The battle Cheng Dalei had been waiting for finally arrived.
Mo Mingmi gathered his forces and attacked from the east without cavalry. In front were shield soldiers, followed by archers, and behind them were siege equipment such as trebuchets and siege engines.
The imperial military formation is different from that of the Rong tribe. The Rong tribe is good at cavalry field battles, while the empire is good at sieges with heavy weapons. This time, the test faced by Cheng Dalei was even more severe than the battle of Qingniu Mountain.
The only difference is that the Rong people have the will to fight to the death, but the empire does not.
After the opponent entered the shooting range, Xu Shenji ordered to release arrows. Hundreds of heavy crossbows were ready to go. As Xu Shenji waved his big hand, they were activated at the same time, and arrows rained down for a while.
The heavy arrows carried huge momentum and rushed into the battle formation from top to bottom, causing countless casualties.
"Cheng Dalei, send someone to kill him," Li Xingzai said.
Cheng Dalei shook his head and said nothing. At this moment, even Li Xingzai could see clearly that Toad Island did not have a strong city like Qingniu Mountain, and it would be lost if it was defended for a long time. However, the opponent did not have the fighting power of the Rong tribe. Compared with the quality of the soldiers, the bandits in Toad Village
It is stronger than the enemy.
If there is a head-on confrontation, send an elite soldier to rush out and reach the opponent's center. Perhaps this elite soldier will become the force that changes the direction of the battle.
Of course, these elite soldiers are also a death squad. After rushing into the enemy's formation, no one can say how many will survive and how many will die.
Looking at Cheng Dalei who was nervously paying attention to the battle situation, Li Xingzai sighed softly. Compassion does not lead soldiers, justice does not lead to justice. Cheng Dalei's state of mind is that after all he is just a bandit who dominates the mountain and becomes the king.
Even with his alleged persistence, Cheng Dalei withstood the first wave of siege. With heavy arrows raining down, the enemy's will to fight was defeated and they fled for their lives in a hurry. At this moment, Cheng Dalei ordered Qin Man and others to attack and began to beat the drowned dogs.
Finally, after leaving hundreds of corpses behind, the enemy chose to retreat temporarily.
This battle can be said to be a near miss. But Cheng Dalei also understood that today was just a test between the two sides, and Mo Mingmi had not used real weapons yet.
Through this battle, Cheng Dalei probably also judged the enemy's individual combat strength, team cooperation, and fighting will... In general, it can be described in four words: vulnerable.
The key is that the opponent has too many people, with a total strength of over 10,000, which is ten times more than the strength of Toad Village. And this is not all of Qinchuan Pass, there are still more than 5,000 troops left to guard Qinchuan Pass.
At night, the lights in Toad Village were brightly lit, and Cheng Dalei organized a pre-war meeting. Generally speaking, although the opponent had the advantage in terms of military strength, the quality of the individual soldiers in Toad Village was far superior to that of the opponent. The key was how to minimize casualties while winning victory.
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Cheng Dalei made another pre-war mobilization, saying things like tomorrow is bright, yesterday was glorious, but today is cruel.
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There is still an important meeting at Qinchuan Pass Camp.
Before the war, Mo Mingmi was in a very happy mood. Today, he thoroughly touched the bottom of Toad Village, and the situation was more optimistic than he thought. After removing the natural dangers of the river, there were almost no defensive facilities in Toad Village. In Mo Ming
Mi Xin, the defense of Toad Village can also be described in four words: vulnerable.
What Cheng Dalei didn't know was that the enemies attacking Toad Village today were only the old, weak, sick and disabled at Qinchuan Pass, and they were expendable cannon fodder.
These people have almost no combat effectiveness, and they are a waste of force if they are alive. Taking advantage of this attack on Toad Village, we can clean up the "garbage" and find out the details of Toad Village.
After the meeting, Mo Mingmi left Yan Di alone.
"Military advisor, we are about to break through Toad Stronghold. Then we will definitely kill the traitor Cheng Dalei with our own hands."
"Congratulations, General!" Yan Di immediately handed over his hand. If he can get rid of Toad Village, he can also get rid of the heart disease.
"The three armies have not moved yet. Food and grass go first. Now I want you to return to Qinchuan Pass to sit in battle and take charge of logistics."
"I will definitely live up to the general's trust."
"It's time to bring the bosses from other places over here. They don't want to just sit around and watch the fun."
"General, what should we do with Yun Zhonglong, Qiao He, and You Ninth Floor?"
"Similarly pass the news to them and see if they plan to go all the way to darkness, or are willing to abandon darkness and turn to light."
That night, Yan Di was escorted by soldiers back to Qinchuan Pass, where he would sit in battle to provide logistical support to Mo Mingmi.
At the same time, the news has spread, and all the leaders of Mo Mingmi's eighteen families have received the news, including Yun Zhonglong, Qiao He, and You Jiulou.
"If you look at it, Master Cheng's family treats us well, and he can always give each of our families 10% or 20% of the 10% profit. He is much more kind than Mo Mingmi."
Before setting off, the three of them got together to discuss the matter.
"What's the use of being kind? Can kindness stop Boss Mo? Who are the three of us? We are just bedbugs in Boss Mo's house. Boss Mo doesn't want to talk to us, but we are still alive; Boss Mo wants us to die.
, you can crush us to death with one kick."
"Then what should we do?" Qiao He asked: "If we really go to fight Master Cheng, even if Master Cheng will definitely die this time, we have followed him after all. After the matter is over, will Boss Mo let us go?"
The three of them sighed, not knowing what to make for a moment. In the end, both Qiao He and You Jiulou looked at Yun Zhonglong.
"Boss Long, you should make up your mind. This time we will all listen to you."
Yun Zhonglong thought for a while, then suddenly slapped the table: "Just go, we can't do any work if we go, let's get over this matter first."
Qiao He and You Jiulou sighed. What Yun Zhonglong thought was naturally not the best way, but it was the only way at the moment.
The leaders of the eighteen families gathered within three days, and various forces, large and small, set up camp on both sides of the river. Cheng Dalei watched this scene happen, but was powerless to do anything.
Mo Mingmi's original strength, plus the strength of the eighteen clan leaders, brought the total strength to more than 20,000.
Three days later, Mo Mingmi launched another siege operation. At this moment, in his eyes, Cheng Dalei was already in his pocket and could be defeated at any time. The reason why it had not yet been defeated was because he was unwilling to pay a high price.
Toad Stronghold can be broken, but it is a hard nut to crack. If you want to completely capture the enemy, you will have to lose a lot of manpower. Mo Mingmi was reluctant to sacrifice his own elite, so he let the leaders of the eighteen families die.
It is also a good time to take this opportunity to weaken their strength so that no one under his command becomes too powerful.
The leaders of the Eighteen Families were even more reluctant to let their own people die, so they fought when they could and retreated when they couldn't. Under such circumstances, the battle lasted for more than half a month.
Relying on the heavy crossbow in his hand, Cheng Dalei actually managed to survive without increasing his troops.
At dusk that day, after another battle, the river was covered with corpses, and red blood was solidified on the crystal ice.
Du, congratulations on completing ten copycat defenses...