novelaction Chapter 687: A fierce quarrel between the two armies of Qian and Chu
Chapter 687: A fierce quarrel between the two armies of Qian and Chu
The current result is already the best result.
Half of the elite Qian army was lost, and the remaining ones were also unable to make a difference, and the gap between them and the Chu army became deeper. Once the Qian army was wiped out, only a group of Chu troops would be left, and it would be much easier to fight them.
Each army was still counting casualties and the number of enemies killed. Shen Changgong took Yan Fuyao and others back to the City Lord's Mansion.
The civil servants were assigned to help the auxiliary soldiers collect the corpses and clean up the battlefield.
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Yecheng.
The Qian army and the Chu army all rushed back to their respective camps.
The commanders gathered and rushed towards the City Lord's Mansion in Yecheng.
The Chu army arrived first and sat in the lobby of the city lord's mansion, talking and laughing.
A Chu army commander laughed and said,
"Everyone, you all saw it, right? This time the Qian army was defeated and forced to flee by the Yan army. These damn Qian soldiers, who usually show off their might, became weaklings on the battlefield and were surrounded and beaten by the Yan army."
"That's right. After all, we are fighting against the top troops of the Yan Army. They can't even defeat some ragtag troops, and yet they still have the nerve to brag."
"If the Qian army hadn't been defeated and had fled, forcing our army to retreat as well, our army wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses."
"That's right. The failure of this battle is all the fault of the Qian army. Those bastards ran away pretty fast."
"Let's see if the Qian army dares to be arrogant again this time."
Xiang Qu listened to their conversation, waved his hand and said,
"Okay, let's stop talking. We can just talk about this in private. Our main concern now is to maintain a good relationship with the Qian army. After all, we are all friendly forces and we still have to fight side by side. We must not offend the Qian army.
Hold your words for a moment and wait and see what the Qian army has to say."
"As ordered!"
Xiang Qu still had some sense of the overall situation, but not much. He also had his own calculations, which was to occupy a dominant position in this war.
Soon, all the Qian army members arrived.
The faces of these Qian army generals were gloomy and their eyes were full of anger.
Coach Gong Yangge, who was walking in front, strode in holding his helmet.
The generals of the Qian army sat on the left, and each of them looked at the generals of the Chu army with eyes that seemed to want to kill them.
Gong Yang Ge put the helmet in his hand on the table, and then asked in a deep voice,
"General Xiang, I wonder how many casualties the Chu army suffered this time, and how many enemies they killed."
Xiang Qu heard this, sighed heavily, and said,
"The Chu army suffered heavy casualties this time, losing more than 50,000 men, and annihilated about 20,000 to 30,000 enemies.
After all, this time, we are facing the Yan State's trump cards, the Zhennan Army and the Tianyu Army. The Yan Army's combat power is truly formidable."
When Gong Yangge heard this, he clenched his fists and said,
"In this battle, the total number of casualties and prisoners taken was 80,000 for the First Legion of Daqian, over 50,000 for the Second Legion, and over 50,000 for the Third Legion.
The Fourth Corps also lost more than 10,000 men in the battle with the Zhennan Army.
The total number of troops that retreated was only about 200,000.
Of the 400,000-strong army, half were lost in one battle.
The casualties are so huge, it’s shocking!”
Xiang Qu sighed,
"Alas, the Yan army is still too fierce. I have always heard that the Yan army is good at fighting. Seeing it today, it is indeed well-deserved.
We are deeply sorry and grief-stricken by what happened to your army."
"Regret? Grief? How could I not see that?"
Gong Yang Ge's eyes were cold, his expression was ashen, and he said in a cold voice,
"As early as the hour of Wei, I sent men to ask the Chu army for assistance, requesting that you march westward and join forces with me to attack the Pingnan army between the two armies.
The main thing is that if our two armies can unite, we can repel the powerful enemy from outside, annihilate the Pingnan Army from within, and then break out and retreat calmly. By then, the Southern Army of the Yan Army will also suffer heavy losses.
In this way, our army can win a great victory and the Yan army will be defeated!
but!
Why is the Chu army taking so long to arrive?!"
Looking at Gong Yangge's angry eyes, Xiang Qu still sighed and said,
"General Gongyang, you know that our Chu army has never been strong in land combat. Moreover, although this time we have 300,000 troops against 200,000, the enemy is the Zhennan Army and the Tianyu Army, both of whom are the elite of the elite. Our army can only defend and has no ability to fight back."
"You have no power to fight back? You can't even defeat 300,000 against 200,000. What kind of war are you fighting?"
Gong Yang Ge was furious when he saw Xiang Qu's attitude of trying to smooth things over. He no longer cared about his noble demeanor and roared,
"From the beginning to the end, your army only held back the Tianyu Army and half of the Zhennan Army.
But what about our army? There are 100,000 Pingnan troops in the east, 100,000 Tianying troops in the west, 200,000 Shenfeng troops in the front, 100,000 Pingnan troops in the back, and 50,000 Zhennan troops charging left and right in our army.
That is a full 550,000 main force troops, almost twice the number of our troops.
Even with this, our army could have killed or wounded at least 80,000 enemy troops. If we were not outnumbered and surrounded, and if your army had not been so slow to come to our aid, we would have won this battle!"
Xiang Qu nodded repeatedly and said,
"Yes, yes, we have all seen the bravery of the Qian army brothers. If our army was surrounded, we would have been annihilated by now."
"If your army was surrounded, our army would have come to support you long ago. How could we be annihilated?
It was because your army was slow to come to our aid, and instead of watching from the other side, you allowed the Yan army to attack us, that we were defeated!"
After hearing what Gongyang Ge said, the generals of the Chu army could not stand it anymore.
A hot-tempered general stood up and shouted,
"General Gongyang, your words are far too biased! If your army had not been defeated by the Yan army and fled in panic, how could our army have retreated with you, resulting in such heavy losses for us?
Ultimately, it's because your Qian army couldn't defeat the Yan army that you failed. We weren't the defeated party!"
Hearing this, Gong Yang Ge widened his eyes and looked at the general in disbelief.
He didn't expect that a small general of the Chu army would dare to yell at him.
General Qian was also furious and shouted angrily,
"Bullshit, you bitch! Don't you see how many people beat us and how many beat you?
We were surrounded by enemies twice our number, yet we were able to break through with ease.
But you guys, 300,000 against 200,000, not only were you defeated, you were even chased and killed!"
"Why are we being chased and killed? Wasn't it you, the Qian army, who ran away first?"
"If we don't run, are we going to stay here and die?!"
"The responsibility for this battle lies entirely with you, the Qian Army!"
"Bullshit, you bastards! If it weren't for you Jiangdong rats betraying our allies, would we have retreated?"
"Who are you calling Jiangdong rat? You're still so arrogant even after losing the battle. What are you so proud of?"
"I'll kill you!"
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