Chapter 588 Showdown
The Ghost Army slaughtered Qicheng, so Huan Kingdom certainly had to take action.
Under the king's order, Xiang Ge quickly drew troops and horses, 80,000 cavalry, 220,000 infantry, and a total of 300,000 troops, rushed to the front line.
The march took time, and the Huan army fought, with a lot of food, grass and supplies, and it was suddenly received, so it was a little hasty.
Xiang Ge is a famous general of the Huan Kingdom, and most of them rely on the merits of his ancestors and hereditary titles.
Now the ghost army is in a state of unstoppable force, attacking cities and camps one after another, massacreing, rape and plundering. The situation is extremely dangerous. One day later, maybe it will be a city and the lives of tens of thousands of people.
If Su Yi was asked to fight this battle, he would have been the elite troops in the first place, carrying dry food for several days, moving day and night, taking the lead in the enemy's army and taking the lead in seizing favorable positions. During the seizure, the subsequent troops and food, grass and supplies were almost arrived.
But Xiang Ge did not do this, but instead marched slowly and did not dare to easily get out of touch with the escort troops.
In this way, when he arrived, the Ghost Army would not have captured many miles, and Huan's army would probably change from defending to forced attacking.
It is a certain risk to arrive at the battlefield first with a small number of elite troops and seize the terrain. Xiang Ge dared not do this, but he was full of confidence. During the march, he also said to the deputy general from time to time:
"The Ghost Army has always been brave and wise in combat. This time, it should be a great opportunity for us to make achievements."
"What Xiang Shuai said..." The deputy general quickly followed and agreed.
Xiang Ge did not hate the Ghost Army massacre of his compatriots. On the contrary, he believed that this was a chance given to him by God, a chance to prove that he was stronger than Sun Qi!
This person is narrow-minded and feels a little guilty when facing famous generals from all countries, but he has a lot of confidence in the Ghost Army.
More than twenty days later, Guangyuan County.
In the city, corpses were buried everywhere.
In the county hall, right above, Urcha was holding two girls on both sides.
Under his force, the girl was not allowed to wear a coat, and she only wore a bellyband, revealing a large area of snow-white skin.
"General." A soldier walked in. After saluting, he first glanced at two young girls with fair skin. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and then said: "According to the inquiry, Huan Jun has approached Guangyuan."
"How many of them are there?" Urcha asked slightly, his eyes still staying on the woman in his arms, with a wicked smile on his lips, and he didn't even want to stop his movements in his hands.
"The specific number of people is not clear, but judging from its scale and company battalion, there are at least 200,000." The soldiers returned.
"Who is the commander? Have you found out?"
"It seems to be Xiang Ge, a famous general in Huan Kingdom."
"Huh?" Hearing this, Urcha's eyes sterned, raised his head and looked at the soldiers, then pushed away the girls on both sides, stood up and touched his chin, and smiled sinisterly: "A famous general in the Central Plains? Very good. This time, we will take the famous general first! Try our iron armored heavy cavalry!"
Xiang Ge thought the Ghost Army was easy to fight and had no strategy, and Urcha didn't take him seriously at all.
At this time, the generals of Huan's army were also gathering in the army's tent and conducting preliminary talks.
The deputy general pointed to the sand table and spoke first: "Please look at the Ghost Army's forces are now stockpiled near Guangyuan, and the capital's county town has long been occupied by Urcha. If we want to regain this county, we must defeat his main force first."
"What do you mean is that the main force is approaching the county city, forcing the ghost army to shrink its forces, and then fight to the decisive battle with our army?"
"That is, outside Guangyuan City, a large-scale battle can be held in a vast plain. According to our understanding of the Ghost Army, their individual combat capabilities are not weak, and they are especially good at random battles. However, when it comes to the cooperation of formation, there are many shortcomings."
"Well..." After hearing what the deputy general said, Xiang Ge nodded slowly, then looked around and said, "What do you mean?"
The generals first glanced at each other, then clasped their fists and said, "But with the orders of Mr. Xiang!"
"Okay! Then decide the outcome in one battle! Defeat the Ghost Army in one breath!" He said with great momentum.
The Huan army had no tactics. They thought that the Ghost Army would be able to defend the city gate, but they never thought that before Xiang Ge's troops were at the city, Urcha had already taken the lead in seeking a decisive battle, and it was even more of a big move.
A few days later, the armies of both sides confronted each other on a vast plain.
On the Ghost Army, the one who was in charge was not the iron armored heavy cavalry, but the spear and shield.
On the Huan army, several square formations were arranged, with flags waving.
There is a sufficient buffer zone between the two armies.
Xiang Ge stood on the edge of the handsome car, looked at the opposite ghost army, and said without saying a word, waved his hand:
"Beat the drum!"
Dong! Dong! Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong -
The inspiring war drums sounded, Xiang Ge was unsheathed, and the soldiers of Huan Army also began to lift their long halberds and stepped forward to press forward.
Woo! Woo! Woo—
There was also a loud horn sound from the Ghost Army. The front row of Ghost Army soldiers began to hold a round shield in their left hand and hit them with a spear in their right hand, taking neat steps, moving forward step by step.
Both sides quickly arrived at a certain distance.
"Boundie is ready!"
"Shooting the arrow—"
The flag of the commander swayed, and the front row of Huan's army smashed the ground with heavy shields. The crossbowman behind bent his bow and arrow, pointed his fingers diagonally over the sky, and let go of his fingers.
Arrows are like rain.
On the other side of the Ghost Army, there was also a general who pointed his sword: "Warriors! Go ahead--"
With a command, the soldiers of the Ghost Army began to make strange screams, and instantly turned into a messy charge.
In this process, many people were shot by a stray arrow and fell to the ground with a terrifying blow, but in the same way, they waved their right arms and threw the spear in their hands out.
A spear, hanging strong wind, penetrated the body of a soldier.
The front rows of the two sides quickly confronted each other, and blood immediately splattered on the spot.
The infantry of the Ghost Army is poorly equipped. If you only rely on the spear and shield, you might be defeated by Huan Army. This is also the reason why Xiang Ge is so confident.
But Urcha's focus is obviously not here.
Not long after the war began, the front row of spear soldiers in the ghost army had been defeated on a large scale and began to flee in a hurry. Seeing this, Xiang Ge couldn't help but smile: "Haha! This is really a wonderful achievement from me!"
But as soon as his laughter fell, the deputy general beside him was already on the battlefield of fingers and said in surprise: "Ship Xiang, look!"
"Yeah?" Xiang Ge frowned and looked at it with the point, and couldn't help but be stunned: "What is that!"
"Cabinet...cavalry, cavalry of the ghost clan..." The deputy general swallowed.
Chapter completed!