Chapter 349: Rain of Arrows
Before the general surnamed Zhang could speak, he saw another general arching his hand and saying, "Report to the general, we have 32,700 men and horses, of which 1,400 are doctors and logistics personnel! The enemy's strength is still unknown, but just looking at the battle, it should be about 100,000!"
30,000 against 100,000, three times the pressure of the number of people, this difficulty coefficient is really not small. Lan Jiu's gaze flickered slightly, and he asked in a low voice, "What about the time, when is it expected that the two sides will officially fight?"
At this time, another general replied, "Between a quarter of an hour and two quarters of an hour, according to the report from our scouts, the demon army is marching extremely fast, almost a quarter of an hour or two quarters of an hour, and it can start a siege against us... However, the forces of the demon clan are scattered, and there are about 20,000 vanguard troops in front, which will be half an hour ahead of the rear army!"
"What about the fighting environment, I don't know if there are any favorable conditions for us!" Lan Jiu asked in a low voice.
At this time, the general surnamed Zhang finally answered, "Our place is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only one dangerous pass that can be passed... It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it can be regarded as a situation where one man is in charge of ten thousand people, but the demon army chose this dangerous pass in an attempt to break through our battle line!"
With his description, the Blue Nine brain is also a fast builder model. He himself has the ability to memorize, and the terrain and topography here have naturally been impressed in his mind, and with this supplement, he will soon simulate the environment of the battlefield.
"This danger is also in our favor... As long as we hold on, it will be difficult for them to break through!"
Lan Jiu's palm raised, and he changed the topic and asked, "What about the supply aspect?"
The general surnamed Zhang was stunned for a moment, and motioned to another general to ask him to answer. The general arched his hand and said, "I'm in charge of logistics and supplies, because we have been stationed here for a long time, and there are no new supplies, so it's not enough, and we can only hold on for five days!"
Lan Jiu smiled slightly, and said in a low voice, "Although the demon clan's supplies are quite large, their consumption is huge, and after this long journey, it is expected that it will not be too sufficient... Therefore, neither side is suitable for a protracted war, and both hope for a quick victory!"
Lan Jiu's speculation was naturally not made out of nothing, but based on his understanding of the demon clan.
All the demon clans nodded, and one of the demon clans stepped forward and asked, "I don't know what the general's plan is?" Or will we stick to this place and stick to it according to General Zhang's plan?"
"No, no, this time is not as good as usual, our supplies are not sufficient, if we plan to fight for a long time, I'm afraid it will be easy to fall into the path of the demon clan!" Lan Jiu waved his hand, "Not only that, not only can we not hold on, but we should also take the initiative to attack... I don't know if the strength of the demon clan reported just now is accurate!"
The general just now was silent for a while, and after calculating for a moment in his heart, he said firmly, "The calculation of the strength is no problem, the forward army is 20,000, the rear army is 80,000, and the fluctuation of the number of people will not exceed 10,000!"
"In this case, there is still plenty of time, we can make a little arrangement and catch them off guard..."The corners of Lan Jiu's mouth raised slightly, and he laughed in a low voice, and then raised his hand slightly, and greeted the generals, "Generals, come here, let's have a good discussion!"
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Conspiracy, conspiracy, this is a collision of strategy and scheming.
Half an hour later, the conversation ended, and when the generals walked out of the big account, their faces were filled with admiration. Who would have thought that Lan Jiu, who was so young, would be able to be so scheming? The plan he constructed even made several people feel a chill on their backs.
In the big account, only Lan Jiu and General Zhang remained. As commanders-in-chief, what they need is the demeanor of strategizing and winning a decisive victory thousands of miles away, so how can they rush to the front line at the first time?
The general surnamed Zhang wandered there a few times nervously, with a feeling of wanting to speak and stopping, which made Lan Jiu stunned in his heart. Lan Jiu smiled and asked, "I don't know if General Zhang has anything to say to me, or if he disagrees with my plan." If you have something to say, you can say it clearly, we are both Sanpin generals, there is no need to be so secretive!"
General Zhang arched his hand and said, "I have no opinion on General Lan's plan. It's just that I still think that under such an environment, since we have the advantage of the right time and place in the battle, why is it not the best means to hold on? We have a total of 30,000 people, and we take the initiative to attack, and if we fall into the trap, I am afraid that we will lose all our money in the end!"
Lan Jiu smiled lightly, "It turns out that General Zhang is worried about this matter... It's okay, since the demon clan is tired and travels long distances, it must be extremely tired, and we will take this opportunity to ambush, and we will definitely be able to achieve a big victory!"
"But..."General Zhang, who seemed to have concerns, but he still didn't say it after all.
It was Lan Jiu, who continued, "What's more, how could the demon clan have thought that so few of us would choose to take the initiative to attack? as long as they can be defeated in the first battle, then they will definitely be like frightened birds in the future, and they will not dare to act easily at all!"
When the words fell, Lan Jiu also took a sip of tea. There was a smug smile in his eyes, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he muttered in a low voice, "Now, just see if there will be other changes in the middle!"
Above the battle line, there was once again a strange scene. But I saw that many human soldiers were preparing countless crossbow arrows and boulders, and lay in ambush aside. But this dangerous pass, the forest is dense, hidden in it, and their figures do not even have the slightest feeling of exposure.
In the distance, the sound of iron hooves hitting the ground was heard, and it grew louder and louder.
A human scout wrapped around a tree branch waved a flag quickly with a palm of his hand. It was clear that he was signaling to the human warriors who were ambushing in the distance, but with great speed, the scout immediately disappeared into the thick forest.
Finally, the figure of the demon clan was gradually exposed, and the more than 20,000 demon clans were advancing in an orderly manner, and it seemed that the aura was extremely terrifying.
But I saw that one of the leading demon clans waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Wait, wait... It feels a little wrong, this forest is too dense, we go in, I'm afraid it's easy to fall into the tricks and ambushes of humans!"
But the other leading demon clan frowned and said, "Phew, the most besieged humans are only 30,000 people, and they dare to take the initiative to ambush us? Don't disturb the morale of the army, if we don't go in now, I'm afraid that when we go back, those demon kings won't let us have a good time!"
The leading demon clan still wanted to stop it, but when he thought of the terrifying face of the demon king before the expedition, he finally gave up. With a wave of his palm, he said sternly, "Full speed ahead!"
I saw that the bodies of several people slowly disappeared in the dense forest. It's just that things are far beyond the expectations of this group of demon clans, and the humans hidden in the shadows have already laid terrible traps, just waiting for them to get into them step by step.
In the sky, when the first arrow cluster flew, I saw that a demon clan soldier was directly penetrated.
The panic spread among the advance army of 20,000 people, like a stone on the water, startling huge waves. It's just that the leader of the demon clan army has not suppressed this panic, and an even more panicked mood instantly surfaced in everyone's hearts.
But I saw that the sky had already been darkened, and the dense suspended things were all arrows.
Only then did they realize that something was wrong. Even the Commander, who had been worried, didn't expect the humans to take the initiative to attack, let alone the rest of the Commanders who had already got carried away?
However, one of the commanders immediately regained his composure, and hurriedly called out in a cold voice, "Defense... It's just an arrow, and the soldiers can use their shields to resist it!"
When the words fell, a group of demon clans also reflected, and hurriedly set up a tent with a shield to resist the rain of arrows in the sky. It's just that the number of arrows far exceeds what they think, no matter how tightly they resist it, it will inevitably let the arrows pass through some gaps or dead corners and kill the demon clan hidden in them.
The shield was made of steel, as were human arrows, when multiple arrows struck a shield at the same time. This shield will inevitably be overwhelmed and shattered, and the demon clan that protects it will naturally suffer. What's more, even if it is a one-on-one collision, after the gravitational acceleration of the high-altitude gallop, the arms of some demon clans can't bear such an impact force at all, once they let go and the shield lands, then he will immediately be pierced by arrows.
Under such cruel losses, in just a moment, the 20,000 advance troops of the demon clan have lost nearly 7,000.
At this time, the attack of the arrow rain calmed down a little, and finally gave the demon clan a breather. I only heard one of the demon clan leaders roar, "In the northeast direction, the human attackers are in the northeast direction, give me a counterattack!"
The northeast direction, that is the direction where the arrow rain hit just now. As he expected, nearly 1,000 human crossbowmen had just fired from a high ground in the northeast.
The demon clan's reaction was not slow, as if it was treating its own body in the way of others, countless arrow clusters, and even a lot of projected flints, smashed towards the north and the east little by little. There was a rumbling popping sound, and the high slope was leveled in an instant. This flint is mixed with gasoline and *, and is naturally far more powerful than a cluster of arrows.
It's just that the bombardment of a stick of incense is over, and the demon clan is still in vain.
The human crossbowmen have long since evacuated this high ground. In the face of three times the suppression of troops, Lan Jiu naturally couldn't take it lightly, this was the best strategy he could think of.