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The ultimate goal of this battle is to capture Nanjing City.
If he fails to capture Nanjing City, he will not only have accomplished nothing, but may even have committed a crime.
With this in mind, he already had a plan in mind.
After a day of rest, the army set off immediately.
After several more battles, they finally arrived at Mount Li.
Looking at the dense forests of Mount Li,
Qin Ye's mind was made up.
Immediately, he issued orders and marched forward!
Deep within Mount Li, Uesugi Tora listened to the scout's report with an indifferent gaze.
At this point, everything is an open conspiracy.
Both sides' intentions were quite obvious.
Whether they win or lose depends on their methods.
Now he has the advantage of location and has seized the initiative.
It is now the best time to launch a counterattack.
This is sufficient to compensate for the lack of combat power of the Northern Qi army against the Southern Qing army to a certain extent.
In particular, he made many arrangements for this.
After several simulations, he was confident that he could trap the Qing army at Mount Li, preventing them from advancing an inch!
quickly,
Just as the Qing army was advancing, countless boulders suddenly rained down from the sky on both sides.
While inflicting considerable losses on the Qing army,
They forcibly divided the hundreds of thousands of troops into seven parts.
Then, the Northern Qi army suddenly emerged from the mountains and forests in dense formation.
War is imminent.
Chapter 89 Uesugi Tora's Shock! This Bai Qi is actually so powerful!
Shouts of battle rang out from all sides.
Qin Ye looked around and found that almost all of them were Northern Qi soldiers.
Although he was somewhat surprised, he did not panic.
Instead, they immediately issued orders to retaliate.
However, even though he had made arrangements in advance
The fact that the various units of the army had lost contact still cast a shadow over his heart.
He suddenly realized,
Uesugi Torato may not have intended to win through this ambush.
As long as we can eliminate a portion of the Qing Kingdom's fighting force...
That would be enough to completely eliminate their possibility of capturing Nanjing.
He still doesn't know exactly how many parts the Qing army was divided into by these boulders.
But I imagine there are at least five.
If Northern Qi could concentrate its forces to eliminate two or three of the Qing army's forces,
This already signifies the completion of the initial strategic objectives.
He saw the Qi army attacking from the side; it seemed to cover the entire mountainside, but in reality, their numbers were not large.
Unsurprisingly, these people are all expendable pawns.
They came specifically to stall for time.
After they eliminate this part of the Qi army and clear away the boulders blocking the mountain path, it will probably take at least an hour.
On the battlefield, things change in an instant; an hour has passed, and the daylily is probably already cold.
He only hoped that his backup plan would work.
Qing Army vanguard camp
As the vanguard, they had approximately 50,000 troops.
However, at this moment they were surrounded and killed by nearly 200,000 Northern Qi troops.
This means that almost half of the Northern Qi's military force was concentrated here.
Bai Qi was in the midst of it all, and with a single sword stroke, he killed a Qi army general.
Looking at the enemy covering the mountains and plains,
Although I felt a strong pressure, my blood instantly boiled.
He is a master of the Dao of Slaughter.
He fuels his killing spree with killing; this aura of carnage will only make him stronger.
Moreover, nearly three thousand elite Qing army soldiers were hidden among the vanguard, which was probably also Qin Ye's arrangement.
Bai Qi led five thousand soldiers in a charge.
These three thousand elite troops, under the command of another general, relieved him of most of the pressure from the rear.
Despite the troop disparity of nearly four times, they managed to stabilize the situation for a time.
Bai Qi's killing spree was particularly terrifying to the Qi army.
Under the longsword, there is no enemy who can withstand a single blow.
In the Northern Qi army,
Looking at Bai Qi's figure, Uesugi Torata couldn't help but exclaim, "What a fierce general!"
Under his command, a burly general volunteered:
"General, this man is arrogant. I, Yang Wei, am willing to take his head and crush the Qing army's morale. I hope the general will grant my request. If I fail, I am willing to accept military punishment!"
He was one of several eighth-rank generals in the Northern Qi army.
It has always been known for its bravery.
With two machetes in hand, the name "meat grinder on the battlefield" is well-deserved.
Uesugi Torato disagreed, shaking his head and saying, "This man's swordsmanship is exquisite, which perfectly counters your sweeping axe techniques."
He turned his gaze to another general with a resolute expression and said, "Ding Rong, you go."
Ding Rong remained calm and accepted the order in a deep voice.
He drew out two bronze maces, each about four feet long.
He spurred his horse and charged towards Bai Qi.
Yang Wei said unhappily, "That kid Ding Rong really got off easy."
In his view, although Bai Qi was brave,
But at such a young age,
Once you encounter veterans like them, you're bound to suffer a crushing defeat.
Especially now, the Qing army is being surrounded and slaughtered by their Qi army.
The outcome was already decided.
Even if the Qi army's fighting strength is inferior to the Qing army,
With such a disparity in troop strength, there was absolutely no possibility of turning the tide.
Despite his undeniable military achievements, Uesugi Tora gave them to someone else.
He was naturally somewhat unwilling.
Of course, that's just his personality; he's just making a casual comment.
They wouldn't hold a grudge against Uesugi Tora because of this.
Regardless of military strategy or personal martial prowess,
Uesugi Toraka
No one would disagree with him.
Uesugi Tora ignored Yang Wei.
Instead, he stared intently at Bai Qi, who was rampaging across the battlefield, and the more he looked, the more alarmed he became.
This person appeared to display extremely strong personal combat skills.
But he always kept the thousands of men under his command under his control.
Their advances, retreats, charges, and attacks are all governed by rules and methods.
Such sophisticated methods and the ability to control the situation are truly astonishing.
He was a young man in his twenties.
How can he have such rich battlefield experience?
Uesugi Tora was somewhat puzzled, but suddenly felt a bit more worried about his subordinate, Ding Rong.
Ding Rong's mace techniques were equally powerful and heavy.
However, its subtle variations are equally remarkable.
Among those of the eighth rank, few can rival him.
But at this moment, he felt a vague unease.
At this moment, Ding Rong had already charged forward on horseback to Bai Qi's front.