freenovelworld Chapter 369 Battle of Life and Death
Chapter 369 Battle of Life and Death
During the Qingming Festival, the drizzle is disturbed, and the pear blossoms on the hillside are floating like snow; the green river ripples, the green willows on the bank, and the colorful flowers smile in the spring breeze.
As the plague in Lianzhou, the southern border of Jingsong, gradually subsided, the Xiyue Army could no longer hold back and joined forces with Wucang to attack the army of Liunan. On the border between Liunan and Wucang, drums were beating to the sky, shouts echoed throughout the land, flags fluttered in the wind in the rain, and the soldiers and horses showed a murderous aura.
Since the conflict, although the Liunan Army conquered most of the territory of Wucang Kingdom with an unstoppable force, it also lost a lot of manpower. Later, when the Liunan Army was exhausted, the Xiyue Army led by Yan Zong launched a strong attack, causing the Liunan Army to suffer heavy losses and had to withdraw from Wucang and defend Liunan.
Now, there are only about 30,000 soldiers left in Liunan Kingdom that are capable of defending the country. Even though General Zheng Yu has the battle strategy of General Xiao Hongzhong of Jingsong, he is already discouraged when facing the 100,000-strong coalition force of Xiyue and Wucang.
Although Zheng Yu was brave and strong on the battlefield, he was not good at leading troops in battle and could only arrange the troops with military books. As early as when he fought with the Xiyue Army in Wucang, he had used all the strategies given to him by Xiao Hongzhong. Although the Xiyue Army suffered a few minor losses at the beginning, he was facing Yan Zong, who had fought on the battlefield for more than ten years and had almost no defeats. It happened that the plague broke out in Lianzhou, Jingsong State. Xiao Hongzhong was too busy to take care of himself and did not communicate with Zheng Yu again. Therefore, Liunan Army had to use the same old tricks again, which was naturally seen through by Yan Zong at a glance, and he knew that Liunan Army had run out of tricks.
"From now on, without my order, no one is allowed to open the city to meet the enemy. No matter how the enemy provokes us, we have to defend ourselves to the death!" On the border wall of Liunan Kingdom, General Zheng Yu looked at the 100,000 enemy troops not far away with a solemn expression, and then gave orders to the soldiers surrounding him.
"Father, why don't you let my daughter lead the army to launch a surprise attack on their camp tonight?" Zheng Yunqi, who was wearing silver armor and a silver helmet and looked quite heroic, frowned after hearing this and then proposed to his father Zheng Yu.
Strict defense and defensive defense is not a long-term solution. Instead of waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative and fight for survival.
She had been ordered to garrison in Liunan, so she had not followed her father into Wucang to fight against the West Moon Army. Before that, she was attacked by the West Moon Army and could not lead the army to fight without permission. She had to go out of the city and fight against the subordinates of the King. Although she did not get what she wanted in the end, she still longed to fight against the West Moon Army.
"No, it's too risky. The Xiyue Army is not the mediocre Wucang Army. You must not underestimate the enemy!" Zheng Yu, who has always been conservative and cautious, rejected his daughter's bold proposal without hesitation. After all, he was still young and fearless.
"But how long will this defense last?" Seeing that his father was becoming timid again, Zheng Yunqi became extremely anxious.
Zheng Yu ignored his daughter's anxious words, looked up at the 100,000 enemy troops in front of him and sighed deeply. The morale of Liunan's army had long been exhausted. How could he know how long they could defend this border city?
The rain was getting heavier, and the 100,000-man army several miles away from the Liunan Kingdom's city wall was still on full alert. The King of Xiyue Kingdom and General Shufeng rode side by side on tall war horses in front of the central army, one of them was cold and majestic, and the other was full of vigor. Next to Shufeng was General Shi of Wucang Kingdom, and following closely behind them were Yu Cheng, Wei Zhun and several other generals of Xiyue Kingdom and two other generals of Wucang Kingdom. Arnold was just a small centurion now, and he was eager to make a contribution, so he went to the front army on his own.
"General Shi, would you please let your Wu Cang army take the lead?" Shu Feng tilted his head slightly to look at the general of Wu Cang Kingdom beside him and said with a hearty smile.
General Shi's face suddenly stiffened. Although he resisted in his heart, he really couldn't refuse. After all, they asked the Xiyue Army to help them. After all, they were guests. The Wucang Army should be the first to attack.
But he, as a great general, knew the combat power of the Wu Cang Army very well. Without the help of the Xiyue Army, they were no match for the Liunan Army. At present, the Wu Cang Army already had very few troops left. If they took the lead in attacking the city, they would probably lose nearly half of their troops. As a great general, he was naturally heartbroken!
"Don't worry, just lead the charge, and our Xiyue Army will help you from behind." Seeing General Shi's concerns, Shufeng still smiled and raised his hand to pat his shoulder, comforting him.
Seeing the other side say so, General Shi naturally had no choice but to bite the bullet and let the Wu Cang army go up. As the melodious horn sounded, the Wu Cang army in the front line pushed their chariots and ladders and rushed towards the city wall shouting after receiving the order.
"Archers, get ready!" General Zheng Yu immediately gave an order upon seeing this, and Liunan's army also joined the battle to defend the country.
When the Wu Cang army attacked to 50 steps from the city wall, arrows rained down from the wall, and screams were heard for a while, but the newcomers still swarmed in, stepping on the corpses and blood of the former. Although the Wu Cang soldiers were like frightened birds facing the Liunan army, they had no choice on the battlefield and had no way to retreat. The way forward was death, and the way back was also death. Being a deserter would not only lead to death, but also bring trouble to their relatives, so they had no choice but to continue to fight forward.
Watching from afar as the first batch of a hundred or so charging soldiers had been killed or wounded before they even reached the corner of the wall, General Shi closed his eyes in despair, not daring to look anymore.
After an incense stick of time, the horn sounded again, and the second batch of Wu Cang troops continued to rush towards the city wall, roaring like wild beasts. This batch had many more archers, and the Liunan troops on the city wall also began to suffer casualties. After half an hour, the Wu Cang troops suffered heavy casualties again, and the horn sounded for the third time...
The Wu Cang army's wheel-like siege tactics did not stop until dusk. Although the Liunan army was exhausted, the losses of the Wu Cang army were even more serious, and it was as if they killed 500 enemies but lost 1,000 of their own.
"It's getting dark soon. Why don't we withdraw our troops and return to the camp and continue tomorrow?" It got dark early on a rainy day. Shufeng stretched his shoulders and neck, then yawned and said slowly.
"General Shufeng, you just promised in person that the Xiyue Army would help our Wucang Army. We have lost most of our troops in several waves of attacks on the city, which has caused the Liunan Army's defense to relax. We should take advantage of the situation to capture the city in one fell swoop. How can we withdraw our troops? If so, wouldn't the soldiers of our Wucang Army have sacrificed their lives in vain?" General Shi, who was standing aside, became furious when he heard this, and questioned Shufeng with his round eyes like copper bells.
"General Shi has led troops for many years. Doesn't he know that it is not suitable to attack a city on a rainy night?" Without waiting for Shufeng to respond, Yan Zong suddenly spoke coldly. The spring rain hit his cold black armor and made a slight tinkling sound.
Prince Zong's words immediately rendered General Shi speechless, and he felt very uncomfortable as the breath he was holding in his chest.
"General Shi, don't worry. Tomorrow our Xiyue Army will double the revenge for what the Wucang Army incurred today." Shufeng raised his hand and patted his shoulder, pretending to comfort him with regret.
General Shi did not say another word. He just clasped his fists and bowed, then turned his horse around and left angrily.
Seeing the retreat signal outside the city wall, everyone in Liunan's army couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but they also knew that this was only temporary. Tomorrow the Xiyue Army would take action themselves, and Liunan's army would be faced with a life-and-death battle.