Liangzhou Governor's Office, Jincheng County, Jincheng.
Han Sui's eyes were dull and he sat on the throne in a dejected manner.
Even though he had returned to his base camp, Jincheng, Han Sui was still in shock!
No one thought that the Yizhou cavalry, which had been chasing the coalition forces all day, would launch a night attack!
The 200,000-strong army that had finally been gathered together was again dispersed by the cavalry. Han Sui did not know the exact number of casualties caused.
The whole night, Han Sui was trying to escape. He didn't know how long he had been running. He only knew that by daybreak, he had escaped to the gate of Jincheng!
Just when Han Sui was disheartened and thought that the Yizhou army would take advantage of the situation to attack the city, the Yizhou cavalry actually retreated.
From night to daybreak, I chased him for more than fifty miles!
This night, Han Sui also fully understood what it means to be a soldier!
The collapse of the 200,000-strong army took just an instant. When the word "enemy attack" spread throughout the military camp, the first reaction of all the soldiers was to run away!
No one in the 200,000-strong army resisted, and they were forcefully driven to Jincheng by more than 10,000 cavalry.
All the five chiefs of the Qiang clan were separated, and even the military advisor Cheng Gongying lost his trace. Only Ma Chao and Yan Xing protected Han Sui and returned to Jincheng.
If the disastrous defeat at Yuzhong City only dampened Han Sui's arrogance, then this night attack almost defeated Han Sui.
The pursuit of more than fifty miles, the casualties caused by this are simply unimaginable!
Just over ten thousand soldiers were trampled to death in the moment the camp was bombed!
After a night of rout, how many 200,000 troops are left?
Han Sui couldn't even imagine it!
If another hundred thousand were lost, how could Liu Zhang's invasion be stopped?
Yes, Han Sui no longer dared to imagine defeating Liu Zhang. He was thinking about how to stop Liu Zhang with his existing strength!
Han Sui, who was sitting paralyzed in the Governor's Mansion, couldn't help but start questioning himself again.
Is Liu Zhang too powerful, or is he too stupid?
One day ago now, with an army of 300,000 in hand, we marched out with our heads high and our chests high!
Now, one day later, more than 100,000 soldiers were lost, and they fled back to Jincheng in panic!
If this battle was recorded in the annals of history, Han Sui could not think of anything to describe himself except the word "waste."
Compared to Han Sui who was extremely decadent, Ma Chao sitting below had an equally wonderful expression.
If I have to use words to describe it, I can only use four words: doubt about life!
Although Ma Chao was heartbroken after losing 100,000 troops in the first battle, after all, there were still 200,000 troops on his side, so it was not really unacceptable.
But after the sneak attack last night, how many 300,000 troops are left?
Is this really the result that his father Ma Teng wants to see?
In other words, can Liu Zhang really be defeated?
Looking back on the past few months, it seems that since Liu Zhang left Hanzhong in the north, Yongliang's forces have not won a single victory!
Even when Liu Zhang's main force was absent, when the Liangzhou elite cavalry led by Ma Teng, Ma Chao and his son faced Pingxiang and Ji County, they could only lose their lives in vain, and finally looked at the city and sighed.
As Liu Zhang personally led the army to arrive, Ma Teng's army collapsed immediately, and tens of thousands of soldiers were destroyed.
From beginning to end, the Yongliang forces seemed to have a huge advantage, but in fact they were defeated again and again!
An army of 300,000 people has been defeated. How can we still have the courage to fight again?
Even Ma Chao, who knew the inside story, felt deeply powerless at this moment.
Since Han Sui and Ma Chao escaped back to Jincheng, they have been sitting in the governor's mansion blankly.
This sitting lasted several hours.
Except for the sound of breathing, no one made any movement.
The sadness of defeat filled their hearts!
The spacious and empty hall became extremely depressed because of the two people's emotions.
Fortunately, no worse news came. As time went by, more and more defeated soldiers returned to Jincheng.
It's a pity that morale has long been lost and the morale of the military has collapsed. The only good news is that people are still alive.
As long as there are people, everything is not over yet.
One day later, military advisor Cheng Gongying and the five Qiang clan chiefs returned safely, finally awakening the depressed Han Sui.
What surprised Han Sui even more was that this defeat not only did not dampen the morale of the Qiang people, but instead strengthened the Qiang people's determination to confront Liu Zhang!
This time they watched helplessly as the Yizhou Army slaughtered their Qiang warriors wantonly!
With the full support of the Qiang people, Han Sui immediately regained his confidence and attempted to fight Liu Zhang again.
Within a few days, almost all the defeated troops returned to Jincheng, and Han Sui finally obtained the exact number of casualties caused by the night attack.
More than fifty thousand!
This number was both painful and joyful for Han Sui.
Because the number of more than 50,000 was far less than the number he had estimated, Han Sui was even prepared for 100,000 casualties.
However, Han Sui was heartbroken at the thought of more than 50,000 casualties.
In one day, more than half of the 300,000-strong army was lost!
True to his words, even if there were 150,000 pigs, the Yizhou Army would not be able to kill them all in one day!
But the reality is that the Qiang-Han coalition forces, driven and pursued by the Yizhou Army, suffered more than 150,000 casualties.
In the meeting hall of Jincheng Governor's Mansion, Han Sui and Ma Chao were still sitting, but their decadent looks had long since disappeared.
The five Qiang clan chiefs were in good spirits and were not crushed by the loss of the 50,000-strong army.
"Fellow clan leaders, after this defeat, it can be said that we have lost our best chance to defeat Liu Zhang."
Han Sui had to admit the fact that the march of 30 troops out of Jincheng a few days ago was the closest to victory.
Unfortunately, it failed inexplicably.
"Now we still have an army of 150,000, but our morale is low and our troops have no fighting spirit. With such a weak army and defeated generals, it is almost impossible to defeat Liu Zhang."
Such negative words would have aroused everyone's disgust in normal times, but now it is completely different.
"Prince Han, just tell me, how can we defeat Liu Zhang?"
"Yes! How can we defeat him?"
"Prince Han, what do you need us to do?"
"..." For a moment, there was an atmosphere of common hatred and hatred in the room.
Han Sui was extremely pleased that the five patriarchs could work together.
"Fellow clan leaders, Liu Zhang is not a god, he is just a human being! As long as we unite as one, victory will definitely belong to us!"
If Liu Zhang were here, he would definitely laugh at Han Sui for instilling the idea of poisonous chicken soup into everyone.
But it is these poisonous chicken soup that keep the Qiang people's fighting spirit high after losing consecutive battles.
"Prince Han, please give us your orders. As long as we can do our best, we will do our best!"
The five major Qiang tribes have been forced into a desperate situation. They can only face one choice, survive or perish.
As long as they can eliminate Liu Zhang, they can pay more price!
"Everyone, I have learned a lot these past few days and finally found the key to defeating Liu Zhang!"
"It's just that now we have a small army and few generals, so we still need more support from the clan leaders!"
It is indeed too much to call the 150,000-strong army a small force with few generals, but compared with the previous achievements, no one questioned Han Sui's choice of words.
In their eyes, perhaps 150,000 people were not qualified to fight to the death with Liu Zhang!
"How many troops does the Han governor need?"
The five chiefs of the Qiang tribe all looked at Han Sui. They did still have some troops, but these were used to ensure the survival of the tribe.
Unless there is an unavoidable crisis, it is difficult to make a desperate move.
But for everyone, it seems that they have reached the edge of a life-or-death cliff at this moment.
"Everyone..."
Han Sui looked startled, then slowly raised his right hand.