Bai Xiaowen was not afraid of such a chaotic battle.
Bai Xiaowen's cape vibrated as he pointed at the Wrath Claw.
The Wrath Claw howled into the sky!
Two of the team's buff skills were unleashed.
Bai Xiaowen's Commander's Cape had the additional effect of [Command Roar], which gave allies within a radius of 1270 meters a 15% damage increase and 15% damage reduction!
Bai Xiaowen had used [Symbiosis] to borrow his spirit when he pointed at the Wrath Claw.
The Wrath Claw received 63 spirit points, increasing his total spirit points to 109! Its Heart of the Wolves skill covered an area with a radius of more than 2,000 meters, which was even larger.
If it could maintain these two buffs for a long time, it would be enough to defeat the Xiliang army.
However, the duration of these two buffs was too short.
[Heart of the Wolves] only lasted for 30 seconds. [Command Roar] only lasted for 18 seconds.
However, in a chaotic battle between two armies, the first few seconds were crucial as it often determined the outcome of the first battle!
In the first battle, the Xiliang army was at a disadvantage. Most of the people who died were Xiliang soldiers.
Bai Xiaowen's army had the advantage of numbers and morale. When the Xiliang soldiers saw their allies fall, their morale dropped accordingly.
Delifa then chanted [Corpse Revival] to summon skeleton soldiers into the battlefield. Unfortunately, the area in front of Tong Pass was too small and could not reflect the advantage of having an endless number of skeleton soldiers. Many skeleton soldiers could not run to the frontlines and were scattered on the ground because their time was up.
This chaotic battle lasted until the afternoon. Both sides were exhausted and their horses were tired. Only then did they sound the gong to withdraw their troops.
When they returned to Tong Pass, Bai Xiaowen discovered that more than 4,000 soldiers had died in this battle. He estimated that the Xiliang army had lost more than that.
This meant that in this battle, more than 10,000 people had died on both sides! It was no wonder that during the period of war, the population of the country decreased rapidly.
Although Bai Xiaowen was pained by the loss of his soldiers, this battle was inevitable.
Bai Xiaowen wasn't dissatisfied with the final result.
This battle was even more disadvantageous for Xiliang.
Bai Xiaowen had the Central Plains, so he could afford it! Even if the 70,000 soldiers in Tong Pass died, he could still recruit another 270,000 soldiers.
What about the Xiliang army? If the 100,000 soldiers were exhausted, where would Ma Chao find another 100,000 soldiers?
However, although Bai Xiaowen was not afraid of such a tough battle, he did not want to fight.
From Bai Xiaowen's point of view, Western Liang would be his territory sooner or later. Every Western Liang soldier who died in the war was a loss of his own strength.
Ma Chao did not have any powerful strategists. Wasn't it better to win with intelligence?
Bai Xiaowen immediately summoned the generals for a discussion.
There was only one military counselor in the army, Xun You. However, he was still in the end, he was still planning was still planning planning a plan.
Before the high-level military meeting — — —
In his tent, Zhang Xiu said to Jia Xu, "Ma Chao's bravery is beyond my expectations! He did not gain any advantages in this battle. I wonder if you have a good plan for this meeting. "
Jia Xu stroked his beard and said, "I already know the weakness of the Xiliang army and am planning a plan to deal with it. However, I don't think anyone else will be able to see this weakness. When Yuan Xi can't think of a plan, I will appear. "
Zhang Xiu praised, "Mister, you really plan one step at a time." In his heart, he thought to himself, I can't afford to offend a cultured person.
Zhang Xiu headed to the commander's tent for the meeting.
As expected, the generals did not have any good ideas, so they all looked down.
Zhang Xiu was impressed by Jia Xu's judgment, but he heard Yuan Xi laugh, "The Xiliang army has an obvious weakness. I already have a plan, but I can't say it now. All of you just need to listen to my orders. "
The generals cupped their hands, "Please give us your orders."
Bai Xiaowen laughed, "My plan is called the 'Diversion Strategy'. General Qiao Rui and General Li Shu will execute it. At night, each of them will lead ten thousand men to leave the pass quietly and return to Sizhou. At dawn, they will pretend to be reinforcements and enter the pass openly."
Xun You raised his head, "You want the Xiliang army to misjudge and think that we have endless reinforcements?"
Bai Xiaowen nodded and laughed, "Yes."
Xun You said, "False and true, the art of war. There must be a deeper meaning behind your actions. I have already guessed it. Is it what you want? "
Bai Xiaowen waved his hand and laughed, "Don't say it out loud for now. We can write our ideas on white silk and seal it. After we defeat the enemy, we can open it and verify it. "
Such an elegant method aroused Xun You's interest, and he readily agreed.
Zhang Xiu looked at the two of them. They had the leisure to write on white silk and seal it. For some reason, he was worried about Jia Xu's future.
However, Zhang Xiu and the rest of the generals were much more relaxed. They laughed and watched.
Since the lord and the military advisor were so relaxed, it meant that they had already thought of a plan to defeat the enemy.
As generals, they had to listen to orders. When the time came, they just had to take out their knives and open the silk. Who didn't know how to do that?
After Zhang Xiu returned to the tent, he told Jia Xu about Bai Xiaowen's diversion strategy. In the end, he asked, "What do you think the lord is thinking? Has he seen through the weakness of the Xiliang army? "
"…"
The piece of paper in Jia Xu's hand spun and fell to the ground.
…
In the Xiliang army camp.
In the commander's tent, Ma Chao was a little depressed. Since yesterday's battle, no matter how much the Xiliang army scolded, the enemy did not come out.
"Yuan Xi is definitely not the kind of person who hides and seeks to live in peace! If not, he would not have been so determined on the first day. He must be planning a scheme to defeat me! "Ma Chao looked at the towering city wall of Tong Pass and thought to himself.
Suddenly, a scout reported, "Tong Pass has increased by twenty thousand troops."
When Ma Chao heard this, he was shocked.
However, what shocked him even more was that on the third day, the scout reported that Tong Pass had increased by twenty thousand troops under the banner of Hejian Zhang.
Ma Chao could not sit still and gathered the Xiliang generals to discuss countermeasures.
Han Sui was worried, "In the battle two days ago, we had a slight advantage in numbers, but we still lost a lot. That's enough to see how strong the Yuan army is. Now that the Yuan army has increased by forty thousand troops, what should we do? "
Ma Dai said, "We have become enemies with Yuan Xi, and the misunderstanding is getting deeper. Why don't we take advantage of the fact that Yuan Xi is here to find out the real culprit behind Uncle's death before we make a decision? "
Ma Chao frowned, "What misunderstanding? It's obviously Yuan Xi's doing. If we can't take revenge for our father, we won't beg the enemy! "
This scolding made Ma Dai's face turn red, but he could not go against Ma Chao.
Han Sui said, "Nephew wants to fight with Yuan Xi, but how can we make up for the difference in numbers?"
Ma Chao sneered, "He, Yuan Xi, is relying on his vast territory and sufficient manpower to recruit more soldiers and horses. Why can't I recruit more soldiers? The Qiang people have always trusted me, and I just need to send an envoy to get tens of thousands of Qiang people to help me! "
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