The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 920
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Half an hour later, the Western Barbarians were in a mess.

Its army formation was completely destroyed, corpses were everywhere, and the remaining survivors were fleeing desperately, and the Jin army's pursuers would not let them go.

Most of the grain carts left behind by the military formation were burning with flames, and deflagration would occur from time to time.

The fire was set by the Western Barbarian army. After confirming the defeat of the war, although they were extremely reluctant, they decided to burn the food to prevent the Jin army from taking advantage of it.

But even if you set fire to it, it is not easy to burn all the food.

After extinguishing the flames of more than a dozen vehicles, the food was preserved and will be used as the next military supply of Fang Sheng's troops.

They can't take other food with them, so it's better to burn it.

On the hillside of Zhuma, Fang Sheng watched the soldiers clean up the battlefield.

"Since we have already made a move, the barbarians will be on guard next time, so we have to rob the grain road several times as soon as possible!"

There is a lot of food on the front line of the Western Man, and the daily consumption can be described as a huge amount, so they have many food transportation teams.

In order to make a big ticket, Fang Sheng held back and didn't make a move. Naturally, it was time to harvest.

After confirming that all the food here was destroyed, Fang Sheng issued an order to transfer it.

In this northwest land, there are many opportunities to grasp, and time waits for no one...

If there is a delay and the West Manzi strengthens the defense of the grain team, it will be difficult to easily obtain the results of the battle.

In the following time, Fang Sheng led his subordinates to try their best to annihilate the enemy army, and their actions disrupted the deployment of Ximan again.

In mid-December, a large number of Ximan infantry entered the hinterland of Tianshan County. These food transport teams that strengthened their defenses were not so easily defeated.

An accident in the grain transportation team undoubtedly affected the front line, making Jinanta King unable to calm down any longer.

There is a gap in food supply, and the cavalry of the Jin army is still harassing, which means that they are running out of time.

The time came to the end of December, when all the means of exploration were exhausted, and after Mu Liqing and other reinforcements were in place, the West Barbarian army launched an attack on Liangshan Fort.

Zhao Yanxun's temptation to capture the emperor of the Jin court in Liangshanbao was irresistible to the senior officials of Ximan.

They have nearly [-] cavalry. Although more can be transferred, these troops were sent to the rear to transport food and grass.

There are cavalry raids by the imperial army, and it is difficult to defend with infantry alone. The importance of sending back cavalry is self-evident.

Of course, the [-] western barbarian cavalry alone also put pressure on the imperial army.

It's just that it only brings pressure. With the elite cavalry of the Imperial Army, it is difficult to get cheap every time they fight against the Western Barbarians.

Even if they gathered a large army, the cavalry of the Jin army would withdraw directly, making them unable to use their strength.

On the night of December 28, the first year of Guangwu, when the Ximan army was already idle and tired, Zhao Yanxun ordered the left and right cavalry guards to fight.

With the cooperation of friendly forces from all sides, the elite imperial cavalry of [-] broke through King Jinanta's camp and directly killed more than [-] enemy troops.

More importantly, under the attack of the forbidden army all the way, the defense line in charge of King Jinanta collapsed.

The Jinanta headquarters fled, causing Sofia, Bowani and other troops to flee, and two-fifths of the entire Western Barbarian defense line collapsed directly.

In this process, in addition to the heroic fighting of the forbidden army, gunpowder also played a great role, which directly made the western barbarians frightened.

If King Muliqing hadn't led his troops to resist tenaciously and sent troops to gather up the fleeing troops in time, the Jin army might have defeated them in one fell swoop.

Of course, the production of gunpowder is not large, and the inventory is limited, so that the Jin army cannot expand the results of the battle, otherwise it can be done in one battle.

Either way, it's a big win.

The war lasted for two days, and on the night of December 31, the military attaches of the various ministries withdrew their subordinates one after another.

The war has won a great victory, and today is the last day of the first year of Guangwu, so it must be very worth celebrating.

When the generals and schools of the various ministries returned to the station, they received an imperial edict, telling everyone to go to Liangshanbao to celebrate their achievements, and pass the New Year together by the way.

In addition to giving decrees to the military officers, Zhao Yanxun did not forget the bottom soldiers.

In addition to a large number of material rewards, Zhao Yanxun also issued special decrees to the soldiers of various ministries, praising them for their bravery and skill in fighting.

Under the double rewards of material and spirit, the soldiers who have just experienced the war are full of fighting spirit and happy mood.

In addition to encouragement and praise, on this special day today, Zhao Yanxun also sent New Year blessings to the officers and soldiers in the decree.

Amidst the joyful sound, the soldiers of all ministries began to hold a celebration banquet, and by the way, they had a lively New Year's Eve together.

Compared with the joy of the Jin army's victory, fifty miles to the west of Liangshan Fort, the whole Ximan is gloomy.

In this defeat, although the loss of troops was not much, it was a loss of a large amount of food and supplies.

The most important thing is that the morale of the entire army is low. Many people, including many officers, are relatively pessimistic.

In the depths of the army stronghold, King Jinanta had disheveled hair, holding a wine pot and pouring water into his mouth.

On the side, King Muliqing watched quietly.

The military tent was extremely quiet, only the cold wind whistling outside and howling wailing could be heard from time to time.

"We didn't fail if we were drunk?" King Muliqing couldn't help but ask.

King Jinanta didn't answer, and then took a few more sips. Then he stood up and smashed the jug to the ground with all his might.

With a "snap", the wine jug shattered into pieces, and the wine inside splashed in all directions.

"Jin people... I want to kill them all, I want to kill them all!" King Ji Nanta drew out his saber and waved it in the army tent.

Hearing the commotion inside, several guards rushed in, but they didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

Under the signal of King Muliqing, these people all retreated.

"No more wasting time!"

"There is still a big battle ahead, and we have no way out!"

Slowly stopped, Jinanta King suppressed his anger, and then slowly sat back in his seat.

"What do you think should be done?" King Jinanta asked.

King Muliqing said in a deep voice: "Strictly guard the camp, avoid battles in times of war, rectify the army, and then fight decisively!"

It is equivalent to this time when they are ready, they will not have any more temptations, but will directly attack the whole army.

If they win, they will be able to survive, and if they lose, they will be done.

It's not that they can't hold their breath, but that the food they have doesn't allow them to procrastinate.

If it drags on, the millions of people in the rear may be in trouble before the battle on the front line is over.

At that time, the morale of the army will be even more scattered, and there will be no possibility of victory.

The two looked at each other speechlessly, but Mu Liqing found a jug of wine, uncorked it and drank it by himself.

Alcohol can dispel sorrow, and they are so worried now that they naturally want to use this thing to dispel it.

Of course, the appearance of the two of them must not be seen by outsiders, otherwise the morale of the army will only deteriorate further.

But in the school grounds of Liangshanbao, the lights were bright at the moment, and the upper and lower officers were having a good time, bragging and drinking among each other.

They have won battles in the past two days, and all of them have made meritorious deeds, and they will be rewarded only when they return to the court after victory.

Some of the people present were already looking forward to the title of knighthood.

The underground was lively, while Zhao Yanxun on the high platform was sitting alone at the moment, looking at the people below with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce..."

At this moment, Xu Hong came to the stage and bowed respectfully to Zhao Yanxun.

His behavior immediately attracted the attention of the civil and military present, and everyone wanted to know what Xu Hong was going to say.

"What's the matter?"

"Reporting to the emperor, this time the Western Man was defeated, I thought... our army should take advantage of the victory to pursue and not give the Western Man a chance to breathe!"

"It's cold today, and the West is short of food and clothing. Our army has the right time and place, and we should destroy the bandits in one fell swoop..."

Zhao Yanxun had naturally thought about what Xu Hong said, and he had been planning for the past two days.

"I ask the emperor to issue an order, and our army will destroy the thief in one fell swoop!"

"I ask the emperor to issue an order, and our army will destroy the thief in one fell swoop!"

More and more people seconded the proposal, which is enough to show the courage and morale of the generals.

Zhao Yanxun laughed and said: "The generals use their lives, why should I worry about not breaking the captives!"

(End of this chapter)