One Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty: Defeating Nieliang, Attacking Yang Tao, and Pointing the Sword to the World (88)
"Have you heard the news?"
In the battle of Zhanjiang Pass, Nie's army suffered a disastrous defeat, losing nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, and almost all the elite were buried there.
Although tens of thousands of remnants successfully broke through the encirclement, these remnants had no order, no fighting spirit, and lack of supplies, almost flying around like headless chickens. Their luck was really bad, they broke out through untold hardships, and met the victorious Jiang Pengji soldiers and horses on the way, and they were beaten violently again. After suffering, these people and horses almost dispersed. Fortunately, Fan Chen's veterans were still alive, and they managed to gather the remnants.
The Nie army had only remnants and defeated generals, and the supply of food and grass could not be supplied. In order to feed their hunger, they had to start beheading wounded horses to satisfy their hunger.
After Fan Chen and other veterans met, they inquired carefully about the whereabouts of Wei Yong and others, but there was no movement for two or three days.
In this big defeat, several old ministers who were extremely unhappy with Wei Ying dumped all the blame on him to evade their own responsibilities.
Fan Chen ignored these voices, after all, now is not the time to quarrel.
He sent people out to inquire about Wei Ying's whereabouts, no matter what, he would never disappear as a living person if he wanted to see the dead.
There was no news in the first few days, and Fan Chen almost suspected that when Wei Ying was hacked to death in the scuffle, the specific news came back.
"Report—the whereabouts of the military division have been found, but—"
The soldier was dressed in rags and looked dejected. He hadn't had a good rest for some time, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Fan Chen couldn't help but grabbed the soldier's arm, and asked, "But what? You said it!"
He said half of this and kept the other half. Did he want to die in a hurry?
The movement on Fan Chen's side also attracted the attention of the old minister who was sitting not far away to rest, and couldn't help but strain his ears to eavesdrop.
The soldier gritted his teeth and said with tears in his eyes, "The military division has been captured... already, has already encountered misfortune."
Fan Chen took a step back in shock and waited for the news for two days. He also guessed whether Wei Ying was captured by the enemy, but he didn't expect him to die. After thinking about it, this result is also reasonable. According to Wei Ying's temperament, he would be considered calm if he didn't apologize with death.
"How did he die?" Fan Chen continued to ask, "He himself still wants to..."
The few people who eavesdropped were also shocked in place, as if they didn't expect this result, they looked at each other in blank dismay and at the same time felt a little inexplicable emotion.
Although they don't like Wei Ying very much, they have to deny that Wei Ying is another "backbone" for the precarious Nie family. Something happened to him, and Nie's future became even more uncertain. Of course, some people don't think so.
The man snorted and cursed, "Good death! I really suspect that this man is a spy sent by Liu Xi. Ever since he, Wei Ying, took over the power all by himself, is there anything that goes well for our army? How are you doing now? Now, they came out to storm Zhanjiang Pass, and instead of taking advantage of it, they found an opportunity to take it all at once. If it wasn't Wei Ying who betrayed here, I really don't believe a word!"
The veteran scolded loudly, Fan Chen naturally heard it clearly, tried to refute but endured it forcefully.
The Nie army has already been torn apart. If there is any conflict again, I am afraid that even Zhongzhao will not be able to go back.
Fan Chen's hands in his sleeves were clenched into fists, and he clenched hard, leaving deep marks on his palms with his nails.
He took a deep breath, pretended not to hear the veteran's insults, and asked the soldiers patiently.
"It is said that Liu Xi tried to recruit the military adviser, but the military adviser should not." The soldier said with tears, "The military adviser wanted to die with all his heart, and died under Liu Xi's sword."
Fan Chen asked again, "Could it be that... no one stood up to intercede for the military division in the middle of the journey?"
Wei Ling's brother served Jiang Pengji, this is something that everyone in the world knows.
The soldier shook his head and said, "The little one only found out about this, but he doesn't know the rest."
Fan Chen sighed inwardly, and asked, "Did Liu Xi send someone to bring the military commander's body?"
In any case, Wei Qi was already dead, so according to the habit of the two sides fighting each other, the body should be sent back.
The soldier said, "The army division's body has been collected by his brother and sent back to his hometown for burial.
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It was only then that Fan Chen remembered that Wei Ying was from the Langya Wei clan, which was a branch of the Bianzhou Wei clan, because it had been separated for two or three hundred years, and the family land was in Langya County. If Wei Ci helped collect it, then most of Wei Qi's bones would be sent back to Langya County, where the fallen leaves returned to their roots.
Thinking of this, Fan Chen felt the endless pressure flooding towards him like a tide, his eyes darkened, and he almost fell down.
Everyone hurriedly woke him up. If even Fan Chen knelt down, then Nie Jun would really have no one who could handle the matter.
"What should I do now?"
Fan Chen said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to hide the news of the defeat. At this time, we should gather the remaining soldiers and return to Bianzhou as soon as possible. My lord's safety is the most important thing."
If the green hills are kept, there is no need to worry about firewood, and tens of thousands can be collected by gathering the remnants of the soldiers. With the soldiers and horses in Nie Qing's hands, it may be possible to stabilize the situation.
Fortunately——fortunately, the protagonist Nie Liang had already cleaned up the ambitious guy who was attached to the Nie family before his death.
Otherwise, the army lost the battle and led a bunch of remnants back, fearing that they would be gnawed until there were no bones left.
"Liu Xi will not let go of this opportunity."
The Nie family lost everything, and the Zhongzhao at this time was like a shelled, defenseless egg, allowing the enemy to do whatever they wanted.
Fan Chen said, "Of course Liu Xi will not let go of this opportunity, but she will not be able to fight again in a short time."
The Nie family suffered heavy losses, so Jiang Pengji will feel better?
Don't forget, she is divided into two groups to fight against Nie Liang and Yang Tao's troops at the same time. The troops are too scattered and the pressure on food and grass is high.
If she didn't take some time to cultivate, she might not be able to bear it by herself.
Although the time is short, it is at least a chance to breathe.
Fan Chen has never been a person who likes to sit and wait for death, he always has to struggle until the last moment before giving up.
His suggestion is naturally correct, but some people don't want to agree, and they are very scared.
The Nie family was invincible in Zhongzhao, but met with Jiang Pengji but encountered obstacles everywhere. Jiang Pengji would have a miracle to protect her body in front of the battle, and her army horse would be protected by miracles when she attacked in the middle of the night. Obviously, God's heart is too biased. They are just a group of mortals, how can they compete with the "emperor" who is full of luck? Both Nie Liang and Wei Ying tried the challenge, but what happened? One died of illness and one was killed.
When Fan Chen heard these reasons, he almost vomited blood with anger.
In the battle of Zhanjiang Pass, it can only be said that one's own side made a bad move and fell into the enemy's treacherous tricks, and their skills were inferior to others. Why should they push it to God?
No matter how many voices of opposition there were, they still had to return to Zhongzhao, otherwise they would not even have enough food to kill war horses.
The group of remnants had just left halfway, when the news of the army's defeat reached Nie Qing's ears.
"You, what did you say?"
He knew every word of the visitor, but he couldn't understand the combination.
How could Nie Jun...
The person who came succinctly explained the situation of the battle that day, and Nie Qing became more and more pale.
But, the bad news didn't end there.
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