The path of the First Imperial Guard Corps to break out of the encirclement was a tragic and stirring path paved with blood. Along the way, there was dedication and sacrifice; there was separation in life and separation in death.
People kept falling, and people kept breaking out.
On the battlefield of swords and sabers, no individual could decide their own fate alone. The soldiers could only unite as one and work together as a team to decide their own survival.
On the vast battlefield, there were scenes of breaking out, interception, encirclement and counter-encirclement.
The slaughter shook the heavens, and blood flowed like rivers.
From time to time, the sorrowful cries of the Ironback Beasts could be heard.
The battlefield was filled with dust and blood. It was like a furnace of heaven and earth, refining the fate of hundreds of thousands of people.
Huo Qubing personally led the Fifth Division forward. With the Ironback Division leading the way, and the Mountain Barbarian Heavy Infantry Division and Mateng Division providing cover, they finally broke out of the allied defense line.
"We can't let Huo Qubing escape!"
The allied forces did not give up and sent out their most elite cavalry to chase after him.
The cavalry chasing him were all riding elite Mongolian warhorses, which were comparable to the Imperial Guard's horses. Huo Qubing had no choice but to activate the specialty [Cavalry Battle].
[Cavalry Battle]: Increases the cavalry's morale by 30, increases the cavalry's movement speed by 50, increases the cavalry's lethality by 35, and increases the cavalry's endurance by 40.
The specialty of the Divine Generals was to go against the natural order, so they could instantly pull away from the enemy.
But the allied forces were not to be trifled with. They were like a pack of hunting dogs, chasing after the Imperial Guard relentlessly, as if they would not stop until they killed them.
The Imperial Guard Legion ran for a day and a night. Other than a three-hour emergency rest at night, they did not get off their horses at all. Thus, they finally got rid of the enemy's pursuit.
The desperation and helplessness of the process could not be described with words.
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Dongchuan Prefecture, in the nameless wilderness.
"Stop advancing and rest in place!"
Huo Qubing gave the second order to rest because he noticed that even with the toughness of the horses, they were foaming at the mouth and could not hold on any longer.
"Whoosh!"
The army that was advancing at high speed immediately stopped. Their movements were still uniform, and there was not the slightest bit of deviation.
The soldiers did not care about their bleeding wounds. They quietly took out the water bottles from their backpacks and fed the warhorses water before handing them a ration pill. Warhorses were the lifeblood of knights, even more important than their wives.
Seeing their beloved horses foaming at the mouth, the knights felt their hearts ache.
As the strongest army in the territory, the Imperial Guards were treated the best. Take the rations pills for example. Among all the field armies, only the Imperial Guards had rations pills as standard supplies. The other armies did not have such treatment.
It was also thanks to the military rations pills that the Fifth Division had been able to last until now. During their escape, the soldiers didn't even have time to get off their horses to eat, let alone cook.
As for the cities that had already been conquered, they didn't dare to enter. Who knew if there was an ambush inside?
When they attacked Dongchuan County, in order to end the battle quickly, the Imperial Guards rushed to the next city after dealing with the defenders of each city. They didn't have the time to exercise any effective control over the city.
At this time, the news of the Imperial Guard's defeat at the frontline had probably already spread to all the major cities in Dongchuan Prefecture. Who knew what the people in the city were thinking?
At that time, the situation on the battlefield was urgent. In order to successfully break out of the encirclement, the Imperial Guards' rations, supplies, siege equipment, and even two P1 cannons were all abandoned on the battlefield.
During the escape, the troops responsible for transporting the rations suffered as well. Not only were large amounts of rations intercepted by the enemy, but even the peasants who were transporting the rations were slaughtered.
The allied forces were a pack of hungry wolves. They were even willing to attack the civilians.
When the guards in charge of transporting the rations saw this, they gritted their teeth and ordered the peasants to disperse and escape into the wilderness of Dongchuan Prefecture.
This ambush was undoubtedly a calamity to Shanhai City.
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Huo Qubing looked at the defeated soldiers around him with a tired expression. Even for a Divine General like Huo Qubing, it was a huge burden to constantly activate [Cavalry Battle].
"Count how many people are left." Huo Qubing ordered his adjutant.
"Yes, Sir!"
Soon, the situation of each division was summarized.
Although the Iron Armored Beast Division was fierce, their endurance was not as good as the warhorses. Even if they managed to break out of the encirclement, they were all killed by the enemy cavalry.
The Mateng Division, which was responsible for providing cover, was directly surrounded. Not a single one of them managed to escape. In the end, only about ten thousand people managed to break out of the encirclement. That was not even enough to form a division.
Huo Qubing was silent when he heard this. He did not know how to answer to the Emperor.
Although this ambush was a failure and there was also the negligence of the intelligence department, as the commander of the left army, he was also responsible for not doing a detailed investigation before attacking Yongren City.
Otherwise, even if the allied forces were hiding in Shu, they would not be able to suddenly cross the border and surround the Imperial Guards.
It was really embarrassing that the Imperial Guards' hidden sentries were all eliminated by the enemy.
"Return to Lingxi City!"
After resting for two hours, Huo Qubing ordered again. They could not stay in Dongchuan Prefecture any longer. Now, they could only take it one step at a time and rush back to the headquarters before making further plans.
After a while, the vast army of cavalry disappeared into the wilderness.
Dongchuan Prefecture, Yongren City.
That evening, the battle on the main battlefield had come to an end.
The battlefield was littered with corpses and rivers of blood.
In this battle, the allied forces and allied forces had paid a price in order to defeat the First Imperial Guard Division. In the end, the allied forces lost more than thirty thousand people, while the allied forces lost more than forty thousand people.
The allied forces' losses were mainly due to the Armored Beast Division's breakout at the rear, while the allied forces' losses were basically caused by the two Mountain Barbarian Heavy Infantry Divisions and the Mateng Division.
Of course, their final results were also quite generous.
In this battle, they killed more than forty-five thousand Imperial Guards and captured fifteen thousand people, which was considered to have achieved their target. Even the old general Mateng had died on the battlefield.
The Imperial Guards were a very fierce army. Even under those circumstances, they were not willing to surrender. The prisoners of war were basically captured when they were unable to resist.
Therefore, the prisoners were mainly cavalry.
In the later stages of the war, the Mountain Barbarian soldiers basically went berserk and disregarded life and death. In the end, the two Mountain Barbarian Heavy Infantry Divisions were left with less than two thousand people captured. The captured Mountain Barbarians also suffered from the side effects of going berserk. Their bodies were weak, which was why the enemy succeeded.
Otherwise, it would be very difficult for the Mountain Barbarians to survive.
The Mountain Barbarians were just that fanatical. They would rather die in battle than be captured, just like their ancestor Chiyou. Although he was crude, he was a true man.
The allied forces' commander-in-chief Wu Qi looked at the devastated battlefield and could not help but sigh, "The Shanhai City Imperial Guards really live up to their reputation!" In such a disadvantageous situation, the Imperial Guards still managed to kill the enemy at such a shocking rate.
Although they had won this battle, they had 'killed eight hundred of the enemy and lost one thousand of their own'. Therefore, after the battle, there was no decisive change in the strength of the two sides.
This result was completely out of Wu Qi's expectations.
Before the battle, who would have thought that it would end like this?
Of course, they had won after all!
The greatest significance of this battle was not the difference in strength, but the impact it had on the morale of both sides.
Think about it, even the strongest Imperial Guards of Shanhai City had been defeated by them. To the allied forces and allied forces, what did the other armies of Shanhai City have to fear?!
In this way, they had grasped the strategic initiative.
On the contrary, the army of Shanhai City, which had always been said to be invincible, had encountered the greatest Waterloo of their lives. It would be difficult for them to adjust in a short period of time.
The battle on the main battlefield was starting to become advantageous to [Yunnan City State].
"Let's go back!" Wu Qi ordered.
After hurriedly cleaning up the battlefield, the allied forces and allied forces did not stay in Yong Ren City for long. They immediately teleported to Tengchong City.
This arrangement showed that [Yunnan City State] did not want to follow Shanhai City's rhythm in terms of strategy. In the previously set main battlefield, there were only fifty thousand allied troops left.
He didn't know what they were up to.
After the army retreated, the construction of Dongchuan Prefecture was temporarily handed over to the nearby Swordsman City. According to the agreement, Swordsman City would station forty thousand troops to take over the defense of the entire Dongchuan Prefecture.
"Transferring Dongchuan Prefecture" was one of the agreements signed between [Yunnan City State] and [Yan Huang Alliance]. The entire battle plan had already been implemented a month ago.
Apart from that, Swordsman City also had another mission, which was to be responsible for guarding the prisoners of war.
According to the agreement, all the prisoners of war from the battle of Yunnan would be divided by [Yan Huang Alliance]. [Yunnan City State] did not have the authority to accept prisoners of war.
[Yan Huang Alliance]'s style of doing things was still as tyrannical as ever.
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After the army retreated, the bustling Yong Ren City returned to peace. Other than the piles of bones outside the city, it was as if nothing had happened.
Everyone knew that this place was destined to become famous in the wilderness because of this ambush.
The news of Shanhai City's First Imperial Guard Corps being ambushed outside of Yong Ren City and almost completely annihilated quickly spread throughout the wilderness, shocking the world.
According to some people, this was the worst defeat that Shanhai City had ever suffered since they established their foothold in the wilderness. Moreover, they had lost the most famous Imperial Guard Corps, so it was even more of a topic.
The entire forum was bustling with noise and excitement.
Even players from other regions were quietly paying attention to this unprecedented battle.
For a moment, all the major media outlets were criticizing Shanhai City. Many experts predicted that the arrogant Shanhai City would suffer a huge setback in the Yunnan battlefield.
Not to mention whether Shanhai City could take down [Yunnan City State], it was also a question of whether they could retreat unscathed.
The haze that shrouded Yunnan welcomed the sunlight for the first time. The dawn of victory seemed to be waving at [Yunnan City State].
In the eyes of the experts, the direction of the battle was already clear. Mobile users, please browse and read for a better reading experience.
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