Chapter 1239: Downfall

Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.inforeadx;? Shangguan Xiu's worries between the lines, whether it is sincere or false, Cai Huang can hear it, and it is precisely because of this that Cai Huang secretly made up his mind that in the battle of Volo, he would rather die than retreat, either annihilate the enemy army or be annihilated by the enemy army, and he can't embarrass Fengguo, Zhenjun Army, and Shangguan Xiu.

The next day, the Fifth Army led by Cai Huang and the Jinsk City-State Army led by Hailey, with a total of 200,000 troops, withdrew from the main battlefield of Massala, all the way north, and marched towards the city-state of Volo.

On the third day after the Fifth Army and the Jinsk city-state army left Massala, the Ningnan Army on the opposite side launched a fierce attack on the Fengjun defensive line,

On the main battlefield of Massala, the Wind Army originally had five legions, but now it has been sharply reduced to three legions, how can the Ningnan people let go of this opportunity and attack on all fronts,

The offensive of the Ningnan Army, a total of five corps, was menacing, the Feng Army was outnumbered, the situation was critical, and even Shangguan Xiu personally went to the forefront of the front line.

The middle defense line of the Masala battlefield is the direction of the main attack of the Ningnan Army, and the Feng Army is guarding here, only the First Army of the Zhenjun Army,

The artillery fire of the Ningnan Army was extremely fierce, in the position of the Feng Army, there were flowers everywhere, there were shells exploding everywhere, Shangguan Xiu was in a trench at the forefront, and this was also the place where the Ningnan Army's artillery was covered the most.

The inside and outside of the trench are full of large and small craters, Shangguan Xiu is wearing spiritual armor, standing in the trench, his body is almost covered with layers of dust,

Zhao Chen bent on his waist, holding two spiritual shields in both hands, protecting his vital points, running in the trenches, dodging the shells along the way,

He staggered to Shangguan Xiu's approach, and shouted loudly: "Brother Xiu, the enemy forces attacking the upper and lower defense lines each have one legion, and here in the middle defense line, the Ningnan army is likely to have invested three legions,"

Shangguan Xiu was not surprised by this, judging by the current intensity of the artillery fire of the Ningnan Army, it was almost the artillery of the three legions, he squinted his eyes, and said expressionlessly: "Investigate and report again,"

"Brother Xiu......" Zhao Chen was just about to speak, when three shells exploded nearby, the ground trembled, and the dust flew,

Zhao Chen took the spirit shield and hurriedly protected Shangguan Xiu's side, and when the smoke dissipated, a layer of sand had been covered on the spirit shield, he gasped twice, and said urgently: "Brother Xiu, it's too dangerous here, let's retreat back,"

Shangguan Xiu stood in place, not moving, and his squinted eyes looked intently at the position of the Ningnan Army opposite,

I saw that in the other party's trenches, there were crowds, and the spires of the helmets were moving, one after another, obviously, there were a large number of Ningnan soldiers shuttling in the trenches, frdo

Shangguan Xiu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Pass the order, the main force of the Ningnan Army is going to attack, and the whole army is ready to fight,"

"Brother Xiu—"

"Go and give the order at once,"

"Yes," Zhao Chen stiffly agreed, and ran away quickly, not long after, the artillery bombardment of the Ningnan Army began to gradually weaken, and experienced veterans could judge that the weakening of the artillery bombardment was not that the enemy was going to stop attacking, but that the more terrifying infantry charge was about to begin, and sure enough, in the position of the Ningnan Army, a large number of soldiers rushed out of the trenches and rushed straight to the position of the Feng Army.

The forward positions of the two armies were too close to each other, rushing from one side to the other, and it only took a quick charge to reach them,

Looking at the Ningnan army swarming on the opposite side, Shangguan Xiu shook his hand and turned the invisible into a Mo knife, jumped out of the trench in a vertical shape, and killed the Ningnan army on the opposite side.

As soon as Shangguan Xiu moved, the nearby wind army moved together, and people rushed out of the trenches with fire guns.

The soldiers in the front row were shot one after another, falling to the ground in groups, and the soldiers in the back row crossed the corpses of their comrades and continued to rush forward to kill.

The two armies handed over, collided together, the sound of swords penetrating the body was everywhere, and the soldiers on both sides were like red-eyed beasts, desperately stabbing the sharp blades in their hands into the enemy's vital points.

Shangguan Xiu was holding a Mo knife, there was still some distance from the Ningnan army, and the wind blade had already been cast first.

In just an instant, the Ningnan army on the opposite side was blown into a large group by the wind blade, Shangguan Xiu took advantage of the situation to pounce into the Ningnan army, it was really like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and the layers of wind blades continued to fly out, and the surrounding Ningnan army soldiers fell circle after circle,

The Ningnan Army took the initiative to attack, but with the engagement between the two sides, it was more like the Feng Army was attacking in the main attack, not only withstanding the offensive of the Ningnan Army, but also pushing the attacking Ningnan Army back again and again.

Under the leadership of Shangguan Xiu, the morale of the Feng army was like a macro, and they simply killed the Ningnan army back, the infantry attack was blocked, and the artillery in the rear began a large-scale artillery bombardment.

The wind army reacted quickly, and the soldiers retreated to their own positions to hide and avoid the shelling of the Ningnan army.

The battle between the two sides began in the morning and continued into the night, and there was no longer a complete place in the open space between the positions of the two armies, and the craters were stacked on top of each other, and the corpses were covered with corpses.

The fierce fighting continued from late night until dawn the next day, and it was only by this time that the offensive of the Ningnan army began to slow down.

After a day and a night of fierce fighting, the forward positions of the two armies were destroyed, and the soldiers had retreated into the second line of defense.

After the battle, it was fought for three days one after another, during which the Ningnan Army organized five large-scale attacks, especially the last one, the Ningnan Army tried its best to break through the second line of defense of the Wind Army in one fell swoop, forcing the Wind Army to move the artillery position back again and again, and finally had to retreat into the third line of defense.

But when the Ningnan Army launched a general attack on the third line of defense of the Wind Army, it encountered the Wind Army's 'mine array',

The Feng Army followed the example of the Ningnan Army, bought a large number of shells in the second and third lines of defense, and the gunpowder twists connecting the shells were all placed in the bamboo pipes.

This chain explosion killed and injured countless officers and men of the Ningnan Army, and in front of the two armies, it simply became a huge barbecue field, with shattered corpses everywhere and charred corpses everywhere.

The mine array arranged by the Feng army completely smashed the final offensive of the Ningnan army, and the Ningnan army, which suffered heavy casualties, was forced to retreat, and then failed to organize a decent attack.

After four consecutive days of fierce fighting, more than 30,000 soldiers were killed on the side of the Feng Army, and the three legions of the Ningnan Army's main attack were also killed by more than 50,000, and the tug-of-war of the Battle of Massala added nearly 100,000 undead.

After the battle, the Wind Army began to change its defense, and the First Army Corps, which suffered heavy casualties, was transferred to the lower front, which was slower in the fighting, and the Fourth Army, which was originally guarding the lower front, was transferred to the middle front.

The Ningnan Army is also deploying troops to replace the corps with larger casualties, and transferring the corps with fewer casualties to maintain the continuous pressure on the Feng Army on the frontal battlefield.

When the eldest grandson Boyuan arrived in the city of Massala, it was the tenth day after the battle, and the city of Massala was full of wounded soldiers, and the tents for treating the sick and wounded were one after another on the streets, and the whole city was filled with a strong smell of blood.

The scene in the city also made the eldest grandson Boyuan and his princess Mi Xinyue tense their nerves, and neither of them expected that the Duji battlefield would be such a tragic situation.

In the City Lord's Mansion, Shangguan Xiu, Luo Ren, and Sui Tangjing were all there, discussing the next battle, when a gendarme ran in to report: "Your Highness, Ningnan's eldest prince, Sun Boyuan, and the princess Mi Xinyue, have arrived outside the City Lord's Mansion,"

"Bring them in," Shangguan Xiu's gaze fell on the sand table, and he said without raising his head,

After a short time, the eldest grandson Boyuan and Mi Xinyue walked in from outside,

If before, when the eldest grandson Boyuan arrived, Shangguan Xiu did not go out of the city to greet him, the eldest grandson Boyuan's heart would not be happy, but now, Shangguan Xiu did not even go out of the house to greet him, and the eldest grandson Boyuan did not have any complaints in his heart.

Or he didn't dare to have any complaints, and now the only one who can help him is Shangguan Xiu,

Walking into the hall of the City Lord's Mansion, I didn't see where Shangguan Xiuren was, and the eldest grandson Boyuan had already bowed to the ground first, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Royal Highness, Yuan has taken the liberty to visit, and I ask for forgiveness,"

No one replied, the hall was silent, and the eldest grandson Boyuan maintained a bowing posture and did not move.

After a long while, Shangguan Xiu's voice sounded in the hall: "With the logistics of the Ningnan Army, I am afraid that there will still be a large-scale offensive in the near future, instead of waiting for the Ningnan Army to be ready for everything and attack in a big way, it is better for us to take the initiative to attack, take the lead in controlling the enemy, and formulate an offensive deployment, I will see it tonight,"

"Yes, Your Highness," the strategists standing around the sand table came back to their senses and bowed in unison.

After all the explanations, Shangguan Xiu bypassed the sand table and walked over to the eldest grandson Boyuan and Mi Xinyue.

When the two approached, his eyes quickly scanned the two of them, the eldest grandson Boyuan and Mi Xinyue didn't look embarrassed now, but they were not the same as before, compared to before, they both lost weight.

After a while, Shangguan Xiu clasped his fists and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine, the military situation is urgent, Xiu can't go out to greet him, and please two Duoduo Haihan,"

Mi Xinyue looked at Shangguan Xiu with complicated eyes, but she still bowed down and bowed, and said softly: "Your Highness,"

Shangguan Xiu nodded to her, and the eldest grandson Boyuan finally straightened his body, raised his eyes to look at Shangguan Xiu, and saw Shangguan Xiu's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said in surprise: "His Royal Highness Guogong's hair ......"

"Cut," Shangguan Xiu smiled indifferently, waved his hand to the eldest grandson Boyuan, and said, "His Royal Highness, please come to the inner room and sit down,"

Seeing that Shangguan Xiu's attitude towards him was quite polite, the eldest grandson Boyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although there was a secret agreement between him and Shangguan Xiu, there was no friendship, and the basis of the secret agreement was also based on the fact that he was the eldest prince.

Now that he is forced into exile, there is nothing left, and the secret agreement between the two has become empty talk, it is not easy for Shangguan Xiu to be so polite to him.

He bowed again and again, waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, please, Your Highness first,"

Shangguan Xiu smiled secretly, it is really the ass that determines the head, what kind of position to do, it determines what kind of attitude a person holds, the eldest grandson Boyuan he saw when he was in Tianjing, is arrogant and sharp from his bones, even if he is smiling at you, it is a condescending smile, and now the eldest grandson Boyuan, what arrogance and sharpness, has disappeared completely, leaving only humble compliments,

"Please," Shangguan Xiu took the lead in walking into the inner room, followed by Luo Ren, Sui Tangjing, Xiao Jue, Wu Yufei, Zhao Chen and others, and when the generals of the Feng Army walked in, the eldest grandson Boyuan and Mi Xinyue entered the inner room cautiously,

After the guests and hosts sat down, Shangguan Xiu let people serve tea and said, "It's been more than a year since Tianjing was farewell,"

"Exactly," Eldest Sun Boyuan nodded in response,

More than a year ago, Shangguan Xiu visited Tianjing, when he was the eldest prince, presiding over the government, in front of Shangguan Xiu, he was a landlord, and now, he is just a down-and-out prince who was forced to go into exile, and Shangguan Xiu became a landlord.

Thinking of this, he sighed with emotion, mixed tastes, and choked up and said: "If it weren't for the fact that Yuan met someone who was unladylike and used the wrong villain, today, he would not have fallen to this point,"

Shangguan Xiu understood that he was talking about respecting the eldest grandson of the king, Huainan, Shangguan Xiu did not comment on this, he picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I am still the matchmaker of His Royal Highness the Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess,"