Chapter 465: Crushing Power

Xia Fan did move earlier than Ning Wanjun.

At dawn, a 2,500-man army with 150 Xuanwu mechanical beasts crossed the frozen river from the lower reaches of Lichuan and entered the territory of Ganzhou.

Since this place is not a regular ferry at all, the surrounding area can be said to be uninhabited, and the terrain is mainly undulating hills. If conventional horse-drawn carriages or two-wheeled vehicles are used to transport supplies, the efficiency will be unacceptably low.

But this is not a problem for the army.

Mechanical beasts are both combat units and transport units.

This batch of Xuanwu is not equipped with steel shields, but the extra hanging points are hung on storage baskets, which are piled with supplies needed by the entire army, and even a bunch of canned fruits.

They did not choose to roll over and over on the hilly slopes all the time - through Wu Lie's reconnaissance, Xia Fan quickly determined the shortest distance from the shore to the official road. After the large army turned into the official road, they began to concentrate on their destination and move quickly.

Of course, some people witnessed this strange army along the way, but they were shocked and didn't understand where they came from. After all, the southern end of the road pointed to Baiyao Mountain, and they couldn't have jumped out of the deep mountains.

Some residents wanted to go to the government in the city to report the news and receive the reward, but according to the normal process, these information would be handed over layer by layer, and it would take at least two or three days to reach the relevant people.

However, for this rear-end army, the superiors only arranged a one-day trip!

This was the world's first "semi-mechanized" forced march. They needed to cross 94 miles in one day and form a pincer attack with Ning Wanjun's forced crossing troops before the enemy completely fled.

94 miles, a low-load march, in another world, can only be regarded as a regular march at most, and it can't even reach the threshold of a forced march, but in the eyes of the Ganzhou Army, this is an impossible thing to achieve.

Thanks to the usual sufficient training and sufficient meat meals, the Jinxia Army not only surpassed the enemy in terms of military equipment, but also had a gap with the Dynasty Army in terms of personal physical fitness.

Through the communication device, Xia Fan accurately captured the enemy's position, and took the lead in occupying the advantageous terrain, blocking the enemy's retreat.

As for the enemy generals' direct choice of surrender, it was not within the pre-planned plan, but it can only be said that it saved everyone a lot of effort.

After joining Ning Wanjun, the number of team members soared to about 4,000, and the Xuanwu also expanded to about 200. The two teams were reorganized into one at this moment, and then continued to advance in the northeast direction!

This is the strategic plan finally formulated by the staff after considering Xia Fan's suggestions-first eat up the enemy troops at Wangshandu by interlacing and encircling, and then attack Pingzhendu from the rear, and completely defeat the Ganzhou army in one fell swoop!

Another night of marching.

The high-sugar canned fruit and the sufficient dried seafood kept up the soldiers' consumption. Although everyone felt exhausted, it seemed that there was always a little bit of physical strength that was not exhausted, and they could still move their feet and keep up with the pace of the large army.

If any experienced general saw this marching plan, he would only find it ridiculous - traveling day and night is faster, but if all the physical strength and state are exhausted, how can they have the ability to deploy and fight next? In this case, even if they rush to the battlefield, they will only die.

If the Jinxia Army had swords and spears, this would indeed have caused this result.

But these 4,000 combatants were all carrying air rifles.

Another advantage of firearms is that it greatly reduces the physical requirements, and the army can be put into battle at any time even after a period of rapid march. As long as the soldiers still have the strength to pull the trigger, the gun still has full lethality.

It can be said that this army can move because of the combination of many factors. Without any one of them, the idea of ​​"mobile warfare" cannot be implemented.

It is precisely because the entire Qiguo army does not have such conditions that the battle plan seems mediocre, but it is a blind spot that no one expected.

At 4 o'clock in the morning the next day, the large army entered Pingzhendu.

The defenders at the ferry were in chaos. Their situation was even more difficult than that of Wangshan Ferry. They thought they were defending in a dangerous place, but when a large number of enemies appeared in the rear, the situation suddenly reversed. They were squeezed to the riverbank and had to fight with their backs to the river.

Chi and Olina also rushed to the front line at this moment. As the floating bridge was crushed into powder by two dragons, the battle officially started!

"Everyone, follow me to charge!"

Ning Wanjun took the lead and rushed to the front. The red Suzaku was like a sharp blade, piercing into the Ganzhou Army camp that was still in shock and chaos.

But this time she had a fox and a man beside her.

Li Zai and Xia Fan went forward together, and they were naturally staring at the Privy Council Taoist priests in the main camp.

"Yes, it's the Nine Heavens Thunder Envoy!"

"Run!"

To his surprise, the enemy Taoist priests fled without a fight after recognizing his identity, and seemed to have no intention of holding their ground at all.

"What's going on? Am I that scary?" Xia Fan was stunned.

"I just magnified the fear in their hearts." Li said proudly.

"Really? But I didn't even feel you were casting a spell."

"It doesn't need to be cast, it's more like a direct interference with the qi." Li shook her ears, "As long as others see me, it will naturally have an impact."

This is also the change in her natural ability that she realized after growing a second tail.

This technique does not directly create an illusion, but indirectly affects the minds of people around and amplifies their emotions. If the other party is calm and determined, it is equivalent to non-existence. But as long as there is a little negative emotion, the effect of the action will be multiplied.

No need to cast, large-scale influence, it sounds like an aura or a domain. Xia Fan secretly smacked his lips, but thinking of Li's rapid progress in the art of shock, and the fact that electricity can also present the form of a field, it sounds quite reasonable.

Without the Taoist priests, the mechanical beasts became invulnerable. Ning Wanjun led a group of black tortoises to rush through various camps. The wooden fences and chevaux de frise were almost broken by the touch of these bipedal monsters, not to mention ordinary soldiers.

What's more fatal is that the crossbows, catapults and artillery at this ferry are all aimed at the river bank, and there is no enough shooting range behind them. Even turning around and firing at the rear has become a luxury.

The defense line of Pingzhen Ferry collapsed faster than Wangshan Ferry.

The battle lasted only about two quarters of an hour, and the situation had become one-sided. A large number of Ganzhou troops had nowhere to retreat and were squeezed into the water like dumplings. Staying on the shore was not a good option either. Due to the open terrain, the soldiers on the riverbank were no different from live targets. They could be knocked down by shooting with their eyes closed.

In the face of such a huge gap in strength, the defeat of the Ganzhou army was difficult to reverse.