Chapter 203 Forward (4)
Only by the Moshui River.
The elite cavalry of the Wolf-fang Army led by Li Ye, Shangguan Qingcheng and Li Maozhen are fighting with Malun's Guards. To be precise, the Wolf-fang Army is attacking, while the Guards are struggling to defend.
After the previous battle, the Guards are now at an absolute disadvantage in terms of number of people, but with Mullen's presence, they can stabilize their position.
Mallen's power is not endless, but with the power of the true god, he can now compete with the power of the Wolf Tooth Army's battle formation. At present, the two formations are like two barbarian bulls competing. The light shields covering both sides are deformed due to forceful squeezing. The spiritual energy is rapidly passing through the flash of extremely high spiritual light frequency.
Obviously, whoever exhausts his power first will lose.
At this time, the true god and Li Ye in the fairyland were also fighting with all their might and could not be distracted to take care of the mortal world. Therefore, the outcome here only depends on the strength of the two armies, and there is no external force to interfere.
In front of the Guards, Malen supported the barrier light shield with both hands, and blue veins on his neck and forehead. His red eyes stared at Li Ye opposite him. He did not have much hatred or resentment, but was full of fighting spirit. It can be seen that even when he was struggling for the last period of hard work, he was determined to defeat Li Ye.
In comparison, Li Ye seemed much more calm and relaxed. The power of the Wolf Tooth Essence Cavalry Formation was mainly maintained by Shangguan Qingcheng. He himself was just like the general of the Wolf Tooth Army in the formation, contributing his own strength.
At this moment, Shangguan Qingcheng's white face as white as snow was not at all, but his eyes gradually turned scarlet. Obviously, she was not relaxed when she fought against the Guards. Not only was she the power of Malen, but the power of the True God on the opposite side. If she had not reached the realm of the Half Infantry Saint, she would have been out of power long ago.
This stalemate did not last for several hours, and the power of both sides gradually weakened. In the evening, a sound of turmoil finally dissipated, without a loud explosion of air, only a sound of bubbles shattering.
At this moment, both Li Ye, Malen, or the monks of the Wolf Tooth Army and the monks of the Guards were panting and looking exhausted. It seemed that they could barely even sit firmly on the back and stand firm in the flying blanket.
Both sides lost their combat power.
Li Ye looked at Malen. Malen looked at Li Ye. The atmosphere was a bit subtle and weird. No matter who knew, as long as you hit hard at this moment, the opponent would be very likely to collapse. But the attacking party always suffered a little loss and consumed more power, so it was more likely that he would fall down completely first.
Mullen's words popped up from his teeth: "Retreat the troops and retreat to Mulu City!"
After a previous battle, the Guards, which had been cut off by more than 100,000 behind, lost about 40%, and now there are still 60,000 troops. For Mullen, the plan to ambush the Wolf Tooth Army was not successful, and his own troops were seriously damaged, which was a big defeat.
But at the moment of this situation, he had to retreat. The battle situation of Dashi in the Black Khanate had collapsed. The elite troops such as the standing army had retreated to the border of Mulu City with the intention of re-arranging defense. Sixty thousand guards were unable to station Nasebo City.
Li Ye looked at Shangguan Qingcheng, the two nodded slightly, exchanged thoughts silently, and the latter decisively ordered: "The army moves forward and pursues!"
The Wolf Tooth Army rushed from Talas City to this end, in order to take advantage of the extremely favorable opportunity of the battle, intercept the main force of the Guards, and make the Mulu City defense line of Dashi lose its backbone, thereby achieving the goal of lightning attacking Dashi's territory and quick battle.
Now in the battle, although the Wolf Tooth Army killed 40,000 enemies in front of Du Moshui, a hundred thousand guards ran away first. The strategic goal was not achieved, and it was a failure.
If the 60,000 guards in front of him were successfully escaped, then with these guards, the border defense line of Dashi would be complete. In the future, blindly defending and cooperating with the various conveniences of local combat, it would be very difficult for the Tang army to defeat the opponent before the beginning of winter.
Once the situation develops like this, the stalemate will be delayed until next year. The Tang Dynasty Expeditionary Force in Taiyuan, Guanzhong will face the difficult choice of withdrawing due to logistical pressure. At that time, it is a matter of whether the Black Khanate can still be saved.
So what Li Ye and Shangguan Qingcheng meant that the Wolf Tooth Army must follow the Guards and not fight, but they will never let them go. In the subsequent process, relying on the elixirs of Xianyaofang, they tried to seize the guards in front of them, restored certain combat capabilities, and took advantage of the advantage of the Jingqin formation to eat the 60,000 cultivators in front of them in one fell swoop.
The guards leaned against the flying blanket and crossed the river safely. When they turned around, they saw the wolf-fanged cavalry and were walking along the river bank. Malen couldn't help but take a deep breath and felt very stuffy.
Although the river is not small, Du Moshui is not a big river after all, and the river surface is not too wide. If no one blocks it, the ferocious beasts and war horses of the Wolf Tooth Army can easily fly over the river with the help of some magic weapons such as driftwood.
"Li Ye is too bullying!" He was driven away and chased by others. He felt Li Ye's aggressive momentum, and Malen was very angry. However, he had no other choice at this time, and he couldn't stop and fight. The wolf-fanged army elite cavalry has the advantage of foot strength, and there would be no chance if he didn't walk back.
Li Ye followed Shangguan Qingcheng and walked together. After walking along the river bank for a while, he jumped across the river and chased the Dashi Guards. Some of the soldiers behind him threw out horizontal swords, while others threw out long spears. They were all magic weapons, crossing the river, allowing the war horses to leverage their strength once or twice, and they all successfully crossed the river.
"Continue to move forward, the Dashi army will become more and more, and the Dashi army that can retreat so early will inevitably be the elite among the standing army, and the military discipline and order will not be bad. If there are too many, it will be trouble for the Wolf-fang Army."
Li Ye looked ahead and said slowly. The guards' tails were in sight, and there were great monks monitoring them at high altitudes, so they were not worried about losing them. The Wolf Tooth Army now has only 70,000 or 80,000 combat power, and is an exhausted army. If the guards in front cooperated with the standing army, the road ahead would still be full of risks.
"If the 100,000 Guards who retreated earlier were rescuing, we would inevitably be in danger." Shangguan Qingcheng had a clear idea and said something to the point. The 100,000 Guards had not experienced hard battles and were full of energy. If they came back, the Wolf Tooth Army would not be easy to deal with at this moment.
Li Ye nodded. This was indeed a big problem.
He scouted the great monk and asked about the follow-up situation of the Tiger Guards and the Yulin Army. He learned that both troops were moving forward at full speed. Because of Du Moshui's battle, the vanguard was only more than a day away from the Wolf Tooth Army.
"The pursuit cannot be stopped, it must continue." Li Ye set this tone.
Now, whether it is the remaining guards in front of them or the Wolf-fang Army, the marching speed is very slow. Even if you recover your strength, you dare not speed up too much. You have to be prepared for battles that will come at any time. In this case, the position of the Tiger Guards and the vanguard of the Yulin Army will be getting closer and closer to the Wolf-fang Army.
If the 100,000 guards who had been withdrawn before turned around and attacked the Wolf-fang army, the latter's foot strength would not have much problem with retreat. If there is a great monk in the air, he will monitor the four sides. If there is any danger, he can warn him in time and let the Wolf-fang army respond first.
"If the 100,000 guards turn back, we may not necessarily lose. We just need to use our speed advantage, get involved with them, deal with them, and hold them back. When the Tiger Guards and the Yulin Army follow, we will have a chance to defeat them."
Shangguan Qingcheng has always been thinking about the established strategic goals, which is also the core factor that the Langya Army does not give up on tracking.
Thanks to the elixirs in Xianyaofang, the soldiers' strength was recovering quickly. As long as there was no battle within a few hours, if they did not enter the Mulu City defense line and were surrounded by the Dashi army, the ability to escape was still guaranteed, not to mention fighting.
Li Ye sighed lightly, "It seems that it is no longer possible to annihilate the 60,000 remaining soldiers of the Guards alone. Next, either they retreated safely to Mulu City with the support of the 100,000 soldiers; or they turned back to fight, so that we could hold them back and annihilate them."
At this point, the short-term development of the battle situation basically depends on how Mullen chooses.
If Mullen is cautious, the Wolf Tooth Army will not have a chance. If Mullen still wants to turn the situation from land, both sides will have opportunities and risks.
"Not placing hope on your opponent is the primary essence of marching and fighting and military strategy." King Qi interrupted at this time, and she thought, "If we want a certain situation, we must prompt Mullen to make that choice."
Li Ye and Shangguan Qingcheng turned their heads to look at her at the same time.
After finding out the Wolf Tooth Army's intention to pursue and considering the current situation of the Dashi Army, Mullen made a cautious and persistent choice. The 100,000 Guards who retreated first walked out a long distance because they retreated to Mulu City at full speed. Now they need to wait for a while.
After the 100,000 guards returned, Mallen did not intend to let them unite 60,000 remaining soldiers to avenge the Wolf Tooth Army, but instead ensured that all monks and soldiers could retreat to Mulu City to set up defenses.
Although deep down, Mullen really wanted to take revenge on the Wolf Tooth Army and believed that as long as the 100,000 new Guards joined, he could win, but that would have to fight.
If the Wolf Tooth Army escapes, more than 100,000 Guards will be running around in vain and miss the opportunity to return to Mulu City. The Wolf Tooth Army may also be able to walk the dog in the wilderness by relying on its foot advantage.
Now, the situation of the battle and the continuous defeats have made Mullen reluctant to take any risks.
"As long as you stay in Mulu City, when Monshitaz lands in the eastern part of the Tang Dynasty, the victory of the war will belong to us. I don't need to fight with Li Ye at the moment, and I have to decide the outcome with him here!" Confidence in the navy is the basis for supporting Mullen to make this decision.
But what happened next was not as Mullen expected.
Before the 100,000 Guards returned and joined with the 60,000 remaining soldiers, the Wolf Tooth Army, which had recovered more strength with the outstanding elixirs of Xianyaofang, actually launched an attack and attacked the 60,000 remaining soldiers.
Secondly, Mallen received a reward from the great monks sent by Monchitaz, saying that they had encountered the Tang Dynasty's naval fleet and that the two sides had already fought head-on.
If the proactive attack of the Wolf Tooth Army was still as expected by Malun, then the expedition of the Great Tang fleet for thousands of miles was beyond Malun's expectations.
"Tell Monshitaz that you must quickly defeat the Tang Dynasty Navy fleet! He will not be unable to win if he is a mere 100,000 opponents, right?" Mallen gave an order to the great monk who rewarded him. After the opponent left, he ordered another 60,000 remaining soldiers to form a formation to meet the enemy.
The Wolf Tooth Army attacked, and the Guards could only form a formation to fight, otherwise they would be slaughtered.
Chapter completed!