Chapter 30 Fierce battle with the Red Tiger Army!

Although Liu Shilin's words were very subtle, Ye Mingsheng immediately understood the true meaning of his words. A surge of anger immediately surged in his heart, and he said coldly: "There is a secret passage, he may have escaped by now!"

Liu Shilin smiled bitterly and said, "Master Ye, I'm not trying to embarrass you. I also know that this matter is difficult to handle, but there is no other way. The higher-ups have already given us instructions."

"I can only do my best."

Ye Mingsheng was silent for a while, and said helplessly:
The Supervisory Office represented by Liu Shilin wanted to capture the royal city as soon as possible and kill Li Ziyuan to prevent the king of Gongdu from escaping. To be honest, Ye Mingsheng could understand their ideas, but the reality was that he only had about 2,500 combat forces left...
The royal city where Li Jae-won was located was extremely strong, and there were five hundred Red Tiger soldiers, who were also the elite of the palace army. They guarded the royal city. Ye Mingsheng really couldn't think of any good way to break the city as soon as possible.

The only way is to fill it with human lives!

Another most important point is that after tonight, the Gongdu army that receives the news of the attack on Liujing will definitely rush to Liujing's rescue on their own initiative.

If the situation is not handled properly, the army will be attacked from all sides and wiped out. Therefore, the pressure facing Ye Mingsheng now can be said to be very great.

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Ugly hour

In Xinshuifang of Liujing, the shouts of killing were deafening and the countless torches raised made the surroundings as bright as day. Under the three-way attack of the Zhou army that broke into the city, a large number of the defeated troops of Gongdu were driven here.

"Brother Chen, we have completed the encirclement. We are just waiting for your order and we can wipe them all out immediately!" After wiping the blood off his face, Wang Xian excitedly reported to Chen Yannian in front of him:

"very good!"

After receiving the news from Wang Xian, the serious expression on Chen Yannian's face eased a little. Not wanting to give the palace troops too much breathing space, he immediately prepared to launch a general attack.

However, at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the east side, followed by a team of soldiers wearing red armor and carrying a red tiger flag, who rushed out.

The rebel troops of Gongdu who were trapped in Xinshuifang all raised their arms and shouted when they saw the appearance of this army. Their originally low morale instantly rose. They spontaneously formed into ranks and launched a charge towards the Gongdu army that surrounded them.

At the same time, Chen Yannian also confirmed through the red tiger flag that the other party was the most elite force in the palace - the Red Tiger Army. His expression suddenly became serious again, and he instructed the people around him:

"Wang Xian, you take your men and hold off this Red Tiger Army. Lin Huaiwu and Gao Zuorong, you two, tighten the encirclement and do your best to kill the Gongdu Army in the town!"

All the generals understood that the situation was critical, so they didn't waste any time and started fighting according to Chen Yannian's orders.

As an experienced veteran, Wang Xian immediately ordered his men to form a battle array and placed three tiger squat cannons in front of the battle array. Seeing that the Red Tiger Army in front of him had entered the killing distance of 300 steps, Wang Xian did not rush to open fire, but continued to observe with cold eyes.

“Two hundred steps·······one hundred and fifty steps·······one hundred and thirty steps······”

Wang Xian silently calculated the distance in his mind, and when he could vaguely see the ferocious expression on the enemy soldier's face, he knew it was time. His big hand immediately fell, and the gunner who had been ready immediately fired the cannon.

The three tiger squat cannons all roared, and a large number of buckshot roared towards the charging Red Tiger soldiers. A small number of the Red Tiger soldiers who were charging in the front fell down immediately.

However, at this time, the Red Tiger Army, known as the most elite army in the palace, still showed their strong willpower. Although the people in the front fell, the soldiers in the back row still rushed towards Wang Xian's army with death in mind.

Because the loading of the Tiger Crouching Cannon is very cumbersome and troublesome, it takes a long time to complete the second shot after the first shot, so after firing once, the gunner immediately picked up the Tiger Crouching Cannon and withdrew to the army formation.

At this time, the dozen or so three-barreled guns under Wang Xian's command showed their power, but because the soldiers of the Red Tiger Army generally wore armor, the damage of the three-barreled guns was really limited.

After two rounds of firearms attacks, the Red Tiger Army, after losing twenty or thirty lives, finally rushed to the front of the army formation, and the two armies began to engage in close combat. It was at this time that the Red Tiger Army, as the most elite individual combat force in the palace capital, showed its advantage. Although Wang Xian's troops had more people than them, and under Wang Xian's command, the formation was very compact, but facing the offensive of the Red Tiger Army, they could only parry and had no power to fight back!

After holding out for half an incense stick when the two armies got caught in a chaotic battle, although Wang Xian was a veteran, at this time, what he could do was very limited. He could only lead a few personal soldiers and keep wandering around the battlefield, blocking the place where the situation was critical and acting as a firefighter.

Do your best to buy time for Gao Zuorong and Lin Huaiwu behind to annihilate the rebel army in Gongdu in Xinshuifang.

Although Wang Xian tried very hard, General Park Jingyuan, who led the Red Tiger Army, also gave a death order to his subordinates, that they must fight their way out and rescue their colleagues trapped in Xinshuifang. So the Red Tiger Army fought desperately and pressed forward step by step. Finally, after paying the price of more than one hundred lives, the Red Tiger Army finally opened a gap in Wang Xian's position.

The emergence of the life channel was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the remnant troops of Gongdu who were struggling to hold on in Xinshuifang. Having already been defeated by the Zhou army, they desperately fled towards the gap opened by the Chihu army, crawling and rolling, wishing their parents had given them two fewer legs.

Although Chen Yannian tried his best to complete the encirclement and block the gap, he could only watch as about five or six hundred remaining soldiers from Gongdu were rescued from Xinshuifang by the Red Tiger Army and retreated to their royal city.

After the war, Chen Yannian gathered his soldiers, monitored the enemy's royal city, and then sent people to report the situation on the front line to Ye Mingsheng in the rear.

An incense stick later, Ye Mingsheng received the news and, with several hundred reinforcements under Liu Shilin and Park Yong-chul, also came to the foot of Wangcheng and reunited with Chen Yannian and others.

Because his soldiers had been fighting for a whole night and were exhausted and unable to fight again, Ye Mingsheng immediately ordered that, except for the necessary sentries to prevent enemy attacks, most of the other soldiers begin to rest, and all military officers above the rank of captain were summoned for a meeting.

(End of this chapter)