Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2178 Encirclement and Reinforcements, Capturing Three Counties in Succession, and Then Attacking Li Mu
She could withstand the battlefield aura emanating from such a large number of people.

However, although the impact is not significant, it still has some influence.

However, his opponents were two top-tier experts, Shi Yongkai and Wang Yanzhang, both of whom were considered divine generals.

Today, Shi Yongkai is a genuine figure, not a false god.

Since his basic martial prowess has reached the level of a Divine General, it means that his martial arts realm has reached this level. His hardware has been achieved, and even if his software is still somewhat lacking, it is much easier to improve than before.

Therefore, over the past few years, he has replenished his foundation and truly established himself at the level of a divine general.

As for Wang Yanzhang, he also possesses a set of combo skills.

With the addition of numerous cavalrymen, he was "killed" on the spot in full view of everyone.

During the fight, although Tethys had revealed his identity to Guo Ziyi, he did not let them hold back and leave. Instead, he told them to go all out.

There was no other way; the surrounding area was all plains. The nearest city was the one where Xuanyuan Jingcheng and the prince broke through the siege, which was still thirty miles away!

The county seat of Yinchuan, which is even further away, is a full seventy miles away.

If the enemy had 20,000 infantry, then she could simply run away. Even if it were 100,000 infantry, she would still run. As long as she wasn't surrounded, if a Celestial Being escaped, no one would suspect anything.

However, surrounded by 20,000 cavalry and two great generals, with no suitable terrain such as mountains or forests nearby, and having to fight to the death to cover the prince's breakout.

How could they escape under such a situation with multiple low-level buffs stacked up? Do they really think the higher-ups of the Great Yan are Japanese?

Therefore, Tethys was "killed" by Guo Ziyi as a matter of course.

After all, even if she was "killed" by the Han, there was still a Koos in the Great Yan.

It's time for her to retire gracefully.

She died in battle after fighting valiantly, which was her final act of help to Coeus.

Following this, Guo Ziyi besieged the small town.

Or rather, even if those people fought to the death, Guo Ziyi still let them escape to this small town because Xuanyuan Jingcheng and the prince were able to do so.

Or rather, it was Guo Ziyi who forced him into this small town.

If Guo Ziyi hadn't deliberately tried to force them into this small town, even if those men fought desperately, they wouldn't have been able to escape among the 20,000 cavalrymen today.

The news sent shockwaves through the entire city of Heyang. Or rather, the reason other places weren't shaken was simply because the news hadn't reached them yet.

Xuanyuan Huang actually had quite a few sons, but he only had two legitimate sons: one was Xuanxiao, the eldest legitimate son who was the crown prince, and the other was the second prince, Xuanyuan Changyi, who was trapped in this small city.

In fact, this is a prince who could pose a threat to the position of crown prince.

After all, although he himself posed no threat to the crown prince, his son Zhuanxu was born amidst unusual celestial phenomena, which a wandering Taoist priest described as a purple aura descending upon the world, signifying his immeasurable nobility.

There's no way around it; among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, a large portion were from the Yellow Emperor's own family. This wandering Taoist wasn't entirely wrong, which shows he has some skill.

However, this put the crown prince in an awkward position. Of course, he wasn't the crown prince at that time.

Not far away, Liu Wuzhou, the prefect of Linshui County, and Tang Bi, the prefect, who were stationed in Yinchuan County, dared not stand idly by and could only send troops to provide assistance.

At the same time, Zhang Baiqi of Jinyuan County, Xu Tiancheng of Jinshui County, and Li Mu of Chengyuan County all dispatched reinforcements after receiving the news.

Even Da Hong dared not stand idly by. At this point, no matter how helpless he was, he still sent his general Zhang Guiba with five thousand troops to make the troops of each prefecture obey Li Mu's command.

Da Hong judged that the Second Prince was currently besieged in a small city, which was most likely a tactic of the enemy to besiege the city and attack the reinforcements.

If the garrison troops from several counties are sent in batches, it's no different from sending people to their deaths!
Only by uniting together and forming a unified command can we have any chance.

However, while Dahong was able to calmly analyze everything at this time, it doesn't mean that everyone has this ability.

In particular, the surrounding counties of Linshui County received the news much faster than he did.

After Da Hong received the message, he wanted to quickly send a message to the prefects to order them to obey Li Mu's command, but it was too late. Several of them had already rushed in and plunged into Guo Ziyi's ambush.

Guo Ziyi's Flying Feather Legion actually numbered 5, not just 2.

Even as Guo Ziyi remained obediently surrounding Xuan Yuanchangyi, his remaining troops launched a surprise attack on Zhang Baiqi, Tang Bi, Xu Tiancheng, and others who were charging towards Guo Ziyi.

Guo Dongshan, formerly the commander of the Zhen Dong Army and the Black Cavalry, now serving as the commander of the Flying Feather Army, led 4,000 cavalrymen to attack Zhang Baiqi and defeated him decisively. Zhang Baiqi was killed on the spot by Guo Dongshan.

Zhang Liao, the deputy general of the Flying Feather Army, led 5,000 cavalrymen in a battle against Tang Bi and Wang Bo. Tang Bi and Wang Bo, who left the city and entered the plains, also met a bad end, and both were killed on the spot.

In fact, Wang Bo wanted to surrender when he was dying, but Zhang Liao didn't give them the chance at all.

The generals and officials that the Great Yan has brought to Henan are all richer than the last. If they are not killed, what will the generals of the Great Han eat?
After all, Wang Bo, frankly speaking, didn't have enough value to warrant that the Han people spare his life.

If the opponent were someone like Li Mu, Da Hong, or Xuan Yuan Changyi, Zhang Liao would not kill them if there was even the slightest chance to catch them.

The value of these people's lives is far beyond what Wang Bo could ever achieve.

Many generals on the Han side, even if they wanted to eat meat, would still choose their food based on who they were dealing with.

Some minor figures are not bothered by the higher-ups; even if they know, they turn a blind eye.

But if they kill anyone for profit, then the higher-ups won't tolerate it!

As for Xu Tiancheng, he was also ambushed by Di Qing, another general of the Flying Feather Army, and his entire army was basically wiped out. Or rather, when infantry faces cavalry and is outnumbered, they have virtually no chance of escape.

The troops in these three counties had been almost completely wiped out, so the generals of the Flying Feather Legion naturally showed no mercy and captured the three counties in just half a month.

Thus, in a short period of time, half of the ten prefectures of Heyang have fallen into Li Jing's control.

Most importantly, this siege and reinforcement operation is not over yet. After all, the biggest fish has not yet arrived.

Li Mu's side had just regrouped with Zhang Guiba's side.

However, he had already received news that these three armies had foolishly rushed in and been completely wiped out, which made him so angry that his nose was crooked.

This is such an obvious trap that many people can see through it. Dahong is an example, and so is Limu.

However, just by looking at it, what can be done? The one trapped there is a prince, and he is the legitimate son.

Apart from Xuanyuan Huang giving the order, could the others ignore it after finding out? Would they dare to ignore it?

Even knowing it's a trap, they have to rush in. Even if they all die there, they have to rescue that prince.

However, Li Mu's side already had little chance of winning, and now, his teammates have all been eliminated, leaving Li Mu with only 10,000 troops available.

After all, he only had 15,000 troops at his disposal. His Chengyuan County was different from those other counties. As the western defense line of southern Qingnan Road, it was impossible for him not to defend it.

Therefore, he could only spare 5,000 troops, plus the 5,000 brought by Zhang Guiba. One can imagine Li Mu's despair at this moment. Knowing it was a dead end, he still rushed forward.

Finally, upon learning that Zhang Liao, Di Qing, Guo Dongshan, and the others had not joined up with Guo Ziyi after defeating the troops of the three counties, but instead went to take the land of those three counties, Li Mu decided to take advantage of the fact that the Flying Feather Legion had not yet assembled and make a desperate attempt.

Otherwise, if these people were to come together, even if he risked his life, he would have absolutely no hope of achieving his goal.

However, the current situation is still not optimistic. After all, even though Zhang Liao, Di Qing, and Guo Dongshan have not joined forces with Guo Ziyi, Guo Ziyi still has 2 troops, all of whom are cavalry.

However, of their 10,000 troops, only 3,000 were cavalry.

Fortunately, his goal was not to defeat Guo Ziyi, but to cover Xuanyuan Changyi's escape.

It was precisely for this reason that Li Mu, riding at full speed, openly raised his banner and made no attempt to conceal his presence, heading directly towards Guo Ziyi's army.

Li Mu was well aware that he still had some value within the Great Yan Dynasty.

After all, Li Mu was one of the top generals in the Great Yan Dynasty, ranking among the senior generals. He was also the number one fierce general in the early days of the Great Yan Dynasty. Although he has now been surpassed by Xuan Yuanba, it still cannot change his influence in the Great Yan Dynasty.

His head is worth more than all the heads of Zhang Baiqi, Xu Tiancheng, and the others combined.

If he doesn't show up, how can he attract Guo Ziyi's attention? And if he doesn't attract Guo Ziyi's attention, how can he have a chance to lead Xuanyuan Changyi out to fight his way out?

Guo Ziyi was indeed drawn to the area, but only 10,000 of his 20,000 troops marched towards Limu. The remaining 10,000 remained surrounding the small town.

You should know that the one trapped inside is Xuanyuan Huang's eldest son.

They devised this strategy of besieging the stronghold and attacking the reinforcements in order to both obtain and retain the target.

However, if one really had to choose between the two, the identity of Prince Xuanyuan Changyi would naturally be the more valuable one.

Therefore, even if Guo Ziyi wanted to wipe out Li Mu's army, he would not have given Xuanyuan Changyi a chance to escape.

In the middle of the battle between Guo Ziyi and Li Mu, Zhang Guiba received news that the number of troops drawn away was within their expectations, but he still gritted his teeth and carried out the original plan.

With only three thousand cavalry, they fought their way out and launched a direct attack on the troops surrounding the small town.

After all, they were besieging a city, and to protect a city, they would need to deploy troops in all four directions.

Therefore, although Zhang Guiba only had three thousand soldiers, he was still able to gain a local numerical advantage.

On the contrary, the Han army in the remaining three directions, when they received the attack from the Yan army, were worried that they would fall into the feint attack again, and that if they mobilized too many troops, Xuanyuan Changyi would have a chance to escape from them. Therefore, they did not dare to mobilize reinforcements with all their might.

Before they were certain of which direction Xuanyuan Changyi would break through from, no one dared to make any rash moves.

On the other hand, Xuan Yuan Changyi remained very calm when it came time to break through, and he still chose to go in Zhang Guiba's direction.

This small town had virtually no defenses, offering him little help in breaking out.

With no large-scale troop redeployment to other directions outside the city, he had no choice but to break out towards Zhang Guiba's direction.

If he chooses one of the other three directions, each of those directions will have at least two thousand cavalrymen watching over him. He will only have Xuanyuan Jingcheng by his side. How can he possibly break through two thousand cavalrymen?
However, although he chose to reunite with Zhang Guiba and break out from the direction Zhang Guiba was in.

However, in the remaining three directions, decoys were still sent out to lead the organized people in the city to rush out of the small town in a chaotic manner, in order to cover up the truth.

In fact, to achieve a sufficiently realistic effect and to buy more time, Xuan Yuan Jingcheng volunteered to protect one of the three stand-ins and charged out in one direction.

Xuanyuan Changyi's plan did indeed have some effect. The remaining three city gates all thought that Xuanyuan Changyi was going to break out from their direction, and it was even less likely that they would send reinforcements to the direction where Zhang Guiba was located.

It was precisely because of this that Xuanyuan Changyi successfully reunited with Zhang Guiba.

Before the Han cavalry from other directions could react, Zhang Guiba, after reuniting with Xuan Yuanchangyi, decisively stopped fighting and quickly broke through the encirclement.

However, if Xuanyuan Changyi really wants to escape, the situation is far from over!
After all, successfully reuniting with Zhang Guiba and successfully breaking through are two completely different things!
His tricks could only fool the Han cavalry from the remaining three directions for a short time. Once the Han cavalry from those three directions discovered that Xuan Yuan Changyi was a fake, they would naturally rush to surround him.

Moreover, whether Zhang Guiba can shake off the Han army in his direction is also an unknown!