"Damn it! It's still a step too late!" Zhongli Moyin muttered unwillingly with a sullen face.
As soon as the news of the fall of the second battalion came, Huangfuyue realized that the empty fourth and fifth battalions were definitely a weakness for them.
Therefore, Zhongli Mo was immediately sent to support the fifth battalion, and two of the eight generals of the Forbidden Army were sent to reinforce the fourth battalion.
But by the time Zhongli Mo arrived, Dahong and Limu had already resolved the battle, and Zhongli Mo's life was in vain.
"Retreat!" Zhongli Mo ordered helplessly.
Although the enemy's foothold was definitely not stable at this time, there were only 3,000 people behind him, so it was impossible to launch an attack rashly and they could only choose to retreat temporarily.
Within a day, the Second Battalion and the Fifth Battalion were defeated one after another, leaving a layer of gloom in the hearts of all the generals in the Forbidden Army. Finally, thanks to Huangfu Yue's efforts, the morale of the Forbidden Army began to show signs of recovery. But after this defeat, it hit rock bottom even more at this time.
The second battalion is broken, so the defense of the first and third battalions is meaningless. The first line of defense has opened a gap, and the enemy can already follow this gap to attack the fourth battalion of the second line of defense. and the 5th Battalion.
But with the fifth battalion broken, a gap was opened in the second line of defense, and the enemy could then attack the eighth, ninth and tenth battalions. As long as one of these three battalions is defeated, the Tianqishan defense line will be completely broken, and the entire coalition army can march straight into Henan Road.
When the news spread to the back camp, even the old and strong Huangfu Yue felt confused since he came to the front line. It wasn't even a month, but the first two lines of defense were no longer there. It was impossible to say that Huangfu Yue's heart was not shaken.
"Go ahead and order the first and third battalions to retreat to the fourth battalion!"
"Transfer half of the troops from the 6th and 7th battalions each to the 8th, 9th and 10th battalions." Huangfu Yueqiang braced himself and immediately changed the original strategic defense deployment.
Now that the war situation has developed to the current level, it is natural to adjust the defense strategy accordingly, otherwise it will only allow Han Xin to seize more opportunities for no reason.
With the loss of the 2nd and 5th Battalions, the first line of defense has been completely destroyed. Then, there is no need for the 1st and 3rd Battalions to stay. At this time, it is best to use the limited forces to the edge. above.
Although the second line of defense has also been opened, it does not mean that the fourth battalion is useless. The fourth battalion was defended, and at least the sixth and seventh battalions behind the fourth battalion had no problem.
The third line of defense is the last five large camps. No matter which one of these five large camps is opened, it will declare that the Tianqi Mountain defense line has been completely broken, which is equivalent to the enemy's breakthrough in Tianqi Mountain. opened a passage.
This is another reason why there are no checkpoints built in Tianqi Mountain, because there are too many entrances and exits in Tianqi Mountain, even if we exclude those who can only walk alone and cannot large-scale troops. If all the exits and entrances of the operation and the remaining exits and entrances are built, it will be a waste of time and money, and it will be a long-term investment.
Therefore, if the fourth camp is not broken, Huangfuyue only needs to firmly guard the four camps. But if the fourth battalion is defeated, then Huangfuyue will have one more battalion to defend.
When the military strength is at a disadvantage, it is natural that the fewer places that need to be defended, the better.
"My lord, this is not the way to go. The morale of the soldiers..." Su Ze didn't know what to say at this time.
After Huangfuyue arrived, he tried his best to regain his morale, but after these two defeats, he was at a loss for words again!
If this problem is not solved, their third line of defense will be lost sooner or later!
"How are the generals recovering from their injuries?" Huangfuyue asked with a headache.
The issue of morale is indeed a problem that they must solve now.
"Most of the generals have recovered, at least they will not affect the battle!" Su Ze replied.
After about a month of recuperation since the decisive battle at Chu Xizhao, many generals had been injured before. He's almost done recuperating now. Of course, it is impossible for some seriously injured people to recover in such a short period of time.
But fortunately, none of the main generals suffered such serious injuries in the last battle! Even if it's not completely healed, it's almost done, and at least it won't affect the game.
"Where are the enemy troops? What are their movements?" Huangfuyue asked again.
"The enemy Hu Luguang's troops came forward with 40,000 troops. Yang Su and Dahong each led 40,000 troops and approached the 9th and 10th battalions. Han Xin personally led 50,000 troops and approached the 8th battalion! Qie Xingtian , Nangong Qixing, Yang Jian, Big Mac, Li Yuanba, and Limu are all in Han Xin's army, and the three kings, Wang Yu, and Xuanyuan Huang have also come to the front line from the rear!" Su Ze will receive the news. I will report it after sorting it out.
Three Kings, Wang Yu, and Xuanyuan Huang have arrived in the capital in person. Strong generals such as Xing Tian, Nangong Qixing, Yang Jian, Ju Ba, Li Yuanba, and Limu have all gathered under Han Xin's tent. This time the enemy is completely It's time to get serious.
"It seems that Han Xin is considering the Eighth Battalion as a breakthrough target!"
From the beginning of the war to the present, this was the first time that Han Xin revealed his true target of attack, but Huangfu Yue did not breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, Han Xin's troops and horses combined are only part of the coalition's strength. In other words, Han Xin still has a large number of troops in his hands. You can call him at any time.
Based on this, even if Han Xin exposed his main attack direction, Huangfu Yue would not dare to easily mobilize troops from other battalions to stabilize the eighth battalion's defense.
With a large number of spare troops still in hand, once the other battalions mobilize their troops to stabilize the defense of the 7th Battalion, who knows whether Han Xin will suddenly increase his troops and catch them off guard!
Although the terrain could not support the deployment of more troops, because Han Xin still had a large number of mobilizable troops, Huangfu Yue did not dare to easily mobilize troops from each battalion.
In other words, this time, although Han Xin directly exposed his main attack direction. However, Han Xin can change their main attack direction at any time!
Of course, the terrain is limited by both sides. The coalition forces cannot deploy too many troops, and the Forbidden Army cannot deploy too many troops. At this time, even if the Forbidden Army dares to mobilize soldiers and horses from each battalion, the number is limited.
Regardless of Han Xin's exposed main attack direction, Huangfu Yue was still forced to distribute his limited troops everywhere.
(End of chapter)
