Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2590 Even renowned generals and commanders cannot escape the white-robed army.

Chapter 2590 Even renowned generals and strategists cannot escape the white-robed warrior.

Tongtian is skilled in formations. Although he is not good at military formations for large-scale battles, he is definitely the top expert in formations for small-scale battles involving dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of people.

The terrain of Wild Wolf Ridge is perfect for maximizing the advantages of this small scale.

Although martial arts formations are very different from military formations, they are not entirely without commonalities.

In particular, when these formations are actually used, Xiao Ping'an and Xiao Yuesheng will naturally make certain modifications, rather than simply copying them verbatim, so that the Tongtian formations are more suitable for the army.

Xiao Ping'an, relying on the terrain of Wild Wolf Ridge and combining it with the Tongtian formation, inflicted heavy losses on Jiang Ziya's troops.

Even though Jiang Ziya sent Jiang Hou to fight personally, and although he quickly and severely injured Yuan Meng, forcing him to return to the rear to recuperate, Jiang Hou himself was also forced to return wounded. Niu Ba, who fought alongside him, was also severely injured and forced to return to the rear to recuperate.

Although Jiang Hou was strong, he was ultimately only brave as an individual and could not compare to the strength of an army. Once trapped in the army formation, if he did not break out quickly, he would only be worn down to death little by little.

But at this very moment, Xiao Ping'an's own people dealt a heavy blow to their own.

Liu Tang, the Xuanxiao general who was blocking Jiang Ren on the eastern front, surrendered to Jiang Ren with his 30,000 troops after his defeat. From then on, the eastern front of Xuanxiao was completely lost, and the entire heartland of Xuanxiao fell under Jiang Ren's command.

This Liu Tang is not the Liu Tang from the Water Margin; he is just a local character who happens to share the same name.

This person was one of the thirteen who started out with Xiao Ping'an, and is now one of the few remaining of those thirteen.

A person like this is definitely Xiao Ping'an's most trusted confidant.

Such a person's direct demotion to Qian (乾) is a significant blow to the internal structure of Xuanxiao (玄肖).

Ultimately, not everyone belongs to Xiao Ping'an, nor can everyone maintain their original aspirations like Xiao Ping'an. As his power has expanded over the years, at least some of those who followed Xiao Ping'an to start his career have begun to indulge in pleasure.

However, with Xiao Ping'an keeping them in check, these people ultimately dared not go too far.

Perhaps Xiao Ping'an didn't realize that a small portion of his former brothers were no longer on his side, especially after that incident where he lost his lineage, which intensified the conflict.

After that incident, Xiao Ping'an adopted several sons in an attempt to stabilize the chaotic public sentiment.

Once an adopted son is included in the family genealogy, he does indeed have the right to inherit, and there is sufficient legal basis to support this right.

But it is precisely because the interests behind this matter are so great that it has aroused envy and resentment among some people.

Furthermore, on the advice of his advisors, Jiang Ren lured Liu Tang with great rewards, promising him the title of Marquis. After defeating the enemy, he successfully forced Liu Tang to surrender to Qian.

However, Liu Tang didn't go too far. Although he ultimately decided to surrender to the Qian dynasty, after gaining control of the situation, he released Yuan Hong, Jin Dasheng, and others who were unwilling to surrender, letting them go their separate ways. This was a final act of kindness towards Xiao Ping'an. Yuan Hong, Jin Dasheng, and their group had been fighting the Qian dynasty for so many years, and both sides had long since killed countless people, including many from powerful families.

Under these circumstances, how could they dare to easily surrender to the Qian dynasty under Liu Tang?

As for the generals led by Yuan Hong and Jin Dasheng, although Liu Tang released them from the camp, most of them did not go to reunite with Xiao Ping'an, but went their separate ways.

Only a small number of people actually went to meet Xiao Ping'an and still wanted to live and die with him.

Yuan Hong, Jin Dasheng, and the others also realized that Xiao Ping'an's defeat was inevitable. Although he had blocked Jiang Ziya at Wild Wolf Ridge on the surface, he could only block him temporarily, not forever.

Jiang Ziya's various armies had an absolute advantage in troop strength. Even if he could stop Jiang Ziya himself, could the other generals stop Jiang Ziya's other armies?

Even if Xiao Ping'an manages to escape this time by sheer luck, how long can he survive in this chaotic world after a series of defeats and a shrinking power?

In recent years, Yuan Jiao had written to them several times to win them over. Yuan Hong was already somewhat swayed, so at this point he was just going with the flow.

Of course, the departure of Yuan Hong and other generals on the eastern front was just a minor episode in the overall battlefield.

The truly important thing was that Liu Tang surrendered to Qian, which completely opened the entire eastern front to Jiang Ren, essentially forcing the Xuanxiao forces into a dead end.

There was no other reason than that Xuanxiao was facing a severe shortage of troops on all battlefields at this time, and each battlefield urgently needed reinforcements. There was simply no way to find another army to resist Jiang Qianqiu.

As for Jiang Qianqiu, he divided his forces into three routes. He personally led one route to cut off Xiao Ping'an's retreat, General Chang Zaiqiu led the second route to intercept Tao Zhixing on the western front, and General Chen Qingzhi led seven thousand light cavalry at full speed straight to Da Xuandu City.

The three armies each struck at Xiao Ping'an's vital points, targeting his Achilles' heel. If any one of these three armies succeeded in achieving its objective, it could plunge Xuan Xiao into utter ruin.

Even at this critical juncture, many people within the Great Xuan still stepped forward.

For example, Zhang Men, the Minister of War of the Great Xuan Dynasty, since the country had no troops left, immediately summoned righteous troops from the people and personally led them to intercept them.

Xiao Ping'an is one of the few emperors who did not forget his original aspirations after ascending to the throne. He started from the bottom and still enjoys great prestige among the people.

Zhang's family effortlessly recruited tens of thousands of soldiers from the common people, including men, women, and children, all of whom were willing to fight to the death for Xiao Ping'an.

Moreover, during the procession of the army to stop Chen Qingzhi, followers gathered from all over the country, and countless people responded. When Zhang Men faced Chen Qingzhi, he had gathered nearly 100,000 people around him.

However, facing Chen Qingzhi's seven thousand light cavalry, these so-called soldiers, hastily conscripted and lacking even armor and weapons, mostly armed with farm tools such as sickles and axes, suffered repeated defeats, losing more and more men in less than half a month.

Seven generals, including Nie Tangbao and Zou Pusheng, were all defeated and killed within half a month.