Chapter 1542: A charge that ignores casualties
Meng Tian took Huo Qubing to the main general account, Wei Qing and the other lieutenants were already waiting here.
Meng Tian didn't delay any time, and directly said, "The situation is very clear right now. As long as the enemy is not a fool, he will definitely attack us in the shortest time."
All the generals in the account nodded when they heard it.
The enemy’s grain and grass have been destroyed. If you don’t launch an offensive and end the battle as soon as possible, you won’t have to fight any more afterwards, and if you run out of remaining grain and grass, you will be completely finished.
Therefore, next, the enemy army will definitely launch an attack on the own barracks in the shortest time.
"Huo Qubing, you fought against the enemy army, talk about your views on the enemy army." Meng Tian asked Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing nodded, and said: "The Barbarians have good individual strength, and they are quite capable of serving as soldiers. It may have something to do with their growing up on horseback."
"But because they don't have a strong military to deploy an army formation, they cannot turn these strong individual soldiers into a whole."
"As long as we have a military formation as a foundation, the enemy will not be able to break through our military camp, even if they have hundreds of millions of cavalry."
"Not to mention, now that the enemy's grain and grass are damaged, it has dealt a great blow to the morale of the army. I think we only need to block the enemy's attack for two or three days."
"There is no need for us to do any more offensive in the future. The enemy forces themselves will be completely defeated because of the problem of food and grass. Then we will lead the troops to clear the battle."
"In this way, even if the Wu clan takes action, it has not made any changes to the barbarian army." Wei Qing frowned slightly, and said: "The enemy army is roughly the same as our previous understanding!"
"Can't underestimate."
Meng Tian shook his head and said, "Although the enemy army has no powerful generals, there are witches standing behind them."
"The Witch Clan has a strong background and should not be underestimated. We still have to be fully prepared."
"Yes!"
Next, Meng Tian worked out a battle plan with these generals under his command.
One day after Huo Qubing's army returned to the barracks, the barbarian army finally arrived in front of the Mengtian army.
"The whole army listens to orders."
"kill!"
After reaching a suitable offensive range, the barbarian clan leader directly ordered the army to attack under Gong Yang Xu's instruction, without giving the army any time to rest.
As a result, the entire army seemed lacklustre.
But the barbarian generals have no way to change anything. After all, even if they take a break, the combat effectiveness of the army will not improve because of morale.
On the contrary, more food and grass will be wasted. It is better to directly attack now. Maybe the enemy is not ready yet and will be caught off guard.
But, obviously these people think too much.
On the wall of the barracks, Meng Tian looked at the lackluster barbarian cavalry, shook his head, and said, "Sure enough, the morale of the enemy army is gone."
"Such an enemy army does not pose a big threat to us." Wei Qing looked around and said: "The only thing that can pose a threat to us is the Wu Clan behind the Barbarian Clan."
"Despite the news we have received, the only high-end combat power of the Wu Clan is that the only remaining high-end combat power is Ram Xu, Ram Cheng and a black-clothed saint who doesn't know his name, but we can't relax our guard."
Meng Tian nodded and said, "Where is Ran Min?"
"General Ran Min has just returned to the barracks alone and can attack as a surprise soldier to ensure that the Witch Clan's Holy Venerable cannot cause too much casualties to us." Wei Qing said.
According to the battle plan made by Meng Tian and the others, Ran Min returned to the barracks alone to participate in the battle, and the troops under his command were left behind the enemy.
As long as it waits for the war to heat up, the army in the rear can launch a surprise attack to ensure the greatest damage to the enemy.
After all, as far as defending the city, there are not too many cavalry.
"it is good!"
After receiving the exact news from Ran Min, Meng Tian's last worries disappeared. He looked at the incoming enemy and said: "The order is passed on, and the enemy will charge to the best range of our ordinary crossbow before shooting with arrows. ."
"At the same time order the bed crossbow and the strong crossbow to release the arrows after the ordinary bow and crossbow, to ensure the maximum damage to the enemy!"
"Yes!"
"Why haven't the enemy fired their arrows?" The main commander on the barbarian side was confused when he saw that there was no movement in Meng Tian's barracks.
It's just that no one knows what's going on.
And as time passed, the barbarian cavalry soon reached the best range of Mengtian army's ordinary bows.
"Let go!"
Following Meng Tian's order, the archers and crossbowmen that had been prepared in the barracks sent all arrows.
In an instant, the sky went dark.
A sky-like rain of arrows poured down towards the barbarian cavalry.
Shoo!
The piercing sound of sharp arrows pierced through the air sounded in the ears of the soldiers of the barbarian cavalry, followed closely, and took their lives.
Large swathes of barbarian cavalry fell under the rain of arrows and became the ghosts under the arrows.
Meng Tian commanded the crossbowmen and shot a space covered by arrow rain.
In the blink of an eye, none of the barbarians who entered this space survived.
Let the large open space in front of Mengtian barracks be filled with barbaric corpses.
In one charge, the barbarian cavalry had already suffered heavy losses!
"My lord, order the retreat. The enemy is well prepared. If we continue to fight like this, the army will suffer unbearable losses."
The barbarian leader looked at Gong Yang Xu and asked to retreat.
At first they wanted to beat Meng Tian by surprise, but obviously now this idea is impossible to achieve.
The army of Meng Tian was already ready, and if he continued to attack under this situation, he would only lose the lives of the soldiers of the army in vain.
Retreat, long-term consideration is the best choice.
"To shut up!"
Gong Yang Xu stared at these barbarian clan chiefs coldly, and said: "If anyone dares to say the word retreat, kill without mercy!"
As soon as these words came out, the barbarian clan leaders trembled, and they didn't dare to say any more.
Just looking at the soldiers who continue to charge forward to die, I can't bear it.
However, it can only be unbearable.
They couldn't risk being beheaded by Gong Yang Xu to persuade them.
"The enemy is still attacking?"
Wei Qing was surprised at this scene. Knowing that he was fully prepared, the enemy was still launching a charge, sending the soldiers to death in vain.
This makes him really unable to understand.
Meng Tian also frowned.
No matter how incompetent a general, in the present situation, he will definitely order a retreat, consolidate the army, and then launch an orderly offensive.
But now the enemy is still charging, which makes him a little confused.
However, even so, he did not hesitate, and directly ordered the army to continue to shoot arrows and shoot the enemy as much as possible.
No matter what the enemy's plan is, as long as it can shoot the enemy to the greatest extent, that is a good thing for the own army.
"Shoo!"
The sound of sharp arrows breaking through the air came again.
In the blink of an eye, a rain of arrows appeared in the sky again.