Three thousand cavalry, one for each thousand in a phalanx, suddenly burst out with a large aura. The entire phalanx was like a whole, with a gleaming shield. It accelerated violently, rushed out a hundred meters in an instant, and went straight into the enemy's army.
"No, this is a thousand-man battle formation. How can the Fire Crow Army be so elite!"
Ma Guaizi was feeling very proud when he saw three square formations with shining lights suddenly appearing, and he was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat.
Battle formation is a special combat technique used by the army. The more people there are, the more powerful it is. It usually requires at least a thousand cultivators and soldiers to unleash it, and it requires many years of training.
In the entire Central Plains, except for the Yulin Army, there are only a handful of forces that can meet this condition, including Qingyang Hou, who does not have this strength.
But at this moment, he actually saw the battle formation here, how could he not be shocked, and there was not one, but three thousand-man troops, and he was scared to death.
"All the troops retreat!" Ma Guaizi turned pale and shouted, turned around and ran back.
A thousand-man battle formation is enough to kill a fifth-level strongman. He is just a quasi-level five. He would be a fool not to run away.
"Boom."
Three Thousand Horsemen charged into the formation and charged through the refugee army, knocking people off their horses wherever they passed and causing numerous casualties.
"Run quickly, this is a battle formation, something only the Royal Forest Army has!"
"What is a battle formation? I've never heard of it!"
"Why do you care so much? If others run, we will run with them."
Some of the rogue bandits had heard of the battle formation, and some had not. Anyway, when they heard the order to retreat, and the gleaming battle formation looked very intimidating, they all followed and fled in a swarm.
"Brothers, reinforcements are coming, and there are three thousand cavalry battle formations. Come back with me and take revenge!"
The Patterned Dragon turned his head and saw the banner of the Fire Crow Army coming. His face flushed with excitement. He didn't care where these reinforcements came from, and turned around with the 5,000 cavalry battalion to fight back.
Three thousand cavalry charged in the front, and five thousand rear cavalry camped behind. A total of eight thousand cavalry chased and killed the rogue army.
"Boom, boom," the bandits couldn't outrun the cavalry, and they fled in rout. When the cavalry attacked them, they fell to the ground in pieces like chickens being killed.
The cavalry in the forward battalion was better, but the five thousand cavalry in the rear cavalry battalion took no prisoners at all. Regardless of whether they dropped their weapons and surrendered, they all chopped off their heads with one knife to avenge their dead comrades.
"Hey, why did my fake battle formation suddenly become stronger?" Kanbao personally led a Qianqi into the formation. The more he killed, the more he felt something was wrong. He frowned and looked confused.
His charge of a thousand cavalry into the formation was simply fake. No matter how elite the front cavalry battalion was, it was impossible to gather three thousand cultivators.
There are actually only more than 200 cultivators in each battle formation, and the others are either following Zhan Guang or serving as guards for these 200 or so cultivators.
As a battle formation enthusiast and the inventor of this fake battle formation, Kanbao quickly discovered something was wrong with the battle formation!
In the past, the knock-off products that appeared to be more intimidating than practical have become so powerful that they can not only travel hundreds of meters forward, but also increase their attack and defense power a lot.
"What is going on? Is it true that I, Kan Bao, am a genius in battle?" Kan Bao couldn't help but straighten his body. He suddenly felt that he looked very awesome.
How could he have imagined that this is because after cultivators practice, they experience the benefits of cultivation and their thirst for elixirs is a hundred times greater than that of ordinary people.
Therefore, the policies of the Fire Crow Army are more likely to be supported by low-level cultivators.
After the five thousand Qi and Blood Pills were issued, most of the cultivators became members of the system and received a 20% bonus to all attributes of the system.
The Thousand Cavalry Battle Formation mainly relies on these low-level practitioners. The strength of these people generally increases by 20%, and the fake battle formation also increases in power.
"There's something wrong with this battle formation?" Unlike Kanbao who was surprised that the battle formation had become stronger, Ma Guaizi, who had escaped for a while, finally realized something was wrong!
He doesn't feel strong, but he is too weak!
A real battle formation of thousands of people, facing a refugee army composed of refugees, would definitely be a rolling existence. How could it be possible to charge and still have casualties?
"Kaizi, there's something wrong with the spiritual pressure in this battle formation. It's fake. You've been fooled!" Huimu hurried from behind, sweating profusely.
When he saw the three battle formations with shining auras, he was frightened, but when he got closer, he realized something was wrong.
As a Qi Practitioner, although his level is slightly lower than that of Ma Guaizi, he is more sensitive to the breath of spiritual power.
Appearances can be deceiving, but spiritual pressure cannot!
"You bastards, you even faked the battle formation, do you still have any shame?" Ma Guaizi reacted in a flash and jumped to his feet angrily and cursed.
"Brothers, hold on, the battle formation is fake!"
Unfortunately, by this time, it was already too late. Since he gave the order to retreat, the entire refugee army was already in chaos, and it would be difficult to organize it again.
"Stand your position and don't retreat!"
"The battle formations of the officers and soldiers are fake, don't be afraid!"
"Anyone else who flees will be killed on the spot!"
"Swamp Magic!"
After escaping for more than ten miles and approaching the river, Huimu and his brothers unleashed three swamp techniques in succession. Together with Ma Guaizi's efforts to stop them, they finally stabilized their position.
"Black Dragon Kill!" On the battlefield in the middle, a group of warriors were fighting together. The patterned dragon stared at them with scarlet eyes and attacked head on.
"Shadow Leopard!" Kanbao, as a quasi-level five powerhouse, shamelessly attacked in a sneak attack.
"Pfft, you are shameless!" Ma Guaizi was hurt repeatedly and yelled while retreating.
"Mist Technique!" Huimu's face turned pale at this time, and he was as tired as a dog. He stuck out his tongue and panted desperately.
"Boom, fire arrows!" Soldiers from both sides fought back and forth until the sun went down, leaving a mess on the ground. Then they retreated.
In this battle, the Fire Crow Army suffered about seven to eight thousand casualties, and the refugee army suffered nearly one-third casualties, leaving only more than 60,000 people. It was definitely a victory.
The army returned to Tuke City, and the prefect Wu Bai personally held a banquet to celebrate.
"General Kanbao and General Shanxiong, thanks to the timely arrival of these two generals in today's battle, I would like to thank you two on behalf of the 300,000 people in Tuke City. Please drink this cup to the full!"
Wu Bai sat in the first place, picked up the wine glass, and toasted with a smile.
As a prefect, according to the rank of the Great You Dynasty, he was much higher than the commander of an army. Wu Bai became the highest officer here.
"Prefect Wu, you're welcome. In this battle, we fought our way out and got a bargain!" Kanbao raised his wine glass, returned the salute, and turned to look at the patterned dragon on the opposite side: "Actually, the person who made the greatest contribution to this battle should be General Hua.
That's it.
With thousands of soldiers and horses, he stopped the Maguaizi's 100,000-strong refugee army for half a day, which is truly admirable!"
"General Kanbao praised me, I will be ashamed of it!" Hua Wenlong received his left arm and picked up the wine glass with his right hand in return.
"Of course, General Hua's contribution is also due, and the Marquis will naturally receive a reward!" Wu Bai smiled slightly awkwardly.
"Prefect Wu!" Hua Wenlong cupped his hands on the right and said: "In today's battle, the rear cavalry battalion suffered a lot of losses. Please also replenish ten thousand cavalry from the new barracks."
"Well!" Wu Bai frowned worriedly: "The next step is to defend the city, which requires a large number of infantry.
Moreover, the Marquis has sent ten thousand cavalry from the front cavalry battalion to return for reinforcements, and they will arrive early tomorrow morning. We are not short of cavalry for the time being, so why not wait until Ma Guaizi is defeated and then replenish the troops."
"You!" Hua Wenlong's angry expression changed, but he couldn't help but get angry.
Seeing that Ma Guaizi's strength has been greatly reduced, it is the time to earn military merits. What's the point of replenishing his troops after the battle is over?