BookMe Chapter 501 The army comes out
Chapter 501 The army comes out
One day later, at the foot of Pliers Mountain, a large group of soldiers fled in panic, throwing down their weapons and fleeing towards the vast plains in the distance.
After they fled one after another, another group of men wearing standard armor chased them out. Their eyes were bright and full of excitement.
This group of people is Chu Yuanlong's third legion. They received orders from General Qin Xuan to open a way out of the mountain for the army.
In just one day and one night, the 10,000 Yuling Army defeated Qian Mingxun's 30,000 men on the opposite side, abandoning their helmets and armor and retreating hastily.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Qian Mingxun ran away with his men without even notifying the friendly forces.
So now except for him, the core of the defense in the middle, who has escaped, the other defenders on the left and right are still in the mountains!
As soon as Qin Yu and Qin Xuan combined their efforts, they immediately asked Chu Yuanlong and Bu Feng to lead the second and third armies to outflank the left and right army's retreat.
Chen Ming led the first legion to meet at the foot of the mountain, first to intercept the enemy troops fleeing behind, but also to meet the Prince's Mansion army.
When Shi Yongchun and another deputy general received the news that Qian Mingxun had abandoned his position and escaped from Pliers Mountain, they angrily cursed Qian Mingxun.
Of course, they were not angry with Qian Mingxun for being cowardly, but angry with him for not notifying them and escaping together.
Just when Shi Yongchun was about to order the entire army to retreat, the guards came to report that a force was coming from behind them!
Just when Shi Yongchun was shocked, another guard rushed in and said, "Master Shi, Ye Ming's Ministry has launched a general attack!"
Ye Ming and Bu Feng contacted each other in advance and agreed to besiege Shi Yongchun's tribe at the same time to annihilate them in one fell swoop!
The battle lasted from day to night. In the morning, Ishi Nagaharube was still able to make effective responses and movements at the beginning.
At noon, Bu Feng led more than 2,000 Yuling troops to kill three in and three out of Shi Yongchun's interior, completely disrupting Shi Yongchun's deployment.
In this way, the front was also breached by Ye Ming's troops, and Shi Yongchun's troops were completely defeated.
The entire afternoon was busy capturing prisoners and hunting down important personnel.
Shi Yongchun took several soldiers and fled into a mountainous area, but Ye Ming and Bu Feng blocked the exit.
Shi Yongchun knew that he had no way out, and Ye Ming would not spare him.
His eyes were blood red and he was hysterical, trying to get a few more people on his back before he died.
The scattered spiritual power stirred up bursts of explosions and dust and smoke. Just as Bu Feng was about to lead people in, Ye Ming shouted: "Let me do it!"
Then his figure disappeared on the spot and entered the smoke.
Shi Yongchun is only in the early stage of the Holy Martial Realm, and is definitely not the opponent of Ye Ming, who is at the peak of the Holy Martial Realm.
When the smoke and dust dispersed, people saw Ye Ming walking slowly, holding Shi Yongchun's head in his hand!
Then he threw his head on the ground and said, "Take it back and pay homage to the fallen soldiers!"
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Ye Ming's left army was invincible, and Tang Feiyang's right army was not far behind. Outflanked by Chu Yuanlong's third army, they also defeated the enemy.
They completely captured Pliers Mountain at nightfall, and then descended the mountain overnight. Finally, at dawn, the three armies met at the foot of Pliers Mountain!
According to statistics, more than 20,000 enemy troops were wiped out in these two days of combat!
Among them, 5,000 were killed and 15,000 were captured.
But this is only the statistics from the Prince's Mansion, and the statistics from Shi Xiaoren are that more than half of the losses were lost!
Of the 80,000 troops that were originally brought, plus tens of thousands of civilians, now there are only more than 30,000 troops who have fled back and are able to fight!
Most of the civilians fled for their lives during the rout, as did some of the rout soldiers, who couldn't gather together and went to live separately.
The Prince's Mansion will not embarrass these civilians, and they will not even count them as prisoners. If they encounter them, they will gather them up and show that they will take them home.
Of the more than 40,000 troops Shi Xiaoren lost, half were routed. These routed troops were generally unable to be reorganized into combat effectiveness and often fled to other places.
The remaining more than 30,000 people were ordered to withdraw to Yuezhou City, plus the 20,000 troops garrisoned by Yuezhou Prefecture, as well as the temporarily mobilized and recruited reserve teams, and even some idle mercenary teams.
Shi Xiaoren gathered another 80,000 defenders and decided to defend Yuezhou City to the death!
The Prince's Mansion only took two days to get out of Pliers Mountain, one day faster than originally planned.
There are still about ten days left for them, and it will take about three days to travel and build fortifications and siege equipment.
Therefore, they still had seven days. Princess Zetian was not in a hurry and ordered the troops to rest here for one night.
After the soldiers had a meal in the camp, treated their wounds during the day, they rested early.
The senior generals gathered together to discuss the next battle plan.
First of all, Princess Zetian praised the heroic performance of Yu Lingjun, and the other generals of the Prince's Palace were also full of praise.
Facing the compliment, Qin Yu quickly said that the general's leadership was good and gave all the credit to Qin Xuan.
Then Princess Zetian made the next arrangements
"The journey from our place to Yuezhou Fucheng, which is more than 100 kilometers away, is almost all plains and there is no danger to defend."
"Shi Xiaoren will definitely not send people to stop us halfway. He has only one choice now, which is to defend Yuezhou City."
"So, starting tomorrow, all horses and vehicles will be released for the engineering troops, and let them rush to the vicinity of Yuezhou City to prepare."
"All the people in the army who are above the Tianwu realm will accompany them for protection."
After arranging the next arrangements, the generals went back to carry out the tasks they were responsible for.
Only three people, Qin Yu, Qin Xuan and Princess Zetian, were left in the camp.
Qin Yu spoke first: "Aunt Tang, do you have anything to tell me and my sister?"
Princess Zetian smiled. Qin Yu was really smart. She just glanced at him and Qin Xuan, and he knew she had something to say, so she took the initiative to pull Qin Xuan to stay.
"I just received the latest news from the Second Route Army. Li Rubai has completely captured all Shi Xiaoren's sea ports. The next step will be to Yuezhou Mansion to complete the encirclement with us."
Qin Yu was thoughtful after hearing this, and Princess Zetian continued: "In this way, when a hundred thousand troops attack the city at the same time, it's hard to say which side Shi Xiaoren will defend."
"And since I said that whoever enters Yuezhou City first will be granted the title of envoy, I must keep my word. So Yu'er, you have to think of a way to help Xuan'er be the first to attack Yuezhou City!"
Sure enough, it was for this matter. Qin Yu nodded after hearing this and said: "Okay, Aunt Tang, I have a rough plan in mind for this matter. I will discuss it with my sister in detail in the next two days to determine the details. It’s time to let my sister take over this skill!”
Hearing what Qin Yu said, Princess Zetian smiled happily and continued: "Yuedong Province is just the beginning. When the entire empire is captured by us, then Xuan'er will inherit the throne, and Yu'er, you will be the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses! "
Qin Yu smiled and didn't reply. The general of the world's soldiers and horses is indeed very majestic, but my Qin Yu's goal is the stars and the sea!
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