Chapter 854 - 405: Open fire, open fire! Reap lives!
Zhi Li did not plan to give Suo Lun any chance, so his 900,000 strong army launched attacks from three directions simultaneously!
From the northern direction, Earl Chu Ye commander of the Northern Legion led a 250,000 strong army, and effortlessly captured Linhai City before seizing the heads of over ten thousand innocents to falsely claim their achievements. Before they could enjoy their power in Linhai City for a few days, orders from the Zhili Army arrived, commanding the army to immediately head south!
Thus, Earl Chu Ye led his 250,000 strong force majestically southward. Deep down, he was eager to be the first commander to break into Tianshui City.
The northern side of Tianshui City was the easiest to breach.
Because there were no defending fortifications on the north side, they just had to cross the Nu River and then directly enter the heart of Tianshui City. At that point, the entire city would be like a helpless beauty, completely at his mercy.
What stood before the 250,000 strong army was only the Nu River.
Along the stretch between Tianshui City and Linhai City, there was a part of the Nu River where the flow was relatively calm and could be crossed by boat.
This place was called Nanlin Ferry, and the calm stretch of the river was around four or five miles long. Originally, there were three suspension bridges and three ferry points.
At that time, Suo Lun’s 20,000 strong forces crossed northward through this Nanlin Ferry to attack Linhai City.
Now, Earl Chu Ye with his 250,000 strong army crossing south from Nanlin Ferry to attack Tianshui City was truly poetic justice!
Seventy miles north of Nanlin Ferry was Nanlin Fort, serving as the gateway fortress of Linhai City.