Chu Zhenhai's army was intercepted in time by Li Yitian's cavalry troops, and finally had to flee in embarrassment. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Chu Zhentian led the remaining less than 50,000 soldiers to retreat to Yanming Mountain again, but no one knew the whereabouts of the boss for a while.

After leading the army to surround Yanmingshan again, Li Yitian led tens of thousands of cavalry to join forces with the commander Long Xiangnan. However, Long Xiangnan, as the commander, really withdrew his troops, and he was indeed no longer attacking Mengling City.

Although the reinforcements led by Xiang Shaojun were scattered, they still gathered more than 10,000 soldiers under his gathering in the past few days, and they happened to take the opportunity to enter Mengling City at this time. This is also thanks to Li Yitian's initiative to give up the interception, and Long Xiang's retreat to the south.

Ever since Li Yitian quietly retreated, Xiang Shaojun felt that something was wrong, and something big might happen. He didn't care about collecting the soldiers anymore, and hurried to Mengling City along the way.

After gathering a few more defeated soldiers along the way, the war was over by the time they reached the foot of Mengling Castle. Long Xiangnan had already led his troops to evacuate the battlefield, Xiang Shaojun and Zhang Meng naturally knew each other, and after saying hello, they opened the gate of Mengling City, and 10,000 soldiers also hurriedly entered the city.

At this time, in the big tent of the Chinese army in the south of Long, all the generals gathered together and held a military meeting.

"Boss, our army is about to break through Mengling City, why did you retreat without a fight at the most critical moment?" This general said bluntly, more than half of his brothers were killed and wounded, but they did not succeed in occupying Mengling City, which made him feel shameless to face the dead brothers. At this time, when questioned about the reason for Long's withdrawal to the south, he no longer estimated anything.

"Mengling City seems to be within reach, but if it continues, our army will only suffer more casualties, and it will not be able to break through the city. Long Xiangnan didn't care about the attitude of his subordinates, his soldiers suffered the most casualties, and he had been fighting for the city all night, it was normal for him to be upset at this time, and Long Xiangnan, as the boss, was naturally able to tolerate the impulse of his subordinates.

"I also want to take Mengling City in one fell swoop, but the enemy army has already quelled the commotion in the city, and if I continue to fight, it will only increase casualties, and there will be no success. ”

Long Xiangnan's words caused a moment of silence in the big tent, and the clerk had already reported the battle damage data. This time, the Eastern Tang army lost 30,000 people, while the Northern Chu army lost 100,000 people. This is still the result of counting all the 7,000 soldiers in the sudden Dream Tomb City, which is a big victory.

However, in the battle for the city alone, his own soldiers lost as many as 20,000 men. The 100,000 killed by the enemy were 50,000 of Chu Zhenhai's troops. As for the number of prisoners, they were all more than 10,000 prisoners of Chu Zhenhai's troops.

In this short siege battle, the enemy only lost less than 50,000 casualties, and this was when the cavalry units in the city were harassing internally and the enemy was defenseless. If the enemy is in full position, it is conceivable that both sides may even suffer one-to-one battle losses.

In that case, in the end, even if the Eastern Tang Dynasty really took Mengling City, there would only be a few soldiers left. You must know that there are 300,000 Northern Chu troops in Mengling City, 100,000 soldiers on Yanming Mountain, and 150,000 reinforcements. This is a full 550,000 soldiers, more than 500,000 in the Eastern Tang Dynasty.

Now that Long Xiangnan is designing, the Northern Chu army has once again reduced its strength by 100,000 people, although it has not taken Mengling City, it can also be regarded as a big victory. Moreover, Li Yitian's troops also successfully defeated the Northern Chu reinforcements, although they only killed about 10,000 people, they captured more than 20,000 enemy troops, which was also the result of his blocking roads and searching the mountains and forests in a few days.

After several major battles, the number of soldiers of the Eastern Tang Army was 450,000, and the number of soldiers of the Northern Chu Army was only 400,000. Unconsciously, the reinforcements of the Northern Chu State acted as if they had never come, so that their forces did not stand on any advantage.

If the Eastern Tang army added 30,000 soldiers into the ranks, although it would reduce the combat power somewhat, it would be superior to the addition of 30,000 soldiers. And many famous battles are used in this way, not only to ensure the survival of their own forces, but also to make full use of the pawns.

"This time, General Li led his troops to block the reinforcements of Northern Chu did a very good job, not only successfully preventing the enemy's support, but also buying enough time for our army to sneak into Mengling City. On the day of victory, I will give you an additional rank and a knight!"

"Of course, the other generals have also made great contributions, and when the time comes, I will definitely report them one by one and ask for rewards for you! Those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country will also be rewarded by the state, and their bodies will also be buried in the cemetery. ”

Long Xiangnan commented on everyone's performance, while Long Wuji sat on the side and listened carefully like a student. He seldom spoke in front of these battlefield veterans, and his attitude was very humble, which won him a lot of favor. Moreover, the generals such as Li Yitian recommended by him have performed well in several battles, which also adds a lot of points to him.

In this war, although he did not kill a single soldier, Long Wuji gained no less than these generals who charged. If he competes for the throne in the future, these generals who have been on the battlefield together will be a great help to him.

After this battle, all the generals felt physically and mentally exhausted. Long Xiangnan also ordered the three armies to rest for a few days, and there was no need to practice every day. These 450,000 soldiers can finally take a good rest, and Li Yitian rarely began to study the secrets of his body again.

In the past few days, Li Yitian has also experienced several battles, and every time he starts a battle, he can always feel a chill coming. Although he knew that these must have been caused by the gathering of living souls, he was still very curious.

Now that he finally had time to calm down, Li Yitian immediately started his "Xuanyin Ghost Fighting Technique" again. This spell was about to break through to the second layer realm, but Li Yitian never had time to break through.

Today, Li Yitian's cultivation has become more and more advanced, and he is only one step away from the high level of the Jiwu Realm. Now that he has cultivated this exercise, it is even more effective with half the effort, and as soon as it is put into operation, he can see a trace of soul wandering around him.

These souls were more condensed than those absorbed by Li Yitian before, and they were obviously much stronger than those absorbed by Li Yitian before. Compared to the remnants of the souls, the souls of these newly dead are more complete, and they look a little more powerful.

Since their souls are relatively intact, they even have a certain amount of intelligence. Some of these powerful people had even stronger souls after death, and when Li Yitian noticed them, they even had a terrifying mood.

"These guys are all the souls of soldiers, and they all probably contain a certain amount of evil energy. Li Yitian thought about it in his heart, absorbed these souls one by one and began to refine.

Countless remnant souls were absorbed from Li Yitian's tree body, and after being absorbed by Li Yitian, they gradually began to nourish those soul bodies that Li Yitian had refined. The strength of these nine soul bodies gradually increased, and they gradually broke through the limitations of the Breaking Martial Realm, and actually entered the realm of the Jiwu Realm.

After the strength of these nine soul bodies was enhanced, their spiritual intelligence seemed to have been improved again. Looking at these nine vivid soul bodies, Li Yitian's heart was also very happy.

Now that he has a good understanding of the power of the battle formation division, if he can control some powerful soul bodies to form a battle formation, it will definitely become a powerful hole card.

After the soul body was promoted to the Jiwu realm, those remnant souls continued to be refined and absorbed by Li Yitian. While Li Yitian was engrossed in refining these remnant souls, his "Xuanyin Ghost Technique" successfully broke through to the second layer.

The long-term recuperation made his exercises advance without hindrance, which also made Li Yitian feel happy. Assiduously studying the exercises is the only way for monks to follow, because fighting is essential on the path of immortality, and powerful exercises can often give them an advantage in battle.

Li Yitian has never deliberately cultivated spells, he has always focused on cultivating mental techniques, and he has never cared much about spells and the like. Now the unexpected advancement of "Xuanyin Ghost Technique" will also improve his combat power in future battles.

After the strength of the nine souls was raised to the peak, the other souls gradually took shape. After the formation of nine souls again, the number no longer increases. These nine soul bodies began to continuously absorb the remnant souls and disperse their spirits, and their strength was gradually becoming stronger.

Fortunately, Li Yitian had a special physique and stored a large number of remnant souls, so he was able to supply them with wanton absorption and growth. The nine newly refined souls kept absorbing the souls to improve themselves, and countless remnant souls were swimming in Li Yitian's body.

Ye-Feng Chime was cultivating beside Li Yitian, but the swishing cool air made her feel a chill, and she felt scared for no reason. This made Ye Fengchi frightened and had to move to the side at the same time, keeping a relatively safe distance from Li Yitian.

"What kind of evil art are you cultivating again!" Ye Fengchi complained dissatisfiedly and continued to immerse himself in cultivation.

Li Yitian didn't know anything about the situation in the outside world, and he tried his best to raise all nine new soul bodies to the strength of the Jiwu Realm, and then he stopped continuing to cultivate. These soul bodies can only be raised to this height, even though Li Yitian has a lot of souls hoarded now, but they no longer absorb a single bit.

"It seems that I have encountered a bottleneck again, this exercise is really difficult to cultivate!" After sighing with emotion, Li Yitian withdrew from the cultivation state. Li Yitian was very satisfied with this cultivation, and his strength had also been rapidly improved after the upgrade of "Xuanyin Ghost Technique". (To be continued.) )