Ling Ning left Lizhou City in the early morning, hurried on the road, and returned to Lishuiguan in the afternoon.
From a distance, I could see the imperial army attacking Lishuiguan. Because of the distance, I couldn't see the actual battle clearly, but it must have been even more tragic than yesterday.
Ling Ning did not continue to get closer to avoid being discovered by the scouts, but he turned around and went west to Songshan. He followed a hidden mountain road into the mountain. After walking for half an hour, he found Jia Huaiying's arranger in a dense forest. Hidden weapons and armor, as well as a large amount of dry food.
It was covered with branches and leaves. Even if Huang Yuanzhang's scouts came to inspect Songshan, they would not be able to find these things.
Ling Ning looked at the sky and saw that there was still an hour until dark.
Huang Yuanzhang's army attacked Lishuiguan from early morning without stopping all day long. Even if the army could take turns to attack the city, the soldiers were still hungry, thirsty, and physically and mentally exhausted.
This was the perfect moment for Ling Ning to launch a sneak attack.
Thinking of this, Ling Ning glanced at the system:
[Killed 38752 warriors, will it come? 】
In the past two days, Huang Yuanzhang's side had killed more than 15,000 people, which shows the brutality of today's siege. Relatively speaking, the losses suffered by Beiyou Army at Lishuiguan Pass will not be small either.
Generally, the battle loss ratio in a siege battle is one to three, but the Beiyou Army's united morale, strong combat effectiveness, and relying on the strength of Lishuiguan can increase the battle loss ratio to one to five, or even more.
Calculated at one to five, Huang Yuanzhang's side has suffered losses of more than 20,000 people, so the number of casualties of Beiyou Army also exceeds 4,000.
"This battle can only be won quickly to demonstrate the tyranny of our Beiyou Army, to firmly establish the counter-flag, to shock the world, and to gain a firm foothold!"
Ling Ning gritted his teeth and said, then he no longer hesitated and waved his hand.
next moment,
38,752 soldiers appeared out of thin air. They stood in the pine mountains, densely packed at a glance.
Then, more than 30,000 people knelt down on one knee and shouted in unison: "Greetings, my lord!"
Ling Ning suddenly felt his heart surge.
These are more than 30,000 elite soldiers. Each one of them has a firm gaze, looks forward to death, and is loyal to Ling Ning!
"Everyone, get up!" Ling Ning raised his hand.
More than 30,000 soldiers rose up without saying a word, waiting for Ling Ning to give orders.
Ling Ning glanced at these warriors and selected four burly and sturdy men.
The four of them are all over 1.9 meters tall and have powerful bodies. The other warriors are a little afraid of them.
"What are the names of you four?" Ling Ning asked.
The four people replied in turn:
"Reporting to my lord, the villain's name is Zhu Yuan!"
"Reporting to my lord, the villain's name is Xue Niu!"
"Replying to my lord, the villain's name is Lu Bao!"
"Reporting to my lord, the villain's name is Cao Hu!"
Ling Ning nodded and said: "Zhu Yuan, Xue Niu, Lu Bao, and Cao Hu listen to the order. From now on, you will be promoted to the position of general, with each leading nine thousand troops. Zhu Yuan, you lead the Shen Yuan Army. Xue Niu, you lead the Tianniu Army. Lu Bao, you lead the Flying Leopard Army. Cao Hu, you lead the White Tiger Army. I’ll give you half an hour to get your army in order.”
"I obey my command!" The four of them were overjoyed and immediately began to rectify their troops.
Half an hour later, the four legions were formed, and the remaining two thousand people served as Ling Ning's personal guard battalion to protect Ling Ning.
Later, Ling Ning appointed the leading captains of each army.
Each legion has seven to eight leading captains, commanding 1,000 to 1,200 troops and assisting the general.
Ling Ning's selection criteria were very simple. He chose whoever was strong and proud. After all, this appointment is only temporary, and will be re-selected in the future, with the capable ones being promoted and the weak being demoted.
As for the positions of leading captain, brigade commander, team commander, team leader and so on, the four Kizaru men appointed them themselves.
Two more days of burning incense have passed, and the four armies have been formed.
It's still rough, but it's good enough.
The next step is to equip the delivered weapons.
…
Lishuiguan at this time.
Huo Zilong sat at the gate and commanded the soldiers of Beiyou Army to bravely defend against the enemy. They had been fighting for a day and didn't even have time to drink a sip of water.
At this time, his mouth was dry, his tongue was dry, and he was physically and mentally exhausted.
Huang Yuanzhang was determined to break through Lishuiguan, so he was willing to sacrifice more soldiers at any cost, so the opponent's attack was very fierce, which made Huo Zilong feel the pressure.
"General Huo, drink a glass of water. You are the leading general. If you fall down from exhaustion, you will be in trouble." Jia Huaiying handed over the kettle.
Huo Zilong picked up the kettle and took a sip, and then couldn't help but ask: "My lord has left since yesterday and has not returned yet. Is there any danger? In addition, will reinforcements come?"
Jia Huaiying did not tell Huo Zilong that Ling Ning went to Lizhou to burn the official warehouse, but only said that he would move for rescue.
So when faced with Huo Zilong's inquiry, Jia Huaiying could only say firmly: "Believe me, my lord! If my lord says that we can bring in reinforcements, we will surely bring in reinforcements!"
Huo Zilong sighed in his heart. It wasn't that he didn't believe Ling Ning, but he just couldn't figure out where to get reinforcements.
Fortunately, we persevered today. The sun was about to set and the enemy troops were about to retreat.
But looking at the enemy's offensive, it seems that they have no intention of retreating. Is it necessary to risk a night attack?
Just when Huo Zilong was about to express his worry, he suddenly froze, then widened his eyes, pointed into the distance, and said urgently: "Mr. Jia, look what that is!"
Jia Huaiying immediately looked outside the pass and saw a dense crowd of people suddenly appearing at the foot of Songshan Mountain, heading towards Lishui Pass. Because of the distance, I couldn't see the number of people clearly.
But human figures are like long dragons, constantly emerging from the pine mountain. There are so many people, definitely not thousands, at least more than 20,000!
"Reinforcements are coming!" Jia Huaiying clenched his fists and breathed a sigh of relief.
Huo Zilong immediately shouted: "Brothers, my lord is leading reinforcements to support Lishuiguan and attack the enemy from behind! Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
“…”
The soldiers guarding the city immediately roared, their exhaustion swept away, they became more heroic and excited, and killed the enemies who tried to climb the city wall.
For a time, Guan's soldiers were full of fighting spirit and were invincible.
On the other hand, the imperial troops and horses suddenly fell into chaos.
"How is that possible! How could Ling Ning have reinforcements?!"
Huang Yuanzhang turned his horse and saw the rolling army coming out of Songshan. He was close and could see it clearly.
This army of soldiers and horses totaled twenty to thirty thousand people, and they were all elite. They were like a mountain torrent, attacking towards their own side.
Huang Yuanzhang, who was in a panic, immediately ordered his men to beat the war drums, quickly change the formation of the army, and at the same time ordered the 30,000 rear troops to resist the incoming enemy first, and must not be killed by the enemy in front of the formation.
If the army is dispersed, it will be completely troublesome.
"Xu Youran, I don't care how big your losses are, you must stop the enemy!" Huang Yuanzhang shouted to Xu Youran, the leader of the rear army.
Xu Youran was also well aware of the brutality of this battle, so he quickly accepted the order: "I understand this humble position!"
Subsequently, Xu Youran led 30,000 rear troops and took the initiative to attack.
Huang Yuanzhang held the reins of his war horse tightly and cursed: "Where is the scout camp captain Kong Shenqiu?"
"I'm here!" Kong Shenqiu stepped forward immediately.
Huang Yuanzhang raised his riding crop and whipped Kong Shenqiu hard, five times in a row, and one whip hit his face, causing his skin and flesh to rip open.
Then, Huang Yuanzhang roared angrily:
"What do your scouts do? You didn't find any enemy troops hiding in Songshan! This is not a thousand or two thousand, but an army of twenty or thirty thousand!"
"Because of the scout's negligence, our army fell into a passive position, do you know?"
Now he has a murderous hatred.
In a siege battle, the most feared thing is not that the enemy defends the city wall, but that there are reinforcements, or even a flanking attack from both front and rear.
Therefore, Huang Yuanzhangan excluded the waiting camp and expanded the scope of inspections. Scouts were placed on every official road, even the narrow paths.
Moreover, five levels of inspection lines have been set up, with the farthest one being forty miles away.
For this reason, Huang Yuanzhang prepared four thousand scouts!
As long as the enemy has reinforcements, Huang Yuanzhang will be informed immediately and can make deployments.
But now, more than 30,000 enemy troops are right under our noses, in the mountains nearby. But oneself has no idea at all and is completely kept in the dark!
This is like in a heavily guarded camp, the enemy broke into the Chinese army's tent and put a knife on his neck!
Damn, this is such a huge shame!
