Li Zhun said suddenly: "In this way, even if Shiziling's follow-up reinforcements arrive, its combat effectiveness will not be as powerful as today's team, right?"

Li Yuan said affirmatively: "It must be so reasonable, there will never be a second team of amazing soldiers with outstanding attack power like today." ”

"Besides, although our men and horses were dizzy by the shock today, a large part of the reason was because of the sudden lack of preparation for the incident, coupled with Li Xiaoyao's factors and the same factors as the battle uniform, so that Shiziling and their camps were so successful. If it were to happen again, I think even Shi Ziling himself would know that he would never be so smooth. ”

Most of the Chinese army tents are veterans who have been in battle for a long time, and everyone listens to Li Yuan's careful analysis, and then thinks about it, and also feels that this special attack division in Shiziling is indeed too smooth today. If it weren't for the suddenness of the incident, and the same factors as Li Xiaoyao's battle uniform, no matter how powerful Shi Ziling's special attack division was, it would never be like no one in the camp of Li Yuan's army.

Li Zhun took a long breath and said: "It's still the eldest brother who is calm and wise, now that I think about it, it's really as the eldest brother said, although the people and horses of Shiziling are powerful, but if it weren't for our own chaos, they would never have been so smooth, in the final analysis, we were too careless." ”

Many generals also nodded their heads again and again, and after Li Yuan's calm analysis, the fear in the hearts of these generals was greatly reduced, and their confidence was gradually restored.

Li Yuan looked at the expressions on everyone's faces, nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "Not only is Shiziling's follow-up men and horses impossible to be too strong, but Nangong Xia's 30,000 troops are actually even less fearful. Nangong Xia, I've known him for a long time, this old guy has always been cautious and good at preserving his strength, even if his men and horses arrive, I believe that they will never fight with us like the Songhu Army, unless he feels that he is sure of victory. ”

"And although we still have more than 80,000 people left, they are all the elite of our two major armies, and compared with the other party, our men and horses have more tacit understanding and are easier to dispatch. So, even if the enemy and us have similar forces, I think we still have the upper hand in terms of overall combat power. ”

Xue Zhengyang said: "The sect leader's analysis is good, after all, Shi Ziling and Nangong Xia are joining forces for the first time, and the cooperation between them is definitely not the same as our two major legions." But our disadvantage is that we are attacked by the enemy on our backs, there is Black Dragon City in front of us and Yanzhao Pass in the back, there are either mountains or seas on both sides, there is no other way out at all, if the other party is attacked before and after, we are still somewhat passive. ”

Li Yuan said unhurriedly: "Even so, we are not without a way to deal with it. First of all, we still have to continue to put pressure on Black Dragon City, of course it is good to be able to capture it in one fell swoop, but if we can't capture it, we must let them have no time to cooperate with the follow-up reinforcements. ”

"Secondly, we can set up an ambush in Longma Road again, which is the only way to Black Dragon City, Nangong Xia and the follow-up men of the Songhu Legion don't know that the Stone Tomb has successfully entered the Black Dragon City, if they are in a hurry to reinforce the Stone Tomb, it is entirely possible to fall into our ambush. ”

"After the last, we can continue to fly pigeons to spread the word to various small and medium-sized towns in the west, so that they can immediately go north to besiege Yanzhao Pass after capturing Mijing City with all their might. If Shi Ziling had left few troops in Yanzhao Pass, the coalition forces composed of these small and medium-sized towns might even be able to recapture Yanzhao Pass, at least it would be able to drag the advance of the Songhu Army. ”

"We have more than 80,000 elite soldiers in hand, even if we are attacked by the enemy on our backs, it is enough to support them for a long time, and once any of the above three countermeasures are achieved, it will cause a big blow to Shiziling and them, and we will be able to take advantage of the situation to completely reverse the unfavorable situation. ”

After listening to Li Yuan's calm analysis, all the generals were full of confidence.

Li Zhunxi said: "Listening to my eldest brother say this, I feel that my injuries have healed a lot. Yes, although we have suffered some setbacks today, the confidence of our two major armies is still there, in the final analysis, our strength is still stronger than the combined forces of Shiziling and Nangong Xia, and our chances of winning are always greater. ”

"Big brother, I'll leave it over to Longma Dao, this time I will never let the Songhu Legion or Nangong Xia's people pass through a single soldier!"

Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Your serious injury has not healed, so you should stay here honestly to recuperate." ”

Then Li Yuan said to Xue Zhengyang: "Zhengyang, without further ado, you immediately lead 30,000 horses to Longma Road to set up an ambush overnight, the sooner the better." Remember, even if the enemy knows that we have set up an ambush, as long as we hold on to the favorable terrain and do not retreat, there is nothing we can do to forgive them. If they dare to break through, they will pay a heavy price. ”

"As for the siege of the city, I will personally supervise the formation, I want to see how long Shiziling's more than 10,000 strange soldiers can help Xiahou Yuan defend it......"

Just as Li Yuan was trying his best to stabilize the morale of his legion and regain his strength and adjust his deployment, the follow-up men and horses of the Songhu Legion led by Wei Song and Duanmu brothers had also come to the twenty miles in front of Longma Road. Leng Hu was ordered to wait for them here, and told them the news that Shi Ziling led the special attack division to rush to Black Dragon City to rescue.

Wei Song and Duanmu brothers were very worried when they heard this, Duanmu Xuan asked Wei Song anxiously: "The survival of Black Dragon City is uncertain, and the special attack division of the army commander is only more than 15,000 people, and it will be very difficult for them to directly face Li Yuan's nearly 100,000 army." You arrived before us, why don't you rush to help, what if it's too late?"

Wei Song frowned and said: "I am also very anxious in my heart, but the legion commander ordered Leng Hu to tell us that there was an ambush on the road that led directly to Black Dragon City in front, although Li Zhun was deceived and temporarily withdrew the ambush, but after the legion commander's special attack division rushed to the camp, Li Yuan would inevitably send people to set up an ambush again." I've sent spies to find out the news, and we'll make a decision when the spies come back. ”

Duanmulun said a little impatiently: "Even if there is an ambush, we will rush, if the corps commander's special attack division has an accident, how many of our more than 30,000 people can do in this northwest land? Maybe now the corps commander is fighting hard with Li Yuan's army, we rush over to help earlier, maybe we can turn the tide of the battle!"

Wei Song shook his head and said: "The special attack division has already gone to charge the camp early yesterday morning, and now the victory and defeat have definitely been decided. Besides, since the legion commander let Leng Hu stay here and inform us to be careful, we can't act rashly. ”

"Everyone knows the ability of the legion commander, and if he is not sure, it is impossible for him to rush to the camp. Perhaps the Legion Commander's Special Attack Division has now successfully entered Black Dragon City. ”

Duanmu Xuan said with some disapproval: "Master Ma Yu said that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and we should also adapt to the situation." Even if Black Dragon City has not been lost, even if the legion commander successfully breaks through Li Yuan's camp, but think about it, how many troops will they have left? Li Yuan will inevitably adjust his strategy and intensify the siege of them. How long can they hold on to this little bit of men?"

"Since Li Yuan's ambush has been seen through by the corps commander once, will he still repeat his old tricks? I don't think he will be so stupid, right? We still have 35,000 troops, and if we were taken by surprise, we should be able to inflict casualties on Li Yuan's legion. If we continue to wait here, maybe Black Dragon City won't be able to support it anymore!"

Wei Song insisted: "Our marching speed is not as fast as the commander's special attack division, and the officers and men in the army who rushed all the way from Yanzhao Pass are already quite tired, and besides, 5,000 of our 35,000 people are still Yin Qi's surrendered army, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to our own men." ”

"I think that even if we want to storm the camp, we should wait for Nangong Xia's Narcissus Legion to arrive before conducting joint operations, so that even if there is a mistake, at least we will not suffer too much in terms of total strength. ”

Duanmu Lun said: "Who knows when the old fox Nangong Xia will arrive, their Narcissus Legion has been grinding all the way over, in order not to directly confront Li Yuan's Legion, even if they come, what can you expect?"

When the three of them were arguing, the spies sent by Wei Song came to report that the traveling secret post of Li Yuan's army had indeed been found near the woods near the intersection of Longma Road, and it was unknown how many people were ambushed on Longma Road because they could not be approached.

Wei Song said: "As expected, Li Yuan set up an ambush in front again, presumably because he suffered the loss of the Legion Commander's Special Attack Division, so it seems that Black Dragon City may not have been lost." If we rush forward at this time, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses, so let's wait for Nangong Xia to come and find another way. ”

Duanmu Xuan hurriedly said: "If the Black Dragon City has not been lost, then we must hurry over to help, otherwise, if they lose, won't the previous achievements be wasted? Now that Li Yuan's army is suffering from the enemy, it is a perfect opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop, and we can't afford to miss this opportunity!"

Wei Song said: "Having said that, the situation in Black Dragon City is unclear, and there is an ambush on the road ahead, if we act rashly, the risk is too great." I think it's better to wait for Nangong Xia's Narcissus Legion to come. ”

Duanmu Xuan was eager to seek merit, and said impatiently: "We followed the army commander all the way to the northwest in order to defeat Li Yuan, a hero, in one fell swoop. ”

Wei Song smiled bitterly: "According to the spies, the road ahead is lined with small hills, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, once an ambush is set up, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses if we force our way in." Even if the special attack division is afraid and does not dare to force in, how can we mess around?"