funbook-pk Chapter 164 Where Did the Arrow Come From?
Chapter 164 Where Did the Arrow Come From?
Zhong Enhe nodded: "What you said makes sense, but I think the Marquis of Zhenxi should rely on these Hu cavalry."
"After all, Daying's cavalry is not very strong. If we can annihilate all of these Hu cavalry, then the Marquis of Zhenxi will not be a threat!"
After saying that, Zhong Enhe said to the deputy general Liu: "Pass my order, reinforce Xu Guangen with 50,000 cavalry, and make sure he annihilates all the Hu cavalry!"
"Yes!" After receiving the order, Deputy General Liu turned around and prepared to leave, but was stopped by a voice.
"Wait a moment!" Sima Ru called to Deputy General Liu, and then he bowed to Zhong Enhe and said, "General, don't you think this is strange?"
"Strange?" Zhong Enhe leaned back and frowned as he asked, "Why did Mr. Sima Ru say that?"
"The Marquis of Zhenxi is here to recover the Yandong region, so he must have at least 200,000 or 300,000 troops."
"Since he has an army of 200,000 or 300,000, how could he only have tens of thousands of Hu cavalry? He is the Marquis of Zhenxi, but he is the son of Ying Tianqian. Could it be that he doesn't know that our Chao country's cavalry is also very powerful?"
"What does sir mean?" Zhong Enhe asked, touching his chin.
"This is just a test. He must have left more cavalry in the rear, waiting for you, General, to send them up."
"The overall strength of the Hu cavalry is only slightly weaker than our Chao cavalry because we have excellent equipment, but this advantage will be made up by the number of people."
"It's not easy to train cavalry. If the 50,000 cavalry we sent out were all wiped out because of an ambush, it would be a huge blow to our morale and strength!"
Zhong Enhe suddenly realized what was going on. He touched his head and said, "Thanks to the master's advice, tell Xu Guangen to cancel the reinforcements! Let him form a defensive formation and delay the time!"
"Since the Marquis of Zhenxi wants to kill our country's soldiers so much, I will not give him this opportunity!" Zhong Enhe touched his nose and laughed coldly:
"We can clearly see everything happening on the other side. If Xu Guangen can't stand it anymore, he will destroy the bridge. No matter how powerful Zhenxi Hou is, he can only stare at the Fen River."
Sima Ru smiled and nodded, "General, what you said is correct. If the bridge is broken, it will not be a bad thing for us. We can wait for the reinforcements sent by the emperor."
"Besides, most of the Yandong region is behind us. We have enough food and grass supplies, so we don't have to worry about logistics."
"If the Marquis of Zhenxi dares to build a boat to cross the river, then we will shoot arrows at them from the shore. If the Marquis of Zhenxi has the guts to force a crossing, then we will see if the number of soldiers and horses in his hands can support him to do so!"
Zhong Enhe was very happy when he heard this. He laughed a few times and waved his hand and said, "Go and prepare the wine and food. I want to reward Mr. Sima Ru well!"
"You go and report to Xu Guangen! As long as he can hold on until the reinforcements arrive, it will be a great achievement! Hahaha!" After saying that, Zhong Enhe laughed again.
Lieutenant General Liu left with the order, and soon he conveyed Zhong Enhe's order to Xu Guangen.
Xu Guangen was extremely shocked after hearing this. He slapped his thigh and said in confusion: "The general asked me to defend it strictly? Is he crazy?"
"When did our Chao country need to be on high alert? This! This is simply absurd!"
Deputy General Liu repeated what Sima Ru had said to Xu Guangen, and when the latter heard that it was Mr. Sima Ru who made the suggestion, a trace of admiration appeared on his face.
"Since Mr. Sima Ru said so, let's do as the general says." Xu Guangen said, touching his chin.
"Pass the order! Keep the army on alert at all times! The entire camp begins to build fortifications. If the enemy is likely to attack, have the archers ready to shoot arrows at any time!"
"Yes!"
An hour later, a scout hurriedly ran up to Zhang Fei and said, "General! There's something wrong with the enemy!"
Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows and asked the scout, "Oh? Have these puppet troops organized their formations and are ready to fight us?"
"I hope they can hold on a little longer this time. I'm still worried about how to avoid destroying their self-confidence."
The scout shook his head and said, "No, on the contrary, their camp is in chaos, with a lot of noise and voices. Then I ventured closer to check and found that these soldiers were digging and cutting wood."
"They have almost cut down all the trees in the small forest near the river. I think they might be building fortifications."
Zhang Fei stroked his beard and muttered, "Building fortifications? It seems that the commander is afraid that we will have to fight a long war."
"But think about it, they have the main army of Chao State behind them. Once the main army arrives, we can launch a counterattack."
"General, we can attack them while they are building fortifications and have no time to pay attention to him. We will definitely be able to annihilate them all!"
"No way!" Zhang Fei quickly objected.
"If the bridge is broken, how can we cross the river? We can't be left out in the battle to destroy the main force of the Chao Kingdom." Zhang Fei pondered for a while and said:
"Pass the order down. After dark, have the Qin cavalry shoot a round of arrows at their camp every hour."
"Although we won't annihilate them, we won't let them have an easy time either. The rest will be up to the eldest and second brothers."
"Yes!"
Late at night, all the Chao soldiers on the other side of the Fen River fell asleep, leaving only the regular night watch soldiers.
On the other side, in the puppet army camp on the other side of the Fen River, a bonfire was lit and the soldiers were busy working in full swing.
Under the command of each centurion, the soldiers dug the ground and inserted thick wood, everyone with a solemn look on their face.
Because the speed of building fortifications will determine their life and death, no one dares to slack off.
Although they were exhausted and panting, and their bodies were covered in sweat, they were fortunately numerous, with tens of thousands of people building fortifications together, and several arrow towers were soon built.
Suddenly, there were bursts of breaking sounds in the sky, and the puppet soldiers who were working looked up in surprise.
"What was that sound just now?"
"Yeah? Where does this sound come from?"
Just when they were feeling puzzled, arrows flew down from the sky collectively, killing thousands of puppet soldiers in an instant.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Quick! Form your formation!"
The entire camp was in chaos in an instant. The soldiers who were halfway through the construction immediately went to get their weapons, and the shield soldiers held up their shields and looked ahead at all times.
But after a long time, no more arrows fell, and no cavalry came from the front.
"This? What's going on?"
"They are just testing, right? They should just shoot an arrow and run away, right?"
Xu Guangen snorted coldly, thinking that the army of Marquis Zhenxi was coming again, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
"Continue to build fortifications! Don't stop for a moment!"
"Yes!" the soldiers responded loudly.