There were still smoke rising in the camp, and the fire had been put out, but the situation was still very chaotic.

Fortunately, the attackers ignited the wood and materials that made magical equipment and siege facilities rather than food, which made everyone feel relieved.

The food I brought from the south this time was not much. The original plan was to break the city within three days. As long as Gushi City was taken down, the food in the city would be enough to meet the needs of the army to return north, but it was not expected that the siege would suffer a severe setback on the first day.

After returning to the camp to arrange everything, it was already dark, and Yuan Wuwei knew that he had made a mistake.

He thought he could take Gushi in one go, but he underestimated the enemy in the left-behind camp, thinking that the enemy had no cavalry to steal the camp, and there were two thousand cavalry to fight at any time. Unexpectedly, there were surprises attacking from the rear, which was indeed beyond his expectations.

Now it doesn’t make much sense to investigate where this hidden surprise soldier came from. What is placed in front of Yuan Wuwei is what to do next.

The losses have not been fully counted, but experience tells Yuan Wuwei that the superficial phenomenon may look bad, but it may not be as bad as you can see after all.

The Caizhou Army is a army of hundreds of battles, and Yuan Wuwei still has this confidence. In this fierce battle, the Gushi Army did burst out with unprecedented combat power, especially the endless magic defense systems, which brought great trouble and losses to the Caizhou Army, but this was not enough to reverse the situation.

The key is that the Gushi Army showed extremely tenacious and tenacious courage. They supported the critical juncture of the surprise attack camp. They always thought that they should have broken the city long ago, but they were unable to take that step for a long time.

This half-day war shocked Yuan Wuwei very much.

He always believed that the Caizhou Army's combat power is no less than the two world-recognized strong troops, the Liang army and the Jin army. At least it is on par with the Taining Army and the Heshuo Towns. Even if it is the Influence Army or the Nanyang Army alone, it is inferior to the Caizhou Army, and the Gushi Army is no problem at all.

But now it seems that the Caizhou army is still far from being a truly strong army. Yuan Wuwei feels that the Caizhou army still lacks the strength and tenacity that can overcome difficulties at critical moments and meet stronger ones.

In his impression, only the Jin army and Liang army had this temperament. Even the Taining army was fierce and brave, but they lacked resilience.

Of course, the Gushi Army is far from reaching this level, but it has already revealed a little bit of tenacity among several elements of a strong army. The Caizhou Army lacks a little courageous momentum at critical moments, which directly leads to a short break in this battle.

After all, it was still a little bit short. Yuan Wuwei sighed in his heart. How should he face this dilemma now?

The sound of footsteps woke Yuan Wuwei up in contemplation.

"Three brothers!"

"How about Uncle Jiu?" Yuan Wuwei looked at Yuan Wuwei.

Yuan Wuwei was also a little annoyed by the heavy damage caused by Yuan Huaide.

He specifically reminded the other party to take good care of Uncle Jiu, but he didn't expect to come back in such a situation. How can I explain to the head of the family when I go back?

What made Yuan Wuwei even more troubled was Zhao Lan's death.

Zhao Lan is the leader of the younger generation of the Zhao clan, and even became the leader of the younger generation in the Caizhou military system. Now she is lost to Gushi City, and Yuan Huaide, who has a marriage relationship with Zhao clan, is also seriously injured. What kind of message will this convey to the outside world?

What would these families with foreign surnames think?

You, Yuan Wuwei, came back without any loss, but Yuan Huaide almost died, which was unreasonable, but Yuan Wuwei also knew that now is not the time to pursue this matter.

"It's not very good, life is safe, but..." Yuan Wuwei lowered his head.

Yuan Wuwei also felt some dissatisfaction with the generals with him. There were not only the emotions brought about by the failure to siege the city, but also the dissatisfaction with his failure to make a breakthrough in the west wall. There were also the comparison factors that the Ninth Uncle was too seriously injured but he was unscathed. But can you blame yourself?

Who would have expected that the remnants of Xu would jump out at this time, and they would be desperate? What were you doing when you were a scout?

But these words can only be kept in my heart.

Of course, Yuan Wuwei knew that Yuan Huaide had always treated Yuan Wuwei in the family. Yuan Wudi was a relatively kind person, which was probably the main reason why Yuan Wuwei was very unhappy. However, he had a clear conscience and was not dead, so he couldn't explain it clearly.

"How is the situation of the Fifth Army?"

The Caizhou Army was similar to the Daliang and Dajin situation. They were all organized according to the left and right wings. There were ten armies on each side of the left and right wings. However, unlike the Daliang and Dajin Army, the Caizhou Army was full of 20 armies on the left and right wings, with 25,000 armies on the left and right wings and 25,000 armies on the right wings, both of which were the main force of the Caizhou Army.

The head of the family Yuan Huaihe led the master of the left wing, while the master of the right wing was Zhao Xuan.

The Fifth Army of the Left Fang is the main force of Yuan Wuwei leading the team to attack the western city wall.

"The loss is still quite large." Yuan Wuwei curled up other emotions and his mind was unconscious: "The Gushi Army's preparations for this battle were beyond our imagination. The intelligence collection work done by the Office of the Ministry of State made great mistakes. The Gushi Army invested greatly in magic defense, which was not something that could be done in ten days and half a month. I suspect that the Gushi Army began to prepare since the ant thief left."

Yuan Wuwei's judgment also conforms to Yuan Wuwei's perception. "Well, it is indeed a bit beyond our expectations. In addition to the power shown on the catapult and the crossbow, we had never expected the magical instrument that could project the rolling wood. There were also wooden magic and ground-based formations attached to the city wall. The Gushi Army's use of magic and magic has come to the forefront, and it has emerged one after another."

"Even in the duel of military generals, Zhao Lan's death cannot be separated from Jiang Feng's design!" Yuan Wuwei said angrily: "I have long said that Jiang Feng is a disaster and needs to be resolved as soon as possible..."

"Okay, Lao Qi, now there is no meaning to say these things. How to solve them? Assassination?" Yuan Wuwei interrupted the other party coldly: "Unless the head of the family came in person, with the current preparations of Gushi Army, they must have made sufficient preparations for prevention. Wen Yu was attacked by a magic crossbow when he was prepared, injured his meridians, and his whole body became stiff and he could not get up. This means that Gushi Army had a long way to deal with this."

Yuan Wuwei thought about it and was right. He had carried out assassination without the other party's preparation, and almost rode by the other party with magic and powerful crossbows. Now, after experiencing the assassination of Bianliang, he would be more careful in preventing and dealing with it.

"The head of the family may not be able to do it even if he comes in person." Yuan Wuwei shook his head slowly, "This boy is as cunning as a fox, with many tricks. If he is not careful, he will be tricked."

After hearing Yuan Wuwei say this, Yuan Wuwei knew that he might have felt too deeply when he dealt with Yuan Wuwei last time, so he was so afraid, "Lao Qi, who do you think is the sacred place that attacks my camp today?"

"It must be an ant thief!" Yuan Wuwei said with certainty: "It is impossible for all parties around him to have such a powerful cavalry force. From the north, who else can he be except an ant thief?"

"But Lao Qi have you considered it? Such an elite force came from Yingzhou to cross the Huai River. Does Huaibei know nothing? Now Huaibei is fighting with ant thieves everywhere. It's not that simple. Cavalry crossing the Huai River. Is there no infantry to support such a big move? Will Huaibei ignore such a big move or remain indifferent?"

Yuan Wuwei's words made Yuan Wuwei's eyes narrow and hesitated: "The third brother suspects that this army is a transformative army?"

"The Influence Army is not enough. I dare not say whether they have this intention or not. But now the ant thieves are raging in Yingbo and Bo, and they must not have such power. However, this ant thieves cavalry came all the way south and crossed the Huai River. If you want to say that Huaibei knows nothing, I don't believe it." Yuan Wuwei turned around with his hands behind his back.

"What does Huaibei mean?" Yuan Wuwei suddenly felt that the problem was serious.

If Huaibei, the biggest backer in Caizhou, had a strange intention, then Caizhou would be really in danger.

Over the years, Huaibei has not only continuously supported and assisted Caizhou in dealing with the military pressure in Daliang, but its greatest support is still in military investment.

Huaibei is prosperous and has strongly supported Caizhou in terms of money, weapons, armor, and even food and magic materials. This is also the greatest confidence to support Caizhou in daring to fight against Daliang.

The Caizhou Army has not only not weakened after fighting with Daliang for so many years, but has become stronger and stronger. This is because Huaibei has continued to support the Caizhou Army over the years. Of course, this is also a cooperation that is in line with the interests of both sides.

But now is it said that Huaibei has a strange intention?

"It's hard to say now. Maybe it's just a few small moves of the commander in Yingzhou." Yuan Wuwei shook his head, but his face was a little bitter. "It seems that Yingbo and the two states were damaged by ant thieves this time, which made Huaibei have some other thoughts. Seeing that we have a strong development momentum in recent years, maybe they are worried that our Caizhou will take advantage of their weakness to make plans for Yingzhou?"

After Yuan Wuwei was stunned, he noticed the strange expression of Yuan Wuwei's face and slowly reacted.

The Yuan family had a poor reputation around them, and even their allies were probably hard to show their hearts. Although the continuous rebellion against the alliance made the Caizhou army gain a lot, it also lost its credibility among the surrounding vassals.

Nowadays, cooperation is entirely based on interests. Once there is a stir, others will have a different intention, which is also a kind of sadness.

The two brothers fell into silence for a moment. If Huaibei had a strange intention, it would be quite dangerous for Caizhou.

The battle of Liang and Cai is about to begin. Even though the influence army cannot support it militarily, Caizhou still has great hope for Huaibei to support it in other aspects. After all, everyone understands the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.
Chapter completed!