Li Hai and Xue Lanxi walked together, leading the 100,000 army behind them towards the outside of Xiaocao Lake. In this place www.biquge.info of Ma Pingchuan, the visual distance of normal people is about more than five kilometers, and they don't look like the army of the Xia Kingdom occupies the high ground, so they naturally can't see the deployment of the 100,000 troops of the Xia Kingdom.

However, the scouts of the Chu State kept reporting back and forth, but they let them grasp some of the current situation.

"You mean, the 100,000-strong army of the Xia Kingdom is arrayed on the hills outside Xiaocao Lake?" Li Hai touched the beard on his chin, his eyes thoughtful. "They are guarding the high ground, and it seems that there must be a lot of crossbowmen. ”

"What is so terrible about crossbowmen. Xue Lanxi chuckled disdainfully, "When the time comes, give me a front, and you only need tea time to break through the opponent's defensive formation." ”

Li Hai glanced at this young and brave general, and felt some admiration in his heart, these old generals could not be the border army generals for many more years, and there was always a successor to take their place afterwards.

And this young and promising general, brave and strategic, did not get along for a long time, and Li Hai also had a sense of appreciation for him in his heart. Xue Lanxi advanced and retreated in a certain way, neither humble nor arrogant, even if he was a little conceited, but it was nothing. If Xue Lanxi was not an important general of the Han Border Army, Li Hai would have wanted to keep him in his hands as a candidate to succeed as a general.

"General Xue may not have fought against the Xia Kingdom in recent times, so he may not know something. The current Xia State army, which is equipped with a crossbow is no longer the old-fashioned bow and crossbow of the past, but a powerful and long-range new bow and crossbow, this weapon should not be underestimated. ”

Li Hai said slowly, "A few days ago, the iron cavalry sent troops to pursue the reinforcements of Zhennanguan, but they were repelled by a light cavalry with a bow and crossbow. If we look at it this way, the other side must want to use such sharp weapons to occupy the high ground and repel our army head-on. ”

"Xuantie armor can't prevent it?" Xue Lanxi was shocked, he still thought about the Xia Kingdom army simply. The power of weapons can change the mode of warfare, and generals with a little knowledge know this.

"In that case, I'm afraid it will be necessary to use hoplites to fight in the front. Xue Lanxi responded, "If we can't break through the opponent's army formation at the first time, I'm afraid that even if we attack the high ground, our losses will be so great that we can't afford to attack the three county cities again." This has to be done with caution. ”

"That's a good point. Lehi nodded approvingly, "Although this bow and crossbow is very strong, it still can't break through the infantry with heavy shields." This battle needs to be fought cautiously, after all, we don't know what means this famous Xia Guojun Division has arranged in private. ”

Li Haicai didn't believe that Xia Guo's arrangement was because the other party did not know the military formation and came to send him to death. The more unreasonable it is, the more problematic it is. Lehi was worried that his side would not be able to find out the arrangement of the egret, and he was afraid that he would fall into the trap of the other party in the future. Therefore, he would rather fight this battle steadily and cautiously than come to any war of sudden attack.

The advantage is always on the side of Chu, with the buffer of the ten counties, the logistics of Chu have been guaranteed, and the army has been continuously sent from the territory of Chu to support, and in the end, the border of this Xia State cannot be defended. Whether it is Li Hai or Xue Lanxi, they all have a lot of confidence in this.

The 100,000 Chu troops lined up in a line and marched in the direction of the Xia army. Suddenly, a silver cavalry suddenly appeared on the left flank and rushed towards the front at great speed.

"Don't be nervous. This is the iron cavalry of our Chu State. Li Hai was amused and explained to Xue Lanxi, who suddenly became serious. "Commander Zhang is almost resting when he wants to come, and it seems that he is also going to join us in the attack. ”

"Zhang Chao is brave and good at fighting, and he is also a good young man. Hey, looking at you now, I feel old, and after this battle, I want to retire. How to attack the Xia Kingdom in the future depends on the ability of you people. ”

"Your Excellency is still young, don't say such discouraged words. Xue Lanxi put down the hand holding the long sword, "No one knows the advantages and disadvantages of the Xia Kingdom better than you, if you really occupy the border pass, it is only appropriate for you to command the army against Xia." ”

Lehi was happy, and he didn't answer. He knows his own business, compared to the previous one or two decades, now he has reduced a lot in both physical strength and energy. Even if the general-level Zhenli has been cultivated for many years, it still can't withstand the passage of time. Compared with the past, Lehi now no longer has enough energy to arrange all aspects of the army.

After joining up with the iron cavalry, the Chu army accelerated the pace of the march again. Fighting, one blow, then decline, three exhaustion. Most of the soldiers are ordinary people, and those who have the ability to cultivate martial souls are a minority in the army after all. Either in the elite barracks or the generals' personal guards.

Their ability to continue the war is limited, and their combat quality is not very high. Neither Li Hai nor Xue Lanxi dared to say anything to kill their willpower.

After walking less than fifteen miles, Xue Lanxi's eyes were very sharp, and he could already see the hills on the horizon, which were now occupied with people. This is the southern border army of the Xia Kingdom, and its fierce morale is not much worse than that of his own army. It seems that it is indeed a strong army.

It's a pity that there are also some recruits who can't fall off their tails and can't be so neatly lined up. The military formation looked like it had mixed mung beans into the rice, and it had become uneven.

Xue Lanxi felt quite funny, this Xia Kingdom army seemed to be already seeking quantity rather than quality. It is impossible to stop the Chu army by mixing together to make up numbers like this. As the distance got closer, Xue Lanxi also saw a more interesting scene.

"Before the military formation, there seemed to be two young people who had a quarrel?" Xue Lanxi said to Li Hai, "It looks like his status is not low, what is this?"

"The one who was being pulled looked like Xia Qiu, the son of the South King of Xia Guozhen. So the king of Zhennan really didn't come here, but guarded the city in the three counties. After this battle, there is still no need to be careless. That Zhennan Wang is not weak in business skills, and his strategic skills are also strong, and he has blocked me here for decades, which should not be underestimated. ”

Lehi looked at it, but he recognized one of them. But it's also strange to say, this is about to be a big war now, Xia Qiu and someone are so stiff, and it seems that the other party's identity and status are even higher than Xia Qiu's.

"That young man on the horse, could it be the commander-in-chief of the Xia State in this operation, the Bai Lu, the army division of the Xia State that is rumored to have defeated the 200,000 army of the grassland?" Xue Lanxi and Li Hai both had the same judgment. Looking at it like this, the other party didn't even have complete control over the army, and Xia Qiu even made trouble in front of the battle, is this Xia Guo's divine military advisor at this level?

And just when the two of them were strange, there was a roaring sound in their ears, this sound was not loud, if it wasn't for the amazing hearing of the general-level master, it would be difficult to detect. The two looked warily in the direction of the sound.

I saw a bright silver line on the horizon in the distance.

Xue Lanxi's heart shook suddenly, and he muttered with a fusion expression.

"What's that?"