Regardless of the concerns of Lan Xu and others, at this point in the war, the Star Army has an absolute advantage, and the battle line is still advancing towards the rear of the Yi Army.
It is worth mentioning that due to too many casualties in the past period, Ruan Qiling had no choice but to inject a large number of troops into the battlefield again, fearing that the plan would not have the greatest effect. By flanking him, another 20,000 wing troops joined the battlefield. .
In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire battlefield area had doubled compared to before. Not long after the Yi Army increased its troops, Zhang boldly asked Lan Xu directly for orders to mobilize the last part of the cavalry to join the battle: "Marshal, without further ado, our subordinates I will immediately lead troops to attack the Yi Army from both wings and cut off the Yi Army's follow-up support."
"Well," the time now is very suitable for the cavalry to attack, but there is one point Lan Xu wants to emphasize, so after nodding, he continued: "General Zhang, if the enemy uses strange tricks to change the situation, you Once you realize something is wrong, you must not be greedy for credit and rush forward, and you must obey any instructions from me."
"General, I understand," Zhang Dadan agreed. He already knew that Lan Xu was afraid that he would impulsively lead the cavalry into the enemy's trap and suffer a blow. Compared with infantry and archers, the importance of cavalry is self-evident. There was indeed no room for error, and Zhang boldly wrote down Lan Xu's order from the bottom of his heart.
"Drive." Not long after, Zhang boldly rode his horse to the position of the remaining cavalry camp officers. He immediately ordered everyone to attack the Yi Army from both wings. At the same time, he conveyed the instructions to cut off the Yi Army's follow-up support to the cavalry camp officers who had been waiting for a long time. Will.
Then more than 10,000 cavalry divided into two groups and surrounded the battlefield from the left and right to outflank the wing troops in front. On a flat battlefield, the biggest advantage of cavalry compared with infantry is that they can move quickly and have excellent maneuverability.
When those wing troops discovered that the Star Army cavalry was rushing over, the two cavalrymen inserted themselves into the chaotic battlefield like two sharp knives, separating the peripheral wing troops, and then advanced all the way, unstoppable.
"Marshal, all the Star Army cavalry have joined the battlefield." Not long after Zhang boldly led the cavalry into the battle, a wing army general reported the situation directly to Ruan Qiling.
"Yes," nodded, Ruan Qiling's expression did not change much. In fact, sitting in the chariot and watching the battle, he knew the situation on the battlefield better than those generals.
"Marshal, can we implement the follow-up plan now?" After receiving confirmation from Ruan Qiling, a Yijun general in charge of the follow-up plan asked Ruan Qiling directly for instructions.
Although in the past period of time, they deliberately pretended to be defeated in order to lead the Star Army to charge, but under the Star Army's offensive, the Yi Army's casualties were also very high. If the time was delayed a little longer, the Yi Army's casualties would be even greater. , by then, even if Ruan Qiling's follow-up plan can work, the final casualties of the Yi Army will be incalculable.
Now that all the cavalry of the Star Army have participated in the battle, their combat power is far stronger than that of the infantry. If they continue to wait for the opportunity, I am afraid that before executing Ruan Qiling's follow-up plan, the casualties of the Yi Army will be too much for them to bear, so the Star Army The national cavalry had just arrived when a Yijun general couldn't wait to ask Ruan Qiling for instructions.
But that man's worries were also the worries of the other generals. After he asked, the other generals beside the chariot looked at Ruan Qiling nervously. It was obvious that they were all waiting very anxiously.
"Generals, please be patient. When the time comes, I will remind you in time." Knowing that the current situation has frightened many generals, but the Xingguo cavalry has not yet fully joined the battle, and it has not reached the critical moment when he needs it. , he must not execute the plan in advance just because some of his subordinates are afraid, he still has to wait a while.
"Marshal, the casualties of our army are increasing. If this continues, it may affect the overall morale of our army?" Ruan Qiling's answer was very clear, but some generals were still worried.
At the same time, all the generals still looked straight at Ruan Qiling, hoping to get a better explanation.
The performance of those generals put Ruan Qiling under great pressure. Fortunately, Ruan Qiling always understood one truth. No matter how worried those generals were, he was still the one who made the final decision.
"Generals, if the follow-up plan is to be successfully implemented, the sacrifices ahead are inevitable. I hope you will stop questioning my decision, so as not to disturb the morale of the army." With no choice but to show his majesty as a commander-in-chief, Ruan Qiling , at the critical moment, and only in this way can he intimidate the generals.
"My subordinates understand." Seeing Ruan Qiling's tough attitude, even if some generals still had doubts, they could not say anything else, otherwise they would most likely make Ruan Qiling blame him.
After the generals expressed their opinions one after another, Ruan Qiling's attention returned to the battlefield. Until now, the Yi Army, which originally needed to pretend to be invincible, could actually do its best to save their lives, which would be regarded as completing the mission. If they really had to pretend to be invincible, the Yi Army would not be defeated. The army's casualties will only be more than now.
Not long after, Zhang boldly led the cavalry to separate the Yi Army in front from the Yi Army behind, and also allocated a part of his troops to attack the main force of the Yi Army. The Star Army cavalry's offensive was faster than Ruan Qiling expected.
"Marshal, General Zhang is so brave and brave. He must be able to confront the main force of the Yi Army soon." Until now, the Yi Army has not made any unexpected moves. They can't imagine what other clever strategies the Yi Army can come up with. , Fang Quyin has chosen to believe Zhang DaDa’s previous statement, and Yi Jun no longer has any other means available.
"I hope so," but Lan Xu on the side was not so sure. Yijun's defeat was so obvious and so vulnerable that it was beyond his expectation.
As long as Ruan Qiling is not stupid, Lan Xu does not believe that Ruan Qiling will let so many Yijun sacrifice their lives in vain, so the more favorable the situation becomes for them, the more worried he becomes about Ruan Qiling's tricks.
"Does the Marshal still think that the enemy is plotting against our army?" Fang Quyin asked casually, hearing the worry in Lan Xu's heart.
"That's right. It's a pity that I haven't found anything yet," Lan Xu nodded. The worry in Lan Xu's heart could not be dissipated for a long time.
"Marshal, our army is about to clash with the enemy's main force. As long as nothing happens, the Yi army will be defeated. Why should Marshal worry so much?" Lan Xu's tone revealed unconcealable worry, which made Fang Quyin very puzzled. , in Fang Quyin's opinion, as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Lan Xu should be calmer.
But as soon as Fang Quyin finished speaking, something abnormal appeared behind the Yi Army. Some black objects slowly rose from the rear of the Yi Army, getting higher and higher, and they were quickly noticed by them.
"Master Wei, what kind of ferocious beasts are those?" When Lan Xu saw clearly that the flying ferocious birds were flying, there were many ferocious birds flying behind the entire wing army, and each ferocious bird was carrying a barrel-like object underneath. There seemed to be people standing in the barrel. Lan Xu was greatly surprised by that scene. Lan Xu immediately thought that it must be one of Yijun's battle plans.
"Marshal, those are the winged birds, the national bird of the Yi Kingdom." After just a brief look, Master Wei recognized the origins of those ferocious birds at a glance.
"Wingniao?" After muttering, Lan Xu hurriedly asked: "Master Wei, what do you think the Yijun sent those winged birds for?"
"Marshal, according to Wei's guess, the baskets under the winged birds are likely to contain some stones and the like. The Yijun intends to attack our army from above," Master Wei said hurriedly in response to Lan Xu's inquiry. Express your own opinions just to make up for your mistakes.
"That's it." Nodding, Lan Xu understood directly. While surprised by the strength of the four-winged birds, he was thinking about how to deal with those winged birds. Since there were too many winged birds, he had already thought that he must not let those winged birds Fly above the Star Army array.
"I wonder if Master Wei has a way to deal with the winged bird?" The next moment, he looked at Master Wei again.
"The winged birds are good at flying. Under the control of the Yijun, they can fly out of the shooting range of ordinary bows and arrows. Perhaps only the use of ballistae can shoot down those winged birds." Regarding how to deal with the winged birds, Master Wei did not have any good ideas, because the winged birds It was flying in the sky, and the methods generally used to tame animals were not applicable at all. Based on the observation of the flying height of the winged bird, he could only provide this method.
"General Fang, quickly go and command the personnel to shoot those winged birds with crossbows. Be sure to stop those winged birds before they fly above our army array." Master Wei's method may not be clever, but Lan Xu is serious After thinking about it, he had already thought that shooting with a ballista was the only way to deal with the winged bird. Time was tight, so he could only let Fang Quyin take charge of the matter first, while he continued to consider other methods.
"Yes," Fang Quyin agreed, and left directly to take charge of the matter.
Master Wei's guess just now also made Fang Quyin realize the seriousness of the problem. He didn't know the specific number of winged birds, but he could imagine that it would be difficult for those winged birds to be shot down by them once they flew above the array of his own soldiers. The army threw rocks or other things at them from above. If it fell from such a height, no matter what it was, it would cause a strong blow to the Star Army who was hit. Judging from the size of the basket, it could obviously be held inside. a lot of things.
