Chapter 456

Now what makes Zhao Xu care about whether he is fighting or not fighting, is the speed at which he saw the formation of the wing army just now, and now those phalanxes are interspersed with each other, but before the arrival, the wing army is a column. In such a short period of time, the formation of the wing army is enough to show that the wing army is well-trained.

Zhao Xu knew that the current Night Army could also do the same, but Zhao Xu also knew that the Wing Army had not experienced a real war before, which could not be ignored.

"What the general said is that if we retreat now, I am afraid that it will attract criticism, and the soldiers are willing to fight, and staying behind closed doors will only hurt morale. After Zhao Xu finished speaking, one by one the main generals nodded and expressed the idea of fighting.

"But if we want to engage the enemy, our army can have some certainty of victory. Even if we win, how many casualties will our army have, after all, the scale of the war is very large. ”

"General Zhou is right, if we can't tell the winner in a short period of time, I'm afraid that in the end, our army will definitely suffer heavy casualties, compared to the number of our army, the casualties of the wing army are still small. When the next wing army attacks the city, I am afraid that our army will not have enough troops. ”

"What the two generals said is reasonable, but there is no need to be so negative, our army's combat strength far exceeds that of the enemy, as long as we play superiority, our army will definitely be able to sacrifice a little in exchange for a huge victory. ”

Before the battle, the generals of the night army had different opinions, and Zhao Xu felt a little embarrassed to give birth to this kind of branch, and at the same time, Zhao Xu felt that this matter must be arbitrary.

"The generals don't need to say much, the generals decided to fight, I don't know which general is willing to take the initiative to ask for war," without waiting for the generals to continue, Zhao Xu immediately made a decision.

"The end will be wished. ”

"The end will be wished. ”

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Sure enough, although some generals said that it was not good to fight, when Zhao Xu decided to fight, the generals of the main battle faction couldn't wait to respond to Zhao Xu one by one.

One was louder than the other, and you could tell from the tone in which they spoke that they were confident.

"General Li, you charge with 30,000 cavalry. ”

"General Shi, you take 50,000 infantry to follow behind the cavalry. ”

"The other two generals were assisted. Zhao Xu looked at the general beside him and gave instructions one by one.

"General, don't we send archers out?" Seeing Zhao Xu mention the arrow battalion, an arrow battalion master was puzzled.

"There are not many archers on this trip, and the distance between us is so close that the archers don't have to fight. ”

"Can't the soldiers of the Arrow Battalion stay in the city and do nothing?"

"Okay, General Fang, you take 10,000 soldiers of the arrow battalion out of the city with the army, stay on both sides of the city gate to cover our army, and don't take the initiative to attack. In addition, another 10,000 archers were arranged in the city in case the Wing Army would have follow-up troops to come to support. ”

"Yes," Fang Quyin took the order, and followed the generals who had just left to go down to transfer troops.

After Fang Quyin and the others left, Zhao Xu specially explained to the remaining generals: "Always pay attention to the situation of the Wing Army camp, if the Wing Army sends troops again." Report now. ”

"Yes," a general in charge of intelligence information agreed, turning to leave.

In a blink of an eye, Zhao Xu had already conveyed all the instructions in front of the station. Not long after, a drum beat sounded on the castle tower. At the same time, the Night Army Bannermen waved the Night Nation Flag in their hands.

With the sound of drums, the gate of the city slowly opened.

"Drive," a quick shout, the cavalry battalion commander Zhang Daring rode a high-headed horse out of the city first, followed by a cavalry general. Under their leadership, 30,000 cavalry advanced and spread out on both sides until they were fully unfolded, the width of the line matching the width of the front line formation of the winged army.

When the cavalry came out, 50,000 infantry followed, and the sound of heavy and orderly steps almost overshadowed the sound of drums, and each advance inflicted an impact on the wings.

On the chariot, Ruan Qiling, the commander of the wing army, looked at the movements of the night army. The momentum of the night army was extraordinary, even from a distance of a few hundred meters, this person could feel the fierce temperament from those cavalry. Ruan Qiling sighed in his heart for the courage of the Night Army, and at the same time, his deep eyes became sharp.

"Report to the marshal, about 100,000 sergeants of the night army went out of the city, equal to the number of our army. After the 10,000 archers of the night army left the city, a general next to Ruan Qiling estimated the strength of the night army, and immediately reported to Ruan Qiling.

"No, the number of night soldiers is not as good as ours," obviously Ruan Qiling's eyesight is better, and the estimated number of night soldiers is more accurate.

"The marshal is wise, forgive your cunning," the general saw that their commander had mercilessly pointed out his mistakes, and had no time to save face, so he immediately admitted his mistake.

"It's okay," Ruan Qiling waved his hand, got up slowly, first looked at the lineup of the night army, then looked at the situation in the city, and finally stopped at Zhao Xu, who was facing the chariot.

Zhao Xu stood in the middle of the generals, and Ruan Qiling recognized Zhao Xu's identity at a glance. Ruan Qiling had received the news that Zhao Wu was no longer in the army, and now it seems that the news is correct.

Zhao Wu is invincible, and his person is naturally difficult to understand, but Zhao Xu and Ruan Qiling still know a little. If Zhao Xu became a general because of his relationship with Zhao Wu, then Zhao Xu is not terrible. If Zhao Xu became a general by virtue of his own ability, he must not be underestimated.

From a distance of a few hundred meters, Ruan Qiling could still see Zhao Xu's face clearly with the strength of an eighth-order martial cultivator, but he couldn't see anything from Zhao Xu's face.

"Drumming," an order was conveyed, Ruan Qiling didn't plan to guess Zhao Xu's thoughts, he just wanted to take advantage of this battle to see Zhao Xu's ability.

Drums sounded on both sides ......of the chariot, and under the instructions of the generals, the Wing Army's formation began to change. The cavalry gave up several phalanx positions, which were filled by archers.

After the archers came to their designated positions with good training, the people in front crouched down and the people behind stood behind, and then aimed their bows and arrows at the night army, and the movements were very neat.

"Rush," in front of the city gate, Zhang Daring, the commander of the cavalry camp, still rushed to the front.

"Rush," Zhang Daring took the lead, and a shocking shout came out from the entire cavalry formation, and with unparalleled momentum, 30,000 cavalry rushed straight towards the wing army.

"Charge," At the same time, a charge also sounded on the side of the wing army, and 20,000 cavalry rushed straight forward. As his cavalry moved, the archers in his squad were instructed to fire their arrows in unison, and one by one the sharp arrows were fired at the night army.

"Marshal, why don't the enemy army use archers? Aren't they afraid of losses?" beside the chariot, a general asked Ruan Qiling with a puzzled expression.

"This is deliberate by the commander of the enemy army," Ruan Qiling's eyes flickered a few times, and he had already seen through Zhao Xu's intentions.

"The subordinates are puzzled," after receiving a brief explanation from Ruan Qiling, the general who asked him was even more puzzled.

"The enemy and us are too close together, and our army also chooses to take the initiative, so the time left for the archers is very short, and each person can shoot a maximum of three swords, which will not have much impact on the enemy. ”

Ruan Qiling's eyes fluttered, he glanced at the charging wing army, and continued to explain: "On the contrary, the enemy army deliberately does not use archers, which can be regarded as a kind of contempt for our army, which can ensure the high morale of the army, and exchange small losses for the continued stability of their own morale, which is beneficial and harmless to the night army, this move is enough to see the clever means of the enemy commander." ”

"Does the marshal mean that the enemy army deliberately did this, but it was more conducive to the enemy's battle?" After listening to Ruan Qiling's explanation, a general immediately made such a guess.

"That's true," Originally, what Ruan Qiling said was not very easy for people to understand, but after the general asked like this, it naturally made Ruan Qiling's explanation clear. Now that Ruan Qiling has affirmed it, the generals next to the chariot all understand what Ruan Qiling meant, and Zhao Xu's move is very unexpected.

"Marshal, the enemy commander's move seems to be a bit risky, if we don't take the initiative to send troops to meet the attack, won't we be able to let the archers attack for a long time!"

"There is some truth in General Mo's statement, which is why the courage of the enemy commander is more prominent. As an inviting party, if we do not dare to take the initiative to attack, we will naturally lose to the other side in terms of overall morale, and it is precisely this that the enemy commander considers and gambles on. ”

"Since the marshal saw the intention of the enemy commander, why did he take the initiative to order an attack?" Ruan Qiling's words made the general next to him even more puzzled.

"Since the marshal did it on purpose, there must be a reason for the marshal," without waiting for Ruan Qiling to explain, a general saw something and immediately expressed his opinion.

"The morale of the night army is indeed very strong, but this time the commander is trying to break the morale of the night army. Now the more fierce the enemy is charging, the more casualties will be in the battle," Ruan Qiling said calmly as he watched the two armies fight.

Although those generals didn't know what Ruan Qiling was thinking, they could all hear Ruan Qiling's confidence when he spoke, so they were naturally relieved.

The sound of weapons clash and shouts of killing kept coming, and Ruan Qiling and the attention of those generals returned to the battlefield. The night army came to meet the wing army head-on with the rain of arrows, and as soon as the cavalry of both sides took a look, the wing army was a little incapacitated.

The fierce night army was like a bamboo, knocking out the winged cavalry one by one. In front of the Night Army, the Wing Army was still so vulnerable even if they struggled to resist. The Wing Army was obviously slower than the Night Army in terms of reaction speed, and the situation was not good, and the leading generals of the Wing Army felt the strong pressure from the Night Army at the beginning of the engagement.

In the city, Zhao Xu and a group of generals clearly saw that the night army cavalry easily broke through the defense line of the wing army, killed many wing troops separately, and then continued to advance until they confronted the infantry of the wing army.

In front of the cavalry, the infantry will never have an advantage, and the first few rows of infantry in the wing army seem to be completely insufficient for the night army to slaughter and block the night army's attack. The war between the two sides had only just begun, and the situation was one-sided.