The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 769: Strong Counterattack

Fengqiu County.

The rising sun is neither hot nor dazzling, but rather gentle.

While most areas in central and southern Zhongzhou were still savoring the remaining heat of summer, Niu Kelian could already feel the coolness of early autumn in the northeast.

Especially the entire right arm, which was clearly hidden in the sleeve, and could still feel shivering and sore.

After all, he is old and not as strong as before. In the past, he stayed up day and night and fought for three days and three nights, but after waking up from a sleep, he is still full of energy, right?

It has been more than three months since I came to the Northeast. Surrounded by enemies, the lives of the military and civilians in Zhongzhou are becoming increasingly difficult.

Although Zhongzhou has a vast territory and a strong foundation, it can maintain the supply of materials for multiple fronts of warfare at the same time. However, if the war situation on all sides does not improve after another six months and remains in such a tense stalemate, if there is a flood or drought in some local areas, Zhongzhou may not be able to survive longer than the enemies on all sides.

Whenever he thought of this, Niu Ke Lian would always feel at a loss as to where to start to break the impasse. His thick brows would become more and more wrinkled, and his hands of varying sizes would become more and more red as they were clenched into fists.

"Big Bull, Big Bull! There's good news!"

Fortunately, there was a clear sound from nature like the refreshing autumn breeze, which smoothed Niu Kelian’s brows and opened his palms in the blink of an eye.

"Good news?"

By the time Niu Ke Lian noticed the word "good news" in the visitor's words, the girl, who had grown half a head taller than when she left Jinzhou City, had jumped into his sight, shaking the scroll in her hand.

Seeing Xiaohua approaching, a smile naturally appeared on Niu Kelian's face, but he still kept repeating the words "good news".

"Daniu, are you crazy? Do you want to guess where the good news came from?"

Over the past year, she has traveled from south to north, and even followed General Niu to set up camp on the front line. The girl who was once as delicate as a porcelain doll looks healthier and more lively, except that her skin color is slightly darker than those daughters of wealthy families.

Seeing that Daniu seemed to be stunned by his smile, Xiaohua, who originally came to offer treasures, also became a little flustered.

The hand that was waving the battle report in a show-off manner slowly lowered itself, leaving only two ponytails dangling back and forth, as if her excitement had not yet subsided.

Just as he was about to reach out and poke Niu Ke Lian's chest to test his reaction, Niu Ke Lian finally came to his senses and took the battle report.

"Haha, Daniel was indeed stunned for a while. So, Daniel, guess what good news this will be?"

Niu Ke Lian was not in a hurry to open the scroll and started analyzing it directly.

"This is not an urgent military intelligence report, so Daniel may not be the first to know about it.

"Xiaohua has also read the content of the victory report. It must be a great joyous event. We need to convey it to the three armies to boost morale.

“Since it is a happy event, it must be a great victory. The victory report came from the court, so it must be related to the border war, so it should be a great victory on a certain border.

"It can even be a great victory that decides the outcome and puts an end to the war.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, without any major changes in the recent period, the conditions for ending the war in the short term are not met.

“The only major change that has occurred recently is the Battle of Jishouyan west of Yangguan.

"Could it be that the Xiting Army has been repelled?"

Xiaohua listened to Niu Kelian's analysis step by step, and her eyes became more and more bright.

"You are worthy of being called a great master! With you here, we will surely win more and more battles, and the day when we return home will be getting closer and closer!"

As Niu Kelian's words hit the mark, Xiaohua cheered and jumped up, hugging him in his arms.

In Niu Ke Lian's strong and tall arms, she felt both safe and proud.

She was entrusted to Niu Ke Lian as an adopted daughter when she was young, and she gradually understood that there was another story behind this tall and honest but clumsy adoptive father.

After Luo Piaolingmeng visited Chaoge, the father and daughter walked from north to south. During the journey, so many people risked their lives to protect them. Xiaohua could probably imagine how great her adoptive father was back then.

They walked back from the south to the north and came to an even further north. Although as an accompanying military family member they could not see how Niu Kelian strategized and issued orders in the military camp, but seeing the chaotic situation in the Northeast, which had almost collapsed, gradually stabilized under his leadership, and after recovering two lost territories in the past two months, Xiaohua's admiration and recognition of Niu Kelian became stronger and stronger.

In the past, Xiaohua only thought that Niu Ke Lian was a mountain that she could rely on, with few good points.

The more Xiaohua understood the solidity and reliability of this mountain, the more she wished she was Niu Kelian's biological child.

But every time she had this thought, Xiaohua felt sorry for her biological parents and grandmother.

"Neighbors often say that a daughter who is not their own is better than their own daughter. That's good, that's good."

Xiaohua comforted herself secretly.

"Okay, okay, I hope that as Xiaohua said, we can go home and celebrate the New Year this year~!"

Over the past year, the relationship between father and daughter has become deeper than the previous three years combined.

However, when they hugged each other, their thoughts had nothing to do with each other.

Niu Ke Lian could never have imagined that a child of only seven or eight years old would worry about the relationship between his own flesh and blood.

Of course, Niu Ke Lian, who was patting the back of the girl's head with one hand, was not idle either. He spread out the scroll with his other hand, reading it while thinking about how to fight the next battle. He was also worried about what changes the wars in other places would bring because of the great victory on the Western Front.

The heavy casualties and baggage losses of the Walaxiting army were a hole that could not be filled in a year or two.

For the Oirat, the plan of invading the south was equivalent to cutting off one wing.

It can be said that at this point in the war, Wala has already lost 30% of its advantage to Zhongzhou and has lost the initiative to win. It has to hope that Japan and India can defeat Zhongzhou and make it lose sight of the other.

So, next, whether to increase the deployment and investment, concentrate forces to capture the north or northeast line of Zhongzhou, or continue to divide the troops into two groups to maintain pressure on Zhongzhou, the morale of the Wala leaders must be shaken and they have different opinions.

This is a good opportunity for us to counterattack!

Compared with the Xiting Army that marched straight into Yangguan, the Wala Zhongting Army would not suffer too much loss if they retreated. However, if they wanted to severely damage the Zhongting Army, they needed to plan on a large scale, deploy troops in advance, and create an encirclement.

Beiwang Pass and Xixing Pass must have received this good news two or three days ago.

The Chang and Tang families are getting weaker with each generation, but if they don't even have this little vision and courage, they would be unworthy of the reputation of their predecessors.

Although Xiao Luo had no power to command the troops, he might be able to persuade the gangs led by Jubei League, Wudang and Emei to use their spears and swords for him.

As long as our army can cooperate properly with the Jianghu righteous army, we will surely be able to take advantage of the moment when the Wala Zhongting army is defeated on the western front and their morale is low, and break through them, and we will even have a chance to directly recapture Ulanbat!

Judging from the time, some action should have been taken, right?

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Rumble!

Two hours ago, Wahuhe was awakened from his sleep by a loud thunder.

As one of the pioneers of the night attack on Ulaanbat City, Wayuhe soon realized that the thunder did not come from the wrath of God, but from the collapse of the city wall!

Last year when they took over the city at night, they blew down a wall, and that was the sound!

At that time, they were the ones who pushed down the northern wall of Zhongzhou. This time, I'm afraid that the people of Zhongzhou will retaliate and push down their southern wall!

Wahuhe was not too panicked.

Ever since the news of the annihilation of the Xiting Army reached the city a few days ago, all kinds of negative emotions such as shock, anger, anxiety, and uneasiness spread rapidly.

The five Tumen Noyans who were in charge of the Wanhu Army each held their own opinions, and the commander-in-chief, Lahe Taiji, had also lost his sharpness over the past year and became hesitant and indecisive.

As a result, in recent days, there have been more and more voices in the city scolding the people of Zhongzhou for their courage, in addition to sporadic complaints and helpless sighs.

Everything was a sign that a disaster was about to happen.

Although Wa Yuhe and several of his good comrades in Nahai were strict with themselves and did not talk about the war and disturb the morale of the army, they were also wary of the fierce counterattack that the Zhongzhou army might launch at any time.

Three days passed. Waxu counted the days.

Before the sun of the fourth day rose over the grassland, the Zhongzhou army had already arrived!

Wa Yuhe was not surprised by the reaction speed of the people of Zhongzhou.

He already understood a lot of Zhongzhou dialect.

Strike while the iron is hot and pursue victory.

This is what the people of Zhongzhou are doing now.

What surprised Wa Yuhe was the efficiency of the Zhongzhou army's counterattack.

If they break down the city wall at once, they will immediately engage in battle inside the city.

Rather than suffering in an uncomfortable atmosphere, it would be much more pleasant to have a real fight with the people of Zhongzhou.

Wayuhe and his nine Nahai grabbed their weapons and rushed out of the door, heading towards the direction where the fire was shining and the shouts of killing were the loudest!

They are all warriors who broke out of the Tower of Babel in Badulu City. They have combat power comparable to that of the people in Zhongzhou and can fight against many enemies alone. They also have discipline and teamwork ability that the people in Zhongzhou do not have.

It was precisely because of this that they were able to defeat the Zhongzhou Army without any chance of fighting back, and kill a full 100,000 Zhongzhou Army soldiers here more than half a year ago!

But tonight, the situation is reversed!

Even though they fought very hard, more of them fell.

The night is ending and the day is about to dawn.

The Oirat people failed to defend the city of Batulu, which they had captured for more than half a year, and their troops fled in all directions.

Wayuhe and more than sixty brave warriors, together with a large army of more than 30,000 people, chose to march north.

On the way, they were repeatedly chased and intercepted by the Zhongzhou Army.

They were forced to head northwest.

Wa Yuhe also realized that this was what the people of Zhongzhou called the tactic of surrounding three and leaving one behind.

The goal is to not push them into a desperate situation or let them fight to the death. The goal is to slowly consume and erode them, and even annihilate them completely.

However, Wayuhe, who was familiar with the northwest road, found it quite strange.

The terrain along this route is quite vast. The Zhongzhou Army split up in four directions as they fled. Without a force twice or three times theirs, how could they stop such a large army?

In the dim morning light, the large army slowly stopped.

Voices of confusion and doubt rang out around Wa Xuhe, but soon they turned into curses.

Wayuhe rode his horse forward and only then did he see the reason why the large army stopped and cursed.

On their way, a dome-shaped military tent was set up, with a table and two chairs placed outside the tent.

There seemed to be a chessboard and kumis on the table, and two people were sitting between them, playing chess and drinking!

Of course, those two people were from Zhongzhou, and Wa Yuhe could even recognize their identities.

One of them is a man from the martial arts world, Luo Piaoling from Tingyu Pavilion in Zhongzhou.

The other person is Tang Daren, an important figure in the Zhongzhou military, who is responsible for guarding Xixing Pass.

Looking at the Zhongzhou troops who were calmly surrounding him from three sides, Wayuhe also understood the intentions of the Zhongzhou people!

Lately, I have been reduced to updating monthly, probably due to various factors.

It's work that consumes all my energy.

There are also those who are addicted to games and cannot extricate themselves.

Basically, after finishing a chapter, I had no interest in writing for more than ten days, and I wanted to start writing for another ten days but had no ideas. I tried hard to adjust myself.

Here is a picture of Yanyun Baitou City.