Chapter 225: The landslide cracks and overthrows the army
In the battle of Ganling City, Wang Ruoli not only eliminated the 8,000 immortal army and 100,000 local troops of the Qi army, but also captured Tian Wenzi, the eldest son of the king of Huaiyin, which can be described as a complete victory.
However, his men suffered a lot of casualties, and the number of casualties was nearly 1,000.
Wang Ruoli left the wounded soldiers in Ganling City and regrouped his troops and horses, bringing the total number to 11,000.
On the second day, Wang Ruoli led the army and continued to advance.
The war in Lizhou is still in a state of stalemate.
Jin Botao, the general of Jinyang, retreated into the city, although he was a little passive, but he greatly consumed the attacking spirit of the Qi army along the way.
Yehou Jiang Zong divided his troops to capture the nearby county town, but unfortunately the advance speed was not smooth, especially the army on the south road, which was completely annihilated.
Jiang Zong, who heard the news at first glance, couldn't believe it at all, the army along the way was obviously extremely strong, not only the 3,000 immortal army led by his son Jiang Yu, but also the elite 10,000 Qi army led by his son Jiang Yu, and the elite of the 10,000 Qi army of Tian Wenzi, the eldest son of the king of Huaiyin.
However, the Lizhou state capital was besieged, and the situation was not optimistic.
Three groups of troops rushed from the county town to support, but before they could meet the state capital, they were ambushed and killed by the Qi army.
The situation in the Lizhou Prefecture has become a siege point for reinforcements, and with the repeated attacks of the Qi army, the Lizhou Prefecture is about to be unable to support it, and it may not be far from the day when the city will be broken.
Wang Ruoli led the army to march, and it was less than 100 miles away from Licheng, the capital of Lizhou.
The army paused to rest.
"Good news, General!" Lu Qiu Mingda swept over with a happy face.
"What's so happy?" Wang Ruoli couldn't help but ask curiously when he saw Lu Qiu Mingda's excited appearance.
"Reinforcements have arrived. Luqiu Mingda came to the front and handed over an urgent report, "King Linzhang dispatched Hu Huaide, the general of Huyang, to lead 50,000 immortal Dynasty troops, riding thousands of vultures, day and night, and has arrived in Lizhou. In addition, there were five million local troops, which came from the rear one after another. ”
Wang Ruoli heard this, his mood was relaxed, he was still worried just now, if there was no reinforcements from the rear, he would rely on his own men and horses to go to Licheng to support, it was simply a sheep into the tiger's mouth, not only did not have the hope of breaking the siege, but also put himself in.
Now with the assistance of General Huyang, I believe that this battle has a lot to do.
With the arrival of reinforcements from Huyang's general Hu Huaide, a large-scale decisive battle finally broke out in Lizhou.
In Licheng, there are 40,000 immortal army and 3 million local army. Perhaps because he had been aggrieved for too long, waiting for the news of the arrival of reinforcements, he immediately launched a surprise counterattack in the city.
Hu Huaide, the general of Huyang, gathered reinforcements from two county governments, gathered a total of 60,000 immortal army troops, and attacked the Qi army from behind.
As for the besieging Yehou Jiang Zong, there were 90,000 immortal army troops, but he had attacked the county town before and sent 30,000, and at this time there were still 60,000 immortal army outside Licheng City, as well as 6 million local troops.
With the two titled generals leading the crowd to attack inside and outside, the situation of the siege of Licheng finally improved.
The armies of both sides fought fiercely for three days and were killed
The sky was dark, and the sun and moon were dark. The local sergeants died the most, and with three days and three nights of fierce fighting, the number of dead and wounded on both sides had exceeded four million.
Of course, the outcome of the war mainly depends on the military strength of the two Immortal Dynasties, as well as the confrontation of the top combat power.
The battle was endless, and after the competition between several generals, the two titled generals joined forces to surround Yehou.
But seeing that the three of them were in the sky and the battle started, I have to say that Jiang Zong, the Marquis of Ye, is worthy of being an outstanding figure in the Jiang royal family, although he is at the same level as the two titled generals, but with one enemy and two enemies, he is not left behind.
Jin Botao was injured by Jiang Zong in the previous battle, and at this time, he was a little powerless in the fight.
Fortunately, with Hu Huaide's timely supplement, the two sides formed a situation of equal strength.
After the three of them fought for a hundred moves, there was finally a hint of a turnaround.
Jin Botao harnessed the long stab, and the sword qi was like a thin water full of embankments, endless, forcing Jiang Zong to retreat again and again.
Behind him, Hu Huaide saw the opportunity, swept quickly, broke through the air with a sword, and covered the attack.
Jiang Zong's strength was not sustainable, and he was attacked by the enemy in his abdomen and back, and finally failed to resist the killing moves before and after, and was scratched by the long sword on his shoulder, and he stumbled down, and seemed to be seriously injured.
Hu Huaide was overjoyed when he saw the situation, and flew down, wanting to take advantage of the victory to pursue.
It's a pity that Jiang Zong was injured and suffered, so he was willing to fight, and when his two generals came to help, he hurriedly opened the way and fled, gathered the remaining 30,000 immortal army and 500,000 local army, and hurriedly retreated in the direction of the Tianxia Mountain Range.
On the side of the Song army, several generals led the army to chase after them and joined forces with the two titled generals.
Jin Botao and Hu Huaide, how could they let go of such an opportunity, Jiang Zong is not only the marquis of the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty, but also a member of the Jiang royal family, if he can capture Jiang Zong, it will be a great achievement.
The two hastily led several generals, as well as an army of 50,000 immortals, to pursue towards the Tianxia Mountain Range.
Seeing that Jiang Zong did not abandon his subordinates, the two couldn't help but rejoice, if the other party escaped alone, they were afraid that it would be difficult for the two of them to leave him behind.
The Song army finally caught up with the Qi army in the Tianxia Mountain Range, and fought fiercely with the local army that the Qi army fled in large numbers.
"Coming in here, Ben always felt that something was wrong. Hu Huaide looked at the pursuit battle in front of him, his face was a little solemn, and he turned his head and asked, "General Jin, you have been stationed in Lizhou for many years, are you familiar with this Tianxia Mountain Range?"
"This mountain range is located in the northeast of Lizhou, and Ben Jiang has been here several times. Jin Botao looked around at the surrounding mountains and mountains, and suddenly frowned slightly, "The mountainous areas here seem to be slightly different from when Ben Jiang surveyed last year. ”
"Has there been a change?" Hu Huaide heard this, and his heart was a little uneasy, "Ben will be worried, will Jiang Zong deliberately show weakness?"
"How is it possible, Jiang Zong was obviously injured by you and me. Jin Botao's face changed slightly, but he didn't believe it in his heart, after all, he was quite familiar with the terrain around the Tianxia Mountain Range, "What's more, the Tianxia Mountain Range is not a good place to set up an ambush except for the peak danger, our army of 50,000 Immortal Dynasty, will we be afraid of a few stones rolling down the mountain?"
"Oops. Hearing Jin Botao's words, Hu Huaide suddenly felt cold, "I'm afraid that Jiang Zong is really using himself as bait to lure us to be fooled." ”
"What do you mean?" Jin Botao saw Hu Huaide solemnly and hurriedly asked.
"We have not taken the local military strength into account, Jiang Zong has a local military strength of six million, but in this battle, the local military strength of the other party participating in the war is less than three million. Hu Huaide shook his head and sighed, "So, where did the other three million local troops go?"
"Do you mean that the three million local troops are arranged here?" Hu Huaide's mind turned, but he was even more puzzled, even if the other party deployed three million local troops here, could he win by surprise? Impossible, it was still impossible to confront his own Immortal Dynasty army.
At this time, in all directions, there was a rumbling sound, like thunder on a sunny day, the sound was muffled, and then the ground began to tremble.
"It's broken!" Hu Huaide saw this, his face instantly turned pale, "Retreat!"
It's a pity that it's too late, all the mountains and mountains around it have collapsed and smashed down, as if the sky has suddenly collapsed, the mountains and rocks are rolling, the dust is flying, and above the entire field of vision, only a piece of earth is left.
An army of the Immortal Dynasty of this size is indeed not afraid of ambush damage caused by falling rocks, but if it is an entire mountain range, it is a different matter.
As the entire mountain range collapsed with a bang, and I don't know how many peaks collapsed at this moment, and the earth and rocks covered the sky, burying all the land in a radius of hundreds of miles, and everything in this land.
Except for the sound of earth and rocks rolling down, no screams, no wails, everything seemed to be extraordinarily quiet.
There is no doubt that this mountain collapse plan has been planned for a long time, on the one hand, Yehou Jiang Zong led his troops to besiege the city, and on the other hand, he used three million local troops to prevent the Song army from being too strong, so he used three million local troops to painstakingly create this plan, in order to collapse at this moment.
The scene was spectacular, but the result was tragic, the 50,000 Immortal Dynasty troops of the Song army entering the mountains to fight, as well as millions of local troops, as well as the Qi army's own 500,000 local troops, were all buried in the ground.
In mid-air, two figures rose tremblingly, looking at the incomparably depressed and desolate figures, they were the two titled generals.
Hu Huaide and Jin Botao were speechless at each other, only seeing a decadence and a thick bitterness in each other's eyes. In less than a quarter of an hour, the Immortal Dynasty army led by the two of them was all buried, and even a few generals were not spared.
A mountain collapse and a hundred mountains collapsed at the same time, and the power produced was not simply increased by a hundred times, so the power of this mountain overturning was too heavy and too strong, although the two titled generals relied on their spiritual power to forcibly escape with the sword, but in the process of dodging the earth and rocks and flying out, they were still hit and injured, which is also the main reason why those psychic generals did not escape.
There is no doubt that being buried under the pressure of high mountain soil and rocks of this magnitude has little chance of survival, and this is a tragic burial alive!
The army of 50,000 Immortal Dynasty, as well as millions of local troops, just came to naught?
However, the Qi army did not give respite.
Yehou Jiang Zong not only spent a lot of time, but also used himself as bait, how could he let go of such a good opportunity.
Before the burial situation was settled, he saw Ye Hou with four generals and Edgeworth besieging him.
The two titled generals are deeply encircled, facing great danger to their lives, and it is very likely that they will all die in the Tianxia Mountains today.
As for the other armies in the rear of the Song army, far water could not quench their thirst, and the two could only resist hard, hoping to break out of the encirclement.
A plain miles away from the collapsed Isthma Mountains.
Wang Ruoli looked at this largest landslide he had ever seen in his life, and couldn't help but be afraid for a while, with such a strong collapse, if it wasn't for the spiritual realm powerhouse, there was almost no chance of survival.
The Qi army in front of them formed a formation, sharp and incomparable, and the military appearance was dignified, killing the remaining Song Dynasty soldiers in the field. The Song army from Licheng supported the army, which was difficult to reach quickly, and most of them had been pinned down by the Qi army.
Seeing this Qi army of the Immortal Dynasty that appeared, Wang Ruoli speculated that it should be the 30,000 Immortal Dynasty troops who had previously divided their troops to attack the county capital, and gathered back at this time, united with other local armies, divided and outflanked the Song army, and there was a great tendency to annihilate them all.
The 50,000 elite troops of the Immortal Dynasty led by the two titled generals were all buried, which directly caused the asymmetry of the combat power of the two sides. At this time, it is not only the problem of the destruction of Licheng, but also the annihilation of the whole army, as well as the heavy losses of the two titled generals who died in Lizhou.
(End of chapter)