As night fell, Lou Yi and Yu Tai still did not issue the order to attack.
They still have to wait.
We must wait until the enemy relaxes their vigilance and is exhausted before launching a formal attack.
The Fire Horse Charge move can only be used once.
If it fails the first time, the enemy will be prepared behind the scenes.
At that time, it would be difficult to attack the enemy's defense line by charging with fire horses.
Anyone who has marched or fought in a war knows that when daybreak is approaching is the time when it is easiest to slack off.
And this is the moment they are waiting for!
Now, as long as the Northern Army does not take the initiative to rush out and attack their troops, they will just wait.
Judging from the current situation, the Northern Army does not seem to have any plans to take the initiative to attack.
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In that case, let’s wait!
"Tell each unit to take turns to rest! But they must not take off their armor and weapons!"
After giving some instructions, Lou Yi followed Yu Tai into the big tent.
As soon as the two sat down, Yu Tai suggested: "I think that our two divisions can each mobilize 5,000 infantry from the main camp as a reserve force. What do you think, Your Highness?"
"General Yu is worried that the attack at dawn won't go smoothly?"
Lou Yi saw through Yu Tai’s worries at a glance.
"Um."
Yu Tai did not hide his worries. "The combat power of the Northern Army should not be underestimated. Even if we are fully prepared, we must be prepared for the unfavorable attack! Once the attack is unfavorable, we must send out reserve forces to continue the attack and not give the enemy any chance to breathe!"
Yu Tai is a veteran who has been through many battles.
As a veteran, caution is almost engraved in his bones.
For this kind of offensive, they must prepare for the worst.
If you want to attack, you must break through the enemy's defense line in one go.
If they were given the enemy a chance to catch their breath and readjust their deployment, all their previous attacks would have died in vain.
"General Yu is right!"
Lou Yi nodded in agreement, "Then let's do as the old general says!"
Having said that, Lou Yi immediately sent someone to pass on the order, ordering the rear camp to send another 5,000 infantrymen.
Lou Yi also specifically reminded that the additional 5,000 soldiers must advance quietly and not make any big noise.
What they want now is for the enemy to let down their guard.
If the noise is too loud, it will backfire.
"Your Highness is very meticulous, I admire you!"
Yu Tai chuckled and immediately ordered Qiu Chi's messenger to go and deliver the message.
At midnight, the 5,000 additional soldiers sent by Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom had entered the designated positions.
Lou Yi and Yu Tai took a brief rest and then went outside to check the weather.
Although it was still early in the morning, the two of them were not sleepy at all.
They all knew the importance of this battle.
As long as they can break through the enemy's defense line in one battle, they will basically secure victory.
In such an important battle, they dare not relax at all.
After a long wait, the sky finally showed a hint of dawn.
The time is now!
After looking at each other silently, the two gave the order to attack at the same time.
In order not to alert the enemy, they did not even sound the drums of attack.
As the two men gave their orders, the troops on both wings, who had been prepared long ago, immediately led the war horses tied with hay and doused with kerosene to the front.
As the soldiers in the rear set the warhorse's body on fire, the horse, burning in the flames, suddenly let out a mournful cry, and driven by the soldiers in the rear, rushed towards the gap in the front with flames all over its body.
"kill!"
“Kill!”
"Go ahead, go ahead!"
Behind the war horses burning in flames, a large group of cavalrymen shouted and screamed loudly.
At this point, they no longer needed to worry about disturbing the Northern Army!
As long as the war horses break through the gap ahead, they can immediately follow in.
“Boom boom boom…”
At the same time, the sound of war drums was heard behind them.
A distance of two hundred feet is too short for a warhorse.
The warhorses, burned by the raging fire, increased their speed to the extreme, rushing towards the gap ahead recklessly.
Seeing the enemy's fire cavalry rushing over, the Northern Army guarding the gap seemed to be frightened out of their wits. They didn't even have basic defense and retreated in panic.
Seeing the defenders at the gap retreat without a fight, the cavalry behind the horses suddenly became extremely excited.
"Charge! Charge!"
The leading General Qiuchi roared loudly, as if he had already seen the enemy troops being driven away in all directions by them.
Soon, the war horses rushed to the gap ahead.
The chevaux de frise at the gap were simply unable to stop these mad war horses. Even though their bodies were pierced by the chevaux de frise, the war horses, covered in flames, were still forced forward by the flames on the horses behind them.
Although many war horses fell down due to injuries and burning flames, the chevaux de frise at the gap were completely destroyed.
After rushing through the gap, the war horses that still had strength left continued to charge forward, but before they had gone far, the body of the war horse running in the front suddenly lowered, and a crisp sound was heard from the horse's legs.
Horse trap!
As the horse's leg was broken, the warhorse in front suddenly fell to the ground.
The war horses following behind also fell to the ground one after another, emitting bursts of mournful cries.
Before the cavalry in the rear could react, several vassal soldiers hiding behind the city wall suddenly rushed out, holding several gongs in their hands and beating them hard.
“Ding ding ding…”
The shrill sound of a gong rang out.
The herd of fire horses, already in chaos due to falling into the horse pit, was frightened again.
In an instant, the frightened fire horses turned around and rushed towards the cavalry behind them.
"Scatter, quick, scatter!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, the leading General Qiuchi immediately let out a loud roar.
However, they followed too closely.
Before they could disperse, the war horses covered in flames had already rushed into their formation.
In the chaos, the spears tied to the burning horses even stabbed the horses of the cavalry in the rear.
The sudden situation threw the cavalry following the horses into complete chaos.
"Quietly! Quietly, everyone! Charge forward, charge!"
General Qiuchi roared loudly, trying to stabilize the chaotic troops.
At this moment, a rain of arrows came over.
General Qiuchi, who was roaring at the same time, had no way to dodge and was shot into a sieve by the rain of arrows.
Many of the cavalrymen around him also fell under the rain of arrows.
This sudden reversal instantly threw the soldiers in the rear into chaos.
Now, they can neither continue to rush forward nor stop rushing forward.
The war drums are still beating and the attack cannot stop!
Anyone who retreats will be treated as a coward.
Driven by the sound of war drums, the chaotic Qiuchi cavalry had no choice but to continue charging forward.
Above their heads, rain of arrows continued to cover them.
Although the Qiuchi cavalry was panicked, they still drew their bows and shot back.
Although there were shield-bearing infantrymen on the city walls to protect the archers, some of them were still hit by enemy arrows under the counterattack of the Qiuchi cavalry.
After continuous charges, the Qiuchi cavalry finally broke through the horse trap behind the gap.
Not far in front of them was a city wall, and it was naturally impossible for these cavalrymen to crash head-on into the wall.
However, when they rushed to the left and right, they found that there were chevaux de frise on both sides.
Behind the chevaux de frise was a heavy shield.
Between the gaps of the heavy shields, a long halberd flashing with cold light was welcoming them...
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