The soldier responsible for conveying military information swallowed.
It wasn't until a while later that the ghost army leader finally figured it out.
As far as the Ghost Army is concerned, the current battle situation is that Crab Mountain has been lost. The Xuan Army has begun to continuously transport troops, land from there, spread to the depth and left and right sides, and direct the main offensive force towards Bailiba in an attempt to open the third Two landing points.
After learning this, the ghost general couldn't help but get angry and asked loudly: "Why is such a military situation delayed!?"
"It's all because...it's all because our army's Bailiba Fortress and Crab Mountain Stronghold, the waterways are all blocked by the enemy, so we can only use the mountain roads to deliver the news, so..." the soldier stammered.
"That's enough!" The ghost general interrupted him sharply.
At this time, his deputy general couldn't help but come over: "General, general, now that Xuan's army has landed, it may be too late to support Bailiba. Moreover, the gap has been opened, and the enemy's troops are flowing in continuously, waiting for its advantage to expand. , and will definitely be surrounded in the direction of Linhe Ferry."
"What do you mean? Do you want to say that our army will abandon Linhe Ferry?" the ghost general asked in a solemn voice.
"This..." The deputy general didn't dare to answer. He paused for a while and then said cautiously: "If we don't retreat, the whole army may be in danger. I hope the general will think twice."
The ghost army leader took a deep breath again and began to quickly weigh the pros and cons.
Linhe Ferry, unlike Bailiba and Xizishan, is the place connecting the official road, a real road.
Let the ghost army give up like this, I am still unwilling to accept it.
But he knew in his heart that the deputy general was right. When more and more Xuan army troops crossed the river, it might be too late for the main force of our side to retreat if they wanted to.
Thinking of this, he also looked at the deputy general and said reluctantly: "Give me the order to retreat! Inform Bailiba that the Linhe defense line has been lost and there is no need to defend it. All troops must return to Gannan first!"
"Yes!" The deputy general took the order and left.
In a military war, if the battle fails and the whole situation collapses, you can only withdraw your troops, otherwise, it will be a dead end.
There is nothing the Ghost Army can do to do this, but these have obviously been deployed by Yan Qi in advance.
As the general's order was issued, the main force of the ghost army was the first to withdraw. Then the news spread to Bailiba. The ghost army collapsed and began to flee. The Xuan army then captured the second landing point.
The battle across the river lasted all night, with the battle lines affecting many places. It was not until dawn the next day that the fighting came to a complete halt.
At this point, the total strength of the Xuan Army to cross the river was about 20,000 to 30,000. After the battle, they also gathered at the Linhe Ferry as soon as possible.
At present, the main force of the ghost army on the other side has long since escaped, and the ferry has been occupied by our own side. Yan Qi is standing on the shore, talking to several village chiefs.
"I heard that the general's troops need these barrels to cross the river. In the past two days, we have mobilized nearby people to send these things. We hope they can be helpful."
"Okay, okay, thank you all folks. With these, our army can cross the river faster." Yan Qi couldn't help but nodded.
On the river, there are boats, rafts, and tied barrels everywhere.
This time, it was a real main force crossing the river, rather than batches of small troops crossing the river. The scene can be imagined.
Some boats were loaded with war horses, and some boats were loaded with soldiers, as many as they could carry. Many boats had very deep drafts, and the river water was close to the sides of the boats. But these were nothing to the Xuan Army soldiers. Due to the geographical reasons of the Xuan Kingdom, the Xuan Army has always had cross-river battles. The soldiers often took boats and most of them knew how to swim.
While the large forces were crossing the river, Yan Qi also ordered general Tan Zhen to lead 30,000 troops and rush to the direction of Gannan to cooperate with Xie Hongling's troops to attack the retreating ghost army from both front and back.
That morning, Gannan City.
Linhe's defense line was lost, and the ghost army fled all the way, gathering the remaining soldiers. Only then did they reach the city.
The formation of the Guangui Army can be described as messy. The defeat in the battle and the hasty retreat have made the morale of the entire army low and they are exhausted.
There are even many people who are limp and listless.
The leader of the ghost army was riding at the front of the team. After arriving at the city, the deputy general beside him immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Hurry up and open the city!"
On the top of the city, what answered him was the sound of armor scraping together. Xuanjun's soldiers stood up instantly, and all bent their bows and nocked arrows, pointing directly at the city.
Xie Hongling was dressed in armor with a cape on her back. She hit the ground with a spear in her hand and shouted softly:
"This is my land in the Central Plains! The thieves are bold! They won't get off their horses and be bound!"
Her voice was a very beautiful female voice, but in the ears of the ghost general, it was like a dull hammer!
In addition, the bows and crossbows on the city were pointed at the same time, and the horses under their crotches neighed loudly. The deputy general was frightened, tightly holding the reins, then looked at the general, and said in a trembling voice: "General, this, this!"
"When did they arrive in Gannan!" The ghost army general also had a terrifyingly gloomy face.
As soon as he finished speaking, random arrows were fired from the city.
"General, leave quickly!"
"Back! Back quickly——"
As he shouted, the deputy began to wave his scimitar desperately to block the arrows.
The sound of clanking came from time to time. In such a situation, the ghost general dared to stay longer. Under the protection of many people, he hurriedly turned his horse's head.
The other ghost soldiers were also a little panicked and began to retreat from the city. After retreating to a safe distance, the deputy general asked anxiously: "General, now that Gannan has been seized by the Xuan army, what should we do? "
"What else can we do!" The ghost general glared at him and said angrily: "The only way is to attack this place! If we don't break Gannan, we can't go back!"
"But, general, our army does not have a ladder." The battle had reached this level, and the deputy general was almost crying.
"Why are you panicking!? There is no ladder, so we have to cut down the wood quickly! The Xuan army in Gannan must be the troops who crossed the river last night. There won't be too many of them. Go quickly!"
"Yes Yes……"
The ghost army now has no other way to go. The Linhe defense line behind them is lost, and the way back in front is blocked by Xie Hongling. The only option is to break through Gannan City.
Under the orders of their commander-in-chief, a large number of ghost troops began to run into the nearby mountains and forests, preparing to cut down trees to make ladders.
But how could the main force of Xuan Army give him this time and opportunity.
It didn't take long at all. When the ghost army was cutting down trees in many places, Tan Zhen led 30,000 troops to pursue them.
This is equivalent to a tail-end pursuit. After arriving, there was no nonsense at all, and the army pounced directly.
The war broke out suddenly, and the ghost army was somewhat caught off guard. It was in chaos. It could be said that they were forced to fight.
When the young general Xuan Jun on the city saw this, he couldn't help but said excitedly: "Thank you, general, the main force of our unit is here!"
"Kaicheng!" Xie Hongling said nothing and directly raised the spear.
