In countless post-mortem analyzes in the future, Le Jin and Chen Dao agreed that Lu Meng's siege army was perfect in terms of timing, formation, strategy and tactics. Whether it was an attack at sunrise, a surprise attack through tunnels, or Jiang Xin's sudden turn to sneak attack on the city gate, every step was done just right.
However, Lu Meng did not leave himself any room to deal with variables. What happened at the city gate was a variable that he could not imagine at all.
In this offensive and defensive battle, the last thing he should do is to mobilize a large number of siege troops behind Jiang Xin when Jiang Xin is about to break through the city gate.
For these Jiaozhi soldiers, Jiang Xin's death in battle is not an unacceptable thing. Even if there is a row of crossbows in the city gate, or hundreds of cavalry rush out, they will not have a psychological breakdown.
But what they are facing now is something unknown.
The explosions and thick smoke exceeded the intensity of war in this era and exceeded everyone's understanding, including coach Lu Meng.
Jiang Xin and the siege soldiers were all wearing full armor, especially Jiang Xin, who was armed to the teeth, otherwise Lu Meng would not have let him, a general, lead the charge.
In this era, it is difficult to die with this kind of armor, and it is not easy to get injured. Who would have thought that Jiang Xin would die so inexplicably.
When the soldiers saw with their own eyes that Jiang Xin's men were blown to pieces, thrown high to the top of the doorway and then fell heavily, everyone felt a chill down their spines.
The unknown is the scariest thing. Whether it is a miracle or a magic spell, it makes no difference to these soldiers.
All the rewards and incentives were useless, and there was only one theory left in their minds, that is, if they rushed up, they would also die, and their death would be extremely miserable.
I don’t know who was the first to turn around. In short, the idea of escape spread instantly, and more and more people chose to turn around.
They are not the elites of Jiangdong. They are just soldiers under the Jiaozhi prefect who have never fought in a big battle.
Compared with Cangwu's strawberry soldiers, they were stronger than the Cangwu soldiers because they had fought against the barbarians from Jiuzhen County and Rinan County. However, facing this kind of situation, they still had only one option: escape.
It was just the death of a general, so it wouldn't be like this. After all, Jiang Xinfei was the general who had been training them. However, the tenacity of the Guangxin defenders and their fear of the unknown forced them to flee.
The army was defeated like a mountain.
First, the attacking soldiers on Jiang Xin's side were defeated, and this defeat quickly spread to the soldiers attacking from the front.
Those soldiers who were still insisting on attacking the city under Han Dang's command suddenly found that their colleagues behind them were fleeing, and they were all shocked.
Han Dang was also a veteran who had been fighting for many years. When he saw the signs, he immediately began to suppress them. The team composed of Jiangdong Army mercilessly killed several soldiers who tried to escape. But what he couldn't accept was that more soldiers chose to Escaped.
After all, the supervisory troops under Han Dang were few in number and could not be attacked for a long time. The soldiers who attacked the city knew very well that attacking the city would lead to death, but turning back would provide a way to survive.
"kill!"
Han Dang raised his sword and hacked a deserter to death. He immediately realized that he could no longer stop. The retreating soldiers were pouring back like a tide. With the three or two soldiers under his command, he simply could not kill them all.
"Suffer it!"
Han Dang's eyes were red, and he shouted with gritted teeth, asking the officers from Jiaozhi to gather his troops, but there were a few clever ones among those officers, and he escaped first.
"Ziming, Ziming!"
Han Dang turned around, only to see Lu Meng standing on his horse, looking at the retreating troops in disbelief, but seemed to have no idea and no idea how to face it.
He has obviously done his best, but why is this happening? Why is the city that was destroyed not long ago now a huge wall that he cannot overcome.
"Kill, kill! These deserters deserve to die!"
Lu Meng's eyes were redder than Han Dang's. He held Zhou Yu's sword and slashed at one person with one sword.
Han Dang blocked his sword with a bang and said angrily: "Ziming, are you crazy? This is our Jiangdong soldiers!"
Only then did Lu Meng realize that the people he wanted to kill just now were Jiangdong's own men who were there to restrain the troops.
"Yi Gong, I lost..."
Lu Meng closed his eyes in pain. As proud as he was, he really couldn't accept that he had planned for so long and yet lost so easily.
Han Dang gritted his teeth and wanted to say a few harsh words. He also considered that Lu Meng was young after all and it was extraordinary to have such talent and learning. In the end, he just said "Hey" and said nothing else.
"Restrain your subordinates as quickly as possible. Let's go and meet with the governor first!"
Han Dang ordered Jiang Dongjun to surround Lu Meng and leave here quickly.
He rode a horse and ran for a few steps, then looked back at Guangxin City.
The dark city gate where the explosion just occurred was like a ghost devouring light, and no one dared to take a step forward.
Thirty thousand of them were defeated in this city after all.
With three thousand defending thirty thousand, against ten times the enemy's force, they actually achieved a great victory. The defenders at the top of the city must be very happy.
Han Dang sighed again. It was pitiful that Jiang Xin died of a magic spell after a lifetime of fighting. Ling Tong went deep into the city and his life or death was uncertain. However, the leader of the three of them, Lu Meng, was heartbroken and was on the verge of collapse. This entire army, from soldiers to generals, was completely destroyed. .
"Hey!"
Han Dang exhaled loudly, his voice full of resentment and melancholy, and finally led Lu Meng to gather the troops in depression.
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On the top of the city, Le Jin looked at the retreating enemy troops with dumbfounded eyes. He was indeed delighted, but he had no idea why this was happening. There was a mixture of joy and confusion on his face.
Chen Dao has communicated more with Ah Si and knows more. He heard Ah Si say that if the city gate is breached, Beifu has one last weapon to defend the city.
But he never expected that this thing would be so powerful. It not only killed Jiang Xin on the spot, but also directly led to the defeat of Jiangdong Army.
He heard Ah Si say that in fact, Beifu's final weapon was far from being successfully developed. The ones that could be used now were only defective products and not very powerful.
Maybe if it happens again, Jiang Dongjun will know what it is and won't be afraid.
But now this time, Chen Dao realized that this was an excellent opportunity to fight back and he could not just let the other party escape.
He turned to look at Le Jin. Just as he was about to speak, Le Jin had already ordered his troops.
There were three thousand defenders and not many cavalry, but Le Jin was ready to launch all the cavalry in pursuit.
The time for killing has arrived.
It had only been more than half an hour since the siege began at sunrise. The 30,000 Jiaozhi soldiers led by Lu Meng were defeated and brutally killed.
In this way, Cangwu County was governed by Guangxin, Jiaozhi County was governed by Longbian, and everything was pacified.
Only the main battlefield of Bai Tengjiang was left, and the outcome was still undecided.
There, several fronts became meat grinding machines.
In the far west, Xu Sheng was neither startled nor scorned when he heard Xing Daorong's name. He just waved his long knife and faced Xing Daorong.
