More than 100,000 shi of grain were burned, the army suffered nearly 20,000 casualties, and several generals were lost, including senior generals Ji Shusheng and Huang Tianxiang. It is not an exaggeration to say that such a war was a disastrous defeat.

Yang Jian knelt in front of Jiang Ziya to plead guilty.

All the generals were silent. Even Nezha, who had always been more active, lowered his head at this moment. Huang Feihu and his son were even more distraught.

Jiang Ziya laughed at himself: "Wen Taishi will attack the camp tonight. We learned in advance that I have made relevant tactical arrangements. I think I have a chance of victory. Even if I can't wipe out Wen Taishi's hundreds of thousands of troops in one fell swoop, I can still make him pay for it."

A heavy price! But the result is heart-wrenching. This is the first time since I took charge of the army that there have been such casualties. Is it because of my incompetence in commanding or because you have failed in the battle?"

Taoist Cihang warned in advance and suffered a defeat. Without him, the casualties would have been even greater.

All the generals said in unison: "We are at a disadvantage in the battle."

Jiang Ziya snorted, looked at Yang Jian, and said: "Yang Jian, as a grain inspector, you were greedy for credit and left the rear camp at a critical moment. As a result, the rear camp was attacked by the enemy and suffered heavy losses. Do you know your guilt!"

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Yang Jian said: "Disciple knows that he is guilty, please ask uncle to punish him!"

When he rushed back to the rear camp, he saw that the food and fodder had been destroyed and all the soldiers fell in a pool of blood, including Huang Tianxiang, who was still dying. He realized that he had been defeated in this confrontation with Deng Zhong, and he was defeated completely.

"Come here, remove Yang Jian from his position as grain officer, erase all his previous achievements, and impose a fine of three hundred military sticks."

There is also Teacher Ran Deng. He has waited for so long and heard that Grand Master is still doing well in Crouching Ridge. This is a sign of his dereliction of duty.

After all, even if Taishi Wen is eliminated, the war is far from over. In future wars, it is not known how many senior generals will be lost.

Jiang Ziya said: "Wu Chengwang, I am sorry and obedient."

Yang Jian got up and left the camp.

Huang Tian cupped his hands and said, "The last general takes orders."

After a while, Yang Jian came back after receiving his punishment.

Huang Feihu put away the sadness in his heart and said: "Thanks to your concern, Prime Minister, I will eventually be able to withstand this blow."

Jiang Ziya nodded. Although he wanted to comfort Huang Feihu, there were many big things waiting for him to deal with, so he could only hold back his emotions. Winning a battle made all parties happy, but losing a battle was different.

Since coming to Xiqi, he has been responsible for escorting grain and grass. During the frontline war, he will be transferred to the frontline to kill the enemy. To be honest, he likes this job very much.

But a defeat gave these ministers a reason to admonish and attack themselves. You can imagine what chaos the entire court would be like once the news of the defeat came back to Xiqi.

Unexpectedly, reality gave him a cruel slap in the face. Although Xiqi had the upper hand, his youngest son died on the battlefield.

Yang Jian hurriedly said: "Disciple accepts the punishment."

The king must give a reasonable explanation, otherwise he will not be able to silence the ministers.

Yang Jian said: "Disciple thinks the punishment is fair."

Yang Jian's failure this time was not due to lack of ability, but because the enemy was too cunning and split up two groups to attack the rear camp. If it were him, he would have been fooled as well.

Among the generals, Huang Tianxiang is a brave young man. At the age of only eight, he had the record of challenging Feng Lin, Zhang Guifang's number one general. Now that several years have passed, his martial arts skills have become even more extraordinary. Jiang Ziya has high hopes for him, thinking that his combat effectiveness is still in Nangong Shizhi's hands.

On the battlefield, Jiang Ziya couldn't help but feel regretful that such a tiger general was killed on the battlefield.

Jiang Ziya sighed: "In less than a month, our army has lost several senior generals. This has already shaken the foundation of our army."

However, with his own support, the king put aside the advice of these people and ignored them. Later, with several great victories, the opposition to the use of troops gradually disappeared.

Jiang Ziya said: "Then you can go down and receive the punishment yourself."

"Here!"

Jiang Ziya arranged the post-war affairs and asked the generals to retreat.

After saying that, he felt something was wrong and stared at Huang Tian. Mu Zha pushed Huang Tian. Huang Tian Tian came to his senses with a confused look on his face. Mu Zha repeated Jiang Ziya's words.

Since the war between Shang and Zhou Dynasty, Huang Feihu knew that his family could not survive alone and would definitely make sacrifices. However, in the previous battles, Xiqi fought smoothly with few casualties, which gave him the illusion that as long as he was careful, his family could survive.

People can survive on the battlefield and share the fruits of victory.

After all, the last words of the late king were spread in the court. Although they were blocked by me in time, there were not a few ministers who knew about them. These people had old ideas and only knew blind loyalty. They followed the last words of the late king and advised the king many times not to act recklessly.

When conducting conquests, one must not lose sight of the righteousness of the ministers.

Although it was a pity that the credit was gone, he didn't care. After all, there was still a war to come, so he just had to make more credits. It was just a pity that he lost the rank of grain inspector.

Yang Jian said: "Uncle, the death of these people is almost due to Deng Zhong alone. This person is a serious problem for me in Xiqi. We must get rid of him as soon as possible, otherwise high-ranking generals will die in his hands."

Jiang Ziya said: "Huang Tian takes over Jin Zha's position."

Jiang Ziya glanced at him and said, "Yang Jian, do you have any dissatisfaction with my punishment for you?"

Although Xiqi appears to be united on the surface to bring down Dashang at all costs, this is also Xiqi's core tactic. It's just that this unity is based on the continuous victory of battles. Now that it has suffered a defeat, there is something hidden underneath.

Contradictions will appear.

If such a big thing happened, someone must be responsible, otherwise he would not be able to convince the public. Although Jiang Ziya valued Yang Jian, he made mistakes and treated them equally.

Senior generals play a great role on the battlefield. Although there are currently many generals like this in the camp, and there are many reserve generals in Xiqi City, Xiqi cannot afford it at this rate of consumption.

Jin Zha cupped his hands and said, "Disciple, accept the order."

He is a Qigong practitioner, so receiving hundreds of military sticks is no different than being tickled, and he doesn't care at all.

Tianxiang was only thirteen years old and had a lot of room for growth. It was at the time when he had ideals and ambitions that he died tragically at the hands of Ji Li. He was jealous of the talent.

When Jiang Ziya thought of this, his head felt as big as a bucket. He glanced at the generals and said: "From today on, Jin Zha will be transferred to the rear camp and serve as the grain inspector. Remember, no matter what happens, you cannot leave the rear camp without permission."

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A person with strong military force, cautious temperament, and who knows how to assess the situation has already regarded him as an opponent in Yang Jian's heart.

Jiang Ziya said: "This person must be removed by some means."

The existence of one person can influence the situation of the battle. Jiang Ziya knew very well that this person was dangerous, but fortunately, although the other person was highly skilled in martial arts, he was still a mortal, so it was not difficult to deal with him.

Yang Jian asked who would replace the grain inspector, and Jiang Ziya told him it was Jin Zha, and he nodded. Afterwards, the two chatted about tactics for a while before Yang Jian left.
Chapter completed!