klisemfg Chapter 705: The Final Battle to Pacify the Area North of the Yangtze River Begins
Chapter 705: The Final Battle to Pacify the Area North of the Yangtze River Begins
This shell left its hometown and headed towards the distant freedom.
It drew a graceful parabola and fell towards the center of the Qian-Chu coalition forces.
Gong Yang Ge had been looking at the northern sky, looking at the hot air balloon in the sky, and then he saw a small black dot that quickly grew larger in front of his eyes, and almost in an instant, it came to his feet.
At this moment, he was standing on a ten-foot-high general's platform, which also served as a watchtower, able to observe the entire army. It was made of wood.
Just when he had a bad feeling in his mind, the shell hit the platform under his and Xiang Qu's feet, and then exploded with a loud bang.
boom! ! !
In an instant, the bottom of the platform was blown to pieces, and the two coaches on it also drew a graceful parabola and flew to freedom in the distance.
Thump thump!
The two fell heavily to the ground.
The people around were horrified when they saw what was happening. They rushed over and helped the two men up.
"How are you, Marshal?"
"Marshal Ram?"
"Xiang Shuai, wake up, Xiang Shuai!"
"Military doctor! Call a military doctor! Two marshals are injured!"
The two were not unconscious, but they fell from a height of more than three meters and were hit by the shock wave, and were stunned for a moment.
Fortunately, they were all wearing helmets, so at this time they were just bleeding from their heads and hurting all over their bodies.
Everyone hurriedly helped them take off their helmets.
Xiang Qu stretched out his hand tremblingly and said,
"The Yan army's artillery is so terrifying! We were only able to see them, but they were able to fire such a stunning shot, hitting both of us accurately."
"Stop talking, Marshal. Go and bandage it."
Gong Yang Ge covered his head and said,
"You guys go and set up defense quickly, we'll bandage it and come back."
"The military doctor is here!"
The military doctor came quickly with a basket and wiped and bandaged them with gauze.
Everyone was a little frightened.
The Yan army's artillery fire was so accurate. Even at such a long distance, with the battlefield and half of the coalition camp in between, it only took one shot to directly blow up the two generals.
To be honest, this shot was so terrifying that it more or less dampened the will to resist of the Qian-Chu coalition forces.
Now, they were even more afraid of the Yan army.
The other artillery pieces of the Yan army were also fired towards them one after another. Rounds of bombardment made the soldiers inside cry for their parents and flee in all directions.
The generals shouted loudly, asking them to re-form the battle line to resist the attack of the Yan army.
Inside the camp, many tents, baggage and food vehicles were set on fire by artillery fire, and the troops inside were working hard to put out the fire.
After the Yan army bombarded for an hour, they began to advance.
At this time, the defense line of the Qian-Chu coalition had been plowed into pieces by artillery fire, and they were forced to continue retreating southward. Those wooden camps that had been reinforced had been blown to pieces by artillery fire, and their defense was almost non-existent.
The Yan army launched a charge towards the Qian-Chu coalition forces, and the Qian-Chu coalition forces also formed a battle formation and prepared for defense, waiting for the arrival of the Yan army.
The two sides engaged in close combat. The Yan army completely surrounded the enemy and advanced forward steadily, fighting with the enemy.
"Surrender and we will not kill you! The Yan army will treat prisoners well!"
The Yan army shouted and attacked forward.
From the very beginning, this battle was an intense and fierce one.
The Yan army wanted to use this final battle to completely pacify all areas north of the Yangtze River and eliminate this enemy force.
The Qian-Chu coalition was fighting a battle with their backs to the river. They had no way to retreat as the Han River was behind them. If they retreated any further, they would have to jump into the river.
So both sides fought extremely fiercely.
At this time, there is no need for any command. Just go forward and fight.
That is, the generals of each corps can still command and dispatch the front and rear armies to fight in turns so that tired soldiers can receive treatment and rest in time.
But the battle was so intense that many soldiers on the front line were killed before they could be replaced.
Even when the two armies were fighting fiercely, the artillery behind the Yan army continued to fire shells and bombard the enemy.
Shen Changgong and Ma Ling stood on a three-meter-high platform, holding binoculars and observing the battle situation.
They are located behind the front-line army, and behind them there is a dense army waiting to replace them at any time.
"A turtle trapped in a jar. The Qian-Chu coalition is doomed to failure."
Shen Changgong put down the telescope in his hand, looked at Ma Ling with a smile and said.
Ma Ling sighed and said,
"Don't push them too hard. If they really fight to the death, we will suffer heavy losses.
What I'm thinking about now is, should we blow up the bridge first? What if they desperately try to kill themselves after we blow up the bridge?
Shen Changgong shook his head and said,
"Playing for one's life depends on having no chance of survival. Our Yan army treats prisoners well and does not kill those who surrender. Everyone knows this.
If Bai Wuan were here, they would definitely fight to the death rather than surrender, but if it were us, they would surrender.
The Chu army is made up of cowards, and the Qian army is made up of spoiled brats. If we give them a chance to survive, will they perish together with us?
It is better to blow up the bridge sooner rather than later, to cut off their retreat route and force them to surrender even if they don't want to."
After saying that, Shen Changgong looked up and looked at the hot air balloon above.
At this time, the hot air balloon was floating towards the south.
However, at this moment, a cavalry of 10,000 people appeared behind them and rushed towards them.
When Shen Changgong turned his head, he happened to see this scene and immediately picked up the telescope to watch carefully.
He felt relieved when he saw that the team was flying the flag of Yan State.
Ma Ling frowned and said,
"Isn't the Zhennan Army keeping its troops on hold? Where did the cavalry come from?"
"Hey, what are you talking about? Don't you know that we have a cavalry team?"
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"A woman is coming."
A moment later, a huge bright yellow carriage appeared behind the cavalry, with a black dragon flag and the emperor's emblem hanging on it.
"She couldn't wait any longer. She wanted to witness the complete annihilation of the enemy army with her own eyes, so she rushed here with her cavalry. I guess the Yuying Army is still slowly advancing behind them."
Not long after, the cavalry entered the Yan army camp, and then the emperor's dragon sedan chair headed straight for the battlefield and stopped steadily under the general's platform.
The carriage curtain was lifted, and Her Majesty the Empress and Right Prime Minister Tang Xinyi got down from the dragon chariot.
The army behind them, who had not yet fought, saw her figure and put their right fists on their chests, lowered their heads and shouted,
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"
Yan Fuyao stepped onto the platform and waved to them, and the army stood up this time.
She put her hands on her lower back and smiled at Shen Changgong and Ma Ling.
"At this crucial moment of the final battle, am I not too late?"