Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Chapter 226: Defeat More with Less

When Ning Fan took Barron to the hillside, he couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Barron screaming for death everywhere in the valley.

The Jurchens have always been known for being good at fighting. It has always been the Jurchens who massacred others, and I have never seen this scene of Jurchens being massacred.

Barron almost collapsed when he saw that the team he had trained by himself was being chased all over the mountain by Dakang's Dragon Scale Army like rabbits.

"This is not a war, this is just desperate..."

Barron finally saw the problem. As a legendary general who has always been on the edge of war, Barron could tell at a glance that the Dragon Scale Army was completely different from the ordinary Dakang Army.

"Yes, this is fighting hard. Each of them is fighting hard, because if they don't work hard, they will die."

Ning Fan felt very happy as he looked at the Jurchens being chased everywhere in the valley.

A war actually has an atmosphere. Once the atmosphere of war is established, it is difficult to reverse it. The Jurchens' panic spread everywhere, and basically no one resisted, and everyone was running away desperately.

The war has reached this point, which means that the war is basically a victory, so Ning Fan relaxed at this time and put a smile on his face.

"Your Highness the Sixth Prince, I really don't understand why you, a well-off prince with a good life, are so good at leading troops in war. And I really want to know how you train these people."

Barron's spirit was close to collapse at this time. The team he led was completely defeated. Hundreds of thousands of lives were about to be lost in this valley. Barron couldn't accept it at all.

Seeing the painful expression on Barron's face, Ning Fan's expression also became serious. The two were not enemies, they just had different positions.

"General Barron, you made two fatal mistakes. The first is that you should not step into unfamiliar terrain. There are mountains everywhere here. This is the terrain that you Jurchens are least good at. The second is that extreme weather helps It’s been a big help to us.”

Barron has become a prisoner, so Ning Fan is naturally not afraid that Barron will learn the secret from him. In fact, Ning Fan had no intention of letting Barron go from the beginning.

Being soft-hearted is a disease, so Ning Fan had no intention of being soft-hearted from the beginning.

Ning Fan had no intention of keeping the discussion with Barron from the beginning.

"Yes, it's snowing heavily. We've never seen such heavy snow where we Jurchens live, and in this kind of mountainous and hilly area, we Jurchens are most likely to get lost."

"But one thing I can't figure out is that you only have more than 30,000 people. Why do you dare to go head-to-head with our army of more than 100,000 people? I never thought in my wildest dreams that you would rush down from the mountain to fight us. This is simply unbelievable."

"And I also want to know why Dakang's soldiers are so brave and desperate. They are completely different from the Dakang soldiers we have seen before."

Barron was completely confused by the scene in front of him. He had spent his whole life studying the art of war, how to lead soldiers, and how to inspire morale. However, the things he had studied his whole life seemed to be completely irrelevant in front of Ning Fan. Worth mentioning.

"It's very simple. Before this war started, I asked them to throw away their rations and leave only three days of military rations. In other words, if they lose this war, all the Dragon Scale Army will be buried in this valley. .”

"If you know that there is a dead end behind you, then everyone will move forward without hesitation. This is the truth. It is actually very simple."

Ning Fan looked at the war that was coming to an end and was filled with emotions.

More than 30,000 dragon-scale troops went to deal with more than 140,000 Jurchens, and each of them had to kill at least three or four people on average.

Even if it takes time to drive away the wild boars all over the mountain, this battle lasted less than two hours.

The entire valley was filled with the smell of blood, and even the snow was dyed red.

The frightened horses ran wildly everywhere, and the Dragon Scale Army suffered minimal damage.

For Ning Fan, this was a complete victory in the war, but he was not happy because hundreds of thousands of people were buried in this valley. It was a bloody night.

But war is never a kind thing. Hundreds of thousands of Jurchens were buried here, which means that the Jurchens will no longer be able to pose an effective threat to Dakang for at least fifty years.

Seeing that the war was over, Barron collapsed completely. When Ning Fan wasn't paying attention, he grabbed the sword from the guard next to him.

Several guards reacted quickly and wanted to go up and snatch it, but it was already too late. Barron's long sword had already cut his neck, and blood spurted out.

Ning Fan looked coldly at Barron, whose eyes were gradually losing their luster, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Half a month later, the Dragon Scale Army squadron returned to Jiangzhou and received a warm welcome.

This time Ning Fan brought back a large amount of supplies. From the hundreds of thousands of Jurchens, more than 80,000 war horses were collected. These war horses can arm at least 80,000 cavalry.

This is a huge wealth for Jiangzhou, in addition to a large number of weapons, armors and other materials. -

This batch of supplies made Jiangzhou, which was originally poor, become rich overnight.

In this battle, the Dragon Scale Army suffered 3,000 casualties. After returning to Jiangzhou, at Ning Fan's suggestion, Zhou Qun immediately found a suitable place to build a martyrs' cemetery. The soldiers who were shrouded in outer horse leather also had a resting place.

The Martyrs Cemetery is still very important to an army's sense of honor. It is the resting place of the martyrs after their death, and is admired and revered by people all year round.

As long as the people of Jiangzhou remain alive, the resting places of these martyrs will be worshiped with incense for a long time.

"Your Highness, the war in the northwest is not optimistic. I heard that General Xiao Zhong suffered heavy losses. The Huns are determined to invade the pass this time."

When Zhou Qun came to see Ning Fan, he brought news about the northwest.

This incident did not surprise Ning Fan at all, because this time the Huns almost had the fate of the country on their side. They wanted to take advantage of Dakang's weakest moment to conquer the border in one fell swoop.

"If these barbarians are really allowed to enter the hinterland of Dakang, I don't know how many people will be tortured."

Ning Fan sighed with emotion, but his expression soon turned cold. He gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "The fact that Dakang has fallen to this point is inseparable from those aristocratic families. These aristocratic families sit on a large amount of land and wealth. But ordinary civilians are in extreme poverty and cannot even afford to eat, and a large amount of wealth has been concentrated. This is the main reason for natural and man-made disasters and the anger of heaven and man."

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