Chapter 142: Lightning Strikes Yuehua City
Mu Qianmei immediately ordered to clean up the battlefield and count the number of people, with 100,000 troops, and the casualties were only more than 6,000. Vertices
There were 120,000 people in the army!
How to dispose of it?
Mu Qianmei first controlled several large and small generals, and then divided the 120,000 people into six teams, which were taken over by her own people.
Leaving 14,000 people behind to escort the prisoners of war, Mu Qianmei led an army of 80,000 to Yuehua City quickly.
Under the leadership of the surrendered generals of the other side, the army marched overnight.
Along the way, Mu Qianmei learned about the situation in Yuehua City from the mouths of the generals who surrendered to the army.
It turned out that there were 30,000 Praetorian Guards and 20,000 defenders in Yuehua City, a total of 50,000 troops.
The combat effectiveness of the Imperial City Praetorian Guard is still quite strong.
With 80,000 people, can you successfully capture Wolhwa City?
Many people are a little excited in their hearts, and there is also a little bit of worry.
Even if you can really capture Yuehua City, I don't know how much it will cost, and how many brothers will not see the sun tomorrow?
However, the matter has come to this point, there is no way back, but to resign themselves to fate, and they all secretly pray for themselves.
Fortunately, most of the people in the rivers and lakes can think openly, and they are all ready for the worst at any time.
Live, just live a happy life, fight, just fight!
That's all.
Wolhwa City is the capital of the Yunyu Kingdom, which is a delicate and prosperous city.
The city is small, but it is well planned, with vertical and horizontal roads, clear priorities, neat and clean, with trees, bamboo forests, gardens and a small river flowing slowly.
Pavilions and pavilions are scattered, and when you walk into the city, you feel like you are in a magnificent royal garden.
This is a royal garden city in itself.
In winter, the eaves and branches of the trees are covered with snow.
In such a cold weather, the whole Yuehua City was a lively and busy scene, with people coming and going, and many people had a little nervous expression on their faces.
Mu Qianmei led a large army to attack.
Yuehua City also just got the news.
The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, and the reputation of Mu Qianmei in the Yugu Continent are just like the sun and have become an undefeated legend.
With only 100,000 troops on the way, he easily defeated the 150,000 troops sent by Yuehua City, even if it was a surprise, even if it was a leisurely process, but this combat effectiveness was still the most important factor.
Therefore, when people heard that Mu Qianmei's army was coming, although they had not yet arrived, Yuehua City had already become panicked.
Most of the people in the imperial city are either rich or noble eunuchs, and before the war started, they had already begun to pack up their weaknesses and were ready to flee at any time.
As soon as the sky dawned, the whole city seemed noisy.
And in the palace, there is also an urgent court discussion now.
Yun Tianxiao sat on the dragon chair, and his years of experience as an emperor had reduced his impetuous spirit a lot, and he seemed calm and calm, listening to the arguments of the military officials below.
Most civil officials demanded that Yuehua City be evacuated immediately, first avoiding its edge, and then slowly trying to figure it out.
The generals suggested that they would rather die in battle than keep the imperial city of the capital.
Above the court, everyone expressed their opinions and insisted on their own opinions, there were two main people who retreated, that is, the important participants in the "sudden change of wind and clouds", Long Xiao, the city lord of Qingfeng City, and Zuo Yun, the city lord of Feiyun City, seventeen years later, both of them are already dying, both have passed the age of sixties, and the spirit of the year no longer exists, and they both hope to enjoy their old age in peace.
And the most important person who is the most important person is Tang Xiao, who was personally named a general by Yun Tianxiao.
General Tang is young and vigorous, and he is resolutely opposed to abandoning the city and fleeing, not to mention that this is still the capital of a country, the imperial city of Yunyu Country.
The two sides argued for a long time to no avail, Yun Tianxiao coughed lightly, and everyone immediately quieted down.
He slowly looked at Song Yu, the military advisor who had been standing quietly in the back row, and asked softly:
"What is the opinion of Song Junshi?"
Song Yu's expression was a little embarrassed, and he didn't answer immediately, but replied after a long silence:
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the current situation, the enemy is strong and I am weak, the enemy is menacing, we should be prepared with both hands, although we can't abandon the city immediately, but it's best to make retreat arrangements in advance, when the enemy attacks, we will first go all out to meet the battle, of course it is best to retreat from the enemy, if you can't retreat from the enemy, you can also retreat calmly, and go to meet the army of the Eastern Qin State."
This is an unbiased choice, not to offend the general Tang Xiao, but also to offend Long Xiao and Zuo Yun.
In fact, deep down, he advocated an immediate retreat, and resistance was meaningless at this time, which would only increase casualties and delay the retreat.
Moreover, there is a great danger of staying.
However, he has always been a military advisor by Tang Xiao's side, and he can't go against Tang Xiao, so he compromised and said such a suggestion.
Yun Tianxiao did not wait for the two parties to express any opinions, and immediately ordered:
"General Tang Xiao listened to the order and immediately led 25,000 Praetorian Guards and 20,000 defenders, assisted by the military advisor Song Yu, to prepare to defend the city and meet the battle."
"Prime Minister Long and Zuo Shangshu led five thousand Praetorian Guards to immediately arrange the retreat."
The three of them took the order and left, and the other civil and military officials also saluted and retreated.
It wasn't until almost noon that Mu Qianmei's 100,000 army finally hurried to three miles away from Yuehua City.
After rushing all night, everyone felt a little tired, and everyone stopped for a short rest, and then sent more than 3,000 masters of various factions to disperse to various parts of the city wall and sneak into the city from some hidden places.
"After sneaking into the city, you must not fall in love with the battle, you must concentrate, open the city gate first, and the inside and outside should be combined before you can break the city as soon as possible."
Mu Qianmei admonished again before they left.
Everyone agreed and left.
This infiltration was not as smooth as the last time I infiltrated Qingfeng City.
Among the Praetorian Guards, there was no shortage of masters who joined from the rivers and lakes, and many of them had just infiltrated the city, and they were immediately blocked by archers and martial arts masters.
After a lot of hard fighting, some were even assassinated outside the city gates.
Of more than 3,000 people, only 2,000 people made it into the city.
As soon as they entered the city, they were besieged by the Praetorian Guards.
It was another tragic fight.
The resistance exceeded everyone's expectations.
In the imperial city, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!
In the Praetorian Guard, first-class masters also abound.
Mu Qianmei could hear the sound of fighting in the city from afar, she frowned, and immediately said to Liu Tingfeng:
"Tingfeng, you bring two thousand more masters to support, remember, you must open the city gate as soon as possible."
Liu Tingfeng immediately responded and left, taking two thousand masters with him.
The people in front of them had already entered first, and it was much smoother for them to enter.
However, seeing the battle situation inside, Liu Tingfeng couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
There are only more than a thousand of the three thousand masters left.
But it was still more than two feet away from the city gate.
The other side also suffered heavy casualties, probably more than 5,000 killed.
However, the remaining Praetorian Guards still blocked them from getting close to the city gates.
The Praetorian Guards were no ordinary soldiers, and when they swore to defend the city gates, they had to pay a terrible price for every step they made.
While attacking with all his might, one side blocked and did not let it succeed, and the ground was covered with corpses and rivers of blood, and the battle was still going on endlessly.
If this continues, the remaining more than 1,000 people will not be able to open the city gate until they are all killed, because the other side is constantly replenishing.
Liu Tingfeng did not hesitate to pull out his long sword at the moment, and a move was sent out in an instant.
The sword intent that swept across the world pointed directly at a large area of Praetorian Guards in front of the city gate.
In this already cold winter, the ice and earth are even more vividly exerted with amazing sword intent.
Wherever the sword intent went, the enemy instantly turned into an iceman.
It's not a level fight.
The enemy had no power to fight back, Liu Tingfeng sent out a sword, and when the enemy was shocked on the spot, he immediately flew away, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the city gate, and slashed with his sword again, and the city gate was immediately split into two and broke through it, which was beyond the imagination of many people.
The power of this sword finally completely crushed the fighting spirit in the enemy's heart.
Although there are many masters in the Praetorian Guard, none of them can reach this level.
Such swordsmanship is only heard of in legends.
Tang Xiao, who commanded the battle from afar, couldn't help frowning, and said with some trepidation:
"What kind of swordsmanship is this? If there are a few more such masters in the enemy's army, how can this battle be fought? ”
Song Yu, who was beside him, immediately suggested:
"General, while our formation is not chaotic now, let's retreat while fighting!"
Before Tang Xiao could answer, he heard a large number of cavalry pouring in from outside the city gate.
Before Nangong Yaoren arrived, the flying knife had already been launched like lightning.
Ximen smiled, and the father and son's heavenly thunder knife technique also made the tiger and tiger angry.
Comparatively speaking, the Phantom Sky Master and the Heavenly One grew up much softer.
They only hurt people, but they don't kill people directly.
However, a large group of masters bear the brunt, and that momentum is not something that ordinary people can stop.
In a matter of moments, the number of casualties increased rapidly.
Tang Xiao saw this scene and reluctantly ordered to retreat while fighting.
In the rear, Long Xiao and Zuo Yun were already escorted by five thousand Praetorian Guards, escorting the emperor, and withdrawing from Yuehua City as quickly as possible with the royal family and the Jujia officials.
Originally, someone suggested that the palace should be burned, but Yun Tianxiao immediately stopped it.
In his heart, he still hoped that all this was only temporary.
He believed that there would be a time before he could make a comeback.
Because, standing behind him was the most powerful Eastern Qin State in the Yugu Continent.
Tang Xiao led the Praetorian Guards to block it, winning Yun Tianxiao plenty of time to retreat.
When Mu Qianmei's army finally broke through the defense and entered the palace, Yun Tianxiao, escorted by the five thousand Praetorian Guards, had already left Yuehua City for more than twenty miles.
Tang Xiao and Song Yu fled out of the city with only more than a thousand Praetorian Guards.
More than 20,000 Praetorian Guards and 20,000 defenders of the city were almost completely wiped out.
Only more than 6,000 people surrendered.
When Mu Qianmei's army was finally defeated, someone suggested that while the enemy was weak now, he quickly sent troops to pursue him.
However, Mu Qianmei counted the time, and now it was too late to chase it, so she could only give up.
Counting the number of casualties, more than 10,000 people were killed and wounded in this battle.
More than 38,000 enemies were annihilated.