Marching forward now may seem like a victory, but in fact it is not the case because we will face a hurdle ahead.
Xiao Yuan thought for a while and said: "Storming Wuxia Pass cannot be done in a day. We should prepare all the siege equipment first, otherwise we will suffer losses on the battlefield."
King Ling deeply agreed with this: "Brother King Qin is right. Without the support of siege equipment, it is difficult to break through the pass."
This battle is just a duel on the plains, mainly to annihilate the heavy cavalry of the ghost army, so most of the food, grass, baggage and other things are still in Jiuyuan City.
Next, the Allies naturally counted the losses after the war, counted their troops and horses, and began to move away from Wuxia Pass. They chose a favorable terrain to camp temporarily and prepared a long-term attack on the pass.
On the other side, outside Wuxia Pass.
"Open the city gate! Open the city gate quickly"
Before anyone arrived, the deputy general of the ghost army had already shouted.
Urcha was riding a war horse, followed by a remnant of soldiers. The team was in disarray, and everyone was in a panic.
At present, the guards at Wuxia Pass are still very tight. Seeing this situation, the ghost army at the top of the city was startled at first, and then hurriedly ran down the city.
The city gate opened quickly, and a ghost general came out quickly: "General, what's going on?"
"The King of Qin is hateful! You are trying to trick me into being fooled!" Urcha gritted his teeth and said, "Quick! Close the city gate quickly! The enemy is coming to kill you!"
ah! ? When the ghost general heard this, he was shocked and turned pale. He didn't have time to ask more questions and quickly started shouting and giving instructions.
The remaining soldiers rushed into the pass and the city gate was closed again.
Sure enough, not long after, Ye Gui led thousands of cavalry to pursue him.
The chaotic sound of horse hooves shook the ground as they rushed to the bottom of the city at extremely fast speeds.
"call"
A stone's throw away, Ye Gui tightened the reins, and the cavalry behind him stopped one after another.
Looking at the ghost army flag on the top of the city, he couldn't help raising his gun and shouted: "Urcha! Come out and die quickly!"
The mission of chasing and killing was given to him by the Spirit King. Now that the enemy general had escaped, how could he not be angry?
At this time, Urcha fled all the way and finally returned to his base camp. The heart in his throat naturally gradually dropped. At this moment, he also went to the top of the city. Hearing the shouts from the city, he waved his hand and said: "Fire the arrow." !”
Following his order, the ghost army bent their bows and arrows, and started shooting randomly at the city.
Most of the sparse arrows hit the ground in front of Ye Gui, but there were also two or three with greater force that came closer.
The latter casually waved his gun to block a few times and gently pulled the reins.
The cavalry behind them also came up and said tentatively: "General, our troops are just light cavalry. The enemy has fled back to the pass and cannot attack the city."
"Hateful!" Ye Gui gritted his teeth and said. In the end, he had no choice but to pull the reins hard: "Retreat!"
The cavalry pursued them to no avail and quickly left the city.
Looking at the other party's back, Urcha also let out a sigh of relief.
The general of Wuxia Pass who followed up said: "General, the opponent only has a thousand riders. Why didn't you just switch on and off and take advantage of the situation to fight back."
What he said made Urcha obviously stunned. Yes, was he scared by the battle?
He paused and had to find an excuse: "No, the opponents are all very fast light cavalry. Even if I switch to kill them, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up. It's a waste of time."
"This..." The ghost general hesitated for a moment: "Then general..."
Knowing what he wanted to ask, Urcha glanced at him first, then screamed and sighed: "It was my incompetence that killed our warriors. How can I explain to His Majesty the King..."
Hearing this, Gui Jiang already understood everything. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and stammered: "Then, what should we do now, General?"
"Hold and wait for reinforcements! Hold and wait for reinforcements!" Wuercha said a few words in succession, and said: "We still have about 150,000 infantry troops, which is enough to hold Wuxia Pass. If the coalition forces cannot fight for a long time, they will inevitably retreat."
When the Allied forces met, their total strength was 600,000. They marched in three directions. The outbreak of wars in various places naturally caused some losses. To this day, there are still about 500,000 troops.
With a force of 150,000 troops to contend with an army of 500,000 people, it is actually quite possible to defend the city if there is sufficient food, grass and weapons.
Many times, a large army is used to besiege a city, many times the enemy's, but the attack lasts for several years. This is because the soldiers and civilians in the opponent's city are united. But now, the ghost army is a foreign invasion, and the people inside the pass occupied are all Chinese people.
This is actually a very serious problem.
The general of the Ghost Army expressed certain concerns about this. He said: "We are not afraid of defending Wuxia Pass, but there are millions of Central Plains people inside the pass. If someone creates chaos, the situation may become very bad."
When Urcha heard this, he also frowned: "Those Central Plains men are used to being enslaved by us and they dare not resist, but there are hidden dangers after all. If you do this, immediately instruct those officials to strengthen their control." Slave control..."
"Yes!" the general responded.
In the occupied land, there are more than one official like County Magistrate Shi Wenzhong. They are willing to be the puppets of the ghost clan. Under their support, they murder their compatriots in order to gain the trust and rewards of the ghost clan and survive.
Allied temporary camp.
The camp has not yet been set up, there are many soldiers coming and going outside, and there are still many soldiers busy.
Inside the tent, the three kings were discussing matters.
Not long after, Lin Chu came to report. After entering, he first saluted Xiao Yuan, and then respectfully handed over a silk letter: "This is the list the king wants."
On the list are some important people who have taken refuge with the ghost clan.
Xiao Yuan glanced briefly and asked directly: "Is there anyone who can be used?"
"It's difficult." Lin Chu shook his head and said truthfully: "According to our intelligence, these people are traitors and seek glory. After the ghost army occupied the place, they immediately defected to the ghost tribe to help the ghosts." The clan tortured compatriots to please each other, especially Shi Wenzhong, the magistrate of Pinggu County, who arrested young girls many times and provided them to the ghost army for their lewd pleasure..."
"Okay!" Xiao Yuan interrupted him, frowning, which reminded him of the word traitor.
"These people should be recorded in the book for me. No one should be left out! After the war, they will be judged one by one!"
"Yes!" Lin Chu accepted the order, saw Xiao Yuan's signal, and bowed before retreating.
King Xuan also frowned: "A person like Shi Wenzhong should be divided into five pieces to relieve the hatred in his heart!"
"There are many scum in the nation." King Ling sighed, then stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Okay, it's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."
"Okay, Brother Ling Wang, take a rest early." Xiao Yuan and King Xuan also stood up.
After she left, King Xuan also said goodbye, but just as he turned around, Xiao Yuan quickly called her out: "Sister Wang, stay."
"Brother Wang, is there anything else?" King Xuan paused and looked at him suspiciously.
Xiao Yuan smiled slightly, took two steps forward, and walked to her: "Isn't Sister Wang still angry?"
"Don't dare, Brother Wang is the leader of the Allied Forces!" King Xuan said, and gave him a fierce look with his beautiful eyes.
This tone was sarcastic, and Xiao Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, looked at her and said: "Yunyan..."
He suddenly changed his words and shouted so intimately that King Xuan suddenly panicked, and the scene in Xuanguo's stone chamber suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Who wants to be angry? I, I have something else to do, so I'm leaving first..."
Her face turned slightly red, her beautiful eyes evaded, and she left quickly.
Xiao Yuan was a little dazed, wasn't her name Lu Yunyan?
