Chapter 1636: Great Military Achievements
"But our emperor didn't give them any time. They said they would attack the city in a few days, but our emperor led the army out of the city that very night, in the dark. I don't know how he managed to lead a hundred thousand troops, quietly bypassing the enemy from outside the city, and joined forces with the remaining hundred thousand soldiers inside to attack them unawares! The entire army of two hundred thousand suffered almost no casualties. On the first night after arriving at Yanzhao Pass, they killed over ten thousand enemies, forcing the enemy camp to retreat three thousand miles and concede a city block."
"This battle was both silent and earth-shattering. News quickly spread back to the Divine Capital and spread throughout the thirty-six kingdoms of the continent. Our young emperor became famous overnight. Titles like swordsmanship genius and military genius were heaped upon him, practically transforming him into an omnipotent god."
"This battle also greatly boosted the morale of the Chiwei Army. However, the Emperor did not pursue the victory. Instead, he stopped to rest for a few days. It was said that the troops had not rested during the long march, so they needed to relax for a few days. However, many people later said that these few days were not for resting the army at all. The so-called rest was just a pretense. The Emperor actually formulated a strategy during these few days."
"Do you know why everyone says that?"
The old man pretended to be mysterious and said to everyone, but before anyone else could answer, he couldn't wait to speak out.
"Because when the emperor appeared before the enemy again, he did not come from the direction of Yanzhao Pass, but appeared from behind them. And in the direction of Yanzhao Pass, there were still 50,000 troops waiting covetously."
"Although the armies of Gumo and Wuxu outnumbered Chiwei by 90,000, perhaps because they were frightened by the night attack, they were somewhat hesitant and didn't dare to engage in a full-scale battle. On the contrary, the Chiwei army, with fewer men, charged forward as if they had taken a powerful medicine. Thus, Wuxu's 50,000-man army was forced into Yixian Gorge by the army led by the emperor. The terrain there is unique, and the emperor must have surveyed it in advance. Soldiers had been ambushed on both sides of the gorge, and when they saw the Wuxu army, they immediately rolled down and exhausted the 50,000-man army."
"It is said that the One-Line Gorge is still a desolate place where no birds or beasts dare to fly and cross. The blood of the fifty thousand soldiers has not yet dried in the soil."
The old man seemed to be tired, so he picked up the teapot and poured the tea directly into his mouth from the spout.
Someone got impatient and slapped the table.
"You're talking about the Emperor leading his troops into battle. What does that have to do with the sword called Fengjiang?"
"Don't worry, I'm getting to the point."
The old man wiped his mouth.
"This was the second battle between the Emperor and Gumo Wuxu. It was another great victory, but the battles after this weren't so easy. The enemy army seemed to be blinded by the defeat the first two times. After the Emperor recaptured a city, they quickly retreated thirty miles and regrouped. The remaining 240,000 troops engaged in a bitter battle with the Emperor's 200,000."
"This battle lasted for three full months. By the end, the remaining soldiers on both sides were less than half of what they had at the beginning. Our emperor recaptured a total of sixteen cities in the war. Just when there was only one city left, during the final confrontation between the two armies on Zhuolu Plain, the general of Gumo suddenly proposed that the generals of both sides compete in a duel. If he won, the last city of Chiwei would belong to Gumo, and the emperor would have to lead his army to retreat to the last city. He also promised not to attack Chiwei again."
"Do you think our emperor agreed?"
This time, the old man's trickery only led to a round of table slamming.
"Stop keeping me in suspense! Tell me now!"
The merchant who spoke ill of the emperor at the beginning became the most anxious one, his eyes as big as two copper bells.
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