It is very inconvenient for people to move in the water. In addition, the spirit army was scrambling before, almost people were touching each other. Now they were hit halfway across the river. The scene can be imagined.
The sound of sharp arrows piercing the air, the miserable howls of soldiers, and the frightened neighing of war horses formed a chaotic mess.
The front row of the Ling Army was almost instantly wiped out as they fell on their backs. Finally, a general pulled the reins and shouted desperately: "The enemy is in ambush! Withdraw! Withdraw first!"
The random arrows were still being fired. During the retreat, the spirit army screamed and fell into the water from time to time. It was not until a moment later that the bodies were left on the ground and returned to Feiyun Beach on the west coast.
The soldiers of the Spirit Army, who had been hunted all the way, became more and more embarrassed at this time. Many of them saved their lives and were still frightened. They began to tell the people about their situation. Gradually, the commotion became bigger and panic spread.
The crossing of the river was blocked, and the Ling Army deputy general no longer cared about it. He quickly walked to Murong Yan's side, cupped his fists and saluted: "General..."
He was about to say something, but Murong Yan raised his hand to stop, and was staring at the water ahead with a solemn face.
He was not blind, so he had clearly seen the situation just now, and said quietly: "Unexpectedly, the Qin army also blocked Feiyuntan. We seem to have been trapped."
"This!" Lieutenant General Lingjun was a little anxious.
Murong Yan took a deep breath: "That's it. No matter what, we must cross this river before dawn!"
"But General." The deputy general hesitated.
"Nothing! Do we have a second choice?" Murong Yan interrupted him again.
There is no doubt that if the current spiritual army turns back to the Tomb Road, it will only die faster.
The lieutenant was silent.
Murong Yan pointed at the river ahead and moved his fingers: "Did you notice the Qin army's blockade just now? Their defense line was deployed from left to right, almost along the entire river bank."
"The general means..."
Murong Yan continued: "The only Qin army that can stop us here is Su Yi, and his strength is only one hundred thousand. They appeared both on Shanngling Road and here. The defense line is so long. There must be a gap to take advantage of. Even if he can use troops again, the limitation of military strength is the biggest shortcoming. "
"General, you mean to focus on one breakthrough?" the deputy general asked tentatively.
"No!" Murong Yan said sternly: "When crossing the river, it would be safer to use the troops in the middle as a feint to attack, raise a large number of torches to attract the Qin army's attention, and take advantage of the situation to break through on the left and right."
"Well, what the general said is very consistent with the art of war." The deputy general nodded, and immediately clasped his fists: "Then go and prepare."
"Slow down." Murong Yan stopped him, looked around and said: "Have you not noticed that the morale of our army is low now, and many soldiers are talking about it? After you have arranged it, immediately send an order to the entire army to assemble. I have issued an order. ."
"No!" the deputy general took the order and left.
Not long after, the generals began to drink one after another:
"Stop arguing any more!"
"Assemble the entire army!"
"quick!"
"Move quickly!"
Despite the command of the generals of each department, the chaotic scene did not calm down until a while later, and the soldiers of the Spirit Army with slanted armor more or less stood up in formation.
Murong Yan rode his war horse, pulled the reins slightly, and walked to the front of the team. He glanced around for a week, and then said loudly:
"Soldiers!"
"What you are facing now is the last Qin army trying to intercept us!"
"Cross the river! Ahead is Caizhou City!"
"As long as we win this war! I can see your parents, wives and children!"
"If you don't move forward in fear of the enemy, you will only die!"
He shouted loudly, and all the soldiers of the Spirit Army looked at him without blinking.
He mentioned his family, and the effect was obvious. The soldiers who were already panicked and had no fighting spirit boosted their morale at the thought of being able to go home soon.
Seeing this, Murong Yan drew his sword at the right time and shouted again: "Kill all the Qin thieves! Break through the defense line!"
"Long live the Great Spirit!"
"Long live the Great Spirit! Long live the Great Spirit -" The soldiers, whose fighting spirit was rekindled, began to shout with their arms raised, and their faces regained their fighting spirit.
After all, Murong Yan is also the commander-in-chief of an army, and he still has this ability.
It was late at night, so many people were shouting in unison, and the voices naturally spread to the other side. Seeing such movement, a Qin general subconsciously said: "Commander Su, it seems that the Ling Army is making the final mobilization."
"That's right." Su Yi said calmly: "Although we are defeated and at the end of our battle, the trapped beast is still fighting. We will fight with all our strength for the last blow. This is also the most ferocious battle tonight!"
"Tell the soldiers! No one is allowed to take a step back! It is a violation of military law! As long as the Spirit Army is defeated with this last breath! Their morale will never be raised again!"
"Promise! The last general will go and deliver the order right away!" General Qin shouted in shock and held his fists in the air.
Both sides are preparing for this fierce battle, and the Ling Army is preparing to strike hard, but the Qin Army has always been fighting for their lives on the battlefield, while waiting for work and recharging their strength.
As for the Spirit Army, although their morale had improved a bit, they were ultimately defeated miserably in the decisive battle. They were hunted for a day, abandoned their armor and armor, and did not get a moment of rest or supplies. They suffered too many losses both in terms of physical strength and the terrain of crossing the river.
Murong Yan actually understood this, but he had no choice. After mobilizing, he could only turn the horse's head and face the shallow river, pointing his sword: "All troops attack!"
"Kill--"
Soldiers with fighting spirit are naturally different. This time, the spirit army also began to burst out with loud shouts of killing. They all raised their swords high and rushed into the shallow river.
The splashing sound of treading water merged into one, and the entire river-crossing scene was extremely vast, stretching for more than ten miles horizontally. Especially in the middle, under Murong Yan's deployment, the torches were particularly dense, making it look like a concentrated breakthrough.
However, his tactic did not disturb Su Yi at all. The latter's defense line remained unmoved at all. It still covered the entire river bank to formulate good tactics, and the generals of various ministries also began to issue orders.
"Crossbowmen prepare!"
Wow! Wow!
There was a uniform sound of armor scraping together, the Qin Army's crossbows in the front row half-crouched, and the two rows behind them nocked their bows and loaded their arrows.
"put!"
With a command, a large volley of sharp arrows shot out, followed by the sound of armor breaking into flesh, and miserable howls one after another.
Although they were hit by arrows as before, this time the spirit army was prepared. In order to survive and return home, their fighting spirit was inspired and they began to move forward!
"Rush! Don't stop!"
"Shield hand on top!" The spirit generals of each department also stepped in the water, pointing their swords and shouting.
Under this overwhelming rain of arrows, human life seemed too insignificant. Countless people were instantly nailed into hedgehogs after wielding two knives...
But this did not completely stop the spirit army from advancing.
"Trebuchet!"
On the Qin army's side, after the arrows were fired, the generals took command again.
(End of chapter)
