Chapter 464: Planned Bankruptcy
"You stay and clean up the battlefield. I will lead the troops to chase and see. I'm afraid the ambush we left behind will not achieve the desired effect!" Gao Chong sighed, then said to Jiang Wei.
"The Xiliang Iron Cavalry aren't seriously injured, and the pseudo-wolf cavalry over there are in good condition. Let's go and help them!"
Hu Zhen and Lu Lingqi nodded and had no objection to Gao Chong's arrangement.
On the other side, Zasali came to Fuward with a weak look on his face. He was almost beaten to death by Gao Chong. Fortunately, he also had internal energy leaving his body, otherwise he would have died on the battlefield.
"General, what should we do next!" Zasali said gritting his teeth. He almost died.
"The Han Empire is indeed an extremely powerful empire. Just a group of new soldiers have such fighting power, and the enemy's generals are too young!"
Fu Ward was not angry, nor did he react to the defeat of the undefeated Camel Cavalry. He was only amazed at the strength of the Han army. As a believer in the God of War, he admired all strong men as long as they were not plotting or scheming.
"General, we lost almost 3,000 people, most of them were new recruits!"
At this time, the soldier who was counting the casualties handed the list to Zasali. Zasali took a look at it and handed it to Fuward with an extremely ugly expression.
"Many veterans died in the battle. That's acceptable. We can just reorganize the troops and train them later. What I'm worried about now is how we're going to leave here."
Fuward read the list calmly. Strictly speaking, they were defeated. He knew the losses and they were about the same as he expected.
"Leave here?" Zasali was stunned. "Are you talking about those Han Empire soldiers who disappeared?"
"The other party definitely wants to eat us up in one bite. I 'm very worried about our next journey. If my estimation is correct, there should be an ambush waiting for us in the direction of retreating to the desert!" Fu Ward said in silence.
"Then what should we do?" Although Zasali suffered the humiliation of defeat, he did not let anger overwhelm his mind.
"Go north, let's go north and go back to Beigui from further north!"
Fu Ward said calmly that the enemy was very powerful. Not only could they accurately calculate their position, but they also arranged an ambush on their way back.
Without being sure of the strength of the ambush troops, he absolutely could not act rashly. The Xiliang Iron Cavalry left a deep impression on him.
"Let's appease the soldiers first, admit our failure directly, and tell them that we will win again next time!" Fuward changed the subject and said to Zasali.
"General, our army has not completely failed, why is this happening!"
Zasali was shocked. Once he admitted defeat, Fuward's blessing on camel cavalry might have to be adjusted back to 2.5%, which was a full 10% of the combat power.
"Haven't you noticed that camel riding hasn't made any progress for a long time?"
Seeing Zasali's face full of surprise, Fu Ward couldn't help but point out a phenomenon that Zasali had never noticed before, but Fu Ward knew this phenomenon very well.
“But…but…”
Zasali was speechless. After Fuward pointed it out, he quickly understood. However, he could not accept it. Once he admitted defeat, the undefeated Camel Riding would become a thing of the past.
"How can a false invincibility be called true invincibility? Admit our failure. We will be undefeated again one day. At that time, we will be truly undefeated!"
Fu Ward was not a fool who would not give up 10% of his strength for no reason. Instead, he realized this problem very early on. He had created a false image of invincibility that had blinded the camel riders, to the point that he had told so many lies that even he himself believed them.
Now that he has finally experienced a defeat that is neither a defeat nor a failure, he has made up his mind to break through this window paper himself so that Camel Riding can continue to grow. Only by realizing his own shortcomings can he have a brighter future.
On the other hand, it was also Fuward's sense of crisis about the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Theoretically speaking, the camel cavalry legion configuration has no shortcomings at all and should be impossible to be completely restrained.
After all, the camel cavalry's cooperation is first-class, and every basic quality, including close combat, mid-range and long-range, is very balanced.
This is also the reason why they did not kill Jiang Wei's headquarters before, but caused great damage to Jiang Wei's headquarters.
In a limited contact area, medium and long-range attacks are always the best way to enhance lethality, which is why Jiang Wei's headquarters lost nearly one-fifth of its troops before.
"Announce it, we will return to the top!"
Finally, with complicated thoughts, Fuward gave the order. He had made up his mind that there must be destruction before construction. What he wanted was a truly invincible camel rider.
"I understand, General!" Zasali looked at Fuward's determined expression, and finally sighed and disappeared from Fuward's sight.
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Fuward, who went north, perfectly escaped Zhuge Liang's encirclement, and Zhuge Liang's first plan ended in failure.
The two groups of ambushes, who had been waiting in vain, reunited with Gao Chong and his men and returned to the camp together.
Zhuge Liang's annihilation plan failed, and it could even be said that it was completely out of control. It was a classic negative example, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was just empty talk.
Zhuge Liang reviewed his failures comprehensively. He found that his first plan had indeed made many mistakes. When he reviewed his failures comprehensively, he was even shocked to find that many of the mistakes could have been avoided.
No one in the camp was in the mood to blame Zhuge Liang. Jiang Wei's battle report gave them an indescribable sense of urgency.
A person with only talent can be considered a regular soldier in the Central Plains, but outside, he can only be slaughtered?
No one doubted Jiang Wei's report. The battle damage was there for everyone to see. If they were still deceiving themselves, they would be extremely ignorant.
The young second generation, including Lu Lingqi, felt the heaviness of war for the first time. When they were on their own, they realized how heavy this responsibility was.
After Xu Rong learned about the battle report, he said nothing, but sent someone to deliver the detailed battle report to Luoyang, and then ordered Zhuge Liang and others to build a camp on the spot, trying to achieve mutual assistance with the main camp.
Zhuge Liang and others had no objections. They found some mines nearby, and at this time Sun Quan and others also began to make official efforts.
They might not be good at fighting wars, but construction was easy for them. Especially after the responsibilities were divided among Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and Pang Tong, the group of people ran the business like a small court.
Even the mascot Dong Bai personally participated in the command and management, and the construction of Congling officially began, at least with the rudiments of a bridgehead.
There was nothing wrong with Congling, but when the battle report spread back to Luoyang, it caused a huge uproar, because there was also a battle report from Qingzhou, which made the counselors in Luoyang Government Affairs Hall collectively speechless.
