The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 3085 Who wins?

The soldiers of Qing looked at the army of Jing on the top of Yueyang City with contempt. Some belligerent and bloodthirsty soldiers even showed disappointment and contempt. When the great scholar approached, the soldiers of Qing talked about it.

"What a pity, my spear has not been stained with the blood of Jing people so far."

"Damn, Jing people are really good at bluffing. I have been scared for so long. I eat so much every day, but I have lost ten pounds!"

"Jing people are a bunch of bastards without balls. They are obviously defeated, but they are unwilling to admit defeat. Finally, they invite these great scholars to come."

"Humph, it's a pity that it is the judgment of the Holy Academy. We have no right to object. If we can object, I really hope to stop the judgment of the Holy Academy, massacre the Jing people, and reoccupy Yueyang City!"

"Xiangzhou will always belong to Qing!"

"But, have you noticed that the expressions of the Jing people on the tower seem a little familiar."

The scholar with high literary status integrated his talent into his eyes and watched carefully.

They felt like they were looking in a mirror.

Because the expressions of the soldiers of Jing State were exactly the same as those of the soldiers of Qing State.

That's wrong!

Shouldn't the people of Jing State squat on the ground and cry with their hands covering their faces? Shouldn't they be like a bereaved family? Shouldn't they be cursing in dissatisfaction? Shouldn't they be sad?

Why do they all have contemptuous expressions on their faces, and why do many soldiers of Jing State also show disappointment and contempt?

Did the other party also think they won?

The scholars of Qing State were confused and didn't understand why the people of Jing State had that expression. Even if the people of Jing State were stupid, they shouldn't be like this.

The same thought came to the minds of many people of Qing State: Could it be that the great scholar of the Saint Academy and the incarnation of the half-saint determined that Jing State won? Impossible!

Almost at the same time, the scholars of Qing State shook their heads vigorously to get rid of the most impossible thoughts.

Absolutely impossible!

Qingguo conquered cities and territories along the way, almost pushing everything flat, and the morale was high. Even if Jingguo's army was strong, at most both sides would suffer losses, and the odds of winning and losing were 50-50. The great scholars of the Holy Academy could not judge it this way.

So, Jingguo must have lost!

It must be!

Many scholars of Qingguo kept cheering for themselves and Qingguo in their hearts.

Zong Xuan turned over and got off the horse, holding a whip in his hand, and stepped forward with all the Hanlin and generals to welcome the great scholars of the Holy Academy.

Zong Xuan smiled and glanced at the ten great scholars who landed. He knew all of them, and he had a very good relationship with Sun Yang, a military scholar. The two had participated in the first battle of Liangjie Mountain and fought side by side. They were real comrades in life and death.

Zong Xuan deliberately glanced at Sun Yang and was surprised to find that Sun Yang's expression was different from that of other great scholars.

Some of the other nine great scholars smiled, and some were expressionless, but there was nothing special about them.

Only Sun Yang had a cold face and a very heavy expression. After meeting Zong Xuan's eyes, he even sighed and looked away.

Zong Xuan's heart sank like an anchor sinking to the bottom of the sea.

Zong Xuan knew Sun Yang. If he won, Sun Yang would smile even if he tried his best to hide it. Both sides could have trusted each other's comrades in arms!

But now, Sun Yang was so demeanor that he could never have determined that Zong Xuan had won.

Zong Xuan's hands and feet were cold and his whole body was numb.

When Fang Yunwen fought against Qing State to seize Xiangzhou, Zong Xuan's hands and feet were not cold; later, Fang Yun successfully forced Qing State to cede Haizhou against Shengdao Zhenfeng, and Zong Xuan's hands and feet were not numb; and later, Fang Yun was canonized and killed Lao Qingjun, and Zong Xuan's hands and feet were still not cold.

But at this moment, he only felt that his legs were as heavy as a thousand pounds.

As a great scholar, Zong Xuan could not take action in the battle to seize the state, but he could command the army and make plans. He believed that Qing had a chance of winning this time, and even wanted to rely on this battle to practice and ascend to the position of Wen Zong.

However, at this moment, Zong Xuan felt an inexplicable despair.

He Qionghai, the elder of the War Hall, sighed and said, "Marshal Zong, all the soldiers of Qing, today, ten of us voted and passed it unanimously, and the semi-saints decided the final result. We all agreed that there is no need to fight this battle again. For the sake of the human race and to leave more fresh troops to fight against the monsters, we choose to stop this battle."

Zong Xuan gritted his teeth and said nothing.

However, millions of Qing soldiers shouted with joy.

"Qing wins! Qing wins!"

On the Yueyang Tower, a group of Jing soldiers looked at each other.

Are the people of Qing crazy?

He Qionghai glanced at the excited soldiers of Qing State, sighed, and said helplessly: "We cannot judge the result of the battle to seize the state, but we judge that Jing State won a great victory in the battle of Yueyang City. All the soldiers of Qing State who participated in this battle are recorded as temporarily killed in battle, and can only participate in the next battle to seize the state three years later."

The cheers of the Qing army had not ended until He Qionghai finished speaking with thunderous tongues. After a long time, the voices of the Qing army stopped abruptly.

The soldiers of Qing State looked at the ten great scholars in disbelief.

Are these ten great scholars crazy?

Qing State has three million troops at the gates of the city!

Qing State took all the cities without bloodshed along the way!

Why can Jing State compare with the army of Qing State?

Why!

There was a deathly silence among the three million troops.

Because, according to the general ruling, even if one side is judged to be defeated, half of the people are judged to be temporarily killed in battle, and the other half can return to continue to fight.

This time, the ruling was made that the Qing army of more than three million would be completely annihilated!

And it was a clean and neat annihilation, so that the Holy Academy had to rule that all the members were temporarily killed.

This has never happened in history!

Everyone's eyes were full of doubts, and even anger that could not be concealed.

Could it be that the Holy Academy was biased towards Jingguo?

Could it be that these great scholars and saints were so shameless?

Zong Xuan took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "We can afford to lose! If we are not as skilled as others, we will be completely wiped out if we fight against Jing. We are grateful to Jing for not taking action. We are grateful to the Holy Academy for their judgment, which has saved the lives of our soldiers. However, I want to ask, what evidence do you have to prove that our army will be completely wiped out! What evidence do you have to prove that we will be defeated in a battle of three million against one million! What evidence do you have to prove that our army of Qing will have to endure such a great humiliation! If you don't give me an explanation, our army of Qing will turn around today and head straight to Daofeng Mountain! Even if we shed our last drop of blood, we have to ask the saints why!"

"Qing will win!"

"Qing will win!"

More than three million soldiers of Qing shouted in unison, and their morale rose steadily due to the strong shame and anger.

Everyone gritted their teeth, clenched their fists, and their eyes were red!

The ten great scholars all showed regret and sympathy. The great military scholar Sun Yang even lowered his head slightly and did not dare to look directly at Zong Xuan.

He Qionghai sighed and said, "There are two reasons why Jingguo has not sent troops to participate in the war these days. One is that they are unwilling to waste human lives at this time. The second is that they are rushing to produce new mechanisms on a large scale. Now, Qingguo's new mechanisms have been deployed. You... have no chance of winning."

"I don't believe it!" Zong Xuan gritted his teeth, his cheeks sunken.

"Fang Sheng will make you believe it." After He Qionghai finished speaking, he turned around and nodded slightly in the direction of Yueyang Tower.