Chapter 393 The Mo army had long been prepared to use the broken crossbow of the Wind Country to deal with the heavy cavalry of the Wind Country, resulting in heavy losses for the Ninth Army.
Ye Tang and Gao Yu did not ask for Qi Heng's consent, and privately ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, in the eyes of the two of them, if they did not retreat, their own side would be wiped out.
Beat the drums to advance and Mingjin to withdraw the troops, this is an unchanging military order for the ages.
Even if Qi Heng was the commander of the whole army, he had to retreat obediently when the sound of Jin Ming in the rear started.
Let's say that the officers and men of the Ninth Army, hearing the sound of Jin Ming coming from behind them made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately the rear team changed to the front team, and all of them withdrew from the formation.
Qi Heng was annoyed, and was the first to run back to the main formation, and when he saw Ye Tang and Gao Yu, he shouted and asked, "Who is Ming's Jin Benshuai who did not give the order to retreat?"
Ye Tang urged the horse forward, arched his hand and said: "General, it is the order of the last general" Seeing Qi Heng's eyebrows erected, he continued: "General, the Mo army has prepared a large number of crossbows to break the army, this is a sharp weapon to restrain our army, and if we continue to fight, our army will not only not be able to bargain, but will only increase casualties, the general thinks twice, you must not hurt the lives of the whole army because of impulse" Qi Heng knew that Ye Tang's words made sense, but he just couldn't swallow this breath, not to mention, his good brother Shi Lexuan died at the hands of Mo Jun on the other side, and now let him give up revenge, how could he accept it Before he could speak, Gao Yu also walked over, and Zhengse said: "General, the Ninth Army is the first cavalry corps of my Gale and the only cavalry corps, it is very important, even if the general does not care about his own life and future prospects, but he must also think about the soldiers of the whole army and leave this cavalry blood for Gale A."
Gao Yu's words were like a basin of cold water poured on his head, which made Qi Heng completely calm down.
He didn't speak for a long time, turned his head, first looked at the soldiers around him, and then often the corpses that could be seen everywhere on the battlefield in the distance, covering the ground, and he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.
Yes, the Ninth Army is the king's treasure, if it really leads to the annihilation of the whole army under his own command, even if he can finally kill the enemy camp, wash the Mo army with blood, and avenge his brother, I am afraid that his life will not be saved.
Just as he was considering whether to accept Ye Tang and Gao Yu's suggestion, at this time, a sergeant from the rear suddenly came quickly, and when he arrived in front of Qi Heng, he intervened and saluted, saying: "General, the big thing is not good, the Mo army has rushed out of the camp and counterattacked our army."
"What" Qi Heng's emotions that had just calmed down were replaced by a cloud of anger, Mo Jun was really too deceitful, he didn't attack it, but it counterattacked, which was unbearable His eyes widened, and he shouted loudly to the left and right: "The officers and men of our army obey the order and follow me to meet the battle."
Before his words fell, Ye Tang and Gao Yu had already caught him left and right, and said urgently: "If the general is not the victory of the Mo army, how can it dare to fight back out of the camp With the current situation, our army is definitely not the opponent of the Mo army, and the general can no longer show a momentary courage and kill more soldiers."
Qi Heng's silkworm eyebrows were erected, his tiger eyes were bloodshot, and he glared at Ye Tang and Gao Yu angrily, so angry that he couldn't speak.
At this time, there was no need for him to speak again, Ye Tang said to the generals around him: "Retreat immediately, the Mo army must put the broken army crossbow in front, the speed will definitely not be fast, and it will not be able to catch up with our army." ” "The last general obeys the order" Now the soldiers of the Ninth Army can also feel it, and the enemy is fighting hard, their own side is hitting the stone with eggs, the boss Qi Heng has been dizzy, fortunately, the two deputy marshals are still calm, at this time do not listen to the command of the deputy marshal, so when will they listen Before Qi Heng could speak, the generals had already left one after another, to command their subordinates, and retreated the way they came.
Qi Heng was sandwiched by Ye and Gao, and he couldn't move if he wanted to, so he yelled angrily, if it weren't for the two of them being his own brothers, if it weren't for the two of them being the dignified deputy marshal, he would have slashed the two of them with a knife at this time.
He roared angrily: "What are you two going to do and want to commit the next crime, you can't rebel."
"General, our army is retreating now, it's not that it's inferior to the Mo army, it's not that it's afraid of the Mo army, it's just to avoid its edge for the time being, and when our army seizes the opportunity in the future, it will definitely let the Mo army taste the blood, why should the general be in a hurry at this time" Ye Tang and Gao Yu patiently persuaded each other.
Qi Heng is impulsive, but he is not a fool, he also knows in his heart, today's battle can only end here, otherwise, he is afraid that he will have to pay a heavier price, but if he wants such an arrogant and competitive person to admit that he is inferior to the enemy, he can't turn this corner in his heart, under the strong drag of Ye Tang and Gao Yu, he also retreated with the whole army half-pushed.
As Ye Tang and Gao Yu judged, the Mo army did not dare to defeat the Ninth Army, so they could only place the broken army crossbow in front of the whole army, so that the speed of the pursuit was naturally extremely slow, and the Ninth Army did not spend much effort to throw the Mo army's pursuit out of several miles.
Just when the Ninth Army was forced to retreat north, it suddenly saw a dusty sky ahead, like a hurricane, and those who had been on the battlefield for a long time knew at a glance that it was the scene of the Great Army on the march.
Qi Heng, Ye Tang, and Gao Yu, who were at the forefront of the whole army, saw it clearly, and their hearts were shocked, and they secretly said: Could it be that the Mo army is still in ambush on the way Qi Heng grinned secretly, but he didn't admit defeat, and smiled at Ye Tang and Gao Yu, and said: "There are Mo's ambushes ahead, it's not that the commander doesn't want to retreat, but the Mo army doesn't give us a chance to retreat, since this is the case, then we can only fight to the death with the enemy" While speaking, he had already lifted the Nine Turns Soul Breaking Knife.
Ye Tang and Gao Yu both gasped, is the front really the ambush of the Mo country, if this is the case, then the Mo army's deployment of troops is too exquisite, is the commander of the Mo army a god or a man Just when Qi Heng pretended to be calm and prepared for the battle, and the second general Ye and Gao were worried, the spies in front came back quickly and reported: "The general king has personally commanded the main force of our army, and it is two miles ahead."
Ah, it turned out that the king's army heard the news that the spies had brought back, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Qi Heng snorted coldly and said, "Even if the Mo army is fateful, if it is an ambush of the Mo country, I will kill it and leave no piece of armor" As he spoke, he hung the Nine Turns Soul Breaking Knife back on the victory hook next to the saddle.
Ye Tang and Gao Yu smiled bitterly in their hearts, and said secretly: You should be glad that the army in front of you is not an ambush from the Mo country, otherwise, you are afraid that the whole army will be in danger of being wiped out this time It didn't take long for the Ninth Army to rush to the front of the oncoming brigade of people and horses, at this time, everyone in the Ninth Army also saw the flag on the opposite side clearly, all the wind flags, red on a black background, looking down, the dense red tassels gathered together, pulling the sky and the earth, boundless, and could not see the edge at a glance.
That's right, it was the main force of the Feng Army led by Tang Yin himself, including all the directly subordinate army, half of the Flying Dragon Army and all the Hundred Battle Army, with a total strength of more than 400,000.
If there are more than 10,000 people, there will be no boundaries, and the army of more than 400,000 is not an exaggeration to describe it as overwhelming.
When Qi Heng, Ye Tang, and Gao Yu saw Tang Yin, they immediately noticed that his face was not very good-looking, and there was no need to ask, the king must have already known the news of his defeat.
Qi Heng is a responsible commander, there is no need for Tang Yin to ask him, he took the initiative to kneel down and confess, kowtowed forward, and said: "King, it is the last general's unfavorable command, which has led to heavy casualties among the officers and soldiers of our army, please punish the king." ” Tang Yin sat in a half-open carriage.
The carriage was closed on three sides, with the front open, and inside it were placed soft collapses and long tables, drawn by eight horses.
Tang Yin sat on the soft collapse, with no expression on his face, looked down at Qi Heng kneeling in front of the carriage, and asked indifferently: "In this battle, how many soldiers did the Ninth Army lose?"
"This" Qi Heng's head hung lower.
"How come as the commander of an army, after the First World War, don't you even know your own battle damage" Tang Yin put one hand on the table and tapped gently.
Qi Heng's body was shocked, and he hurriedly replied: "No, no, the end will know."
After a pause, he whispered again: "Including General Shi, a total of 23,516 people were killed and wounded."
"The statistics are very accurate" Tang Yin nodded, did not speak again, just when Qi Heng thought that he had no follow-up, he heard a crisp sound in the carriage, Tang Yin slapped the table hard, and said in a deep voice: "After only one battle, even if you lose more than 20,000 people, how did you become a commander, and how did you promise me at the beginning Didn't you say that you would sweep away the Mo army in Haowan County, but now you didn't sweep the Mo army, but was almost wiped out by the Mo army, what face do you have to come back to see me?"
Every time Tang Yin said a word, Qi Heng's head lowered a little, and by the time he finished speaking, the latter's head had already reached the ground.
Tang Yin's reprimand made the arrogant Qi Heng feel ashamed, and even had the heart to die, his head was on the ground, and his body trembled suddenly.
Seeing this, Ye Tang and Gao Yu frowned, both came to Qi Heng's side, knelt on the ground with him, and said in unison: "King, the fault for this defeat is not all on the general. ” Tang Yin sneered, his fingers crossed, and asked angrily: "Don't blame him, don't you blame me?"
To everyone's great surprise, Ye and Gao nodded their heads and said in unison: "The king is indeed at fault. ” Hearing this, Qi Heng's jaw almost fell.
Originally, he was very happy that Ye Tang and Gao Yu could stand up and speak for themselves, but listening to what the two of them said now, it didn't look like they were here to help themselves, but more like they were here to harm themselves.
Tang Yin was also laughed at angrily, raised his head and said, "You two should talk about it, what is my fault?"
Ye Tang said: "The defeat of our army is not in the hands of the Mo army, but in our own sharp weapons, if our army can defend Changdu well and not be attacked by the Mo army, the broken army crossbows hoarded by our army will not fall into the hands of the Mo army, let alone be used by the Mo army on the battlefield, resulting in the lack of preparation of our ninth army and heavy losses." ”: