The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 757

Under Lin Yifan's order, the Tianhua army, which had always been in the rear, finally launched a counterattack.All of a sudden, artillery and other sharp heavy weapons began to show their power, constantly harvesting the enemy troops under the city.

But at this time, the allied forces of the princes could no longer care about the loss of the elite, and 30 troops rushed to the city frantically. Countless ladders were erected on the city wall, and dense crowds of people covered the entire city wall.

At this time, no matter how sharp the firearms of the Tianhua army were, they still couldn't cope with such a huge crowd.At this time, the flame-throwing gun finally came in handy. Tongues of flame swept across the surrounding walls of more than ten meters, igniting the climbing enemy troops, turning into firemen one by one, screaming and falling down the ladder.Even the ladders burned up after being devoured by the flames, blocking the passage of the coalition forces' attack.

At this moment, the three gates of Liuxia City opened wide, revealing a dark passage, but no garrison rushed out.At this time, the coalition army was already insane. Seeing the opening of the city gate, they immediately cheered, without even thinking about it, they immediately swarmed towards the city gate.

At this time, a 1000-man army was stationed in each of the city gates.On the inner side of the city gate, a low wall with a height of half a person was built at some time, and two artillery pieces were erected on the low wall.And behind it, there are rows of densely packed crossbowmen, stepping on layers of steps under their feet, waiting for their crossbows.

At this time, the coalition forces coming in like a stormy sea were sprinting towards the gate of the city.Suddenly, a cannon on the left exploded loudly, and the shell crashed into the crowd, directly tearing a bloody path that stretched for hundreds of meters.

The coalition soldiers in front of him looked at the artillery inside the city gate in horror, and were so frightened that they wanted to retreat quickly.But the people behind are still rushing forward, piled up with the people in front and can't stop moving forward.

Amid the desperate yelling and cursing of the soldiers and horses in front, the crossbowmen in the rear began to show their power, and wave after wave of arrows rained fiercely into everyone in the front row.Amidst the screams and wailing, layers of corpses kept accumulating at the gate of the city, and they were not allowed to enter at all.

At this time, a cannon on the right exploded loudly. Since it lifted up the half-person-high corpses, it turned into flesh and blood, and fell on everyone with a crackling sound.

The coalition soldiers who were frightened by the tragedy no longer had the courage to sprint towards the gate of the city, and turned around one after another, trying to squeeze out the crowd.Even being driven into a hurry, he swung his knife and slashed at everyone without hesitation, trying to cut a bloody path.

But there were too many people, and the civilians and the elite were mixed together, making it impossible for the elite soldiers to quickly form a formation.There are even shield soldiers holding large shields, trying to withstand the attack of crossbow arrows, but they are either blasted into dregs by artillery, or shot at close range by crossbow arrows. In the end, the huge force of crossbow arrows hit the shield, making it difficult for the shield soldiers to hold it. Accidentally exposed a flaw and was shot as a hedgehog.There are also archers hiding in the crowd, taking the opportunity to shoot cold arrows secretly, but their accuracy can be seen in the narrow and crowded city gate.Even if a Tianhua army is shot, someone will immediately replace it, and it will not have much effect on the continuous shooting of the crossbow.

In less than half an hour, the gate of the city was already covered with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, like hell.The wreckage of the severed arm smashed by the artillery was scattered all over the place, and the corpses shot by the crossbow arrows accumulated layer by layer, which seriously hindered the pace of the coalition's offensive.

At this time, no one dared to rush towards the gate of the city. When they saw the terrifying battlefield at the gate of the city, they couldn't help but detour, fearing that if they approached accidentally, they would become a dead body at the gate of the city.

On the city wall, there are still continuous attacks, the ladders are constantly leaning against the city wall, countless people swarm up the city wall, and then they are knocked down again, and so on.

At this time, the princes had already started to retreat, and they knew that it was impossible to take this city in a short time.If it continues to be consumed here, the territory of my own family will probably be changed beyond recognition.

So, while they arranged for the peasants to continue to attack the city, the elite soldiers and horses quietly assembled behind, ready to escape at any time.

All of this was quickly noticed by Lin Yifan. Through the binoculars, he saw that in the enemy camp, a large group of troops were loading a large amount of food and supplies into the ox cart, ready to leave.

Lin Yifan immediately sneered and said: "The enemy army is about to retreat, quickly order people to go forward and shout out to alienate the enemy army."

Soon, many Dongyang soldiers on the top of the city joined the army and shouted: "The princes are going to flee, we are going to win!"

Hearing this, many soldiers who were charging couldn't help but look back at their own camp in doubt. They immediately saw the crowds in the camp, and they obviously didn't want to charge.Unable to show suspicion, the pace of attack suddenly slowed down.

At this time, the princes in the camp soon learned of the call from the top of the city, they couldn't help but turn pale with fright, and immediately ordered the entire army to evacuate.Otherwise, once the army rolls back, they will be finished.

As the soldiers and horses in the direction of the camp left quickly, the attacking coalition soldiers immediately knew that they had been abandoned, and they couldn't help but panic.Seeing that no one was persecuting them, the coerced peasants immediately turned into birds and beasts, scattered and fled all over the mountains and plains.

The Tianhua army immediately cleaned up the corpses at the gate of the city, and three thousand cavalry went out of the city first, chasing after the rout of the coalition army.

After a day and night of pursuit, the allied forces of the princes crossed the Luanjiang River, fifty miles north of Liuxia City, and did not stop the pursuit.

In this battle, the 40 coalition forces suffered 15 casualties, more than 14 were captured, and only [-] soldiers and horses fled.And the crusade army also suffered more than [-] casualties, with a loss of [-]%.However, among them, the number of casualties of the Tianhua Army was only over [-].

After the [-] crusading army rested for a day on the Luan River, they immediately launched a battle across the river, defeated the tens of thousands of allied forces stationed on the river in one fell swoop, and continued to march north.

At this time, the princes are almost at the end of their way.The coalition army with only hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses left is no match for the Tianhua army at all. Now the opponent is attacking from both sides, and they have been forced to death.

At this time of critical survival, the first thing the princes thought of was not how to unite as one.Some princes have lost hope for the future. Since their families were destroyed in the resistance, they might as well choose to surrender, and maybe they can still find a way out.

But some other princes were very unwilling, and did not believe that after surrendering, there would be a better end than now.They want to rely on their current strength to deal with the Tianhua army.Maybe the reinforcements from the Fusang Islands may come over at any time. As long as they have the support of the princes of Fusang, they may not be unable to find a chance.

The conflict between the two sides quickly intensified, and the surrender faction wanted to lead their troops to surrender to the Tianhua Army in exchange for the safety of the family.The main combat faction insisted on continuing to deal with the Tianhua army, but they knew that the coalition forces were already extremely weak and could no longer be divided.As a result, they fiercely blocked the surrendering faction's idea of ​​dividing troops.

Just when internal and external difficulties were in trouble, civil strife broke out again among the princes. The 14 army was caught in a melee, and each side refused to give in.In just one day, nearly half of them were killed or injured. When the crusading army surrounded the chaotic army, there were only less than [-] soldiers and horses left.

(End of this chapter)