"Your Majesty, I will test the strength of the Huai army in the future!"
Zhang Shide took a step forward and took the initiative to ask for orders.
He is a general in Zhang Shicheng's army and Zhang Shicheng's brother. He is very good in terms of strength and ability.
He could also see the purpose of the Huai army going out of the city to invite battle.
But the other side actively invited a battle, and we could not easily refuse, because after Zhang Shicheng and Yang Shuang joined forces, they already had an army of about 400,000.
Occupied an advantage in military strength.
The soldiers of the Sui army, who were originally in low morale, had their morale boosted and regained a lot of their combat effectiveness. If they saw that they were provoking the Huai army on the one hand, they would not dare to fight.
The newly inspired morale is bound to decline again.
Zhang Shicheng glanced at Yang Shuang, "Does King Wei have any other suggestions?"
The two armies joined forces, and Yang Shuang gained Zhang Shicheng's full respect with his historical reputation and strong strength. Especially in the battle formation, Zhang Shicheng paid great attention to Yang Shuang's opinions.
Yang Shuang pondered slightly and said in a deep voice: "We have no way out now. Fu Youde's troops are sharp. If the battle is unfavorable, our army should immediately launch a general attack... to avoid a drop in morale!"
Zhang Shicheng looked slightly serious.
He was not someone who couldn't listen to advice. Yang Shuang reminded him twice in a row to be careful, and he naturally took it to heart.
"Okay! Listen to King Wei, Zhang Shide, go ahead. I and King Wei will provide you with a way out!"
Zhang Shicheng said.
Zhang Shide received permission and immediately led the brave men selected from the army to form a tight battle formation and ran towards the front of the two armies.
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It was Wang Bi who came to challenge the Huai army.
The two elite warriors converged and collided like iron currents. The sound of fighting and shouting shook the sky, and the fields in all directions were filled with blood.
Soon, Zhang Shicheng's face showed a look of shock.
In the fighting ahead, the soldiers of the Huai Army were obviously more powerful, each one with amazing physique and powerful strength.
Put on armor and stomach, grab weapons and form a battle formation, and you can easily harvest a large number of lives.
Zhang Shide kept shouting and commanding, but the brave men he carefully selected also worked hard, but in the end they were like eggs hitting a stone, with their heads broken and blood flowing, and they suffered heavy losses.
They suffered hundreds of casualties, while the Huai army's elite suffered only dozens of casualties.
"This is Zhang Shicheng's elite troops?"
On top of the city.
Wang Jing appeared on the city wall, flanked by Han Xizai, Tang Shengzong and others.
"The King has a far-sighted vision. He can give soldiers training methods during military training. After more than half a year of training and practice, as well as training in battle formations, these soldiers are enough to make these soldiers far stronger than the enemy!"
Han Xizai laughed from the side.
The three thousand elite soldiers brought out by Wang Bi were actually not the most elite troops of the Huai Army.
At present, among the more than 400,000 soldiers in the Huai Army, most of them are newly recruited soldiers. They have only received two or three months of training, and they have barely mastered the physical training methods of military strategists.
Despite this, after going south for several battles, the strength of these recruits is increasing day by day.
Those who are stronger than them are the elites who have been in the army for a longer time and guard the four sides with generals such as Mai Tiezhang and Li Kaifang.
And the most elite ones are also the ones with the strongest combat effectiveness.
It is the personal bodyguard army composed of hundreds of thousands of warriors mobilized by Wang Jing. The bodyguard army has now expanded to 50,000 as the Huai army has grown.
It is divided into five armies: front, rear, left, right and center, with each army having a regular establishment of 10,000 people.
These 50,000 most powerful elites were the basis for the Huai Army and Wang Jing to sweep across all directions.
Zhang Shicheng's soldiers and horses and Yang Shuang's Sui army in the distance were large in number and had many elite soldiers, but their elite soldiers could only be compared with the average soldiers of the Huai Army.
Against the second-class Huai army warriors, they were beaten to pieces and were at an absolute disadvantage with equal strength.
"Blow the trumpet! The five front battalions march forward and surround the Huai army's troops leaving the city!"
Zhang Shicheng was shocked, but Yang Shuang was very calm.
He has been sending troops to attack Ailing City these days and has been defeated repeatedly. He does not underestimate the fighting power of the Huai Army. He has already anticipated the current situation.
When Zhang Shide couldn't resist and was about to retreat, he immediately waved his command flag and began to mobilize his troops.
woo woo woo woo!
The dull horn sounded, which was the signal to launch an attack.
Boom!
The Sui army and Zhang Shicheng's soldiers and horses began to surge forward under the mobilization of Yang Shuang. Tens of thousands of soldiers went to support Zhang Shide. The other soldiers and horses were divided into two wings, one left and one right to attack the Huai army leaving the city.
On the top of the city, Wang Jing looked calm.
He knew that with the opponent's small strength, it could not pose any threat to Fu Youde.
After seeing the combat effectiveness of Zhang Shicheng's soldiers with his own eyes.
He had no doubts about Fu Youde holding the city and dragging hundreds of thousands of troops in the narrow area crisscrossed by rivers in front.
"Let's go back to Yangzhou! There's nothing to see anymore!"
Wang Jing took a picture of the city and turned to leave.
Tang Shengzong, Han Xizai and others looked at each other and could see a hint of surprise in each other's eyes. The king was so confident!
Everyone said nothing and hurriedly followed.
When Wang Jing left the front line and returned to Yangzhou.
As he expected, the siege led by Zhang Shicheng and Yang Shuang with 100,000 soldiers had no effect. The battle resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers.
The Huai army suffered only thousands of casualties, and the ratio of casualties between the enemy and ourselves was as high as ten to one.
If it were any other time.
Seeing this situation, Yang Shuang and Zhang Shicheng would definitely retreat without hesitation.
But as Yang Shuang said, they have no retreat now.
If they retreat, the hundreds of thousands of troops will most likely collapse, and after the Huai army's victory, they can easily capture Taizhou in the next step.
When we get back to the camp,
Yang Shuang and Zhang Shicheng convened their subordinate military generals to discuss countermeasures and came to the conclusion that besides continuing to attack, they had only one last option, which was to send envoys to persuade Yu Wenshi and Liu Laozhi.
and Chen Baxian, who defeated the Sui army.
Even if the Yuwen family, Chen Baxian and the Sui army had a life-and-death feud, and Chen Baxian was the direct cause of the Sui Ting's defeat, Yang Shuang had to lower his head and send envoys to them for help.
but.
When Yang Shuang and Zhang Shicheng decided to send envoys.
The two envoys of the Huai Army have reached the boundaries of Chen Baxian and Liu Laozhi respectively.
Going to Chen Baxian's camp was Wu Yong, the head of the Foreign Affairs Department.
He was responsible for testing Chen Baxian's thoughts. If Chen Baxian had no intention of marching eastward to Yangzhou, he would form an alliance with the other party and negotiate a peace, and temporarily delimit the boundaries and withdraw troops.
Naturally, the one who went to Liu Lao's realm was Pei Ju, who took the initiative to ask for help.
Under the rapid speed of the cloud car.
Pei Ju, with his delegation of several hundred people, has entered the territory of Taixing.
Within the scope of Taixing.
There are mountains, forests and swamps all over, and many wilderness areas have not been fully developed.
