Chapter 529 Collapse
Ever since the rebels first fled without fighting, the situation had completely spiraled out of control.
The rebels, who had their own agendas, spread rumors in their own military camps, claiming that Sun Xiangtian, the acting chief, had given an order asking them to return to Dawn City and rely on the main city for defense.
Regardless of whether the rumors were true or false, the frightened soldiers discarded their heavy supplies and retreated towards Dawn City.
Sun Xiangtian issued three orders in a row, emphasizing that he never said he would withdraw.
But when the situation reached this point, Sun Xiangtian's real order was regarded as a rumor by the soldiers.
There is no other way. If you run away now, you will go to a military court in the worst case. Then you can use military orders to confuse and find a way to fool him.
If you stay, there is only death.
All the smart people tacitly chose to pretend to be ignorant. Those who didn't have much brains would naturally follow the large army and choose a way to survive.
As a result, an extremely absurd scene appeared above the Ten Thousand Miles Demon Realm.
The cavalry of the Seventh Legion, which only had 3,000 men, chased hundreds of thousands of rebels and slaughtered them wildly.
The war has entered a one-sided state, but Guan Shan still did not choose to fight head-on.
The cavalry team will appear three times a day, at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Kill when you meet, and leave immediately after killing. There is absolutely no sloppiness.
If the rebels encountered in the encounter escape, Guanshan will not pursue them, but will let them leave freely.
The Seventh Legion will only use its full strength to surround and kill those rebels who stay in place to resist.
There were not many such fools in the first place, until later, there was no one left.
The rebels also discovered the habits of the Seventh Legion. They keenly discovered that it didn't matter if they couldn't outrun the Seventh Legion, as long as they could outrun their own companions.
After repeating the same process for several days, it became the rebels' conditioned reflex to run away when they saw the cavalry of the Seventh Army.
The timing of each Guan Shan attack was also carefully planned. It was often the rebels who had finally managed to catch their breath. They had just started to eat, and only halfway through the meal the cavalry came roaring to kill.
Before the food in my stomach is digested, I have to start a long-distance run. The feeling of being filled with sour water is really uncomfortable.
The tired and hungry rebels had been completely driven crazy by Guanshan. Sometimes the cavalry did not come at all, and just a little disturbance like the sound of horse hooves could cause the troops who had finally calmed down to explode the camp.
Under tremendous pressure, once the soldiers went crazy, the damage caused would not be much worse than that of the cavalry.
After confirming that the rebels had completely lost their fighting spirit, Guan Shan's attacks became more and more frequent.
In addition to the fixed three meal times a day, it also comes with good night raids and early morning wake-up services.
Often one group of cavalrymen just finished killing and left, and then the next group came again!
Even the rebels were trapped.
The Seventh Army only has a total of 3,000 cavalry. Why are there so many more cavalry all of a sudden?
Could it be that the Seventh Legion was hiding its clumsiness from the beginning?
The rebels who were in a great rout were not in the mood to observe carefully.
Just kidding, if you run too slow your head will move.
At this time, anyone dares to stop and look behind them.
You will find that Guanshan actually divided the three thousand cavalry into three teams, each with only one thousand men, and the three teams took turns to attack.
That's why we can achieve a crazy rush all day long without having to consider physical fitness issues.
Using a weak army to pursue an enemy that is ten times their size and dare to disperse their own troops is beyond the rebels' cognitive ability. They will not think about this aspect at all.
Instead, they will use "The Seventh Army has been hiding its weakness. There are more than 10,000 people at all, but at least 30,000 to 50,000 people!" as an excuse for their defeat.
By the end of the battle, this rumor had changed from "30 to 50,000 people" to "The Seventh Army had an army of 100,000 people and launched a shameless sneak attack! It's simply shameless!"
Sun Xiangtian emptied all his wealth, and the 200,000 troops he had worked so hard to pull out fell apart in just a few days, with not even a tenth left.
The rebel casualties have exceeded 150,000, not including those who escaped before the battle.
The number of soldiers who really have a chance to return to Dawn City is less than 20,000.
Even if the war reached this point, Guanshan still did not give the rebels any chance.
Every time the cavalry launched an attack, Guan Shan would confirm in the air that there was no Venerable around him. Once he sensed the Venerable's position, he would immediately turn his gun and kill other troops.
Even if Sun Xiangtian wanted to risk his life with Guan Shan, he couldn't find any chance.
A battle report was put into Sun Xiangtian's hands, and he no longer had the courage to read it carefully.
Sun Xiangtian already knows that after this battle, his name as the commander-in-chief will be firmly engraved on the Pillar of Shame for all future generations to see and laugh at...
He is absolutely the biggest joke in military history.
Two hundred thousand troops.
He was actually killed by three thousand cavalry, leaving behind his helmet and armor, and fled!
After escaping back to Dawn City, Sun Xiangtian immediately activated the defensive array and acted like a coward.
Guan Shan knew that with the strength of the Seventh Legion, it was absolutely impossible to storm Dawn City.
He didn't intend to do that either.
Since the rebels fled back to Dawn City, the Seventh Legion has fired crossbow arrows into the city from time to time, with a reward for Sun Xiangtian tied to each arrow.
The content of the bounty order is simple and crude.
[No matter who can capture Sun Xiangtian, all previous acts of rebellion will be written off, the original official position will remain unchanged, and he will be promoted three levels immediately]
[Note: no limit on life or death]
As soon as the bounty order was issued, the atmosphere in Liming City instantly became subtle.
Sun Xiangtian only felt that the way his subordinates looked at him became weirder and weirder every day.
It seemed that they were not looking at him, but at a walking pig head.
Sun Xiangtian was completely scared.
If this trend continues, he will be slaughtered by his subordinates sooner or later and taken to Guanshan to claim the reward.
Even though the physique of the Venerable is far superior to that of ordinary people, his physical strength is close to the limit after the previous rapid march and a week of pursuit.
But in the current situation, Sun Xiangtian dare not sleep, and can only stare at everyone who approaches with bloodshot eyes every day.
The long-term tense nerves have made him a little neurotic.
No matter who came to him, Sun Xiangtian thought that person was an assassin.
After returning to Dawn City, more than 30 subordinates had died because of his anger, not including those middle and high-level officers who were ineffective in commanding during the war.
Today, Sun Xiangtian has become a real lonely man.
Bang!
The door of the headquarters was pushed open by an invisible force, and a cool breeze rushed into the room, blowing Sun Xiangtian violently.
"Who is it!!!"
"Come out!"
"Want to kill me? Then come and try!"
Sun Xiangtian reflexively drew the long knife from his waist and roared at the air.
"Look at your stray dog appearance..."
"It's really ugly."
A cold voice sounded beside Sun Xiangtian.
A man wrapped in bandages slowly emerged from the void.
He looked at Sun Xiangtian with mockery in his eyes.
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