In the camp, injured soldiers could be seen everywhere and were being treated by military doctors. Even the soldiers stationed at the entrance of the camp were wrapped in gauze and so on. The soldiers on patrol also had scars on their bodies.
After successive battles, the Eight-Nation Allied Forces lost nearly 800 of their 2,000 soldiers.
This is the impact of a war.
At this moment, the morale in the military camp is low, and the soldiers are in low spirits. They have been tortured to death by this war, and they all hate this war extremely. These soldiers have never fought such a difficult battle, and they feel so hard. The soldiers are so , the commanders and envoys of various countries in the military were also under tremendous pressure, and some people began to waver in their belief in continuing the fight.
In the big tent, envoys and commanders from various countries gathered.
The French envoy Frankfurt had a solemn expression and looked like a doormat. He spoke very slowly: "Gentlemen, Li Zhen asked us to try our best to delay time and attract Huang Bai's attention. Now, we have delayed long enough. It also attracted Huang Bai's attention and brought enough blows to Huang Bai. This battle has been fought so far. Our soldiers have been seriously injured one by one and have been affected by this battle. If we continue to fight, this battle will This army will definitely be completely destroyed."
At this point, Lankfurt changed his subject and appealed: "I think the next combat method should be slightly adjusted, focusing on harassment, and no longer conduct large-scale siege warfare."
"I agree."
Rachel nodded in agreement and said yes repeatedly.
He once led his army to fight Li Zhen, and even though he was defeated by Li Zhen several times, he never encountered such a difficult battle. It was difficult to win this battle, and it was difficult to defeat Huang Bai, which caused low morale and made it difficult to maintain.
Adams said: "It's not that we are not fighting, we are just changing the way we fight. I think it can be adjusted."
The Russian envoy looked in agreement, and then continued: "For us, we have already invested a lot of money, food, and soldiers' lives. Even if we fail, Li Zhen wants to shift the responsibility for the failure to on us, but we also have enough reasons to refute it."
He said sincerely: "We really fought this battle, but we just couldn't win Xiaoshui County. Now, we should adjust our combat methods and let Li Zhenlai make the next plan."
Speaking of this, the Russian envoy Stopsilin said with a skeptical tone: "I began to doubt Li Zhen's motives. Did he intend to attack Nanming Pass? Did the plan he mentioned to attack the east and west be carried out? , all this is still a mystery, even if Lu Shaochuan secretly led troops there, there has been no big movement yet. "
After hearing what so many people said, Gobad's heart began to waver.
The cruel facts are before our eyes.
Nothing allowed him to defend Li Zhen.
Gobad thought for a while and asked: "Your Excellency Ma Hui is the think tank among us. What do you think?"
Ma Hui sighed: "You guys really can't hold on anymore? I don't know for sure. If we persist a little longer, we will be able to win the final victory. If we give up at the last moment, we will probably fall short."
Russell sneered and said, "That's so good. Isn't it true?"
Adams continued: "There is only one person, Mr. Ma Hui, and you alone represent the United States. There is no military participation, and no soldiers from your own country die. Of course, you keep cheering for Li Zhen, and want us to continue to attack Xiao Xiao." Shuixian, but your strength has not been affected. If I were you, I would definitely continue to persuade you to attack Xiaoshui County."
Ma Hui's expression became serious and he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Adams, please pay attention to your wording."
Adams snorted and said no more.
Seeing the conflict between the two sides, Gobard immediately reconciled and persuaded: "Mr. Ma Hui, Mr. Adams was wrong in what he said, but he is also worried about the safety of our army. Don't blame him. It's better to return to the topic and discuss the next step." What do you think of the arrangements for coming down?"
"I won't fight, I won't fight." Rahel snorted.
Adams said: "I don't want to fight either."
Lan Kefu, Stopsilin and others all spoke one after another, and they did not agree to continue the attack on Xiaoshui County.
Ma Hui looked around at everyone's expressions, sighed softly, and said: "Well, well, since no one wants to fight, let's stop fighting for the time being. Anyway, if it fails, it will fail. It will be like throwing away hundreds of thousands of catties of grain and a One million taels of silver."
Gobard looked helpless and didn't know how to answer.
"Report,."
A soldier came in and saluted respectfully.
Russell was upset and angry. When he saw the soldiers barging in, he yelled: "Didn't you see that we were discussing something? Get out."
The soldier was stunned and didn't understand why.
What's going on? Why are you so angry?
Gobard stopped Russell and asked, "What's going on?"
The soldier said: "Li Zhen is here and waiting outside the camp."
"ah,."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of exclamations in the camp.
Everyone, all stand up.
Gobard waved his hand and ordered: "Quickly, bring Li Zhen in."
When Gobad heard that Li Zhen had arrived, he felt relieved. Li Zhen had sent a letter asking them to hold on, but now that Li Zhen had come to Xiaoshui County in person, it meant that the war in Xingyang County was over. Therefore, Gobad felt The pressure on the shoulders was much lessened, and the envoys and commanders in the camp were all happy, looking forward to Li Zhen coming in.
Soon, Li Zhen came to the camp.
He looked around at the expressions of all the personnel and nodded slightly in greeting. Gobard invited Li Zhen to sit above the tent and asked, "President, is the war in Xingyang County over?"
Li Zhen said: "It's over. Now let's start solving the war in Xiaoshui County."
"good."
Gobard shouted "Hello", and then sighed: "President, you don't know the hardships we have here. Alas, so far in this battle, the soldiers have died and been injured, and the losses have been heavy. We only have With more than 1,000 people, it is difficult to sustain it, so we have to rely on the president to take over. If the president doesn't come, we don't know how to support it. Fortunately, the president is here."
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Everyone has worked hard, and your efforts have not been in vain. Xingyang County has been captured, and the next plan has been launched. Soon, we will defeat Xi Changzhen and approach the home base of Xi Changzhen and Xi Yinglong."
Everyone laughed and their expressions became relaxed.
Ma Hui asked: "President, how many soldiers did you bring here?"
Li Zhen smiled slightly, with a harmless smile on his face, and said loudly: "I am the only one here this time. In the next battle, I have to rely on you all to hold up the situation."
In an instant, everyone present was petrified, with expressions of astonishment on their faces.
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