Chapter 886: The Battle of Angle Lake

The water level kept dropping, and they wanted to salvage the rafts while the tidal flat was still not wide, so as to leave a way for the army to retreat.

But it is difficult to drag those wooden rafts. A group of people can't lift a single wooden raft. It is difficult for people to walk by themselves, let alone dragging heavy objects.

And the depth under this mud is simply unfathomable. The shallow place is no more than knees, but the deep place can sink the whole person.

The Yan army was violently attacking the front, while the sergeants who rescued the wooden platoons from the rear were tossed in despair by the muddy mud. It is the kind of despair that is close at hand but far away. away.

General Zhao Jun, who commanded the battle on the front line, cried after learning of the situation of rescuing the wooden platoon from behind, facing the battlefield of fighting.

A majestic man with tears in his eyes, the battle was far from over, he was crying silently, his cheeks covered with tears, his beard moistened, his lips trembling, and he muttered to himself: "Zhao country... is over! Zhao country is over ..."

He is not one of those little soldiers who just follow orders and don't know anything about the situation. He clearly knows that after the Yan army and the Zhao rebels join forces, the overall strength is twice that of this side, and when they launch an attack, they are often twice as powerful as the Zhao army.

And the person commanding twice as many troops here is not a dead man, but a generation of famous generals who are famous all over the world.

There is also the strength of the monks. The three major factions of the Yan State could have confronted the three major factions of the Zhao State. Now there is a powerful Xiaoyue Pavilion and the three major factions of the Yan State. In other words, the monks are stronger than the enemy army country here.

Now that his side is being attacked by the enemy's superior forces, it is impossible to force a counterattack. The only way out behind him is the big lake with his back, but this last way out is actually blocked by this muddy ground.

His men couldn't retreat, so how could the army in the lake make it to the shore? There are millions of people in the lake!

Relying on man-made natural dangers, it must be man-made, he believes it must be man-made, such a large lake is not a small pond, it must have been opened by people, otherwise the water level will not drop so fast, otherwise the Yan army will not be just right Attack at this time.

Relying on the man-made natural danger, even if the Yan army uses only a small part of its troops, it will be able to firmly trap millions of people in the lake to death.

The army of one million in the lake has no effect on Zhao Guo, and it can be regarded as non-existent.

One thing is also obvious, the drop in the lake water level cannot only drop to his side, not only the troops on his side have no way out, but also the Zhao people from other directions have no way out.

Now that the battle has reached this point, he already knows that the country of Zhao is over without seeing the end.

With tears all over his face, looking up to the sky and speechless, that 'Yan Shanming' commanded thousands of troops on this vast land to set up a big situation that engulfed the mountains and rivers. He wanted to complete his achievements in one battle, but he did it...

On the lake, among the desperately paddling team, a general pointed to the front and said loudly: "Great Governor, we've reached the shore, we're almost there."

Pang Teng urged again, "Hurry up, make sure to land before evening, and join up with the defenders to break through the encirclement before evening!"

Even he himself did not believe what he said, he knew that he was forcibly boosting the morale of the army.

When the front of the army crossing the lake approached the so-called shore, all the soldiers were dumbfounded one by one, and those sitting on the wooden raft also stood up one after another to wait and see.

What is the real shore, there is still a distance of more than a mile from the green grassy shore.

Standing on the raft, you can see many people tossing in the mud on the real shore.

Zuo Chengfeng, Jiang Wanlou, and Mi Man's faces darkened, and they finally understood why Pang Teng said, 'I'm afraid it's too late'.

Zuo Chengfeng said in a cold tone: "Commander Pang Da, as the commander-in-chief of an army, it is your responsibility to keep the army alive. How can you lead the army out of trouble?"

Jiang Wanlou and Mi Man were also staring at Pang Teng. Naturally, they would have no problem crossing this muddy area, but they couldn't bring so many people across in a short period of time. .

Pang Teng turned his head and said to the three of them: "Go down to some mages, see which is shallower, use your height to test the depth, and line up to find the way forward."

Immediately, a group of disciples from the three major sects led the order to dodge and landed on the muddy ground in front of them, lined up at intervals. In some places, the mud stopped sinking when it reached the knees, in other places it reached the thighs, and in some places it reached the back of the waist and then reached the chest, and the sinking continued after reaching the shoulders.

And those places where you can stop without knees seem to be able to walk, but in fact they are only small areas. After walking a few feet forward, they can sink to the point where you can't even see the top of your head.

I don't know how many years the silt at the bottom of the lake has been deposited.

Pang Teng knew that there was no way to go on, so he slowly closed his eyes, his face was full of pain, and no one could understand the pain in his heart.

A family of father and son served as the governor of the Zhao State one after another, and the father and elder brother led the Zhao State's troops to fight. They were all defeated in the end and brought huge losses to the Zhao State. He wanted to reverse it, but in the end he would follow in the footsteps of his father and brother. Could this be the fate of the Pang family?

"You don't need to try again, you won't make it through." Pang Teng opened his eyes and sighed softly.

Jiang Wanlou said angrily: "As the commander-in-chief, you can say such words that shake the morale of the army, you have to pass if you can't make it through!"

Mi Man said: "Take the wooden rafts together and try to build a pontoon bridge."

Pang Teng said: "It's useless. Wood can float in drainage, but it can't float in this kind of mud. If you throw it down, it will be swallowed. Even if it can float, it will sink if you step on it."

Mi Man doesn't believe in that evil, the key is that they can't accept this reality, so they just admit defeat like this? Not willing to try.

It was quickly organized, and the soldiers on one raft were assigned points to the other rafts, and then several monks cast spells to lift the raft and rush to the mud to put it down.

Facts have proved that in some aspects, even the so-called well-informed leaders of the three major sects are not as good as Pang Teng.

Pang Teng has experienced too many different terrains with his men and horses throughout his life. What kind of places the army can go and what kind of places can camp are already his basic qualities. He knows the local terrain at a glance. As a result, his ability in this aspect was far inferior to the heads of the three major sects who flew around at every turn.

This result made Mi Man, who insisted on giving it a try, very angry, and angrily scolded Pang Teng, "What should we do now?"

Pang Teng didn't say a word, and stared at the shore one or two hundred feet away, the grief in his eyes was so profound.

The three masters looked in the direction he was looking, and the faint sound of fighting could already be heard from the other side.

You can see the shore here, and you can also see the dark army on the lake from the shore, but the two sides cannot meet in this short distance.

Jiang Wanlou suddenly said: "I have a way to try, the army can take advantage of the momentum from the water outlet, and should be able to land!"

As soon as the words came out, the others understood the deep meaning of it, and they wanted to give up on the besieged Zhao soldiers on the shore in front of them, and if they didn't rescue them, they pretended they didn't see them.

However, it is impossible not to give up, there is no way to rescue, Zuo Chengfeng said: "Not bad!" Saying this shows that he also agrees to give up regardless of the life and death of the people on the South Bank!

Pang Teng said, "It's useless. In such a large lake, the water level drops so fast, and the water flow at the breach can be imagined. With so many people rushing over, without the enemy attacking, they will all die!"

Jiang Wanlou said angrily: "This will not work, and that will not work. What do we want you to be a commander? Since the war between the two countries, since Meng Shanming made a move, you have been at a disadvantage everywhere. Before starting the war, you claimed to have Who is sure to win? Who is the one who insists on persuading us to start the war? Under the weakness of Yan State, Meng Shanming can still turn things around, how about you? A great Zhao State, but you beat it like this, for nothing Enjoy the waste of high-ranking officials and rich salaries!"

Pang Teng looked dejected, the other party scolded him so mercilessly, he admitted, "I, Pang Teng, are the eternal sinners of the Zhao Kingdom!"

A group of generals around them also looked sad.

Mi Man: "Is it useless for the sinner to talk about it? What is in front of us is to solve the problem. Is it possible to let the army wait for death in vain? Regardless of whether Brother Jiang's method works or not, at least it is the only feasible method. At least we have to try it." try!"

Pang Teng closed his eyes regretfully, "You don't need to try, even if you rush out of the Jiaohu Lake...the lower reaches will be flooded with vast oceans, as long as you rush there, you will be defeated! I, Pang Teng, is incompetent and has brought down the people of Zhao Kingdom. Poor people downstream, I don’t know how many people will suffer because of this flood! Meng Shanming has repeatedly used such vicious tricks, and he will be punished by heaven!"

Jiang Wanlou scolded angrily: "What kind of scourge? As a commander-in-chief, it is his duty to win battles. If he can't win, what kind of skill is he to curse his opponent with his mouth? You Pang Teng has the ability to make a fortune. I will help you if you are scolded by God." You took it!"

Pang Teng recognized what he scolded, a defeated general is not brave enough to speak out, even if there are thousands of reasons, there is no need to justify, this is not a sophistry in the court, if you lose, you lose...

After losing more than half of the army standing on the south bank, with no hope of breaking through, no way to retreat, and no reinforcements, the remaining 300,000 troops finally... Surrender!

Zhao Guo's last three million elites, who died in battle, surrendered, and those who were trapped in the lake, equaled to have lost more than half.

The strength of the coalition army was inferior to that of Yan State and Zhao State's rebel army. As a result, Zhao Jun's defense strategy of relying on Jiaohu collapsed completely, and the remaining Zhao soldiers on the shore were compressed into a small area. The coalition forces did not attack this group of troops by force, but besieged them, and kept persuading them to surrender.

With the chance of victory in hand, Zhao Jun has no chance of turning the tables. Both Shang Chaozong and Meng Shanming are unwilling to attack again, and they don't want to make Yan Jun's children pay too much casualties.

From conquering Song State in the east, and then attacking Zhao State in the west, the price paid by Yan Guoerlang in order to defend his family and fight against foreign enemies is already too great!

So far, the coastal defense around Jiaohu Lake has almost been fully taken over by the coalition forces, and the millions of Zhao troops in the lake have completely become shackles!

The news of the battle of Jiaohu shocked the world!

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that although this battle is not over, but after it has been fought like this, Zhao Jun has no chance of turning back, and the demise of Zhao State is in sight!