On the other side of the battlefield, Shangguan Yun frowned, dissatisfied with the current progress of the battle.
Looking at the still energetic Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors ahead, he said with a grim face, "The enemy has less than 100,000 men at the front, and you failed to take them down in two charges. What a bunch of good-for-nothings!"
"Where's Li Songshan? Where the hell is he?"
Despite having a numerical advantage, with nearly twice the number of troops as the enemy, they failed to defeat them in two consecutive attacks!
"General, Li Songshan has been killed in battle!" Several soldiers carried a corpse riddled with arrows, resembling a hedgehog, and placed it in front of Shangguan Yun, saying in a deep voice.
Hiss!
Shangguan Yun was startled and instinctively flinched, exclaiming incredulously, "This is Li Songshan?"
"General, this is Commandant Li. He was shot while directing the catapults and died a heroic death!" one of Li Songshan's personal guards said sadly.
Holy crap, is this what you call being hit?
It's been shot to pieces!
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, silently praying that they wouldn't be the ones to Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors one-on-one, otherwise they might be the next ones to be stabbed.
Give him a proper burial!
Shangguan Yun's lips twitched, and he ordered his men to carry him away. This guy had thus made a glorious sacrifice.
"Brother Shangguan, the situation is not good!"
Li Ruyu returned at some point, her face grave.
His offensive on the main battlefield was faltering, while bad news kept coming back from the flanks, which greatly worried him.
Judging from the constant feedback, their side flanks have been riddled with holes by Xiliang, and Li Ke upstream has encountered an attack from the White Feather Army, one of Xiliang's seven major legions, and is basically doomed.
The lower route was not lost, but Gan Ning had riddled the downstream area with holes, forcing them to send troops to provide support.
While we can manage this situation for now, it's definitely not a long-term solution.
Shangguan Yun nodded slightly, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes. He said with some frustration, " Xiliang is not what it used to be. Its weapons and equipment are superior to those of Great Ning, especially its crossbows, which are outrageously powerful. We were too late in making our move!"
If we had destroyed Northern Liang before Lin Yi rose to power, nothing would have happened. But the current situation is rather perilous.
The Xiliang is now far too powerful!
"Who would have thought that a Heir of Northern Liang could defy the heavens!" Li Ruyu sighed, unable to deny it.
The Emperor has always hoped to destroy Northern Liang, but Northern Liang is not something that can be destroyed so easily. It would be better if it were just the Prince of Northern Liang, but the Prince of Xiliang has gone out of control, which is really too outrageous!
To be honest, even he had some doubts about Lin Yi. Could this guy really be the chosen one?
Shangguan Yun took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "The enemy is now provoking battles everywhere in order to disperse our forces. This is an open scheme that we cannot refuse."
However, we have a proactive option: to take down the Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors on the main battlefield.
Only after we win the main battlefront will we have the right to speak proactively; otherwise, we will be dragged down and killed.
Only by breaking through the enemy's main resistance can I have a chance to wipe out the scattered troops. I have to take a gamble.
"This..."
The military officers immediately turned into bitter faces. They still remembered Li Songshan's miserable state earlier, and now it was their turn. This was really too difficult.
It seems unlikely that those who charge ahead will survive to fight another battle.
Boom!
Just as they were about to speak, a burst of fire suddenly shot into the sky from afar, exploding in the air and instantly drawing everyone's attention.
Just a few breaths later, the same thing happened in other places, as if in response.
"Not good!"
This sudden turn of events caused Shangguan Yun's pupils to shrink.
These fireworks appeared in areas controlled by the Xiliang Army. Even if he were stupid, he could guess that this was some kind of signal, such as an attack signal.
Shangguan Yun hurriedly summoned the Blood Guard beside him and instructed them, "Go quickly and investigate the entire battlefield. If I'm not mistaken, the enemy is probably about to make a big move!"
"Yes, sir!"
The Blood Guard dared not delay and quickly went to make the arrangements.
Just then, horns suddenly sounded on the battlefield, followed by the resounding beat of war drums. This made Shangguan Yun's pupils shrink. Why was the enemy launching an attack at this moment?
He disregarded safety concerns and quickly rode forward to check.
Upon seeing this, his face turned Bai Qi, and he nearly fell off his horse. He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, has Xiliang reinforced its troops again?"
At first glance, the densely packed enemy forces stretched as far as the eye could see, numbering at least two or three hundred thousand.
The enemy has sent reinforcements.
"This..."
Li Ruyu's expression was also somewhat grim. She gritted her teeth and said, "Hurry up and get Zhou Yuan back, otherwise I'm afraid he won't be able to!"
"It's too late!"
Shangguan Yun sighed and closed his eyes in anguish. The 100,000 troops he had sent out to annihilate the Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors would likely remain on the battlefield.
Waaaaah!
The bugle calls resounded across the battlefield, and the 300,000- Xiliang army became even more ferocious in this terrifying rhythm, each soldier filled with murderous intent, aiming at the enemy.
According to the custom of Xiliang, before charging, they would use arrows to mow down the ground!
Although the crossbows of the Danyang Soldiers and the Youzhou Legion had not yet been replaced, as elite legions, their weapons and equipment were already quite good. Coupled with the indiscriminate barrage at this moment, the power of the crossbows was no longer important.
Puff puff puff!
In an instant, the sky was once again covered by a rain of arrows, causing the enemy soldiers on the ground to burst into bloody sprays and fall to the ground.
"Damn it, the enemy has reinforcements!"
The sudden appearance of reinforcements completely stunned the Great Ning army, which was still charging Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors troops. Not only did the enemy have reinforcements, but they also had nearly 200,000 reinforcements.
My God, this is going to be a huge disaster!
Zhou Yuan, the vanguard, was deathly pale. The enemy's forces had now surpassed his own, and he was likely in grave danger.
He didn't care about saving face and shouted, "Retreat! Retreat!" The Great Ning army felt like they had been granted a pardon and quickly turned and ran away. They couldn't withstand such a rain of arrows.
"Haha, you think you can run away after beating me for so long? You're just delusional!" Qu Yi sneered and immediately ordered the guns to fire.
Their bows and arrows had already been replenished several times by the militia, so they weren't short of arrows, though they were slightly tired. But now was the time to vent their frustrations, and their spirits were high, so they weren't going to be stingy with a few arrows.
He roared, "Brothers, fire all your arrows! I'm going to leave those 100,000 men here!"
This time, the army held nothing back, firing all its arrows without holding back, aiming to cripple the enemy's manpower to the greatest extent possible.