Boom!
It was as if the earth was shaking, and ripples appeared in the void.
On the city wall, Zhang Hun and Huang Sheng looked at the three thousand cavalry appearing in the distance with worried looks on their faces.
Although the Xiang family army only has three thousand cavalry, cavalry is different from infantry. Under the leadership of a fierce general, it is not a problem for three thousand cavalry to defeat an army of tens of thousands.
Xiang Han of the Xiang Jiajun can be called a fierce general.
Mai Tiezhang's strength was not weak, but he came in a hurry. Most of the soldiers and horses in the two battalions were infantry. It was probably not that easy to protect themselves from the cavalry assault.
"Sihongjun?"
Among the Xiang Jiajun cavalry that suddenly arrived, a very young-looking young man in armor looked forward. He is Xiang Han, the cavalry general of the Xiang family army.
After fighting with the beggar army for so many days, Xiang Han also knew why the other party was able to persist for such a long time despite losing consecutive battles.
If it weren't for the supplies and weapons that the Sihong Army kept sending, he would have completely defeated the Beggar Army long ago.
In Xiang Han's eyes, the Sihong Army had become his enemy just like the beggar army.
When he saw the Sihong army arrayed outside the city, his eyes suddenly flashed with a trace of scarlet.
He immediately waved the long spear in his hand, shouted sharply, and with energy surging all over his body, he led the cavalry to attack directly towards the Sihong Army's array.
Xiang Han has a strong character, but he is not a reckless cavalry general. He has already seen the boats on the river in the distance.
Obviously, the Sihong army in front had just got off the boat and had not had time to enter the city.
This is a good opportunity for a cavalry assault.
Maybe, with one blow, these thousands of Sihong soldiers could be defeated, and the morale of the beggar soldiers in the city could be severely shaken, and the city could be taken down.
Boom!
The sound of horse hooves roared, and they rushed to the front of the formation in the blink of an eye.
With a cold expression on his face, Mai Tiezhang just watched the cavalry rushing in. In front of the array, hundreds of sword and shield wielders had already raised their heavy iron shields.
"Prepare!"
Seeing the cavalry approaching, Mai Tiezhang suddenly pulled out the long knife from his waist. The sword and shield hand immediately moved to one side, and a total of three hundred soldiers holding divine arm bows jumped out of the formation.
"shoot!"
Swish swish swish!
The name of the divine arm bow is a bow, but it is actually a repeating crossbow. It can be fired continuously. Three hundred divine arm bows continuously fire, forming an overwhelming rain of arrows.
Poof!
The arrows roared, piercing the bodies of the cavalry at the front. In an instant, screams rang out, and the horses were knocked over by the arrows and fell to the ground, tripping the cavalry behind them.
The cavalry attack, which was originally extremely ferocious, like a mountain torrent, was abruptly weakened by three hundred divine arm bows.
"good!"
On the city wall, Zhang Hun and Zhang Hun, who were still worried about Mai Tiezhang, couldn't help but scream when they saw this scene.
The other soldiers of the Beggar Army, who had been fighting with the Xiang Family Army these days, had already formed a blood feud with each other. When they saw the Xiang Family Army's cavalry being unlucky, they all cheered.
"What a thief, he actually has a crossbow array!"
When Xiang Han was covered by the rain of arrows, his pupils shrank sharply and he kept waving the long spear in his hand, but he still underestimated the piercing power of the divine arm bow.
Several arrows tore through the armor and pierced the body.
His face was pale and his whole body was in severe pain. He immediately pulled the reins and urged the horse to move to the right, not daring to charge into the military formation again.
People were on their backs and their horses were overturned, and the dust was flying.
Xiang Han's life level has undergone several transformations, and his vitality is very strong, so he can still bear the pain and run away to one side after taking a few arrows.
But the cavalry behind him did not have his ability.
Three rounds of arrow rain covered it.
More than half of the more than a thousand cavalrymen who rushed at the front were shot to death on the spot. The remaining cavalrymen also suffered various injuries. Seeing that the situation was not good, the cavalrymen behind them quickly pulled up the reins and forced to slow down.
Even if the war horse stood upright and rolled to the ground, he did not dare to try the arrow again.
"Attack!"
When the Xiang Jiajun cavalry was in chaos, Mai Tiezhang keenly seized the opportunity, immediately roared, and personally led his elite troops to attack forward.
The cavalry lost its impact and its power was reduced by at least half.
Only a few of the three thousand cavalry remained calm. Seeing the charging enemy, they quickly took off their riding bows and shot at Mai Tiezhang and others.
However, the arrows they shot were simply incomparable to the Divine Arm Bow.
boom!
Mai Tiezhang held a sword in his hand, his body was extremely strong and strong, and his body was protected by Gang Qi. It was like a magic weapon, inserted directly into the chaotic cavalry.
…
Half a day later, the situation in Xihe City reached Sihong.
The boat went down the water very fast.
After Wang Jing saw the information, he couldn't help but frowned. He didn't expect that he had just conquered the beggar army, and before he could take over the city, he would confront Xiang Jiajun.
"Xiang Jiajun is a formidable enemy!"
Wang Jing sighed secretly, but he was not too worried. After all, the Sihong Army was not what it used to be.
At this time, Shen Yi, Bu Zhi and others were reporting to Wang Jing the terms of the army expansion.
"General Mai is stationed in Xihe City and should be able to block the Xiang Army's partial attack. Lord, don't worry!"
Bu Zhao read the information and said.
Wang Jing nodded slightly and put down the information casually. To them, the short fight between Mai Tiezhang and Xiang Han could only be said to be a trivial matter.
Later, you can replenish the Mai Tiezhang with some material rewards, and then promote some meritorious soldiers.
"I have read the terms of reference you submitted! Your opinion is to expand the number of combat troops to 200,000... Now that our army is surrounded by enemies on all sides, we only maintain 200,000 combat troops. Isn't that a little too little?"
Wang Jing said.
Chen Yi stepped forward and said: "My lord, the two hundred thousand soldiers are the result of our several discussions. My lord is brave and led the army to conquer Fulong and won a great victory. However, after the great victory, we need some time to sort out the internal affairs." !”
"The disposal of surrendered soldiers and prisoners, the resettlement of the people, and the construction of the city in Wuhe County... The most important thing is to establish a country and become the king soon, and completely sort out the military and political system..."
"In a short period of time, our army can no longer send troops to all directions. Under such circumstances, the number of army expansion and recruitment cannot be too large, so as not to affect internal affairs and stability!"
Bu Zhao also said: "Although there are princes on all sides of our army now, they will not take action against us in a short time. If our army expands wildly, it will alarm the other party!"
"That's why I made the suggestion after discussing with Shen Changshi and Mr. Han!"
Wang Dingding nodded.
He originally had 130,000 soldiers, but it was expanded to 200,000. According to these civil servants and counselors, it was enough for the time being.
Bu Zhao is right.
If the pace of military expansion is too great, forces such as Yang Xingmi and Xiang Jiajun will feel a strong threat.
By the time,
The other party didn't want to send troops, but was stimulated by Wang Jing and wanted to strike first.
"What you said makes sense, then expand the army to 200,000!"
Wang Jing immediately made a decision and asked Shen Yi and Bu Zhi to seize the time to do this.
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