I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 549: Millions of Encirclement! Decisive Battle of Yinping!
"The zombies are out of their cages..."

"What are zombies?"

Han Shao did not give a clear answer to Gong Yan's curious question.

He just sighed and asked in return.

"Tell me, I am too cold-blooded for not saving them."

Gong Yan was stunned when he heard this.

A general goes into battle with his soldiers, regardless of life or death. Moreover, these soldiers are not under Han Shao's command. Even if they need to be rescued, why should he do it?

But she soon realized that Han Shao was not talking about the Youzhou garrison troops below, but the ordinary people who were coerced and driven by Huang Tian’s army.

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. Your Majesty has never eaten their fat and received their offerings. You have no duty to protect them, so how can you be called cold-blooded?"

"and……"

Gong Yan paused here before continuing.

"And it's against the rules."

She didn't quite understand why Han Shao, who was always cold and cruel to the noble families, always had an "inexplicable" sympathy for these ordinary people.

It was as if she was born with a sense of responsibility and mission that she could not understand.

And Han Shao was unable to explain to her the imprint of this ideology.

After staring at each other for a while, Han Shao finally admitted it reluctantly.

"I am just being pedantic."

Gong Yan is right.

Only when you have received their kindness and benefited from them can you have the responsibility to protect them.

It seems stupid no matter how you look at it to bear the guilt for the evil done by others.

He wants to protect all living beings in the world, but that will be something he will do in the future when he rules the world. There is no need to think too much about it now.

After comforting himself in this way, Han Shao's somewhat gloomy mood gradually dissipated a little.

He stretched out his hand and took the former imperial concubine into his arms.

The delicate body constructed by pure and spiritual energy is light and ethereal, weightless, and does not feel real to the touch.

But her stunning appearance, like that of a goddess descending to earth, is enough to offset everything.

How to describe it?
No wonder many people next door take paper figures as their wives...

And this figurine of mine is obviously much more high-end than the paper figure with no emotional response.

"Your Majesty... no... don't..."

Without a real body, some feelings are much stronger.

In addition, some of these things had never happened to her in her life, which undoubtedly deepened her sense of shame.

Fortunately, the big hand that was wandering on his body did not force him, which made Gong Yan secretly relieved and couldn't help feeling a little grateful.

He said this carefully.

"I am not ready yet, and... and I don't have a real body right now. When I return to life in the future..."

Good guy.

Is it too late to draw the pie in the sky?
Han Shao rolled his eyes at her, then pinched her in dissatisfaction.

Then something embarrassing happened.

"My Lord, please don't... leak... leak..."

It was clearly just the pure and spiritual energy between heaven and earth, but at this moment the beauty in his arms still blushed, performing a scene of extreme shame and embarrassment.

When her breasts became fuller again, in order to break the awkward situation, Gong Yan struggled out of Han Shao's arms and quickly changed the subject.

"Your Excellency, what are you going to do next?"

"Are we just going to let Huang Tian the thief use these palace soldiers for his own purposes?"

In order to gain credit this time, the governor's office sent out quite a large army. If all of them were 'contaminated' by Huang Tian's Netherworld energy,

I’m afraid the next battle will be difficult to fight.

Gong Yan's deliberate change of subject successfully diverted Han Shao's attention away from herself.

His eyes dropped to the chaotic battlefield below.

In the ochre-yellow mist, one after another, broken bodies covered in armor stood up staggeringly, and then with a roar, they pounced towards their former comrades.

Such a horrifying scene would cause chaos for a while, not to mention the soldiers from the governor's office, even the Zhen Liao army would be in chaos.

And now, the ending is already determined.

After thinking about it, Han Shao reached out and grabbed a ball of netherworld energy that shouldn't appear in the human world.

Feel it carefully, and then say.

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem."

……

Many things in this world depend on the person.

Han Shao's words "not a big problem" turned out to be a desperate situation that was difficult to deal with for the 200,000 people in the governor's mansion.

They were not given much time before the suddenly boiling ochre-yellow fog almost engulfed the entire army.

When the fog cleared, a line of armored figures had replaced the common people and stood at the forefront of the formation.

Then, as the huge yellow sky flags waved, the figures began to move stiffly from south to north.

Everyone who saw this scene along the way was horrified without knowing what was going on.

"Oh no! The army sent by the governor's office has rebelled and joined the thief Huang Tian!"

"Could it be that the governor's office also joined the Huang Tian thief in rebellion?"

Not to mention this incident, the entire Youzhou was in a panic.

There is no mention of how the governor's office reacted.

Li Jing, who received the battle report, couldn't help but sigh after reading it.

"The rebels have committed such an act that defies human ethics and heaven, and they will surely be retaliated against in the future!"

Using millions of common people as firewood, just to fulfill their grand wish of making everyone like a dragon.

It's really crazy.

The faces of the generals of the Zhen Liao Army also changed drastically after receiving the battle report handed over by Li Jing.

However, their focus was more on the governor's army who were used as sacrifices.

Firstly, an army of nearly 200,000 people is itself a large number.

Secondly, these armies are all composed of warriors, and their strong physiques alone are not comparable to those of ordinary people.

Coupled with their fearlessness and bravery, if they rely on their huge numbers to encircle the Zhen Liao Army, the consequences will be disastrous.

Seeing that the generals around him had stern expressions, he seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

"Zhonglang, next..."

Li Jing, however, chuckled nonchalantly.

"Let them come over, you don't need to worry about it."

Some generals who were about to suggest to Li Jing whether he should consider withdrawing his troops were stunned after hearing this.

Then Li Jing said calmly.

"After all... Your Majesty will take action then."

As these words came out, Li Jing clearly heard all the generals heaving a sigh of relief, and the originally tense expressions on their faces instantly relaxed, becoming relaxed and at ease.

Li Jing couldn't help but sigh inwardly at this.

"Sure enough, the Zhen Liao army can be without anyone except the Lord."

There is no need to tell them what to do next or whether they can do it.

Just by saying the word "Your Majesty", the army's morale was instantly settled.

This is prestige!
This is trust!
This is irreplaceable!
At least no one in the military can do that.

Li Jing glanced with amusement at these guys who couldn't wait to see the Lord take action, and then restrained his expression.

"But before that, we still have to do what we should do, otherwise, wouldn't it make us, the ministers, look too incompetent?"

Hearing this, all the generals smiled awkwardly in shame.

Then they all cheered up and patted their chests to make promises.

"Don't worry, Zhonglang, we'll fight the way you say!"

"In a word, even if it costs us our lives, we will never let you down!"

After hearing this, Li Jing thought for a short while and then spoke.

“Be prepared in advance.”

As he spoke, his eyes must have fallen on several of the veterans.

"Before the king takes action, the old rules still apply. Your heavy armored battalion will lead the way." Wear the thickest armor and take the most severe blows.

The Heavy Armor Battalion has always been like this since its establishment.

The veterans of the Heavy Armor Battalion had nothing to complain about. They just responded respectfully and then laughed awkwardly.

"Zhonglang, let's not talk about anything else."

"Can you please see the situation later and ask... ask the Divine Machine Battalion to cooperate with us?"

In fact, before this battle, it was not only the cavalry who looked down on the Shenji Camp.

Even the heavy armored battalion was quite dismissive.

After all, the heavy armored battalion has the most weapons, except for the four legs it lacks compared to the cavalry.

This is especially true for the large-scale crossbow, which is a powerful killing weapon.

This was also the confidence of the heavy armored battalion in the past when they went to the grassland to fight against cavalry with infantry.

So when facing the Shenji Camp, they were also arrogant and did not really take this newly formed Shenji Camp seriously.

But after this battle, both the cavalry and the heavy armored battalion were defeated.

Looking at the Yinping city that was almost destroyed and razed to the ground, everyone's anus tightened.

It is hard to imagine how I would deal with such terrifying lethality and terrible projection distance if I were in a different place.

"Now you know how good my Shen Jiying is?"

Thinking back to the beginning, when they were assigned to help out in the Shenji Camp, they were all reluctant.

Now I can't wait to climb up the pole and lick it.

Not only were they busy rushing to carry bullets for the Shenjiying, they almost treated the Shenjiying gunners as their ancestors.

It would be good if the enemy could just fire a few more shells at them when they are attacking.

Such a face of being arrogant at first and then respectful at last really makes people laugh when they think about it.

Faced with such ridicule from the commander of the Shenji Camp who came from the Mohist school, the generals of the Heavy Armor Camp could only laugh awkwardly, and then offered flattery without asking for any money.

The commander of the Shenji Camp was so happy after taking such a photo that he felt relieved.

It's a pity that it's useless to flatter him now, as he has no control over where the Shenjiying's guns are pointed.

Everything still needs to be decided by the head coach Li Jing.

Fortunately, Li Jing replied quickly.

"Don't worry, when it's time to support you, I will ask the Shenji Battalion to cooperate."

Upon hearing this, all the commanders of the heavy armored camp were overjoyed.

He turned around hurriedly and prepared his troops.

However, during this process, someone among the heavy armored camp commanders suddenly whispered.

"It's not a good idea to always beg people in a humble manner like this!"

"What do you think? Should we go back and ask the Lord to get us some Spirit Pattern Cannons?"

It's better for me to have it if my father has it and my mother has it.

When the soldiers from the heavy armored camp heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up.

"Got it!"

But soon someone hesitated.

"What if the Lord disagrees?"

After all, needless to say, the cost of the spiritual pattern cannon must be very expensive.

Besides, this thing was invented by the Mohist school. Even if you ask for it, the men under your command may not be able to use it.

After being poured with this basin of cold water, all the generals fell silent.

Finally, a few veterans gritted their teeth and said.

"If His Majesty doesn't give it to us, then at worst we old guys will kneel down and die in front of His Majesty's house!"

Anyway, these old guys are so old that it doesn’t matter what their face is.

Of course, the most important thing is that they have been fighting all their lives and have developed an almost intuitive sensitivity to things on the battlefield.

After truly witnessing the power of the Spirit Pattern Cannon, they had a premonition.

This thing might be able to reverse the situation where their infantry has been suppressed by those bastards in the cavalry!
Thinking that they might be able to hold their heads high in front of those arrogant cavalrymen in the future, several veteran generals became excited and made the decision immediately.

"Ok, deal!"

"Let's make a few to test the waters first. If it works, I will build our own Divine Machine Battalion for our Heavy Armor Battalion even if I have to sell everything I have and pay out of my own pocket!"

Humph! Why can his cavalry be named after the Heavenly Stems, while our heavy-armored infantry can only be named after the Earthly Branches?

It has to be said that warriors have a damn desire to win until they die.

These old guys were able to reverse the frustration of being suppressed by the cavalry for countless years in one fell swoop. Not to mention being shameless and abandoning their family business, they would not shirk their responsibilities even if it meant their lives were taken away.

As for the cannon being brought back but not being able to be used?

It's easy!
"It is said that the Lord also has a military academy set up by the Imperial Guards to teach this. You should spend some time to get your disciples in there!"

"I just don't believe it. They only have two eyes and one nose. I can't learn it!"

"If it doesn't work, just poach people!"

"Didn't the Mohist School set up a Mohist Academy? We can get some people from there."

Give me money, give me a military position, if that doesn't work, we'll just kidnap...

……

"The Zhen Liao Army didn't retreat?"

In Yinping City, Cheng Yuanyi was a little surprised.

But I soon understood.

"It seems that we have the same idea as these Youzhou barbarians. We don't want this battle to drag on for too long..."

In this case, a decisive battle is inevitable.

Cheng Yuanyi was actually relieved about this.

These days he was afraid that the noise over there would be too loud and would scare away the Zhen Liao Army.

After all, the law cannot last forever. Once it is delayed for too long, those Yin puppets will be too deeply corroded by the death energy of the Netherworld. Not only will it be difficult to deal with them afterwards, it will also cause considerable backlash.

He was not afraid of his own death or the extinction of his Tao, but he was afraid that it would affect or even weaken Huang Tiandao's luck.

If that happens, Cheng Yuanyi will be blamed for his death.

As for why the Zhen Liao Army did not retreat, even facing the terrifying number of their Huang Tian Army, they still had to fight this decisive battle. After a brief thought, Cheng Yuanyi came up with a guess.

In addition to being confident in his own strength, the other party is probably also afraid.

I'm afraid that they will break up into small pieces. Even if we win, the entire Youzhou will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

And it seems to confirm Cheng Yuanyi's conjecture.

On this day, Zhen Liao outside the city suddenly sent in a letter of invitation to fight.

Cheng Yuanyi opened it and saw only a simple and straightforward line of words on it.

【Finally, it’s fratricide】

After reading it, Cheng Yuanyi was stunned for a long time.

Suddenly I felt that my past understanding of these Youzhou barbarians seemed a bit biased.

He slowly put down the letter of challenge, and then heard the "thunder" that had been roaring outside for more than ten days gradually stop.

Cheng Yuanyi sighed and then said.

"Even if it's what you want, so what?"

……

In the middle of September in the sixty-first year of the Taikang reign of the Yong Dynasty.

The huge Huang Tian bandit army marched silently all the way across hundreds of miles and approached Yinping.

To a certain extent, it also completed the encirclement of the tens of thousands of Liao troops stationed under Yinping City.

At this time, the Huang Tian thief, who had been hiding in Yinping City for nearly half a month, also made a move.

Under such attacks from both inside and outside, just talking about the military strength.

The Zhen Liao army had a total of 150,000 infantry and cavalry.

Even without mentioning the strength of Huang Tianjun in Yinping City, its number has far exceeded one million!
With such a huge disparity in numbers of more than ten times, everything seems to have become a foregone conclusion.

Almost everyone felt that the Zhen Liao Army had been too arrogant in this battle, and that the little wealth they had accumulated over nearly a hundred years would be completely lost in one battle.

But what shocked everyone was that in such a desperate situation, the Zhenliao Army, which should have been in chaos and despair, was the first to issue the first real roar of this battle.

"Zhen Liao Army! Attack!"

……

(End of this chapter)