Chapter 843 Lou Yi’s despair
After the flood, the city wall in front of us was in a mess.
The walls built by Lou Yi are relatively strong.
Under the impact of the flood, only a small part of the city wall was washed away.
However, the flood flooded the entire city wall area, and many city walls were submerged until less than two feet above the water surface.
The soldiers who were forced to clear the traps crowded on the city wall, looking at the turbid water around them in panic and helplessness.
They are still good.
Some of the slower runners had already drowned.
The soldiers led by Tiexiong were even worse.
Because of the confusion, many soldiers were washed away by the rushing water before they could climb the hillside less than a hundred feet away from them.
Tiexiong only led less than 4,000 people to stand on the hillside surrounded by turbid water.
This hillside is like an island in the sea.
The hillside was surrounded by water.
Tiexiong and the others only wanted to withdraw to the direction of Turtle Back City as soon as possible to meet with the reinforcements, and they did not carry any luggage at all.
As night falls, the surrounding temperature begins to drop sharply.
As a gust of night wind blew, everyone who had no shelter could not help but shiver from the cold.
Tie Xiong also shivered from the cold.
Seeing these shivering soldiers in the dim moonlight, Tie Xiong immediately ordered everyone to huddle together.
This is also their only way to keep warm at the moment.
Tiexiong did not huddle with these soldiers. Instead, he stood upright against the wind and shouted with blood-red eyes: "Cheer up! We are not defeated yet! There has been a drought here for a long time, and the flood will recede soon." As long as we hold on, His Highness will definitely send reinforcements to rescue us..."
Of course Tetsuo knew how low their morale was now.
They suffered heavy losses before the war even started. It's a shame that these soldiers had any morale.
But he had to boost morale.
He knew that Yun Zheng would definitely send troops to come around when daylight came.
Once the water recedes, they will face a tough battle.
He knew they would be defeated.
But he needs these to boost the morale of these soldiers and kill as many enemies as possible.
This is his only way to take revenge on Yunzheng!
Although Tiexiong continued to boost morale, he received no response.
The soldiers huddled together one by one, trying to keep their bodies warm as much as possible.
Some soldiers were already squeezed in the middle and could not move. They simply took out the small cloth bags containing dry food from their bodies and chewed the dry food bit by bit.
The dry food in this cloth bag is enough for three days.
Under normal circumstances, it can only be eaten during urgent marches.
But now, they are almost at an impasse.
This was already a special situation.
If you don’t eat solid food at this time, when will you save it for eating?
Even if you die, you have to be a dead ghost!
With one person taking the lead, others began to take out dry food and eat it.
No one spoke, only some rustling sounds and the sound of people chewing, and occasionally accompanied by a cough that was choked by dry food.
No one cared how Tetsuo boosted morale, and everyone fell into despair.
Waiting for reinforcements from Lou Yi?
Not to mention those generals, even many ordinary soldiers didn't believe it.
Don't say whether Lou Yi will send reinforcements, even if Lou Yi does send reinforcements, when the reinforcements arrive, they will either die of cold, starve to death, or be killed by the enemy.
Fortunately, these people are well-trained soldiers.
If it were those young men who were forcibly recruited, many people would probably cry when faced with this situation.
Turtle City.
Lou Yi, who was dizzy, was just about to go out for some fresh air when he ran into the commander of the personal guards who was walking quickly.
Looking at the face of the personal guard commander, Lou Yi suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Your Highness..."
The commander of the personal guards wailed, and as soon as he said two words, tears welled up in his eyes.
Lou Yi's heart twitched hard, he suppressed the uneasy feeling and said in a deep voice: "Go into the room and talk."
Soon, Lou Yi entered the house with the commander of his guards.
"Tell me, how are Tiexiong and the others?"
Lou Yi knew that there must be news about Tie Xiong and the others.
He knew that the wall he had painstakingly built would inevitably fall.
From the moment he knew that the enemy was going to break the dike and release the water, he knew that there was no way to defend it.
This is not Tetsuo's fault.
No one would be able to defend it.
To blame, I can only blame them for being too stupid. I didn't expect Yunzheng to be able to attack with water.
Now he just wants to know the news from Tiexiong.
He only hoped to withdraw as many people as possible.
As for the food and grass, whether it was washed away by the water, burned, or fell into Yunzheng's hands, he no longer cared about it.
The guard commander's eyes were red, and he wailed with grief and anger: "The spies brought back the news that Yunzheng started releasing water at noon the day before yesterday! Not long after General Tiexiong led his troops to withdraw from the city wall, they were hit by the flood... …”
boom!
Listening to the words of the Guards Commander, Lou Yi felt as if he had been struck by five thunders.
He could hardly hear the rest of the words.
Yunzheng released the water in advance!
Tiexiong and the others were hit by the flood as soon as they withdrew?
Release water in advance!
How could Yunzheng break the dike and release the water in advance?
one day!
No, half a day!
As long as Yunzheng delays releasing the water for half a day, Tiexiong and the others will definitely be able to withdraw!
As long as they withdraw from the flooded area and arrange with themselves to meet their 10,000 fine knights, they will basically be safe!
Did Yun Zheng see through his plan?
Do you know that you are delaying time on purpose?
Although he didn't hear the rest of the words, he knew it even if the commander of the personal guards didn't say it.
In that case, Tiexiong and the others would definitely suffer heavy losses.
Even if the whole army is not annihilated, it is probably close to annihilation.
That's 17,000 elite soldiers!
That is his most important force in defending the southern side of Otsuki Kingdom!
A flood destroyed everything.
As for the enemy, it is very likely that there will be zero casualties!
Comparing the two, Lou Yi felt as if thousands of steel needles were pricking his heart, making him almost unable to breathe in pain.
Painting a tiger is not like a dog!
Yunzheng is right!
Isn’t it true that I am just trying to draw a tiger instead of a dog?
Lou Yi was inexplicably sad and angry, and his eyes were already blood red.
"Your Highness, Your Highness..."
The voice of the commander of the personal guards rang in his ears.
Lou Yi raised his head with difficulty and looked at the commander of the guards with dull eyes.
The commander of the personal guards wailed: "Your Highness, what should we do now? Should we send someone to support Tie..."
"Support, how to support?"
Lou Yi smiled miserably, "Yunzheng is just waiting for us to support him so that he can eat up our army..."
He also wanted to support.
But it's now, how can he still support?
Turtle's back only has 20,000 elite soldiers and 10,000 slave troops.
Including Tie Tu's three thousand cavalry, there were only thirty-three thousand men.
If they dare to send people to support them, they will definitely be attacked by Gayao's troops!
If they suffer heavy losses again, the turtle's back will not be saved!
Listening to Lou Yi's words, the face of the guard commander suddenly became filled with despair, and he could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes.
Before the war officially started, 17,000 elite infantry were lost!
What the hell kind of war is this?
