The entire army was cheering, jumping for joy, and looking forward to the future, and their morale was instantly boosted.
"Pass my military order, Krawan will lead an army of 50,000 as the vanguard and attack the Star City in front of us."
Now that morale had been raised, Harrivan did not hesitate and directly ordered Klavan to lead an army of 50,000 as the vanguard to attack Star City.
"The rest of the troops will follow me to hold down the formation."
Krawan's 50,000-strong army went first, followed by Hariwan's 250,000-strong army, directly attacking the city in the middle of Samsung City.
"Captain, the enemy is coming."
When Hari Wan's 300,000-strong army came to attack, the scouts had already detected the news, and they immediately went to report the military situation to the captain who was guarding the city.
"Withdraw, remember to burn all the city gates and put down all the thousand-jin stones. Do you understand?"
The captain nodded when he heard the news. Jia Xu knew that the enemy had many troops, so he issued a military order to the captains of Sanxing City. As soon as the enemy came to attack, they should immediately abandon the city and retreat back, using Yuecheng and Richeng as their bases.
Resist enemy attacks.
"promise."
Soon the fifteen thousand soldiers of Sanxing City left the city and began to retreat towards Sun City and Moon City.
Krawan led 50,000 infantrymen and hurriedly and slowly reached the outside of Star City. However, looking at the bare city wall, everyone was in a daze. What the hell is this, an empty city plan?
"General, what is going on?"
Not only was the general in a daze, but the general behind him was also confused and didn't understand what was going on.
"What is the situation? How do I know what the situation is? I will immediately send someone to report the situation to the general. The troops and horses will be ready for battle and attack the city at any time."
Kravan also had a headache and sent someone directly to report the military situation to the general.
"what?
Empty city?
Isn’t it the barrier of Yongchang County?
How could it be an empty city?"
Upon hearing the news, Hariwan did not stop and galloped directly to the outside of Star City.
The city wall was indeed ten meters high as the rumors said, but it was completely bare with no defenders and no gates. It was only covered with thousands of kilograms of stone. What was going on?
"Klavan."
Harrivan frowned and called Kravan's name directly.
"General."
Klavan came directly to Harrivan.
"Instruct people to attack. I want to see if there is really no one in this city, or if there is something fishy."
Although I don’t know what the enemy’s intentions are, I still have to give it a try.
"promise."
"Koft, lead an army of ten thousand under your command to attack the city."
"As commanded."
Soon, Koft's men carried ladders to the top of the Star City wall and descended through the stairs into the city. After a round of inspection, no enemy was found.
"Reporting to the general, this city is deserted and has no defensive measures."
Kofft came directly to Harrivan and Kravan and reported to them the situation in Star City.
"Have you investigated carefully?
Is there really no one?"
Hearing what Kofft said, Hariwan didn't believe it. After all, Star City was a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It didn't take many troops to hold back 50,000 to 50,000 people for a period of time. Why would he give up?
"There's really no one around, it's completely empty."
To be honest, Koft was a little depressed, but that was exactly what happened. The city was empty and the people were running away.
"General, let's talk about it first in the city."
There is a problem in Star City now, but let’s talk about it first in the city.
"Well, smash the thousand-jin stone and enter the city."
Hariwan also nodded. No matter what the situation is now, let's go to the city first.
"promise."
It used to be easy to enter the city, but now it's a bit difficult. Once the Thousand Jin Stone falls, it's difficult for thousands of troops to invade. Now we can only mobilize the crash cars ready to attack the city to hit the Thousand Jin Stone.
The car crashed with all its strength, and it took a long time to smash open a thousand-jin stone. Then Hariwan entered Star City under the guard of soldiers. However, Star City is only a fortress after all, and it can only hold 20,000 soldiers and horses at most.
The more than 200,000 soldiers and horses under the command could only camp outside the city.
"Send out the scouts. I want to know what they are planning."
"As commanded."
Soon Hariwan's people left Star City and ran towards Moon City and Sun City.
Now Jia Xu has a total of three main troops under his command, namely the Wudang Flying Army, the trapped army and the Tiger Army. In addition, there are 30,000 original garrison troops and 50,000 reinforcements brought by Wu Yi, for a total of 150,000 troops.
This 150,000-strong army was divided into two. Jia Xu led the trapped army and Wudang flying army plus 50,000 militiamen to garrison in Yuecheng. Taishi Ci led the Tiger Army and 30,000 militiamen under Wu Yi to garrison in Richeng.
The Moon City is in front as a shield, and the Sun City is behind as a spear. If the Moon City is in danger, the Sun City can kill it instantly, and the Moon City is blocking the front, so the enemy does not dare to easily cross the Moon City to attack the Sun City.
"Master Zhou Mu, General Xu Huang has come to report that he has led 50,000 troops to Jianning County. He can reach Richeng in twelve days or ten days.
In addition, General Zang Ba also leads one hundred thousand troops and is heading towards Yongchang County under the escort of the navy. It will take at most twenty days to reach Sun Moon City."
Soon the news about Xu Huang and Zang Ba reached Jia Xu's ears through Gao Shun.
"Yes, your majesty's telegram has also been sent. General Ma Chao has led 20,000 Xuanwei troops south from Xindu and came to Yizhou to support our battle. These are your majesty's personal guard cavalry, fully armored cavalry, your majesty's special
Arrangements were made to deal with the enemy's 100,000 cavalry."
Hearing the news about Xu Huang and Zang Ba, Jia Xu was also excited. Why did he burn down the city of Banerbo?
Doesn't he know that if he stays here, it can become a bridgehead for attacking the Kushan Empire and a springboard for China?
But he has no soldiers and horses, so he can't defend it at all. Otherwise, once he is surrounded, the entire army will be annihilated.
Just like Samsung City, the Samsung City that Jia Xu worked so hard to build was abandoned and not defended. It was given directly to Hariwan. It was not because it could not be defended.
He only has these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he has to face 300,000 enemies, including 100,000 cavalry. If he doesn't concentrate all his efforts on defending the Sun and Moon Cities, he won't be able to resist them at all.
"Ma Chao and Xuan Weijun are coming?
That’s simply great.”
When he heard that Ma Chao was coming, Taishi Ci was also overjoyed. He must know that fifty thousand elite cavalry are not as good as Ma Chao's twenty thousand elite heavy armored cavalry.
If 20,000 cavalrymen really charge forward, let alone 50,000 cavalrymen, even 100,000 cavalrymen might not be able to stop them.
"Well, we are holding on for a while. We will focus on the defensive first, and then we will switch from defense to offense when the army arrives."
Jia Xu glanced at Tai Shici and nodded to him. Yuan Shu had made a big investment. If Xu Huang and Zang Ba's troops were all present, he would have an army of 300,000 in his hands, but the most precious thing was
Or Ma Chao's 20,000 heavy cavalry,
You must know that this is a move from the battlefield of Xianbei grassland in the north of the empire to the battlefield of Yizhou in the south, a distance of thousands of miles. Fortunately, Yuan Shu has focused most on the maintenance of roads since his struggle for hegemony.
He knew that only by repairing the roads could he support the four sides as quickly as possible. This was also his purpose. This purpose was also the top priority of the Ministry of Industry after he established the Chinese Empire.
There are wide and solid roads starting from Xindu and leading to all directions. Even so, it would take Ma Chao at least one to two months to reach Yizhou from Xindu.
Not to mention the consumption of horse power for such a long time, people alone could not bear it. Even so, Yuan Shu still ruthlessly mobilized 20,000 Xuanwei troops to go south to support himself. This shows that he is still very concerned about the Kushan War.
"Sir, I think our primary goal this time should be to destroy the enemy's cavalry, because we have too few cavalry."
Taishi Ci glanced at Jia Xu and directly expressed his thoughts.
"Well, you are right. Our cavalry is indeed too small. We have 20,000 cavalry. The opponent has 100,000 cavalry. We need to find a way to reduce their cavalry."
Jia Xu nodded, what Tai Shici said is really a problem, but how to achieve this is really a problem.
"Sir, I have a plan and I don't know if it is feasible or not."
Mrs. Zhu Rong, who was listening beside the two of them, smiled slightly and saluted them.
"Madam, please tell me if you have anything to say. Jia Xu is all ears."
Hearing that Mrs. Zhu Rong had a plan, Jia Xu was slightly startled, with a trace of curiosity flashing in his eyes.
"Lord Zhou Mu, you know that there is a branch of the Southern Barbarian tribe that is proficient in the art of taming animals."
Mrs. Zhu Rong glanced at Jia Xu and directly told her that there were people in the Southern Barbarian tribe who were proficient in taming animals.
"I know this. I also experienced it deeply during the Battle of Mianzhu. If Your Majesty hadn't prepared the fire-breathing thing in advance, I'm afraid the outcome of that battle would have been unknown. Does Madam have such a strange person under her command?"
Jia Xu naturally knew that there were people in the Nanman lineage who were good at beasts, but wasn't this lineage all wiped out in the Battle of Mianzhu? Could it be said that there are still descendants?
This is a bit interesting.
"I do have such a person, and he has also trained an army of tigers and leopards. Although it is not many, there are still fifty tigers and leopards. If coupled with a mountain climbing team from my Wudang Flying Army, it only takes one night.
If the effect is good, he should be able to inflict considerable losses on his horses. Without the horses, the cavalry will no longer be a threat."
Mrs. Zhu Rong thought for a moment and told her all her plans. With the Tiger and Leopard Army and the Mountain Crossing Team coming out, they would definitely be able to cause chaos in the enemy's stables and cause heavy losses to their horses.
"This strategy of yours can be implemented, but not now. You seize the time and let the strange people under your command train the tiger and leopard army. If there are no tigers and leopards, you can arrange soldiers to capture the rear and expand the number as quickly as possible.
And your so-called mountain climbing team must be people who are good at climbing over mountains and ridges. If you want to do something, you must do your best.
After the enemy has set up camp, you first send people to explore the enemy's terrain, then make samples based on the enemy's camp in the rear, use the samples to train the soldiers, and then directly bring all their war horses to me."
Jia Xu also agreed very much with Mrs. Zhu Rong's strategy. In the current situation, if you want to capture the enemy's cavalry, you can only start with war horses. As long as the war horses are eliminated, the cavalry will be no different from the two-legged infantry.
"good."
Mrs. Zhu Rong was also very excited when she heard that Jia Xu agreed with her plan.
Although he has a slight relationship with Yuan Shu, that's not what she wants to leave. She wants to rely on her true strength to make a name for herself, become famous as the Wudang Flying Army, and help the Southern Barbarians gain a reputation.
"Well, I'll leave these to you. It's better to get results sooner rather than later. We need to be prepared for any problems."
Jia Xu nodded. This Mrs. Zhu Rong is indeed not mediocre. She thought of countermeasures before he thought of this. From his heart, he has a little admiration for Mrs. Zhu Rong, whether it is because of her ability.
There are some strange people out there, it would be great if you can think of them.
"Okay, I'll do it right away,"
Mrs. Zhu Rong nodded, clasped her fists in salute, and then went directly to prepare for the next thing.
After Mrs. Zhu Rong left, Taishi Ci glanced at her back and couldn't help but frown.
"What's wrong?"
Jia Xu glanced at Tai Shici and couldn't help but ask him a question.
