Cheng Ping offered advice, suggesting that the Allied forces annihilate the Urcha Division at the minimum cost. Xiao Yuan accepted his advice, and the Allied forces immediately began preparations.
Two days later, inside Pinggu City.
Now Urcha has indeed fallen into a desperate situation. More than 30,000 people are trapped here, and their supplies have long been exhausted. In the past half a month, they have eaten almost everything in the city. Some generals have even proposed, Kill the wounded to provide food for the army.
It was common for the ghost army to cook and kill young girls, but if they wanted them to eat their own comrades, there was no doubt that they would be immediately opposed.
There are only two paths open to Urcha now, waiting to die or breaking out.
In the meeting hall, his face looked very ugly, weak and pale as if he had not eaten rice for several days.
One general was dizzy with hunger and said almost in despair: "General, do we really have no reinforcements? Your Majesty the King, have you really given up on us..."
Urcha was silent.
There is no hope for reinforcements. Before, he could deceive his subordinates and stabilize the morale of the army, but now, he probably wouldn't even believe it.
Seeing that he was silent, the general couldn't help but cry out sadly: "It's over, it's over! Are our more than 30,000 warriors going to starve to death in Pinggu..."
"Shut up!" Urcha was furious.
But today is different from the past. In such a desperate situation, how can the general not be anxious? He said again: "General, do you know the situation of our army now? The soldiers below are complaining everywhere. They are hungry every day. Damn it." Eating tree bark to survive, many people feel like surrendering."
"Surrender!?" Urcha glared and said sternly: "How many people in the Central Plains have we killed! Do you think the coalition will let us go if we surrender!"
He was right, even if they surrendered, the Allies would definitely not let them go back.
Pian Jiang stammered: "But, but now..."
"Shut up! If you dare to talk nonsense again, you will be punished by military law!" Urcha interrupted him severely, then took a deep breath, looked around and said: "Now, we have no choice but to organize another breakout! Break through the coalition's defenses!"
Still breaking through? When the generals heard this, their faces were full of worry. It's not that they haven't fought before, but the coalition's defense line is tight and not easy to tear apart.
Before others could speak, Urcha said seriously: "Now, we can still eat tree bark, but in a few days, there will be nothing left! There is only a dead end! There is still hope for breaking out! This is what you should understand Know!”
In this situation, almost any general would make this decision.
After listening to what he said, the generals of the ghost army also understood that there was really only one way to go. Therefore, someone immediately braced himself and asked: "If the encirclement is broken out, where does the general plan to attack from?"
"Just from the northern front!" Urcha didn't think much about it, because there were many directions for the ghost army to break through, but the Allied defense lines were similar on each side, so there was nothing to worry about.
No matter where he struck from, what was waiting for him was the trap Cheng Ping had prepared.
All the generals knew this and no one objected. The deputy general immediately said: "Please give the order, general!"
"Okay!" Urcha cheered up: "Since we are about to break out of the encirclement, we should take advantage of the darkness and all the generals to go down immediately to prepare for war and tell the warriors that this battle is about everyone's lives! If the battle is defeated, everyone will die! "
"Yes!" Everyone saluted in unison.
Under his orders, the ghost army generals began to make final preparations before the war.
Somewhere in the city.
"Get up! Get up, everyone!"
"Gather now!"
A general kept shouting and shouting, holding a riding crop and whipping the soldiers on the ground indiscriminately.
A large group of ghost troops were lying down or lying down, scattered everywhere listlessly.
But under the whip, the troops were quickly assembled.
Immediately afterwards, the ghost hung a scimitar on his waist and began to walk back and forth in front of the formation, while loudly saying:
"Supreme military order! Tonight, our army will make a surprise attack from the northern front and break through the coalition defense line!"
"This battle is our last chance!"
"Anyone who doesn't want to die, cheer me up! Fight the enemy bravely!"
"That's the only way to survive!"
"Don't hold on to the illusion of surrender! Let me tell you the truth! We have killed so many people in the Central Plains, and there is no way the enemy will let us go! Surrendering is tantamount to death!"
He said it so straightforwardly that it didn't seem like mobilization, but in fact it was more effective than mobilization. It also let all the ghost soldiers know that if they can't kill them tonight, everyone will die!
Under this kind of mentality, the combat power that the ghost army burst out will definitely be stronger than before. If no strategy is adopted, it is very likely to cause a situation of thirty thousand for thirty thousand.
This shows the importance of Cheng Ping’s suggestions.
That night, the ghost army all assembled, opened the north city gate, and rushed towards the Allied defense line.
On the northern front, it is not the Qin army that is defending, but the Ling army.
Due to the problem of numbers, Urcha did not dare to divide his troops, but prepared to concentrate and force a breakthrough.
In the middle of the night, the sound of more than 30,000 people rushing to kill was very loud. Before they could get close, the Spirit Army had already given a warning, and the sound of assembled horns rang through the night sky, mixed with the shouts of the generals.
Inside the camp, torches were brightly lit, and infantrymen were running around holding halberds.
In front of the camp gate, Spirit General Bai Qin looked indifferent, waved his hand and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
Following his order, the Ling Army soldiers loaded their bows with arrows, half-crouched in the front row, and immediately launched a volley of fire.
Plop, plop!
Under a round of arrows, the front row of the ghost army fell instantly, but they still kept going. Everyone held their scimitars high, screamed strangely, and rushed towards the village gate crazily.
"Kill--"
The war breaks out.
In the firelight, arrows shot back and forth.
Judging from the scene, the spirit army seemed to be unprepared and was caught off guard. The ghost army poured into the village gate at an extremely fast speed.
Seeing this situation, Urcha's eyes widened immediately, and strong hope immediately rose in his heart. He couldn't help shouting: "Kill! Break through their defense line-"
Not only him, but the ghost soldiers who were fighting also felt it. With the hope of survival, everyone worked harder! Although they were very hungry, they showed unprecedented fighting power!
In order to survive, one party was already prepared to retreat. Therefore, this battle did not last long at all. The Spirit Army was already in a state of defeat, and then retreated steadily, and then completely collapsed...
"Withdraw! Withdraw quickly——"
Lingjiang Bai Qin shouted in panic.
The soldiers of Ling Army didn't care about anything. They didn't want their weapons or their battle flags. They fled to the rear in a swarm. They were completely defeated.
With preparations for retreat, the entire camp was soon completely captured by the ghost army.
A large number of soldiers also killed themselves near the kitchen inadvertently.
"Food! There is food here!"
