Chapter 842: Aftermath
Chapter 842: Aftermath
There was no way. The deputy general was supposed to assist the general. Zhao Kai and Liu Desheng were not good at assisting, and Li Kaigu himself did not realize the problem. After losing, they would of course take turns dying on the battlefield.
Liu Qi has received news that Liu Desheng died in the Yuqinwei camp.
Now Zhao Kai is also dead, the left and right Yuqian guards have suffered heavy casualties, and only Li Kai is left to shoulder the responsibility.
As for General Song Wuji of the Zuo Yuqin Guard, he has no responsibility at all and he is still with Li Cunxi.
In the valley, Yang Dacheng raised his head, closed his eyes, and was filled with resentment.
Just when it seemed that Li Kaigu was about to be killed without a burial place, Li Kaigu's deputy general burst out with terrifying fighting power and rescued Li Kaigu.
The cavalry that came from outside the valley was even more hateful. They didn't come earlier or later, but just when he was about to kill Li Kaigu. Isn't this looking for trouble with him?
"Zhang Renyuan, ah Zhang Renyuan, even if you react and come to save people, what can you do?"
"The Left and Right Jade Guards will no longer exist."
Yang Dacheng suppressed his hatred and resentment towards Zhang Renyuan.
This time, Li Kaigu was not killed, but the left and right Yuqian guards were completely wiped out. Of the 300,000 troops sent by the imperial court to attack their Great Wu, 100,000 had already been defeated in Fuzhou.
Today, the imperial court has very few soldiers available, the Turks in the north are eyeing it covetously, and the Tibetans in the west are not a good group either. As long as they see an opportunity, they will definitely take a bite of the fat meat of the Great Zhou.
The Great Zhou had enemies on all sides, and Li Kaigu had lost another 100,000 soldiers. If the Turks and Tibetans attacked together, the Great Zhou would be unable to cope with both ends, and it was likely to cause a huge storm.
"General, do you want to chase me?"
A brave general looked at the black-armored cavalrymen going away and asked Yang Dacheng.
"Chase?"
"Why didn't you say this when they were just outside the valley? Now they've all run away, and you're running over here saying you want to chase them."
"Are you sure? Those are the black-armored cavalrymen of the Right Dragon Guard! Any of these cavalrymen would be at least a centurion commander if placed in any other army."
"You chased them?"
"You don't think you're dying fast enough, huh?"
……
When Li Kaigu woke up again, it was a day and a half later.
He appeared in the central army camp of Daleha. The military doctor pulled out the arrow for him and took out the arrowhead. He asked his men to take good care of him and then left.
"Where am I?"
Li Kaigu opened his mouth and made a sound with difficulty.
Not far from him, a man standing in front of a map, looking at it carefully, turned sideways and glanced back at him, then looked at the map again.
"This is the main camp of the Zuowei Guard Army of Jianzhou. You were seriously injured in Fuzhou and were rescued by the black-armored cavalry. Rest and recover. We will avenge you."
Daleha couldn't help but look at Li Kaigu sideways again.
After looking back twice, Li Kaigu finally had a good opportunity to see Dalha's appearance clearly.
However, after seeing Dalha's profile clearly, Li Kaigu was surprised:
"Fang Zhe?"
Just then, Fang Zhe came back from the toilet outside and responded when he heard Li Kaigu's words.
"I'm here. You called me before you even saw me. Can you see me through the central army tent?"
"No, this, this..."
Li Kaigu's gaze shifted from Fang Zhe to Dalha, and then from Dalha to Fang Zhe.
These two people who looked almost identical almost made him dizzy.
"Is this your twin brother?"
Li Kaigu hesitated for a while and finally asked.
Fang Zhe shook his head. "This is the former Turkic Grand Marshal Daleha. He followed Prince Bukhanna to join our Great Zhou. He is now the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Jiangnan Road Army, secretly replacing Zhang Renyuan to command our battles."
"The deputy chief steward discovered that the bastard Li Xiaoyi had attacked you, and he sent people to support you."
Li Kaigu was stunned, thinking of the tens of thousands of troops under his command.
"them……"
"How much has been lost now?"
Daleha suddenly turned around and said, "I have asked Zhang Renyuan to send troops to gather up the remaining soldiers. Within two days, more than 9,000 people have been gathered. The rest have either been captured or have already died."
"The commanders of the Left and Right Yuqian Guards, including you and Song Wuji's deputy commander, have all received accurate news. They have died for their country."
Perhaps because he didn't know much about these people, Daleha didn't feel very sad even when he learned of their deaths.
These soldiers were like his chess pieces, and he wanted to control them to kill Li Xiaoyi.
But Li Kaigu could no longer hold back his tears. He covered his eyes and burst into tears.
Of the 95,000-strong army, only less than 9,000 were left.
What a sad thing this is!
As the commander of an army, Li Kaigu destroyed his and Song Wuji's armies, but he himself came back alive.
"Hey, General Li Kaigu, don't try to commit suicide!"
Daleha said suddenly.
"I don't understand the saying that victory and defeat are common in the military. I only know that if you commit suicide, you will never be able to avenge them."
After saying that, Daleha turned to Fang Zhe and said:
"Send all the information to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and let him make the decision."
"Informants in Shanyin County have reported that King Wu Youde of the Great Wu Zhou was transporting grain when he encountered bandits, who stole all the food."
"Li Xiaoyi and Yang Dacheng's 150,000-man army will soon run out of food."
"This battle will be over soon."
He turned around, with his back to Fang Zhe and Li Kaigu, and continued to look down.
Finally, he pointed one finger at the Jianzhou area and another finger at the Fuzhou area.
"The decisive battle is right before our feet. All armies must be prepared."
"General Li Kaigu, rest for a while. I'll hand over the Black Armored Cavalry to you. You can train with them. In the final battle, you will lead the Black Armored Cavalry and personally take Li Xiaoyi's head... your merit will atone for your sin."
Daleha originally wanted to kill Li Xiaoyi and take the greatest credit.
But when he saw Li Kaigu's situation, in order to have more support in the future in the Great Zhou, he had to reluctantly give up and hand over this great opportunity to make a contribution to Li Kaigu.
Sure enough, Fang Zhe was surprised when he heard this.
"Deputy Chief Steward, you mean to give the credit for killing Li Xiaoyi to Li Kaigu!"
Daleha nodded and said, "He lost nearly 100,000 soldiers. If he doesn't have a great achievement, he will be sentenced to death after returning, but he will be punished even if he is spared."
Li Kaigu shed tears again.
"The Deputy Chief Steward has shown me such great kindness, how can I ever repay you, Li Kaigu?"
"I don't need any reward from you. I just ask you to be more careful in the future, that's all."
"Thank you, Deputy Chief Steward!"
"Well, although I can help you a little with this matter, you need to deal with the matter with General Song Wuji of the Zuo Yuqin Guard on your own."
Daleha said this and took a sip of the cold tea.
"This blow to him should be no less than to you."
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