"General, the enemy has the tendency to surround our army. Do we need to withdraw immediately?" The enemy has withdrawn more and more cavalry and infantry personnel, but the shield soldiers are spreading wider and wider, and they are likely to surround the Star Army. A general was worried about the disadvantages of a prolonged war and immediately suggested to Lan Xu that he should withdraw his troops.
In fact, many Star Army generals have noticed that the Yi Army is surrounding their people, and Lan Xu is naturally no exception.
What Lan Xu is thinking about now is the issue of withdrawal. If their army is surrounded by the Yi Army, then judging from the current situation, their casualties will be inestimable.
Obviously, the sooner they withdraw, the better for them, because it can avoid confusion among the Star troops gathered in one place when they evacuate in a hurry, and there will be more casualties. However, once the troops withdraw, it means that they are defeated in this battle.
In the conflict, Lan Xu's thoughts were racing, and he finally decided to withdraw his troops. Before they were surrounded by the Yi army, they could minimize their losses.
"Send the order and withdraw the troops immediately." After weighing the gains and losses, Lan Xu decided to retreat decisively, preferring to lose the battle to the Yi Army.
"General, you must not do it. If we withdraw our troops at this time, wouldn't it mean that our army is defeated by the Yi Army?" Although the current situation is not good, it does not mean that all generals want to withdraw their troops. Seeing his own side's defeat, one general still thought As long as they fight for a while longer, they will be able to find a way to defeat the Yijun's shield soldiers.
"General, although our army's offensive is temporarily blocked, the soldiers are all brave and fearless. If we persist for a while, we may be able to find a way to defeat the shield soldiers," followed by another Star Army general who advocated continuing the battle.
Perhaps the shield soldiers of the Yi Army are very powerful, but in the eyes of those Star Army generals, the shield soldiers of the Yi Army are not invincible. Out of their confidence in their own soldiers, after careful consideration, two Star Army generals decided to continue fighting. There is a general.
He was most afraid that someone would question his decision at the critical moment, but this situation still happened. If the matter was as simple as the two generals said, then it would not be impossible to fight. But in Lan Xu's view, facing the shield soldiers head-on would not only be Their cavalry has no advantage, and their infantry is no match. Continuing to persist will only greatly dampen their morale, and in the end, they will face a disastrous defeat.
The strong performance of the Yi Army's shield soldiers constantly reminded Lan Xu that the Yi Army was a well-trained army, and the enemy commander had outstanding leadership skills. He recalled that the Yi Army only spent very little time arranging troops. Lan Xu was extremely certain of his judgment. All in all, now was not the time for them to act on their impulses. He could not accept that kind of unwise gamble because they could not afford to lose.
"Two generals, there is no need to say anything. I have made up my mind," Lan Xu looked past the two generals and looked directly at the messenger next to him and said, "Pass this general's order to withdraw the troops."
"Yes." After receiving the order, the herald did not dare to question anything and left immediately to convey Lan Xu's instructions.
"When..." Not long after, a rush of gongs sounded, and some star troops on the city waved flags and shouted loudly: "The general has ordered, the entire army retreats."
"All troops retreat," the Star Army generals at the front of the battle line were already suffering from the lack of clear instructions from above, and the constant unnecessary sacrifice was not what they wanted to see. When they received the military order to withdraw their troops, they all thought that it might be best to withdraw now. s Choice.
Under their command, the Star Kingdom cavalry in front had already slowed down their attack speed. They were unable to break through the shield wall of the wing army, which made the cavalry very angry. However, those cavalry also did not want to die in vain. In response to the current withdrawal order, the cavalry in front did not No objection.
Immediately afterwards, outside the city gate, starting from the Star Army infantry, a group of Star Army quickly retreated into the city.
"Pass our military order, all archers come forward to cover the evacuation of the personnel." It will take a certain amount of time for tens of thousands of soldiers to enter the city from the city gate. If the enemy is chasing after them, the Star Army will definitely suffer casualties, so as much as possible To reduce casualties, Lan Xu needs to use those archers.
"The star army commander has ordered the withdrawal of troops," a wing army general reported the situation to Ruan Qiling with some disappointment beside the chariot.
"Marshal, do you want the archers to pursue you?" At the moment, their shield soldiers cannot completely surround the Star Army. If the Star Army chooses to break through with all their strength, they will not be able to stop it. Therefore, after considering that they cannot easily let go of the Star Army, another A Yijun general suggested directly to Ruan Qiling.
"Send the order, the archers get ready quickly," Lan Xu's reaction was faster than he imagined. Since the plan to surround the Star Army could not be carried out smoothly, Ruan Qiling could only retreat and try to increase the Star Army's casualties as much as possible.
"Yes," he agreed, and the Yijun general rode directly to the area where the Yijun archers were.
Not long after, the archers of the wing army who were waiting for orders all stepped forward, inserted themselves into the gaps between the shield soldiers, and then followed closely their own shield soldiers.
Those shield soldiers continued to surround the Star Army in an arc according to the previous battle plan, leaving less and less space for the Star Army to evacuate.
"General, the archers of the Yi Army want to pursue our army." On the city, a general noticed the actions of the archers of the Yi Army and immediately reminded him.
"The infantry gets out of the way and lets the cavalry retreat first." During the evacuation, archers pose a greater threat to the cavalry, because the infantry can not only turn around to resist, but also has shields available, but it is difficult for the cavalry to guard against bow and arrow fire. After a brief consideration, Blue Xu made a prompt decision and passed on the order for the cavalry to evacuate first.
Immediately afterwards, the herald shouted down from the city: "All infantry spread out on both sides, leaving space for the cavalry to evacuate first."
The Star Army was also not bad at executing military orders. When they retreated to a position dozens of meters away from the city gate, after receiving instructions from the general above, tens of thousands of infantry stopped in unison, and then moved to both sides to make way for the cavalry. Passage.
After having a passage, the order of the cavalry in the rear improved slightly, but it was still a bit crowded. When the cavalry turned their horses in a hurry, the scene was a bit chaotic, so that the overall evacuation efficiency was not high.
In a panic, all the Star Army generals realized that it was easier to get out of the city than to enter the city. It would take a long time to get all the tens of thousands of soldiers back into the city. The Yi Army would naturally have the opportunity to pursue them.
When Lan Xu immediately gave the instruction for the cavalry to retreat first, Ruan Qiling's expression changed again. Originally, he wanted to deal the greatest blow to the Star Army cavalry by pursuing them when the Star Army retreated, but Lan Xu's order once again destroyed him. idea.
Lan Xu's decisiveness made Ruan Qiling feel pity, and it also made him realize that Lan Xu was not as incompetent as he thought. All in all, Ruan Qiling knew that they could not cause much loss to the Star Army in this battle.
Time passed little by little, and not long after, some star troops who were trapped in a tight siege and could not escape were killed by the wing army one after another, including some star army generals, but fortunately most of the star troops had broken out of the siege of the enemy shield soldiers. , because Lan Xu promptly issued the order for the cavalry to withdraw first, not many cavalry were shot by the Yijun archers in the past period of time.
When the Star Army cavalry was about to get out of the shooting range of the Wing Army archers, those Wing Army archers began to take full effect.
At the same time, the Yi Army also entered the range of the Star Army, but before the Star Army could attack, the shield soldiers of the Yi Army had all squatted down after receiving the instructions, and the tall shields completely protected them.
After a round of shooting, the archers behind the shield soldiers followed the instructions of the general above and moved behind the shield soldiers in an orderly manner, also hiding behind the tall shields.
"Dong, dong, dong," then, arrows fired by the Star Army hit the shield one after another. Without exception, they were all blocked by the shield and had no impact on the Wing Army behind the shield.
On the Star Army's side, after the cavalry withdrew to the city, the infantry outside the city did not rush to evacuate. They first used shields to form a shield wall, but the shields they took were not big, and the shield wall was not strong enough. Arrows shot from the gaps and hit some Star troops, especially those archers without any protection, causing more casualties.
The situation was urgent. Seeing that the archer's attack was completely useless, Lan Xu quickly ordered the archers outside the city to withdraw into the city first. It took a lot of time to go back and forth. After that, after all the infantry had withdrawn into the city, Only the bodies of the Star Troopers were left on the ground.
The number of people killed by the Star Army before and after was almost the same as the number of wing soldiers they killed. A contest between the two sides ended with the Star Army withdrawing its troops.
"General, our troops have all withdrawn into the city." As soon as the city gate closed, a herald came forward to report the situation.
"Yes," he nodded and looked at the Yi army retreating slowly outside the city holding their long shields. A complicated look flashed in Lan Xu's eyes until his eyes stopped on Ruan Qiling.
The turn of events in today's battle was really surprising, but what worried Lan Xu the most was Ruan Qiling's combat strategy. He first lured the enemy deep, and then won by surprise. The Yi Army's strategy was so advanced that it frightened those behind him.
