The sudden victory made Mutai feel a little unreal. He also suspected that the Dezhou Army was faking defeat in order to lure the enemy deeper. But he could not explain the captured enemy soldiers and those who fled in all directions.

From the rear, it was clear that the fleeing soldiers were really running for their lives in a panic, and there was no sign of faking defeat at all.

With doubts in his head, Mutai cautiously came to the front of the second line of defense. The result was not much different from the first line of defense. The enemy army was still defeated at the first touch. Half of the defenders surrendered and the other half fled.

The next third, fourth, and fifth lines of defense were all the same as the previous two lines of defense. They were easily captured by Mutai, and the number of prisoners captured by the Texas Army exceeded 7,000.

Lien Zhan and Lianjie made Mu Tai relax his vigilance. When his forward force of 100,000 troops arrived at Mu Yong's sixth line of defense, they had already separated themselves from the main force behind by a day's journey. By this time, they had already entered Zhongshan County.

Six days have passed, and there is only the last day left before the deadline given by Qiu Ping.

The sixth line of defense is located at the junction of Zhongshan County and Guangling County. As long as the Xiazhou Army quickly breaks through this line of defense, it can advance into Guangling County and complete the task assigned by Qiu Ping.

Just when Mutai was adjusting his formation and preparing to attack the sixth line of defense of the Texas Army in one go, he suddenly heard the dense screams all around. Mutai reacted instantly and realized that he was ambushed. Listening to this sound, there were at least three hundred gates.

Magic cannons of different calibers were fired at the same time, targeting this group of people.

Although he realized that he was being ambushed, Mutai had no time to react at all. Continuous explosions rang out all around. Because it was located in a plain area, there was no obstruction on all sides, and the troops just launched a dense attack.

Formation, this round of shelling caused heavy losses to the Xiazhou Army. Nearly 30,000 people lost their combat effectiveness in the shelling. What's more serious is that the originally rigorous formation also became messy under the continuous shelling of the enemy.

After finally surviving the bombardment, Mutai quickly asked people to form a defensive formation on the spot and wait for reinforcements. However, before his men could organize an effective formation, the 150,000 Texas troops who were ambushing nearby poured in from all directions.

He came out, shouted loudly, and rushed towards them.

The Xiazhou Legion's combat quality is still relatively high. When they were suddenly attacked, they did not panic on a large scale or even be defeated. Instead, they fought bravely under the organization of grassroots officers to kill the enemy.

Seeing the reaction of the grassroots officers, Mrs. Mu was very pleased. As long as this situation continued, it would not be long before everyone could be organized. At that time, he would have the confidence to persist until the main force came to the rescue. However, these

The abominable Texas Army was as excited as if they had been beaten to death. They didn't care about their own life or death at all, and all they used was a life-for-life style of play. The local formation that their side had just organized was quickly disrupted by them.

Three hours after the battle, the Xiazhou Army's formation was completely broken through. The remaining 50,000 to 60,000 people were cut into countless small pieces by the Texas Army and surrounded. Seeing that the defeat was certain, Mutai could only issue an order to disperse and break out.

, he himself, under the cover of the Guards, desperately tried to break through to the west where his main force was located.

After a hard fight for most of the day, Mutai finally broke through the encirclement under the cover of the Guards. And at nightfall, he joined the main force that came to respond.

After counting, Mutai almost had the urge to vomit blood. The Texas Army's blow to the head hit him hard. The 100,000 troops who went out for the expedition managed to break through with him, and only 500 returned to the camp.

Nearly 100,000 people were eaten by the Dezhou Army due to his negligence, including 5,000 of his personal guards. These 5,000 people were the best of the best, and they were also an important pillar for him to gain a foothold in the Mu family.

In fact, Mu Tai's escape was not a fluke, but Mu Yong's intention to let him go. Mu Yong knew that the purpose of Mu Langye letting him fight this battle was to drive a wedge between the Mu family and Ye Xi, and to make Mu Yong

The family and Ye Xi were separated to reduce the pressure on Dezhou. But if Mutai died here in the battle, the relationship between the Mu family and Dezhou would become unending. Therefore, Mu Yong deliberately left a hole in the encirclement, allowing Mutai to

Break out.

Of course, the Texas Army also paid a heavy price for this battle. Not to mention the more than 10,000 people who were captured and disappeared after fleeing in order to confuse the enemy. Even in this encirclement and annihilation battle, the Texas Army also paid a heavy price.

The huge cost of more than 10,000 casualties. The reason for such heavy casualties was mainly because the Texas Army was pressed for time. They had to annihilate the 100,000 enemy troops within one day. Once it was delayed until the next day, the enemy's main force would catch up.

, all the previous efforts will be wasted. In order to successfully complete the encirclement and suppression of the Xiazhou Army, under the supervision of the supervisory team, each of the Dezhou Army worked desperately and risked their lives, resulting in heavy casualties in the end.
Chapter completed!