of the heavy armored cavalry.
How can the light cavalry and ordinary infantry withstand the impact of the heavy armored cavalry?
Chu Ge could have let the light cavalry retreat and use the mobility and flexibility of the light cavalry to fight with the enemy.
The heavy armored cavalry of the Great Food Army circled, However, the infantry square formation at the rear occupied the detour space of the light cavalry, making it impossible for him to use the tactics related to the light cavalry.
At the critical moment, he thought of the Thousand Modao Army and promptly ordered the mobilization of the Modao Army to block the enemy's heavy armored cavalry. impact, in the process he promptly Withdrawing the commander's banner and maintaining the morale of the army.
To be able to do this is to do our best.
Even if I am on the scene, I may not be able to do better.
Facts have proved that in yesterday's battle Chu Ge learned the lesson of defeat and won a great victory in one fell swoop."
"I have long said that it is not easy for the court to train a general, and it is even more difficult to train a famous general.
The court has spent countless resources and sacrificed many warriors to achieve a general with rich combat experience.
How can he be dismissed just because he lost a temporary battle?
To hold them accountable, you have time to read the history books of the Roman Empire.
The Roman Empire never held its defeated generals accountable.
Their reign had been extended.
It has continued for more than a thousand years, and there are still people who shoulder responsibilities but fail miserably.
They will suffer from shame and torture in their hearts.
This punishment is enough.
Is it necessary to remove him from office or hold him accountable?
Defeat is not terrible, it is terrible.
We have not learned lessons from our defeats.
We must be good at learning from those who defeated our opponents.
We must never admit defeat and must double our defeats to our opponents in the next battle.”
Zhao Ziliang looked at everyone and said: "Chu Ge is not guilty.
I have ordered him to return to Yazd tomorrow.
You will go with me to greet him tomorrow."
"Welcome him" all the ministers looked at each other
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