Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2479 Wen Zhong Attacks Gu Luan, Countdown to the Decisive Battle

After the Battle of Gulan City ended, Han Xin, after careful consideration, finally decided to cross the river ahead of schedule.

Although Pingcheng remains under Wang Changluo's control, their retreat will indeed face certain threats after crossing the river.

However, this risk is now within Han Xin's acceptable range.

Moreover, Han Xin could not send all his troops across the river at once. Instead, he planned to have Hulü Guang lead 85,000 troops across first, so as to completely secure Fenglingdu as their ferry crossing.

With Hulü Guang's 85,000 troops, plus Hou Yi's 15,000 men currently stationed at Fengling Ferry, the total force of 100,000 is sufficient to hold the ferry and make it difficult for Yelü Abaoji to take it back easily.

Furthermore, although Han Xin dealt a heavy blow to the Dongyi by using Wanyan Xieye as a pretext, the problem with Wanyan Xieye still needed to be resolved.

Leaving aside the question of whether Wanyan Xie is suitable to continue serving as the commander of one of the armies, Han Xin would never feel at ease sending all his troops across the river to fight if Wang Changluo was not completely dealt with.

Therefore, Han Xin eventually transferred Wen Zhong to replace Wanyan Xieye, and also transferred Xing Tian, ​​the number one fierce general, over.

Although the Eastern Yi used three fierce generals—Gatling, Gatling, and Yelü Changwu—in the night raid on Wanyan Xieye, the Han army had already crossed the river.

Han Xin was confident that Yelü Abaoji would not leave his most important generals here, and under such circumstances, he would definitely bring them back to protect the central army.

Moreover, even after that night raid, Wanyan Xieye's forces were still several times larger than Wang Changluo's.

Given this disparity in troop strength, Han Xin believed that as long as he didn't make the same tactical mistakes as Wanyan Xieye, the outcome of the battle wouldn't be affected by having one more or one less Xing Tian.

At most, things will be a little more complicated after Xing Tian is transferred away.

Regardless, with the initial crossing of the river underway and a decisive battle imminent, Han Xin needed a master like Xing Tian even more than Wen Zhong did.

If it weren't for the immense pressure from Heichi Changzhi, Han Xin would have even considered transferring one or two of Wu Changkong, Zhao Yun, and Huang Feng over.

Now that the decisive battle is imminent, he will naturally use every means to maximize his chances of winning.

However, although Hei Chi Changzhi's forces were not much weaker, the quality of the troops on both sides was not on the same level.

The majority of them were already new recruits, and their generals were not as capable as the enemy's. If they were to continue to be transferred at this time, it might really affect the balance on Heichi Changzhi's side.

Therefore, Han Xin ultimately gave up.

After all, with his double troop strength, he had a good chance of winning even without bringing Zhao Yun and his men over.

As for Wanyan Xieye, Han Xin not only sent Wen Zhong to replace him, but also transferred Yao Guangxiao there as well.

Wen Zhong was good at leading troops in battle, but he was not good enough at guarding against any conspiracies or tricks. That's why Yao Guangxiao was also transferred to Wen Zhong's side.

Yao Guangxiao's help to Han Xin was indeed limited. In terms of leading troops into battle, even a top-level commander or a strategist, even a god-level strategist, can only offer limited assistance.

Moreover, besides Yao Guangxiao, Han Xin also had Feng Hou, who was also a god-level strategist.

Although in most cases, Feng Hou was just a mute to Han Xin, he still had a god-level strategist by his side, didn't he?
...In the Eastern Yi army camp, Yelü Abaoji has been hit by a series of bad news countless times recently.

Almost every few days, he would receive bad news. Good news was extremely rare, but the bad news was varied and numerous.

Perhaps he had become accustomed to the blows he had suffered these past few days, so when Yelü Abaoji found nothing at Heima Ferry and then received news of the fall of Fengling Ferry and Gulan City, he was not as furious as before.

"Send an order to Changluo, instructing him to defend Ping County to the death, and that he must not take any risks due to the war situation!"

"Furthermore, recall Gatling, Gatling, and Yelü Changwu to the camp to prepare for the battle against Han Xin!" Yelü Abaoji issued the orders in succession.

Just as Han Xin had anticipated, with the Han army having already crossed the river, Yelü Abaoji could only transfer his three fierce generals—Gatling, Gatler, and Yelü Changwu—to prepare for the final confrontation with Han Xin.

As for Pingcheng, as the last nail on the banks of the green water, its importance is self-evident.

As long as this nail remains in place and the city remains in the hands of their Dongyi army, even if Wang Changluo doesn't make any moves and simply defends the city peacefully, it means they still have the ability to threaten Han Xin's rear.

A single city is enough to hold back tens of thousands of Han troops.

This is of great importance to Yelü Abaoji, whose forces are currently at a severe disadvantage.

The existence of this city is tantamount to tying one of Han Xin's hands and feet. If this city were to fall, Han Xin's hundreds of thousands of troops could swarm in completely in an instant.

Therefore, Yelü Abaoji's requirement for Wang Changluo was that he didn't need to pay attention to the battle situation and only needed to keep an eye on his own territory.

"Gentlemen, the decisive battle with the Han army is imminent!"

"The life and death of my Great Liao depends entirely on you gentlemen!" After issuing a series of orders to mobilize troops, Yelü Abaoji took a deep breath, then turned to his generals and spoke in a low voice.

As he said this, he suddenly drew his sword from his waist. The sword flashed like lightning, cleaving through the heavy air, and the blade pointed westward.

"In this battle, there is no way to retreat. Behind us lies Shangjing Prefecture, the burial place of our ancestors, and our wives and children!"

"I once promised you that I would make the name of Dongyi shine again. This vow will not be fulfilled today before the altar of the Eternal Heaven, nor in the bustling capital city, but right here, on this blade, with the banners of the Han army!"

Yelü Abaoji ignited the fighting spirit in the hearts of his generals. They all drew their swords, the gleaming blades raised like a forest, reflecting the flickering firelight and their resolute eyes.

They struck their breastplates with the hilts of their swords or ran their blades over their heads, uttering beast-like roars.

"Follow His Majesty!"

"Crush them!"

The roar almost lifted the tent roof. Yelü Abaoji watched this uproar and slowly sheathed his sword.

After the boiling, comes a cold, deathly silence, the final, suffocating stillness before the decisive battle.