Lu Rong's expression changed rapidly.
Making decisions is the hardest.
It may not seem like a complicated matter, but any decision on the battlefield involves the lives of frontline soldiers, so we must not be careless. And once defeated, it will further affect the reinforcements and the situation, which will be troublesome.
Lu Rong couldn't figure out the situation for a while, because he didn't know the specific situation of the reinforcements. He only knew that the troops coming were carrying Cao Cao's banner.
This information was obtained by himself.
Lu Rong didn't make a decision for a while, so he looked at Kuai Rui and asked, "Master Kuai, what do you think we should do?"
Quarry's cheeks twitched.
He didn't dare to make a decision.
He cannot bear the responsibility for this matter.
Kuai Rui said: "Your Majesty, I think that under the current situation, it is best to be conservative. Since we don't know the situation outside, we will use defense as offense for the time being. If there is an army coming to rescue, we have arranged for someone to notify them in advance. We were informed of the detailed plan in advance and we can send troops.”
"The problem is that there was no news from the troops who came for reinforcements from the beginning to the end."
"Is this our problem?"
"no!"
"Actually, I think it's just the other party's problem. It's because the other party deliberately didn't notify us, so that we don't know the specific situation. Assuming that the incoming troops can't stop it, can our outgoing troops be able to stop it?"
"I don't think it can be stopped, so if we go out, we may lose Lan's City."
Kuai Rui said slowly: "The current strategy we have adopted seems conservative. However, at least Lan's City is still there and is still holding firm. Please let me make your decision on the specific situation."
Lu Rong frowned.
He was not satisfied with Kuai Rui's suggestion.
According to an official's starting point, this is a good way to protect oneself. However, Lu Rong was unwilling to protect himself, nor was he willing to just protect himself, because he was from the Lu family. Although he is not a direct descendant of the royal family, he can still be regarded as a clan member of the royal family.
Such a status does not allow him to avoid fighting.
What will the emperor think of him then?
This time he was attacked by the Parthian Kingdom, and he himself was not well-prepared to resist. Now he had to ignore the situation of reinforcements, which was absolutely impossible.
After Lu Rong thought clearly, he said decisively: "This battle cannot be ignored, we must fight. First, now that reinforcements are coming, although there are cavalry outside the city, but the cavalry is here, it may not be able to change anything?"
"Second, we have already failed once. This time is the best opportunity for us to wash away our shame and all our grievances. Once we miss this opportunity, there will be no other opportunities."
"Third, we must not give the initiative to Cao Cao, who is coming to help. If I avoid fighting, after Cao Cao is defeated, it will not be Cao Cao's responsibility to resist. It is most likely that I will be responsible, so I have to fight."
Lu Rong ordered: "Kuai Rui, immediately notify everyone to gather and prepare to listen to my orders."
Kuai Rui sighed inwardly.
Helpless!
He hoped that Lu Rong would just sit back and not interfere. Once the war got out of control, there would be trouble.
However, Lu Rong insisted on joining the war.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Kuai Rui quickly went to make arrangements and gathered all the soldiers, as well as the soldiers and civilians in the city.
Lu Rong came to the front of everyone, looking at the dark crowds all over the streets in the city, he said loudly: "All the folks and soldiers, our reinforcements have arrived."
"Currently, the reinforcements sent by the imperial court have arrived nearby, and the Parthian army has been mobilized to stop it."
"The Parthian Kingdom looks down on us and leaves four thousand cavalry outside. They just want to keep an eye on us so that we can't join the reinforcements and defeat the reinforcements."
"In the past, no matter how difficult the situation was, we held on."
"Now, the enemy's troops have been reduced and they are no longer able to attack us. Are we afraid of them?"
Lu Rong has already used the provoking method.
Immediately, shouts of fear rang out from the crowd, because after the fighting until now, all the people in Lan City knew one thing, that is, they must completely defeat the Parthian army before they can have a future.
Otherwise, everything is in vain.
Lu Rong boosted the people's fighting spirit. He raised his hand and lowered it, signaling everyone to be quiet, and said loudly: "In the next battle, our main purpose is to attack the cavalry outside the city and prove that we are also capable of fighting."
"Our battle this time is not complicated, but we cannot rush in randomly. We must form a spear formation."
"Everyone with a spear is on the outside."
"Once the cavalry comes, use your spears to thrust forward intensively, killing and wounding the Parthian cavalry as much as possible. As long as our formation remains stable, we will definitely win."
Lu Rong said loudly: "Think about our family in the city, think about our current life? We have just begun to live a good life now. We will never allow our good life to be destroyed. Therefore, we will fight to the death today. , defeated the Parthians."
The people shouted again.
Everyone was shouting to defeat the Parthian Kingdom with great momentum.
On the one hand, reinforcements from outside the city have arrived. They are no longer fighting alone and have a great chance of winning. On the other hand, they have to fight, fight for their families, and fight for themselves.
Coupled with the killings for several days, although there were many casualties, the surviving soldiers and civilians had gained experience. Only those who had seen blood had the courage to fight desperately.
Lu Rong waited for the soldiers to finish shouting, and loudly said again: "In this battle, I, Lu Rong, am among you, and I will rush out to fight with you. If you want to die, we will die together. If you want to destroy Lan's City, let me, Lu Rong, Step over it."
"Defeat the Parthians."
The crowd was even more excited.
Countless people shouted.
Lu Rong personally participated in the battle, which surprised and shocked everyone. Lu Rong is the governor of Lan City and a high-ranking official. Now, Lu Rong personally participated in the battle, which made the already fiery fighting spirit of the soldiers boil and boost their morale.
As the saying goes, one soldier is raging, and a den of generals is raging. The charisma of a coach has a great influence.
If the head coach dares to take responsibility, the people below will dare to do things.
The coach shirks his responsibilities, takes credit for good things, and shirks the blame for problems, leaving everything in chaos.
Lu Rongqian fought hard.
The soldiers will be more courageous.
After Lu Rong stabilized people's hearts, he directly adjusted the formation and arranged the spearmen at the front and on the left and right sides, or the spearmen as well. As long as they were weapons such as spears and spears that could attack from a long distance, All in the outermost row.
In addition, the outermost row of soldiers is mainly responsible for veterans.
Only veterans can hold their own.
Otherwise, recruits and civilians will easily collapse.
Having veterans on the outermost layer boosts morale and stabilizes the army. As long as they start killing with the cavalry outside the city and get used to the rhythm, the war will be stable.
Lu Rong came to the military formation in person. He was wearing armor, and there were special guards around him carrying the commander's flag. The reason for this is to give the soldiers a backbone. If this is not done, Lu Rong will be less dangerous, but his cohesion will be worse.
Lu Rong is now ready to fight.
With everything in place, Lu Rong ordered the city gates to be opened for attack. The soldiers creaked open the city gates that had been sealed, and the mighty spear array came out of the city.
The moment the army left the city, Olivia discovered it outside the city.
Olivia looked happy at first, and then her expression froze when she saw the black array of spears coming out.
The cavalry fights in a spear formation, which is like a tiger meeting a hedgehog.
To capture the spear array by force, the cavalry must continuously shoot with bows and arrows, like flying kites to continuously weaken the spear array. Only when the spear formation is in chaos and the cavalry rush forward can they have a chance to win in a single battle.
However, this requires enough time.
The problem is that Olivia doesn't have enough time to deal with it now and must defeat Lu Rong quickly to capture Lan's City.
Olivia glanced around and found that the spear formation in Lan's City looked neatly arranged, but in fact the formation was in a mess. Many of the people inside had weapons other than spears. They were in chaos, with various weapons such as swords, spears, and swords. .
Olivia's eyes lit up!
She made an instant decision in her mind to overwhelm this spear formation.
Olivia wore breastplates and armplates, with a high ponytail. She got on her horse and held a spear as thick as an oval in her hand. She shouted loudly: "Soldiers, Lan's City is right in front of you. You all. Whether you can break into Lan's City and seize the money and supplies in the city. Whether you can seize the women in the city depends on today's battle."
"Now, the people in front of you are these people from Lan City."
"Destroy them."
"Kill it!"
Olivia raised the spear in her hand, pointed forward and ordered: "Kill!"
At an order, four thousand cavalry charged.
Olivia was the first to lead the charge. She was not only the commander of the army, she was actually a master in the army and had practiced martial arts since she was a child. Although she is a woman, she is not inferior to men.
In the Parthian Empire, Olivia, as a princess, had great influence.
The rumble of horse hooves resounded.
Four thousand cavalry charged, like a mighty torrent, directly attacking Lu Rong's spear array. The two sides were fighting each other in an instant. Olivia's spear was long and powerful. She took out the spear first and pierced the body of a Lanshi City soldier.
The spear was drawn out, bringing out a cloud of blood.
The death of a soldier caused a slight change. Many people were a little panicked, and the military formation also experienced slight turmoil.
At this moment, Olivia's spear was like a stick, sweeping across a large area.
There were loud bangs one after another.
The soldiers of Lan's City who were blocking Olivia were swept away, and the defense line was suddenly in chaos. Olivia took this opportunity to rush forward. The same goes for the soldiers under his command. At this time, they quickly attacked and directly tore apart a line of defense of the spear formation.
A large number of cavalry rushed after Olivia.
Everyone attacked fiercely, intending to defeat the spear formation in Lan City.
Everyone sprints to win.
Lu Rong saw nothing changed after seeing this scene. After these days of hard work, he was used to life and death. Moreover, once he made up his mind, there was nothing to think about.
Lu Rong kept waving his flag and ordered resistance. Although the spear formation was overwhelmed, Lu Rong encouraged his soldiers to fight to the death and mobilized a large number of spearmen to move forward from both wings to surround Olivia's cavalry.
The strength of the cavalry lies in their ability to rush into formation and their ability to kill back and forth.
Once the cavalry loses its vertical and horizontal vigor, is unable to cover and cut back and forth, and becomes unable to move, the cavalry loses its greatest advantage.
"Kill, kill through the spear array."
Olivia noticed Lu Rong's adjustment and decisively ordered a further attack. She knew her own strengths and weaknesses very well. Once she fell into a disadvantage and the four thousand cavalry were trapped in a sea of people, it would be impossible to turn things around later.
The Parthian cavalry followed and charged together.
The offensive was very fierce.
Although the pikemen mobilized by Lu Rong attacked fiercely and killed many cavalry, Olivia still got through and followed closely to reorganize the army and kill again.
However, Olivia failed to completely defeat Lu Rong's army.
The situation was rather stalemate.
When Olivia and Lu Rong were in a stalemate, on the other side, more than 30,000 infantry led by Shamir had already encountered the army led by Cao Cao.
After Cao Cao arranged for Huang Zhong to defeat Gusta and Albaf, the army continued to move north. Huang Zhong had already led his men to catch up and reunited with Cao Cao again.
This time, Cao Cao noticed Shamir's arrival, and he directly ordered an attack.
The two sides fought directly, and Cao Cao also received news that Lu Rong led his men to fight and fight with the Parthian cavalry.
Seeing this, Cao Cao was quite impressed and admired.
Lu Rong was attacked by the Parthian Kingdom and defended Lan's City without any defense. He was a person with a determined goal.
Moreover, Lu Rong was a little brave even though he was weak and dared to go out to fight in the city.
This man is worthy of being a descendant of the Lu family.
At this time, Cao Cao decisively made further adjustments and ordered: "Xiahou Dun and Huang Zhong, the two of you will lead a joint attack with two thousand cavalry, cut through the infantry on the front line for me, and go directly to Lan City to assist Lu. Lu Rong defeated the Parthian cavalry. After destroying the opponent's cavalry, Lu Rong's army joined us again and completely defeated the Parthian army."
"Here!"
Huang Zhong and Xiahou Dun answered simultaneously.
The two mobilized two thousand cavalry and rushed forward quickly.
