nucmednet Chapter 152 Northern Barbarians Divide Their Forces
Chapter 152 Northern Barbarians Divide Their Forces
"Barbarian King, there are two options now. One is for the army to continue regrouping and retreating."
"Another option is to directly disperse the entire army, each taking their own people to evacuate, and then wait for the royal court to regroup. They should also send people to notify the other tribes to immediately gather their troops and go to the royal court to provide support, and then fight a decisive battle with the Eastern Qin at the royal court."
The leader of the Wolf God Cult spoke leisurely from the side.
In fact, they belonged to the Jianghu forces, and for him, as long as the Northern Barbarians were not destroyed, it didn't matter if they were defeated.
But now that he has chosen to support the Left Wise King, he can no longer remain uninvolved.
That's when I had no choice but to offer my suggestion.
His suggestion immediately put everyone into deep thought.
These are indeed the only two options available right now.
"The Wolf King is right. I think the second method is the best. If we retreat together now, we will be relentlessly pursued by the Zhenbei Army. This will result in heavy losses. Even if we manage to escape in the end, I estimate that not many people will be left."
"By dispersing, we can be more flexible. If the Zhenbei Army wants to pursue us, they can only disperse. We can retain more troops. When the main army reunites at the royal court, with the support of other tribes, we can fight the Zhenbei Army to the death at the royal court."
After careful consideration, the Left Wise King agreed to the Wolf God Cult Leader's second suggestion.
He could then send men to distract the Zhenbei Army, making it more likely that they would want to withdraw.
"I agree with this approach."
The Lion King nodded in agreement.
In his view, this is the best solution at present.
"This is a good idea, but we still need to leave a group of suicide squads behind to hold off the Zhenbei Army and buy us time."
The Left Wise King continued.
After all, it's not so easy to scatter and escape.
Directly dispersing them could catch the Zhenbei Army off guard.
However, the Zhenbei Army's main force was not assembled and remained scattered around them, attacking and killing them.
If they were to disperse directly, they would likely run straight into their slaughterhouse. Given the current state of their army, they would only be slaughtered if they encountered the Northern Barbarians.
"Sure, that's not difficult, but how many troops will we need to leave behind?"
The barbarian king inquired.
After this period of fierce fighting (and being hunted down), their remaining army is less than half of its original size.
If they leave too many behind, what difference is there between them and abandoning this army?
The number left behind was too small to stop the advance of the Zhenbei Army.
"I estimate that we still have about 400,000 troops. We will leave 100,000 behind and the remaining 300,000 will retreat in different directions."
"At the same time, send messengers to deliver orders to the various tribes."
"The Left Wise King said firmly."
He knew very well that there were too few people, and they couldn't possibly hold out for long.
One hundred thousand men are enough for them to hold off for a while. Even if they can't stop all of the Zhenbei Army, they can still stop at least 20 troops.
Once they escape a certain distance, given their understanding of the grasslands, it will be very difficult for the Zhenbei Army to catch up with them.
As soon as the Left Wise King finished speaking, everyone present fell silent.
The ministers who came to deliver the message were somewhat bewildered, unable to understand what the barbarian king and his men were talking about.
"Your Majesty, Prince Xian, what do you mean by this?"
The minister could no longer hold back and asked the question.
During this time, due to the chaos in the royal court, they had not paid attention to the situation at the front and were completely unaware of what had happened there.
"The Eastern Qin attacked us, and this time we were defeated despite our combined efforts."
The Left Wise King offered a cold explanation.
"What? How is that possible?"
The minister was still somewhat incredulous.
However, no one else offered him an explanation.
But after a while, he finally realized why their army had arrived in such a sorry state.
Then, as if recalling some other things, his pupils suddenly widened.
He began to understand some things: the recent events in their royal court were very likely the work of the Eastern Qin.
"Your Majesty, there is something I understand now."
After thinking it through, the minister spoke up timidly.
"explain."
The barbarian king said irritably.
He was feeling troubled, thinking that this minister was completely oblivious and was disturbing his thoughts at this crucial moment.
"Not long ago, there were frequent reports of Eastern Qin slaves disappearing from the royal court, and the number was quite large. The government received many reports, but since they were all slaves, no one paid much attention to them. The government just conducted a cursory investigation and then ignored them."
"This is very likely the work of the Eastern Qin."
Seeing that the barbarian king had agreed, the minister then began to explain.
This was something he had just thought of, something he had heard before, but he hadn't paid attention to it.
They considered them nothing more than slaves, and to them, death was simply death.
"What? A large number of Eastern Qin slaves have disappeared?"
The barbarian king had no intention of paying attention to his minister, but the minister's words shocked him greatly.
It should be noted that there has never been a large number of missing slaves in the Northern Barbarian Kingdom.
"Yes, there have been cases of slaves going missing in the past, so this time no one has paid much attention to it. In addition, we have devoted almost all our resources to guarding against assassins, so we haven't taken it seriously."
"I only thought of this matter after hearing what the wise king said."
After the minister finished speaking, he carefully took a few steps back.
He was afraid the barbarian king would kick him again; he hadn't recovered from the kick yet and would probably need a long time to recover.
"Alright, let's talk about this when we get back. Let's not discuss it now."
Seeing that the barbarian king was about to get angry again, the Left Wise King spoke up to stop him.
What's the point of getting angry now? It's just impotent rage.
It would be better to first consider how to safely get through this ordeal.
"Let's do as the Left Wise King says. Leave 100,000 men behind and let everyone take stock of the weapons we have left. Give them to them so as to lighten our burden and allow them to hold out longer."
The barbarian king exhaled a breath of stale air, calmed himself down, and then spoke again.
"Yes, we can leave lightly and faster. If necessary, we can replenish the soldiers' equipment when we return to the royal court."
The Left Wise King agreed.
After all, they need to travel light if they want to evacuate quickly.
With both of them agreeing, no one else could object, so they began making arrangements.
In the end, 100,000 wounded soldiers were selected. They were unlikely to escape, so it was better to leave them behind to stop the advance of the Zhenbei Army.
Those who are uninjured have a greater chance of being evacuated safely.
That night, after leaving behind 100,000 people.
The remaining 300,000 or so Northern Barbarian troops were directly divided into groups of 10,000 each and retreated from all directions toward the Northern Barbarian Royal Court.