Chapter 31: Miscalculation in the Siege

"Alas, let him run away!" Zhou Yi reined in his horse and sighed. The Simpson and his party ran fast, and the wildebeest's sprinting speed was indeed better than that of the imperial Qinling war horse.

However, Zhou Yi soon stopped caring about Simpson's affairs, and ran away! At least he wanted to eat this elven army! Turning the horse's head, the group quickly headed towards the large army, and encountered many elven routs along the way, which were also killed by swords, so frightened that they hid in the forest one after another.

Rushing to the battlefield, the entire camp had been set on fire, and the entire sky was red in the light of the blazing fire. There were no more elves in the camp to resist in formation, and there were dead corpses and scattered elves everywhere.

said that the Seventh Legion did not experience the battlefield all year round, and the armor entered Kuma and put it in Nanshan, and this elf clan was no better.

For millennia, they have taken refuge in the sea, and the vast islands are all inhabited by elves, with a unified empire and powerful temples. In addition to the navy, there are also some conflicts with pirates and the Qinling Empire that break out from time to time, the elven army is completely the same as not in battle, at most, military training has never been relaxed, and discipline is strict.

Since the invasion of the north, the elven army has basically fought with the wind, and the defenders have scattered everywhere, and they have not fought any decent bloody battles at all. Their will to fight and experience are self-evident, and this time they will blow up their nests as soon as they encounter an attack.

Zhou Yi stationed his horse and watched from outside the battlefield, leaving Xu Huai and ten innate guards by his side, and the rest of them also rushed up to fight.

The pursuit lasted until early morning, and in order to avoid being delayed for too long and being taken advantage of by the enemy, Zhou Yi ordered all banners to stop the pursuit.

"My lord, look, this is what the soldiers have found!" Yun Mo led Zhou Yi to a large area of burned tents, and from the ashes on the ground, it could be seen that this place may have been the military logistics office before. Now the flammable materials have been burned, and only a few hundred large boxes remain intact, except for some scorching marks on them.

"What kind of wood is this made of?Why doesn't it burn?" Zhou Yi was a little surprised, he knew exactly how big the fire was last night, these wooden boxes didn't burn, it was really strange.

"Adults don't know, this is made of water core wood, not afraid of fire! Water heart wood can only be cultivated by the elf clan and my clan, so adults have never seen it before. Yun Mo explained softly beside him, and then walked over and opened a box, Zhou Yi was stimulated by the golden light, gold coins!!

You must know that in order to fight south this time, he has used up all the gold coins harvested in the black dragon's lair, and he is still waiting for when he will realize those gems to solve his urgent needs!

Zhou Yiyi waved his hand, leaving only one box in front of him, and then said in Yun Mo's stunned gaze: "The rest of the boxes will be stored here first, and then the military funds will be purchased, and the gold coins in this box will be distributed to the soldiers!"

"My lord, what were these boxes just now?" Yun Mo pointed to the clearing after the boxes disappeared, he had been staying in the half-elf clan, where had he seen the magic of spatial equipment.

"Hehe, it's a piece of space equipment!" Zhou Yi looked a little funny when he looked stunned, so he explained.

"My lord, in the battle last night, these elves actually killed each other, it's really funny!" Yue Feijie said happily after running over on his horse and turning over and dismounting.

"Yuedutong, this matter is not funny at all! That is called a camp roar, and once it happens, it will be a catastrophe for the army! Soldiers are nervous on weekdays, and if they do this for a long time, they will be in a state of mental breakdown, and if there is any big movement at night, they will lose their minds, and they will cut and kill indiscriminately regardless of whether they are enemies or enemies!

You must remember in the future that leading an army must be lenient and severe. If it is too wide, it will be like the Seventh Army that we have seen, scattered, and the soldiers will not be like soldiers and generals. It's too strict, you've seen the fate of this elven army, I'm afraid I don't need to say more. The smile on Zhou Yi's face disappeared, and he sternly warned the two.

Yun Mo and Yue Feijie hurriedly nodded yes, now thinking back to the scene of the elves killing each other last night, a layer of cold sweat broke out on their backs, if this happened to the half-elves, the consequences would be even more unimaginable!

Zhou Yi slowly paced towards the war horse, and the number of gold coins in his mind had already appeared, and there were actually more than 51 million gold coins. I'm afraid that some of these gold coins are military expenses, and most of them are the people's fat and people's ointment looted from Baiyue County!

"My lord, the results of last night have been preliminarily counted! More than 70,000 elves were killed in this battle, and of course most of the casualties were caused by the battalion Xiaodao. More than 10,000 people ran, and under the interception of our army, all of them went in the direction of Manchuan Pass. Our army suffered less than 500 casualties, a complete victory!" Yue Feijie said happily following in the footsteps of Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi smiled again, it was really good, this Zhenghuang Banner and Zhenghong Banner had completely transformed into a strong army in his mind after two battles.

"Gather the team, let's go find His Royal Highness the Honorable Prince Hicks!" Zhou Yi turned over and called Hicks His Royal Highness the Honorable Prince in a mocking tone.

"Yes, my lord, let's go and shake our majesty in front of that highness!" Yue Feijie laughed heartily, and then began to gather the various departments with a whistle.

The soldiers who had just learned from Yun Mo that each person could get two gold coins were already cheering, and when they heard the military order loudly announced by Yue Feijie, they were even more cheerful.

What army does not like victory and bravailing in front of the enemy? What soldier does not want to take the enemy's spoils of war and show his might in front of the enemy, let alone in the face of feuds.

The two hearty victories led by Zhou Yitong Guò himself really established his prestige among these half-elf soldiers. This prestige was not gained by gifts or cultural and educational reasons, but by making the soldiers truly believe that they would be able to obtain more victories and glory by following Zhou Yi. All soldiers are willing to follow a victorious general, not only to reap wealth and glory, but more importantly to live longer on the battlefield.

Under the temptation of showing off their strength in front of the gold coins and the elven feud, the soldiers of the two banners assembled very quickly, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves rushed in the direction of Manchuan Pass. More than 100,000 war horses galloped on the trade road, raising monstrous dust, and the sound of horses' hooves shook the ground as if they were trembling.

General Simpson fled all the way, and after finally getting rid of Zhou Yi's pursuit, he didn't dare to stay for a moment until he returned to the Hicks camp. At this time, Hicks was still supervising the battle under the city of Manchuan, and the soldiers left behind in the camp looked at the wolf appearance of the commander of the First Army, the general of the empire, and the duke with incredible eyes. I really can't believe that the strength of the two armies was wiped out overnight, and even 90,000 pigs could not be killed overnight!

After Simpson arrived at the camp, he tidied up a little and immediately rushed to the front line of Manchuan Pass to plead guilty to Prince Hicks.

The soldiers who stayed in the camp saw tens of thousands of defeated troops pouring into the camp one after another in the morning, and only then did they learn from the mouths of these defeated soldiers that Simpson's defeat was true. At the same time, he also learned from the mouth of the defeated army about the fierceness and ferocity of this Qinling army, and the terrifying magic they mastered that could make the enemy kill each other. The soldiers who remained behind were gradually infected by the fear of the rout, and an atmosphere of pessimism and fear permeated the entire camp, fearing that this invincible army would appear around the camp.

This is exactly the reason why Zhou Yi drove the rout army to the direction of Manchuan Pass, these rout soldiers who had experienced a night of death must be very afraid of the Eight Banners army that haunted them all night like death. Through their mouths, this fear can be spread, and of course Zhou Yi understands the truth that the three of them become tigers, and he also learns and uses it.

Huangfu Lesheng stood at the Manchuan Guancheng Tower, looking at the battlefield with a solemn face. The elven clan's magic crystal cannon is indeed a huge threat, and Zhao Ti is right, the biggest casualty in today's defense is caused by the enemy's magic crystal cannon attack. If it weren't for the long interval between the firing of the magic crystal cannon, I'm afraid that the gate would not be able to hold it for even a day, and even so, the gate was full of potholes.

With the support of the samurai battalion, Yan Junxia once again repelled the enemy's attack. Then there was a roar of gold in the elven army, and the besieging army suddenly retreated like a tide.

Huangfu Lesheng's face changed, and he was a little surprised, isn't Hicks ready to continue attacking today, it's not too late now!

What he didn't know was that in the elven army formation, Hicks didn't want to continue the siege, and according to today's offensive, it was not very difficult to break through the Manchuan Pass. But when he saw Simpson fleeing back from the wolf, his heart was completely cold as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Prince Hicks looked at Simpson with a blue face, if that gaze could kill, Simpson would have been dismantled.

"Your Highness, it's a half-elf, the last general can see clearly, that Qinling cavalry is a half-elf!" Simpson hurriedly added after he finished the matter in detail. He was not at ease, if it was the half-elves who participated in the war and caused such a big loss to their side, then the Darkleaf family must bear considerable responsibility for this matter, and undoubtedly reduced his own guilt.

"Half-elf mongrels!, you say they are those mongrels!" Prince Hicks was really distracted by Simpson's words, and now he not only wanted to kill the defeated Simpson in front of him, but also felt the urge to kill the Darkleaf family. Howard Darkleaf, that idiot, not only did not launch the half-elf uprising, but instead buried the imperial archmage and ten high-level magicians in the Qinling Imperial Capital, and even now let the half-elves appear on the opposite side of the empire, killing more than 100,000 elite soldiers of the empire.

If he hadn't died, Prince Hicks would have slashed him with a thousand knives!

"Withdraw! Return to camp!" Prince Hicks saw Simpson nodding his head in confirmation, and his heart was extremely disappointed, although he still wanted to attack the city, he really couldn't take the powerful half-elf cavalry behind him lightly. In case, if this cavalry breaks through the large camp and comes behind its own army at the critical moment of their own siege, it will be a catastrophe.

The elven army outside the city slowly retreated, looking orderly, and the emperor had to admit that Hicks was indeed a famous general. It's just that a glimmer of realization flashed in his heart now, it must be his disciple Zhou Yi who set off some earth-shattering movement behind the elves, forcing Hicks to have to withdraw his troops. Thinking of what this disciple said in Pingman City, coupled with the cousin who is now leading the army in person, Huangfu Lesheng had to sigh.

If he and Hicks are famous generals, then Zhou Yi is the future god of war!