Chen Huai'an ultimately did not get to wait for the day when he would have a showdown with Wu Sanjia on horseback.
When he was about to take up arms, Wu Sanjia, who had taken the initiative to lead his troops out of the city to fight, suddenly issued a general order to sound the retreat. The 50,000 Tiger Warriors infantry and cavalry who had gone out of the city to fight withdrew back to Mozhou City in an orderly and disciplined manner.
It is worth mentioning that when Chen Huai'an rode his yellow horse and charged into the battlefield with his halberd, he made eye contact with Wu Sanjia, who was leading his troops to retreat.
Even though the two sides were thousands of steps apart.
However, Chen Huai'an could still sense that when Wu Sanjia rode back to look at him, his face held a hint of provocative arrogance and an unfathomable smile.
drive!
drive!
Sigh—
Chen Huai'an rode his yellow horse to the battle zone and watched as Wu Sanjia and the Tiger Warriors infantry and cavalry, who calmly withdrew, entered the city under the cover of the ballistae and catapults of the defenders on the city wall of Mozhou.
The pursuing Longcheng siege army could only use crossbows and catapults to attack the retreating Tiger Warriors from a distance of several hundred paces.
The Tiger Warriors suffered considerable casualties from the arrows and boulders.
However, it was still a long way from breaching the city walls.
"Your Highness, this humble general is incompetent and let that scoundrel Wu Sanjia escape. Please punish me!"
"Please, Your Highness, punish me!"
As they were talking, the three men, led by Vice Commander Chang Yuchun, rode up to Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin and dismounted to apologize to the prince.
The three of them had fought Wu Sanjia together for half an hour on the battlefield, but they were unable to defeat him.
The honor of being soldiers made them ashamed to face Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin.
Chen Huai'an did not punish the group, but simply said, "You lot, get up first!"
"Today's battle has served as a wake-up call for me and all of you. The Tiger Warriors and the bandit general Wu Sanjia in Mozhou City have never considered themselves as defenders of the city!"
"His decision to lead his troops out of the city to fight today clearly shows that Wu Sanjia's plan was never to defend Mozhou City to the death."
"Instead, they seized the opportunity to lead their troops out of the city to fight, catching our army off guard."
After a pause, Chen Huai'an waved his hand and continued, "Very well, let's end today's siege here. Send down the order to sound the retreat!"
"You lot, come back to the central command tent with me, and we'll discuss the plan to breach the city from the beginning!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
Shen Shi Shi Fen.
The Longcheng army responsible for attacking the city also sounded the retreat.
The two sides fought fiercely for several hours outside the city of Mozhou, suffering casualties on both sides.
Overall, the casualty ratio was close to one to one.
This was the first truly large-scale siege operation personally commanded by Chen Huai'an since he raised his army in Longcheng, and the casualty ratio was also the highest among all the battles.
After this battle, those who need to reflect on their actions include not only Chang Yuchun, Fan Wuji, and Pang Xianchu, but also Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin!
Inside the city of Mozhou, at the Tiger Warriors' new army camp.
Inside the deputy general's tent, the mighty General Wu Sanjia, who had personally donned his armor to face the enemy, was removing his heavy, gleaming armor with the assistance of his personal guards.
Zhao Kui, the deputy general watching the battle from the city wall of Mozhou, was excited and gave Wu Sanjia a thumbs up, praising him: "General, you are brave and unparalleled. I admire you to the core!"
"Even the combined efforts of the three bandit generals, Chang Yuchun, Pang Xianchu, and Fan Wuji, could not gain the slightest advantage over the Great General; instead, they were forced into a series of defeats."
"This Pang Xianchu, who calls himself a brave general in the Po Lu Army, is more like a bullshit brave general!"
"If it weren't for the great help of Chang Yuchun and Fan Wuji, Pang Xianchu would probably have been knocked off his horse by the General long ago and gone to the underworld to join the old Prince Jin, Chen Polu!"
Hahaha!
When talking about the events on the battlefield today, Zhao Kui burst into unrestrained laughter.
A reserved yet smug smile appeared on Wu Sanjia's face.
As far as he was concerned, Wu Sanjia didn't take the Longcheng generals like Chang Yuchun, Pang Xianchu, and Fan Wuji seriously at all.
However, it was Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin, who hurriedly rode over, that piqued Wu Sanjia's interest.
However, his purpose in leading his troops out of the city to fight today was not to kill Chen Huai'an, but to show it to Huang Silang, the Minister of War who was placed in the Tiger Warriors by Prime Minister Qin Ruhui as a supervising officer.
Incidentally, it will also dampen the spirits of the rebel army in Longcheng outside the city and Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin.
"Report—"
"Reporting to the General, Minister of War, Lord Huang, requests an audience!"
Just then, the sound of a messenger reporting came from outside the tent.
Inside the tent, Wu Sanjia and Zhao Kui exchanged a smile, then loudly ordered, "Please invite Lord Huang!"
"Lord Huang, please—"
Soon, Huang Silang, the Minister of War, dressed in an official robe, walked into the tent with a big smile on his face.
Upon entering, he cupped his hands in greeting to Wu Sanjia and said with a smile, "General Wu is truly awe-inspiring. I witnessed the entire battle between the General and the rebels of Longcheng outside the city today from the city wall."
"The general's heroic act of leading his troops out of the city has dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Longcheng rebels and demonstrated the might of our imperial court and the Great Xin Tiger Army!"
"Congratulations!"
With that, Huang Silang bowed to the sky once more and continued, "I will certainly report today's battle truthfully to Prime Minister Qin and the Emperor."
"I believe the imperial court will reward General Wu and his Tiger-like new army soldiers handsomely!"
"besides--"
Suddenly, Huang Silang changed the subject, saying, "Today, while watching the battle from the city wall, I seemed to see the traitor Chen Huai'an, the one wearing golden armor and wielding a halberd."
"General Wu, if we can defeat the traitor Chen Huai'an another day, it will surely achieve the remarkable effect of capturing the leader first, causing the morale of the rebel army in Longcheng to collapse without a fight."
"At that time, I will personally recommend him to Prime Minister Qin, and I guarantee that General Wu will be ennobled and appointed Prime Minister, and that his wife and children will be granted titles and privileges!"
Hahaha!
Upon hearing this, Wu Sanjia could no longer hold back and burst into laughter.
He looked at Huang Silang with a hint of amusement in his eyes and said with a smile, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Huang!"
"Lord Huang, if there is nothing else, please make yourself at home!"
"This general needs to discuss the next steps in defending against the enemy with General Zhao and the other commanders of the Tiger Warriors!"
Wu Sanjia bluntly ordered them to leave.
Wu Sanjia looked down on Huang Silang, who had risen to the position of Minister of War through flattery, and was unwilling to waste even a moment of his time on him.
Cough cough!
Upon hearing this, Huang Silang coughed twice to cover his embarrassment, then said, "Since General Wu has military duties to attend to, then I will not disturb you any longer."
"Perfect timing! I must also hurry back to my military tent to personally compile a report on the battle of Mozhou today and send it to the Prime Minister's residence in the capital city overnight by express courier!"
"General Wu, General Zhao, then I shall take my leave now!"
"Goodbye and don't come back!"
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