Chapter 257 Arrogance

Chapter 257 Arrogance

Chapter 257 Arrogance (Part )

"Stab!" After the Silver Spear Army rushed in, they stabbed left and right with their spears. Their movements were precise, swift and powerful.

The first and second buildings are all full of veterans. Even if there were casualties in the previous battles, they would be replaced by skilled soldiers drawn from other buildings. New soldiers would not be recruited directly, so the overall combat power is very strong.

If the five hundred soldiers were just a sharp knife, causing terrible wounds and heavy bleeding.

After more than a thousand Silver Spear soldiers rushed into the gap, they immediately caused a bloody massacre.

Wherever they passed, they stabbed countless enemy soldiers to death. Not to mention the wounds, they just ripped them open, okay?
The soldiers fighting at the front had suffered heavy casualties, and their clothes and armor were torn into pieces. When they heard the shouting of the enemy soldiers on both sides, their morale increased greatly, and they advanced bravely, forcing the enemies in front of them to retreat again and again.

"Stab!" The Silver Spear Army's spear jungle continued its ruthless killing.

The enemy troops fell in disorder in large numbers, the noise was getting louder and louder, the formation was almost compressed to the extreme, and some people at the back had already begun to flee.

The third formation of more than 4,000 Jin troops rushed up, becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The vanguard formation of Wang Sang's 5,000 men was completely dispersed.

These soldiers, who were known as the bravest and most elite before the war, completely lost their fighting spirit and were driven into retreat by the Jin army.

Wang Sang stood in the center of the army, feeling cold all over.

The nightmare came again.

At the city of Luoyang, they were defeated once by the Jin army.

On the outskirts of Gong County, he was chased north by Shao Xun.

This time, under the city of Dayang, the 20,000-strong army could no longer resist the enemy and was on the verge of collapse.

Three times, three times in total! Three failures in two years!
Shao thief, why the hell are you staring at us and beating us?
My brother asked me to guard the retreat and protect these 20,000 troops, but I ended up destroying them in one battle. What should I do?
Wang Sang caught a glimpse of his personal soldiers approaching from the corner of his eye.

He swayed a bit and shouted, "Kill me even if it hurts!"

After shouting, two lines of tears shed.

The personal soldiers were also in tears, but they still fulfilled their duties, holding up the "wobbly" Wang Sang and admonishing him, "General, the front army has collapsed, the left and right wings are making noises, and there is also some commotion in the rear. We can't fight this battle anymore, so we should leave quickly."

"It hurts so much!" Wang Sang shouted again and fainted.

The guards understood and immediately carried him down from the platform and brought the horses.

Wang Sang opened his eyes dazedly and cried, "They are all my old brothers who have been with me for many years. How can I bear to abandon them?"

The personal soldier handed over the whip, and Wang Sang took it subconsciously.

"I won't leave!" Wang Sang suddenly shouted.

The personal soldier handed over the reins again, and Wang Sang took them subconsciously.

"If you let me go, I will fight with Shao the thief!" Wang Sang cried bitterly.

The personal soldiers helped Wang Sang onto the horse's back. Wang Sang subconsciously squeezed the horse's belly and jumped out quickly.

The personal soldiers also mounted their horses and left in a hurry.

The first to see Wang Sang running away were the rear guard. They immediately lost their fighting spirit and dispersed into the mountains in the north.

Next came the left and right wings, some of whom fled back to Dayang City, while others threw away their clothes, armor and weapons, and prepared to flee back home.

The central army was affected and also shouted and ran back in a panic.

The 20,000-strong army collapsed.

The Jin army took advantage of the situation and pursued and killed them, shouting in a fierce battle.

From this moment on, the battle will enter the stage where the greatest gains will be made - most of the kills in ancient wars also occurred at this moment.

Shao Xun looked for a while, then walked down the command platform leisurely.

There was no need for his command later on. The generals had undergone rigorous training and had fought so many battles, so they knew very well what to do.

Tang Jian brought his personal soldiers and directed the reserve troops to provide close protection around them.

The battlefield is now extremely chaotic and no longer clearly divided. If something ridiculous happens, such as a small group of enemy troops surprise attack the commander and succeed, no one can take the responsibility.

In the afternoon, Shao Xun, surrounded by soldiers, entered Dayang County.

There didn't seem to be many people in the city, only a few hundred households.

He was too lazy to read any more, so he went straight into the county government office and began to issue orders.

"Hurry up and clean up the battlefield and count the supplies. It must be completed before nightfall."

"Don't chase the defeated soldiers who have fled into Zhongtiao Mountain. Let them go."

"Scouts and cavalrymen go forward and monitor the area north of Zhongtiao Mountain carefully. There must be no mistakes."

"The wounded will be transported back to Shan County first and properly resettled."

"The auxiliary artisan camp should repair the clothes, armor and equipment quickly. If there is not enough time, replace them with captured ones first."

"The entire army will rest for a day. Before nightfall tomorrow, we must organize our military supplies and equipment and prepare for evacuation."

"That's all for now, you guys go and do it quickly."

"Yes, sir." The generals responded in unison with respectful expressions.

The coach's prestige is established through these battles.

The more victories a team wins, the fewer people dare to challenge the coach's authority.

The Shao family military and political group now has only one core, and the position of this core is constantly strengthening. One day, the position of this core will be unbreakable.

******
Yu An and Zhang Gu, two "cobblers", sat on the plateau, talking to each other and discussing countermeasures.

"If the bandits come, just shoot them with bows and crossbows and knock them off their horses." Zhang Gu said, looking down at the plateau.

Yu An smiled faintly and said nothing. Duan Xiong, the deputy governor of Youzhou Tuqi, was an honest man. He shook his head and said, "We can't fight like this."

"Then how do we fight?" Zhang Gu frowned and asked rudely.

"Our army has more than 3,000 infantry and cavalry, which is not a large number of soldiers, and even fewer who can fight." Duan Xiong analyzed: "Zhang Zongzhu leads 500 guards to ambush on the west plateau, and Yu Zongzhu leads 500 guards to ambush on the east plateau. There is no need for auxiliary soldiers and young men to follow them to the plateau. Their combat effectiveness is too poor. Most of them can't shoot arrows or use crossbows. In addition, there are no extra bows and crossbows for them-"

Zhang Gu was speechless and wanted to say something, but he felt that the other person's analysis was correct.

Yu An nodded repeatedly to show his agreement.

Duan Xiong glanced at Zhang Gu and said, "We only have a thousand or so infantry and cavalry that can fight. When the enemy troops arrive in large numbers, it will be impossible to stop them."

"Then how do we fight?" Zhang Gu asked subconsciously.

"This is my strategy. I'll just tell you about it for now. You two can decide whether it's okay or not." Duan Xiong cleared his throat and said, "When the bandits come, we'll arrange it like this..."

Just as Zhang, Yu and Duan were discussing how to set up an ambush, a fierce battle was taking place outside Hongnong City.

The number of young men forcibly conscripted increased to more than 15,000.

Driven by Wang Mi's soldiers, they rushed towards the county town in waves, armed with simple weapons.

The scene was tragic.

They used their frail bodies to fill the trenches, demolish the sheep-horse walls, consume the defenders' arrows, and then set up ladders and attacked the city like ants - yes, they didn't even have siege equipment such as trench fillers and ladders, only ladders, and they attacked the city entirely with their flesh and blood.

Yuan Yan stood on the top of the city wall, looking anxiously towards the east.

After several days of bloody fighting, the number of defenders was less than two thousand, and many of them were injured.

The city urgently conscripted a group of able-bodied men, but there were only about 1,700 to 1,800 of them, and quite a few of them were consumed.

If the fight goes on for another ten days or half a month, all of his men will be wiped out. What will be the outcome then?
Do you regret it? Maybe a little.

But it was useless to regret now, Liu Cong would never let him go. After the night attack failed, he mobilized troops to besiege again, which in itself explained a lot of things.

His only hope now is the troops led by Governor Shao Xun.

If he could arrive in time, he might be able to force the enemy to retreat - but he could only force them to retreat, because the Xiongnu cavalry were numerous and it was impossible for them to be attacked from both inside and outside. If they wanted to leave, they could just retreat from the Yejin Ferry next to Hongnong and the two hastily built pontoon bridges.

But even if we can only achieve this step, it is very difficult.

Will he come?

Outside Hongnong City, Liu Cong was also very annoyed.

They deployed eight times more troops to attack the city, but after fighting for several days, they still failed to take it.

He knew that Yuan Yan was extremely treacherous and must have threatened all the soldiers and civilians in the city, saying that the Huns would massacre the people after they broke into the city, in order to strengthen their determination to defend the city - he did have this idea, but he didn't dare to do it.

Wang Mi seemed to be enjoying it.

From being reluctant at the beginning to now actively supervising the siege and working very hard.

He knew that Wang Mi, like Shi Le, forced the conscripted men to die, and then selected the best and strongest men from those who survived to join his own army to strengthen his strength.

Therefore, he did not feel sad at all, after all, those who died were not his own people.

During these days, he even built a floating bridge to transport wealth and grain to Hebei and made a fortune.

Whenever Liu Cong thought of this, he felt uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

Fuck!
Today is August 30th. When will we be able to capture it?
At this moment, several riders were seen quickly crossing the floating bridge from Hebei and arriving outside Hongnong City.

They entered Wang Mi’s camp as soon as possible.

Liu Cong did not feel anything was wrong. In the past few days, Wang Mi's men had been traveling back and forth between the two sides of the river. The matters coming in and out were nothing more than matters of money, food, and soldiers.

He was too lazy to care. In the end, Wang Mi would definitely give him the largest share of wealth, and the court still needed him to settle things.

The only thing he cares about now is when to catch that bastard Yuan Yan and avenge his hatred!
"Your Highness..." Liu Cong did not go to find Wang Mi, but Wang Mi took the initiative to find him. His face was pale, with a hint of sadness and even a bit of despair.

"What? Did the general die in the siege?" Liu Cong asked puzzledly.

"Your Highness, the thief Shao is here." Wang Mi sighed and said weakly.

"Oh? Where are we?" Liu Cong asked with some interest.

"Dayang..."

"What? Dayang? He crossed the river?" Liu Cong was shocked.

"We have crossed the river." Wang Mi didn't know how to describe his feelings. He only heard him say, "There are about 15,000 infantry and cavalry. We will cross the river on the floating bridge and defeat my brother Sang first, and then occupy Dayang."

Liu Cong stood up suddenly.

He felt that he was having a bad year.

First, he was tricked by Yuan Yan, and now Shao Xun was following behind him and quietly attacked and occupied Shan County and Dayang.

What the hell is this war?

"Dayang is not far from Anyi." Liu Cong was pacing around like an ant on a hot pot, and said to himself: "If Your Majesty knew, I..."

"Your Majesty must have known about it." Wang Mi looked at Liu Cong and said, "If I'm not mistaken, an envoy will come in the next two days. Your Highness should think about how to deal with it."

Liu Cong was silent. This time, he lost a lot of points with His Majesty.

Wang Mi sighed again and sat down numbly.

The most important thing for him now is to recapture Dayang, and this cannot be achieved without Liu Cong's help.

He had given up hope of defeating Shao Ze on his own - at least for now.

(End of this chapter)