Chapter 396 Life Hangs by a Thread

Leizhou, Tamu County.

What was originally an inconspicuous small town has become the focus of the entire Leizhou battlefield.

As if overnight, the town, which was still considered prosperous, quickly withered, dilapidated, and became lifeless because of the war. The most prosperous commercial street is almost in ruins.

The clean bluestone road was smashed with potholes and pools of blood. The gutters on both sides are filled with corpses, which simply cover their faces, and no one has buried them.

The shops with carved railings and painted buildings were burnt to charcoal by the fire, with ruined walls and still emitting wisps of smoke.

Everything is telling the cruelty of war.

Under the orange-red sunset, Cao GUI stood on top of the city, his brows furrowed.

Day and night, the siege lasted for a whole day and night.

The Shanhaicheng South Route Army, who was trapped on the street, still stood firm as a rock.

Cao GUI tried various tactics, such as fire attack, concealed kill, surprise attack, night attack, and water cutoff, etc. It was useless, the enemy troops hiding behind the simple fortifications were like undead, surprisingly tenacious.

Let your knives and fires, I will stand still.

Leizhou formed an alliance in the north, and the crisis in the north was suspended, but at the same time, it also meant that his lord, the pyrotechnic evildoer, could not win enough allies.

The north and south of Leizhou are equivalent to being divided and fighting on their own.

In the face of survival, no one can be noble.

The pyrotechnic evildoer begged the Northern Alliance to reinforce Tamu County first, concentrate its forces, and destroy the army along the way. The reply I got was: Then simply send the southern allied forces to Qiantang County.

The pyrotechnic evildoer was speechless.

Not everyone has his mind and strategic vision. Before they have completely entered a dead end, most people still only focus on the immediate interests and dare not put all their eggs in one basket.

For a whole day, only two territories joined the Central South Alliance, and 10,000 troops were mobilized.

The pyrotechnic evildoer asked someone to bring a message, there will be no more reinforcements, let's fight!

Cao GUI didn't dare to wait any longer, and attacked the enemy again and again. He knew that the cavalry troops from Shanhai City were rushing to Tamu County day and night.

The tenacity of the South Route Army exceeded Cao GUI's expectations.

Cao GUI couldn't imagine how a female general could tame a group of hot-blooded men so strongly. The balance of war has begun to tilt in a direction that is not conducive to the Allies.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Decree: withdraw troops. The army rests overnight, recharges its energy, and launches a general offensive tomorrow."

Cao GUI is like a gambler who has lost his eyes, and decides to put all his eggs in one basket.

"promise!"

Accompanied by the rapid "ding ding ding ding", the allied forces receded like a tide.

"call!"

Fan Lihua breathed a sigh of relief.

"General, look at the enemy's formation, there should be no more night raids tonight." The one who spoke was Liao Kai, the commander of the second brigade of the First Division, a veteran of Shanhai City.

Fan Lihua nodded and said, "Even so, don't take it lightly."

"clear!"

"Call Zhao Yan, it's time for him to play!"

"General?"

Liao Kai was startled, his eyes flashed with excitement.

"General Luo has sent a letter, and reinforcements will arrive before noon tomorrow."

The Military Intelligence Department made use of the communication network established by Hummingbird, and made extraordinary achievements, sending key information early.

"Great!"

Liao Kai was very excited, the first division's hard life was coming to an end.

"Go!"

Fan Lihua waved her hand.

"promise!"

Zhao Yan is also a veteran of Shanhai City, serving as the brigade commander of the first brigade of the first division. His subordinates are all sword and shield soldiers, and they are also the absolute main force on the battlefield during the day.

The first division of the Huben Legion has been able to hold on until now, and the soldiers of the first brigade have contributed a lot.

Compared to Liao Kai's cleverness, Zhao Yan is a pure warrior.

When he rushed over, the armor and helmet were all covered with blood, and even the Tang knife in his hand was still dripping blood.

Those who didn't know it thought it was an evil ghost crawling out of hell.

The surrounding soldiers showed no trace of fear, but looked in awe and admiration instead.

Ordinary soldiers admired such fierce generals the most.

"General!"

Zhao Yan grinned and saluted.

Fan Lihua nodded, she was not moved by Zhao Yan's attire. Although she is a female class, she does not give in to men, and she has also waded through mountains of swords and seas of fire.

This posture can't shake Fan Lihua's mind at all.

It has to be said that this concentration alone is enough to hold down all the men in the First Division. Even Zhao Yan didn't dare to act presumptuously in front of Fan Lihua.

"Go down and make some repairs, select five hundred elites, and follow the plan at night without any mistakes."

Zhao Yan's eyes lit up, and he said loudly: "Understood, I promise to complete the task!"

"Remember, your trip is related to the success or failure of the entire battle situation, and there must be no mistakes."

Fan Lihua solemnly asked again.

"Don't worry, general, if there is even the slightest mistake, Zhao Yan will come to see you."

Fan Lihua nodded, waved and said, "Go down and get ready!"

"promise!"

Zhao Yan saluted again, and left with high strides.

That night, under the cover of darkness, Zhao Yan led the most elite of the first brigade, Wu Baierlang, slipped out from the back door of the shop that had been quietly opened earlier, and disappeared into the darkness.

The allied forces were unaware of all this because they were ordered to repair it.

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June 5th, early morning.

The battle of Leizhou ushered in the most critical day.

Early in the morning, the Allied forces assembled again.

The 50,000-strong army pressed forward across the board, launching continuous attacks on the enemy's positions.

General Cao GUI, commander of the Allied Forces, issued a death order before the battle: this attack must only succeed and not fail.

All soldiers must either fight to the death on the battlefield, or step forward on the enemy's corpse. There is absolutely no third choice. Those who dare to retreat will be punished without mercy.

For this reason, Cao GUI specially formed a supervising team to follow behind the army. Anyone who dares to retreat, regardless of the reason, will be killed directly regardless of the rank.

The bloody military order made the Allied soldiers tremble in their hearts.

This time, it is really going to be the last time, and if you don't succeed, you will be benevolent.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The shouts of killing one after another, gathered together, shocked Tanmu County. The terrifying murderous aura, like a red cloud, shrouded the sky over Tanmu County and lingered for a long time.

Out of sight, Luo Shixin was leading the Second Division of the Longxiang Army on their way.

Suddenly, out of the general's intuition, Luo Shixin raised his head, looked in the direction of Tanmu County in surprise, and felt a throbbing in his heart. He faintly felt that an awe-inspiring murderous aura was hanging over the city.

This is by no means a good thing!

Luo Shixin patted his horse and said loudly: "The whole army has it, speed up!"

"promise!"

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Cao GUI went up the tower again. This time, he did not go to the command seat, but came to the drum, took off the drumsticks, built the drum himself, and cheered for the whole army.

The sound of rumbling war drums reverberated in the city, causing waves of echoes.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Stepping on drums, 50,000 allied troops attacked from both ends of the street at the same time. On the roofs on both sides, dense numbers of archers emerged at the same time, aiming at the positions of the Southern Route Army.

The battle of life and death has officially begun!

South Route Army positions.

Fan Lihua was still so heroic, with a tall and straight figure, which was the greatest comfort to the soldiers.

"General, they are attacking!" Liao Kai walked over.

Fan Lihua has no expression on her face. This brigade commander always likes to say meaningless things. She didn't look back, and said lightly: "Zhao Yan, is everything ready?"

"At three o'clock in the morning, the hummingbird sent back a message, and everything was done!"

"Okay." Fan Lihua breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Tell the soldiers below to stand firm until noon."

"promise!"

For the First Division of the Huben Army, this was the most difficult battle.

Because the lone army went deep, the supplies of the first division did not keep up. The soldiers had nothing to eat, so they could only boil pots of porridge with the rice they found impromptu.

Even the water for cooking porridge is dirty water scooped up from the gutter.

The soldiers had no medicine. Because there were so many wounded, the medicines brought by the military doctors had been exhausted. Now even a piece of clean gauze can't be found.

Even so, the sons and daughters of the First Division are still fighting high.

Because their generals eat the same porridge and drink the same dirty water as them.

Following such a general, the sons and daughters regard death as home.

Under the oppression of the Allied forces, the First Division retreated steadily.

For this reason, the Allied Forces also paid a heavy price. Every step forward resulted in hundreds of casualties. It is unimaginable that in a positional battle, the ratio of casualties between the two sides is close to one to five.

Thinking of the enemy's fragile logistics supplies, even Cao GUI, as an opponent, had to stand in awe.

This is a group of awe-inspiring and passionate men, a truly elite teacher.

Although the casualties were heavy, Cao GUI's expression became more and more relaxed. The balance of war is tilting towards the Allies again. As long as the enemy can be wiped out, no matter how high the price is, it will be worth it.

Cao GUI set up the drums and continued to cheer for the whole army. The rumbling drums are the biggest horns.

The further to the back, the more and more fierce the battle, the two sides fought hand-to-hand, and they were all red-eyed.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, outside Tammu County, there was a sudden sound of rumbling horseshoes.

Cao GUI on the top of the city trembled in his heart.

No, why did the enemy reinforcements arrive so quickly? According to normal calculations, at least five or six o'clock in the afternoon, the reinforcements will arrive?

Time was running out, and Cao GUI couldn't afford to think too much.

Fortunately, he is an experienced general.

Cao GUI knows that when you predict the most unfavorable situation, it is often the most likely to happen. As bad as you predict the battle will be, it will be as bad as it will be.

Therefore, Cao GUI arranged a garrison of more than 2,000 people near the city gate.

With such a large army guarding, it is absolutely difficult for the reinforcements of pure cavalry troops to break through the city gate in a short time and enter the city to reinforce the Southern Route Army who is already in a desperate situation.

As long as the South Route Army is captured before the reinforcements break through the city, the battle will still be under Cao GUI's control.

Cao GUI, have this confidence!