Episode 10 Chapter 577
Chapter 577
Qian Chong led his army to break through once, but was beaten back by the coalition forces. The fierce battle between the two sides lasted from late at night until dawn, and the Huan army still failed to break through the coalition encirclement.
At this time, looking at the battlefield again, the bodies of the Huan army soldiers were piled up high. The army of nearly 400,000 people had suffered more than half of their casualties.
At this point in the battle, the Huan army had lost all their fighting spirit, including Qian Chong, whose faces were full of despair. Now Qian Chong regretted that he did not listen to Hu Liang's advice and insisted on his own way, which led to today's disaster, but it was too late for him to regret now. Looking around, the soldiers around him were already exhausted. Many of them were injured and could not stand steadily, let alone rush to the battlefield.
Alas! Qian Chong looked up to the sky and sighed. He made a big mistake. It was not a pity to die, but he could not afford to cause the soldiers of the whole army to be trapped in the enemy camp!
At this time, the Huan generals around came to Qian Chong one after another, their faces pale, and asked in a trembling voice: "General, how should we break out now?"
If Qian Chong had another way, he would have done it long ago, why wait until now? He smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "The coalition army has taken great pains to set up this vicious plan. It is not easy for our army to break out!"
"General, why don't we fight again, concentrate all our strength, and rush out!" Deputy Commander Qi Ning gritted his teeth and said seriously.
Qian Chong looked at Qi Ning, then at the other generals, pondered for a moment, clenched his fists, nodded and said: "Okay! Let's rush into the enemy formation again!"
Knowing that the coalition army was well prepared and had already made good defenses, it was impossible to break out by force, but Qian Chong had no other choice. Even if there was a dead end ahead, he had to bite the bullet and go ahead.
Under Qian Chong's order, the Huan army regrouped and gathered all the strength of the army again to rush out. However, the Huan army's breakout this time was almost the same as the previous ones. The coalition forces on the attacked side formed a defensive formation and held back the Huan army that was rushing out. The coalition forces on the other three sides launched attacks together, squeezing the two wings and rear of the coalition forces from three sides.
During the battle, the Huan army camp was almost suppressed into a ball and could not move at all. The soldiers outside the formation fell in a pool of blood in groups. People's heart-wrenching screams continued to sound, and the blood flowing to the ground dyed the soil dark red.
After more than two hours of fierce fighting, the Huan army's breakout ended in failure again. The whole army was pushed back by the coalition forces. Not only did they fail to break out of the siege, but they also suffered tens of thousands of casualties.
At this point, the Huan army soldiers were really unable to fight again. Not to mention that more than half of the soldiers in the army were wounded, even those who were not injured were exhausted and almost collapsed. They stood there with their legs trembling.
At this time, General Huan told Qian Chong that they could not fight any more. If they continued to fight, none of the soldiers in the army would survive and they would all die in the coalition camp. The only way now was to surrender, and only by surrendering could the lives of the remaining soldiers be saved.
If he had not felt desperate from the bottom of his heart, General Huan would not have asked for surrender in front of Qian Chong.
Hearing the word "surrender", Qian Chong's body was shocked, and his face became gloomy. He fixed his eyes and said firmly: "Before the battle, I have already explained to you that if this battle is successful, we will return victoriously. If it is not successful, we will meet again in the underworld! Whoever dares to mention the word surrender again, don't blame me for being ruthless!" While speaking, he raised the sword in his hand and glared at the General Huan who persuaded him to surrender.
Seeing this, the General Huan who originally wanted to agree with the surrender opinion lowered their heads, and their faces were ugly and silent.
What else can we do if we don't surrender? Should we continue to fight? But what can we do now to fight the coalition forces?
When the Huan army attacked, they were surprise troops, and they wanted to quickly sneak attack the coalition camp. The Huan army did not bring any baggage, and the large weapons supported by the Chuan Kingdom were left in the Huan camp. Even the arrows were not carried by the soldiers.
Now almost all the arrows in the army have been shot out, and there are no large weapons. On the other hand, the coalition forces not only have a large number of troops, but also a large number of catapults and crossbows to help. The combat power of both sides is not at the same level.
But Qian Chong is the commander of the entire army. If he does not order surrender, the soldiers below have no choice but to continue to risk their lives and fight to the death with the coalition forces.
Let's talk about the other side of the Huan army camp.
Hu Liang, who stayed in the camp, believed that the Huan army's sneak attack tactics were inappropriate from beginning to end. When the Huan army attacked the coalition camp, he stood on the wall of the Huan camp and watched without blinking.
When he saw that Huan's army had successfully broken through the coalition camp, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and couldn't help but mutter to himself, was it really his prediction that the coalition had been poisoned on a large scale?
But soon, countless ambushes appeared around the coalition camp, and the walls on all sides also caught fire, turning into a wall of fire, trapping the 400,000 Huan army in the coalition camp.
Seeing this scene, Hu Liang and the other two Sichuan generals were frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. As the saying goes, what you fear will come true. They were worried that Huan's army would fall into the trap, and they really fell into the coalition's trick.
The Huan army soldiers who were watching the battle on the wall were also dumbfounded. They were at a loss and ran to Hu Liang and asked anxiously: "General Hu, our army seems to have been trapped in the coalition camp. What should we do?"
Hu Liang was angry and anxious, and stamped his feet heavily. Now when asked what he should do, he didn't know what to do.
Qian Chong had already led the main force of the Huan army out. At this time, the number of soldiers remaining in the Huan camp was less than 3,000. With only this small force, rushing to the rescue was like moths to the flame.
He rolled his eyes and suddenly remembered that there was a Gao Hu in the military camp! He was so cruel that his teeth itched, and he roared angrily: "Gao Hu must be a spy of the coalition forces. You must follow me to capture this thief as soon as possible. You must not let him run away!"
As he spoke, the old man drew his sword and rushed down the wall of the village at the head of the crowd, straight to the camp where Tang Yin lived. The other two Sichuan generals and hundreds of Huan troops also hurriedly followed.
When they rushed into Tang Yin's tent, the latter was shirtless, standing in front of the basin and wiping himself with a hand towel.
He was not surprised at all when he saw a large group of people headed by Hu Liang suddenly come in. Instead, he turned to smile at them and said, "You guys came so quickly!"
Tang Yin was injured by two Sichuan generals. The two Sichuan generals knew clearly how serious his injuries were. However, looking at him at this time, he seemed to be fine. The wounds on his body had begun to heal, leaving only some bruises.
What's even more weird is that his body is covered in black and white, like a ghostly talisman, which makes people feel scared when they look at it.
A Huan soldier stepped forward aggressively and asked: "Gao Hu, the general listened to your plan and led his troops to sneak attack on the enemy camp, but now he is trapped deep inside the enemy camp. What else do you have to say?"
Tang Yin shrugged and looked at the bronze mirror in front of him. While looking in the mirror, he wiped the black dye on his body and said calmly: "I have nothing to say. In fact, it's just like what you are thinking."
"You are really meticulous!"
"You see it now, don't you think it's too late!" Tang Yin completely ignored the angry people inside and outside the camp and continued to wipe himself slowly.
"Damn you thief, I'll chop you up first!" As he spoke, the Huan soldier stared with blood-red eyes, raised the steel knife in his hand, and rushed towards Tang Yin.
"Wait a minute!" Tang Yin waved his hand to him, tilted his head, and asked with a smile: "Can't you wait until I finish dealing with these dirty things on my body before you do anything?"
Huan Bing was stunned for a moment, then roared angrily, and the steel knife he raised fiercely struck Tang Yin's head.
He was fast, but Tang Yin moved even faster. His shoulders swayed, and the sword standing beside him was already unsheathed. A flash of lightning flashed in the air and passed quickly in front of Huan Bing's neck. Then, the sword was put into the sheath and made a crisp sound.
Drawing the sword, killing people, returning the sword and sheathing it, this series of actions is done in one go. Because the speed is so fast, when the sword is sheathed, the lightning drawn by the blade has not completely disappeared in people's eyes.
Huan Bing's steel knife held high did not cut down anymore, and a shocking blood mark appeared on his neck. After a moment's pause, he heard a hissing sound, and blood spurted out, splashing far away, and also splashed all over Tang Yin.
Tang Yin lowered his head and clicked his tongue dissatisfiedly. He rinsed his handkerchief in the basin, then wring it out and carefully wiped off the blood on his body.
For a moment, everyone present was dumbfounded. A Sichuan veteran like Hu Liang had seen countless spiritual martial arts masters in his life, but he had never seen anyone move so quickly, even with lightning and stone fire. It’s no exaggeration to describe it.
I don't know how long it took, but someone finally reacted. Two more Huan soldiers rushed out from the crowd, one holding a gun and the other holding a knife. They both shouted and rushed towards Tang Yin.
The latter suddenly stopped, turned to look at the two of them, and asked with a smile: "Don't you two want to live either?"
With just one word, the two Huan soldiers who were rushing towards him stopped abruptly, looked down at the twitching corpse lying on the ground, and then looked at Tang Yin's bloodless and slightly pale hands holding the handkerchief. Everyone felt a chill in their hearts and took a few steps back in unison.
"Haha!" Tang Yin chuckled twice, turned his head again, washed the hand towel, and then slowly wiped his cheek. Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Hu Liang was angry and horrified, and couldn't help but ask: "Who are you?"
"Gao Hu is just the name of a dead ghost." Tang Yin wiped off the black dye on his face and said slowly: "My surname is Tang Mingyin. You can call me Wind King, or you can call me His Highness. Of course, I prefer that you call me directly. my name!"
As he spoke, he put down his handkerchief, exposed his white cheeks, turned and smiled at Hu Liang, his white teeth shining brightly.