Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2451 Nurhaci's Army Deploys, Second Line of Defense Breaks

Wu Changkong defeated Minamoto no Yorimitsu and then killed the Four Heavenly Kings of Yorimitsu, led by Watanabe no Tsuna. Originally, he wanted to cooperate with Huang Feng to try to defeat Yagyu Muneken.

Among the experts from the Sun Kingdom, only this person is worthy of his respect.

However, at that moment, Hei Chi Changzhi issued a retreat order.

With the most important generals of the Han Dynasty tied down, the attacking cavalry's offensive power was greatly reduced. Taking advantage of this gap, Uesugi Kenshin began to reorganize his troops.

Although their numbers were small, they were enough to entangle Black Tooth Changzhi.

Uesugi Kenshin, in particular, although he did not look strong, his swordsmanship was extremely sharp. Even Kurochi Nagayuki did not gain any advantage against him.

That's why Hei Chi Changzhi decided to quit while he was ahead.

After all, if the fighting continues, with Uesugi Kenshin holding back his forces, the enemy's gradually reorganized army will only grow larger and larger.

If they don't leave now, the tide of battle may very well turn in the opposite direction.

Conversely, if they retreat at this point, they will still be the victors.

Although the number of casualties inflicted on the Sun Kingdom by Black Tooth Changzhi in this battle was not too high, the initial victory between the two countries had an undeniable impact on the morale of both sides.

It was precisely because of this that three days later, Matsushita Iso, who arrived with his main force, turned ashen-faced from the defeat.

Upon entering the main tent, he immediately launched into a tirade of abuse against the vanguard commander.

It was under these circumstances that news, whether good or bad, reached Matsushita Iso: Nurhaci had launched an attack, and Nurhaci of the Northern Barbarians had also announced his participation in the war.

Prior to this, the Sun Kingdom had even considered the possibility of the plateau intervening, but they never imagined that Nurhaci would participate in this battle to help Yelü Abaoji fight against the Han Dynasty.

After all, Nurhaci at that time truly did not have the spare capacity.

At this time, Nurhaci was still fighting with the Tuoba tribe for the interests of the Luandi tribe on the grassland. You have to understand that the Luandi tribe was only so big. If others took a bigger bite, it meant that Nurhaci would take a smaller bite.

The situation on the grasslands was no less brutal than that in the Central Plains, and in some ways, it was even more so.

Originally, Nurhaci was already under considerable pressure to compete with the Tuoba tribe for interests, so how could he possibly have the spare energy to meddle in the mess left by the Dongyi?
As for the previous alliance between the Dongyi, the Gaoyuan, and Nurhaci's forces, everyone involved was a politician and knew very well that they would only use it to their advantage and would not sacrifice their own interests for such an alliance.

That is why Matsushita Iso was so surprised when he received the news that Nurhaci had decided to participate in the war and would soon send troops into the Eastern Barbarian lands.

Nurhaci's impending participation in the battle is naturally advantageous to the overall situation of the war, and from this perspective, Matsushita Iso should naturally be happy.

After all, this means that their chances of winning this battle have increased significantly.

However, if Matsushita Iso had known earlier that Nurhaci would participate in this battle, he wouldn't have agreed to let Xiao Beichen participate so soon. At least, delaying it for a while wouldn't have been a problem. In fact, if they were lucky enough, Yelü Abaoji, with Nurhaci's help, could hold off the Han army alone, and perhaps they could have completely reaped the benefits.

Regardless of the circumstances, the Sun Kingdom, having officially joined the war, could only suppress any extraneous thoughts it might have at this point and deal with the battle on the front lines first.

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The Eastern Barbarians, Zhongping Road.

During this period, under the relentless pressure from Han Xin and Wen Zhong, the other three cities of the second line of defense have fallen one after another.

After all, even the most fortified Black Stone City was easily breached by Han Xin, so it was impossible to expect the remaining cities to withstand the Han army for too long.

In particular, during the process of the Han army conquering these cities, the Dongyi side also lost a large number of strong generals, including Duan Lin, Yin Ping, Liu Guozhen, Liu Kun, and Tieban Daoshi, which made Yelü Abaoji feel a little heartache once again.

When several cities in the second line of defense fell one after another, it would be impossible to say that Yelü Abaoji was not under great pressure.

After all, the two lines of defense, totaling nine cities, did indeed deplete the Han army's strength, but their effect was far less significant than Yelü Abaoji had initially hoped.

In other words, while the first two lines of defense were effective in depleting the enemy's forces when dealing with other generals of the Han Dynasty, they were essentially defeated by Han Xin's strategies when facing him, and thus failed to deplete Han Xin's forces at all.

Even though Yelü Abaoji repeatedly emphasized that the generals should focus on defense, they still fell into Han Xin's trap one by one.

As a result, the overall effect was significantly diminished.

With the first and second lines of defense completely breached, Yelü Abaoji now only has a final third line of defense left in the Eastern Yi region.

Once the third line of defense is completely breached, it will be time for both sides to engage in a decisive battle.

This is precisely why Yelü Abaoji was under immense pressure at this time.

Under these circumstances, Nurhaci took the initiative to extend an olive branch, willing to lend them a hand. Although it was a paid service, it was still a timely help for Yelü Abaoji.

Of course, Yelü Abaoji was both incredibly excited and somewhat surprised that Nurhaci had taken the initiative to contact him and offer to participate in the battle.

Although Nurhaci's envoys presented a series of conditions, no matter how harsh they were, they were nothing to Yelü Abaoji compared to the life and death of the Eastern Yi.

In particular, while Nurhaci's conditions did have an element of taking advantage of the situation, at least they weren't as outrageous as those of the Japanese, who demanded half a road right off the bat.

The money, grain, and various mineral resources proposed by Nurhaci were, for Yelü Abaoji, even more so given the current situation of the Eastern Yi.

Even if they wanted a larger quantity of these supplies, the Dongyi people simply couldn't provide them. However, Nurhaci didn't want them to pay in full at once; instead, he wanted them to pay in installments over several years.

Under these circumstances, Yelü Abaoji had even less reason to resist.