Chapter 5711: Give Up the Wife's Pass

When the battle at Niangziguan entered the sixth day, Zhan Ying couldn't sit still.

Because in these six days, neither side had any rest.

An Wenxiu vowed to chew down Chengtian Cliff, but Xu Kai refused to give in.

Two to three hundred thousand elite soldiers are killed every day in the human world, and the casualties in the south of the heaven are also very high.

Zhan Ying also made mistakes when he originally sent five million cavalry to destroy the Legion of Destruction in the hands of An Wenxiu, thinking that he could delay the catastrophe until the beginning of next spring.

At least before the arrival of spring, there won't be much fighting in Niangziguan.

Who would have thought that during the Battle of Yinshan, they would kill the Pangu clan, help the world destroy the time and space channels, and cut off the supply of materials to the heaven.

Without supplies, the nearly 10 million troops of the Celestial Legion can only choose to fight with all their might, and they must tear apart the defense line of the human world before winter comes.

Zhan Ying looked at the latest battle status sent from the court.

In six days of bloody fighting, nearly two million Niangziguan defenders died.

Xu Kai now has up to eight million available troops.

Most of them were farmers and porters who had just been armed.

There are not many real elites left in Niangziguan.

According to the current play style, in five days at most, the Niangziguan defense line will no longer exist.

Now it will take at least a month for other reinforcements to arrive at Niangziguan.

Zhan Ying stood in front of the combat map with a very solemn expression.

He used charcoal to mark arrows on the map.

In the end, all the arrows pointed not to the capital, but to the Central Plains.

Wanyanku frowned and said, "War Commander, if An Wenxiu's troops capture Niangzi Pass, won't they immediately attack the capital?"

Zhan Ying shook his head and said: "According to previous deductions, he will indeed attack the capital, but the Tianjie army is very short of food and grass. An Wenxiu's troops will definitely attack the Central Plains granary to seize food as soon as possible to ensure that the Tianjie army can safely independent

Alone this winter.

Xu Kai continued to insist, which was meaningless and would only lead to the death of more soldiers.

No, I have to report to Your Majesty to abandon Niangzi Pass and let Xu Kai's remaining eight million soldiers retreat towards the Yumen Pass defense line. "

It is definitely impossible to retreat southward. It is impossible for two human legs to outrun the six legs of the Celestial Storm Legion.

If An Wenxiu's main purpose was to enter the pass to grab grain, he would not pursue westward.

If these eight million soldiers can be retained, they will be of great help to the future counterattack in the world.

Not only did Zhan Ying see through An Wenxiu's combat intentions, but so did Yumenguan coach Zhao Zian.

But Zhao Zian did not dare to write to His Majesty to ask Xu Kai to abandon Niangzi Pass.

He doesn't have the determination to kill like Zhan Ying.

What he was thinking was that if Niangziguan was abandoned, the people of China would be doomed.

No one dares to take responsibility for this.

After receiving the report from Zhan Ying, His Majesty the Emperor immediately discussed it with the civil and military officials.

All the officials spoke in unison, cursing Zhan Ying and submitting a letter to abandon the defense of Niangziguan at this moment, affecting morale, and requested that his majesty behead Zhan Ying in front of the formation.

Your Majesty is not ignorant, of course he knows the thoughts of these distinguished veterans.

I just want to live a few more days.

So, he called the old commander Zhao Xianfeng to the imperial study room.

Now in the entire capital, Zhao Xianfeng is the only one who can say a few words to him.

Zhao Xian served in the army all his life and had commanded tens of millions of cavalry in battle, so he had a very thorough understanding of the current situation at Niangziguan.

He said: "There are no reinforcements outside Niangzi Pass now, and most of the elite troops have been lost. From now on

From the point of view of the art of war, Niangziguan has become a desperate point, and there is no point in continuing to hold on. "

His Majesty still had a hint of luck and said: "Ten years ago, when King Zhao Shiqu of Hanyang was in his weakest years, he was ordered to defeat the 4.6 million troops of the Heavenly Realm at Eagle Beak Cliff.

Xu Kai has experienced countless battles in his military life, so it is impossible for him to be unable to defend Niangzi Pass. "

Zhao Xianfeng shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, the situation in the Battle of Yingzui Cliff ten years ago was different from today's Battle of Niangziguan.

At that time, the old minister led more than 10 million elite cavalry to support the outside. Millions of soldiers from the five ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang blocked his retreat, leaving Gu Yuqi no choice. We can only bite the bullet and attack Eagle Mouth Cliff.

At that time, all the elite soldiers in the world were gathered within a two hundred-mile radius of Yingzui Cliff, with more than 20 million people, so they could naturally win.

The veteran felt that Zhan Ying's proposal was correct. If we abandon Niangzi Pass now, we can still save the lives of eight million soldiers.

If we delay for another two or three days, I'm afraid...I'm afraid the whole army will be annihilated..."

His Majesty the Emperor fell into deep thought.

He locked himself in the Imperial Study Room for several hours. After coming out, he asked Zhongshu Province to draw up an edict, ordering Xu Kai to abandon Niangzi Pass, and his officers and men ordered to move the direction of Yumen Pass to the west in an orderly manner.

After Xu Kai received this order again, he stood blankly at the top of the city and said nothing for a long time.

All his sons died in Niangzi Pass.

In just over half a year, more than ten million people were buried here.

He and his eight million soldiers are ready to face the national calamity and die for the country.

At this time, His Majesty ordered himself to retreat.

After Xu Kai reacted, he directly tore the imperial edict into pieces regardless of the etiquette.

He roared at Zhao Shuo who came to deliver the order: "Retreat? You want me to retreat now? In the battle of northern Shanxi, I lost five million men.

In the bloody battle at Niangziguan for half a year, I lost several million men.

Now a decree will allow me to withdraw from Niangziguan?

Where to retreat? How to withdraw? There are eight million soldiers behind them, how can they escape the butcher knife of heaven? "

Zhao Shuo looked sad and said, "General Xu, this is the will of His Majesty, you must obey."

Xu Kai didn't believe it and said, "I have followed His Majesty in battles for decades, it is impossible for me to issue this order! Did you forge the imperial edict?!"

Zhao Shuo cried out that he was wronged, so he had to tell Xu Kai about Zhan Ying's letter.

After listening to it, Xu Kai's body shook violently.

Because more than a month ago, Zhan Ying destroyed the Destruction Legion, which made Xu Kai admire this young man who suddenly appeared.

Never expected that the young junior he valued so much would actually instigate His Majesty to let him abandon Niangzi Pass.

Looking at the endless mountain of corpses in front of him, Xu Kai could no longer bear it, and blood spurted out of his mouth.

He couldn't hold on.

Ten years ago, he should have retreated to the second line like Zhao Xianfeng, but the heavens invaded and there was no general available in the world. He was old and could only put on armor and go to the battlefield to guard the most dangerous Niangzi Pass.

After seven or eight days of hard fighting, the old general hardly closed his eyes.

He fell down, forever.

Zhao Shuo immediately stepped forward to check Xu Kai's pulse and found that he was weak and had reached the point of exhaustion.

He asked the royal monks to take Xu Kai to the rear army camp to rest, and strictly sealed the news of Xu Kai's serious illness.

The battle of Niangziguan was taken over by Xu Kai's deputy.

The battle of Chengtian Cliff was still going on, but the rear had already begun to prepare for retreat.

Everything seemed to be developing in a situation that was unfavorable to the human world.