Chapter 1504: Initial Victory

Of course, there would always be flexible enemies who dodged the sickle strikes and came over to draw their knives and hack people. The sickle spears lost their threat to them, but instead caused a lot of inconvenience to the holders. At this time, the Yuheng City soldiers in the rear needed to rush up to fill the gaps, with knives and swords coming out together. Menban was covered in blood, suddenly hearing screams from the left, and looking back—

Several giant bears rushed onto the shore to attack people.

Their bodies were too wide and their skin too thick, the sickle spears couldn't clamp them and couldn't break their defense, so the giant bears began to pounce and bite the sickle spear soldiers, performing the act of eating living people.

"Kill those bears!" Otherwise, the defensive line would be torn open.

Menban roared, just about to rush over to kill the bears, when he saw a figure jump three zhang, smashing onto the back of a giant bear like a stone, and the long spear in his hand took the opportunity to stab into its neck! The giant bear fell to the ground, and couldn't even struggle before it died.

It was Sha Wei.

This cultivator sent by Lingshan even raised his chin at Menban.

"Really stinky and arrogant!" Menban spat on the ground and went to find trouble with another giant bear.

In this battle on the river bank, the focus of both sides was on seizing the embankment.

If the Beijia vanguard could occupy the embankment, the large army under the earth embankment could climb up, and the next step would be to seize the watchtowers and auxiliary cities.

If the Yuheng army lost the embankment, the auxiliary city would be in danger.

This was just the first battle, and both sides had reasons to fight for their lives.

Until the second half of the night, the Yuheng army still firmly guarded the embankment and didn't let the other side break through the bottom line.

At the third quarter of the Chou hour, Bai Mojie saw that several charges still failed to seize the embankment, and his own soldiers were not as brave as before, so he finally sounded the retreat and ordered the army to take boats back to the east bank of the big river.

Needless to say, the Yuheng army took advantage of the victory to pursue, and arrows were like locusts during their retreat.

At dawn, the river bank was a mess.

Dead bodies, bomb craters, arrows, broken magic tools, were everywhere.

The soldiers guarding the embankment were also exhausted, but they held their weapons and cheered loudly at the opposite bank.

The enemy had retreated.

They won this battle! He Lingchuan stood on the watchtower and looked down at the river bank, also letting out a long breath.

The significance of the initial victory was exceptionally significant, even exceeding the battle itself.

Before the war, although the Ximo Army and the Yuheng City Army under his command had been fully mobilized, they were still a bit worried when facing the famous Beijia army.

They were not the Dafeng Army and the Panlong Army, and had not yet been tempered by blood and fire, and did not have the firmness and boldness of "even if there are thousands of people, I will go."

The time they had been formed was not long, and no amount of hard training could replace the tempering of life and death.

So before the war, He Lingchuan was actually more nervous than anyone else.

If this battle was lost, the Beijia army wouldn't be able to take Yuheng City in a short while. But they would cast a shadow that was difficult to overcome in the hearts of the military and civilians of Yuheng City. How many times would He Lingchuan have to win in a row later to clear away such an influence? Fortunately, they won.

Although it couldn't be called a big victory, it was just beating back an enemy attack, but this kind of victory established the confidence of the Yuheng military and civilians and thickened their confidence in facing Beijia.

This was a process of "disenchantment."

From "can win" to "dare to win."

His soldiers had already realized that the Beijia army was not invincible and realized that myths could be broken.

Many people wouldn't be able to make it through and would fall on this meat grinder of flesh and blood. But the remaining ones would soon become like him, like General Hong, and like the Dafeng Army, becoming confident, calm, and firm.

By then, they would be the sharp knives in his hands, the big trees he relied on, and the confidence he had to challenge all enemies.

On the opposite bank, the Beijia camp.

Most of the one or two thousand people who were washed away by the water came back on their own later.

Bai Mojie's roar echoed in the middle tent for a full two quarters of an hour.

He angrily scolded the water-repelling barrier for being poorly maintained before the war, and scolded the camps for not advancing or retreating properly, with too many flaws. "Each of you claims to be an elite soldier and a fierce general, but you were beaten back by a slap from the small Yuheng City. A great shame and humiliation!"

The process and result of this battle were different from what he had expected.

They had the best soldiers, the best arrays, and the best equipment. Not being able to win itself was a great shame and humiliation for the Beijia army! The generals lowered their heads and didn't say a word, occasionally exchanging a few glances in secret.

Lu Wushuang rested her chin on her hand, quietly listening to the commander-in-chief getting angry.

Sure enough, Bai Mojie's firepower quickly turned to her: "During the second charge, why didn't the Xiluo army on the east side fill the position in time, and why was the climbing of the embankment so slow!"

The Xiluo army was indeed lagging, but the number of people was there, and it was also useful.

Lu Wushuang said solemnly: "Next time, they will be prepared."

Where had the Xiluo army ever encountered such a large-scale head-on confrontation? The first round of charges knocked down a large area, like wheat being harvested.

The quality and fighting spirit of this team were truly... Not to mention she had only taken over for a few days? But she was the military supervisor, and urging the Xiluo army to the battlefield was her duty, which could not be shirked.

Bai Mojie scolded a few more times, and then concluded:

"For us, this is just a small tentative setback."

Don't fight for a moment, there will be a long time to come!

In the next ten days, Bai Mojie attacked four more times.

The Beijia army was determined to get on the shore, but Yuheng City just wouldn't let it stand firm, and would give it a sweep of the legs from time to time.

Bai Mojie led the crowd to climb the earth embankment twice, but only halfway, and were beaten back by He Lingchuan.

Neither side had a way out, and both were pushing with all their might.

Beijia as the attacking side became more and more annoyed, while Yuheng City as the defending side became more and more confident as they fought.

What Beijia army, what invincible? Nothing more than this! Wasn't it beaten back by them every time?

He Lingchuan repeatedly ordered the whole army not to take it lightly.

After the fifth battle, Wen Daolun came to He Lingchuan to discuss military affairs, full of smiles: "Beijia fought five battles in a row, and until now, they haven't even been able to get on the embankment. Commander Zhong is very happy and even broke the rule to drink a few cups of wine last night."

Although it was He Lingchuan who forced the Beijia army to start fighting, Panlong City also made preparations to support the eastern front. As a result, Yuheng City not only held up Beijia's attack but seemed to be fighting more and more smoothly.

This was something Zhong Shengguang didn't expect. He thought that even if the Yuheng army could hold on, it would be sacrificing their lives and trying their best.

Xin Yi happened to walk in from outside, in full military uniform, with his helmet tucked under his arm.

He Lingchuan saw him walking with vigor, already quite different from the humble and gentle appearance a few months ago.

Only by going to the battlefield to roll and crawl, back-to-back with teammates, and exchanging lives with enemies, would there be such a transformation.

"Captain Xin, what's the situation in your regiment?"

Since the war with the Beijia army began, at Xin Yi's strong request, He Lingchuan allocated more than two hundred people to him, letting him take them to the battlefield.

This fellow was itchy for action and didn't want to be a bystander.

How did that old saying go, you can't learn to swim just by paddling on the shore.

In matters like fighting, you have to go down to the field and practice yourself. ===== CHAPTER 1505 =====