The terrain where Hancheng is located belongs to the alluvial plain of the Yellow River, with the majestic Huanglong Mountain in the west and the narrow plain in the north and south.

After the Demon Alliance's cavalry regiment was blocked on their way back, the only way they could escape was the north.

When the demon army first occupied the Hanseong area, they only built a fort group defense position on the east side that was specially designed to target the Condor Army, and in the north and south directions, they only built simple trench fortifications.

After Ning Yuan captured the Hancheng area, in order to implement the tactics of encirclement and reinforcements, he built a fortress group in the south of Hancheng that was the same as in the east, and kept it in its original state for the north.

In order to facilitate the passage, Ning Yuan only ordered people to fill in a few passages in the north, and as for the trenches dug by the demon army at the beginning, they were still the same as they were at the beginning.

When Sun Qi led the cavalry regiment all the way to the north, he was immediately blocked by the wide and steep trench in front of him.

After seeing the only passages that could be passed were full of ape-man warriors armed with spears and giant shields, Sun Qi suddenly felt a little black in front of him, and almost fell headlong from his war horse.

After taking a deep breath and stabilizing his figure, Sun Qi glanced at the fortress group in the east and the base camp of the Condor Army in the south, and then shook his head helplessly.

Neither the intractable army of barbarians nor the ape-man army ambushed in the fortress complex had caught up at this moment.

After Sun Qi led the cavalry regiment to flee north, the two armies all returned to their previous posts, leaving no chance for Sun Qi's cavalry regiment.

"Hey."

After looking up at the sky again, Sun Qi sighed helplessly, and then resolutely led the cavalry regiment to Huanglong Mountain in the west.

Although the Condor Army stationed in the Hancheng area did not have a good way to take the cavalry corps with high mobility ability, after Sun Qi led the Terran cavalry through the fortress group to the east, their fate was already sealed.

After Ape Eighteen led the ape-man warriors to block Sun Qi's retreat with a tripwire, they had no choice but to retreat south or north.

To the south, they were to pass by the Condor base camp.

That passage was too close to the Condor base camp, and if the Condor Army had hoplites to the south, they would probably have been dumpled by the Condor.

Sun Qi didn't dare to risk the lives of tens of thousands of cavalry, so he could only choose to go north.

After the passage to the north was also blocked by the Condor Army, they were immediately trapped in the encirclement arranged for them by the Condor Army.

Although this encirclement is very large, there are not enough troops, and the Condor Army cannot really besiege them.

But after several Condor armies all held their positions, Sun Qi and the others had actually lost completely.

Because it was a cold winter, and at night, the temperature would drop sharply, and the cavalry regiment led by Sun Qi only carried some dry food and fresh water, and no other supplies.

In addition, all the members of this cavalry are human knights, and they are not good at night fighting, while the Condor army has a large number of orc warriors in their array.

If they remain in the encirclement, they will most likely die from cold weather or by a sneak attack by orc warriors.

So after finding that there was no chance to take advantage of, Sun Qi had to lead the remaining cavalry to choose to enter the mountain.

Although the environment inside the mountain is even worse, and many people may not be able to get out again after entering, at least there is a glimmer of life in it, and they can find wood in the mountain to keep warm, so as to avoid the destruction of the whole army.

In the cold north, the winter days are very short, and as long as it is in the afternoon, it is not far from dark.

As a native of the north, Sun Qi knew very well the horror of after dark, so he chose to enter the mountain very decisively after finding out that he had fallen into the encirclement of the Condor Army.

Because if they can't find enough dry wood and a hiding place to hide from the cold wind before dark, then few of them will live to see the next day's sun.

......

When the Terran cavalry led by Sun Qi was cornered by the ambush circle laid by the Condor Army, the Dwarven Rock Sheep Knights led by Sosa Warhammer successfully intercepted the demon legion led by Diop on the outskirts of the eastern fortress group.

Faced with the dwarven rock sheep knight legion that suddenly appeared in front of the army, Diop did not dare to be careless, and immediately ordered the army to stop advancing, and then set up a defensive position on the spot.

Seeing that the defensive formation of the Demon Legion was impenetrable, Sosa Warhammer did not dare to attack rashly, he just ordered the Dwarven Rock Sheep Knights to keep roaming around the perimeter of the enemy's defensive line, waiting for the enemy to disorganize themselves.

However, Diop ruled the army strictly, and no matter how provocative the dwarven knights were, the demon warriors remained unmoved.

So after neither the enemy nor the enemy could find any flaws in the opponent, the two armies confronted each other.

When the Terran cavalry regiment led by Sun Qi did not move for a long time, Diop guessed that something was likely to happen to Sun Qi.

After looking at the sky and weighing the gains and losses, Diop immediately sent fast horses to break through and urgently ask for help from the rear.

When Diop sent messengers to the base camp of the Demon Alliance, the battle on the Southern Front was coming to an end.

After learning that Sun Qi's cavalry regiment had lost news and that Diop's demon legion was entangled by the Dwarven Rock Sheep Knights of the Condor Army, Daniels immediately sent a demon legion to meet Diop.

Faced with two demon armies that had successfully joined together, and seeing the enemy's orderly retreat, Souza Warhammer knew that he was destined to return empty-handed today.

Although he was very unwilling to let the enemy leave like this, the strategy of the Condor Army in the winter had changed to a defensive counterattack.

Without any support, his dwarven Rock Sheep cavalry regiment would not be able to eat such a large number of enemies.

Moreover, if he attacked rashly, his cavalry regiment would also suffer heavy losses, so he could only helplessly watch the enemy go away.

As the sky grew darker, the soldiers of both sides returned to the warm base camp after a day of fierce fighting.

In this battle, the more than 200,000 players of the two dragon legions lost a total of 130,000 casualties, which can be described as heavy casualties, but compared with the casualties of the demon alliance, the number of casualties on the side of the Condor Army is quite acceptable.

In this battle, the 500,000 player legions of the Demon Alliance only escaped back to more than 80,000 people, and the demon leader Okafor was not only killed on the spot, but the demon army he led suffered more than half of the casualties.

Coupled with the 100,000 cavalry who had not heard from him, the number of troops of the Demon Alliance had shrunk by more than half at once.

Now that Daniels has only 400,000 demon infantry and 80,000 remnants of player soldiers, the gap between us and the enemy has been basically erased.

It is no longer a question of whether the Demon Alliance will succeed in recovering Hancheng, but whether they can withdraw safely.

If Hancheng's Condor Army refused to let them go easily, it was really hard to say how much of their remaining 500,000 infantry would be able to withdraw after losing their only cavalry legion.

Because the Condor Army's dwarven rock sheep cavalry regiment can go around their flank or front to harass them at any time, and they have no cavalry regiment that can compete with them.

......

"How long will it take to send reinforcements from the rear?"

Immediately after all the troops had withdrawn to their base camp, Daniels convened an emergency military meeting overnight.

Once as the commander of the three armed forces, Daniels was clear about these military matters, but at this moment, he still asked directly at the meeting.

"Back to Your Majesty, the weather is cold now, and there have just been a few heavy snowfalls a while ago, and it is very inconvenient to pass by land, so it is impossible for reinforcements to arrive here without a month or two.

In a few months, the temperature will slowly rise, so Wechen thinks that we should withdraw to Heyang first, and then send a large army to recover Hancheng when spring comes. ”

After hearing Daniels's voice, Diop immediately understood and proposed to withdraw his troops.

"Your Majesty, what General Diop said is extremely true, the demon warriors of our clan are very unaccustomed to this cold weather, and in the cold winter, we can't exert our true strength at all, so Weichen thinks that we should wait for the temperature to rise before fighting the enemy in a decisive battle."

......

Many of these demon leaders today were once Daniels' old subordinates, and they knew how capable Daniels was, so after Daniels gave a hint, they all rushed to propose to withdraw their troops first.

Glancing at those empathetic subordinates, Daniels pretended to ponder for a while, then sighed and said, "Hey, since that's the case, then according to the opinion of a few Aiqing, tomorrow morning, the army will immediately withdraw from camp and withdraw to Heyang."

Diop, you lead an army of 100,000 to take charge of the rear of the palace, and you must ensure the safety of the rear of the army. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Diopding lives up to Your Majesty's trust and swears to cover the safe retreat of the army."

Hearing that Daniels had sent his palace, Diop immediately stood up and made a military order.

......

The next day, before dawn, the demon coalition army began to pull out the camp, and then the army began to retreat in the direction of Heyang.

When Ning Yuan learned that the demon alliance had begun to retreat, he immediately asked, "How many people has the enemy sent?" ”

"Your Majesty, there are about 100,000 people, all of them demon warriors.

Now General Sosa is awaiting your Majesty's order to ask Your Majesty to instruct whether or not to pursue it. ”

"What is there to chase in this cold day, you go and tell Sosa, and let him give me patience in the barracks for a few more months.

Well, inform the other armies, stick to their own defense areas, and recuperate. ”

Ning Yuan heard that Sosa wanted to chase the enemy, so he immediately pursed his lips, and then directly cut off the other party's thoughts.

It's freezing on this day, and everyone who goes out to the thatched house is frozen enough, so doesn't it make the soldiers suffer if they take the initiative to fight out?

Now that the Condor Army's winter strategic goal has been achieved, killing tens of thousands of more demon warriors will not affect the overall situation.

So since the enemy took the initiative to retreat, Ning Yuan didn't want to make any more trouble, he just wanted to spend this winter quietly.

......

"What? The Demon Coalition retreated? ”

After hearing the news of the retreat of the Demon Alliance, the Northern Expedition Alliance suddenly exploded.

"Daniels, this piece of waste, doesn't he know that there is a problem with the logistics of the Condor Army right now?

If he can't drive the Condor Army of Hancheng back to the east of the Yellow River and wait for the temperature to rise, what will he use to resist the iron cavalry of the Condor Army?

This idiot, did he really think that the demon army under his command was invincible? ”

After learning about the anticlimactic tail of the demon alliance, Dongfang Ming immediately became angry and couldn't help but scold.

"I asked a few players who participated in that campaign, and Daniels can't be blamed entirely for this.

Daniels' demon warriors are brave enough that they have even resorted to suicidal spike strikes in order to break through the Condor defenses.

But those barbarians under Ning Yuan's command were really powerful, and not only did the demon army suffer heavy losses, but even one of the demon commanders was killed on the spot.

It seems that the Condor Army has developed iron boxes that can fire many crossbow arrows at once, and it is those iron boxes that directly crush the most ferocious attack of the Demon Alliance.

The Demon Alliance's dispatch this time was still too hasty, and they didn't even bring a trebuchet, and it was reasonable that they couldn't break through the carefully arranged positions of the Condor Army. ”

Seeing Dongfang Ming angry, Ye Ziqing shook his head helplessly, and then calmly analyzed.

"Actually, the retreat of the demon army to Heyang is a very correct choice.

After losing half of their army, they were no longer able to defeat the Han Cheng Condor Army, which had a favorable position.

To continue the offensive, Daniels had to send reinforcements from the rear to the front.

At present, the Shaanxi region is full of ice and snow, and transportation is very difficult, so instead of increasing troops to the front line now, it is better to wait until the spring flowers bloom before acting. ”

Murong Changfeng also understood the actions of the Demon Alliance very well.

"I also understand these big truths, but the question now is that when the spring flowers bloom, what will the demon clan do to resist the massive iron horses of the Condor Empire?

It's not that you don't know the terrain of Guanzhong, which is simply a paradise for cavalry.

What if Ning Yuan used the same methods he had used to deal with the Eaglehoof Empire against Daniels? ”

Seeing that several old friends were speaking for the Demon Clan, Dongfang Ming didn't want to argue with them, so he directly threw out the core question.

"Now the Condor Army is trapped in logistical problems and the cold climate, and it is unable to attack the Guanzhong area on a large scale.

If it were spring, those cavalry regiments under his command would indeed be a big problem.

Especially the Centaur Legion, not only is it strong in combat, but it also has a very strong endurance.

There is also the dwarven rock sheep legion, which can ignore a lot of terrain and is also very troublesome.

If these cavalry infiltrate the rear of the demon army, then the demon clan is likely to be the next Eaglehoof Empire. ”

After listening to Dongfang Ming's question, Ma Tianming couldn't help but say to himself, but he said it so loudly that everyone could hear it clearly.

After hearing Ma Tianming's self-talk, all the high-level leaders of the Northern Expedition Alliance fell into deep thought.

Seeing that everyone was frowning, Ye Ziqing hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to speak: "Everyone, after being unable to drive Han Cheng's Condor Army back to the east of the Yellow River, the future of the Demon Clan is very uncertain.

In the face of the Condor Empire, where the cavalry dominates the sky, it is difficult for us to come up with any way to crack it.

So I don't think we should hang ourselves from a tree, it's time to find a stronger opponent for Ning Yuan. ”