Gradually, the enemy's left, center and right armies formed a "品"-shaped formation.
The left and right armies were in front, and the central army was behind.
Yun Zheng looked at the enemy's formation from afar and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
The enemy is convinced that they are going to destroy the catapult!
The enemy's cards are now exposed.
It was almost like shouting to them directly: I am the one who will surround you and destroy the trebuchets. If you are afraid, don't even think about attacking our trebuchets!
Yun Zheng raised his lips and immediately gave the order: "Send a message to Qin Qihu, use the drum sound as a signal, lead his troops to charge out from the front, and turn around to attack the Qiuchi army on the left! Order Deng Bao's troops on the left to seize the opportunity to launch a surprise attack together with Qin Qihu's troops! Tell them that this is just a feint and they must not engage in battle with the enemy! Those who disobey the order will be executed!"
The messenger quickly went forward to deliver the message.
Feint?
Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng in confusion.
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Why would Yun Zheng make a feint attack for no reason?
Miaoyin was about to ask, but Yun Zheng looked up at Tong Gang who was standing aside, "Tell me, why did the king send troops to feint and attack Qiu Chi's troops?"
Tong Gang was also thinking about it, but after Yun Zheng's question, he gradually came back to his senses.
Tong Gang was puzzled. "Logically speaking, our army should focus on defense at this time. There is no need to feint an attack. Your Highness's arrangement is beyond my comprehension."
Seeing that Tong Gang didn't understand, Yun Zheng slowly reminded him: "Attack the heart!"
Attack the heart?
Listening to Yun Zheng's words, Tong Gang and Miaoyin began to think.
Attack the heart?
What heart are you attacking?
Could it be that you want to scare the enemy?
How is that possible!
Not to mention Tong Gang, even Miaoyin knew that this couldn't be the case.
The enemy had an absolute advantage in terms of manpower. If they could scare the enemy with a feint attack, they wouldn't have to rely on these walls of varying lengths for defense.
Just launch a full-scale surprise attack!
But if it is not to intimidate the enemy, then what is the purpose?
The two racked their brains.
Yun Zheng smiled, but did not continue to remind them, letting them continue to think, while he turned his attention to the battlefield.
You can't point out everything yourself.
Let them think for themselves.
Only when you think clearly can you make progress.
Yun Zheng stared at the enemy troops that were getting closer and closer with burning eyes.
When the enemy entered the appropriate attack distance, Yun Zheng immediately waved his hands.
“Boom boom boom…”
A burst of rapid drumbeats suddenly rang out.
Hearing the drumbeat, Qin Qihu, who had been unable to contain himself for a long time, immediately roared with murderous intent: "Charge!"
The moment he finished speaking, Qin Qihu had already taken the lead and rushed out.
The rest of the people also rushed out from the gap.
"kill!"
“Kill!”
Suddenly, deafening shouts of killing rang out.
Looking at the Northern Army that finally launched an attack, Lou Yi and Yu Tai couldn't help but smile at each other.
As expected, the enemy attacked.
They knew that the enemy would definitely come towards their catapults.
Without hesitation, Lou Yi gave the order: "Order all units to continue to advance slowly, wait for the enemy to penetrate deep into our territory, and then surround them!"
Upon receiving the order, the messenger immediately began to signal the attacking troops with flags.
Yu Tai nodded slightly to his own messenger, who immediately began to signal with flags.
After receiving the order, the troops of Qiuchi and Dayue did not take the initiative to attack, but maintained their previous speed and continued to advance forward.
However, Lou Yi and Yu Tai soon realized something was wrong.
As the Northern Army's troops that rushed out from the front gap completed their reunion, the cavalry on the left wing of the Northern Army also rushed out and headed straight for the direction where the Qiuchi army was located.
"not good!"
Yu Tai's expression suddenly changed, and he screamed, "The enemy is about to raid our troops!"
The moment Yu Tai finished speaking, Qin Qihu also led 5,000 cavalrymen towards the direction of the Qiuchi army.
Yu Tai's face was gloomy. He didn't even have time to ask Lou Yi for his opinion. He directly ordered his messenger to send an order to the troops in the middle to provide support quickly.
"Old General, please be patient."
Lou Yi immediately stopped them, "This is a trick of the enemy! The enemy wants to divert our troops in the middle. As long as our troops in the middle move, the troops rushing out from the front will immediately turn around and attack our front line of defense and destroy our catapults..."
Lou Yi firmly believes in his judgment.
The enemy's target must still be their catapults.
The enemy's current actions are just to mobilize their forces.
If they allowed the large army in the front to support them, they would be opening the center to the enemy's cavalry.
At that time, the enemy can destroy their catapults at a very small cost!
Just be patient?
Yu Tai's old face was slightly upset.
Now the enemy is attacking Qiuchi's army, so Lou Yi can certainly be patient.
But how could he not be anxious?
The left wing of the 10,000-strong army in Qiuchi did have 10,000 troops, but half of them were infantry, with only 5,000 cavalry.
At this distance, the enemy can rush over in the blink of an eye!
Their infantry did not have time to form a complete defensive formation.
As long as the enemy rushes over, they will suffer heavy losses.
However, what Lou Yi said was not without reason.
Yu Tai hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to preserve his own strength first, and immediately ordered the Qiuchi cavalry in front of them to provide support.
Even if these six catapults were destroyed by the enemy at a very low cost, they still had more catapults behind them.
But if their soldiers die, they cannot be brought back to life!
He has no right to mobilize the army of Dayue Kingdom, but he can mobilize the army of Qiuchi!
However, when the messenger beside Yu Tai waved the command flag, the 5,000 cavalry led by Qin Qihu had already charged towards the Qiuchi army.
The Qiuchi cavalry in this army also charged towards Qin Qihu and his men under the leadership of their commander.
“Ding ding ding…”
At this moment, the sound of retreat was heard from the rear of the Northern Army.
Although Qin Qihu wanted to lead his troops to charge, Yun Zheng had already given the military order. Even though he had a close relationship with Yun Zheng, he did not dare to disobey the order.
"withdraw!"
Qin Qihu made a gesture, immediately changed direction and retreated quickly.
Deng Bao's troops also quickly changed direction and retreated.
Looking at the Dagan cavalry retreating like a tide, most of the Qiuchi soldiers were confused.
Especially the infantrymen in the front, they seemed to feel that the enemy's knives were at their necks.
As a result, the enemy retreated without even saying a word?
Is the enemy just bored because they have eaten too much?
Not only the soldiers were confused, Yu Tai and Lou Yi were also a little confused at this moment.
They never expected that the enemy would retreat so easily.
Yu Tai looked into the distance in disbelief, wondering if he had seen it wrong.
If the enemy really charged forward, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties if the Dayue Kingdom remained inactive.
Not to mention other things, just a volley of fire from the cavalry using the speed of their horses can cause considerable casualties to their infantry, while the enemy army can lose no one.
The enemy actually gave up such a good opportunity?
Could it be that the enemy is afraid?
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