“They were all surrounded and killed. If we hadn’t run fast and there were not so few cavalrymen trying to stop us, we would have been surrounded and shot to death as well.
Their crossbows were simply too powerful to be resisted.
Moreover, the weapons are extremely sharp and can easily cut through our weapons and armor.
If this continues, I'm afraid we will no longer be a match for the Dayuan Dynasty."
A general recalled the scene of the previous battle and a look of fear appeared in his eyes.
"Oh no, we've been fooled!" Shi Wushuang stomped his feet in anger.
"We fell into a trap from the very beginning! Li Ye gathered so many people not to build a road, but to deal with us specifically.
Moyefang must have some hidden connection with him.
If you knew in advance that we were making weapons, we would definitely deliver them to you.
The queen took the opportunity to ambush and rob him in advance.
I had already calculated that you would send troops to attack.
These workers are all elite soldiers.
Not only do we have to pay to make weapons for them, but we also want to get excellent war horses."
Shi Wushuang realized it too late, and after he figured it out, he became extremely anxious.
I originally thought that it would be easy to unite with the barbarians to kill Li Ye.
Unexpectedly, the other party was more skilled and made him run around in circles.
Qin Qingxue felt a little unbelievable.
"No way, can he be so powerful? Why would the weapons made by Zhiyu be sent to the barbarians?
Moreover, training such a large army will not be a matter of a day or two.
Moreover, the creation of so many crossbows could not be concealed from the imperial court.
Unless the Crown Prince and the Third Prince deceived us and are actually on his side."
"It's certain that the Crown Prince and the Third Prince are on our side.
Maybe there is a spy of Li Ye among them.
Never underestimate his strength.
Don't forget that when you led your army to fight against the barbarians, he brought a lot of intelligence about the barbarians.
His intelligence network is far beyond our imagination."
There is no other person in the world who is gritting his teeth with hatred.
He was completely convinced that this was a trap designed by Li Ye from the beginning to the end, and that he was treating everyone as a pawn.
Such a plan made him feel terrified.
It's really scary to have such a person as an opponent.
But he was indeed wrong this time. Li Ye was just preparing for a rainy day.
Whether it was building roads or making crossbows, sufficient preparations were made in advance.
This is the crushing of true strength.
No one expected that Shi Wushuang would collude with the barbarians and provide them with weapons.
After getting the news, he just played along.
Moreover, the barbarians were too careless from the very beginning when they came to attack.
After being repelled, he even judged himself a loser.
One wrong step will lead to losses at every step.
If you deal with it carefully, you should treat the workers led by Li Ye as real opponents.
It wouldn't be a trap and be defeated so quickly.
"What's the point of saying this now? It's all your fault for providing false information. Otherwise, I wouldn't have ended up like this."
The barbarian king looked extremely ugly.
More than half of the troops brought were killed and the strength of the barbarians suffered a heavy blow.
If things go wrong, we might even lose our position as the dominant power on the grassland.
The most fatal thing is that the Dayuan Dynasty obtained a large number of high-quality war horses.
They have lost their greatest advantage.
Not to mention that the Dayuan Dynasty used their silver to create a large number of sophisticated weapons.
With more training, I'm afraid I can fight them head-on on the grassland.
Shi Wushuang's face was gloomy: "The information I provided was indeed wrong.
But this defeat cannot be blamed entirely on me.
It was because you underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly that you suffered today's disastrous defeat.
Be honest with yourself and tell me that if you fight back with all your strength, even if the other side has a large number of crossbows.
150,000 cavalrymen faced 700,000 infantrymen, 700,000 of whom were unarmored and had not received rigorous training.
How could I possibly fail?"
This sentence choked the barbarian king so much that he was speechless.
If you think about it carefully, it does make some sense.
From the moment they heard that they were just young and strong laborers, they treated them as slaves and spoils of war.
He only regarded the Dayuan cavalry of several thousand people as his opponent.
And he did see that among the hundreds of thousands of people in Dayuan, no one was wearing armor.
For such infantry, all you need to do is gather all the troops and charge forward.
Use bows and arrows to fight back and suppress the opponent.
Once you rush forward, you can kill them at will.
But after being defeated in the first round, they thought of splitting up and attacking from all sides.
Not only were the troops dispersed, but they also made the mistake of underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly.
As a result, their cavalry was surrounded and all annihilated.
"We cannot admit defeat. We must immediately gather our troops and launch another all-out attack.
After fighting for so long, Dayuan’s crossbow arrows were almost used up.
Gather all your forces to attack from the front, and leave a cavalry unit behind to look for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack from the rear.
Perhaps we can defeat it in one fell swoop.”
A general roared unwillingly.
They had never suffered such a big loss before.
Even if you are defeated, you can retreat quickly by relying on your speed advantage.
The Dayuan army could not catch up with them at all.
There is only one way to maintain this advantage.
That is to take advantage of the fact that the Dayuan army has just won a victory and their defenses are at their lowest point to launch a surprise attack.
If we can win this battle, kill all the Dayuan soldiers, and steal the war horses, it won't be considered a defeat.
"No, we can't delay any longer! We've been fighting for so long, the nearby garrisons must have gotten the news.
If they all rush over to support us, we will be attacked from both sides." Qiqi Khan said with a serious face.
His army suffered the least damage.
I don't want to take the risk of fighting anymore.
Although they are not in the same alliance, they are also competitors.
The strength of the barbarians was damaged, which was also a good opportunity for Qie to grow stronger.
The Khan of the most powerful Jin Dynasty had the same idea.
No one is willing to continue taking risks.
They found that there were only tens of thousands of cavalrymen, and they were extremely exhausted.
Once the Dayuan army comes to support, there is no way they can win.
"Okay then, let's retreat first!"
The barbarian king thought for a moment and did not dare to take any more risks.
Their way of fighting has always been to attack with all their might when they have the upper hand, and run away when they are at a disadvantage.
Never try your best.
Once the Dayuan reinforcements really arrive, they will have no chance of escape.
They immediately gathered their troops and retreated unwillingly.
Although Shi Wushuang was very unwilling, he had no choice but to retreat with them.
His mistake caused huge losses to the Barbarian Alliance.
He must find a way to make up for his mistake.
The garrison in Lincheng, near the city, received news of the enemy's invasion.
The garrison general, General Han, immediately assembled his troops.
"How many people are coming from the other side?" asked Xiao Han with a serious expression.
"General Cavalry, Iron City is surrounded by a hundred thousand troops, and another hundred thousand enemy troops are nowhere to be found.
Judging from the direction they left, their target might be a road construction site."
Scout 两 answered 䦤.
䮹㫧HAN's face changed drastically in an instant.
Feel the seriousness of the matter.
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