Chapter 123 Overwhelming
A flying arrow almost hit Prince Xie Fang.
This time, he was really scared to the point of peeing his pants. He hugged Zheng Yuxing's arm from behind and didn't dare to let go.
"Protect me!"
"What are you all doing? Protect me first!"
He looked so miserable, with tears and snot all over his face.
Zheng Yuxing's face was gloomy: "Your Highness, I can't kill the enemy if you are like this!"
Just as he finished speaking, another Xiongnu soldier rushed over, but Zheng Yuxing chopped him back with his sword. The blood spurted out and sprayed directly on Xie Fang's face.
"ah!"
"waste!"
"You are a bunch of losers, can't you even protect the prince?"
At this time, there was no trace of the arrogant general. He had already been chopped into several pieces by the surging Hun soldiers.
The entire fortress was in chaos.
They are all people!
There was no formation at all. Every second, someone would die in this melee. In the end, it was so crowded that when Long Yan's soldiers swung their swords, they might hurt their own people...
"Watch out for arrows!"
However, the story is not over yet.
While the close combat was going on, a large number of Hun archers finally appeared on the walls of the fortress.
Zheng Yuxing's face changed drastically. He knew that the loss of Long Yan's soldiers today would definitely be the most serious since this dispute.
…
"Haha, the military advisor is really amazing!"
At this time, at the highest point of the fortress, in a lookout tower, Cheng Mu was watching all this with an indifferent expression.
Rogel couldn't help himself and stretched his muscles: "Military Advisor, let me kill Zheng Yuxing!"
Over the years, Zheng Yuxing had defended the northern border against the Xiongnu, earning a reputation as a vicious person. If it weren't for Zheng Yuxing, the Longyan Dynasty would have been breached by the Xiongnu long ago. So even though they lost more than they won, the Xiongnu soldiers were still very afraid of Zheng Yuxing, and the hatred between them and him was also very deep.
Over the years, countless Hun soldiers have died at the hands of Zheng Yuxing's army.
Cheng Mu shook his head slightly: "Wait a moment."
Rogel was stunned and said, "Ah? What are you waiting for? If you wait any longer, I will have nothing to do. Look at how cowardly Guldan is. He must have killed at least a hundred people by now! I'm afraid it's over. He can't help but come and brag to me!"
Cheng Mu said calmly: "Don't worry, there are still people who haven't arrived."
"Military Advisor, are you talking about Chen Ping?"
Rogel took a deep breath and said, "But Military Advisor, we have an agreement with Chen Ping..."
Cheng Mu laughed loudly: "How can the Longyan people have credibility when they are so cunning? The so-called agreement is just because the chips are equal... Now, the chips are not equal, do you understand? The agreement needs to be renegotiated!"
"Pass the order down, the fortress's army, do not chase after Long Yan's escapees and expose your tracks, wait for Chen Ping to arrive, and try to wipe them out in one go!"
"Okay, I, Rogel, will lead the team myself!"
…
at this time.
The entire Longyan army has actually entered a dilemma.
At this time, the third prince Xie Ling, leading his 50,000 troops, was making a feint attack outside the fortress. It looked like he was rescuing Long Yan's army, but in fact, he was leaving a backup plan for himself.
"How can a fool inherit the throne?"
He sat on the horse, looking at Xie Fang who had wet his pants in the city from afar, and smiled coldly.
At this time, the most important thing is to maintain your own strength. He actually wished that Xie Fang would die in this fortress. If that happened, who would be qualified to compete with him for the throne? But he knew that Zheng Yuxing, Prince Lu and others could not let him die.
After all, he is the crown prince of the current dynasty and the face of the Longyan Dynasty.
If he were to die, the Emperor would surely be furious. Although he would not make things difficult for Xie Ling, Zheng Yuxing, Prince Lu and other generals would certainly not be able to escape the blame. According to the current Emperor's temper and usual practices, it is even possible that their entire families would be executed.
Although it is normal to fight for the throne and sacrifice blood, Xie Ling does not want to offend too many people, especially his uncle.
"Your Highness, the army suffered heavy losses!"
"Are we sure we don't want to break in?"
"Your Highness!"
All the generals were obeying orders with red eyes, because these were all soldiers of the Longyan Dynasty.
Xie Ling said angrily: "Don't you see the situation clearly? The congestion in the fortress is the biggest cause of the losses!"
"Under such circumstances, if we squeeze in again, won't we be slaughtered?"
The generals were suddenly speechless.
In fact, everyone knew that Rongshan Pass needed to be broken through from the outside, but Xie Ling refused to let the army go up to die. They naturally knew the intrigue involved.
They also knew that it was very normal for princes to fight with each other.
At this time, it was already pretty good that Xie Ling did not take advantage of Xie Fang's misfortune.
How could he sincerely help Xie Fang?
"Continue to fight in a roundabout way, and remember not to act recklessly!"
"yes!"
…
"It's time for all this to end..."
neither knows.
Outside of this great battle, Chen Ping was sitting in the carriage, drinking wine leisurely.
Listening to Liu Chang reading the military reports, Chen Ping couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Zheng Yuxing and the Baiya Army have suffered heavy losses this time. More than half of the 70,000 Baiya Army troops have been killed. It's almost over!"
The two looked at each other and laughed.
Liu Chang also said sinisterly: "Sir, it's time to let the Xiongnu withdraw. The armistice agreement can give them some benefits, and those barbarians will surely leave satisfied!"
"Great kindness!"
"March quickly to rescue the prince!"
"yes!"
…
"Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?"
"Where are the people?"
"Where's the third prince?"
"Where are the Liangzhou troops?"
Here, the fighting has been going on for half a day.
Zheng Yuxing was already covered in blood, and he was injured again in order to protect the prince.
Only then did he realize that the entire fortress was covered with corpses!
There is not a single vacant space!
Some were from Long Yan’s army, some were from the Xiongnu army, but most of them were on Long Yan’s side.
Zheng Yuxing was heartbroken and roared heartbreakingly.
"General, our losses are too heavy..."
Zheng Yuxing's deputy general was in tears. At this time, he only had one arm left.
"The loss will be more than 80,000!"
Zheng Yuxing's heart sank when he heard this, and he shouted loudly: "Kill them, kill them no matter what!"
This defeat was enough to ruin his reputation. His fame was ruined, but it was already like this, so he couldn't dwell on it too much. He just hoped that since there were fewer people, there would be more hope of escaping from the fortress.
But at this moment.
Suddenly, the sound of war drums was heard outside the fortress.
The remaining Longyan Army was immediately boosted in morale.
"Reinforcements are coming!"
"Listen to the war drums, it's the Liangzhou Army!"
"Master Chen is finally here!"
Zheng Yuxing felt relieved. Did Chen Ping finally come? Anyway, it was good that he came.
"Brothers, keep holding on. Reinforcements will be here soon and we can fight our way out!"
"kill!"
The morale of the Longyan Army increased greatly after hearing this, and their fighting power instantly doubled.
It was a mighty force, and this time Chen Ping also led an army of 100,000.
This was the last bit of military force that Liangzhou could muster, and it was gathered by Chen Ping from the thirty counties in Liangzhou over such a long period of time.
Today's Rongshan Pass seems to have become the real battlefield of the decisive battle.
Armies from all over the country gathered here.
Looking at the blood-stained Rongshan Pass, Chen Ping smiled calmly: "Go to the prince's aid!"
He was very confident that once his army arrived, the Hun army, which had already reached an agreement, would definitely retreat. By then, he would have completed his mission and achieved the effect he had wanted before.
Liu Chang waved his hand and issued military orders frequently.
An army of one hundred thousand strong, divided into dozens of formations, surged forward.
Xie Ling, who had been "fighting in a roundabout way" outside the fortress, was delighted when he saw this situation. He knew that his chance had come, and he raised his arm and shouted: "Reinforcements are coming, gather with them and launch a general attack on Rongshan Pass!"
"yes!"
Fifty thousand troops!
A total of 150,000 people rushed madly towards Rongshan Pass.
Xie Ling would naturally not let go of this opportunity to snatch military merit. This third prince was extremely cunning.
"kill!"
"rush!"
The shadows of Long Yan’s soldiers can be seen all over the mountains and plains.
The general offensive seems unstoppable...
However, at this moment, a roar louder than their shouts suddenly rang out around them.
Hun cavalry suddenly appeared from all directions.
Chen Ping's expression changed when he saw this: "What do the Xiongnu want to do?"
Liu Chang was also panicking: "Sir, they must just be trying to scare us..."
Who knew he hadn't finished speaking yet.
The Hun cavalry, numbering as many as 100,000, has launched a charge against the 150,000-strong army from all directions!
It is ridiculous to say that one hundred thousand people surrounded one hundred thousand.
But this is the Hun!
The Huns have very strong individual combat capabilities!
The Huns are very mobile!
The Xiongnu, who were well rested and in an advantageous position, finally escaped from the Rongshan Pass Fortress after a gap was deliberately left open for the remaining Longyan soldiers.
However, another nearly 100,000 Hun soldiers at Rongshan Pass once again took advantage of Rongshan Pass.
"Wha…what?"
Chen Ping's face changed drastically: "Aren't there only 150,000 Xiongnu? How come there are more than 200,000?"
Liu Chang was so frightened that his legs were shaking: "Sir, sir, I don't know..."
Chen Ping's face turned pale: "We were fooled!"
The Hun army only revealed its true strength today, with the aim of luring Chen Ping out!
The intention was to completely annihilate the Liangzhou army.
And judging from the situation, the size of the Hun army is not just 200,000, but even more than 200,000 or 300,000!
They emerge in endlessly and overwhelmingly.
The oppressive aura alone is unbearable.
At this time, Rongshan Pass and the Hun army from all directions had already surrounded .
When Zheng Yuxing saw this, he couldn't help shaking his body and spitting out a mouthful of blood: "The situation is over!"
Crown Prince Xie Fang was still crying.
Xie Ling was also stunned.
At this moment, a rain of arrows fell from the sky.
The Longyan army fell into extreme panic.
