Although Ma Tan is familiar with the art of war, as a master tactician, he is really not good at competing for hand speed.

This time, Ma Zhong originally had the intention of taking the opportunity to exercise Ma Yan, but unfortunately no one expected that the Liyang Army would come up with so many bed crossbows.

Under the suppression of the condescending bed crossbow, the Xie Fu soldiers suffered a heavy setback on the first night after the siege of the Liyang army.

Although there was no roar under the pressure of the bullets of the soldiers, and the blind fire at night did not cause much damage, the morale of the besieging soldiers had been greatly damaged.

A battle that was supposed to be won was fought like this, and Ma Zhong's action of letting Ma Jian experience and build confidence was meaningless.

Ma Yan, who commanded the battle for the first time, was suddenly a little at a loss in the face of such a wave of blows.

In the panic, this little guy who originally had his own ideas carried out Ma Zhong's order like grasping a life-saving straw.

After Ma Tan ordered him to go down, he hurried up to the watchtower to check the enemy's situation.

The actions of the public enemy tiger made Ma Jian have a little bottom in his heart, although this crossbow shot far, but the accuracy is really not very good.

His luck has always been good, but it's worth the gamble.

The watchtower of the Nanban camp is not very high, because no matter how high it is, it is impossible to be higher than the castle tower, and the purpose of spying on the enemy camp cannot be achieved, at most it is to check the surrounding area of the camp and the situation inside the camp.

In Ma Tan's field of vision, the entire Nanban camp was like a dead snake, lying in various trenches.

Ma Tan sighed and looked at the city gate worriedly.

The boulder that blocked the gate had been removed, and the heavy gate shook and slowly opened.

Rows of soldiers with swords and guns in their hands unleashed, waiting for orders to attack.

The drawbridge over the moat was lowered little by little, and then a team of ten people came out and crossed the moat from the drawbridge, and began to simply clean up the antlers that had been deliberately destroyed and placed.

Ma Yan's heart became more and more uneasy, and the other party was like a hungry wolf who had opened his mouth to bite.

The soldiers on this side were still hiding in the trenches in panic, worried about the suppression of the opponent's giant crossbows.

What hope is there for this to be fought?

The only time that can be bought is that there were too many fortifications in Liyang City, the Liyang army has crossed the moat, and there is still a large chaotic front to pass through.

These fortifications were full of potholes and ravines, which were able to delay the movement of some of the Liyang army.

Behind the defenses of these Liyang Castles were a small number of fortifications set up by the trouble-relieving soldiers.

If there weren't enough soldiers to defend and fight, they wouldn't be vulnerable at all!

Seeing that the Liyang army in the city seemed to have received an order, they were swarming out of the city.

The drummer on the side of the Nanban battalion finally ran back to his post and raised his arms to beat the drum beat of the gathering troops.

With the beating of the war drums in the Nanban camp, the soldiers hiding in the trenches looked around in astonishment, and some were still discussing in whispers, questioning this inexplicable and wonderful order.

Seeing that the Nanban battalion below was reacting like this, Ma Tan's heart suddenly became anxious, and he shouted loudly to the soldiers downstairs, "Go and bring a few people to shout around, this is the lord's order!" ”

The soldiers of the Nanban Battalion who were guarding nearby responded in unison, "No! ”

Immediately, according to the meaning of the military advisor Ma Yan, he ran around and shouted.

When the soldiers of the Nanban battalion heard that this was Ma Zhong's order, they immediately stopped hesitating and jumped out of the trench directly. One by one, they organized their ranks in a mess, looking for their military attachés.

Then, as if to make peace, rumbling drums were heard from all directions of the city gates.

As the rumbling war drums echoed each other, the soldiers, who were still a little hesitant and afraid, slowly recovered a little morale.

The camp of the trouble-relieving soldiers itself is a forced city, which is almost the same as being under the nose of the Liyang army, and it is not a secret to those Liyang troops at all.

There was a movement in the camp here, and the soldiers of the Liyang Army in the city immediately reacted.

They couldn't help but hesitate as they watched the Jiangdong Army outside the city gate begin to assemble out of the trenches, and successively opened the gates of the walled city to make an attack posture.

According to their previous analysis, these Jiangdong troops are going to wait for work and fight an offensive and defensive battle with the Liyang army.

Unexpectedly, this side had just opened the city gate to attack, and that side actually put on an impatient posture, ready to fight head-on with the Liyang army.

The soldiers wondered in their hearts, looked into the distance in confusion, and saw that dust was gradually rising in the distance, as if a large number of soldiers and horses were hurrying forward.

The soldiers did not dare to deal with it without authorization, so they quickly stopped their subordinates and hurriedly ordered Feng Yi.

Feng Yi himself was inspecting the various city towers, ready to deal with various situations at any time.

When the information came, he was already discussing it with Wang Zhi.

The opinions of the two are surprisingly consistent, regardless of whether these Jiangdong troops have ambushes or not, but if things are abnormal, they will be demons.

The Liyang army, which has a giant crossbow, has already mastered enough initiative, and the Jiangdong army outside can either abandon the village and flee, or have other followers.

The two discussed for a while, and hurriedly gave orders to the battalions, "Wait and see!" ”

The order was sent to Zhang Wei, and Zhang Wei asked the herald to bring back his opinion, "It is recommended to use a giant crossbow bombardment to break up the opponent's front and prevent the Jiangdong Army from gathering smoothly." ”

Feng Yi stroked his palms and praised him, "Great goodness!" ”

As a bow and crossbow, it is natural that the better the vision, the easier it is to make contributions. Last night's attack was not aimed at killing the enemy, but to create panic and provoke the camp to roar.

But the Liyang Army didn't expect that the Jiangdong Army under it was so solidly trained, and under such a sudden attack, there were only a few commotions in a few places, and it soon calmed down.

This giant crossbow has a long range and poor accuracy, and it may be troublesome to shoot a single person, but if it covers a certain area, it can deal a devastating blow.

……

Ma Jian in the camp watched as the drums of his troops were beaten, the drawbridges that had been put down were gradually retracted, the open city gates were slowly closed, and even the Liyang army that had been preparing to kill them died down.

Ma Tan saw that the Liyang army had withdrawn its troops, and the worry on his face did not decrease by half a point.

He had already figured out what Ma Zhong meant, but this was just drinking to quench his thirst.

Just when the soldiers of the Nanban battalion had assembled and were about to rush out along the open gate.

Ma Jian decisively stopped, "Okay! Now that the formation has been organized, the top and bottom are in order. Everyone immediately disbanded in their respective formations and entered their own defensive positions! ”

And then he said, "Anytime...... Get ready for battle. ”

The morale of the soldiers in the Nanban battalion was low, and no one wanted to go out to fight, and Ma Yan's words were exactly what they thought.

Immediately, no one cared about Ma Tan's inconsistencies, and one by one they hid in the trenches that had been assigned in advance under the leadership of their military attachés.

(End of chapter)