Soldiers who, deception also. Since the war had just stopped, and both the enemy and ourselves had arrived with reinforcements, both sides needed to reorganize their armies, adjust the troops that suffered too many casualties, and recruit new personnel. According to the usual practice, the Northern and Southern armies believed that a new battle might start at night or tomorrow, but they did not expect that the coalition forces would launch an assault without warning.
Just now they were burying pots to make rice, and the sky above the camp was full of smoke, making it look peaceful. In the blink of an eye, the coalition forces ambushing in the camp quickly knocked down the wall on the west side layer by layer, clearing a passage for the large group of cavalry to pass quickly.
Without the obstruction of the village wall, the Northern and Southern armies could see that the so-called smoke was just piles of bonfires without any cooking stoves.
Wu Gen stood on the observation deck of the East Camp and looked at the coalition soldiers who had mounted their horses and were preparing to line up to charge. He couldn't help but be stunned.
It seemed that the other party had gathered more than 30,000 to 40,000 men and horses, and at this time, men and horses were pouring out of the camp in a steady stream. Judging from the direction of its march, it should be intercepting the Confederate troops along the way, while the other way should go straight to Capture Luling.
The whistle of resentment and the cleansing of war horses are all for the opponent to see. Their soldiers and horses have already prepared their armor and are ready to attack. They are just waiting to knock down the wall blocking their charge.
It can be said that launching a charge at this time exceeded everyone's expectations, including Wu Gen. Generally speaking, when the army launches an attack, it either rushes in the day or makes a sneak attack at night. How can it attack after dinner, when the sky is still dark and people are calm.
The opponent took advantage of his own mindset and launched a sudden attack, catching the North and South armies off guard. Standing on the high tower, with the west wind blowing in his face, Wu Gen suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
The coalition forces opened up the passage to the west and launched an assault, which also meant that the troops sent by Ji Xian to support would also attack at the same time.
His interception team of nearly 10,000 people had not yet set off, and the Ba family's troops had not yet arrived at the Luling Camp. It can be foreseen that the defense line in the Zhuolu Ridge area will require the defenders to bear the opponent's attack alone in a short period of time.
Even if the Ba family's troops arrive, they may not be able to withstand the opponent's impact if their footing is not stable. Moreover, the coalition troops may have arrived at Zhuolu Ridge at that time. Attacked from both sides, the defense line at Zhuolu Ridge was in danger.
After today's war, all the generals of the Northern and Southern armies, including Wu Gen, had forgotten that after the return of the coalition troops on the southern front, the two sides were only about equal strength. If the reinforcements on Zhuolu Ridge were added, the opponent actually had a numerical advantage. It's just that everyone was dazzled by the good news that the Qiulin family was destroyed. For a moment, they just felt that victory was just around the corner, and they relaxed their vigilance from top to bottom.
Unexpectedly, the coalition forces dared to launch an immediate counterattack when their food routes were cut off and the war was newly defeated. This kind of use of trickery and control over people's hearts really amazed Wu Gen. Needless to say, this must be Gu Yangsi's method.
With cold sweat pouring down his face, Wu Gen turned over and jumped off the tower. He shouted to the generals gathered below, "Take torches and walk around. Captain Shui Xiao and I will lead 10,000 troops to support first. Bao Xiang and others After gathering the troops, quickly follow up and respond. Xue Xin guards the camp. Remember, if any prisoner dares to cause trouble, he will be killed immediately. The camp must not be disrupted."
After giving orders, Wu Gen and Shui Congyue took seven thousand of the Murong family and three thousand of their own troops and left the camp with a rumble.
These ten thousand people were ready to go to war, so they were pulled out quickly. But Baoxiang's men were responsible for guarding the camp during the day. After the victory, many of them had already left their armor, so it was not so easy to assemble them. As for Xue Xin, he was the main force in the attack on Qiu Lin's family today. He could not be sent out anymore, so he was left to guard the camp.
If Wu Gen wants to support Luling or Ji Ye, the fastest way is to go around the north side of the coalition camp. While marching, Wu Gen was blocked by arrows from the coalition camp, but he was desperate at this moment. He couldn't care about it, so he could only endure casualties and quickly pass through the area.
As soon as they bypassed the coalition camp, there was already a loud killing sound ahead. Under the gradually darkening sky, countless people and horses were galloping. There were dust and smoke kicked up by horse hooves everywhere, making the sky look even darker.
In the distance, there is a river composed of dots of fire, rushing towards the dark mountains in the distance.
Near the Confederate camp, flames shot into the sky. Union soldiers kept throwing rockets, and thick smoke mixed with sparks kept rolling into the night sky. Under the illumination of the flames, the people around the camp looked longingly,
The soldiers on both sides roared and killed each other, and the war was already in a tense state.
On one side is Zhulu Ridge and on the other side is the Confederate Army Camp. Which side is responsible for the rescue? Wu Gen stared in the direction of the Southern Army camp and looked at Shui Congyue, "Let's go catch Luling."
Ji Ye has Yuan Xin, Ji Jing and others there, and it will not be easy for the coalition forces to take them down. Moreover, the purpose of the coalition's large-scale advance is to break through Zhuolu Ridge and join Ji Xian's troops. This is only a secondary attack direction. Therefore, after Wu Gen thought for a moment, he led the people towards Zhululing.
Along the rugged mountain road, Wu Gen led his men and horses on the mountain road, anxiously looking at the blazing mountains in the distance. Due to the battle with the allied forces in front of the ridge, there were not many men and horses left in the camp on Zhuolu Ridge. Only about 3,000 of the Northern Army remained.
With such a long defense line, it is difficult to withstand the opponent's attack from both sides. If the defense collapses, the coalition forces and Ji Xian's troops will sweep down from high to low. I wonder if the Southern Army, which bears the brunt, can hold on.
More importantly, the opponent has opened a passage to Hanlu City, which also means that the coalition forces that are short of food and grass and are trapped here may regain supplies and participate in the siege, and the strength of both sides will increase to twelve. Thirty thousand.
Everyone who leads the army knows that when an army has hundreds of thousands of people, it is not a matter of simply adding a few men and horses. Whether it is offensive and defensive sharpness and toughness, they are all different. In the Iron Hand Province, so many people can be gathered together, which is enough to run rampant everywhere.
This was also the reason why Ji Xin had been urging Ji Ye to expand the Northern Army. He wanted the Northern and Southern armies to reach 100,000 to intimidate various families.
At the moment, we can only do our best to hold the line of defense, isolate the opponents, and destroy them separately, so that the situation will not be ruined.
The further you go, the more coalition forces you encounter, and battles of all sizes are fought all the time. This situation is just like a boat traveling in a river full of ice floes. As the boat pushes these ice floes away little by little, more and more ice floes will accumulate along the current, making it more difficult to move forward.
After a temporary interrogation of the captured coalition soldiers, Wu Gen just learned that there were more than 20,000 troops attacking Luling, and they were personally led by the alliance leader Lu Lie and the governor Bu Kuan.
The eastern passage of the coalition forces was blocked, and there was no chance of a mutiny if they were delayed any longer. Only by opening a road to the west can we find a chance of survival. Therefore, the coalition forces went out with all their strength, with Gu Gan leading a force to block the Confederate army. As the leader of the alliance, Lu Lie fully cooperated with the Ji Xian family on the opposite side and focused on attacking the Confederate army's camp on the ridge.
Wu Gen frowned. He only brought 10,000 horses out, and Baoxiang's reinforcements were still on the way. This battle would not be easy. I just hope that the defenders in the camp can hold on.
The team gradually approached the Jishui Platform. A large number of people gathered here, and Wu Gen's men could no longer advance even half a point.
There are dots of torches everywhere, as if the stars in the sky have fallen to the earth. The dark and gloomy mountains are already covered by these beating flames.
Under these flames, accompanied by the shouts of charging into battle, sharp arrows whizzed past the ears, the cold light of the swords became a patchwork, the hot air breathed by the horses connected into a thin mist, and blood spurted into the air from time to time. In front of the Jishui platform, a pot of porridge had been cooked.
Wu Gen tried to charge several times, but faced with such a thick military force, it was like a wave hitting a solid shore, being beaten back time and time again. Fortunately, the coalition's main attack direction at this time was the forward camp, otherwise Wu Gen would have been squeezed out of this chaotic place.
Several messengers struggled through the crowded battlefield and found Wu Gen's side. "Zhenfu, Commander Zhang is reporting urgently. The enemy is attacking the camp in a hurry. The camp has been lost. We have retreated to the nearby hills."
"What." Wu Gen was very anxious after hearing this and grabbed the messenger. "Didn't the enemy focus on attacking the Southern Army camp? Moreover, I had asked Zhang Wuyang to repair the fortifications facing the west. Why did the Northern Army fall?"
The messenger was covered in blood and said with a panicked look on his face: "Zhenfu, those people coming from the other side can fly. They jumped directly over our army's fortifications and fell into the camp. They were caught off guard and the entrance to the camp was captured by them. We went there, and the enemy troops from outside rushed in, and we were finally captured. Not only us, the Confederate Army’s Ebony Mountain Camp was also captured, and the thieves were attacking the front camp behind Sekishuitai.”
At this moment, the sky is like a silver plate
Under the bright moon, strange black shadows flew past one after another, like bats in the night sky, flying towards the former army camp in the distance.
"That's it. They can avoid the trench towers and fly directly into the camp." The messenger excitedly pointed at the black figures in the distance and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Looking at these strange shadows hovering in the sky, Wu Gen's heart went cold. With these strange people attacking the camp, how could the defense line of Zhululing be maintained.
"Don't panic. These people can fly into the camp, but they don't dare to fly up the mountain. The defense line has not been broken yet." Shui Congyue shouted to Wu Gen, "I will take the Northern Army to detour to support our military camp. , here you and the Murong family continue to bite the coalition forces."
Wu Gen came back from his trance. Yes, no matter how these people flew, they could not fly as freely as birds. Unless they were all masters of the fourth realm or above, there was no need to fight this battle.
The terrain in the camp was relatively wide, allowing them to gain a foothold and facilitate group attacks. However, the top of the hill was narrow, so no matter how many people fell down, they would be slaughtered upon landing. Therefore, the defense line has not been broken yet, at least not completely.
"Okay, go ahead, I'll hold on here." After figuring out the link, Wu Gen was no longer as depressed as before.
Shui Congyue led people around Jishuitai and ran along the rugged mountain road on the side of the valley towards several hills occupied by the Northern Army.
Looking at the crowded Jishui Valley, Wu Gen shouted to Chezhen and Yuan Dai of the Murong family behind him, "Order your men not to flood the Jishui Valley anymore, try your best to capture a higher hilltop, and then shout to me together, Just shout four words and give the final blow."
The two were assigned to fight with the Northern Army this time. Before coming, Murong Yuqiang had told them to obey Wu Gen's command. Although the two did not understand Wu Gen's military order, they still carried it out faithfully.
After throwing a repeating crossbow and clearing the obstacles in front of them, seven thousand people struggled to capture a nearby hilltop. While resisting the counterattack of the coalition forces, everyone shouted to Sekisui Terrace, "The last blow."
Under the command of two thousand households, the shouts of the seven thousand people gradually became more uniform, and the sound became louder and louder, covering the din of the battlefield, and spread towards Zhuolu Ridge in the distance.
For a moment, the battlefield echoed with those four words, resounding throughout the night sky.
