Chapter 675 Xianbei Goes to War

"Report!"

In the early morning of the next day, a scout from the Pingzhou Army came on a galloping horse. The soldiers next to him saw the order flag behind him and all avoided to avoid delaying the military situation.

The hurried report interrupted the discussion in the big tent. The Pingzhou army is seriously lacking in the experience of attacking huge cities, and this battle against Manchester City is a good opportunity to learn and improve. The Pingzhou Army is almost learning while fighting. Every day, the heavyweight generals will summarize the gains and losses in the siege battle and make targeted improvements.

With the passage of time, the offensive efficiency of the Pingzhou Army has become higher and higher, and the cooperation between various units has become more and more organized. In terms of siege, the Pingzhou Army has initially got rid of the stage of relying only on equipment to attack .

"My lord, the Xianbei army has assembled heavily in the eastern area of ​​Touman City. It seems that they want to go out of the city to fight!"

"Oh?"

Shang Ji put down a palm-sized model of an explosive torch stone chariot in his hand. With a wave of his hand, the Luoshu interpretation area in the big tent changed from the key offensive area to the entire Manchester City.

"Where exactly are the Xianbei people assembled? What is the scale of the assembly? What kind of army is it?"

"The general offended!"

As he said that, the scout general took a step forward, picked up a baton, and tapped a large city gate about 50 miles away from here: "My lord, the enemy army has assembled in this area, and the assembled force has exceeded 50." Ten thousand, and it is still increasing. According to the joint investigation of Qian Huan and Feifeng Huoqi, the troops dispatched include all the troops including the Xiongnu Wanqi, Remnant Wolf Soldiers, Wolf Cavalry, Elite Wanqi, and Cannon Fodder Wanqi. "

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Order the scouts to step up surveillance and report any changes immediately." After finishing speaking, Shang Ji turned to Liu Yi and said, "Brother, order the troops on guard in that area to withdraw. In addition, the whole army Be alert, prepare to meet the enemy!"

Because the Xianbei army's outing of the city to fight in the field is what Shang Ji expected, so the Pingzhou army did not engage in any means such as siege, lack of one or all-round siege. The main force of the whole army is concentrated in this area, and only a small amount is released in other places. Vigilante troops.

Facing the menacing Xianbei army, a small number of security troops are naturally no match for the Xianbei people. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, it is best to withdraw as soon as possible.

"Everyone, what do you think they intend to do when the Xianbei army is out of the city?" Because the discovery was timely and there was plenty of time, Shang Ji was not in a hurry, and even consulted everyone's opinions before the battle.

"My lord, the last general thinks that the Xianbei people are desperate and desperate. Our army has been attacking fiercely for days, and the city wall is already in danger. The Xianbei people naturally know that the city wall alone cannot stop our army. I am afraid they will fight to the death."

Su Huan got up first and said.

This situation was also expected by the Pingzhou Army. With the elite army in the hands of Ke Bineng, it was impossible to defend the city to death anyway. In fact, Ke Bineng has only started to act now, which has exceeded the expectations of the Pingzhou Army.

The Xianbei army and the Pingzhou army have a few percent chance of winning in a decisive battle in the field, but if they fight street battles after the city is broken, the Xianbei army's chance of winning is less than 10%!

With Ke Bi Neng's shrewdness, going out to fight in the city is almost the only option.

"General Su's words are reasonable, but we can't be careless. According to intelligence, the total number of Xianbei troops currently assembled exceeds 500,000. Although there are many enemy troops, they are only about one-tenth of the enemy's total strength. We have to Beware of the enemy's strategy of attacking east and west!"

"Well, Feng Xiao's words are reasonable!" Shang Ji nodded, agreed with Guo Jia's point of view, and then said: "Well, brother, you stay and continue to take charge of the overall situation. The siege mission cannot be stopped. I will send Qin Ping, Kou Xian, Xu Huang, Tai Shici, and Ge Zhen are all left to you, and I will take the rest to lead an army of 500,000 to meet Ke Bineng, what do you think?"

Liu Yi nodded solemnly, and said in a concentrated voice: "My lord, don't worry, the general will be careful to prevent the bandits from taking advantage."

"Okay, that's it, everyone will act according to the plan, and everyone will act immediately."

With an order, the army was quickly mobilized, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the troops that needed to go to battle had been assembled.

One hundred thousand elite cavalry was selected from the Pingzhou Expedition Group, and then another hundred thousand regular cavalry was added as an auxiliary. Among the remaining 300,000 troops, there are 100,000 crossbowmen, and the rest are elite infantry such as heavy armored knives, heavy armored spears, giant shields, and giant axes.

The 500,000 people were quickly deployed, and under the personal leadership of Shang Ji, they marched forward and directly attacked the Xianbei army.

"My lord, the Han army is moving."

With such a big movement by the Pingzhou army, it is naturally impossible to hide it from the Xianbei army. A scout from the Xianbei Army hurried to Ke Bineng's side and reported excitedly.

As the overlord of the prairie, the Xianbei people have always been arrogant. As a result, during this period of time, they were suppressed and beaten in the city by a Han army far inferior to their own. An unknown fire has already risen in the hearts of the Xianbei people. Kebi was able to order the battle today, and I don't know how many people rejoiced, thinking that this was the turning point of the war.

Ke Bi Neng nodded slowly, pulled out a golden scimitar, and shouted: "Warriors of the Great Xianbei, use the scimitar in your hands to destroy the invaders and defend the glory of my people who lead the bow!"

"Long live the Great Xianbei!"

"Long live Master Ke Bineng!"

One after another cheers sounded in the Xianbei army, and the morale that had been sluggish for a long time actually improved a lot.

Seeing that the army's spirit is available, Ke Bi Neng nodded in satisfaction, and waved his hand: "Open the city gate and destroy the enemy!"

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-"

The horn sounded, and the huge city gate slowly opened under the joint efforts of dozens of Xianbei fighters to turn the winch.

"Kill the enemy!"

Ke Bi Neng waved his scimitar, and the Xianbei cavalry behind him let out all kinds of strange howls, rushing past from both sides.

"My lord, the Xianbei army has left the city!"

Qian Huan, who has been paying attention to Xianbei's people's movement, immediately sent information. In fact, there is no need for Qian Huan to remind, Shang Ji has already noticed the smoke and dust soaring into the sky in the distance, the distance is less than fifty miles, which is a charging distance for the cavalry in the beacon.

"Attention the whole army, the highest alert, everyone prepares for war!"

"Shua!"

After the order was issued, the slowly marching troops stopped immediately. The giant shield soldiers supported their shields, and the pikemen raised their guns, forming a combination of a shield wall and a forest of spears.

Behind them is a full body of heavy armor, and the heavy armored mad knife holding a long knife is waiting in full force. Behind the Heavy Armored Crazy Saber, there is a giant axe soldier with thick muscles, wearing only simple leather armor, and holding a terrifying giant axe!

Behind the triple line of defense, there are a hundred thousand crossbow troops drawing their bows and arrows, and the arrows emit a faint blue cold light under the sun.

The 200,000 elite cavalry were divided into three parts, 100,000 under the personal leadership of Shang Ji as a strategic reserve force, and the remaining 100,000 were divided into two parts, which were deployed on the left and right wings to protect the crossbowmen.