While thinking about the reasons why they had to fight and observing the appearance of the Yi Army, Lan Xu suddenly remembered the scene when the Yi Army formed their formations just now. Those square formations were interspersed with each other and the formation was quickly completed. However, during the march, the Yi Army was Marching forward, being able to set up a formation in such a short time is enough to show the well-trained Yi army.
The current Star Army can also do the same, but compared with the Star Army, the Wing Army has not experienced a real war, which cannot be ignored.
"What the general said is true. If our army cannot retreat, I am afraid it will lead to criticism. Moreover, the soldiers below have long thought about practicing with the Yijun. If we stay behind closed doors, our morale may be damaged." Considering the current military situation, a After careful consideration, the famous host immediately expressed his approval of Lan Xu's decision.
"How confident is our army of winning if we rashly engage the enemy? Even if we win, how many casualties will our army suffer?" Once out of the city, the situation is unpredictable. To be conservative, a general named Zhou Hongwei once again raised questions.
"General Zhou is right. If the winner cannot be determined in a short period of time, our army will definitely suffer heavy casualties. Compared with the number of our army, the casualties of the Yi army will always be small. Wait until the next time the Yi army comes to attack the city. "At that time, I'm afraid our army will not have enough troops." Worried that the Yi army wanted to take the opportunity to consume their troops, another general soon raised questions.
"What the two generals said is reasonable, but there is no need to be so negative. Our army's combat power far exceeds that of the enemy. As long as we can gain an advantage, our army will definitely be able to win a huge victory with a little sacrifice," he said, disagreeing with the two generals. , and soon another general who was in charge of the battle put forward different opinions.
The enemy is ahead, but the generals below have different opinions. Seeing that some people want to avoid the edge temporarily, while others want to kill the Yijun's majesty, Lan Xu can't help but have a headache. Thinking about what those two opinions directly represent the situation of the people below, Lan Xu was even more embarrassed. In the end, after careful consideration, he decided to stick to his original plan.
"Generals, there is no need to say more. I have decided to leave the city for a while to meet the enemy. I wonder which general is willing to take the initiative to ask for a fight?" Since the generals of the main war faction were in the majority, Lan Xu suddenly felt like he had an arrow on the string and had to fire it.
"The final general is willing to lead the fight against the enemy."
"I will go there eventually."
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Sure enough, although some generals said that war was not good, when Lan Xu decided to go to war, the generals of the main war faction couldn't wait to respond to Lan Xu one by one, each one louder than the other. From their tone, you could tell how eager they were to fight. The Yi army fought.
"General Li, you are responsible for leading the charge of 20,000 cavalry." Seeing his subordinates' high morale, Lan Xu directly ordered: "General Shi, you are responsible for leading 50,000 infantry to charge behind the cavalry."
"The other generals will do their best to assist the two generals," Lan Xu looked at the generals around him one by one and quickly conveyed his specific instructions.
"General, shouldn't we send archers to join the battle?" Fang Quyin immediately expressed confusion when Lan Xu did not mention the members of the archer camp.
"There are not many archers on the enemy side, and the distance between us and the enemy is so close, so there is no need for archers to go out to fight." Lan Xu was worried that there would be too many people leaving the city, and if he lost the first battle and had no time to retreat, Lan Xu did not plan to send any more archers to fight.
"I, the soldiers of the Arrow Camp, can't just stay in the city and do nothing?" Seeing that almost all the cavalry and infantry camps were gone, Fang Quyin really didn't want to stay in the city.
"Okay, General Fang, you will lead the 10,000 archer battalion soldiers out of the city with the army. Once the fierce battle begins, all the archers will stay on both sides of the city gate to protect our army without taking the initiative to attack. In addition, another 10,000 archers will be deployed on the city. , in case the Yi Army will have follow-up personnel to come to support," with Fang Quyin's reminder, Lan Xu planned to set up a defense line on the city.
"Yes," bowing to accept the order, Fang Quyin followed the generals who had just left to mobilize troops.
After Fang Quyin and others left, Lan Xu specifically told the remaining generals: "Always pay attention to the situation in Yijun's camp. If Yijun has backup, report immediately."
"Yes," the next moment, a general responsible for detecting intelligence agreed, then turned and left.
Immediately afterwards, under Lan Xu's instruction, the Star Army drummers on the tower beat the war drums. At the same time, some Star Army flag soldiers on both sides of the tower waved the Star Country flags in their hands. The Star Army's response was very direct.
When the wing troops under the city realized that the Star Army had chosen to fight, the city gate had slowly opened.
"Drive," shouted, the commander of the cavalry camp, Zhang DaDa, took the lead out of the city on his tall horse, followed by a group of cavalry generals.
Under their leadership, the 20,000 cavalrymen advanced rapidly, spreading their formations to both sides at the same time. They stopped expanding until the width of the formation was consistent with the width of the front line formation of the wing army.
After all the cavalry left the city, 50,000 infantry followed closely behind. The sound of heavy and orderly steps almost drowned out the sound of drums. Every step forward by the Star Army would have a psychological impact on many wing troops.
On the chariot, Ruan Qiling, the commander of the Wing Army, looked at the movements of the Star Army. The momentum of the Star Army was extraordinary. Even from a hundred meters away, he could feel the fierce temperament of the Star Army cavalry. He secretly sighed at the Star Army. While being brave, Ruan Qiling's deep eyes showed a bit of sternness.
"Report to the marshal, the Star Army has about 100,000 soldiers leaving the city, which is similar to the number of our troops." After the 10,000 archers of the Star Army left the city, a general next to Ruan Qiling estimated the strength of the Star Army and immediately reported the situation to Ruan Qiling.
"No, the number of the Star Army is not as large as ours." Ruan Qiling seemed to have better eyesight, and the number of Star Army estimated by Ruan Qiling was more accurate.
"The marshal is wise, please forgive me for my blindness," the Yijun general saw their commander mercilessly pointing out his mistakes, and he immediately confessed to Ruan Qiling.
"It's okay," waving his hand, Ruan Qiling slowly stood up, first looked at the Star Army's lineup, then looked at the situation on the city, and finally stopped at Lan Xu, who was facing the chariot.
Since Lan Xu was standing among the generals, Ruan Qiling recognized Lan Xu's identity at a glance. He had received the news before that Lan Wu was not in the army, and now it seemed that the news was correct.
Lan Wu is invincible in every battle, and his character is naturally difficult to figure out. However, he knows Lan Xu to some extent. If Lan Xu became the general because of his relationship with Lan Wu, then Lan Xu has nothing to fear. In fact, Lan Xu's behavior of choosing to fight can confirm this.
"Beat the drum," came the order. After confirming that Lan Xu's abilities were not as good as Lan Wu's, Ruan Qiling just wanted to use today's battle to test the Star Army's combat power.
"Dong, dong, dong," the next moment, drums sounded from both sides of the chariot. Then under the instructions of the generals, the formations of the wing army began to change. The cavalry gave up several square positions and were filled by archers.
After the archers arrived at the designated position with good training, the people in front squatted down and those behind stood, and then they all aimed their bows and arrows at the Star Army in very neat movements.
"Come on," under the city gate, after seeing the rear personnel arrived, the cavalry camp commander Zhang boldly ordered an attack. Facing the archers of the Yi Army, they were not afraid at all. Instead, they wanted to test the shooting ability of their cavalry.
"Kill," Zhang boldly took the lead, and the entire cavalry queue let out a shocking shout, and with unparalleled momentum, they rushed straight towards the Yi army.
"Charge," at the same time, a shocking charge sounded from the Yi Army's side, and 20,000 cavalry rushed forward. At the same time, the archers of the Yi Army received instructions to fire arrows in unison.
"Marshal, I didn't expect the Star Army's cavalry to be equipped with bows and arrows!" Seeing the Star Army's cavalry shooting arrows at them, a Yi Army general next to the chariot asked Ruan Qiling for advice with a puzzled look on his face.
"The enemy is trying to improve combat efficiency," Ruan Qiling's eyes flashed a few times, and Ruan Qiling immediately figured out the reason for Lan Xu's arrangement.
"Is this better than arranging archers?" After hearing Ruan Qiling's explanation, a general immediately made such a guess.
"Not necessarily." Seeing that both sides suffered casualties under the bow and arrow fire, Ruan Qiling did not think that the Star Army's offensive method was better, but then he thought that if his side did not arrange a cavalry confrontation, the enemy might easily disrupt their formation. , Ruan Qiling added: "That is a sign of confidence by the enemy."
"Marshal, what you mean is that the enemy is not afraid of how much damage our archers can inflict on them?" A general asked directly after hearing the implication of Ruan Qiling's words.
"Indeed," nodded, Ruan Qiling was already a little worried about the momentum of the Star Army, but he did not show that emotion.
"Since the Marshal has seen the enemy's characteristics, how confident is he that he can stop the enemy?"
After understanding Ruan Qiling's meaning more and more, a Yijun general just wanted to confirm whether their original combat strategy was still effective, but he couldn't ask directly, so he asked tactfully.
"The two armies have just started fighting. General Xing, don't be impatient." Then without waiting for Ruan Qiling to reply, a Yijun general directly advised his colleagues to be patient.
"Marshal, please forgive me, it's the general who is impatient." Seeing that his colleague was right, General Xing quickly admitted his mistake to Ruan Qiling.
"It doesn't matter, the morale of the Star Army is indeed very strong at present, but this time I want to weaken the morale of the Star Army. The harder the Star Army charges now, the more casualties will be behind it," he said calmly while paying attention to the battle between the two armies. Speaking of his plans, Ruan Qiling didn't care about his subordinates' suspicions.
Although the generals of the Yi Army did not know what Ruan Qiling was planning, they could all hear the confidence in Ruan Qiling's words, so they gradually felt relieved.
The sound of weapons clashing and shouts of killing continued to be heard. After a moment, the attention of Ruan Qiling and the generals quickly shifted to the battlefield. The Star Army came over with a rain of arrows and met the Yi Army head-on. The cavalry from both sides had just faced each other, and the Yi Army The military was suddenly incapable of defeating the enemy.
I saw the ferocious star army was overwhelming, knocking off the horsemen of the wing cavalry one by one, and their movements were smooth and smooth.
In the face of such a fierce Star Army, even if the Yi Army fought hard, they were still vulnerable. It seemed that their reaction speed was always slower than that of the Star Army. Soon after the battle, the Yi Army officers and soldiers felt the strong pressure from the Star Army.
On the city, Lan Xu and a group of Star Army generals clearly saw that their own cavalry easily broke through the Yi Army's defense line, killed those Yi Army soldiers separately, and then continued to move forward until they confronted the Yi Army's infantry.
In front of the cavalry, the infantry never had an advantage. The first few rows of infantry in the Wing Army seemed completely incapable of massacre by the Star Army and could not block the Star Army's offensive. As the Star Army continued to deepen, the situation became one-sided.
