burning nations

Chapter 137
From July 42, 7, to flatter Zhangwu, Liu Fa's army has penetrated 1 miles north of Hukunlun Hebei. In two months, a total of 200 villages have been built, expanding the country's territory, which is gratifying.

But the army has reached the brink of crisis.

Since the troops were dispatched in March, it is now July. Under the command of Liu Fa, the army moved and extended for four months. The latter two are not standing armies. The summer harvest has already been missed, and farmers are not willing to delay the autumn harvest any longer.

All in all, although Liu Fa has expanded, but now his soldiers have no fighting spirit, no fighting spirit, and low morale. Zhang Cai watched coldly in the crowd, and she finally understood what the iron man was waiting for. She knew better that the defeat was over. Certainly!

She is powerless to change.

This is different from the Battle of Yinshan. Although Ye Lixiao was defeated in the Battle of Yinshan, the soldiers still dared to fight!But right now, even Lin Yunji's back-to-back elite soldiers are usually listless and seem to be drowsy, and Liu Fa's day-to-day conservative tortoise warfare has smoothed out the army's combat effectiveness. Under such circumstances, who can guarantee victory? !

Seeing that the soldiers who had been victorious in a row were all looking powerless, Liu Fa's repeated urging and the general's encouragement failed, but Zhang Cai could guarantee that the iron man's attack was imminent!
Sure enough, on July 7, Liu Fa saw that the army had serious problems, and planned to withdraw on another day.

On July 7, Sun Kang, the commander-in-chief of the Shengcai Army and General Huwei, was attacked by the iron cavalry. The Shengcai Army was caught off guard, and more than 15 people were killed in a night battle, a small defeat.

On July 7, a defeated soldier fled into the army from the rear.

On the night of July 7, the troops of Victory Army General Wang Ma's troops were attacked by iron cavalry at night. Even if they were prepared, more than 16 soldiers and horses were killed, and generals Jiang Fang and Xu Yi died in battle.

Three attacks occurred in two days, 3 generals were killed and no fewer than 2000 soldiers were killed. Liu Fa knew something was wrong, and all the generals knew something was wrong, so they decided to retreat quickly.

But unfortunately, Liu Fa has no chance.

On the opposite side of Liu Fa, the iron general who played against the Zaku Empire was named Thuletu. He is a veteran of the Iron Empire and a famous general. marshal.

Although Tuoletu had very few troops, far from being able to compare with Liu Fa, there were only about 7 riders and 6 troops.But the first enemy is open and dark, the second is full of fighting spirit, and the third is full cavalry.

With these three conditions, Liu Fa has little chance of winning.

Alarmist?look down!

In the current situation, what kind of decision Liu Fa can make Thule can guess with his eyes closed. After all, the two countries have been at war for hundreds of years, and they can know what shit they are going to do just by sticking their buttocks!

Tuoletu immediately arranged, pointing out three ten thousand cavalry commanders to form three teams, one morning, one middle and one night, harassing, attacking, and delaying the Zhagu army day and night; pointing out one ten thousand cavalry commander, bypassing the front The main force of the Zhagu army stormed the two villages of "Baobei" and "Ningbei" behind them, and flattened the corner of the wall they relied on; the remaining three Wanqi commanders, except for one Wanqi as a reserve team, the remaining two respectively Ambushing on the east and west sides of the Zhagu army, forming a situation of spreading nets on all sides and catching turtles in the urn!
Annihilation in one fell swoop!
The iron man general followed the order, and on July 7, the second day after the retreat, Liu Fa's army was entangled by the iron man cavalry, and returned to the immortal speed of traveling 18 miles a day.Now Liu Fa didn't dare to slow down so much anymore, the old general was decisive, gave up all the supplies, and gathered all the cavalry in the army to attack the Iron Man Cavalry, trying to break the iron man cavalry's clenched teeth.

It's a pity that the idea is very good, but the reality is very skinny. Zhang Cai only knows that doing this is a great opportunity to wipe out the cavalry of the Zagu army.

Therefore, the cavalry unit fights first, wins, and kills the enemy by 200 levels.The iron man retreated, and Liu Fa's army took the opportunity to advance quickly. The main force of the infantry passed through a hilly "Qingqing Ridge". Then the iron man cavalry appeared behind, and the Zhagu army cavalry blocked them. They fought head-on. .Only then did the generals of the Zhagu Army understand the ambush, and Liu Fa, who had already left in the distance, couldn't help being anxious!
After Liu Fa sent the army to win the victory, the division Zhonglang turned his head to rescue Yang Ling. Yang Ling went without hesitation. 3000 exhausted infantry and armored soldiers fought bloody 8000 iron cavalry in the plains. until the entire army was wiped out.

The nearby General Bravery and General of the Shengtao Army, Chen Xiu, also sent troops to rescue, and 3000 soldiers also died for the country.

Inside the encirclement, Lin Yang was already in a panic, but Zhang Cai had expected it, so he slapped Lin Yang calmly and woke him up.

"Let's rush out before the enemy is completely surrounded!!!"

Zhang Cai hugged Lin Yang, eye to eye and solemnly said: "It's all up to you, Yun Ji, let the soldiers of the two armies know Lin Wudi's reputation!"

Lin Yang yelled: "Yi Shang, Zheng Wei cover! Armored horses follow Sa's family to charge!!!"

Drink, Lin Yang slapped the horse and danced the sword, shouting loudly in his mouth, those who block me will die, the Zijin Kaitian knife turns into light and shadow, rolling up blood mist, the iron man cavalry fell down the horse with horror and sobs A group of people and Lu Deng rushed out of the encirclement safely.Zhang Cai had expected it a long time ago, so it was a peaceful charge and a peaceful breakthrough.

Following the gap opened by Lin Yang, some soldiers ran out, but only a few.As the gap closes, the other soldiers will be completely trapped. Although there are some mighty generals like Gu Jun fighting desperately, they can't get out after slashing their whips with steel whips and breaking their guns.

Two hours later, the Battle of Qingqingling was over, and Zhagu's army was trapped with 6000 cavalry and the entire army was wiped out. The 19 generals below all levels of the legion, Zhizhai Gujun, Fu Lu, Hu Lei, and Yu Qi were all killed in battle.

After this battle, Liu Fa's army had almost no cavalry, and the most well-organized cavalry unit was the 1500 cavalry of Zhizhai Linyang in Wenquanzhai.

Lost soldiers and defeated generals, defeated troops and destroyed divisions, and morale was even lower.Zhang Cai took the opportunity to ask Lin Yang to take the initiative to invite Ying, and led his troops to break through to contact Sima Jiang Delai on the other side of the Hukunlun River for rescue, and left justifiably.Lin Yang didn't know what Zhang Cai was thinking but felt that what she said was right, so he asked for orders according to her words, but Liu Fa refused.Liu Fa was reluctant to let Lin Wudi go, especially the last formed cavalry.

Therefore, Zhang Cai was furious!
The iron man cavalry came up again, this time Liu Fa didn't dare to throw the cavalry lightly anymore, and was anxious to discuss with the generals.

The discussions among the generals did come to fruition, and the generals decided—turn back to the decisive battle, retreat from the enemy to buy time, and then retreat calmly.

Zhang Cairen was stupefied, and Lin Yang, who sprayed back directly, said, "Since ancient times, has there ever been a dog that loses its family and defeats a powerful enemy?!"

Zhang Cai was not the only one who was stupid, and Liu Fa's confidant Liu Min was also stupid: "Patriarch must not do it! Our army is newly defeated, and the generals are already timid. How can we win the decisive battle at this time? Besides, the iron man will fight with our army at this time. A decisive battle?!"

But Liu Fa, as well as Sun Kang, Wang Ma and others, have put all their eggs in one basket!
Thule Tu's response method is extremely simple, you come and I go, you go and I come, easily playing with the last morale of Liu Fa's army, Liu Fa and other generals put down their faces to encourage their morale.

Reluctantly, he followed the iron man and retreated. Three days later, on July 3, the forward of Zhagu's army was close to the Baobei and Ningbei Erzhai. Only then did Liu Fa know that the Erzhai had fallen.

Baobei and Ningbei villages left behind 3000 soldiers and civilian husbands each, and 8 generals in total, all of whom died in battle.

Zagu's army entered a dead end.

Liu Fa made the last struggle and ordered the army to bypass the Erzhai and continue southward, but how could the army still have the ability to move forward?Even orders are only obeyed subconsciously.

Losing most of the cavalry, the infantry formation was no longer strong, and the soldiers were too tired to fight again. Everything was seen by Thule from the heights. Thule showed a ferocious smile like a wolf, and only Raise your arm.

Liu Fa looked around blankly, seeing countless iron cavalry.

"It's Iron Man Cavalry!!!"

"On the left! There is also on the left!!!"

"We are surrounded!!!"

The hands of the soldiers holding the weapons were shaking, wondering if they were tired.Despair was written on everyone's face.

Although Liu Fa was in despair, he still pulled out the knife at his waist and shouted loudly: "All the officers and men of the army perform their duties! Stand in line! Anyone who dares to flee, and panic will be killed! If this battle is won, the entire army will All rewards!"

"I am invincible! This battle must be won!"

Liu Fa inspired the morale of the army, but it was useless.

Iron Man's assault began.

"Longevity bless Iron Man!"

"Ula!!!"

More than a thousand iron men and heavy cavalry took the lead, rushing headlong towards the huge army formation, and their indomitable momentum was frightening!Behind them, countless iron cavalry followed closely to expand the results of the battle and enjoy this gluttonous feast.

"Block them!!!"

A famous commander came back to his senses in time, and was about to lead his soldiers to resist, but was trampled by the heavy cavalry, and more than 2000 people died under the hooves of the horses.That control was smashed into the head by a mace, and died in battle.

How big is the governor?The commander of a legion is the general, and there are many "divisions" in the legion, such as front, rear, left, right, and middle. The commander of the division is "controlling", also known as "Zhonglang general".

"Block! Block! Block!!!"

"Come towards us! Avoid! Quick!!!"

"Ah! Fight with them!!!"

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The iron man's assault was like entering an uninhabited land under the leadership of the heavy cavalry. The generals of the Zaku army were like fallen leaves in autumn, falling down in pieces and dying in pieces. The iron man's horseshoe stepped on their flesh and blood to advance , the battlefield is like hell.

The most unstable in the army were the civilians, who wanted to flee to save their lives when they saw the iron man's offensive like fire, which naturally shook the already scattered army formation, causing the army to further disintegrate, unable to recover.

In this situation, Liu Fa is still unwilling to give up, because Zhe Letu came for him, and most of the soldiers who died in battle were soldiers of the Shengding Army, and the remaining Shengcai, Shengli, Shengwu, Shengtao Fourth Army and Qingzhou soldiers suffered little loss. , So he ordered Chen Zong, who joined the army under the tent, to wave the flag and call on all the troops to attack the iron man cavalry.He also sent his son Liu Ze to lead 300 soldiers, 200 members of the shogunate guard battalion, and [-] members of the Dianju Gendarmerie to fight against the enemy's cavalry, kill the escaped soldiers, and strive to maintain until victory.

Liu Ze is indeed capable. When he is in danger, he will order thousands of people to hold shields and pistols, order his own soldiers to carry short knives and crossbows, and order the gendarmerie to hold machetes with both hands. He personally came to the front line with a double-edged knife to behead the soldiers, and he took the lead to inspire fighting spirit.The 1500 people in this area fought for several times, and they fought like blood men. They will withstand the attack of the Iron Man Cavalry and resist the defeat.

Seeing this good opportunity, Generals Sun Kang and Chen Xiu quickly commanded the soldiers and horses to detour left and right, and then used their superior forces to divide and encircle the enemy army and eat them bit by bit.Seeing that the situation is getting better, Lin Yang in the formation is optimistic that when the match point is reached, he will lead the Wei Junqi into the battle, but fortunately Zhang Cai holds him back.

"The army of infantry is like a mountain, and the army of horses is like water. It is taboo to move when fighting on foot and cavalry! If the mountain does not move, even a flood cannot destroy it; if the mountain moves, it can be washed away by a trickle. The method is fast, roundabout, cut off, and then divided. Although the tactics are clever, they are still moving, and their weaknesses have been exposed! I see the enemy's ability to use troops, and I will never let them go easily. Therefore, the two generals will be defeated! Our army loses again No matter how difficult it is to control the momentum, er, if the enemy will drive the horse army repeatedly, it will be difficult for our army to regroup and fight again, so Yunji must stay calm, please keep these soldiers for the empire!" Zhang Caiyan said.

Tan Yang also said: "Yun Ji, this statement makes sense."

That's right, Tan Yang joined Lin Yang in the chaos, and his family's cavalry were still there.At this critical moment, Tan Yang chooses to believe in Zhang Cai.

Sure enough, the reserve team in Zhe Letu's hands was released, and with a single blow, the two armies were defeated. Taking advantage of the defeat of the two armies, the iron cavalry on the left and right flanks beat the dogs in the water, and the two armies were defeated. Zhonglang's generals Wang Kui, Xuan Ye, Ni Bing, Lu Dan, Yang Feng, generals Miao Lu, Su Li, Ning Fang, and Ye Jing, a total of 38 generals, all died in battle.

The chain reaction caused by the collapse of the Shengcai and Shengtao armies was that Chen Li, the governor of Gyeongju, was unable to command the Gyeongju soldiers.

Similarly, in the face of endless iron cavalry repeated attacks, Liu Ze persisted until the last moment, and 1500 soldiers persisted until the last moment, they were submerged in the dust of rolling horseshoes.

General Liu Ze, General Liu Hei of the personal guard, Gu Cheng, general of the guard battalion, Lang Baiqing, the judge of law enforcement, Han Xu, Ding Dangningcheng, the military judge, and others all died in battle.

Aizi was killed in battle, Liu Fa was deeply saddened, and with the defeat imminent, he fainted in a hurry.

Seeing that Liu Fa had fainted, the chief secretary Liu Min quickly took over the command and ordered the whole army to break through by themselves.

The order was issued, and under the protection of Lin Yang's force and 1500 back Wei cavalry, Zhang Cai and Tan Yang easily broke through.

After Zhang Cai and the others stepped out, Liu Min sent someone to escort Liu Fa away, and led the rest of the bodyguard cavalry to retreat slowly.The iron man cavalry chased the handsome flag and fought. During the fierce battle, Chen Zong, who joined the army, was shot and died, and the handsome flag fell to the ground.

All the armies walk on their own, in chaos.

There were fewer and fewer people, and Liu Min was surrounded by 17 cavalry and 3000 infantry. He was chased by the Iron Man, cavalry and shot wildly, and swung a knife in close combat.

The iron man cavalry saw that the idea was tough, so they didn't come close to holding their bows and fired a volley. Liu Min was hit by more than ten arrows, most of them were at vital points, and he died together with the soldiers around him.

The sun is like blood
(End of this chapter)