The pirates suddenly withdrew, and Xiang Yan, who was planning to escape as soon as the city was broken, looked confused.
He didn't know what these pirates were planning, so he didn't react at all and watched blankly as the pirates evacuated.
After a while, when he saw the Splitting Mountain Army and Yuezhou Soldiers galloping in the distance, Xiang Yan's expression suddenly changed.
He realized that he had made a big mistake just now, and this mistake was likely to bring him disaster.
Xiang Yan did not hesitate and immediately ordered the city gate to be opened, allowing the Yuezhou soldiers guarding the city to quickly attack.
At the same time, Xiang Yan quickly ran down from the city tower. As soon as he walked out of the city gate, he met Su Kang and Xie Cang who were galloping for reinforcements.
Xiang Yan stepped forward and was about to say something when he saw that Su Kang and Xie Cang's faces were ashen, as if they were about to have a seizure, but they endured it.
The two of them did not dismount, but gave Xiang Yan a cold look. The Splitting Mountain Army and the Yuezhou Army behind them did not enter the city, but immediately dispersed, chasing the retreating pirates in all directions. .
The atmosphere between the two sides was a bit awkward, and this embarrassment did not last long. Immediately afterwards, the messenger from the rear came to report.
"Back to Your Highness, Mr. Xie, we have been encircling and suppressing the pirates in the third county. We have pursued them with all our strength, but they are very fast. They have already dispersed and broken through before we arrived. It is estimated that it will be difficult to annihilate them all."
After hearing the report, Xie Cang waved his hand and signaled to retreat.
On the surface, the news brought by the messengers had nothing to do with Xiang Yan. In fact, as Yuezhou senior officials, they all understood it.
The messenger just wanted to save some face for Xiang Yan, and some things were very obscure.
Before they arrived, the pirates attacking the city suddenly withdrew and broke out. For at least a quarter of an hour, there was no reaction from Xiang Yan's side.
Not to mention blocking them, just watching in a daze. This quarter of an hour of letting go, and waiting until they react, is enough for these pirates to greatly increase their chances of survival in a breakout.
Xiang Yan's face looked ugly at this time. He wanted to defend himself, but he opened his mouth and couldn't say anything.
If Xiang Yan has never experienced fighting, is very unfamiliar with war, misses counterattacks, and does not have the acumen of the battlefield, they will not say anything.
But Xiang Yan's official position was that of a state captain, commanding all military affairs in the state.
And before Su Qi'an came, he was the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou's war.
But just like this, the old man who had fought against pirates many times and was extremely familiar with the war in Yuezhou made such a stupid mistake at a critical moment.
He stared blankly at the siege pirates and left in a grand manner for a quarter of an hour without any intention of stopping them.
In war, this will be severely punished.
Xiang Yan was silent for a while, then opened his mouth and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Yue, Marquis Xie, I..."
"Okay, Lord Xiang, you don't need to say anything. Regarding this Yuezhou War, you made more than one mistake. I don't have time to listen to your explanation now."
"When the war is over, I will naturally give you an explanation. As for how to punish you, there will be an explanation."
"I am ordering you to retain only five thousand defenders in the third county, and the rest will be used by me to hunt down the fleeing pirates."
"Remember this for me, no matter what the cost, we must keep every one of these pirates who invaded Yuezhou in Yuezhou, and let them know that this is the price of invading Yuezhou!"
Su Kang's words ignited the fire in the hearts of many soldiers present.
After fighting pirates for so many years, this was the first time they could fight without any worries.
The frustration I felt before was gone, and now I was filled with excitement.
The soldiers gathered here shouted, and the next moment, under the leadership of their respective officers, they dispersed to attack.
This time, all pirates who invaded Yuezhou must be completely eradicated, and they will not stop until they achieve their goals.
As their soldiers moved, Su Kang and Xie Cang didn't even look at the pale Xiang Yan.
Surrounded by everyone, he turned and left.
Only Xiang Yan, who was a little messy in place, was left.
At this time, Xiang Yan's mind was blank, it could be said to be a mess.
According to his plan, he could watch Su Qi'an fail, reap the benefits without any effort, and get rid of Su Qi'an Yuezhou Commander-in-Chief on any charge.
But the fact surprised him. This Dongshan Marquis was not only courageous, but also extremely intelligent.
It seems that Lucky took advantage of the pirates' loophole and conquered Black Wind Island in one fell swoop.
But in fact, no one could dare to take risks like Su Qi'an and use Yuezhou City as bait for the plans and risky tactics that were implemented during this period.
The entire Yuezhou senior management did not dare to take the risk of this plan. The risks and responsibilities behind it were too great. If there was any accident, no one could afford it.
But Su Qi'an dared to do this. It was his bait that made the pirates who invaded Yuezhou boldly advance, hoping to capture Yuezhou City, and finally come to a central place to bloom.
It's a pity that Su Qian was one step ahead of the pirates and captured Black Wind Island in advance and conquered their home base.
Black Wind Island was taken, and the entire Yuezhou War was completely reversed.
Originally at a disadvantage, with the worst plan of ceding half of Yuezhou, Su Qi'an's changed fighting style instantly reversed the situation on the battlefield.
In this battle, they all knew that they not only won, but also took back Blackwind Island, which had been occupied by pirates for more than ten years. This small island was of vital importance to Yuezhou and could be said to be the bridgehead of Yuezhou.
Now that it has been recaptured, Yuezhou will at least not be so passive when facing the invasion of pirates and Japanese pirates in the future, and will be able to handle it with ease.
The value of Black Wind Island being recaptured cannot be estimated no matter how many victories the pirates win.
After this battle, Xiang Yan knew very well that from now on, no one could shake Su Qi'an's position as the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou.
Su Qi'an's reputation would surpass them in one fell swoop, and he could already foresee that he, as a state captain, would probably reach his end.
Even if he was lucky enough to retain the official position of state captain, the rising Yue King Su Kang had already gained the upper hand, and he could no longer exert any checks and balances on Su Kang.
This is the cruelty of reality. Through this battle, it can be predicted that Yuezhou's officialdom will undergo earth-shaking changes in the future.
The news that Su Qi'an had captured Black Wind Island quickly spread throughout Yuezhou, and for a while, Yuezhou was shocked.
For so many years, under the attack of pirates, the people of Yuezhou were holding their breath in their hearts.
Now that the important bridgehead of Batu Island has been retaken, it is their turn to feel proud.
Under the orders of Su Kang and Xie Cang, whenever they saw traces of pirates, they would count them all and kill them with one knife if they could not escape.
With the actions of the Yuezhou soldiers and the Splitting Mountain Army, even the people of Yuezhou were inspired. For a time, the entire Yuezhou land set off a wave of pursuit of pirates.
With all the people mobilized and surrounded by layers of soldiers, the pirates who invaded Yuezhou with less than 20,000 people left were hunted down after half a month.
Less than a thousand people were able to escape Yuezhou alive. Most of the pirates were either killed or captured.
Since the war in Yuezhou broke out, there were more than 40,000 pirates. By the end of the war, less than a thousand had escaped alive.
It can be said that the pirates suffered heavy casualties this time, and it is basically impossible to launch a large-scale invasion of Yuezhou in the future.
With the pirates killed and captured, the vigorous Yuezhou War came to an end.
When the Yuezhou soldiers counterattacked and hunted down the pirates, a war did break out on Su Qian'an's side.
It's just that this war is not with the pirates who have evacuated from Dongzhou, but with the third master.
It's just that this third leader is not very strong. He doesn't have many people under his command, only four to five thousand people.
As soon as they came into contact with Su Qi'an, they basically collapsed at the first touch. Even the new recruits didn't have time to leave the island to fight back. The third master and his people fled.
Su Qi'an was a little surprised when he saw this scene, and later learned about it through the prisoners on the island.
Su Qi'an probably understands the thoughts of this third boss.
The leader is the weakest among the pirates.
Generally, they are responsible for ensuring the first boss and the second boss are responsible for logistics. They don’t have many people and are not very strong.
This time I heard that an unknown person had taken over Black Wind Island. It was said that there were only 2,000 people. This made the Third Master interested.
I want to try it and see if I can fish in troubled waters.
However, the third leader obviously did too much in the intelligence work, thinking that there were only 2,000 people from Su Qi'an on the island. Who knew that before he arrived, the 10,000 new recruits who had set out to support him had already arrived on the island.
Under this kind of comparison of military strength, even if the third leader had a few hundred courage, he would not dare to attack the island with thousands of people.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, the third master knew the strength of the island and ordered a retreat very decisively.
Su Qi'an did not order a pursuit for the third master who wanted to fish in troubled waters.
This kind of thing can't make any waves. If it is really powerful, it won't always play a logistics role.
As long as the big boss and Japanese pirates from Dongzhou are attacking the island this time, Su Qi'an will keep them behind no matter what.
Unfortunately, Su Qi'an was not allowed to wait for the pirates and Japanese pirates to evacuate from Dongzhou this time.
After the war in Yuezhou ended, Su Qi'an learned the news from Xie Cang.
The Yuezhou pirates were basically wiped out, and the news did reach Dongzhou.
The pirates in Dongzhou evacuated quickly, but it was different from what Su Qian expected.
They did not take advantage of the instability on the island to counterattack southward, but instead retreated eastward.
They stopped at an archipelago a hundred miles away from the coast of Dongzhou.
That archipelago is very desolate, there is no human habitation on the island, it is an isolated island.
Dongzhou pirates and Japanese pirates fled eastward. Instead of letting Dongzhou's senior officials continue to pursue them, they let them go and announced that the war in Dongzhou was over.
Su Qi'an couldn't say anything when Dongzhou's senior officials did this. It was not his turn to intervene in this matter. Dongzhou and Yuezhou were at odds with each other. It was a good thing for the two states that the two sides could end the war in this way.
It only gave the Dongzhou pirates and Japanese pirates a chance to breathe. As for what these pirates and Japanese pirates would do in the future, Su Qi'an was not sure.
Anyway, for now, the recapture of Black Wind Island is of great significance to the defense of Yuezhou. Even if the Dongzhou pirates and Japanese pirates go south in the future, Yuezhou will be fully prepared and will not fight in such an embarrassing manner.
With the destruction of the Yuezhou pirates and the retreat of the Dongzhou pirates, the war that lasted for almost two months finally came to an end.
Su Qi'an's heart dropped.
