On the 19th of January, the intermittent snowfall stopped once again, and the warm sun shone on the land.
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The sound of war drums reverberated across Jianlongyuan. This fertile land had become the best battlefield. The Yangshang Army had always been known for its cavalry's prowess, and QianFeng was also very confident in the Qin Army's positional warfare. They had already set up their formation before dawn.
Looking from Xiping City, the fertile land to the east was densely packed with people. The Violet Flower Imperial Flag and the dark blue uniforms of the empire's soldiers formed a sea of blue. In the distance, the red uniforms of the Yangshang Army looked like they were dyed with blood. In terms of numbers, the Shang army still had the absolute advantage. More than 400,000 people against QianFeng's 200,000 people naturally had the upper hand.
However, there were still more than 100,000 people under Feng Jixing in the city. Once they left the city, the outcome would be hard to predict.
"Who's QianFeng's vanguard? They've already set up their formation. "Xiang Yu frowned.
"It's Chen Xiaoli, the commander of Qihai City's garrison." Feng Jixing raised his eyebrows and smiled. "Chen Xiaoli was originally a general of the Tang family. She's like a snow wolf in the north, good at seizing opportunities and tearing open the enemy's flaws with fierce attacks. Just wait and see. The vanguard of the Yangshang Army is Han Yuan's Eastcalm Army. They're definitely not Chen Xiaoli's match."
"Is that so?"
Xiang Yu declined to comment. "When do we attack?"
"Don't be anxious. Let's first grind down the morale of the Shang army and let everyone have a good rest. We'll talk in the afternoon. This battle won't end in a day or two."
"Alright."
Five minutes later, the war drums boomed. The vanguard of both sides began to charge at each other. Chen Xiaoli didn't personally lead the charge. Instead, she raised her sword, and the chiliarchs behind her led the charge. The infantry and cavalry slowly advanced in a phalanx formation. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the infantry was mostly made up of heavy shields, spears, and bows. There were about 20,000 of them in the center, while the cavalry was divided into two groups, waiting to move out.
On the other hand, Han Yuan's battle strategy was much simpler. The cavalry charged brainlessly!
"Ha, Won lost." Feng Jixing laughed.
Guan Xing and Lin Xun laughed as well. Most of the commanders in the Shang army were people with high cultivation and reputation, and not those who truly knew how to use troops. This was the fatal flaw of the Shang army.
Just as expected, when the fifty thousand cavalrymen of the Shang army charged into the shield formation and crashed into each other, wantonly slaughtering Chen Xiaoli's infantry, the cavalrymen that Chen Xiaoli had stationed on the flanks began to pick up speed. Like a gale sweeping away leaves, they swept through the chaotic enemy cavalry formation, and for a moment, the sounds of slaughter rose to the heavens.
On one side, there was chaos, and there was no direction, while on the other side, there was order and formation. Even if there was a great disparity in the strength of both sides, the result was still determined. Tactics were always the most important part of a war.
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"Chen Xiaoli doesn't seem to have the desire to initiate a battle …" Lin Xun said, "His square formation hasn't moved too much forward. Instead, the infantry of the Shang army has unknowingly moved three li forward."
"This is the brilliance of Chen Xiaoli and QianFeng." Feng Jixing laughed, "The heavy infantry of the Shang army are just ordinary people, but their shields, armors, and weapons add up to a hundred jin. If an ordinary person carries a hundred jin of equipment and moves three li, their stamina will be more or less exhausted. But the cavalrymen are different. Look at the southeast corner, QianFeng's ten thousand elite demon cavalrymen are ready to attack."
Lin Xun took a closer look and immediately understood.
Which one of the commanders on the battlefield wasn't a famous general?
Not long after, the eighty thousand heavy infantry of the Shang army arrived at the battlefield, but before they could complete their formation, the sounds of killing could be heard from afar. QianFeng had already ordered the ten thousand elite demon cavalrymen and five thousand Armor Demons to charge.
Speed against slowness!
In an instant, the eighty thousand heavy infantry were smashed into pieces by the demon phalanx, which was far fewer in number than them. How could there be any defensive formation? They were completely reduced to being slaughtered.
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"Commander Han Yuan, how do you use your troops?"
On the viewing platform of the Kingdom of Shang, Yangshang asked indifferently.
Han Yuan's face was ashen, "Your Majesty, I …"
At the side, Xun Xi said, "Your Majesty, the Eastcalm Army will definitely be defeated in less than two hours!"
"What should we do now?" Yangshang was somewhat anxious.
Xun Xi smiled faintly, "Those so-called Gods were originally the elites under QianFeng. To defeat them, we can only rely on Your Majesty's most elite army."
"You mean … the Divine Feather Battalion?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, please send out the Divine Feather Battalion. Only the Divine Feather Battalion can turn the situation around."
"Alright!" Yangshang took a deep breath, "Duo La, go. Don't disappoint me."
"Yes!"
Duo La mounted his horse, and after giving the order, the forty thousand Divine Feather Battalion cavalry charged out like a whirlwind.
As for the Qin Army, Qin Yan led the national army in a charge to protect the demon army from being destroyed by the Divine Feather Battalion.
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Time trickled by, and soon it was close to noon. The sounds of killing could be heard on Longyuan, and everyone could even faintly smell the stench of blood coming from the battlefield. On the city wall, the generals looked at the battle situation in the distance. Xiang Yu frowned and said, "The Divine Feather Battalion has already attacked. If we continue to wait, Qin Yan's national army will be completely annihilated.
Feng Jixing nodded, "Tang Zhen has also launched an attack, and the Divine Feather Battalion is being held back … Pass down the order, leave five thousand men to defend the city, and the rest will follow me to charge at the Shang army's center!"
"Yes!"
Not long after, the majestic Imperial Army cavalry charged out of the city, and went straight for the shaken Shang army. Furthermore, the Imperial Army was waiting for the exhausted, so one could imagine how elite they were. For a moment, the battlefield was in a stalemate, but the addition of Feng Jixing's troops caused a ripple, and the sounds of killing became even more intense. Dugu Xian's 150,000 Thunder Spirit Army faced Feng Jixing.
Longyuan was in a complete mess, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers were engaged in a fierce battle.
Corpses were everywhere, and blood flowed like a river. The snow and grass were covered with blood, and broken weapons and ownerless warhorses were everywhere. The artillery of both sides had been exhausted, and now they could only fight with their flesh and blood. Even the famous generals of the Qin Empire gradually lost control of their formation, and the battle turned from a positional battle into a chaotic battle. What was left was the judgment of fate, and no one knew who was the real winner.
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The fierce battle continued, and the people on the battlefield rushed back and forth. After a whole night, the fighting still didn't stop. Feng Jixing even passed down the order for the three armies to take turns to rest and fight in a chaotic battle. Many soldiers retreated three miles back and slept for two hours. After eating food and drinking water, they immediately grabbed their bloody weapons and rushed to the battlefield.
Neither side was willing to retreat even half a step. Seeing the corpses everywhere on Longyuan, the formation of the armies became chaotic, and the two armies were fighting each other everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, it was night again, and it was already the second day of the fierce battle.
The two sides stopped fighting for six hours. Before the sun rose, they started fighting again.
Feng Jixing's battle robe was already dyed red with blood. He didn't know how many times he had escaped the pursuit of the two Devil Gods, Longxi and Filet, through the cover of the Tomes of Arcane. The imperial guards suffered heavy casualties, and there were at least thousands of soldiers who died under the hands of the two Devil Gods. But this was war, and whoever lost first would lose the control of Xishan Province.
In the dark night, the torches were almost all extinguished.
Feng Jixing's face was covered with blood. He slowly pulled out the Red Phoenix Saber, and the saber light illuminated the people nearby. He saw that QianFeng, Qin Yan, Tang Zhen, and the others were also in a difficult situation. Their armors were broken, and they were covered with blood. Moreover, each of them had suffered injuries of different degrees. In such a fierce battle, no one could be uninjured.
"How many people do we have left?" Feng Jixing asked.
"Less than half," QianFeng said.
"It doesn't matter, the Shang Army's losses are even greater!" Feng Jixing's eyes were filled with boundless killing intent. He raised his saber and shouted, "The enemy is two miles away, kill them, fight to the end!"
Everyone raised their weapons and shouted, "Fight to the end!"
If the Grim Reaper saw this scene, he would definitely be very happy, because the ground was filled with souls and dead people. Seeing that Longyuan had become purgatory on earth, a battlefield of slaughter.
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On the second night of the fierce battle, the Shang Army's strength was instantly reduced by more than half.
On the third day, the Shang Army began to collapse.
Facing the iron-blooded army commanded by Feng Jixing and QianFeng, the Tian Jue Corps fled, and more than a hundred thousand soldiers became deserters. How could the remaining nearly a hundred thousand soldiers be a match for the Qin Army. At noon, Yangshang ordered a retreat, and they retreated to Tianji City.
After fighting for three days, they finally won.
The Qin army rested where they were, and almost everyone had a feeling as if they had escaped from purgatory. Those who were able to survive this battle were all very lucky.
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On the first day of the defeat, Yangshang killed 27 senior generals while retreating.
On the second day, Yangshang ordered 54 civil officials to be killed.
On the third day, Yangshang arrived at Tianji City and killed 288 civil and military officials.
The news of the defeat had spread in Tianji Province, and also in the capital of the Kingdom of Shang. Almost everyone knew that the Emperor Shang's army had suffered a crushing defeat. Although … the government posted an announcement saying that the opponents had been severely injured, everyone knew that Feng Jixing and QianFeng of the Qin Empire were in Xiping Prefecture, and they were only slightly injured. On the contrary, the Shang Army lost three Commanders, 37 Captaincy, and almost all the senior generals were killed in the battle. The rest were killed by Yangshang, who was furious, for the crime of incompetence.
The worst rumor was that the Kingdom of Shang was completely divided. From the east came the news that Chen Yu had re-ascended to the throne in Lao Han City. The whole Celestial Empire had broken away from the control of the Kingdom of Shang and established a new country.
The world was completely divided into three parts. Among them, the Kingdom of Shang was in decline, and the Qin State was the strongest.
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The Battle of Longyuan was the most tragic battle of the Qin Empire.
QianFeng and Feng Jixing had a total of 350,000 troops. After the Battle of Longyuan, there were less than 160,000 left. While the Shang Army was heavily injured, they were also heavily injured.
After all, most of the soldiers of the Kingdom of Shang were new recruits, and so were the troops of Xiping Prefecture. They were poorly trained. If it weren't for the lack of training of the opponents, perhaps Feng Jixing and QianFeng would have been annihilated.
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