The fierce battle continued until the early morning of the next day, when the deafening sound of gunfire finally stopped.
The battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke, like a thick haze that had not yet dissipated. The pungent smell of blood and the stench of burnt ammunition intertwined, filling every inch of the air wantonly.
Corpses were scattered all over the vast wilderness, some of them tightly grasped their weapons, never letting go until their death, as if they were still holding on to their faith in fighting at the last moment of their lives. Some of them fell in a pool of blood in a very distorted posture, their eyes wide open, and their empty eyes seemed to still retain the fear and unwillingness of the past.
The tattered military flag fluttered weakly and helplessly in the wind. The bloodstains on the flag had dried up and turned dull and lifeless, as if telling of the former glory and the current desolation.
The guns and cannons on the battlefield had long been heated up like branding irons after being fired for a long time, and some had even exploded from overuse, with parts scattered all over the place.
The soldiers of the Li Hui regime were extremely tired, and they sat on the ground like they were exhausted, their uniforms were stained with blood and mud, and their faces were full of traces of smoke and sweat. Their eyes revealed the relief of surviving the disaster, but the deep sadness and fatigue could not be concealed.
The green grass was blasted into pits and burnt black by the shells, with no chance of survival. Blood gathered into streams, flowing slowly and seeping into the ground bit by bit, as if the earth was crying for this brutal war.
Not far away, the destroyed tank was still emitting billowing black smoke, and the burning flames made a crackling and harsh sound.
The painful groans of the wounded soldiers came one after another, and the medical staff hurriedly shuttled between them, trying their best to rescue every wounded who still had a chance of survival. But more often than not, those lives that could not be saved were hastily covered by white cloth, becoming a silent tragedy on this battlefield.
The entire battlefield fell into deathly silence and desolation, with only the sound of the whistling wind seeming to whisper about the endless cruelty of this fierce battle.
After the war ended, Chen Ping and Li Xin arrived at the scene as soon as possible.
Chen Ping looked at the devastated battlefield with an extremely solemn expression, and he was unable to utter a word for many years.
Li Tianlang, Wen Tai, Zhang Haoran and other team members gathered around him, and were also deeply shocked by the hell-like scene before them.
They had only experienced small-scale battles in the past, but the tragic scenes left behind by this war made them truly realize the incomparable cruelty of war.
"Captain, this... is this the price of war?" Lin Ruoxi's voice trembled, breaking the depressing silence.
Chen Ping took a deep breath and said slowly: "This is just the tip of the iceberg. The real war is far more brutal than this."
Wen Tai frowned, his eyes full of reluctance: "So many lives have been lost so easily."
Chen Ping sighed slightly and said, "War is always accompanied by bloodshed and sacrifice."
Li Xin said with deep emotion: "Yes, I hope that this time we can completely eliminate Qin Yong and Luo Kun, and from now on there will be no more wars here, and no more tragedies like this."
After a night of fierce fighting, the soldiers were exhausted.
Although the war was won, Luo Kun and Qin Yong's forces were not completely destroyed.
After last night's fierce battle, the 50,000-strong army was reduced to 30,000.
Luo Kun and Qin Yong had never expected such an outcome. When they learned of the defeat at the front, they were greatly shocked.
They had originally thought that the coalition forces could easily defeat Li Hui, but the result now was completely different from what they expected.
Especially when they learned that Li Hui's army had a large number of Type 63 rocket launchers, they were more convinced that Li Hui had received military assistance from Daxia.
However, since there was no direct evidence and no open accusation of Daxia's intervention in the war, they could only swallow their anger and bear the consequences.
Now that the war has begun, there is no retreat.
After an urgent discussion, Luo Kun and Qin Yong decided to immediately change tactics from offense to defense.
They withdrew all the defeated main forces to a defense area thirty miles outside the city of Que, and at the same time urgently dispatched 10,000 troops for reinforcement.
They were planning to defend the city to the death in an attempt to turn the tide of the war.
Li Xin soon learned about the adjustment and deployment of the Luo-Kun coalition forces.
Li Xin immediately discussed with everyone and finally decided to pursue the victory and not give the enemy any chance to breathe.
Li Xin's troops simply cleaned up the battlefield, assembled more than 20,000 soldiers that afternoon, and marched straight into the city of Que.
Along the way, no one stopped us.
Qin Yong used all his troops to defend the city. He not only set up multiple defense lines outside the city, but also deployed a large number of troops inside the city, preparing for brutal street fighting.
In the evening, Li Xin led his army to the front line of Quecheng smoothly.
The temporary command post was set up behind the front line, and Li Xin immediately arranged the attack plan as soon as he arrived.
The perimeter of the city was mostly land, and the entire defense line was stretched out very long, with each position able to communicate with each other.
It must be said that the commanders of the Luo Kun and Qin Yong coalition were quite capable. They were afraid of the powerful attack of Daxia's Type 63 rocket cannon and deliberately lengthened their defense line.
But they ignored the large scale of aid that Daxia gave to Li Hui, which allowed Li Hui to strike them without scruples.
That night, Li Xin decisively decided to launch a fierce battle for the outer positions.
Chen Ping chose not to let the special forces directly participate in the war, and did not interfere too much with Li Xin's command.
Now he tried his best to remain a bystander, waiting for the time when he was really needed to join the battle.
At nine o'clock in the evening, it was time to attack.
Li Xin was now full of confidence, and without hesitation he ordered the rocket launchers to bombard the enemy positions round after round.
At night, countless rockets and cannons, like brilliant meteor showers, cut through the dark sky and landed accurately on the enemy positions.
Huge explosions occurred one after another, and could be heard clearly within dozens of miles around.
The sound of the artillery fire was followed by the soldiers' painful cries, which were unusually clear and creepy in the silent night.
This time the enemy suffered even greater losses, mainly because the soldiers did not have enough time to build a solid defense.
The position was simply a few trenches dug, and there was not even enough time to build air-raid shelters to defend against rockets and artillery.
After nearly an hour of continuous bombing, the enemy position was almost completely charred. Some positions were even bombed to the level of the ground, and almost all the defending soldiers were killed by artillery shells.
As the sound of artillery shells stopped abruptly, Li Xin immediately ordered all troops to launch a full-scale charge towards the enemy positions.
More than 20,000 soldiers had been waiting in a serious battle array not far from the enemy position. When the order was given, all of them stood up and launched a brave charge towards the enemy position like a tide.
However, the enemy's artillery was no pushover.
This time Luo Kun and Qin Yong were fighting for their lives. A howitzer and a cannon were ready, waiting to fire when Li Xin launched the charge.
As soon as the charge began, enemy shells rained down from the sky, mercilessly landing on the charging soldiers.
Suddenly, the battlefield was covered with flowers, and countless soldiers were blown to pieces in the charge.
Li Xin had already arranged personnel to locate the enemy's artillery positions. Once he saw that the enemy's artillery positions were exposed, he immediately ordered a fierce bombing on the enemy's artillery positions.
The advantage of a rocket launcher is its longer range, a kilometer is equivalent to more than ten miles, which is a hard flaw that howitzers and cannons can hardly achieve.
As the enemy's artillery positions were exposed, arrow artillery came roaring in instantly.
The enemy's artillery position was instantly blown into a blazing sea, and the artillery force that Qin Yong and Luo Kun relied on was destroyed in an instant.
This was a fatal blow to them. They only had this little wealth, and now it was all gone.
With the help of the artillery, the enemy became more passive.
The position had just been bombarded violently, and before we could recover, we saw countless soldiers charging at the position.
In a hurry, the enemy took up arms and fought back.
However, facing the high-spirited Li Hui's troops, the coalition forces were like a pile of loose sand and were defeated at the first blow.
The continuous failures made it impossible for them to organize an effective resistance.
No one chooses to raise his hands in surrender directly after rushing onto the battlefield.
Soon, all the outer positions were captured by Li Xin's army.
The enemy troops were defeated. More than 30,000 of them did not even hold out for three hours before they were completely routed.
All the defeated soldiers abandoned their positions, and Emperor Cang fled to the last line of defense in Que City.
Li Xin took advantage of the victory and ordered his army to attack Quecheng without hesitation.