The Zhenjiang Army is really too fierce!
No matter infantry or cavalry, no matter archers or camp breakers, fight as if your life is not your own. Charge and throw away at will, it doesn't matter!
This kind of momentum can probably only be described as crazy.
After a day and night of fierce fighting, Gema knew in his heart that this was the limit of the Xijiang reorganized army.
Not to mention that the walls of the camp are now damaged in many places, and the soldiers under his command are working hard to repair leaks. The most exaggerated problem is that there is even a rare upside-down phenomenon on the battlefield - the casualties of the defender are actually higher than those of the attacker. Still big!
This can only mean one thing. The overall combat strength of the Xinjiang Army far exceeds the level of the Yakutia and Western Xinjiang armies.
If this continues, let alone holding the camp, I'm afraid there won't even be a chance to escape in the end.
Taking advantage of the time when the Zhenjiang Army temporarily stopped attacking and took a short rest, Gema Khan decisively issued an order: Abandon the camp! set fire! The whole army withdraws into Zijin Pass as soon as possible!
At the command, the distressed Yakut soldiers and officers and soldiers from Xinjiang retreated from their fighting positions one after another, as if they had been granted amnesty. Without even caring about the basic order of ownership, they rushed out of the back door of the camp and ran towards Zijin Pass.
When Gema Khan saw this, he couldn't help being furious. He originally planned to summon all his generals to come over and kill several generals from Western Xinjiang in order to improve military discipline. Unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a faint thunder like sound in the distance. The sound of hoofbeats - the Zhenjiang armored cavalry army is rushing to kill!
Forget it, you still have no military discipline, hurry up and run for your life!
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Gema Khan sat on the chair, breathing heavily. His hand holding the copper bowl couldn't help shaking, and the goat's milk almost spilled all over him.
The officer in charge of counting people walked into the room and reported in a deep voice: "Khan, the statistics are clear. There are a total of more than 32,700 people who entered Zijin Pass alive. Among them, our Yakut brothers are 8,000 Two hundred and ninety-four, and the rest are soldiers from the Third and Fourth Divisions of Western Xinjiang."
Hearing this, the muscles on Gema's face twitched involuntarily.
He now feels very regretful.
If he had known this, he shouldn't have done so much trouble before, and he would have simply asked his younger brother, Duke Belen, to rush over for reinforcements.
Gema originally thought that no matter how cowardly 80,000 people were against 100,000 people, they would be able to survive until Beren led his troops to successfully attack. By that time, the home base of the Zhenjiang Army has been lost, and the retreat has been cut off. With the military morale in chaos, it will definitely be difficult to escape the fate of being attacked by the two brothers.
However, who could have imagined it? The Zhenjiang Army was actually so terrifying.
Just two days, just two days! The 80,000 soldiers and horses guarding Pingzhai were defeated by the Zhenjiang Army of similar size and were unable to fight back.
To put it more bluntly, it will just kill him!
Until now, Gema still feels a little scared.
If it weren't for his quick reaction and running speed, it might be hard to say whether the 32,000 remaining soldiers, including himself, could safely return to Zijin Pass.
"Li Jiangyao is so awesome!"
Gema thought silently in his heart. At the same time, he also began to worry about Belen's safety. The certainty and confidence he had before were gone at this moment.
The guard of Zijin Pass standing next to him saw that Gema had been in a daze and couldn't help but said: "Gama Khan, please look away. On the battlefield, any situation may happen. Don’t feel bad about a small loss.”
A small failure?
Gema felt extremely harsh listening to the other party's comforting words. Most of the troops were lost in the first battle, and you actually called it a small defeat. Are you a bastard, mocking me?
Gema snorted with a gloomy face, and then said in a deep voice: "Don't talk about these useless things! Now the rebels are approaching Zijin Pass. There is no other way, so I have to reluctantly take on the responsibility of guarding this place for the time being. "
The guard was stunned for a moment, slightly puzzled: "What did you say? Guarding here?"
"Yes, are you deaf?" Gema glared at him angrily: "I'm talking about guarding Zijin Pass."
The guard couldn't help but smile bitterly and said with suppressed anger: "Gama Khan, are you kidding me? Zijin Pass is the jurisdiction of the Second Army of our Golden Tribe. When did it become the governor of Western Xinjiang? ?”
"When? Just now!" Gema put the copper bowl in his hand on the ground and said lightly: "Just when I led the army to enter the pass!"
The guard of Zijin Pass looked livid: "Gama Khan, what on earth are you going to do? I gave you face before. For the sake of the unity of the two major tribes of Gold and Yelun, I promised you not to report the rebels to the Great Khan and the Prince for the time being. The situation gave you a chance to make up for your mistake. Today, it was because we opened the Zijin Pass in time and let your troops in, you and your men were able to avoid the end of the entire army being annihilated. What? The Yelun tribe thought Do you want to repay kindness with hatred?"
Ge Ma looked at him coldly: "We are facing a huge enemy. Where does all the nonsense come from? In this place, my position is several levels higher than yours, and I have more troops than you. If I don't take over Zijin Pass, who will take over? Could it be that? Are you going to watch it fall into Li Jiangyao's hands?"
The guard raised his sword eyebrows and said angrily: "You are the Khan of the Night Wheel Clan and have a high position, but the Turks are the Turks of the Golden Clan. You cannot do whatever you want! I will immediately send someone to report to the Great Khan and request the Holy Judgment , just wait!"
"Stop messing around." Gema sneered sinisterly: "As soon as I entered the pass, the few people under your command were controlled by my soldiers and horses. All roads from Zijin Pass to the Imperial Capital, They also have my checkpoints, so no news can be sent through."
The guard's eyes widened in disbelief: "Gema, you want to rebel?!"
Gema shook his head: "I don't want to rebel, not at all. What's the benefit of rebelling? It's not my turn to be the great khan of the Turks. I just want to protect myself and my tribe. Before I can completely settle this mess in Western Xinjiang, , no one can give me any information, including you."
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"The enemy retreated too fast." Du Jian, the commander of the Second Army, looked at Zijin Pass and couldn't help but murmured: "I originally thought it would take at least a few days of back and forth before they would retreat, but I didn't expect that they only attacked for three rounds. Ma just gave up and gave us no time to prepare for the pursuit."
Xu Youchang looked at him helplessly and reminded: "Lao Du, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. The enemy will never be beaten at our pace. Therefore, no matter what time, you should be prepared with multiple hands. Before I Just as I told you, keep enough reserves responsible for pursuit and cover to go up at any time."
Du Jian nodded thoughtfully and responded with a serious expression: "Yes, I remember my humble position!"
He hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Boss Xu, what should we do next? Should we make preparations to storm Zijin Pass?"
Xu Youchang shook his head: "It's not the time yet. Firstly, the order given to us by your Excellency is very clear. Drive Gema's troops into Zijin Pass and cut off his communication with Beren. That will be the goal; secondly, the other party must at least still return the favor." There are 30,000 to 40,000 troops, and with the fortifications of the pass, it will not be as easy to deal with as the previous Muzhai. I think we should wait, your Excellency should have new instructions soon."
Du Jian nodded silently and said nothing more.
Xu Youchang thought for a while and then said: "The brothers of the Second Army have worked hard in the past two days in the attack on Gema. Let's temporarily withdraw to the camp to rest. I will leave the task of monitoring Zijin Pass to Heishan's Fourth Army."
Du Jian agreed, turned his horse and galloped towards his troops.
Looking at his slightly lonely back, Xu Youchang couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart. When he was attacked by the Turkic army outside the city of Homnitz, Lin Feng tried his best to cover his retreat, but was eventually killed in battle. Since then, Du Jian has been unable to let go, always feeling that he had killed his good brother.
Because of this, every time he went into battle, he would always risk his life to fight, as if he was deliberately seeking death, and he didn't care about his personal safety at all. The Second Agni Army he led was also the most diligently trained and most tenacious unit in the entire Zhenjiang Army.
Xu Youchang thought to himself: Du Jian is a veteran of the Pegasus Scout Battalion. He is several years older than himself and Li Jiangyao. He is a tough guy who is used to battlefields and seeing life and death. But don't look at his usual carefree appearance, as if he doesn't care about anything, but in fact there is a softest place in his heart, which is always reserved for his good brothers who died in the battlefield.
The softest, but also the heaviest.
Alas, I wonder how many dear and respectable people will be taken away by this unprecedented war?
Just as he was sighing to himself, a horse galloped from a distance. When he got close, the messenger on the horse turned over lightly and neatly, landed firmly on the ground, then performed a military salute and said loudly: "General Xu, your commander-in-chief's military order!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand to untie the mailbox tied behind his back, then took out a roll of silk and presented it to Xu Youchang with both hands.
Xu Youchang reached out to take it, unfolded it and read it carefully twice, and then asked the ordering soldier: "Besides this military order, does your Excellency have any other instructions?"
"Yes!" The messenger's voice was loud: "Your Excellency has specifically told General Xu not to hesitate after receiving the order, and he must be quick! Quick! Quick!"
Xu Youchang nodded when he heard this, and while signing his name on the official document presented by the messenger to confirm receipt of the superior order, he said: "Please go back and report to the commander-in-chief. Our department will set off immediately to ensure the completion of the mission!"
The messengers mounted their horses in response and left in a blink of an eye. Xu Youchang hurriedly ordered people to call Du Jian and Heishan, and gave them a detailed explanation of the layout. Then he ordered the horns to be blown to assemble the main force of the First Cavalry Corps under his command. Set off quickly.
Their destination was Rouge City not far behind.
