Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chapter 482 Don’t Come to the Story (2)

Chu Xiaomu then asked Yang Dou how Zhou Zhongjun was captured by the Red Soldiers.

It turned out that after the Red Army passed through Humu Pass, their advance towards Bicheng was not as smooth as rumored outside.

Rather than being defeated, the Nanding Army's retreat from Humu Pass could be more accurately described as a choice of terrain that was advantageous for defense. After all, the Bicheng cavalry could not play any role at all at Humu Pass, and they had more advantages on the vast grassland.

Zhou Bo and Yang Luo led the thousands of soldiers who retreated down the mountain to set up a defense line again near the old site of the Nanding Army camp. The general quickly transferred more than 2,000 troops from the Zhongjing Army and the Xiyi Army to join the main force of the Nanding Army, and a total of nearly 10,000 people were assembled to fight against the Red Army that entered the pass and entered Bicheng.

According to the arrangement at that time, the Nanding Army led by Zhou Bo was still the main force to block the Red Army, and the 2,000 Beicheng Army led by Yang Luo was the vanguard. The Zhongjing Army and the Xiyi Army served as the left and right wings, coordinating the defense.

Unfortunately, the Red Army was too strong, with not only the Claw Clan's thorns and bird cavalry, but also the Hoof Clan's iron hoof barbarians and sharp-horned beast slaves, and the Fang Clan's sand wolf terror cavalry was even more powerful. These types of soldiers were interspersed, and the marching and deployment of the troops was very strange.

No one in the Bicheng Army had ever seen such a formation before, and many of the soldiers and horses were so frightened that they dared not charge. Although the cavalry formation was powerful, it was difficult to defeat the Red Army's strange fighting style.

Moreover, the generals leading the troops were all spiritual generals with unique weapon-raising skills, and the several central armies who only knew the power of martial arts had no advantage in dealing with them.

The two armies fought several times, and the Bicheng army was defeated every time, so they had to retreat again and again.

Zhou Bo was originally the commander guarding the South Pass. He had an unshirkable responsibility for the loss of Humu Pass and the continuous defeat of the army. In the last battle near the former site of the Nanding Army, he was so angry that he could not control himself and rushed into the dense torrent of Red Soldiers. Although he killed dozens of them, he was eventually captured by the Red Soldiers.

After defeating the Bicheng Army again near the former site of the Nanding Army, the Chi Army took advantage of the situation and marched northward. Their sharp offensive was simply unstoppable.

This area is basically flat and has no strategic location to defend, so the Bicheng Army had to retreat to Bicheng. There was a general in Bicheng, so the army was stable and the morale of the troops was good.

The general set up defense lines inside and outside the city again, and the two sides fought for the fourth time. Every soldier in Bicheng fought bravely.

Under the leadership of the general and the assistance of the extraordinary Huang Tianxiang, the Bicheng Army held out for almost a year. In the first few months, the two sides challenged each other, with each winning and losing.

Later, the Hoof Spirit King Blood Hoof also came over, and together with the Flame Claw and the three clans of the Fang Clan, they gathered dozens of spirit generals of all sizes outside of Green City. More and more Red Soldiers came from the Tiger Pass, and later there were as many as 50,000 or 60,000, which was several times the number of the Green City defenders.

In addition, due to the fatigue caused by the long battle and the weak defense of the city, the Red Soldiers finally broke through the Green City. The Red Soldiers poured into the city and finally captured the Green City.

After the Red Army had besieged the city for a month, the general followed Huang Jieshi's advice and ordered Li Qi to escort the people in the city to the west bank of the Kun River one after another.

At that time, there were about 250,000 to 260,000 soldiers and civilians in the city, and the wooden bridge across the river could not support it at all. Fortunately, with the help of the people, the Bicheng Army had already made other preparations.

After the great victory at Huaduqiu, the Green City Army began recruiting craftsmen to build warships, and at the same time requisitioned civilian ships for emergency use. Therefore, within the short five days of the Red Army's siege, more than 200,000 civilians were safely transported to the other side of the Kun River.

When the Red Army broke into the city, the army crossed the river with the help of Huang Tianxiang's magic and demolished the only wooden bridge on the east and west banks. When the Red Army chased to the river, the last soldier of Bicheng had already taken a boat to the middle of the river.

The chief general of the Nanding army of Bicheng was captured, and nearly 4,000 soldiers died in the battlefield, which was a heavy loss. Fortunately, the main forces of the three armies of Zhongjing, Beicheng and Xiyi were basically preserved.

Although Bicheng was destroyed, the Bicheng army managed to escape the catastrophe of destruction.

Soon after the Red Soldiers occupied Green City, they sent warships across the river in an attempt to completely annihilate the Green City Army. However, the people of the Red Sand Kingdom were not good at boat and water battles, and the Green City Army had been prepared. Most of their ships were sunk in the middle of the Kun River. Occasionally, a few ships successfully crossed the river, but were discovered and annihilated by the Green City Army on the west bank.

As for the fact that Zhou Bo had been captured for several months and was killed by the Red Army not long ago, Yang Dou also gave a brief explanation.

It turned out that the Red Army failed to cross the river, so Yanzhua threatened Zhou Bo's life and demanded that the west bank of the Kun River give up resistance and stop sinking their ships. Not only did the general refuse, Zhou Bo also didn't want the Green City Army to surrender for him. Yanzhua lost his patience and finally killed Zhou Bo about 20 days ago.

Chu Xiaomu asked: "What about Miss Jinglan? Is she okay?"

Yang Dou shook her head and said she didn't know, but on the day when the Red Soldiers carried Zhou Zhongjun's head across the river, it was said that Miss Jinglan used her magic to drown a large boatload of Red Soldiers in the Kun River, so she should be fine.

Chu Xiaomu finally felt relieved. He was sad about Zhou Bo's death, but also happy that Jinglan had made great progress in her studies. He felt mixed emotions and didn't know what to say.

Thinking of that shy and quiet beautiful girl, Chu Xiaomu couldn't help but ask again: "She...where is she now?"

Yang Dou said that he was not familiar with Miss Jinglan. They had not met since the last time the three clans of the Flame Claw and the Tooth Clan entered the Green City and rescued Chu Xiaomu and his men at her invitation. He guessed that she might be at the Ten San Terrace of Huang Tianxiang, or near the military camp on the west bank of the Green City to help deal with the Red Soldiers.

Chu Xiaomu thought that Ah Dou suddenly appeared in the "Missing Sky Barrier" of the flower mist that day. It turned out that Jinglan brought him there, and Jinglan acted according to the magic taught by Huang Jieshi. So Yang Dou was arranged by Huang Jieshi. This strange man was so prophetic that it was incredible.

I also thought that Jinglan's mother died early, and Zhou Zhongjun was her only relative in the world now. How could she bear such a big blow? After meeting the general tomorrow, I must find a way to find her and talk to her to see if she is okay.

Yang Dou said that the Red Soldiers were not good at naval battles. Every time they tried to cross to the west bank of the Kun River, they were defeated by Hai Wuqing's troops and boats. Therefore, they have not crossed the river to harass for more than half a month.

When Chu Xiaomu heard Yang Dou say "Hai Wuqing led the troops to attack from both sides with boats", he was stunned and asked, "Hai Wuqing, is he the Shuiguo man who came with us to Bicheng?"

Yang Dou said yes, saying that he was very good at boats, and the warships he supervised were much stronger and more flexible than the original ships, so now all the boats in Bicheng were built under his supervision. Moreover, the boating skills of the Shui people were better than those of the Cangmu people, and the Sha people did not know how to fight on water, so they were naturally beaten to a pulp.

Chu Xiaomu couldn't have imagined that Hai Wuqing actually had such ability. He had never expected it before. It was indeed most appropriate for Deputy General Feng Tan of the Zhongjing Army to arrange him to the Xiyi Army.

Chu Xiaomu asked: "Adou, what is the biggest problem facing our Bicheng Army now?"