Xie Ying and Wu Song narrated in detail everything that happened after they arrived at Jiaoben.
After learning the whole story, Zhao Hao was so angry that his lungs almost exploded.
It was the first time he was so angry since he came here.
Before, even when Jiang Wan'er stabbed him in the back, even when he was facing death, he always looked calm and composed.
However, at this moment, after hearing what Xie Ying and Wu Song said, he really couldn't control himself.
Wu Song took a deep breath and knelt down directly.
"Sir, we were too careless and underestimated the enemy, which led to such heavy losses. This has nothing to do with Master Xie."
"If you want to punish someone, punish me!"
Xie Ying on the side also knelt down quickly.
"Sir, this is all my fault. It has nothing to do with Brother Wu."
"If you want to punish me, please punish me!"
Looking at the two of them, Zhao Hao became even angrier.
"Am I going to hold you two accountable now?"
"Get out of here!"
The two men lowered their heads, were silent for a while, and finally stood up.
Zhao Hao's face turned pale and blue, he was really angry to the extreme.
Finally, he let out a long breath.
Things have come to this point, no matter how angry you are, you can't change the reality.
Zhao Hao looked at the two of them, gritted his teeth and said, "Go and ask the doctor to treat them again. Don't worry about the military affairs for now."
"Let's talk about it after you've recovered your health!"
Hearing what Zhao Hao said, Xie Ying and Wu Song looked at each other, bowed and retreated.
Zhao Hao was the only one left in the room. He kicked the desk out again.
How did it become like this?
What the fuck!
He did not feel sorry for the 20,000 troops. There would be a lot of casualties on this trip to Zuben.
He was mentally prepared for this.
However, according to his estimation, losing half of the troops would be enough.
Now, not only are the losses even greater, but Xie Ying and Wu Song are also...
How could he accept this?
The two of them, still so young, have become like this.
He suddenly felt a little guilty. For such a big event, he should have gone there in person.
Why did they just let the two of them lead the troops so easily?
Zhao Hao locked himself in the room and did not sleep all night.
The next day, he began to arrange compensation for the fallen soldiers.
Nearly 20,000 soldiers who died in battle had their families sent food and grain.
Then people were sent to build a large ship to be used for subsequent transportation.
He did not go to see Xie Ying, nor did he go to see Wu Song. He even didn't know how to face the two of them.
All the soldiers brought back were handed over to Chen Yuliang for training.
After counting all the troops, Zhao Hao still had less than 40,000 men left.
Of course, after defeating the Red Turban Army, he also gathered nearly 10,000 people.
These people were incorporated into the security forces.
This incident was a big blow to Zhao Hao.
Half a month later, Zhao Hao convened a meeting, at which he gave a clear instruction.
Starting next year, we will launch a full-scale attack on the area north of Chushui River.
Everything must be accelerated for this ultimate goal.
Then, he instructed Wang Mengyu and Zheng Zhiqian to immediately take a boat to Jiaoben and set up a smelting workshop.
Just like that, three months passed in the blink of an eye.
The State of Wu and Southern Chu, together with the State of Shu, once again launched a war against Dagan.
And this time, there is also Huang Man.
The four countries launched a siege on Dagan from three directions at the same time.
In order to deal with the four countries, Da Gan's 30,000 troops stationed in Yue State were immediately transferred to the northern front.
At the same time, 50,000 new troops were sent to Tongshan and Luoye in the west.
In October, Zhao Hao received another letter from Xie Daoxun.
In the letter, Zhao Hao was asked to lead his troops immediately to attack Dagan from the east.
After receiving the letter, Zhao Hao convened another enlarged meeting.
Those who participated included the old man Zhao Wenxiang, Xie Ying and Wu Song, Chen Yuliang who was in charge of the army, as well as Lin Qi and Zhuo Ya.
Looking at everyone, Zhao Hao spoke first: "Everyone, tell us what you think."
"Now that Da Gan has gone to war with the four nations, what choice should we make?"
His eyes fell on his father.
Zhao Wenxiang said: "Hao'er, Dad's opinion is that we should occupy the area north of Chushui first."
"As for attacking aggressively, it is inappropriate!"
Zhao Hao nodded, looked at the others, and asked, "What are your opinions?"
"Yuliang, you speak first!"
Chen Yuliang had the least experience here and originally didn't want to speak.
But unexpectedly, Zhao Hao asked him the second question.
"Sir, I think the old man is right. We don't have the strength to attack Dagan at the moment!"
"We should focus on the area north of Chushui River. It will be enough for us if we can take over the area north of Chushui River."
Zhao Hao nodded slightly and turned to look at Lin Qi.
"What do you think, old man?"
Lin Qi quickly stood up, bowed, and said, "Sir, I also think that now is not the right time."
"We are not even capable of annexing the area north of Chushui, let alone launching a major offensive!"
Zhao Hao nodded: "I know what you mean."
"Originally, I didn't plan to conquer the area north of Chushui River right now."
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