On the frontal battlefield, Cao Ning's black flag army was overwhelmingly powerful, attacking from multiple directions, and in the blink of an eye, Donglan's 150,000-strong mob was surrounded and annihilated.
Hearing the bad news, Nangong Feiyan, who had been following closely to fight, was shocked and had to be cautious.
She immediately ordered the army to stay in place and wait for Chen Youliang's army from the Western Regions to come and join them.
After a day of slow and leisurely "emergency march" by the armies of the Western Regions, Chen Youliang's 100,000-strong Western Region army finally arrived, and the two parties gathered together to discuss strategies to deal with the enemy.
"I think we shouldn't have gotten those trash guys from Donglan involved in the fight in the first place. Now, all we have to do is destroy 150,000 troops. It will be of no use at all and will actually affect the morale of our army."
Chen Youliang was sitting in the front seat of the handsome tent, crossing his legs and scolding him over and over again: "Tell me, what's the use of these losers?"
"Even if there were 150,000 pigs, the Black Flag Army wouldn't be able to capture them all in three days. They collapsed within half a day of coming up. It's simply a shame."
"I didn't expect this result either!"
Nangong Feiyan rubbed his eyebrows and sighed: "However, it is not difficult to see from the information obtained from the defeated troops that the Black Flag Army is indeed very powerful, and they also have artillery support, which is far more powerful than our previous howitzer battalion."
"Speaking of this, I'm confused. Aren't all the howitzers destroyed? Where did the Black Flag Army get them and they are so powerful?" Chen Youliang asked in confusion.
Although he looked down upon Yeluqi's Donglan Army, it did not mean that he would underestimate the reasons for the failure of this battle.
Being able to destroy a terrifying opponent with an army of 150,000 men in just half a day is a dangerous sign in itself.
If you underestimate such an opponent, you will suffer a big loss.
"This is also something I can't understand!"
Nangong Feiyan explained: "As far as I know, our howitzers were all stolen from Fengdu City. Obviously they are the latest weapons developed by the underworld."
"What puzzles me is that there's no reason why their main force doesn't have any equipment. Instead, they let this motley crew take advantage, right?"
"Or is this army Yao Ji's secret trump card?"
Facing Nangong Feiyan's questions, Chen Youliang also had the same concerns.
If the Black Flag Army opposite them is really Yao Ji's secret force, then its combat power is definitely not simple, which means that this battle will not be that easy to fight.
"I don't care who they are for the moment, but those artillery pieces are indeed a big trouble, and we must find a way to solve them first."
Chen Youliang stood up and took two steps with his hands behind his back. He thought for a while and responded: "I think if we want to win this battle, we must first get rid of the opponent's artillery, otherwise we will always be suppressed by the opponent."
"You mean stealing the camp?" Nangong Feiyan said.
Chen Youliang snapped his fingers: "Yes, that's what I meant! I destroyed all the artillery before they were prepared. I'll see what they use to attack."
"It's a good idea, but what you can think of can't be thought of by the other party?"
Nangong Feiyan added: "I think the artillery position must be the focus of their defense. It will be very difficult to destroy it at night."
"Who said I was going to attack at night? I was worried that they would set up an ambush in advance and wait for me to sneak in."
At this point, Chen Youliang walked to the terrain sand table and explained: "I plan to ambush a strange army in the mountain valley in advance, and wait until the two sides fight and their rear is empty, and then suddenly attack."
"Even if we can't get it back, we still have to destroy all those things."
"In this way, the opponent's advantage will be completely gone, and we can still rely on the soul beasts to launch a fierce attack on their military formation. I believe that it won't be long before the opponent will be completely defeated."
In fact, what Chen Youliang was interested in was the speed and ferocity of the Beilan Soul Beasts when they attacked the military formation. With these ferocious beasts acting as forwards, they could easily tear apart the opposing defense line.
At that time, the 60,000 light cavalry under his command will be able to take advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy, and the opponent will not be able to stop them at all.
"The method is good, but if they insist not to fight, then how can your surprise troops be effective?" Nangong Feiyan asked doubtfully.
Judging from what she knew in advance, the Black Flag Army on the opposite side always covered it with artillery fire first, and then launched an infantry charge.
If our side was bombarded first, even if we succeeded in a sneak attack later, our strength would not be as good as before. It is hard to say who will win.
"This is easy to handle!"
Chen Youliang has already thought of a solution to this!
I saw him walking up to Nangong Feiyan, getting closer and smiling evilly: "I heard that you accepted a lot of Donglan's remnant army, there must be between 40,000 and 50,000, right?"
"Remnant Army? You mean..."
Nangong Feiyan suddenly felt a chill in his back!
She understood what Chen Youliang meant. He wanted to use Donglan's defeated army as cannon fodder to attract the other party's attention.
But if this happens, not many of these Donglan defeated troops will survive.
"Master Nangong, those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. Necessary sacrifices must be made!"
Chen Youliang patted Nangong Feiyan on the shoulder and comforted him: "Master Nangong, you don't want most of your soldiers to be killed by artillery, right?"
"..."
Although Chen Youliang's plan was a bit cruel, Nangong Feiyan had to admit that this was indeed the best way at the moment.
It is better to use Donglan's soldiers as cannon fodder than to have your own soldiers be bombed.
Seeing that Nangong Feiyan was still hesitating, Chen Youliang smiled and continued to comfort him: "Don't worry, Mr. Nangong. In a war, casualties are inevitable. Even if Dongjun finds out in the future, what will happen?"
"We can't fight to the death with our two families in front, while his men sit on the mountain and watch the fight, right?"
"Don't worry, Dongjun won't find any reason to attack!"
Having said this, Chen Youliang immediately summoned the generals of the two armies to prepare for the battle.
Looking at the dozens of warriors from the Beilan and Western Region armies in the hall, Chen Youliang suddenly became high-spirited and held his head high.
He first delivered an impassioned speech, then faced the generals, bowed and saluted.
"Everyone, the first battle is the decisive battle. The outcome will be decided in one battle. Whether we can return home victoriously or not, I leave it all to you!"
"Please rest assured, General, we will fight bravely to kill the enemy to repay your kindness."
After being beaten to death by Chen Youliang, the morale of the two armies was so high that they wanted to go to the battlefield to fight immediately.
Chen Youliang stood up at the right time and shouted the slogan: "The first battle is the decisive battle, and the outcome will be decided in one battle!"
"The first battle is the decisive battle, and the outcome will be decided in one battle!"
In the camp, a group of warriors agreed!
"..."
Looking at the high-spirited soldiers of the two armies, Nangong Feiyan didn't have much to say, so she had no choice but to readily agree to Chen Youliang's plan.
