The defenders on the walls of Liuzhou City have been looking in the direction of Qiu Ze County, hoping that the marshal will be able to lead the army to defeat the enemy army.

The more I looked forward to it, the more nervous I became, until a black shadow appeared on the ground in the distance, and the black shadow was getting closer and closer, and the defenders on the city wall looked at it with their eyes, and there was a bad premonition in their hearts.

The return of the army looked chaotic from afar, not like a victorious return. After waiting for the army to get closer, they were completely sure that the army was defeated!

The army in front of them fled in a haphazard manner, and the pursuers in the back continued to eat away at the soldiers and horses left behind.

The faces of the soldiers on the city wall suddenly turned white, and they were defeated! The army was defeated! They were a little at a loss.

However, many generals reacted immediately, and immediately shouted: "Prepare for battle, ready to open the city gate at any time to welcome the army into the city!" ”

Since the dispatch of the army, in order to prevent the enemy from raiding Liuzhou City, the city wall has already been prepared to defend the city, and everyone will not panic at this time.

However, the gates did not dare to open them without permission, because they were still not sure whether they were their own or not.

A few fast horses galloped over, it was the cronies of Zhao Shenguan's seat and Wei Qingfeng's personal commanders, they shouted together when they arrived at the city: "Quick, open the city gate!" ”

At this time, the soldiers on the city wall also vaguely saw the flag, and a big Wei character on it was still flying in the wind.

"Open the gates!" The generals on the city walls were also not ambiguous.

The battle finally ended, and at this time, the corpses of Qilipo were all over the field, and the pungent smell of blood could not be dispersed, and Tang Ning led the cavalry out of the gun array.

Lin Xiangnan came with his own soldiers, and when he arrived at Tang Ning, he dismounted and knelt down on one knee and said: "The minister is not dishonoring his mission!" ”

Tang Ning dismounted with a smile on his face, personally helped Lin Xiangnan and said with a smile: "In today's battle, General Lin commanded Ruoding to defeat the Chu army, and he should be the first to take the lead!" ”

Lin Xiangnan hurriedly said: "Weichen doesn't dare, Your Majesty's Son of Heaven came to the battlefield to boost morale, and the soldiers fought bravely to be the first, and this big victory is all thanks to Your Majesty's blessing!" ”

Tang Ning looked around and smiled: "The presence of the Imperial Commander has indeed boosted morale, but the soldiers are fighting bravely to be the first to win. Now that our army has won a big victory, it is appropriate to take advantage of the victory to attack Liuzhou, the enemy army is defeated and demoralized, and strive to break through Liuzhou City as soon as possible! ”

Lin Xiangnan and the surrounding generals said in unison: "The ministers obey the order!" ”

Leaving some soldiers to clean up the battlefield, the army marched towards Liuzhou City, ambushing corpses all over the way.

Wei Qingfeng retreated to Liuzhou City with the defeated army, but there were still many defeated soldiers outside the city who could not flee into the city with him, and were being surrounded and suppressed by the pursuing soldiers.

Although the atmosphere of Liuzhou City has always been a little dignified, there is still a hint of high spirits in the solemnity, and now the atmosphere of Liuzhou City has become very heavy.

After Wei Qingfeng entered Liuzhou City, he immediately climbed the city wall and looked into the distance, the defeated soldiers who failed to enter the city had been chased and killed, and the chasing cavalry did not leave, but were eyeing outside the city.

Seeing this, Wei Qingfeng's face sank slightly, and he looked at it, and sure enough, there was a mighty army marching towards this side in the distance.

The enemy is going to take advantage of the victory to attack the city!

I really don't give any respite! Wei Qingfeng's face was very solemn, now the morale of the enemy army has won a great victory, but they have just suffered a big defeat, and the morale of the lost troops is low.

"Pay close attention to the enemy's movements, and if the enemy army is preparing to attack the city, report immediately!" After a few instructions, Wei Qingfeng immediately went down the city wall.

Although the enemy army is likely to take advantage of the victory to attack the city, it is not so easy to attack the city, and there is still a lot of preparation to be done, after all, the city wall is so high that it is impossible for people to fly up.

Now that the army has just been defeated, and the people are panicking, he must rebuild his morale.

The generals gathered in the council hall, but there were many fewer people than when they first set out on the expedition, and their faces were full of heavy expressions, and they were pressed and beaten throughout the battle.

Originally, the generals of the forbidden army department felt that they did not approve of going to war, believing that the enemy army was menacing, and it was better to hold on to the enemy if the enemy was strong and weak. In the end, it was Zhao Shenguan and Wei Qingfeng who overruled the public opinion, so they agreed to fight.

Now that they have experienced this fiasco, it undoubtedly confirms the point of view in their hearts, and they also have some complaints in their hearts, they should not send troops, not to mention the loss of troops, how to defend the city with low morale and panic?

However, they didn't dare to declare the complaints in their hearts, firstly, Divine Officer Zhao and Wei Qingfeng were the principals after all, and secondly, it could not be said that Divine Officer Zhao and Wei Qingfeng's choice was wrong, which in itself was a big gamble.

The generals of the Qin Zhen system, who were originally ambitious to defeat the enemy army, lost their ambition one by one, and their faces were solemn.

The hall was very quiet, and all the generals were silent.

Divine Officer Zhao and Wei Qingfeng sat down in their seats, their faces also very solemn.

Wei Qingfeng said in a deep voice: "This battle is all my fault, it is my decision-making mistake, and I insisted on leading the troops to fight, so I was defeated, and the soldiers were lost!" ”

Hu Delu said in a deep voice: "Marshal, it's not your fault that you can't defeat the enemy, you have no mistakes in command, and even take the lead in fighting, we are not angry." ”

The rest of the Qin Zhen generals also said: "Yes, the enemy army is menacing, and our army's strength is not as good as the other party's, it is not the fault of the commander!" ”

"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the commander doesn't have to blame himself!"

The generals of the Qin Zhen Department persuaded one after another, but the generals of the Forbidden Army Department were silent and did not open their mouths to persuade them.

In fact, they were very speechless in their hearts, Hu Delu was very loud before the battle, and they despised the enemy army very much, what was the result? Now do you know how good people are?

Wei Qingfeng waved his hand and said, "It's my responsibility, it's my responsibility!" As the commander-in-chief, I will be responsible for the defeat! I will write to the court to plead guilty, but until the will of the court is decreed, I will still be the commander. ”

"The situation we are going to face next is very grim, we have no way out, we must unite to fight against the water!"

As soon as Wei Qingfeng's words fell, Shen Guan Zhao said in a deep voice: "What Wei Shuai said is that we have no way to retreat, everyone must unite and unite to fight against the water!" Be sure to stick to Liuzhou City! ”

"As for this defeat, I also have to bear part of the responsibility, everyone is responsible, I am responsible, you are also responsible, and Wei Shuai is also responsible!"

"In this defeat, the difference in strength between the enemy and us is indeed very large, and we underestimate the enemy's combat strength. Although I don't know how to fight, I also think that Wei Shuai's decision is actually not wrong. ”

"The biggest variable in this battle is that Feng Yue's surprise attack did not play any role, and even the rear army of the enemy army did not even have a trace of commotion."

Divine Officer Zhao did not put the responsibility for this battle on Wei Qingfeng, but chose to support Wei Qingfeng.