After a jingle, the rain of arrows from the Xuanting archers did not pose any threat to the cavalry of the Zhou Kingdom. Well, I just heard it.

To be honest, Qin Bashan still underestimated the power of the heavy cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Because of horses, there were no established heavy cavalry troops in the Central Region. Almost all light cavalry battles on the battlefields of the Central Region. For example, the "Nine-Dao Iron Cavalry" known as the No. 1 cavalry of the Central Region are all archers and cavalrymen.

Therefore, their tactics of heavy cavalry were almost blank. Although Qin Bashan had a good military vision and knew how to use the advantages of spearmen to deal with heavy cavalry, his mistake was that he did not understand the cavalry of the Great Zhou at all. If it were ordinary heavy cavalry, the outcome would be really unknown, but when he encountered the heavy cavalry cluster of the Great Zhou, hehe...

I saw that when the Great Zhou cavalry was about 200 steps away from the Xuanting spear formation, all the cavalry hung their long spears on the war horses, took a bow, took an arrow, aimed it, and completed it in one go.

"Bang!"

In the Great Circular Formation, a cloud of arrows soared into the sky towards the Xuanting Spear Square Formation. In the blink of an eye, the rain of arrows arrived instantly and fell into the Xuanting Spear Square Formation.

"Puff puff puff..."

The sound of the armor being pierced was endless, and Xuan Ting's thin infantry armor could not stop the sharp arrows of the Great Zhou cavalry. In an instant, the phalanx of the spearmen was empty, and wailing sounds were everywhere.

Immediately afterwards, another wave of arrow rain of Zhou's army came, and the Xuanting army soldiers who were caught off guard immediately fell down a large area. At only a distance of 200 steps, the Zhou army shot three waves of arrow rain in succession, almost reimbursing nearly one-third of Xuanting's spear formation.

In Qin Bashan's eyes, the cavalry of the Great Zhou suddenly plunged into the remaining front-line army formation of Xuan Ting.

At this time, the cavalry of the Great Zhou were divided into several conical square formations, fully exerting the maneuverability of the cavalry, piercing through, encircling left and right, and detouring forward and backward, and dividing Xuanting's front army into several parts. They were like sharp blades, and each time they drilled through the military formation, they would take away a trace of Xuanting's flesh and blood, and Xuanting people could only watch it, just like fish on the chopping board, at the slaughter of others.

Qin Bashan, who was in the Xuanting Central Army, watched the Zhou army slaughter his subordinates freely. His eyes were breathing fire, and his chest was undulating rapidly. Unconsciously, the railing on the chariot was deformed. He ordered loudly:

"Transfer the order, the Central Army will fight forward!"

"I ordered the left and right armies to surround the Zhou army's flanks. I will trap them to death!"

Dong Xian was naturally not a naughty green who only knew how to kill. At the critical moment of life and death, he saw that Xuan Ting's main force was inclined to separate the enemy, and his face changed. Xuan Ting had a population of 100,000, while he only had 10,000 cavalry. The strength was too disparate. It was almost impossible to explain it to the fight. Besides, he had already taken advantage of it, so he naturally would not be teasing Xuan Ting's main force and immediately ordered the army to retreat.

When Qin Bashan saw the Zhou cavalry suddenly retreating, his face suddenly became ugly. It was obvious that the Zhou army general discovered his intention.

"Master, are we still chasing us?" Qian Xiong, the chief commander of the Black Flag Army, asked cautiously.

"No need!"

After a long time, Qin Bashan said, of course, Qin Bashan didn't have the ability to chase him, and the little cavalry under his command was okay to fight the Song army, but it was purely a delivery of food to the Zhou army last year.

"Retreat!"

Finally, Qin Bashan said with gritted teeth.

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"Master, the food and grass transported from the rear were robbed by the Zhou army again!"

In the Xuanting Camp on the banks of the Duyin River in Huaizhou, Qin Bashan sat behind the Shuai Case and looked as usual after hearing the report. He didn't know how many times he heard such news, and it could no longer arouse his emotions.

"How many days can the food and grass in the camp last?" Qin Bashan asked calmly.

Shi Feng, the counselor of the Southern Army who was in charge of food, pay and soldiers, immediately stood up and replied carefully:

"Report to the Grand Marshal, it's less than two days' time!"

"What?" Qin Bashan's face immediately became gloomy, and he slapped the book case heavily and asked: "Didn't Qian Dutong and others just transported some food back yesterday? How could they use it so quickly?"

Shi Feng smiled bitterly and quickly explained:

"Master, my camp has 300,000 troops. People eat horses and chew them. The food transported back by the money is just a drop in the bucket, and it is not enough for a day."

When Qin Bashan heard this, his expression became dim and confused. After a while, he sighed and said:

"During this period, the Zhou army relied on the advantages of the cavalry to plunder our grain transport convoy, but our army suffered from their elusive devils and could only deal with it, so that we could trap the besieged city. What good strategies do you have to solve today's dilemma?"

"I have to report to the commander, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. But the current situation is that our army is in the light and the Zhou army is in the dark. We don't know when they will appear. The ambush points they choose are very different every time, and there is no trace to be found. We have no way to guess or prevent it." Qian Xiong, the chief general of the Black Flag Army, stood up and replied. After saying that, he took a deep breath and then said:

"So, I thought we might as well take retreat as we advance, pretend to withdraw our troops and return to Xinghe City, and fish out the main force of the Zhou army. At that time, the Zhou army is in the bright place, and we have some ways to deal with them!"

Qin Bashan nodded when he heard this. He thought he could give it a try. At this time, Shi Feng stood up, bowed deeply to Qin Bashan, and said bitterly:

"Master, although the money plan is good, our army may be a little unsustainable. The two-day demand mentioned by Huoyi just now is that if our army does not move, if the army sets down the camp, it may not be enough for a meal."

Shi Feng's words were shocking. Not only did Qin Bashan stunned on the spot, but even the generals in the tent looked at each other. He didn't expect that the shortage of food in the camp had reached this level. Shi Feng continued to say without waiting for Qin Bashan to ask:

"For the past ten days, because the food and grass are unsustainable, except for the generals of each army, the soldiers in the battalion only have two bowls of porridge to survive each meal, and they can only ensure that they cannot starve to death. If they force themselves..."

Shi Feng didn't say anything more, but everyone in the tent understood what he meant. After drinking porridge for more than ten days in a row, the soldiers had the energy to conduct long-distance marches. Now they could pick up swords and guns, and they burned incense.

For a moment, everyone looked at Qin Bashan and waited for his decision. When Qin Bashan talked about Shi Feng's soldiers having not eaten enough for more than ten days, he felt angry and angry, but then disappeared. He knew in his heart that Shi Feng was also for his own good. What can he do as the commander of the army without food? Of course, he would also have to reduce the food of the soldiers, but if he wanted to give orders in person, he would probably throw all the resentment on him, which would damage his prestige.

Qin Bashan looked outside the tent, and said nothing, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long time, he stood up, looked at the generals in the tent, and said slowly:

"Send the order to build a pot and make rice, so that the soldiers can have a good meal and attack Huaizhou City tomorrow!"

The generals in the tent were immediately in an uproar. How could Huaizhou City be so easy to fight? They have been confronting the Huaizhou defenders here for more than half a month, but they were helpless with it.

It’s not because the defenders of Huaizhou City are powerful in combat, but because their terrain is too dangerous.

Huaizhou Prefecture is located between Huaining North Road and South Road, built on Huangting Mountain. It is surrounded by mountains on both sides and water on the other side. On the other side is a canyon called "Sword Gate". It is the only passage to enter and exit Huaizhou City. With such a steep terrain, it is a checkpoint that can be built on one man as a pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it, let alone a mighty city entrenched in it.

As the capital of Song Huangting, Huaizhou Prefecture is known as the "second heroic city". It is a big city second only to Lin'an in the State of Song. Its population is as high as 2 million. Its prosperity is comparable to that of Lin'an. In such a rich place, Xuanting people are naturally drooling.

But Huaizhou City was too dangerous, and the defenders in the city were very cunning, so they didn't show their heads at all, guarding the Jianmen tightly. Ren Xuanting's people were not moved by how provoked Ren Xuanting was unmoved.

Now Huaizhou is like a turtle shell, which almost makes Xuanting people unable to speak. Qin Bashan actually wants to attack it, and no matter how he looks like a fantasy.

Qin Bashan naturally knew what these generals were thinking, but he just smiled without saying anything, without any explanation, and instead urged them to reorganize their arms and prepare for war immediately.
Chapter completed!