Like Chiqing City, Lishui City and Xiangyi City were also besieged by the Donglu army.
Faced with the three armies of the Donglu tribe, Sun Hao decided to send three reinforcements from Kang'an City to reinforce Chiqing City, Lishui City and Xiangyi City respectively.
Among them, the reinforcements supporting Lishui City were led by Sun Hao himself, including the First, Second, Third and Fourth Towns of the Imperial Guards, totaling 600,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry and 200,000 Modao Soldiers.
Among the three cities of Chiqing, Lishui and Xiangyi, Lishui is the largest, with a permanent population of over 500,000, so the number of Han troops stationed in Lishui is also the largest among the three cities.
It included 50,000 Modao soldiers and 50,000 white-robed soldiers from the Seventh Regiment of the Imperial Guards, as well as two guards from the 31st Regiment of the Wing Army, totaling 200,000 soldiers.
The Donglu tribe's central army that attacked Lishui City was led by the Donglu tribe's Khan Muhaleen himself. It consisted of seventy-nine "Gushan" of the Donglu tribe's Zhenghuang Banner, Huangqi Banner, Zhengbai Banner, Heiqi Banner, Zhenglan Banner and Huangqi Banner, with a total strength of more than three million.
The reason why Sun Hao chose to lead the army in person to support Lishui City was that he hoped to defeat the main force of the Donglu army in this attack in one battle.
After the Donglu Khan Muhalen led his army to the outside of Lishui City, although he ordered the auxiliary troops of each flag to build many siege weapons, he did not let the troops of each flag launch too strong an offensive against Lishui City.
Before the reinforcements led by Sun Hao arrived at Lishui City, the Donglu army had been attacking Lishui City for three days, but only lost more than 5,000 people, and they were all auxiliary troops from various flags.
In the view of Muhalen, the Khan of the Donglu tribe, it was impossible for the Donglu army to capture a strong city like Lishui before defeating the main force of the Han army in Yanzhou.
Instead of wasting troops on a siege, it is better to conserve strength outside Lishui City and wait to annihilate the reinforcements sent by the Han army to Lishui City.
Upon learning that the Han army's reinforcements had arrived, the Donglu Khan Muhaleen immediately assembled an army of two million from the Plain Yellow Banner, Bordered Yellow Banner, Plain White Banner, Bordered Black Banner, Plain Blue Banner and Bordered Blue Banner, and rushed forward aggressively, ready to devour the Han army that came to rescue Lishui City.
After the troops of both sides deployed outside Lishui City, Great Khan Muhalen said to the four flag masters around him: "Boerjin's Green Banner and Toge's Green Banner both suffered heavy losses in their previous battles with the Han army.
Today, the warriors of the six banners of the Donglu tribe have gathered to redeem this honor. Which banner's warriors are willing to demonstrate the bravery of the Donglu tribe before the two armies?"
The Donglu tribe has always been known for its bravery, and has basically never lost in battles with other forces.
As soon as the Great Khan Mukhalen finished speaking, Yongshan, the leader of the Bordered Black Banner and Mukhalen's third son, shouted out loudly: "Father Khan, I, Darong of the Bordered Black Banner, am willing to fight!"
Darong was a Gushan Ezhen of the Bordered Black Banner and a very famous general of the Donglu tribe with immense strength.
Hearing his third son Yongshan nominate Darong for the battle, Great Khan Muhalen nodded slightly. "Darong's bravery is well-known throughout our Donglu tribe. If he goes into battle, he will surely be able to retrieve the heads of several Han generals."
Darong rode a tall, red horse to the front of the two armies. He held his long sword horizontally and shouted, "Darong of the Bordered Black Banner is here. Are there any Han dogs coming here to die?"
Using the "Intermediate Exploration Eye", Sun Hao discovered that Darong's combat power value was as high as 100 points, so Sun Hao glanced at the brave generals around him, and finally ordered Xiang Yu to fight.
Xiang Yu urged his horse to the front of the two armies, pointed his halberd at Darong with one hand, and said, "Great man, Xiang Yu."
Then Xiang Yu and Darong urged their horses at the same time and rushed towards each other.
Darong, with a combat power value of 100 points, was considered the bravest of the three armies, but he only lasted a dozen rounds in the hands of Xiang Yu before being stabbed to death by Xiang Yu's halberd.
Seeing Darong being easily killed by the Han general in front of the two armies, Khan Muhalen couldn't help but show horror in his eyes.
However, Great Khan Muhalen's tone remained very calm. "Who is willing to go up and kill this Han general for me?"
At this time, a Gushan Ezhen from the Zhenghuang Banner requested a fight: "Yuluge is willing to kill this Han general for the Khan!"
Yuluge was considered the most powerful general of the Zhenghuang Banner. When the Great Khan Muhalen saw Yuluge asking for a fight, he advised him, "Yuluge, you should know how brave Darong is.
This Han general can kill Darong. You must be extra careful when you go up there. If you can't defeat him, retreat. If you lose the fight, you lose!"
Using the "Intermediate Exploration Eye", Sun Hao could see that Yuluge's combat power was also 100 points, but Yuluge's martial arts was slightly better than Darong's. He lasted at least thirty rounds under Xiang Yu before being stabbed to death by Xiang Yu with a long spear.
After Yuluge's death, Great Khan Muhalen was heartbroken and directly ordered the cavalry of the six flags to charge at the Han army, no longer thinking about saving face in the battle of generals.
This time, Sun Hao brought with him 600,000 Great Snow Dragon Riders. He wasn't going to let the Donglu cavalry off easily. He personally led a dozen or so "hundred-level" warriors and 600,000 Great Snow Dragon Riders to meet them...
Although Mukhalen, the Khan of the Donglu tribe, knew that the armored cavalry of the Han army was very powerful, he never imagined that they would be so powerful to an incredible degree.
In the battle outside Lishui City, 600,000 Great Snow Dragon Riders easily defeated the Donglu Tribe's million elite cavalry, turning a decisive battle into a pursuit battle.
Muhalen, the Khan of the Donglu tribe, was lucky enough to escape the pursuit of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, but the three flag leaders of the Bordered Black Banner, the Plain Blue Banner and the Bordered Blue Banner, that is, Muhalen's three sons, were all killed by the horse lances of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry.
Of the three million Donglu troops, only one in ten survived. In the end, only about 400,000 cavalry escaped the pursuit of the Han army. Of the remaining 2.6 million, half were killed in battle and half surrendered.
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