I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 701: The Zhennan Army's Most Cowardly Battle

After finishing the report, Shen Changgong and Southern King Ma Ling briefly discussed military affairs.

They all agreed that the enemy would surely continue to retreat tomorrow, and if they fought the Yan army, they would surely be defeated. The only way to survive was to retreat south of the Han River.

Therefore, the Yan army will also set out tomorrow, and the Zhennan army will take the lead in pursuing southward to block the enemy from moving south and buy time for the infantry's pursuit.

After the military discussion was completed, Shen Changgong and others went to rest.

The military report was also delivered to Yan Fuyao in Shaanxi City as quickly as possible.

It was already late at night, but Yan Fuyao had not yet slept, and was still worried about the war in the south.

She knew that Shen Changgong had ordered that the enemy must be completely defeated before midnight, but it was dark and difficult to fight. She was also worried that the Yan army would be caught in a fierce battle. Should she take Yu Ziling with her and lead the 100,000 Yuying army to help?

However, at the hour of Hai, the battle report was delivered to her. She was relieved after learning that the Yan army had won a great victory and the Chu army had been defeated.

At the same time, he sent someone to tell Yu Ziling to lead the army south tomorrow.

Then, Her Majesty the Empress hugged Tang Xinyi and Jiang Ruoxue on her left and right and went to sleep together.

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The next morning.

The Qian army and the Chu army in the south got up early, lit a fire and cooked, and quickly ate before moving camp.

The number of Chu soldiers who escaped back has almost been counted, and it is about 140,000.

Xiang Qu looked at his army of 400,000, which was reduced to only 140,000 by the Yan army, and his heart was bleeding.

Today, the combined forces of the Qian-Chu coalition have less than 350,000 men.

There were a total of 800,000 troops, but after two battles, only this many were left.

Simply incredible.

You know, in previous wars, the countries were mostly evenly matched in strength. Even if there were wins and losses, there would not be such heavy casualties.

Even with an army of 100,000 or 200,000, it would take ten days or half a month to determine the winner.

A city defense battle, with tens of thousands of people defending and hundreds of thousands of people attacking, would normally last for half a year or a year.

Not to mention the battles between super-large armies of over a million people, it is normal for the battles to last for several years or even decades.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Yan army was so terrifying that they defeated them directly and reduced more than half of their troops.

Looking at the entire history of war in the world, there has never been such an outrageous record.

And all this was done by the country called Dayan.

It all started when a woman named Yan Fuyao ascended the throne and a man named Shen Changgong took control of the military power.

The Yan army not only changed the world situation, but also changed the form of war.

At this moment, Xiang Qu was a little dazed.

Is it true that the State of Yan was destined to rule the world?

Now there are only three southern kingdoms left. Can they really resist the efforts of Dayan to unify the world?

Xiang Qu knew that they could not defeat the Yan army and were destined to become the dust of history.

The Qian-Chu coalition forces broke camp, and all the baggage camps were protected by the food and fodder camps in the middle and took the official road.

The Qian army and the Chu army guarded on both sides and in front and behind, and marched through the mountains and farmlands outside.

All the soldiers were armed with sharp weapons. They wore the armor and weapons that were usually pulled by the carts during the march, held them in their hands, held bows and arrows, and carried shields weighing dozens of pounds, ready to fight at any time.

They had just walked five miles when they heard the sound of thousands of horses galloping behind them.

The coalition scouts were running ahead, urgently reporting military intelligence.

The Zhennan Army of Yan State was chasing after them, trying to intercept the enemy and prevent them from moving south.

Gong Yangge and Xiang Qu turned their heads and saw a large dark mass appearing in the north. They immediately shouted,

"All troops advance, advance in a defensive posture, do not stop, no matter what happens!"

The drums on the chariots were beating, and the Qian and Chu armies marched quickly southward. The coalition forces at the rear turned their backs to the team and retreated to the rear.

Gong Yang Ge had thought that the Zhennan Army was coming to intercept them, and he also knew that they must not stop. Once they stopped, the Yan Army in the north would catch up within half a day, surround them, and annihilate them.

So, don’t stop no matter what!

Zhang Han was extremely surprised when he looked at the coalition forces in front of him.

It was the first time he had seen an army marching in square formation.

There were dense enemy troops on both sides, and food and supplies in the middle. Those vehicles blocked the road like a Great Wall, hindering the Zhennan Army from breaking through the enemy lines.

But Zhang Han was not afraid at all, and immediately led the Zhennan Army to charge forward.

Under his command, the Zhennan Army was divided into two forces, attacking the enemy from the left and right directions.

They first moved around and shot arrows at the enemy as they moved.

Zhang Han originally thought that the enemy would stop to defend and fight them.

But what he never expected was that the enemy ignored them and continued to run south, treating their 100,000 cavalry as air.

Zhang Han was shocked, so he led his soldiers forward again, continued shooting, and then threw a few divine thunders.

Those hit by the arrows fell down one after another, and the divine thunder killed a large number of enemy troops.

But the enemy troops didn't even look at them and continued to run south.

Zhang Han was stunned, and then became furious.

What a joke! I am the mighty Yan Zhennan Army, the most powerful army in the world, and you are actually ignoring me like this?

Zhang Han felt provoked and humiliated. Furious, he immediately led his cavalry and charged into the enemy's formation.

He attacked from the east side, rushed into the center of the enemy, and charged westward.

However, the enemy troops to their south did not even look back and continued to run south, while the enemy troops to their north roared and rushed towards their flanks with weapons in hand, using their infantry to fight against the cavalry!

In an instant, dozens of people on the northern right wing of the Zhennan Army fell off their horses and died.

Soon, Zhang Han's Zhennan Army crashed into the enemy's food and supplies, broke through the enemy's formation, knocked away the carts, fought their way out, and came out from the west.

Keep going in circles.

Zhang Han thought, should the enemy stop fighting now?

However, to his surprise, the enemy did not even look at the corpses and injured companions on the ground, but continued to run south with carts and weapons.

Zhang Han guaranteed that this was the most bizarre army he had ever seen.

If you don't hit him, he will run south. If you hit him, he will rush south. He will hit you to death. If you kill him, he will continue to run south and treat you as air.

Zhang Han felt that this battle was fought in a very pathetic way and he did not have any sense of accomplishment at all. Although he killed many enemy soldiers, he failed to complete the task of stopping the enemy.