On the banks of the Lishui River, the Chu army and the Wei army set up their battle formations, and a battle was about to break out.

In the Chu army's formation with khaki military flags erected, the Chu army's forward general, Shen Gong Qu Hong, glanced at the elite Chu army who stood like mountains under his command, with a look of complacency on his face.

Pointing to the red phalanx opposite with his right hand, Shen Gong Qu Hong said with strong confidence: "Today, I am going to see who is the strongest soldier in the world between his Wei Wu soldiers and my Shen Xi army.

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Duke Shen Qu Hong was full of confidence, but the deputy general of the Chu army who was standing on the chariot couldn't help but have a look of solemnity on his face.

"Shen Gong, the last general is observing that the Wei army's formation on the opposite side is quite majestic. I'm afraid our army cannot take it lightly!"

Shen Gong Qu Hong was not a newcomer to the battlefield. After hearing the lieutenant's persuasion, the confident expression on his face also became somewhat restrained.

"What you said makes sense."

The expression on his face became a little more solemn. Shen Gong Qu Hong's right hand tightly grasped the hilt of the long sword at his waist, and a sound of sword clanging immediately sounded in the Chu army's square formation.

"attack!"

The earth-yellow banner was waved vigorously as Shen Gong Qu Hong's words fell, spreading the order to the entire Chu army, and the passionate war drums also sounded at the same time.

"Dong dong dong..."

The war drums ringing in their ears made the Chu soldiers in the square formation couldn't help but hold the weapons in their hands, and the unyielding fighting spirit rose in their eyes.

Worthy of being one of the most elite armies in the Chu Kingdom, the Shenxi Army showed its excellence just by going out into battle.

When moving towards the Wei army on the opposite side, the entire phalanx was still as neat as if it was stationary.

The battlefield experience passed down by our fathers and long-term training have forged such an elite division.

While the army's formation was slowly moving forward, the Shenxi disciples in the team had already prepared their weapons, waiting for the war to begin.

"General Gongsun, the Chu army has moved."

A reminder from the deputy general broke the calm of the red phalanx and drew Gongsun Cuo's eyes back from the Chu army on the opposite side.

Just by observing from a distance, Gongsun Cuo knew from the appearance of the Chu army on the opposite side that this was an elite force.

At this moment, Gongsun Cuo, who also had an army of 20,000 warriors, wanted to fight with the elite Chu army in front of him.

But then he remembered the military order issued by General Pang Juan, and suddenly a feeling of depression welled up in Gongsun Cuo's heart.

At this moment, the deputy general took a step forward and put his left hand on Pang Juan's shoulder.

"General, the overall situation is our top priority."

"I see."

His eyes slowly closed and then opened quickly. The depression in Gongsun Cuo's eyes was immediately replaced by a sense of solemnity.

Looking at the slowly approaching Chu army on the opposite side, Gongsun Cuo just issued a military order indifferently.

"The whole army obeys the order..."

"Meet the enemy!"

The red banner was waved rapidly in the Wei army's formation, and the entire Wei army's formation was like an efficient war machine, operating rapidly.

"put……"

There was a loud roar from behind the phalanx, and numerous crossbows were fired suddenly. Crossbow arrows several feet long flew directly towards the Chu soldiers who were slowly approaching on the opposite side.

A moment later, when crossbow arrows pierced the ground, they were already covered with bloody corpses.

Seeing the soldiers who fell under a round of crossbow fire, and hearing the sounds of pain in his ears, Shen Gong Qu Hong at the rear of the Chu army lost the contempt he had just shown on his face.

In terms of sophisticated equipment, Chu State is simply not as good as Wei State, which absorbed technology from Lu State and South Korea and vigorously developed its own military industry.

The only solution for now is to speed up the march and use elite combat power to narrow the gap in equipment as much as possible.

Thinking of this, Shen Gong Qu Hong pointed his long sword forward, and the Chu army's march speed immediately more than doubled, like a pack of wild wolves rushing into a herd of sheep.

The battle situation seemed to be exactly what Shen Gong Qu Hong had expected. The Wei army, which had lost its weapon advantage, was like a hedgehog with its spikes stripped off.

The sharp fangs of the Chu army suddenly tore open the defense line of the Wei army's front formation. As the long swords were waved in the square formation, the defense line became larger and larger.

"It's exactly what I expected."

The solemnity just now dissipated a lot, and the look of confidence returned to Shen Gong Qu Hong's face.

In the view of Shen Gong Qu Hong, the Wei army in front of him was able to win only by relying on the power of powerful weapons, just like the Wei soldiers he had encountered before.

As long as the elite troops of the Chu army can break through the blockade of the equipment and rush into the opponent's military formation, they are skilled in foot combat and can easily break through the opponent's seemingly solid defense line.

The next thing to do is very simple, that is to completely defeat the Wei army in front of them and severely dampen the morale of the Wei army which has become increasingly high since the war began.

"The entire army attacks and defeats the enemy in front of us!"

"Here."

Seeing the power gradually accumulated in the Chu army's formation, which seemed to be preparing to overthrow the Wei army in one fell swoop, the lieutenant general, who was always paying attention to the changes in the battle situation, had a hardened expression on his face.

"General Gongsun, it's time."

"No, wait a moment."

Keeping his eyes fixed forward, watching the Chu and Wei armies at war, Gongsun Cuo temporarily suppressed the deputy general's suggestion.

Just as the fierce battle between the two sides was in full swing, and the Chu army's forwards were tearing open the Wei army's defense line bit by bit, a thundering cry of killing suddenly came from the rear of the Chu army.

"kill!"

"The time has come." With his eyes slightly focused, Gongsun Cuo calmly issued the military order, "All officers and men in the army, act according to the plan."

"Follow orders."

"Woo..."

A long and simple horn sound sounded from the rear of the Wei army. The Wei soldiers who had received the order in advance secretly looked at each other and discarded the things in their hands in unison.

Weapons, armor and even flags were scattered all over the ground, and the Wei soldiers retreated back like frightened lambs.

"Morale has been depleted, fighting spirit has been lost, and the Wei army's retreat has become unstoppable."

Standing on the chariot, looking at the Wei soldiers who quickly retreated from the battlefield, Shen Gong Qu Hong's face was already full of smiles.

Until this moment, the deputy general next to him was still full of caution, "Mr. Shen, I'm afraid the Wei army is cheating."

"No."

Pointing to the red military flags scattered on the ground in the distance, Shen Gong Qu Hong confidently explained to the deputy general: "The formation cannot be maintained and the military flags are scattered on the ground. The Wei army is clearly defeated!"

"Send my order to the general, and the army will take advantage of the situation to advance and attack Tangxi City. I want to let the Wei army know how powerful our Chu army is."

"Here."

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"Report!"

"Reporting to the general, General Gongsuncuo was defeated. Our army was routed and retreated eastwards across the Tang River."

"Well defeated, well defeated!"

Standing on the top of Tangxi City, witnessing Gongsun Cuo's defeat with his own eyes, and hearing the news reported by the messenger, Pang Juan's face was filled with joy.

Everything is progressing according to his plan, and then it's time for him, Pang Juan, to appear.

"Call the entire army to withdraw from Tangxi."
Chapter completed!