"General, an urgent report has arrived from Shanhua Prefecture: Shanhua Prefecture has not committed treason!"

"No treason?!"

During the retreat, they received the belated news.

Tong Xiaochu was so angry that she almost fell off her horse.

"Han Xiang is so cunning!"

He felt a dull pain in his chest, a knot of resentment that was hard to untie. He was cursing the immortal master, but his body was already tense to the extreme. Even breathing was becoming increasingly difficult, and his vision was turning black intermittently.

This is intimidation!

The oppressive aura emanating from the God of War!

This battle has dragged on until now.

Tong Xiaochu felt as if everything in the world had turned into a chessboard, with an invisible hand controlling everything. He was supposed to be the chess player sitting opposite him, but somehow he had become one of the many chess pieces.

"Tong Shuai, are you...are you alright?"

Gong Yu noticed his unusual behavior and quickly went to help him up.

"fine……"

Tong Xiaochu took deep breaths and it took him a long time to recover. When he spoke again, his voice sounded like that of a patient recovering from a serious illness: "Continue the retreat!"

Another ten days passed.

The defeat was finally halted when the Du Biao Army completely abandoned Pingzhou and retreated to Yunduan Prefecture in Jiaozhou.

This is the end.

Of the 200,000 troops under the command, only half remain.

Less than six months after the start of the war in the West, three states were lost in succession.

"Quickly, here is my resignation letter."

Tong Xiaochu didn't care about anything else: "Urgent dispatch by the Divine Eagle! Submit it to the Ministry of War as quickly as possible and have them immediately invite Commander Chen to take command!"

……

Beijing.

Zhongjue Hall.

For twenty consecutive days.

Every day, different reports of defeats are sent to this place.

"Our army was ambushed at Huangfeng Ridge and suffered a major defeat!"

"The garrison commander of Lishi Prefecture has betrayed his country, and our army has suffered a crushing defeat!"

"..."

"What happened?! What happened?!"

Ming Qingfeng angrily slammed the memorial to the ground: "What is Tong Xiaochu doing? Before the burning of Yiling, wasn't he commanding everything steadily and well? How come he suddenly seems like a completely different person? Execute him, he should be executed!"

"That's right, he must be killed!"

Yan Maoxing was also furious: "Forty thousand! Forty thousand! How many years and how much silver would it take the imperial court to train forty thousand soldiers, and he wiped them out in less than two months! And he's a descendant of the Tong family of Qilin Pavilion! If I were him, I wouldn't have the face to continue living!"

“He should be executed, but…”

Cao Huan's hair had turned quite white. He sighed, "Given the current situation, if we execute him, who else can we use?"

“The Prince of Zhennan has to deal with the bandits of Nanxu, and recently he has also recruited a group of bandits. It is impossible to mobilize them in a short period of time. If all else fails, we should call Lü Ji over!” said the Minister of Revenue.

"Lü Ji? In the end, wasn't he also a member of the Governor's Office?"

Yin Mingchun retorted, "The main purpose of this battle is still to cultivate new generals!"

Where is Xu Wencai?

The Minister of Revenue recommended him, saying, "This man is unparalleled in wisdom and strategy; perhaps he can rival Han Xiang."

"Anyone below the Martial Saint level is going to their death?!"

Ming Qingfeng shook his head: "Xu Wencai is intelligent, but in the end he is just a scholar who can't even kill a chicken. This battle has already involved 'immortals'. If he doesn't even have the Martial Saint realm, he might not even know how he died."

"I told you a long time ago."

Cao Zhi lay on a cool mat, with two palace maids fanning him beside him: "Please invite General Chen over."

"no!"

Ming Qingfeng flatly refused, angrily saying, "Does my Great Sheng Dynasty really have to go on without Chen Sanshi?! Wait a little longer, give Tong Xiaochu another chance! Tell him to stabilize the situation as soon as possible!"

"Ah~"

Seeing this, Cao Zhi simply shook his head and sighed, saying nothing more.

Another twenty days have passed.

As battle reports arrived one after another.

The faces of the regent prince and the cabinet ministers grew increasingly grim each day.

"General Tong fell into a trap at Shanhua Mansion and had no choice but to withdraw from Pingzhou."

"We encountered ambushes repeatedly along the way!"

"The wind howls and the cranes cry; even the grass and trees seem like soldiers!"

"Until ten days ago."

"General Tong has just arrived in the Yunduan Prefecture area and stabilized the situation."

"now."

"More than half of the 200,000-strong military force has been lost, and the entire territory of Pingzhou has been lost!"

"..."

"Click——"

Upon hearing the final battle report, the teacup in the hands of the regent prince Cao Huan slipped from his grasp and shattered into countless pieces. His vision blurred, and he nearly fell backward, but fortunately, two eunuchs rushed forward to support him and prevent him from collapsing.

The cabinet ministers, especially those in the Ministry of War, looked ashen-faced.

"waste!"

"Tong Xiaochu is a piece of trash!"

Yan Maoxing was furious: "He was sent to lead troops to recover Luo and Mu prefectures, but in less than three months, not only have they failed to recover the lost territory, they have also lost another prefecture!"

"Of the 200,000 soldiers, 100,000 have been lost!"

"Is he a pig?!"

this time.

Tong Xiaochu was appointed.

He was one of the recommenders.

He must also bear responsibility for such a crushing defeat!

"..."

After his extreme anger subsided, Ming Qingfeng looked at the sand table and map, reviewing the entire process of the battle. Even though they were thousands of miles apart, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Han Xiang.

terrible!

All the strategies.

One thing leads to another, leaving them with absolutely no chance to fight back!

Ask yourself.

Even if it weren't Tong Xiaochu on the front lines, but Ming Qingfeng, he would still be no match for him.

The scariest thing...

You can sense Han Xiang's leisurely stroll.

He not only won.

And it was an easy win.

If we were to compare it to playing chess.

It's like a world-class chess master teaching a child who's just starting out. The gap between them is more than just a chasm; it's an insurmountable chasm!

As expected...

A military genius!

A military genius who once destroyed seven kingdoms!

This time.

What they faced during the Great Sheng Dynasty.

He was a true military genius!

Not only is he unparalleled in wisdom, but he is also extremely skilled in martial arts!

Who could withstand such an opponent?!

"It's better than..."

Yin Mingchun said, "Let's invite General Lü Ji, Xu Wencai, and General Fang, who is recuperating in the capital, to come over together. With the three of them working together, they might not be a match for Han Xiang."

"inappropriate."

Ming Qingfeng looked worried: "If Lü Ji and Xu Wencai are transferred together, what will happen to the east? Will it be left empty?"

"quick……"

While the officials were discussing it.

The weak voice of the regent prince rang out, deciding on the commander-in-chief for this battle.

"Quickly, go to Liangzhou and invite the white-robed general to take command!"

……

At the same time that the war was underway.

Chen Sanshi also continued to travel by large boat back to Liangzhou.

Inside the cabin.

The azure spirit pearl floated in the air, releasing bursts of spiritual energy.

A man in a white robe sat cross-legged opposite a girl in a yellow dress, each engaged in their own cultivation.

Chen Sanshi formed a hand seal, and every now and then, a small purple sword would condense above his fingers. As time went on, the number of small swords increased, and they looked more and more like real swords, until runes lit up on the sword blades, and a panel quietly appeared.

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