The two armies continued to clash on the Nanling Mountain Road. One side had an overwhelming advantage in strength and could push wave after wave of offensives in front of the defenders.

The other side took advantage of the danger and used fireballs with huge destructive power to block the enemy's offensive. The battle between the two sides was extremely fierce.

Under the command of Jiang Chen, everyone fought and retreated, not to completely defeat the enemy, but to delay the advance of the Beiyan army, which could also reduce the number of casualties on our own side.

Every time he retreated a certain distance, Jiang Chen would have people light fireballs, causing completely unavoidable casualties to the Beiyan people. And when a fire spreads on the mountain road, it can also hinder the movement of the place for a long time.

Chang Da lit a fireball with his own hands and shouted loudly to boost everyone's morale. Jiang Chen demonstrated this tactic many times, and now he can command it with style.

Just like that, they ushered in nightfall again. Today, the Beiyan people still failed to cross the Nanling Mountain Road. Instead, they suffered numerous casualties and paid an extremely heavy price.

This short Nanling mountain road has now become a nightmare in the hearts of Beiyan people. It is clearly in front of them, but they fail to rush to the other end in one go.

"Sir, we don't have much room to retreat. We are less than a hundred steps away from the exit of the mountain road!"

Someone came to report the news, but Jiang Chen actually knew it already. How could he ignore such an important matter while he was in control of the overall battle situation?

There was a steady stream of strong enemies coming from the front. If he didn't know how much space he had behind him to deal with, he didn't know how he would die.

"Don't worry, the enemy has attacked so many times without success. I believe they are at the end of their game now. When the sky gets darker, they will give up the attack."

In Jiang Chen's expectation, the enemy would give up attacking the mountain road at night, and this night would give them a chance to wait for good news, that is, the battle situation in the direction of Liaocheng.

Although Jiang Chen could not contact Han Yuyang through the air, he guessed that Han Yuyang would eventually make the decision to attack Liao City, so it would be necessary to see how long the enemy forces in Liao City could resist.

Once they believe that the existing forces in the city alone are not enough to defend Liao City, they will be forced to send a message to the main force of Northern Yan at the foot of the mountain, asking them to quickly go back and rescue Liao City.

When Jiang Chen truthfully informed Chang Da and others about these things, everyone admired Jiang Chen's foresight. It was really reassuring to have him here strategizing.

After a while, the Beiyan people's offensive really slowed down. They seemed to be hesitating whether to continue the attack.

They have lost a lot of people in order to capture the Nanling Mountain Road. Now they can't help but start to wonder, what is the meaning of doing so?

It is true that they had a thorough plan at the beginning, and even placed their secret spies within the Daqian Town border army stationed here. As long as they successfully control this garrison, they can pass through the Nanling Mountain Road with no effort at all.

But their strategy of cooperating inside and outside did not succeed, and now they have been fiercely blocked. How do the Beiyan people feel now that they have been unable to open up the situation?

"All the fireballs have been used up, and nearly a third of our brothers have died in the battle. If the Beiyan people continue to be so crazy, I don't know how long we can resist."

"Why don't we bring the troops from Bei'an City over? We need fresh troops."

Chang Da had previously proposed to transfer the troops from Bei'an City, but this proposal was decisively rejected by Jiang Chen.

The reason is also very simple. Bei'an City's troops are originally insufficient. If this reserve force is used rashly, what should we do if something goes wrong in the rear?

What's more, the Nanling Mountain Road is originally a narrow and rugged terrain. Even if more troops are mobilized, they may not be able to use it. No matter how you think about it, it cannot be considered a wise decision.

Now Chang Da proposed this method again, Jiang Chen said to him: "We can't count on the people in Bei'an City, so don't make this idea."

"Next, just adapt as you like. It would be great if the Beiyan people can retreat despite the difficulties, but we must also be prepared for the enemy to make a desperate move."

Chang Da sighed and said: "If the Beiyan people plan to spend all 50,000 people here, then we will definitely be the first to kill them all. Mr. Jiang, I said something that I shouldn't have said. The imperial court has not provided support for a long time.

Turning a blind eye to the ongoing war in the north."

"Is it necessary for us to risk our lives for those corrupt officials in the temple who only know how to eat corpses?"

Chang Da thought about this, which shows that he has quite a contradiction in his heart. On the one hand, serving the country with loyalty and resisting foreign enemies is a soldier's bounden duty, but on the other hand, he is full of disappointment and distrust of the current court.

This kind of contradictory mentality is not only shared by Chang Da, but also by many soldiers. If this court is not worth everything you have to sacrifice for it, what should you do?

Jiang Chen looked at Chang Da with a firm expression, a hint of bitterness appeared on the latter's face.

"There will naturally be solutions to the court's affairs, but these are not what we need to consider now. Just think that if the Beiyan people are allowed to march straight in, they will definitely burn, kill, and loot on the territory of Daqian, and commit all kinds of irreparable crimes.

atrocities."

"Since we are soldiers who protect our home and country, we must protect the people of Daqian from being slaughtered by the enemy. Among these people are your parents, sisters, brothers, wives and children. How can we let the people of Beiyan...

Does the butcher's knife threaten them?"

The reason given by Jiang Chen was so simple and direct, but for everyone, they were happy to accept it.

In order to protect your family and those unarmed people, you will not hesitate to sacrifice yourself. This is the consciousness of a soldier. Everyone deeply feels the responsibility they bear on their shoulders, and they are bound to do all this.

The morale of the soldiers is rising again. Even though there are casualties and sacrifices, they will be fearless.

"Report!"

"The Beiyan people lit torches and they attacked again! This time they seemed to be really crazy. Everyone was shouting and rushing forward with all their strength!"

Jiang Chen's face darkened, and he thought that Ouyang Ming was indeed not an opponent who would give up so easily. The two of them used the Nanling Mountain Road as a chessboard to show off each other's moves, and the fight was inseparable.

Now the problem was once again placed in front of Jiang Chen.

"Master Jiang, how should we deal with this? Most of the mountain roads are already under the control of the Beiyan people. There are not many places we can guard."
Chapter completed!