Chapter 565: The Battle of the Long Creek Valley (2)
Two days after Wellin and Will had just sent out their troops, news came from Diarra City that the city had been destroyed! Without Clemson, Diarra was as fragile as a piece of paper, and was easily taken by Zu Yun! In the battle, Zu Yun lost 40,000 troops, leaving only 70,000, and Clemson's defenders of 60,000 were all wiped out......
This is an incredible war! Zu Yun's name also appeared in Tianxuan for the first time! A siege battle, with the loss of more than 40,000 soldiers, captured Diarra City, and also wiped out 60,000 defenders, this disproportionate casualties, even ridiculous casualties, was realized by Zu Yun!
However, the truth is that all of the Clemensen Legions, from the captain above, were assassinated overnight! Only the captain who could command a hundred men remained......
This situation of no one can imagine how terrible it is! Zu Yun seized the opportunity to attack the city with all his might, and took Diarra two days later.
The imperial capital of Ebilis and Liancheng were five days away from Diarra, and after receiving the news that Diarra had been broken, Wei Lin was furious and directly ordered the whole army to march quickly! and all 40,000 men of Weir's army rushed to the outside of Diarra on the fourth day. And as soon as he arrived in the city, he ordered a fierce attack on the city of Diarra!
But what is surprising is that no matter how Wei Lin and Will attacked, Zu Yun put on a stubborn appearance, leaving the two of them completely helpless. After losing more than 10,000 men, both men came to their senses and ordered the offensive to be suspended.
However, with the rapid march came the problem of supply lines......
At this time, outside the city of Diarra, ten miles outside the Great Tent of the Count of Verin.
"General Hugo, when will the fastest supplies arrive, and how is it safe?" Wellin, who was in good spirits but had a cold light in his eyes, called a meeting of all the generals to discuss the supply problem.
"Lord Marquis, if you want to meet the supply of 100,000 people, the fastest supply brigade will not arrive until three days later. It's safe. Hugo, the general under Wellin, stood up and said.
"How many days can we have enough grain and grass to last?" Wei Lin asked in a cold voice.
"Back to the Marquis, the existing grain and grass can only support a day and a half, and it can't be under the full siege of the city, so the consumption support can only be one day. Hugo replied succinctly.
"Three days ......," Wei Lin's old face shook slightly. Apparently Ku was holding back his anger.
"Lord Marquis, let's retreat first. If we begin to withdraw now, we will be able to catch the arrival of the supply brigade in a day and a half, that is, two hundred miles outside the city of Hebrew. When we have enough supplies, it's not too late to attack the city. Zu Yun, that guy can't run away!" Among the people present, Will can also be regarded as a commander of one side, so only he can give advice without looking at Wei Lin's face. Of course, Will also whispered at this time. I don't dare to anger this oldest general in Simon State!
"Whew......" Wellin let out a long breath and had clearly made a decision.
"That's all there is to it. Otherwise, Zu Yun should be able to find out that we are short of supplies, and it will not be good to be chased by the tail when the time comes. Pass the order down and retreat from Hebrew!" Welling's words made the more than a dozen generals present secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Insufficient supply is a taboo in war, no one dares to make this mistake easily, and once this mistake is caught by the enemy, it will definitely be fatal!
"Yes!" everyone stood up and said in unison.
Then the army began to regain and slowly move in the direction of the city of Hebrew......
City of Diarra, inside the Town Hall.
The tall middle-aged man in white was quietly looking at the portrait of Clemenson on the wall with his back to the many soldiers. In the portrait, Clemson is on a long sword and has a heroic bearing.
Compared with Clemson in the portrait, the appearance of this middle-aged man is a little different from the portrait. However, the sword in his hand at this time is the famous sword that Clemson has used for most of his life, Breaking the Army!
The soldiers behind him looked at his top boss, and they didn't dare to take a breath!
He is the number one general under the command of Emmons, the god of war of the Holy See of Light, who has just broken the ancestral cloud of Diarra City!
"Do you know how my eye is blind?" Zu Yun's voice was as rough as his appearance.
The people below looked at each other, and no one dared to answer. Zu Yun is notoriously moody, and it is already commonplace to use torture at every turn!
"Click!" Just when everyone didn't answer, Zu Yun lifted the long sword in his hand: "My eyes were blinded by this broken sword." It's been twelve years, and I've finally avenged this. ”
"Ahh
"Twelve years ago, when I was a little robber. If it hadn't been for Master Emmons taking me in, I would have died from this sword wound!" Zu Yun turned his head abruptly, pointing to his blind eye.
"How long has Wei Lin been retiring from the army?" Zu Yun's speed of changing words had long been accustomed to the people below.
Standing up, he replied quickly, "Report to your Excellency, it's been three hours." "As soon as Wei Lin retreated, Zu Yun's subordinates in Diyala City received the news, but before seeing Zu Yun's portrait of Clemenson, no one dared to disturb, so they waited quietly for three hours!
"All the cavalry gathered at Simon and pursued Werin. After speaking, without waiting for his subordinates to be, Zu Yun strode out of the city hall. And in his hand, he is holding the saber that took away his right purpose, Clemson, breaking the army!
The 30,000 cavalry assembled at the west gate of the city of Diarra, and there was not a trace of commotion. Because at the front of the line, an ugly man in silver armor was sitting upright on a horse.
The west city gate slowly opened, and Zu Yun took the lead, heading in the direction of Wei Lin's retreat......
"Lord Marquis, Zu Yun led 30,000 cavalry to pursue our army! At this rate, in two hours, it will collide with our army. A man who looked like a scout captain was half-kneeling in front of Willin.
"Hmph! 30,000 cavalry dare to pursue our army? I'm really impatient! Give the order to go down and stop the army to meet the battle!" Wei Lin snorted coldly, with a look of rage!
"Lord Marquis, to deal with Zuyun's 30,000 cavalry, I can have 40,000 infantry. I only need to ambush him at the mouth of this long creek valley to be able to take him by surprise! You continue to advance with the legion, I will fight and retreat, as soon as the supply brigade arrives, even if Zu Yun has no way, there is nothing to be done!"
Will believes that with a cavalry brigade of 30,000 men, there is absolutely no need to waste time here with 100,000 men! With the presence of some large siege equipment, the speed of march will certainly not be too fast at that time. If the other side fights with them and drags them back, they will probably be dragged to death! At that time, the defenders of Diarra City will pour out again, and they will only be greeted by a battle to the death!
At that time, they will inevitably face extinction due to lack of food and grass......
"No! Since Zu Yun dares to take the risk to come in person, he must have something to rely on! 40,000 people is too little, if it is too much, it is better for the whole army to stay and ambush Zu Yun! 100,000 people ambush a cavalry regiment of more than 30,000 people, even if they can't completely destroy the other party, they can still taste the lesson of blood!" Speaking of this, Wei Lin looked at the terrain called Changxi Valley.
"Send men to lie in ambush on both sides. All the large siege equipment was placed in the valley, and 30,000 soldiers were used as bait, fighting and retreating. When we lead them to the mouth of the valley, the ambush troops on both sides will definitely be able to make him all confessed here! Wait until Zuyun is destroyed, turn the army, turn back to Diarra, and recapture Diarra City in one fell swoop!" It's a perfect plan!
Will couldn't find any reason to refute it either. Just like Count Welling said, since he chose to ambush the enemy, it is better to come to a complete ambush! The enemy would certainly not have imagined that the 100,000 people who were short of food and grass would dare to stay here in the Changxi Valley! At that time, with more fights and fewer fights, and the momentum of the first move, Zu Yun would definitely be difficult to resist! Even if it was to let Zu Yun stay here forever! Then it would really be like what the Marquis said, without waiting for grain and grass, after turning back to Diarra, he would be able to break the city in an instant!
It's a bold plan! But it's a realistic plan......