While feeling the trembling under his feet, he considered the current situation. The Feng Army's siege efficiency exceeded his expectations, and his own casualties also exceeded his expectations. However, the Feng Army's casualties did not meet his expectations. The current situation really made Lan Wu Some trouble.
At present, the morale of the Feng Army is getting higher and higher. It is also an important issue. The reason is that the suspension bridge is lowered. Of course, the fact that one's own troops are not as strong as the opponent is also a reason. Lan Wu has always understood that if hundreds of thousands of Feng Army are allowed to rush into the city, , then they can only abandon Yanguan.
Of course, it's far from that level yet. He doesn't need to withdraw his troops yet. He just needs to adjust the original plan again and some links need to be implemented early. In Lan Wu's view, he had previously discussed with the generals to come up with a plan that would cause the Feng Army to suffer a large number of casualties. The plan no longer has to be fully realized. The key now is to hold the city gate, and how to hold it is a question.
As he continued to think, Lan Wu's brows sometimes wrinkled and sometimes relaxed, and so on until there was a "click" and the city gate below was completely opened, and he made up his mind with a serious look on his face.
As soon as the city gate was broken, several thorn-armored beasts led part of the Phoenix army and rushed in, which was unstoppable.
Lan Xu, who had been waiting for a long time below, saw Feng Jun finally breaking through the city gate, and immediately shouted to the side: "Get ready to fire arrows."
At his order, some people carrying giant arrows and crossbows came out of the infantry queue beside him. Those crossbows, which were as long as spears, were mounted and aimed directly at the ferocious beasts.
"Let go," Lan Xu gave another order when the thorn-armored beasts were less than a hundred meters away from them.
The next moment, the crossbowmen who had been prepared all loosened the long strings in their hands, and saw the long crossbow arrows shooting out quickly and heading straight towards the ferocious beasts and the Feng Army at the front.
Without any obstruction, the crossbow arrows shot by several people directly penetrated the body of the thorn-armored beast and took away the life of the thorn-armored beast.
"Withdraw," several ferocious beasts were dispatched by them in the blink of an eye. Then, Lan Xu asked those who used giant arrows and crossbows to withdraw, then pulled out his long sword and shouted at the Feng army in front: "Kill." "
"Kill," that cry instantly resonated with the movie, and countless star troops shouted one after another with great momentum.
In the light of the fire, Lan Xu took the lead and rushed straight towards the enemy camp. Several generals behind him drove their horses to follow. In the blink of an eye, thousands of Star Kingdom cavalry rushed forward to meet the Phoenix troops rushing into the city. , fifty meters away from the city gate, the two sides formally confronted each other.
"Marshal, there are already 20,000 Feng troops crossing the river outside." On the city tower, a herald hurried to the main hall. After paying a standard military salute to Lan Wu, he reported the news to Lan Wu. Wu.
"Yes," Lan Wu nodded calmly, and directly ordered the herald: "Blow the horn immediately when the number of people reaches 30,000."
Originally, the plan was to be implemented when the number of people crossing the river reached 50,000, but based on the current situation, Lan Wu decided to significantly advance the execution time of the plan.
"Success or failure depends on one move." After a military order was conveyed, Lan Wu felt much relaxed. Presiding over such a huge war was not as easy as imagined. Some strategies in military books are not applicable to the battlefield, but there is one sentence Lan Wu felt that his ancestors were indeed right. The situation on the battlefield was ever-changing, and as a commander in chief, he should act according to the trend.
This is the first time he has presided over such a large-scale war. Lan Wu only has a deep understanding of this sentence. The duel between the two sides is not only about the strength of the army, but also about morale and the right time and place. There are too many factors that determine the success or failure of a battle. Multivariate.
Speaking of which, it was the first time for him and Zhao Tianyi to experience such a cruel war. Lan Wu could think of many soldiers before who could not be called true warriors, because in his opinion, true warriors need to go through the test of blood and fire.
Of course, by now, he also understood that Zhao Tianyi had a detailed plan to attack the city, but this was exactly what he wanted, because he wanted to use this to catch the opponent off guard.
After the military order was conveyed just now, the herald who was responsible for conveying the order quickly exited the hall, returned to the place where they were originally waiting for orders, and then continued to pay attention to the situation outside the city. Now there were only shouts of killing rising to the sky at the city gate, and everything was heading towards developing in an unknown direction.
Lan Xu below the city was already facing the enemy. During the execution of the plan, Lan Wu only hoped that Lan Xu would not live up to his expectations.
There were 80,000 troops in the city that could have participated in the battle, of which 20,000 were responsible for the defense line on the city, and the remaining 60,000 were left to guard the city. Wherever the 60,000 troops were placed, they would be a powerful force. Those people were the key to guarding the city gates. , the situation on the city will not change much in a short time. Everything will depend on the performance below the city. After re-analyzing the current situation, Lan Wu waits for the opportunity to defeat Feng Jun.
"Beep, woo..." Not long after, a horn sound suddenly sounded in the city. It was the signal for Lan Wu to start a key plan. After hearing the horn sound, the Star Army generals on the city shouted in accordance with the plan: " Use all your strength to annihilate the enemy troops and avenge the dead brothers."
Under the clear instructions of the generals, the star troops on the city were in high spirits, and their originally low morale quickly recovered. At the same time, Lan Xu, who knew the plan below the city, also shouted to the soldiers beside him: "Soldiers, listen to the order. , use all your strength to block the enemy."
The majestic voice was so heroic that it directly ignited the fighting spirit of the Star Army. Originally, the morale of the Star Army was a little low, but now after seeing their commander's fighting will so high, they were all deeply inspired and kept waving their weapons at the people in front of them. enemy.
On the other side, all the soldiers of the Feng Army were a little confused. In their understanding, the sound of the horn was usually used to indicate the emergence of military information and would not be used during combat. As a result, many people were speculating about the Star Army. What is the purpose of blowing the horn at this time? Due to a little doubt in the mind, the movements of many Feng Jun's hands were affected and were not as fast as before. Under the influence of one and the other, the advantage gradually tilted towards the Star Army.
"Mysterious," Zhao Tianyi muttered softly on the chariot. As the commander of the Feng Army, he also couldn't understand the intention of the Star Army's move at this moment. After he scanned the entire battlefield, he didn't find any changes on the battlefield. Everything was It's developing in the direction he expected.
Next to him, the generals of the Feng Army who had not yet participated in the battle were also surprised by the sudden blowing of the horn by the Star Army. However, after seeing that Zhao Tianyi did not give clear instructions, they also did not take the situation seriously. Only the battlefield area, Those Feng Army generals who were fighting found that the sound of the horn affected the morale of their own personnel. When they saw that their formations were in chaos under the fierce counterattack of the Star Army, those Feng Army generals knew that they needed to stabilize the morale of their troops as soon as possible.
"Keep the formation, don't mess up the position," the Feng Army generals shouted one after another. After repeated reminders, the Feng Army's fighting will stabilized again.
Soon, because no special circumstances occurred, many Feng troops thought that the Star Army was playing tricks, so they launched an even more violent counterattack against the Star Army. With the morale of both sides getting stronger, the war situation became more and more intense.
Cavalry versus cavalry, infantry versus infantry, screams were heard one after another under the city gate, and blood was splashed everywhere. In the previous moment, there were already tens of thousands of Feng troops who rushed into the city. Because the number of Feng troops increased, both sides The confrontational front continues to extend to both sides, and more and more people are participating in the war.
According to Lan Wu's instructions, Lan Xu must lead his troops to defend the front no matter what, and cannot let the enemy break through their formation, otherwise Lan Xu will be derelict in his duty.
Now Lan Xu led his troops to surround the Feng Army in a fan-shaped area, but he did not suppress the enemy's attack. The battle line has been slowly moving back, and the Feng Army is still rushing towards the city. At the same time, Lan Wu's A secret strategy is already being implemented.
Under the suspension bridge in the moat, a dozen people slowly emerged from the water quietly, followed closely behind. The tools in their hands were exposed from the water, and the gap between the suspension bridge and the river surface glowed with cold light, because the water surface around the suspension bridge was shining in the moonlight. It was already very bright amid the firelight, and the dozen or so people under the bridge could clearly see everything around them.
Half of those people were generals under Lan Wu's command, and the other half were divers selected from the army. The weakest among them were all sixth-level martial arts cultivators. An hour ago, before Feng Jun arrived at the city gate, they He quietly walked outside the city through the secret passage in the city, and then hid in the water. He didn't really reveal himself until now.
The horn sound just now was a signal specifically notifying them of action. What they had to do next was to destroy the suspension bridge. The suspension bridge itself was made of layers of iron plates and wooden boards. Its sturdiness was no worse than that of the city gate, but on the entire suspension bridge There are many key hubs that hold the iron plates together.
The suspension bridge originally belonged to the Star Army. Those people had a full understanding of the hubs on the suspension bridge before the war. Under the command of a few of them, more than a dozen martial arts cultivators were scattered with various instruments. Those hub locations.
