Although time passes.
Under the big banner with a leopard tail, Hua Zijian's expression became more and more serious.
The battle was extremely tense, but the rebels who attacked quickly melted away like snowflakes falling on a fire. The vanguard had already deployed four phalanxes, totaling 800 men.
It took nearly an hour, but they still failed to defeat this team of just over 200 people.
Yan Minshi stared at the battlefield, his face twitching slightly: "General, how about retreating first?"
It was obvious that the enemy's goal was to soak the armored battalion in water and make this most valiant and battle-hardened army under the King of Qin lose its combat effectiveness.
"We can't retreat." Hua Zijian said in a muffled voice, "If eight thousand men are forced to retreat by two hundred, there's no need to fight this battle."
"Beat the drums, attack!"
Several cowhide drums loaded on carts were beaten vigorously, and the rebels on both wings quickened their pace and surrounded the enemy.
The battle entered a white-hot stage.
In just a quarter of an hour, the first two phalanxes deployed by the rebels suffered 40% casualties and were completely crippled.
The situation of the other two phalanxes was not much better. In the fierce fighting, the number of casualties increased sharply.
Just when the rebels were unable to hold on, reinforcements from both wings arrived at the battlefield.
The fastest ones were first arranged into an attacking formation, with the gunmen lowering the spears from their shoulders and advancing towards the enemy.
At this moment, the situation was reversed in an instant.
The rebels were greatly encouraged and attacked more fiercely.
The defense line organized by Li Yinhuan is already crumbling.
Just when it was about to break through.
Just then.
Another reinforcement of 200 people arrived from the rear.
Li Yinhuan immediately rushed out from the team, slashing left and right with his sword, breaking the rebels' gun formation, then he raised his spear from behind, raised his wrist and threw it, assassinating the rebel flag bearer in one fell swoop, and then jumped back to his camp amid the cheers of his companions.
The military flag and the flag bearer fell into the stream together, causing chaos.
After a while, Ding Renlu reorganized the team, but the morale had been greatly affected and the advance speed slowed down a lot.
On the other hand, on Li Yinhuan's side, reinforcements continued to arrive at the battlefield, replacing the soldiers who had been fighting for a long time.
It was obvious that he was determined to drag them to death.
The morale on the front line suffered a devastating blow.
They were outnumbered by one thousand to two hundred but still couldn't take the city. Now the enemy's reinforcements were increasing, and in a blink of an eye, there were already more than a thousand of them.
How can we fight this?
No matter how the drumbeats from behind urged them, the soldiers had lost their courage.
Hua Zijian had no choice but to order the central army to sound the gong.
The fighting Song army retreated like a tide, leaving blood all over the ground.
There are three streams in Sanchuankou. Li Yinhuan led his men to guard the third stream. Although Hua Zijian had an advantage in numbers, he could not deploy all his men between the second and third streams.
You can only retreat back to the first stream.
Return to the camp in order to regroup.
At this point, the Japanese army, which had been unstoppable and winning battle after battle, no longer had the terrifying momentum it had before.
At the critical moment of life and death, the quality of the soldiers on both sides was revealed.
Many of the wounded on Li Yinhuan's side avoided vital points at critical moments, and not many actually died in the battle.
In comparison, the casualties of the rebels were enough to make Hua Zijian frown.
Almost all of Ding Renlu's vanguard troops were thrown into the battle, suffering casualties of 30%, with no less than 400 killed. The army that first entered the battlefield was completely defeated and could only incorporate its scattered soldiers into the central army formation.
Although the rebels suffered some losses, they held their ground. If Li Yaoshi attacked forcefully, he would have to pay a huge price, and the battle situation was temporarily stalemate.
Hua Zijian stared at the three shallow streams for a long time, then said, "Let's retreat."
All the generals breathed a sigh of relief. Although they failed to win the battle, they still had more than 6,000 soldiers. Although it was not enough to attack the enemy, it was more than enough to protect themselves.
As long as we build a stronghold and hold it, and wait for the subsequent large troops to arrive, we will surely win the battle in one go!
Hua Zijian took off his helmet, smiled and shook his head, "We've really lost face this time."
"Eight thousand men were defeated by an enemy force of just over a thousand."
Yan Minshi said, "Victory and defeat are common in war. Our march went too smoothly earlier, and we were too careless, which is why we fell into danger."
"Fortunately, neither side can deploy at Sanchuankou, so we can only engage in small-scale engagements. Let's wait until my father's army enters Lieshan."
Seeing Hua Zijian retreat.
Pharmacist Li then said calmly, "Yinhuan, go report to His Majesty."
"It's easy to repel the rebels, but how to defeat them is something Your Majesty must decide early on."
…
Imperial Palace.
Imperial study.
Murong Yanran stood anxiously in front of the door, waiting for the battle situation on the front line.
If we fail again, we might really have to issue an imperial decree to support the king.
Yan Jiaoran in the room was very calm.
After going through so many things, she couldn't be more confident in Qin Yuan.
Even if I lose, I have Qin Yuan, that bastard, to back me up.
What does she have to worry about?
It's just that this bastard always likes to keep things to himself and is unwilling to give her advice from the bottom of his heart.
However, it's not a big problem.
Even if that bastard Qin Yuan refuses to say it, as long as he delays it long enough.
On the day of the exchange, I can just go to his bed and ask him.
Therefore, Yan Jiaoran was not worried or anxious at all, and even felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, something went wrong in her cultivation, she became possessed, and met the bastard Qin Yuan.
Otherwise, faced with such a huge mess, she really wouldn't know what to do.
Yan Jiaoran was daydreaming.
Outside the house, Murong Yanran's joyful voice was suddenly heard.
"Your Majesty, victory news!"
Yan Jiaoran smiled slightly. As expected, this bastard was reliable.
"Come in and tell me how you won."
Murong Yanran immediately pushed the door open and walked in, placing the battle report on Yan Jiaoran's desk. She said excitedly, dancing with joy:
"The rebels have been fighting for days and are already exhausted. They are only holding on with their resolve."
"Pharmacist Li took advantage of the terrain of Lie Mountain and harassed them continuously, preventing them from getting a good rest."
"Finally, when they tried to swim across, they suddenly attacked and stopped them at Sanchuankou."
"Although Sanchuankou is an open area, the confluence of three streams is not conducive to the deployment of a large army. The two sides were deadlocked for a long time."
"Under Pharmacist Li's plan, the rebels' most elite armored battalion remained submerged in water. Their armor was completely soaked, making them unable to fight and forcing them to retreat in panic."
Yan Jiaoran nodded calmly, "Yes, Pharmacist Li will take it as a reward."
"As you command." Murong Yanran continued, "Although the enemy's fighting spirit has been weakened, how to annihilate them remains a challenge."
"Pharmacist Li specifically sent Yinhuan to ask Your Majesty for advice."
"Hmm..." Yan Jiaoran frowned and remained silent.
Murong Yanran waited for a long time, then asked playfully, "Your Majesty, how about inviting Qin Yuan over?"
Yan Jiaoran: “…”
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