By the Dumoshui River.
The Spike Army's fine cavalry led by Li Ye, Shangguan Qingcheng, and Li Maozhen were fighting inextricably with Ma Lun's guards. To be precise, the Spike Army is attacking, while the Guards are struggling to defend.
After the previous battle, the guards are now at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, but because of the presence of Mullen, they were able to stabilize their position.
Mullen's power is not endless, but with the power of the true god, he can now compete with the power of the Spike Army's battle formation. Right now, the two battles are like two bulls competing with each other, the masks covering both sides are deformed due to the extreme pressure, and the aura is rapidly passing away amidst the extremely high frequency flickering of the aura.
Obviously, whoever runs out of strength first will lose.
At this time, the True God and Li Ye above the Immortal Realm were also fighting with all their strength, and could not be distracted from taking care of the mortal world. Therefore, the victory or defeat here only depends on the strength of the two armies, and there is no external force to interfere.
In front of the guards, Ma Lun supported the enchantment mask with both hands, with bulging veins on his neck and forehead, and a pair of red eyes fixedly stared at Li Ye who was facing him. He didn't have much hatred or resentment, but he was full of fighting spirit. It can be seen that even in the last period of hard work, he still has a firm fighting spirit and is determined to defeat Li Ye.
In comparison, Li Ye seemed much calmer and more relaxed. The strength of the Spike Army's fine cavalry battle formation was mainly maintained by Shangguan Qingcheng, and he himself was just like the Spike Army generals in the formation, contributing a share. It's just my own strength.
At this moment, Shangguan Qingcheng's snow-white face did not have any mottled color, except for a pair of eyes that gradually turned scarlet. Obviously, it was not easy for her to fight against the guards at this point. On the opposite side is not only the strength of Mullen, but also the blessing of the power of the true god. If she hadn't reached the realm of a half-infantry saint, she might have lost her strength a long time ago.
This stalemate did not last for a few hours, the strength of both sides gradually weakened, and finally dissipated with a bang in the evening, there was no loud explosion, only the sound of foam breaking.
At this moment, whether it was Li Ye or Ma Lun, or the monks of the Spike Army and the Guards Army, they were panting like cows, and looked exhausted. It seemed that they could hardly even sit on the horseback or the flying blanket. up.
Both sides lost their strength.
Li Ye looked at Ma Lun, and Ma Lun looked at Li Ye, the atmosphere was a little subtle and weird. Everyone knows that as long as they hit hard at this moment, the opponent is very likely to collapse. But the attacking side always suffers a bit and spends more power, so it is more likely that they will completely fall first.
Mu Lun uttered a few words between his teeth: "Withdraw the army, retreat to Mulu City!"
After the previous battle, about 40% of the guard army after a hundred thousand was broken, and now there are still 60,000 troops. For Mullen, the plan to ambush the Spike Army was unsuccessful, and his own troops were still damaged. Seriously, it was a total defeat.
But in the current situation, he has no choice but to retreat. The battle situation of Dashi in the Black Khanate has collapsed. The standing army and other elites have retreated to the border of Mulu City in an all-round way, intending to re-arm. The 60,000 guards are unable to garrison Nasebo city.
Li Ye looked at Shangguan Qingcheng, the two nodded slightly, exchanged their thoughts silently, and the latter gave the order decisively: "The army moves forward, follow and pursue!"
The Spike Army rushed here from Talas City, in order to take advantage of the extremely favorable opportunity of the battle to intercept and kill the main force of the guards, so that the defense line of Mulu City in Dashi would lose its backbone, so as to achieve a lightning attack into the territory of Dashi, and quickly The purpose of the quick decision.
But now in the first battle, although the Spike Army killed 40,000 enemies before Dumoshui, 100,000 guards ran away first. The strategic goal was not achieved, and it was also a failure.
If the 60,000 guards in front of us are allowed to escape successfully, then with these guards, Dashi's border defense line will be complete, and they will stick to it in the future. With the convenience of fighting in the local area, the Tang army will defeat the opponent before winter , it will be very difficult.
Once the situation develops like this, the stalemate will be delayed until next year, and the Datang Expeditionary Army, which is far away from Guanzhong Taiyuan, will face the difficult choice of withdrawing troops due to logistical pressure. At that time, whether the achievements of the Black Khanate can be preserved is another matter.
So what Li Ye and Shangguan Qingcheng meant was that the Spike Army must follow the Guards and not fight, but they would never let them go. In the follow-up process, relying on the elixir from Xianyaofang, try to get ahead of the guards, restore a certain combat capability, and take advantage of the advantage of the elite cavalry charge, to eat up the 60,000 monk army in front of them in one fell swoop.
Relying on the flying carpet, the guards crossed the river safely and retreated westward. Looking back, he saw that the elite cavalry of the Spike Army were walking along the river bank, and Ma Lun couldn't help but took a deep breath, feeling very depressed.
Although the river is not small, Dumoshui is not a big river after all, and the river is not too wide. If there is no one to stop it, the beast horses of the Spike Army can easily leap over the river with the help of some magical tools such as driftwood .
"Li Ye is too deceitful!" After being chased away and pursued by others, feeling Li Ye's aggressive aura, Ma Lun was very upset. But at this time, he has no other choice, he can't stop and fight, the Spike Army Jingqi has the advantage of foot strength, if he doesn't go back at this time, he will have no chance.
Li Ye walked side by side with Shangguan Qingcheng, and after walking along the river bank for a while, he jumped across the river and went straight to pursue the Dashi Guards. Some of the soldiers behind threw out horizontal knives, and some threw out long spears, all of which were magic weapons. They were placed across the river, and they all crossed the river smoothly with the help of their horses once or twice.
"Continue to move forward, there will be more and more Dashi troops, and the Dashi troops that can retreat to the front so early must be the elite of the standing army. That's trouble."
Li Ye looked forward and said slowly, the guards' tails were in sight, and there were big monks watching from high above, so he didn't worry about losing him. The Spike Army now has only 70,000 to 80,000 combat strength, and it is an exhausted army. If the guards in front cooperate with the standing army, the road ahead will still be full of risks.
"If the 100,000 guards who withdrew earlier retreated back to their carbine, we would be in danger." Shangguan Qingcheng had a clear mind and his words hit the nail on the head. The 100,000 guards had not fought hard and were full of energy. If they came back, the Spike Army would not be easy to deal with.
Li Ye nodded, this is indeed a big question.
He scouted the big monk and asked about the follow-up situation of the Tiger Guard Army and the Habayashi Army. He learned that these two armies were advancing at full speed. Because of the battle of Du Moshui, the forward was only one day away from the Spike Army. Much distance.
"The pursuit cannot be stopped, it must continue." Li Ye set the tone.
Now whether it is the remnants of the guards in front or the Spike Army, the marching speed is very slow. Even if they regain their strength, they dare not speed up too much rashly, and have to be prepared for the battle that comes at any time. In this case, the vanguard positions of Tiger Guard Army and Habayashi Army will be getting closer and closer to Spike Army.
If the 100,000 guards who had withdrawn earlier turned around and attacked the Spike Army, with the strength of the latter, it would not be a big problem to retreat. There are big monks monitoring and probing all directions in the air, and they can warn in time if there is danger, so that the Spike Army can take the first step to deal with it.
"If the 100,000 guards turn back to fight, we may not necessarily be defeated. We just need to use our speed advantage to entangle and deal with them, hold them back, and wait until the tiger guards come back to fight.
If the Habayashi Army keeps up, there is still a chance to defeat them. "
Shangguan Qingcheng has always been thinking about the established strategic goal, which is also the core factor for the Spike Army not to give up tracking.
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Thanks to the elixir from Xianyaofang, the strength of the soldiers is rapidly recovering. As long as there is no fighting within a few hours, and they do not enter the defense line of Mulu City and are surrounded by the Dashi army, they can escape without fighting Ability is still guaranteed.
Li Ye sighed softly, "It seems that it is impossible to annihilate the 60,000 remnants of the Guards alone. Next, either they will return to Mulu City safely with the support of the 100,000 soldiers; It is possible to live and annihilate them."
At this point, the short-term development of the battle basically depends on how Mullen chooses.
If Mullen is cautious, the Spike Army will have no chance. If Mullen still wants to turn the tide of the war from land, both sides will have opportunities and risks.
"Not pinning our hopes on the opponent is the primary essence of marching and fighting and deploying strategies." King Qi interjected at this time, and she thought about it: "If we want a certain situation, we have to push Ma Lun Make that choice."
Li Ye and Shangguan Qingcheng turned their heads to look at her at the same time.
After Mullen figured out the pursuit intention of the Spike Army and considered the current situation of the Dashi Army, he made a cautious and prudent choice. The 100,000 guards who retreated first had traveled a long distance to Mulu City at full speed. Now it will take some time for them to return to help.
After the 100,000 guards came back, Ma Lun did not intend to let them unite with 60,000 remnants to avenge the Spike Army, but to ensure that all monks and soldiers could safely retreat to Mulu City for defense.
Although deep down in his heart, Mullen really wanted to avenge the Spike Army, and believed that as long as the 100,000 guards joined in, he would be able to win, but that would require the Spike Army to fight.
If the Spike Army escaped, the hundreds of thousands of guards would just run around in vain, delaying the opportunity to return to Mulu City, and the Spike Army might rely on their foot strength to walk their dogs in the wilderness.
Up to now, the situation of the battle and the continuous defeats made Mullen unwilling to take any risks.
"As long as we stay in Mulu City, and when Mengshitaz lands in the eastern part of the Tang Dynasty, the victory of the war will belong to us. I don't need to fight Li Ye right now, I have to fight him here! "Confidence in the Navy is the root cause behind Mullen's decision.
But what happened next was not as Mullen expected.
Before the 100,000 guards came back and joined the 60,000 remnants, the Spike Army, which had recovered more strength by relying on the outstanding medicine from Xianyaofang, launched an attack on its own initiative, attacking and killing the 60,000 remnants.
Secondly, Mullen received a report from the big monks sent by Monchitaz, saying that they had encountered Datang's naval fleet, and a frontal battle had broken out between the two sides.
If the Spike Army's proactive attack was at least expected by Mu Lun, then the expedition of the Datang Fleet was beyond Mu Lun's expectations.
"Tell Monchitaz that the Datang Navy Fleet must be defeated quickly! There are only 100,000 opponents, so he won't be unable to win, right?" Mullen gave an order to the big cultivator who returned, and after the opponent left, he gave another order to 60,000 remnants , Let them form an array to meet the enemy.
The Spike Army attacked, and the Guards had no choice but to fight in formation, otherwise they would be slaughtered.
However, he did not think that the Spike Army had recovered and could defeat the strength of the 60,000 guards. He also recovered some of his aura, so he could continue to sit in the formation and wait for the hundred thousand guards to rush back.