However, it is said that Sima Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom of Jinyang, after Diao Deshan and others left, exposed himself to the light of flames to appease people's hearts and counted the losses.
Sima Zhen showed up. Although he was seriously injured, the commander's majesty still showed its effect, and the army gradually became more stable. At least everyone knew that the backbone was still there.
Sima Zhen endured the pain, holding the elixir in his mouth, and read the military information. As he watched, Sima Zhen's expression became more serious.
During the daytime battle, the army actually lost almost all its baggage. Moreover, because of this defeat, many people were injured, and the consumption of the remaining elixirs would be immeasurable.
Now even if the army wants to return to the Kingdom of Jinyang, that is, retreat, it is still very dangerous - it will take three days, and during this period, they may be turned into losers.
The next wave of material support will be at least half a month away! But the legion cannot wait half a month.
When the baggage is lost, not only the elixirs are lost, but also weapons, etc. - In war, weapons are consumables. After a battle, the battlefield is full of broken weapons, etc., and scattered arrows. Between the cultivator legions
The consumption of resources in battle is immeasurable.
No matter when, wars are fought over resources.
But now, the army has no resources!
Half a million troops, including those who were killed, seriously injured, and captured, as well as those who "escaped", more than 150,000. Escape (deserting) in war is not a rare thing; sometimes when the war is unfavorable, the number of deserters
It can even reach one third, or even completely collapse.
After experiencing such a huge defeat, it was already commendable that there were still 350,000 fighting forces left. But Sima Zhen understood even more that these 350,000 fighting forces would not last long!
But if you want to re-attack Xingchang County and recapture the supplies, etc., not to mention the military aspect, just psychologically, the soldiers will be afraid.
The impact of the artillery... I'm afraid it will become more and more painful as time goes by!
His mind was still buzzing, and the sharp explosion was still echoing in his mind. Sima Zhen swallowed a pill that strengthened his body and cultivated his vitality, forced a little bit of his true energy to turn it into a pill, and continued to think:
"At this time, the 350,000 soldiers have just recovered from the shock; but if we wait until tomorrow morning, after a night of fermentation, I am afraid it will be even worse.
Even if Diao Deshan and others can win, it will not be a great victory; it will hardly be helpful to the current situation of the army!"
The pain in his head is still unbearable, but Sima Zhen's military talent seems to have been sublimated in the pain. There are always some people in this world who can break out in adversity, and this is an essential quality for almost all successful people.
Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs, and only the undefeated spirit is the most important.
Asking the guard to unfold the blurry map, Sima Zhen glanced around, and suddenly his eyes sharpened: "Come here, please send word to Captain Zuo Bai Feilong."
The guard next to him reminded carefully: "Commander, Lieutenant Zuo has broken his arm and is still resting."
"I remember. Ask him to come over."
After a while, Lieutenant Zuo Bai Feilong came to Sima Zhen with the support of two guards.
Sima Zhen looked at Bai Feilong. He was once a very energetic man, but now his right arm was broken, missing from the elbow down, and there were wounds all over his body.
But Bai Feilong still stood upright.
Sima Zhen smiled with satisfaction, "Have a seat. I'm here to discuss something with you. What do you think about our sneak attack on the west side overnight?"
Now the army of the Kingdom of Jinyang has occupied Jianwu County; to the south of Jianwu County is Xingchang County - they just had a fight and were defeated miserably; and to the west of Jianwu County is the core of the Kingdom of Qixia, Guangling County, which is responsible for
Guarding the border of Guangling County were the armies led by Wu Fanghai and Su Jianzhong.
Different from the situation here in Xingchang County, Wu Fanghai and Su Jianzhong's army were chased and beaten by everyone. From the border of Qixia Kingdom to the border of Guangling County, they killed more than 500,000 to less than 300,000 in one go.
Bai Feilong immediately understood what Sima Zhen meant: The morale of the army is not very stable now. Let's find a legion that has been bullied by us and find some confidence to come back! By the way, we can 'borrow' some supplies.
After Bai Feilong learned about the current situation of the legion, he immediately agreed with Sima Zhen's decision: to shift his strategy overnight to bully Wu Fanghai!
And even if Wu Fanghai got the news at this time, he must not be ready.
This strategic plan may seem risky, but it is much better than being stuck in the status quo.
Before setting off, Sima Zhen held a simple swearing-in ceremony: "Are you afraid?"
The night wind was blowing, and many soldiers were silent.
Sima Zhen tried his best to stand up straight and shouted: "I'm not afraid! This time we were just caught off guard. In fact, if you think about it carefully, the other party's attacks were not many. What does this mean? It means that the other party did not have many attacks either.
This kind of weapon.
In fact, our generals have already figured it out. They use something similar to a super crossbow bed, and they fire the demon elixir obtained from the ocean monsters in the ocean.
And the Kingdom of Qixia doesn’t have many such weapons!”
Sima Zhen was talking nonsense, but the effect was very good. As long as the soldiers knew that this was not a so-called divine punishment, it was enough.
Morale has bottomed out.
Then, Sima Zhen disclosed a shocking fact: We have no baggage anymore, and if we want to survive, there is only one way, which is to shift our strategy and attack our defeated generals, Wu Fanghai and his army.
In an instant, the soldiers' eyes lit up. There was no psychological pressure to fight the defeated generals! Everyone even wanted to find someone to bully and vent their anger.
Sima Zhen ordered that all the remaining elixirs be distributed, the weapons and equipment were ready, and the army set off immediately. At this moment, without the burden of baggage, the army moved quickly.
When Diao Deshan led more than a hundred masters to appear above Zhang Hao and others and began to attack, while Zhang Hao's army was held back, Sima Zhen had already led the army to set off.
The camps, tents, etc. were all left in place. This time, they not only moved forward lightly, but also burned everything.
…………
On Zhang Hao's side, Diao Deshan roared loudly, and a master of more than a hundred yuan launched a sneak attack at the same time.
They didn't know if there was an ambush below, but they were prepared for the worst. Once they took action, it was the talisman.
Talisman, a one-time magic weapon, because there is no need to worry about the endurance of the magic weapon, its power is pushed to the limit, which is equivalent to a cultivation version of a grenade!
For a moment, lightning washed the ground, meteorites landed, and fire surged. Zhang Hao even saw the clouds condensed into an iceberg, hitting him. The defensive barrier in the sky was pierced in an instant, and the iceberg did not slow down.
.
The iceberg is rolling in the cold air, dragging a tail of cold air behind it.
"Go!" Feng Zhiling appeared next to Zhang Hao, and a fishing rod suddenly appeared in his hand. With a flexible swing, the fishing rod directly pushed the iceberg aside and dropped it in the no-man's land.
Then Feng Zhiling swung the fishing rod in his hand, and the hook instantly hooked the neck of a master in the sky - this fishing rod can 'hang' a sea monster, and the hook is not small. The unlucky Nascent Soul master screamed in agony
, and his head was torn off.
At this moment, Dugu Junjie shouted: "Come together!"
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of formation bases around him were suddenly activated, rays of light rose into the sky, and a trapped immortal formation emerged. Masters suddenly appeared all around.
"There really is an ambush!" Diao Deshan looked calm, but he calmly shouted: "Ho Luo Formation!"
Ho Luo is the name of the fish. It is said that there is a kind of "Ho Luo fish" with one head and ten bodies. The Ho Luo formation is a combined attack battle formation. Dozens or hundreds of people can gather together to make a unified sound.
s attack.
This is a powerful battle formation, and it is also the reason why Diao Deshan went to the tiger mountain knowing that there are tigers in the mountains.
Just five people were killed in the battle, and more than a hundred people in Diao Deshan formed a formation in an instant. Looking at Zhang Hao, he felt like the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara - an evil version.
This is a "giant" composed of more than a hundred people. "He" is covered with arms, and there are more than a dozen people above him holding up the sky. The trapped immortal formation cannot be closed.
The light of the Sleeping Immortal Formation and the aura of the He Luo Formation were like two ocean waves clashing, the aura rolling and the air distorting.
Below, everyone in the He Luo Formation launched a coordinated attack. Every attack caused mountains and earth to collapse, and wind, fire, water, and earth came one after another. The people who were fighting on their own could not get close.
During the battle, the Ho Luo formation quickly approached the artillery.
Zhang Hao's expression changed.
(Note: Ho Luo fish, recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, is suspected to be an octopus or the like.)