Chapter 574: Withdrawal or Not

In the case of a small disparity in strength, the night army can still hold on for the time being, but the morale gap between the two sides is too large, and the night army cannot resist the edge of the wing army, causing many soldiers to retreat, and it didn't take long for many generals to shout for them to stabilize their positions. It was very difficult for the current Night Army to hold off the strong offensive of the Wing Army, and the situation of the Night Army was even worse than that of the Wing Army who faced the Night Army in the first place.

On the chariot, Ruan Qiling knew the battle situation in front of him well, and naturally knew that the reinforcements of the night army were coming, but Ruan Qiling was not only not surprised, but also had a feeling of surprise. Like Ruan Qiling, those Wing Army generals were also not surprised by the arrival of the Night Army's reinforcements, because Ruan Qiling had already discussed the matter with them.

Now the situation on the battlefield is developing in the direction they planned, and it can be said that everything is under control, so the generals of the wing army don't care whether the night army has reinforcements at all, and the more they fight, the more confident they become. Because Ruan Qiling also told them that once the plan of the Winged Bird attack was successful, when they counterattacked in a big way, even if another 100,000 night troops came again, they would not be their opponents. Out of trust in Ruan Qiling, the generals only waited to annihilate all the night army, or the night army retreated in panic.

Of course, in order to ensure that all the night troops can be annihilated, the wing army also has a plan, and now it is fighting in an encircled offensive way, and Ruan Qiling plans to besiege all the night troops on the battlefield. As for where the night army reinforcements came from, Ruan Qiling was almost sure that the night army's reinforcements would come from the rear of the night army, of course, there was a possibility of appearing from both sides, but Ruan Qiling didn't think about them behind.

Screams on the battlefield came one after another, one after another the night army fell, and as time went on, the number of night army casualties increased dramatically, and the range of attack of the wing army was too large, and few night soldiers could escape the slaughter. There are still many night soldiers in the chaotic area who are busy fleeing to safety, not wanting to continue to be scorched by the flames of war.

Shuttling among corpses and flames, the unpleasant smell was suffocating, and many night soldiers vomited, but the fear of death still gave birth to the will to survive, and they kept looking for a way out. But what's even more serious is that there are many night soldiers who are completely trapped in it, surrounded by a sea of fire, they can't get out of it, and the fate that awaits them is either killed by the winged army or directly trapped in the sea of fire.

At the same time, some of the winged soldiers with weapons had rushed to the chaotic area to kill people at sight, and the night army inside seemed to have no power to resist, and could only keep letting out terrible screams. The screams made the night soldiers trapped in other locations even more frightened, and some even wanted to commit suicide when there was no way to escape. It wasn't until a few raindrops inexplicably dropped from the sky that the situation gradually improved.

As if God was pitying the night soldiers trapped in the sea of fire, the rain became heavier and heavier, first drenching the clothes of the night soldiers, and then drenching the burning objects, dousing all the burning objects little by little.

This rain fell extremely suddenly, on the high platform, Zhao Xu originally watched his own battle line continue to shrink, and the number of people surrounded by the wing army increased, and his brows were furrowed very high, but after the heavy rain fell, the feeling that the night army was going to lose to the wing army before the reinforcements came was no longer so strong, but there was a feeling like a Jedi life.

Similar to Zhao Xu's thoughts just now, some of the generals next to him had ugly faces, and they were already thinking about whether to suggest to Zhao Xu to withdraw their troops. In their opinion, at least wait for their own morale to stabilize before the night army can really fight against the wing army, and now that a rain has fallen, it seems to be catering to their will.

In fact, in terms of withdrawing troops, both Zhao Xu and those generals have concerns, because the night army camp is here, and once the army is urgently withdrawn, the grain and grass cannot be taken away, and the wing army can only occupy it. In addition, even if they can withdraw to a safe area, they will still face the problem of food and grass, and Beast Ridge City will not be able to support an army at all, unless they are like the previous wing army, every time they go to a city to plunder, the future survival of the night army will be a problem.

In terms of the temporary withdrawal of troops, Zhao Xu and the generals had discussed it before, and everyone knew the stakes. It is based on this that no general proposed to Zhao Xu to withdraw the army at the moment.

Now that a rain is falling, not only Zhao Xu, but also the other generals are also happy, as long as the fire on the battlefield can be extinguished, the night army will assemble as quickly as possible.

"Pass on my military order, anyone who intends to retreat from the enemy army or try to escape will be killed," before the reinforcements arrived, the night army must block the attack of the wing army, now is the best time, seeing that the rain has not stopped, Zhao Xu immediately issued a military order to fight to the death.

"Yes," a herald departed with a command flag, and then rode on his horse and ran around the Night Army.

"The marshal has an order that anyone who wishes to avoid the battle or flee from the battle will be killed. The herald shouted as he ran, repeating it three times.

At the same time, Zhao Xu ordered people to beat the war drums vigorously to show his determination to fight to the death with the wing army. After the order to fight to the death was issued, it caused another shock to the demoralized night army, and the rain doused the flames to bring them fresh air, and one by one the spirits were lifted, and the veterans of those armies took the lead, and rushed to the wing army one by one. Even if it is dead, it is still an example for the new army in their rear.

Thanks to the heavy rain, more and more night troops accelerated the battlefield, and under the fierce attack of the wing army, the night army finally had a tendency to stop the retreat, but by this time another 30,000 people had died in the hands of the wing army. Counting the night troops who died in the high-altitude attack of the wing army, the number of people has almost reached 60,000, accounting for one-third of the original strength.

In the end, the decisive battle with the Wing Army was due to the poor consideration of Zhao Xu and others, resulting in too many casualties, and more importantly, as the war progressed, the number of casualties of the Night Army would continue to increase.

On the contrary, the wing army side counts the wing army that died in battle and the wing army that died now, the total number of casualties is less than 30,000, the most important thing is that the morale of the wing army is now greatly increased, and each wing army can exert its full combat power, unlike some night troops who are frightened, they do not even have a chance to resist and are directly killed by the wing army.

Fortunately, now the situation has finally changed, after Zhao Xu gave the order to fight to the death, Zhang Daring and Li Jianran, who had been wounded, finally led the army to stabilize the situation, and there was no longer a large-scale rout on the front. It's just that after such a long time, the two wings of the wing army have surrounded most of the night army, so that the entire battlefield area has expanded to several times the original size.

When the night army finally stabilized the situation, Lin Xuanzhong was there. "General Yan, our army is still less than two miles away from the battlefield, do you want to send someone to check the situation first?" Walking next to Yan Nantian, General Li asked aloud as if he was very thoughtful.

"No, the war drums over there are so continuous, presumably the two armies are fighting fiercely, let's hurry over," Yan Nantian's answer surprised Lin Xuanzhong again, although it was originally just a question that everyone could think of, but now it seemed that only Yan Nantian thought of it. Lin Xuanzhong had a sense of yearning for Yan Nantian's observation and judgment ability, and at the same time, he also realized that it was easier to learn something by staying with the generals above than reading books.

Then, a few hundred meters later, when he reached the edge of the forest, Yan Nantian turned to look at the 30,000 soldiers who had already lined up in the forest and said, "Your compatriots and brothers are all there, if you don't want to see them die, you all have to go to the battlefield and fight bravely to kill the enemy." ”

"I know that the vast majority of the people in the army are new recruits and have not fought before, but you are all men of flesh and blood, and there is no difference between you and the winged troops in front of you. Today's battle is not only to drive away the enemy, but also to defend your homeland, so Ben will hope that you can put aside all fear of the enemy and go into battle with Ben to kill the enemy. ”

When the whole army stopped, Yan Nantian temporarily decided to say a piece of inspiration, because time was tight, he didn't say much, Yan Nantian just wanted everyone to understand that if they lost to the Wing Army, not only would they die, but they would not be able to defend their homeland.

The soldiers summoned from the Former Snow Country below may not fully understand Yan Nantian's meaning, but one thing they know very well is that there are 100,000 of their compatriots on the battlefield. If they don't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, their compatriots will die on the battlefield, so they all let go of their fears and are really ready to go to war.

"Everyone rushed out with Ben General," when those new troops slowly understood Yan Nantian's meaning, Yan Nantian directly ordered to send troops. It is only a few hundred meters away from the rear of the wing army, and when it completely breaks out of the forest, more than 30,000 people will appear directly behind the wing army, and the wing army will be caught off guard.

On the way here, in order to prevent Ruan Qiling from attacking him regardless of his identity, Yan Nantian placed several archery masters beside him, each carrying a golden bow to protect his own safety or deter Ruan Qiling.

Ruan Qiling's existence has an indispensable impact on the war situation, and if Ruan Qiling can be killed in the chaos, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement for Yan Nantian.

Of course, anything can happen on the battlefield, if Ruan Qiling really fights, Yan Nantian can only take a little risk and wait for the rescue of the generals or Zhao Xu himself. All in all, as the leader of the reinforcements, Yan Nantian could not easily die on the battlefield.

And when Yan Nantian inspired the army, Zhao Xu was on his side. "Marshal, the enemy army has surrounded the main force of our army, and if reinforcements arrive, I am afraid that our army will miss out. ”

"Marshal, while the enemy army has not completely surrounded our army now, why don't we withdraw one step ahead and make plans?"

Soon after the previous general hinted that Zhao Xu would withdraw his troops, the latter general directly proposed to withdraw the troops. Judging from the current situation, it is indeed necessary to withdraw the troops as soon as possible, but whether to withdraw the troops or not depends on Zhao Xu's intentions.