Li Guang placed the medicine gourd under Marshal Han's nose and said:
"Marshal Han, the gourd contains the antidote. Just inhale the scent of the antidote and you will be cured."
Marshal Han nodded, immediately took a few deep breaths, inhaled the medicinal aroma emanating from the gourd, and then closed his eyes to rest.
Gradually, Marshal Han felt the pain in his head lessen, and he began to feel some sensation in his arm and was able to move it again. Marshal Han was overjoyed; it seemed that the medicine in the gourd was indeed miraculous.
Due to severe poisoning, Marshal Han's face had turned black. After taking the medicine, his complexion changed noticeably and regained some color.
Everyone immediately became excited. Li Guang picked up a bowl of eight-treasure porridge from the table and fed it to Marshal Han little by little.
After eating something, Marshal Han felt much better, but he appeared very tired.
"Marshal, please take a good rest. I estimate that you will be almost fully recovered after a good night's sleep."
Marshal Han was indeed tired at this moment. He nodded, lay down, and fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing that Marshal Han was asleep, Li Guang went to the council hall and summoned the generals from all directions for a meeting.
The group arrived quickly, and Li Guang told them what had happened in the northern frontier.
"On our trip to the northern frontier, we found the place where Jia Feng made cannons on a large mountain not far from the frontier. Taking advantage of the enemy soldiers' inattention, we destroyed the cannons that had been made."
It is currently impossible for Jia Feng to produce ten more powerful cannons in a short period of time.
To satisfy Kurituo, he would continue to produce cannons, but these cannons would not be very powerful and would not be a threat at all.
Jia Feng should know this, and he might take the risk and continue to produce powerful cannons.
Cannons made in haste would certainly have substandard barrel quality. Such cannons would not be able to fire a large amount of ammunition and would only cause the barrel to explode, killing only the barbarian soldiers.
Another point is that this time in the northern frontier, we encountered Jia Feng's armored formation and almost suffered total annihilation.
Everyone was taken aback and hurriedly asked what the Ironclad Formation was all about.
Li Guang then gave a detailed explanation of the armored formation to everyone and told them:
"Those trapped by the armored formation are helpless; even bombing them is of no use."
So, I had a sudden inspiration and lied to Jia Feng, saying that I could break this armored formation. Jia Feng believed me and wanted to see how I would break the formation, so he didn't attack us immediately.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, I used my spear to throw the soldiers and their horses out of the formation, allowing them to escape.
By the time Jia Feng realized what was happening, I had already rescued more than ten soldiers.
Next, the armored formation launched its attack. Those soldiers who couldn't escape were immediately riddled with arrows. However, because I was riding a Di Nu, a prized horse, it easily leaped over the armored formation and escaped.
Li Guang's words astonished everyone. First, they were amazed by Li Guang's strength. A warhorse weighed over a thousand catties, and with a person on it, Li Guang was able to throw both the person and the horse away, and he did so more than ten times in a row.
"Soldiers, I have just introduced the Ironclad Formation to you. Think about what methods you can use to break this formation."
The crowd discussed and debated how to break the formation, but after a long time, they still couldn't come up with a good solution.
At this moment, Li Guang spoke:
"Being trapped in the armored formation this time, I witnessed how it was set up and experienced its power."
In my opinion, the Ironclad Formation is only a small-scale formation. If the enemy has a large number of people, reaching tens of thousands, this formation will not be effective.
The reason the armored formation was able to trap us today is mainly because we were outnumbered, unfamiliar with the formation, and had no outside support.
The armored formation takes time to encircle us, and we have plenty of time to escape before the armored vehicles completely surround us.
Once it escapes the armored formation, no matter how powerful it is, it can no longer pose a threat to us.
Therefore, armored formations can only be effective in specific situations. On a real battlefield, facing thousands of troops, armored formations are ineffective.
After Li Guangyi's analysis, everyone agreed that the Ironclad Formation, while powerful, had many weaknesses and was therefore not a cause for concern.
"Marshal, what's our next step?"
Li Guang smiled and said:
"I estimate that the barbarian soldiers' food supplies can only last for ten days at most. Five days have already passed, which means that the barbarian soldiers will definitely take action in the remaining five days."
Now, the barbarian soldiers have placed their bets on the Iron General cannons. Once Jia Feng transports the cannons back to the barbarian camp, a fierce battle will ensue between our army and the barbarian soldiers. Whether we can completely defeat them depends on this battle.
Now we need to focus on when the artillery arrives at the enemy camp. Once it arrives, we will immediately deploy our troops.
As for the barbarian soldiers, they had already survived for five days by eating only two meals a day.
With food supplies running out, Kuli Tuo still hadn't seen Jia Feng and didn't know if the cannons in the north were ready or when they could be transported back to the barbarian camp.
At this moment, Coolido was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, restless and uneasy.
Two days later, Kurituo finally received news that Jia Feng was leading a large number of men, carrying Iron General cannons, and was heading towards the barbarian camp. To prevent any accidents, Jia Feng asked Kurituo to arrange for someone to meet him.
Kulito was very excited and immediately arranged for tens of thousands of troops to go and meet them. He was also afraid that the Iron General cannons would be hijacked on the way.
Because the cannons were so heavy, it took more than a dozen people to pull each one, and it took them three whole days to transport the cannons back to the barbarian camp.
At this time, the barbarian camp had run out of food, but the Iron General's cannons gave all the barbarian soldiers confidence. With cannons, it would be easy to break through Hanyu Pass, and then they would have everything.
Kuli Tuo immediately summoned all the generals to the main tent in the army to discuss the matter and prepare to bombard Hanyu Pass early the next morning.
Jia Feng estimated that after a round of bombardment, not only would the gates of Hanyu Pass be destroyed, but tens of thousands of soldiers inside the city would also be killed. With the superior strength of the barbarian troops, they could wipe out the defenders of Hanyu Pass in one fell swoop.
Upon receiving the news, Li Guang immediately went to a high place outside the city, took out his binoculars, and began to scout the enemy camp.
Li Guang saw the cannons entering the enemy camp clearly, and he was astonished when he saw those huge cannons.
After surveying the terrain around the enemy camp, Li Guang immediately returned to the city and began to deploy his troops.
Inside the council hall, all the generals were already in place, waiting for Li Guang to issue the battle orders.
Marshal Han was also in the council hall, standing in a line like the other generals.
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