Chapter 431 Before Dawn

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 431 Before Dawn

Wu Zheng looked at the enemy troops not far away and fell into deep thought.

Although the battle in the morning ended with a complete victory for the Han army, Wu Zheng also realized that the enemy cavalry in front of him was stronger and more tenacious than he had imagined.

The enemy will definitely attack with all their strength in the afternoon, and we will have no choice but to defend and have absolutely no option to retreat.

The key now is whether these men can withstand the impact of the enemy's cavalry and persist until reinforcements arrive.

On the high ground, Yuchi Lin took advantage of the break in the battle to make some adjustments to the vehicle formation.

At this time, the outer layer of the car array was composed of large carts loaded with grain connected end to end, and the inner layer was composed of taller four-wheeled carriages.

As for the cavalry horses and their respective livestock, they have all been placed behind the car formation.

Yuchilin, who had not slept all night, had bloodshot eyes and kept instructing the young men under her to adjust the position of the vehicle.

He had to consider how the vehicle formation could resist the enemy's cavalry attack and prevent the enemy from using fire attacks.

Fortunately, there were three crossbows among the supplies he escorted this time.

These three big guys also gave him a lot of new installations.

At this time, the Han army's crossbowmen who attacked had already retreated to the chariot formation first. The rest of the military officers were also slowly retreating towards the chariot formation.

Time passed little by little, and both parties gave the order to eat almost at the same time.

In this regard, the Han army has an absolute advantage. After years of improvements, the Han army's military rations have been greatly improved.

Both in terms of quantity and quality, they are much stronger than the enemy forces on the opposite side.

Amir also noticed this. He looked at the food in his hand and frowned.

The difference between the Tianzhu and Han armies can be seen from the small amount of military rations.

"General, can we really defeat Han Dog?"

Nehru chewed dried meat and walked to Amir's side.

Although Amir was not sure, his face showed a confident expression.

The Han people are working hard on an expedition. As long as we can withstand the first wave of Han attacks, we can kill the Han army even if we are wasted!

Nehru nodded silently, and then looked into the distance unconsciously.

The Han army was engaged in an expedition, and so was the Western Tianzhu coalition.

The supply line of the Western Tianzhu Allied Army seems to be shorter than that of the Han Army, but it needs to cross the tall Pamir Plateau, which is not easy at all.

However, Nehru did not say this out loud, but kept it silently in his heart.

…

After a hearty meal, soldiers from both armies knew that a more brutal battle would be waiting for them in the afternoon.

The older veterans moved their hands and feet, while the nervous young soldiers bit their lower lips, rolled their Adam's apple and kept swallowing.

The crossbowmen holding crossbows lined up neatly in a standard firing formation, with cold light shining on the sharp arrowheads.

Except for the snorting of the horses and the restless howling of the camels, the hills were silent.

The horses on both sides whirled impatiently, raising their nostrils and quivering from time to time.

Wu Zheng licked his lips and looked to the northwest involuntarily. Damn, will something happen?

Not only him, but everyone was waiting expectantly for news about the main force of the Han army.

"Captain! The messenger has arrived!" At this moment, an uncle reported to Wu Zheng.

"Good... great good!"

Before Wu Zheng could say anything, Yuchilin on the side was already high-fiving and cheering excitedly.

"Bring someone here quickly!"

Wu Zheng ordered.

Soon a man wearing special clothes appeared in front of him.

"Special Operations Battalion Scout Lin Zhi has met Captain Wu!"

Wu Zheng patted Lin Zhi on the shoulder, "Have you arrived at the reservation location?"

Lin Zhi said: "We have arrived at the reserved location, and the troops responsible for outflanking the two wings have also arrived... As long as the captain and his troops can hold on until the end of the day, they can completely wipe out the enemy troops!"

Wu Zheng nodded, and someone came to take General Lin Bai down to rest.

When Lin Zhi heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Captain, I have to rush back to my headquarters. It's inconvenient to stay for a long time..."

Wu Zheng nodded, "That's fine, just be careful!"

Lin Zhi nodded and quickly left the car formation from the cliff, avoiding the enemy's sight.

Shortly after Lin Zhi left, under the order of Amir, the Western Tianzhu Cavalry also started a new operation.

"Complete the team!..." Yuchilin said in a longer tone.

"Get into defensive formation...each team takes position!"

"The crossbowmen are ready..."

Uncle Zhao Ling put arrows in his quiver and shouted, "Hurry up, Mr. Tianzhu! The barbarian from Tianzhu will be here soon!"

The Han military officers, who were still chewing dry food in their mouths, rearranged their formation around the car array under the command of their respective uncles, and stood in two rows, front and back.

The front row is usually composed of veterans who have experienced battles for a long time, while the back row is composed of young people who have experienced battle for the first time. Everyone holds the spear, sword and shield in their hands tightly.

Behind the spearmen and sword and shield soldiers were the Han army's crossbowmen.

The dull military bugle sounded, and the flag of the Western Tianzhu Army appeared in front of everyone.

Following closely behind the military flag were the cavalry in neat formation, they are coming!

The sound of the hooves of thousands of war horses awakened the sleeping earth, and the heavy breathing of the knights could be heard clearly.

The dull trombone sounded again.

Under the military flag, Amir reined in his mount and saw the baggage stacked on the hill, as well as the standing Han army's battle formation.

In Amir's view, the Han army did not have many troops, but such a small number of troops caused his elite cavalry to suffer heavy losses in the morning battle.

"General, wait until I come out to charge!" Nehru urged his horse to come to the military flag, interrupting Amir's thoughts.

"General, the battle with Han dogs in the morning was just a fluke. Now I want to see what tricks they can do with such a small number of people!"

Nehru looked at the Han army's car formation with naked eyes, and the horses under his crotch kept snoring...

Amir heard the words but never answered him.

"General?"

After waiting for a while, he couldn't help but call again.

"Don't worry, the warriors have just had their meal, so it's not a good time to attack..."

Amir carefully looked at the Han army's chariot formation from horseback, but he always felt uneasy in his heart.

"There must be some reason why the Han army on the opposite side lined up to greet them so confidently..."

Thinking of this, he ordered someone to call Surle to him again.

"Surle, how far is the main force of the Han army from here?"

"Don't worry, general, the scouts have sent information that the main force of the Han army will be at least half a day away from here!"

Amir nodded, feeling a little relieved.

"Pass my order, the cavalry archers hold down the position, the rest are waiting to dismount and rest! Do not remove armor or saddles, be ready to fight at any time!"

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"What the hell are these Tianzhu people doing?"

"Wu Xiaowei, the people from Xitianzhu, dismounted from their horses to rest. Did they charge at him while they were not on a stable footing?"

Yuchilin felt that this was an opportunity, so she asked

"No! In such a formation, flaws will appear if it moves,"

Wu Zheng was also carefully observing the enemy troops at the foot of the mountain.

"We have time, but they don't! All we have to do is stay here! Not move a step!"
Chapter completed!