Chapter 779: The Most Unlikely Reinforcements
Su Qi'an's persuasion not only did not have any effect, but made Saktu can't help laughing and mocking.
He looked at Su Qi'an, who looked calm below, and said coldly, "Hmph, I really don't know what kind of confidence you have to say such things, Overseer!" β
"Give us a chance to surrender? Don't laugh to death, Lord Overseer, now you are still worried about Mengzhou, under the attack of the north and the south, there are less than 30,000 or so soldiers, you want to hold Mengzhou, don't be presumptuous. β
"Su Qi'an, you have lost this battle after all, the whole army listens to the order and swears to advance and retreat with Wuwei! These Ganzhou soldiers won't last long, Mengzhou is destined to be ours! β
"Kill! Kill! Kill! β
The coalition troops in the city tower all shouted in unison, and their fighting spirit was high, as if they were ready to fight to the death and not retreat.
Su Qi'an's face was indifferent, he looked at Saktu, and then said unhurriedly.
"Since the leader of the Saktu Alliance is so confident, can he dare to make a bet with this overseer?"
"Bet? Hehe, what bet? The Lord of the Alliance accompanies you. β
"Bet on the battle of Mengzhou, the final winner is the Overseer's army, if you win, you lead the coalition army in the city to open the city and surrender, if you lose, the Overseer can let you leave on your own, and never stop it."
Su Qi'an's words made Saktu obviously stunned, he stared at Su Qi'an with a calm face, with his understanding of Su Qi'an, this person is not a braggart, daring to say this is enough to show that this person has a certain confidence.
But as far as the current situation in Mengzhou is concerned, no matter how Su Qi'an turns the sky, he can't change the situation of Mengzhou's defeat, and all the troops in his hands have been almost divided.
It is impossible to deploy troops on a large scale in front of him, and the only possibility is Da Liang's reinforcements.
Then this is even more impossible, he has long investigated the relationship between Su Qi'an and the high-ranking officials of the Daliang states, and wants them to send troops
Support is as difficult as climbing to the sky, which is also the reason why Saktu is confident that he can take Su Qi'an.
Saktu's eyes flickered, and in his ears, Su Qi'an's voice sounded again.
"What? Could it be that the leader of the Saktu League is afraid? Or do you not even believe that you will win? β
"Su Qi'an, you don't use the so-called agitation method here, it's useless to the leader of the alliance, how do you look at this gambling contract, the leader of the alliance will not suffer, and the leader of this alliance will accompany you to gamble this time."
Hearing this, Su Qi'an nodded with a smile and waved his hand, and the army gathered behind him began to slowly retreat, even the chariot they were riding in also retreated.
In that way, there was a great tendency to withdraw troops, and it felt that the bet was really being fulfilled, and both sides did not interfere, just quietly waiting for the end of the war in Mengzhou in the north.
That kind of calmness, Su Qi'an is much better than Saktu, as if he is destined to win this battle.
Saktu jumped down from the high platform, looking at the Ganzhou soldiers who were withdrawing in the distance with a solemn face, Su Qi'an's actions made him a little unpredictable.
Seeing this, the subordinates on the side couldn't help but speak, "Lord Alliance, do you think we should send troops to test it?" His subordinates always felt that this Su Qi'an was playing tricks. β
His subordinates' proposal was quickly rejected by Saktu, and he shook his head and said, "No, our strength is far inferior to the other party's strength now, and if we rush to send troops, we will only lose it." β
"Again, Su Qi'an's gambling contract, no matter what, is harmless to us, since he wants to consume it, it is exactly what I want."
"The next thing we have to do is to pay attention to the dynamics in Mengzhou at any time, the leader of this alliance will not believe it, and when the war is decided, Su Qi'an can still turn the sky upside down!"
Seeing this, his subordinates nodded slightly, and then turned to leave.
At the same time, although the four military cities of Mengzhou were resisted by the best efforts of Chen Zhi, Song Biao, Er Meng, and Li Sheng, the enemy forces attacked from the north and south were too fierce, and after resisting for two or three days, in order to reduce unnecessary casualties, they could only abandon the four military towns, so as to retreat to the central Mengzhou City.
When the battle came to this, nearly 40,000 troops were lost, and more than half of them were lost, while the other side still had 50,000 people.
Outside the Mengzhou City Tower, the dense enemy army has already opened up the formation and started the final onslaught.
The enemy troops who were flanked by the north and south before also thought about persuading them to surrender, and if they could persuade the fierce Mengzhou and Dongshan soldiers to surrender, it would definitely be a heavy blow to the Daliang side.
It's just that they underestimated Chen Dao and Song Biao, who were stubbornly waiting for help, and the order they received was to fight to the death and not retreat, and as for persuasion to surrender, it was just a dream.
Moreover, when they withdrew to Mengzhou City just now, they used the so-called persuasion to surrender and caught the other party by surprise, although the results were not large, but at least they also injured thousands of enemies.
This move was undoubtedly a slap in the face, and in the case of trapping them, these people not only did not surrender, but also hit them a small counterattack.
It is tolerable, which is unbearable, there is no merciless situation, 50,000 coalition troops will surround Mengzhou City, this is the last battle, as long as Mengzhou City is taken, Mengzhou will be at your fingertips.
A low and long horn attack sounded, and 50,000 coalition troops, like a black torrent, marched towards Mengzhou City.
At this time, Chen Zhi, Song Biao, Er Meng, and Li Sheng, who were standing on the city tower, their faces were tense, and the big knife in their hands was withdrawn.
The order they received was to wait for reinforcements to arrive, although they did not know when the reinforcements would come, let alone which side of the reinforcements would come.
But out of trust in Mr., they were sure in their hearts that if Su Qi'an promised, they would definitely do it.
As the enemy approached, the four of them waved their broadswords and shouted loudly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Qingshan buries loyal bones everywhere, why do you need to return the horse leather shroud, and fight to the death without retreating!"
"Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Kill. β
With the order issued, in the city of Mengzhou, the arrows and boulders in the sky continued to move towards the enemy.
A huge crash resounded, smashing into the enemy army like a torrent, and for a while people turned on their backs, screaming again and again.
But the 50,000 enemy troops, without the slightest intention of retreating, marched towards Mengzhou City at a faster speed, and at the same time, their arrows and boulders were also projected one after another.
Under the fierce attack of all fierce deaths, regardless of the casualties, the enemy finally approached the city wall of Mengzhou, and the cloud ladder slowly approached, holding the boulders and logs on their heads, and kept rushing up.
Neither side let anyone, each looked excited, roaring, constantly slashing at the enemy army in front of them, looking from a distance, the entire Mengzhou City around, the battle between the two sides was scorching and extremely fierce.
With the passage of time, about half a day, fierce battles, the offensive slowed down, although from the current point of view, Mengzhou City is still in the hands of Chen Zhi, Song Biao and others.
Judging from the overall battle situation, Chen Dao, Song Biao and others, who were trying their best to defend, were gradually at a disadvantage, if they continued to fight, it would be half a day sooner or faster than half a day, and a day or two would be slow, and it would be a matter of time before Mengzhou City was taken.
The battle in Mengzhou City was fierce, and on the other hand, in front of the Wuwei military town in Ganzhou, although the army was besieged, it was peaceful.
There was an open space of four or five miles in between, and the two sides confronted each other like this, and those who didn't know thought that they were resting and recuperating.
Half a day passed, and Saktu, who came down from the height of the city tower, received the current battle situation in Mengzhou, and his face could not hide his excitement.
Ignoring the obstruction of his men, he jumped onto the high platform of the city tower and shouted loudly through the messengers.
"Hahaha, I really thought that the Overseer would have some great tricks, but now it seems that it is just a faΓ§ade, and the current Mengzhou City is taken sooner or later, why should the Overseer still be here, pretending to be calm."
"Just withdraw the army directly, let the leader of this alliance leave first, and wait until he meets the army of Mengzhou, maybe depending on the appearance of the overseer knowing the current affairs, the leader of this alliance may be able to let you live."
"Hehe, isn't the alliance leader too anxious, the war has not yet reached the last moment, and it is not yet known who will lose and who will win, maybe the battlefield will be reversed, and it will not be good for the alliance leader not to be happy and sad at that time."
Su Qi'an's rebuttal, Saktu didn't care at all, but he was sneering in his heart, the battle was on this, the victory or defeat was already doomed, how could there be a reversal.
It's really going to be reversed, and it can only be said that there is a miracle.
Saktu didn't mean to deal with Su Qi'an, turned his head and instructed his subordinates beside him, wait until the last Mengzhou military report came, and the whole army was on alert to prevent Su Qi'an from jumping over the wall and launching a strong attack on them.
At this time, Saktu was quite relaxed in his heart, he had laid out for so long, paid such a big price, and finally waited for this day, just waiting for Mengzhou City to be taken and converge with him, this battle, no one can change it.
Just when Saktu was secretly sighing in his heart, about an hour or so, finally the last military newspaper information about Mengzhou came.
Sack's face was excited, and he couldn't help but ask his subordinates who received the news of the military report.
"Has Mengzhou City been taken? Did we occupy Mongzhou? β
Saktu's excitement, the soldier who received the military report, his face was nervous, and there was a little fear in his eyes.
This scene made Saktu stunned, his heart trembled, and a bad premonition quietly emerged.
He snatched the military newspaper from the soldier's hand, his eyes swept, and the next moment, his body was a little unstable, and his face was full of disbelief.
There was only one line of text on the military newspaper, "Half an hour ago, on the outskirts of Mengzhou City, an unknown number of reinforcements suddenly appeared, and under the attack of both sides, they were defeated and could only retreat!" β
"It's impossible, absolutely impossible, where the so-called reinforcements popped up, tell me, who those reinforcements are."
Seeing Saktu's excitement, his soldiers did not dare to hesitate, and hurriedly spoke.
"According to the investigation, the unidentified reinforcements seem to be reinforcements from Jinju, and they are Jinju soldiers."
As soon as these words came out, Saktu's eyes were filled with deep disbelief, and he looked excited and a little distracted.
"How is that possible! How is this possible, how can the Jinju soldiers send troops to support! β
"I don't believe it, it must be fake, it must be fake."