Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 1133 - 1133 46 Marshal Mengs Military Records 2 2 in

Chapter 1133: Chapter 46 Marshal Meng’s Military Records 2 [2 in 1] Chapter 1133: Chapter 46 Marshal Meng’s Military Records 2 [2 in 1] Meng Fang was silent, his face calm, devoid of sadness or joy, with no hint of pleasure from being promoted.

Everyone had praised him to the point of awkwardness—since the person being praised had no reaction, what was the point of their praises?

His personality was indeed extraordinary.

So many superiors were praising him, yet as a subordinate, he didn’t utter a word. Had he become arrogant?

However, a military camp is a special place; even if there’s discontent internally, his military achievements were solid and indisputable.

As long as no one questioned that, it was enough.

“Let’s go!”

The others all left.

“Captain, why didn’t you exchange a few courteous words just now? Making connections would have been better, wouldn’t it?”

“Courteous words, could they have let me retire early to go home and relax?”

“…”

Hearing this, his subordinates were all speechless, silent for a long time.

This guy was really stubborn, fixated on going home to relax.

After three consecutive battles, Meng Fang significantly replaced over four thousand of his troops.

The commanding generals began assigning Meng Fang individual missions, leading his troops independently in battle.

This was seen by those in the know as cultivating Meng Fang’s capabilities as a general, with a clear purpose.

And Meng Fang truly did not disappoint. In the latter half of the year, he led his troops on a surprise attack on White Water City, tearing open a breach in the ironclad defenses of the Great Zhao’s General Li Po.

This was an achievement many fine generals of Great Qin had failed to accomplish!

Within White Water City, which was already behind the iron walls of Great Zhao, breaking through this defensive line, the path ahead was bright and unobstructed.

Even more so, opening this breach exposed the essential supply routes behind White Water City.

By cutting these off, the troops of Great Zhao would be in extreme danger, facing the risk of total annihilation.

Seeing such a drastic change, Li Po, always known for his stability as the top military figure of Great Zhao, promptly mobilized tens of thousands of Zhao troops, surrounding White Water City with a mad intensity, launching a fierce attack determined to reclaim this crucial hub.

Meanwhile, Qin country’s Fei Xinyu took the opportunity to send out troops, arranging them in a battle formation.

As the main forces of Great Qin pressed forward, Zhao’s army was caught from both front and back.

Li Po made a swift decision, regrouping his forces and retreating while still maintaining the siege on White Water City, reducing his troops’ original extensive spread by half.

He formed a hedgehog formation on the outside, always on guard against Fei Xinyu’s sudden attacks.

On the other hand, while seemingly giving up the attack on White Water City, the city remained heavily surrounded and pressured.

Still, it was a steady and controlled defense, not a bit disrupted.

Even if sacrificing territorial ground, maintaining complete military strength was crucial, befitting Li Po’s reputation as the foremost military figure of Great Zhao, very stable and reliable!

After such fierce combat, a full day and night passed in intense battle.

Fei Xinyu, seemingly crazed, launched desperate attacks, initiating repeated breakthrough attempts, all fiercely repelled by Li Po at great cost.

Just as the battle reached a stalemate, a sudden change occurred.

Meng Fang, trapped heavily, led the last remaining six thousand of his troops, breaking out of White Water City against all odds.

This move could be likened to Sun Wukong causing chaos with the banana fan inside Princess Iron Fan’s belly.

Fei Xinyu’s forces outside launched fierce attacks while Meng Fang’s core unit powerfully counterattacked from within, establishing a pincer movement.

Even Li Po, a God of War in his era, stable as he was, got thrown into disarray by Meng Fang’s reckless counter-strike, causing his troops to waver.

Though Zhao’s troops were only briefly disorganized, it had already sealed the fate of the battle.

Seizing the moment, Fei Xinyu roared, “Advance on all fronts!”

“To the death!”

Zhao’s forces were thus utterly defeated!

This was also the first defeat in Li Po’s career as a commander.

But Li Po was Li Po; leveraging his unmatched prestige, he firmly pulled his troops together, retreating in good order and even managing to save the majority of his forces beyond the White Water!

After the battle.

Li Po specifically sent someone to ask, “Who is the commander that led the surprise attack on White Water City and charged desperately into the enemy ranks?”

Whether it was Li Po, Fei Xinyu, or their assistant Ma Daocheng, they all clearly understood the crux of the matter.

This battle, the decisive factor in the victory, or rather the only true hero, was indeed only one—Meng Fang!

Had it not been for his surprise attack on White Water City breaking the formation, with Li Po’s capability, defending the gateway of Zhao State, it’s not to say that it could have lasted forever, but holding it for three to five years would have been no difficulty!

Despite Great Qin’s strong military presence, being bottled up in one region by a single state for years would greatly weaken the national morale and provide other states the chance to recuperate, leaving a lasting and profound impact!

Similarly, had it not been for Meng Fang leading his troops in a desperate charge during the stalemate, this battle would still have seen Great Zhao holding the advantage.

With just six thousand of Meng Fang’s remaining forces heavily surrounded, they would have been wiped out within days!

Considering these factors, both friend and foe knew one thing clearly—that choosing to break out of White Water City under those circumstances, while correct, was also tremendously challenging.

Before that, Meng Fang had led ten thousand troops to successfully launch a surprise attack on White Water City, but had already suffered significant losses.

And then enduring Zhao’s frenzied assaults with less than ten thousand troops to defend the newly conquered city was even more remarkable.

They had withstood assaults from forces many times their size.

The hardships involved, all generals understood the difficulties involved.