In the face of the fierce attack of the Assyrian army, the wall of the pass, which was once praised as "only birds can cross", was not much stronger than paper. The elite soldiers in the main pass that made Garlon proud no longer had the bravery and momentum they had during their daily training...
At dawn, there was no more artillery fire in the main area of Canyon Pass, but shouts of killing and stopping were heard one after another, as were wailing and groaning. At this moment when the Tianjuan Army was in disarray and fleeing, and the Assyrian Army was also scattering to chase and plunder, the battle officially entered the final stage, and even the collection of spoils and the training and escort of prisoners in the six camps outside the main pass had already begun...
Garlon did not flee, but sat in the highest command room in the core area of Canyon Pass. Although his followers brought him civilian clothes and were willing to risk their lives to ensure that he was escorted out of the main pass, Garlon refused.
"General Garon, there is a village twelve miles northeast of the pass. We will be safe as long as we enter the village. Now the Assyrian army has not yet completely gathered to block the way. If we hesitate any longer, we will not be able to get out." The attendant advised anxiously.
"No, you guys run for your lives." Garlon frowned and waved his hand, "I am Tianjuan's general, the commander of Canyon Pass. I will be here if the pass is lost, and I will die if the pass is lost."
"General Garlon, temporary success or failure means nothing. Remember today's shame. In the future, you can lead us to fight back." The follower advised.
"It's easier said than done. The Assyrians broke through the White Shield Mountain and today captured the Canyon Pass. The gates of Hulit and Kimo are wide open... Well, I won't say any more. You guys should change your clothes and go." Garlon sighed.
"General Garlon..."
"This is an order!" Garlon stood up suddenly. "After you escape from here, please return to Tianjuan as soon as possible and report everything that happened here to the Empire without leaving out any details. I hope... my failure can arouse the Empire's vigilance. At the beginning... forget it, you can go now."
"Take care, General." Seeing that Garlon had no intention of leaving, the followers had to say goodbye and leave immediately. The sound of shouting and killing could be faintly heard nearby. If they didn't leave now, it would be too late.
When he saw the backs of his followers leaving, Garlon suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
"Let's go, let's all go..." He smiled bitterly and shook his head, his eyes a little wet...
After another meal, more than 20 soldiers from the Sixth Division appeared at the door of the command room. When they saw that Garlon was the only one sitting in the command room, a platoon leader led the team and separated from the others and walked into the room.
"Surrender. Our army's discipline is that those who surrender will not be killed, and prisoners will be treated kindly." The platoon leader said while wiping the sweat off his face with his sleeve.
Garlon narrowed his eyes and showed a look of disgust on his face. In his opinion, wiping sweat with the sleeves was undoubtedly the rudest thing in the world.
"Do you know who I am?" Garen asked with a frown.
"I don't care who you are. You are our prisoner now!" The platoon leader glared at Garlon, looked him up and down, and said, "You look like a general, a lieutenant general? A deputy general? You don't want to talk? Come on, put down your weapon right now, or you will be resisting stubbornly, and the only consequence of resistance is death!"
"Asshole!" Garlon slammed the table and stood up, thinking that if there weren't so many of you and all the monkeys on my side had fled away, I would have killed a few of you first just for your attitude.
"Oh my god! Who are you calling a bastard?" This time, even the soldiers at the door started pointing and swearing.
"I want to see your commander! Tell me, who is your commander?" Garlon glanced at everyone and asked.
"We in the Assyrian army don't have the concept of a chief general. Above me is the company commander, above the company commander is the battalion commander, above the battalion commander is the regiment commander, and above the regiment commander is the division commander. I'm not afraid to tell you that the one who led us to attack you is our great lord, His Excellency Wuleglindo. You're just a small general, and you're not even qualified to meet our regiment commander. How can you expect to meet the lord? Dream on!" This platoon leader was quite a chatterbox. After Garlon said this, he actually said several more words in return.
It was indeed the Assyrian lord. Humph, I didn't lose unfairly. After thinking so in his heart, Garon waved his hand and shouted, "I want to see your lord. Do you know who I am? Garon Hitt, the commander of the Canyon Pass, one of the top generals of the Tianjuan Empire."
"A general with a title? I heard that a general with a title in your Tianjuan is equivalent to the original commander of the legion. Is that true?" asked the talkative platoon leader.
"Of course, huh, you are talking about ordinary generals of honor, and I, Garon Hitt, can take on two of them and am qualified to see your lord." What Garon said was indeed correct. Other generals of honor only commanded one legion, but he had more than two.
The platoon leader immediately showed a happy expression on his face. He smiled with his mouth wide open. As he smiled, he kept glancing at Garlon, looking him up and down, left and right, with a strange look in his eyes from time to time.
Garlon felt a little uncomfortable when he looked at him, thinking, why is this guy's gaze so strange? I'm not meeting a...
"Great, wow." The platoon leader took a few steps back, looked Garlon up and down, turned around and waved at the soldiers at the door, "Brothers, we have done a great job, this guy is the commander of the Canyon Pass."
"Good!" "Great!" "Catch him!" "Should we beat him up first?" "The higher the official, the worse he is!" - The soldiers at the door talked in unison, rubbing their hands ready to fight.
"What do you want to do? I am a general and I want to see your lord!" Seeing these guys react like this, Garlon felt that they didn't take him seriously. He got angry and subconsciously clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand.
"What are you doing? Hehehehe..." The platoon leader scratched his chin with a smile and raised his right arm, "Brothers, strip this guy!"
"Okay!" The soldiers at the door rushed in immediately, and then Garlon's terrified shouts were drowned out by the noise...
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On the evening of the day when he received the good news, Wei Huo hosted a banquet in his own mansion for all the staff of the Ministry of Defense in Assyria. Some of those whose family members were in Assyria also came. In total, there were fifty or sixty people. The lively atmosphere made Wei Huo feel like he was back to the old days.
Wei Huo sat at the same table with several key personnel from the Defense Department. After the dishes were served and the first glass of wine was drunk, Wei Huo's eyebrows danced with joy: "My fellow comrades, this time, the lord has won another astonishing victory. The capture of the Canyon Pass has a very far-reaching significance for the Assyrian territory and even the future situation of the continent. The lord's military command art was fully demonstrated in this battle."
Everyone nodded in agreement. One person, who had a very good relationship with Wei Huo, said jokingly, "Minister Wei Huo, you've been laughing all afternoon. If you keep laughing, you'll have more wrinkles on your face."
"It's okay. I can just buy some more face paint. I'm afraid those guys in the parliament will be happier than me when they see the victory report tomorrow." Wei Huo laughed and said while drinking, "You all have been involved in military affairs in the past, and some of you have even experienced the battlefield. You have all read the victory reports and military reports. Tell me, what was the most exciting part of the Canyon Pass Battle commanded by the Lord?"
"I think it was a classic move where they disguised themselves to enter the camp and then suddenly launched an attack, catching the enemy off guard!" One person smiled and gave a thumbs up.
"I think it should be the use of explosives. The military report said that when the lord led his people to attack the main gate of the enemy's pass, he only had two mortars at hand. But it was with these two mortars that he suppressed the enemy on the gate of the wall so that they didn't even dare to raise their heads." Another person said.
The third person was about to speak, but was stopped by the one who had just made fun of him: "Ladies and gentlemen, in terms of military ability, is there anyone in the Ministry of Defense who can surpass the Minister? Not to mention the Ministry of Defense, many division and regiment commanders in the current army were once subordinates of the Minister. So, let's listen to what the Minister, an expert, has to say."
"So the minister is giving us questions again."
"Yes, yes, yes, let's listen to what the minister has to say."
Wei Huo laughed, tilted his head back, drank the wine in the glass, took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, and then began to talk, "The parts you mentioned are all very exciting, but the most exciting part is the Alpaca Hump ambush. Two or three hundred people not only defeated the enemy that was thirty times their size, but also captured more than 2,100 people. On average, each person captured nine prisoners. Have you heard of such a ratio before? Hey! They just did it!"
"Yeah, I haven't heard of it."
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"What a pity! If only I could have participated in the war and experienced such a battle, my descendants would be proud of me." Someone said with emotion.
"That's right. I feel a pity too." Wei Huo said with a smile, "But you don't need to feel too regretful. Our Defense Department is proud of the Lord's victory." What he said was right. Although these people in the Defense Department did not participate in the war, they have been busy every day in recent days. This is how they can continuously deliver the supplies needed for various front lines. Without such logistical support, victory would not have come so quickly.
"Minister Wei Huo, once the canyon gate is opened and the horse path is unobstructed, our troops and supplies can go directly through Honggu Bay, and the lord will be able to fight more smoothly, right?" someone asked.
"Of course, everyone just wait and see. The Lord will bring back more and more good news." Wei Huo said, "But we can't slack off in our work. We can't let the Lord's plan down. After the Lord unifies the continent, I will ask for credit for you."
"Don't worry, Minister Wei Huo, we will never let our guard down." Everyone expressed their opinion immediately.
Wei Huo nodded with satisfaction: "Then let's wait for the good news from the lord."
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Just as Wei Huo expected, just one month later, new good news came back -
Soon after Inger's Seventh Division and Odo's First Division entered Kimo's territory, they were blocked by the Tianjuan Army. This army, composed of the Tianjuan local army, Kimo's militia, and the armed forces of the nobles, defended the main city of Kimo, Bejiamo, while building double walls. At the same time, they continuously sent small troops to harass the two divisions, and echoed with the acropolis Fulu, trying to prevent the two divisions from approaching Bejiamo. After Inger and Odo discussed, Odo's First Division bypassed Fulu and headed straight for Bejiamo, while Inger's Seventh Division fought in Fulu for four days and took Fulu without major losses to the city's buildings. At the same time, Odo's First Division besieged the city while destroying Bejiamo's water source and the passage to the outside world.
When the two divisions reunited, the morale of the Tianjuan Army in Biejiamo City had reached its lowest point. Water was difficult to obtain in the city. Not only did they have to go out of the city to get water, but the journey was also very long. In addition to water, daily necessities such as firewood and grass were also in short supply. After Oddo and Inr besieged the city for five days without fighting, there was widespread resentment in Biejiamo City. Civilians held private meetings and continued to criticize the Tianjuan Army, which led to a wave of refusing to cooperate with the army, causing the morale of the Tianjuan Army defending the city to be demoralized.
After learning about this from the civilians who sneaked out of the city to fetch water and chop wood, Inr and Oddo decisively used cannons to blow down two sections of the city wall, and then set up two large camps in front of the gap.
But they did not continue the attack, because as soon as the two gaps were opened and the camp was set up, the defenders in the other two directions of Mo City took advantage of the night to open the city gates and escape - they really did not have the courage to stay in the city when the defense line was broken, especially when the opposition voices in the city were getting more and more and louder.
So Yin'er and Odo managed to capture the other Mo without a single drop of blood, but this makeshift Tianjuan Army still made some noise before escaping - they set fire to everything that could be burned, such as food warehouses and houses...
When they saw the mess left behind by the enemy, Iner and Oddo had to temporarily give up the pursuit, because Wu Lai had asked each division to capture and secure a city. Before this was achieved, they would rather slow down the attack than advance rashly.
But pacifying and stabilizing the people is not what Iner and Oddo are good at. Although a nearby preaching group also rushed over, Beijiamo is the first main city in the Kimo territory. With just these few people, it will be difficult to win the hearts of the people in a short period of time.
Fortunately, Wu Lai also arrived. Four days after In'er and Oddo captured Biejia Mo, he led a cavalry of a thousand men and appeared in front of In'er and Oddo.
"In the battle at Canyon Pass, I lost a lot of people from the Sixth Division. Pu Tong is currently resting and replenishing in that area, and they won't be able to recover to their previous combat effectiveness in a short period of time." Seeing that the two were curious about why he only brought such a small number of troops, Wu Lai explained with a smile.
Yin'er and Odo quickly reported to Wu Lai the difficulties encountered by Bie Jia Mo.
After listening to this, Wu Lai frowned and thought for a while, then waved his hand and said, "You two should write the military report first, and tomorrow morning, send it back to Assyria together with the victory report. I have my own way to deal with the matter here."
"I told you, there's nothing our lord can't do." Oddo said with a laugh.
Wu Lai smiled and nodded. "Odo, I'm so happy you said that. All right, leave this to me. I'll let you two do my job. Go chase after the Tianjuan miscellaneous brand that escaped."
"Yes, sir!" In'er and Oddo said in unison.