My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 639: Blood Flows Like a River, Corpses Rise Like a Mountain
When the Sakprut Empire launched a civilian offensive to establish a defense line around the eastern and southeastern borders of Ophelia.

Su Chen has already begun to implement the strategy sent by Zhuge Liang. Following the main Satsuma army, led by Adal and Budares, wearing the armor and robes of Xia, raising the royal flag of Daxia, they began to advance towards the northern gate of Ophiro and the border of Nongma.

This naturally attracted the scouts of the Sakprut Empire. Knowing how powerful the Eastern Seris army was, they did not dare to get too close. They only saw the flags and the huge marching army from afar.

And more accurate news from Satsuma Plateau.

Tell them about the deployment in the rear.

After analysis, Arthur, Merlin, Gawain, Lancelot and others quickly determined that the marching army was the Samians who were trying to attract them, rather than the main force of Ceres.

"Emperor Celis is using the Samians to attract our attention, so his army can easily bypass them and march directly into Ophiro."

"This information is very important and accurate. It seems that the merchant Seres really wants to oppose their emperor."

Arthur listened to the analysis of his friend and mentor Merlin, and also made his own judgment in his mind. He learned from Mortnar who returned to Nongmar that the rear of the Ceres army was short of troops at this time.

The main forces were in Analia and Mirantel, and were being exhausted by the civilian offensive he launched, so their advancement was slow.

If this continues, within half a year, Seris's army will no longer be able to fight, and the several reorganized legions in his hands that have been well-rested will be invincible.

If you are lucky, you can chop off Emperor Ceres' head in one battle.

This was the strategy he originally formulated and it was also the safest way to play.

But now, there is a better opportunity to cut off Seris' retreat and, in turn, take advantage of the opponent's tactics to kill the main force of Seris' army in one fell swoop.

The choice between safety and risk put him in a dilemma.

The former takes a lot of time, and although the latter has certain risks, it not only shortens the time of the Seris's defeat, but also brings surprisingly great rewards.

Arthur looked at Merlin and Lancelot with some confusion. This was the first time he hesitated since he came here.

Merlin had always been his right-hand man over the years, giving him advice and guiding him through difficult times.

This time is no exception.

"My dear king, there are risks, but the weakness of the Seris has been exposed. While they were still using the tactic of attracting us with the Samos and feeling complacent, our army had already quietly killed their way in front of them. Can you imagine what the Seris's expression would be at that time?"

"Panic and fear will be written on their faces." Arthur nodded on the throne, "Then do as you wish, my mentor. However, in order to prevent the people of Ceres from noticing, we still have to make them feel that we have fallen into a trap."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Merlin bowed and raised his hand to his chest as a salute. After that, he returned to his castle tower and used the secret technique again. This was the power he absorbed from the escaped old man Ceres. It was a secret technique that could make ordinary people crazy and obsessed.

He walked to the top of the tower, stood in the center of the magic circle, and raised a brand new wooden staff in his hand. Soon after, in the distant provinces of Analia and Miranter, the wandering civilians looked like unconscious corpses, showing fanatical expressions and running quickly. They gathered in large numbers in groups.

Before that, there was a period of peace and stability.

On the second day of September, in the central part of Analia Province, more than 500 miles away from Mengduogo in the north, Su Chen walked on the city wall of the small town of Jima with his hands behind his back.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu followed behind him. There were no living people to be seen in the distant city gates, markets, and streets. Corpses of all kinds covered the streets. A large number of civilians attacked the army frantically, but in return their bodies would eventually rot on the streets.

"...These people are abnormal. I suspect that King Arthur over there has a person similar to the national master. Regardless of the casualties, launching such an offensive is indeed too effective."

The wind blew on his face and body, and his cloak fluttered behind him as he finished speaking. Su Chen stopped, then clenched his fists and pressed them on the parapet, looking at the corpses being dragged away by Yuezhou soldiers on the street below.

“The more effective it is, the less likely they will miss the opportunity.”

"Isn't that king very powerful? Can't he detect it?" Xu Chu asked in a low voice.

"Haha, Zhong Kang, you don't understand those guys in the West. They are very conceited... Moreover, they have always thought that they are the hunters and we are the prey."

The autumn wind blew across the city, bringing with it heat.

"But when the time comes, who is the prey and who is the hunter will not be up to them." A strand of hair brushed across his forehead in the wind. Su Chen retracted his gaze, turned around and continued walking: "There is a common saying that a true hunter will appear in the form of prey."

"We are now dressing ourselves up as prey."

As the light shone down, Su Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, and then walked down the city wall.

On the fifth day of September, while the Qingzhou Army and the Yuezhou Army as the main forces turned north, the flames of war continued to burn fiercely in Analia, spreading madly to the west and north with this place as the center.

The Mongolian light cavalry, who had always served as the vanguard, led Su Chen and told him that since he was the enemy, he had to follow his orders to be the enemy completely and madly slaughter everything he could see.

The villages and towns of the Sakpruit people were swept away again and again by the sea of ​​cavalry. Thousands of people were slaughtered and their heads were impaled on stakes as a deterrent.

Wherever the marching army passed a place where there were Sakpruits, corpses piled up like mountains and blood gathered into rivers, dyeing the villages and towns a glaring red.

Soon, the war spread to Mondogo in the north of central Analia.

No unnecessary words or commands.

The Mongolian cavalry directly surrounded the city, galloping on horseback and shooting arrows, suppressing the Sakprut archers on the city walls.

Led by Le Jin and Xu Huang, the Qingzhou army climbed up the city wall, and Xiahou Dun worked together with two Yuezhou army generals to attack the city gate.

The battle lasted for two days. The eastern gate of Mondogo was breached, and the 50,000 Mongolian cavalry besieging the city rushed in.

The fierce city defense then turned into street fighting.

The Qingzhou Army and the Yuezhou Army soon joined in, the houses were set on fire, and black smoke rose into the sky.

The noisy street fighting lasted until late at night. The Qingzhou Army and the Yuezhou Army deployed defenses in every street and alley, advancing slowly and methodically, and carefully checking every place.

Almost all the Sakpruit soldiers who hid or resisted were killed, and their bodies were thrown into the streets to save some effort for their comrades who were collecting the bodies.

In the direction of the Lord's Mansion, two-thirds of the entire city fell into Su Chen's hands, and the resistance there was still continuing.

After several unsuccessful attacks by the Yuezhou army soldiers, Xiahou Yuan directly ordered the abandonment of this luxurious courtyard the moment Su Chen's imperial carriage entered the city.

He ordered the soldiers to use rockets and pile up firewood around the mansion. Then, a sea of ​​fire formed by rockets instantly covered the mansion.

The fire burned fiercely, and the Sakpruit soldiers who had been resisting rushed out with their bodies on fire, rolling on the ground frantically and shouting miserably. The flames of war illuminated the night, and the surging sea of ​​people spread across the streets. The Sakpruit people in the houses rushed into the streets, resisting or kneeling down to beg for mercy.

However, the Yuezhou soldiers who rushed over were not sure whether they surrendered or not, so they pushed them to the ground, raised an iron spear and pierced his stomach, with the tip of the spear protruding from the back and nailed to the ground, and then drew their swords and stabbed him again cleanly.

The continuous sieges and fighting made the Yuezhou soldiers, who had never fought such a war, exhausted, but they also knew that if they did not do so, they would most likely be unable to leave the western land.

At night, the entire city of Mondogo was burning in flames, and the sweeping troops ravaged every place here until all resistance was wiped out.

At the same time, the Samians, disguised as the army of Ceres, led by Adal and Budares, rushed to the northern border of Ophelia to join forces with An Lushan and Anuhu.

On the second day after Mondogo was captured by Suchen, more than 100,000 Sakpruit civilians came from all directions, and Adar and An Lushan's contact with the rear was cut off.

It caused quite a shock to both armies.

However, Adar later brought Su Chen's order to An Lushan, and this Hu man who had gone from rebelling to becoming emperor was completely relieved.

In the afternoon, just as the Sakpruits, numbering more than 100,000, were preparing to launch a siege, An Lushan and Adar led two armies to break out to the east. This was the route Adar had taken when he came.

The fanatical civilians who were following and hunting them continued to fight the army's bows and crossbows with flesh and blood at all costs until they forced the enemy into a nearby valley.

Afterwards, the first wave of more than 40,000 people rushed in!
……

Just as 100,000 civilians were chasing the breaking out Seris army, nine legions totaling 100,000 in the city of Nongma had already left the territory of Ophiro from the southwest, crossed the border between the two places, and attacked the main force of the Seris stationed in Mondogo.

"I don't want to see any living Seris." A figure rode on horseback, the wind blowing through his hair. It was a familiar face.

The Glorious Knight——Lanmarok!
He held a lance and gave the order.

With him were nine knights, who were the Knights of the Round Table who had died in the battle before and were standing in front of Ceres' army again.

However, just as he finished speaking, a black line slowly advanced between the sky and the earth at the end of his vision.

"They...are not good!"

Lanmarok's eyes narrowed. "Merlin's plan has long been seen through by them... No, they have been waiting for us here for a long time! The Samos who attacked the disguised Seris..."

……

As he spoke, the valley far southeast of the Ofeiro border was already filled with wailing and cursing.

Countless tumbling rocks rolled down from the cliff, and there were also burning logs, dragging long flames, smashing into the crowd or igniting the nearby woods.

For a moment, thick smoke and flames filled the valley.

An Lushan, Anuhu, Adal and Budares, who had retreated into the valley before, were now standing on the cliff, watching the figures fleeing in panic in the valley and running desperately to the back and front.

All the things in the valley were prepared and stored here by Adar and Budares on their way here.

"Can the people of Seris predict the future?" A'dar looked at the hell on earth below and turned his face away.

"No, but there are still a few people who can predict the future."

An Lushan had never understood what it would be like to burn the Rattan Armor Army before. Now, under Zhuge Liang's plan, he personally presented it to him. It was a feeling he had never experienced before, and it was even more comfortable than when he captured Chang'an and became emperor.

After all, tens of thousands of people were burned or choked to death in the fire he had ignited, which was simply exciting for him.

It's just like when I was a kid, I was causing trouble for a nest of ants.

"Next, we need to deal with the remaining barbarians outside the valley!"

An Lushan carried the one-legged bronze man and told Adar, Anuhu and the other two to turn around and leave. Soon after, he led the troops stationed in front of the valley, bypassed the entrance of the valley, and charged into the surging Sakpruit civilian group from behind.

Far outside the city of Mondogo in the south.

The war on the plains has already broken out. As soon as the war started, both sides deployed 50,000 troops. The battlefield spanned more than 80 miles, from the mountains to the plains, and there were fighting camps everywhere.

On the plains and the flat areas at the foot of the mountain, scouts from both sides were constantly fighting. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of the Qingzhou Army was galloping across the fields and rounded upon a group of light cavalry from the Glorious Legion who were also launching a surprise attack.

The waiting Yuezhou army formation was divided into twelve battalions, which slowly advanced to the front line, reinforced the Qingzhou army in various places, and fought with the Sakprut army.

Neither side tested each other, and the fight started with a terrifying offensive.

Han Xin sat in the center of the battle, handling the battle situation in all directions in an orderly manner. While comparing the enemy's combat effectiveness, he also issued orders one after another.

The Qingzhou Army's Tiger Cavalry and Heavy Cavalry moved at the sound of the horn, and as the spearhead, they rushed towards the flank of the Sakprut army that was fighting on the plain.

The Leopard Cavalry followed closely behind, and after the Tiger Cavalry broke through the first line of defense, they shot arrows at the enemy's army.

Just as the Glorious Legion launched a counterattack, Xiahou Dun led the heavy cavalry to withdraw from the enemy's formation, but retreated regretfully without exerting his full strength.

But Lanmalok would not let them leave easily, and immediately sent out a full-scale legion of cavalry to chase them down.

At dusk, Xu Huang and Le Jin, who were lying in ambush in the woods, each led two battalions, about 4,000 people, to attack from the woods on both sides.

The 3,000 cavalrymen of the Glorious Legion who were pursuing them were suddenly thrown to the ground.

A large amount of arrows splashed blood in the crowd. Xiahou Dun, who had been fleeing in the front, led the heavy cavalry back and launched a crazy counterattack against the Glorious Legion cavalry that had slowed down and was in chaos.

In one battle, 1,200 heads were beheaded. The severed heads were then piled up into a mausoleum and stood on the plain. After repeated fighting, the anger of the two armies was completely ignited as night fell.

At the same time, An Lushan and Adar attacked from the northeast.

The Wolf Riders in the central and western parts of the Analia Province are also on their way north.

……

"He's still alive?" Su Chen looked at the battle report sent by Han Xin and learned that the knight who had died in the battle had reappeared. He was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Then let him die again."

(End of this chapter)