Chapter 828: Edgeworth flies to break through the pass, burning the city and grabbing supplies
The two people who had a big battle first went down to rest for a while, and Huang Ping and Chang Xiu came to the front of the two armies.
Looking at the mess on the battlefield and the strong smell of gunsmoke, he saw from a distance that the Ma family began to reorganize the formation, Huang Ping said with a smile: "It seems that the Ma family has no good way in a short time, so they can only defend it." ”
Chang Xiu also nodded: "Yes, the heavy troops form a Chinese military formation, with the shield as the front hand, the spear as the forest, and the cavalry on the left and right wings, I am afraid that I want to outflank it in the next attack, there is nothing new, but it is a very stable method." ”
Huang Ping dismounted and said: "I thought that the Ma family would dispatch more imperial spirits, but I didn't expect it to be less than I imagined, otherwise the round of shelling just now would have gained more." With that, he reached out to help Chang embroidery.
Chang Xiu didn't care, and helped him to get off the horse: "After all, monsters are rare, even if it is the Royal Spirit Horse family, they will not be driven wantonly." ”
When he and Chai Shengnan were stationed in Qilu, they had a certain assessment of the Ma family, and there were thousands of people in their entire clan, how could everyone have a powerful demon as a royal spirit, and most of the imperial spirits had a great decrease in strength after the seal. Good steel should naturally be used on the blade.
Anyway, the army under his command was recruited from his own territory, not to mention these outsiders, it was a part of the Ma family's scattered marginal small families or side branches, and the Ma family's descendants didn't care about it. In this world, human life is the least valuable. In many cases, Ma Jia would rather use human life to pile up than waste the imperial spirit.
Chang Xiu looked at the military formation moving in the distance and asked, "Do you think they have discovered His Highness?"
"Well, it's hard to say, I guess I've already found out. But there was no large-scale redeployment. The cavalry of these 80,000 people is already limited, and we are staring at it here, they can transfer up to 5,000, and the upper limit will not exceed 10,000. ”
Chang Xiu nodded: "If we can hold them back for three days, no, two days." can create a good opportunity for His Highness. ”
Huang Ping was not easy: "This time His Highness is indeed in danger, I am not worried about His Highness's strength, even if he is in a predicament, His Highness has a way to escape, just to reduce casualties and personally lead the surprise attack......"
Chang Xiu retorted disagreeingly: "It's good that Your Highness has such benevolence, and if you really resist head-on here, it may not be beneficial to us." Although this surprise attack may not be able to cut off the Ma family's grain route, it can also hit the Ma family's morale and force them to negotiate peace. ”
"It would be nice if that was the case, I just hope that Your Highness's actions will go well. ”
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On the battlefield where the smoke of gunpowder had not yet dissipated, the slave-born recruit got up in a daze.
Although he had been training for a while, he was still a little helpless when he first went to the battlefield, and could only charge or retreat under the leadership of the veteran according to the arrangement.
After stabbing through an enemy, before there was time to react, many monsters appeared on the battlefield, and everyone ran back again. The last round of shelling fell, and although it didn't hit him, it shocked his own mind.
Although the shelling was after the Legion in the Clouds reached a safe area, such a close distance and such a heavy artillery fire still affected some people. Either it was overturned by the heat wave, or it was hit by the blown up rocks and weapons.
The stone fainted for a moment, I don't know if it was smashed or the first time on the battlefield, and I couldn't hold it mentally. However, he did not faint completely, and his whole head was dizzy, because the tinnitus from the explosion made him unable to hear the noise around him.
Although the monsters and most of the enemy soldiers were wiped out by artillery fire, some of them broke out of the explosion zone and engaged the Legion in the Clouds in a short fight.
The stone was pulled up by another soldier, and in his drowsy eyes, he couldn't hear what the man was saying, and his mouth seemed to say, 'Don't be stupid, kill.' ’
Stone felt that his legs were weak, so he could only mechanically pick up his spear and stab the enemy. I don't know if the remnants of the Ma family were too seriously injured in the bombing, or if the stone played at a super level. He himself didn't know how to stab an enemy to death with butterfly dance steps.
It wasn't until the end of the battle that Shi sat on the ground for a while before he recovered, and he seemed to be injured, but he couldn't care about it, anyway, when he was a slave, there were many wounds, large and small, and he didn't care about that.
The two sides began to set up positions again, and some people such as Shi were also clearing the battlefield. Suddenly, he saw Lao Xu, a veteran soldier who was in the same barracks as himself. Lao Xu was injured and lay on the ground, with a knife wound on his upper body and a knife wound on his leg, and it seemed that he couldn't stand up, but he was still alive.
The stone did not hesitate, immediately hooked Lao Xu's armpits, and dragged it back little by little. Although Lao Xu was injured and couldn't get up, his consciousness was still there. He grinned bloodily and said, "You slave, huh...... I'm still alive. The first time you go to war, you can save your life...... It would be nice to see more in the future. ”
The original slave youths were also incorporated into the army and could only be used as cannon fodder, but because of Ji Ya's decree, they could join the army as ordinary people, which made the original veterans extremely uncomfortable.
Many veterans are not used to it, Lao Xu is one of them, so in the barracks everyone calls the stone 'slave cub' Since he came, all the dirty work and tiring work are done by him, according to the words of the veterans, slaves are not used for work.
In the past, slaves formed their own battalions to send them to death, and they didn't have much contact with ordinary soldiers, and everyone didn't feel anything. Now in the same barracks, everyone slowly discovers that who is not an ordinary person born to their parents, although the long-term class concept makes them not get close immediately, but the distance is getting closer little by little.
Looking at the stone that was dripping blood while trying to drag himself, Lao Xu couldn't help but remember that the first time he went to the battlefield was at this age, he was so scared that he cried and didn't remember to do anything. This 'slave cub' can at least save someone's life while saving his life.
Before the start of the war, there were two kinds of people on the battlefield, their own and the enemy. After the battle, there are still two kinds of people on the battlefield, the living and the dead. At this time, whether it is a veteran or a slave, surviving is the greatest luck, and who can look down on anyone.
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After more than a day of running, Ji Ya's cavalry troops could already see the Xuanmen Pass in the distance. This is the terrain of the plains, the other party will definitely be able to find a large number of cavalry, Ji Ya let everyone recuperate before leaving, and they did not dismount to eat and drink along the way in order to break the city in one fell swoop.
And the Xuanmen guard will arrive early. Although the Ma family camp failed to guess Ji Ya's true intentions, it also did a good job of early warning, and the rear army strictly guarded it, and sent a message with a flying monster, which was to the effect that a large number of cavalry in the clouds detoured the path, suspected of a surprise attack, and the Chinese army had sent 5,000 cavalry to support, and the Xuanmen Pass was firmly guarded.
After receiving the news, the guards immediately closed the city gates, and all supply convoys were not allowed to leave the city. Xuanmen Pass is a material distribution point, and there will be convoys to send materials to different troops on a regular basis. If you leave the city at this time, you will just run into the cavalry in the clouds.
In the general's mind, as long as you hold on for a day or two, it's no problem. However, less than an hour after closing the city gate, the opposing cavalry was already visible from afar. Although the preparations were not sufficient, many soldiers were still stationed in the city, and in addition to bows, arrows, ballistas, and other rolling logs and stones were still being transported.
As soon as Ji Ya saw that the gate of the Xuanmen Pass was closed, and the figures at the head of the city were crowded, she knew that the other party had taken precautions, but this did not affect her plan, she said to Ruan Yu beside her: "Don't stop the charge!" Then she jumped up and flew towards the Xuanmen Pass with a flying sword.
The people at the gate were still wondering, the other side was still charging? Could it really be that the cavalry was really preparing to attack the city? Although the Ma family also had interspersed battles, most of them were aimed at the enemy's living forces, not for the purpose of attacking the city. Unexpectedly, Ji Ya had already flown over.
Ji Ya, who fell into the city, began to sweep the city gate defenders with a wave of his sword, and when everyone just reacted, Ji Ya flew up and directly smashed the Xuanmen Gate into pieces.
The soldiers of the Ma family in the city shouted: "The city gate is broken!
Ji Ya jumped on the city again, and two fire dragons flew out of her palms, winding and flying on the city walls on both sides, Ji Ya's purpose was not to kill people, but to use fire to interfere with the defenders at the head of the city. Sure enough, the soldiers either had their arrows burning or their sleeves on fire, and everyone was in chaos, and the fire also ignited some of the things defending the city and set off several small explosions.
Without the blockage of the city, the city gate was blasted open by Ji Ya again, and in the blink of an eye, the cavalry in the clouds rushed into the Xuanmen Pass. The second-line troops of the Ma family, which only had 3,000 defenders, naturally couldn't stop the 3,000 Battle cavalry and the 2,000 Yunzhong iron cavalry. In fact, they were not able to keep them out of the city walls, and the battle was already decided.
The Xuanmen guard is also a child of the Ma family, he knows that his position is very important, and now that the pass is lost, he can only fight to the death. He immediately summoned two Imperial Spirit Guards, one was a three-foot tall deadwood monster, and the other was a bewitching female goblin. It's a pity that none of them were able to stop Ji Ya, and they were directly destroyed by a fire spirit spell 'Divine Fire Meteor'.
The guard's knife technique is also a little hot, and when he sees that his imperial spirit is finished, he draws out his scimitar and wants to fight with Ji Ya. Ji Ya knew that the enemy in front of him seemed to be fighting with a mortal heart, and she didn't embarrass him or pretend to be benevolent and spare his life. Ruan Yu had long taught him that sometimes giving pleasure on the battlefield was the greatest respect for the enemy.
This guard's kung fu is good, and he can still make a few moves in the face of Ji Ya. After the two exchanged six or seven moves, Ji Ya killed them happily.
The battle ended quickly, and in the end, more than 1,000 people were captured, and Ji Ya did not embarrass them, so he took off his weapons and armor, and went wherever he wanted, but he could not release them until Ji Ya and his party left the city.
Later, they found a lot of war horses ready to support the battlefield, and the Battelles all grew on horseback, and one person could have two horses. Ji Ya ordered that all the food and supplies packed in bags were carried by war horses, just so that those prisoners of war could be used as laborers.
The rest of the materials that are not easy to take in bulk, Ji Ya urges the charm to take them away. It's a pity that the time is in a hurry, and the charm is limited, so I can't take everything with me. At this time, Ji Ya couldn't help but miss the magic weapon of the magic Luo, Qiankun Basket, if this thing was in ......
However, Mo Luo had already said that she would not participate in the war, so Ji Ya could only use her own methods.
From breaking the city to fighting, and then to collecting supplies, Ji Ya's army was delayed at Xuanmen Pass for three hours, and the sky had already darkened. Ji Ya knew that it was impossible to fish, so she asked everyone to withdraw from the city, and she flew into the air and directly burned the entire Xuanmen Pass with the Fire Spirit Immortal Technique, which was extremely dazzling under the starlight.
After Ji Ya's cavalry left, the prisoners of war released by her did not know what to do, and some people proposed to put out the fire first, and finally everyone took action to put out the fire.
After another half an hour, Ma Wencai's 5,000 cavalry arrived, and he already had a bad premonition when he saw the fire at Xuanmen Pass from afar, and when he arrived, he asked the prisoners of war just now, and he knew the ins and outs, and even the guard of Xuanmen Pass was already dead.
Now there are only two roads in front of him, continue to pursue Ji Ya, or hurry up to extinguish the fire and rescue supplies. According to the rest of the people, although Ji Ya ransacked the Xuanmen Pass, at least three to four percent of them could not be taken away, and it may be too late to rescue them now.
After a little thought, Marven decided to continue to pursue Ji Ya, Xuanmen Pass had stored a large amount of military funds, but even if it burned and affected the front line, it had nothing to do with him, and the decision of whether to retreat or not was up to him to make. But this time, his own task was to defeat the cavalry in the clouds, let them sneak attack successfully, and then swagger away, which is a dereliction of duty.
So Marven decisively ordered to pursue the cavalry in the clouds according to the traces to recapture the supplies!!