This expedition to Bai Zheng is sure to win, and there is nothing sloppy in everything. He decided to pacify Hexi first, not to give the enemy any chance to sneak attack from the rear; then attacked in three ways and broke through the Guanluo River; In the end, the three armies joined forces to encircle and capture Shifeng City.

The north and south roads are progressing smoothly, but the middle road of Bai Zheng has encountered some small troubles: the Power Sect has 10,000 people to hold on to the city and swear not to surrender.

Bai Zheng naturally didn't take these 10,000 people in his eyes, Hexi was originally an Anyun territory, and the people's hearts were towards the iron-blooded army. Although the people of the Power Sect are strong, they are difficult to resist in the face of well-trained iron-blooded soldiers. In just half a month, the force sect defending the city has suffered heavy losses, and if there are no reinforcements, they will not be able to hold on for long. However, they also bought time for Wei Zeng and Zhang Ling to assemble their troops.

Bai Zheng has been in the army since he was a child, and he is very familiar with military affairs, out of amazement at the combat effectiveness of Wei Wushu, when he was reused, he formed this army of 30,000 people, known as the iron-blooded soldier.

There is no distinction between infantry and crossbowmen, nor between axes and spearmen and shieldmen. Each of them wears heavy armor, carries a heavy crossbow on their backs, holds a strong shield spear, and wears a stainless steel sword at their waists. Strict military training and sufficient logistical supplies have made this army extremely high-quality. Heavily armed, they traveled hundreds of miles a day, fighting several times the enemy, and did not lose the slightest advantage.

The iron-blooded warriors took the phalanx as the combat formation, and a group of ten people formed a small formation of 100 people; A small array of 100 people, ten rows and ten columns, can form a large array of 10,000 people. The three tens of thousands of people cooperated with each other, which was even more unstoppable.

The Iron Warrior is an all-round soldier, and according to different terrain and battle conditions, he can use different weapons to take advantage; 100 people, 1,000 people, 10,000 people, divided and combined, more unpredictable; The five formations of geese, cones, long snakes, fish scales, and crescent moons changed according to the offensive and defensive momentum, so that the iron-blooded warriors did not taste defeat.

Of course, all this is a test of the commander's command level, and since Bai Zheng has established such a force, he is also very confident in his command ability.

Bai Zheng has been appreciated by Xian Jinfei with this army, and he has made great contributions to pacifying Jiangnan, so he is already the generalissimo of the 100,000 iron-blooded army, and he can be said to be the first person under Xian Jinfei.

But there is a shadow in Bai Zheng's pride, because when people think of the Iron Army, they don't think of him, but Di Xianlan in the North. Bai Zheng was resentful in his heart, and his idea was to surpass Di Xianlan, and he was determined that this expedition to Yanbei must be a complete victory, so that Di Xianlan would never turn over.

General Hu has been with Bai regular for many years, and he is the essence of leading the troops to fight. Bai Zheng believed that relying on the 10,000 iron-blooded soldiers in the hands of General Hu, he would definitely be able to give Wei Zeng and Zhang Ling a dismount.

After Wei Zeng and Zhang Ling led more than 60,000 people to cross the Guanluo River, they went all the way to the besieged 10,000 reinforcements.

Wei Zeng thought that with twice the number of troops, he could definitely fight, even if he couldn't defeat the Iron Blood Army, so that it could retreat in fear. As long as the people on the east side of the Guanluo River resist the attacks of the iron-blooded army in the north and south, it will inevitably cause the iron-blooded army to fall into a certain amount of chaos. When the time comes, find an opportunity to concentrate forces to annihilate the enemy, which will inevitably make the Iron and Blood Army fail this eastward crusade.

For insurance, the cavalry team of Guanshan Battalion and Gu Chayi, Wei Zeng also brought it to Hexi.

However, the first encounter with the iron-blooded warriors changed Wei Zeng's mind, and Wei Zeng was forced to change his offensive strategy.

Wei Zeng and Zhang Ling marched for a few days, and then they saw a force of more than 10,000 people in front of them facing them head-on. Seeing this, Wei Zeng and Zhang Ling both thought that the Iron Blood Army was crazy, but they didn't want to let go of this opportunity to annihilate the Iron Blood Army, so they ordered the soldiers to attack.

In the past six months, Zhang Ling has formed a 10,000-strong army of the elite of the sect, known as the Tianjia Army, and installed cronies to control it.

Gu Chayi also incorporated 6,000 attached Zhantu people and formed a cavalry and archery force of 3,000 heavy cavalry and 6,000 light cavalry.

Wu Zhuang's injuries have been completely healed, and this time he also came to Hexi with Zhang Ling. Under Zhang Ling's order, Wuzhuang led the newly built Tianjia Army to advance head-on.

Wei Zeng asked Gu Chayi to lead nearly 10,000 rangers to go around the enemy's flank and take the opportunity to shoot with bows and arrows, causing chaos to the enemy. At the same time, 10,000 infantry, in coordination with the people of the force sect, pressed together against the enemy's formation. When the enemy army is defeated, Wei Zeng will let the Guanshan battalion give them the final blow.

Unexpectedly, the 10,000 iron-blooded soldiers, in the face of several times the enemy's attack, did not panic at all, and each took down the heavy crossbow on his back, and aimed at the rangers of Gu Chayi is a burst of projectiles.

Gu Chayi's horse team wanted to go around the enemy's side and shoot with a bow and arrow, but before they could make a move, they were counterattacked by the enemy. Although the horses were fast and dodged most of the crossbow arrows, the salvo of ten thousand arrows also caused a lot of damage to the horses. Many light horsemen fell to the ground and died after being hit by a single arrow, and the power of the heavy crossbow was evident.

Gu Chayi's horse team was injured, and there was confusion for a while, so Gu Cha had to lead people to retreat.

The 10,000 iron-blooded troops did not hurry to fill the heavy crossbows, and fired another volley at the fleeing rangers, and Gu Chayi's horse team lost a few hundred more men.

After repelling Gu Chayi's horse team, the Iron Warrior turned his crossbow towards the infantry in front of him, and fired several more shots.

Before the confrontation, nearly 1,000 casualties were suffered, and although for 60,000 people, 1,000 casualties were no more than skin wounds, but the battle was not fought like this.

Zhang Ling saw that the horse team on the flank had been defeated, so he ordered the crossbowmen to cover the infantry attack, he believed that as long as the troops were short-handed, the 10,000 men would definitely not be able to stop them.

"It's useless, the enemy's heavy crossbows have a much longer range than ours, and they are also very powerful. We can't take advantage of them in any way. The infantry casualties in front are too great, and if we continue like this, we will be defeated. Command back off. Wei Zeng saw that the infantry who rushed forward had suffered heavy casualties under the heavy crossbow blows, and could not impulse the enemy at all, so he gave the order to retreat.

When General Hu saw the Yanbei Hedong coalition army retreating, he waved the flag, and dozens of small formations in front of the 10,000-strong array separated. These men took shields and spears, formed a conical formation, and slaughtered the coalition forces. As the others advanced, they formed a formation of geese and continued to throw heavy crossbows.

Zhang Ling and Wei Zeng retreated a few miles, relying on a dangerous terrain to block the attack of the iron-blooded soldiers.

General Hu repelled 60,000 enemy troops, which can be described as a complete victory, and after a few miles of pursuit, he gathered his soldiers and set up camp, waiting for the arrival of Bai Zheng's main force.

Wei Zeng and Zhang Ling saw that the combat effectiveness of this army was so fierce, and they brought more than 1,000 kills to themselves before they could fight. During the confrontation, the combination of heavy crossbows and short soldiers also caused great trouble for the coalition forces.

"When did the Predators become so strong? Last winter, those 3,000 iron horsemen were very troublesome, and we could have fought them. Wei Zeng was beaten this time and had no power to fight back, and knocked on the table in annoyance.

"I remember, at this time, the iron-blooded warriors led by Bai Zheng. The Iron Blood Army has always been known for its iron cavalry, but Bai Zheng did the opposite, only retaining a few dozen scouts, and the others were all half-crossbowmen and half-infantry soldiers. Although the regular army of Bai did not have a single iron horseman, the cost of his army was not as low as that of other armies. Because he used the money to buy war horses and make horse lances to prepare heavy crossbows. Now you can see that those heavy crossbows are quite powerful. I always thought that Bai Zheng had arrived in Jiangnan, but I didn't expect him to come back. Zhang Ling remembered some previous experiences, patted his forehead and said.

"Bai Zheng? The generalissimo of the iron-blooded army in the south of the Yangtze River! No wonder, no wonder. It seems that to deal with his army, it is not possible to rely on hard fighting. Otherwise, no matter how many of us play, we will lose. I originally thought that Cha Yi's horse team could give us a huge advantage. I didn't expect that in the face of iron-blooded soldiers, I would only be beaten. Wei Zeng groaned.

"So what are we going to do? Do you want to retreat from Hedong? We have worked so hard and so many people have died, aren't we working in vain? Gu Chayi asked.

"Stand back! Of course, you can't go back. Wei Zeng said.

"We really can't retreat, if we can't even defeat these 10,000 people, when the enemy's 100,000 army gathers, we really don't have any chance of victory." Zhang Ling reminded.

"Naturally, we can't let the enemy attack with 100,000 people, then we really don't have a chance. Only 10,000 of the enemy came, and the others must still be besieging the city. Cha Yi's horse team is fast, and although it can't confront the iron-blooded warriors head-on, it is still possible to go around behind the enemy and attack the enemy unprepared. General Zhang's men could also go north to bypass these 10,000 men and support friendly forces in the city. I will hold them back, and as long as they retreat, I can also give them a certain blow with 30,000 men. Wei Zeng said.

"Is that really okay? Today, we 60,000 people together can't defeat these 10,000 people, we're all gone, can you really rely on the 30,000 people in your hands? And there are more than 20,000 people besieging the city, can I deal with Brother Gu and I? Zhang Ling hesitated.

"This time the enemy army has been prepared for it, and we will suffer this defeat. But after all, we have 60,000 people, and this defeat is not broken, and we can still fight. We will suffer huge losses in a head-on confrontation, but if we attack the enemy, we will save the enemy, and let the enemy fall into passivity, and our opportunity will come. There are only 10,000 people on the other side, and we can't stop it if we want to. Again, as long as we throw the enemy into chaos, we have a chance to win. Wei Zeng decided.

"Brother Wei is good if he has such determination. I don't want to go back like this. Zhang Ling dispatched all the elites of the Power Sect this time, and he couldn't afford to fail again.

"Then let's divide the troops, and I will lead a group to keep an eye on these ten thousand people; Cha Yi went south and went around to their rear, cutting off their back road; General Zhang, you will take your men to the north and go around to support the defenders in the city. Although Hexi could not be defended, the enemy did not want to get it cheaply. ”