Under the dim lights, the entire Chu army's tent looked particularly heavy and desolate, and the tent was as quiet as death.
Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan both stared at the map in front of them silently, their faces gloomy as if filled with lead.
Xiang Yan thought about how difficult it was for the Meng family's fire cavalry to deal with, and how difficult it was for infantry to fight against cavalry, but he never thought that the vanguard battalion used to attack fortified troops was penetrated by the opponent without even being able to fight back.
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As the war has developed to this day, each country's generals and schools actually have their own set of tactics for dealing with cavalry.
Xiang Yan's tactics are also very simple, but also very practical. They use shield guards as the vanguard to block the charge of the cavalry. As long as the cavalry loses their speed, they are at the mercy of others.
Therefore, he deliberately threw out the vanguard battalion, which was mostly damaged by the Chengfu explosion, as a bait to lure Meng Tian to attack.
He planned to sacrifice the vanguard battalion, slow down the cavalry, and then directly surround the central army and the two wings, completely surrounding the Meng family fire cavalry.
It's a pity that the plan is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
The Pioneer Camp was not able to slow down the Meng Family Fire Cavalry at all, nor was it able to entangle with the opponent. It was just a wave of cavalry charging in a normal wild goose formation, which directly penetrated the Pioneer Camp.
This large shield, which he had entrusted with important tasks and relied on for his trust, met the extremely sharp spear and turned into a paper lake, which penetrated with one blow.
"Withdraw!" Xiang Yan looked at Xiong Qi and spoke with difficulty.
Now the offense and defense have changed. The Chu army, which only has infantry, even though its number is greater than that of the Meng family's fire cavalry, is like a sieve, leaking air everywhere.
The battle between infantry and cavalry in the field is not a competition on the same level at all, it is like an earthworm shaking a tree.
The cavalry came and went freely, but the infantry could not resist at all and was slaughtered at will.
If the vanguard camp was attacked by the Meng family's fire cavalry, they could still hope that the shield guards could block the first round of the cavalry's attack, and then they could in turn annihilate them.
Now, they no longer have this idea. Even the shield guards can't stop the Meng family's fire cavalry from charging. What can the other infantry who don't even have large shields and armors do to resist?
If the fight continues, Xiang Yan has reason to suspect that they will use 500,000 Qin troops to defeat Wu Qi and Wei Wu soldiers just like the Qin, Wei and Hexi Shaoliang battles. But now they are using 300,000 Chu troops to defeat Meng Tian.
He became famous with the Meng Family Fire Cavalry.
The most frightening thing is that in the Battle of Shaoliang, the Qin army was defeated, but the Qin State was still there, but if they were defeated, the Chu State would be destroyed.
Xiong Qi looked at Xiang Yan, wanting to see the hope of victory on his face, but he also knew very well that if they continued to fight, their country would be destroyed.
However, Chu State has the pride of Chu State. Do you want to tell the world that their 300,000 troops surrounded and annihilated 50,000 troops, and yet they fled in a hurry like dogs chasing rabbits?
Do you want Xiang Yan to admit that he, the most famous general in Chu State, is not as good as a young general in Qin State?
Therefore, although Xiong Qi wanted to retreat, he did not dare to retreat. Otherwise, if the order to withdraw was issued, the blow to the morale of the Chu army would be immeasurable.
"Use the Royal City Guards to stop Meng Tian and the Meng Family Fire Cavalry!" Xiong Qi thought for a long time and finally said through gritted teeth.
Now the only one they have any hope of blocking the charge of the Fire Cavalry is the Royal City Guards, the largest army in the Chu Kingdom.
As for whether the Royal City Guards can slow down the Meng Family Fire Cavalry and stop them, no one knows.
"The Royal City Guards' sign is too obvious, Meng Tian may not come!" Xiang Yan said weakly.
Meng Tian was not a fool. It was impossible for him to recognize the Imperial City Guards of Buchu State, and he was even less likely to be so proud as to think that the Fire Cavalry could penetrate the Imperial City Guards.
"If we retreat today, with such low morale, how can we stop other Qin armies?" Xiong Qi looked at Xiang Yan and asked.
They have no choice of retreat. They will die if they fight, and they will die if they retreat. Why not give it a try and maybe annihilate all the Meng Family Fire Cavalry?
Moreover, they have seen the terror of the Fire Cavalry. If they are lucky enough to wipe out all the Fire Cavalry, the equipment they will explode will allow them to recreate a Meng Family Fire Cavalry.
Some things are actually easy to get started with, but the hard part is how to create something from scratch.
Before the heavy armored cavalry appeared, no one knew how terrifying it was, but once it appeared, it was easy to learn to imitate it.
The Chu army also has cavalry. As long as it can wipe out all the fire cavalry and pick up their heavy armor and horses, Chu can also return the problem of how to face the heavy armored cavalry back to the Qin army.
Xiang Yan also knew what Xiong Qi was thinking, and now they could no longer retreat.
When he faced Zhao's old troops before, he retreated!
Now facing the Meng Family Fire Cavalry, will he retreat?
Then there is no need to fight this war anymore, because when facing other Qin armies, his soldiers will lose their fighting spirit and want to retreat again and again.
"Then fight!" Xiang Yan cheered up and began to plan how to put Meng Tian into a trap and take the initiative to attack the Royal City Guards.
In the Qin army's camp, Meng Tian was also thinking about the goal of the next battle. The Royal Guards were definitely at the end of his plan. As long as he was in his right mind, he wouldn't think of fighting against the Chu Kingdom's strongest Imperial Guards.
Hardcore.
"On the contrary, Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan will definitely try their best to make us fight against the Imperial Guards of Chu State!" Meng Tian said with a frown.
Therefore, now he does not dare to be careless or proud at all. The advantage is not on his side yet.
Once they take the initiative to attack and are entangled by the imperial guards of Chu, what awaits them will be the annihilation of the dream demons.
"So, general, why should we fight them?" the deputy general looked at Meng Tian and asked with a smile.
Now they are in an offensive and defensive situation, and the initiative is in their hands. As long as they don't want to fight, can the Chu army still catch up with them?
"There's not enough food and grass!" Meng Tian sighed, not because he wanted to fight, but because he had to fight.
They blew up the city father and could only carry enough food and grass for three days. With these days of destruction, they also grabbed some food and grass supplies from the Chu army.
But after all, I can’t hold on for too long!
Although a last-ditch battle can boost morale to the extreme, once the war falls into a quagmire of stalemate, what awaits them will be a lack of food!
Of course, he can also withdraw to the supply points in the rear, but this also means that they will let the Chu army go back, causing uncontrollable chaos to other armies, and even affecting the deployment of the entire army.
The most important thing is, is there really nothing the Chu army can do? Is it really impossible to stop them from retreating?
Meng Tian didn't believe it. I'm afraid that the supply points in their rear had already been taken away by troops sent by Xiang Yan. Otherwise, why hadn't there been any supplies from the supply camp in the past few days?
Even if City Father is destroyed, supplies should still be delivered normally, but they are not, which means that their logistics supply line has been cut off.