When Washington saw the soldier's appearance and felt the urgency in his words, his heart skipped a beat and his heart sank. How come so many sentries came back to report the news.
And it all seems to be bad news.
At this moment, Washington felt a lot of tension for no reason. In the blink of an eye, the three sentinels came back and stopped beside Washington.
One person was the first to report: "Mr. President, a large number of troops have appeared in the northeast of Nanjing City, in the direction of the ferry, heading in our direction. The opponent has a very large number of troops, at least 60,000 to 70,000 people."
hiss!
Washington took a deep breath.
His eyes were extremely solemn.
Just now, reinforcements of 20,000 to 30,000 people came towards Nanjing City, and now there are 60,000 to 70,000 troops. Such a reinforcement number of 80,000 to 90,000 posed a great threat to Washington's attack on Nanjing.
If you are not careful, let alone the attack fails, you may be defeated and you may be covered up.
This is very dangerous.
Washington has been doing everything smoothly in his life, everything is easy and he has not encountered any setbacks. He went from Rome to the American Federation, killed natives, built cities, and kept catching slaves for business, etc., and earned a lot of money.
By now, he is very large and very powerful. So much so that Washington fought a war of prosperity, with smooth sailing and no adversity. Now that he suddenly encountered huge resistance, Washington was naturally a little panicked.
"President, there are reinforcements coming from the west of Nanjing City, about 30,000 people."
"President, there are reinforcements in the northwest of Nanjing, about 30,000 people."
The other two sentry detectives also quickly reported.
Washington swallowed hard and looked horrified. He quickly estimated that 150,000 to 60,000 troops suddenly gathered towards Nanjing. Together with the local troops in Nanjing, the total strength exceeded 200,000.
This is a force that is not weaker than the army under his command.
Moreover, these are all Ming's local troops, while he fights in one place. With the same number of troops, if the opponent is fighting at home and is on the defensive, it will have a greater advantage.
Moreover, a large number of enemies are coming, and it will soon turn into a decisive battle.
There is no escaping this.
Washington thought quickly in his mind. Of course, he could not retreat immediately. Once he retreats now, it is equivalent to allowing the Ming army to converge, and if the Ming army attacks on a large scale, it will cover up and kill his army.
Washington figured it out in his mind, and after weighing it, he loudly said: "Although Lu Yu's reinforcements have arrived, we can still fight again. We came from thousands of miles away to divide the territory of Ming Dynasty and rob it. Take Ming’s treasures and seize Ming’s women.”
"Now, we have reached the gates of Nanjing City. If we are more stable, we can enter."
"The opportunity is before us. We cannot miss it, and we absolutely cannot allow it to be interrupted or delayed. In one word, attack, kill all the Ming troops, and kill all the men of the Ming Dynasty."
"kill!"
Washington roared.
He is somewhat wise. On this occasion, he has no fear. As long as he kills all the men of Ming Dynasty, he can win.
"kill!"
The generals in the coalition army shouted.
"Kill, kill!"
Screams echoed one after another, and everyone showed ferocious expressions, all thinking of occupying and robbing everything of the Ming Dynasty.
Anyone who blocks it will be killed.
Seeing the fighting spirit of his soldiers, Washington felt a little relieved and no longer had the previous anxiety and worry. As long as the fighting spirit of his soldiers rises, this battle can be won.
Washington quickly mobilized his troops and sent out armies to attack. In order to ensure victory, Washington dispatched his confidant General Walter to lead troops to meet Lu Xuan's direction. Because there are 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses on this route, which is a large number of people, we must first destroy the army on this route.
Walter and his people hurried away quickly, ignoring the fighting in Nanjing City behind them. Walter's mission was to stop the more than 60,000 Ming army. Because the army led by Lu Xuan was already approaching Nanjing City, Walter didn't run far before he encountered Lu Xuan's army.
Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and others took the lead.
These people were galloping on horses with murderous intent.
Daming is hometown, homeland, and a place that everyone loves. Now, the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty was attacked by barbarians from other countries, which made everyone feel endless anger.
Kill all the barbarians!
This is the common wish of Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others.
The two sides walked towards each other, and in the blink of an eye they met. Dianwei's iron halberd flew into the ranks of the coalition forces. With a fierce sprint, he easily killed the coalition soldiers who came over.
Dian Wei's breath was powerful, the tiger roared, the iron halberd swung, and only a banging sound was heard, and those who stood in front were killed one after another.
Xu Chu was no less generous.
He was not far away from Dian Wei, swung his sword and slashed, killing the coalition soldiers blocking the front with one blow. Under the flash of the sword, within a ten-foot radius around Xu Chu, the coalition soldiers who approached were quickly beheaded.
Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Xiahou Dun, Ma Chao and others were all charging into the formation, attacking like a tide, fierce and domineering, attacking the coalition soldiers with a devastating momentum. Although Walter's strength was more than 60,000, his more than 60,000 soldiers seemed to be made of paper and could be broken with a poke.
Although the strength of the troops is similar, the quality of the generals is different, and the fighting spirit and tenacity of the soldiers are different, resulting in a huge disparity in strength between the two sides.
There's no comparison at all.
Walter was extremely shocked when he saw his own army screaming and fleeing, and when he saw the army collapse.
how come?
Why is the Ming army so powerful?
If the Ming Dynasty's army was so strong, why should they keep defending? They should have deployed a large army to stop them long ago. However, they had been attacking Nanjing City for some time before these people came.
Walter couldn't understand and had no more time to think. He had only one thought in his mind and quickly evacuated the battlefield.
He doesn't want to die.
Walter rode his horse to retreat, and his army was defeated and kept fleeing.
Walter retreated quickly. He got rid of the sentry first and returned to Washington. He said loudly: "Your Excellency, the situation is not good. The fighting power of the Ming army is too powerful. It is invincible and irresistible. The army I lead is , after the battle with the Ming army, before they reached the opponent's military camp, every soldier who came face to face collapsed and was killed. The Ming army was attacking on a large scale, and we couldn't stop it."
"waste!"
Washington was furious.
Walter is his confidant, a veteran on the battlefield, quite brave, and also possesses strategy. Now, Walter was defeated in one face-to-face encounter. This situation made him very embarrassed.
Washington's anger rose, and he thrust forward with the sword in his hand, killing Walter with one strike. He didn't pay attention to Walter who fell to the ground. He looked around and said loudly: "Walter escapes before the battle and deserves to be killed. If anyone dares to escape, he will be killed without mercy. The chance of victory is right in front of him. Everyone, kill me." !”
The order was passed down, and the soldiers and horses who went out to fight were still fighting to the death.
Washington killed Walter and looked at the city of Nanjing again. Now the troops in Nanjing came out, blocked his offensive, and kept killing in his direction. The situation was very unfavorable.
Washington's hope is pinned on several other groups of soldiers and horses. As long as these people win, this battle will have a chance.
"Report!"
A soldier ran back and reported: "Your Excellency, something bad has happened. The attacking team in the west of Nanjing collapsed and General Shabit was killed."
"Report..."
"Your Excellency, the army west of Nanjing collapsed and General Dougal was killed."
"Your Excellency, the defense line northwest of Nanjing collapsed and General Chugler was killed."
…
Reports came one after another, troops collapsed one after another, and all the defense lines sent by Washington to resist collapsed. Now, he came to attack Nanjing City, but he himself was already in danger.
