Caron's character is very cautious. Although he does not believe that his army will fail, he still has to be prepared for the worst case scenario.
This tactic of the human race is called strong wall and clearing the field, and Caron had seen it in an ancient military book.
If the human race was confident and occupied Xidu County directly, it would save a lot of trouble and gain a piece of territory.
However, the human race struggled to evacuate Xidu County. In other words, the human race themselves did not have the confidence to hold Xidu County, so they chose this method.
"Third Elder, have you made a decision yet?" Thomas, who had been silent, asked.
"Split two days' worth of food into five days' worth of food for three days. If you can't attack Qiuhe County, retreat immediately." Kalon nodded and said.
"The siege equipment and canoes prepared by Fukou City were all destroyed by the human race. It will take some time to rebuild them." Kamen sighed slightly.
Kalon has already made up his mind, and now we can only discuss the proposition of attack.
"I'll leave this task to you, Carmon. I'll give you a day and a half. You must build enough canoes and siege ladders for me."
Caron stared at Carmon with an extremely serious expression.
"Order, I will go and do it right away." After Kamun finished speaking, he did not take any time to rest and immediately left the meeting hall, assembled the 50,000 troops from Nanhe County, and rushed to the ferry city.
"Thomas, Kayun, and Northam, you lead the knights and guard the crossing to prevent human raids." Kalon then ordered Thomas, Kayun, and Northam.
"Yes!" The three of them responded in unison and left.
Caron and Carman looked at each other, neither said a word, and left the meeting hall together.
In Xidu City, the army is gathering.
Looking at everything in front of him, Caron felt some inexplicable fluctuations in his heart. The last time a war of this scale was launched was when the Lance family took over Nanhe County.
Unknowingly, the Lance family has been silent for decades, and it's time to show off its fangs.
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In Grand River City, time changes brought back the movements of the Lance family army.
Zhang He had already arranged everything.
A large number of resisting horses were placed along the river, and 10,000 Qilin spearmen patrolled in shifts day and night.
Although Dahe City is not a closed city, the river hundreds of meters wide is also a natural barrier. Especially when the enemy lacks the tools to cross the river, the defensive pressure is greatly reduced.
The knights of the Arthur family arrived first, but they did not attack rashly, but lined up on the river bank to fight against the Qilin Army.
Zhang He further divided the Xuanwu Army and the Suzaku Army into two, and took turns guarding the wooden bridge.
In the afternoon, Carmon led 50,000 soldiers from Nanhe County to Dukou City. After a short pause, he immediately mobilized the entire army and began to collect wood to build canoes and siege equipment.
Zhang He did not send out the Greedy Wolf Cavalry to cause nuisance. Not only would a failure be a waste of troops, but even a success would frighten the enemy back. This was not in line with Zhang He's tactics.
And the fifteen thousand Green Demon knights on the other side are no joke. One-on-one, the Greedy Wolf Cavalry is no match for the Green Demon knights.
Since the enemy wants to build siege equipment and canoes for crossing rivers, let them do it. The longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be to the enemy.
In the evening, Caron also rushed to the ferry city with a main force of 100,000 troops.
The confrontation between the two armies immediately escalated.
Caron led an army of 100,000 people to line up along the river bank, with a very high posture, showing the appearance of a wealthy family.
"Humans on the other side, listen, I am the third elder of the Lance family in Valan Province!"
"I advise you not to resist pointlessly. Your enemies are hundreds of thousands of Lance family elites!"
"You must immediately make way for our army! Our army is only here to capture Shanhe County! If you surrender, I will forgive you for waiting for death!"
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Karon drove his war horse back and forth along the river bank, loudly lobbying, but he soon discovered that something was wrong. The humans on the opposite side were like wooden piles, and no one paid attention to him.
Possessing the extraordinary strength of the gold level, Kalon's eyesight is very good. He can even clearly see that the human soldiers guarding the coast have a special meaning in their eyes.
As if, looking at a fool!
"Damn it!" Karon yelled.
Taking advantage of the fact that it was still dark, Caron immediately dispatched two Silver-level Green Demon knights and led 10,000 Green Demon soldiers to launch a tentative attack from the wooden bridge.
The wooden bridge between Dahe City and Dukou City is about five meters wide. It is usually used for caravans to travel, but is not suitable for large armies to move forward.
Gao Lan was in charge of the defense of the wooden bridge. When he discovered that the enemy had the intention of attacking, he immediately ordered Zhou Cang to lead two thousand Xuanwu heavy infantrymen to guard the bridge head in a concave shape.
Zhang He ordered the Suzaku Army to stand still. Tens of thousands of enemy troops should not expose the Suzaku Army prematurely so that the enemy could be on guard.
The current width can only accommodate ten people walking in parallel. Although the Green Demons dispatched an army of 10,000 people, only a few hundred Green Demons could rush across the wooden bridge at the same time and fall into the pocket set by Zhou Cang.
Facing Xuanwu Chongbu's heavy iron and wood shields and special large guns, these Green Demon soldiers did not even injure the hair of Xuanwu Chongbu, leaving more than a thousand corpses behind and retreated in defeat.
A group of senior members of the Lance family gathered on the riverbank high ground to observe the human military formation.
"Third Elder, the human race's spear and shield soldiers are extremely restrained by our knights. Judging from their combat power, they are considered to be epic-level troops." Thomas originally did not take the human race into his eyes, but this time he changed his mind.
"If we fight in the wild, is there any chance of winning?" The battle across the river is not the place where the knights can use their skills.
"I'm afraid I'm going to be at a disadvantage." Thomas didn't dare to make excuses.
The reason why the Knights are powerful is because of the power of the knights charging into the formation, but the human race's spear and shield soldiers minimize the power of the knights charging into the formation, and may even cause the knights to be harmed by the attack.
Cuaron remained silent and finally ordered the withdrawal of troops.
Back at Fukou City, Caron couldn't think about anything.
It was late at night soon, and Caron lost sleep, so he simply gathered his troops overnight.
This time, Caron directly sent Kayun to lead five thousand knights.
Zhang He had long expected such an incident, and specifically asked Gao Lan to withdraw his defense. As a result, Kayun led five thousand knights and successfully passed the wooden bridge.
Ka Yun, who was ecstatic in his heart, immediately sent a code signal to Ka Long on the other side, notifying the army to cross the bridge.
The next moment, countless arrows shot through the night, drowning Kayun and the five thousand knights.
"No! There's an ambush!" Kayun exclaimed.
Although he was greatly uneasy, there was no retreat at all. Ka Yun roared wildly and led the five thousand knights to rush forward.
After rushing out for more than a hundred meters, in the darkness, Kayn saw countless Juma blocking the way, and quickly reined in the horse. However, the knights behind did not know it. Suddenly, hundreds of Green Demon knights were overturned by the Juma.
More than a thousand Qilin Lancers swarmed up and captured hundreds of Green Demon knights. Upon seeing this, Ka Yun immediately led the remaining knights to break out to the right.
At this time, there were shouts of killing from all directions. The four generals Pan Zhang, Zhu Huan, Zhu Ran, and Chen Wu led the Qilin Spearmen from all directions to surround Kayun and the knights.
Ka Yun was horrified when he saw this. If he didn't get the credit, he might even be involved.
"Retreat!" The enemy's situation was unknown. Kayun shouted, ordered the withdrawal, turned the horse's head, and rushed towards the river bank.
It's just that at this time, a group of green demon knights have been trapped in a tight siege. It's not so easy to break out of the siege.
Ka Yun, who was extremely anxious, caught a glimpse of cold light in the corner of his eyes, raised his knight's sword and blocked it.
"boom"
A crushing force of gravity directly blew Ka Yun away from his horse.
In the distance, it was Han Dang who took action.
With one successful blow, Han Dang hung the heavy silver bow on the saddle, drove the Jiuyou war horse forward, fell into the battlefield, and fired his gun at Ka Yun.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Ka Yun spit out a mouthful of blood as he fell to the ground and cursed wildly. Fighting energy surged all over his body, and he blasted away dozens of Qilin Lancers who were surrounding him.
"Sea sea reverse water gun!——" Han Dang shouted loudly, the spear shook, and the huge waves crashed towards Ka Yun.
As soon as Ka Yun saw the general's tactics, he knew he was encountering a formidable enemy and did not dare to slack off to resist with all his strength.
The two sides fought fiercely for more than 20 rounds, and it became increasingly difficult for Ka Yun to resist, and Han Dang finally shot away the knight's sword in his hand.
Han Dang controlled the Nine Nether War Horse to rush forward. Ka Yun, who lost his weapon, was trampled on the chest by the Nine Nether War Horse's hoofs. Before Ka Yun could get up, Han Dang had already stabbed him in the chest with his spear.
"The enemy general is dead! Surrender without killing!" Han Dang provoked Ka Yun and shouted loudly.
At this time, Kayun was not dead yet, and was lifted up in the air by Han Dang, screaming in pain.
More than 4,000 green demon knights were surrounded and killed by the Qilin Lancers, and only half of them were left. Seeing the enemy's strength, Ka Yun was broken, and they all threw away their weapons, dismounted and surrendered.
Kalon on the other side received the signal from Kayun and immediately directed the army to cross the bridge.
As a result, they were resisted by the Xuanwu Army, and more than ten thousand Green Demon soldiers were blocked on the wooden bridge, unable to move forward.
How could Caron not know at this time that the human race had already been prepared.
However, Kayun fell into the opposite bank, and Kalon had to take care of it and forcibly ordered the army to continue the attack.
The two armies then started fighting at the bridgehead. The fighting was fierce at first, but as the fighting continued, the two armies could not go on. The bridgehead was such a big place, and it was not a place for large armies to fight.
The Green Demon soldiers could not break through the defense of Xuanwu Chongbu. When the bodies of the Green Demon soldiers piled up on the bridge, the Green Demon soldiers behind could not move forward. In desperation, Caron had to order the withdrawal.
The corpses of Green Demon soldiers were left behind.
The army withdrew, but Caron was still unwilling to give in. He did not lead the army back to the ferry city, but stayed on the river bank.
By the time it was late at night, there was no movement on the other side, and Kayun had not come back.
A gold-level extraordinary, five thousand knights!
Although he knew that the hope was slim, Caron still held a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that Caron could lead the five thousand knights to successfully break through.
At this point, Caron also understood that this group of humans was not as easy to deal with as imagined, and a surprise attack was not advisable.
Among the human army, at least they have the ability to leave behind extraordinary gold-level combat power!
We must mobilize all our troops and cross the river to attack by force.
Calon, exhausted mentally and physically, immediately ordered the army to return to camp.
