Outside Niu Fu's camp, the coalition's archers and crossbowmen kept shooting arrows at the camp.
The missing arrows were like rain, dripping into the camp.
However, there was a light curtain, an invisible barrier, in the sky above Niu Fu's camp. The arrow fell down. After passing through this invisible light curtain, the originally high-speed arrow lost its power instantly.
"It seems that there are some magic scribes in Niu Fu's military camp, but relying on these scribes is not enough to stop my crossbowmen."
Su Fan looked at the Niu Fu military camp in the distance and smiled.
In this era, the scribes who accompanied the army were no longer powerless. They also had a role to play. In particular, they could release various spells, which could be used to attack and defend.
Of course, it is not easy for this method to become routine.
After all, those who want to cast spells generally need to have at least the fourth or fifth level of soul nourishment.
It is destined to be more difficult for scribes to practice the soul path than martial arts. For warriors to practice body training, it is easy to get started, but it is very difficult to practice to the advanced level.
It can be said that the soul path has been very difficult from the beginning, and the requirements for talent are even stricter.
Therefore, there are destined to be many fewer scribes than warriors.
Moreover, the inheritance of the Soul Dao of scribes generally comes from aristocratic families and wealthy families, and the lower classes have no chance to learn the Soul Dao method.
This is also doomed, scribes cannot become a regular method on the battlefield.
Niu Fu's army had scribes accompanying it, but Su Fan didn't care. Many armies had them, because scribes sometimes did play some role in wars.
Especially some scribes who are proficient in earth magic.
However, it is impossible for scribes to become a regular means. Most scribes have unusual backgrounds, so how can they serve as "thugs" in the army.
Only Zhang Jiao's Taiping Road has so many Taoist masters.
Unfortunately, after Taiping Dao was suppressed, most of the Taoist masters were brutally persecuted, and some were adopted as domestic slaves by aristocratic families.
There were some scribes in the Niufu military camp, but certainly not many.
It can block it once or twice, but it can never block Su Fan's multiple attacks.
When it comes to logistics, Su Fan is confident that even the Yuan family, which has accumulated thousands of years of experience, may not be able to match him.
It is true that after thousands of years of accumulation, the Yuan family may be able to produce more than Su Fan at once, but in terms of consumption, it is absolutely incomparable to Su Fan.
Su Fan's East China Sea Territory can be said to be a large logistics industrial base, with millions of people working for his logistics.
He doesn't care about the consumption of weapons at all. Even if he consumes 100,000 arrows a day and loses them, he will recover quickly.
If the production line manufacturing and the Ministry of Industry under his command are fully committed to manufacturing arrows, even one hundred thousand arrows a day will definitely not be a problem.
In the Ministry of Industry of the East China Sea Territory, the technology alone may not be as good as that of later generations during World War I and World War II, but with the support of some extraordinary technologies, the comprehensive technological production is no worse than that of some second-rate countries during World War I.
So he doesn't care about the cost of missing arrows.
In this war, he lost a total of millions of arrows, which was enough for him to squander for a while.
Moreover, among his army, there are hundreds of craftsmen who can make arrows temporarily locally. The quality may not be as good as those from Donghai Territory, but it is no worse than the arrows of other armies.
Su Fan commanded the war without any skills or tactics. He just used absolute power, just like Uncle Sam in later generations, who used super technology and logistics.
Catapults and crossbows, these two long-range weapons, are constantly attacking.
The defensive methods of Niu Fu's military camp are the defensive techniques of the scribes and the military spirit generated by the military formation, which can weaken the power.
But they can't last long.
"withdraw troops!"
Feeling that it was almost done, Su Fan immediately ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.
The army retreated in an orderly manner, and Niu Fu's military camp did not dare to send troops out because they had been beaten back when they came out before.
In particular, the cavalry wanted to charge into the formation, but Su Fan used Xu Chu Zang to overwhelm many powerful warriors. The cavalry gathered together and intercepted them. They were unable to charge into the formation and did not pose any threat to Su Fan's army.
What's more, Niu Fu's Xiliang army couldn't take advantage in terms of numbers. At the same time, Su Fan had tens of thousands of elites. With Tao Qian and Kong Ni's army, they couldn't take any advantage at all.
After two times, Niu Fu became honest.
Don't dare to send troops out to pursue.
You can only defend passively.
"Ning'an, you just use crossbows and slings, long-range attacks every day, it won't have much effect, right? Why don't you attack their camp directly with a large army?"
At night, Tao Qian and Kong Min found Su Fan and asked curiously.
They have decided that Su Fan will take the lead in the battle. Although Su Fan has the smallest number of soldiers, after so many days of observation, they know very well that in terms of combat power, Su Fan is definitely the most powerful.
Especially when they knew that Su Fan had several generals who were capable of practicing martial arts, they felt even more at ease.
Especially Tao Qian, who has experienced war, knows very well that if a large army is led by General Lian Gang, even if his ability to lead the army is not very good, at least the morale will not be bad due to his bravery.
As for the commander's ability to command, they have clearly seen these days. Su Fan's command seems to be quite satisfactory. However, such a satisfactory command can bring out their greatest power.
It didn't require any ingenuity, it was an open battle, but Niu Fu's army was overwhelmed and did not dare to leave their camp.
"Of course, Ning'an, we are not questioning your battle plan. It's just that it consumes a lot of money, right?"
"The consumption is indeed a bit high, but I can still bear it. I prepared a lot of arrows before. As for the stones, they are everywhere."
"The reason why we did not choose to attack directly is that first of all, Niu Fu's camp is very solid. If you want to rush in, you will inevitably cause huge losses, and you may not be able to attack it in one go."
"Although Ci does not command troops, if there are unnecessary losses, then try not to do so. After all, these people are following me, and I hope to bring them back intact."
"Ning'an is kind"
When Tao Qian heard this, he smiled and praised him, but only he knew whether he was sincere or not.
"And I choose long-range attacks. One of them can consume the opponent's physical strength as much as possible. Niu Fu's army itself is not larger than ours."
"Now we are constantly losing their troops to prepare for future wars."
"And such daily attacks can also damage the opponent's morale."
"I have observed in the past few days that on the first day the Niufu camp was defended by Xiliang infantry, but on the third and fourth days to now, the defensive soldiers have changed."
"Niu Fu is not stupid, so he will not let his elites be wasted on you."
"It is true that he is not stupid, but the soldiers and horses under his command include the Xiliang army, the Imperial Forbidden Army, and some soldiers and horses stationed from local places. It is quite chaotic."
"Originally, the relationship between the Xiliang army and the Forbidden Army and the local army was not good. Now Niu Fu lets the Xiliang army rest in the back, and lets the Forbidden Army and the local army bear my attack."
"What kind of consequences will this have? It is obvious that morale will be low. What is even more serious is that it will increase the dissatisfaction and even hatred of the Forbidden Army and the local army Xiliang Army."
"When this dissatisfaction and hatred reaches a certain level"
"As long as this dissatisfaction is triggered, it is likely that they will fight among themselves?"
Tao Qian and Kong Niao were not fools. They figured it out in an instant, and looked at Su Fan differently.