Chapter 560: The situation is unfavorable
Xiahou Yuan's father and son, who were watching the battle on the city tower, were very worried about watching it from the lookout, if it weren't for the two of them being seriously injured, they really wanted to personally lead the men and horses down to kill a happy one.
Since almost all the masters in the city had followed Shiziling out of the city to kill the enemy, and Xiahou Yuan's father and son were seriously injured, Bai Wuya also stayed on the city tower and was responsible for protecting the safety of the two.
Bai Wuya asked anxiously: "What is the situation of the battle now? I always feel that there is an equal force everywhere, and I really can't see any reputation." You two have been in battle for a long time, hurry up and tell me about it. ”
Xiahou Yuan smiled: "Brother Bai, it turns out that you are more anxious than me. You can rest assured, although Ziling does not have an advantage now, it is not at a disadvantage, the battle situation is in a stalemate stage, and it is difficult to say who will have the upper hand in a short period of time. ”
Xiahou Feiyang paid the most attention to Shiziling's special attack division, and had been paying close attention to the special attack division's methods of dealing with the hook team. He said excitedly: "Ziling's special attack division is very careful, and has not sent cavalry to charge, but patiently let the infantry battalion and arrow troops cooperate to clear the opponent's hook team and archers first. ”
"Their progress is slow, but they are able to change their formations quickly and change their formations according to the number of hook teams and archers on the other side. Although they have gradually penetrated into the enemy formation, relying on the protection of the Optimus Prime Earth Defense Formation, their casualties are still not few. And the overall formation of the special attack division has always been very good, and I think they still have a good chance of winning. ”
Bai Wuya said with some unease: "But the opponent's strength is twice as large as the special attack division, and they are all Li Yuan's guards, so it can be seen that many of them are martial arts masters of the Tongtian Sect." The 5,000 cavalry of the special attack division has never had a chance to exert its might, and the infantry battalion and arrow troops in front have gradually fallen into the encirclement of the enemy formation, and I am always a little worried. ”
Xiahou Yuan was also a little worried, Li Yuan's 30,000 guards were the most elite men and horses in Li Yuan's army, many of them were martial arts masters of the Tongtian Sect, and in terms of personal strength, they were only higher than Shi Ziling's special attack division. Moreover, they have doubled their strength, and with Li Yuan personally pressing the formation, although Shiziling's special attack division is outstanding, it is really difficult to say whether it can win.
Xiahou Yuan frowned and said: "Now Ziling's special attack division is gradually encircled, and it is temporarily at a disadvantage, and although Nangong Xia's reinforcements are superior in numbers, they are also making slow progress, it seems that this battle is even more difficult than we expected." ”
As Xiahou Yuan said, as soon as Nangong Xia's Narcissus Legion and Li Zhun's Blue Wolf Legion went to war, the combat strength of both sides was immediately revealed.
Although they are all 30,000 horses, the Narcissus Legion has always been in the south, and has never been willing to take the initiative to get involved in the conquest of all sides, and is quite lacking in experience and actual combat power in facing the enemy. Although Nangong Xia himself has strong martial arts strength, he is not an expert in leading the army, and he is also lackluster for the command and dispatch of the battle.
On the other hand, the 30,000 elite soldiers under Li Zhun have experienced many battles, and they have extremely rich experience in battle, and their combat power is obviously higher than that of the Narcissus Legion, and Li Zhun himself is the best general in Li Yuan's Legion to command the battle.
Fortunately, Wei Song's 15,000-strong Songhu Legion played a diversion role from the flank, which greatly relieved the pressure on the Narcissus Legion. It's a pity that 5,000 of Wei Song's men and horses were brought by Yin Qi to surrender the army, and their combat power was far from that of the Songhu Army.
Nangong Xia was very anxious, he boasted in front of Shi Ziling, claiming that this battle would definitely help Shi Ziling defeat Li Yuan's army, but he didn't expect that a mere Li Zhun's 30,000 horses would be so difficult to deal with. If it weren't for the help of the Pine Lake Legion, his Narcissus Legion would have retreated in a head-to-head confrontation.
Nangong Xia, with the support of the Songhu Legion led by Wei Song, changed his formation several times, and wanted to rely on the superiority of his strength to disrupt the position of the Blue Wolf Legion, but unfortunately he had little success.
Li Zhun saw early on that although the number of Nangong Xia's Narcissus Legion was large, its combat strength was obviously inferior to the Songhu Legion led by Wei Song, so he quickly adjusted his strength and divided the Blue Wolf Legion into two groups to fight separately, of which 20,000 people dealt with Nangong Xia's Narcissus Legion and 10,000 people against Wei Song's Songhu Legion.
As a result, the Songhu Legion and the Narcissus Legion were forced to separate to meet the enemy, and the 15,000 men of Weihu barely fought to a draw with the 10,000 horses separated by the Blue Wolf Legion, while the Narcissus Legion of Nangong Xia was not the opponent of Li Zhun's 20,000 elite soldiers at all, and was quickly defeated and retreated.
Nangong Xia complained bitterly after changing the formation several times to no avail, but he had nothing to do, so he had to rush to the front by the first soldier, relying on his superb martial arts strength to kill the enemy desperately.
But his strength alone is small in the army after all, and no matter how strong his martial arts are, it is difficult to display them in the crowd, but fortunately, the Narcissus Legion has received Nangong Xia's death order in advance, and even if he fights to the top, he will not give up. Relying on the superiority of troops, they were finally able to resist for a while.
In the vicinity of Longma Road, the 20,000 horses of the Duanmu brothers and the ambush soldiers retreating from Xue Zhengyang were also inseparable. The strength of the two sides is equal, and the combat strength is not much different, and they are the two teams with the closest combat situation on the entire battlefield.
Xiahou Yuan's father and son have been watching the changes in the situation on the battlefield from the lookout platform of Black Dragon City, and as time went by, the faces of the two of them became more and more solemn, and Bai Wuya, who was on the side, was even more anxious.
Bai Wuya asked, "Brother Xiahou, what's going on now?" Ziling's special attacker saw that he had fallen into the encirclement but there had been no major movement, while Nangong Xia's side still made no progress. Why do I look more and more mysterious? Tell me, who's going to have the upper hand now?"
Xiahou Yuan frowned and said, "Nangong Xia's Narcissus Legion is really ...... Li Zhun deserved to be a first-class famous general, and in a short period of time, he quickly redeployed his men and horses in place, and only divided 20,000 horses to deal with the 30,000 men of the Narcissus Army, but he still killed them one after another. ”
"It's that the reinforcements of the other Songhu Legion can still support it, but it's a pity that there are 5,000 people in this batch of reinforcements, and the combat power is even worse than that of the Narcissus Legion of Nangong Xia, and it is estimated that it must be the surrender army that Ziling said. ”
"Alas, if it weren't for these 5,000 troops, that Wei Song's 10,000 horses might have been more flexible and sharp, and now they could only barely reach a draw with their opponents. As for the distance on the Ryoma Road, it is not real, but at first glance it seems that the two sides are evenly matched, and it is difficult for anyone to gain the upper hand. ”
Bai Wuya hurriedly said: "Nangong Xia is also a top master today, how can his Narcissus Legion be so poor?"
Xiahou Yuan smiled bitterly: "As far as I know, the Narcissus Legion has always been peaceful, rarely involved in conquests in the south, and it is inevitable that it lacks actual combat experience. Although Nangong Xia is good at calculation, he rarely trains soldiers and horses personally, and the affairs of the army are generally in charge of his eldest son Nangong Bo. It seems that his command and dispatch are really a bit bad, if it weren't for the fact that he took the lead and desperately rushed to kill, and his men and horses were still fighting, maybe they would have collapsed a long time ago. ”
Xiahou Feiyang said: "There is not much room for the army to exert its personal strength from Zhongnan Gong Xia, and from the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the Narcissus Legion is defeated by Li Zhun's people. The other teams are basically equal, and if Li Zhun takes the lead in defeating the Narcissus Legion, then the other reinforcements will be very dangerous. ”
Bai Wuya exclaimed: "According to what you say, are we going to lose this decisive battle?"
Xiahou Yuan frowned and said: "At present, the situation is indeed not good, and the only variable should be the Ziling under the city." Most of his special attack division is now surrounded by Li Yuan's guards, but the formation is always not chaotic, and there are not too many casualties, and they are relying on the defensive formation of Optimus Prime to defend stubbornly. And Ziling did not give the order to let the special attack cavalry team behind him charge, and he didn't know what to do. ”
Xiahou Feiyang said: "I have always been optimistic about Ziling's special attack division, and I always feel that although they are in a difficult situation, they have not panicked at all. The arrowhead troops of the Special Attack Division are still patiently clearing the hook team in the opposing formation, and it seems that Ziling is very confident in his team, and there may be a reversal soon. ”
Xiahou Yuan said: "I hope so." If it were me, I would have ordered the cavalry behind me to charge. Charging early will result in heavy casualties, but at least it will break the deadlock of the siege quickly. ”
"You must know that the encirclement of the opponent has become tighter and tighter, and if you wait any longer, even if the cavalry starts to charge, it will be too late. Moreover, Li Yuan also prepared 10,000 cavalry in the array, and under the attack against the attack, Li Yuan's side may not necessarily suffer. ”
Although Xiahou Feiyang has always been very optimistic about Shiziling's special attacker, he also knows that Lu Dao's father is extremely reasonable. Shiziling's special attack division is now a little lonely, and the infantry battalion and the attack team are gradually surrounded by Li Yuan's 20,000 infantry, and even if the 5,000 special attack cavalry team behind them launches a charge, Li Yuan also has 10,000 cavalry to deal with, no matter how you look at the situation, it is quite unfavorable.
At this time, the battlefield behind has gradually divided into superiority, and the two teams of the Songhu Legion are fighting evenly with their opponents, while the Narcissus Legion of Nangong Xia has obviously shown a state of inadequacy. If the Narcissus Legion is defeated, the Songhu Legion is estimated to be implicated soon, so that the entire battle situation will completely fall to the side of Li Yuan's Legion.
On the lookout, the faces of Xiahou Yuan's father and son became more and more solemn, and Bai Wuya's tightly clenched iron fist was also dripping with layers of sweat.