Chapter 775: A Dark Day for the Praetorian Guards

It was not the 200,000 allied troops that appeared in Yongren City, but the 150,000 allied troops.

[Yunnan City State] This time, they also played a trick. In the eyes of the Military Intelligence Department, there are 200,000 coalition troops stationed in the camp, but in fact there are only 50,000 coalition troops staying in the camp.

The remaining 150,000 troops have already quietly moved and hid.

Although the city-state coalition army was reorganized from the armies of various territories, the city-state lords could not grasp every move of the allied army in time, let alone directly command the coalition army.

The daily operations of the coalition forces are in the charge of the coalition commander appointed by the city-state, and combat orders are issued by the joint meeting of city-state lords. Exactly, issued by the rotating chairman of the joint council of lords.

[Yunnan City-State] The current commander of the coalition forces is Zhang Xutuo, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty.

Zhang Xutuo is considered the pillar of the Sui Dynasty. He led his troops to suppress Yang Qiong, Wang Bo and other rebels throughout his life, and his power shocked China. Young generals such as Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin all served under Zhang Xutuo's command.

In AD 616, Zhang Xutuo fought against the Wagang Army and was surrounded by Zhai Rang, Li Mi, Xu Shiji, Wang Bodang and others. He dismounted and died in battle at the age of fifty-two.

When the soldiers in his department heard the news of his death, they cried for several days.

With the death of the famous general Zhang Xutuo, the Sui Dynasty seemed to have lost the last straw to protect the country. It was no longer able to suppress the rebels everywhere, and finally went to extinction.

In addition to being brave in battle, the impression Zhang Xutuo left on the world is loyalty, unswerving loyalty. In the chaotic world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, tyrannical powers rose everywhere and ruled one side separately.

Only Zhang Xutuo was loyal to the Sui Dynasty and would rather die in battle than surrender to the Wagang Army. It's no wonder that Zhang Xutuo is so loved by soldiers.

Such loyal people are really rare in the world.

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In view of the particularity of the Yunnan battle, coupled with the lessons learned from [Lingnan city-state], Qin Feng will serve as the fixed rotating chairman during the war through a vote of the joint meeting.

This also means that Shanhai City's internal line buried in [Yunnan City-State] cannot grasp the whereabouts of the coalition forces in time. If you ask without authorization, there is even a risk of exposure.

By the time the city-state's "inside line" went around and got the information, and then passed the information to the Black Snake Guards, and then to the Imperial Guards, the coalition forces had already sent it to Yongren City, completing a great shift of the universe.

As for the legendary 200,000 allied troops, there is still no trace.

The military intelligence department stationed in the city couldn't tell whether the troops coming out of the teleportation array belonged to the coalition or the allies. Subconsciously, naturally, it is classified as an allied force.

In this way, it also misled Huo Qubing outside the city.

The coalition forces sent here this time to annihilate the imperial guards, not to help Yongren City defend the city. Therefore, after the 150,000 allied forces assembled in Yongren City, they did not stay in the city.

Just as Huo Qubing expected, the coalition forces marched out of the city one by one, set up a formation outside the city, and confronted the 1st Legion of the Imperial Guard that had withdrawn.

Outside Yongren City, the murderous aura was overwhelming.

70,000 VS 150,000.

For Huo Qubing, this is not a problem.

If there was a real battle, Huo Qubing would have the confidence to win without even waiting for reinforcements. The strange thing is that after the formation of the coalition forces, they did not rush to attack, as if they were waiting for something.

The atmosphere on the battlefield is getting more and more dignified and suffocating.

Just when Huo Qubing was puzzled and was about to take the initiative to attack, there was a sudden sound of rumbling horseshoes on the horizon north of Yongren City, and even the ground trembled.

Looking around, a long black line appeared on the distant skyline. The black line moved southward at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually showing a black tide, which stretched as far as the eye could see.

This Kuroshio is 200,000 allied troops.

The allied forces were not hiding in Yunnan province at all, but were deployed in the Shu land north of Yongren City, within the territory of Swordsman City. It's no wonder that no matter how the three major intelligence agencies searched, they couldn't find any traces of the Allied forces.

No one would have thought that the allied forces were not within the province at all.

Because Yongren City is located on the northern border, it is an ambush point set by the Allied forces long ago. No matter which legion the Shanhai City army arranges to attack Dongchuan County, they will be ambushed by the allied forces.

The 200,000 allied troops lurking silently, together with the 150,000 allied troops sent over, a total of 350,000 troops, are about to launch a shocking blow to the imperial guards.

Seventy thousand VS three hundred and fifty thousand.

With a five times difference in strength, no matter how powerful the imperial guards are, they may not be able to resist. Huo Qubing's face turned livid as he watched the dark tide of the army approaching from far and near.

The lineup of allied generals is luxurious, with the great general Wu Qi as the main general, and Lian Po and Tian Dan as the deputy generals. 【Yanhuang League】This time, they did their best and each sent the most powerful generals in their territories.

What appeared on the horizon was only the 100,000 cavalry troops of the Allied Army. The remaining 100,000 infantry had already quietly detoured to the rear of the imperial guards.

In this way, a huge encirclement circle was formed.

The 350,000 troops trapped the first regiment of the Imperial Guard in the wilderness outside Yongren City.

This place is destined to become a disgrace to the Praetorian Guard.

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"My lord, lead your troops to break through!"

Ma Teng looked at the enemy troops surrounding him all over the mountains and fields with a solemn expression.

Huo Qubing had no expression on his face, and said, "How to break through? Can the cavalry break through, but can the barbarians break through?"

"I can't care about so much now. It's better to escape a little, than to be annihilated?!" Ma Teng was not afraid of death, but he didn't want Huo Qubing to do stupid things.

Right now, no matter how hard the imperial guards try, they will not be able to win. The only chance right now is to break through as much as possible before the enemy's encirclement is fully formed.

"My lord, you can't hesitate any longer."

Seeing the enemy army getting closer, Ma Teng looked a little anxious.

At this moment, Shi Hu, Lei Jingtian and Shan Zhu, the three division heads rushed over. The three young warriors knelt on the ground together, cupped their fists and said, "I beg you to leave first, and I will be in charge of the rear."

When Huo Qubing saw him, his expression was complicated, and he said in a deep voice, "Do you know what this means?"

"It is our honor to die on the battlefield." Shi Hu, as a representative, said aloud: "The general believes that the Lord will not let our sacrifice be in vain, and will avenge us."

After Huo Qubing heard this, he couldn't bear to look at the eyes of the generals. He looked ahead and said leisurely: "A certain Huo Qubing hereby swears that he will not take this revenge, and swear he will not be a human being."

The voice is not loud, but it is full of the will to destroy gold and jade.

Fate is so cruel.

When the Guards were closest to Glory, they dealt them a fatal blow.

Huo Qubing collected his emotions and began to arrange strategies to break through. The Iron Armored Beast Master Regiment sitting in the rear turned into a forward force, responsible for tearing through the enemy's defenses.

The two mountain barbarian heavy infantry divisions were formed in place, responsible for holding back the enemy in front and buying time for the army to evacuate. In addition, a cavalry division should be left to cooperate with the infantry to guard the two wings.

Otherwise, the mountain barbarian infantry under attack from three sides may not last long, and they will be defeated across the board.

Therefore, there is only one knight division left that can really evacuate.

Veteran Ma Teng took the initiative to ask for Ying and chose to stay. He will lead the first division to assist the two mountain barbarian divisions to contain the enemy.

The First Division is the oldest cavalry division in Shanhai City. It was reorganized from the original Luo Shixin Division, and it is also the first regiment in the territory to pass the regiment trial.

The Legion has a glorious history and is simply the embodiment of the Praetorian Guard.

When Huo Qubing saw him, he had nothing to say.

Ma Teng was the first to propose withdrawal, but at a critical moment, he chose to stay.

Huo Qubing was moved by the veteran's awakening.

"My lord, let this old bone of the last general boil again!" Ma Teng said.

Huo Qubing didn't say anything, but nodded silently.

A sense of tragedy spread throughout the entire army and could not be contained. No one knows how many soldiers of the Imperial Guard will be able to see the sun tomorrow after sunset.

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As a god general, Huo Qubing has extremely strong psychological quality.

After the plan was made, Huo Qubing automatically abandoned all unnecessary emotions and feelings, like a cold machine, and began to operate with full force. His task is to take out as many soldiers as possible.

When the invincible Ironclad Beast Division charged the Allied infantry phalanx that had surrounded them from behind, it opened the bloody way for the Praetorian Guards to break through.

The ferocious iron-clad beasts, each wearing a specially-made suit, are like steel chariots, charging towards the allied forces, marching forward without hesitation.

This is the most powerful cavalry division in the wilderness. In the Lingnan battlefield, the armored beasts made the enemy fearful. On the Yunnan battlefield, they are equally strong and resolutely defend the glory of the imperial guards.

Can you imagine the effect of rows of steel chariots rushing into the crowd?

Outside Yongren City, such a scene was presented.

Under the leadership of Shanzhu, the Iron Armored Beast Masters held the belief of mortal death, abandoned all defenses, and only had one thought in their hearts: "Charge, charge, charge again!"

The allied soldiers in the front row were like paper paste, they were instantly turned into meat paste, and were trampled flat by the armored beast. It was really flat, and the huge infantry phalanx suddenly disappeared.

Such a power is really frightening.

If the allied forces were not the same elite force, the leader of the army would be a peerless general. This alone may completely defeat the Allied Army's will to fight.

"Stop them!"

How could the Allies allow the Imperial Guards to escape when they finally set up such a shocking trap? !

The army all over the mountains and plains rushed towards the Iron Armored Beast Masters like a black tide. The scene in front of me is like a peak duel between an ant colony and an elephant colony.

Although elephants are strong, they are still outnumbered.

After suffering huge casualties, the allied forces finally contained the charge momentum of the Iron Armored Beast Masters. Huge iron-clad beasts fell into the sea of ​​people and were surrounded by divisions, unable to escape.

Destruction is only a matter of time.

For Shanhai City, every armored beast is extremely precious, but unexpectedly, all of them will fall here.

Huo Qubing's eyes were red, and he personally led the Fifth Division to launch the strongest charge along the bloody path opened by the Iron Armored Beast Masters, preparing to break through.

Regardless of whether they successfully broke through, this day was the darkest day for the Praetorian Guards.