eurekapd Chapter 958 Misjudging Someone
Chapter 958 Misjudging Someone
Riding a black warhorse, Li Lin looked at the distant Rongcheng city walls and couldn't help but say to He Conglong beside him, "These kids are probably terrified."
He Conglong smiled calmly: "His Majesty once told me that most hatred comes from a lack of understanding."
"The Shu army doesn't understand us, which is why they resist. If they did understand us, they would know that the Feng army's blades are always pointed first at foreign tribes!"
Li Lin smiled and nodded: "His Majesty always manages to say something particularly insightful, leaving a lasting impression. How is his brain structured? Does he perhaps aspire to be a saint?"
He Conglong silently turned his head away, pretending not to hear.
There is probably no one else in the entire world who would dare to say such a thing, except for the Prince of Yan.
There's nothing we can do about it; he has a good relationship with His Majesty.
“We also need to speed things up,” He Conglong added. “The Night Watch has sent word that Luo Yueniang’s advance is very rapid; she seems to want a swift victory.”
Li Lin nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "This woman is truly extraordinary. Why don't you and I capture her alive and send her back to His Majesty? I bet His Majesty would be even happier than if he received a hundred beauties!"
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Luo Yueniang's military tactics were deeply rooted in the teachings of Wei Xun's father, and she also possessed the experience gained from years of leading troops.
She knew that to deal with the swift and elusive barbarians like the Duzhangman and Baicaoqiang, she had to act quickly and decisively, and absolutely could not give them the chance to escape back to the deep mountains and forests.
Otherwise, if we defeat them today, they will come back tomorrow, and we will never have peace!
Therefore, disregarding the army's exhaustion from the long march, she launched an attack with utmost speed.
Before the combined forces of the Duzhang Man and Baicao Qiang had fully absorbed the occupied city and were still burning, killing, raping and looting in the city, the Shu army had already reached the city gates!
The Qiang and Man soldiers, caught off guard, had no intention of resisting and only thought about escaping.
Luo Yueniang took the lead in the battle, which inspired the Shu soldiers to defend their homeland, and their morale soared.
After several charges, they routed the barbarian vanguard, who had not yet established a firm foothold.
Upon entering the city and witnessing the miserable state of the people of Shu, who were being ravaged by barbarians, the soldiers' anger intensified, and they fought even more fiercely.
The Qiang and Man chieftains were dumbfounded. In their impression, the Shu army mostly relied on city defenses to hold their ground. How could today's counterattack be so fierce and ruthless?
In this way, Luo Yueniang traveled dozens of miles in a single day and successfully recaptured the first few lost cities.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Qiang and Man chieftains knew that their rabble was no match for the Shu army, which was in high spirits.
He immediately ordered all units to abandon the towns they had occupied and retreat to the mountainous and forested areas behind them.
How could Luo Yueniang let them escape so easily?
If these wolves are allowed to retreat to their lair, they will surely return with renewed force after the Shu army withdraws, and may even cause more harm than before.
In this battle, we must inflict a heavy blow on them, cripple them, and severely damage their strength so that they will never dare to covet Shu again!
To achieve this goal, we need to come up with a good approach: instead of fighting small battles one after another, we need to combine small battles into a large campaign.
In the ensuing battles, Luo Yueniang displayed superb battlefield command. She no longer pursued immediate victories, but even deliberately left gaps in the defense to gain more initiative.
He skillfully deployed his troops, using elite cavalry as scouts to constantly harass and drive away the fleeing Qiang and Man troops.
The main infantry force maintained pressure on the flanks but was in no hurry to launch a general offensive.
In this way, the Shu army, like a shepherd driving a flock of sheep, gradually forced the barbarian coalition towards the desperate situation she had chosen long ago.
Under Luo Yueniang's tactics, the various units of the Qiang-Man allied forces were driven into a panic, as if being whipped by an invisible lash.
The barbarians had no real command to begin with, and now that their organization had been disrupted, they were thrown into chaos.
They felt as if they were surrounded by Shu army flags and pursuers, and could only flee towards the only way out.
By the time the experienced barbarian chieftains realized something was wrong, they had already been driven into a river valley basin surrounded by mountains on three sides by the Shu army.
In this way, the trap was tightened.
However, while leading the enemy into a desperate situation, it also meant that Luo Yueniang herself had no way out.
The Shu army had been on a long march and had been fighting for days, and the soldiers were showing signs of exhaustion.
Although the tactics were successful, morale was significantly eroded by the continuous high-pressure marches.
On the other hand, the Qiang and Man people, driven to the brink of despair, realized that their retreat was cut off, which only fueled their ferocity.
The leaders of each tribe began to gather their remaining forces, preparing for a desperate last stand.
The decisive battle is about to begin!
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Luo Yueniang immediately stood at the front of the central army formation, looking at the chaotic barbarian army in the distant valley, knowing that the only opportunity to fight had arrived!
If we win this battle, the Shu region will still exist, and I can immediately turn back and continue to confront the Qing army.
If we lose this battle... then we will be doomed forever.
She took a deep breath, gripped the gleaming silver spear in her hand, and raised it high above her head.
At this critical moment...
"Report——"
A lone scout galloped like a whirlwind from the rear of the army and rushed to the central banner.
Before the scout could even rein in his horse, he tumbled off the saddle: "Reporting to the general! A large number of cavalry have appeared behind the main army! Dust billows into the sky, there are at least... at least twenty thousand of them!"
"what?!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Shu army generals changed drastically.
Twenty thousand cavalry? How is that possible?!
The Shu region was already short of horses, and Luo Yueniang took all her cavalry with her on this expedition, which amounted to no more than three or four thousand riders.
Moreover, even if you count all the horses, donkeys, and mules that can run in Shu, you still can't gather 20,000!
Where are these cavalrymen from?
Almost instantly, a terrible thought popped into Luo Yueniang's mind, making her hands and feet go cold.
Could it be... the Qing Army?!
"All troops, prepare for battle! Rear guard, prepare to engage the enemy!" Luo Yueniang made a decisive decision and gave the order in a stern voice.
The order for a general offensive was abruptly suppressed, and the entire Shu army formation began to show obvious signs of turmoil and panic.
The army, which was originally aimed at the barbarians in the valley, had to divert most of its forces to the rear.
Luo Yueniang's heart sank to the bottom. She spurred her horse and, under the protection of her personal guards, charged up a nearby high slope.
Looking back towards where the smoke and dust were rising, the black line symbolizing destruction was getting closer and closer.
The sound of horses' hooves was like muffled thunder, striking Luo Yueniang's heart hard.
As expected of the Fengtian Army cavalry, they have such a formidable presence. No wonder they have been able to dominate beyond the Great Wall without any rivals.
At this moment, Luo Yueniang felt a sense of fear... She had never felt such pressure from any enemy before. Could her Shu army defeat them?
Finally, as the sweeping torrent drew nearer, she saw the flags fluttering in the wind at the forefront:
A huge military flag with the character '庆' on it!
As expected... it was the Qing army!
Luo Yueniang closed her eyes, a sense of despair welling up in her heart.
My husband... you seem to have mistaken me for someone else.