Chapter 885 I'm Afraid It's Too Late

It is false to say that it is the friendship of the landlord, and it is true that there are some things that Yan Li cannot decide. Moreover, some things can only be decided after contacting the leader Gong Lince who is on the front line.

After the news from Gong Lince was sent back, Zijin Cave finally accepted Niu Youdao. Yan Li and other high-level officials who stayed behind immediately arranged for Niu Youdao secretly, not wanting anyone to know that Niu Youdao was hiding in Zijin Cave, including the Most of the disciples of Zijin Cave also concealed it together.

Along with the news of Gong Lince, the Yanzhao decisive battle has finally begun!

It was Zhao Jun who took the lead in attacking, and Zhao Jun fought hard again, trying his best to break through.

However, under Meng Shanming's personal deployment, Yan Jun and Zhao Guo's rebels joined hands to hold on to the main roads of Zhao Jun's breakthrough, and suppressed Zhao Jun in one area.

When the Zhao army retreated after a strong attack, the Yan army took advantage of the opportunity to concentrate the superior force and turned to press the retreated superior force of the Zhao army.

Facing a force twice as strong as his own and facing a fierce offensive, the Zhao army on the north side of Jiaohu Lake retreated from the water in an all-round way. More than a million people and horses all retreated into the Jiaohu Lake on wooden rafts. It was mighty and magnificent.

The trees that have been cut down all around are the source of this grandeur.

"What can I do! What can I do..."

On the densely packed wooden rafts, the generals of the Zhao army brandished their weapons and yelled at the large number of Yan troops occupying the lake shore, and it could even be said that they laughed together.

The Yan army general shouted angrily, "Fire the arrow!"

Arrows and even rockets swished out from the shore of the lake, and the arrows fell into the water like rain, but because the distance was a bit far away, they couldn't hurt the retreating Zhao Jun's hairs at all.

"What can I do! What can I do..."

Seeing that Yan Jun's attack was useless and could not threaten him at all, Zhao Jun's clamor became more excited and louder.

"Hi!" The general who shot an arrow himself was so angry that he dropped the bow in his hand, turned his head and shouted to the monks of the three major sects beside him: "All mages should immediately organize people and fly to the lake to hunt down, and Zhao Jun must not be rampant!"

A monk asked back: "Just let us charge into the battle, is the general joking? How many enemy troops can we organize to kill? How many casualties, we have been beaten, how can the general fight back?"

The general of the Yan army was only speaking out of indignation. He just watched the enemy flee and couldn't find any vehicles to chase the enemy around.

On a larger wooden raft, Pang Teng, who was looking out, was not annoyed by the defeat, but excitedly clapped his fists and said: "Okay! The Yan army has finally taken the bait!"

He has commanded the army to attack and break through the siege more than once, but the Yan army has repeatedly failed to break through the strong points. Every time the Yan army is defeated, the Yan army is not in a hurry to chase them and annihilate them in a deadly battle. This has made his plan unable to succeed, and now he finally succeeded after trying again.

Although he had an insight into Pang Teng's plan in advance, Zuo Chengfeng on the side still asked a little worriedly: "Governor, it is Meng Shanming who is fighting with you, and Meng Shanming is not someone who has a reputation. Are you sure?"

Pang Teng said confidently: "I gathered a large number of troops to launch an attack from the north side of Jiaohu Lake in order to induce the Yan army to gather forces to intercept on the north side of Jiaohu Lake. Now the goal has been achieved. At this time, my army across the lake only needs to go straight to the nearest position on the south bank. , you can join up with my south bank defenders and concentrate the absolute superiority of troops to break through in one fell swoop. Unless all the Yan soldiers and horses concentrated here have wings, it is impossible for a large number of infantry to go around the lake to the south bank in time for support on two legs. They detour Traveling far, not to mention the lack of time, running back and forth can make them exhausted."

"As long as we succeed in breaking through and tearing through the opponent's encirclement, we will be able to get supplies, and we will have the capital to continue dealing with the Yan army and the rebel army."

Zuo Chengfeng sighed: "I hope the governor's plan will go well."

These words sounded full of worry, and Pang Teng didn't want to say much about him, so he quickly turned around and ordered: "Contact the defenders on the south bank to prepare for the response, and order the army to speed up and row!"

Zhao Jun heard the news, and in the Yan Jun camp, Shang Chaozong who received the information punched the case and shouted, "Okay! As Meng Shuai expected, he really wanted to join the southern defenders to break through the siege! "Turning back, he yelled at Meng Shan: "The next step is to see Luo Daan and Lu Zheng!"

Meng Shanming nodded: "I have explained everything that needs to be explained clearly. The water outlet at the end of the Jiaohu Lake is not a key defensive area for Zhao Jun, and there should be no problem with sending capable generals to assist the two of them. My lord, it is not too late , you can order the attack!"

It is impossible for him to keep Luo Daan by his side for the rest of his life to push his wheelchair. Young people have their own future.

Luo Da'an is his apprentice, and Lu Zheng, who followed him halfway during the battle in Song Dynasty, is now considered his half apprentice.

With a master like Meng Shanming, as long as Meng Shanming is willing to support them, the two will naturally have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, and now the crucial battle has given them both.

You can't always talk about war on paper, from now on, the two will be pushed by Meng Shanming to the battlefield for formal experience.

Shang Chaozong immediately shouted to the herald: "Order the troops at the tail of Jiaohu Lake to attack immediately. There must be no mistakes. Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded!"

"Yes!" The herald took the order and left...

As soon as the order to attack was in place, Luo Da'an and Lu Zheng, who had been prepared for a long time, led the troops on both sides of the outlet of Jiaohu Lake, one on the left and one on the right, to launch an attack at the same time.

For Zhao Jun, the guarding of the outlet of Jiaohu Lake was not an important place. It was located in the lower reaches of the lake, with many gullies and canals. But for the Yan army, the battle at the mouth of water was related to the smoothness of the entire battle situation, and a large number of monks had already been dispatched to arrive secretly.

Shang Chaozong even ordered the three major factions to dispatch three large bird mounts and three elders, with only one purpose, to prevent one of the defenders at the water outlet from running away with a golden wing. In the final analysis, it is to delay Zhao Jun's news that the water outlet has fallen.

With the offensive together, under the strong attack of the superior force, it didn't take long to successfully capture the water outlet.

As soon as they won the occupation, Luo Da'an and Lu Zheng immediately ordered a large number of monks who came to quickly tear open and widen the water outlet of Jiaohu Lake. This is their only task at this time.

Widen and widen and widen, tear and tear and tear again, tear the water outlet as much as possible. After the occupation, I have been busy with this work, and I can't stop it until I get a military order.

The leaders of the three major sects who only learned about the battle plan when assigning missions also understood the seriousness of this battle, which is related to the success or failure of the entire war, and also issued a death order to the disciples below.

A group of monks were busy and vigorous, and the movement was really not small. They excavated at the same time along more than a dozen tributaries, large and small, along the lakeside, and nearly 100,000 people participated together...

"Strange, how did the lake water flow?"

Zhao Jun's soldiers paddling the wooden raft in the lake all noticed the abnormality, and felt that the sparkling lake water was no longer calm.

Pang Teng was also surprised, and found that the flow of the lake seemed to be getting faster and faster, and he didn't know why.

The problem is that the speed of the water has increased, and the overall direction of the army's rowing has been pushed crookedly. It was supposed to cross in a straight line and go straight to the destination, but it turned into an upward slant against the current.

As a result, the difficulty of rowing against the current has increased a lot, and the time for rowing has also inevitably increased greatly.

For such a large lake, the water regime has changed. It is not a person who has lived here for a long time, so I don't know if it is a normal phenomenon.

Pang Teng could only urge the army to row harder.

Not long after, a golden wing flew over, and the general who received the information quickly reported: "Governor, the south bank defenders have received news that the water level of the lake along the coast is dropping rapidly. I hope we will arrive as quickly as possible, otherwise we may be given Difficulties in landing large armies.”

How could the water level in such a large lake area drop so quickly? Pang Teng was puzzled, looked down at the lake that had turned into a torrent, suddenly thought of something, his face changed drastically, he turned his head and said to the leaders of the three major sects beside him: "Quickly, send someone to the lower reaches of the Jiaohu Lake immediately. Check!"

Mi Man frowned and said, "Check what?"

"Go!" Pang Teng almost roared at him.

The heads of the three major sects realized that there might be some serious problem, no matter how dissatisfied they were with his yelling, they didn't say anything at this time, and immediately ordered the people who piloted the birds in the air defense to rush to check.

As a result, as soon as the words fell, another Golden Wing message came. It was the news from the defenders near the outlet of the Jiaohu Lake, saying that the outlet of the Jiaohu Lake had been attacked and breached by the Yan Army. water channel.

The news of the Yan army's attack on the water outlet of Jiaohu Lake can be concealed for a while, but it cannot be concealed for a long time. The adjacent defenders are not dead, and they have a defense coordination connection with each other. The problem was urgently reported.

Afraid of what would happen, Pang Teng was shocked when he heard the urgent report. He waved his finger to the opposite bank and roared, "Quick! Hurry up! Hurry up!"

Zuo Chengfeng asked: "Great Governor, what is the intention of Yan Jun's move?"

Pang Teng pursed his lips, remained silent, and stared straight ahead.

He didn't want to answer, because he was afraid that speaking out would shake the morale of the army. At the same time, he also had a glimmer of hope, hoping that there was still time, and that the worst outcome would not happen.

After repeated questions without answering, the three masters frowned.

Not long after, another huge bad news came, the Yan army launched a full-scale attack on the defenders on the south bank defense line!

Faced with such a major military situation, Pang Teng's face was livid, and he still didn't speak.

The three leaders were in a hurry, and Jiang Wanlou sternly said: "Governor, why delay? The defenders are not allowed to retreat into the lake immediately. As long as we concentrate our superior forces, we can immediately go to other defense lines around our army to break through!"

Pang Teng looked miserable, and murmured: "I'm afraid it's too late."

Jiang Wanlou was angry, "Isn't this the situation you expected? Why is it too late now?"

He didn't see the situation of the defenders on the south bank with his own eyes, but Pang Teng guessed it.

Everything was carefully designed, and Yan Jun would not act rashly, he did it at the right time.

Facing the frontal attack of the Yan army, the defenders on the south bank wanted to retreat into the lake as planned, but there was no way to do so. The water level dropped rapidly, and all the wooden rafts floating on the lakeside were now stranded in the mud.

Most of the defenders on the south bank were fighting against the Yan army head-on, and some of them jumped into the tidal flat behind, one foot deep and one foot shallow, trying to drag the wooden raft stuck in the mud into the water in the lake.