As soon as the order was given, the Turkic soldiers, who had just taken off their armor, quickly put on their helmets and armor, straddled their horses, raised their swords, and opened the camp gate to set up their positions.
The entire coalition army has a unified command system, so once the Turks gather together, the horse bandits will naturally not be idle. The horses couldn't help but noisy and cursed, climbed out of their warm and comfortable beds, and stood up in a loose formation in the wilderness outside the camp.
Less than half an hour apart, nearly 40,000 troops were once again in formation, standing in a daze in the snowy sky.
Geerhan rode over from the North Camp and asked curiously: "General, what happened? It's not our Ghost Alliance that's causing trouble this time, right?"
Duolun rolled his eyes at him angrily: "There was a sudden movement in Metasequoia City just now. Didn't you see it? I suspected that they wanted to take advantage of the chaos to make a sneak attack and agree, so I immediately ordered the entire army to be on alert."
"Sneak attack?" Geerhan was stunned for a moment, and then pointed to the fireworks in the sky in surprise: "Um, is there such a blatant sneak attack?"
Seeing that Geerhan was teasing him in public, Duolun became even more angry: "The Shengtang barbarian is so cunning, you must be on your guard!"
Seeing that Duolun was angry, Geerhan naturally did not dare to say anything more, so he could only stay silently beside the coalition coach and watch the fireworks show together.
The gorgeous fireworks above Metasequoia City suddenly stopped without warning after being set off for half an hour.
Tens of thousands of troops looked at the night sky above them that had turned dark again, and waited for a long time, but still did not wait for the so-called night attack.
Geerhan's face was tense, trying hard not to laugh, not even daring to look at Duolun next to him.
Duolun was angry and cursed secretly in his heart. In the end, he could only wave his hands helplessly, signaling to his subordinates to pass on the order to withdraw their troops.
As the horn blew, the Turkic warriors and the ghost alliance horse bandits turned around and headed back to the camp one after another to continue sleeping.
However, just when they were less than halfway through, Metasequoia City changed again!
Boom--boom--boom--boom!
Dozens of giant war drums the size of round tables were beaten vigorously at the same time. The exciting drumbeats echoed for miles across the wilderness.
The drum beats get faster and denser.
At the beginning, people could still roughly hear the counting, but later, the drum beats became so fast that they became densely packed, as if they were desperately urging something.
Duolun and Geerhan were both a little flustered by the surging war drums.
They have been through the battlefield for a long time and know very well that the Shengtang Army's drumbeats, which change from slow to fast and are as dense as falling rain, have one and only one meaning -
charge! The whole army charges! A desperate charge!
Duolun's heart tightened, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Change the formation! Change the formation! The rear team changes to the front team! The enemy attacks!"
Geerhan also became nervous, pulled out the long knife from his waist, and was on high alert.
The coalition soldiers, who were returning to camp one after another, immediately adjusted their formations upon hearing the order. The soldiers and horses of each team huddled together in an instant, with people shouting and horses neighing, and it was chaotic.
Li Jiangyao on the top of the city saw this scene in his eyes and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, it would be great if there were five thousand cavalry in hand at this time!"
Lin Feng agreed: "Boss, let alone five thousand, even if there are only two thousand Pegasus scouts, we can take advantage of the opponent's confusion and rush out to kill them!"
Li Jiangyao shook his head helplessly: "Come on, let's stop fantasizing. Let's go and inform everyone to prepare. There will be a good show next."
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After a long meal, the coalition forces composed of Turkic horse bandits finally completed their formations in four directions outside Metasequoia City.
At this time, the war drums on the top of the city stopped coincidentally, and everything became quiet again.
Except for the large clusters of snowflakes falling in the night sky, it seemed like nothing had happened. The deafening drum beat suddenly stopped, so neatly that one couldn't help but think that he had just hallucinated it.
Facing such a scene, Duolun was almost furious. He knew that he had been teased by the other party again, and he couldn't help but pointed at Metasequoia City and cursed.
Geerhan also felt quite embarrassed. He waited for Duolun to finish his tantrum and asked cautiously: "General, what should we do next. Should we withdraw? Or continue to wait here?"
"Wait a minute!" Duolun became angry and shouted: "Since they don't want me to sleep, then everyone should stop sleeping! Anyway, now that the formation is set, we might as well attack the city overnight and teach them a lesson!"
Geerhan saw that Duolun was on the verge of losing his mind because of being teased repeatedly. He didn't want to get into Duolun's troubles at this time, so he had no choice but to agree.
The horn war horn sounded again, and the coalition formations in four directions moved forward at the same time in accordance with the order. The troops responsible for climbing the city dismounted one after another, holding shields and ladders, and headed towards Metasequoia City.
However, what they never expected was that the four armies had each moved less than 300 steps forward. Suddenly, all the torches on the originally brightly lit metasequoia city opposite were extinguished at the same time, and no one was left. .
The city, which had clearly defined outlines, immediately fell into darkness.
This sudden change was really surprising and shocked the attacking soldiers. Without waiting for orders from their superiors, the battle formations on all sides were in perfect agreement. At the same time, they stopped advancing and carefully paid attention to the situation of the defenders.
Tonight, strange things happened one after another, and the Turkic horse bandit coalition forces were led by Metasequoia City. After several twists and turns, they had already lost the right idea. Faced with a strange scene again, they naturally did not dare to act rashly.
Everyone looked at the place where the coalition commander's flag was, waiting for the commander-in-chief, Lord Duolun, to make a decision.
At this time, Duolun also felt extremely embarrassed.
What to do next?
In fact, among the princes and generals of various Turkic tribes, Duolun can be regarded as a very resourceful person. It is not difficult to see this from the troops he led.
The Iron Pigeon Legion is not the attacking force of the Golden Tribe. On the contrary, they relied on changing strategies and flexible tactics to defeat their opponents by attacking and harassing them.
This requires commanders to have relatively strong adaptability and resourceful combat characteristics.
However, now, Duolun, who has always regarded himself as an "intelligent general", deeply feels that his IQ needs to be recharged.
Compared with the opponent Shengtangren, he may still have a lot of room for improvement.
Take the immediate situation as an example. Is this Metasequoia City, which has suddenly become a dark place, a trap? Or is it a trap?
Just like playing the "guess the truth" game, if your opponent tells lies in the previous rounds and you are not caught even once, then it will be even more difficult to make an accurate judgment next time. .
If you guess "true", the opponent has always lied before, and there is no guarantee that it will not happen again this time; if you guess "false", who knows whether he will do the opposite in this round.
Therefore, it is difficult to predict whether it is true or false.
For Duolun, the choice he makes now is no longer a matter of victory or defeat, but a matter of personal dignity.
It's not terrible to lose a battle occasionally. The scary thing is that I have been teased repeatedly by my opponents, but I still can't see through it.
This would be too embarrassing.
When General Duolun immediately entered the city and was silently fighting between heaven and man, considering how to react, Lin Feng, who was standing on the top of the city, was also uneasy.
At this time, Metasequoia City was as fragile as a baby, with almost no ability to resist an attack.
According to Li Jiangyao's order, all the elite combat forces in the city have withdrawn from their positions two hours ago to rest and recuperate. Those who remain in the city are all metasequoia people temporarily organized by Ma Mu.
Whether it was setting off fireworks or beating war drums before, including each person being responsible for extinguishing a torch just now, all the dramas were done by them.
If the Turks were not frightened by the strategy in front of them, but chose to attack without hesitation, then Metasequoia City would really be over in the blink of an eye.
"Brother, there is no other way. We can only take a gamble. Otherwise, sooner or later, it will be the same." When Li Jiangyao said these words to him just now, his eyes flashed coldly.
The captain is right! Lin Feng thought silently: How could he defeat an enemy several times his own if he didn't dare to risk his life?
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A Turkic general finally became impatient and shouted towards Duolun: "General, let's fight, no matter what conspiracy those Tang Man are up to!"
Duolun ignored him and just stared silently at the dark Metasequoia City. The entire city is like a huge monster hidden in the darkness, quietly waiting for prey to be delivered to the door.
He suddenly turned his head and looked at Geerhan beside him, but hesitated to speak.
When Geerhan saw this, he couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart: Damn it, do something bad!
Today's Metasequoia City is extremely weird, and there is probably some kind of trap waiting there. The cunning guy Duolun is worried about falling into a trap, and he probably plans to let us, the Ghost Alliance, take the lead in fighting them.
Never do this kind of money-losing business!
Thinking of this, Geerhan rolled his eyes and spoke first: "General Duolun, the Shengtang people are full of tricks and tricks. There is really no need for us to take risks easily and fall into their traps in vain. In my opinion, it is better to remain unchanged in response to all changes. It won’t be too late to wait until dawn and fight them with open swords and guns!”
Duolun did have the idea of letting the horse bandits explore the road just now, but now when he heard what Geerhan said, he felt that it made sense.
Tonight, the defenders of Metasequoia City made repeated moves, just to anger themselves and cause the entire coalition army to lose ground. As the attacking party, they had far more troops than their opponents. They were already in a situation where they were sure to win. There was absolutely no need to choose to fight blindly at night out of anger.
Duolun looked up and saw that the eastern sky was already a little hazy and bright. I couldn't help but secretly think to myself, no matter what conspiracy he has, as long as I am as stable as a rock and take the initiative, what can Metasequoia City do to me? Wait until daylight comes, and any trick will be ineffective immediately!
Well, Gerhan is right, don’t be impulsive and treat it calmly.
After thinking about it like this, Duolun suddenly felt that he was very wise and lived up to the title of the "First Wise General" of the Golden Tribe. If it were other Turkic generals here, I am afraid they would have rushed forward to die in a hot-headed manner.
The more Duolun thought about it, the more proud he became, so he ordered his men to leave only a small force to continue monitoring Metasequoia, while the others returned to camp peacefully and had a good sleep. Wait until you have enough energy to beat up the Shengtang Army!
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Seeing the enemy troops retreating like a tide, Lin Feng's heart finally fell back into his stomach. He sighed softly and smiled at Li Jiangyao who was observing the enemy formation: "It was so dangerous just now, the Turks almost..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Jiangyao excitedly ordered: "Lin Feng, order all the troops immediately! The enemy is exhausted. I will launch a surprise attack within half an hour to catch them off guard!"
As the order was issued, without even a cup of hot tea, four hundred elite Pegasus Scout Battalion soldiers lined up neatly on the street inside the South Gate.
Three hours ago, when Li Jiangyao had just returned to the city, these people were ordered to start a meal, eat half-full of big cakes and beef, and then rest and sleep, regardless of whether the sky fell.
At this time, the soldiers who had eaten and slept well were all full of energy and high in fighting spirit.
Everyone wore the dark blue military uniforms of the Zhenjiang Protectorate, with black armor made of fine iron, dragon-patterned breastplates on their chests, and snow-white cloaks on their backs.
On their battle helmets, sapphire blue tassels were fluttering in the wind, and the fangs-swallowing mythical beast masks were all lowered, leaving only their eyes, mouth and nose exposed.
At first glance, they look like a group of demon warriors.
The soldiers' horses are also covered with armor, which is fully capable of resisting arrow attacks.
The weapons and equipment of these Pegasus scouts are extremely sophisticated, all coming from the best blacksmith shop in Metasequoia City.
Each warrior is equipped with a spear, an iron shield and a sword. One hundred of them carried hard crossbows and four arrow pots on both sides of the horses. Each pot contained thirty white-feathered arrows, which were extremely sharp.
Li Jiangyao looked at the eager subordinates in front of him and nodded slightly. The current morale no longer needs to be boosted, everyone is at their peak.
He drew out the Xingluo Knife, pointed to the sky and shouted: "Where is the power of the Holy Tang Army?"
"Look at me - Pegasus Scout Battalion!"
