The spirit army is so powerful that it is now fully entering the city. How can the ghost army resist it?
Moreover, this is a city in the Central Plains, and a street battle would be even more disadvantageous to the ghost army.
Under the constant urging of the general, Metz panicked and shouted: "Hurry! Protect this general and retreat -"
He led a group of guards to flee for their lives in a hurry. The ghost soldiers in front of him had already been retreating steadily. They were first scattered near the city gate, and then the spirit army pursued them and started fighting in the streets throughout the city.
The entire Licheng, streets and alleys were filled with the sound of weapons clashing and the strange screams of ghost soldiers.
At this point in the war, it was only a matter of time before Licheng was recaptured and these ghost armies were annihilated.
At this time, Huang Zu also rode into the city under the protection of the general.
Near the city gate, there was no fighting anymore, only a large number of ghost army corpses were left.
At this moment, a Ghost Army general also hurried over, knelt on one knee and said: "Commander Huang, our army has a great victory, and the Ghost Army guard Metz is leading the remaining troops to flee to the rear."
"Send an order to Ye Gui to lead the cavalry in pursuit!" Huang Zu said without any nonsense.
"No!" The general took the order and left.
Don't chase the poor enemy. It's time to score. Now there are no reinforcements behind the ghost army, let alone an ambush. Huang Zu can't beat the drowned dog with a stick.
The distance between Licheng and the second stronghold behind the ghost army is about 80 miles. Under such circumstances, Metz is very likely to be overtaken by the ghost army, so how can he dare to stay for even half a minute, let alone care about whether the city is still there? The soldiers who fought in chaos died or died.
They ran all the way, but fortunately, there was a river on the road between the two strongholds, and there was a wooden bridge across the river.
On the other side of the river is the entrance to a valley.
"Quick! Destroy the wooden bridge!"
After saying this, Mace whipped his horse's butt again and ran into the valley.
When Ye Gui led a large number of cavalry to arrive here, he happened to see a dozen ghost troops playing with something on the other side of the bridge. When they saw them coming, they all screamed and ran away.
"Where can the thief escape!" Ye Gui shouted, smashed the horse's butt with his spear, and was the first to rush over.
He rode his horse to bridge the bridge, but the wooden bridge had already been destroyed by the ghost army and was about to collapse. As soon as he rushed to the middle section, the wooden bridge could no longer bear the force and collapsed suddenly.
The sudden failure caused the horse under his crotch to neigh. The river was fast and deep. Ye Gui made a decisive decision, raised the gun with his right hand, slapped the horse's back with his left hand, leaped into the air, used his strength to jump up, and landed on the other side in an instant.
His movements were smooth and flowing. As soon as he landed, he rushed forward and shot the nearest ghost soldier with one shot. But when he looked up again, the other ghost soldiers had already fled into the valley.
He was about to chase again, but a voice came from behind: "General——"
Ye Gui paused and looked sideways. His own cavalry were still on the other side of the river, looking anxious.
The bridge has been destroyed. He is a general with martial arts skills that are unparalleled in the world, but that does not mean that other soldiers can cross the river. And now that there is no war horse, how can they still catch up.
"Hateful!" After a long pause, he reluctantly raised the spear.
This battle in Licheng began with the destruction of the city in the morning, and the chaos in the city continued until the evening, when it was almost over.
When Ye Gui returned, a group of Lingjun generals were reporting a series of post-war statistics to Huang Zu in the county hall.
"In this battle, our army beheaded more than 20,000 ghost soldiers, killed about 4,000 soldiers, and injured over a thousand..."
Hearing this, Huang Zu frowned slightly and said seriously: "In this war, the ghost army was caught off guard and broke through the city gate. It can be said that it was already in a state of chaos, but our soldiers still have some Such heavy casualties show their individual combat capabilities. Although we are victorious, we must not underestimate the enemy, especially their heavy cavalry. They have not yet entered the battle. We must face the enemy and ourselves."
After hearing this, all the generals nodded, and another said:
"In addition, although Licheng was recaptured, but... almost all the people in the city were killed by the ghost army, especially the women, not a single one was seen..."
"Damn it! The ghost clan is so heartless!"
A general cursed angrily. Huang Zu was about to say something more, but footsteps came from outside, and he couldn't help but look away.
The person who came was Ye Gui. After he came in, he immediately cupped his fists and said, "Shuai Huang, the last general is incompetent and let the enemy general run away."
Huang Zu gave him a strange look.
Ye Gui looked annoyed and said dullly: "There is a wooden bridge on the main road, which was destroyed by the ghost army. The water flow is fast and deep, and our cavalry cannot cross the river."
"That's it." Huang Zu nodded and said, "It's not your fault. Let the craftsmen repair the bridge first. After we rest in Licheng, we will attack the ghost army's second stronghold."
"Now, each ministry will reward the soldiers."
"Return the wounded to the Allied camp."
"Another inventory of soldiers, horses, and food reserves."
"Be prepared for the second battle."
He gave orders one after another, and all the generals clasped their fists: "No!"
After everyone left, he returned to the handsome case, picked up his writing brush, and began to write a battle report.
the other side.
Metz fled all the way. Although he was as ferocious as when he arrested the people of the Central Plains, he was scared to death and was always worried about being caught up by the spiritual army.
"How is it!? Are they coming after you!?"
"The wooden bridge has been destroyed, and the spirit army has never caught up." The spy returned.
"That's good, that's good..."
Metz let out a long breath, and after a big stone fell in his heart, he quickly asked: "How far is it from Pingyi now?"
Pingyi is the second stronghold in the northwest of the ghost army. Because there is Licheng in front, there are not many troops there, only 10,000.
The spy heard this and said, "We'll be there soon."
"Okay, okay, hurry up! Hurry up!"
The remnant of Metz's army, about 3,000 people, finally arrived in Pingyi half an hour later.
At this time, there was naturally a ghost army stationed on the top of the city. When they suddenly saw this remnant soldier, they couldn't help being frightened. Someone immediately shouted:
"Who!? (Ghost language)"
"Blinding your dog eyes! General Metz is here! Open the city gate quickly!" General Youbiao shouted angrily.
These three thousand ghost troops are all in disgrace, and Metz also looks embarrassed.
The ghost army in the city heard the words and saw the opponent's clothes. At this time, they also reacted. After screaming, they ran down to open the city and hurriedly reported to the guard.
Not long after, the city gate opened, and three thousand remaining soldiers of Metz entered the city. It was finally safe for the time being.
Afterwards, the Pingyi garrison hurried over. After seeing Metz, he couldn't help but asked anxiously: "General Metz, what's going on?"
"Oh, stop talking! Licheng is lost! Send a message to General Ur quickly and ask him to send troops to support Pingyi. I predict that within a few days, the Ling Army will attack in large numbers..."
"What!?" When the guard heard this, he suddenly panicked.
