"In the Marshal's opinion, what are the enemy's plans?" After Lan Xu expressed his opinion, the infantry commander Li Jianran asked directly.
"It's difficult to judge the enemy's behavior for the time being. Our army only needs to keep an eye on the enemy's movements. We can't let the enemy use any special means to catch our army off guard." His thoughts were racing rapidly. Lan Xu kept thinking about Ruan Qiling. How to go to war with them.
Not long after, another spy came to report that all the Yi Army had left the camp and were marching towards the Star Army camp. It was obvious that the Yi Army's move meant that the two sides were about to start a war.
"How far is it from our army and camp?"
"Forty miles."
"Marshal, the Yi army came from fifty miles away. Aren't you afraid that it will consume too much energy during the march?"
"They may rest in the middle, but they will definitely hit our camp today." Yao Xiang Yijun set off before dawn. Lan Xu knew that Yijun must have come to fight them.
"Then what should our army do?" Li Jianran asked.
"When the soldiers come, they will cover up the water and the earth. The whole army will prepare for the battle according to the original plan," a military order went out, and Lan Xu stood up directly.
"Marshal, would you like to inform General Li and the others as soon as possible?" Fang Quyin asked.
"Of course, but there is no need to let them come directly to help. Send my commander's instructions to let them wait for the opportunity. They must give the enemy a fatal blow at the critical moment to ensure the safety of our army or create conditions for our army to win," Lan Xu replied.
"Didn't the Yi army pay attention to the movements of the star army in advance?" After all, the new army had more than 30,000 people, and they were coming from the direction of Wufeng City. Fang Quyin was worried that the enemy army would know something about the situation, so he added Asked: "What if the enemy knows that General Liu is still stationed in Beast Ridge City with an army, is it still necessary to use them as a surprise force? Wouldn't it be better if General Liu and the others were transferred to the camp to be dispatched at any time? a little better?"
"No, that army can contain the enemy, and its effect is greater than directly participating in the war." Shaking his head, Lan Xu directly responded to Fang Quyin's question.
Next, Lan Xu discussed tactical issues with the generals. The tactics used by the Star Army still need to be adjusted according to the enemy's attack method, but the main tactics will not change. The cavalry is in the front, the archers are in the middle, and the infantry is in the back. , this is the formation arrangement. I believe that once the two armies fight, the Yi army will also use the cavalry to take the lead when attacking, and then there will be a contest between the infantry of the two sides.
The only thing that worries Lan Xu and the generals now is the shield soldiers of the Yi Army. The only way to deal with the shield soldiers is fire attacks, so Lan Xu specially ordered people to prepare a lot of kerosene and guncotton specifically for some soldiers in the Arrow Camp. The important task of dealing with the shield soldiers naturally falls on the head of the Arrow Battalion.
Having said that, in fact, the combat power of the Yi Army was not an issue that the Star Army needed to consider from the beginning to the end. Lan Xu and the others were eager to know other aspects of the situation. During the decisive battle with the Yi Army, the movements of the ferocious beasts were still the focus of their attention.
Not long after a meeting, news of Yijun's troop dispatches reached Beast Ridge City. Liu Hongtao received the notification immediately. However, there were some problems with the content of the message. The person who sent the message only said that Yijun had the intention to attack, but did not say that Yijun was definitely planning to attack. There will be a war with the Star Army, and currently the Wing Army is still a certain distance away from the Star Army camp.
After discussing with the generals, Liu Hongtao understood that it was Lan Xu's reminder to act according to the situation. Before the two armies started fighting, they could not act rashly. After the two armies started fighting, they had to act as soon as possible. Seizing the opportunity was the primary issue at the moment. , Beast Ridge Pass is still some distance away from their camp. According to Liu Hongtao's wishes, the 30,000 star troops must first get closer to the camp.
In the past two days, they have discussed how to march. It is not difficult for Liu Hongtao and others to send troops. They only need to march at a speed comparable to the marching speed of the Yi Army and then wait for the situation to develop.
When they received another message that the Yi Army was less than thirty miles away from the Star Army camp, 30,000 new troops entered the battle lightly armed, many of them even carrying only one weapon. Then, under Liu Hongtao's order, the entire army rushed out of the city. Head east.
Two hours later, the army arrived at a fork in the road, and at the same time received new news from the camp. The Yi Army was about to arrive at the Star Army camp, which meant that the two sides were about to start a war.
"According to the information reported by the spies, the Yi army is about to arrive at the front line. We will hurry up as soon as possible." After a short rest, Liu Hongtao urged everyone directly, considering that it would take a long time for them to get around to the enemy's rear.
The next moment, the generals directly led the 30,000 new troops to turn left at the fork into a dense forest. More than 30,000 people could not maintain their formation in the forest. The people behind could only follow the general who led the way.
The forest was overgrown with weeds, and some herbs could be seen from time to time. However, during the march, the thorns blocking everyone's path attracted more attention. There were thorns everywhere, and the road was uneven. The march was far more difficult than everyone imagined.
Under Liu Hongtao's instructions, the soldiers in front were responsible for opening the road and looking for a suitable route. The noise was loud enough to scare away the surrounding ferocious beasts.
When they first left the city, Lan Xu also received a message. Halfway through the journey, the Yi Army separated out some of its personnel to drive away the ferocious beasts. However, only a few herds of beasts were gathered later, and the number of each herd was very small. Not much. After our own scouts noticed the movements of the Yi Army, the Yi Army was only more than twenty miles away from the Star Army's camp, and the main force of the Yi Army never stopped marching.
Afterwards, the movements of the Wing Army were all monitored by Star Army sentries. Behind the herds of beasts, some mounted Wing Army dispersed and drove the beasts towards the Star Army camp, waiting for the sentinels to report the news of the appearance of ferocious beasts everywhere. When the message came back, Lan Xu and the generals could already hear the sound of some ferocious beasts running.
"Reporting to Marshal, several groups of ferocious beasts driven by the Yi Army from various places have gathered in one place, less than ten miles away from our camp." When Lan Xu was discussing with the generals why the Yi Army had only driven out a few groups of ferocious beasts, A spy hurried into the big tent to report the latest news: "About a thousand in total."
"Thousands," he muttered, and before Lan Xu could speak, Fang Quyin asked directly: "What kind of ferocious beasts are they?"
"There are armored beasts, swift beasts, bull beasts and other heavy and slow-moving ferocious beasts." Not daring to neglect, the sentinel named several low-level ferocious beasts in succession.
"Marshal, why did the Yi Army drive so many low-level ferocious beasts here?" After hearing the details, Zhang DaDa suddenly became confused.
"Maybe they want to disrupt our army's formation when the war starts, thereby damaging our army's morale." Lan Xu was extremely surprised by the speed at which the Yi Army drove away the beasts, but after clarifying the approximate number and overall strength of those ferocious beasts, Lan Xu In the end, he wasn't too worried.
In his opinion, although those low-level ferocious beasts were very destructive, they were not very lethal. Therefore, Yi Jun's intention was extremely obvious, and he also thought that Yi Jun might use those ferocious beasts to replace the cavalry charge.
"Then how will our army cope?" The next moment, Zhang boldly spoke again.
"According to the plan, try to deal with those ferocious beasts first, and then avoid those ferocious beasts," Lan Xu continued with a flash in his eyes, "I'll go out and take a look first."
"Yes," he agreed, and the generals followed Lan Xu directly out of the Chinese army's tent and came to the front line. At the same time, the sound of those ferocious beasts running became clearer. Judging from the loudness of the sound, the beasts were not far away from their camp. In the distance, the ordinary soldiers around had noticed the unusual noise coming from the front of the military camp. Before they knew the situation, they all couldn't help but become nervous.
"The whole army is ready for war." After waiting for many days, the day of decisive battle with Yi Army finally arrived. On the chariot, Lan Xu's eyes were steady.
"Yes," he agreed, and the generals conveyed various instructions according to the plan. When the 120,000 Star Army formed a formation outside the camp, another spy came to report that the beast herd was less than five miles away from the camp. The actual number There are less than a thousand, but there are some fully armed wing soldiers behind the beast herd. The number is not large, but the costumes of those wing soldiers are very strange. Almost their entire bodies are hidden in armor. It is those people who control the beasts. The crowd came.
After receiving the news, Lan Xu adjusted the star army's formation and moved some infantry to the front of the army formation, ordering them to be prepared to attack the ferocious beasts at any time.
There are less than a thousand ferocious beasts. With their hundreds of thousands of troops, as long as they move quickly, they can kill all the ferocious beasts. No matter how the Yi Army fights, Lan Xu will directly send out cavalry to charge and fight the Yi Army head-on. By then, They don't have to worry about the Yi army driving evil beasts to attack them.
Of course, if those ferocious beasts simply passed through the camp at the beginning, then they would all be let go. In short, Lan Xu did not think too much about dealing with the ferocious beasts. Now their main attention is still on the movements of the Yi Army.
Without letting them wait any longer, the main force of the Yi Army had not yet arrived. The beasts were already galloping towards them from the front of the camp. From a distance, they looked very concentrated and had no tendency to disperse. Although they ran very fast, they Lan Xu and some generals still feel that they have a good chance of avoiding the beast herd directly. If they can successfully avoid it, the Star Army will not be affected by the beast herd and will not have any impact on the subsequent battle.
