Chapter 301

Later, the cavalry battalion master will lead more than 40,000 night troops to fight the snow army, and the generals' speculation that the night army's traces were discovered by the snow army was verified, when the cavalry battalion master will rush in with a cadre of men and horses. The formation of the snow army, which had been prepared for a long time, was not chaotic at all, and one by one the snow army changed the tired color of their faces and immediately fought with the night army.

Under the command of the leading general of the Snow Army, the 70,000 Snow Army surrounded the more than 40,000 Night Legions, and the stubborn resistance of the Snow Army disregarded the night army, especially in addition to the encirclement, the night army was afraid of causing the formation to be chaotic, and the fatigue of the multi-day march affected the soldiers at a critical moment, causing the night army to lose its due combat strength.

Soon after the battle between the two armies, the night army cavalry camp bore the brunt of the siege and was separated by the snow army, which carried out a massacre of more than 10,000 cavalry. Those cavalry could not break through the defense of the snow army, the horses were crowded with horses, and the people were crowded with people, and only one-tenth of the more than 10,000 troops could participate in the battle, so many snow troops could not exert their combat power to make the slaughter of the snow army smoother.

After a certain period of time in the battle, the night army fell one after another, and the battlefield was filled with the desperate screams of the night army, and the cavalry battalion commander did not realize how much mistake he had made and how he underestimated the strength of the enemy army until all three armies were surrounded by enemy troops.

On the contrary, the snow army, which had been prepared, was actually pretending to be tired all the time, in fact, every soldier was encouraged by the general above every day, and they had been waiting for the arrival of the night army.

After dispelling the arrogance of the Night Army, the Snow Army saw that the Night Army's combat power was nothing more than that, and they desperately killed the Night Army one by one. Fortunately, the night army is a person who has experienced several wars, and the soldiers will have some fighting skills, unlike the previous snow army who would only wait for death in the face of bad situations. It's just that they are completely in a passive state, and it is difficult for the night army to exert their strength.

In the middle of the war, the cavalry battalion commander finally failed the exhortation of the accompanying infantry battalion commander and prepared to withdraw the army, although it was a little embarrassing, but the night army still escaped more than 20,000 people, of course, leaving the corpses of nearly 20,000 soldiers on the battlefield.

When retreating, the night army felt very aggrieved one by one, and did not understand how they could fall into defeat and escape, and they all held back their anger, and as a result, the night army started a fight with the pursuing snow army when they withdrew, and finally the snow army did not dare to chase again, and finally the snow army killed 22,000 night soldiers with less than 10,000 casualties.

It is worth mentioning that most of the snow troops who died in the battle were killed in the pursuit of the night army, on the contrary, the night army naturally suffered the least casualties during the defeat and escape, and after escaping to a safe area, the cavalry battalion commander also wanted to lead his troops back to kill the enemy by surprise, so as to take revenge.

Unfortunately, none of the other generals agreed with the proposal of the cavalry commander, and the soldiers who finally resisted the pursuit of the Snow Army were exhausted after the Snow Army retreated. For two reasons, the horse camp owner will have to sanitize the idea of going back.

After deliberation, the cavalry commander would immediately lead his troops to Xilan Castle against the wishes of the people, and soon after they marched back, they received the news of the complete victory of the last snow army.

The last night army had only 20,000 soldiers, and the enemy army they had to annihilate was only three armies. In the form of an ambush, the 20,000 night army almost wiped out the 30,000 snow army.

When the news of the victory of the night army came, the general advised the cavalry battalion commander to go over and join the other night army, so that they would not have to worry about a possible attack from the rear snow army.

Not long after, the two armies converged, and the cavalry battalion commander approached another infantry battalion commander to discuss how to defeat the snow army that had fought against them before, but the infantry battalion commander resolutely disagreed to pursue the snow army.

First, after a big battle, there were many wounded soldiers in their army, and secondly, the snow army had already entered the mountain area, and they were still on guard against their night army. If the night army ventures to pursue it, it is likely to be ambushed by the enemy, which will not only not take revenge, but will also take the lives of more night soldiers. In addition, the military strength of the two sides is now about the same, and without geographical advantages, it is impossible for the night army to defeat the enemy army with absolute superiority.

Taking into account various factors, the commander of the other army resolutely disagreed with the proposal of the cavalry battalion commander, resulting in the cavalry battalion commander being able to return with one body of guilt and the same meritorious infantry battalion commander.

Due to his insistence on fighting the enemy and causing his own defeat, the cavalry battalion commander would disobey Zhao Wu's instructions to fight with strategy, and he could only get drunk after returning. In this way, the three armies of the Night Army rushed to Xilan City one after another.

On the other side, Zhao Wu had already successfully stationed in Xilan City with thousands of soldiers. When the army first arrived in the city, countless people who remained in Xilan City hid in their homes and did not dare to show their faces. Zhao Wu did not order the massacre of the civilians in the city, but took thousands of people directly to the City Lord's Mansion.

Most of this mansion is now in ruins, and Zhao Wu doesn't care about the behavior of someone destroying and burning the City Lord's Mansion and many buildings in the city when he leaves, as long as there is a place for their army to garrison.

After temporarily staying in the ruined city lord's mansion, Zhao Wu ordered people to renovate the main hall, and at the same time instructed the soldiers to search for civilians in the city to find out about the situation in Xilan City, Zhao Wu did not believe that the people in the city would flee and there was no one left.

During the investigation of the situation, Zhao Wu also clearly ordered the soldiers not to use force against civilians, otherwise they would be dealt with by military law. The soldiers did not dare to disobey Zhao Wu's military orders, and they were ordered to go one by one.

It didn't take long for the soldiers to bring out a lot of people from the closed mansions or courtyards, and some of those people really knew about the current situation in Xilan City.

Then, after learning about the current situation in Xilan City, Zhao Wu ordered his soldiers to search for uninhabited mansions and residences, and searched for food, jade and other items to replenish the current supplies needed by the army.

At the same time, Zhao Wu wrote another notice, ensuring that the night army would not hurt the civilians in the city at all, and the shops and restaurants in the city could operate normally.

At first, the soldiers had to carry the gong and shout outside, but it was useless, and the civilians in the city hid at home for fear of danger, and it was not until a long time that some brave civilians dared to show their heads.

When the message on the notice was spread, the ordinary people of the city came to the streets one by one, and these people who would rather die than leave their homes, or who could not leave their homes, took to the streets one after another. With fear, they looked at the Night Nation soldiers who felt that their image was terrifying.

In fact, the night army in Xilan City are all logistics personnel, and most of them have never been on the battlefield, so the civilians of Xilan City gradually find that the night army is not as terrible as they imagined, and it is not much different from their appearance. As a result, more and more people are taking to the streets.

As they passed on to each other, more and more people knew what the notice was about, and that there would be no troops stationed in the city. Because Zhao Wu planned to keep only the guards by his side, the other soldiers would be stationed in a few locations outside the city to ensure that Xilan City would not be attacked by the army.

I don't know when the next meeting will be, but Zhao Wu has ordered people to wait on the way back from several armies, once those troops come back, only some of the generals can come back to report the battle, and the rest of the people will stay in the place designated by Zhao Wu and set up camp.

Each army had supplies to set up camp, and those tents and supplies were to be provided by the booty they received from the Snow Army. Other things needed could be replenished from the city, and now Zhao Wu only wanted to know about the actions of a few armies, after all, it was four armies fighting at the same time, and Zhao Wu couldn't be sure if all of them were marching smoothly.

Time passed little by little, and after there were scattered pedestrians on the streets of the city, the situation in Xilan City gradually returned to normal, and Zhao Wu also summoned many young strong men from the civilians to help repair or demolish the destroyed houses, and everything was going on in an orderly manner.

A day later, the leaders of the two armies to the south brought the news of the victory to Zhao Wu, and since there were few night troops in the city, the generals who came back to report the good news did not receive the expected cheers.

Zhao Wu planned to implement the strategy of benevolent government in Xilan City, so in order not to affect the ordinary city citizens, everything was low-key militarily. Despite this, the generals, who had returned with only a handful of soldiers, disturbed the townspeople in the streets.

At the same time, those generals were also surprised that civilians would dare to show their faces on the streets, and it was not until the entourage explained to them the situation in the city on the spot that the generals knew what was going on, and then rushed all the way to the city lord's mansion and reported the victory to Zhao Wu.

According to the news reported by the generals, Zhao Wu learned about the battle situation at that time and the personnel of the army, and after a few words of commendation, Zhao Wu immediately asked the personnel of the City Lord's Mansion to entertain the generals. Next, the general naturally stayed in the city lord's mansion and waited.

In the blink of an eye, another day passed, and the general who had returned from the north finally brought back the results. After seeing Zhao Wu, the cavalry battalion commander knelt down directly to accept the guilt, after learning that the cavalry battalion commander would be greedy for merit, not listening to the dissuasion and insisting on going his own way, the strength of the enemy army, resulting in the defeat of the night army more than 20,000 soldiers killed and wounded, and the number of dead and wounded was about to catch up with the number of dead and wounded during the siege, compared with the good news brought back by other commanders, Zhao Wu felt that the responsibility of the cavalry battalion commander was too great.

And the commander of this cavalry battalion was the same General Zhang Jiu who was in the deliberations before, and the person who clearly stated his opposition to Zhao Wu's military order at that meeting. Zhao Wu still remembered that it was precisely because this person clearly stated that he was unwilling to fight in a hurry at the beginning, but finally recognized the battle, that Zhao Wu decided to appoint this person as the commander of the troops.