Chapter 837 Bait
From his full expectation of conquering the Central Plains and unifying the world, to now, two cities have fallen in succession and he has lost nearly one-third of his territory, and the enemy's blade is pointing directly at his capital, Xianyang.
After all this ups and downs, Emperor Liang, who was already in a bad mental state, fell ill as expected.
On this day, new information was delivered to the palace...
"Centaurs? Why are there Centaurs on the other side?!"
Under the excitement, Emperor Liang immediately felt dizzy, which frightened the maids around him and made them panic again.
After taking a deep breath and calming himself down for a while, Emperor Liang gave the order in a deep voice...
"Send someone to contact the Grand Marshal as quickly as possible, go!"
"yes!"
As time goes by and midsummer arrives, the weather gets hotter day by day.
The commander-in-chief of the Liang army obviously did not expect that during the time when he led a large army to fight, his hometown would be destroyed by the enemy.
The commander of the Liang army who confirmed the news was shocked on the spot. When he saw the Centaur cavalry mentioned in the news, his face became even more gloomy.
In fact, the Centaur mercenaries have never returned since they went out to carry out their mission.
At first, the Liang army commander did not think there was anything wrong.
After all, going deep behind enemy lines and intercepting supplies is a dangerous and time-consuming task in itself.
They need enough time to lie in wait and discover the opposing troops escorting supplies before they can take action.
Considering the time aspect, this is an uncertain thing in itself.
But as the time for the Centaurs to leave continued to increase, the uneasiness in the heart of the Liang army commander became more and more intense! Especially after receiving this news! Of course, his reason said that there could not be only this group of Centaurs in the world. The group of Centaurs mentioned in the news that broke through the western border of their Liang State was likely to come from another force.
But no matter what the situation was, he had to retreat.
Unlike them who were still in a stalemate, according to the news, the enemy army that launched an offensive from the western border of Liang State had already captured two of their cities in succession! The entire offensive was so powerful! At this moment, the enemy's position was already a direct threat to Daliang City, the capital of Liang State.
Their Majesty has now ordered him to lead the army back to the country to rescue him.
"Pass on my order to withdraw troops immediately!"
When this order was given, the deputy general next to him was immediately startled.
"Marshal, once our army withdraws, what will happen to those Centaur mercenaries who have penetrated deep into the enemy's rear?"
Hearing this, the commander of the Liang army frowned.
"The situation is extremely urgent now. They have lost contact for so long that we can't take care of them. Let's retreat first!"
At this time, the commander of the Liang army had no choice, not only because the situation in the rear was critical, but also because if there was a problem in the rear, their logistical supplies could not be guaranteed.
Rather than risking our time on the front line, it would be better to simply retreat.
If we protect His Majesty at that time, it will at least be considered as a meritorious service.
Basically, as soon as the Liang army outside the city made any move, Shi Lei inside the city would receive the report immediately.
"Lieutenant Colonel, the Liang army outside the city has lifted the siege and retreated! Should we go out of the city and pursue them?!"
Putting down the military affairs at hand, Shi Lei looked up at his adjutant who looked excited, and then shook his head.
"No hurry. If we go out of the city to meet the enemy at this time, and the enemy gives up retreating and turns around to fight us, we will suffer heavy casualties given the number of troops we have."
At this point, Shi Lei paused.
"Pass on my order and have the troops inside the city prepare to go out. Once the logistical supplies arrive, we will officially set out."
As soon as he saw the main force of the Liang army retreating, Shi Lei knew that it must be Zhuo Ge and his men who succeeded on the other side.
In this war, their Anling City seemed to be the main battlefield, but in fact it was just a bait to attract enemy troops. That was why Shi Lei guarded Anling City motionlessly, not afraid of wasting time with the enemy.
Because from the very beginning, his mission was not to defeat the enemy, but to delay it.
Now that Drogo has succeeded and the main force of the Liang army has been forced to retreat, it is natural for them, who have rested for so long, to get moving again.
As luck would have it, the logistical supplies that had been delayed for a long time arrived that night.
Along with them came three hundred Zhou cavalrymen, led by Jie Liancheng.
After completing the task of searching for centaurs and escorting logistical supplies, Xie Liancheng had no intention of returning home. Next, he would directly follow the troops led by Shi Lei to the battle.
Jie Liancheng's arrival was naturally a great help to Shi Lei, making him more confident in the next battle.
Before the main force moved, the cavalry unit led by Jie Liancheng had already taken the lead and chased after the main force of the Liang army that retreated yesterday.
At most, it would take no more than a day. According to the speed of the Zhou cavalry, they would soon catch up.
When the cavalry is on the move, the noise is huge. Even from a long distance, the rumbling sound made by the iron hooves of a large number of war horses stepping on the ground can be heard.
Looking back and seeing the rising dust, the face of the Liang army commander suddenly changed.
[Is it the enemy's cavalry that has caught up? Or is it the Centaur mercenaries that have returned? ]
The Liang army coach certainly hoped that the latter would come, but he also had to prepare for the worst.
"Zhao Hu, take the cavalry and go over there to take a look."
After receiving the order, Zhao Hu pulled the reins and called on the 500 cavalrymen in their army to rush to intercept, absolutely not allowing the enemy to get close to their large army easily.
As the distance between them continued to shorten, the figures of both parties soon entered each other's field of vision.
What Zhao Hu recognized at a glance were not the Centaur mercenaries, but the enemies who came to chase their large army!
This conclusion made Zhao Hu tense up quickly, and he looked around secretly.
Zhao Hu heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the leading general was not Li Tie, and that the opposing cavalry unit was obviously smaller than theirs.
In the previous fight outside Anling City, Li Tie wielded his axe very bravely. If they fight again, it would be difficult for him to guarantee that he can win.
Putting aside unnecessary emotions, Zhao Hu adjusted his breathing and focused his attention on the enemy cavalry unit that was approaching in front of him.
When their own forces had a complete advantage, cavalry against cavalry, why would they need to retreat?
With the mentality of eliminating future troubles, Zhao Hu led the cavalry troops to charge forward in one breath, and his target was directly locked on the enemy general who was rushing in the front.
"The enemy will die!!"
With a roar, Zhao Hu swung the ring-handled broadsword in his hand towards the opponent with fierce force.
Unexpectedly, the three-pointed double-edged sword in Xie Liancheng's hand was the first to arrive, and it was even faster! A cold light flashed, and the moment the two riders passed each other, a big head was immediately sprinkled with blood and flew up!
On his dark face, his eyes were wide open, and it was obvious that he never figured out what had happened until his death.
"There is a hint of Bagua Knife, but unfortunately, you are too weak!"
(End of this chapter)
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