Chapter 696: It's so heavy to kill
Looking at the ruthless scene in front of him, Gong Lince said to Meng Shanming: "Meng Shuai, Song Guojiang's future troubles have been eliminated!"
Meng Shanming was calm and silent, his face was expressionless, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Luo Da'an glanced at Meng Shanming's reaction, he had been by Meng Shanming's side all the time, and he knew what was going on best.
Originally, when the Song army gave up the river defense and wanted to gather heavy troops to attack the people who crossed the river in the early stage, this side made preparations for a water attack, and was ready to wait for the Song army to gather people and horses to a certain area.
There were many twists and turns in the process, but fortunately, the final result was not unexpected, and the required strategic purpose was still achieved.
The spectators on the mountain, talking and laughing, did not spend a single soldier, and the enemy army was crushed by millions of men.
The land of mountains and wilderness has become a Ze country in a blink of an eye, and the people who fly in that Ze country are all embarrassed Song monks to rescue the important members of the Song army.
As for the millions of people and horses, even if the Nine Supremes came, they couldn't save them now, and the monks of the Song Kingdom were really powerless, so they could only save some important people and carry some generals out of the flood.
In the flood, some people struggle in the mud, some people swim in the muddy water to find life, some people have no life and float in the muddy water and float with the current.
In some cases, there were so many people climbing on a large tree that the branches collapsed and there was a scream, and in some higher places, the crowd could not stand and be half soaked in the water.
Many people fell from a big tree in the mountains, looking around at the terrible image in the flood, and Wu Qunlie, who was sitting on the branch, beat the trunk of the tree with his fists and wailed.
He can imagine that there must be more than this, the people and horses who were lured to Qunluo Mountain should not be able to escape this catastrophe, millions of people, as the commander-in-chief, the whole army has been wiped out before the official battle, and he has never been defeated so badly, he doesn't know how to face the top and bottom, his emotions have collapsed!
Liao Nanqing, who was also on the same tree, was stunned, looking at the tragic image in front of him with confused eyes, and suffered two fiascos in succession, which made him confused.
A group of monks rose and fell on the branches in the canopy, and there were many panicked soldiers trying to climb the trees under the trees......
Due to the topography, there was a slight fight in other directions of Qunluo Mountain, but the number of people who fled up the mountain in a hurry was limited, and it was difficult to stop the large number of men and horses gathered by the Yan army on the mountain to rush and kill.
And the scene of the Yan army standing on the mountain shooting the survivors in the water with bows and arrows is everywhere.
After a wave of flood peaks, the water gradually slowed down, without the replenishment of a large number of water sources, the water seeped into the earth, and the country dried up quickly, and the ground was full of potholes, like a swamp.
A large number of Yan troops began to descend the mountain, one foot deep and one foot shallow, chasing and killing the Song soldiers and horses in groups, and there were monks to cooperate.
The Song soldiers and horses were already scattered, and the immortal could not form an effective team to resist, and the weapons in their hands had long since been abandoned in the face of the impact of the flood and did not know where to rush, and they were exhausted by the toss with their bare hands, how could they resist the killing of the Yan army in groups?
Running in the mud and not running fast, in the face of the Yan army pulling the net and strangling, the scene was very miserable.
Wu Qunlie, who was sitting on the tree, watched this scene but could not do anything, for the commander of the first army, there was nothing more cruel than this, his eyes were split, "Ah!" Yang Tian let out a mournful howl.
"Master Wu, let's go, it's too late if you don't leave. A monk pulled Wu Qunlie and repeatedly persuaded him.
When the sergeants holding the trunk under the tree heard that they were leaving, they looked up at it and wailed, "My lord, help us!"
Wu Qunlie held the trunk of the tree and refused to leave, and he was also begging those monks, "Please, please ask the mages to come to the rescue, as much as you can save, I beg you, even if you block the Yan army to buy some time for the brothers to get out, please, I will repay you as a cow and a horse in my next life......"
A group of monks were also very embarrassed and embarrassed, such a large-scale war, relying on them to run to fight with the Yan monks had no effect at all, except to kill some Yan monks and soldiers to vent their anger, what could they do? That is, they could not defeat the Yan army, nor could they turn the tide of the war, let alone hold their territory, they could not save the millions of men and horses in front of them.
Saving people may be able to save some, but how much can be saved in this case? There is no way to save how much at all, taking people out will affect the speed of escape, and in the face of the pursuit of the monks of the Yan Kingdom, no one will be able to escape at that time.
In the same place, many things are sympathetic, and they can understand Wu Qunlie's feelings, but Wu Qunlie's prayer really makes them difficult.
Seeing that the Yan soldiers and horses and the searching monks were getting closer and closer to this side, a Song monk led by him finally turned his heart sideways, fainted Wu Qunlie with one finger, and directly picked up Wu Qunlie and flew away.
The other monks also carried some important generals and flew all the way down the swamp-like ground.
Although they could flee faster by abandoning Wu Qunlie and the others, they couldn't explain if they went back like that.
Regardless of whether the people are defeated or defeated, you just threw down the main general and fled? Which disciple of the sect who participated in the war can go back and make a mission?
"My lord, my lord......" Seeing that the group of monks took Wu Qunlie and the others, the abandoned sergeants under the tree screamed in grief, but failed to exchange those monks for turning back, but instead alarmed a group of Yan monks to chase and kill quickly.
The fight was vigorous all the way, and a group of Song monks desperately escorted Wu Qunlie and other generals to break through.
Holding torches at night, the large-scale clean-up of Qunluo Mountain lasted until dawn the next day, strangling the Song people and horses was one thing, and more important was searching for the grain of the Song people.
Bags of grain soaked in sewage were found, and the Yan soldiers and horses held knives and guns in the back, forcing the Song prisoners to carry them back to the mountain.
After a large amount of grain is transported back to the mountain, whether it has been soaked in water or not, it is washed at a waterfall in the mountain. Under Meng Shanming's order, trees were cut down on the spot on the mountain, and the grain was directly fried and dried to make dry food.
There is no way to do this, the food that has been soaked in water is not easy to preserve, it is easy to rot and deteriorate, and the dry food is not delicious and it is better than not eating at all.
After this battle, after the inventory, the people of the Yan State went east without any supplies, and raised half a month's food for the army.
With half a month's food in hand, coupled with successive victories, the army's heart is settled!
At this point, the border defense line of the Song State in the face of the Yan State completely collapsed, and it was useless, and the consequences of this battle had a very significant impact!
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The sky is clear, on the edge of the Rolling Dragon Gorge, Niu Youdao pestle sword stands on the cliff, standing against the wind, looking down on the rolling torrent under the cliff.
Hearing the familiar footsteps approaching behind him, Niu Youdao sighed, "It's here, 50,000 horses are forced to cross, such a dangerous place, no wonder 20,000 horses were lost in an instant." ”
Guan Fangyi, who was close, handed over a piece of news, "Gongsun Bu came, a great victory, and the Song army's Jiangfang men and horses were completely beaten down by Meng Shuai." ”
Niu Youdao took a look at it in his hand, and saw the report that the Song army was annihilated by the water attack, and couldn't help but shake his head, "It's really a big victory, so far the two million troops arranged by the Song State in the river defense have all been swept away, and it is really a beautiful win, Meng Shanming is worthy of being Meng Shanming, and he should be strong and strong!"
Seeing the matter about the captives, he couldn't help frowning and muttering, "Captured 600,000 captives..."
Guan Fangyi hummed, "One million four thousand horses, countless casualties, and the 600,000 captives captured, Gongsun Bu said that after the army rested, Meng Shuai used these captives to do coolies, and after getting out of the muddy area, he was ready to slaughter 600,000 people!"
Niu Youdao saw it from the news in the report, and frowned because of this, this is not 600,000 beasts, but 600,000 living people, such a massacre, he shuddered a little when he saw it, and muttered, "Our Meng Shuai usually looks very easy-going, and he is so murderous as soon as he enters the battlefield!"
It's not the first time he has heard of Meng Shanming's massacre on the battlefield, when he attacked Dingzhou last time, the massacre outside Rongyang City was in an uproar, and this time it was even more terrifying, he actually wanted to slaughter 600,000 prisoners of war at a time!
"It's not a death in battle, it's a massacre! Killing 600,000 prisoners of war is appalling anywhere!" Guan Fangyi also raised a little palpitationally, and tried to ask: "Dao Ye, Meng Shuai will listen to you, do you want to use your influence to persuade him?"
Niu Youdao hesitated, he wanted to persuade, but he was not a person who spoke randomly without knowing the situation, he didn't understand the things on the battlefield, and he wouldn't interfere indiscriminately about things he didn't understand, and said in a deep voice: "Spread the news and ask Meng Shuai's intentions." ”
"Hmm!" Guan Fangyi immediately complied.
And Niu Youdao himself personally wrote a letter to Yuan Gang and asked him to forward it to Gao Jiancheng, wanting to ask Gao Jiancheng's opinion, and wanted to stand at Gao Jiancheng's height to see if he could kill this group of people!
This side is not too far from Meng Shanming's side, and after the letter was spread, Meng Shanming's side also quickly replied.
Meng Shanming's meaning is very simple, it is completely from the perspective of military combat, mentioning the situation that more than 400,000 troops of the Song army in the Hukou defense line did not surrender to the death. Take this opportunity to tell Niu Youdao that this time the Jiang Defense people of the Song State are all elite people of the Song State mobilized by the Song State.
When was he back then, when was it the turn of the Song State to spread wild on the head of the Yan State? This is because he has confidence in his hands, just look at the combat power of these Jiangfang people!
Meng Shanming's attitude was more resolute, and asked Niu Youdao if there was any other use, otherwise he would slaughter the 600,000 elites of the Song Kingdom, and this battle would cripple the elite men and horses of the Song Kingdom, so that the Song Kingdom would not dare to make waves for a certain period of time, and he would use this to destroy the morale of the Song State in one fell swoop, and at least he would not dare to offend Dayan easily within ten years of the first war to protect the Song State!
In a word, the 600,000 elites of the Song Kingdom fell into his hands, and it was impossible for him to let these elites go back and threaten Dayan!
This "impossible" made Niu Youdao speechless, and asked him if he had any other use, what use did he want these 600,000 prisoners of war to do? He couldn't eat or sell them.
He had the idea of protecting these 600,000 people, and the reason for the persuasion he prepared was to let Meng Shanming take it to negotiate with the Song State in exchange for some grain and grass or something, but looking at Meng Shanming's strategic attitude, grain and grass are obviously not as important as the purpose he wants to achieve in Meng Shanming's eyes, Meng Shanming will not use these captives as a negotiation condition, and he doesn't know how to reply for a while, so he can only wait for Gao Jiancheng's reply.