Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 208, Battle of Fangshan

[Talent: Water (Perfect)]

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【Effect: The way of walking on water is to grow in nature and to achieve destiny. Nature is like a dragon in the water, turning rivers and seas upside down, creating momentum and tides; destiny is like a river that never stops, gathering water into a source and benefiting the world.】

As he raised his hand, a stream of water appeared in Fang Yong's palm.

The perfect level of talent gave him a great improvement. Before, he could only control the water flow in a small range in the water, but now he can do it easily. Even if he is not in the water, he can absorb water from the air out of thin air.

Fang Yong felt that if he exerted all his strength, he could even summon rain in a small area. Of course, he couldn't make it rain out of thin air. The prerequisite for summoning rain was that the clouds themselves had to have a certain amount of moisture.

His physical fitness has also improved.

But the improvement is not much.

Fang Yong guessed that this might be due to the influence of his "martial arts" talent. His physique was already very strong, so in comparison, the improvement this time seemed not much.

According to a rough estimate, the improvement is only about 50% of the original physical strength.

To exaggerate a little, Fang Yong can now be considered a superman in this world. He is thinking that maybe he can try to defeat the army alone.

In addition to these, Fang Yong grew a little taller.

It is an all-round growth.

If he held Daiyu or Xiangyun in his arms, he would probably feel a great sense of disappointment.

He is not a beast...

In addition to these benefits, the improvement in strength also has serious side effects.

Fang Yong could clearly feel that his mentality became more and more arrogant after his strength increased, and his lustful desires also increased strongly!
Fang Yong was very sure that he was not a lustful person.

So there is only one truth, and that is the side effects brought by the system.

That's certainly the case.

At that time, the front line.

Zhai Xun led a large army to fight against Kah Khan.

After several days of fighting, the battle became more intense.

Only when he actually arrived at the battlefield did Kah Khan realize how difficult the Huaiyin army was.

The grassland people only have three tricks when they conquer and attack.

The first is horse archery, the second is charging, and the third is using large bows and light arrows to consume the enemy forces.

However, the Huaiyin Army had a strict formation, sophisticated weapons, and powerful artillery. The three-pronged attack and charge could hardly shake the Huaiyin Army. Only by relying on the mobility of the cavalry and shooting arrows could they barely gain some advantage.

But the grasslands cannot afford to fight a war of attrition now.

Without enough food and fodder, everything is just empty talk.

This gave Kah Khan a headache.

He had just launched a major battle a few days ago, and it took him a lot of effort to rescue the grassland troops that were trapped in the encirclement of Zhou Shuan and Zhang Yuan. He suffered heavy losses and several generals were killed.

In this battle, the grassland army did not gain any advantage. Only Chen Zhengdu relied on his strong personal strength to break through Zhou Shuan's army formation and barely fought back for the grassland.

Although Zhou Shuan also had powerful generals under his command, none of them was a match for Chen Zhengdu.

Especially the hundreds of veteran soldiers under Chen Zhengdu, each of them is extremely brave and unmatched.

But Zhou Shuan also has a solution.

He recruited a group of strong men in the army and formed a horse-killing team. They did not kill the enemy but only killed Chen Zhengdu's horse!
If the horse dies on the battlefield, the man naturally cannot escape.

After a few times, the effect is remarkable.

Chen Zhengdu had a limited number of veteran soldiers, and if one died, there would be one less, so Chen Zhengdu gradually became less reckless and acted cautiously.

The battle between the two sides was intense, and Kah Khan was thinking every day whether there was any way to quickly defeat the Huaiyin army. Even if he couldn't defeat them, repelling them would be good too.

He didn't notice at all that Hu Leleyong, who had been chased all the way, had already escaped to the Fangshan area.

Fangshan is an area extending from the Taihang Mountains, close to the capital city. It is the closest dangerous place to the south of the capital city.

Zhai Xun went to so much trouble to distract the enemy's attention just to capture Fangshan.

Once Fangshan is taken, Fang Yong's army can directly attack the capital from Fangshan and go straight to Kah Khan's lair. At that time, the battle line will change instantly.

All of Kah Khan's battles are now completely meaningless.

He was forced to abandon his existing front line and return to defend the capital.

At present, the plan is progressing quite smoothly and has reached the final stage.

Under the pretext of pursuit, Ma Laohei and Wei Xing sent troops to occupy key locations on the road and had already arrived in Fangshan.

Hu Leleyong was so focused on escaping that he was completely unaware of the actions of Ma Laohei and Wei Xing.

After he fled to the Fangshan area, he happened to meet Bazan who was sent by Kah Khan to pick him up.

Bazin had been demoted to the lowest position before, but now that the war was tense, Kah Khan promoted him again and put him in charge of supporting Huleilyong, allowing him to make up for his crime with meritorious service.

However, Bazin had no interest in the task of supporting Huleleyong, so he moved slowly and did not meet him until now.

After the two met, Bazin, with a look of contempt on his face, helped the embarrassed Huleleyong back to the capital.

Ma Laohei's cavalry troops chased from behind. In order to complete the play, he also led his troops forward to fight with Bazin and killed many grassland soldiers.

After Huleileyong escaped back to the capital with untold hardships, there were only a little over 10,000 soldiers left by his side.

Every soldier had an expression of surviving a disaster on his face.

This trip was like hell for them.

Two out of every three people who came out died on the battlefield.

The once largest tribe on the grassland was now broken by the war.

Bazin went to report the results to Li Hao.

Now that Kah Khan is away, all affairs of the capital are managed by Li Hao.

Bazin and Li Hao briefly reported on their trip.

Li Hao didn't care at first.

He was thinking in his mind that the situation at the front was unfavorable now, and Huleileyong's 10,000 men could play a role to some extent. He should think of a way to let them rest for a few days and then send them to the front again.

But at this moment, Li Hao turned his head and accidentally glanced at the map, and his expression was suddenly stunned.

"Wait, where did you say you came from?"

Bazin said, "Near Fangshan."

Fangshan!

Li Hao's expression changed drastically.

"No, let me ask you, how many enemy soldiers were there when you came to support Huleileyong?"

Bazin thought for a moment and said:
"Just a few thousand people. They are not many in number, but they are well-equipped. In addition, our morale is too low, which makes it difficult to resist."

Li Hao clapped his hands in anger and said:
"What do you mean a small number of people? They must have divided their forces to occupy Fangshan. We have fallen into a trap. The Huaiyin bandits are planning to attack the capital!"

Li Hao issued an urgent order.

"Quickly mobilize the troops!"

There are currently 10,000 grassland soldiers left by Kah Khan in the capital, and 10,000 surrendered Han soldiers, totaling 20,000 troops. The rest of the troops were taken out by Kah Khan to fight against the Huaiyin army.

By the way, strictly speaking, there are still 10,000 soldiers and horses that Huleileyong had just escaped.

However, Huleileyong did not want to lose any more of his troops, so he did not respond to Li Hao's call.

Li Hao had no way to deal with this. Now was not the time for internal fighting.

He could only hand over most of the remaining troops to Bazin, and ordered Bazin to lead 7,000 elite grassland soldiers and 10,000 Han soldiers to Fangshan to investigate the situation.

If the Huaiyin army was not stationed there, everyone would be happy.

If they really station there, we must eliminate the Huaiyin Army at all costs before it can gain a firm foothold. At the very least, we must drive them out of Fangshan.

Otherwise...

(End of this chapter)