Following Li Jikui's order, the party's army slowly withdrew from the Qingshui Valley area.
"Win! Win! Win!"
The Tielin Army camp was completely transformed into a sea of joy.
Whether they were officers or soldiers, everyone looked up at the figure standing with hands behind his hands on the high ground, with admiration in their eyes.
The Dangxiang cavalry has always been a myth of being undefeated on the battlefield. Even when Qinghuai and the Dangxiang cavalry fought, they mainly relied on terrain harassment and rarely dared to fight head-on.
Sometimes you have to be tough, and it is always your side that suffers heavy losses.
But today the situation has been reversed.
More than a thousand cavalry from the party came with great force, including the most elite vanguard battalion. As a result, they were beaten to the point of defeat, and not a single person on our side was injured or killed.
This is a miracle that has never happened before.
The one who brought about the miracle was this young man who looked a little thin.
Many Tielin Army soldiers and officers were unconvinced when they learned that Qinghuai did not hand over the Tielin Army to the deputy general before he fell into coma, but handed it over to a stranger.
But from this moment on, everyone in the Tielin Army was convinced of Jin Feng.
"The general is mighty! The general is mighty!"
The soldiers' shouts spread throughout the countryside.
Jin Feng smiled and waved down, turned around and walked down the high ground.
After walking to the invisible place below, Jin Feng sat down on the stone, gasping for air, and his face became pale.
Since ancient times, war has been cruel.
At this time, the river beach was full of corpses of party cavalry and war horses. The river beach was stained red with blood, and the ground was muddy.
The thick smell of blood floated throughout the camp.
For Jin Feng, who saw this scene for the first time, the impact was too strong.
However, as the commander-in-chief of an army, his state would directly affect the morale of the Tielin Army, so he had to endure it and keep a calm look.
"If you want to vomit, just vomit. It's the same for the first time. You'll get used to it in the future."
Old Man Zhao brought a cup of warm tea and consoled him: "You are much better than me. The first time I followed General Fan to the battlefield, I not only vomited to the point of vomiting, but also peed my pants."
"Thanks."
Jin Feng took the warm tea and took a sip, suppressing the discomfort in his stomach and preventing himself from vomiting it out.
After calming down for a while, Jin Feng continued to stand up.
The battle was won, but he still had a lot of work to do.
First, soldiers must be arranged to clean up the corpses on the river beach, and then bury the blood stains with soil, otherwise it will stink tomorrow.
On the ground and on the mountain, the work of catapults must also continue.
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There was great joy on the Tielin Army side, but inside Weizhou City and General Fan's mansion, everything was gloomy and gloomy.
It had been two hours since the news of the attack on Qingshui Valley came back, but General Fan did not send anyone for reinforcements.
Because the urgent report sent by Old Man Zhao said that Jin Feng, the new commander of the Tielin Army, had been frightened by the Dangxiang cavalry and did not take any measures in the face of the Dangxiang cavalry.
General Fan speculated from the letter that Jin Feng would definitely not be able to defend Qingshui Valley.
If you send people for reinforcements, you are likely to encounter party cavalry on the way.
Rather than sending people to die, it would be better to hold on to the city.
This is also the best way to fight cavalry.
Therefore, General Fan not only did not send reinforcements, but instead withdrew all the troops outside the city into Weizhou City.
Generals from all walks of life also gathered at the commander's residence to prepare for a war meeting.
"It is said that the Tielin Army is the most powerful force in our Suppression of the West Army, but I think it is nothing more than that. Facing the party's cavalry, they could not survive even a day."
"It's not that Tielin Jun couldn't do it, but Qinghuai was seriously injured. Before he passed out, he handed Tielin Jun over to a blacksmith he found in the mountains?"
"Can a blacksmith also fight?"
"If you know how to fight, how can four or five thousand Tielin troops guard Qingshui Valley for even a day?"
"It's too childish for Qinghuai to do this."
"Who says it isn't?"
A group of young generals complained dissatisfiedly.
General Fan had a gloomy look on his face and sat silently at the top.
It had been hundreds of years since the founding of Dakang, and the accumulated honors and nobles were countless. Various forces were intertwined. More than 90% of the generals in front of them were dandies from various noble families who used their connections to gild the borders.
Regardless of whether they can win the war, as long as they lead their troops to the border for a tour, return home and do some more work, they can usually be promoted.
Today you can help my nephew to put in a good word and get promoted. Next time your nephew comes back from the battlefield, I will also help you.
This has formed a tacit understanding in the Dakang court. Although General Fan hates the status quo, he is unable to resist.
He even had to coax these young masters, just like when He Mingqin left the camp without any reason, he didn't punish him, he just reprimanded him a few times, went through the formalities immediately, and handed over the military power to Qing Huai.
Because he still needs the support of these noble families to continue the war.
If these families withdraw their troops, he will become the bare commander.
It was precisely because of such a dandy that Qinghuai rose so quickly.
"Commander, how can you agree with Qinghuai to hand over the Tielin Army to a stranger found in the countryside?"
Seeing that General Fan was silent, Zhang Qiwei, the commander-in-chief of the Dening Army, stood up and said, "There is really no one, just leave it to me."
He has been coveting Tielin Jun for a long time, but he didn't compete with He Mingqin last time.
"Leave it to you, can you defend Qingshui Valley?"
General Fan was worried, so he said angrily: "How about waiting for the party members to retreat, and how about you take the Dening army to defend Qingshui Valley?"
"I……"
Zhang Qiwei was too frightened to answer the call.
Just kidding, Qingshui Valley is the first pass of the Dangxiang people's southern expedition. Even the Tielin Army can't stop it. If his Dening Army goes to guard the pass, won't they die?
"Commander, don't be so angry. Now that the party members have captured Qingshui Valley, what should we do?"
A dandy general who had a good relationship with Zhang Qiwei opened his mouth to help his friend.
"Yes, Commander, you'd better think of a countermeasure quickly."
Other generals also spoke out.
At this moment, the messenger wearing a red feather drove his horse directly into the commander's mansion.
Before anyone arrived, excited shouts came from afar:
"Victory at Clearwater Valley!"
"What are you shouting outside?"
Zhang Qiwei's ears have not been very good since he was a child and he has not been able to hear clearly.
"It seems to be the great victory of Qingshui Valley?"
A dandy general said: "Did I hear wrongly?"
General Fan had already stood up and walked to the door.
Other dandy generals also pricked up their ears.
The sound of horse hooves coming from Hong Ling's urgent envoy was getting closer and closer. He rushed to the door of the meeting hall, turned over and dismounted, and shouted excitedly: "Commander, we have won a great victory in Qingshui Valley. We killed more than 800 enemies, captured more than 600 party members of the cavalry, and 600 war horses."
Many horses!"
The meeting hall suddenly became audible.
The dandies were all dumbfounded and looked shocked.
Didn't it say that Qingshui Valley had been lost? Why did a great victory suddenly come?
And he killed more than 800 enemies and captured more than 600 prisoners?
what happened?
General Fan, worthy of being a veteran, was the first to react and asked: "How is the damage done to the Tielin Army?"
"Come back to Commander, there are no casualties in the Tielin Army."