Chapter 17 Know Yourself and Know Your Enemy

After a three-day journey, 50,000 rebels and 10 mechanical giants arrived at the banks of the Guyang River and set up camp; at the same time, 100,000 royal troops and 20 mechanical giants marched for six days to Tongyuan Town, and the two sides were less than 50 miles apart, and a great battle was about to break out.

At night, the vanguard team led by Ling Feng and Luo Chuan returned to the camp to share the information they had brought back.

"We have now found out that the Wang army has arrived in Tongyuan Town, there are 100,000 troops, and there are twenty mechanical giants to suppress the formation, and the weapons and equipment are quite good, I am afraid it will be a vicious battle for us. We are less than fifty miles from Tongyuan Town, and from the position where the two sides are now, it is highly likely that there will be a battle here. However, with our current strength and equipment, if we really clash with the enemy head-on here, I am afraid that we will suffer a great loss. Only this place is a dense jungle, suitable for guerrilla warfare, and there is a waterhole formed by a branch of the Guyang River, if we can lure the enemy here, we can set up an ambush in advance, which will increase the chances of victory. But this strategy is too obvious, and the enemy will most likely think of it and will not chase after it. Well, in short, this plan will be a bit difficult to implement. Ling Feng said, referring to the map.

Everyone was pondering and looking for a better way, and the deviation stared at the map

Half a day to break the peace: "Not necessarily. ”

The crowd asked, "What do you say?"

"This method is indeed deceptively simple, and the enemy is likely to guess it. However, there are still great variables, from the perspective of the strength of both sides, we are indeed at a disadvantage, and the rout is a matter of course, and at the same time this is just an opportunity, it is common sense to spy on the enemy before the battle, and our troops and enemies should know about it. As long as we act the trick more truthfully, the enemy may still be deceived; taking a step back, the purpose of Wang Jun's trip is very clear, it is clear that it is to exterminate our rebels, so they are here with a mission, and they have to report to Wang Du. We are different, if we can win, it is naturally the best, if we can't fight the enemy, just save our strength and harass. From the point of view of purpose, they have to fight us. If that doesn't work, we can do that. The dispersion analysis said.

"That makes sense, so be it. The crowd agreed.

The three holy generals and the generals of the Wang army, as well as the town guard officers of Tongyuan Town, were also discussing the plan, and there were soldiers outside the house to report.

"Come in. "Commander of the Wang Army, the fourth holy general Rabbit General Wen Yuan said.

"The villain has seen the commander and the generals. The spy knelt and kowtowed.

"Get up! ”

"The rebels are now stationed on the banks of the Guyang River, with about 50,000 people and 10 mechanical giants. ”

"I didn't expect the enemy to gather so many people in a short period of time, and it seems that the king's worries are still somewhat justified. The Twelfth Saint General Pig General said seriously.

"It's just a rabble, and this time, with the presence of the three holy generals, we will definitely be able to win the battle and defeat the enemy army. The town guard of Tongyuan Town smiled and patted his ass.

The three holy generals all glared angrily, how can war be child's play, let you, an unknown person, say it so lightly.

Seeing this, the smile on his face gradually froze, and he was frightened by the high-pressure atmosphere in a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

"According to the two elder brothers, how to win this battle. The Twelfth General asked.

"We are about fifty miles away from the rebels, and this area is mostly flat, and if there is a head-on conflict, the rebels' strength and equipment will not be able to stop our progress, and the only variable is here. After the rebels are defeated, they will definitely retreat here, this woods are leafy, suitable for retreating guerrillas, and it is also a good place for ambushes, but we can bypass this place and take Jiahua and Luolan directly, but presumably the enemy will not give up and will definitely harass our army's rear. Before leaving, the king explained that he would annihilate the enemy and eradicate the grass and root out the grass to demonstrate his strictness, and these maggots could not be ignored. "The eighth holy general will be raised.

"You and I have been galloping in the killing field for many years, and we have seen many treacherous strategies, judging the situation, and changing randomly is the real way to win. The Fourth Holy General profoundly and majestically "admonished" everyone present.

"Wang Jun has already set off. ”

The rebels were already ready to go, waiting for orders.

"The weather is 'very good' today, and it is time for the enemy to see how powerful we are and to go. As soon as the order came out, the war drums sounded, and the rebels marched with high morale.

About an hour later, a group of majestic figures slowly became clear, and both sides looked at each other from a distance, marching, and the distance slowly narrowed.

A few minutes later, the distance between the two sides was only a few hundred meters, and they both looked at each other cautiously, paused for a few seconds, and a powerful command sounded: "Kill ......"

The two sides rushed towards each other like a rushing stream of water, and in an instant the area was swept up like a storm in the desert, and the sound of swords and guns clashing, and the hoarse cries were intertwined, shaking the air, and the waves were far away, and even the birds were afraid of the terrible sound, and flew away from their nests and fled from this war zone.

Although they did not have an advantage in numbers and were not as well-equipped as the other side, the high morale of the rebels and the belief in seeing death as if they were at home supported the battle situation not to be one-sided. But the war has only been going on for a few minutes, and everything is still not good.

Unexpectedly, this group of "rabble" had such combat effectiveness, and in the face of such a huge disparity in strength, the Wang army did not take much advantage, and the fourth holy general did not make reservations, and directly ordered the mechanical giants to participate in the battle.

Twenty huge steel beasts disrupted the battle in an instant, although the giant soldiers of the rebel army also joined the battle without showing weakness, but the difference in numbers could not be supplemented by the number of people, and they were also lagging behind in numbers. The stalemate began to fall one-sidedly with the addition of the giants.

The rebels resisted desperately, but they were defeated, so they could only retreat while fighting, and fled in the direction of the woods, with the royal army following closely behind, chasing and killing the enemy.

But will things really go as planned? The answer is no. As the commander, the Fourth Holy General ordered the Eighth Holy General and the Twelfth Holy General to lead half of the men and horses and huge soldiers to annihilate the fleeing enemy army, and he himself led the rest of the men and horses to advance straight forward and kill Jiahua and Luolan.

It turned out that before the battle, several experienced holy generals had already guessed the strategy of the rebel army and thought of a clever plan to deal with it.

"In this short period of time, the rebels can gather such a number of troops, and the total population of the two major towns of Jiahua and Luolan is less than 200,000, so the limited strength of the rebels is here, and the troops defending the city are definitely insufficient. The Eighth Holy General pondered for a long time and said.

"Yes, you've got the essence. The Fourth Holy General said with a smile.

"In that case, why didn't they defend the city gates, but went out of the city to meet the battle?" said the Twelfth Holy General, puzzled.

"The two major towns have just experienced civil strife and fighting, and the situation in the city is unstable, and we are attacking now, if we defend the city gates, the war will definitely affect the people in the city, and it will also cause panic among the people, and the people's hearts will be unstable, and the war will be lost. However, you should not go too deep to chase the enemy, there is a quagmire here, and it is inconvenient for the giant soldiers to move. When I capture the enemy's base camp, these people will have no choice but to die. ”

The Fourth Holy General thought back to the negotiation of a few people, and smiled slightly, after all, they were still ordinary people, and they were still too tender to deal with the battle-hardened Holy General.

Just as the Fourth Holy General led the army to march, Luo Chuan, Zhao Jian, Ling Feng and others led thousands of men and horses to kill from another direction, intending to disperse the Wang army, Yuntian was also here, taking the lead, killing in the front, although the sudden righteous army was extremely brave, but the Wang army did not panic, the fourth holy general methodically commanded the Wang army to fight this elite team.

This squad can be regarded as the strongest combat team, rushing into the enemy formation, no one can stop it, but against the giant soldiers, it seems a little difficult, except for Yun Tian can deal with it calmly, the others can only reluctantly mediate, originally to disperse the enemy army, but now it is surrounded by counter-surrounding.

The rebels in the woods have retreated very deeply, and it is almost time to implement the strategy, with the issuance of a signal, the rebel squad that has been ambushed on the branches of the trees also took action, only to see them swing their knives to cut down a bulging straw bale, with the straw bales landing, a "bang" sound exploded, and suddenly a cloud of smoke rose, followed by "bang bang bang" The sound was endless, and after a while, the woods were completely shrouded in smoke, and the Wang army, who was in hot pursuit, was disturbed by the sudden smoke, and panicked, although the two holy generals tried their best to sort out the formation, but the righteous army obviously would not give you this opportunity, and rushed into the smoke to slash and kill the enemy, this time the Wang army was finally chaotic and hurriedly retreated.

Several holy generals also considered that there might be an ambush when they chased into the woods, but they never expected that the enemy would create a "thick fog" in this broad daylight, but what the holy generals and Wang Jun did not expect was far more than that.

The gloomy weather made the smoke disperse for a long time, but the surroundings were unusually quiet, and the rebels who were still rushing to kill just now did not make any moves, and they could not see the figure of the rebels, and the two holy generals who were extremely cautious also calmed down a little. Originally, I thought that this was just a delaying tactic, a trick used by the enemy to buy time to escape, but in the next second, Wang Jun was frightened into a cold sweat.

"General, general, we can't move......"

Hearing the call for help, the two holy generals hurriedly checked the situation, and the big thing was not good! I saw several mechanical giants who were opening the way in front of them stuck in the quagmire and unable to move.

"Hit the mark!"

"Whoosh...... Countless arrows and feathers attacked from all directions, and the frightened Wang army had no time to defend against this sudden attack, and suffered countless casualties.

"Pay attention to the shield soldiers, set up defenses, set up formations, don't panic ......"

Hearing the command of the holy general, the panicked Wang Jun finally came to his senses and gathered one after another, using shields to resist the arrow feathers.

"Whoosh ......" and several waves of arrows rained down, and although the Wang army had already prepared its defense, many people still fell to the ground.

The rain of arrows stopped, and the rebels hiding on the branches and behind the trunks of the trees put away their crossbows and crossbows, holding long knives and short spears, shouting "rush and kill".

The Eighth Holy General commanded the Wang Army in battle, and the Twelfth Holy General led a part of the Wang Army and the Mechanical Giants to rescue the giant soldiers who were deep into the quagmire.

"No, the enemy's huge soldiers, the number of rebels fighting is also significantly smaller. "The Twelfth Holy General realized that something was wrong.

"You, go and stop the Eighth Holy General, let him stop chasing the enemy, we have fallen into a trap. ”

The soldier's briefing made the Eighth Holy General also understand the current situation, and hurriedly retreated to participate in the rescue.

"It seems that the enemy already knows our intentions, there is no need to invade here, retreat, and join the large army!" A bird chirped, and Zhou Tao led the rebel army to disappear into the woods.

Yuntian's side has been surrounded by regiments, and the mechanical giants are slaughtering in all directions in the rebel army, is the elite squad going to be wiped out here?