Overlord!

Chapter 110 The Inexorable Jiangnan Defense Line

What makes Wang Lang stronger than other princes is that he knows very well that his talent is not in military warfare.

Therefore, he can listen to the advice of his subordinates instead of being stubborn.

Regarding the current battle situation, even though he held different views and was worried, he still decided to follow Yu Fan's advice.

This hero's loyalty is astounding, and Wang Lang absolutely believes in his loyalty and talent.

So Wang Lang immediately gave an order, and solemnly shouted to the sergeants beside him: "Beat the drums, raise the flag, and summon all the reinforcements on the river bank!"

With the sound of majestic drums, the barracks at the top of the mountain took the lead in dispatching troops. Hundreds of soldiers raised their banners and rushed directly to Guling City from the flanks.

Immediately afterwards, the naval forces from the water village at the foot of the mountain also flocked to Guling City in dense numbers. It is hard to say how effective the battle is, but the momentum is definitely huge.

With the sound of war drums from all directions, the drums gradually continued to the distance, and soon the defenders in the docks along the river also began to line up to fight and support outward.

You could call them a ragtag bunch, but their threat must not be ignored.

After all, even if Sun Ce's army was surrounded and harassed by hundreds of people from all sides, the morale of the army would be chaotic.

Under Guling City, more than a hundred people under Tai Shici's troops were about to be surrounded by densely packed enemy troops.

Xian Yudan pushed away the iron plate in front of the pocket, revealed his face, and shouted to Tai Shici: "Lieutenant, the enemy army is endless, if we continue to attack the city, I'm afraid we will be surrounded. The battle is not going well, should we retreat temporarily?"

His pocket and Xuanjia were drenched with streaks of blood, and one-third of the entire Xuanjia was stained with blood.

In this battle, absolutely no one can say that he is afraid of war.He and his personal guards made all the defenders of Guling see what it means to be a brave hero and what it means to be a professional martial artist!

Xian Yudan's whole body is covered with excellent black armor. The precise and thick armor covers him to the teeth. Not only his body and neck guard are protected by the black armor, but even his pocket is made of layers of armor. Together, it is buckled on the head like a bowl, but the lower part is woven into several layers of rectangular iron sheets with the lower edge polished into an arc to protect the cheeks.From the head to the neck is completely sealed by the pocket, leaving only a palm-sized area on the front, so that the samurai can see the battle clearly. If he wears a visor in the future, only a pair of eyes will be exposed.

A fierce warrior with such excellent equipment, coupled with his years of hard training in killing skills, he led a few warriors and even ignored Liu Ya, and he was able to suppress hundreds of Guling defenders!Only Xian Yudan killed more than a dozen defenders.The point is, the enemy army couldn't stop him at all. He rushed from left to right and fought for half an hour, but he was still full of vigor.It can be said that if there is no reinforcements, this valiant general can really lead a few warriors to disperse hundreds of guards and capture the city gate.

As for the recruited young men in Guling City, they couldn't compete with the professional warriors under Sun Ce's command.

However, the current situation on the battlefield is a bit like the Qin King's army in later generations.

No matter how fierce Tai Shici was, no matter how capable he was, he would not be able to take down Guling City with the continuous support of the enemy from all directions.

No one in the world has ever seen this battle situation.

Even Yu Fan, who successfully commanded the battle, was inspired by it.

He is not a civil servant like Guo Jia, otherwise he would not be able to command such a grand battlefield.

He is a civil and military genius who can carry a pen to secure the world, can travel three hundred miles a day, and has superb spear skills!In history, Sun Ce rode a horse and galloped in front, and he could carry a spear in the back to protect the heroic warrior all the way.Not to mention Zhou Cang, even the strongest marathon runners in later generations may not be able to outrun this tall and powerful hero.

On the top of the city, he saw that the enemy army was under siege, and they dared to act fiercely, with a murderous aura. The defenders who fought were terrified. The city wall began to lead the crowd to charge and fight in close combat.

In short, from the most macroscopic strategic decision-making, to tactical military command, and even the most specific battlefield charge, he was responsible for it all by himself, absolutely worthy of Wang Lang's trust in him.

As the most dazzling genius among the Jiangdong heroes in the early days of Soochow, he was known as Dongfang Shuo in the current age. At this time, he had not yet suffered from madness, and he was indeed vigor and biting.

After he led the crowd to kill, Tai Shici had to admit that it was impossible for him to take down the gate of Guling City with only a few hundred people.

Although Tai Shici had never experienced this battle situation, he still quickly examined the situation, made a judgment, and ordered: "Let's retreat to the riverside for now, gather our troops, and fight again."

However, in the current situation, even if you want to retreat, it is not an easy task.

No matter how strong Sun Ce's army can fight, there are some things that cannot be broken through with strong combat power.

The corps of Kuaiji County encircled them, and the thickness of the front line alone was as high as hundreds of steps. Even if it was crowded, this line of defense could not be easily shaken, let alone rushed out.

But at this moment, Tai Shici also thoroughly demonstrated to the city what it meant to be an elite soldier.

He personally charged forward, with the blade in front of him without changing his face, riding alone into the formation, he directly stabbed the enemy captain in the army formation.

This beheading of the generals and the capture of the flag caused immediate confusion among the enemy troops.Even if hundreds of people surrounded the rear, there was no command.

Xianyu Dannai swung his army to attack fiercely, using the soldiers as the sharp edge, slashing and stabbing fiercely. Before the soldiers attacked, the stumped limbs and arms flew across, forcibly cutting a gap.

But the gap was too small. After dozens of soldiers passed through, Yu Fan had already led his troops to kill him. He jumped up personally, swiped his spear, and directly smashed the neck of a soldier from Wu County. The neck was completely tilted to one side, and it lost its vitality directly.

In the shock of others, he stabbed with his spear again, piercing through the face of a soldier, killing two people in a row, and cutting off the retreating queue of Wujun soldiers.Then the Guling defenders swarmed up behind him, cut Xian Yudan's troops into two, and surrounded the remaining dozens of people.

The amputated soldiers were shocked and shouted: "Lieutenant, do you want to abandon us?"

Tai Shici, who had already broken out of the siege, immediately turned around and discovered what had happened here.

Xian Yudan shouted without hesitation: "Second and third sons, come back with me and kill through the enemy formation!"

Tai Shici also leaped directly into the encirclement, and personally led the besieged soldiers to attack again.

Wang Lang on the city wall was deeply shocked when he saw this scene.Such a fierce general, after cutting down several soldiers of Yu Fan's troops again, he personally served as the rear hall of the whole army.The strong bow shoots, the arrows are like thunder, and they will fall down. They shoot and kill four or five people in a row, so that the pursuers dare not approach.

Yu Fan had no choice but to stop the pursuit after trying to lead the army to pursue it three or four times and was repelled.

Because of this situation, he is still rushing to the front line, and the battle command may be delayed.

Before he had time to wipe off the blood splattered on his body, he held his spear, strode towards the city wall, and said to Wang Lang, "Your Majesty, you can stop the drums and stop the war. Let all the ministries turn back and strictly guard the walls."

People are absolutely different in tolerance and loyalty.

If Lu Bu was like this, if he walked up to him with all his vigor and vigor, all the princes and lords would feel the coldness on their backs, as if they were facing a tiger in front of them, which could kill them at any moment, which was dangerous and palpitating.

But Yu Fan was so cold, even though he was tall and burly, full of blood, Wang Lang didn't change his color, but was quite excited, and said: "Now that we are defeating Sun Lang's tiger and wolf teacher, it is time to destroy his vigor. Why doesn't Cao continue to pursue and kill, and instead wants to withdraw his troops?"

Yu Fan only felt his blood surging, and asked, "How is the lord treating you? Do you still want to defeat Sun Lang's elite?"

He insisted on beating drums to march, why?Isn't it just to show the enemy that you are not afraid of fighting and dare to rescue?Let the enemy dare not attack the city with all their strength.

Now that the attitude is awe-inspiring, the enemy general has already retreated with such bravery, and he should retreat in time if the goal is achieved!
The plan he Yu Fan designed for the Kuaiji army to deal with Sun Lang was very clear. He had always defended the city and held on for a long time, waiting for Sun Lang to retreat when his food was exhausted.

It has never been imagined that Sun Lang's army can be defeated on the battlefield.

In this battle, the enemy army he witnessed with his own eyes was well-trained and fierce, fighting bravely to take the lead, and retreating in a strict formation, with elites at the rear.The general is not afraid of death, but the soldiers dare to fight.Up and down, like arms and fingers.

Is this a strong army that the soldiers of Wu County can defeat with a little strategic advantage?
Repelling this wave of siege by the enemy, he showed his will to support, and made the enemy's fierce generals retreat back. The first crossing of the river failed, so it's time to stop as soon as you see it!

Is it possible that he still wants to eat this army crossing the river?
Obviously, Wang Lang was not as clear as Yu Fan in terms of military affairs, and he had a clear grasp of the boundaries and scales. He saw his own army advancing triumphantly, so he said: "Even if we can't defeat the enemy army, it's better to boost the morale of our soldiers. Let all the defenders see this scene, and Sun Lang's army is nothing more than that! It is not as invincible as the rumors at all. Before our army, they must flee in a hurry."

His idea is very simple, that is to dampen the enemy's prestige and boost his own morale.

Even if you can't win, you should let your soldiers have more confidence, lest everyone be afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and your side will be defeated before the enemy's drums are beaten.

Yu Fan is a courtier, even if he wished to order according to Wang Lang's head, he could completely control all his will.

Unless Wang Lang was extremely unbearable, in order to guard the county boundary, he led troops to trap the prefect in the county mansion, and then issued orders in the name of the prefect to repel the unpopular enemy.

But right now, that's clearly not the case.

Wang Lang stayed in the county for three years and personally Dai Zaimin.The enemy army is also the army of the king, and it may not be without the hero of Kuaiji County, Tan Shihu.

At this time, Yu Fan could only assist the prince, hoping that he could stop the enemy.He can only hope that today's battle will not be won first and then lost.

However, people are always afraid of what and what to come.

Not long after standing on the city wall, the densely packed defeated army in the distance threw away their helmets and armor, and fled back with blood on their heads.

Wang Lang's expression changed instantly, and Yu Fan was also shocked.

Even if he thought of the possibility of winning first and then losing, he really didn't expect the defeat to come so quickly!
How did such a huge army collapse so quickly in such a short period of time?

Even if the enemy counterattacks, they haven't been able to gather all the troops yet!

Yu Fan immediately mobilized his troops forward and led hundreds of soldiers out of the city to form an array to block the pursuers for the rout.

He stopped the captain in the rout and asked, "How did you lose so quickly?"

The lieutenant, who had already thrown away his helmet and armor, said in shock: "Ambush! We were caught in an ambush by the enemy. If it weren't for the support of the strong men in Wubao, we would have suffered heavy losses."

In fact, it was more than a disaster!
Thousands of them pursued, and they planned to chase only a few miles, and retreated when they saw enemy reinforcements.

But they were deliberately led to the ambush by Tai Shici, and the enemy army was killed out of the grass in a grandiose way, directly cutting off the pursuit of the soldiers!Song Qian led his troops to encircle them again. If it hadn't been for the supportive powerful Zhou Xin who led thousands of troops to arrive, he set fire to the reeds, which made Wu Jun's soldiers panic and forced to gather their formation.I am afraid that these thousands of pursuers will have to kneel and surrender.

Even so, he was beheaded more than five hundred levels.

In this first battle, the two sides came and went, fought fiercely, and used all kinds of tricks, tricks, fire attacks, and ambushes. The result obviously ended in the tactical defeat of Kuaiji County.

But the winning side was not satisfied with the result.

Because with this time and again fighting, the army advances and retreats, and time is consumed a lot.

By the time Tai Shici repelled Zhou Xin and regrouped his troops, it was already dusk.Zhou Xin led his troops to retreat, and he had no interest in chasing and killing them.

Looking at the exhausted faces of the soldiers covered with blood and ashes under the setting sun, Tai Shici had to admit that his bold words in the camp had not come true.

Even if there is a day of bloody battle, there are many gains, but the ending is still invincible!
Xian Yudan took off his pocket hood, and sat on the battlefield where the dead man was sleeping, wringing his hands on the blood-stained robe, and the blood and sweat could directly squeeze out water, which fell on his feet.

He said to Tai Shici in a hoarse voice: "Lieutenant, we have really tried our best! All the soldiers have their swords stained with blood, sweat soaked through their robes, and they have suffered heavy casualties. But the Jiangnan defenders are not unmanned. It's not something we can conquer in one battle, even if we defeat this pursuer, there are still defenders in their city, and the defense line is still strong."

Tai Shici turned his head and glanced at Xian Yudan, silent.It is true that he can no longer be harsh on the soldiers, as far as he saw with his own eyes, Xian Yudan killed six or seven people.After the whole battle, he may have killed more than ten or even dozens of enemy soldiers.

Such bravery is completely worthy of Sun Lang's generous treatment.

Perhaps only professional warriors like Wu Jun were able to fight so bravely and achieve such disparate results.

But the situation is indeed a crime other than war.

Tai Shici took a deep breath and shouted to the crowd: "The soldiers have done their best, I will take the troops back to the camp first, and fight again in the future!"

The army slowly crossed the river and returned to the north. Tai Shici looked solemnly at the strong Jiangnan fort defense line in the distance. The army must conquer one of the key forts in order to break through the enemy's tightly guarded defense line.

This solid line of defense has become impenetrable to the general guards.Even if the God of War, the Immortal of Soldiers, and the Saint of Martial Arts come together to command the battle across the river, they must win a key fort before they can drive straight in.There is no other way to bypass this place.

But the fortress is strong, and the army cannot carry powerful siege equipment when crossing the river. How to overcome such a strong fortress?

(End of this chapter)