"The lord asked us to cross the Yellow River north, attack Liyang, Jizhou, peek at Yecheng, and gain a foothold on the north bank of the Yellow River."

Zhou Yafu of Puyang City, Dongjun had 40,000 troops, mainly infantry and a small number of cavalry.

He received Chu Tian's order to attack Jizhou in the Northern Expedition.

A legion would definitely not be able to occupy Jizhou. Chu Tian's order was only to demand that Zhou Yafu capture Liyang.

Liyang is located north of the Yellow River, only a few days away from Yecheng. Occupying Yecheng is equivalent to inserting a nail into Zhao Long's power, which makes Zhao Long feel uncomfortable.

Du Ruhui carefully looked at Chu Tian’s arrangement for Zhou Yafu’s army and couldn’t help but act: “The arrangement of lord is very good. Liyang is close to the Yellow River, and can provide supplies from the waterway and send reinforcements. Now, taking advantage of the turmoil in Jizhou, we will station 100,000 troops in Liyang. Liyang can be the center, drive the entire defense line and turn passive into activeness. In the future, the difficulty of the Northern Expedition will be reduced by 50%.

Zhou Yafu nodded.

Only Li Guang frowned, what was Du Ruhui talking about?

However, Li Guang does not need to be responsible for strategy. He just needs to be trapped in the battle, kill the generals, and then take the lead at the tactical level.

So Zhou Yafu stayed Cheng Yu to guard Puyang, and then personally commanded the army, used the ferry to cross the Yellow River north, and attacked Jizhou.

On the battlefield in Yuzhou, Chu Tian ordered Dian Wei to take the commanding flag to attract the attention of the ambush.

Le Yi deliberately let the soldiers act casually, causing flaws to appear in the coach's flag.

About 10,000 soldiers crossed the river, and there were more than 100,000 soldiers behind them. The dangerous situation of attacking halfway through the cross occurred.

"I didn't expect that the Yanzhou Mu would be so careless that he dared to cross the river first. The victory or defeat was only between a surprise attack."

Qin Qiong clenched the spear in his hand and felt uneasy.

Chu Tian has a strong foundation and can lose two or three times, but Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin can't afford to lose. Compared with Chu Tian, ​​they are too poor.

"There is nothing to say, just go right!"

Cheng Yaojin shook his giant axe.

Qin Qiong also made up his mind.

The Yanzhou army that crossed the river ten thousand wanted to provide open space for the subsequent troops to cross the river, so they marched forward, symbolizing that Chu Tian was also located to follow suit.

“Noon is here!”

Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin thought the best time to assault had arrived when the Shuaiqi approached!

A thousand high-level cavalrymen rushed out from the ambush site, quickly adjusting their formation during marching, and the war horses changed from trotting to galloping!

"As a result, there is an ambush, the lord is really a god."

As Chu Tian guessed, there was a second ambush nearby.

Even Le Yi couldn't help but look up to Chu Tian.

Under the command of Le Yi, the originally slightly loose Yan armored soldiers formed a halberd formation, and the long halberd pointed straight ahead. Joan of Arc commanded the Macedonian spearmen of the First servants' army arranged in front of Yan armored soldiers, thickening the square formation!

In addition to the square array of spears, the scattered carriages formed obstacles to prevent the opponent's cavalry from raiding.

A row of Yan armored soldiers shot bows and arrows behind them, and the rain of arrows fell to the ground, forming a land of falling arrows.

By observing the falling arrow zone with the naked eye, you can basically determine whether the enemy has entered the range.

"Cultivation Crossbowman, prepare!"

Liang Hongyu divided the three thousand Jianyan crossbowmen into three rows, each row of one thousand, and the crossbowmen who were on guard quickly gathered.

Seeing the Yan Jiashi shooting the tentative arrow rain, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin suddenly felt very wrong.

It was obvious that the other party was already prepared and was waiting for their ambush to appear!

A thousand high-level heavy cavalry have begun to accelerate, and the plains in the middle of the swamp terrain are narrow and it is difficult to turn back for a while!

The war horse galloped, and Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin added two hundred Xuanjia troops to take the lead!

Qin Qiong gritted his teeth and could no longer look back. As long as he rushed into the opponent's military formation and killed the enemy's commander, he would win a complete victory!

"Shoot the arrow!"

The first row of Jianyan Crossbowmen fired volleys, and a thousand crossbow arrows broke through the air!

The arrows collided with the black armor, and the sparks disappeared in an instant!

One thousand Jianyan Crossbowmen, a volley shot, could not cause much damage to the two hundred Xuanjia cavalry. Only a few Xuanjia army's horses were shot and overturned the Xuanjia cavalry on the horse's back.

"It's worthy of being a Xuan Armored Cavalry!"

Liang Hongyu was not discouraged. The Xuan Armored Cavalry was a ninth-level heavy cavalry with extremely high defense. They could even carry the rain of arrows head-on to launch a charge!

The long sword in Liang Hongyu's hand fell, and the second round of crossbow arrows shot out!

This time, due to the close distance, more than a dozen Xuan Armored Cavalry or their war horses were shot and lost their combat effectiveness. The high-level cavalry in the rear were obviously not as good as Xuan Armored Cavalry, and dozens of cavalry were shot and killed!

The third round of crossbow arrows!

The Xuanjia Army was forced to attack the position of the general flag head-on at a not-so-hard price!

There is swampy terrain around, and neither the offensive nor the defensive side will retreat!

The black armored cavalry crashed into the front row of Macedonian spear phalanx!

The super long spear stabbed the armor of the Xuan Armored Cavalry, which was difficult to cause fatal damage to it.

The Xuan-armored cavalry broke through rows of Macedonian spearmen and drove straight in!

The Macedonian spearmen barely killed the war horses of the Xuan Armor Cavalry, and they still lacked the damage to the Xuan Armor Cavalry.

If it were the Macedonian spear phalanx commanded by Alexander himself, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin's black armored cavalry would not be unscrupulous. The main reason is that Joan of Arc does not perfectly fit the Macedonian spear phalanx, and can only exert part of the strength of the Macedonian spear phalanx. Otherwise, the Macedonian phalanx will have an advantage over the cavalry when confronting head-on.

In addition to the hero bonus, the thickness of the Macedonian phalanx will also seriously affect the defense of the Macedonian phalanx.

"It is worthy of being the Xuan Armored Cavalry. In this way, Yuchi Gong's Xuan Armored Cavalry should be almost the same as Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin's Xuan Armored Cavalry... No, with my 'Canglang White Deer', 'Fenglang Juxu', and three bonuses for the entire army's halo, Yuchi Gong's Xuan Armored Cavalry will be stronger."

In fact, Chu Tian, ​​who was still on the other side of the river, witnessed the destructive momentum of the Xuanjiao cavalry as they attacked the (pseudo-) Macedonian phalanx, and his blood was boiling.

The ninth-level Xuanjia Army is really worth the money, and it is worthy of being the ace legion of Emperor Taizong of Tang!

However, Chu Tian did not envy him because he had 400 such cavalry, which was twice as many as the Xuanjia Army, which seemed to be less than 200 people on the opposite side!

Chu Tian never used his Xuanjia Army and the Round Table Knights, who were the trump cards in the decisive battle.

"Joan of Arc's Macedonian phalanx is just a false Macedonian phalanx, and she is more suitable for commanding the French troops. If the Xuanjia Army encounters Yanjia, which is also a heavy armored army, the number of casualties will increase."

Xia Tianliang was with Chu Tian and observed the small-scale battles on the other side of the river.

He is really a hidden war god.

Chu Tian had long discovered that Xia Tianliang had talent in this area.

Talent is so mysterious. Some people can achieve achievements that others cannot achieve in their entire lives by learning a little.

Sure enough, when Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin led elite cavalry to penetrate the Macedonian phalanx, they faced a long halberd held by thousands of Yan armored soldiers!

Le Yi has both offense and defense, and he is a heavy armored army, so his defense is very high. In addition, Le Yi has an attack bonus, so his attack is also fierce!

This means that when Yan armor faces heavy cavalry, it can not only withstand it, but also counterattack!

The Xuanjia cavalry had no choice but to continue charging.

After being blocked by the Macedonian phalanx, the speed of the Xuanjia cavalry has already declined. Le Yi and Yan Jia are perfectly matched, because Yan Jia is the army created for Le Yi!

Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie felt tremendous pressure. Unlike the half-baked Macedonian phalanx commanded by Joan of Arc, the Yan Armor exploded very strongly!

The cavalry of the Xuanjia Army broke into the Yanjia, but the first row of Yanjia still could not stop the expensive ninth-level cavalry, and was quickly defeated!

However, Yan Jia also brought casualties to the Xuanjia cavalry, and some of the Xuanjia cavalry were even pecked down by long halberds, and some of the Long halberds stabbed the war horses to death!

Rows of Yan armor block the assault of the Xuan armored cavalry. If the Xuan armored cavalry wants to penetrate their formation, they have to pay the corresponding price!

Yan Jia has the soul of Yishui, the wind is whistling and the momentum of Yishuihan, and the battle will never retreat!

The Jianyan Crossbowman in the rear took advantage of the delay of the Xuan Armored Cavalry and reloaded the crossbow arrows to shoot the enemy's cavalry's horses and facades!

Qin Qiong was trapped in the battle with a gun and picked dozens of Yan armor in a row. He was brave enough to open the way for the Xuanjia Army himself!

"Look at Grandpa's axe!"

Cheng Yaojin shouted loudly, and the giant axe cut off a Yan armor and his armor!

The two powerful generals cooperated and barely broke through the Yan armor with less than two thousand people and approached the coach's flag!

The fierce generals play a role in turning the situation around this not-so-large encounter!

Seeing that the opponent's fierce general killed his elite Yan Jia, Le Yi said to Yuchi Gong and Dian Wei: "If you have time, go and take the other party's head."

Yuchi Gong was the first to answer and said to Dian Wei: "I'll take the head with a gun, you can get the head with an axe!"

"Your enemies are stronger and are not fair to me."

Although Dian Wei is a little slow, he is not completely brainless.

"I'll go and fight first, look at the battle flag!"

Without waiting for Dian Wei to respond, Yuchi Gong took the initiative to drag the iron whip to fight and headed straight to Qin Qiong. As for Cheng Yaojin, he would hand it over to Dian Wei to deal with it.

Qin Qiong was struggling to get close to Shuaiqi, but still thought that it was the place where Chu Tian, ​​the mu of Yanzhou, was located.

Suddenly, a cavalry general forced the soldiers around him to pull away and grabbed a heavy iron whip!
To be continued...