Of the 75,000-strong army, there were only less than 8,000 casualties in this battle.
The army began to mobilize and assemble in a mighty manner, leaving ten thousand plus a few thousand soldiers to defend the city.
Cooperate with and wait for the garrison brigade to be transferred from Yuzhou to take over the defense.
The remaining 50,000 troops, led by Xiang Ning'er, rushed to Tiancrack Gorge at full speed.
Since she knew early on that Nan Yanxi would set up an ambush in Tianli Gorge, she directly ordered the cavalry and light infantry to attack at full speed during this march.
The artillery and baggage should speed up and come as soon as possible.
Strive to bite the tail of Xiang Jiajun when they rush to Tianxi Gorge.
At this time, Xiang Yang and others, who were running wildly ahead, were still secretly happy about their smooth withdrawal.
Unbeknownst to him, his tail has already followed behind him.
In this battle, Xiang Yang lost most of his 150,000 troops.
The number of men and horses that can be gathered now is about 60,000 to 80,000. The exact number can only be calculated after the army on Shangyun's side pushes down.
After careful calculation, the enemy is attacking the city, and our side is defending the city, so we have the home field advantage.
Xiang Yang tried his best and racked his brains, but he still managed to achieve such a terrible battle loss ratio.
I have a deeper understanding of the terror of enemy firearms.
He secretly made up his mind that after defeating the enemy, he must devote all his efforts to developing such weapons and equipment.
Even if you can't surpass it, you still have to be able to match it.
Next time we fight Nan Yanxi's troops, we can't let our soldiers use swords and spears to attack other people's muskets and artillery.
This battle loss ratio is really too great. No matter how many troops he has, he can't stand such a consumption.
Xiang Yang was sitting on a tall horse, guarded in the center by his brightly armored bodyguards.
At this time, the sky was already getting bright, and the outline of Tianchai Gorge in front gradually appeared.
Along the way, all the troops were frightened and worried, fearing that the enemy would pursue them. At this moment, they finally calmed down.
The journey went smoothly, and Xiang Yang, who was sitting on the horse, gradually showed a relaxed smile.
Sitting on the horse, he loudly ordered his men: "Everyone speed up and move forward quickly, quickly pass through the Tianchai Gorge, and go up the mountain from the gentler slope."
"yes!"
The messenger agreed and immediately went to report the news.
Not long after the troops moved forward, the rumble of horse hooves was also heard from the other side of the road.
When everyone looked at the flag, it turned out to be the army retreating from Shangyun.
Under the command of Xiang Yang, the two armies immediately joined forces and rushed to Tianli Gorge at full speed to set up an ambush.
At this time, Nan Yanxi and others have been waiting for him at Tianshu Gorge for a long time.
He, Ling Yihan and the original guard general of Yanzhou City have now changed into the clothes of the Xiang Family Army and raised the banner of the original guard general of Yanzhou City.
Standing on the most conspicuous mountain.
Xiang Yang led his personal guards and saw the three people standing on the mountain and the big flag fluttering in the wind from a distance.
He nodded with satisfaction: "Yes... It seems that they have received my order and have set up an ambush position for us here in advance."
"Not bad."
He let go of the last trace of wariness in his heart, waved his hand, and ordered the troops: "Everyone should pass quickly!"
"yes!"
After receiving the order, all the troops began to enter the Tiancrack Gorge in an orderly manner.
If we say that this place is suitable for ambush the enemy coming from the south, its advantage lies here. The terrain of Tianxi Gorge is very strange.
Not only is the road in the middle narrow, but the cliffs on both sides are towering.
The most important thing is that the south side of the mountains on both sides is very steep and almost impossible to climb, while the north side is relatively gentle.
If there is an enemy invading from the south, you only need to hide your troops on both sides of the Tianli Gorge and kill them with rolling stones and random arrows.
If the enemy wanted to go up the mountain to counterattack, they would have to rush through the entire valley of Tianxi Gorge with the arrows on their heads.
This is also an important reason why he chose Tianxi Gorge.
At this moment, even if his troops wanted to go up the mountain, they were not allowed to pass through the entire rugged and narrow Tianchai Gorge.
Xiang Yang didn't think much and commanded the troops to enter one after another.
He sat on a horse, surrounded by personal guards, and followed the Chinese army slowly into the valley.
Looking up, he saw three of his own generals on the side of the mountain still waving to him happily. Without thinking, Xiang Yang reached out and waved to them.
However, it didn't matter that he waved his hand, the mountain suddenly shook in his ears, and bursts of violent gunfire were heard on both sides of the cliff above his head.
"Boom...boom...boom..."
Immediately afterwards came the hammering of wood, rolling stones, and the crackling of muskets, and the explosions of landslides and ground cracking instantly rang out.
The narrow Sky Rift Valley instantly turned into a mess.
Explosions, screams, horses neighing, people shouting... came and went one after another, endlessly.
Under the protection of his guards, Xiang Yang fell off his horse in embarrassment and hid under a big rock on the side of the road.
He shouted in confusion: "What's going on? What on earth is going on!"
"There is an ambush, young commander. There are enemies on both sides of the cliff!"
"Impossible!" Xiang Yang shouted loudly: "How is it possible! Where did they come from? Did they fall from the sky?"
The deputy general on the side replied anxiously: "I don't know, Marshal, but they are indeed enemies. What should we do now?"
"The enemy's cannon fodder is too fierce, and our losses are too great!"
Xiang Yang cursed secretly, at this time, the only people entering the Tianli Gorge should be the front army and part of his own central army.
The left, right and rear armies probably haven't had time to enter the valley yet.
Then he gave the order: "Order the troops to withdraw from Tiancha Gorge. If you think you can rush out, go to Yanzhou first."
At this time, Xiang Yang felt a faint sense of uneasiness in his heart, and was also a little worried about the safety of Yanzhou.
Where did these enemies come from? Did they fall from the sky? What happened to Yanzhou?
If Yanzhou fell, there would have to be one or two scouts rushing out, right? I didn't receive any news, so I guess nothing happened.
However, for this retreat, he had already sent a messenger back to Yanzhou and ordered the Yanzhou defender to send people to prepare a position here to cooperate with him.
But why was he waiting for a fierce attack from the enemy? Xiang Yang felt for a moment that his brain was running out.
I secretly thought that since most of the troops were still behind, it would be better to let the troops withdraw first.
Gather together and stabilize your position before making plans.
Looking at the density of the enemy's attacks on the mountain, only ten thousand people can be killed, so we can just destroy them in a way.
He immediately ordered the troops to rush out if there were any who came to the front and go to Yanzhou first.
All other soldiers withdrew and joined the main force to make plans.
The order was issued, and the messengers around him agreed. Just as they were about to deliver the message, there was the sound of approaching horses behind them.
"Report...! Something bad has happened...Young Marshal...!"
Hearing this panicked voice, Xiang Yang felt excited and quickly turned his head to look in the direction of the voice.