Mu Jin waved his arm, signaling someone to relay a message to the flag bearer: "These flints won't have much of an effect on our armored heavy infantry and short-bladed soldiers. Have the axemen follow behind, and all of you charge forward quickly."
The adjutant from the Southern Chen Kingdom exclaimed in surprise, "General, but these flints..."
The ground was covered in scorching hot stones. No one knew how long those heartless Ye soldiers had been burning them. If they touched the stones, they would probably be scalded to death. If they ran over there recklessly, their shoes would be charred, and eventually the soles of their feet would be burned raw.
"How can you accomplish great things if you can't even endure a little pain?" Mu Jin rebuked angrily.
The adjutant of the Southern Chen Kingdom thought, why rush to attack? It wouldn't be too late to act after clearing the obstacles. It was clear that the commander was already in a frenzy. His anger was so intense that he was determined to take down the Ye army and Zheng Quchi immediately.
Therefore, the adjutant of the Southern Chen Kingdom stopped speaking and, after receiving the order, directed the flag bearers to pull out the flags stuck on their backs and wave the two-colored flags to command the Southern Chen army to move and change their formation and structure.
The whole process felt a bit like a guard of honor, with the flag bearer directing operations from a distance that wasn't too far away.
Human eyesight is often far superior to hearing. The eyes are attracted by bright colors, but once there is a lot of noise around, they cannot hear a person's voice, even if they shout themselves hoarse.
Therefore, on the battlefield, it is common to "make drums and gongs to prevent people from speaking to each other; make banners and flags to prevent people from seeing each other."
Finally, he used a special flag to command the troops to stand in front of them and unleash a powerful charge.
"Quickly, charge!"
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"Lieutenant Zheng, they're here again. It looks like they're determined to settle things with us today," Ye Jun said nervously.
This newly formed Ye army consisted almost entirely of lower- and middle-ranking personnel from various military departments. A few had experience in battle, but most were complete novices.
Why leave so many people behind to work as laborers for Zheng Quchi?
Of course, it's not a waste of resources. Yuan Xingzhou simply didn't want to personally train the novices. The group he took away consisted of veterans who were capable of putting up a good fight, so they wouldn't be flustered or have to react slowly to orders.
Therefore, what remains in the Ye Kingdom camp at this moment is a novice adjutant leading a newly organized team of novices, with both sides in the exploratory stage of moving forward.
But fortunately, many hands make light work; even three mediocre people can outwit one brilliant strategist.
Zheng Quchi tried her best to make her young face appear authoritative and trustworthy. She raised her hand and said, "Don't be nervous, just proceed according to the plan."
Seeing that their leader was so trustworthy, the Ye soldiers straightened their chests and replied, "Yes."
Seeing that the Southern Chen soldiers were no longer proceeding cautiously but instead trying to rush out of the range of the firestones, however, they did not see the enemy continuing to throw firestones as they charged forward...
Mu Jin had expected this all along. He thought to himself, "Use your brains."
It's already quite an achievement that they managed to collect so many stones of roughly the same size in just one day. Add to that the time needed for roasting, and where would they find so many stones to use continuously? By now, they must have run out of ideas, right? Stunned?
"Don't be afraid, keep charging!"
The flags waved high in front inspired the soldiers behind without hesitation. Of course, the ground was covered in hot stones, and even if they hesitated, their bodies wouldn't obey them and they just kept charging forward.
They advanced until they were only a few hundred meters away from the Ye camp when they suddenly saw a short figure ahead of them. Like a gust of wind, the figure quickly ran outside and dragged the two fallen white wolves back.
"..."
At this moment, they inexplicably felt an unusual atmosphere; if they had to describe it, it was a feeling of being ignored and looked down upon, which made them feel uneasy.
But the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released; once the general gave the order, the soldiers had no choice but to obey and continue their advance.
Sure enough, the Ye army was no longer as quiet as before. After their wolves were taken away, a squad of shield soldiers quickly filed out of the camp.
Shieldbearer?!
Mu Jin's eyes widened, his face showing a look of utter disbelief: "I never imagined that the Ye army could do something so utterly absurd."
Indeed, despite the stipulations not including archers and spearmen, the Ye army prepared shield bearers.
The shields used by the shield bearers are made of iron, and they are very heavy. This is related to the forging process, but the function of the shields is obvious. As long as the shield bearer holds it up and slams it into the ground, yes, he just slams it in, a section of it will embed into the ground, creating this added resistance. This allows the shield bearer to crouch down and perfectly hide behind the shield, without fear of any ranged attack.
Of course, it couldn't withstand the large arrows fired by large instruments, such as ballistae or giant ballistae.
Therefore, the other five countries all analyzed that the shield infantry was of little use in this battle and should not be adopted, so they abandoned them.
But clearly there was another nation that was like a lost sheep. They did the opposite of what others did. As soon as the five hundred proud shield soldiers appeared, they raised their shields and charged forward with the momentum of a strong and powerful rhinoceros.
Don't look at their faces, because they are glaring and open-mouthed, looking extremely fierce. The Southern Chen soldiers thought that the Ye army must have gone mad, suddenly having such a shield-bearing army appear and charging towards them without any regard for anything else.
Yes, they admit that shield-bearers are indeed very strong defensively, but they cannot fight alone or in groups. They need close-combat warriors to coordinate their attacks in order to inflict damage on the enemy.
Otherwise, they would just push the enemy to their deaths by using their thick shields.
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