In the vanguard camp of the Qinghe Army, Ding Lin did not feel any regrets after hearing that the coalition forces were not fooled. After all, it was a war, and you could not always ask the enemy to follow your command. Although there was less opportunity to surprise attack the coalition forces at night, if they could fight a real battle in the daytime, it would not be a small improvement on the combat effectiveness of the entire Qinghe Army, so it was not a loss.
"Go back and report to the principal and tell him that they didn't fall for our trick. Forget about the surprise attack at night. However, I will try to fight a battle tomorrow. At least I have to take down the army's position on the other side of Hulukou so that the main force can be deployed in front of Suijiu County."
Everyone got up very early the next day.
There was no other way. This was not the best time to sleep in. If we won, we'd have plenty of time to sleep in. If we lost, we'd have endless sleep. Anyway, we had to get up early. The birds, who usually woke up early to forage, were shocked by this scene. They couldn't understand why these long-distance migrating bipeds were so active before dawn. Could it be that catching insects to eat was already so late?
"Today we must test the steel fire of the Qinghe Army!" After breakfast, both camps began to discuss matters. As soon as the chiefs arrived, Chief Cao announced today's plan: "We are all experienced people. We all know that a large army can't determine the winner in just one or two days of fighting. But we must test the strength of the Qinghe Army. We can't just come all this way and stay here. So no matter what, we have to go out and fight a battle today. If no one is willing to go, I can take others to try it first."
"The main force will arrive later today. As the vanguard, the First Regiment can't just come and do nothing. If all we need is to build a large camp, the principal might as well just send a team of carpenters." Ding Lin didn't want to waste time. After all, he had fought hard for the position of vanguard general. He even had a fight with Cheng Guorong in front of Lin Hai. The opportunity to be a vanguard was a compensation for the badly beaten he suffered at the hands of Cheng Guorong.
This beating cannot be taken in vain.
So he must fight a battle today. If the coalition forces go to fight, that's fine. If not, he will try to attack by force.
So the two sides appeared at the position on the south side of Hulukou as if they had agreed.
It wasn't that Chief Cao hadn't considered preemptively seizing Hulukou. After all, he had initially left troops there to defend it. But seeing how easily the Qinghe Army had taken control of Hulukou, he must have believed his troops were in imminent danger. However, the Qinghe Army reacted swiftly, with vanguard cavalry quickly appearing south of Hulukou, putting Chief Cao, who was still assembling his troops, in a state of great embarrassment. However, he also understood that the enemy were, after all, officers and soldiers. If officers and soldiers lacked such quality and foresight, then what was he, who had spent so many years lording it over in Xiangyun Province, to domineering?
Besides, it is a good thing that the other party is willing to come over on his own initiative. At least I can walk less. Otherwise, the terrain of Hulukou is fair to both parties, and it will not be easy for me to break through.
The Qinghe army formed a standard formation with its back to Hulukou. Less than three hundred cavalry were placed on the left wing, followed by nearly two thousand infantry, with crossbowmen in the front, followed by heavy armored infantry, and then light armored sword and shield soldiers. However, there were a lot of crossbowmen, at least more than a thousand. It seems that the saying that Qinghe County's crossbows are powerful is not groundless, at least the people of Qinghe County themselves still agree with it.
Seeing the Qinghe Army forming their battle formation and slowly advancing forward, Cao Dazhang couldn't help but urge the coalition forces to quickly form their battle formation. After all, they had more people, so what was the point of letting the other side attack first?
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