Chapter 95: Slaying the Wolf (1)
"We must fight! Don't hesitate! Otherwise, we will not be able to guarantee the results of the early battle. When I say this, everyone understands that although the royal city has begun to take shape, the surrounding military city has not yet broken ground, and there are still many herdsmen scattered in the wilderness, and the big village in the south of the city is also difficult to preserve, so it is unrealistic to defend the city. What is the number of wins and losses? Over here...... I'll be honest! It's just a five-five number! Zhuang Yi looked solemn and said seriously.
"The Khitan army is only 40,000 soldiers and horses, our side has made every effort to recruit and deploy, it is not difficult to gather 50,000 cavalry, how can there be only a fifty percent chance of winning, Zhuang Langjun! You're alarmist, aren't you? He said to the bone slave at this time, in the past few days, he has made a lot of contributions, and he is quite proud.
"Since you don't have a high opinion, Zhuang is willing to hear about it!" When Zhuang Yi heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"I have been paying close attention to the movements of the Khitan army these days, and its composition is quite complicated, including 10,000 elite soldiers from Yaoyuan Qinde, 10,000 allied troops, 10,000 slave troops, and 10,000 from Huangtou and Daji. In addition to the 10,000 elite soldiers, the other 30,000 soldiers are on par with my ridicule in terms of combat power, so ...... As long as the commander of our army is in command of the battle, the odds of victory should be more than 70%. He Gu Nu said that his department and his subordinates not only lost the position of leading the army, but also suffered heavy losses recently, and He Gu Nu was bent on regaining the lost position.
"What you said is not an uncommon thing, everyone here knows it, what I want to know is, why do you think there will be a seventy percent chance of winning?" Zhuang Yi asked with a little surprise.
"Because I know better than you how the Khitan soldiers fight......"
"I thought you had some special strategy to retreat from the enemy, but that's it, it's not enough to rely on." Zhuang Yi sneered, got up and left the table and said to Tules: "If King Xi can trust Zhuang, please join me with 30,000 elite soldiers, 10,000 old and weak miscellaneous soldiers, and 3,000 Muwei cavalry, under my full command, and others shall not interfere." I don't dare to say that I have won all of them, but I can still easily retreat from the enemy......"
Turus pondered for a moment when he heard this, but he thought of something, nodded and said, "That's very good! Tomorrow's decisive battle will still be commanded by Zhuang Langjun, and if the chiefs of the tribes have no objections, they can consult with him and act according to his command, and they must not disobey the order when they go to the battlefield. ”
After Zhuang Yi withdrew from the big tent, he went to the school field in the city, ordered the officers at all levels to be promoted, assigned the combat sequence of tens of thousands of troops tomorrow, and re-replenished the troops that had been reduced due to the battle, inspected and replaced the damaged equipment, and deployed elite troops to prepare for the field battle, which was actually mainly an inspection before the battle. In addition, 10,000 old and weak miscellaneous soldiers were received, and they were ordered to be stationed in another camp to wait for orders.
Of the 43,000 soldiers, the 20,000 soldiers brought back by Zhuang Yi were relatively well equipped, all equipped with a complete set of leather armor, including helmet shoulder pads, iron-inlaid heart goggles, and armor riding boots. Among them, 8,000 elites were originally cavalry, and then they were trained as infantry, and now they are changed to cavalry, which is not a big problem for Xi people.
Zhuang Yi equipped them all with iron-inlaid armor, and the weapons were a spear, a compound bow, a pot of arrows, a scimitar, and a lasso, which could be thrown out to overturn the enemy soldiers. Some soldiers also use maces, copper hammers, short axes and other heavy weapons, 2,000 heavy horses, war horses are also equipped with cuirasses and war horse forehead guards, these 8,000 elite cavalry is the backbone of the trump card force. Coupled with the 3,000 cavalry brought by Bao En and Zhuang Yi's personal guards, the actual elite strength reached 11,150 cavalry, followed by 12,000 cavalry, which is also a good combat power.
The other 10,000 were used by Turus to defend the city, and now they have been replaced, but the equipment is much worse, generally only breastplates and armor, and the same is true for 10,000 old and weak, and 20,000 are light cavalry, mainly used to clear the perimeter of the battlefield, or used as a side.
At five o'clock in the morning of the next day, it was the turn of night and day, and the sky was still dark. The camps in the whole city were lit up one after another, and then the sound of war drums "dong dong" spread throughout the city, and the young Xi soldiers prepared their weapons, and with the encouragement of their families, they lit torches and led their horses to report to their superior officers, and then gathered in a group to the school field.
Zhuang Yi was called up by the Bian Wu on duty, hurriedly had breakfast, put on the set of Mingguang armor obtained from Yuyang, carried a pot of arrows, hung a crossbow, a longbow and a horizontal knife around his waist, carried a dragon spear in his hand, and went out with his personal guards, Princess Ailan led the horse.
Alan wore a sword and a bow on his shoulder, and carried a pot of arrows, and two handmaidens were also fully armed, and a group of guards followed behind him with torches. It's been more than three months, and her body shape hasn't changed much, but she has a slight belly.
"Look at your style, you don't want to go to war, do you? That's not good! Didn't your mother stop you? Zhuang Yi couldn't help but ask with a smile.
"I didn't tell A-Niang...... How? Do you look down on us women? When I haven't been on the battlefield......" Alan raised his chin, his face flushed in the light of the fire, and he was full of unconvinced looks.
"How so? Go into my tent and sit down, I have something to say to you......" Zhuang Yi handed the spear in his hand to Bian Wu, took Ailan's hand and turned back into the big tent, turned around and reached out to hug Ailan's waist, kissed her smooth forehead, and said very seriously: "You are pregnant, you have to stay at home and raise the baby with peace of mind, you can't run around, Zhang Langzhong told you, why don't you listen, go back to accompany your mother!" ”
"Battlefield Danger...... I just don't worry about you......" Alan buried the head of the mantis into Zhuang Yi's arms and replied with a smile.
"It's okay...... It's hard to get the whole result of this battle, but I'm still sure to retreat from the enemy, and after the war, I'll marry you! Zhuang Yi said seriously.
"Poof...... Who said I was going to marry you......" Alan said, but the smile on her face betrayed her heart.
"I have all the babies, is it possible that you still want to marry someone else......" Zhuang Yi also laughed.
"Nasty! You're the one who makes it bad...... When the time comes, he will marry with a big belly, but it will make people laugh! Ailan raised his head, stretched out his pink fist and slapped Zhuang Yi's chest, and smiled a little coquettishly.
"Anyway, the child and his father won't laugh at you, what are you afraid of! And you're still a princess, who dares to laugh at you......" Zhuang Yi laughed.
"Hey...... I don't know if it's a boy or a girl? You don't have any relatives at home, what if it's a girl? Ailan raised his head and looked into Zhuang Yi's eyes and asked with some concern.
"I like both boys and girls, we are still young, what are you anxious ......about," Zhuang Yi comforted.
Zhuang Yi persuaded Ailan to go back after some gentle persuasion, and then stepped on the big black horse, carried the dragon and iron spear, and took the guards to the school field in the city to gather the generals and soldiers in the city while Ailan waved his hand.