Text: The Great Power Controversy_Chapter 285 Invitation
On that day, the monarch of the Immortal Nation led more than 2.8 million elite soldiers of the Immortal Nation to rush to the eastern part of the Els Territory with all their might, when the news reached Xue Rengui and Zhang Han. The two immediately gathered the 800,000 soldiers who had been scattered before, and all the troops came to the peak of Villagas again. The mountain peaks are still the same as they were a few days ago, the only difference is that the camp of the army of the Sun Never Sets Country on the mountainside seems to be more solid.
However, for these increasingly solid enemy camps, Xue Rengui and Zhang Han only laughed it off. Now that you have a plan in mind, the peak of Veracas is no longer an obstacle. Moreover, Xue Rengui is very convinced that his strategy can definitely succeed. The reason why I still stay under the mountain peak is just to wait for a better time and prepare some materials.
When Veil led his army to the west of the peak of Villacas, less than two hundred miles to the west, he saw that in two or three days' rapid march, he would be able to reach the peak of Villagas. Weir's heart is now more anxious than anyone else, he was born in the staff section of the Royal Military Academy in the United Kingdom, and he knows some strategic issues very well. Now that the Xilong Territory can almost be declared to have been fully captured by the Beichen Army, then there must be no more accidents in the Els Territory now. Once the Els Territory is also taken by the Beichen Army, then the entire southern territory of the Sunset Country will fall. And if you want to recapture these territories, it will be impossible.
After all, the strong combat effectiveness of the Beichen Army is still very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In addition, if he resisted the Beichen Army to occupy the Els Territory, the losses in the army would definitely be very large. There is also a wolf-like Xia Kingdom in the west, and the combat effectiveness of the Xia Kingdom is not much different from that of the Beichen Army. If the Els Territory falls, then the Duchy of the Sun will become a dog in the water, and everyone wants to come up and bite two bites of meat, which will definitely be a disaster for the country on which the Sun never sets.
Also, don't forget that even if all the southern territories fall, it cannot be said that the country will be safe before the sun sets. An Erbna River can't stop the Beichen army with a strong naval division, and there are still millions of Beichen troops in the fortress of Longnago. With the loss of the Els Territory, the country will also face the main force of the Beichen Army crossing the river from the south, and the million-strong army killed from the fortress of Lonnago in the east. At that time, the 500,000 elite troops of the Xia Kingdom, who were also attacking the northern territory, would also come east. The country on which the sun never sets will face a siege on three sides, and if you want to block the enemy, there is not much chance of it, unless there is a miracle.
However, Will does not put all his hopes on unknown miracles. If you want not to destroy the country, you must do your best to block the main force of the Beichen Army. The main force of the Xia Kingdom in the west has suffered a lot of losses at present, and it will take a long time to fully recover. This period of time is the opportunity for the sun to never set. Taking advantage of this period of time when the west cannot be fought, if the all-out attack of the Beichen Army can be blocked, there will be hope for the country to survive before the sun sets.
In fact, Will had no intention of starting a battle with the Beichen Army to stop the Beichen Army's attack. In the previous battle with Xia Guo, hundreds of thousands of troops had been lost. The Xia army was injured, and its own side was also injured, and the losses on both sides were not large. But if you come to fight another battle with the Beichen Army, the number of casualties will definitely exceed 500,000. Even if the situation of the Beichen Army is not very optimistic on the surface now, the original army of nearly 10 million has now lost more than 3 million, and its strength has been greatly reduced. But in Beichen, there are millions of troops, to say the least. And what about themselves...
Fighting with the Beichen Army is definitely irrational behavior. The Beichen Army suffered heavy casualties and was able to replenish it quickly. And the sun does not set on the country is different, a large number of troops are mobilized on the Western Front. Now it has made the army of Xia State suffer a hardship, but it still has not solved the harm of Xia State. Therefore, millions of troops had to be deployed on the Western Front to prevent Xia Guo from taking the opportunity to invade. I only have so many troops on the Eastern Front that I have in my hands. It is impossible to fight a battle, so the only way to stop the Beichen Army is to rely on the peaks of Villagas.
The peak of Villagas is located in the middle of the Els Territory and is a kilometer high, making it an important strategic location to overlook the central Els Territory. Moreover, the peak of Villagas is also the most dangerous place in the entire Els Territory. The whole peak is more than 1,400 meters high, and there are only a dozen or so peaks several hundred meters high around. As long as his army is nailed here, or even only a few hundred thousand people left here, the Beichen army will not dare to act rashly. Unless the heads of the generals of the Beichen Army are all amused, and the logistics of their troops are completely exposed under the noses of the peaks of Mount Veracas.
Aside from the peaks of Mount Veragas, only Els City is a fortified city that can withstand the Beichen Army. The rest of the place was an endless plain, and the height of the city was very small, which was not enough to resist the attack of the Beichen army. Therefore, Veil now leads an army of several million, marching day and night, in order to be able to hold the peak of Villagas.
You must know that now there are only 100,000 elite troops on the peak of Villagas, as well as 200,000 recruits and garrisons, and the combat effectiveness is not very strong. Even with the treacherous peaks of Mount Villagas, Vir was a little uneasy. The pressure on the Beichen Army was too great, and Vir felt that he couldn't exaggerate it.
Now he is competing with the Beichen Army for time, as long as his army arrives before the Beichen Army breaks through the defenders of the Veragas Peak. Then the Beichen Army can retreat directly. Even the more than 30 cities in the Els Territory, which he now occupies, must be abandoned. On the contrary, if the Beichen army takes the peak of Villagas before its own army arrives, he can only lead millions of troops to drive back and defend Els City.
Just when Vir led the army to the peak of Villagas, Xue Rengui and Zhang Han also planned to implement the previous plan to break the enemy.
That night, hundreds of thousands of Beichen troops quietly left the camp. Because the Beichen Army blocked all the crossings of the downhill of the Veragas Peak, the soldiers on the mountain did not know that the Beichen Army had already left the camp and came to the foot of the mountain. The hundreds of thousands of troops who left the camp at night would definitely not do anything good.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Beichen Army piled up the collected hay, dry firewood, and other flammable materials at the foot of the mountain. There is hardly a place that has been spared, believing that once a fire is formed, it will definitely burn the entire mountain to ashes. Subsequently, the 300 catapults in the army led by Xue Rengui and Zhang Han were dispatched and set up a position at the foot of the mountain. Black jars, all in bundles, were placed beside the catapult.
These black jars were all filled with fire oil. Since Beichen increased the production of thermal oil, it can now produce millions of catties of thermal oil every year. The production of fire oil has greatly increased, so that every unit of the Beichen Army is equipped with a lot of fire oil. Because the role of fire oil is indeed very large, not only in the military has an excellent role, but also in the march. When large-scale fires could not be lit, many Beichen soldiers used a little fire oil to get some hot food.
The burning temperature of oil is higher than that of firewood, and the burning time is much longer than that of firewood. Moreover, the fire oil does not need to be too big, it is enough to cook and eat, and the concealment is also very good.
More than 300 catapults are located in different places, completely surrounding the entire foot of the mountain. Then, countless black jars flew into the woods on the mountain. When all the hundreds of thousands of catties of fire oil prepared were thrown to a height of two or three hundred meters on the peak of Veragas, the catapult troops of the Beichen Army began to retreat slowly. And hundreds of thousands of infantry also silently completed the formation order. Dozens of phalanxes have been lined up in tight military formations outside the various mountain roads to ensure that their own soldiers can go up to the maximum number of soldiers in the first time.
In a few moments, a torch was thrown on top of the pile of flammable material, and then other places around the mountain began to ignite. At this time, the sun never sets, and the soldiers still haven't found out. First, they were at a height of seven or eight hundred meters, and the trees above the mountain peaks were dense, so they had not noticed a single flame. Second, the 100,000 elite soldiers of the country where the sun never sets have been recuperating so that they can be used as the main force to resist the Beichen army in the future. And the tasks of vigil and patrol were naturally given to those recruits and garrisons.
The fire soon burst into flames under the cool breeze of the night. Immediately afterwards, it began to burn to the waist of the mountain, and the fire oil along the way was a big boost to the fire. Under the full combustion of the oil and oil, the peak of several hundred meters turned into a pillar of fire in an instant. The mountainside part of the summit of Villagas is also about to be threatened by fire.
At this time, the night watchmen of the country where the sun never sets can naturally see the rolling flames. After all, now the fire is only a few hundred meters away, and standing in the camp, you can feel the heat wave coming from below. When they found that there was a fire about to burn to the position of the camp, the defenders immediately beat the cowhide drum standing on the camp. The sound of drums soon woke up the sleeping soldiers in the camp, and the soldiers were confused and felt the heat wave coming to their faces. His heart was suddenly full of doubts, and his eyes involuntarily shifted to the direction from which the heat wave came.
The general of the defenders of the country where the sun never sets, also jumped out of bed the moment the drum sounded. He has a great responsibility for the importance of the peaks of Villacas. Therefore, when he slept every night, the general also slept in armor and had a very noble professional spirit. It's just that these spirits can't stop the monstrous fire hundreds of meters away.
When the general of the defenders of the country came to the camp, the fire was only 200 meters away from the camp. Moreover, the fire was still under the wind, and it continued to burn upwards. Seeing this, the defending generals immediately ordered the army to retreat, and at the same time ordered the rest of the camps. If you can escape one, then flee one by one, and try to save your troops first. In addition, if it is really impossible to escape immediately, then the camp will be completely demolished. The timber used for the camp had dried very dry, and it was just right to go in front of the fire set by the Beichen army, and then ignite it to achieve the purpose of using fire to extinguish the fire.
It's just that it's obvious that those barracks and woods can't resist the invasion of the Beichen Army's fire at all. Countless soldiers of the Nation of the Sun Never Sets fled in panic, but their speed was not comparable to the speed of the fire. The retreat originally ordered by the defending generals turned into a rout under the threat of fire. The main reason is that the recruits, who have only been training for less than a month, cannot be calm in the face of such a fire.
The fire soon engulfed the camp of the country where the sun never sets, and then continued to chase after the soldiers who fled from the country where the sun never sets. Along the way, where the fire passed, it was still burning, and it was only a matter of time before it turned to ashes. Chased behind the ass by the fire, the soldiers of the country where the sun never sets burst out to the limit of their lives. The kung fu under his feet is not much worse than those second-tier athletes, but he is always a beat slower than the fire.
Many of the soldiers did not race the speed of the fire, and were overtaken by the relentless flames and completely consumed. A tragic roar made the soldiers of the country where the sun never sets, who had not yet been caught up by the fire, frightened their hearts. I was afraid that if I ran slower, I would become a part of the fire. Then, under the burning of the raging flame, it was burned alive into charcoal. There were also many soldiers who were directly stunned by the smoke from the fire. Then, unconsciously, it turns into fertilizer for the earth.
Under the pursuit and killing of everyone, the army of the country that never sets has completely formed a rout, and there is no organization at all. Even the 100,000 elite soldiers were fleeing for their lives in a panic. The defending generals were completely terrified after seeing the rout in front of them. However, the hope of survival in his heart still made him choose to run to a higher mountain. He is not like those generals in ancient China, who committed suicide with honor. However, the result is also the same.
No one will give him a special way just because he is a general. Under the crowd of countless armies, the general of the country on which the sun never sets was knocked to the ground by a soldier. Then, I don't know how many stinky feet stepped on my body. Fortunately, under such trampling, he actually did not have it. It's just that as soon as I sat up, I found that the fire had reached my eyes. In the midst of a scream, he completely became a burning man.
The fire burned and went straight to the highest point of the peak of Mount Vilacas. However, because the temperature became lower the higher you go, it finally stopped at an altitude of more than 1,100 meters, and could not continue upward. However, it is enough to get here, and the hundreds of thousands of troops who believe that the sun will never set should almost be burned to death.
The peak of Villacas, which is more than 1,000 meters high, has completely turned into a volcano, a real volcano. The 1,000-meter-high super pillar of fire that went straight to the sky could be seen hundreds of miles away, as if it were a heavenly fire descended from the gods in the sky!