Chapter 811: White-Hot

Liu Zheng watched the sand table quietly.

The battle between the two sides was still seesawing back and forth.

For this past month, he had remained in this tomb, so naturally, he did not know what was happening in Longyan now. Naturally, he was unaware that the Netherlands had already arrived in Longyan.

In his eyes, there were only these Nanyang troops.

Three hundred thousand Nanyang troops, two hundred thousand Liaodong Army.

This number was definitely not small.

This rebellion by Qiao Yuan was no small matter for Longyan. It was a challenge to the majesty of the imperial house, and coupled with the remnants of the Great Tang, it was also a challenge to the legitimacy of the current Xie Family.

Xie Tianyao took it very seriously.

Liu Zheng also took it very seriously.

He knew that the battle at Wangchuan Valley should have already begun by now.

This great battle meant whether he could take the entire Liaodong into his hands, and it also meant whether he could open the gates to East Asia through Liaodong.

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He wanted to leave these three hundred thousand troops, who could cause the remnants of the Great Tang to suffer a crushing blow, completely here.

Therefore.

This battle.

Must be won.

He was waiting for the Qingzhou Army and the Nanyang troops to be locked in fierce combat; he was waiting for the Nanyang troops to focus their attention entirely on the struggle for the defensive fortifications.

During this period, losses were inevitable.

Although the Prince of Wei was beside him, exasperated and furious, Liu Zheng was still waiting.

He was waiting.

"How much longer are you going to wait!"

"My Qingzhou Army cannot afford any more losses, cannot afford any more losses!"

The Prince of Wei was exasperated and furious, right here.

"Still waiting? Still waiting?"

Liu Zheng still ignored him.

He needed a safe distance.

The Prince of Wei kept roaring in Liu Zheng's ear.

The Prince of Yong kept trying to persuade him from the side.

If one wants to annihilate the enemy, one must be prepared to pay the price. At this moment, the Qingzhou Army was paying the price; lightly armored Qingzhou soldiers were being struck by arrows one after another, and many fully armored Qingzhou soldiers were also dying miserably in close-quarters combat.

A conservative estimate.

In his view, in this entire vast drill ground, the main force of the Nanyang troops had not yet truly entered the second half of the battle.

War was just this cruel.

Could the Prince of Wei not feel the heartache?

The Prince of Wei was feeling the heartache.

In this head-on collision, the Qingzhou Army had already lost thirty thousand men.

Thirty thousand people.

This was war.

"What are you still waiting for? What are you still waiting for?"

Actually, Liu Zheng was also feeling the heartache.

But.

After Du Liang came down from the Stone Pillar, he still maintained his cautious habits. Two hundred thousand troops: one hundred thousand in pursuit, fifty thousand guarding the rear, and fifty thousand marching while standing by.

But he could endure it; Qiao Yuan could not.

On this side, the Prince of Wei was shouting.

Beside Du Liang, Qiao Yuan was also roaring.

"Wait a little longer."

Du Liang frowned.

Qiao Yuan now had a desperate desire to gain control of the situation here.

What he wanted was the Imperial Jade Seal!

Qiao Yuan could no longer hold back, waving his arms and shouting: "Brothers, follow me, the whole army attacks!"

The whole army attacks!

He always felt that something was not right, but he did not know where this feeling of something being wrong came from.

"Wait for nothing, wait for your turtle son!"

Therefore.

As soon as Qiao Yuan called out, Cheng Zhiming also ran out.

Du Liang wanted to persuade him further, but it was already too late.

The Nanyang troops' current mood was actually the same as Qiao Yuan's. They did not want to wait any longer; perhaps it was because the pursuit along the way had been very satisfying, making them think they were capable again, thus forgetting how they had been beaten back step by step by the Longyan army at Wangchuan Valley. Naturally, they were very eager to vent their pent-up anger.

To hell with caution!

Just do it!

The whole army attacks.

Seeing that the defensive fortifications over there were about to fall into the hands of the Longyan army, and still be cautious?

"It is ready."

Liu Zheng could finally take a deep breath.

Consequently.

The entire battle situation finally reached its final stage.

Just moments after the Nanyang Army launched its full-scale attack.

Their retreat route was blocked.

He had been worried that the Nanyang Army might still have a backup plan, but now he finally did not need to worry.

He pressed a button once again.

A crucial one hundred thousand men!

A crucial one hundred thousand of the Liangzhou Army!

Yes.

First, tens of thousands of monkey troops, fully armed monkey troops, suddenly appeared from the place where they had just climbed up from the Stone Pillar, and then pursued the Nanyang Army from behind. Then, it was the one hundred thousand men Liu Zheng had kept at the Huoshan.

"Charge!"

For a time, war drums and bugles did not cease.

These men had originally been guarding the Huoshan, specifically so that if the situation could not be controlled and this Nanyang Army, like Liu Zheng, chose to fight to the death, they could still block them there. But since the Nanyang Army chose this place, there was naturally no need to keep men at the Huoshan anymore. Join the battlefield, all of them!

"Kill!"

Qiao Yuan was also left dumbfounded.

What was going on?

"What?"

Du Liang's expression changed drastically.

This shouldn't be!

With this, their retreat route was completely gone! And in terms of troop strength, they had also begun to fall into a disadvantage!

Who could have imagined that suddenly, a large army would appear from the rear! Where did they come from?

This shouldn't be!

However, it was already useless.

Upon hearing the shouts and pursuit of the Liangzhou Army from this side, Xiao Qian was instantly overjoyed; without a second word, he turned around and roared toward the sky: "Brothers, kill them back!"

Du Liang felt a panic in his heart.

That premonition of his was finally confirmed.

At this moment, he could finally hold his head high again!

The lightly equipped Qingzhou Army continued to occupy the defensive works, while the fully armed Qingzhou Army turned around and began the slaughter.

Kill your way back!

They had been running here for nearly half an hour, running all the way, and being pursued all the way!

At this time, there were no War Horses; everyone was running on foot.

The power of a pincer attack, in a situation where mobility was not strong, directly caused this side to completely lose the ability to resist.

Pincer attack from front and rear.

The Liaodong Army and the Nanyang Army suddenly fell into chaos.

Only then did Qiao Yuan wake up to the reality, his face turning pale.

Du Liang also cursed under his breath and sighed in his heart; a wave of sorrow welled up from the bottom of his heart.

"Retreat!"

"Withdraw!"

Withdraw?

Compared to the twenty thousand Qingzhou Army in front, the one hundred thousand Liangzhou Army in the back should be the easiest gap to break through.

Defeated!

Now they were truly defeated!

However.

They still underestimated Liu Zheng's calculation ability.

They could only retreat; there was only this one path.

How many could retreat, counted as how many.

Including even the combat effectiveness of these monkey troops, how much they could block as cannon fodder.

And then the combat effectiveness of the Liangzhou Army.

Liu Zheng had been waiting for this moment precisely because of his calculation of distance. The speed at which people run, the speed at which the whole army runs, the speed of running after physical exertion, and the distance required for them to successfully retreat.

These data were all calculated in Liu Zheng's mind.

Not a single one would be allowed to escape.

"Heaven is going to destroy me."

Every single detail was entirely within Liu Zheng's grasp.

They could not escape.

Only now did Qiao Yuan begin to regret why he had not listened to Du Liang and had not been as cautious as him.

If he had known, he should have kept Xie Fang by his side, so he could at least use him as a hostage to trade for his own dog life.

"Heaven is going to destroy me."

The unstoppable Longyan Army, like two giant dragons, came surging from the front and the back.

The sounds of killing drew near.

He knew that this time, he was afraid his life would be forfeit in Longyan.

Du Liang also closed his eyes slightly.

What kind of person was this Vice Minister Liu, exactly?

That was, the troops he had left at Wangchuan Valley could achieve victory, and then attack at the appropriate time.

Of course.

At this moment, for them, there was still a glimmer of hope.

It was like an offensive and defensive drill; these Longyan Army soldiers from all directions were not using their full strength at all. It was as if they were just there to complete a task, though they were very lively when drinking at night.

Every day they would get up, go through the motions, attack the hilltop, and retreat if they couldn't take it.

Wangchuan Valley.

The offense and defense were still continuing.

There was no one to organize them.

At least for now, they could still maintain a standoff. If they were truly defeated in a major battle, they wouldn't even have the capital to maintain a standoff.

The attitude of these Longyan Army soldiers made those civilians quite angry.

But there was no Method.

These Longyan Army soldiers were also very slippery. After all, they knew that the Nanyang Army was certainly unwilling to leave the tomb. That was the place they had to guard.

"These pieces of trash!"

When Liu Shiji attacked, they retreated.

When Liu Shiji retreated, they advanced.

His Lieutenant reminded him from the side.

Compared to Cheng Zhiming, Liu Shiji was naturally much more composed.

Seeing this Longyan Army being beaten by him until they were scurrying away in panic, Liu Shiji couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"The time agreed upon by the General and the Military Advisor has arrived."

Who would have thought.

Just at this moment, a rumbling sound suddenly came from over there.

Hearing this, he nodded: "It is time to send people down. I hope the Military Advisor and the others are alright. Pass on my order: assemble one hundred thousand troops, enter the tomb in sequence, and reinforce the Military Advisor!"

"Yes!"

This Longyan Army actually dared to take the initiative to attack him?

Have they gone mad?

Liu Shiji was stunned for a moment.

What was going on?

These generals who hid in their tents every day, eating and drinking well, were certainly not crazy.

It was just that...

they have not gone mad.

Longyang Princess!

She, leading her group of guards, finally appeared at Wangchuan Valley.

At this moment, they were trembling as they knelt on the ground, not even daring to raise their heads.

Because, Xie Chan had arrived.

"Are you all pieces of trash? Hmm?"

"All trash? For so many days, all you've known how to do is play hide-and-seek with the enemy? Hmm?"

Dressed in military attire, Xie Chan was heroic and spirited, her presence imposing.

Compared to when she wanted to assassinate Liu Zheng before, she was clearly much more composed.

"Princess, the enemy is truly..."

"Princess, we have already done our best."

Xie Chan shouted angrily.

The group of generals did not raise their heads, secretly looking at each other.

Now, she was Xie Tianyao's most favored daughter, and also Vice Minister Liu's fiancée!

Once she arrived, who dared to disobey?

"Princess..."

This was the Longyang Princess!

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

The Tiger Tally.

Bang!

Xie Chan was so angry she slapped the table, her cold gaze sweeping around the circle: "A dignified Longyan Army, beaten by a bunch of rebels until they are scurrying away in panic, and you have the nerve to say you've done your best? Hand over all the Tiger Tallies to me!"

These uneven troops from all directions indeed had quite a few Tiger Tallies.

Xie Chan had a dark face as she looked at these Tiger Tallies.

They were naturally used for mobilizing troops and dispatching generals.

It is just that

They were all a bunch of trash!

If anything happened to her man, this bunch of trash would all be executed!

No wonder a group of people were pushing and shoving each other, ignoring military orders.

A bunch of useless fools!

"Yes!"

But at this moment, she could no longer worry about saying so much, her eyes turning cold: "From now on, all soldiers, obey the orders of the Longyang Princess!"

Execute them!

The crowd roared their agreement.

"Attack!"

Xie Chan looked worriedly toward the hilltop over there and finally issued the order.