Two days later, Qin Yuniang, Hong Kui and others, who were defeated in the battle, returned to Hongqing Mountain with the remaining defeated soldiers like bereaved dogs.
Zhao Wenyuan and the entire Hongqing Mountain, who had been looking forward to the news of the great victory, were immediately shocked when they saw this scene, especially when they saw that not even half of the 30,000 troops that had left had returned at this moment.
"Commander, Kuidi, why is this!"
Zhao Wenyuan led the entire Hongqing Mountain up and down the mountain to meet Qin Yuniang, Hong Kui and others who had escaped.
"Brother, that Bai Yuxian didn't have martial ethics. He actually crossed the Tiger Leaping Gorge one step ahead of us, collided with us head-on, and then took advantage of the equipment. The brothers were killed and caught off guard."
Seeing Zhao Wenyuan, Hong Kui immediately couldn't help but ran to Zhao Wenyuan, hugged Zhao Wenyuan's thigh and cried.
The relationship between Hong Kui and Zhao Wenyuan is also that of sworn brothers.
Not only Hong Kui, but also many of the Eighteen Heroes of Hongqingshan, Zhao Wenyuan also became sworn brothers of the opposite sex, and these people respected Zhao Wenyuan as their eldest brother.
"That kid Bai Yuxian is just a coward. He doesn't dare to challenge me, Lao Kui, in a one-on-one battle. He knows how to use the equipment. If the brothers hadn't been caught off guard, they would never have been defeated."
"Brother, if you give me another 20,000 troops, I, Lao Kui, will promise to take the head of the White Jade Immortal."
Hong Kui shouted like an old cow, but he still meant the same thing.
The failure of this battle was not because Hong Kui was incompetent, but because Bai Yuxian'er was too cunning and caught them off guard. He only knew how to use his equipment and did not dare to challenge him in a duel.
Anyway, Bai Yuxian's child didn't follow martial ethics, and he was careless.
Listening to Hong Kui's words, both Qin Yuniang, Wu Yu, Li Sanlang and Sun Wuzhou were speechless.
They know best whether the strength shown by Tiance Army in this battle is strong or not.
After all, it is an encounter, and it can be said that the strength and weakness of the two armies can be most intuitively reflected.
Judging from the previous battles, the Tiance Army's combat power was definitely more than one level stronger than theirs.
With more than 30,000 people, they still had a numerical advantage of more than 10,000. However, they were defeated by the Tiance army and more than half of them were killed or injured. This gap is almost self-evident.
At this time, Hong Kui was still clamoring to give him 20,000 people to take the head of Bai Jade Immortal, and it was more like taking 20,000 people to give away the head.
I'm afraid Hong Kui's mouth will still be stiff when he is waiting to die.
"military adviser."
Zhao Wenyuan obviously knew Hong Kui's character well, so he looked directly at Qin Yuniang.
Qin Yuniang sighed sadly.
"We lost this battle. We were completely defeated. The fighting strength of Tiance's army far exceeded ours. Let alone our 30,000 soldiers and horses. Even if we had 50,000 soldiers and horses, we Hongqingshan might not be able to win in a frontal battle. Guo Tian Cejun."
Although she didn't want to admit it, Qin Yuniang had to admit that compared to the combat power of Tiance Army, their Hongqingshan army was indeed far behind and not on the same level at all.
Compared to the strength of the Tiance Army, their Red Green Mountains were like a piece of loose sand.
However, Hong Kui was immediately unhappy after hearing Qin Yuniang's words. Anyway, he felt in his heart that they lost this battle not because they were weak, but because Bai Yuxian's lack of martial ethics caught them off guard, and he couldn't help but say.
"Military Advisor, this is too ambitious for others, and it is destroying his own prestige. He, Bai Yuxian, is nothing more than a child with a yellow mouth. He doesn't even dare to challenge me in a duel. What kind of ability does he have?"
Qin Yuniang glanced at Hong Kui tiredly. The two armies were fighting. You thought it was a fierce battle between rivers and lakes, but you went out to fight in a duel.
Who can challenge you in a one-on-one fight if he can defeat you head-on? Otherwise, what's the point of having an army?
However, Qin Yuniang knew that a fool like Hong Kui couldn't make sense, so she simply didn't bother to pay attention to Hong Kui.
And to be honest, deep down in her heart, Qin Yuniang was also full of complaints about Hong Kui. During the march, Hong Kui didn't listen to the command and questioned her many times. Also during the encounter, Hong Kui didn't pay attention to her at all. The commander-in-chief's command directly led his men to charge towards the Tiance army.
If not, even if they can't defeat the Tiance Army, they may not be defeated so miserably as long as they fight defensively.
"With such a great reputation, there is no false scholar. This White Jade Immortal is worthy of the name in the world, and is the best in both civil and military affairs. From now on, we, Hong Qingshan, had better try our best to avoid a head-on battle with Tiance's army."
Qin Yuniang said again, and the figure of Bai Yuxian could not help but appear in her mind.
But for Bai Yuxian, Qin Yuniang found that there was no resentment of defeat in her heart, but instead a kind of admiration. Especially when she thought of Bai Yuxian's face and Shenwu's tall and straight figure, this emotion was even stronger, and there was even a vague other feeling. It feels like an inexplicable feeling of admiration.
"This person is so powerful."
Zhao Wenyuan was also shocked when he heard this. He knew Qin Yuniang's ability and character well.
Now that Qin Yuniang can actually say such words, it shows how powerful Bai Yuxian and Tiance Army are.
Hong Kui was very dissatisfied with Qin Yuniang's words. He still felt that Bai Yuxian and Tiancejun were not very good, but the sudden encounter caught them off guard and couldn't help but say.
"Hmph, I think the military advisor is frightened out of his wits. However, the military advisor is afraid of Bai Yuxian's son, but I am not afraid. Then Bai Yuxian's son will really dare to come to Hongqingshan to watch me take his head."
Qin Yuniang still didn't bother to pay attention to Hong Kui, and at the same time, her sense of belonging to Hongqingshan became less and less.
What can a bunch of people like this accomplish?
And the atmosphere in the entire Hongqingshan became depressing in an instant as Qin Yuniang, Hong Kui and others returned from the disastrous defeat.
Originally, they had not paid much attention to the arrival of Bai Yuxian and Tiance Army.
As a result, Tiance's army gave them a blow before they even reached Hongqing Mountain.
Thirty thousand troops went to set up an ambush, but they failed to ambush, and were directly defeated by others, killing most of them.
This made the morale of the soldiers on the Hongqing Mountain, which was not very cohesive in the first place, shaky.
Fortunately, Zhao Wenyuan was really good at communication and people's hearts, and he quickly stabilized Hong Qingshan's military morale through an impassioned speech.
At the same time, throughout Xiangzhou, the news that Tiance's army had defeated Hong Qingshan's 30,000 bandits in an encounter spread like a hurricane throughout Xiangzhou, instantly boosting the hearts of the people throughout Xiangzhou.
"Haha, Jade Immortal is indeed a talented Qilin in this world. He has just led an army for the first time and won such a great victory in the first battle. I am afraid that the famous generals in ancient times can only do this."
In Xiangzhou City, Liu Zongzheng couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing the news, and then immediately ordered the entire Liu family.
publicity.
This matter must be fully publicized.
After all, this is his son-in-law Liu Zongzheng, the uncle of their Liu family. Now that he has led the army to such a great victory, their entire Liu family is proud of it.
And the most important thing is that now that Bai Yuxian is the uncle of their Liu family, Bai Yuxian's subsequent career will definitely get better and better and his status will get higher and higher after making such a great achievement.
If Bai Yuxian's status is high, then the Liu family will naturally get more glory.
At the same time, Bai Yuxian immediately ordered the good news of this encounter to be sent to the capital in a hurry.
As the saying goes, wealth that does not return home is like walking in brocade at night.
What's the point of winning a battle if you don't report it to the court immediately and let everyone know?
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Chang'an.
In the palace.
"Your Majesty, Xiangzhou Military Report."
Gao Lishi presented Li Longji a military report that had been urgently delivered from Xiangzhou.
"Oh, what's the content of the military report? Tiance's army has entered Xiangzhou."
Hearing that it was Xiangzhou Military News, Li Longji suddenly became concerned and asked.
Ever since the news of the unrest in Hongqingshan in Xiangzhou and the expedition of the Tiance Army, the eyes of the entire capital could be said to have fallen on Xiangzhou and the Tiance Army, and Li Longji was no exception.
"According to military reports, the Tiance Army entered Xiangzhou four days ago and arrived at Xiangzhou City."
"So fast!"
Li Longji was shocked when he heard this.
Li Longji still knew how far the distance between Xiangzhou City and Chang'an was. It was at least more than a thousand miles from Xiangzhou City to the capital. If the two places were included, it would probably be more than two thousand miles away. Bai Yuxian was there four days ago. When we arrived at Xiangzhou City, it only took more than ten days.
Calculating this, the Tiance army led by Bai Yuxian marched nearly two hundred miles every day on average.
You must know that the Tiance Army is not cavalry, most of them are infantry.
As for infantry, being able to travel hundreds of miles a day can be considered a rapid advance. However, the Tiance Army directly doubled the speed for you and maintained this speed for a long time.
"Okay, Yuxian did not disappoint me."
After the shock, Li Longji couldn't help but feel very excited. Although Bai Yuxian has not yet arrived at Hongqing Mountain to win a specific battle with the bandits in Hongqing Mountain, but at this marching speed, the progress of Bai Yuxian and Tiance Army can already be seen. A place for people.
(End of chapter)
