As the number of soldiers on both sides continues to decrease, the area covered by the battlefield is also gradually decreasing.
As a result, the intelligence sent back by the Yun Family Army's scouts became more and more detailed, and many deserters were captured.
There were deserters from the official army, and there were also deserters from Ohnozawa. A battle involving hundreds of thousands of troops would have been impossible without deserters.
Through these deserters, Yun Chao learned more and more about the situation.
After repeated discussions with his generals, the Yun family army reached a consensus that the imperial army was expected to lose this time.
Yun Chao passed down orders one after another, and the Yun family army entered the first level of combat readiness, ready to launch an attack at any time.
After a few more days, the war between the two sides finally reached its climax.
Tong Guan wanted to delay for a while longer. Every extra day he delayed could make more money from the army's supplies.
Therefore, Tong Guan least wanted the war to end.
The reason why some wars last for several years, or even more than ten years, is that some people do not want the war to end.
From top to bottom, officials at all levels have made too many war fortunes.
Sometimes, even if you are a commander, you can't end the war even if you want to. If you force it, you may not even be able to save your own life.
However, this war is an exception. Tong Guan does not want it to end, but the Onozawa bandits do not agree.
Tong Guan's army spent the court's money, not his family's business, and he didn't feel bad no matter how much wasted.
The same cannot be said for the bandits in Ohnozawa. They are private enterprises. Every time they spend a penny, the boss will lose a penny. They really can't afford it with the imperial government and the army.
Tong Guan wanted to delay, but he couldn't delay any longer. The morale of his army was getting lower and lower. If the entire army really collapsed, his responsibility as a commander would be lost.
So, on the land of Qilu, the official army and Onezawa bandits, soldiers and local braves, with nearly 200,000 people on both sides, launched a desperate battle!
It is no exaggeration to describe the great battle involving an army of one to two hundred thousand as the sun and the moon without light.
Bloody smoke shot straight into the sky, and the shouts of killing shocked everyone.
Thousands of human traces have been wiped out, thousands of birds have disappeared.
In such a large-scale war, the most unlucky people are not the soldiers, nor the nearby animals, but the common people.
Not only on the battlefield, but within a radius of dozens of miles, there was almost no human figure to be found!
Soldiers with red eyes, whenever they encounter someone, no matter if they are enemies or civilians, they will go up and stab them with a single click!
In particular, some deserters were even more ruthless. They broke into people's villages and killed all the men. The women were worse than dead. They snatched food when they had it and ate their children when there was no food. They were worse than animals!
Therefore, His Excellency Yun Chao, a great ideological mentor and a time traveler who has escaped from low-level tastes, can no longer stand it.
"What, the imperial army is about to die? Shitou, lead your division and slowly approach the Onozawa bandits, waiting for the opportunity. Remember, enter the village quietly and don't shoot!"
"yes!"
Shitou saluted and left after receiving the order.
"Li Xing, lead your division and slowly approach the army, waiting for the opportunity. Remember, you are also entering the village quietly, and you don't want to shoot anyone!"
"yes!"
"Guiying, take your cavalry and act with me. What a shame, these sons of bitches dare to bully the common people. As the common people's soldiers, we must avenge the common people!"
"yes!"
Yun Chao did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and finally built a cavalry regiment.
Of the 2,500 cavalrymen, half are still new soldiers, the kind who can ride on horseback but cannot fight on horseback.
However, this is enough. There is no problem in chasing down the defeated troops.
Not only Yun Chao's subordinates have grown up, but Yun Chao himself has also grown up.
Based on the intelligence from the front, Yun Chao calculated the time of the defeat of the army, which was quite accurate.
The various units of the Yun Family Army used the local hilly terrain to reach about ten miles away from the battlefield without being discovered!
The officers and soldiers, as well as the Onezawa bandits, had no time to care about other things.
The war has entered a fierce stage. The Onozawa bandits used 20,000 people to hold back Tong Guan's Chinese army. The remaining 20,000 people went crazy and attacked a local army!
In less than half a day, a local army collapsed.
After another half day, another local army collapsed.
Two local armies were defeated in one fell swoop, and the remaining two looked bad. They ran away without waiting for the Ohnozawa bandits to attack!
Before the sun set, the Onozawa bandits who defeated the local army came up from behind Tong Guan's Chinese army and defeated Tong Guan's Chinese army in one fell swoop!
Attacked from both front and back, the morale of Tong Guan's Chinese army plummeted, and it didn't take long for them to collapse!
Once Tong Guan's Chinese army collapsed, the outcome of this war was already decided.
Regardless of the darkness, the Onezawa bandits spread out, lit torches, and launched a mad pursuit of the officers and soldiers.
This time, the officers and soldiers were unlucky.
It was dark, the road was slippery, the hills were difficult to navigate, and it was hard to tell which direction to escape!
It's not the officers and soldiers who are stupid, it's mainly the bandits of Ohnozawa who shot out from the side.
The bandits looked like a fresh force at first sight. They looked like they had been waiting nearby for a long time. They were very energetic. As soon as they rushed out, they killed a group of defeated soldiers and abandoned their helmets. They ran like wolves and swine. They couldn't organize themselves at all. Resist.
What's even more outrageous is that this new bandit has no martial ethics at all. He shouted to surrender and killed people at the same time.
As long as they were standing, wearing armor, or holding weapons, they would all be killed!
However, there was one thing that was puzzling to the officers and soldiers. This bandit not only killed the officers and soldiers, but also killed the Ohnozawa bandits who were chasing after them.
The Onozawa bandit was also confused.
Which part of the country are you from? Don’t you see that we, like you, are all under the banner of doing justice for heaven?
Unfortunately, the Onozawa bandits were not given time to react. They had just encountered a group of "Onozawa bandits" under the banner of Onozawa, and another one came from behind!
Damn it!
I have been fighting for a day and I am exhausted. Are you aware of which part of the group you belong to? Were you bitten by a mad dog? How did you catch who bit whom?
Both the Onezawa bandits and the government troops were immediately thrown into chaos as soon as they were charged by the two elite infantry divisions of the Yun Family Army.
The general cannot find the soldiers, and the soldiers cannot find the general. Even if they are found, they do not know who the enemy is.
One second, friendly forces with the same banner as him were greeting him, and the next second, these guys stabbed him in the back. Who the hell could stand it?
The Yun family's army was prepared and unprepared, and defeated the exhausted bandits and officers.
It was dark, and the military organization of the official army and the bandits was dispersed. The Yun family army only paid a small price and achieved a huge victory.
The shouts of death continued until dawn, and then gradually became quieter.
The battlefield was littered with corpses.
The wounded but not dead soldiers groaned in pain.
The morning wind sobbed, sending the bloody smell into the sky far away!
