C168 (1/2)

Zhang Banxian immediately saw the problem and warned Yang Lin. Only then did Yang Lin look around. It turned out to be a ring-shaped mountain, Zhang Bao had created a ring-shaped array based on the terrain. Yang Lin brought his cavalry and rushed forward, rushing straight into Zhang Bao's big circular array.

Zhang Bao's soldiers were running quickly, quickly seizing the advantage of the terrain. It was impossible for Yang Lin's cavalry to climb up the cliff. Could it be that they wanted to dismount and snatch the high ground? If they did not seize these high grounds, they might be surrounded by Zhang Bao.

”Retreat!”

Yang Lin did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered the cavalry to retreat. No matter how good the situation is, if I don't fight with you here, you will be in vain. Taking advantage of the fact that Zhang Bao had not yet formed his encirclement, Yang Lin waved his big blade, causing the thirty thousand odd cavalrymen to retreat with a roar.

Following Yang Lin's order to retreat, the thirty thousand over cavalrymen turned their horses and ran. The advantage of being a cavalry soldier once again appeared, before Zhang Bao's soldiers closed up, Yang Lin's cavalry had already retreated to a safe area. Turning his head, Zhang Bao's xanthopanax was still running on the mountain.

Hehe, this Zhang Bao has finally tasted the sweetness, using the terrain to defeat Huangfu Song, and now he wants to use terrain to deal with us.

Yang Lin looked at xanthopanax in front of him and smiled at the strategists. Although it sounded easy, he was still shocked. This Zhang Bao really was a ghost, he didn't have any ambush, otherwise, the exorcism would have found him out already. He didn't run, but he would have lured you into the place he chose, and killed you in one fell swoop.

”I estimate that Zhang Bao's exorcism had already chosen this place, and was waiting for us to chase after them. But we can't just wait like this. Otherwise, his large group might just run away. ”

Zhang Banxian also had lingering fear in her heart. If she had continued to rush forward, she was afraid that she would have been trapped by Zhang Bao. Although they had come out, they couldn't do anything to Zhang Ding. In this crater, the cavalry could only watch as Zhang Bao escaped.

”Don't worry, Zhang He, Gao Lan and the others should be coming soon, it's time for the infantry to use their skills.”

Yang Lin told the cavalry to rest on the ground and wait for the infantry behind them. In the past when they were fighting, they were only the infantry of others, so he didn't worry about it at all. Now that he had infantry, he realized how urgent it was to wait for infantry to attack him. In just these few dozen kilometers, they had actually managed to run for half a day, causing Yang Lin to be extremely anxious. He could not help but have an idea and tell Zhang Banxian and the others.

”It seems that it is necessary to get the infantry to ride on horses. They are cavalry when they march, and infantry when they fight. Or both cavalry and infantry. ”

”Ah …” The lord's idea was quite interesting. The greatest strength of the infantry was their offense, and the greatest weakness of the infantry was their slow movement. It would be great if the infantry could ride on their horses and overcome their weaknesses. ”

Zhang Banxian immediately agreed with Yang Lin's idea. If an army only had cavalry, without infantry, many of the combat missions would be impossible to complete. For example, if they met with an attack on a mountain, the cavalry would be helpless. However, waiting for the infantry to arrive slowly, Zhang Bao was afraid that they had enough time to escape.

”Sir, it would be perfect if the infantry could ride on the horses. The question was, how much did it cost to get more than sixty thousand infantry on horseback? Even for a horse, it would cost more than sixty thousand horses. If each horse cost five thousand, it would cost three hundred thousand. Who can afford it? ”

Kuai Yue laughed and splashed a bucket of cold water on him. He was speaking the truth. All the emperors of the past dynasties knew the importance of cavalry. However, the country was not strong enough to support such a huge army. However, it was said that in a powerful empire, the cavalry was strong. In an era where the cavalry was weak, the nation was weak.

”Heh heh, Mr. Kuai Yue has thought about this very carefully. Indeed, it may be difficult to get so many horses at once, but we can take it slowly, and we'll take it as the direction of the infantry. ”

Yang Lin chatted with a few strategists for a while. It was almost noon when Zhang He and Gao Guan finally arrived with the infantry. Although they had traveled a long distance, and although they were very tired, they still had strong fighting spirit. Yang Lin waved his hand towards Zhang He and Gao Lan.

”Let's rest for a while and prepare to attack.”

By noon, they should have been eating, but the soldiers left the camp in a hurry, without even bringing dry food, so they had to starve. Fortunately, the weather was good, there was no snow, and the cold wind had died down. After resting for a while, Yang Lin called for Zhang He and the others.

”The xanthopanax occupies the entire crater, so the cavalry cannot charge anymore, and can only rely on your infantry. You guys attack from the side, as long as you occupy one side, we can break through this crater, as long as the cavalry can pass through, Zhang Bao will not be able to escape. ”Now, gather your forces and attack the left side. We must occupy the left side of the mountain.”

”Don't worry Lord General. We will definitely occupy the mountain on the left.”

The three of them agreed, then turned around and left. Not long later, the sixty thousand foot soldiers followed Zhang He and Gao Lan, climbing towards the left side of the mountain. With more than thirty thousand cavalrymen escorting them, they didn't have to worry about anything as they charged up the mountain, shouting loudly.

”Shoot!” Quick, shoot! ”

When the Generals saw the soldiers climbing up the mountain, he immediately shouted. However, this was not the battle between the two armies. The Arrows s were not of much use, the attacking soldiers were bent over, and in order to survive, they almost crawled on the ground.

”Smash the stone!” Quickly smash the stone! ”