On December 16, the seventh year of Hongdao, the coalition camp sent out a large number of troops. Ninghai King Su Xuange personally led the troops and attacked Dangyang City with 50,000 people.
During this period, he spread the news of the fall of Xiangyang to the defenders in the city to shake the morale of the Zhou army.
However, these rumors were not believed by the people of Zhou Dynasty, and the soldiers of the other side still stood firm.
In a fierce battle, the Zhou people lost more than 3,000 soldiers, and the allied forces attacking the city lost more than 10,000 soldiers.
During this period, Su Xuange and Zhang Chanyi had a battle, but were eventually defeated and defeated.
The next day, the coalition forces sent out another 50,000 troops, this time led by Yan Wangqiu, and still attacked Dangyang City.
At this time, after a night of fermentation, rumors that Xiangyang was besieged gradually spread, but still not many people believed it.
The two sides fought another battle. The coalition forces still lost more than 10,000 soldiers, and the Zhou people lost 4,000 soldiers.
During this period, Yan Wangqiu and Li Yanjing fought, and Li Yanjing was defeated and retreated. In the end, Zhang Chanyi took action again and finally forced Yan Wangqiu to retreat.
On the third day, the coalition forces still sent 50,000 troops to attack Danyang City.
At this time, many of the defeated troops on the front line of Xiangyang had fled to Dangyang City. The news came that Xiangyang was besieged and the way back was lost.
When the soldiers of the Dangyang camp of the Zhou Dynasty heard the bad news, their morale was greatly shaken. Many people were panic-stricken and looked like they would be defeated.
So during the offensive and defensive battle that day, the Zhou people began to shrink and avoid fighting. Their morale was not as high as in the previous two days, and they dared to fight and fight.
After one day of siege, the coalition forces still lost more than 10,000 troops, but the Zhou people's losses had already exceeded 6,000.
This battle was personally directed by Bai Mengyang. On the battlefield, Marquis Wu An fought with Zhang Chanyi, severely injuring him on the spot.
In the end, thanks to Li Yanjing's desperate rescue, Bai Mengyang was defeated.
However, after this incident, the commander was severely injured, and the Zhou army suffered more than 30,000 casualties due to constant fighting for more than half a month.
At this time, there were less than 50,000 soldiers and horses in the entire Dangyang camp.
The way forward has been lost, people are panicking, and it seems that collapse is not far away.
So that night, Zhang Chanyi and Li Yanjing met again.
Zhang Chanyi's face looked a little strangely flushed at this time.
Today, in a day-to-day battle, he fought against Bai Mengyang. The opponent was worthy of being a military god comparable to the second realm of Xiantian. In just a few moments, he severely wounded the Zhou people's Qianzhu State general.
The gap between the first and second innate realms is really quite big.
But at this time, Zhang Chanyi no longer cared about recuperating. Looking at Li Yanjing in front of him, he asked: "Are the troops ready?"
Li Yanjing glanced at Zhang Chanyi worriedly and nodded: "A total of 30,000 elite soldiers have been ordered to go down. They are wearing armor and can evacuate at any time."
Hearing this, Zhang Chanyi nodded, and then asked: "Those Yue people won't find out, right?"
Li Yanjing said: "In addition to the soldiers and horses that have evacuated tonight, I have left more than 17,000 people. These people are arranged at various sentries on the outside. I even did not move some of the people in the camps outside.
The presence of these people is enough to confuse Yue people.
Even when the Yue people attack the city again tomorrow, they can hold on for a while and there will be no problem. "
Zhang Chanyi breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately said: "Since there is no problem, immediately send orders to all ministries over there to evacuate slowly in accordance with the original order."
"Okay." Li Yan nodded and immediately turned around to do it, but there was an inexplicable sadness in his heart.
In order to evacuate this time, the two of them abandoned a large number of peripheral troops.
With these smoke bombs and decoys, it was late at night, and the sky was covering them up. If they couldn't cover up this evacuation operation, then the two of them would have been white-collar soldiers all these years.
It's just a pity for those soldiers who stayed behind.
How about more than 17,000 people?
If the more than 10,000 wounded soldiers left in the camp are included, the number is approaching 30,000.
These are elite soldiers who are capable of recruiting and fighting well, but they were abandoned here this time. It is really a loss to the country.
But there is no other way. In order to evacuate the Jedi here, to return to the rear and to protect Xiangyang City, the sacrifices made now are inevitable.
I just hope that I can keep these last 30,000 elite soldiers.
With deep sadness, Li Yanjing went to arrange evacuation matters.
So that night, 30,000 Zhou troops quietly evacuated from Dangyang City under the cover of darkness and headed north.
They had indeed made adequate preparations for this evacuation.
Not only did they select good players from the army, but they also served as scouts and spread out in all directions to intercept and kill nearby Vietnamese spies who came to investigate.
Li Yanjing and Zhang Chanyi even took action personally, using the spiritual consciousness of innate warriors to search for those hidden hidden secrets.
With such actions, they successfully created a blind spot and were able to lead their troops to retreat.
When they arrived at the coalition camp, they realized something was wrong here and sent someone to investigate.
Thirty thousand Zhou soldiers have already marched more than ten miles away.
After hearing the news that the Zhou people had escaped, Bai Mengyang, who had been paying attention to the movements of the Zhou people, immediately summoned the generals.
"Everyone, the Zhou people have fled. At this time, Dangyang City's defenses are empty. We can attack them quickly."
After Bai Mengyang and others arrived, he immediately announced the news, then turned to look at Su Xuange and said: "King Ninghai, your troops must assemble immediately, command all the troops and horses, and attack Dangyang City immediately.
Now in the city, there are only some remnant soldiers left by the Zhou people, and not many people are left.
Is it possible to capture it tonight? "
When Su Xuange heard the military order, he rolled his eyes, and then went out to receive the order: "Don't worry, Marquis Wu'an, if there are only some remaining soldiers in the city, I will destroy the city tonight."
While speaking, Su Xuange was indeed making up his mind.
'If there are not many Zhou people in the city, if we can break the city, capture the remnant and wounded soldiers in the city, and then bring them all back to the country. Didn’t I just send the elite soldiers I was worried about myself? '
Well, yes, at this moment, King Ning Hai, like Lu Yuan, had the idea of those Zhou warriors.
After all, even if the Zhou people in the city are just bait, there should still be ten or twenty thousand people, right?
Counting those wounded soldiers who could not move, the number was even greater.
Su Xuange's requirements are not high. As long as he can capture more than 10,000 Zhou people as prisoners, and then cooperate with the soldiers from the prefectures and counties in his country, it will be enough to organize an elite fighting force of 20,000 people.
Using this army as the basis, it is easy to expand it slightly to create an elite force of 50,000 people.
As long as there are 50,000 soldiers, and with its own strength, Ninghai Kingdom can barely protect itself.
As for the original one hundred thousand elite soldiers to conquer the world, this is just a broad vision for the future.
Now that we have settled our own survival first, it is time to consider the future.
Seeing that Su Xuange had accepted the order, Bai Mengyang continued: "The Zhou people fled overnight, and the main force is no longer in the city. This army must not be allowed to escape back to Xiangyang.
Otherwise, Xiangyang City is high and deep, and if there are heavy troops stationed there, we may not be able to capture it even if we try our best.
Therefore, I will personally lead the elite troops to pursue them all night long. "
Speaking of this, Bai Mengyang looked at Yan Wangqiu and said: "King of Nanhai, I will lead my 30,000 troops to pursue the Zhou people in a moment.
But just in case, the King of Nanhai also asked to mobilize his troops. I will take one step later and lead the troops to pursue him.
Finally, we joined forces at the foot of Xiangyang City and joined forces with the King of Changsha to defeat the city together. "
Compared with Bai Mengyang's elite court, the ordinary civilians under Yan Wangqiu's command, although after more than half a month of brutal fighting, have experienced a bit of military training and gained some fierceness.
But this alone is still not enough.
They haven't been trained, they don't understand the team, and they can't even keep up with their physical fitness.
It is simply impossible for you to expect such an army to pursue you at night.
So now the responsibility of pursuit can only fall on the 30,000 elite soldiers of the imperial court under Bai Mengyang.
As for Yan Wangqiu's troops, he could only let them march slowly and follow them from behind.
Yan Wangqiu didn't think as much as Su Xuange. When he saw the Zhou people escaping and the opportunity to defeat the thieves had arrived, he felt happy and immediately replied: "Don't worry, Marquis Wu'an, I will go back to gather troops and horses, and we can set off later." "
Bai Mengyang nodded slightly, then looked at the excited people in the camp and said loudly: "Everyone, the Zhou people have been defeated this time, Xiangyang is shocked, this is a rare opportunity in a century.
Whether we, the southerners, can conquer Xiangyang, and whether we can defeat the northerners so that they dare not look south, we will have to decide here.
After defeating Xiangyang and conquering this county, the Zhou people lost more than 200,000 troops, one Zhuguo was killed in the battle, and the southern defense line was widened.
The Nanyang and Hanzhong counties of the Zhou Kingdom are all threatened by our military front, so they can take whatever I want.
By then, let alone regaining Xichuan County, it is not impossible for the Zhou people to lose one or two more counties.
At that time, the Zhou people will lose their troops and generals, and lose their territory. Suffering such heavy losses, they will no longer be able to invade the south.
We will also be able to deal with the threats from the north.
This is related to my success and failure, and a hundred-year plan. I hope you will work bravely and defeat the Zhou people together with me.
To lay a century of peace for future generations. "
When everyone in the tent heard this, their blood couldn't help boiling, and they said with emotion: "We are willing to follow the general, destroy the Zhou people, and establish a hundred years of peace for future generations.
Bai Mengyang laughed loudly: "Well, in that case, you all go and carry out the military orders."
At this point, the military discussion came to an end.
Afterwards, Su Xuange returned to his military camp and began to gather the remaining 50,000 soldiers and horses in the camp. He woke them all up and began to lead troops to attack the city again.
Yan Wangqiu was also gathering his troops, but after half a month of fighting, his remaining troops were indeed much smaller than Su Xuange's, with only 40,000 generals left.
Moreover, these people have low morale, are war-weary, and are vaguely unstable.
Fortunately, a military order was conveyed at this time, telling them that the Zhou people had fled and they were going to pursue them this time.
These soldiers finally did not burst out, but began to cheer.
The Zhou people had escaped. Doesn't this mean that they no longer have to take risks to attack the city, and no longer have to worry about whether they will die in a cruel offensive and defensive battle.
On the contrary, the Zhou people were already discouraged, so they could beat up the drowned dog, take advantage of the situation and pursue them, and then make a fortune on the way.
Well, just make a fortune.
Don't expect soldiers of this age to have such lofty ideals.
Those regular troops who have been trained for a long time, have military discipline, and are paid on time are better. As long as military laws are strictly enforced, they can more or less not disturb the people.
However, those civilians who were forcibly brought here did not have any military pay, and they had to risk their lives to fight with great danger.
After winning the battle, if you still don't let them go rob and make a fortune, are you really not treating people as human beings?
Believe it or not, even if you are a genius and a king, if someone presses you, they will dare to stand up and bite you.
So at this time, many soldiers in the Nanhai Kingdom have already begun to calculate in their hearts how much money and property they can steal and how many women they can sleep with during this pursuit and pass through the towns and villages.
Well, the wishes of the big-headed soldiers are so unpretentious, simple and direct.
Not to mention the morale mobilization on the South China Sea and Ninghai sides, the imperial court, which had begun mobilizing troops and horses long before the military meeting, had already gathered 30,000 troops and horses after the military meeting.
So Wu'an Hou personally led the troops, and led them to pursue the traces of the Zhou people's evacuation all the way north.
After running like this all night, the vanguard cavalry of the army finally caught up with the Zhou soldiers and horses seventy miles away.
Nothing good to say.
Bai Mengyang personally charged into the formation and defeated the army of more than a thousand soldiers in one glance.
Then he asked the prisoners and learned the location of other Zhou people, and then continued to lead the troops forward.
The pursuit lasted for more than 30 miles, during which time they defeated five armies of the Zhou people and routed more than 5,000 prisoners.
Finally, in Changlin County, the northernmost part of Jingmen Prefecture, they caught up with Zhang Chanyi, who was temporarily stationed here and gathered local soldiers and horses.
Then there was another battle between the two sides. Zhang Chanyi was still defeated, and was seriously injured by Bai Mengyang and escaped. In the end, his life was hanging by a thread. He led more than a thousand remaining soldiers and finally escaped.
But all of his more than 10,000 soldiers and horses were abandoned in Changlin County. Either they were defeated and fled, or they were beheaded and captured.
At this time, after chasing for more than two hundred miles, although Bai Mengyang was still vigorous and vigorous, his troops and horses were extremely exhausted after chasing and escaping day and night.
Therefore, even if he was no longer willing, Bai Mengyang had no choice but to stop the pursuit, and while sending people to search for the scattered Zhou people, he stayed and recuperated in Changlin County, waiting for Yan Wanqiu's follow-up army.
During this pursuit, he defeated nearly 20,000 captured Zhou people, and even captured two counties along the way. The harvest was already huge.
Even if the remaining Zhou people fled back, they would only have ten thousand remnant soldiers at most, unable to make any trouble.
"What's more, I still have a backup plan."
Bai Mengyang looked into the distance. It was the north, the direction of Xiangyang City. Facing the blazing sunshine at noon, he couldn't help but said to himself: "The messenger should have arrived at the King of Changsha a few days ago. Right now, seeing this heart-wrenching person I’m so surprised, what kind of surprise can you bring me?”
Standing at the city gate of Changlin County, the Marquis of Wu'an felt both expectation and worry in his heart.
…
Two hundred miles south of Xiangyang City is Shiliang Mountain.
Lu Yuan stood in the mountain forest, looking at the hundreds of Zhou soldiers escaping hastily from the official road below, and couldn't help but said: "This should be the third batch of Zhou people, right?"
A general following next to him said: "Return to your Majesty, this is the third batch."
Lu Yuan nodded: "So many Zhou people were defeated and fled back from the direction of Danyang. It seems that the Zhou people have been defeated on the battlefield of Danyang on the front line. Marquis Wu'an sent a message to me before, asking me to keep an eye on this place. It's true."
The general next to him said: "The Zhou people should have been defeated. However, after three consecutive waves of defeat, there were only more than a hundred people. We are waiting here, but I don't know if we can wait for the big fish.
Unless the big fish fails to guard and lets these small fish go, all your hard work will be in vain. "
When Lu Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "It doesn't matter. I have ordered people to set up ambushes on three land and water roads a hundred miles away from Shiliang Mountain.
These Zhou soldiers passed here, and there were several ambushes behind them, so they couldn't escape.
Our main force here is used to ambush the big fish, and we cannot expose it at this time. "
A few days ago, Lu Yuan received a letter from Bai Mengyang, saying that the coalition forces would launch an offensive in the near future and planned to defeat Dangyang City in one fell swoop.
Let him arrange things in the rear to intercept those Zhou deserters.
After receiving the letter, Lu Yuan immediately left Yang Jing outside Xiangyang City, led his troops and horses, and continued to besiege the city.
And he himself led 10,000 soldiers, went south to Shiliang Mountain, and set up an ambush in this area.
Now after waiting for four or five days, the Zhou people finally defeated their troops.
However, those who passed before were only defeated troops of more than a hundred people, and the number was too small. It was not worth it for him to personally lead the five thousand main force ambushing near Shiliang Mountain.
These defeated troops were catered for by several groups of troops ambushing behind them.
What Lu Yuan really likes is the main force of the Zhou people.
'If we don't take advantage of this great opportunity to get more than 10,000 Zhou soldiers this time, then our trip will be in vain. '
He was thinking this in his mind, and then he saw a large amount of smoke rising in the distance, and a long dragon coming towards the official road ahead.
"Come down, the big fish is coming, prepare everything for me!"
Seeing this scene, Lu Yuan stood up quickly and immediately gave the order.
In an instant, more than 5,000 ambushes were ambushed in the nearby mountains on both sides, with bows and arrows drawn, stones and trees raised, ready to take action at any time.
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Surrounded by the army, Zhang Chanyi sat on a flat carriage, her face frighteningly white.
Two days ago, he fought Bai Mengyang again.
He was already severely wounded, and when he fought against the Marquis of Wu'an again, he was far from an opponent. He only managed to hold on for a moment before vomiting blood and escaping.
This time, his injuries became more serious.
Now many meridians in the body are broken, and even the bones of his right arm are shattered and can no longer be used.
The whole body is full of true energy, but because of the blockage of the meridians, only one-tenth of the people who can use it can use it.
After all these injuries, the former Zhuguo general and innate master could be said to have lost less than eleven percent of his strength. It could be said to be extremely weak and miserable.
But even though he was so weak, Zhang Chanyi still had to cheer up after escaping from Changlin County. In several counties south of Xiangyang Prefecture, some local garrisons were gathered.
In the end, the remaining soldiers who escaped with him reunited and organized nearly 10,000 troops.
At this time, Zhang Chanyi took the family fortune that was finally left behind and planned to withdraw to Xiangyang City to help defend this important city in the south.
"Alas, after this battle, our army lost more than 100,000 troops, and a great general of the Zhu Kingdom was killed in the battle. The dynasty suffered such a heavy setback, and I am afraid it will be difficult to recover in less than ten years."
Sitting in the car, Zhang Chanyi coughed and covered her mouth with her remaining left hand, hiding the blood stains. At the same time, she was worried about state affairs.
However, at this moment, there was an explosion all around.
Between the mountains on both sides, golden drums suddenly sounded, trees and rocks fell randomly, and arrows flew.
Shouts echoed from the mountains.
The Zhou soldiers who were passing through the valley at the foot of the mountain were suddenly attacked. Their morale was low and their hearts were in panic. Their morale was suddenly shattered and they fled in all directions.
"Stop, don't run away, stay here to kill the enemy!"
Seeing this scene, Zhang Chanyi's eyes suddenly burst into tears, and he leaped up into the air, clad in dazzling white light, and roared to the sky.
Then, before he could gather his troops and resist the surprise attack.
A red ray of light flew from the distance, the fire was dazzling, and at the same time, there was a thunder next to his ears, which instantly filled the heart of the general of the Zhu Kingdom.
The red and white lights collided, the sky flames intertwined with the white light, during this period there was thunder, and yellow dust was even seen. After just ten breaths, these visions disappeared.
Then Lu Yuan stood in mid-air, holding a somewhat broken corpse in both hands. He looked at the many Zhou soldiers below and shouted loudly: "Your general is dead. Throw down your troops and armor. Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Throw down your troops and armor, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
When many of his soldiers saw this, their morale increased and they all shouted loudly.
When those Zhou soldiers saw that even Zhang Chanyi was dead, they no longer had the slightest will to resist in their hearts. They all dropped their weapons and knelt down to beg to surrender.
On December 22nd of the seventh year of Hongdao's reign, King Lu Yuan of Changsha set up an ambush at Shiliang Mountain and killed Zhang Chanyi, the general of the Qianzhu Kingdom of Zhou State, on the spot. He then surrendered more than 7,000 Zhou people and won another great victory.
At this point, after returning to Lianyun, another innate master of the Zhou people died in his hands.
On the 25th of the same month.
After breaking out of Dangyang with Zhang Chanyi, Li Yanjing was ordered to go to the Jingling Mansion area in the southwest of Xiangyang County to gather local soldiers and horses.
After several days of hard work, he finally led more than 20,000 soldiers and horses gathered along the way and withdrew to Xiangyang City.
On the 27th, Bai Mengyang led an army of 70,000 men and joined Lu Yuan at the foot of Xiangyang City.
