Chapter 136: New Martial Arts Champion, Unstoppable
The Dragon City Southern Expedition Army was defeated in Mozhou, with more than 50,000 casualties and prisoners!
This line of words, like a sharp dagger, penetrated Chen Huaian's deep pupils and pierced into his soul.
You know, since Chen Huaian started his army in Dragon City, he has destroyed the Yunhui Army, the Turks, and the Second Emperor of Daxin, Zhao Gan; and then went to the Western Regions to make the thirty-six countries bow down.
The total number of casualties of the Dragon City Army during this expedition was only 50,000 soldiers.
However, in the battle of Mozhou, 50,000 Dragon City soldiers were killed or captured.
What's more, the commander in charge of commanding the Dragon City Southern Expedition Army was Chang Yuchun, who was known as the brave general of the army!
This news was like a bolt from the blue for Chen Huaian, making him unbelievable.
But what can he do? The fact is indeed so.
Chang Yuchun's handwritten letter was still in Chen Huaian's hand, and he couldn't help but believe it.
After taking a few deep breaths and adjusting his mood, Chen Huaian read the contents of the military report again word by word.
Chang Yuchun used concise and concise words to report to Jin Wang Chen Huaian about the defeat of the army in Mozhou.
It turned out that the general who fought against Chang Yuchun outside Mozhou was the young Wu Sanjia, the champion of the army.
Information about Wu Sanjia, the champion of the army, was mentioned in the military report that Chang Yuchun sent to the tent of Jin Wang Chen Huaian in an expedited manner.
This person was the champion of the army in the first year of Jian'an in Daxin.
When the violent and arrogant Emperor Jian'an Zhao Gan was in power, the newly crowned champion of the army Wu Sanjia was eccentric and stubborn, and was not good at flattery and scheming.
As a result, he was not valued by Zhao Gan and was thrown into the military department of the Daxin court, responsible for the archiving and recording of the military documents.
It was not until the defeat of the second emperor of Daxin, Zhao Gan, at Tumubao, and the death of 72 generals including the Minister of War Shen Guangming, that Wu Sanjia, the newly crowned martial arts champion, finally had his day to shine.
In order to consolidate the ruling position of the Daxin Dynasty in the south, the treacherous minister Qin Ruhui and his cronies promoted Wu Sanjia to be the commander of the Daxin Tiger Guard Army, controlling the military power of Ying and Mo continents, and resisting the Longcheng army on the southward march.
In the military report sent by Chang Yuchun in the past, he only mentioned to Chen Huaian the change of the commander of the imperial Tiger Guard Army, and stated that the Longcheng army on the southward march had not been able to gain an advantage in several tentative confrontations with Wu Sanjia.
He evaluated Wu Sanjia as a fierce general, and Ying and Mo continents would become a tough bone for the Longcheng army on the way to the southward march in his hands.
However, what neither Chen Huaian nor Chang Yuchun had expected was that this guy named Wu Sanjia would actually bring such a heavy blow to the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army.
In this urgent military report from Chang Yuchun, two key points were summarized about the Longcheng Southern Expedition Army's defeat in Mozhou:
First, Chang Yuchun was eager for quick success and advanced recklessly, and fell into Wu Sanjia's plan to lure the enemy deep into his territory;
Second, Wu Sanjia actually had a heavy armored cavalry equipped with the same equipment as the Longcheng Iron Pagoda, with excellent armor and strong combat power, comparable to the Longcheng Iron Pagoda;
Chang Yuchun was eager for quick success outside Mozhou City and fell into Wu Sanjia's plan to lure the enemy deep into his territory.
Then, the army was ambushed and attacked by the Iron Pagoda heavy cavalry of about 3,000 people, which disrupted the army's formation and led to the defeat in Mozhou City.
"The three thousand iron pagodas of the court finally appeared!"
After Chen Huaian calmed down, he also understood why Chang Yuchun was defeated in Mozhou City, and even joked to himself: "Now it's good, the army has 100,000 people, and now it has 50,000 people!"
"It's not a bad thing, at least it can make Chang Yuchun and his generals, as well as the generals of the fourteen states of Youyun who surrendered to the Longcheng army, face the reality!"
Then, Chen Huaian said sternly: "Come here!"
"Pass on my order, let Lan Yu, Pang Xianchu, Fan Wuji and others come to my tent to discuss matters as soon as possible!"
"I have received the order!"
At the same time.
In Zhuozhou City, thousands of miles away, in the camp of the Longcheng army.
Before dawn, Chang Yuchun, the deputy marshal of the Longcheng army and the general of the southern expedition, put on his armor, picked up his sword and walked out of the camp, rode his horse to the top of Zhuozhou City, and inspected the city defense fortifications.
At this time, ten days had passed since Chang Yuchun was defeated in Mozhou City.
Chang Yuchun's face no longer had the ambition and lofty spirit he had when he fought against the Yunhui Army and conquered three cities in three days.
Instead, there was an indescribable gloom and melancholy.
Until now, Chang Yuchun still has not been able to get over the defeat in Mozhou, and has not figured out why he was defeated by Wu Sanjia, a young boy.
In the 800-mile urgent military report he sent to the Western Regions, Chang Yuchun only explained the fact of the defeat in Mozhou City to Jin Wang Chen Huaian, and reviewed his improper command, which led to heavy losses in the army.
However, he did not report the specific process and details of the defeat to Jin Wang Chen Huaian one by one.
Only Chang Yuchun and the generals of the Longcheng Army who had experienced the tragic defeat in Mozhou knew the strength of Wu Sanjia, the new martial arts champion of the Daxin Dynasty.
It is no exaggeration to say that Wu Sanjia is no less capable than Chang Yuchun in commanding troops or fighting on horseback.
Even when Chang Yuchun was defeated in Mozhou City, he was almost knocked off his horse by Wu Sanjia.
On horseback, Wu Sanjia used the Dragon Gallbladder Bright Silver Spear with unparalleled skill and was unstoppable.
Especially that sudden attack, even the battle-hardened general Chang Yuchun could only avoid it and did not dare to take the shot head-on.
Chang Yuchun felt embarrassed when he thought of the boast he made in front of King Jin.
Before King Jin Chen Huaian led his troops to the west, Chang Yuchun had vowed: when His Royal Highness King Jin returns from the west, all the sixteen states of Youyun will be returned to Jin.
Now it seems that it is still uncertain whether the fourteen states of Youyun can be defended.
"Report--"
"Report to the deputy marshal, the scouts reported that a large group of enemy troops came from the direction of Mozhou, and the troops are heading straight for Zhuozhou City!"
At this time, the messenger under Chang Yuchun's command hurried to report.
Hmm?
Hearing this, Chang Yuchun frowned and said, "How many troops are there in the enemy army, and who is the commander?"
The messenger said, "Reporting to the deputy marshal, according to the information obtained by the scouts, the enemy has no less than 100,000 troops, carrying the flag of the Daxin court and the "Wu" flag!"
"The commander may be Wu Sanjia, the commander of the imperial tiger army!"
Humph!
After receiving a positive answer, Chang Yuchun snorted coldly and said to himself, "It is indeed Wu Sanjia!"
Then, he said sternly, "Come here, pass on the order of this deputy marshal, and the whole army must prepare for battle, without any mistakes!"
"I have received the order!"