The originally majestic Xiongguan has disappeared, leaving only broken walls, countless debris and scorched earth all over the place. Even the city walls on the east and west sides, covered with vicissitudes of life and scars, have collapsed and turned into ruins.
Countless rubbles were hastily piled into hills instead of stone walls; countless trees turned into burning clouds and flames, forming a sea of fire that burned the sky and boiled the earth and cut off the canyon.
On both sides of the sea of fire, there were many banners and banners, and the Sui army was as vast as the sea. However, the way was blocked by the sea of fire and rocks. The flames of burning gold and iron burned a lot of the gravel mountains, making it impossible for humans to cross.
For days and nights, countless Sui troops could only stare.
Long live Taiping King Shi, he united with the Taiping Army several times and used their strength to perform the Taiping Technique, calling for wind, rain, frost and snow.
However, magic is magic after all, and manpower is sometimes scarce, and it still cannot extinguish the sea of burning flames. When a part is extinguished, more powerful flames appear. Instead, thick white mist fills the canyon, covering human eyes, making it more difficult to detect the enemy's situation.
"Your Majesty, I have come to report the military situation. Commander Yin led his army to leave Yique Pass and come to support our army!"
Shi Wansui looked anxiously and helplessly into the sea of fire for the umpteenth time, and a personal guard came to report.
"Support our army?"
Shi Wansui was startled and unexpectedly asked in confusion.
Does the Taiping Army need support?
Shi Wansui's commanding ability is limited. An army of 150,000 is basically the limit. Today's Taiping Army is more than enough.
Except for Shi Wansui's "Taiping Immortal Technique" and the sea of fire and blazing rocks in front, no amount of troops would be of any use.
Without the flaming stone, the Taiping Army could easily destroy the remnants of the Detachment of Women, probably in a single charge, not counting the remaining Sui troops and the Zhenwu Army on the opposite side.
Even a soldier understands such an obvious truth, let alone the world-famous Yin Shuai?!
"Not good! Master Yinshi has rebelled..."
Shi Wansui's expression changed drastically as his thoughts suddenly changed. He was a little unbelievable but his tone was definitely blurted out.
"The handsome man rebelled?"
The surrounding guards and Sui troops were shocked and surprised.
Yin Shishi was famous for his extraordinary integrity and loyal temperament. His father Yin Shou was also loyal to the Sui Empire and had outstanding achievements. How could he rebel?
It can even be said that many Sui soldiers believed that the Taiping Prince Shi Wansui would rebel, but they also did not believe that the Yinshi Shihui would rebel.
"Yique Pass...the army inside the pass is in danger..."
Who is Shi Wansui? While others were still wondering, he quickly guessed the cause and effect, and anxiously and solemnly ordered:
"Send the message to the army inside the pass at full speed. Do not think about fighting. Evacuate from Pingjin Pass as soon as possible before it is too late! And send the order to Qu Tutong and defend Pingjin. This is the only way for the army in the pass to survive!"
"ah?!"
The whole audience was stunned. A Sui general hesitated and reminded: "Your Majesty, the matter of Yin Shuai is not clear yet. After all, this trip is in the name of support..."
"If we wait until things are clear, it will be too late. Execute the order. This is a military order!"
Shi Wansui waved his hand to interrupt the general's words and scolded him with a serious expression.
"yes!"
The Sui general responded helplessly, paused, and then reminded hesitantly:
"It's just... Your Majesty, you can't do anything to our army just by being handsome. If you rebel, do you want to die?"
"yes……"
Shi Wansui and the Sui generals present all reacted, but they had missed this point.
Neither the army led by Master Yin Shi nor Master Yin Shi himself were any match for the Taiping Army and King Taiping. Why would they rebel? Did the birthday girl hang himself?
"Strictly and quickly investigate the battle situation everywhere, especially the westward departure army..."
Shi Wansui frowned in deep thought, then suddenly gave instructions with a look of shock on his face, and quickly added: "Send the order to the entire army to prepare to withdraw from Hangu!"
"Withdraw..." Some Sui generals asked in a daze, but then stopped in time.
After all, Shi Wansui is the supreme commander-in-chief, and it is inappropriate to question him. Moreover, General Sui will continue to stay here and can do nothing but watch the burning sky and sea of fire all day long.
Of course, the Sui army also had a huge problem.
Unless the highest military order comes from the Western Capital, the kings such as Taiping King, Zhenwu King, and Yutian King have the same level, and there is no relationship between them. Only Yin Shuai Qu Jiang is slightly lower.
Shi Wansui's so-called "military orders" can only be regarded as reminders and suggestions. King Yutianwang and other kings may not necessarily accept and obey them. For major information such as Yin Shuai's rebellion and the change of ownership of Yique Pass, they are likely to seek verification, which will take time.
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The problem is that Li Wang Wuxin accidentally mobilized a large number of great monks to Hangu Pass. When searching for and transporting rocks and trees all over the mountains and plains, he would intercept or kill strange monks, cutting off the connection between the Sui army and the outside of the pass.
With mountains blocking the way, except for the great monks, other scouts and messengers could not pass. In addition, there were many strange animals in the mountains and forests, making it difficult for birds to communicate effectively. It was already difficult to popularize, and communication was even delayed.
Many factors led to major events such as the death of King Xuanxiang in Dongdu and the defeat of the Sui army in Dongdu. The Taiping Army did not receive the news in time.
It didn't take long.
The Taiping Army basically evacuated Hangu, stationed at the entrance of Hangu, and sent a large number of scouts to the surrounding areas.
Although Shi Wansui had not yet obtained all the intelligence, he relied on his experience and wisdom to make various responses, which invalidated the plan of Commander Yin and Wu Xin to lead their troops to block the Taiping Army's retreat.
A few days later, information from various places, including the appearance of Xinwuwei and General Huntian, the change of ownership of Yique Pass, etc., were still learned by Shi Wansui.
However, Shi Wansui did not withdraw his troops. With his power as the Taiping King and the Taiping Army's one million fighting strength, facing the Xinwu Guards, General Hun Tian and the remnants of the Yin Shuai Division, a total of about 500,000 troops, it was not possible to hear the news.
He fled in the wind, even more thinking about defeating the Li army.
Yin Shuai, Yin Shishi, originally led six to seven hundred thousand Sui troops to guard Yique Pass.
Later, Concubine Yin and King Li Wuxin reached an agreement, and Master Yin Shishi quickly surrendered secretly and led his army to surrender. In the end, only more than 300,000 Sui troops were surrendered. Most of the remaining Sui troops were captured, and some were killed or escaped.
Finally, Yin Shishi led the surrendered Sui army to the west side of Hangu Pass. Among them were 30,000 Nanyang elite guards and 100,000 Nanyang elite soldiers, a total of more than 400,000 people.
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Inside Hangu Pass.
On the west side, the Taiping army camped in preparation for war, and on the east side, the Zhenwu army evacuated Hangu and headed north to Pingjin Pass. Li Wang Wuxin led the Xinwu imperial guards, Bianhua, Yinfei and others had arrived secretly.
When Wu Xin arrived, Hangu Pass turned into a sea of fire, filled with thick fog and blazing flames, and the remnants of the Detachment of Women were stranded inside.
The more than 3 million Detachment of Women who were originally recruited frantically now have only 30,000 left, which is a terrifying casualty ratio of one in a hundred. It is estimated that only the Imperial Concubine Li Xiuning can maintain stability under such a terrifying casualty ratio.
Military morale!
It can be said that if the burning flames had not burned for days and nights, the corpses and blood alone would have been enough to block Hangu Pass!
"After our army arrived, the Detachment of Women temporarily withdrew from Hangu Pass and attacked the Taiping Army Camp from the east; Gu led the Xinwu Guards to attack from the north; the Huntian Town Army and the Nanyang Town Army jointly attacked from the west side, and the Taiping Army's retreat must be blocked.
; Commander Yin attacks from the south. The other great monks keep an eye on King Taiping and must not let him escape..."
Update: I've had a cold these past few days. Shadow overslept last night and my head was dizzy. My coding efficiency was very low. I didn't update until now. I'm really sorry.
PS: This is explanation and respect. The cold sound is very obvious. It is not laziness. The update remains the same.
