There are only two roads to return to Caizhou, one is the official road of Shanling Road, and the other is Feiyuntan.
Murong Yan was ambushed here, his way forward was blocked, and he was afraid that Xiao Yuan's pursuers would arrive, so he did not dare to stay at all, so he turned south and led the remaining troops towards the second road.
On the other side, the decisive battle was won. The main force of the Qin army attacked everywhere, delaying the pursuit of the enemy and pushing the commander forward. Based on the strong military intelligence, Xiao Yuan had already received Su Yi's report at this time.
Although it was already late at night, the lights in the big tent were still bright, and several counselors were studying the current battle situation carefully.
Xiao Yuan said: "Su Yi gave up attacking Caizhou and instead blocked Murong Yan's retreat. This military decision was very consistent with his will. Only by annihilating Murong Yan's 400,000 main force outside Caizhou can victory be completely established."
As he spoke, he also stood up: "Lin Chu."
"The end will be here!" The latter came out and clasped his fists.
Xiao Yuan said directly:
"Send me the king's order."
"Order the Ning War Department to join Nie Xing and completely cut off the road to the tomb."
"Order the 3rd, 7th, 8th, and 11th Infantry Armies to abandon their original pursuit route and go to the northwest line of Feiyuntan to defend to the death."
"Order, the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 9th and 13th Infantry Armies, a total of 60,000 troops, quickly arrive at the western front of Feiyuntan to eliminate the possibility of the enemy's retreat."
"Order, Wei Qing's troops and the remaining 80,000 main troops to deploy defenses on the southwest line of Feiyuntan."
"Orders, Baiting and Liupanshan, Yanqi and Sunqi's troops, to support Qingshigang, and Caizhou's spiritual army must not be allowed to join Murong Yan!"
After issuing a series of orders, Xiao Yuan asked worriedly: "Have you written them all down?"
"Go back to your Majesty and remember everything."
"Retell it again."
"Order the Ning War Department to join Nie Xing and completely cut off the Shanngling Road..."
So, Lin Chu repeated Xiao Yuan's order exactly. After listening, the latter nodded: "Well, go and pass on the order."
"No!" Lin Chu clasped his fists and retreated.
After he left, counselor Wang Su said: "With the king's deployment, Murong Yan will be unable to fly. After wiping out this bandit army, the overall situation of Caizhou will be determined."
Xiao Yuandao: "The enemy has reached a dead end. No matter what, Feiyuntan must become Murong Yan's burial place. But now there are only a few soldiers and horses of Lian Xiao in Qingshi Gang. Once the Caizhou Lingjun rushes to death, the Longmen area will be If there is no natural danger to defend, the encirclement and suppression plan may go wrong."
After hearing this, Shangguan Wenruo came out and said: "Murong Yan's 400,000 troops are the main force of the enemy and the last support of King Ling. No matter what, he will not sit idly by and do nothing. He will definitely send troops from Caizhou." , for support.”
"Therefore, I think it is better to defend Qingshi Gang blindly than to advance troops and force them to retreat."
"Your Majesty, you can deploy another elite force from the Zhao Mu Department to serve as a surprise force. After King Ling sends troops to meet Murong Yan, they can attack Caizhou from the Shanngling Road!"
"The Caizhou City in the rear is in danger, so there is no chance that the supporting spirit army will dare to advance again. They can only return to defense obediently."
This is the advantage of occupying various traffic arteries. In the current battle situation, Caizhou's left and right flanks are Baiting and Liupanshan. Although there are Lingjun, they are suppressed by Yanqi and Sunqi. Murong Yan leads the main force outside, and soon they are Feiyuntan will be besieged. As long as King Ling dares to send troops to respond, the Qin army can use the main road to directly attack Caizhou and force it to return for reinforcements.
After listening to what he said, Xiao Yuan immediately said: "This is the best strategy, just follow what Wen Ruo said."
With the issuance of the highest military order here, the Qin army quickly changed. The generals who were attacking no longer followed the original route to chase and kill. Instead, they all changed directions, marched quickly, and arrived at the designated location. A tight defense line was formed on the left side of Feiyuntan.
Until midnight.
Murong Yan led the remaining troops to finally arrive at Feiyuntan.
This place is very large, not only extending extremely long from north to south, but also as wide as more than ten miles from left to right, enough to accommodate an army of 200,000 people.
If you look down from a high altitude, you will see that on the left side of this beach are continuous mountains with no roads at all, and on the right side is a shallow river about a hundred meters wide.
Now that Murong Yan wants to return to Caizhou, apart from the previous Shanngling Road, he can only cross the river from here to the east bank, and then rush for dozens of miles to return to the city safely.
At this time, the crossing point had been found, and the Lingjun deputy general couldn't wait to ask for instructions: "General, the soldiers are ready, do you want to cross the river?"
Looking at the entire scene, there were torches everywhere on the shore, stretching horizontally for several miles, showing how many remnants there were.
Hope was right in front of him. After Murong Yan heard the words, he didn't pause for a moment, and immediately waved his hand: "Cross the river!"
This shallow river, which is a hundred meters wide, is no deeper than the knees. Infantry and war horses can completely flow through the water. Following the order, the soldiers of the Ling Army began to rush into the water, because everyone understood that passing by Once you reach Feiyuntan, Caizhou will be even closer! Almost everyone was a little excited.
The soldiers scrambled for the first place, and the generals rode on war horses, also stepping on the shallow water. The sound of splashing water and the friction of armor merged into one.
Meanwhile, the East Coast.
Su Yi had already deployed several miles of defense line here. The Qin army had hidden its whereabouts and was heavily guarded. However, it was too dark at night and the Ling Army did not know it at all.
There were torches everywhere in the river, reflecting the water under their feet. The remnants of the Ling Army were still flowing across the river. They could not see the Qin Army on the other side, but the Qin Army could see them clearly.
It was somewhat inconvenient to move in the water. Although the Ling Army scrambled to be the first, the overall marching speed was not fast. At this time, General Qin couldn't help but said: "Commander Su, the time has come, do you want to give the order?"
"Don't worry, wait a little longer and hit them halfway across the river." Su Yi said in a calm voice.
Not long after, the torch in the river was getting closer and closer. Su Yi visually measured the distance, stood up, and shouted in a loud voice: "Blow the trumpet!"
"Woo————"
The high-spirited horn sounded through the night sky, which was the agreed attack signal. At the same time, all the generals on the east coast defense line drew their swords and pointed directly forward: "Fire arrows!"
This order was completed almost at the same time. The Qin soldiers who had been prepared all released their fingers, and there were also half-crouching crossbowmen in the front row who pulled the trigger.
In an instant, all bows and crossbows fired!
At this time, the Ling Army was still confused by the sudden sound of the horn. Many people were still standing there looking left and right, but the Qin Army's arrow formation had already swept in!
Under the cover of the dark night, the black arrows were as dense as rain. Before the soldiers of the Ling Army could see clearly, they were instantly nailed into hedgehogs!
Plop, plop!
The sound of continuous arrows piercing flesh was mixed with the screams one after another. There were also large arrows shooting into the shallow water, causing splashes of water.
"Ah! Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack——"
The shrill howl was accompanied by panicked shouts.
The Ling Army soldiers who were crossing the river were like headless flies. Some were running back, some were shot over by random arrows as soon as they screamed twice, and some were still waving their torches desperately to block the random arrows... ...
(End of chapter)
