nucmednet Chapter 563 Defeat
Chapter 563 Defeat
Ye Qing'an looked at the scene before her but did not move at all, her mind only focused on one thing.
No wonder the rebels were able to occupy two cities in such a short time. With the state of the Siyou Kingdom's army, and now that Yimoxu has returned to the army, it's only a matter of time before the rebels march south, reach Wangjing, and seize the palace.
It might not be a bad thing to teach those arrogant generals of the Siyou Kingdom's army a lesson.
At least for her, it should be considered a good thing.
Moreover, judging from the number of people, the rebel army that Yi Moxu sent to launch the surprise attack was only to delay the advance of the Siyou Kingdom's army. The number of people was not large, and it seemed to be only about a thousand. It should not be that they intended to wipe out the entire Siyou Kingdom's army.
Ye Qing'an gathered a ball of spiritual energy in her hand. The white ball of spiritual energy spun rapidly in her hand, and ice and snow gradually condensed in the middle of the ball. The snow that she had sent out with the gale earlier had already bypassed the dense forest and arrived at the Siyou Kingdom's camp.
The ice and snow inside Ye Qing'an's spiritual energy ball increased, almost covering half of the ball, while the wind and snow over there grew stronger.
The sudden snowfall brought the fire under control; although it didn't shrink, it also didn't become more ferocious.
Then, the snow intensified, but the fire gradually subsided.
Ye Qing'an turned her head and glanced at Yi Moxu, who was still standing on the city wall. Yi Moxu remained motionless, seemingly not intending to make any further moves.
Ye Qing'an noticed that someone appeared beside Yi Moxu. There were six people in total, and each of them was holding a flag.
The flags come in different colors, but all of them have that intricate totem on them.
Ye Qing'an saw the flags constantly turning, and then the rebel army, which had already started fighting with the Siyou Kingdom's army in the distance, kept changing its formation as the flags changed.
From Ye Qing'an's perspective, those rebels were well-trained, unpredictable, and hard to fathom.
The army of Siyou Kingdom was like a group of ants on a hot pan. Although they were numerous, they could only anxiously run around in circles, completely unable to do anything about them.
Soon, the fire in the Siyou Kingdom's camp was gradually extinguished, and all the flags on the walls of Anzhi City turned black. Then, the rebels suddenly broke out in all directions and quickly retreated back into the dense forest.
The army of Siyou Kingdom intended to pursue, but it seemed to be stopped by something. The army stopped and then slowly began to retreat.
The burning birds around Ye Qing'an had almost completely burned away and were falling down little by little...
Ye Qing'an finally got a chance to break out, and then quickly turned around and returned to the Siyou Kingdom's camp.
When Ye Qing'an returned to the Siyou Kingdom's camp, the army had not yet returned.
The garrison left behind in the camp was already in complete disarray.
Ye Qing'an grabbed someone randomly and asked, "Where did the fire start just now?"
"It's our supply depot, the medical depot, the kitchen depot, and some of our soldiers' tents... The supplies and medicines have almost all been burned..."
"Take me over there and have a look."
The camp was already in a mess, and the closer you got to the rear camp, the worse it got.
Gradually, you can see some tents blackened by smoke, covered with thick snow, looking particularly desolate.
Further inside, the scene was even more chaotic.
The camp tents were burned down to their frames, the ground was covered with water that the soldiers had used to put out the fire, and there were patches of snow piled up here and there.
"Have all the food and medicine in the camp been burned?"
"Almost done. Fortunately, the fire was put out quickly, and only a little bit remains. We just checked, and some of the grain and medicinal herbs were buried under the snow, and some were blackened by smoke. The truly intact ones are probably only enough for everyone in the camp to eat for a day or two."
Ye Qing'an nodded and soon saw the supply depot the soldiers had mentioned.
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "Let's rescue the intact food and medicine first. If we wait for the snow to melt into water, I'm afraid the remaining food and medicine will also be destroyed."
"Yes."
Ye Qingan stood there for a while, feeling a slight chill in his heart.
She herself had been to the battlefield, so she naturally knew how important food and medicine were to the army fighting on the front lines.
However, this is not something Ye Qing'an should worry about now.
Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes, looked at the busy soldiers, and turned to walk towards the tent gate.
As soon as they reached the main gate of the camp, they saw the army returning to camp.
The army had just suffered a defeat, and with trouble brewing at the rear camp, everyone from the crown prince to the soldiers wore expressions of utter devastation.
The Crown Prince had already dismounted and was walking towards Ye Qing'an: "You're back first?"
"Hmm." Ye Qing'an nodded: "I just went to check the camp. The fire just now burned down the supply camp, the medical camp, and some soldiers' tents. The food and medicine were almost completely destroyed. The soldiers told me that they carefully counted the remaining intact food and rations, and they are afraid that it will only be enough to sustain our entire army for one or two days."
The crown prince's expression darkened further as he turned to look at the generals behind him.
"Li Zhao will stay behind to reorganize the troops; the rest of you, come with me to the central camp."
The generals agreed, while Ye Qing stood still without moving.
As Liu Enze passed Ye Qing'an, he glanced at her and said, "Let's go together."
A hint of hesitation flashed across Ye Qing'an's face: "Can I come along too?"
Liu Enze smiled and said, "You were also involved in today's battle, and you should have seen more than we have. Let's go together."
Ye Qing'an nodded and followed closely behind Liu Enze.
Upon arriving at the central army camp, the Crown Prince removed the sword from his waist, slammed it onto the table, and then sat down in a chair.
Seeing the prince's reaction, the others in the camp all lowered their heads and dared not utter a sound.
The crown prince sneered, "Tell me, what's going on today? Why haven't we noticed the rebels even though they're already right in front of us?"
"Why did we fall for their trick so easily?"
"Why are the rebels able to come and go freely in our camp, even setting it on fire?"
The crown prince asked several questions in a row, but none of the people below dared to speak.
The crown prince sneered, his eyes filled with coldness: "What? Have you all become mute?"
"So this is how you fight the rebels. Now I understand why you were able to lose so many cities in such a short time."
The Crown Prince took a deep breath: "Having suffered such a defeat today, don't you have anything to say?"
Still, no one spoke.
However, Liu Enze spoke up to help everyone out of the predicament: "Given today's situation, Miss Ye, who was the first to gather information for us, should be the most qualified to speak on this matter. Let Miss Ye speak first."