Qin Feng was never an arrogant person, but when Lu Ci led people out of the city, Qin Feng couldn't help but be disappointed.
If he were to defend the city, let alone the enemy digging up corpses and graves, even if the sky fell, he would never send a single soldier out of the city to fight.
With the strength of Eagle Ridge and the eight thousand veterans stationed there, as long as there is enough food and water, we can defend it until the end of the world.
Let alone Qin Feng, even if there are another thirty to fifty thousand people, it will not help.
Since ancient times, there have been very few battles involving fortified battles that truly relied on heaping human lives and attacking a city head-on.
Most of them rely on cunning strategies to win.
Think back to the time when the super empire that made its fortune on the grasslands swept across the Eurasian continent.
How many people are there in total? They fought directly from Helin to Venice. Wherever they passed, mourning was everywhere.
On the other hand, Diaoyu City, which had only 4,600 people, faced the siege of 40,000 to 100,000 prairie soldiers and defended it for thirty-six years. It even killed a great Khan during the storm.
Unless they are forced to do so, as long as they don't get kicked in the head by a donkey, probably no one will take the risk of attacking the city.
This is why, when Qin Feng decided to launch a quick offensive against Xiongying Ridge, Li Zhang did not hesitate to quarrel with Qin Feng and strongly opposed it.
Facts have proved that this Eagle Ridge city is impregnable, but the hearts of the people inside are obviously not united.
At this moment, there was a stampede sound from behind the tent.
Ning Hu opened the curtain and found that the light cavalry from the second battalion of reinforcements had quietly arrived behind the camp.
Not many, only four hundred people.
However, the first team of cavalry brought out by Lu Ci was completely wiped out, and the second team was also wiped out. The morale of the remaining cavalry has been fatally affected.
Four hundred light cavalry with high morale can still form an advantage when facing more than five hundred defeated cavalry with low morale.
Ning Hu hugged his fist heavily: "Brother Qin, the second battalion of 400 cavalry is ready to attack at any time!"
Qin Feng waved his hand and wrote lightly: "No need."
"No matter how low the enemy's morale is, they are still a group of veterans. As long as they fight hand-to-hand, there will inevitably be casualties."
"Our cavalrymen in Beixi County are all precious little men, and we cannot afford to fight them to the death."
"Besides, our strategic intention has been achieved. The enemy left half of their cavalry but failed to complete the goal of burying the corpses. Their morale must have been extremely low. As long as these cavalry return to the city, the news of the defeat will be announced in a very short time. Spread within."
Another important factor that Qin Feng refused to pursue was that Lu Ci's cavalry was too close to the Eagle Ridge Fortress.
With only a hundred steps, Lu Ci would immediately flee back to the city once he discovered that Qin Feng had sent cavalry.
At that time, Beixi Qingqi can only return in despair. If they pursue rashly, they will definitely be served by the soldiers stationed on the city wall with a hail of arrows.
In everything, you must learn to accept it as soon as it is good.
Seeing that Lu Ci still refused to leave, Qin Feng wrote lightly: "Give in and press up with the archers."
Following the order, five hundred foot archers, armed with heavy stone bows, and protected by another five hundred foot archers holding spears, advanced fifty steps.
As expected, Lu Ci took the remaining men and fled back to the city without looking back.
Ma Tingyun, who stood on the city wall and witnessed the entire passage, felt angry and shocked.
What makes Lu Ci angry is that he didn't know whether to live or die, gave up the great advantage of defending the city, and actually took the initiative to go out of the city to harass, using his own shortcomings to attack the other's strengths. This is simply stupid!
On this battlefield, there is only a thin line between bravery and stupidity.
Surprisingly, Qin Feng has experienced several battles and has become extremely skilled in tactics.
Relying on a thousand archers, Lu Ci's thousand cavalry were defeated, and they were unable to parry, and more than half of them were killed or injured.
Such terrifying achievements, no matter where they are placed, are enough to shock everyone.
No wonder... there is a rumor in Beidi that Daliang is not scary, but what is scary is... Daliang's hidden dragon, Qin Feng!
In terms of military ability, Chen Si is probably the only person who can compete head-on with Qin Feng.
Unfortunately, after the peace talks, Chen Si has returned to the capital to report on his duties, and will not be able to come to the front line for a while.
Seeing Lu Ci fleeing back to the city in embarrassment, Ma Tingyun couldn't help but snorted: "General Lu, do you know Qin Feng's methods now?"
Lu Ci's face turned red and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
Five hundred people died in battle is a small thing, but spreading the news in the city and shaking the morale of the army is a big deal!
"General Ma, it's all my fault that the last general has his own way. Please punish me."
Although Lu Ci was deeply unconvinced, defeat was defeat, and he could only bow his head and admit his mistake.
Ma Tingyun knew very well that Lu Ci had great prestige in the army, so being cruel to Lu Ci would inevitably arouse a backlash from the rest of the soldiers.
Having no choice, Ma Tingyun had no choice but to lift it high and put it down gently.
"General Lu, you gain wisdom every time you suffer."
"For the entire Xiongying Ridge, food, water, and soldiers are the key to defending the city."
"Carelessly wasting any kind of precious resources may push Eagle Ridge into an irreversible situation."
Lu Ci nodded repeatedly: "The general taught you a lesson."
After receiving Ma Tingyun's approval, Lu Ci turned around and left. Almost as soon as he was out of Ma Tingyun's sight, the deputy general came up to him with a look of resentment on his face.
"General, that bastard named Ma, even though he stood on the wall and watched, he refused to send troops to help. It's really annoying!"
"It's okay if we are far away. It's only a hundred steps away. Even if we send out some archers, we won't be in such a mess.
"Judging from his humble position, the man surnamed Ma clearly deliberately refused to save the general. He just wanted to make the general look embarrassed in order to establish his authority."
Lu Ci's face was grim, and when he thought of what happened outside the city just now, he couldn't help feeling resentful in his heart.
"Hmph! The entire Eagle Ridge only has five thousand defenders."
"We brought a total of three thousand people. Without us, who would he be?"
The lieutenant general nodded like a fool: "What the general said is absolutely true."
"The fact that the city was defended was due to him, Ma Tingyun, and it has nothing to do with us and others."
"If something goes wrong, Ma Tingyun will definitely push us as the scapegoat. General, we should make plans in advance."
Having said this, the deputy general glanced around and saw that there was no one around him, so he took out a confidential letter from his arms.
"General, please see, this is the secret letter from Zhao'an personally delivered by Qin Feng..."
