Chapter 272 The Final Battle
"Yes." Xiao Changfeng stopped smiling. "Boda is stuck in the middle, cutting off our communication lines. Now everyone is fighting blindly, relying on their feelings. Boda can choose to attack any of us, and we don't know yet, so there is no way to reinforce us in time."
Chen Zhao stared at the fire thoughtfully. The chilblains on his hands were heated and itchy, so he had to clench his fists to relieve the pain.
“It’s a real problem.”
Xiao He said: "Why don't we continue the quick attack and tie down Boda on our front line so that they have no time to take care of the rear. Princess Beilin can just catch them off guard in the rear."
"no."
"no."
Xiao Changfeng and Shen Zhao said in unison.
Xiao He's proposal was rejected by both of them at the same time, and he was at a loss for words for a moment.
Xiao Changfeng looked at him, "Son, let me tell you why. The method you just mentioned is based on the fact that we can communicate with each other. We can never win head-on. The previous times, Boda was testing our strength. Once he confirmed it, he would attack us. Besides, Boda has been quiet for the past two days. He also knows that we don't communicate with each other, so he will definitely find a way to swallow us up at this time."
That’s what Boda thought.
He rubbed his face with the snow to wake himself up completely.
"Move as soon as it gets dark," Boda ordered.
The Western Jue soldiers marched forward in the dark. They were familiar with the route and were heading towards the camp occupied by Xiao's army.
There was wind and snow at night, and even the soldier with the best eyesight could not see far on the watchtower.
By the time they heard the sound of marching troops and shouted that the enemy was attacking, the Western Jue people had already been more than a hundred meters away.
There was a muffled sound in the camp, and the huge rock smashed into a huge hole in the ground.
When Xiao Changfeng and Shen Zhao saw the huge rock falling from the sky, they finally realized that they had miscalculated.
Boda was not testing their military strength before, but he was waiting for the opportunity.
boom--
The boulder fell from the sky again and hit the center of the camp. Soldiers were lying wailing around the boulder. Some of them were crushed into meat paste by the boulder before they could even scream out in pain.
A rain of flaming arrows fell in the heavy snow, setting the tents in the camp on fire and instantly blazing brightly.
This was the Xijue camp they had temporarily occupied, and there was no Yanliang Pass's several-zhang-thick walls to serve as a defense.
"Quick! Assemble the troops--!"
Xiao Changfeng lifted the tent and came out, jumped on his horse, and put the helmet on his head.
"Set up the Crane Wing Formation! Chen Zhao on the left wing, Xiao He on the right wing!"
The cavalry rushed out from both wings first.
The war drums beat in the dark night, and the military flags flew in the air amidst the snow.
The two armies charged at each other, and their swords collided, making clanging sounds.
The sounds of weapons, fighting, and horse hooves intertwined together and echoed throughout the battlefield.
The blood dyed the snow red, and corpses were everywhere.
The sounds of fighting continued for two hours. The wind and snow gradually died down, and Xiao Changfeng retreated to the camp to rest.
"I can't stop it. I can't stop it." Xiao He panted and said, "I didn't expect Boda to bring a siege weapon."
Xiao Changfeng gritted his teeth and said, "He is in a hurry to fight us. He wants to defeat us quickly. He doesn't even plan to take over the camp."
He changed the subject, "Where's Shen Zhao?"
Xiao He looked around and said, "He hasn't come back yet."
"Let him come back!" Xiao Changfeng shouted, "Boda and his men only have a limited number of boulders. Let Chen Zhao come back first, and let the shield soldiers and archers take over!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier rushed in, "It's bad, General Xiao, reinforcements from Xijue are coming, and it looks like there are more than 20,000 of them."
Xiao Changfeng was so shocked by the news that he couldn't recover from his shock. Then Shen Zhao also rode his horse and rushed in from the side door of the camp.
Before Shen Zhao even dismounted from his horse, he shouted, “We must retreat. We can’t hold on any longer. Their reinforcements are coming.”
Xiao Changfeng's heart sank, "Chen Yu defeated Xi Jue but didn't pursue the victory? She actually let them come to reinforce? How is this possible?!"
Xiao He cursed, "Women, maybe they are timid."
Shen Zhao didn’t dare to refute now, nor could he explain.
He also couldn't understand why Shen Yu didn't continue to pursue, this was not her character.
But no matter what, he did make a mistake in judgment, or he and Shen Yu
There is a lack of tacit understanding, and the other party's intentions are not understood when messages are not delivered.
Now that reinforcements from the Western Jue have arrived, they have lost the battle.
"We can't worry about that now. Let's regroup and retreat. We can retreat to the Chi River."
In fact, if we retreat to the Chihe River, we can resolve the crisis of Yanliang Pass being under siege. Although the losses tonight are indeed heavy, at least Yanliang Pass has not been breached.
Xiao Changfeng said in a deep voice: "The shield soldiers and archers will suppress the firepower first. We can only fight and retreat at the same time. Xiao He, you——"
Xiao Changfeng suddenly stopped and turned to look in the direction of the battlefield.
Shen Zhao and Xiao He also turned their heads to look, with expressions of surprise and shock on their faces.
For they all heard the trumpets that the Western Kingdom was attacked by the enemy.
Xiao Changfeng was still stunned, "Chen Yu is also catching up?"
The horn of attack was heard again in the wind; this was Chen Yu's signal.
Shen Zhao’s face turned pale.
Boda originally brought 70,000 men, plus the 20,000 reinforcements just now, a total of 90,000 men.
The more than 30,000 troops here plus Chen Yu's 30,000 only add up to more than 60,000. The difference in military strength is several times greater, and it will be difficult to defeat them even if they attack from both sides.
Chen Zhao said: "No, we have to inform her to withdraw quickly."
Xiao He stamped his feet in anger, looked at Shen Zhao and said, “We are putting all our eggs in one basket now, and you are ruining us.”
"Xiao He!" Xiao Changfeng shouted harshly.
Xiao He glared at Shen Zhao fiercely, then ran away quickly, holding the knife at his waist.
Xiao Changfeng stepped on the stirrup and was about to mount his horse when he saw another soldier rushing in excitedly.
"General! General! The people of Xijue are fighting each other!"
"What!" Xiao Changfeng slipped and almost fell. Shen Zhao quickly reached out to help him.
"Speak clearly!"
The soldier swallowed his dry throat and said quickly while panting: "The Western Jue reinforcements just rushed up and started fighting with the Western Jue people. We don't know what happened."
"No, no, no." Shen Zhao thought quickly, pacing anxiously.
Shen Zhao suddenly raised his head and shouted excitedly: "I know!"
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