"Have you heard any news?"
At the battle of Zhanjiang Pass, the Nie army suffered a fiasco, losing nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, and burying almost all the elite.
Although tens of thousands of remnants succeeded in breaking through the encirclement, these remnants were not in order, had no will to fight, and lacked baggage, and were almost like headless flies flying around. Their luck was bad, they broke through the siege after a lot of hard work, and halfway through, they met the triumphant Jiang Pengji soldiers and horses, and they were beaten again. After suffering, these men and horses were almost scattered. Fortunately, several old officials of Fan Chen were still alive, and they reluctantly gathered the remnants.
Nie Jun had only remnants of defeated generals left, and there was no supply of food and forage, so he had to start beheading wounded horses to satisfy his hunger.
After Fan Chen and the other old officials met, they carefully inquired about the whereabouts of Wei Xin and others, but there was no movement for two or three days.
In this defeat, several veteran officials who were extremely upset by Wei Xian threw all the blame on him to escape their responsibility.
Fan Chen ignored these voices, after all, now is not the time for quarrels and infighting.
He sent someone out to inquire about Wei Xian's whereabouts. No matter what, he had to see people die and corpses, and he could never disappear from the world.
There was no news for the first few days, and Fan Chen almost suspected that when Wei Xin was hacked to death in the melee, the specific news came back.
"Report - the whereabouts of the military advisor have been found, but -"
The soldier was in ragged clothes, and his appearance was poor. He hadn't had a good rest for a long time, and his eyes were covered with fine bloodshots.
Fan Chen couldn't help grasping the soldier's arm, and asked, "But what? You said it!"
He said half of what he said, was he trying to scare people to death
The movement on Fan Chen's side also attracted the attention of the old minister who was sitting not far away, and he couldn't help but stretch his ears to eavesdrop.
The soldier gritted his teeth and said with tears, "The strategist was captured... already, has suffered misfortune."
Fan Chen took a step back in shock. After waiting for the news for two days, he also guessed whether Wei Xin was captured by the enemy, but he did not expect that he would die. On second thought, this result is also reasonable. According to Wei Xian's temperament, he would be at peace if he did not apologize for his death.
"How did he die?" Fan Chen continued to ask, "He still wants Liu Xi..."
The people who eavesdropped were also stunned, as if they did not expect this result, and looked at each other with inexplicable emotions.
Although they did not like Wei Xin very much, they had to deny that Wei Xin was another "backbone" for the now precarious Nie Shi. If something happened to him, Nie's future was even more uncertain. Of course, some people don't think so.
The man snorted and scolded, "Good death! I really suspect that this person is a meticulous work sent by Liu Xi. Since Wei Xin took over the power, can our army have a good thing? It's a good time. When he arrived, he rushed out to attack Zhanjiang Pass, but he didn't take advantage of it, but he was taken by others. To say that Wei Xin was not betrayed here, I really don't believe a word!"
The veteran scolded loudly, and Fan Chen could hear it clearly. He tried to refute it, but he forcibly endured it.
Nie Jun had already fallen apart, and if there were any contradictions, he might not even be able to return to Zhong Zhao.
The hand in Fan Chen's sleeve clenched into a fist and clenched it hard, his nails left a deep imprint on the palm of his hand.
He took a deep breath, pretended not to hear the abuse of the veteran, and patiently asked the soldiers.
"It is reported that Liu Xi tried to recruit military advisors, but the military advisors should not." The soldier said tearfully, "The military advisors wanted to die and died under Liu Xi's sword."
Fan Chen asked again, "Could it be that... no one stood up to intercede for the military advisor?"
Wei Yu's brother served Jiang Pengji, which is known to the whole world.
The soldier shook his head and said, "The little one only heard about these, and the rest is not clear."
Fan Chen sighed in his heart and asked, "Did Liu Xi send someone to bring the corpse of the military advisor?"
In any case, Wei Xian was already dead, so according to the habit of confrontation between the two sides, the corpse should be returned.
The soldier said, "The soldier's body has been collected by his brother and sent back to his hometown for burial."
At this time, Fan Chen remembered that Wei Xin was born in the Wei family in Langya, and belonged to the branch of the Wei family in Bianzhou. Because it had been separated for two or three hundred years, the family land was all in Langya County. If Wei Ci helped to collect the burial, most of Wei Xin's bones would be sent back to Langya County, and the fallen leaves would return to their roots.
Thinking of this, Fan Chen felt the endless pressure flooding towards him like a tidal wave, his eyes darkened and he almost fell over.
Everyone quickly woke him up. If even Fan Chen knelt down, then Nie Jun would really have no one who could take care of it.
"What should I do now?"
Fan Chen said, "I am afraid that the news of the defeat cannot be concealed. At this time, it is better to gather the remnants and return to Bianzhou as soon as possible. The safety of the lord is the most important thing."
If Qingshan was left without worrying about running out of firewood, he could collect tens of thousands of remaining soldiers, and with the soldiers and horses in Nie Qing's hands, he might be able to stabilize the situation.
Fortunately, fortunately, before the death of the lord Nie Liang, he had already cleaned up the ambitious guy who was attached to the Nie family.
Otherwise, the army will lose the battle and lead a bunch of remnants back, fearing that they will be gnawed to the point where there are no bones left.
"Liu Xi will not miss this opportunity."
The Nie family has all lost, and the Zhong Zhao at this time is like a shelled and defenseless egg, allowing the enemy to do whatever they want.
Fan Chen said, "Of course Liu Xi will not miss this opportunity, but she is unable to fight again in a short period of time."
Nie's losses were heavy, so Jiang Pengji would feel better
Don't forget, she is divided into two groups, and she is fighting against Nie Liang and Yang Tao's troops at the same time.
If she doesn't take some time to cultivate, I'm afraid she won't be able to carry it herself.
Although the time is short, it is still a chance to breathe.
Fan Chen has never been a person who likes to sit still and wait until the last minute.
His suggestion is of course correct, but some people do not want to agree, and they are very afraid.
Nie was invincible in Zhongzhao, but encountered Jiang Pengji but ran into walls everywhere. Jiang Pengji had a miraculous bodyguard in front of the battle, and in the middle of the night, a miraculous miraculous protected her military horse. They are just a group of mortals, how can they compete with the "Son of Heaven" who is full of luck? Both Nie Liang and Wei Xin tried to challenge, but what happened? One died, one was killed.
Fan Chen almost vomited blood when he heard these reasons.
In the battle of Zhanjiang Pass, we can only say that our own chess is one move, and the enemy's tricks are not as good as people's skills. Why should we push it on God
No matter how many dissenting voices there are, they still have to go back to Zhongzhao, otherwise they won't be able to eat enough to kill the horses.
This group of remnants had just left halfway when the news of the defeat of the army reached Nie Qing's ears.
"You, what did you say?"
He knew every word of the people who came, but he couldn't understand them all together.
How could Nie Jun...
The visitor briefly and succinctly explained the situation of the battle that day, and Nie Qing's expression became more and more pale.
But the bad news doesn't end there.