Without the help of Beilan Soul Beast, Chen Youliang's army was defeated like a mountain, and the mountains and plains were full of soldiers who fled for their lives.
Zhao Yun and Ma Chao personally led the army to pursue and slaughter the defeated troops.
However, because Jia Xu had given instructions in advance, they did not push the defeated troops too hard. It was said that they were chasing and killing, but in fact it was more like driving them away.
During the pursuit, the officers and soldiers of the Black Flag Army shouted something like, "Cut the grass and root out the evil, and the evil will be done." This frightened the defeated troops and they threw away their armor and fled in confusion.
At the same time, the underworld army led by Li Jing had arrived behind Chen Youliang's defeated army.
Li Jing came to a conclusion by observing the surrounding terrain and analyzing the deployment of the Black Flag Army's forces.
"It seems that I have overestimated this Captain Jack. Although he is good at training soldiers, he knows very little about the art of war."
"Although there is a saying in the art of war that 'surrounding three and missing one', judging from the current situation, there is absolutely no need to let the tiger go back to the mountain."
"As long as we send a group of soldiers and horses to block the retreat of the defeated army, and then pacify them, the two groups of thieves will definitely surrender."
"Hahaha... Anyway, they have done a good job if they can win... In this case, let me take care of the rest."
After learning about the loopholes in the deployment of the Black Flag Army, Li Jing immediately summoned his generals to build fortifications on the only way to defeat the army.
Trying to hold off the defeated troops with heavy troops, waiting for the Black Flag Army to encircle them.
"Herald, pass my order to the general, and all ministries will build fortifications on the spot to resist the fleeing enemies!"
"yes!"
The herald left in response!
As everyone knows, it was precisely because of Li Jing's hasty decision that the underworld army paid a heavy price in the ensuing fierce battle.
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On the other side, Chen Youliang, who ordered the retreat, met up with Nangong Feiyan's remnant army during the retreat.
The two armies originally brought hundreds of thousands of troops, but now there are only less than 30,000 left.
And most of them are still infantry.
Looking at the embarrassed Chen Youliang, Nangong Feiyan remained silent, and the two looked at each other speechlessly.
Their faces were all filled with bitterness and desolation. No one laughed at anyone, but just repeatedly urged their men to leave as soon as possible.
At this time, two groups of scouts came on horseback to report!
"Report to the two generals, the vanguard of the Black Flag Army is less than five miles away from our rear army."
"Report to the two generals that the main force of the underworld has been found in the mangroves ahead, numbering about one hundred thousand."
Listening to the latest military information from the scouts, Chen Youliang and Nangong Feiyan both raised their throats.
They all clearly realized that being blocked here at this juncture would definitely be a disaster.
"Uu uh uh!"
Chen Youliang reined in the reins, looked at Nangong Feiyan and said tentatively: "Master Nangong, now there are pursuers behind and obstacles in front, what should our army do?"
Nangong Feiyan glanced at him with a sullen face and said in a deep voice: "Okay, General, please don't test me anymore. There is no point in doing these nonsense at this time."
"It's urgent to break out of the encirclement right now. If you have any good ideas, just say so. If you don't tell us, neither of us will be able to leave."
After hearing what Nangong Feiyan said, Chen Youliang simply stopped hiding it.
"Then I'll be blunt!"
He looked around behind him, glanced at the remaining three thousand soul beasts, and said, "Master Nangong, as far as I know, the Black Flag Army never takes prisoners. Surrender is definitely impossible."
"Now if we are overtaken by them, with their fighting power, we will definitely be left with a dead end."
"On the other hand, the underworld army in front of them has come a long way, so they must be short of men and horses."
"Furthermore, since King Qin Guang's last sneak attack on our camp failed miserably, all his elite troops stationed on the front line have been lost."
"Therefore, I predict that those who come this time must be the reserve force responsible for assisting in defense. Their combat power is limited. As long as we use the remaining soul beasts as the vanguard, we will suddenly charge towards them."
"I think as long as we rush over with all our strength, there will be hope of survival."
In fact, Chen Youliang was not wrong.
The 100,000 Yin soldiers led by Li Jing are indeed not the main force!
This is also the fundamental reason why he did not take the initiative to launch an attack, but chose to use encirclement to respond to the enemy.
"..."
After listening to Chen Youliang's analysis, although Nangong Feiyan knew that he wanted the soul beast to be used as cannon fodder, there was nothing he could do about it.
The size of the remaining cavalry now is not enough to attack the underworld army's defense line. Letting them go is like hitting a stone with an egg.
Only by letting tall, ferocious and powerful soul beasts lead the charge can they possibly be able to find a way out.
Thinking of this, Nangong Feiyan had no choice but to agree to this plan.
After all, if they can't get out, the only road waiting for them is death without burial. They might as well fight hard and maybe have a chance to escape.
"Okay, I will order the spirit beasts to form an array right now!"
Nangong Feiyan sighed and had no choice but to mobilize the soul beast.
Chen Youliang was not idle either. He drove his horse to the center of the rout, sighed and said in a deep voice.
"Everyone, I, Chen Youliang, can't let you suffer with me, but please don't worry, I will definitely take you out."
"I believe everyone has heard that the Black Flag Army that has been chasing us wants to kill us all because they will not accept surrender."
"So I hope everyone can join me in fighting hard. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we can't give up."
"..."
Although Chen Youliang's words were meant to boost morale, he repeatedly reminded them not to take chances and surrender if they can't defeat them.
Because the other side doesn't accept surrender at all!
Sure enough, as soon as he said these words, the team exploded.
Those who had been lucky at first suddenly panicked and no longer dared to think of begging for surrender.
Morale is surprisingly high!
"Hey, have you heard that the Black Flag Army following us didn't take any prisoners, and they would kill anyone they spotted."
"Damn, I've heard about this too. It's said that they are all bloodthirsty demons who like to kill evil spirits."
"Damn it, I'll kill you. Since these guys won't let me live, I'll fight them.
"You're right. If you fight with them, even if you die, you have to bring a few backers with you."
"Fight!!!"
After being encouraged by Chen Youliang, everyone immediately became more motivated.
Although they were still more or less afraid of the Black Flag Army, when they learned that they were not going to fight the Black Flag Army, but instead attack the Underworld Army, most of their fear subsided.
You must know that before this, they were unable to resist the underworld army, and they were truly defeated.
Now it's just that they continue to fight. Of course, it's better to go and fight the Black Flag Army.
After a brief preparation, the vanguard force composed of three thousand soul beasts took the lead in rushing towards the defense line constructed by the underworld.
Followed by five thousand cavalry, together with more than 20,000 infantry who fled here.
The team of less than 30,000 people was like a ferocious beast about to break free from its cage at this moment, and the fighting power it unleashed was shameful.
In just ten minutes after the battle began, they easily tore through the first line of defense.
The second and third lines of defense had no time to prepare and had to give up their formation and immediately charged towards the defeated army.
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On the other side, Cao Ning, who learned of Jia Xu's intentions, did not express any other opinions, but asked all ministries to follow them.
Originally, he considered not taking prisoners of war just to save money. Now that there are other wonderful uses, Cao Ning naturally would not refuse.
There is no reason not to take advantage of it. Wouldn’t that make you a fool?
Cao Ning patted Jia Xu on the shoulder happily and said with a smile: "Hahaha, Wen He really understands my heart. I didn't expect you to see my intentions so quickly. It's really amazing."
Jia Xu bowed respectfully and said with shame: "My lord, I know the enemy is ahead of me and I have a far-sighted vision. Xu, I am ashamed of myself!"
"Hey, Wen He is so humble. The only people in the world who can guess my intentions are you and Kong Ming. It's an honor for me to take you two seriously."
"My lord, you are so complimentary. Jia Xu is too embarrassed to deserve it. However, my lord has such foresight. It is truly a blessing to our army, a blessing to the underworld, and a blessing to the three realms."
"Ah hahaha, yes, is it that powerful? Otherwise, if you say more, I'd love to hear it."
