A large-scale war lasted for a very long time. Xiliang was already very fast. No one was holding back. The army quickly assembled and prepared various weapons and equipment.
If it were other forces, it would take a very long time just for food and grass.
Li Tu, who led his army to the Netherworld Mountains, stopped in front of the mountain range leading to the rear of the Youzhou army and did not continue moving forward.
"It's indeed a bit weird. If King Qin's army came over, it would be impossible for us to rush to this place." Li Tu took the information in his hand and said to the left and right: "The other party did not stop us, but it was not far away from us and kept at a relatively close distance.
safe distance.
But if the other party wants to come over, it won’t take long to arrive. Once we cross the Netherworld Mountains, they only need to slow down to intercept our army’s retreat from behind!”
"And not long ago, news came from the other side that Bingzhou troops were in action!"
Li Tu synthesized the news from the surroundings and felt that something was wrong. These people seemed to be moving towards him and his army.
"Then should we retreat?" The deputy general on the side said: "The people at the Youzhou military camp have not been cleared yet. If we are attacked from a flank, the Youzhou army trapped by our army will definitely come out. Then the enemy will come.
The center blooms..."
Surrounded by them, the Youzhou army, which they thought was a piece of fat, has now become a thorn in their hearts.
At this time they seek stability.
"We must retreat!" Li Tu squinted his eyes and said, "But we can't let them find out, we must act.
Order the army to advance fifty miles and wait for the sky to fall before running back."
He wanted to verify it and see if there was any movement from King Qin's army.
The army advanced 50 miles, which was a temptation for the Qin army. They could seize this opportunity and directly cut off the retreat of the Xiliang army.
However, if the Youzhou army does not cooperate well, they may have to face the attack of the Xiliang army alone. At that time, instead of besieging the Xiliang army, they will be attacked from two sides by the Xiliang army.
This is just because the surrounding terrain is a bit difficult to navigate. We have reached the middle of the Netherworld Mountains and are surrounded by high mountains. Not to mention that there is only one way to go.
But it's almost the same. Cavalry cannot be used in this environment. In some places, only a certain number of troops need to be dispatched to resist the enemy army.
Combat in this kind of terrain is very complicated, and many weapons lose their supposed power here.
"At the same time, order the cavalry to prepare!" Li Tu said with a fierce look in his eyes: "If there are people blocking the road behind, just rush over and crush them!"
There is a road leading to Youzhou, and this road is also the road they are marching on now. If the opponent wants to intercept them, they will definitely put heavy troops on this road.
This is also one of the few places in the Netherworld Mountains where cavalry can be used, especially on such a very narrow road, as long as no traps are laid for the enemy and nothing blocks the cavalry charge.
The more narrow the place, the more the cavalry charges, the impact they carry is far beyond what ordinary people can withstand.
"yes!"
The cavalry general said in response.
"Okay, let's just go back to the troops and make arrangements!"
....
The vanguard of King Qin's army on the middle road
"They actually accelerated their advance?" The vanguard officer of King Qin's army looked at the information and was a little puzzled: "They found us in the rear, and they rushed forward regardless of it?"
"Didn't they find us?" said a person next to him.
The vanguard general shook his head: "The Xiliang army is unique among the armies in the Eastern world in terms of intelligence, and is ahead of all armies. Even the advance army cannot compare with them in terms of intelligence.
We might have been discovered by them before we even got close to them.
I just don’t know what kind of medicine is sold in this Xiliang General’s gourd.”
"Then we don't want to cut off their escape route?"
The vanguard general glanced at the speaker: "The Youzhou army is still a long way away from us. When we fight against the Southwest Army, will they be able to support us?"
"I don't want to lead our Qin Chuan son to die in this place."
The vanguard general had studied the Xiliang army before coming. He was not one of those hot-blooded young men, and he was a general. He was responsible for his sons.
They came here only to support Youzhou and Bingzhou, not to bring these people to fight with Xiliang.
Once they block the retreat route of the Xiliang army, what awaits them will be a crazy attack by the Xiliang army. Under normal circumstances, it is already difficult for the Xiliang army to resist.
How can they stop those Xiliang soldiers who have gone crazy?
"Let's just watch from a distance and don't get close!"
"yes!"
The people around them nodded. They were indeed here to participate in the battle, but not to fight to the death with Xiliang. Therefore, such matters as head-on confrontation and fighting were left to the Youzhou and Bingzhou troops.
Night fell quickly, and the Xiliang army retreated several times faster than its march during the day. When the Qin King's army scouts discovered it the next day, the Xiliang army had already retreated to the other side.
Keep going and you will be able to get out of the Netherworld Mountains in about two days.
Li Tu retreated very quickly and suddenly, leaving Youzhou's army with no time to react.
When Li Tu retreated, the troops on the other side who stayed around Heishui City also began to launch a final attack on the Youzhou military camp. A large number of war machines were placed beside the Youzhou military camp, attacking inside day and night.
Huge rocks fell on the camp one after another, and the Youzhou soldiers inside were in panic all day long. They didn't know how long the dirt above their heads could hold on.
Everyone fell into a kind of despair. They couldn't break out because outside their wall, there was another, even taller wall.
There are countless strong bows and crossbows on that wall. As long as they show their heads, thousands of arrows will be fired.
....
In the war between Liangzhou and Youzhou, after Li Tu's dispatch, the collision between the two sides had already begun, but there was no way to engage in a big battle for the time being.
Facing the shrinking Xiliang army, the Youzhou and Bingzhou armies had no good solution. After all, there were Xiliang's unique war machines on those tall city walls.
The attack range of their trebuchets was not as far as the attack range of the war machines on the Xiliang city wall. As soon as the trebuchets were set up, the Xiliang army's attack fell.
This makes their war machines of little use in front of those city walls. Without their war machines, they cannot suppress the Xiliang soldiers on the city walls. How can they capture these cities?
Every day the two sides confront each other, countless money and food are consumed. The war is not only fought on the front line, but also on the logistics!
