It's no wonder Xu Ren was so shocked, because all this was too unexpected! Cai should be panicking at this time. After continuous defeats and losses, Cai is now very empty. Fu Minghui doesn't need too much military wisdom. As long as he moves forward bravely, he will surely achieve a victory beyond imagination.
You know, these 30,000 soldiers are the Imperial Guards! Even though the Great Xia Kingdom is now corrupt, the Imperial Guards are still the Imperial Guards; the Emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom is not completely stupid.
However, Xu Ren would never have expected such an outcome, such a disastrous defeat, with only one in ten chance of survival.
This disastrous defeat also disrupted many of Xu Ren's plans, such as the negotiations with the State of Cai, gaining enough political capital for Li Xian, and Li Xian's commercial dumping plan!
The guard who delivered the letter told the story bit by bit, because these things were no longer a secret in the imperial capital and had spread long ago; it’s just that the specific circumstances were not very clear.
The general situation is that the Northern Expedition has to pass through the area controlled by the eldest prince; the eldest prince, now the crown prince, wants to win over Fu Minghui because his position is precarious. As a result, Fu Minghui directly rejected the eldest prince's attempt to win him over. Fu Minghui is the chief guard beside the emperor, and can be regarded as the first person beside the emperor. Naturally, he cannot express his opinion casually.
At first, the eldest prince did not say anything; Fu Minghui did not take it seriously. According to the plan, 20,000 vassal soldiers, carriages and horses were requisitioned from the eldest prince to transport 20,000 shi of grain to the north for the attack.
After entering the territory of Cai State, the situation was just as Xu Ren expected, with unstoppable force; in one day and one night, they galloped 500 miles, conquered a county a day, and achieved brilliant results. However, when preparing breakfast the next day, Fu Minghui was dumbfounded!
The vassal troops requisitioned from the eldest prince disappeared without a trace overnight; and the 20,000 dan of grain were all "green food" - all moldy!
The result of the army going deep into the enemy's territory alone and without food and fodder is obvious. The State of Cai "accidentally" learned of the news and naturally launched a desperate counterattack. Under such circumstances, Fu Minghui had to break out in a panic.
But the Imperial Guards were strong in combat, and even in such a situation, more than 20,000 soldiers still broke through to the border of Daxia. However, at this time, the border of Daxia was closed! The border generals refused to open the gate, saying that they could not let the army of Cai enter the country.
Thus, under the border wall of Daxia, Fu Minghui and the Imperial Guards were besieged by more than 100,000 Cai troops. In the end, only less than 3,000 people climbed up the wall to escape. The death of 27,000 people brought nearly 50,000 casualties to Cai!
But the funniest and most infuriating thing is that none of the 20,000 vassal troops sent by the eldest prince escaped, and were all captured by the State of Cai!
"Asshole! What an asshole!" Beichen Yuqing was so angry when he heard this.
Xu Ren waved away the guards of Li's house, slowly turned around and looked west, looking at the location of Wuyang City, the capital of Daxia, and suddenly sighed: "Daxia is over! This battle will completely ruin the national fortune and breathing space that Li Yulong and the young master have fought for Daxia for more than ten years!"
Beichen Yuqing was still shaking with anger: "He is the eldest prince, how can he do this! The country is gone, and he can only be a slave of a conquered country!"