Seeing that the Jizhou military vehicle formation was defeated and retreated a hundred steps, the soldiers of Yuzhou were cheering and thunderous.

Qu Junhou and the garrison commanders immediately stepped forward to stop and ordered everyone to seize this rare opportunity to adjust the formation, deal with wounds, and replenish arrows. Even if everything is ready, don't talk casually. On the one hand, the sound is noisy, it is easy to miss orders, and on the other hand, it is wasteful. Now that they have won for a while, the opponent has nearly three times the advantage in military strength, and the arduous battle has not yet begun.

In a big victory, the soldiers were in a happy mood. Although they were scolded, they were not angry. While whispering, they acted as required, checked weapons, treated wounds, or seized time to eat something to replenish their physical strength. The seriously injured were sent to the ship for treatment, where there were doctors and medicines, and there were well-trained nurses in Bencao Tang. With the protection of the crossbow chariot, the number of seriously injured people was very limited, and most of them were hit by wandering arrows. The crossbow chariots of the Jizhou Army were severely injured at the first time, and the actual crossbow arrows were also very limited, which greatly reduced casualties.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the veterans taught the new soldiers how to observe the opposite position and find the key points, especially the powerful crossbows holding four stones and six stone crossbows. They must find the target in advance and try to make every arrow they shoot to play the greatest role. Although the number of these powerful crossbows is not as large as that of ordinary crossbows, most of the targets they shoot are sergeant commanders, and the backbone of such a battle like Shicai has a greater impact. Once they succeed, they can often determine the combat effectiveness of a region.

Under the coordination of the veterans, the Yuzhou military positions quickly returned to peace.

Dong Zhao saw it from afar and couldn't help but sigh. These were not the county soldiers who had just started to fight. Apart from the 30,000 elite troops led by Yuan Tan himself, it would be difficult for the Jizhou soldiers to find soldiers of the same level. If the 200,000 Yuzhou soldiers recruited by Man Chong had such combat power, even if Yuan Tan took Yanzhou, it would be useless. He would only be the ones who were bloody in Yuzhou. But it would not be that this should be the elite soldiers selected by Man Chong from the 200,000 Yuzhou soldiers. If the Yuzhou soldiers were all like this, Sun Ce would have long pushed Yanzhou and attacked Jizhou.

While thinking, Dong Zhao ordered a second attack. Man Chong set up a circular formation that was conducive to defense, and the chariot formation was strong. He did not expect to break the formation in one go. He first figured out the real combat power of the Yuzhou soldiers. The second attack was to establish the chariot formation, step by step, and did not give Man Chong the opportunity to counterattack.

Following the formation of two hundred and fifty steps, the Jizhou Army's crossbow chariot was finally able to resist the fierce shooting of the Yuzhou Army's crossbow chariot. Both sides went back and forth and shot at the same time. Although the Jizhou Army's attack power was slightly inferior, it barely tied with its numerical advantage. It was just because the distance was too far, the attack power of the Jizhou Army's crossbow chariot was greatly weakened, and the infantry had to attack forward bravely with the rain of the Yuzhou Army's arrows. The distance was 250 steps, and the huge arrows shot from the crossbow chariot penetrated through, the Jizhou Army's attack was extremely unsuccessful, and casualties increased rapidly.

The two sides fought for half a day, and neither of them could achieve a decisive victory. Dong Zhao decided to retreat and fight again tomorrow. The risk of night battles was too great, especially for the Jizhou army, who suffered a setback and had a low morale, he did not want to give Man Chong the opportunity to attack, nor did he want to give these hard-earned reputations to Man Chong as a stepping stone.

After withdrawing the troops and returning to the camp, Dong Zhao wrote a military newspaper to Yuan Tan. I had already trapped Man Chong in the trench, but the Yuzhou weapons and combat power received by Man Chong were excellent, so he should be elite and would not be severely damaged in a short period of time. Please decide.

After writing the military newspaper, Dong Zhao thought about it carefully and felt that there was no problem. Although he couldn't eat Man Chong, Man Chong could not break his blockade. He rushed to Chenliu to rescue the situation. Even if there was a small victory or defeat, the confrontation was still the most likely result.

As for Jun Yi's land agreement, it is unlikely that it will be difficult to show if the troops are too small.

After counting the casualties, Man Chong called a few lieutenants to ask them whether they could take the initiative.

He was responsible for the defensive tasks of the entire Yuzhou province and could not confront Dong Zhao for a long time. He originally hoped to wait for the attack with defense and use a strong formation to consume the spirit of the Jizhou army, and then take advantage of the victory to defeat him. Now the Dong brothers are unwilling to attack, and the meaning of restraint is very clear. He must find another way to defeat the enemy.

Active offense seems to be the only option, but Man Chong is not sure whether these county soldiers with little combat experience can take on this task. It is necessary for these generals who are in command to provide advice. As the saying goes, the offensive and defensive momentum is different, and their strength is three times. With the advantages of vehicle formations and weapons, 10,000 people have a chance to block the attack of 30,000 people, but the active offense is obviously ineffective. In addition, most of these county soldiers have been on the battlefield for the first time and have not experienced large-scale wars. They are inevitably disconnected when the formation changes, and problems will arise in cooperation, and it is easy for the opponent to catch the flaws.

Several lieutenants had similar ideas to Man Chong, but they all wanted to make contributions and did not want to be dragged here by Dong Zhao, which wasted time. After repeated discussions, Man Chong decided to try it. The tasks of the more than 10,000 people he commanded were arduous and they had to mature as soon as possible. Dong Zhao was not very willing to fight, which was a good opportunity to train troops. The accumulation of combat experience depends on continuous combat, and it is impossible to wait.

Man Chong selected several experienced lieutenants to take on the task of attacking and promised them that when the King of Wu selects elite troops to join the central army in the future, he will comprehensively consider the results of this battle. Whoever performs the best will have the opportunity to follow the King of Wu to fight.

The generals responded to the promise and all worked hard. The central army not only had good equipment, but also had many opportunities to make achievements. When commanding troops in counties and countries, the highest achievement they could expect was county lieutenants. Occasionally, particularly outstanding people would become county lieutenants, which was almost a visible upper limit. If you can practice in the central army for a few years, you will have the possibility of breaking this upper limit and even going further.

While the iron was hot, Man Chong explained in detail the standards for the central army to assess generals. It was not just a few victories or beheading. The King of Wu’s requirements for senior generals were more detailed. It not only required them to be brave, but also to be smart. It was necessary to cherish the lives of his subordinates and make everyone sacrifice as much as possible. After all, behind every young and strong man, there may be a family. Those who only want to make contributions and do whatever they want to do and do their own destiny will not be able to join the central army. Even if they join, their future growth will be limited.

Therefore, if you want to make contributions, you must use your intelligence and talents to integrate the strength of every soldier, and achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost.

The generals understood it. Some of them had fought under Sun Ce's command. Although the military position was not high at that time, at most, Qu Junhou was familiar with Sun Ce's method of military management. Some people are now commanding according to their experience, but the time was still short and there were few opportunities for actual combat, so they had not seen much effect.

Now the opportunity is here.

After each returned to the camp, the generals summoned their military marquises and the garrison commander conveyed orders. In the future, when selecting elite troops to join the central army, they will not be based on the school, but based on everyone's assessment, so everyone will have the opportunity to show their own abilities, not only to win this battle, but also to work hard to enter the central army by themselves.

Soon, Man Chong's request reached every soldier. The soldiers of the entire army were ready to fight and their morale was high.

The next day, Man Chong defeated the camp, advanced along the water and land, and took the initiative to launch an attack.
Chapter completed!