Catching Monsters

Chapter 266 Sending Mr. Heng a Fast Horse

Under the night sky, deafening sounds of fighting could be heard from all directions of Mushan City, and on the city walls, the drums of war never stopped beating.

During the day, military orders can be conveyed by flags.

But in such a dark night, orders could only be conveyed through the sound of war drums on the four city walls.

Xu Xiaogang stood on the city wall, looking at the deafening sounds of fighting all around him, and he let out a long breath.

Under the current circumstances, whether we can repel the Northern Hu army depends entirely on God's will.

The entire battlefield was in chaos. The soldiers of the Zhenchi Army also knew that there was not much food in the city. This battle might be their last hope, so they all fought desperately.

As for the Northern Hu army, it became somewhat chaotic.

In fact, all the Northern Hu troops had been on high alert and did not let their guard down just because they had surrounded Mushan City.

But late at night, the Zhenchi Army of Mushan City suddenly attacked, which still caught them off guard. Many Beihu soldiers had just received the order and hurriedly got up from their beds. Before they could put on their leather armor, the soldiers of the Zhenchi Army had already rushed in.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Northern Hu soldiers is quite good.

Even though he was faced with a hasty battle, he did not collapse.

Many generals from various divisions of the Northern Hu army of 200,000 were drinking in Wanyan Shi's tent.

Rushing back in a hurry, the situation was so chaotic that it was difficult to organize an effective counterattack.

They could only let the soldiers below fight on their own.

……

In the camp of the Northern Hu commander, all of Wanyan Shi's 1,000 elite guards had already been slaughtered.

The camp was filled with blood and a strong smell of blood.

Heng Tianxiao also noticed that the Zhenchi Army's counterattack had begun. He raised his hand, and quickly, the black-armored soldiers around him rushed back to Heng Tianxiao.

Heng Tianxiao said in a deep voice: "The goal has been achieved, you can withdraw."

Upon hearing this, the five hundred black-armored soldiers nodded heavily, and then a large number of black cavalry once again broke away from the camp where they were massacred.

Heng Tianxiao looked towards Mu Shancheng and said slowly, "I have helped you so far. If you still cannot win this battle, you can't blame me."

In ancient times, when large armies were fighting, communication and command were of paramount importance. The enemy commander’s camp had been destroyed by me, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to issue orders tonight.

Such a battle would probably be difficult to lose even if Liu Muyun were to command.

Thinking of this, Heng Tianxiao rode his horse back to Mushan City.

The deafening sound of fighting echoed throughout the entire night.

After all, it was a huge melee involving hundreds of thousands of people.

The area surrounding Mushan City was also filled with smoke and the smell of blood.

The sky was also getting light.

Wanyan Shi took Xu Dingwu and fled to the vicinity of Jianchi Pass. There were already many Hu soldiers fleeing towards Jianchi Pass.

After a whole night of fighting, there were no orders from above, it was pitch dark, and we had no idea what was going on.

The morale of many soldiers had already collapsed.

Master Wanyan's face was livid, and he said in an unpleasant manner: "It seems that the casualties last night were probably between 20,000 and 40,000."

Master Wanyan frowned deeply and said in a deep voice: "This battle has already been lost. Gather the remaining troops and retreat outside Jianchi Pass first."

If the casualties of a unit reach about 20%, the morale of the army will basically collapse completely.

If they were forced to stay in Jianchi Pass, the collapsed army would be massacred by the Zhenchi Army.

These armies are the only assets of the Wanyan tribe.

We can't all die here, otherwise, the Tuoba tribe, the Huyan tribe, etc. will be watching us covetously...

Xu Dingwu frowned and said in a deep voice, "General, if we can reorganize the cavalry within an hour, there should still be hope."

Master Wanyan took a deep breath and looked at the battlefield in the distance. After last night, it had become a mess.

All the soldiers of the Zhenchi Army and the Hu soldiers had been fighting hand-to-hand for the entire night.

Even if we organize the cavalry, who will we charge at?
What's more, there is little hope of regrouping those cavalrymen in a short period of time.

Master Wanyan said, looking back at Jianchi Pass, and said: "The renovation work of Jianchi Pass has been completed."

After Master Wanyan captured Jianchi Pass, he set about transforming the defenses of Jianchi Pass.

The various defensive facilities of Jianchi Pass originally faced the direction of the northern Hu.

Now it faces south.

Master Wanyan said in a deep voice: "First withdraw the army to the north and reorganize. As long as the Sword Pond is in our hands, Zhou Kingdom will be our northern Hu's back garden. We can enter whenever we want."

Soon, the sound of Hu military trumpets continued to be heard from the direction of Jianchi Pass, which was the order to retreat.

The various Hu tribes breathed a sigh of relief and stopped resisting, quickly retreating towards Jianchi Pass.

Xu Xiaogang stood on the city wall, his eyes full of fatigue. In front of him was a topographic map of various troops. He had been adjusting the attacks of various units all night.

"Uncle Jiang, tell the soldiers below not to chase. Since the Hu people have withdrawn, they should hurry back to the city to rest and prepare. Also send a reserve team to Hu County in the south to buy medicinal materials and food."

Jiang Yubo nodded and agreed.

Feng Yu frowned and asked, "Duke, the enemy has already been defeated. Why don't we take this opportunity to kill more of them?" Xu Xiaogang took a deep breath, smiled bitterly, and said, "Eunuch Feng, I'm afraid our casualties are not small. After a night of fighting, the soldiers below are on the verge of collapse."

Soon, the approximate casualties were reported.

The number of casualties among the Hu people was approximately between 30,000 and 40,000.

The total casualties of the Zhenchi Army reached 50,000!
More than 20,000 people died and more than 30,000 were seriously injured.

You know, the Zhenchi Army is already considered to be the top-notch elite troops among the border troops, but these Hu soldiers are not ordinary people either.

This was a night attack, and the casualties were more than those on the opposite side.

If it were a frontal battlefield, the consequences would be disastrous.

Soon, many wounded soldiers were rushed into the city. The whole Mushan City was filled with the screams of wounded soldiers. The medicine warehouse in the city was also opened, and many military doctors were busy and confused.

Most of the injuries were caused by swords and knives, and most of them were not serious. The worst was just a broken hand or foot.

As for those with more serious injuries, it is not that there were none, but they had already died on the battlefield and there was no chance of them being transported back to Mushan City for treatment.

Shen Jingyu, who had just woken up from sleeping in the city, was shocked to see a lot of wounded soldiers lying on the streets outside. He quickly took out some gauze from the house, went forward to help stop the bleeding, and wrapped the bandages.

"Uncle Heng."

Just then, Shen Jingyu saw Heng Tianxiao walking towards him from not far away. His eyes lit up with joy, for he knew that Heng Tianxiao had gone out last night to help the general fight.

But since he hadn't returned home all night, he couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Go back and pack your things, we have to leave here." Heng Tianxiao said calmly.

Shen Jingyu was slightly stunned and asked curiously: "Are we leaving now?"

"Well, the Hu army that besieged the city has retreated. It's time to leave." Heng Tianxiao nodded.

"Should we go and tell General Xu? We have received a lot of favors from that general during this period of time." Shen Jingyu asked.

"No, if I go to say hello, there might be trouble." Heng Tianxiao said, touching the meteorite in his pocket. If the old eunuch goes back on his word, there might be some trouble.

Soon, the two packed up their things and took advantage of the chaos in Mushan City to quickly go to the city gate and prepare to leave.

But the soldiers guarding the city gate stopped the two men.

"You two, to leave Mushan City, you need General Xu's order."

“Otherwise, no one will be allowed to leave easily.”

Heng Tianxiao frowned slightly. At this moment, Feng Yu's voice came from above the city wall: "Mr. Heng, why are you leaving now?"

A breeze blew on the city wall, and Feng Yu looked at Heng Tianxiao and Shen Jingyu with a calm expression.

Seeing this, Heng Tianxiao couldn't help but shook his head and said lightly: "My lord, the siege of Mushan City has been lifted, so I naturally have to leave this place."

After Feng Yu finished speaking, he stroked the green ring on his thumb and said calmly, "Mr. Heng, please name a price."

"Make an offer?" Heng Tianxiao narrowed his eyes: "I don't understand what Eunuch Feng means."

Feng Yu said, "The meteorite is your majesty's favorite treasure. I hope Mr. Heng can choose something else. You can choose any gold or treasures, but not the meteorite."

Speaking of this, Feng Yu felt somewhat helpless. Before coming here, Xiao Yuzheng had specifically reminded him privately that he must bring the meteorite back to him no matter what.

This is also the reason why Feng Yu came here in person.

"I'm sorry, Eunuch Feng, I just like this meteorite, and I don't need other treasures." Heng Tianxiao asked calmly: "Or do you regret it?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Yu fell silent, his eyes grim, and he was wondering whether he should take action to get the meteorite back.

Xu Xiaogang held Feng Yu's wrist and said with a smile, "Mr. Heng, I promised to give you the things, so you can take them away."

Heng Tianxiao smiled when he heard this. It was indeed unpleasant to deal with these eunuchs.

It’s more comfortable to deal with people in the military.

He raised his hand and said, "I also hope that General Xu will give me a military horse."

Xu Xiaogang nodded heavily and said, "Come here, send Mr. Heng a fast horse."

Soon, a soldier led out a horse. After Heng Tianxiao climbed onto the horse, Shen Jingyu hugged his waist from behind.

Before leaving, Heng Tianxiao looked back at Xu Xiaogang and said loudly, "General Xu, see you later."

"drive."

Waving the whip, Heng Tianxiao took Shen Jingyu away quickly.

"Now that this person is gone, it will be hard to find him in the future." Feng Yu said with some regret.

Xu Xiaogang beside him said, "Eunuch, we have to be righteous. They have accepted the meteorite and helped us. We can't go back on our word."

"Especially as a military commander, if I don't keep my word, who will listen to me in the future?"

"I understand." Feng Yu nodded.

But then he looked at Xu Xiaogang deeply, frowned, and reminded him in a low voice: "Duke, you have to rely on yourself for the best."

"Huh?" Xu Xiaogang frowned.

Feng Yu whispered, "In those letters Liu Muyun wrote to His Majesty, there wasn't a single good word said about you. I'm afraid something bad is going to happen."

(End of this chapter)