Chapter 974: Helplessness

The Northern Barbarian camp.

Mule Hongzhen, Bamudan, and four other kings of the Royal Tents were in the Khan Tent discussing the matter of attacking Lingwu County.

Everyone had a solemn expression, still feeling lingering fear from the artillery bombardment suffered during the day.

At this moment, Lamu, King of the Copper Bull Royal Tent, said, "If we don't take advantage of this siege to wipe out the Great Song and kill Yan Wang, then in the future, our Northern Barbarians..."

Having said this, he suddenly stopped and did not continue.

"Lamu is right. Every time we think we have caught up to the Great Song in muskets and artillery, they always manage to come up with new ones. If this continues, who knows what terrifying things will appear? We must defeat the Great Song this time," said Gebu, King of the Curved Blade Royal Tent.

His father, Sageer, had been struck by a cannonball and died miserably when he first accompanied Mule Hongzhen to Yanguan.

Afterward, he inherited his father's position.

It could be said that Yan Wang was his father's murderer.

"Therefore, this time we must take Lingwu County at all costs. Even if fifty-nine out of sixty thousand men die, as long as we break into Qinzhou, we will have won," said Bamudan.

In this battle, Yan Wang would certainly also have gathered the majority of his forces in Yongzhou.

Destroying Yongzhou would be equivalent to destroying Yan Wang's military strength in the North Territory.

Qin Pass, which leads from Qinzhou to Sizhou, and Wuguan, which leads to Jingzhou, are inner passes and would not be garrisoned with many soldiers.

The kings of the other three Royal Tents nodded, agreeing with the words of Bamudan and the others.

To them, Yan Wang was like a tiger in the mountain forest.

And a tiger that was constantly growing.

Even if it was dangerous to hunt this tiger now, it had to be hunted.

Otherwise, once he was truly invincible, they would only be eaten by the tiger.

"You are worthy of being chosen by me personally; this is the true mettle of our Northern Barbarians," Mule Hongzhen felt invigorated in his heart.

The artillery bombardment during the day had not made them feel defeated; instead, it had stirred their fighting spirit.

Just as his voice fell, a flash of light suddenly shone through a gap in the tent.

Looking at the white line of light on the tent curtain, Mule Hongzhen and the kings of the Royal Tents were all startled and rushed out of the Khan Tent.

Right in the south of the camp, a glaring white ball of light was currently dragging a tail of smoke as it slowly descended from the sky, shining like a sun.

And the place the sun illuminated was where the Northern Barbarian soldiers were digging trenches.

Although it was very blurry, they could see that the Northern Barbarian soldiers digging the trenches had also stopped.

Many even knelt on the ground, kowtowing incessantly.

"What is this?" Mule Hongzhen only felt the hairs on his body stand up.

Since he was a child, he had never seen such a bizarre thing.

The others also had their mouths wide open in astonishment.

After a while, Bamudan suddenly said, "It must be a good omen sent down by Eternal Heaven; this time we will definitely be able to defeat the Great Song army."

Having said that, he began to laugh.

However, his smile quickly froze on his face.

"Boom, boom, boom..." A thunderous explosion came from the direction of the Great Song army.

Then, they saw the Northern Barbarian soldiers under the light being covered by artillery fire, with clusters of flames rising up.

And as soon as one white light in the sky extinguished, another would immediately rise into the sky, getting closer and closer to their camp, exposing more Northern Barbarian soldiers digging trenches.

Likewise, these Northern Barbarian soldiers also suffered merciless artillery fire.

The originally quiet night was immediately filled with the sounds of explosions, screams, and weeping.

Mule Hongzhen and the others were stunned, especially Bamudan.

After observing for a while, he finally understood that this was not a blessing from Eternal Heaven at all.

This thing that could illuminate the sky also seemed to belong to the Great Song army, just like the Hot Air Balloon from before.

"This war will not be over anytime soon," Mule Hongzhen's eyes narrowed.

In this case, he could only dig trenches toward Lingwu County from ten miles away.

Pausing, he continued, "But this small setback will not change the outcome of the war!"

Having said that,

he snorted in anger and turned to enter the tent.

Bamudan and the other kings looked at each other with complex expressions.

With this thing, not only could they not dig trenches at night, but they would also be unable to launch night raids in the future.

This war had become a little more difficult for them.

However, although they were worried, their fighting spirit was not affected.

Just as they said in the tent, the Northern Barbarians had no way back.

Only by winning this war could the Northern Barbarians be restored to their former peak state.

Thinking of this, they also entered the Khan Tent to have the soldiers withdraw.

Rather than letting them die in vain, it was better to save them to continue digging trenches tomorrow.

Unlike Mule Hongzhen's annoyance.

At this moment, the Central Army's trenches were filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Bai Shang, Huo An, and other generals laughed heartily as they watched the Northern Barbarian soldiers flee in a panic.

"These Northern Barbarians thought that by begging for some muskets and artillery from the Westerners and receiving training from Western officers, they could defeat us in this siege; it is simply wishful thinking," said Bai Shang.

"They probably don't know that the Westerners they revere are being beaten and fleeing in the south by the Marine Corps," Huo An added.

The two looked at each other and simultaneously spat toward the direction of the Northern Barbarian camp.

If it weren't for fighting a defensive war to reduce the casualties of their soldiers, they would have already launched a charge and would never have given the Northern Barbarians the opportunity to take the initiative to attack.

However, for them, this was not bad either.

First, play a game of cat and mouse.

Once the Northern Di were exhausted, they would strike in one breath and tear the Northern Di army to shreds.

The next day, the standoff continued.

Under the orders of Mule Hongzhen, the soldiers dug trenches at the entrance of their encampment, pressing toward Lingwu County.

Observing this scene, Bai Shang simply had his soldiers maintain standard defenses.

He was waiting for the Northern Di to dig their trenches opposite his own.

Only then could he kill the invading Northern Di troops in large numbers.

……

While the tense standoff was occurring at Lingwu County.

The Central Route Army commanded by Wulanba, as well as the Eastern Route Army commanded by Ashuer, had also arrived at Yulin County and Dingyuan County one after another.

Due to a lack of understanding regarding the Artillery of the Great Song army.

They both positioned their troops too close and were subjected to bombardment.

The result was naturally much the same as the situation at Lingwu County.

Both Wulanba and Ashuer suffered losses from the Artillery.

However, Ashuer, like Mule Hongzhen, adopted the tactic of digging trenches to maintain a standoff and wear the enemy down.

But Wulanba was not so lucky.

Dingyuan County was located in a valley among the mountains, where it was impossible to dig trenches.

Consequently, after their offensive was thwarted, the Northern Di army commanded by Wulanba and the thirty thousand troops of the Ross nation could only retreat beyond the range of the Artillery, completely at a loss.

In the end, after consulting with Niegofu, Wulanba concluded that it was impossible to break through Dingyuan County.

Thus, they decided to abandon the attack on Dingyuan County and lead the main force to retreat toward Lingwu County, joining the Western Route Army to take Lingwu County together.

This was also what his Great Khan had instructed him.

Furthermore, their division into three routes was merely an attempt to break through on three fronts, but in the end, they only needed to break through on one.

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