The enemy is still advancing.
Lou Yi and Yu Tai also climbed to a nearby high place to observe under the protection of a large number of soldiers.
At this distance, they could clearly see all the enemy's deployments.
"It looks like the enemy is going to destroy our catapults."
Yu Tai looked at the large cavalry at the gap in front with a smile.
The enemy hasn't attacked yet, they're waiting for them to get closer.
After all, the closer they got, the shorter the enemy's raiding distance would be, and the lower the possibility that their soldiers on both wings would be able to encircle the enemy.
Lou Yi nodded slightly and smiled, "Looking at the enemy's strength, there should be four to five thousand people. Even if we can't surround them, we can still kill at least half of them with our superior strength."
Although today's attack was just a tentative one, they also dispatched 30,000 troops.
Moreover, 20,000 of them were cavalry.
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As long as the enemy dared to rush out and destroy their catapults, they were confident that they could destroy at least half of the enemy's forces, or even wipe out the entire enemy army.
After the enemy has tried their best to destroy their six catapults, they will send up six more.
He wanted to see how many enemy lives were wasted!
By the time their catapults were almost destroyed, the enemy would probably have suffered heavy losses as well.
At that time, we can rely on the advantage of military strength to launch continuous fierce attacks, leaving the enemy no chance to breathe, and there will be a great chance to completely defeat the enemy!
Even as they were talking, they saw more cavalrymen pouring out from the gaps on both wings of the enemy army.
According to a rough estimate, the cavalry on both wings should number four to five thousand.
Yu Tai was slightly surprised, then he laughed, "It seems that the enemy's commander is not stupid either!"
"It's not stupid indeed."
Lou Yi nodded and smiled, then changed the subject, "But he's not that smart."
"oh?"
Yu Tai was very interested, "What does this mean?"
Lou Yi smiled, "The enemy commander has seen that we want to use the troops on both wings to encircle us, so he wants to send troops from both wings to pin down our forces on both wings and reduce the pressure on the front cavalry! His arrangement can only be described as standard, not smart."
Yu Tai became more interested. "If it were His Highness, how would His Highness arrange it?"
Lou Yi raised the corner of his mouth, "General Yu, are you testing me?"
"No, no, I really want to ask for your advice."
Yu Tai waved his hands repeatedly.
"You old general, you are embarrassing me!"
Lou Yi said modestly: "I do have some ideas, please correct me, old general..."
As he spoke, Lou Yi expressed his thoughts.
If he were the enemy's main general, he would concentrate the troops on both wings on one side.
In this way, they would first ensure that they had an advantage along one route, then quickly break through one route of the enemy, join forces with the troops that were attacking the catapults, and together attack the enemy's formation.
This way, there is not only a chance to destroy the catapults, but also a chance to defeat them.
Listening to Lou Yi's plan, Yu Tai couldn't help but nod repeatedly.
In fact, he thought so too.
"Your Highness is brilliant!"
Yu Tai looked at Lou Yi approvingly, "It seems that Yun Zheng is indeed not among the troops! Yun Zheng was able to defeat Bei Huan, so he should not be unable to see this..."
"Yes."
Lou Yi nodded and smiled, "Although the enemy's move threatens our two wings, it also reveals their strengths, which is not a bad thing for us."
In the current situation, the enemy has only sent such a small number of cavalry to the two wings to tie down their troops on both wings, which means that the enemy's cavalry should be about the same number of people.
Otherwise, why don't they send more troops to the two wings to put more pressure on their own wings, thereby forcing their front troops to move to the wings and further reduce the pressure on their frontal assault army?
If the enemy only has so few cavalry, as long as they break through the front defense, it will be easier to fight from behind!
Under normal circumstances, their twenty catapults, divided into three waves to attract the enemy and destroy them, could at least consume six or seven thousand enemy cavalry.
If they increase their forces and press forward, they might even wipe out all the enemy cavalry!
Once this happens, the enemy's morale will inevitably be undermined.
It is possible to be defeated without fighting!
"really."
Yu Tai nodded in agreement, "Should we mobilize a large army from the rear to attack? If we can wipe out all the enemy cavalry in one fell swoop, the enemy will not be able to threaten our catapults."
"no!"
Lou Yi rejected Yu Tai's proposal without hesitation, and explained: "There are too many of us pressing forward, the enemy may not dare to do this..."
What he wanted now was to inflict heavy casualties on the enemy and destroy some of their catapults.
Once they push the catapults up from behind, the enemy will be in trouble.
They have already suffered casualties to destroy the catapults, and now more catapults are coming. Should they continue to send people to destroy those catapults?
If they didn't send someone to do this, their previous sacrifices would be meaningless.
And their morale will inevitably suffer a severe blow.
But if they send more people up, they will suffer heavy casualties.
Even if the enemy destroyed the catapults they pushed up the second time, there would still be more catapults behind them.
We must let the enemy troops trap us little by little, and eat up their elite cavalry bite by bite.
Moreover, although the terrain here is open, it would be difficult to deploy if more people were pushed up.
Listening to Lou Yi's analysis, Yu Tai nodded continuously and admired Lou Yi even more.
I didn’t expect that Lou Yi, at such a young age, has such a long-term vision.
I, the so-called number one general in Qiuchi, am not as good as this young man named Lou Yi.
"Your Highness is thoughtful and far-sighted. I admire you!"
Yu Tai was full of admiration and bowed to Lou Yi, secretly feeling that King Dayue was blessed.
If Yuanxu was like Louyi, why would Qiuchi have to worry about being in a corner?
Unconsciously, Yu Tai's self-proclaimed identity in front of Lou Yi has changed.
"You are too kind, old general."
Lou Yi smiled modestly, "I had no choice! If my Dayue country also had a loyal and capable general like the old general, why would I have to go to the battlefield myself?"
"Your Highness is joking again." Yu Tai laughed, "There are many capable warriors in Dayue, and Your Highness has countless strong generals under his command. Any one of them is stronger than me."
How could Yu Tai not hear the hidden meaning behind Lou Yi's words.
It was obvious that Lou Yi wanted to recruit him and get him to join the Dayue Kingdom.
Although he also admires Lou Yi, he will always be a Qiu Chi person.
Lou Yi really wanted to recruit Yu Tai.
He has great ambitions.
Not only Yu Tai, he even wanted to recruit all the generals in the Qiuchi army.
As long as these people turn to the Dayue Kingdom, the strength of the Dayue Kingdom will skyrocket.
By then, Dayue will conquer Guifang in the north, take Qiuchi in the south, conquer Beihuan in the east, and thus dominate the entire north.
Even if the whole country were to attack them, they would not be afraid at all.
"General Yu is too modest."
Lou Yi smiled and changed the subject, "Let's take a look at the battle in front of us first! I also want to know how powerful the Northern Army's cavalry is to be able to terrify the Northern Huan Iron Cavalry."
"Extremely."
Yu Tai laughed, "That's exactly what I was thinking!"
The two said no more and stared at the battlefield in the distance.
Their army advanced slowly forward, but the enemy remained motionless.
Both of them guessed the enemy's purpose and were not in a hurry.
Their military strength is absolutely superior.
Even if the Northern Army is more elite, even if their casualties are slightly higher than those of the Northern Army, they will still win!
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