diskusbooks Chapter 265: Crazy Barbarians
Chapter 265: Crazy Barbarians
Situ Jing would never believe Song Yuan's fallacies and heresies.
When Song Yuan was calculating against others, how could he talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality?
This kid is clearly up to something bad!
Want to hide it from me? No way!
If you don’t tell me today, I will make you pay!
Facing Situ Jing's angry gaze, Song Yuan chuckled and then responded.
"Actually, I just want to exchange these corpses for some useful things... like war horses!"
"Ah?" As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes widened.
Seeing everyone's surprise, Song Yuan wiped the blood off his face and then began to explain.
"Although only a few hundred people were killed or injured this time, it is still a huge loss for us!"
"Those people have poured their heart and soul into this. I can't let them suffer in vain, right?"
"I'll use these corpses to exchange for some benefits from those barbarians. Do you think they will refuse?"
"If the high priest dares to say he doesn't want these corpses, I will publicize this matter!"
"Let's just say the barbarians didn't even care about their own lives for mere supplies. How do you think those people would feel after hearing such rumors?"
Damn, you're awesome!
After hearing Song Yuan's arrangement, and comparing it with Song Yuan's previous statement, everyone's pupils showed a bit more contempt.
Is this what you call benevolence, righteousness and morality?
You are not only immoral, you are extremely immoral!
You are cheating the barbarians like this, aren't you afraid that the high priest will vomit blood and die?
Even Situ Jing couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy for the barbarians at this moment, and scolded them with a smile: "If you ask me, you are really mean. The barbarians have lost tens of thousands of troops this time, and you are rubbing salt into their wounds!"
"Are you really not afraid of angering the high priest to death? You are really good at plotting against people!"
If we really talk about heavy losses, the barbarians definitely suffered the most. After the war, the number of casualties exceeded 15,000. In contrast, Song Yuan's side only lost a mere hundred people.
In the end, it was Song Yuan who felt distressed.
Do you still want to ask those barbarians for compensation?
Will the barbarians agree to this?
"Don't forget, this war was started by the barbarians. As the loser, why shouldn't I ask for compensation?"
Faced with such a topic, Song Yuan acted particularly confident and at the end he even brought up the grudges of the past.
"Besides, that damned High Priest Bulma still owes me thousands of war horses and three cities from our previous bet!"
"He refused to pay me back then, and now I'm here to ask for it myself. If he dares not give it to me, I'll make him pay!"
In Song Yuan's opinion, what's the big deal about asking for some war horses?
This war is enough to prove that our fists are harder than those of the barbarians!
As the saying goes, the winner takes it all. I'm here today to claim compensation for my losses. As the loser, what qualifications do you have to refuse?
The number of people I killed today may not be enough to avenge the number of people killed by the barbarians who looted my food!
I will settle all the grudges between the barbarians and the Qin Dynasty one by one in the future!
No life can be saved, those barbarians must pay the price!
"Okay, okay, you're awesome, you're capable!"
Seeing that Song Yuan was being extremely serious, Situ Jing shrugged her shoulders with a look of distrust.
"If you're truly capable, then get the compensation first. I want to see if your ability can handle the Third Prince, and if you can handle the Satisfied High Priest!"
"Also, don't blame me for not warning you. Those barbarians are not pushovers either. You'd better be careful. Be careful not to get any compensation and end up getting yourself into trouble instead!"
Facing Situ Jing's questioning, Song Yuan rolled his eyes at him unhappily.
Is that how you think about your man?
"Then just wait and see. I will definitely get my compensation back this time!"
"But before that, I have another thing to do!"
Having said that, Song Yuan turned around and gave instructions to Huo Jianchuan.
"After we go down, gather all the captives together and send some people to interrogate them thoroughly to see if there is any news among the barbarians!"
"Also, don't forget to inquire about the whereabouts of the high priest, and who is the general leading the barbarian army this time!"
It is said that if you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
If we leave a good prisoner without interrogating him, wouldn't we be missing out on a lot of intelligence?
Huo Jianchuan particularly agreed with Song Yuan's instructions and nodded immediately.
At the same time, as time goes by.
The news of the barbarian army's defeat finally reached the military camp.
"What did you say?"
"Stand up first and catch your breath!"
In the tent, upon hearing the message from his subordinates, Tublai Khan and the high priest Buma beside him both had a serious look in their eyes.
The two men stared at the strange soldier in front of them, their faces full of disbelief.
How could this all happen?
The two learned the news about the Lamucuo couple from the person in front of them.
A total of 20,000 people, all of them were elite barbarians. They were originally sent to deal with the eldest prince, but in the end, they were ambushed in the valley before they could even cross the Peacock River!
More importantly, in the end, only more than 3,000 people escaped.
The remaining more than 80% of the people either died on the spot or became prisoners!
Even the two leaders' lives and deaths are unknown.
When did the Qin soldiers become so powerful?
Why do they suppress the barbarians?
Thinking of this, the two of them felt their eyes become a little dazed, and a complex emotion emerged in their minds.
Seeing the two of them like this, the cavalryman who delivered the letter felt a little nervous, so he gritted his teeth and repeated what he had said before.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
This time, Tublai Khan was extremely excited. He overturned the table in front of him, exclaimed in surprise, and danced with joy.
It's clearly completely out of control!
The barbarians had clearly suppressed the Qin before, so how could they lose?
He had 20,000 elite soldiers and generals, how could he be defeated by the Qin trash?
Tublai, who was furious, walked up to the person who reported the news, grabbed the collar of the person in front of him, and roared at the other person's face.
"You're talking nonsense! You're simply trying to disrupt the morale of the army. Tell me where this spy came from."
"Those 20,000 soldiers and horses only set out this morning, and they probably haven't even crossed the Peacock River yet. How could they have ended up like this?"
"The Qin army has clearly not moved. If it weren't for General Wei's intervention, who else could have suppressed them?"
In Tublai Khan's view, it would be impossible for any regular force to suppress his 20,000 elite soldiers.
Moreover, judging from past situations, the other side must have mobilized a considerable number of troops to achieve such a great victory!
But looking around, the Qin army was still in Zhenbei City, although a lot of reinforcements had been dispatched to the right wing.
But there was clearly no arrangement on the left wing before!
It was like this last night. Even if they traveled all night, how could they reach the scene of the incident now?
And if a large group of troops had not taken the initiative to attack, how could his 20,000 elite soldiers have been defeated?
Could it be that the heavenly soldiers and generals secretly came down to earth to punish the barbarians?
"I... I don't know either! Your Highness, every word I said is true, not a single word is false. As for those people, they didn't even introduce themselves, so I don't know where they came from!"
Faced with such harsh criticism from Tublai Khan, the face of the person delivering the letter looked uglier than crying.
I'm just telling the truth. Who did I offend?
"Then tell me, who did it? Who is the enemy general?"
Tublai Khan exerted force with both hands, lifted the person in front of him high up, and roared from behind.
But all he got in return was the other party's shake of his head.
"I don't know, Your Highness. I really don't know. We haven't entered the canyon. Otherwise, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to return!"
"If you don't know anything, what's the point of living?"
Tublai suddenly exploded, and while speaking, he threw the other person to the ground. Then he reached to his waist and pulled out a sharp scimitar.
"You didn't see this, you didn't see that, you only cared about escaping for your own life. How can a down-and-out person like you have the qualifications to speak in front of me?"
"What use do I have for you, my prince?"
As he spoke, Tublai Khan was about to take action, ready to kill the man in front of him with one blow.
At the critical moment, thanks to the timely reaction of the high priest Bulma behind him, he rushed forward to stop it, while also giving advice.
"Your Highness, don't be nervous. I'm afraid we've fallen into someone else's trap this time!"
"I suspect that the Qin generals may have deliberately set up a false formation and had already seen through our plan. They may have already arranged an ambush in the valley before we even investigated!"
"This time, our intelligence was inadequate, which is why we ended up like this!"
In the opinion of the high priest, the biggest problem in this matter is likely to lie in the understanding of Daqin.
Otherwise, how could they have arrived at such a coincidence based on timing alone?
The enemy's large army must have been waiting in the canyon for several days and nights, otherwise how could they have made such an arrangement?
"A few days in advance? High Priest, are you kidding me?!"
Faced with Bulma's suspicion, Tublai Khan would never believe it. As a general, he naturally knew how cold the winter was on the border.
"Those great lovers are all like sheep. Even we barbarians can't endure in the ice and snow for so long. How can they endure for so long?"
Tublai Khan had a deep contempt for those Qin people.
Logically speaking, even for the barbarian soldiers, spending a night in the snow and ice would be their limit.
Those Qin people were like lambs to be slaughtered when facing the barbarians. How could they be more cold-resistant than the barbarians?
Seeing Tublai Khan being so arrogant, Bulma couldn't help but smile bitterly and hurriedly began to explain.
"Your Highness, you may have some misunderstandings about the Daqin people. They may be far inferior to our men in terms of combat power, but we have to admit that most of them are far more intelligent than our men!"
"They don't have to face the freezing cold. They might have some way to resist it. Don't underestimate them. We were careless this time!"
Bulma's analysis made Tublai Khan fall into silence.
Indeed, the conflict between the Qin Dynasty and the barbarians has been going on for decades. If the other party was really a coward, how could it have survived for so long?
More importantly, before Bulma's rise, the Qin Dynasty was clearly able to suppress the barbarians.
What our own people can do, the other party may also be able to do!
If you continue to look down on the people in the world, you will probably suffer even greater losses in the future!
Seeing a glimmer of understanding in Tublai's eyes, Bulma couldn't help but feel a little guilty for a moment.
Stealing the chicken is losing the rice!
This is the best description of this action!
At the beginning, he looked down upon those Qin people as worthless and thought he had calculated everything, but who could have imagined that the other party was just acting a show from beginning to end!
He regarded the other person as prey, but in fact, the person in front of him was like a hunter!
In the end, he fell into the trap and trusted the other party's arrangement.
I'm afraid that the Qin Dynasty's deployment of troops was a deliberate performance for its own benefit from the beginning to the end.
It was because I trusted them wrongly that I ended up like this.
"Ah ah ah..."
Tublai Khan suddenly went mad and was unable to kill the person in front of him, leaving him with no way to vent his madness.
With a roar, Tublai Khan suddenly raised his foot and kicked the clan in front of him hard.
Then, the scimitar in his hand fell onto the table beside him.
With a loud bang, the table was chopped into two pieces.
Tubi Lie's roar could be heard from far away: "All you bastards of the Great Qin, die! Next time, I will lead the army in person and make you pay the price!"
According to what the subordinate said before, it is very likely that most of the more than 10,000 people who have not returned yet have been lost.
Even if some stragglers managed to escape, how could they survive in such freezing weather?
In just one battle, 80% of the 20,000 soldiers were lost. Even looking at the history of the confrontation between the barbarians and the Qin Dynasty, it was definitely a great shame and humiliation!
More importantly, it is now deep winter and the war has just begun.
This kind of start is really disadvantageous for the barbarians.
"Don't worry, Crown Prince. We have made a mistake once, and we must never make the same mistake again!" Bulma noticed Tublai's emotions and hurried to comfort him.
"What we need to do most now is to calm down and learn from our memories. We must find a way to avenge those who died!"
"You still dare to tell me to take a long-term view?"
It would have been fine if Bulma hadn't tried to persuade him, but now that she was trying to persuade him with kind words, she instantly became Tubile's punching bag.
"You said before that we'd take a long-term view, but in the end it ended up like this. How dare you still say those four words now?"
When we first set out on the expedition, my father once said that everything should be based on the orders of the high priest.
Tublaikhai remembered this matter. Before this, Chen was patient and let the high priest in front of him give him instructions.
In the end, it was because of the conspiracy and intrigue of the high priest that his men suffered such heavy losses!
Although he was satisfied and had prepared hundreds of thousands of people for this battle, the complete destruction of nearly 20,000 elite cavalry still made Tublai Khan heartbroken.
What’s more important is that these troops are the eldest prince’s hard work and his confidants!
The eldest prince made such an arrangement in order to take credit for the work!
In the end, they suffered the most serious losses. Who could accept that?
"Your Highness, this defeat is indeed my fault!"
Faced with such accusations, Bulma lowered her head slightly, and a look of loss appeared on her face.
It was indeed he who planned this, and Bulma must bear the main responsibility for this failure.
However, the best thing about Bulma that allowed her to become the high priest was her mentality. Even though she was feeling down at the moment, she still forced herself to speak.
"Your Highness, if the Khan imposes any punishment for this battle, I will bear it fully. However, all we need to do next is remain calm!"
"Don't be impulsive and attack the city by force. It will only bring us harm and no benefit!"
Looking at Tublai Khan with his eyes wide open in front of him, Bulma said this, and the moment he finished speaking, he staggered out of the tent.
As the commander of the barbarians, Buma just wanted to calm down at this moment.
Although we lost the first battle, the entire winter has just begun.
I have to think carefully about what path to take next.