Chapter 77: Meet the opposing general
Lu Chen had a sufficient supply of food and grass, and was full of confidence to prepare to hold the Xiongguan Pass and fight a protracted battle with the barbarian army.
However, what he didn't know was that the barbarian army was also worried about how to break through!
Ten miles away in the barbarian camp.
After a full day of fierce fighting, the barbarians were exhausted, but Bliss had no intention of sleeping.
In this battle into the wind, he only prepared rations for a few days, because in his opinion, his own 200,000 troops, even if the armor and weapons of the wind army have been replaced, it is only 30,000 defenders, and his side is nearly seven times the enemy.
And once you break through the martial arts pass and really enter the wind land, are you afraid that your soldiers will not be able to find something to eat!
But he never thought that not only was the weapon of the Wind Army replaced with a new one, but the entire border army, the whole army, seemed to have changed as if one person, and he was not afraid of death!
Is this still the same old defender who was killed and fled as soon as he touched his own army?
Is this still the previous martial pass that can be easily broken by relying only on a few thousand troops on its own side!
Bliss frowned deeply, after the last Ruud's defeat, this time he actually didn't underestimate the Wind Army, his attack was also very sharp, but the Wind Army's fierce counterattack was still a little unbelievable.
At this time, he was in the tent to consult with his generals.
Seeing that his brows were tightly knit and he was pacing back and forth in the tent from time to time, a Tusi general couldn't help but say: "Lord Commander, in today's battle, our army suffered more than 20,000 casualties, and its main loss should be under the arrow array of the wind army. Such a large-scale arrow array is extremely sharp, and although our warriors are brave, they do not have the heavy vertical shield of the Wind Army, and they cannot form a shield array to resist ......."
Seeing this, another partial general immediately said: "In addition, my Tusi warriors, the plain charge is invincible, but I have rarely fought siege battles, and there is no large-scale siege equipment such as a catapult in China as an auxiliary, if you want to break through the martial pass, I am afraid you have to use human lives to pile up!" Moreover, our army does not carry much food and grass, and if we can't break through the military pass within three days, I'm afraid there will be chaos......"
What the two generals said, in Bliss's opinion, is complete nonsense! How could he not know, but in his opinion, these were not the most critical issues.
He glanced at the general, and said in a deep voice: "The Wind Army's arrow array, although it is powerful, is difficult to stop our 200,000 army!" As long as the military pass is broken, the food and grass of our army is not a problem, the real problem lies in the morale of the wind army! ”
As the commander-in-chief of the national army in Tus, Bliss has a wealth of battlefield experience, which is not comparable to that of a young aristocratic general like Ruud. And his analysis and insights are also quite unique, almost to the point, directly pointing out the key points!
In his opinion, the large-scale arrow array of the wind army, even if it is overwhelming and dense like rain, it is impossible to shoot all the soldiers of his own side, and in the process of charging, even if his side suffers heavy casualties, the army can still rush to the bottom of Wuguan City and climb and siege the city.
But the bad thing is that his side finally rushed through the arrow array of the wind army, but when attacking the city, the counterattack received was sharper than the arrow array. The wind army is united, its momentum is like a rainbow, the fighting spirit is monstrous, and no one takes a step back, this is the wind army he has never seen.
After taking two more steps, Bliss stopped, turned to look at the generals and said, "I don't know if you have noticed that in today's battle, the main general of the Wind Army has been at the head of the city, personally going to danger and commanding the battle. As far as I know, in the border cities of the Wind Country in the past, most of the county guards heard that our army was coming, and most of them were so frightened that they did not think about preparing their troops for war and motivating the soldiers, but were eager to hide for their lives. ”
"And the appearance of this person not only caused the annihilation of Rude's entire army, breaking the practice of wolves eating sheep between us and the wind army, but also with him, I am afraid that our plundering of the wind and land in the future will also be difficult......"
In fact, what Briss wants to say more is that this battle into the wind may not be so easy, but as the main general in the army, he can't say it.
After a pause, he suddenly said, "Tomorrow, before the battle, I should meet with this newly appointed general of the Wind Army for a while, as a test. ”
The next morning.
The barbarian army gathered outside Wuguan City again, but this time Blis did not rush to launch a charge of the whole army, but under the escort of two Tusi fierce generals, he rode his horse to a hundred meters below Wuguan City.
He grabbed the reins, raised his eyes to look at the Feng soldiers who were waiting on the wall of Wuguan, and shouted loudly:
"I am Briss, the commander-in-chief of Tus! Please come out and speak! ”
As a high-ranking official in the Tusi army, after the Tusi army plundered in the past, the wind country slaves brought back by the Tusi army first had to be honored to him, and there were many wind slaves in his mansion, and he was more interested in the culture of the Central Plains, so over the years, he also learned some wind Chinese language.
His tone, although extremely stiff, was still enough for the wind soldiers in the city to hear clearly. Seeing that the commander of the barbarian army actually appeared, which was unheard of in the past, for a while, the soldiers of the Wind Army all stretched their necks curiously and looked down.
Lu Chen naturally heard it, he stood in the middle of the city tower, and was just about to reply, but Wu Yue beside him lowered his voice and said: "My lord, the other party only has three horses, so he dares to come to the city to shout, and he is also the commander-in-chief of the barbarian army, such a God-given opportunity, if you don't shoot the other party, when will you wait?" ”
When Lu Chen heard this, he secretly looked at the distance between the two sides, if he could really shoot the other party's commander, then he wouldn't frown, what kind of face is not faceless, he doesn't care! Victory is the most important thing!
But soon, Lu Chen shook his head again, and said to Wu Yue: "At this distance, the large-scale arrow array in the pass cannot be reached at all, and if you want to shoot the opponent with arrows at the head of the city, you have to have the ability to pierce Yang in a hundred steps!" ”
"The last general is willing to give it a try!" Wu Yue intervened and said.
Lu Chen glanced at him funny, shook his head again and said: "General Wuyue's skills, this official knows, but you see, there are two retinues beside the other party, they must be Tusi fierce generals!" As you said, since he dared to come on three horses, he must have something to rely on, in other words, if the other party is now firing arrows at me, General Wu Yue, will you let the other party succeed? ”
"This ......"
"If you can't shoot the other party, why bother to make another move, which will only increase the laughing stock."
After Lu Chen finished speaking, he pressed his right hand on the masonry at the head of the city, directed his gaze towards Bliss, and replied loudly:
"I am Lu Chen, the defender of the border city of the Wind Country! What does Commander Bliss have to say? ”