Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2647 Ji Chengfu Falls into the Trap, Han Qian's General Begins Battle

Chapter 2647 Ji Chengfu Falls into the Trap, Han Qian's General Begins Battle

Below Yuehu Slope, smoke and dust obscured the sun. Xue Yong's five thousand men held their ground on the slope, waiting in comfort for the enemy to tire themselves out.

But the Daqian army arrived too quickly, and they only had half an hour to prepare.

In such a short time, they could only dig a shallow trench and erect a few rows of barricades; that was far from enough for them to build a proper defensive line.

The first general, wielding two whips and riding a steed that seemed to fly like flames, was none other than Lei Zhaohai, a veteran general of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Although his martial arts level plummeted after that battle, and he even lost his position as a True God General, he was still one of the strongest generals in the Great Qian Dynasty.

Given his past achievements, even if he has now fallen to the level of a low-level divine general, he is still not comparable to an ordinary low-level divine general.

Moreover, this man is one of the most senior generals in the Great Qian Dynasty and has considerable prestige in the army. No matter who takes over, they will have to give him some face.

Upon seeing the sparse Han army flags on the slope, Lei Zhaohai immediately sneered, "Such a few people dare to block the road? Order the cavalry to run them over head-on."

As the bugle sounded, the vanguard of the Qian Army surged up Yuehu Slope like a tidal wave.

In the first wave of attack, Xue Yong's five thousand men held firm. With a barrage of crossbow bolts, the Qian army's vanguard fell in droves, but the rear guard continued to surge forward, stepping over the corpses.

Lei Zhaohai also knew that this was a time when every second counted. Every extra quarter of an hour they were delayed here would give the main force of the Han army a better chance to retreat.

That is why Lei Zhaohai didn't care about casualties at all in this battle. As long as they could achieve their strategic goals, it was worth it to suffer any losses at this point.

Under Lei Zhaohai's personal command, the chevaux-de-frise were breached by the Qian army in no time, and the trenches were filled in, leading to a fierce battle between the two sides.

Xue Yong, holding a long spear, stood at the forefront, looking down upon the enemy. Wherever his spear passed, Qian soldiers fell to the ground, but more and more surged forward, and he could not kill them all.

An hour later, on Yuehu Slope, more than half of the five thousand Han soldiers had been killed or wounded, and the rest were all injured. It was only a matter of time before they were completely wiped out.

Meanwhile, on the banks of the Si River, Wang Huilong's situation was even worse.

With no slope to defend, he could only form a battle line with his back to the river. Five thousand men faced the equally surging Qian army, with the raging Si River behind them, leaving them nowhere to retreat.

Qianjun general Deng Kai led his troops in a frontal assault, while Jiang Shengxu led a light cavalry unit to flank the enemy. Under the pincer attack, Wang Huilong's formation was torn apart, and soldiers fell in droves.

Wang Huilong was covered in blood, and his long sword was dulled from cutting, but he still couldn't change the Han army's defeat.

Everywhere one looked, there were Qian's troops. The Han army's resistance weakened under the constant casualties until they disappeared completely.

Even Wang Huilong himself was personally killed on the spot by Deng Kai, a general of the Qianzhong Army, who charged into the chaos of battle.

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When Ji Chengfu received the battle report, Xue Yong and Wang Huilong's two rearguard forces had already ceased to exist.

"Five thousand against fifteen thousand, and that was with our army disregarding casualties, yet they held out for two hours?" Ji Chengfu frowned as he looked at the numbers in the battle report. This wasn't just a superficial three-fold difference in troop strength; it was a difference between infantry and cavalry.

Cavalry would naturally be the main force to be used as the vanguard. Otherwise, if the marching speed was not fast enough, how could they serve as the vanguard for the main army?

If 15,000 cavalrymen fight well, they have a very good chance of winning against 100,000 pure infantry.

The deputy general standing to the side knew that the vanguard had not fought well in this battle, so he could only reluctantly say, "Xue Yong is Xue Rengui's younger brother. Although he is not as brave as Xue Rengui, he is still valiant and has the potential to be a good general. He is not so easy to deal with."

Ji Chengfu remained silent. He paid no attention to the deputy general's explanation; the situation was already settled, and now was not the time to pursue it further.

What he was really concerned about was what the deputy general had just said about Xue Yong's identity. Xue Rengui's decision to send out his own brothers to cover the rear had indeed achieved the desired effect, and at this point, it had begun to confuse Ji Chengfu.

Just then, a messenger's voice rang out from outside the tent: "Report! The vanguard battalion has crossed Yuehu Slope and is pursuing the main force of the Han army!"

Ji Chengfu suddenly stood up and walked to the map.

The deaths of Xue Yong and Wang Huilong bought them two hours. During these two hours, Xue Rengui's main force retreated another thirty miles south, and the Qian army's vanguard, which was about to catch up with the rear guard, was once again pushed back.

“If this continues,” the lieutenant said cautiously, “Xue Rengui will have to retreat back to Ju County.”

Ji Chengfu stared at the map, his eyes flashing. With the battlefield acumen of a top general of his time, he instinctively sensed something was amiss.

However, whenever he was about to think about the key points, it was as if there was a layer of fog blocking his thinking, preventing him from going any further and seeing what was behind the fog.

It has to be said that the combined intelligence advantage of Zhang Liang and Wang Changluo, totaling 7 points, has a huge impact on the battlefield.

In many situations, the situation on the battlefield changes in an instant, and generals may have to make decisions in just a few breaths. They are not always given enough time to think.

If this situation were to occur, let alone having your intelligence value reduced by 7 points, even having it reduced by only one or two points could lead to drastically different results.

With these 7 points of intellectual suppression, Ji Chengfu clearly felt that his thinking was inexplicably slower than usual, and he even felt powerless.

However, he only considered it to be a problem of being too tired.

Managing an army of nearly 400,000 is a challenging task even for many top-tier commanders. The marching and mobilization of such a massive force constantly drains his mental energy.

"Pass on the order." Ji Chengfu suppressed the strange feeling that was rising in his heart and gave the order in a deep voice.

"The entire army is pursuing at full speed. The vanguard is chasing his rear guard, and the main force is pressing forward. Under no circumstances can we allow Xue Rengui to retreat back to Ju County."

If they didn't give chase, Xue Rengui might escape. The reality was that Ji Chengfu could no longer consider the matter.

Even though he instinctively sensed something was wrong, the bigger picture forced him to make this decision.

"Order!"

The Qian army camp surged again, with more than 300,000 troops pressing towards Xue Rengui's direction in the north at an even faster pace.