Chapter 1470 A Respectable Enemy
Xiquwang City.
As Daqian's attack horn sounded, countless pieces of news reached Qinpu every day.
But so far, Chinpu has not received any good news.
The five armies of Daqian launched an attack on Xiqu at the same time.
In just a few days, all the northern tribes fell into the hands of the enemy.
This result was not surprising to Chinpu.
Since he chose to withdraw his troops, he must accept the result.
But the fall of Gongbu was something he could not accept.
He originally thought that Gongbu could hold out for at least ten days.
However, reality gave him a heavy blow.
The fall of Gongbu directly led to a huge threat to the army on the other side of the Gema River.
The army on the other side of the Gema River is one of the two most important forces in Xiqu!
Although Xiqu often claimed to have an army of 500,000 or 600,000, he knew best how many real main forces there were.
Now, apart from the army on the other side of the Gema River, the only real main forces are the 40,000 troops that previously guarded against the Sakya tribe and the 40,000 troops that guarded the royal city.
In order to rescue Gongbu and protect the royal city, he has sent out 30,000 of the 40,000 troops.
The remaining ten thousand troops are the last strength of the royal city.
Now, the enemy's two armies of nearly 100,000 troops are attacking the royal city. If the 40,000 troops of Gaduo Mountain cannot stop these 100,000 troops, the royal city will be surrounded by the enemy!
However, it seems unrealistic to expect those 40,000 troops to stop the enemy's elite soldiers who have experienced many battles.
How to do?
Now how to do?
Qinpu was so anxious that he was running around in circles, feeling extremely regretful.
He should have followed Su Zan's advice and directly withdrawn his troops to the other side of the Gema River!
If we had done that then, we wouldn't be facing such a predicament now.
Endless regret came like a tide, almost swallowing Qinpu.
"Great Prime Minister..."
Tears of regret welled up in Chinpu's eyes.
How great it would be if the Prime Minister were still here!
At least, there is someone who can share my worries.
Now, the nobles in the royal city all have their own ulterior motives, and he can't count on them at all.
If he and his 10,000 troops had not been stationed in the royal city, the royal city would have been in chaos long ago!
In addition to regret, the damn idea of surrender appeared in his mind again.
Now, Xiqu seems to have no choice but to surrender.
Surrender?
As Qinpu continued to ponder, the thought of surrender grew stronger in his mind.
"roll!"
Suddenly, Qinpu let out a roar without any warning, which scared the maid serving beside him.
When she came to her senses, the maid quickly knelt down and bowed her body, her face full of panic.
"Everyone stand down!"
Qinpu waved his hand and drove all the maids away.
"Yes!"
The maid was terrified and quickly retreated.
As the maid retreated, Qinpu suddenly clenched his fists, as if he was making a difficult decision.
After a long time, Qinpu's eyes flashed with a sharp light and his face was determined.
Don't surrender!
We can't just surrender like this!
bet!
He wants to make a big bet with Yun Zheng!
He would give his all, put aside all worries, and fight Yun Zheng!
Even if he died in battle, he would die without regrets!
If they win by chance, Xiqu will get another chance!
Even if he dies together with Yun Zheng, his name will be passed down through the ages along with Yun Zheng's name!
"Somebody come!"
Qinpu growled with a frosty face, "Order Deqin Mocuo to abandon Gaduo Mountain and immediately lead his troops to Gongbu and meet up with my troops!"
Abandon the Royal City!
Then kill all the nobles in the royal city who are ready to make moves and gather their power!
He will lead all his forces to attack Gongbu!
He accepts it whether he wins or loses!
At this moment, Qinpu's eyes were extremely determined.
At this moment, he is no longer the Great Theory King of Xiqu!
He is just a general who wants to compete with Yun Zheng on the battlefield!
What a pity it would be if I didn't fight with Yun Zheng in this life?
……
Eastern part of Gaduo Mountain.
After hearing the news about Feng Yu and Gu Duxin's army, Yu Shizhong completely dispelled his concerns, gave up attacking Gaduo Mountain, and chose to take a direct detour.
Raid!
Keep raiding!
Yu Shizhong's strategy was to disrupt all enemy deployments with quick surprise attacks.
The enemy now has to either divide its forces to stop them, or watch their cavalry run rampant.
In two days, Yu Shizhong used fighting to support the war and led his troops in a raid of more than 300 miles, attacking several Xiqu settlements.
Faced with their iron cavalry, those scattered settlements had no power to resist at all.
However, Yu Shizhong still restrained himself and only looted supplies to replenish military supplies. As long as the people of Xiqu who lived in those settlements did not resist, they would not start killing.
"Reporting to General Yu, the enemy troops in the valley ahead have been wiped out by our troops! We have more than 50 casualties."
Just as Yu Shizhong continued his advance, Lu Xing sent someone to report.
"More than fifty people?"
Yu Shizhong's face suddenly fell, "How did you fight? The enemy had only more than a thousand people, and they didn't even have armor. How could they have more than fifty casualties?"
The casualties were actually very small.
But Lu Xing and his men had already reported the enemy's situation.
The enemy's thousand-plus men could not be considered an army at all.
That was most likely a temporary force organized by nearby residents!
Otherwise it could be a slave army led by a noble.
Lu Xing and his men have 10,000 elite cavalry!
Even though they were fighting against such an army, there were still more than fifty casualties. This was a little hard for him to accept.
The messenger lowered his head, his face solemn: "General Yu, you should go and have a look yourself..."
Ok?
Yu Shizhong looked at the messenger in surprise, then immediately left the main force and followed the messenger to the troops under Lu Xing and Zuo Ren.
Soon, Yu Shizhong arrived at Lu Xing's troops.
Under their leadership, Yu Shizhong arrived at the battlefield where the fighting had ended.
"Meet Yu Shuai!"
Lu Xing and Zuo Ren saluted.
"what happened?"
Yu Shizhong frowned and asked.
Zuo Ren pointed to the battlefield ahead, his face solemn: "There are more than a thousand enemy troops. Facing the sudden attack of our 10,000 elite cavalry, no one escaped. They all rushed towards us with the determination to die. Some were shot by several arrows, but they still rushed towards us with their last breath..."
Hearing Zuo Ren's words, Yu Shizhong's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Although he had not seen the previous battle, he had already imagined the scene in his mind.
More than a thousand men without any armor, holding only crude weapons, and fearlessly charging towards their cavalry with the determination to die...
"These people...are all true warriors!"
Yu Shizhong dismounted and bowed to the corpses in front of him. "Gather their remains and bury them on the spot! Order my soldiers not to step over their burial sites!"
After giving the order, Yu Shizhong walked towards the more than a thousand corpses.
Soon, Yu Shizhong was attracted by a corpse.
Yu Shizhong squatted down and turned over the body that had fallen to the ground.
It turned out to be a woman!
The woman was very young, perhaps only about fifteen or sixteen years old.
In her hand, she was still tightly holding a sickle.
Three arrows pierced her chest head-on.
"There are quite a few women among this gang."
Zuo Ren followed behind Yu Shizhong and said, "Among them, there are women in their forties or fifties..."
This battle was nothing.
But this battle brought them a great shock.
Perhaps, these people never thought that they could stop them.
They just wanted to prove the courage of the Xiqu people.
Yu Shizhong sighed inwardly, then looked up at Zuo Ren, "Why, you can't bear it anymore?"
"No."
Zuo Ren shook his head, "I just feel a little emotional!"
"You can feel emotional all you want, but don't let me think about those messed up things!"
Yu Shizhong warned Zuo Ren sternly: "Now that we have come to you, you have the chance to sigh!"
"If the Xiqu army invades our Daqian territory, you won't even have the chance to sigh!"
"On the battlefield, you can respect your enemies, but you cannot sympathize with them!"
"As long as they take up arms, even if they are children, they are our enemies!"
"Remember this, being kind to your enemy is being cruel to yourself!"
