The two armies continued to clash on the Nanling Mountain Road, and one side had an overwhelming advantage in terms of troops, which could push wave after wave of attacks in front of the defenders.

The other side held the danger and cooperated with the fireball with huge lethality to block the enemy's offensive, and the battle between the two sides was extremely fierce.

Under the command of Jiang Chen, everyone fought and retreated, not seeking to completely defeat the enemy, just to delay the speed of the Northern Yan army, so as to reduce the degree of casualties on their own side.

Every time he retreated a certain distance, Jiang Chen would let people light fireballs, causing completely unavoidable damage to the Beiyan people, and a fire spread on the mountain road, which could also stumble the footsteps of the place for a long time. 、

Chang Da lit a fireball with his own hands, shouting loudly in his mouth to boost everyone's morale, this tactical play Jiang Chen demonstrated many times, and now he can also command it well.

In this way, they ushered in the fall of night again, and today the Beiyan people still failed to rush through the Nanling Mountain Road, but suffered countless casualties and paid a very heavy price.

This short Nanling Mountain Road has now become a nightmare in the hearts of the Beiyan people, which is obviously at your fingertips in front of you, but you can't rush to the other end in one go.

"My lord, we don't have much room to retreat, we are less than a hundred steps away from the exit of the mountain road!"

Someone came to report the news, but in fact, Jiang Chen had already known it, how could he ignore such an important matter while controlling the overall battle situation?

There was a steady stream of strong enemies attacking from the front, and if he didn't know how many square inches he had behind him to deal with, he wouldn't know how he would die.

"Don't worry, the enemy has attacked so many times and still returned in vain, I believe that they are still at the end of their crossbows, and when it gets darker, they should give up the attack."

In Jiang Chen's expectation, the enemy would give up on continuing the attack on the mountain road at night, and this night would give them a chance to wait for good news, that is, the battle situation in the direction of Liaocheng.

Although Jiang Chen couldn't get in touch with Han Yuyang in the air, he guessed that Han Yuyang would eventually make the decision to attack Liaocheng, so it would be necessary to see how long the enemy army in Liaocheng could resist.

Once they thought that the existing forces in the city alone were not enough to hold Liaocheng, they would be forced to send a message to the main force of the Northern Yan under the mountain, telling them to hurry back to help Liaocheng.

When Jiang Chen truthfully informed Chang Da and the others of these things, everyone admired Jiang Chen's foresight, and it was really reassuring to have him strategizing here.

After a while, the offensive of the Northern Yan people really slowed down, and they seemed to be hesitating whether to continue the attack.

They had already lost a lot of people in order to capture the Nanling Mountain Road, and now they couldn't help but start wondering, what was the point of doing so?

It is true that at the beginning, they had a careful plan, and even the border army of Daqianzhen stationed here had their secret spies planted, as long as they successfully controlled this garrison, they would have no trouble passing through the Nanling Mountain Road.

But their plan to cooperate with the outside did not succeed, and now they have been fiercely intercepted, and the Beiyan people, who have been unable to open up the situation for a long time, how do they feel now?

"The fireballs have run out, and nearly a third of our brothers have died in battle, if the Northern Yan people continue to be so crazy, I don't know how long we can parry."

"It's better to transfer the troops of Bei'an City, we need a new force."

Chang Da had proposed before that he would transfer the men and horses from Bei'an City, but this proposal was decisively rejected by Jiang Chen.

The reason is also very simple, the strength of Bei'an City was originally insufficient, if this reserve force was rashly moved, what if something went wrong in the rear?

What's more, the Nanling Mountain Road was originally a narrow and rugged terrain, and even if more troops were mobilized, it might not be able to be opened, and no matter how you think about it, it can't be regarded as a wise decision.

Now that Chang Da proposed this method again, Jiang Chen said to him: "We can't count on those people in Bei'an City, so don't fight this idea." ”

"Let's do whatever we want, it would be great if the Northern Yan people could retreat in the face of difficulties, but we must also be prepared for the enemy's desperate attempt."

Chang Da sighed: "If the Beiyan people plan to spend all 50,000 horses here, then we must be the first to kill all the people." Lord Jiang, I said something that should not be said, the imperial court has not supported for a long time, and it has turned a blind eye to the current war in the north. ”

"Is it necessary for us to fight for our lives for the corrupt officials and corrupt officials above the temple who only know how to eat corpses?"

Chang Da thought of this layer, it can be seen that he has a lot of contradictions in his heart, on the one hand, it is the duty of a soldier to serve the country loyally and resist foreign enemies, and on the other hand, he is full of disappointment and distrust in the current court.

Such a contradictory psychology is not only common, I believe that many soldiers have, if this court is not worth everything for it at all, then what should be done?

Jiang Chen looked at Chang Da with a determined expression, and a trace of bitterness appeared on the latter's face.

"There will naturally be a solution to the affairs of the imperial court, but these are not what we need to consider now, as long as we think that if the Northern Yan people are allowed to drive straight in, they will definitely burn, kill and loot on the territory of Daqian, and commit all kinds of irreparable atrocities."

"Since we are soldiers who defend our homes and country, we must protect the people of Daqian from the slaughter of the enemy, among these people are your parents, sisters, brothers, wives and children, how can we let the butcher's knife of the Northern Yan people threaten them?"

The reason given by Jiang Chen is so simple and direct, but for everyone, they are happy to accept it.

In order to protect their families and protect those unarmed people, they do not hesitate to sacrifice themselves, which is the consciousness of being a soldier, and everyone is deeply aware of the responsibility on their shoulders, and they have an unshirkable responsibility for all this.

The morale of the soldiers is rising again, and they will have nothing to fear, despite the casualties and sacrifices.

"Report!"

"The Northern Yan people lit the torches, and they attacked again! This time they seemed to be really crazy, and everyone was shouting and rushing forward desperately! ”

Jiang Chen's face sank, and he said in his heart that this Ouyang Ming was really not an opponent who would retreat so easily, the two of them used the Nanling Mountain Road as a chessboard, and they saw each other's moves, and the fight was inseparable.

Now the problem is once again in front of Jiang Chen.

"Master Jiang, how should I deal with this? Most of the mountain roads are already in the hands of the Northern Yan people, and there are not many places we can hold. ”

Changda fears that they will be in danger and will eventually be swallowed up by the waves of enemies!