"Bang the drum!"
The sound of drums shook the sky, and the mighty army was boundless.
The formations of the two armies were only a thousand miles apart. They had no fear, let alone fear, because they were the iron-blooded gods of war on the battlefield.
On the top of the city, Xie Yin and others showed sinister smiles. They had finally waited for this day!
"Zhou Ling blew the horn, closed the city gate, and cheered for our Dayan soldiers!" Xie Yin ordered.
Just when Zhou Ling raised his hand to accept the order, Ma Guanxing immediately shouted: "Stop! Commander, do you really want General Xu to die?"
"Nonsense, when did my commander say such a thing? Shouldn't you disobey my order?" Xie Yin said and took out his commander's seal.
As the commander's seal emitted a little silver light, Zhang Feng immediately grabbed Ma Guanxing, and then said with a smile: "Commander, he is just worried that you have made a mistake in commanding the troops, and has no other intentions."
"Hmph, the war is about to break out. If I don't argue with you, if you dare to speak wildly, I will handle you according to military law!"
Xie Yin has already strung his bow. As long as someone dares to disobey his order, he will definitely kill him immediately. After all, Xu Maofeng has already left the military crossing, and the only person who can pose a threat to him is no longer there, so he must take action. Act like a commander-in-chief.
The horn sounded as the city gate closed. For a moment, the soldiers outside immediately assumed the momentum of fighting to the death.
"General, they have already taken action!" Xu Long said, cupping his fists at his father.
"Act as planned!" Xu Maofeng waved his hand.
"Yes!" Xu Long took the order and shouted loudly: "Arrange the formation urgently, the front army will wait for the formation, the middle army will move, and the rear army will advance!"
As the three orders were issued, the 20,000-strong army instantly changed their formations, which shocked several Beimang generals.
"What is this Xu Jiajun planning to do?" asked a middle-aged general.
"Why are they approaching the swamp?" another young general wondered.
No one understood the movements of the Xu family's army, including Xie Yin and others on the city wall.
"The order goes down and the army moves forward slowly!" Ugeda ordered.
"Yes." A herald raised the battle flag: "The commander-in-chief has given orders, and the entire army will advance slowly!"
The order was issued, and Beimang's 250,000-strong army moved forward instantly.
Originally, the distance between the two armies was only a thousand meters, but now it is much closer.
The soldiers of the Xu family were less than 600 meters away from the swamp. If they gave up resistance and fled into the swamp, they would definitely suffer heavy losses. Therefore, Xu Maofeng had to approach the swamp slowly in formation.
"The front army retreats, the rear army forms a formation!" Xu Long issued a flag slogan.
This time, it was even more confusing, because the charging troops suddenly retreated and were replaced by defensive archers.
"What is Xu Maofeng going to do?" Wen Hai asked in surprise.
"You ask me, who should I ask?"
Xie Yin was also a little confused, because Xu Maofeng's formation was purely seeking death. As long as the opponent's tens of thousands of cavalry rushed to kill, then all the rear troops would die!
Uqaida noticed something was wrong and immediately ordered: "Beat the drum, the cavalry will charge!"
The drums of war shook the sky, and the hoofs of horses stampeded on the ground like thunder. The cavalry of the former army were like lightning, trampling the mud on the battlefield. Wearing iron armor and holding spears, they rushed towards the Xu family's army formation.
The Beimang cavalry charged with thunderous force, their morale was like a torrential flood and they were invincible. Their mounts have also been carefully selected and trained. The horses are strong and powerful, fearless of life and death.
"kill……"
As the leading cavalry officer shouted, the cavalry in the front row raised their spears.
A group of archers from the Xu family's rear army were preparing to shoot. They held long bows, carried quivers on their backs, and had firm eyes.
"Get ready!" Xu Long shouted, and the flag message was instantly played: "Let go!"
When they heard the order, they quickly bent their bows and arrows, aiming at the target. The bow string was tightened, the arrows shot out like meteors, and the whistling sound that cut through the air was terrifying. The arrows hit the target accurately, and the enemy cavalry fell off their horses one after another.
The arrows were like rain, but the number of cavalry on the opposite side far exceeded them. Just when they were about to release the third arrow, the Beimang cavalry was already approaching!
"The rear army retreats, the Chinese army forms a formation!" Xu Long shouted the flag again.
As the formation changed rapidly, the soldiers of the Chinese army holding large shields immediately arranged their battle array.
It is very easy for normal cavalry to rush and kill this kind of infantry, but for soldiers with simple swords in formation, that can only be calculated separately, because it is hard to say who will defeat whom!
As rows of large shields were raised high, a shield slope appeared instantly.
When the Beimang cavalry saw this, the cavalry in front immediately reined up their horses and ran to where there was a gap, but there were still many cavalry rushing up the shield slope.
As the slope of the shield wall became higher and higher, Xu Jiajun, who was holding a spear below, immediately broke the spear and stabbed it. In an instant, a large number of the cavalry who rushed up were killed...
The blood dyed the soldiers' armor red, but at this time, there was no fear at all, they could only fight!
The Beimang cavalry were not soft persimmons. When they entered the gap, they swung their spears and stabbed. Everywhere they went, there were fallen soldiers.
"Horn to help!" Xu Long shouted the flag.
And just when the trumpet disrupted Beimang's cavalry and horses, Beimang's army finally arrived.
Xu Maofeng took a look at the positions of the front and rear armies, and immediately asked the drummer to beat the second war drum.
When Xu Long heard the drum beat, he immediately signaled a retreat.
The Chinese army's Pu Dao soldiers, who were still fighting, immediately dispersed and ran quickly towards the back.
Everyone was dumbfounded. Was this a defeat?
But when they saw the direction in which the Xu family's army was escaping, everyone was shocked again, because there was a swamp behind the Xu family's army. How could they escape?
"Commander, are they giving up?" asked a general in Beimang.
"I didn't expect that a hero like Xu Maofeng would choose such a way to die." Wuguida spat and said, "What a loser! What an embarrassment to Mr. Xu!"
"Then shall we pursue him?" the general asked.
"Let the entire army pursue them slowly. There is no need to fight them to the death. Just drive them into the swamp!" Ugeda said with a disdainful expression.
As the general took the order, the messenger immediately issued the order to Uqaidah.
Xie Yin and others standing on the top of the city even showed contempt. They thought Xu Maofeng could fight Beimang to the end, but they chose this way to die.
Xu Maofeng smiled when he discovered that Beimang's army had actually slowed down. He thought that a lot of strength would be wasted and many brothers would die. But... it turned out that there were so many surprises!
Xu Long also smiled when he saw this. Seeing that the army was approaching the swamp, he immediately raised a flag.
In an instant, all the soldiers put on gas masks...
Although Xie Yin and the others could not see Xu Jiajun's movements, they still found it strange because soldiers had already entered the marsh.
But Ugeda could see it clearly!
"What are they wearing on their faces?" Uqaida asked the general beside him in confusion.
"Return to the general, my subordinates don't know!"
Just when Uqaidah and the others were confused, a general came on horseback, and he was holding a gas mask in his hand.
"General, these are the things hanging on those dead soldiers!"
Ugueda took the gas mask, held it in his hand and inspected it, and then imitated Xu Jiajun and put the gas mask on his head.
And when he put it on, he understood instantly.
"Damn it, we were cheated!" Ugeda took off his gas mask and glared at Xu Maofeng.
At this moment, Xu Maofeng and Xu Long were standing on the outskirts of the swamp. After waving their hands to Ugeda, they entered the swamp...
"ah!!"
Wu Guaida roared angrily. He thought today was the day of Xu Maofeng's death, but he fled directly into the swamp. How could he kill the opponent!
On the other side, Ma Guanxing and Zhang Feng on the city wall looked at each other. The two of them seemed to understand something in an instant, because they simultaneously remembered Xu Maofeng's words yesterday!
"What should I do?" Zhang Feng asked softly.
"Walk!"
Ma Guanxing did not hesitate at all, and quickly walked down the city with Zhang Feng.
At this moment, Xie Yin and others were dumbfounded because they didn't know how to submit this battle report...
You said Xu Maofeng is dead? Then there has to be a body, right? But they entered the poisonous swampland...
"What should I do?" Wen Hai asked.
"Report truthfully!"
Xie Yin really had no choice, and he didn't know what to do, so he could only explain everything truthfully.
