"How could this be … how could this be? Don't panic, don't panic! "
Longxi rode on his horse, his left arm dripping with blood. He roared madly at the disorderly cavalry, but it was to no avail. The morale of the army was completely shaken.
At the side, Zhou Ziyang's face was deathly pale. "Despicable Lin Muyu, he sent people to wear our clothes and infiltrate our army to cause chaos. Now that the morale of the army is in chaos, we can no longer attack. Commander, give the order to retreat. You are also injured, you can't continue like this. Otherwise, it will be a crushing defeat!"
"You shut up!"
Longxi roared angrily, demonic flames surging from the sword in his hand. "Zhou Ziyang, as the strategist of the Black Lava Army, you failed to form an alliance with the pirates because of your incompetence. Furthermore, because of your incompetence, you were unable to see through Lin Muyu's scheme and caused the 80,000 cavalrymen to fall into such a desperate situation. You useless trash, you actually have the face to talk about retreating to shake the morale of the army. Men, drag Zhou Ziyang away and behead him!"
"Yes!"
Two cavalrymen immediately twisted Zhou Ziyang off his horse.
"Commander, commander ah!"
Zhou Ziyang's face was pale. "Could it be that the army's defeat is my fault alone? I tried to persuade you but you didn't listen. If you agreed to my battle strategy and set up camp on the plains instead of entering the Ten Mile Valley, would we have lost today? "
"Motherf * cker, you still dare to speak!"
Longxi stepped forward and waved his sword. At that moment, Zhou Ziyang's head flew into the air. A pitiful strategist had fallen to such a tragic end.
"Commander, what's the situation now?" A few Captaincy asked.
Longxi's eyes were cold. "Continue to supervise the battle. Charge towards the north and kill anyone who resists, regardless of whether they are our soldiers or not, kill them all. General Wang, you will supervise the battle."
"Yes, commander!"
… …
However, battles were ever-changing. Before Longxi could organize tens of thousands of troops to launch a counterattack, the mountains on both sides had already been set ablaze. Immediately afterward, magic crystal crossbows were shot into the crowd. Explosions rang out one after another, and the cavalrymen near the mountains were instantly reduced to ashes.
From the top of the mountain, Wei Chou's loud voice could be heard. "Black Lava Army, you have been surrounded. If you surrender, you will not die. If you continue to resist, you will die!"
Soon, Qin Jun shouted together with Wei Chou. Their voices came one after another, shaking the entire valley.
The morale of the Black Lava Army was already low. With this shout, many of them put down their weapons.
Longxi's face was pale.
"Commander, I will lead my brothers to break out of the encirclement. Let's … break out of the encirclement towards the south. The situation is already hopeless. If we stay here, we will only be throwing our lives away. I still have over three thousand troops, and it is enough to break out of the encirclement. As long as we join up with the one hundred thousand infantry troops on the plains, we will still have the strength to fight. As the saying goes, where there is life, there is hope!" A Captaincy advised earnestly.
Longxi felt a sharp pain from his amputated arm. This arm was forcefully bitten off by the Beamon King. The incision was not smooth, and one could imagine the pain. He frowned and said, "Let's break out of the encirclement."
Thus, close to five thousand cavalrymen started to break out of the encirclement towards the south.
The Qin Jun did not obstruct them. They only continuously shot arrows from the mountains on both sides. When Longxi and the other generals escaped from the valley, there were less than a hundred cavalrymen left.
Fine snow fluttered in the air. When Longxi looked at the people following behind him, he couldn't help but feel as if a heavy rock was pressing down on his heart. The eighty thousand cavalrymen had come with great momentum, but now, there were less than a hundred of them left. This was a great humiliation! He knew that Lin Muyu knew how to fight a war, but how could he use his troops like this? He did not play his cards according to the rules and did not fight head-on. Instead, he used the weakness of the Black Lava Army's unclear organization and slogan to mislead his eighty thousand cavalrymen into attacking each other. This person was too crafty.
Longxi hated. He hated the heavens, hated the earth, and hated himself.
… …
In the valley of ten miles.
Amidst the snow, Lin Muyu stood beside Taxue. She stretched out her arm for Chu Yao to explode again. Chu Yao frowned slightly. Her face was filled with heartache, but she didn't say anything. She knew that this was Lin Muyu's mission. Since he had chosen to attack the Celestial Pole Continent, he had to risk his life and drink blood. He would rather die than regret it.
QianFeng gazed at the battle situation in the distance and said, "Marshal, do you really think it's worthwhile to capture these cavalrymen? They are from the Blackstone Empire. If they rebel after joining our army, it will be a disaster! "
"I know, but …"
Lin Muyu wanted to say something but stopped. After a few seconds, she said, "There are about five hundred thousand cavalrymen in the Celestial Pole Continent, but we only have less than a hundred thousand cavalrymen. Every warhorse, every set of armor, and every weapon are relatively expensive. Even if we have the money, we can't buy all of them now. Marshal QianFeng should be clearer than me about the situation on the battlefield. A heavy-armored cavalryman is equivalent to three infantrymen. These eighty thousand cavalrymen are equivalent to the battle strength of two hundred and forty thousand infantrymen. How can I bear to kill them all …"
"Perhaps Marshal is right," QianFeng said indifferently.
Lin Muyu glanced at him and said, "Moreover, we came here from the distant Shattered Cauldron Realm. We can't just rely on our own forces to attack and occupy the entire Celestial Pole Continent. We are destined to use the people of the Celestial Pole Continent to rule this land. Recruiting people to surrender will be our most important task in the future, and this is just the beginning."
QianFeng cupped his fists and said, "Marshal's considerations are thorough. It's this subordinate's lack of consideration. This subordinate is only looking at the current situation with the eyes of a soldier, but Marshal is already looking at the current situation with the eyes of a ruler."
Xu Jiantao, who was at the side, said, "Longxi's troops have been defeated, but he still has at least a hundred thousand soldiers in his hands. What should we do next?"
"Rest for three days first."
Lin Muyu gazed in the direction of Thousand Mountain City in the south and said, "The Ten Mile Meandering Valley was a fierce battle. We need to let the soldiers rest for a while. Three days later, we will attack Thousand Mountain City and seize Longxi's foundation in one fell swoop!"
"Yes!"
…
After daybreak, the army set up camp on the southern plains of the Ten Mile Meandering Valley.
In the early morning, the sound of hooves could be heard everywhere in the camp, but everyone's complexion was not very good, especially in the casualty camp, where the wailing of the seriously injured was continuous.
The bodies of Ling Songhan, Wang Xiang, and the other 17 masters of the Dragon League were buried in the Ten Mile Meandering Valley. Lin Muyu personally led everyone to pay their respects.
It was already noon when they returned to the camp. After a hurried lunch, the post-war conference in the central tent was about to be held.
Inside the marshal's tent, Chu Yao carefully changed the dressing for Lin Muyu. After this battle, many people were injured. Lin Muyu, Qin Yin, Tang Xiaoxi, Zhu Long, Nangong Lie, Feng Zhanlin, Zhu Long, Dijiang, and the others were all injured. Among them, Lin Muyu's injury was the most serious, almost to the point of hurting her tendons and bones.
Therefore, the conference was filled with the smell of medicine.
"How is the situation in the prisoner camp?" Lin Muyu asked.
Ding Xi cupped his fists. "It's basically in a very stable state."
"Tell me about the gains."
"Yes!" Ding Xi smiled and said, "Longxi's cavalry army has more than 83,000 people. In this battle, we annihilated nearly 30,000 of them and nearly 50,000 surrendered. It is said that when Longxi fled, he only brought less than a hundred horsemen with him. In addition, the harvest is quite plentiful. Our army obtained more than 63,000 warhorses, nearly 70,000 sets of harnesses, armor, weapons, and more than 20,000 strong bows. In addition, nearly 20,000 warhorse corpses have been transported out, which can solve our rations problem for nearly three days."
"Good …"
Lin Muyu nodded and said, "There is one more thing for Marshal Ding Xi to be responsible for."
"Oh, what is it?"
"The problem of the prisoner camp's discipline." Lin Muyu said meaningfully, "We need to turn these surrendered soldiers into our own army as soon as possible. Therefore, Marshal Ding Xi needs to take some time to explain to them the culture and history of the Qin Empire and Shattered Cauldron Realm. Tell them our civilization, the supremacy of the Constitution, the supremacy of the Empress, and the equality of all living beings. This is where we are superior to the Kingdom of Shang. As long as they understand this, they will fight and fight for it with their lives."
Ding Xi took a deep breath. "This subordinate understands."
"In two days, attack Qianshan City. We don't need prisoners of war to participate in this battle. Hand over all the captured cavalry to Xu Jiantao and Wei Chou. Train more imperial cavalry and let them have the fastest combat power."
"Yes!" Xu Jiantao and Wei Chou cupped their fists in unison.
Lin Muyu stretched her arms and asked, "Is there any news from Xiping City? We won a great victory in the south. Logically speaking, Yangshang and Chen Yu should be unable to sit still. "
"Not yet."
Wei Chou looked at him with clear eyes and said, "Sir, there is one thing I don't understand. Is our army really going to attack Qianshan City? It is said that Qianshan City is a strong city. Back then, three large mercenary groups besieged Qianshan City for two months without success. Once Longxi decides to defend Qianshan City, I'm afraid we won't be able to attack it in a short period of time. "
"Yes …"
Tang Zhen nodded and said, "Unless we can force Longxi to lead the infantry to fight against our cavalry, otherwise … in a siege battle, our cavalry is inferior to the infantry."
Lin Muyu smiled.
"Marshal, what are you smiling about?" Tang Zhen's hair stood on end.
"Commander Tang Zhen, please wait a moment."
Lin Muyu searched his robes with his injured arm for a while before finally pulling out a white cloth map. It was a map of Qianshan City's defenses. He placed the cloth on the marshal's desk and said, "Look, this is the outline of Qianshan City. The city is built on a plain, and the four gates are very sturdy. Just the barbican alone is frighteningly big, and the thickness of the city walls goes without saying. But … the city walls built on the plain are very long, at least 50 kilometers long. There is only one layer of city walls, three meters thick, and six meters tall."
Wei Chou's eyes lit up. He smiled and said, "I know the marshal's strategy."
Lin Muyu smiled and said, "If we send the infantry and cavalry to pretend to attack the main gate, but use magic crystal cannons to flatten the city walls in the distance, then our cavalry can enter Qianshan City unhindered. No matter how strong Longxi is, he can't let his 100,000 infantry resist our 100,000 cavalry. Everyone eat and drink well. In two days, we will kill them all."
"Yes!"
Everyone cupped their hands, their eyes burning. Since Lin Muyu made this plan, it was destined that the entire Blackstone Empire would soon fall into the hands of the Qin Empire.
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