In this battle, Da Rong had lost, and lost terribly!
Even if Yang Zhengshan had broken through Yemi City, even if Yang Mingzhen and Yang Chengze had slaughtered dozens of tribes deep in the heartland of the Wuliang Royal Court and killed countless people, none of it could cover up the fact that Da Rong had been defeated.
Because Da Rong's casualties were greater, more of Da Rong's common people had been killed or wounded, and Da Rong had lost more gold, silver, property, and all kinds of supplies.
Why had Da Rong lost?
Yang Zhengshan closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and fell into silence.
Tang Feihu, Niu Zhuang, Yang Mingzhi, and a group of generals standing in the tent also fell into silence.
Why had Da Rong lost?
A thousand thoughts churned in Yang Zhengshan's heart.
Beiyuan Town did not live up to its name. All along, Beiyuan Town had been regarded as the strongest of the Nine Great Frontier Towns; all along, the Imperial Court had given Beiyuan Town the most support. But what had happened in the end?
Under the army of the Wuliang Hu Tribe, Beiyuan Town had actually held out for less than Three Months.
This was probably a result no one had expected.
The garrisons everywhere were rotten to the core. This was Da Rong's chronic disease, a deep-seated illness that had never been solved.
If Longyuan's garrisons had not rotted away, if Longyuan's garrison soldiers still had some combat power, then the Wuliang Hu Cavalry would not have been able to plunder Longyuan so wantonly.
Even if the garrison soldiers could not stop the Wuliang Hu Cavalry, relying on strong cities, they should still have been able to buy time.
But what had happened in the end?
Once the Wuliang