Seeing that Dayuan’s military camp was right in front of them, they could rush over in a short time and win the battle.
But suddenly the horse felt light and it fell forward quickly.
Then the sound of a bell rang out.
More and more war horses running in front fell to the ground.
The man riding the warhorse fell to the ground before he could react.
There are many protruding spikes on the ground, and the huge impact force can easily pierce even armor.
For a moment, the neighing of horses and the screams were mixed together.
At the same time, warning whistles sounded in the military camp.
"Enemy attack, get ready!"
"All soldiers, gather up, the enemy is at two o'clock."
"Ready your crossbows, ready your chevaux de frise!"
The army quickly gathered together, and the crossbow carts formed a line and rushed towards the enemy.
The generals of Lingshuang Kingdom were completely stunned.
I didn't expect there were so many traps around the military camp, and I didn't notice it for a while and fell into the trap.
But it was their carelessness that made them pay an extremely painful price.
Many deep and small holes were dug in the ground.
It won't have much impact on ordinary people walking on it.
But these holes are just big enough for a horse's legs.
If you step on it while the horse is running, the huge impact force will break the horse's leg.
The soldiers behind had no time to stop and were also caught.
They didn't have time to figure out what had happened.
The Dayuan army had already rushed over, and large and small crossbows poured down on them.
There were also lit rockets fired over, lighting up the sky and pointing the way for the attacking soldiers.
It instantly caused huge losses to the Lingshuang cavalry.
"Retreat, retreat quickly! We've been fooled. This is a trap."
General Ling Shuang was frightened.
The Dayuan army was so terrifying that they calculated every step of the way.
It seemed as if they had known that they would attack at night and set a trap to wait for them to fall into.
No one dared to stop for even a moment; every moment of delay would result in huge casualties.
All the soldiers ran faster than each other after receiving the order.
Although they were brave, they would die if they stayed and would not even have a chance to resist. In order to preserve their strength, they ran as fast as possible.
Lei Ying and Lei Zhan finally got the chance, how could they let them escape so easily?
Immediately take people to continue the pursuit.
Although many traps were set, there were still some paths for pursuit.
As long as you follow the hidden signs on the ground, you won't fall into the trap.
At night, they kept shooting arrows at the enemy, killing and wounding many of them.
After chasing for dozens of miles, he ordered a retreat.
The cavalry of Lingshuang State ran for hundreds of miles in one breath and stopped only when they saw that there were no pursuers behind them.
All of them had panic-stricken faces, and they no longer had the pride they had when they first sent out their troops.
"Hurry up and do a headcount and find out how many people have been lost."
General Ling Shuang quickly gave the order.
A moment later, his subordinate came to report with tears in his eyes: "General, we suffered heavy losses in this battle.
We are now less than 30,000 people, only more than 28,000.
It is estimated that some people got separated while fleeing.
But even so, the casualties are no less than those in yesterday's battle."
When General Ling Shuang heard the report, he felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground.
In normal wars, even a dozen casualties would be considered a huge loss.
Because their army's combat effectiveness is extremely strong and the individual soldiers are very strong, they often win with zero casualties.
I didn't expect that in less than a whole day, the army lost nearly 20,000 people.
Such huge casualties have dealt a heavy blow to their national strength.
Qi believed that this army represented the entire combat power of the Lingshuang Kingdom.
Even if more troops are added, the soldiers' fighting capacity will still be far behind.
This is equivalent to reducing the country's combat effectiveness by 20%.
And it cannot be made up in a short period of time.
What’s even more terrifying is that the Dayuan army is launching an attack. If Lingshuang Kingdom doesn’t find a way to resist it quickly, it may really perish.
The generals thought that their cavalry was invincible and no country could provoke them.
But these two battles made them feel despair.
No matter how strong a martial artist is, he is like paper in front of a powerful crossbow.
"Hurry up and notify the other troops to return to defend immediately.
Only a part of the army was left to search for His Majesty.
If we can't stop them, they'll really make it all the way to the capital, and we'll really be destroyed."
General Ling Shuang felt fear from the bottom of his heart.
Never dare to underestimate the Dayuan army again.
He finally realized the true strength of the Celestial Empire.
Being able to occupy the most fertile land is definitely not a fluke.
Once it officially unleashes its power, its strength is extremely terrifying.
Another team of Lingshuang army was divided into several teams and searched everywhere.
We found that the terrain in the lower reaches of the river became more complex, with towering mountains and cliffs everywhere.
Trying to find someone here is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
What’s even worse is that the further back in the river you go, the more tributaries there are, and they have to search carefully like casting a net.
Even the war horses were abandoned, because the way down was too steep and narrow for the horses to walk on.
This made the search more difficult.
They overcame all difficulties, left the horses on the ship, and sent some people to guard it.
Others searched all night long with torches.
Suddenly the scouts brought news.
"It's bad! General Valle has suffered two consecutive defeats. Send the army to support him as soon as possible."
The generals who were searching were shocked and angry when they heard this.
Their cavalry is invincible and can defeat ten barbarian troops at once.
How could we possibly be defeated if we join forces with the barbarian army to deal with Dayuan?
Besides, they are all cavalry, and the number of Dayuan's cavalry is too small. Even if they can't win, they can always retreat, right?
No matter how hard we fight, we cannot lose this battle.
"That's nonsense! General Valle is so powerful, how could he lose the battle?"
“It’s true. Dayuan sent an army of 500,000. This time they brought large crossbow carts and heavy crossbows.
Our cavalry couldn't get through at all.
We lost more than 7,000 people in the first battle.
General Valle immediately changed his tactics and decided to launch a surprise attack at night, but he didn't expect that Dayuan had set a trap, which caused us heavy losses. Including the missing people, the loss exceeded 10,000.
Now our army is less than 30,000.
At daybreak, the Dayuan army will continue their attack. At their marching speed, they will probably reach our capital in less than two days.
General Valle then sent his men to ask for help."
The generals of Lingshuang Kingdom opened their eyes wide in disbelief.
"We lost 20,000 men in just two battles?
How was this battle fought?
Even killing 20,000 pigs wouldn't be that easy, right?
How on earth does this idiot Valer command an army?"
"General, calm down. This isn't a command issue; it's simply that the enemy's weapons are too powerful.
You will know when you go back.
Even if all the troops were united, they would definitely not be their opponents.
Our Lingshuang Nation is now in a critical situation!"
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