C581 Harassment War (1)

But now that the war had come to an end, were they the ones who could retreat whenever they wanted?

The moment they landed, it formed an incomparably tall wall of fire, cutting off the path for the main force to retreat. Only a few thousand people were lucky enough to survive this ordeal, and turning their heads to look at the raging flames behind them, each and every one of the soldiers who had survived the disaster did not dare to return as they continued to flee.

The main force that had their path blocked by the great flames were extremely terrified. Not only were their legs trembling, even their bodies were trembling. They were most likely not lightly frightened.

As the saying goes, a trapped beast would fight, but a trapped beast whose will had been stolen, how could it still have the courage to fight with its life on the line?

As Gongsun Ze Tian and Di Yutang, the two cavalry soldiers rushed in one on the left and one on the right, simultaneously shouting out the words' do not kill ', under the suppression from all sides, almost all of the Profound Nether Empire warriors put down their swords, held their heads and squatted on the ground. As for those few stubborn ones, they were all killed by and Gongsun Ze Tian's crossing cavalry charge.

Gongsun Ze Tian looked at Xianyu Hetu who was coming at the same time from across the fire wall. He could not help but have a ridiculing smile on his face, as if he was ridiculing his uselessness.

As for Xianyu Hetu, he also saw Gongsun Zaitian, who was in charge of riding the horse. He had a faint feeling that this war in the north might be related to this young lad.

But exactly who was this young brat, and why was he able to command and control Situ Qingyun? This was something that he was completely unable to understand.

Putting down the doubts in his heart, Xianyu Hetu looked around at the remaining soldiers around him, and the frustration in his heart grew even more.

The Southern Wars had drained almost all the elites of the Profound Nether Empire, and His Majesty the Emperor had repeatedly reminded himself that no too huge of casualties were allowed, but now, eighty thousand of the cavalry troops had been completely wiped out, and today's battle was a total of six out of ten. The originally grand army of three hundred thousand soldiers was now less than a hundred thousand.

He had to admit that he had been defeated. It was a huge defeat. Not only did he not win in terms of strategy or tactics, he did not win in the slightest. Even the level of advance of his weapons had a huge gap between them.

"Sigh, I'm afraid they think that the two empires' offensive is going to exchange blows!"

"Father, why are you so pessimistic?"

"This battle's defeat is the best evidence. Whether in terms of strategy, planning, or concrete tactics, even in terms of weapons, we are far inferior to the Honglong Empire. This is not a good omen!"

"Father, I think we should withdraw our troops first!"

"Let's go!" If we don't retreat, are we waiting for the enemy to surround and annihilate us? "

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This battle had basically not lasted for even a day before Profound Nether Empire suffered a crushing defeat. Moreover, to Profound Nether Empire, it was another miserable defeat, even more miserable than yesterday's cavalry defeat. It could even be said to be a humiliation.

However, the situation was the best. The warriors of the Profound Nether Empire could only retreat dejectedly. Although the casualties were not the greatest, the number of soldiers who surrendered was the greatest in history.

Ignoring the fact that Gongsun Ze Tian had cleared the battlefield, gathered the prisoners of war, and held the celebration meeting, the Profound Nether Empire's army camp, which was in the opposite direction, was filled with gloom and gloom.

In the tent, Xianyu Hetu was lying on the bed as he led the way back to the camp, spitting out blood and fainting on the spot. After knowing that the moon had risen high in the sky, Xianyu Hetu finally woke up under the attentive gazes of the generals.

"You're all here!" Xianyu Hetu also did not get up, and asked indifferently.

"Everyone is here! What orders does Your Highness have for me? "

"Have you counted the casualties?"

"It's done!" "Not good!"

"Speak!"

"In this battle, we have lost 90,000 soldiers, and in addition to the recent losses, we have lost more than 200,000 soldiers. At present, we still have a great army of 110,000 soldiers, including 30,000 troops in defense, as well as troops in charge of logistics!"

"Logistics? Why did they fall over as well! Aren't they guarding the grain? "

"This..."

"Foster father, when we were attacking the city, the closest few food transfer stations were attacked by the Honglong Empire, causing countless deaths and injuries. A large amount of food was robbed, and those that couldn't be taken away were burnt by them! So the soldiers and horses that were left behind for logistics are all under our command! "

"Sigh, the heavens are truly determined to destroy my Xuanming!"

"Your Royal Highness, should we fight or retreat?"

"What do you think?"

"War, we have to fight, we have to rush here and return in defeat, this is not just a slap in the face, it is simply a humiliation to our Profound Nether Empire, I would rather die fighting, I want to ?"

"Then go attack the city alone!" Xianyu Hetu's impatient voice interrupted the general's words.

"..." Everyone became silent and no one dared to express their opinions anymore.

"Fight, hmph, what battle should we fight? The morale of the troops was low. Aside from the logistics unit, the elites of the main force were all wounded. The other people's fighting capabilities were simply a disgrace to this king. "You still have the nerve to continue fighting? My three hundred thousand strong army has already perished here. Tell me where to fight and what should I use to defend against that strange weapon?"

"..." The crowd was once again at a loss for words. Although the words of the prince weren't pleasant to hear, the truth was clearly shown here.

Even when the army was at its peak, they were still losing. Under these circumstances, they would probably be surrounded by dumplings before they could even reach the city walls. If they didn't go to war, they would be sending their enemies their lives.

"But Your Royal Highness, this is a golden opportunity, as long as the northwest gate is opened up by the Roaring Tiger Empire, then we will have a chance to turn the tide!"

"Opportunity? "Haha ?" After Xianyu Hetu laughed dryly at him, he continued to speak, "If this king's guess is correct, the Roaring Tiger Empire in the northwest direction will not be able to open the gates of Honglong Empire, and might even end up like us!"

"But we haven't received any news!"

"News?" Who are you waiting for to send you a message? Right now, it's obviously impossible for that person from the Honglong Empire to send any news, and it might even be possible that he gave us the whole plan. Other than that, the Roaring Tiger Empire and us are not allies. It's just that because of this incident, we have to work together on a temporary basis.

"Then we can only choose to retreat?"

"Let's go!" And he had to retreat quickly! I'm worried that after we leave, we might not even be able to make it back! "

"What?" Everyone present looked at Xianyu Hetu who was lying on the bed with a terrified expression. They found it hard to believe his words.

However, before they could even react, they heard the loud sound of battle from outside. A Academy Officer ran into the big tent in a sorry state, and immediately knelt on one knee, and said in a loud voice: "Reporting to the Duke and the various generals, the enemy forces attacked us at night!"

Hearing the two words' Night Assault ', everyone's mind buzzed. They never would have thought that the situation where they were pressured to the point where they couldn't even breathe, would end up becoming their prey in the blink of an eye. This kind of difference in their hearts was really hard to accept.

"Gather troops and horses!" He had to fight with all his might! Moreover, if they are to be notified, they cannot give chase! " While everyone was still stunned, Xianyu Hetu had already gotten up and put on some clothes. As he put on his helmet, he walked out of the tent with large strides, and said: "What, do you want this king to invite you guys?"

"This subordinate would not dare!" The group knelt down on one knee, then filed out in a line, heading to their respective tents.

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At the same time, there was also Di Yutang and the bewitching woman. When they arrived at the hidden spot outside of the Profound Nether Empire's tent, wrapped in their horses' hooves, the cavalry led by Lei Sheng and the giant man had already been waiting here for a long time.

"Marshal, is this how we do things?" For him to be defeated so easily in the day and not even give the other party a chance to catch their breath, and for him to bring his men over and kill us just like that, and to even launch a sneak attack, is this not right!? "

"What do I usually teach you? When facing your enemies, you must take advantage of their illness to take their lives. You gave them a chance to catch their breath today, and in the future, they will make it so that you all will not have a chance to breathe! "

"Then we have come today to finish Xianyu Hetu!"

"No, today I'm going to take you guys to kill people and set fire to them!"

"It's that simple?"

"Of course! As long as I let them mess around, they don't have to worry about anything else! "

"Yes, we respect your order!"

Therefore, under Gongsun Ze Tian's lead, they quietly took care of the soldiers that came out of the barracks building. Of course, such professional work was handed over to Zhang San and Li Si, who were the most handsome men in the army.

After dealing with the soldiers guarding the entrance, under Gongsun Zaitian's order, this cavalry unit charged straight into the camp like a hot knife through butter, turning the whole camp upside down.

And inside the Profound Nether Empire's camp, flames were rising everywhere, the people who were shouting could not see the enemy, the people who were screaming did not need to see the enemy anymore. Such a chaotic scene, yet strangely disappeared without a sound at the speed of lightning.

In less than a cup of tea, the entire camp was filled with sounds of fire and shouting. As for the enemy? When they were waiting for the generals to arrive, they could see half of the enemy.

If they did not see the marks of tens of thousands of horses on the ground, and if they did not see the casualties among the soldiers, these generals might have even thought that they had let him burn their tents because they were too repressed.

However, this was not the end. After it was deep into the night, the fire in the camp was extinguished. Besides the soldiers who were on duty, everyone else had already fallen into a deep slumber.

Suddenly, another battle cry rang out outside the camp, and countless fiery arrows shot into the camp like they were free to do so. This immediately attracted the attention of many people.

But this time it was different. On the one hand, the enemy had no intention of charging the camp and specifically shot rockets around the camp. After a few rounds of rockets, they urged their horses to ride away, giving the enemy almost no time to react.

However, on the other hand, whether it was the tents in the camp or the fences around the camp, they were both inflammable objects.

Thus, tonight, the second round of collective firefighting began. There were shouts everywhere, and the trampling that occurred amidst the chaos on their bodies was repeated. The scene was extremely chaotic.

As for Gongsun Ze Tian, he was leading a large group of people back to the city to have a leisurely sleep. Of course, he was accompanied by's looted food and weapons.