Surat City.
The morning sun was rising, and the golden sunlight was shining down, making the entire Suradha city seem to be covered with a layer of golden light. However, Valens, who was standing on the tower, felt that the sun was red for no reason, as if the towers were paved with blood.
Valens' expression was very serious.
Split took people to help the port and also took supplies. I don’t know what the situation is like?
Logically speaking, nothing will happen.
As long as Split takes his people out to sea and keeps an eye on Surudha City, Split can rush to his aid at any time.
However, Valens was always unsure.
There is always some anxiety in my heart.
Valens put his hands on the city wall, looked at Libius beside him, and said in a deep voice: "Libius, do you think we can win this war?"
"Can win!"
Libius answered firmly.
Valens further asked: "Do you think the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will come with his army today?"
"Most likely."
Libius spoke again.
However, Libius looked at Valens in front of him and frowned. Libius always felt that the Grand Duke Valens was calm and peaceful. With the Grand Duke Valens around, nothing would be a problem.
Now, it's different.
Even Grand Duke Valens was a little panicked.
Libius said: "Dear Duke Valens, there is actually no need for you to worry. Although the soldiers of the Ming army come to attack, our strength is strong enough to defend the current city of Suratha."
"Of course, I think it is a bit difficult to attack, and under your guidance, I have also reflected on it and think that we should stay in the city honestly. So, no matter what, I think we can hold on."
Valens looked into the distance. Suddenly, the pupils in his eyes shrank and he saw two cavalry running towards him in the distance outside the city.
The two men approached quickly.
As the distance got closer, Valens became even more nervous in an instant.
It's Split!
It's Daiya!
These are his retainers, people under his command.
According to the original plan, Split took people to the port and went to sea to station on nearby islands as a last resort. However, now that Split has returned with his people, the situation has changed drastically.
The situation is already very bad!
Valens ordered the city gate to be opened. Split and Daiya, who had just reached the city gate, entered the city and went straight to the city tower.
Split saw Valens, kneeling on the ground with an apologetic look on his face, and apologized: "Your Excellency, the Grand Duke, the general is incompetent and our entire army has been defeated. This time, only Daiya and I Two people are back."
boom! !
Valens was confused for a moment.
The hand he placed on the tower clenched in an instant. His anger arose, overwhelming his reason, and he kicked him out.
boom! !
The sole of his foot hit Split's body, and Split rolled out.
Daiya knelt down, trembling.
Both Split and Daiya looked very helpless, because the two of them lost. This is the biggest crime and the biggest problem.
Libius also learned about Split's departure last night, and he agreed with Split's decision to guard the sea and defend a retreat. However, unexpectedly, he came back naked.
Although Libius is more impatient in doing things, he is also curious about what is going on in this battle?
Why did it suddenly fail?
Libius quickly hugged Valens and persuaded him: "Grand Duke Valens, there is no use venting now. What we need to do now is to understand what happened? Without understanding the situation, we can't Evaluate the situation.”
Valens has always been known for his rationality, but he has lost it at this moment.
Stephen went with the cavalry and was killed.
His army was defeated.
Now, Split has also lost, and everything makes Valens very nervous.
Valens took a few deep breaths, stabilized his emotions, and said, "Tell me, what happened? Why are all your troops gone?"
Split did not dare to hide it and immediately escorted the supplies to the port from last night. However, when he was about to arrive at the garrison camp at the port, because the soldiers stepped on horse shit, he quickly investigated the situation and judged that the garrison port had been raided, and followed closely. Following Split's order to withdraw, he changed directions and retreated midway, but was still overtaken in the end, resulting in the army's collapse.
After Split finished speaking, he still apologized: "The general's incompetence caused the army to collapse, and only two men on horseback, Daiya and me, came back. All of this is my responsibility, please. Condemn."
Valens' cheek twitched.
He sighed. After reviewing and thinking about it, Valens found that Split's response this time was a classic, with no mistakes from beginning to end.
All the mistakes are that the enemy is too strong.
Because he considered the security of the port, the Ming army also considered seizing the port and cutting off his retreat. Moreover, the Ming army sent out cavalry, while he sent out infantry, and they also escorted the grain and grass on their way.
In the end, Ming's army arrived first.
Valens stretched out his hand to support Split and said: "Split, I can't blame you for this failure. It's already good that you can escape. If it were the Duke who led the army, I'm afraid The whole army would have been completely wiped out long ago, and even I would have fallen into it. You made judgments on small details and adjusted the direction temporarily, and every step was very good."
Spry also stood up, looking helpless, and said, "But this time, I lost three thousand troops."
"Just stay alive," Valens said.
Valens looked at Daya and told Daya to get up. Then, Valens looked at Split again and said in a deep voice: "Regarding this confrontation with the Ming army cavalry, what do you think of the opponent's combat effectiveness?" Sample?"
Split looked very solemn and said: "Respected Grand Duke Valens, this time I confront the opponent, I think the opponent is very strong, there is no doubt about it."
"Moreover, the opponent's judgment is very accurate and difficult to deal with."
"And the most critical point is that now that we have lost the port and we have no warships to go to sea, it will be very difficult."
"If we are unable to defend Suratra City before reinforcements arrive, we will be completely defeated. Another point is that as time goes by, the people of the army will collapse more and more, and they will become almost unstable. situation."
Split was very worried.
He was very pessimistic about this battle.
Valens asked, "What do you mean?"
Libius also looked over. He also knew Split. The opponent's judgment of the battle situation was very accurate and he was a very capable person.
Split's judgment is not bad.
Split said: "Reporting to the Grand Duke of Valens, I think it is a very bad arrangement for us to stick to Suratto City now. The best arrangement is to leave Suratto City and go further south to Tianzhu. Other places.”
"Let's go capture other cities and avoid the Ming army to gain a foothold first."
"The purpose of this is, first, to delay time and wait for the domestic army to arrive. Second, to try our best to avoid fighting with the Ming army and preserve our effective strength. Third, to use Tianzhu's own resources as much as possible instead of constantly consuming them. our resources.”
After Valens heard this, he began to think quickly.
It seems that this is the truth.
"Boom! Boom!!!"
Suddenly, the sound of war drums came from far outside the city.
The moment Valens heard this sound, he suddenly looked into the distance. As the sound of war drums came from far to near, he saw a black army appearing in the distance, and a large number of Ming troops came unexpectedly.
Originally, Lu Xuan's plan was to rest and reorganize his army and then attack Suraduo City. However, Zhang Liao rushed back from the side overnight and reported the results of the battle at the port to Lu Xuan, so Lu Xuan came with his army.
This was an opportunity to hit Valens, so he couldn't miss it.
Here, the army rested a little last night, but it actually has combat effectiveness, and it does not necessarily have to rest. The army formed a formation, and Lu Xuan led Zhang Liao, Chen Dao and others to the front of the formation.
The drumming continued for a long time before the drumming stopped.
The drumming stopped and the surroundings seemed to become quiet.
Everything is as silent as ashes.
Lu Xuan raised his head and looked towards the tower.
At this moment, Valens also looked over.
The moment the two people's eyes collided, Lu Xuan said loudly: "Valens of the Roman Empire, I am Lu Xuan, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
Valens stared at Lu Xuan.
He frowned deeply.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty came to speak in person. He also looked at the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty carefully. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in front of him was very young. He seemed to be only about thirty years old. He was riding on horseback and wearing armor. He was very heroic.
Valens loudly said: "Emperor Ming Dynasty, you rejected the goodwill of my Roman Empire last night and rejected our negotiations. Now, you are bringing the army to break the city of Suraddha? I think you The idea is too naive. The majestic Suradha City cannot be broken."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Valens, if you are trying to show off your words now, you should have seen the deserters returning from the port, right? Now, the army at your port has been defeated by my people. At the same time, your warship has already Controlled by my people. Now, I have further sent troops to sit in the port. Your retreat has been cut off, and you are alone. Can you resist? "
A series of questions made Valens helpless.
These are all facts.
The loss of the Guwani port and the loss of all warships was an unparalleled loss to him.
However, anger is useless.
Valens adjusted his emotions, calmed down, and further said: "Xuan Lu, what you said doesn't make much sense at all. To tell you the truth, Libius didn't tell the truth last night."
Lu Xuandao: "What's the truth? I'm very curious. In other words, I'm very curious about what trump card you have yet to use."
