Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 602 The Third Banner Regiment Destroyed
In December 14, Hanhai No.[-] Army led by general Cao Ge detoured from the north and appeared fifty miles north of Hezhong City. The defense line of Hezhong was in danger.

In the temporary headquarters of the Nanchuan Army in Hezhong City, Lin Chuan in military uniform sat behind a mahogany table, holding the latest scout intelligence in his hand and frowning.

Lin Chuan led the Nanchuan No. 20 and the Second Field Army with a total of [-] people deployed on the front line of Hezhong City to carry Hanhai's westward army. Countless battles broke out between the two sides every day, but the Nanchuan Army still stubbornly stopped the Hanhai army. He passed For a week, the people of Hanhai could not save a cent.

The five cavalry divisions of the Seventh Army of Hanhai tried to encircle Hezhong City from the north, because the existence of Raven Ridge was firmly blocked. Lin Chuan believed that as long as he persisted for another week, he would be able to wait until the supplementary recruits arrived from the rear. Enough strength to guard this line of defense.

But it is clear that the plan is not as good as changing. The Hanhai No.14 army suddenly appeared fifty miles north of Hezhong City, which disrupted Lin Chuan's overall plan. The No.16 banner regiment, and the third and fifth banner regiments are just three banner regiments. No matter how brave the Nanchuan army is, it is impossible to block the 2 Hanhai elites coming from the north with more than [-] remnants things.

What Lin Chuan is more worried about is the chain reaction caused by this incident. Now the Hanhai Army that the Nanchuan Army is resisting head-on, in addition to the 30 people under Hanhai's advance group army, there is also the Hanhai Eighth Cavalry Army. The pressure on the army is very high, and now the joining of the [-]th army will undoubtedly break the current balance, and the Nanchuan army will fall into a completely passive situation.

"How is the situation on the front line?" Lin Chuan rubbed his tired temples and asked Xue Wen, the chief of staff sitting opposite him.

Chief of Staff Xue Wen also frowned: "I went to the front line to look at the defense lines of several corps. The situation is not optimistic. Our losses are huge. Many banner battalions have less than a thousand-man team left..."

Lin Chuan continued to ask: "What about the morale of the soldiers?"

"The morale of the soldiers is high, but the difference in strength between the enemy and ourselves is too great, and courage cannot make up for the huge gap."

"Young Marshal, now the No.14 Army of Hanhai has attacked to our north, we may face the danger of being surrounded at any time, we should make a decision early." Chief of Staff Xue Wen reminded Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan nodded: "I know, let me think about this matter again, you go to work first."

Chief of Staff Xue Wen sighed, shook his head helplessly, and walked out.

Lin Chuan spent a lot of manpower and material resources leading the two legions, and lost countless soldiers in the defense line of Hezhong City. Now that he gives up, he will give up. No one will be reconciled. Besides, if he evacuates from Hezhong City, then the next battle will have to be done. They are in the mainland of Nanchuan Province, but if they don't withdraw, they will face the danger of being destroyed.

Just when Lin Chuan was debating whether to give up the Hezhong defense line and retreat, in the north of Hezhong City, Hanhai No.14 Army was rushing towards Hezhong City.

"Hurry up! Speed ​​up!" The road leading to the city in the river was full of noise. Countless soldiers and horses were rushing towards the city in the river. The burning torches formed an endless fire dragon in the dark night, which was majestic.

"General, Raven Ridge is on our left. I heard that the Nanchuan Army is still resisting. Do we need to send someone to deal with them?" In the darkness, a general rode his horse to catch up to the No.14 Army surrounded by generals. Commander Cao Ge asked loudly.

General Cao Ge reined in his horse and raised his eyes to look to the left. In the darkness, there were faintly undulating mountains in the distance, and the fire on the top of the mountain was a little bit of fire. That was Raven Ridge.

"Where's Du Fei?" Cao Ge asked.

The general replied: "Reporting to the general, the scout reported that Chief Du led five cavalry divisions and was blocked in Raven Town on the west side of Raven Ridge. His son Du Chong, the commander of the division, died on Raven Ridge. ..."

After thinking about it, Cao Gelue ordered: "In this case, let's not get involved in this matter, let Du Fei handle it by himself, and order the whole army to speed up, and must attack Hezhong City before dawn. Our No. 14 Army will They are the first troops to enter River City!"

"Promise!" The general promised with a bang, and in the darkness, the dragon of torches rolled towards the city in the south of the river.

"My darling, how many soldiers and horses are needed!" Standing on the Raven Ridge condescendingly, the troops on the east side of the Raven Ridge can be clearly seen at a glance, seeing the torch that can't be forgotten at the end, Chu Ming was shocked.

"Sir, the people of Hanhai are heading towards Hezhong City, the young commander is in danger." Zhao Wenjing, the commander of the Banner Battalion, looked at the torch dragon outside the mountain with a serious expression.

Chu Ming naturally knew that Hezhong City was in danger. With so many vast sea troops rushing towards Hezhong City, the defense line in Hezhong would definitely not be able to defend.

Although he knew that the defense line in the river was at stake, but looking at the few soldiers and horses in his hands, Chu Ming was extremely depressed. What could he do?

"Sir, let's withdraw too. Now that Hezhong City is facing two sides attacking, it is meaningless for us to defend here. If we withdraw too late and Hanhai people attack, we will really be finished." Zhao Wenjing reminded Chu Ming.

"Give me the order, and the whole army will withdraw in 10 minutes." The appearance of Cao Ge's army at this moment made Chu Ming realize that it was meaningless for him to stick to Raven Ridge, so he gave the order to retreat without hesitation.

The No.16 Banner Regiment held on to Raven Ridge for several days, and countless soldiers were killed. Seeing that they were about to evacuate here, countless people shed tears. Under the urging of the officers, the soldiers evacuated along the eastern hillside overnight.

When the army led by Du Fei rushed up to Raven Ridge on the second day, except for the corpses all over the ground, there was no living person to be seen, and the soldiers led by Chu Ming had already evacuated westward.

The current Hezhong City is like a huge magnet, constantly attracting the Hanhai army from the surrounding area to attack. A series of battles broke out between the two sides around the Hezhong City, but as time went by, the Nanchuan Army was under more and more pressure. .

In view of the dangerous situation in Hezhong City, the Sixteen Banners led by Chu Ming followed Cao Ge's army and went to Hezhong City to reinforce the Nanchuan Army troops that were still standing there.

"My lord, there has been a battle ahead!" Chu Ming and Zhao Wenjing joined forces, and kept rushing southward, trying to rush to meet Lin Chuan. After traveling more than ten miles, the front scout came back to report.

"The front is the defense zone of our Third Banner Regiment." Zhao Wenjing from the Third Banner Regiment was very worried about his troops, after all, they were blocking the way of the Hanhai people.

Soon they arrived at the battlefield. The battlefield with a radius of six or seven miles was densely packed with corpses, broken swords were scattered everywhere, stained with blood, and the black flag of the Third Banner Regiment was burned with a big hole, crooked. Standing obliquely in the cold wind.

"My lord! My lord!" Zhao Wenjing from the Third Banner Regiment led more than 1000 soldiers from the Third Banner Regiment to search the battlefield, shouting with a choked voice, but there was no one alive except for the dead bodies all over the ground. Seeing the once-familiar companions turned into cold corpses one by one, the soldiers from the Third Banner Regiment burst into tears, and Zhao Wenjing cried loudly while holding the mutilated corpse of the Third Banner regiment leader.

"Brother, I'm sorry." Looking at the sad Zhao Wenjing, he patted him on the shoulder to show comfort. Except for the reinforcements who survived Raven Ridge, the rest of the people have all died here.

"Sir, the order from the young marshal has arrived!" Just as everyone was grieving, the scouts brought up a man covered in mud.

　Haha, good morning everyone~ I am in a good mood every day.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)