Chapter 334 - Fight and Retreat

The cavalry brigade of the City Guard Division, under the personal leadership of the division commander Zhao Sihu, went out of the city to attack the coalition forces.

Facing Shanhai City's wolf-like cavalry troops, the allied forces, which were tortured by the rain of arrows and were about to collapse, had no power to parry at all. A single charge of the cavalry smashed the Eastern Route Army to pieces.

What followed was a one-sided massacre.

The West Route Army was concentrating on their vigilance. Seeing that Shanhai City's army only attacked the East Route Army, they felt very lucky.

Harichagai felt that his time had come.

Union Command.

Standing on the high platform, Dai Qin smiled when he saw the Shanhai City army taking the initiative to attack.

Since he dared to let the vanguard attack, how could he be unprepared. A cavalry team of 10,000 people has long been ready to go, just to deal with emergencies.

Dai Qin was afraid that the opponent would be a coward, and the enemy dared to leave the city, so he was naturally happy to see it succeed. According to his appetite, the attacking cavalry unit should not only rescue the Tengu and Tengu tribes, but also attack the enemy.

The only thing that surprised him was that the timing of the enemy's choice was very ingenious, and he just caught a gap.

Dai Qin didn't think much about it, he waved the flag, and the cavalry unit hidden in the barracks, like a sharp arrow, shot out through the air and headed straight for the battlefield in the east.

A team of ten thousand people arrives in an instant.

Zhao Sihu was so vigilant, and with the instruction of General Bai Qi in advance, he led his troops to fight in the Eastern Route Army for a while, but he didn't like to fight, he stopped immediately, and returned to the city before the grassland reinforcements arrived.

Commander Wan, who came to reinforce him, laughed out loud when he saw the enemy retreating without a fight, and tried his best to ridicule him.

Tens of thousands of cavalry were cursing under the city tower, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

On the top of the city, the soldiers of the city guard division looked ugly, and they were all filled with righteous indignation.

Looking at the scene below, Zhao Sihu smiled coldly.

If it wasn't for guarding against Yanhuang Alliance reinforcements, the three existing divisions in Shanhai City would be enough to defeat the grassland coalition forces in front of them even on the frontal battlefield. How could they be so arrogant.

Under the escort of ten thousand troops, the East Route Army finally stabilized.

So far, after suffering heavy casualties, the grassland coalition forces finally took down the moat.

Seeing the withdrawal of troops from Shanhai City, Dai Qin shook his head regretfully, waved the command flag again, and led the army to press forward across the board.

Now that the moat has been taken down, Dai Qin naturally wants to move the general camp forward to keep an eye on the moat, preventing Shanhai City from opening the moat again and making their efforts go to waste.

The mighty army broke out immediately.

Zhao Sihu stood on the top of the city, looking at the overwhelming army, silent. He watched the army carefully, trying to see through the enemy's secrets.

Not to mention, there is really a strange place.

At the end of the coalition army, dozens of carts followed. The cart was covered with sackcloth, so I don't know what it was. If it is food, grass and luggage, it is too high.

Zhao Sihu didn't dare to neglect, so he notified his personal guards and reported this information to the command headquarters.

By the time the coalition forces re-camped in the north of Shanhai City, it was already sunset.

The moat was captured by the coalition forces, and the lonely north city wall became an isolated island.

That night, the crossbowmen of the First Division and the City Guard Division quietly withdrew from the city wall. The crossbowmen of the first division will set up a second line of defense in the outer city, and the city guard division will be responsible for defending the friendship city.

The army of Shanhai City completely abandoned the north city wall.

The battle of the first day ended like this.

Shanhai City killed more than 8,000 grassland allied forces without a single soldier.

Whether it's Dai Qin or Bai Qi, they both know very well that this is just an appetizer.

The real war is about to kick off.

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The night is like ink, and everything is silent.

Union camp.

A man in black appeared in Daiqin's camp.

"Isn't it time for you to take action?" Dai Qin seemed to be familiar with the man in black, and his tone was somewhat dissatisfied.

On the first day of the battle, the coalition forces suffered heavy losses, and Dai Qin was naturally displeased.

"Don't worry, reinforcements are coming soon!" The man in black expressionless.

"When exactly?" Dai Qin was very dissatisfied with the man in black's answer.

"The most critical time!" The man in black said nonchalantly, "The most important thing now is for you to attract the main force of Shanhai City's army, remove the external obstacles, and create conditions for the final decisive battle."

"You don't need to teach me!" Dai Qin looked cold. They fought desperately on the frontal battlefield, and the opponent was hiding behind the scenes, but they were still talking sarcasticly here, it was really light.

"I wish you all the best tomorrow!"

After speaking, the man in black left the tent and disappeared into the night.

After the man in black left, Dai Qin spat: "You rat!"

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The next day, the sun rose as usual.

The sun shines on the vast land of the Lianzhou Basin, but it can't bring a trace of warmth to people.

War is always so ruthless.

Because of the war, farmers outside the city were unable to farm normally, and workshops inside the city were not in the mood to open. The common people were worried and asked each other for news, for fear that they would become prisoners when they woke up.

"Have you heard that the enemy has taken down the moat yesterday!"

"The prairie barbarians are really cruel!"

Among the vast crowd, the remnants of the original Tianfeng Tribe had changing expressions, with unpredictable meanings.

They exchanged glances with each other, both excited and nervous.

On the tall buildings on both sides, two military intelligence officers were like calm hunters, staring at their prey.

In the peaceful Shanhai City, there are actually waves and undercurrents.

Every time there is a war, the dark side of some society will be exposed...

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The discussion of the common people naturally cannot stop the rhythm of the war.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the battle began.

Daiqin led a Chinese army of 12,000 and was stationed in Beidaying to monitor the Youyi District.

The remaining 30,000 troops divided into two groups, bypassed the north city wall, and rushed straight to Shanhai City.

The west road is led by Lakshin; the east road is led by Xi Rigou Lige.

The east and west armies, like a pair of pliers, were deeply embedded in Shanhai City.

At this time, in the outer city of Shanhai City, apart from buildings, all valuable things had already been transferred to the inner city.

Lakshin led his troops into the outer city, and the scene in front of him left him dumbfounded.

I saw a large number of repelling horses and arrow towers densely arranged in the open space of the outer city. Especially on both sides of the river-crossing bridge leading to Yushui City and Shanhai City, there are many arrow towers.

In addition, a large amount of barbed wire was sprinkled on the ground, which was really sinister enough.

Whether it is rejecting horses or barbed wire, they are all war materials prepared by the War Preparedness Department for a long time. The role played by the powerful military industry in the war is undoubtedly revealed.

Not only that, but there are heavy guards on the bridge. On the bridge leading to Yushui City, a cavalry was standing in formation, and the flag erected was the cavalry of the Second Division.

On the bridge leading to Shanhaicheng District, the sword and shield soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division stood ready.

Bai Qi's strategy is very simple. Before the enemy's hole cards are played, the army of Shanhai City tries to avoid a deadly battle. Taking advantage of the geographical advantage, the first priority is to consume the vital strength of the coalition army.

Even if the war is a bit ugly, Bai Qi doesn't care as long as it works.

Lakshin's scalp was numb, and he felt like he couldn't do anything.

"General, what should we do?" The adjutant also looked helpless.

Lakshin's face darkened, and he shouted loudly: "What else can I do? Cold salad!"

Unless these roadblocks are cleared, the cavalry cannot move an inch.

In desperation, the coalition forces had no choice but to send death squads to clear away the horses and caltrops and clear the way for the army.

Cleaning all the way down, is full of blood and tears.

The crossbowman of Shanhai City stood on the arrow tower, condescending, and launched an attack on the Death Squadron, the effect was astonishing. The Prairie Allied Forces could only shoot two arrows on the horse to vent their aggrieved emotions.

What's even worse is that before the death squads cleared to the foot of the arrow tower, the archers hiding on the arrow tower withdrew early and fled, leaving them helpless.

Lakshin jumped to his feet when he saw it, cursing, how could he have such a rogue style of play? !

When Dai Qin, who was in the central army, got the news, his face was also full of black lines. He now understands what the man in black meant last night by clearing obstacles.

The damn rats had already obtained the information, but they used them as gunmen.

Dai Qin was depressed and his face was gloomy.

Daiqin's reaction spread to the east and west armies, and Lakshin and Xi Rigoulig shuddered, thinking that the commander was dissatisfied with their advancing speed.

In desperation, the two could only grit their teeth, bite the bullet, and dispatch more death squads to clear the obstacles.

Throughout the morning, the Death Squad changed wave after wave.

Before noon, the obstacles to the north of the Friendship River and the Swimming River were barely cleared.

In just one morning, the coalition lost more than 4,000 people.

Taking advantage of the break at noon, Lak applied for Shidaiqin, and then continued to clear the obstacles on the other side of the river, or took advantage of the situation to surround the Friendship City.

The news I got was that the bridge must be taken down.

Dai Qin was also very helpless, and he also wanted to immediately besiege the Friendship City.

But if the bridge is not taken down, the traffic passage between the three cities will be blocked. When they besiege the Friendship City, they may be attacked from behind by the army of Shanhai City at any time.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the fierce battle for the bridge officially started.

This was the first time that the Grassland Allied Forces had faced off against the Shanhai City army. From the very beginning, it was full of gunpowder.

A large bridge simply cannot accommodate too many troops.

On the narrow bridge, the soldiers on both sides fought each other, and they were all red-eyed.

In less than half an hour, the bridge was already full of corpses. Blood flowed along the gaps between the stone slabs, dyeing the bridge red, which was extremely coquettish.

At the end of the battle, in order to make room for combat, the soldiers had to throw the bodies of the dead soldiers under the bridge. The corpses were thrown into the river, and a large area densely floated up, like purgatory.

In addition to the scramble on the bridge, the two sides also used arrow towers to shoot at each other across the river bank.

The shouts of killing made the people in the city terrified.

Until four o'clock in the afternoon, under the constant attack of the prairie coalition forces, the army of Shanhai City retreated. The two bridges fell one after another and were completely taken down by the coalition forces.

The war began to develop in a direction favorable to the coalition forces.

As for the truth about the war? Everything is still unknown...