Chapter 41: The Iron Army Retreats

Wu Deli led 30,000 old Qin soldiers to block the northern coalition army, so as to buy time for Bai Zheng's main force to attack. Seeing that the Predicadian Army was attacking Wei Zeng's Chinese army, Sajiali and Zhang Ling immediately led the army to try to attack the rear of the Predator Army, leaving the Predator to guard the tail and ignore each other.

Wu Deli's old Qin soldiers were extremely strong in combat and were completely undefeated by the northern coalition forces in a head-on confrontation, and the armies of Sajiali and Zhang Ling failed to aid Wei Zeng in time.

Wei Zeng's main force was attacked by Bai Zheng, and the northern coalition army was blocked by Wu Deli, and it seemed that the key to success or failure was who could survive the last in the head-on confrontation.

Although the Yanbei Righteous Army has an advantage in numbers, most of them are new recruits, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined. The Iron and Blood Army is the elite of a hundred battles, and there is a certain strategy for attack and defense. It was only by virtue of the company and battalion that the Yanbei Righteous Army did not fall into disadvantage. But in this strong attack, Bai Zheng made up his mind, the iron-blooded army paid huge casualties, and the Yanbei Righteous Army was naturally not easy.

Jiang Luqing observed that the situation on the battlefield was a little bad for the Yanbei rebels, so he came up with a plan to relieve Wei Zeng's pressure.

Jiang Luqing proposed that Sa Jiali and Zhang Ling send a force to attack the vicinity of the Guanluo River, posing as a posture to cut off the back of the iron-blooded army. In order to ensure that the retreat route is not cut off, the iron-blooded army will inevitably divide its troops to defend it, and the pressure on Wei Zeng on the frontal battlefield will be reduced at that time. If the Predators retreat, then pursuing them while the Predators are demoralized will surely defeat them.

Sa Jiali and Zhang Ling felt justified and agreed. Jiang Luqing personally went to Wei Zengzhongjun and told him about the matter.

Zhang Ling's army was already small, and it suffered a big blow at the beginning of the war. Now Zhang Ling didn't want to confront the Iron Blood Army head-on at all, and after hearing Jiang Luqing's proposal, he immediately said that he was willing to send a force to attack the rear of the Iron Blood Army.

So Sagargly's 20,000 men continued to attack Wu Deli's army and made a posture to support Wei Zeng, while Zhang Ling's Tianjia army marched towards the border of the Guanluo River.

Udeli had noticed the movements of the Northern Coalition Army, and he did not dare to slack off, so he informed Bai Zheng of it. Wu Deli wanted Bai Zheng to suspend the offensive, cooperate with the defenders in the rear, first destroy the Tianjia army that went around to the rear, and then try to defeat Wei Zeng's main force.

It was already noon the next day after Bai Zheng received the news from Wu Deli, and after weighing the two sides, Bai Zheng decided to take a risk, throw Wu Li's letter aside, and continue to command the army to attack.

On the first day of the battle, more than 10 companies and battalions of the Yanbei Righteous Army had been overcome, and it was not impossible to step up the offensive today and defeat the Yanbei Righteous Army. More than 10,000 people were lost on the first day, and if it was convenient to withdraw the troops after a sneak attack by the enemy, wouldn't these losses be in vain?

When Zhang Ling's Tianjia Army was defeated, Wei Zeng would definitely finish repairing the company and camp, and then the military spirit would be lost, and the Battle of Yanbei would definitely end in failure. Bai Zheng is not reconciled.

Wei Zeng retreated eighty miles and set up a company camp here in order to echo the northern coalition army and resist the attack of the iron-blooded army. Wei Zeng originally planned that as long as the enemy army could not advance, he would inevitably retreat; As long as the enemy retreats, he will lead his army to pursue, and even if he can't break the Iron Blood Army, he will definitely drive the Iron Blood Army out of the Yanbei Territory.

The Predator's assault was unexpected, especially before the Predator had gained absolute superiority. Such a strong attack regardless of the life and death of the soldiers, once defeated and retreated, it was definitely a fiasco. Bai Zheng's all-or-nothing gamble this time is really a risky act.

However, the strength of the iron-blooded army, Wei Zeng once comprehended it, but he lost more than a dozen companies and battalions in one day, and the Yanbei Righteous Army could not hold it for a few days.

After receiving Jiang Luqing's notice, Wei Zeng decided to adjust his deployment and hold on for a few more days. As long as Zhang Ling's army succeeds in cutting off the back road of the iron-blooded army, it will be the time when the iron-blooded army is defeated.

His situation is not good, and the Iron Army, as the attacking side, is naturally even worse. However, it was too passive to only defend, and the loss of one camp after another was a great blow to the morale of the army, so Wei Zeng decided to organize troops to recapture the camps that had been lost.

The second day's assault was a battle that was fought over and over again by both sides. The iron-blooded army could not concentrate on attacking the camp, and also had to guard against the camp that had been captured by the Yanbei rebels. Therefore, the progress of the Predators on the second day was not too great.

Bai Zheng didn't have much time to wait, and the offensive on the first day made him very confident that he could defeat the Yanbei Rebels in three days, but the offensive on the second day made him anxious. On the third day, Bai Zheng decided to let his soldiers be the main attacking force, and he must deal a fatal blow to the Yanbei rebels on the third day.

On the morning of the third day, with the newborn sun and the beat of drums, the iron-blooded soldiers formed a phalanx and marched towards the remaining camp of the Yanbei Righteous Army with neat steps.

The Iron and Blood Army suffered great losses and its morale was a little low for several days, but the Iron and Blood Army actually did not suffer much loss, and it was also the most well-preserved army. This is Bai Zheng's last hole card, and he cannot allow this attack to fail.

The main force of the Yanbei Righteous Army was all gathered in the last few camps, which was the last line of defense of the Yanbei Righteous Army, and Wei Zeng could not allow this defense to fail. The elite of the Yanbei Righteous Army was also assembled, ready to meet the strong attack of the iron-blooded soldiers.

The front team of iron-blooded warriors held a giant oar to resist the bow and crossbow shots of the Yanbei rebels, and the rear team held heavy crossbows to continuously attack the Yanbei rebels on the camp. When approaching the camp, the iron-blooded warrior put the long ladder on the camp, and then took the steel war sword and rushed to fight.

The camp was built temporarily, but it was more than three meters high, and it could not effectively defend against the attack of the Iron Army, but it could indeed increase the defensive advantage of the Yanbei Righteous Army.

The combat effectiveness of the Iron Warrior is very strong, and he can confront the same number of cavalry head-on in the field, and he is even better at melee synchronous combat.

In the face of the attack of the iron-blooded soldiers, the Yanbei Righteous Army could not resist it, and quickly lost a camp.

Wei Zeng could not allow the failure of this defense, the strength could only be countered by strength, and the strong could only be counterbalanced by the strong, and the soldiers of the Guanshan battalion were sent by Wei Zeng to block the iron-blooded soldiers.

The soldiers of the Guanshan battalion have been assisting in the defense for the past few days, and Wei Zeng does not want his elite to be consumed in the first place. The soldiers of the Guanshan battalion finally waited for the opportunity to attack head-on, and everyone's morale was high.

In the midst of the iron-blooded warriors, he suddenly encountered Guan Shan Lux, who was also cast by steel, and was suppressed for a while. Guan Shan Lux's blunt weapon easily broke through the block of the iron-blooded warrior, and hitting the warrior's iron armor was the loss of a human life.

Guan Shan Lux cooperated properly, the iron rod and steel whip were the first to strike, and the giant axe and sledgehammer then attacked, driving the iron-blooded warriors out of the camp.

The iron-blooded warrior knew that the enemy he faced this time was not comparable to before, and after adjusting his deployment, he attacked the camp again. After the iron-blooded warriors attacked the camp, they no longer fought around as before, but took the steel shield battle sword and formed a formation to cover the follow-up soldiers rushing up. After the follow-up soldiers rushed forward, they replenished the dead soldiers, extended the attack line, and turned the camp into a battle on flat ground.

Although the blunt weapon strike of Guan Shan Lux caused a lot of casualties to the iron-blooded soldiers, it still failed to stop the enemy's attack, and soon another camp was lost.

Bai Zheng watched his soldiers beat the enemy to only three Dazhai in less than half a day, and he was very happy. As long as the enemy has no defensive location in the camp, isn't it just the right to flee in the face of his iron-blooded army? Just as Bai Zheng decided to launch a final offensive, an unfortunate news came, Zhang Ling's Tianjia army had invaded the land west of the river, several large cities had been completely lost, and the back road of the Iron Blood Army had been cut off.

"Three days, I only need three days, can't you give me three days?" Kashiwa's mood turned from excitement to despair.

The grain and grass required by the 100,000 troops of the Iron and Blood Army is very huge, and without the grain and grass from Hexi, Bai Zheng will not be able to support it at all. Without adequate food and grass preparations, once the morale of the army is scattered, there is no chance of salvation.

Bai Zheng is very unwilling, he has paid such a big casualty, and in the end he will end in failure? As a last resort, Bai Zheng chose to retreat and regain the lost territory in Hexi.

The Predator Army fought for three days and paid huge casualties, but in the end, it was this result, and now the morale of the Predator Army has dropped to the extreme.

Wei Zeng was a little anxious in the face of the situation of losing and retreating, once the company camp was conquered, Shifeng City would be exposed to the enemy's troops.

Just as Wei Zeng ordered his soldiers to desperately defend the last camp, the Iron Blood Army retreated.

"It seems that Miss Sa's side has made progress, and the time has come for the soldiers to defeat the Iron and Blood Bureau. Pursue the enemy with me, and never let a single person go. Wei Zeng's mood immediately perked up, and he immediately led his troops to pursue the Iron Blood Army.

Zhang Ling's Tianjia Army took advantage of the fact that the main force of the Iron Blood Army could not get out, and came to the land west of the river day and night. The defense of Hexi was empty, and Zhang Lingji captured the main cities in Hexi without any effort. Zhang Ling was also a little surprised that the commander of the Iron Blood Army completely ignored Hexi, but he was very happy to do so. The land lost a few months ago has now been reclaimed. As long as the plan is followed, the retreat of the iron-blooded army is cut off, and the Yanbei righteous army is coordinated to attack the iron-blooded army, it is not impossible to capture the hinterland of Anyun in the future.

After receiving the news of the loss of Hexi, Wu Deli also sighed.

"General Bai is too anxious, how can he completely ignore the rear in order to attack the enemy army. Now the Battle of Yanbei has completely failed. I only hope that the land west of the river will not be lost because of this. Otherwise, Xian Shuai really can't explain it. ”

Bai Zheng had already led the main army to retreat to Hexi, and Wu Deli also led his old Qin soldiers to begin to retreat.

Sagart was only trying to hold back Udli's army these days, and Udali was only trying to hold off Sagart's army, so there were no big casualties on either side.

Sagarli naturally would not let go of the opportunity to pursue the Iron Army, and pursued and killed the Guanluo River all the way to the west of the river. After joining up with Wei Zeng's Chinese army, he began to attack the Iron and Blood Army in Hexi. This posture does not seem to stop until the iron-blooded army is driven out of Hexi.