When the battle at Niangziguan entered the sixth day, Zhan Ying could not sit still.
Because during these six days, neither party had any rest.
An Wenxiu vowed to chew down Chengtian Cliff, but Xu Kai refused to give in.
Two to three hundred thousand elite soldiers are killed every day in the human world, and the casualties in the south of the heaven are also very high.
Zhan Ying also made mistakes when he originally sent five million cavalry to destroy the Legion of Destruction in the hands of An Wenxiu, thinking that he could delay this catastrophe until the beginning of next spring.
At least there won't be much fighting at Niangzi Pass until spring comes.
Who would have thought that during the Battle of Yinshan, they killed the Pangu tribe, helped the human world destroy the time and space channels, and cut off the material supplies of the heavens.
Without supplies, the Celestial Legion's nearly ten million-strong army had no choice but to fight to the bitter end and tear open the human defense line before winter came.
Zhan Ying looked at the latest battle status sent from the imperial court.
In six days of bloody fighting, nearly two million Niangziguan defenders died.
Xu Kai now has at most 8 million soldiers at his disposal.
Most of them were farmers and porters who had just been armed.
There are not many real elites left in Niangziguan.
According to the current strategy, in five days at most, the defense line at Niangziguan will no longer exist.
Now it will take at least a month for other reinforcements to arrive at Niangziguan.
Zhan Ying stood in front of the combat map with a very solemn expression.
He used charcoal to mark arrows on the map.
In the end, all the arrows pointed not to the capital, but to the Central Plains.
Wan Yanku frowned and said, "War Commander, if An Wenxiu's troops capture Niangzi Pass, won't they immediately attack the capital?"
Zhan Ying shook his head and said: "According to previous deductions, he will indeed attack the capital, but the Heavenly Army is very short of food and grass. An Wenxiu's troops will definitely attack the Central Plains granary to seize food as soon as possible to ensure that the Heavenly Army can securely independent
Alone this winter.
Xu Kai continued to persist, which was meaningless and would only lead to the death of more soldiers.
No, I have to report to Your Majesty to abandon Niangzi Pass and let Xu Kai’s remaining eight million soldiers retreat towards the Yumen Pass defense line."
It is definitely impossible to retreat southward. It is impossible for two human legs to outrun the six legs of the Celestial Storm Legion.
If An Wenxiu's main purpose was to enter the pass to grab grain, he would not pursue westward.
If these eight million soldiers can be retained, they will be of great help to the future counterattack in the world.
Not only did Zhan Ying see through An Wenxiu's combat intentions, but so did Yumenguan coach Zhao Zian.
But Zhao Zian did not dare to write to His Majesty to ask Xu Kai to abandon Niangzi Pass.
He doesn't have the determination to kill like Zhan Ying.
What he was thinking was that if Niangziguan was abandoned, the people of China would be doomed.
No one dares to take responsibility for this.
After receiving the report from Zhan Ying, His Majesty the Emperor immediately discussed it with the civil and military officials.
All the officials spoke in unison, cursing Zhan Ying and submitting a letter to abandon the defense of Niangziguan at this moment, which affected morale, and requested that your majesty have Zhan Ying beheaded in front of the formation.
Your Majesty is not ignorant. He certainly knows the thoughts of these noble and veteran ministers.
I just want to live a few more days.
So, he called the old commander Zhao Xianfeng to the imperial study room.
Now in the entire capital, Zhao Xianfeng is the only one who can say a few words to him.
Zhao Xian served in the army all his life and had commanded tens of millions of cavalry in battle, so he had a very thorough understanding of the current situation at Niangziguan.
He said: "Now there are no reinforcements outside Niangzi Pass, and most of the elite troops have been lost. From now on
From the point of view of the art of war, Niangziguan has become a dead end, and there is no point in continuing to hold on."
His Majesty still had a hint of luck and said: "Ten years ago, when King Zhao Shiqu of Hanyang was in his weakest years, he was ordered to defeat the 4.6 million troops of the Heavenly Realm at Eagle Beak Cliff.
Xu Kai has experienced countless battles in his military career, so it is impossible for him to be unable to defend Niangzi Pass."
Zhao Xianfeng shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, the situation in the Battle of Yingzui Cliff ten years ago was different from today's Battle of Niangziguan.
At that time, the old minister led more than 10 million elite cavalry to support the outside, and millions of soldiers from the five ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang blocked his way out, leaving Gu Yuqi with no choice but to bite the bullet and attack Yingzui Cliff.
At that time, all the elite soldiers in the world were gathered within a two hundred-mile radius of Yingzui Cliff, with more than 20 million people, so they could naturally win.
The veteran felt that Zhan Ying's proposal was correct. If we abandon Niangzi Pass now, we can still save the lives of eight million soldiers.
If we delay for another two or three days, I'm afraid...I'm afraid the whole army will be annihilated..."
His Majesty the Emperor fell into deep thought.
He locked himself in the imperial study for several hours. After he came out, he asked Zhongshu Province to draw up an edict, ordering Xu Kai to abandon Niangzi Pass, and his officers and men to move the direction of Yumen Pass to the west in an orderly manner.
After Xu Kai received this order again, he stood blankly at the top of the city and said nothing for a long time.
All his sons died in Niangziguan.
In just over half a year, more than ten million people were buried here.
He and his eight million soldiers are ready to fight for the national calamity and die for the country.
At this time, His Majesty ordered himself to retreat.
After Xu Kai reacted, he directly tore the imperial edict into pieces regardless of the etiquette.
He roared at Zhao Shuo who came to deliver the order: "Retreat? Now let me retreat? In the battle of northern Shanxi, I lost five million men.
In the bloody battle at Niangziguan for half a year, I lost several million men.
Now there is a decree for me to withdraw from Niangziguan?
Where to retreat? How to retreat? There are eight million soldiers behind them, how can they escape the butcher knife of heaven?"
Zhao Shuo looked sad and said: "Shuai Xu, this is His Majesty's will, you must obey it."
Xu Kai didn't believe it and said: "I have been following His Majesty in the north and south for decades, so it is impossible for me to issue this decree! Did you pretend to pass on the imperial decree?!"
Zhao Shuo cried out that he was wronged and had no choice but to tell Xu Kai about Zhan Ying's letter.
After Xu Kai listened, his body was shocked.
Because Zhan Ying destroyed the Legion of Destruction more than a month ago, Xu Kai admired this young man who suddenly appeared.
I never expected that the young junior whom I valued so much would actually encourage His Majesty to abandon the Niangzi Pass.
Looking at the endless mountain of corpses in front of him, Xu Kai couldn't bear it anymore and blood spurted out from his mouth.
He couldn't hold on any longer.
Ten years ago, he should have retreated to the second line like Zhao Xianfeng, but when the heaven invaded, there was no commander available in the world. At his old age, he could only wear armor and go into battle to guard the most dangerous Niangzi Pass.
After seven or eight consecutive days of hard fighting, the old general barely slept a wink.
He fell, fell forever.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Shuo immediately stepped forward to check Xu Kai's pulse and found that his breath was weak and he had reached the point where the oil was exhausted.
He asked the royal monks to take Xu Kai to the rear army camp to rest, and strictly sealed the news that Xu Kai was seriously ill.
The lady was involved in the war and was replaced by Xu Kai's deputy.
The battle at Chengtian Cliff is still going on, but the rear has begun preparations for retreat.
Everything seems to be developing towards a situation that is unfavorable to the world.