Novellv Chapter 2695 The Qian army's fierce forces were forced to retreat, and the Tianhua secret troop
Chapter 2695 The Qian army's fierce forces were forced to retreat, and the Tianhua secret troop
Chapter 2695 The Qian army's fierce forces were forced to retreat, and the Tianhua secret troops attacked the remaining sons.
Although Lei Zhaohai is strong, even if he is strong, he is still only brave enough to fight alone. He cannot change the current unfavorable situation of the entire Qian Army, nor can he restore this exhausted army to its peak condition.
Therefore, no matter how fiercely he fought, he could not change the fact that their entire army was in a disadvantageous situation.
Even among the elite troops of the Qian Army, including Chen Qingzhi's White Robe Army, the soldiers are still human and cannot maintain their peak condition when their physical strength is severely depleted.
Not to mention, Ji Chengfu never thought there was any chance of winning this battle from the beginning. At the start, he didn't think about winning the battle, but about withdrawing as soon as possible. However, the Han army attacked too quickly, and even if he wanted to withdraw, he couldn't do it immediately.
Since Ji Chengfu's initial plan was to break through the encirclement, the troops he arranged to withdraw from the battlefield first were undoubtedly Chen Qingzhi's White Robe Army, prioritizing the preservation of the most elite troops.
Therefore, the White Robe Army did not actually participate much in this great battle.
Under these circumstances, the Qian army began to face defeat in a short period of time.
In short, with the Han cavalry, led by the Black Riders, completely crushing the Qian army's cavalry, even if Lei Zhaohai was brave, he could not change the overall situation of the battlefield.
However, although the Qian army began to collapse, Ji Chengfu, the commander-in-chief, showed no sign of distress. Instead, he immediately ordered many of the army's fierce generals to withdraw from the battlefield.
After all, he never expected to win this battle from the beginning; defeat was inevitable, it was just a matter of sooner or later.
During this time, a large portion of the troops, including the White-Robed Army, had already withdrawn from the battlefield. In this way, Ji Chengfu's objective had been achieved; given that defeat was inevitable, his only thought was to preserve as many troops as possible.
After receiving the order, Yu Da, Jiang Chen, Jiang Shengxu and others successfully withdrew from the battlefield one after another. Although Xing Tian was strong, he was still able to fight against the three of them on his own without being at a disadvantage. In fact, he even gained the upper hand later on. If he had more time, it would not have been impossible for him to kill one of them.
However, he was ultimately an infantry general, not a professional cavalry general. If he wanted to pursue the three enemy generals who wanted to retreat, he had to find his own horse first and mount it before he could have a chance to chase them.
However, such a time difference was enough for the three of them to escape Xing Tian's sight.
Due to the speed advantage of cavalry over infantry, these three, though not as strong as Xing Tian, were among the three who retreated most smoothly throughout the entire battle.
Jiang Shengxu, on the other hand, was more quick-witted. Even though he had the upper hand throughout, he remained clear-headed. After receiving the order to retreat, he did not retreat rashly. Instead, he scattered a cloud of poisonous smoke to briefly obscure Xue Rengui's vision before immediately spurring his horse into the crowd of soldiers fighting around him.
After all, as one of the top military officers of the Han Dynasty, Xue Rengui was not an unknown figure in the world. His archery skills were also famous throughout the land, so it was normal for most generals to be on guard.
Jiang Shengxu acted in this way. Even at the last moment, he did not forget to be wary of Xue Rengui and would not expose his back to a sharpshooter. After using poisonous smoke to block the opponent's vision, he rushed into the crowd immediately. Even though Xue Rengui and Huang Feihu joined forces to dispel the poisonous smoke as quickly as possible, they still could not lock onto Jiang Shengxu with their bows and arrows.
As for Yu Da, when he turned to run away, he also faced Huang Tianhua's hidden weapon interception, but he was directly intercepted by himself, who was also skilled in hidden weapons.
However, just as Yu Da breathed a sigh of relief and was about to continue running forward, he suddenly heard a scream from behind him. It was his younger brother Yu Xian's voice.
Yu Da turned around abruptly and saw his fourth brother fall from his horse. The fire dragon emblem was embedded in Yu Xian's chest, its fiery red tail feathers still trembling slightly. The armor around him was scorched by the scorching blood energy attached to the dragon emblem. Yu Xian fell face down into the mud, without even struggling, just lying there motionless.
"Ding! Due to the effect of the second skill 'Brotherly Bonds' combo, Yu Da's attack power has increased by 4, and his current attack power has risen to..."
"Fourth brother!"
Yu Da roared hoarsely, his eyes instantly turning red. He instinctively tried to turn his horse around and charge back, but his personal guards grabbed the reins tightly.
"General! We can't go!"
Yu Da tried to break free, but when his gaze fell on Yu Xian, he felt as if all his strength had been drained away.
In the previous battle, his father and two younger brothers were killed by Han generals. Now, another younger brother has died at the hands of the Han army. Who can understand the grief and indignation in his heart?
Yu Da gripped the riding whip tightly, his knuckles turning white, the veins on the back of his hands bulging, and something seemed to be stuck in his throat, making it impossible for him to shout or cry.
Huang Tianhua glanced at Yu Xian, who had already fallen off his horse, and then stopped paying attention to him, instead turning his gaze to Yu Da.
The two had now created some distance between them, making it difficult to launch hidden weapons from that distance.
Just as Huang Tianhua was about to rush forward to bring the distance between them back to a suitable launch distance, Yu Da reacted first.
Yu Da raised his head and glared hatefully at Huang Tianhua. That glare contained murderous intent, grief and indignation, and a burning rage that wished he could tear Huang Tianhua to pieces, but it contained no impulsiveness.
He took a deep breath and suppressed the surging blood in his throat.
"Walk."
Yu Da practically gritted his teeth as he uttered the word, then turned his horse around and galloped away. Behind him, Yu Xian's corpse grew smaller and smaller in the distance, finally disappearing into the twilight and dust.
Yu Da did not turn back. He knew that if he rushed forward now, he would only lose his life and nothing would change. He would not be able to avenge his brother or his father, and he would only be adding another merit to the Han army's record.
Only by living, only by keeping this life, can we have the chance to collect today's debts one by one.
The sound of hooves was as rapid as a drumbeat, and the wind filled his mouth, carrying the taste of blood and burnt flesh. Yu Da gritted his teeth, etching those names into his bones: Deng Jiugong, Huang Tianhua, Xue Rengui, the Great Han…
None of these people will escape. One day, he will make them pay for their crimes in blood.
From then on, the major generals of the Qian army successfully withdrew from the battlefield one after another. However, Lei Zhaohai, who should have been the easiest to withdraw from the battlefield according to theory, was not facing any strong Han army enemies, but an accident occurred during this period.