The two sides of the Great Wall of Ice Sand were 40 li apart from each other. The Yuan Shao Alliance had sent out two batches to attack the city, and their opponents were both Yang Rui!
The two batches of the Alliance did not have any means of instant communication with each other. Otherwise, they would have been shocked by this situation. Just one opponent like Yang Rui was enough to give them a headache, let alone two at the same time.
Even though the two allied armies didn't know about this, they still felt nervous about encountering Yang Rui. Originally, the allied armies thought that it would be very difficult for the defending side to respond in time, but they didn't think that they would encounter the enemy's commander.
"Kill!"
"Kill …"
"…"
No matter what, the arrow was already nocked on the bow. Although the two batches of the Alliance were a little wary of encountering Yang Rui, they still charged towards the Great Wall of Ice Sand after crossing the river.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! "
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh … "
"…"
The two batches of the Alliance were greeted by a rain of arrows. The two batches of the Alliance encountered the same thing, because Yang Rui had followed the two batches of Ice Sand after finding out where they were going. The main troops he had mobilized were the archers.
"Kill!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! "
"Pu! Pu! Pu … "
"Ugh! Ah … "
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh … "
"…"
In an instant, the two battlefields 40 miles away from each other began to attack and defend the city walls. Shouts of fighting, whistles of arrows, and cries of pain blended together into one.
At a distance of 40 li, Yang Rui and his doppelganger could easily verify the situation with each other. There was no need for any means of communication. This was also an important reason why Yang Rui had personally sent his doppelganger to intercept the enemy.
With the Ethereal Ninja's detection methods, Yang Rui had already found out that there were more than ten thousand soldiers on both sides when the Alliance first mobilized. Yang Rui had even obtained more than half of the information regarding the commanders and the types of troops.
Thus, in terms of response, Yang Rui was able to deploy his men in time. Naturally, the two batches of Ice Sand Sand could not take the initiative to attack.
After attacking for less than an hour, the two allied forces left a trail of corpses on the ground and retreated one after another. The entire surface of the Yellow River, which stretched for more than 10 li, was a mess left behind by the allied forces.
The second attack planned by Yuan Shao's Alliance came to an end. The two sides of the Alliance were like stray dogs. After their defeat, they were afraid that Yang Rui would chase after them. They did not even dare to retreat together. Instead, they split up and retreated.
This time, the alliance's attack was similarly unable to engage Yang Rui's forces in close combat. At their closest, they were only able to reach the icy sand walls. Not a single siege weapon was able to successfully touch the icy sand walls, and the five or six commanders of the alliance couldn't seize the opportunity to make a move either.
In truth, the commanders of the two sides also had the opportunity to attack the walls. However, they did not know the number and strength of the defenders on the walls. Attacking the walls at the same time was not a one-sided affair. Furthermore, with Yang Rui personally overseeing the situation, the commanders of the two sides chose to give up on taking the risk.
The success of the entire attack was actually due to the Four Symbols Bewildering Formation Flags that Yang Rui and his doppelgänger each carried. When the Alliance's troops approached the walls, the Alliance's strategists had already finished setting up the formation flags and activated the formation. This created a regional disruption for the Alliance's attack.
No matter what, to Yuan Shao's Alliance, this was yet another failed attack. It was also a complete defeat. This time, the number of casualties reached fifty to sixty thousand. This was several times the number of casualties from the previous attack.
Originally, Yuan Shao's alliance was prepared to take advantage of the two groups of soldiers' breakthroughs, and then take advantage of the chaos to directly attack Yang Rui's main forces on the other side of the river. However, the two groups of soldiers were defeated one after another, and Yuan Shao's main forces were naturally unable to move.
Just like that, the night passed silently. Yuan Shao's Alliance had been receiving, treating, and settling the returning soldiers. They tried to calm their emotions and stabilize the morale of the soldiers.
Even so, other than the fifty to sixty thousand soldiers that died in the charge, due to the fact that both armies had scattered and retreated, the number of soldiers that got lost or escaped along the way was not small. There were actually more than twenty thousand of them.
Almost all of the returning soldiers were injured. As a result, it was impossible to find out what happened to the twenty thousand missing soldiers, let alone treat them as deserters. The most important thing was that they were soldiers from the same vassal state.
"Alliance Chief, although our side has suffered two defeats, we should continue to take effective offensive measures. We should use the advantage of our generals to challenge them.
If Blazing Sun accepts the challenge, then so be it. With the number and strength of our generals, Blazing Sun will not have an easy time. If Blazing Sun does not accept the challenge, then we can still suppress the enemy's morale and raise the morale of our troops. "
The next morning, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Han Sui, Cai Mao, Zhang Xiu, Chen Gong, and Liu Bei gathered again. Everyone's expression was not good. Last night's defeat involved all the soldiers of the various factions. For a moment, they were all speechless. Only Liu Bei stood up and spoke.
"Xuande's words are correct. This Alliance Chief can accept this suggestion."
Only Liu Bei, who had lost almost all of his troops, addressed Yuan Shao as Alliance Chief. Cao Cao agreed with Liu Bei's suggestion and only addressed Yuan Shao by his courtesy name.
"Xuande's words are reasonable."
"I agree. Why don't we adopt Xuande's suggestion? In terms of generals, we have gathered the essence of the seven factions. Naturally, we are superior to Blazing Sun."
"… …"
Among the seven factions, Liu Bei came with Liu Biao's troops. Zhang Xiu was also on the same boat as Liu Biao. With Cao Cao's agreement, more than half of the people agreed with Liu Bei's suggestion.
"Fine. At this moment, to stabilize the morale, we can only set up a competition between the generals."
After some consideration, Yuan Shao also agreed with Liu Bei's suggestion. Everyone quickly came to an agreement.
However, when it came to the next round of challenge selection, the various vassals once again became procrastinating. It took them two hours to finalize the list of four to five contestants. Yuan Shao and the others were prepared to decide the remaining contestants on the spot during the one-on-one challenge.
"Yan Zhang Fei is here. Does Blazing Sun dare to come out and fight?"
Just after nine in the morning, in front of Icesha City, where Yang Rui was, a figure pulled the battle into a duel mode. This person was Zhang Fei.
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