Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1929: Battle of Lin'an, the Gun King has appeared, destroying Dongcang
While Xuanyuan Jingcheng, Wu Zhao and others were busy everywhere, the battlefields in Henan and Qingbei were still proceeding in an orderly manner.

Meng Tian tried his hand at conquering three counties in a row, leaving him only one county away from the capital Lin'an. If he conquered one more county, Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao's troops would reach the capital Lin'an.

Meng Tian took over the three counties easily with almost no casualties. This also made the Dongcang court realize that these temporarily recruited peasant soldiers were completely useless and could not be relied upon to compete with the elite Guandong Army that had experienced many battles.

Originally, they expected that no matter how poor the fighting power of these people was, they could at least stop Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao for a few days. Even if they could only stop each county for three or four days, by the time they arrived here, the pressure would have been reduced by more than half.

But now it seems that they have overestimated these peasant soldiers! Of course, they also overestimated the county magistrates in various places. They fell into Meng Tian's trap so easily and put these soldiers under the guns of others in vain!
To be on the safe side, Huangfu Guhan asked Zhang Churang, who had escaped, to escort his three sons to the front camp in Zhushan, while he himself vowed to live and die with the capital.

In Huangfu Guhan's heart, he still held on to a glimmer of hope, thinking that he had a chance to hold out until Yang Su sent troops to support him, and then have a chance to hold out until the arrival of reinforcements from Dayan.

He let his three sons leave Lin'an first, just to prepare for the eventuality. After all, if he didn't release one of them, if the city was breached before the reinforcements arrived, then the whole family would be taken away by the enemy, and there would be no hope of a comeback.

The reason why it was the third son, and not the crown prince who was the eldest son, was to prevent the news from leaking out and causing changes in the morale of the army.

As the emperor of the imperial court and the next prince of Dongcang, they were still in the city at this time, living and dying with the soldiers. The soldiers would not think much of it even if the news got out that the third son, who was originally unpopular, had left to reward the soldiers on the front line instead of the emperor.

In fact, Huangfu Guhan let his son leave very promptly. If it had been two hours later, they would not have felt that they could leave even with Zhang Churang's protection.

Therefore, less than two hours after that small group of people left, Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao's advance troops, the Golden Fire Cavalry, had already appeared near Lin'an City.

Although there was still one county that had not been conquered, Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao could lead a large army to slowly fight there. However, they both agreed to let the Golden Fire Cavalry attack first to prevent Huangfu Minghan from leaving before their main force arrived.

Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao naturally wanted to capture the enemy monarch in one battle, which was directly related to the outcome of their battle.

If Huangfu Minghan really were allowed to escape early, even if we could finally capture the enemy's capital, we would not be able to destroy the country in one battle and the final effect would be greatly reduced.

And they were not afraid that the Golden Fire Cavalry would bypass the enemy city and head straight for Lin'an, and then be cut off by these troops.

Are you kidding me?
With 50,000 Kwantung troops watching here, how can we cut off the retreat of the Golden Fire Cavalry?
Besides, the reason they were afraid of having their retreat cut off was simply because the Kwantung Army was mostly composed of infantry. Once their food supply was cut off, they would face the most direct crisis.

However, the Golden Fire Cavalry is different. With their speed, the worst that can happen is that they can bypass the enemy city and come back.

Otherwise, why is it so difficult to eliminate the cavalry?
It is difficult to defeat them on the battlefield, but what is even more difficult is how to kill their manpower after defeating them!

With the Golden Fire Cavalry watching over Lin'an, Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao could then attack the last obstacle on their way to Lin'an with peace of mind.

However, this battle was simpler than they imagined.

Within the county town, there seemed to be 8,000 peasant soldiers who were temporarily organized, which seemed to be a considerable number.

If there were 8,000 soldiers guarding the city under normal circumstances, even with their 50,000 soldiers, it would take some time to capture it.

However, these 8,000 men had no combat experience at all. Faced with catapults and rain of arrows, many of them panicked and had no idea how to react on the battlefield.

Moreover, there was no strong general to command this city, and it was completely supported by the county magistrate and the county lieutenant.

Therefore, in just one morning, Deng Jiugong had already made great achievements in climbing the city wall. Holding a big knife, he rushed to the back of the city wall with invincible bravery, cleared a place, and supported the subsequent troops to climb the city wall.

On the other hand, after Deng Jiugong arrived first, the enemy soldiers seemed to be frightened and could not react in time. No one mobilized troops in time to drive Deng Jiugong away.

Therefore, the situation is completely out of control.

Meng Tian, ​​who was under command, took advantage of the situation and sent more troops forward. It only took one morning to knock on the gate of the county town.

Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao only let the soldiers rest for one night, and left two thousand soldiers to Yang Yanlang, asking him to guard the city and keep an eye on the captured prisoners. At dawn the next day, he led the entire army and rushed straight to Lin'an City.

From then on, the grand battle of Lin'an officially began.

The final victory of this battle also marked the nominal demise of Dongcang less than two months after the Han Dynasty began its southern expedition, making Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao the two shining highlights in the southern expedition.

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After all, Lin'an is the largest city in Qingbei Road and a large city with a population of 500,000.

As soon as the news of Meng Tian annihilating Zhang Daozon's 80,000 troops came back, Huangfu Guhan gathered all the scattered troops from all over Pingyuan County to the capital Lin'an City. Finally, he managed to gather nearly 10,000 troops.

In addition, the yamen runners from various counties were also gathered together, totaling more than a thousand people.

The yamen runners of each county were no worse than regular soldiers in terms of individual combat capability. However, if they were to fight in a large-scale battle, the yamen runners would not be able to compete with regular soldiers. After all, this was determined by the duties of both parties.

However, even so, these yamen runners were at least more useful than the common people who were temporarily summoned.

In addition, Huangfu Guhan actively mobilized the noble families in the city and raised a 30,000-strong peasant army in a short period of time. Moreover, he opened the treasury and, with the support of the noble families, barely gave each of the 30,000 people a usable weapon.

Even a small part of them, Huangfu Guhan also equipped them with armor. Of course, it was only paper armor or leather armor. If there were extra iron armor, wouldn't Huangfu Guhan give it to those regular soldiers? It's not the turn of these peasant soldiers!
With these 40,000 soldiers and the tall Lin'an City, Huangfu Guhan was confident that no matter how powerful the Guandong Army was, he would be able to hold out for a month.

In a month, the reinforcements from Yang Su or Dayan should arrive sooner or later.

More importantly, there are still three thousand disciples of the Demon Sect in Lin'an.

These three thousand disciples of the Demon Sect were all brought here by Huang Ying.

Originally, he was going to hand these people over to Zhang Daozong to help him defeat Meng Tian. But who knew that Zhang Daozong was so weak that Zhang Daozong was defeated by Meng Tian just after his people arrived and before they could meet up with Zhang Daozong. Therefore, Huang Ying temporarily handed these 3,000 people over to Huangfu Minghan.

These three thousand people are the cream of the crop of the Qingbei Dao Demon Sect. The elite disciples from all the big and small forces of the Qingbei Dao Demon Sect were forcibly summoned together by Huang Ying, the leader of the Da Cang Demon Sect.

If these three thousand people were killed, the Qingbei Demon Sect would be completely devastated. The remaining scumbags would not be able to support the Qingbei Demon Sect.

"Your Majesty, although our army has a large number of soldiers, its combat effectiveness is weak. If the Han army attacks the city at all costs, the fall of Lin'an is only a matter of time! It is better to leave through the tunnel first!" Huangfu Song said worriedly inside the palace.

The people present were all core figures in the Dongcang court and were trustworthy. Therefore, Huangfu Song told the truth instead of shouting slogans like crazy in front of the ministers.

Although Huangfu Guhan sent a son away a few days ago, he was not a crown prince, but just an ordinary prince, a prince with little presence and was not favored.

If Huangfu Guhan died here, it would be difficult for him to support the overall situation of Dongcang. By then, even if Dongcang survived by chance, it would be a situation where the ruler was weak and the ministers were strong.

The ruler is weak and the ministers are strong, and the lesson of the Wei Dynasty is right before our eyes.

An emperor actually fell into the water just before he was about to take power. He was treating the whole world as fools.

Therefore, Huangfu Song wanted to go to Huangfu Minghan and leave at this time.

After all, apart from a few of them, no one else knew about the secret passage. It would be no problem to find a substitute to cover it up and conceal it for a while. Those soldiers still thought that the emperor was still in the city, so it would not affect their morale too much!
"No."

Huangfu Guhan decisively refused and said, "Only if I stay can the people of the city be determined to defend the city to the death. If I leave, Lin'an City will not be able to be defended at all."

Huangfu Guhan was able to get to where he is today in the turbulent times thanks to his own decisions.

If he was afraid of death, he would have left long ago.

If he leaves now, he may be able to hide the secret for a while, but not forever. Once the news leaks out, the morale of the soldiers will probably drop to the lowest point in an instant.

By that time, Lin'an City would be truly finished.

On the contrary, as long as he stood here and persisted for less than a month, Lin'an City might have a chance to turn around. For the survival of Dongcang, Huangfu Minghan was willing to take this risk.

"But……"

"Okay, stop persuading me. Man proposes, God disposes. My royal brother, all you have to do is to guard Lin'an." Huangfu Guhan said in a firm tone.

"Starting tomorrow, have the prince comfort the people in the city every day!"

"I will go to the city wall to supervise the battle! In this battle, Da Cang will surely win!"

Huangfu Guhan didn't know whether to cheer himself up or to cheer up the others present.

"Your Majesty, go to the city wall to supervise the battle. We dare not stop you!"

"But Mr. Yin must be on guard at our side!" Chen Qun suggested.

If the emperor personally appeared on the city wall, it would surely boost the morale of the entire army.

However, once they appeared on the city wall, swords and knives would be flying everywhere, and safety would be a big problem. Therefore, they naturally had to prepare sufficient defensive forces around them.

This so-called Mr. Yin is none other than the Grand Elder of the Demonic Sect. He is not a member of the imperial court, but he is also Huang Ying’s confidant and a great master in the early stage of the Heavenly Man Realm.

These people from the Demon Sect were all unruly and undisciplined, and they were not from the Demon Sect. The Demon Sect was in the south of Da Cang, and even if Huang Ying wanted to summon them, he couldn't get there so quickly. If Huang Ying didn't leave a few people to suppress them, Huangfu Minghan would not be able to use this force effectively.

The Mo Ji Sect is the leader of the Da Cang Demon Sect. More than one-third of the Da Cang Demon Sect's power is within their control.

In particular, a few years ago, the old leader of Xieji Sect, another top demonic sect in Da Cang, was deceived by Donghuang Taiyi to go to Dawu to cause trouble for Mahayana Buddhism. As a late-stage celestial being, he was slapped on the top of his head by Gu Qingzhu who wanted to establish his authority.

Without the old sect leader who was in the late stage of the celestial being, there was only Xiang Yutian who was in the early stage of the celestial being left. At the same time, Huang Ying broke through from the late stage of the celestial being to the peak of the celestial being. It could be said that even the Xieji Sect could not compete with the Moji Sect, which truly dominated the entire Great Cang Demon Sect.

In fact, in the entire Dongcang, there was only one master of the celestial level, An Zaitian. After An Zaitian died in Kaifeng, Dongcang could no longer produce any celestial level power.

If Huang Ying hadn't brought one with him, Huangfu Guhan, the emperor of a country, would probably only have a few master-level guards left around him.

Even there are not many guards at the sect level.

How many masters who can be truly trusted, who were sent to protect Yang Su and Zhang Daozon, are left in the imperial city now?

Of course, as for those who protected Zhang Daozon, their bodies have now been buried in the ground.

"As it should be!"

Huangfu Guhan nodded in agreement with Chen Qun's suggestion.

His uncle, since he knew that there was such a person in Da Cang secretly, sent people to contact him. Although he seemed to be indifferent and didn't take him seriously, fortunately, at such a critical moment, he was always more reliable than others.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong!"

Just at this moment, an official came in hurriedly after reporting.