Qin Qihu and Lu Xing led their troops in continuous raids.
Although the speed of the heavy cavalry is far slower than that of the light cavalry, it still doesn't take long to cover the distance of six or seven miles.
Soon, they saw the enemy's camp.
Under the cover of night, the enemy's camp was flickering with flames.
Fires were also lit around the camp, and a circle of chevaux de frise was set up to surround the camp.
Hearing the sound of iron hooves, the enemy defenders quickly became alert.
"Everyone on alert!"
"Archers ready!"
"Go and find out the identity of the person who is coming!"
The general guarding the camp quickly issued orders, and soldiers from all units quickly rushed to the front of the chevaux de frise and prepared for defense.
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No one dares to take it lightly.
This is the camp of both armies.
The food and fodder for both armies were stored here.
At any time, the soldiers guarding the camp dared not let their guard down.
The food supplies were attacked and all the soldiers guarding the camp were killed!
Both Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom have such iron rules.
More than ten riders rushed out of the camp gate with torches, going to find out the identity of this troop.
“Swoosh…”
Just as they rushed out a short distance, several sharp arrows came flying through the air.
The cavalrymen with torches had no chance to dodge and were shot by arrows and fell off their horses one after another.
Seeing the torches falling to the ground in the distance, the general guarding the camp's face suddenly changed drastically.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"Quick, drum roll!"
"Order all the troops to guard the camp and never let the enemy break in!"
The general guarding the camp roared loudly, and the messenger beside him immediately rode away on his horse.
Just as the messenger ran away, the Blood-Clothed Army led by Qin Qihu and Lu Xing finally appeared in the range of the firelight.
Looking at these cavalrymen who were almost armed to the teeth, the general guarding the camp's heart twitched violently.
Heavy cavalry!
The enemy actually has heavy armored cavalry?
Not only the general guarding the camp, but almost all the soldiers guarding the camp shuddered the moment they saw the heavy armored cavalry.
For infantry, heavy cavalry is a nightmare.
You can’t fight me, and you can’t run away from me!
Unless they were connected into a spear formation which was the most effective against cavalry, they would have no chance of fighting.
But right now, they simply didn't have time to take over.
The most important thing is that the enemy is not stupid. No one would be so foolish as to rush into a formation of guns.
"Shoot!"
The general guarding the camp yelled subconsciously.
With his order, a rain of arrows attacked the Blood-Clothed Army.
However, the arrows hit their armor and were almost all blocked by their heavy armor.
Only a very small number of soldiers with extremely strong arms shot arrows that penetrated the outermost layer of armor, but were blocked by the inner armor.
"kill!"
There was a terrifying red light flashing in Qin Qihu's eyes, as if he wanted to eat someone.
Qin Qihu, who was rushing in the front, swung the mace in his hand and overturned the enemy's barricades on the ground with one blow.
The cavalry behind Qin Qihu did the same thing, using their extra-long lances to push aside the chevaux de frise, which in turn overturned the enemy troops guarding them.
Under the charge of the Blood-Clothed Army, a gap was quickly opened in the enemy's camp.
As more and more Blood-Clothed Soldiers poured in, the enemy camp instantly fell into chaos.
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Another battlefield.
The retreating Northern Army set fire to many gaps with tung oil in an attempt to stop the enemy's offensive.
In the light of the fire, Lou Yi and Yu Tai could clearly see the situation on the battlefield.
The raging fire did block part of the offensive from Qiuchi and Dayue.
But, it is only a part of it.
Many cavalrymen from both countries fearlessly broke through the obstacles of the raging fire and charged into the enemy's formation.
There were also several gaps that had not yet been set on fire but had already been occupied by the soldiers of the two countries. As the soldiers of the two countries continued to advance, the resistance of the Northern Army was obviously weakening.
If we continue to advance like this, it will only be a matter of time before the enemy is defeated.
Seeing this, Yu Tai and Lou Yi both breathed a sigh of relief.
After such a long and continuous attack and suffering so many casualties, they finally broke in.
"Report..."
Just as the two of them were smiling, a Qiuchi cavalryman ran up to them in a panic, wailing, "General, a group of two to three thousand heavy armored cavalrymen from the enemy raided our camp, and we suffered heavy losses..."
"What?"
Yu Tai's face changed drastically. He grabbed the cavalryman who came to report the news and roared with bloodshot eyes: "Are you sure that was a heavy armored cavalryman?"
"yes……"
The cavalryman nodded in panic, with almost no blood on his face.
After receiving the cavalry's affirmative answer, Yu Tai's body couldn't help but shake.
Heavy cavalry!
The cavalry that rushed towards their camp before were heavy armored cavalry?
The enemy has been fighting hard for such a long time, but they still have a heavily armored cavalry hidden and unused?
Lou Yi was right next to Yu Tai, and he heard clearly what the Qiuchi cavalryman said.
The smile on Lou Yi's face had completely disappeared, replaced by unprecedented panic.
Even during the most difficult period of the previous attack, Lou Yi had never been so panicked.
We were all leaders, and everyone knew the consequences of a heavily armored cavalry charging into the rear camp.
Unless they were prepared, it would be almost impossible for them to stop this heavy cavalry.
At this moment, Lou Yi finally understood why the Northern Army chose to attack at dusk.
They fought back with all their might just to delay until nightfall, allowing the heavily armored cavalry to rush out right under their noses and attack their camp.
So patient!
The enemy army clearly had heavy cavalry, but they had been holding back until this time before letting the heavy cavalry attack.
At this moment, it was too late for Lou Yi to make any arrangements.
He could only pray silently in his heart, praying that their defenders could use their numerical advantage to stop this heavy cavalry.
Just as Lou Yi continued to pray, a large fire suddenly appeared in the direction of the camp.
As a gust of night wind blew, flames suddenly shot up into the sky.
Even though they were still five or six miles away from the camp, the fire over there would illuminate this side.
"puff……"
The moment the fire lit up, Yu Tai suddenly spurted out a stream of blood and his body shook again.
The blood and energy in Lou Yi's body were also surging.
Fortunately, he forced himself to suppress the surging blood and energy.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Lou Yi's mind.
Retreat, escape, attack...
After taking a deep breath, Lou Yi roared madly: "Order everyone to capture the enemy camp at all costs!"
Can't retreat!
Once they retreated, they were completely defeated!
With their food supplies burned, they had no choice but to capture the enemy camp at all costs and seize their food supplies in order to continue fighting.
Otherwise, they will be completely defeated!
"Your Highness, retreat quickly!"
Kucha hugged the frantic Lou Yi and wailed, "The food and grass have been burned, and our army is in chaos! We can't attack anymore..."
As if to confirm Kucha's words, as the flames shot up from the direction of their camp, the attacking army subconsciously looked in the direction of the camp, and many of them fell into a daze...
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