SFS Chapter 858: The enemy army fled and occupied Kunlun Pass
Chapter 858: The enemy army fled and occupied Kunlun Pass
Soon, the undercover agents from other corps began to shout loudly.
"The Yan army is coming and we are defeated!"
"Run! The Yan army is upon us! We're defeated!"
"The Yan army kills everyone they see. Run away! Don't block my way!"
"Run! Run!"
"First Corps, retreat to the west gate!"
"Third Corps, run!"
Some were generals who were shouting and leading the entire army to run together, while others were commanders of thousands and centurions who were shouting and leading their men to run.
Some soldiers just ignored it and ran away screaming wildly.
They succeeded in taking a lot of people with them, right? They rushed and escaped madly, and even if someone fell, they would step on them directly.
Chaos, a complete mess.
The chaos caused by these people was even greater than that caused by the 10,000 cavalrymen.
Yuan Song also woke up, put on his armor, rode out on a big horse, and gave orders one after another.
"Let the legions push forward, the Tenth Legion will gather in the rear, and the local legions will surround it on both sides."
"Assemble! Assemble quickly and drive out the Yan army!"
However, at this time, he discovered that the defeated soldiers were rushing around like a flood, shouting and yelling, and no one listened to him at all.
It was as if millions of Yan troops had rushed in and defeated them, leaving them in disarray.
A guard suddenly pulled over a fleeing soldier and shouted,
"The Marshal ordered you to assemble and counterattack. Didn't you hear?"
The soldier yelled, stiffening his neck.
"Everyone is running, and you want me to fight the Yan army alone? Am I a fool? Let me go!"
The guard was furious. He drew his knife and stabbed the soldier to death.
The other soldiers around were terrified when they saw this. Instead of gathering together, they ran even faster, shouting,
"The Marshal is killing people, and he is also killing us!"
"Damn it! The Yan army is slaughtering us, and the Marshal is going to slaughter us too! Run!"
"Run, get out of the way!"
“Don’t step on me…Ah!!!”
It’s messy, it’s too messy.
Yuan Song looked at the scene in front of him and felt extremely sad.
"Why? I can't understand why. We clearly calculated that the Yan army would not attack at night, and we clearly arranged the defenses. How come the enemy broke in without even hearing the sound of artillery?"
The guard pulled another soldier over and yelled,
"How did the enemy get in?"
The soldier said in panic,
"They all said it was someone from the Ninth Corps who opened the door and let them in."
"The Ninth Corps? Zeng Fan?"
Yuan Song's teeth were about to break.
"Damn Zeng Fan, I treated him well, why did he betray me!"
"General, let's retreat quickly. It's pitch dark and we can't gather. The camp will be destroyed. No one can be saved if the camp is destroyed, and your orders can't be passed on.
It would be better to withdraw directly and regroup in Yugui."
"The Emperor trusts me and has asked me to guard Kunlun Pass. How could I possibly desert him?"
"But it's useless for you to die here, Marshal! Run away! As long as you have the green mountains, you will never lack firewood!
Even if you want to chop off someone's head, the emperor has to issue the order himself.
Hundreds of thousands of brothers are waiting for your command! Let's go!"
The guards dragged Yuan Song out.
"The Marshal is coming. Move aside and let him go out first."
"All troops retreat, the commander-in-chief has ordered, all troops retreat!"
They squeezed forward all the way. The title of the Marshal was still quite effective. No matter how crazy the Qian soldiers were, they did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of the Marshal.
At least they managed to squeeze out a path and let the Marshal leave the city gate first.
"Run, run to Yoo-gyeol! Don't stop, you'll win if you reach Yoo-gyeol!"
This was the last order issued by Yuan Song.
He knew that the Yan army's cavalry was inside the pass, and now he could only rely on those who had not escaped yet to block the city gate and hold them off.
Once the Yan army's cavalry came out to chase them, they would probably suffer even greater losses.
Yuan Song was in the dark, gathering the defeated soldiers along the way, and he didn't know how many he had gathered.
Within the pass.
The Tianyu Army formed into horizontal lines and advanced steadily forward, clearing out the enemy and killing anyone they saw.
The Zhennan Army charged back and forth, making the enemy even more chaotic.
Ma Ling still wasn't satisfied with the fight this time, but Zhang Han was very excited. He held a big knife and killed them one by one.
Shen Changgong did not charge forward to fight, but stayed with Yu Huatian, commanding the army to charge forward.
Two hours later, the Yan army blocked the remaining Qian army at the city wall and shouted that they would surrender and not be killed.
The tens of thousands of soldiers who failed to escape had no choice but to surrender.
At dawn, the battle was completely over. The Yan army escorted the prisoners and cleared the battlefield.
Shen Changgong and Yu Huatian returned to the general's mansion and met Ma Ling.
After entering, they saw Liang Kai and Nie Bei sitting on the steps, looking at each other in silence and sighing.
"What are you two doing? Sitting here like women whose husbands have died."
Shen Changgong asked.
Nie Bei sighed and said,
"In fact, it would be enough to just let one legion of the Tianyu Army come in. We are completely useless."
Liang Kai also said,
"That's right, that's great, the Tianyu Army's army formation is directly lined up in a long snake and pushed forward.
Our two legions simply couldn't squeeze through.
Not a single person was killed, not a single enemy was eliminated."
Yu Huatian smiled upon hearing this.
"I didn't do much good either. The number of people we killed was less than the number they trampled to death themselves.
This time, it was mainly the 10,000 Zhennan Army and the undercover agents within them who made great contributions.
If the Zhennan Army hadn't rushed in recklessly, coupled with the undercover agents shouting and rushing around, they wouldn't have been so chaotic, and we wouldn't have been able to defeat them so quickly."
Liang Kai sighed,
"Today I have witnessed what it means to be defeated like a mountain. They have already been defeated before the battle even begins. The momentum of their retreat is even more powerful than a legionary charge.
Those guys, they'll chop down anyone who stands in their way, even more valiantly than killing their enemies."
Yu Huatian patted his shoulder and said,
"So, as a commander-in-chief, you must always remain calm, manage your troops, and boost morale.
Once the situation becomes chaotic, word will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and then there will be no way to turn the tide."
Liang Kai sighed and said,
"I'm still far inferior to you. After you unify the world, disband the Shenfeng Army and I'll be your deputy commander."
Yu Huatian's face turned cold, and he looked at Liang Kai with lightning-like eyes.
Liang Kai also knew that he had said the wrong thing. It was not up to him to decide whether to cut down the army or not.
The battle isn't over yet, and he's already shaken the army's morale. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to kill him.
"Your Majesty, I am talking nonsense. I deserve to die!"
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"If you feel resentful, just complain a little bit, don't be too insecure.
It's not like you don't have battles to fight. The Shenfeng Army and the Zhige Army both have great potential. In the future, when we fight against the Western Regions and the Japanese pirates, you will be of use."