Chapter Fifty-Seven: Annihilation of the Southern Barbarian Army

In the Luoxia City Lord's Mansion, Tao Qian, the generalissimo of the Southern Barbarian Expeditionary Army, looked at the battle report of Qingfeng City and Nanshan Pass that had just come from the scout, and scolded angrily: Liu Feng and Leng Shinan, the two wastes, led the army to break through Luoxia City with their front feet, and the two of them lost Qingfeng City and Nanshan Pass with their back feet, so that our army fell into passivity, which is really angry!

Several lieutenants on the side were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak out, for fear of attracting Tao Qian's anger. After a long time, Tao Qian vented the anger in his heart, calmed down, and asked several lieutenant generals on the side: Tell me, how should our army deal with it next when the army of 500,000 was lost and the retreat route was blocked?

Marshal, now that our army has not much food and grass left, and can no longer obtain logistical supplies, it will be even more disadvantageous to our army if it continues to be consumed with the Yanlong army, so the last general suggested that he and the enemy meet to fight to the death in the Luoxia Plain, with the remaining 400,000 powerful iron cavalry and 300,000 infantry of our army, they can definitely inflict heavy losses on the enemy, and even completely annihilate the enemy, a deputy general on the side said!

Yes, the marshal, the last general, and others also feel that what General Hu said is reasonable, and the current situation of our army can only be resolved quickly, and it cannot be delayed, so the marshal should adopt General Hu's suggestion! The rest of the lieutenant generals echoed one after another! Okay, since everyone is unanimous, then the marshal will follow you. Come on, prepare the four treasures of the study!

The next day, Qin Tian in Nanshan Pass received Tao Qian's war letter and frowned! Seeing this, Huo Quzhi, Gao Shun, and the others asked: Your Majesty, what did Tao Qian's little boy write in the war book? How can you take a look at it for yourselves? When Gao Shun and the others took the war book and read it, Guo Jia was overjoyed and said: Your Majesty, the enemy marshal is simply looking for death! The minister has a plan to completely annihilate the remaining 700,000 Nanban troops in one battle! Oh, Fengxiao, what is the solution? Qin Tian asked!

Your Majesty, as long as the Nanban River above the Luoxia Plain breaks the embankment, floods the Nanban army, and adds the burning of special fire oil and the pursuit of iron cavalry, we can win this battle at the lowest cost. Okay, Fengxiao, according to what you say, the generals will go down and prepare! Yes, Your Majesty, Gao Shun and a few people answered!

On the third day, Qin Tian led the army to the high ground seven miles away from Luoxia Ping, looked at the Luoxia Plain, where the Southern Barbarian army was about to die, and said in a low voice: The time is almost up, the preparations should be ready! Qin Tian asked Guo Jia on the side!

Where has the Southern Barbarian army arrived? Qin Tian asked again! It was almost the Luoxia Plain. Guo Jia replied again! The Luoxia Plain, which is only a day's journey from Luoxia City, is a large basin! Because the soil is loose there, once it rains heavily, mudslides often occur, so there are no people living there.

Qin Tian nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go and see how many people will die in the Luoxia Plain of the 700,000 army! At this time, I could already see the black pressure in front of me, which was the Southern Barbarian army.

Guo Jia looked at the Luoxia Plain, and then at the southern barbarian army, sighed lightly, and said: It seems that this time it can only kill and injure 500,000 enemy troops at most. An adjutant general on the side was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Military Master, what is your idea?" Guo Jia asked with a smile: How far is the Nanman River above the Luoxia Plain from here?

The adjutant general was startled, looked up at Guo Jia incredulously, and asked in surprise: "Military advisor, are you trying to flood the Luoxia Plain?" He suddenly reacted, there were 100,000 people in the army who left early and disappeared, and he never knew where he went, but now he understands that he must be going to implement Guo Jia's plan.

Guo Jia smiled and did not answer, but looked at the Nanban army in the Luoxia Plain and said in a low voice: There is still half an hour before noon, today, let me Guo Fengxiao release water to bathe the Nanban army! The Luoxia Plain is a basin, and they now stand on the highest position, and if water is drawn down here, the entire Luoshan Plains will become an inner lake. Not to mention an army of 700,000, even if a million troops get inside, they will be drowned.

However, the premise is that all the armies have entered the Luoxia Plain, and at this time, the water of the Nanban River has been diverted, otherwise this strategy will hardly have any effect. But looking at the current appearance of the military division, it is obvious that he has already made up his mind, and he is very confident in this plan! Let's go, continue to stay in this place, and be discovered by the Nanban army, and we will end up miserable!

Qin Tian took Guo Jia and the others and left here and went to another high ground. It didn't take long for the Southern Barbarian army to reach the Luoxia Plain. Strange, what about the Yanlong army, why is it still nowhere to be seen? Tao Qian, the marshal of the Southern Barbarian Expedition, thought suspiciously! Boom! Before he could figure out where the sound was, suddenly there was a loud 'boom', and on the high slope in front of them, the loose soil was immediately washed away, and the terrifying water appeared in their eyes in the blink of an eye.

Where did this flood come from? The Nanban soldiers panicked, wondering where the water came from, so they turned around one by one and ran towards the high slopes on both sides. Tao Qian was the first to react, and said angrily: "It's not good, it's a trick! The Jindan generals came out of the ranks, gathered the true qi for me, blocked the flood, and bought time for the army to retreat! Yes! Dozens of generals of the Jindan realm came out together, and the true qi in their bodies worked, forming a huge shield, and they actually really blocked the water. The soldiers saw this and hurriedly retreated.

Huo Quzhi and the others saw this scene on another high ground, where could such a thing be allowed to happen? Their figures flashed in unison, and their weapons flashed, condensing on the heads of these generals. It's the enemy general, it's not good! This was Tao Qianhai's last thought, and then he felt a pain in his neck and his head fell off, as was the case with all the enemy generals who went out to resist the flood.

If these generals were in the army and protected by a military formation of soldiers, even if Huo Qubing was strong, he would not be able to kill them in a short time. But now, they have left the army, and for Huo Quzhi and others, they are just a few small characters that can be solved at any time!

The water was unhindered, like a devouring beast, instantly devouring all the soldiers in the Luoxia Plain. Guo Jia coldly ordered to the heralds! The 50,000 people he had arranged for him to immediately carry the special oil and pour it into the water, and this special oil can be burned in the water and will not be extinguished unless it is burned out.

This was specially prepared by Guo Jia in order to prevent the army here from escaping from the water. After all, there are 700,000 troops here, and if you can't kill and damage the enemy's living forces to the greatest extent. When they flee and wander around the Nanban County, it won't be good.

The oil is poured down, and the torch ignites the oil. In an instant, a huge fire broke out on the water surface of the huge Luoxia Plain, like a lava flow, and the soldiers who were not drowned in it were immediately swallowed up by the flames! In just half an hour, none of the soldiers who entered the Luoxia Plain escaped, and the death toll reached as high as 550,000! This was the number that Guo Jia asked him to count the next day. Among them, less than 200,000 people were drowned, and many more were burned to death by the flames.

The deputy general who followed Guo Jia before, listening to the other greetings of the scout, his heart trembled a little. Although he is a general, he has killed a lot of people and seen a lot of bloody and terrifying battlefields, but he has not seen this scene.

The Luoxia Plain turned into a lake, and there were all corpses floating on it, some of them were drowned, and some of them were not human in shape by the flames, which was called a miserable cry! But looking at Guo Jia who was watching all this from the side, his face was as usual, as if there was no such thing. This made him sigh in his heart, he was worthy of being promoted by His Majesty to become the military advisor of the three armies of Yanlong in one fell swoop, it was really unusual!

In the palace of Luoxia City County, Qin Tian was listening to the battle reports of the generals under his command. Returning to Your Majesty, in this battle, our army completely annihilated the remaining 700,000 Southern Barbarian troops. Among them, 550,000 people were drowned in the water and burned to death by special fire oil in the Luoxia Plain, and the remaining enemy troops who fled were pursued and killed by the iron cavalry and the Praetorian Guards of our three armies. Huo Quzhi and other generals announced!

Okay, when I return to the imperial capital, I will be rewarded for my meritorious deeds. Next, you go down and organize the army to repair and arrange the defense of Nanshan Pass! Yes, the ministers will retire! After saying that, Huo Quai's few people left! Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the side quest! Get the task reward: a random summoning opportunity, 200,000 war points!