Xuyi, Qin army camp.
Peng Chao, who was wearing a general's robe and armor, his face as sinking as water, looked straight at the pair of Qin generals who were standing in front of him, with their helmets and armor abandoned, and their faces dusty. Just a few years ago, they were so high-spirited. For a while, everyone was keeping their own thoughts and were relatively speechless.
The two rows of generals and colonels standing in the tent also changed their arrogant appearance before. They all looked like defeated roosters, with their heads lowered and silent.
Peng Chao coughed dryly, cleared his throat, and broke the unspeakable silence: "General Ju, why did you lose all your 20,000 cavalry in just these two days? What happened? To this day, I still can’t believe this is true!”
Ju Nan sighed and shook his head: "Du Yan advanced lightly and was ambushed. Let's not worry about that for now. But when I faced the enemy's forward in Junchuan, I really saw the power of the soldiers from the Northern Prefecture. Marshal Peng , It’s hard for me to escape blame for the defeat. In fact, these Jin troops are the most powerful enemies we have ever encountered. You must not take it lightly!"
Peng Chao said coldly: "You should know how many troops the Jin army has and who its general is. You fought such a battle with them."
Ju Nan closed his eyes in pain. The nightmare-like past half a year ago reappeared in his mind. He sighed: "The Jin army facing our army has only more than a thousand troops in front, plus the ambush in the grass. , it will not exceed six thousand. As for the leading general, he is a man named Liu Yu, who is just a building owner!"
This shocked the generals in the tent into an uproar. Even Peng Chao stood up unconsciously and blurted out: "What? Less than six thousand people? Are they generals? Six thousand soldiers and horses can wipe out two of yours." Wan Tieqi? How is this possible!"
Ju Nan sighed: "If I hadn't experienced this defeat personally, I wouldn't have believed it. These Jin troops are all heavily armored. Our army's strong bows and crossbows cannot penetrate, and they are all extremely powerful. Even if they are heavily armored, A, you can still run like flying on the battlefield. What's even more rare is that these sergeants have strict discipline. They are very organized whether they are advancing or retreating. Generally, Wu Bing lacks organization and discipline."
Peng Chao gritted his teeth and murmured: "Could it be that this is the Beifu soldier trained by Xie Xuanxin in the legend? It is somewhat believable that these Lianghuai refugees have superb personal martial arts skills and are strong and good at fighting, but these mountains I don't believe how disciplined thieves and bandits can be. How could they develop such an iron army in just one year?"
At this point, Peng Chao suddenly had a flash of light in his eyes: "That leader, Liu Yu, is he really just a building owner? Didn't you lie to me?"
Ju Nan's face turned slightly red. He did not tell Peng Chao that he had let others off the battlefield. This was the same as being captured. Once the news of this matter leaked out, it would be easy to go to jail. It would be easy. Wang Fujian will be beheaded immediately. He sighed and said: "Exactly, this is what Liu Yu said when he communicated with me by name. There should be no mistake. I have also heard of a strong man named Liu Yu in the south of the Yangtze River before. What is the name of Jingkou? The Wu leader of the 1st Martial Arts Lecture Conference may be this person!"
Peng Chao's eyes lit up: "I remembered it when you said this. It seems that there is indeed a man named Liu Yu. Could it be that he is really the building owner of the Beifu Army? But even if he is not lying, a building owner can bring up to five people. How can one hundred men command an army of five or six thousand?”
Ju Nan shook his head: "The general doesn't know this. But Liu Yu was indeed counting on him from the beginning to the end of this battle, including beheading Shao Bao and shooting Quanzi. It was all done by this person, even if As an enemy, I must admit that this man's martial arts skills are rare in the world, and his command is determined, and everyone under his command is willing to die for him. Although he looks like he is only in his early twenties, he is really a rare general. Got it!"
Peng Chao was silent and sat back in the handsome chair. After a long time, he sighed: "Even if there are bushes and ambushes, if 20,000 troops and horses are wiped out by just a few thousand infantry, we can't get through it no matter what. Difficult, you have lost our division and lost our military power. It is not because I, Peng Chao, have any personal grudges with you. According to military law, I can kill you now. But you are a veteran general of Great Qin after all. Your life and death should be decided by the king. Decide, now, I will remove you from all command positions and put you in prison. I will send you to Chang'an early tomorrow morning. You can explain it to the king himself!"
Ju Nan's forehead was dripping with sweat. He gritted his teeth and performed a military salute: "General Sin, thank you very much for not killing Commander Peng. But before General Sin leaves, I must remind the commander that the enemy's morale is like a rainbow and his army is extremely powerful. Sheng, you must not overpower him at this time, it is best to retreat to the territory of Da Qin quickly!"
Peng Chao said sternly: "It's difficult. You are just a defeated general. If I don't kill you, I will be showing mercy to you. It's not your turn to point fingers here. Why don't you retreat quickly!"
Junan sighed and turned around to leave. Suddenly, he saw a figure in the corner, hiding behind several sergeants. The one who poked his head was not Baoerji.
As soon as he saw Baoerji, he was so angry that he shouted: "Baoerji, you deserter, coward! This time everything is ruined by your hands, why don't you get out and die!" "
Peng Chao said coldly: "It's difficult. It's not your turn to give orders here. General Bao risked his life to come back from the battlefield to report the news. If it hadn't been for him coming back in time, we wouldn't have been able to make preparations here. You are a sinner." , he is a meritorious official, and the right and wrong will be decided by the public when he comes before the king!"
Junan let out a long sigh, shook his head, and walked out of the military tent under the supervision of several sergeants. Peng Chao sighed and waved his hand. The generals and generals in the tent all retreated one after another as if they were receiving an amnesty. Soon, everyone except Among the few trusted sergeants, only Peng Chao and Bao Erji were left.
Baoerji came up with a mocking smile on his face: "My lord, I have been undercover in Junan for many years, and now I can finally return to your service!"
Peng Chao shook his head: "It's hard to argue with me all my life, but in the end it's this ending. I'm not happy at all. Now that we're facing a formidable enemy, what do you think we should do?"
Baoerji curled up his lips and said: "Jiu Yu was right what he said just now. The combat effectiveness of the Jin army is far beyond our imagination. These are really elite soldiers that have never been seen before, especially the impact." The momentum at that time could really break the enemy's courage and be unstoppable. There was nothing wrong with Ju Nan's command, and Cuvolid's assault was not a big mistake, but in front of them, there was no chance of victory. This If we continue to fight, we will only lose worse, and retreating as soon as possible is the only way out!"
