I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 543: Book of Life and Death
August twenty-first.

The main force of the Zhen Liao Army finally arrived at Youzhou City after a long delay, and then continued to march south without stopping.

They looked like they were marching in a hurry.

But just when everyone was secretly breathing a sigh of relief, these bastards stopped again before they had gone far.

It would have been better if you didn't ask, because once you asked, you found out that the army was marching in a hurry and there were problems with the allocation of military supplies.

Then he asked the governor's office for money and food.

"You...you are shameless!"

"The governor has allocated so much money and grain, enough to support you for ten years! How can it not be enough?"

Faced with the angry rebuke from the visitor from the governor's mansion, the military commander of the central army in charge of military supplies felt a little surprised.

“When did I ever say it wasn’t enough?”

"It's just that the transfer of military supplies is very troublesome, and we are on a fast march, so it's normal for something to go wrong."

He said this with a serious look on his face.

"Don't worry, as long as the military supplies from the rear are in place, the army will be able to move forward immediately."

Shit!

If your Zhen Liao Army's ability to allocate military supplies is so weak.

It has been destroyed many times by the barbarians in the north!
The people from the governor's mansion cursed in their hearts, but they could not refute it effectively on the surface.

After several fruitless urgings, he could only go back and report to Yuan Feng.

But they didn't expect that the governor Yuan Feng, who should have been anxious and angry, just said lightly, "I know, let him be," and sent them away.

Faced with Yuan Feng's calmness, all the officials in the governor's office were stunned and extremely anxious.

Most of them came from noble families in the surrounding areas.

Although judging from the current marching route of Huang Tianjun, it seems that they are aiming to take Youzhou directly and will not necessarily affect their own territory.

But who dares to bet on such a thing?

Before, they could just stand by and watch, but now as Huang Tian’s army keeps getting closer and is about to burn down their own territory, how can they not be anxious?
So they changed the subject and actually advised Yuan Feng to take care of the people and provide money and food as soon as possible to ensure the "smooth" advance of the Zhen Liao Army.

There was such a strong contrast between the beginning and the end that Yuan Feng almost laughed out of anger.

However, considering that he still needed these people to keep himself looking good, Yuan Feng suppressed his anger and chose to take a step back temporarily.

He nodded and agreed to give out some more money and food.

But at the same time, he also said.

"In order to mobilize the Liao Zhen Army, this governor has almost spent all his money. Now the treasury is empty. The rest needs your help as well."

No?

We are working for you, Yuan, so why do we need to bring money to work?

The officials of the provincial governor's office were dumbfounded.

But no matter how reluctant and unwilling they were, at this critical moment, everyone had to cut their flesh and bleed.

In this way, a large amount of food and supplies were quickly gathered and sent to the Zhen Liao army.

"Now that the money, food and military supplies have arrived, can you all send out the troops?"

Seeing the eagerness that could not be concealed on the face of the visitor from the governor's mansion, the military commander in charge of military supplies had a strange look on his face.

To be honest, he was a little shocked by the current efficiency of the governor's office.

"If these guys can work together like this and maintain such efficiency on a daily basis, not to mention the Huang Tian Army, I'm afraid our Zhen Liao Army will also be in awe of them..."

The commander of the central army was secretly dissatisfied.

Just when he was racking his brains to think of how to make up another excuse to delay it for a few days, a military general suddenly walked in.

After taking a glance at the large amount of military supplies that had just been delivered, the general glanced coldly at the people from the governor's mansion, and then smiled at the military commander.

"Have the military supplies been prepared?"

Seeing the military commander nodded, he spoke.

"That's good."

"I will go and ask the Zhonglang to send troops immediately!"

You see, this is integrity!

The money and food are in place, so we can leave right away!
Almost half an hour after the money, food and military supplies arrived at the army, the hundreds of thousands of troops that had been stationed there for two days quickly broke camp.

At this time, the Huangtian army, which had won victory after victory and captured dozens of cities, was already approaching within 120 miles of Youzhou City with its overwhelming momentum.

This distance of one hundred and twenty miles doesn't seem close.

But for the hundreds of thousands of troops on both sides, it was already very close.

The war is about to start.

……

August twenty-four.

Zhao Mu's vanguard of 10,000 cavalrymen joined forces with Li Jing's main army.

However, the two sides did not join forces. Instead, Li Jing allocated another two thousand cavalry to Zhao Mu and let Feng Can serve as Zhao Mu's deputy.

At this point, Zhao Mu and Feng Can led 30,000 cavalry and were separated from the main force of the army.

August twenty-fifth.

Zhao Mu found an opportunity and took advantage of Huang Tian's army capturing the Yinping Pass to suddenly lead his troops from the flank to attack the rear of Huang Tian's army.

Even though Huang Tian’s army had already been prepared, the 30,000 cavalrymen seemed to have only tripled in number compared to the original 10,000 cavalrymen, but the actual increase in combat power was more than three times.
Faced with this sudden battle, Huang Tianjun was caught off guard again.

For a time, many soldiers and generals were lost.

During this period, a True Immortal of the Seventh Realm in the Huang Tian Army could not hold back and wreaked havoc on the battlefield with the Huang Tian Dao, intending to reverse the situation and destroy the 30,000 cavalrymen who had been trapped in the formation in one fell swoop.

But at this moment, a burly and brave general rode his horse into the sky.

With just one strike, he tore apart the power of Huang Tian gathered by the Huang Tian Dao.

With another blow of the knife, the shocked bearded man's head flew high into the air.

Feng Can, who captured the immortal's head in mid-air, laughed loudly.

"I am Feng Shen, and I am going to kill an immortal here today!"

"Who dares to fight with me?"

Lang Lang laughed loudly, his voice rolling like the tide.

The originally noisy and chaotic battlefield even fell silent for a moment.

Looking at the figure riding a horse and waving a sword in the void, who looked like a devil in the world, countless Huang Tiandao soldiers were shocked on the spot.

In contrast, the 30,000 Zhen Liao cavalrymen, their armor stained with blood, raised their arms and roared.

"Wan Sheng!"

Feng Can looked down with disdain, looking at the Huangtian Central Army in the distance.

After a few moments, he stopped laughing.

Then the long sword in his hand fell.

"My men! Attack! Kill him to pieces!"

"Attack! Attack! Attack!"

The 30,000 cavalrymen who had already come with the force of a mountain collapsing, were now in high spirits and invincible!
In a short moment, the Huang Tian army that was blocking the formation was smashed to pieces, killing countless enemies.

When the Huang Tian strongmen with the appearance of holding up the sky were about to join the battlefield with their feet on the void, the 30,000 iron cavalry took the lead, broke through the enemy formation, and rode away.

"Shameless rat! Do you dare to fight with us for another three hundred rounds?"

Three hundred rounds?

Do you think this is a stage?

Life and death, victory and defeat on the battlefield are often decided in just a moment. The so-called endless fighting and bloody battles are only helpless acts that are forced upon one's will.

The real skill is to punch your opponent and make him unable to hit you back.

Just like that, after the 30,000 cavalrymen suddenly rushed out and killed indiscriminately, they quickly withdrew from the battlefield.

After winning consecutive victories, Huang Tianjun, who was already full of confidence, could not tolerate such humiliation. He immediately split into several groups and chased after him relentlessly.

At this moment, the Zhenliao cavalry, which had been fleeing, suddenly turned their horses around and launched a surprise attack.

Not only that, a black thread appeared on the distant horizon almost at the same time.

And it was "woven" at an extremely fast speed like cloth, and was quickly spread over this vast area in almost the blink of an eye.

Then he took the lead and rushed towards the waist and abdomen of Huang Tianjun who was chasing him.

"Suppress Liao Army!"

"Charge!" As it was once said, a cavalry charge never needs inspiring drums.

Because the earth beneath our feet is the best war drum in the world!

The flying hooves of the war horses under them are the most powerful drumsticks in the world!
The sound caused by each strike on the earth is enough to shake the heavens and the earth.

Make the enemy feel terrified and make your own blood boil.

If you fight like this, you will be invincible!
"attack!"

In front of us, 30,000 cavalrymen changed direction and came rushing towards us.

Later, an unknown number of cavalrymen attacked the weakest part of the enemy's waist and abdomen.

The originally high-spirited pursuit army suddenly fell into chaos, unable to take care of both ends.

Once the battle formation is disrupted, the consequences are obvious.

If it weren't for the blessing of faith of these Huangtian Taoist soldiers, there would be no shortage of brave and fearless Taoist soldiers who dare to fight. In addition, the Huangtian army that was attacking the city realized that something was wrong and sent a large army to help in time.

With just this one battle, I'm afraid that all the 100,000 troops that came to pursue would be destroyed.

Even so, the losses in this battle were heavy.

Not only did most of the ordinary Taoist soldiers die, but even the core fighting force, the Huang Tianlishi, were killed by dozens of powerful Zhen Liao army soldiers hidden in the iron cavalry!
The most crucial thing is that these successive disastrous defeats were a fatal blow to the morale of the army.

In just one day, the invincible momentum accumulated by Huang Tian’s army through successive victories and capture of cities in recent days was almost completely destroyed.

"Let's postpone the siege for now."

"Take a break and we'll talk tomorrow."

Yinping was the seat of a county government, with strong city walls and high walls.

In addition, with this half-month buffer time, we were able to make adequate preparations.

If you want to take it, it will naturally not be as easy as the previous small towns.

After hearing what Commander Cheng Yuanyi said, if they had spoken out in rebuttal before, many of them could only hang their heads and choose to remain silent.

After all, if they had not strongly requested to fight, and even brought up the Great Sage Master, Cheng Yuanyi would not have been forced to agree to their rash pursuit.

Therefore, the defeat in this battle is their fault.

"The losses in this battle are heavy, and it's all our fault! Please forgive me, Commander!"

Facing the generals' apologies, Cheng Yuanyi glanced at them and finally sighed.

"We will discuss the merits and demerits after the war. Now..."

"Everyone, get up."

There are no born famous generals or veterans.

Which of the so-called famous generals and veterans is not made up of countless corpses piled up layer by layer?

After all, Huang Tiandao’s foundation is... too shallow.

The atmosphere in the central military tent was depressing.

After a long while, seeing that Cheng Yuanyi hadn't spoken a word, a general finally couldn't help but speak in a hesitant manner.

"Master Qu, what should we do next?"

Cheng Yuanyi, who was holding the Huang Tian Dao Sutra and flipping through it from time to time, said lightly without looking up.

"Be prepared tomorrow and continue the siege."

Yinping, as an important node of Youzhou, lies ahead.

It must be taken.

Otherwise, whether it is a full-scale advance or a retreat if things go wrong in the future, it will be a major threat.

After Cheng Yuanyi finished speaking, the generals present looked at each other, and then continued to ask cautiously.

"Then...what happens after we take over Yinping?"

Cheng Yuanyi raised his eyelids slightly, and then drooped again.

After turning a page of the Taoist scripture in his hand, he spoke lightly.

"No matter how many tricks he uses, I will just go one way."

Since entering Youzhou, all the large and small battles with the Zhen Liao Army have undoubtedly proved that Cheng Yuanyi's pre-war assessment was correct.

It is impossible to divide the troops.

Compared with the fancy military strategies and tactics of the military strategists, Huang Tianjun is not even worthy of carrying their shoes.

The only thing you can rely on is to use your power to suppress others.

He captured cities and advanced along the way, and then forced the Zhen Liao army to fight a decisive battle with him.

As long as we can decide the outcome in one battle and completely destroy or even just inflict heavy damage on the Zhen Liao Army, the rest of the things will be easy.

As for... defeat?

No! Cheng Yuanyi will not lose! Huang Tiandao will not lose either!

Putting down the Taoist scripture in his hand, Cheng Yuanyi suddenly raised his head and asked.

"How are you preparing for what I asked you to do?"

Upon hearing this, the generals in the tent looked hesitant.

"Master Qu, do you really want to do this?"

"Those...they...are they a little bit against my Huang Tian Dao?"

Cheng Yuanyi tapped the table with his fingers and finally sighed.

"This commander is helpless."

After saying this, Cheng Yuanyi glanced at the generals in the tent and said in a deep voice.

"For the great cause, for the great aspiration of a great and virtuous teacher and everyone being like a dragon, all sacrifices are worth it."

When the cards in your hand are not enough to guarantee your ultimate victory, it becomes necessary to use some means to increase the number of cards in your hand.

There are no bones along the way to pave the road or corpses to serve as stairs.

How can we achieve great things?

How can we realize the unprecedented grand aspirations of the great and virtuous teacher?
So even if there are sacrifices today, it is worth it.

……

On August 26, Huang Tian’s army attacked Yinping again.

During this period, Zhao Mu's 30,000 cavalry made a small attempt, but when they saw that the Huang Tian army on the periphery was well guarded, they retreated.

This was not the first time that Huang Tianjun had charged a punch and hit empty air.

I've gotten used to it.

But this would bring suffering to Yinping.

Yinping City, which had held out for two days, was finally broken by the almost crazy attack of Huang Tian’s army.

Just like before, all the noble families of Yinping clan who fought desperately were slaughtered.

Those heads hung on the top of the city walls, staring into the distance with wide eyes, as if questioning why the Zhen Liao army did not save them.

Some of the generals of the Zhen Liao army who saw this scene sighed in their hearts.

Most of them just look at it coldly.

The ass decides the head.

The two parties have never been from the same group. There is no emotional bond or interest involved. Saving you is a favor, and not saving you is also natural.

Moreover, during the years when the Karasuma clan was rising, it is possible that these people were secretly manipulating things.

But the next scene surprised them a little.

Because this time, Huang Tianjun did not do almost no harm to the people in the city as he did before.

"What are these bandits doing? Are they trying to force ordinary people to join the army?"

Some of the generals who guarded Liao couldn't help but frown, feeling somewhat puzzled.

They didn't understand what the point of forcing these ordinary people into the army was, except to increase casualties and even hinder their own formation.

At this time, Zhao Mu, who used his Dharma Eye to look at the sky above Yinping, keenly sensed that something was wrong.

And the thought was instantly transmitted to Han Shao.

In response to this, Han Shao remained silent for a while, then spoke to himself in a rather helpless tone.

"The Book of Humanity, the Book of Life and Death..."

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(End of this chapter)