Chapter 827

The one who reported the news earlier was just a secretary in the Ministry of War.

Only he noticed this urgent report from the border.

"Your Majesty, the Great Qin main general Yue Yun dispersed the army into hundreds of small teams, harassing the Harsha Empire's army day and night without stopping."

"The Harsha army commander Master Bianji was clever but was misled by his own cleverness. He gathered the army in one place, using elephant troops to lead the way, attempting to flatten the Qin army's main camp in one battle."

This sounded a bit inexplicable.

Any minister who understood some military strategy felt that Master Bianji doing this was not wrong.

How was he clever but misled by his own cleverness?

Even Li Er was very puzzled and spoke up.

"If I were facing this situation, I would also do as Master Bianji did. Great Qin's military strength had already been divided; how could they resist this thunderous blow?"

That secretary in the Ministry of War was almost crying.

He never expected that his unintentional remark, mocking Master Bianji, would offend so many ministers and even the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, I didn't mean to mock. It's just that Master Bianji doing this was actually what Yue Yun hoped he would do."

"Finally, the 3,000 elephant troops encountered Great Qin's iron caltrops, heavy crossbows, as well as lion prides and fire oxen. They were scared into turning around on the spot, trampling the Harsha army; the scene was extremely tragic!"

These words made the great hall quiet for a long time.

From Li Er down to the ministers, no one knew what to say.

It was truly a slap in the face!

3,000 elephant troops were equivalent to being routed as soon as they engaged in battle!

It was absurd!

Li Er then remembered that when he was in Chang'an, Qin Mu had once expressed his disdain for elephant troops to him.

He had even shown him some things.

However, he thought that on the battlefield, it would be difficult to arrange things so calmly. Dealing with elephant troops wouldn't be as simple as Qin Mu said.

The fact is, Qin Mu taught him a harsh lesson!

Hearing that the Harsha Empire's 3,000 elephant troops failed so easily and even trampled their own soldiers.

There was almost no need to think about the result.

Under these circumstances, the Harsha army had already fallen into chaos; what else were they waiting for if not defeat?

100,000 troops were destroyed in the hands of the elephant troops.

Li Er's heart still held a glimmer of luck.

"What was the situation of the battle later? Did the Harsha Empire's army retreat to reorganize and fight Great Qin again?"

That secretary in the Ministry of War also didn't expect that this news would bring such a great shock to the Great Tang court ministers!

His official position was low, and many things were not for him to consider...

He could only continue to report truthfully.

"Your Majesty, the Harsha army encountered the trampling of the elephant herd and fell into a mess. At this time, the Great Qin iron cavalry appeared, using their powerful impact to split the Harsha army. Master Bianji couldn't control the scene, so he had to order his subordinates to flee separately."

"However, the small teams that Great Qin had separated earlier turned into hunting demons at this time. They gave the routed Harsha army a fatal blow!"

"Finally, after Master Bianji escaped and gathered the defeated soldiers, there were less than 30,000 left."

100,000 troops, less than 30,000 left!

This battle was truly miserable!

Li Er's hands were trembling.

Seeing this result, even those who didn't understand military strategy knew that the Harsha Empire's army couldn't possibly have the power to turn the tide.

"30,000 left, that's okay. Returning to the Harsha Empire and defending at a dangerous pass, they should still be able to resist the Great Qin army from continuing to attack."

Li Er sighed this sentence.

In fact, he didn't care about the victory or defeat of the Harsha Empire.

It was just that he didn't want Great Qin to be too strong, strong enough to make people afraid.

That secretary in the Ministry of War stole a glance at the Emperor and said weakly.

"There are none left. The 30,000 defeated soldiers that Master Bianji gathered wanted to retreat back into the Harsha Empire's territory."

"But at the mountain pass on the border, they encountered an interception by an army of unknown origin. In the end, the entire army was wiped out!"

The entire army was wiped out!

Li Er's heart felt as if it had been hit by a heavy blow.

The words he had just spoken were slapped in the face again!

"How could there be an army of unknown origin? Who placed that army there? That is a vital border pass of the Harsha Empire!"

Li Er found it hard to believe how Great Qin could arrange a large army to cut off the retreat under Master Bianji's nose!

Moreover, the arrangement to cut off the retreat had been made long ago.

This shows that from the very beginning, Great Qin had determined that they would win in this way?

This is impossible!

If this were true, this Great Qin main general Yue Yun would be too terrifying!

Li Er knew that Yue Yun was just Yue Fei's son and had never led troops alone to fight such a large-scale battle before.