Chapter 222: Victory Is Also Defeat

Fan Xingjian grabbed Fan Laoer on the side and said, "Look, are there 6,000 Qingyun Guards down there?"

Fan Laoer's back was soaked with cold sweat.

He had never seen such a battle before. In the past, he had mostly competed with bandits from different villages for territory and treasures. He had never fought against regular troops, and now he was panicking.

"Look, you can't see clearly, brother."

Fan Xingjian slapped him hard.

It was so chaotic down there that you couldn't really see clearly. Their own troops didn't have uniform uniforms. At a glance, it was so chaotic that it was hard to tell whether they were friends or foes.

Moreover, he could feel Xie Tingzhou looking at him with a look that said he had a chance to win.

"Go!" Fan Xingjian pulled out his knife and said to Fan Laoer: "Let the pigeon go to the front to send a message and ask the people who are ambushing to come and support!"

Fan Xingjian rushed down the hillside and faced Xi Feng. After a few moves, he was beaten back continuously. Fortunately, he had some advantages in strength and could barely hold on.

He held the knife with all his strength, "Damn it! Why aren't the reinforcements coming?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man named Gege ran back and stood on top shouting: "Master! The person ambushing in front has been taken away, retreat quickly!"

Fan Xingjian's heart sank, and it was too late to curse.

Because he saw that after the pigeon shouted, many bandits wanted to run away.

Originally they were at a disadvantage, but now Qingyun Guard's offensive was even more unstoppable.

Fan Xingjian was angry, and with a sudden shock, he deflected Xi Feng's knife, turned around and ran up the mountain. He didn't hear the sound of someone chasing behind him. He was wondering, and when he looked up towards the slope, his footsteps suddenly stopped. .

A man walked down the mountain, holding a bright red Tang Dao in his hand. He didn't know if the color was stained by blood, or if it was originally such a frightening scarlet.

The man's body was stained with blood, and there were a few drops on his face. There was a sharpness hidden in his beautiful brows and eyes.

Fan Xingjian suddenly shuddered and subconsciously took a step back.

Behind them are many Qingyun guards, and there is only one person in front. As long as he kills the person in front of him, he will have a chance to escape.

But that step showed his timidity, and his momentum became weak.

Fan Xingjian cursed secretly and rushed forward with a knife.

The weapons met each other, and Fan Xingjian's heart went cold.

The opponent's sword skills were too fast and his weapon was a treasure. After several attempts, his sword was cut with several gaps.

Fan Xingjian took two steps back, and the veins on his forehead jumped a few times, "Are you Shen Yu?"

"Since you know, keep your life alive." Shen Yu took out the knife.

The sword moved so fiercely and domineeringly that Fan Xingjian's sword broke into two pieces in an instant.

The knife was already placed on the side of his neck, and Fan Xingjian felt the coolness of the blade.

Shen Yu threw him to the Qingyun Guards and walked towards Xie Tingzhou. Every time he met a bandit on the way, he stabbed him until he reached Xie Tingzhou.

Xie Tingzhou leaned down on his horse, looked at her face, and wiped her bloody face with his thumb, but the blood stains were even more stained.

"Come." Xie Tingzhou reached out to her.

Shen Yu shook her head, "My clothes are stained with blood, don't get yours dirty too."

Xie Tingzhou didn't allow her to refuse, so he grabbed her arm and lifted her up. Shen Yu, still thinking about the poison on his body, hurriedly climbed up.

Xie Tingzhou turned his horse's head and raised his voice to Xi Feng: "Xifeng, I leave this place to you."

"Yes!" Xifeng shouted loudly: "Qingyun Guards will obey the order and clean up the battlefield immediately."

There was a stream on the roadside when they came, not far behind.

Bai Yu was tired after investigating for half a day, so he stopped on his horse to rest.

Shen Yu dipped her hands in the water and didn't feel cold. She was so hot from the killing that she was still sweating faintly.

Xie Tingzhou soaked the handkerchief and wiped the blood on her face with his head tilted. She didn't react at all and rubbed her fingers vigorously in the water.

"What's wrong?" Xie Tingzhou asked.

Shen Yu did not dare to look at him, but still stared at the water, "The casualties in front are more serious."

"How many people are in front of you?"

"Seven to eight thousand," Shen Yu said.

Xie Tingzhou nodded thoughtfully, "It seems that we have predicted well. There are more troops in the front than in the back. It is normal for there to be more casualties. You don't need to take it too seriously."

Shen Yu's mood did not improve, "But I can't explain it to Qingyun Wei."

"What do you want to explain?" Xie Tingzhou threw away the veil, pinched her face and turned her around.

"How can there be no casualties in a war? Qingyun Guards are the best soldiers I selected from Beilin. I care about every one of them, but I also know that they have been prepared to die in battle since they put on that black armor. preparation.”

"That's not the case." Shen Yu was a little anxious and her eyes were red. "There shouldn't have been so many casualties. I don't know what went wrong. The casualties were heavier than I thought."

Xie Tingzhou grabbed the back of her head and pulled her towards him, their foreheads touching, "Don't think about it yet. You're tired. Take a rest."

Shen Yu slowly leaned on his shoulder, forcing Xie Tingzhou to sit on the stone by the stream.

Xie Tingzhou hugged her, propped up a leg for her to lean on, and held her in his arms.

Shen Yu fell asleep leaning against Xie Tingzhou, their cloaks wrapping them into one.

She had led people to ambush in the middle of the night yesterday. She didn't sleep all night. She must be tired after such a battle.

Xi Feng came on horseback and guessed that they were here. He dismounted and saw the two people hugging each other by the stream but did not come forward and just waited on the side.

Xie Tingzhou turned his head and saw Xifeng. He wanted to wake Shen Yu but couldn't bear to wake her up. He woke her up after half an hour.

Shen Yu was still confused from sleeping. She sat on the stone wrapped in Xie Tingzhou's cloak to wake herself up.

Most of Xie Tingzhou's body was numb. He got up to relieve the pain and talked to Xifeng about the casualties.

"How many were killed and wounded?"

Xifeng looked unhappy. "Three hundred and seventy-three died and five hundred and sixty-eight were injured."

Six thousand people consumed nearly one thousand. Winning was also losing.

Shen Yu raised her head. "How many were the casualties before and after?"

Xifeng hurriedly looked at Xie Tingzhou. Xie Tingzhou blinked to indicate his acquiescence.

Xifeng said a vague number, "The casualties in the back accounted for less than 40%."

Shen Yu was silent.

The casualties in the front accounted for 60%. They were the soldiers she led. She had to be responsible for this number of casualties.

"Let's talk about it when we get back." Xie Tingzhou didn't want her to think too much. He bent down and picked her up horizontally and walked towards the horse.

Xifeng looked at the blind man on the other side, and only got on his horse and followed when he heard the sound of horse hooves.

Qingyun Guards set up camp and set up a tent, and everyone reconvened in the tent.

The lieutenant general was originally sent by the King of Beilin to lead troops to escort the betrothal gifts to Hezhou. He sat down and reported the military situation to Xie Tingzhou.

Shen Yu sat next to Xie Tingzhou and said, "I am responsible for this matter."

The lieutenant general said, "The Crown Prince's Concubine does not need to take the blame on herself. In fact, we have talked about it privately. There is no problem with the Crown Prince's Concubine's layout."

"Where is the problem?" Shen Yu asked.

The lieutenant general hesitated to speak.