"I will obey the Grand Commander's orders!"
The generals responded with a resounding roar, then quickly dispersed to prepare for their respective tasks.
Zhao Muyun stood alone in the tent, gazing at the flickering candlelight, his brow furrowed with an unyielding solemnity.
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Just as Zhao Muyun was racking his brains over the crisis in Liangzhou, the flames of war reignited outside Xiazhou City.
The first major battle between Lin Feng and Yang Fan ended with the Xijing army's voluntary withdrawal, but both sides knew that this was by no means the end.
Yang Fan could not afford the cost of a prolonged delay, and Lin Feng also needed a decisive victory to completely stabilize the situation in Xiazhou.
After more than ten days of rest and replenishment, Yang Fan received some reinforcements and supplies from Xijing, and Lin Feng also received a batch of grain and military equipment newly transported from Jinyang.
Almost simultaneously, both sides chose to engage in another decisive battle.
This time, the battlefield was chosen to be the more open "Red Sand Plain" east of Xiazhou City.
Having learned from his previous experience, Yang Fan no longer committed all his troops to the front lines, but instead adopted a more conservative formation.
He made the infantry formations more solid, and the cavalry on both flanks were no longer in a hurry to encircle, but rather served as a mobile force and a powerful counterattack.
At the same time, he deployed more crossbows and improved catapults in an attempt to gain an advantage in long-range attacks.
Lin Feng also adjusted his plans.
He placed Xi Sheng's Mo Dao battalion slightly behind the central army, as a reserve force and a key force that would determine the outcome of the battle.
Position more spearmen and swordsmen forward to form a denser defensive line.
Dewey's cavalry were scattered on both flanks and behind the rear, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
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