Chapter 1144, Retreat, Iron Triangle

That night, Xiong Xiaoguang first secretly arranged for a Bear Guard to sneak into Jiukongqiao Village.

The Bear Guards under Xiong Xiaoguang had just stepped off the Nine-Kong Bridge. After receiving the news, Lang Wuque immediately led the werewolf army to the Nine-Kong Bridge Village.

Ten thousand werewolf warriors and one thousand bear man heavy infantry directly built the entire Jiukongqiao Village into an indestructible fortress.

After learning that their troops had successfully entered Jiukongqiao Village and had completed their defenses, Xiong Xiaoguang and Lang Wubing no longer hesitated and directly withdrew all the Bear Guards from the Colorful Bridge, and then Run straight to Jiukongqiao Village.

Every move of the orc army in the Dashi Kingdom is under the surveillance of the owl scouts of the Northern Expeditionary Alliance.

As soon as the Ursine Guards withdrew from the Colorful Bridge, the Tauren heavy infantry on the other side of the Colorful Bridge quickly ran along the bridge and directly occupied the entire Colorful Bridge and Yangshu.

After learning that his own Minotaur heavy infantry had regained control of the Colorful Rainbow Bridge and Yangshu, Sun Junyi immediately had people start firing cloud-penetrating arrows.

As dozens of cloud-piercing arrows turned into brilliant fireworks in the night sky, the two Northern Expeditionary Allied Forces located in Pengzhuang Village and Shengjiawu walked out of the fortifications in neat steps and headed straight for Jiukongqiao Village .

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Since Shengjiawu is only two kilometers away from Jiukongqiao Village, before Xiong Xiaoguang and others arrived at Jiukongqiao Village, the Northern Expeditionary Alliance's mixed army consisting of dwarf heavy infantry and elf rangers arrived at Jiukongqiao Village first. The outskirts of Kongqiao Village.

Facing the heavily prepared Ursine heavy infantry and Werewolf warriors, this mixed army of the Northern Expeditionary Alliance was in no hurry to launch an attack.

They first formed a formation in the southwest of the village, with the dwarf heavy infantry in front and the elven archers behind.

After forming a formation, the dwarf heavy infantry began to cover the elven archers in their long-range attack on the orc army in Jiukongqiao Village.

They stopped a hundred meters away from the orc defense line, where they set up a needle jungle formation, waiting for the orc army from Jiukongqiao Village to take the initiative to attack.

Facing the bullying style of the Northern Expeditionary Alliance, many bear warriors were furious. They raised their shields and wanted to rush out.

"Come back to me. No one can act rashly without my orders. Those who disobey orders will be killed without mercy, and their immediate relatives will be killed."

Seeing some bear warriors trying to rush out, Xiong Ergou immediately roared loudly.

He knew that these grumpy guys were not afraid of death, but they cared very much about their relatives in the tribe, so he directly used the lives of their relatives to prevent them from being stupid.

After hearing that disobeying military orders would harm their relatives in the clan, the bear warriors with bloodshot heads stopped immediately after running for more than ten meters.

After they reluctantly glanced at the Northern Expeditionary Alliance's position, they all retreated with livid faces.

In this way, the orc army stationed in Jiukongqiao Village did not take the initiative to rush out, and the Northern Expeditionary Alliance Army located in the southwest of the village took advantage of the opponent's weakness of no long-range attack methods and kept pouring arrows into the village.

The elf ranger army of the Northern Expeditionary Alliance was divided into three parts.

A group of elven archers are responsible for launching rockets to set fire to the village, providing long-range lighting for other companions.

Some elven archers are responsible for firing a covering rain of arrows. Wherever the orc defenders are densest, their arrow rain will cover them.

There are also some elven archers who are responsible for long-range sniping. They keep wandering around the periphery of the village, specifically picking out those orc warriors who have exposed flaws to shoot cold arrows.

With the cooperation of the three elven archers, an orc warrior would accidentally be hit by an arrow every moment in Jiukongqiao Village.

As long as the thick-skinned bear warriors were not shot in the vital parts, they would continue to stick to their posts as if nothing had happened.

The same cannot be said for werewolf warriors whose physical strength is similar to that of humans and elves.

Even if the vital parts of their bodies are not hit, they will immediately lose part of their combat effectiveness.

As the number of werewolf warriors in the village continued to decrease, Lang Wuque's forehead was soon covered with dense beads of sweat. He stood at the bridge and kept looking toward the southeast, hoping that Xiong Xiaoguang and others could come over as soon as possible.

The straight-line distance from Yangshu to Jiukong Bridge is about five kilometers. This five-kilometer journey is not only a torment for Lang Wuque who is stationed in Jiukongqiao Village, but also for Xiong Xiaoguang and Lang Wubing.

Since their every move was under the surveillance of the Northern Expeditionary Alliance, they were soon overtaken by the elven army of Northern Expeditionary Alliance players who came out of Pengzhuang Village.

Although the elves are blind at night, under the early warning of the owl scouts above their heads, the several ambushes laid by Lang Wubing were all successfully resolved by the players.

Elf players are divided into groups of ten, with four people in each group responsible for holding torches to illuminate, while the other six are responsible for setting up bows and arrows to launch long-range attacks against enemies who enter the range.

They were not in a hurry to shorten the distance between them and the enemy, they just hung there neither far nor close, and then kept attacking the orc warriors in charge of the rear with rain of arrows.

This cheap attack continued from the west of Dinglou Village to Jiukong Bridge.

On this three-kilometer road, from time to time, werewolf warriors would fall to the ground after being shot by arrows, and then be quickly harvested by the elf players who regarded their merits as their lives.

Faced with the extremely shameless long-range sneak attack tactics of the Northern Expeditionary Alliance, Lang Wubing and Xiong Xiaoguang were both helpless.

They could only arrange as many orc warriors holding shields as possible to take charge of the rear, and then increase the marching speed as much as possible without leaving those rear soldiers behind.

"Young prince, general, you have arrived here. If you had arrived a little later, I don't know if you would have been able to defend Jiukongqiao Village."

When Lang Wuque, who was standing on the Nine-hole Bridge like a Wangfu Stone, saw the figures of Xiong Xiaoguang and Lang Wubing, he immediately greeted them excitedly.

"Wu Que, how is the situation in Jiukongqiao Village? I can see the fire here from so far away. Is the enemy's attack fierce?"

After giving Lang Wuque a heavy hug, Lang Wubing asked as he walked.

"The enemy has been using long-range fire to suppress us, and the fire you see should be those houses that were set alight by rockets.

Although the enemy has not officially launched an attack on Jiukongqiao Village and is only using long-range attacks to consume us, the enemy's long-range firepower is too strong and my werewolf legion has suffered heavy losses.

You don't know how scared I was just now that the enemy would suddenly rush over. Fortunately, you guys came in time. "

Lang Wuque breathed a sigh of relief and gave Lang Wubing and Xiong Xiaoguang a brief introduction to the situation in Jiukongqiao Village.

"General, there seems to be a lot of enemy pursuers behind you. The Jiukong Bridge is so narrow. Do you think the enemy wants to surround us here in Jiukong Bridge Village?"

Looking back at the densely packed fireflies-like torches in the distance, Lang Wuque's heart lifted again as he had just put it in his stomach.

“It is possible, but at this time we have no choice but to bite the bullet and rush forward.

All right, you quickly return to Jiukongqiao Village to command the army's defense. You must not let the enemy come in.

The young prince and I stayed on the bridge and commanded the troops to cross the bridge, trying to bring all the brothers back safely. "

After letting out a long sigh, Lang Wubing patted Lang Wuque's shoulder, and then stopped.

When the orc army that had withdrawn from Yangshu began to cross the bridge, the elf players who had been falling behind immediately surrounded them like piranhas that smelled blood.

They formed a fan-shaped formation and surrounded the bridge head, raining arrows on the bridge.

Some elf players even went directly down the river embankment, stood in the water and launched shots onto the bridge.

Since Sun Junyi didn't want to fight to the death with this orc army, he just wanted the elven army to give the enemy a good farewell and take another piece of flesh from the enemy when they were about to withdraw.

Therefore, the orders received by the two Northern Expeditionary Allied Forces were to harass the enemy from a distance, and they would not actually attack the enemy's array.

If Sun Junyi wanted to keep this enemy army, then not only a few player elf legions would follow the enemy, but also the Minotaur heavy infantry legion that retook Yangshu and Colorful Bridge would follow.

So despite the loud thunder on the Northern Expeditionary Allied Forces' side, which worried Lang Wubing and others, in fact the rain was not heavy at all. In the end, Lang Wubing, Xiong Xiaoguang and others were able to retreat without any danger. Got out.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Lang Wubing and others ran all the way, directly arriving at Luqiao Town where Lang Dapeng was stationed.

After meeting with Wolf Dapeng in Luqiao Town, they left Luqiao Town without stopping. Everyone evacuated to Taiping Town, seventeen kilometers away from Luqiao Town.

After the group of people returned to Taiping Town in a state of embarrassment, they didn't even bother to eat or drink. They just found a place to lie down and then fell asleep.

As all the orc troops of the Dashi Kingdom evacuated from Luqiao Town, the war surrounding Luqiao Town and Colorful Bridge finally came to an end, and the Dashi Kingdom was completely defeated.

After learning that all the enemies had withdrawn to Taiping Town, Sun Junyi and his party led the Minotaur Heavy Infantry Corps to Luqiao Town for deployment.

Looking at the dilapidated city wall in Luqiao Town, Sun Junyi shook his head helplessly, and then arranged for the soldiers to carry water, mix mud, and rebuild the wall.

Retaking Colorful Bridge and Luqiao Town is just a new beginning for the Northern Expeditionary Alliance. Next, they will have a more brutal offensive and defensive battle around Luqiao Town with the Dashi Kingdom orc troops stationed in Jining City, Taiping Town and Zoucheng. .

After taking a look at the topographic map of the north of Luqiao Town, Sun Junyi's joy of just taking back the Colorful Bridge suddenly disappeared without a trace.

His face was full of bitterness, and he had to admit that Chu Batian was still superior this time.

Although the orc army of the Great Stone Kingdom had just experienced a major defeat, they had a huge home field advantage.

The Northern Expeditionary Allied Forces crossing the river from the south of Luqiao Town want to go all the way north. The first thing they have to face is the iron triangle defense line composed of Jining City, Zoucheng and Yanzhou City.

To the east of Dushan Lake, Mengshan Mountain and Nishan Mountain divide the entire east bank into north and south parts. There is only a river valley passage between Mengshan Mountain and Nishan Mountain that can pass through, while Pingyi County and Sishui are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The county is located in the northern half of that valley passage.

Nowadays, the Dashi Kingdom has successfully taken over Sishui County and Pingyi County from the Mahayana Buddhist Kingdom, blocking the river valley channel connecting the north and south sections.

Although there are cavalry regiments of the Northern Expeditionary Alliance in Linyi and Zaozhuang, several important cities are still under the control of the Dashi Kingdom. Therefore, if the Northern Expeditionary Alliance wants to attack the Dashi Kingdom, they can only bite the bullet and start from Luqiao Town. Fight out here.

Jining City, Zoucheng and Yanzhou City are at odds with each other, firmly blocking Luqiao Town between Dushan Lake and Nishan. Taiping Town is located just in front of this iron triangle. It is closely connected with Jining City and Zoucheng. The city formed a new iron triangle.

Jining City and Zoucheng City have high walls and thick walls, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. They cannot be captured in a short time.

If the Dashi Kingdom deployed heavy troops to guard Taiping Town, then the Northern Expedition Allied Forces would have to capture Taiping Town before attacking Jining City and Zoucheng.

Then they can use Taiping Town as their base, dispatch heavy troops to cut off the connection between the three iron triangles, and defeat them one by one.

If they ignore the enemies in Taiping Town and directly attack Jining City and Zoucheng from both sides of Taiping Town, then the enemy forces in Taiping Town may cut off the retreat of the two siege armies at any time and encircle them. stand up.

So whether Sun Junyi and the others are willing or not, Taiping Town is a hurdle they can't bypass.

If they don't overcome this hurdle, even if they succeed in establishing a foothold in Luqiao Town, they will never be able to attack the mainland of Dashi Kingdom, let alone the hinterland of Dashi Kingdom.

After staring at Taiping Town and the iron triangle behind it for a long time, Sun Junyi shook his head gently, smiled bitterly and said to the two people around him: "Second Brother, Brother Wu, this Taiping Town is definitely the most difficult place on the east bank of the Grand Canal. A hard nut to chew.

If we want to crush this hard bone, we will probably have a mouth full of teeth broken out.

There will be no possibility of opportunism in the next battle. It depends on who has stronger hard power and who has greater psychological endurance.

I think my ability to withstand psychological pressure is okay, but I cannot bear the responsibility for the large number of casualties that will occur in the army, so the mission of the three of me ends here.

Next, we will quietly wait for the president to come and direct the battle here. Only the president can bear the responsibility for a large number of casualties. "

After retaking Colorful Bridge and Luqiao Town, Sun Junbo and Wu Qitian were not satisfied. They also wanted Sun Junyi to continue to expand the results and earn more military exploits before other senior officials from the Northern Expedition Alliance arrived.

For these two brothers who have always been very supportive of him, Sun Junyi has always responded to his requests.

But when he calculated that the coming battle would be more brutal than the battle for the Colorful Bridge and Yangshu, he immediately chose to give up.

If he is not in his position and does not seek political advice, he is still just a small army commander and cannot bear such a heavy responsibility that is beyond his responsibilities.