Volume 10 Chapter 137
Chapter 137
Unable to break out of Jueqingshan, the Huben Army had no choice but to risk their lives and fight to the death.
Now the Huben army has suffered heavy casualties, and the number of combatable troops is less than half of its original number. But even so, when the Huben army starts to fight desperately, its combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
The fight between the two sides was cruel and tragic. On the battlefield, soldiers from both sides fell to the ground in groups. The corpses on the ground piled up like mountains. Blood flowed along the cracks in the rocks from the depths of the Jueqing Mountain to the outside of the mountain.
Although the Pingyuan Army had the upper hand, it also suffered heavy casualties in the mopping up battle against the Huben Army. In less than half an hour of fighting, most of the three regiments that advanced had been destroyed and were no longer organized. In the end, they had no choice but to retreat. , and several other regiments stepped up to continue the battle.
There are many soldiers in the plains and they can be replaced in time, but the current Tiger and Ben troops are losing one dead and one less, and the number of troops is getting smaller and smaller. At the end of the battle, the Mo army around Nanyan is less than 2,000 including generals, and looking around , all are Feng troops, they have been surrounded by people on three levels inside and three levels outside, and they are blocked.
At this time, Xiao Muqing ordered the entire army to stop attacking. Then, protected by generals Wu Guang and Jiang Fan, he slowly walked out of the crowd of Feng Jun and shouted to Mo Jun in the encirclement: "Where is General Nan?"
The few remaining Mo Jun soldiers were lifeless. No expression could be seen on their numb faces. Even their eyes had lost their charm, and there was only a gray despair in them. After Xiao Muqing finished asking, no one answered for a long time. After a while, someone came out of the crowd. Even in a desperate situation, this man still straightened his back. He stood in front of the crowd and shouted loudly. : "Nanyan is here!"
Xiao Muqing raised her head, squinted her eyes, and looked up and down at the person speaking. The person's body and face were stained with blood, and the cloak on his back was covered with scratches and holes. He was in a very miserable state. Xiao Muqing took a while to recognize that this person was indeed Nan Yan. He smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "General Nan, you have lost this battle!"
Nan Yan raised his head, suddenly burst into laughter, and said: "Xiao Muqing, you tried to trick me, I'm not convinced. If we were to fight openly and openly on the battlefield, your Pingyuan Army will definitely not be my Tiger Army..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Muqing waved his hands repeatedly and said, "As the saying goes, Taoist soldiers never tire of deceit. Doesn't General Nan not understand this truth?" After a pause, he suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Shao Fang is ignorant and ignorant, and he won the throne unfairly. In my opinion, General Nan is a man of great righteousness. Why must he protect a common man like Shao Fang? Now Mo Gong Shao Jun has fled to our country, the emperor. I have been personally crowned King Mo. Good birds choose trees to roost in. General Nan should protect his integrity and stop helping traitors!"
"Shut up!" Nan Yan shouted, interrupting Xiao Muqing, and sneered: "Xiao Muqing, what you say is really better than what you sing! Who doesn't know that the emperor is willing to canonize Shao Jun only because of Tang Yin, who is a traitor? If you want to divide our country of Mo and make our people kill each other, you go back and tell Tang Yin to stop dreaming. Our country of Mo only has one king, and our people only respect one king! Today, although I am defeated, I will not give up. As long as the army is not destroyed, one day, the king will lead his army to the north to defeat the traitors like you!"
It's hard to persuade a damn devil with good words! Xiao Muqing sighed secretly and said quietly: "I pointed out a clear path for General Nan, but if he doesn't listen, then General Nan is seeking his own death and will be infamy for eternity!"
"Haha——" Nan Yan laughed wildly, raised the sword in his hand, pointed at Xiao Muqing, and shouted loudly: "If I survive today, the morale of our army will be shaken, and no one will go into battle with the intention of dying; if I die today, our army will We will share the same hatred with you and the other wind thieves, so why should I die?" As he spoke, Nan Yan raised his sword high and shouted back at the remaining soldiers of the Huben Army: "Brothers, follow me and charge to kill the enemy! kill--"
"kill--"
Nan Yan took the lead and charged at the front. The officers and soldiers of the Huben Army, who had less than 2,000 men left, were inspired by him, shouted in unison, and followed Nan Yan to rush towards Xiao Muqing.
well! Xiao Muqing sighed in his heart. Although Nan Yan was arrogant, he was still a strong-willed man. It was a pity that people with different paths did not work together. As for his masters, no wonder he was so ruthless. He took a deep breath, slowly raised his hand, paused in the air for a moment, suddenly dropped it forward, and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
Following his order, the Feng Army camp fired a volley of arrows, and the dense flying arrows shot towards the Tiger Army from all directions like raindrops.
Nan Yan, who was at the forefront, bore the brunt of the attack. He had practiced spiritual martial arts, but after such a long period of fierce fighting, there was not much spiritual energy left. Now he didn't even have spiritual armor, and his body was completely exposed to the rain of arrows. With a muffled sound, Nan Yan was hit by several arrows and fell on his back. The officers and soldiers of the Huben Army behind him were not much better. They were knocked to the ground by arrows one after another, and then they were shot again. Covered by the arrows that arrived...
In the blink of an eye, all the two thousand Mo troops on the battlefield disappeared, not even the bodies could be seen, and only the black eagle feathers were left on the ground.
Nan Yan was also covered with arrows. He was still breathing. He knelt on the ground and gritted his teeth to prevent himself from falling to the ground. Blood flowed from the corners of his mouth and said intermittently: "How can a dignified general of the Mo Kingdom die from the wind thief?" On my hand..." As he spoke, he used all his strength to put the sword across his neck and wiped it off fiercely.
This battle at Jueqingshan finally came to an end with the entire Huben army being annihilated and Nanyan Hengjian committing suicide. Of course, it was just an end, but it was far from over.
The demise of the Hu Ben Army was certainly related to Nan Yan's high self-esteem and underestimation of the enemy, but it must be admitted that Xiao Muqing's control over the enemy's psychology had reached a superb level.
He first deceived the enemy, making the Hu Ben Army think that he was arrogant, and then deliberately showed weakness, allowing the Hu Ben Army to successfully sneak into the camp and burn his fake granary. Then he withdrew his troops and led the Hu Ben Army into the desperate situation of Jueqing Mountain, the cavalry, and finally, he dealt a fatal blow to the Hu Ben Army.
Xiao Muqing's schemes were linked one by one, and his actions were all reasonable and logical. As long as the opponent was confused by him at the beginning, he would be completely led by him next.
Nan Yan could also be regarded as a famous general of the Mo Kingdom, but he still suffered a great loss when fighting against Xiao Muqing. Not only did he die, but he also caused the annihilation of the Hu Ben Army, the most brave and combative cavalry corps of the Mo Kingdom.
However, Xiao Muqing had made a thousand calculations, but he still missed a factor, that is, Gongsun Yao, the defender of Jinshi City.
Gongsun Yao's ability was not necessarily stronger than Nan Yan, but he was cautious and suspicious by nature. He believed that the retreat of the Pingyuan Army was a trick, and sent people to remind Nan Yan not to pursue the enemy, but Nan Yan did not listen to him. Gongsun Yao himself gathered all the defenders of Jinshi City and went to meet the Huben Army.
When the defenders of the three places in Jinshi City gathered together and rushed to Jueqing Mountain, it was too late. When they were about to reach Jueqing Mountain, the battle here had already ended. The Pingyuan Army was cleaning up the battlefield and picking up the mess. The entire nine legions of the Huben Army were all lost in Jueqing Mountain.
Upon learning the news that the Huben Army was annihilated, Gongsun Yao was like being struck by lightning, and the other Mo generals were also dumbfounded. Normally, the combat effectiveness of the Hu Ben Army is much stronger than their 150,000 infantry, but even the Hu Ben Army was defeated by the Pingyuan Army, so they are even worse. If it were any other commander, he would definitely retreat in a hurry and withdraw to the city, relying on the city defense to resist the Feng Army and defend Jinshi City. But Gongsun Yao made an unexpected choice. The whole army sealed the mountain pass and blocked the Feng Army in the mountain.
When the generals of the Mo Army heard such an order, they all grinned secretly. The Hu Ben Army was defeated, so how could they be the opponent of the Feng Army?
Gongsun Yao had his own explanation. Although the Hu Ben Army was annihilated, its combat effectiveness was there. Even if the Feng Army won, it was a tragic victory, and its combat effectiveness would be seriously damaged. If the enemy did not take this opportunity to trap the Feng Army and let it evacuate, and then come back in the future, Jinshi City would definitely be difficult to preserve. Instead of doing so, it would be better to take a risk and fight. If it failed, the enemy could just retreat to the city. If it succeeded, it would not only save Jinshi City from danger and avenge the annihilation of the Hu Ben Army, but also greatly boost the morale of the country and severely dampen the spirit of the Feng State.
His decision was too fatal for the Pingyuan Army. Gongsun Yao's speculation was correct. Although the Pingyuan Army won the battle with the Hu Ben Army, it was not without a price. After the battle, the four corps of the Pingyuan Army were no longer organized, and the casualties were 30,000 to 40,000. The whole army was exhausted and its combat effectiveness had been greatly damaged.
Xiao Muqing knew his own situation very well. When he heard that a large number of Mo troops had arrived and blocked the mountain pass, his first reaction was to break out immediately. Xiao Muqing did the same thing. He put the two corps with the least casualties at the forefront, led by Wu Guang and Jiang Fan, and the entire army broke out of the mountain.
The Mo troops in Jinshi City might not be able to fight against the Pingyuan troops head-on, but it was still possible for 150,000 people to be on the defensive.
During the battle between the two sides, Wu Guang and Jiang Fan broke into the depths of the Mo army several times, but when they looked back, they found that the soldiers behind them could not keep up at all and were blocked outside the camp by the huge crowds of Mo troops. Wu Guang and Jiang Fan had no choice but to fight back and support their brothers, and then continue to charge at the enemy, but the charge did not last long, and the Pingyuan soldiers behind were blocked by the enemy again. This repeated several times, not only did they fail to charge out, Jiang Fan and Wu Guang were exhausted, and the Pingyuan army also suffered heavy casualties.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Muqing, who was watching the battle, took a breath of cold air. The commander of the Mo army in front of him was unusually calm. He only defended and did not attack. With a large number of troops, it was too difficult for his side to force its way out. Fearing that the casualties of his soldiers would be greater if the battle continued, Xiao Muqing hurriedly ordered the entire army to stop breaking out and retreat to the depths of Jueqing Mountain.