The Feng Army's defeat outside Xuangu Pass could be described as a complete defeat. The Feiyu Army was almost completely wiped out. Of the 80,000 soldiers, only about 20,000 were withdrawn in the end.

The morale of the soldiers of the Feiyu Army was low, and Tang Yin was in an even worse mood. Who would have thought that a battle that was supposed to be a sure win would actually reach this point, and most of the tens of thousands of soldiers died tragically without even seeing the shadow of the enemy.

Under the hooves of the buffalo, this battle was extremely irritating.

However, Tang Yin could not show any discouragement. If even he became dejected, the soldiers below would have no hope. He cheered up, looked around at the soldiers around him, and finally, his eyes fell on Qingyu.

Tang Yin stood up, walked up to Qingyu, and said, "Don't be discouraged. Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. Although we lost this time, we will definitely be able to capture Xuangu Pass next time!"

Qingyu smiled bitterly when he heard this. Victory and defeat are common things for military officers. He was right, but this time the defeat was too disastrous. The Feiyu army he had worked so hard to manage was almost wiped out outside Xuangu Pass. How many familiar Zhangs were there?

My face will never be seen again, and how many brothers who are as close as brothers have shed their blood on the battlefield, and their sacrifices have been worthless.

He lowered his head and remained silent.

When Tang Yin saw this, his face was full of embarrassment, and he said seriously: "Qingyu, the responsibility for the defeat of this battle is not yours, but all my fault. If I hadn't been eager for success and underestimated the enemy, there wouldn't be such a big battle today.

The battle was lost."

What's the use of talking about this now?! Qingyu lamented in his heart, he stood up, stepped in and saluted Tang Yin, and said: "As the commander-in-chief of the Feiyu Army, I cannot escape the blame for today's defeat.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Qingyu is not someone who shirks responsibilities. He will definitely bear what he should bear, and he will do his best to bear what he shouldn't bear. After all, taking the blame on himself will also be beneficial to the king's reputation in the army.

Tang Yin didn't care about this. In fact, the responsibility did lie with him alone. Qingyu once advised him to play steadily and not to rush forward, but he didn't listen. He couldn't blame others for today's defeat.

He patted Qingyu's arm and said, "You are right. If you are going to be punished, I should be the one to be punished."

"Your Majesty..." Qingyu was startled. Tang Yin waved his hand and said faintly: "I underestimated the Sichuan people. I thought that Xiao Xuan died suddenly and the Sichuan Kingdom would be in chaos for at least a while. Unexpectedly, the Sichuan Kingdom was still there.

Shuangtang County has deployed heavy troops here."

Qingyu nodded. He knew too little about Sichuan's intelligence. He didn't know at all that Sichuan had sent the Central Army to reinforce Shuangtang County, let alone who the Sichuan army's commander was. He suffered such a defeat without knowing anything.

, which is not surprising.

It's just that it's meaningless to worry about these now. He changed the topic and asked: "Your Majesty, where should we go now?"

Tang Yin pondered for a moment and said: "Temporarily withdraw to Baipi City! First, our army can temporarily make repairs there. Second, we can also wait for our main army to catch up. At that time, we will regroup and fight against Xuangu Pass.

The Sichuan Army fights to the death!"

Qingyu thought for a moment, nodded, and sighed softly: "That's the only way it can be."

The Baipi City he was talking about is located in the north of Shuangtang County, between the mountains. It is a small city with a population of tens of thousands. However, its location is very good, with connections in all directions. If you choose to retreat here, you can still get there.

You can attack, you can retreat and you can run'.

Tang Yin led the remaining defeated generals of the Feiyu Army to retreat towards Baipi City, but they were not even halfway through the journey when they passed through a mountain forest. Suddenly, there was a loud shout of killing in the forest, followed by a dense barrage of arrows.

Yayu Linai shot out.

The unprepared Feng Jun was caught off guard. After just one round of arrows, a large number of people fell down in the Feng Jun camp.

Unexpectedly, there was an ambush on his side's retreat, and Tang Yin was also shocked. He was not afraid of an ambush, but the soldiers below could not resist it.

At the critical moment, he ordered the entire army to speed up and rush through the woods. At the same time, he led the guards around him to rush into the woods, hoping to disrupt the enemy as much as possible and provide cover for more soldiers to break out.

Ah San and Ah Si also wanted to follow Tang Yin and rush into the woods, but Tang Yin shouted to stop him. He said in a deep voice: "You two don't have to worry about me, just protect Qingyu!"

The casualties of the soldiers can be made up by recruiting troops, but the casualties of the generals cannot be made up in any case. This battle has already been lost miserably. If Qingyu is involved again, Tang Yin may even want to hit the wall.

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Under the full charge of Tang Yin and many guards, the ambush soldiers in the forest were beaten back steadily, and eventually hundreds of corpses were thrown away, while the rest retreated deep into the forest.

Tang Yin did not pursue the pursuit. Seeing that the Sichuan ambush troops had retreated, he immediately led everyone back. Since there were not many ambush troops, although the remnants of the Feiyu Army were caught off guard, the losses were not great, with only two to three hundred casualties.

Just people.

But this is just the beginning. For the rest of the journey, the Feiyu Army encountered enemies almost step by step, either from rolling logs and rocks smashed down from the mountains, or from cold arrows shot from between the woods and hills. The scale of each wave of enemy attacks was huge.

It was not big, but it would always cause casualties to the Feng Army. Along the way, the Feiyu Army's remaining 20,000 men were actually lost by nearly half.

Tang Yin and Qingyu were also helpless against the Sichuan people's harassment tactics without direct confrontation. After all, they were fighting in the local area, and they were like a duck to water. They had the right time, location, and people. Now the two of them just wanted to get to Baipi as soon as possible.

With a solid foothold in the city, we are no longer afraid of the Sichuan soldiers' harassment tactics.

It is a pity that misfortunes never come singly. On this day, the remnants of Feiyu Army were only half a day away from Baipi City. Suddenly a group of people came in front. Tang Yin and Qingyu were both startled. They looked ahead carefully before Changsong.

It seems that the other party is flying the flag of Feng Kingdom.

Seeing clearly that it was the wind flag, Tang Yin felt relieved. He couldn't afford to encounter the enemy again. Otherwise, even these ten thousand people might not be able to leave.

However, Qingyu had an ominous premonition. He did not have any troops stationed in this area. If there were any, it would be the defenders of Baipi City dozens of miles away. It was impossible for the defenders of Baipi City to come so far to respond. Could it be that

,Did something happen to Baipi City?

Thinking of this, Qingyu shivered, turned around and said urgently to a guard beside him: "Go to the front and see who the general is leading the army!"

"Yes! General!" One of the guards agreed, urging his horse to run out.

Not long after, the guard returned and brought back two generals. Both of them had slanted helmets and were covered in blood. Looking at their faces, the blood, dust and sweat were mixed together, and they looked like two big painted faces.

.

Seeing the two of them and looking at their current appearance, Qingyu's head buzzed. He was afraid of something. Something must have happened in Baipi City. These two generals were the ones left behind by the Feiyu Army in Baipi.

The chief and deputy generals of the city are named Zhang Hong and Wang Dian.

The two of them came to Tang Yin and Qing Yu. They turned over and dismounted. Before they could speak, they knelt down on the ground with a plop. They kowtowed forward and said in a trembling cry: "Your Majesty, General, Baipi City was attacked this morning.

, there are many enemies coming, our soldiers are outnumbered, Baipi City... Baipi City has been lost..."

Although he had already foreseen it, after listening to what they said, Qingyu slowly closed his eyes. After being silent for a while, he raised his eyes and asked: "When you two took the initiative to stay in Baipi City,

, how did you promise me this?"

"The city... the city is there, the people are there, the city will perish... the city will perish and the people will perish!" Zhang Hong and Wang Dian had their heads pressed to the ground, so frightened that they did not even dare to raise their heads.

"Now that Baipi City has been lost, how can you two have the face to come see me? Come here!" Qingyu shouted sideways.

The guards on the left and right strode forward, stepped in and saluted. Qingyu pointed at the two people kneeling on the ground and said, "Military law!"

"General..." Zhang Hong and Wang Dian were so frightened that their faces changed. They wanted to beg for mercy, but they did not dare to beg for mercy. They both knew that Qingyu hated weak people the most. At this time, they could only watch helplessly.

He looked at Qingyu and opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Tang Yin on the side sighed secretly, waved to the guards who came forward, and said: "Everyone, please step back!"

"Your Majesty, our army's baggage, grain and grass are all stored in Baipi City. Now that the city has been lost, Generals Zhang and Wang cannot escape the blame. They should be severely punished!" Qingyu looked at Tang Yin and said urgently.

In fact, Zhang Hong and Wang Dian are also Qingyu's cronies, and like him, they are both from Mo people. But because of this, Qingyu dare not show favoritism.

Tang Yin didn't think so much. He asked Zhang and Wang: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the Sichuan army attacking the city?"

"Reporting to your Majesty, the enemy army came suddenly, as if it fell from the sky. The general did not see clearly how many soldiers and horses the enemy had. However, I heard that the enemy's commander is...Buying!" Zhang Hongmo!

Wiping the tears on his face, he said cautiously.

"Buying? Has he come to Shuangtang County?" Tang Yin looked puzzled and turned to look at Qingyu, who also looked confused. When did Buying arrive at Shuangtang County? How could he continue to connect?

Didn't you hear anything?

Tang Yin looked at Zhang Hong again and asked, "Did you hear that right?"

"Your Majesty, it's absolutely true!" Zhang Hong and Wang Dian nodded repeatedly.

"So... we were defeated by Buying." Tang Yin nodded thoughtfully. It could be said that it was only at this moment that he figured out who his opponent was.

"It's not surprising." Qingyu said quietly. No wonder the Sichuan people arranged so cleverly in Shuangtang County, deliberately allowing their own army to flow unimpeded in Shuangtang County, but when they thought the overall situation was decided, they gave their own

The most fatal blow.

Tang Yin smiled bitterly and asked, "How many soldiers and horses did you two bring to break out?"
Chapter completed!