Chapter 160: The failure

The fierce battle lasted until half an afternoon, and the balance of victory and defeat gradually tilted towards the War Eagle Division.

Speaking of which, Yao Chang's two Yunzhou Division and the War Eagle Division are both recruit divisions, but most of the new recruits in the War Eagle Division have participated in the Xiling Defense Battle and have already experienced bloody battles with Situ Rui's army in the Eastern Expedition. After overcoming the initial sense of fear, they soon entered the state. Coupled with the bounty that Meng Hu had promised before, the War Eagle Division became more and more vigorous and the more they killed, the more they became brave. Yao Chang's Yunzhou First Division gradually could not withstand it.

Yao Chang urgently ordered the First Division to retreat a little, and with the help of the baggage truck array, he blocked the offensive of the War Eagle Division again.

When the fierce battle was almost dark, the War Eagle Division and the Yunzhou First Division were already exhausted, and had more than half of the casualties. However, the War Eagle Division's offensive was still very fierce. The new recruit, who had already had red eyes, completely abandoned his fear of death, and rushed forward with a scream, as if he would not give up until he took the mountain pass.

The army in the bright moon.

Yao Chang was both shocked and angry, and the expression on his face looked even more angry.

The fierce battle was so fierce, the casualties of the two armies were so heavy, and it was already dark, Meng Hu didn't retreat yet? What did this madman want to do? Do you want the two divisions that were fighting to die together? Although Yao Chang was angry, he was the defensive party. He could not decide when the war would start or when the truce would be quit.

Outside the Yamaguchi, the central army of the Western Legion.

Meng Hu suddenly turned around and shouted loudly: "He Qing!"

The commander of the Second Division, He Qing, rushed forward and responded with a loud voice: "Here!"

Meng Hu shouted in a deep voice: "The Second Division is ready to attack!"

"Ah?" He Qing was stunned for a moment and said in surprise, "Now, now?"

No wonder He Qing was stunned. The Second Division had been watching the battle for the whole afternoon, and all the soldiers' legs were already numb, and it was time for dinner now, but the commander of the Legion suddenly ordered the Second Division to attack? Isn't this let the soldiers of the Second Division go to the battlefield with hunger?

"What?" Meng Hu asked coldly, "Do you still need this commander to repeat it?"

"Uh, no, no..." He Qing hurriedly straightened his chest on the horse's back and responded with a loud bang, "Yes!"

Meng Hu groaned and finally explained with a rare momentum: "Don't let you attack after dinner, so as not to let the enemy on the opposite side have supper. The brothers of the Second Division worked hard on hungry, and the enemy on the opposite side were probably even more difficult! Also, remember that you are not allowed to fire a torch during the attack. The previous few attacks were louder, but that was just a feint. After receiving the order in the middle of the night, you organized your full strength to launch an attack. But this time you have to sneak up on it. Do you understand?"

He Qing's eyes lit up when he heard this and said, "I understand!"

Meng Hu nodded heavily and said, "Go, I'll leave it to you tonight. Try not to let any enemy close their eyes!"

"I understand!" He Qing banged Qingnuo, then rode his horse to the Second Division formation and said loudly: "Second Division, prepare for attack..."

Meng Hu then breathed a sigh of relief and reviewed Zhang Xing's domineering behavior: "Tell us the order to withdraw the First Division from the battle."

"Yes!" Zhang Xingba responded with a loud promise, galloped away, shouting loudly, "The general has an order, the First Division retreats immediately, the general has an order..."

The army in the bright moon.

Just when Yao Chang decided to transfer to the Second Yunzhou Division and replace the First Division, which had more than half of the casualties, a low horn sounded outside the mountain pass. Yao Chang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that Meng Hu, the madman, finally couldn't stand it anymore, and finally remembered that he was going to withdraw his troops?

When they heard the horn of withdrawing troops, the string that was tense in the minds of the soldiers of the War Eagle Division finally relaxed, and then turned around and ran back towards the formation. However, before withdrawing from the formation, these new recruits did not forget to carry back the bodies of injured or dead comrades. In the hearts of all the soldiers of the Western Legion, it is not an empty slogan to never abandon life and death.

Yao Chang had no intention of chasing the remaining soldiers of the War Eagle Division. He was satisfied if the enemy was willing to withdraw, and he did not dare to chase after him rashly. The tens of thousands of cavalry of the enemy outside the mountain pass were not decorations. Once the relatively narrow favorable terrain of the mountain pass was lost, his two Yunzhou legions would easily be surrounded by others.

Yao Chang was already thinking of stepping up the construction of camp fortifications at night, and must build a simple camp that could resist the enemy's attack before dawn tomorrow. Otherwise, if there were two fierce battles like this afternoon, his two Yunzhou divisions would be reimbursed. What should he use to attract Meng Hu's northern wing army?

However, most of the people in the world are not as good as the people. The War Eagle Division has just retreated. Yao Chang was thinking about stepping up the construction of camp fortifications at night, and a horn suddenly sounded loudly outside the mountain pass. This time it was not the horn of retreating, but the horn of attack!

What's the horn of the offensive!?

Yao Chang was stunned and looked up quickly to the dark wilderness outside the mountain pass. The sky was already dark. He could no longer see the glorious army arranged outside the mountain pass, but he could vaguely feel that there seemed to be a large group of enemy troops sequentially marching towards the mountain pass in an attacking formation. Judging from the momentum and scale, it seemed that another division was being formed!

What does it mean? What does Meng Hu mean? Do you want to fight at night?

But it's not like it. If you want to fight at night, you have to at least get a few torches, right?

Although I still couldn't figure out Meng Hu's true intentions for the time being, Yao Chang also knew that the First Division, which had heavy casualties, could not stop the full attack of another enemy division, so he quickly transferred the Second Division. Yao Chang, the replaced First Division, did not dare to ask them to continue to build camp fortifications, but asked them to hurry up and rest so that they could recover their strength as soon as possible.

Soon, it became completely dark.

Even if there is a reflection on the snow surface, it still cannot see too far. Basically, there is no way to see anything outside twenty steps. Yao Chang ordered the soldiers to set up torches, but their torches could not be too far away. The enemy on the opposite side was still hidden in the chaotic darkness, but it can be judged by the neat and loud sound of trumpets and the sound of tide-like footsteps that the enemy was slowly approaching the mountain pass!

As it was estimated that the enemy was about to enter the range of long-range strikes, Yao Chang ordered the catapult, giant crossbow and archers to perform the first wave of volleys. A shrill scream sounded from the opposite array, and then the loud horns and tide-like footsteps suddenly disappeared, and it stopped abruptly as if someone had cut it off with a knife.

Time passed quietly in the silence. After more than ten minutes, the sound of tide footsteps and neat and loud trumpets suddenly sounded outside the mountain pass again. Yao Chang urgently ordered the catapult, giant crossbow machine and archers to fire again, and then the sound of the enemy disappeared strangely again, and the originally noisy mountain pass became silent again.

After repeated this several times, the Guanghui Empire Army outside the mountain pass always saw only the sound and no one was seen. Yao Chang judged the enemy's intentions. Is Meng Hu going to play harassment tactics?

OK, I will play with you tonight to see who will kill who will end up playing, hum!

At that moment, Yao Chang also let the soldiers of the Second Division of Yunzhou extinguish the torches. The inside and outside the mountain pass suddenly became dark. The Glorious Imperial Army outside the mouth could not see the Mingyue Imperial Army inside the mouth, and the Mingyue Imperial Army inside the mouth could not see the Guangyue Imperial Army outside the mouth. Both armies were howling in the darkness.

While it was dark, Yao Chang left only one regiment behind the chariot formation to prepare for the battle. The other four regiments retreated to the back and ate dry food under the snow. After eating the dry food, they worked with the remaining soldiers of the First Division to speed up the time to build the camp and prepare for tomorrow's battle. Yao Chang had reason to believe that tomorrow's battle would be more intense and cruel.

In the middle of the night.

The blood-red war eagle followed Jia Wudao and walked into Meng Hu's tent. Meng Hu, who was talking about matters with Qi Diaozi, immediately raised his head and asked in a deep voice: "How are the casualties of the First Division?"

Zhan Ying replied with a sad expression: "More than 9,700 people died in battle, more than 3,200 people were slightly injured, and more than 2,300 people were seriously injured. These seriously injured brothers are afraid, afraid..."

In the end, Zhan Ying was already choking and couldn't continue to say anything anymore. Obviously, the more than 2,300 seriously injured soldiers would be difficult to survive this cold and long night. This time, there were only a small number of priests who went with the army. It was impossible for a few dozen priests to treat such seriously injured soldiers at the same time, and they would definitely not be able to save them.

Meng Hu was also in a heavy mood.

Including the dead and the serious wounded people who were about to die, the War Eagle Division lost 12,000 people, and more than 3,200 people suffered minor injuries to varying degrees. The casualties were really heavy!

He stepped forward and patted Zhan Ying's shoulder. Meng Hu said in a low tone: "Create the bodies of the fallen soldiers, remember their names, and after returning to Xiling, they will carve these names on the stele of the heroes in Xiling Square, so that their heroes will accept the eternal remembrance and admiration of future generations..."

Zhan Ying lowered her head sadly and replied, "Yes."

"Come on your spirits."

Meng Hu patted Zhan Ying on the shoulder again, but this time he used more force and said solemnly, "As a general, you should know that war is cruel. Since it is a war, there will inevitably be casualties. Instead of being sad for the soldiers who died in battle, it is better to think about how to make your soldiers stronger and make them survive the next battle!"

Zhan Ying shook slightly when he heard this, slowly raised his head. The sadness in his eyes had disappeared, but was replaced by a cold and solemn aura. Then he straightened his body straight, hit his chest with his right fist and bowed to Meng Hu to remember the standard military salute, and said solemnly: "Thank you for your teachings, I understand!"

"Go."

Meng Hu waved his hand and sighed, "The soldiers of the War Eagle Division now need your motivation and comfort. At this time, as the leader of the division, you should stay with them! In addition, convey my meaning to them. Regardless of whether I can win the Heifengkou this time, I will fulfill my promise after returning to Xiling, and each person will reward two gold coins! If they die in battle, I will also give the bounty to their relatives as much as possible!"

"yes!"

Zhan Ying saluted Meng Hu again, then turned around and left.

Watching Zhan Ying's figure go away, Jia Wudao suddenly sighed lightly and said with a heavy heart: "General, the First Division has suffered a lot of casualties, and less than half of the surviving warable soldiers are no longer available. Such heavy casualties will inevitably affect the morale and morale of the army, and will be very unfavorable to the future battle of the North Wing Army."

Meng Hu shook his head and said coldly: "As the commander, now is not the time to consider casualties!"

Qi Diaozi nodded with a serious expression and said solemnly: "It is indeed not the time to consider the number of casualties. If you do not launch a strong attack this afternoon, it will not be enough to disrupt the enemy's defense plan. Once the enemy has repaired the camp, it will take a lot of trouble to take down the mountain pass. If Qiu Yutang's Mingyue army cannot take down the Black Wind before the formation of a siege, then the general's northern wing army will be in danger."

Meng Hu suddenly asked, "When is it now?"

Jia Wudao took out his mechanical pocket watch and looked at it, responding: "Just just passed by zero."

Meng Hu turned around and looked at Qi Diaozi. Qi Diaozi nodded slightly and said, "The spirit of the Black Wind Guardian should have completely relaxed. I thought He Qing's Second Division could launch an attack!"

"Yes." Meng Hu nodded gently, raised his head and shouted, "Xingba!"

Zhang Xingba stepped into the tent like an iron tower and replied, "General?"

Meng Hu said: "Tell He Qing, and the Second Division immediately deployed all its troops to launch an attack!"

Black Wind Pass, Bright Moon Camp.

Yao Chang, who was worried, came to the front of the formation again and found that the enemy outside the mountain pass was still bluffing, so he returned to the central army camp with confidence. With the help of the guards, he unloaded his armor and prepared to go to bed. He got up early and went into the dark for more than ten days in a row. In the afternoon, he personally came to the front to supervise the battle for a long time. Once this spirit relaxed, Yao Chang felt really tired.

However, Yao Chang did not lose his due vigilance. Although there was only one corps left at the mountain pass, the remaining four corpses of the Second Division did not relax. Instead, they stepped up the construction of camps and were ready to support the mountain pass at any time. From the temporary camp to the mountain pass, they were only less than a hundred steps away. With a sudden whistle, they arrived in a blink of an eye!

Yao Chang didn't know that he had made a subtle but fatal mistake!

Yao Chang really shouldn't have ordered the torch to be extinguished. Although the torch was extinguished, it prevented the Yunzhou army from being discovered by the opponent, it also gave the opponent a chance to secretly approach the mountain pass!

Black Wind Pass, in front of the two armies.

The loud trumpets and tide footsteps sounded again outside the mountain pass. The Yunzhou corps that was standing behind the chariot formation began to churn with great cooperation. Officers at all levels ordered the oar and shield soldiers to start to complete the team. Archers began to pull the bows, the catapults began to load the bullets, and the giant crossbows were ready to fire. The entire battlefield was suddenly busy.

But the entire mountain pass was always pitch black, and there were no noise and no fires lit up.

The Guanghui Empire Army outside the mountain pass made a fuss and had a meal, and it became silent again. The Yunzhou United, which was standing by the mountain pass, also fell silent. The deadly silence inside and outside the mountain pass returned to death. Only the north wind blew across the mountain pass, making a whimper. It was the whimpering sound that covered the footsteps of the He Qing division moving forward.

A Yunzhou soldier climbed to the car formation bored and was about to pee in front of him. He seemed to see something shaking in front of him, and he could hear something vaguely in his ears. It was definitely not the sound of the wind, but the crisp sound made by light collision.

What's going on? Yunzhou soldier suddenly widened his eyes and looked forward vigorously. Gradually, a bunch of blurred black shadows gradually became clearer in his vision, and a clearer metal impact sound could be heard in his ears. In an instant, the Yunzhou soldier realized something was wrong, and then hesitated to the sky without hesitation: "Enemy attack, enemy attack..."

"Kill kill kill kill..."

Seeing that the whereabouts had been revealed, the soldiers of the Second Division of the Western Legion no longer deliberately concealed their traces, but instead let go of their steps and rushed towards the mountain pass. When the Second Division was discovered, the two armies were already very close. In less than a moment, the two armies were completely in a row. The only Yunzhou Regiment intercepted the Second Division and started a melee.

In the chaos, both sides no longer care about the torches, and they cut and kill randomly in the dark. They catch those who are not in the right shape, regardless of whether they are their own people or enemies, and they just stabbed them with a knife and used a gun to pick them. In the chaos, they will inevitably hurt their brothers by accident. Anyway, the two armies are in chaos and all the formations are in chaos. The regiments and brigades have all been stirred up together. The commanders cannot find their own soldiers, and the soldiers cannot find their own commanders. They are all fighting for their own battles.

Yao Chang, who had just lie down, was immediately awakened. With years of experience in fighting on the battlefield, he immediately heard that the moment was wrong. It seemed that the enemy was coming this time! Damn, Yao Chang cursed in his heart and thought viciously that this tiger is really cunning. No wonder that old guy Situ Rui suffered a loss under his hands. Fortunately, I had already left a hand, otherwise I would have suffered a big loss this time!

At that moment, Yao Chang urgently ordered the guards to wear armor for him.

When Yao Chang arrived at the mountain pass surrounded by the guards, the four regiments of the Second Division that were ready to respond at any time had arrived, and the torches were lit. The red flames had already illuminated the entire mountain pass as bright as day. There was a chaos in front of the two armies, and countless figures were slashing and slashing wildly.

The scene has completely lost control. Nearly 50,000 troops from the two divisions of the enemy and us have been completely mixed up. There is me in the enemy and I have an enemy in the enemy. There is no longer a clear line. If you want to stop this melee, there seems to be only one way, that is, to shrink your troops and retreat actively, but can the Yunzhou army retreat?

Of course not!

Once the Yunzhou army retreats, Heifengkou will inevitably fall into the enemy. Once the favorable terrain of Heifengkou is lost, what will Yao Chang's two remaining troops resist Meng Hu's northern wing army? Even if they want to escape, they will not be able to escape. Meng Hu's subordinates still have tens of thousands of light cavalry. At that time, these tens of thousands of cavalry catch up. Will Yunzhou army escape?

"Damn it, I'm careless, or careless!"

Seeing the extremely chaotic scene in front of you, Yao Chang felt that the moment of his eyes turned black, but it was too late to regret it now. Yao Chang could only bite the bullet and continue the melee. However, as a long-time general who has experienced many battles, Yao Chang had almost foresaw his tragic fate.

In the dark wilderness far ahead, I am afraid that one or even two divisions are already waiting for the battle? Just when the melee at Yamaguchi is coming to an end, both armies are exhausted and unable to fight again, the division will pounce on it. How can the Yunzhou Army, which has been dead and exhausted, resist?
To be continued...