Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 102: Difficulties for Each Other
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"It's still in time! We should be able to hold the equipment position!"

Seeing their own army rushing in at full speed, while the Liang army's infantry was still... somewhat unhurried? It seemed even slower than before. Yang Qingxuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said in a relaxed tone!
Xiao Ying and the others nodded slightly and breathed a sigh of relief. Many strong men in the back sat cross-legged on the ground, seizing the opportunity to rest and recover.

According to the marching speed of the infantry of both sides, our army can indeed arrive in time when the enemy arrives.

Coupled with the many war machines and the assistance of thousands of strong men here, it is enough to block the enemy infantry's attack and encirclement for a short time, waiting for the arrival of the entire army!
In this way, as time goes by, more and more of our troops will land, and the balance of victory will naturally slowly tilt towards our side!
Before Xiao Ying and the others could say anything, Dugu Feng suddenly raised her eyebrows and asked in confusion, "Something's wrong! The Liang army's infantry is getting slower and slower. It seems they have no intention of attacking this position!"

Five Miles...

Estimating the distance between the enemy and us now, the Liang army infantry, like an endless wave, was marching slower and slower, and then obviously stopped at a distance of five miles. The vanguard army in the front had obviously stopped moving forward, while the army in the middle and rear was still surging forward like a wave, but it had not surpassed the vanguard army.

"Your Highness! Should we use weapons to attack?" Xie Yingdeng asked Xiao Ying who was in deep thought.

At a distance of five miles, some sophisticated and advanced war machines could strike. However, only a few of them could do so, and their accuracy and power would certainly be greatly reduced.

The majority of the Liang army's weapons were made up of crudely made wooden catapults, which had a shorter effective attack range.

According to the ideas of Sui generals such as Xiao Ying and Xie Yingdeng, they wanted the Liang army's infantry to enter the three-mile range, and then more than a hundred war machines would explode at the same time, so that the power and killing effect could be maximized!
Just looking at the enemy's situation, they stopped at five miles, not to mention the three-mile range!

Xiao Ying thought about it, then shook his head and said, "No rush! If the enemy isn't in a hurry, then we don't need to be in a hurry either. The longer we delay, the better it will be for us!"

This time, the Sui army selected 170,000 elite troops to attack the Liang army in the south. Now they have captured and occupied the port and equipment positions. The initial goal has been achieved and victory is at hand. Why rush?
After all 170,000 elite troops have landed, Xiao Ying is not afraid of a head-on confrontation with the Liang army and a head-on decisive battle.

What Xiao Ying meant by "the longer it takes", was waiting for the entire Sui army to land and reorganize, rather than delaying it indefinitely!
"Haha... the Liang army isn't afraid, is it? They're actually going to stop fighting right now?"

Hong Lingtian looked at the enemy situation from afar and spoke repeatedly with a big grin.

However, there is no need to risk a bloody battle with a small number of enemies, which is something Hong Lingtian would rather do, but he is not so reckless as to take the risk!

"Look... it really seems like... the enemy's rear guard is turning. Are they planning to withdraw or return to the camp?"

Before Hong Lingtian finished laughing, Yang Qingxuan spoke repeatedly in confusion and surprise.

Xiao Ying and the others also saw this...

The Liang army infantry, whose formation was so powerful and as boundless as the ocean, actually began to turn around and retreat in an orderly manner.

Even the remaining 2,000 Liang cavalrymen at the front began to withdraw openly!

"This……"

Dugu Feng blinked her bright eyes and was speechless for a moment.

Xie Yingdeng couldn't help but praise him, "The enemy army also has capable people! Knowing that a strong attack at this time would be disadvantageous and would result in more losses than gains, they decisively gave up and withdrew their troops. Quite courageous!"

You must know that the Liang army suffered heavy casualties in the previous battle at the Armaments Field, losing not only many generals, their personal guards, and elite troops, but also over half of their cavalry. The infantry, meant to be emergency reinforcements, abandoned the battle upon reaching the front. It's like taking ninety-nine steps out of a hundred and then giving up on the last one. They'd most likely be held accountable by the King of Liang and shoulder the blame for the defeat. This wasn't a decision that could be made with ordinary decisiveness!

"That's fine! Then just wait and we'll have a face-to-face confrontation!"

Xiao Ying was a little surprised, but responded casually without any concern. After a pause, he gave another order: "Send a message to the rear army to advance along the main road and directly attack the enemy camp! There is no need to rush here to provide assistance or join forces!"

"Understood!" Xie Yingdeng and others responded with understanding.

The equipment position is in the southwest of the port. Although it is not far away, it is a mountain ranging from nearly 100 meters to 200 to 300 meters... It is a slope that is neither high nor low, and is a strategic high ground. It is not easy for the infantry army to go up and down, and it will consume a lot of mental and physical energy!

The Liang army's equipment was able to control Tianjiang and support the port by occupying this strategic high ground, forcing Xiao Ying to take the risk of selecting strong men in the army to launch a strong attack in order to avoid excessive casualties!

Seeing that the war is imminent, there is naturally no need to waste the army's energy!
Never underestimate the impact of a little bit of strength on a large-scale war. The magic skills of the military advisors, staff, worshippers and other divine practitioners can basically increase the strength by 10% to 30% if they are properly blessed!

"Your Highness! This time, our assault killed the enemy's known supreme commander, Long Tianxing, and seized... almost all of their war equipment. We also crippled over half of their cavalry and many of their generals. We also know that the famous bandit leader, General Liang, Chen Guoren, Xu Lingyan, and others are dead..."

Wang Caixuan, a civilian among the thirty Star Soul Fusion practitioners and the princess who was temporarily serving as the military advisor, suddenly looked at Xiao Ying and interrupted to analyze the situation. After a pause, she reminded him:
"When the enemy is at our doorstep, we must decisively abandon our position and withdraw. They might withdraw immediately, or they might hold their ground and delay our advance. We must be prepared to attack, pursue, or abandon our position and move the battlefield!"

"decide as things go……"

Xiao Ying was stunned for a moment, and responded awkwardly with a headache.

This is really a difficult choice. If we attack by force, although the 400,000 Liang troops are weak in combat power, they are numerous enough. It will be difficult to solve the problem by defending them tightly, and our casualties will not be small.

If they don't attack or move away, then would the elite troops led by Xiao Ying and others be considered... to have made a wasted trip?

Even though many elite Liang generals and famous generals such as Long Tianxing, Chen Guoren, Xu Lingyan were killed, and the results of the battle were brilliant, this part of the Liang army was not defeated. Can we just ignore it?
It is hard to say whether the remaining Liang army generals are capable people.

If you really don't avoid fighting, it will be really disgusting!
……

A few hours later.

At this time, the 170,000 elite troops of the Sui army had all landed and marched to a place five to ten miles away from the Liang army camp, ready to fight and heading straight for the enemy.

More than a hundred war machines originally on the high ground, as well as dozens of machines originally belonging to the Sui army, were transported to the nearby area to threaten the Liang camp.

but……

The situation that Xiao Ying and others least wanted to see occurred!

The mighty Liang army retreated to the barracks, neither going into battle nor withdrawing. It was obvious that they were working hard to dig the ground, lay stones and pile up wood to strengthen the barracks and defense lines, and rush to build various military facilities, with an attitude of defending to the death and delaying the confrontation.

It's easy to understand that although the Liang army was numerous, several times larger than the Sui army, most of them were new recruits who hadn't received proper training and were incompletely armored. They couldn't fight or run away, so what could they do?
Xiao Ying and other Sui army were in trouble, and the Liang army was in even greater trouble!
(End of this chapter)