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Chapter 153 The war ends and the drama begins

Knowing that the Nanguan Camp was besieged by the leopard demon army, Xue Rengui didn't think about it at all, and ordered the troops to pull out the camp early the next morning, preparing to storm Hulao Pass.

Because it was too late to go to Yize Pass.

Xue Rengui was already mentally prepared to lose his troops, but the next development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations, and it completely turned the battle into a mess.

The turning point came in the Leopard Demon Army.

On the third day, the remaining Leopard Demon Army did not continue to attack the Nanguan camp, but chose to withdraw to the Red Viper Pass, and it seemed that they were not going to fight any longer.

It's not that the Qinghu King is afraid of Qianyuan, but that the second division has moved.

In Peng Yulin's original prediction, the Nanguan camp would definitely be breached by the leopard demon army within two days.Unexpectedly, two days later, the Nanguan camp was still standing upright, but the Leopard Demon Army suffered heavy losses.

Even the Leopard Demon General was killed.

Under such circumstances, Peng Yulin really didn't think that the Leopard Demon Army could win, so he finally couldn't bear the temptation of "beating the dog in the water" and began to gather troops quietly.

If he could annihilate the Leopard Demon Army while taking back the Red Viper Pass, then he, Peng Yulin, would be able to brag about it for a lifetime, and with this feat, he would be able to walk sideways in the Southern Army.

The only thing to blame is that the Leopard Demon Army is too weak.

Knowing the change of the Second Division, the Green Fox King was unwilling to fight any further, and if he was flanked by the human race, it would be a lot of fun.

Under the balance, the Qinghu King, who was not very determined, also withdrew his troops.

At the same time, the Second Brigade of the Security Division, which had already returned to Yizeguan, learned that the Nanguan camp was besieged. Yue Yun led his troops northward to rescue without saying a word.

As soon as they entered Nanguan County, they received news that the Leopard Demon Army was retreating.

Qian Yuan, who was in charge of the overall situation, after collecting information from all parties, was a little worried about Xue Rengui's department. In addition to worrying about his storming Hulao Pass, he was even more worried about being attacked by the withdrawn Leopard Demon Army.

But again, this is also an excellent opportunity. After careful weighing, Qian Yuan issued two military orders.

One was sent to Yue Yun, the brigade commander of the second brigade of the garrison division, and asked him to lead his troops to station in Zhennan Pass and join the first battalion of the first brigade stationed in the pass.

Send it to Xue Rengui together.

The content of the military order is the same, that is, the two units are required to attack front and back, and break through Hulao Pass in one fell swoop.

At the same time, Qian Yuan himself led the Nanguan Daying Division to rush towards Zhennan Pass, in order to concentrate all his forces and take down Hulao Pass before the leopard demon army intervened.

Didn't the Leopard Demon Army occupy the red viper pass and refused to leave?

This time, Qianyuan will also occupy Hulao Pass, and let the Yaozu taste the feeling of being threatened all the time. At the same time, he also relieves Xue Rengui's tribe in a disguised form.

The plan has been decided, and the ministries acted quickly.

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On March [-], at around [-]:[-] am, the battle officially started.

Xue Rengui commanded four thousand elite expeditionary troops to attack Hulao Pass from the front.

Qian Yuan personally commanded the first battalion of the first brigade of the garrison division, the second brigade and the rest of the fourth brigade, the city defense battalion and the rest of the personal guard battalion. A total of more than [-] troops crossed the canyon and attacked Hulao Pass from the back.

History is always strikingly similar.

As soon as the battle started, the city gate of Hulao Pass was smashed by Xu Chu, and the army of Qingqiu Mansion marched into the pass in a mighty manner, and started a head-on confrontation with the fox army.

On the other side, under the joint attack of Xue Rengui and Fifth Ziyue, the main gate of Hulao was also destroyed, and the expeditionary army dealt a fatal blow to the fox demon army from behind.

Under the attack of the two phases, it took less than half a day for Hulao Pass to change hands.

This is also the first time in the past hundred years that a human army occupied Hulao Pass, which became another historical shame of Qingqiu Kingdom after the fall of Manniu Pass.

The three thousand demon fox army guarding the pass were completely annihilated.

At the same time, it was announced that the Fox Demon Army, which had only been formed for one year, together with its main general, had all died in battle, completely becoming history, and achieving the great reputation of Qingqiu Mansion.

The demise of the Fox Demon Army meant that within at least two years, the demon clan of Qingqiu Kingdom would no longer be able to threaten Qingqiu Mansion, gaining a valuable respite for the development of the fiefdom.

At least Qian Yuan judged so.

After the war, Qianyuan had no time to celebrate, so he immediately adjusted the garrison of various ministries.

Zhou Qing led the first brigade of the garrison division and officially stationed at Hulao Pass; Hua Xiong led the fourth brigade of the garrison division and stationed at Zhennan Pass to coordinate with Hulao Pass.

Doesn't Qianyuan want to occupy Hulao Pass all the time, Qingqiu Kingdom will never tolerate it, he just thinks, see if he can use this to negotiate with Qingqiu Kingdom and gain some benefits.

As a foreigner, to be honest, Qianyuan is not too cold about the current endless war between the two races of humans and monsters. It is fought every year, and it is not the border people who suffer? !

Why can't everyone sit down, have a good talk, and turn hostility into friendship?If you can do business between the two races, the benefits are obvious.

The human race is good at farming and forging, and has food and armor; the monster race is good at taming animals, and has spiritual beasts, and the territory is also rich in various spiritual herbs and rare ores, so they can exchange what they need.

There is no need to fight endlessly.

Of course, this is just Qianyuan's wishful thinking, and the thousands of years of grievances between the two races are not so easy to resolve.Qianyuan is not that naive, but he will never give up unless he gives it a try.

At worst, you can also test the reaction of the Yaozu, anyway, there is no loss.

Yue Yun led the second brigade and immediately returned to Yizeguan to garrison.

The Yuelun Guards and the City Defense Battalion returned to Qingqiu City to rest, and Xu Chu led the Guards Battalion to temporarily station at Hulao Pass to assist the First Brigade of the Security Division to guard the pass.

With Xu Chu and the guard camp present, Hulao Pass can be safe.

Although the specific casualties have not been counted yet, in this spring campaign, although the feudal army achieved brilliant results, they also paid a heavy price, with more than [-] casualties.

The war is not over yet, and Qianyuan is already worrying about where to recruit soldiers.

Last winter, in preparation for the establishment of the Fourth Brigade of the Security Division, the potential of the mountain people in Qingqiu Mansion was basically exhausted, and it was impossible to recruit any more.

The current fief is almost exhausted.

Such a miserable situation really does not match the temperament of the victorious army.

Even so, this battle must be fought, and Qian Yuan has no regrets at all. There are many reasons, and they can be summed up in two points.

One is the active defense strategy that Qianyuan has always advocated, replacing passive defense with active offense.

The second is military training.

Although the fiefdom army suffers heavy losses every time a war ends, those who survived, especially those who survived several wars, will soon become veterans and become the backbone of the army.

The combat effectiveness of the garrison division is no less than that of any regular army in the empire.

Qian Yuan has always believed in one thing, an army that does not fight, and dare not fight tough battles, is just a display, and if something happens, it will immediately show its prototype.

Just like the Second Division led by Peng Yulin, whose strength was even higher than that of the Leopard Demon Army, but was beaten so hard by the Leopard Demon Army that it was really useless.

Such an army, no matter how to preserve its strength, what is the use?

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While Qingqiu Mansion was busy counting battle casualties, resting troops, consolidating pass city defenses, arranging compensation for those killed in battle, and formulating plans for troop reorganization, the spring campaign in the Eastern Continent was drawing to a close.

Yiyi Mansion.

Peng Yulin finally got his wish, following behind the Leopard Demon Army and successfully taking back the Red Viper Pass, the price he paid was more than [-] casualties.

Viper County, where the battlefield was located, was also completely reduced to scorched earth.

Outside of the southwest battlefield, the First Army Corps of the Empire under the command of the Fifth Panshi had a good fight with the army of the Candle Dragon Kingdom this time, and each won or lost in some battlefields.

No one took advantage of anything.

This is probably the most useless time in the Candle Dragon Kingdom in recent decades.

Coupled with the brilliant results in the Southwest, in this spring campaign, the Dagan dynasty rarely suffered losses on the entire western front, sweeping away the previous decline, and its reputation was greatly shaken.

The sentiment among the people is high, and everyone is saying that the imperial army is still capable of fighting.

Even the surrounding countries cast awe-inspiring gazes at Dagan. As the saying goes, a centipede is dead but not stiff. The Dagan Dynasty has been the overlord of the mainland for so long, and it still has a certain foundation.

Whoever wants to have any thoughts, it is best to weigh yourself first.

But in Qianyuan's eyes, this is more like a flashback of the decaying empire, and it doesn't really represent the strength of the empire.As far as he knew, the third brother Gantai was taking advantage of this "victory" to arbitrarily place his cronies into the First Legion to further strengthen his control over the western border.

The battle for the heir apparent in the court also intensified, and the princes began to attack each other.

It was under such circumstances that Qianyuan handed over the aftermath of the troops to Xue Rengui, Guo Jia and others, and returned to the feudal prince's mansion first, preparing to impeach Peng Yulin, the head of the Second Division.

The charge, of course, is that Peng Yulin was passive and slack in the fight, so that he missed the opportunity to wipe out the leopard demon army and kill the green fox king.

This crime is about to be carried out, and Peng Yulin will be finished.

In the past, if Qian Yuan played it like this, it would probably have no effect at all, and would even provoke a few words of ridicule.It's different now, many people in the court are waiting to stab the Fifth Prince with a knife.

That being the case, Qian Yuan naturally had to hand over the knife to them understandingly.

This is called killing with a borrowed knife.

In addition to taking this opportunity to fight back against the fifth prince, Qian Yuan also wanted to take the opportunity to make a strong voice in the court, so as to take the initiative in the upcoming rewards.

The military achievements this time are far superior to those in the past.

As soon as the war ended, the aftermath began to shake. There will be open and secret battles between the court and China. What role will Qian Yuan play in it?

(End of this chapter)