Chapter 760: Arriving at Mengzhou City
A military report like a snowflake came to Saktu, and his expression was solemn and he didn't say a word.
In just half an hour, the Third Route Army took five military forts, but the casualties reached a staggering 2,000 people, which is really an exaggeration.
In the past, the military fort was conquered, and the casualties were at most a few hundred, but this time it was expanded by three or four times at once, and if it continued to expand to this extent, even if all the many military forts in front of him were conquered, I am afraid that there would not be much left of the 70,000 army.
Meng Khan, who accompanied him, looked at the astonishing casualty figures in the military report, was silent for a while, and said softly.
"Lord Alliance, I think it's better to choose a main direction of attack, the three-way army is advancing together, this casualty is really a bit big, or use reserves."
Saktu retracted his gaze from afar, shook his head and said, "Using the reserves now will only make the Ganzhou soldiers laugh, just follow your ideas, pass the order, besiege the forces of Tiannan and Wuwei, and each transfer 10,000 people to assist the Middle Route Army, and be sure to take Longquan Military Town at all costs."
The herald, who received the order, quickly departed and gave the order.
Meng Khan did not say anything against Saktu's transfer of troops, and in view of the current situation, choosing to attack Longquan in the middle was not a wrong move.
Although it can be guessed that Longquan's defense is bound to be strong, only by taking Longquan can he break through the impregnable border towns in front of him.
In any case, only by taking the central Longquan can they further take the entire Ganzhou, even if they know that there is a vicious battle with huge casualties in front of them, they have to take this step.
It's better than wasting your troops here, and it's much better to uproot them one by one on top of the forts.
Just when Meng Khan sighed in his heart, he didn't notice Saktu's solemn face, and a trace of inexplicable playfulness flashed in his eyes...
Saktu's military order was issued, and the 60,000 allied troops divided into three routes immediately changed their tactics.
The onslaught on the left and right roads, the offensive slowed down, and without the previous fierceness, it was slowly consumed, while the army in the middle, after uprooting another military fort, slowed down the offensive and slowly moved forward.
There is no hurry to attack again, under this slow advance, it is obvious that the number of the middle route army is increasing, and their target is Longquan in the center.
Xie Cang, who was sitting in Longquan, did not stay in the mansion in the city, but stood on the city tower, and behind him, there was a sand table, on which was the offensive route of the Western Regions Alliance.
He moved his war room to the front line of the most dangerous city tower, and from time to time many soldiers came to report on the dynamics of the Western Regions Alliance attacking Longquan.
Xie Cang's face was not afraid, looking at him, as if he had been looking forward to it for a long time, as his soldiers reported, Xie Cang issued military orders in an orderly manner according to the battlefield situation.
In the various military forts on the front line that received orders, a large number of soldiers were dispatched one after another, and everyone's face was full of faint excitement.
War horses neighed, holding broadswords and halberds, and in the large open space behind, catapults and heavy ballistas were on standby, and all the soldiers, looking ahead, panting.
Under their gaze, about a moment or so, at the end of the line of sight, countless troops could be seen, slowly advancing like a tide.
Looking at this scene, the leader of the Split Mountain Army, who was the leader, took a deep breath, and the arm holding the big knife trembled slightly, and then raised it high and shouted loudly.
"Brothers, the time has come to defend the family and the country, let this group of little cubs see who is the master of this land, and the whole army will listen to my orders and kill me!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The soldiers of the Split Mountain Army, who had been waiting for a long time, each roared, as if venting their emotions, holding broadswords and halberds, with red eyes, and rushed towards the Western Regions Alliance in front.
The infantry's charge, on the left and right sides, the cavalry also took the lead, like the tip of a sharp knife, and slammed it in.
The Western Regions Coalition Army, which appeared, was also bursting with amazing combat power at this moment, the horn of attack sounded, and the army was approaching quickly.
Against the arrows and boulders in the sky, the armies of the two sides were like two disjointed tides, colliding together, and the earth-shattering killing shouts were accompanied by bursts of wails, resounding in the sky...
The battle for Longquan Military Town began
, which means that the battle of Ganzhou is the beginning, since the dark is not good, then it will be clear, both sides know the importance of Longquan, and they are also ready to pay the price of the tragic war.
Just when the armies of Saktu and Wang Zhenshan collided, the Battle of Ganzhou broke out, and Su Qi'an, who had been running all the way north, finally arrived in Mengzhou after running day and night, only four or five days.
As soon as he stepped into the border of Mengzhou, in a military fort, Li Sheng, the deputy general of Mengzhou who was responsible for receiving Su Qi'an, arrived.
After a simple greeting, he hurriedly took Su Qi'an to Mengzhou City.
It's no wonder that Li Sheng is so anxious, but the war in Mengzhou is too serious, even if Su Qi'an is prepared, after hearing about the current situation in Mengzhou on the road, his face is tense.
The war in Mengzhou was worse than he imagined, just four or five days after Su Qi'an was on the road, the Rongbing soldiers who went south conquered another military town, and even the supreme commander in charge of the Mengzhou military was accidentally killed by an arrow when covering the retreat of his men, and the morale of the Mengzhou soldiers fell to a bottom.
Seven military towns, lost three, equivalent to half of the boundaries of Mengzhou have been lost, and more than half of the 30,000 Mengzhou soldiers have been killed or wounded.
If it weren't for Su Qi'an leading 20,000 reinforcements to support, or if he came a few days late, Mengzhou might really be lost.
The reason why the current situation is now, in the final analysis, is because of the last victory of the blockade, to get carried away, some complacent, wait until the Rongbing through the internal response, basically understand the first in Mengzhou, and then quickly transfer troops, a large-scale attack, all of a sudden Mengzhou side can not react.
When they really reacted, it was basically a one-sided trend, and if it weren't for the defense of the city walls of Mengzhou City, they would have lost this battle very badly.
And now the Mengzhou soldiers plus the local militia, the total strength is less than 30,000, the commander is killed, four of the seven deputy generals are killed, and only three people are left to rely on the defense of Mengzhou City to resist silently, this is the current situation in Mengzhou.
This is only temporary, as far as the current strength of Mengzhou is concerned, the whole line is basically shrunk in Mengzhou City, and the remaining four military towns are not many, depending on the offensive momentum of the other side, if it continues like this, it will be a matter of time before the remaining four military towns are taken.
Mengzhou has become like this now, in the final analysis, he also has part of the responsibility, he is the overseer, not only Ganzhou, but also Mengzhou in the north.
Because of the last victory, Su Qi'an didn't pay much attention to Mengzhou, and most of his thoughts were on Ganzhou's side, and when he reacted, it was really too late.
Understanding the cause and effect of the matter, Su Qi'an did not scold anyone, angrily reprimanding and scolding military law is not effective, the top priority is to improve morale as soon as possible, and quickly change the current style of play and defense.
During the whole journey, Su Qi'an's mood was very stable, without the slightest dissatisfaction, listening to Li Sheng's mouth, he nodded from time to time, and did not punish him.
This made Li Sheng, who led the way, feel a little relieved in his heart, to be honest, when he was responsible for receiving Su Qi'an this time, he was ready to be punished, and even engage in military law.
After all, half of Mengzhou is about to be lost, such a big event, they, the deputy generals, have to bear a lot of responsibility, they don't know Su Qi'an, according to normal logic, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, the first thing is likely to be to sacrifice the flag with them.
Li Sheng was ready to be killed, but during the whole journey, Su Qi'an was not angry with him, his face was calm, and he even affirmed some of his follow-up arrangements from time to time.
This made Li Sheng's nervous heart ease a little, although he was ready to be engaged in military law, but if he had the opportunity to save his life, who would not cherish it.
What Li Sheng was thinking in his heart, naturally he couldn't escape Su Qi'an's eyes, and when he listened to Li Sheng's whole story, he said softly.
"Li Sheng, this Overseer knows that this battle in Mengzhou is defeated, and you are all worried that you will be dealt with by military law, but this Overseer does not blame you, this matter, in the final analysis, this Overseer also has something to do, you don't have to be so nervous."
"At this point, no matter how harsh the criticism is, what we have to do next is to fight this battle well, at least to be worthy of the dead brothers around us."
"If only you could trust the Overseer, this battle
, we must try to ensure that Mongolia is not lost."
Hearing this, Li Shengmeng raised his head and looked at Su Qi'an with a shocked look in his eyes.
In such a fiasco of the situation, it would have been avoided if it had been someone else, but instead of being angry and punished, this Overseer gave people a sense of confidence.
Moreover, dare to speak so fully, and take the responsibility on himself, this kind of performance, where has Li Sheng seen such an overseer.
If it were someone else, Li Sheng would definitely scoff at this kind of confidence, but for some reason, during the conversation with Su Qi'an, he gradually felt attracted to Su Qi'an, as if what he said, he would definitely be able to do it.
Even if Li Sheng wanted to open his mouth to refute, the words went down to his throat and swallowed again.
Looking at Li Sheng, who was a little stunned, Su Qi'an said softly, "Okay, don't be stunned, we rushed to Mengzhou City as fast as possible, we suffered a big loss in this battle, and then we must let these damn Rong soldiers know how powerful Da Liang is!"
After speaking, Su Qi'an quickly increased his speed a lot, and the army following behind him followed quickly, without any superfluous nonsense throughout the whole process, only dull footsteps, and a strong momentum that emanated invisibly.
This scene made Li Sheng very frightened, he had never seen such a fierce army in front of him, as if what was waiting for them in front of them was not a fierce battle, but something delicious waiting for them to enjoy.
Li Sheng came back to his senses, did not speak, but also accelerated his pursuit, and under Su Qi'an's galloping horse, it took less than two quarters of an hour to arrive at Mengzhou City.