After obtaining the approval of the King of Shang, Ouyang Shuo revealed his plan.
"To defeat the Zhou Army, we have to weaken the enemy and strengthen ourselves."
"What do you mean?" King Xin was unmoved.
"General E Lai said that most slaves can't be trusted. Therefore, Your Majesty can choose 100,000 useful people from the 700,000 slaves and release them from their shackles. Let them eat their fill and promise them freedom if they win this battle. Then, give them crossbows. With some training, they will be a powerful force. The strongest part of the Zhou Army is their chariot army. Therefore, we can arrange for the remaining 600,000 slaves to dig trenches and cover the entire battlefield. We will definitely be able to stop the Zhou Army's chariot army. "
Ouyang Shuo pursued the policy of elite troops. Instead of letting those slaves change sides, it was better not to arrange for them to go to the battlefield. As for crossbows, they were the easiest long-range weapons to master. They only needed two to three days.
King Xin was shocked. He looked happy and then worried. "Although your plan is good, the Imperial Court doesn't have that many crossbows for the slaves."
Ouyang Shuo smiled. "Although there are no crossbows, do you have hard bows?"
"Of course."
"The most difficult part of a crossbow is the crossbow mechanism. I can solve it for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, you just need to recruit all the craftsmen in Chaoge City to make the crossbow arms and assemble them together. You will be able to obtain 100,000 crossbows. "
King Xin was overjoyed. "Alright, if we win this battle, you will be the main contributor. I will definitely reward you handsomely."
Ouyang Shuo was delighted. He took the opportunity and said, "If we win this battle, I just need you to allow me to go alone."
"Oh, who is it?" King Xin was very interested.
Ouyang Shuo turned to look at E Lai and said with a smile, "General E Lai."
Without waiting for King Xin's reply, E Lai said, "If we can defeat the Zhou Army, what's the harm in it?"
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Has No Clothes for triggering the mission to subdue the Emperor-level historical figure E Lai. Mission completion condition: Assist the Shang Dynasty and defeat the Zhou Army. Mission completion deadline: Before the end of the Battle of Muye."
Ouyang Shuo was overjoyed. "I have nothing else to ask for."
…
Ouyang Shuo followed E Lai out of the palace and headed to the military workshop in Chaoge City.
As soon as he arrived at the workshop, Ouyang Shuo took out the hundred thousand ballistae from his storage pouch without any hesitation. These crossbow machines were naturally the ones that Ouyang Shuo had specially ordered the Archery and Crossbow Division to make. Now, they were finally put to use. Ouyang Shuo had paid a heavy price for the Battle of Muye.
Just the cost of 100,000 ballistae would be 10,000 Gold. Fortunately, the iron ore was produced in the territory, and the wages of the craftsmen were fixed. Otherwise, Ouyang Shuo would suffer a great loss.
The Shang Dynasty would naturally be in charge of the assembly of the crossbow, Ouyang Shuo would not participate. As for the selection and training of the slaves, Di Xin had already handed them over to Evil. There was no need for Ouyang Shuo to worry.
What Ouyang Shuo needed to do was to organize the mutants. He did not expect to defeat the Zhou Army with just a hundred thousand crossbowmen. He had to cooperate with the frontline army and the defense troops on the flanks.
It was already five o 'clock in the afternoon when Ouyang Shuo returned to the barracks. The huge military camp with 42,000 mutant soldiers was bustling with activity.
Compared to the Deer Chasing War, Bai Hua and Feng Qiuhuang's reorganization of the other Lord's armies went much smoother. The Lords knew very well that the Alliance of Mountains and Seas had 15% of the Shang Dynasty's troops, and they were the most elite. As such, if they wanted to gain contribution points, joining the Alliance of Mountains and Seas was the best choice. If they fought alone, they would only be cannon fodder.
Apart from a few stubborn ones, most of the soldiers were willing to accept the reorganization.
Ouyang Shuo followed the plan from last time, with Zhang Liao as the commander of the cavalry, Qin Qiong and Lin Yi as his deputies, Shi Wansui as the commander of the sword and shield soldiers, and Mu Guiying as the commander of the crossbowmen.
Since it was already in global mode, there was no problem for the players to go offline. As such, when night came, everyone returned to their tents to rest.
On the second day, the reorganization officially began.
After a morning of statistics, other than the 2,000 diehards who refused to be reorganized, the remaining 40000 soldiers consisted of 25000 saber and shield soldiers, followed by a total of 10000 cavalry, and the fewest crossbowmen, with only 5000 crossbowmen.
In the next few days, the various divisions would begin training together, in case they were unable to command effectively during the decisive battle. In ancient battlefields, there were over ten thousand soldiers, and commanding was a big problem. It was a huge test of a general's ability.
At the same time, the eliminated six hundred thousand slaves were chased out of Chaoge to Muye, where they began digging trenches. With such a huge amount of manpower, even the most spacious place would be unrecognizable.
Muye was seventy li south of Chaoge, which was about twenty-five kilometers. As such, it would take a day or two for these slaves to travel.
In order to prevent the slaves from escaping or slacking off, King Xin sent five hundred Imperial Guards with them.
The main force of the Shang army was in the east, and Chaoge only had ten thousand Imperial Guards, six thousand Royal Guards, and a few war elephants. The fact that King Xin could still send five hundred Imperial Guards at a time like this showed how much importance he placed on Ouyang Shuo's plan. He had to make sure that nothing went wrong.
In the sky where no one was paying attention, a little bird followed behind the slave troop, accompanying them all the way.
… …
On the fourth day of the battle of Muye, the main camp of the Zhou Dynasty, Meng Jin.
"Report!" A spy entered the central tent and knelt on the ground, saying loudly, "Reporting to the king, there's an important report from the front."
Other than King Wu of Zhou, there was also Prime Minister Jiang Shang in the tent.
"Quick, tell me!" King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, was a little impatient.
"The Shang Dynasty drove hundreds of thousands of slaves to dig trenches outside Muye City. Their behavior is strange." The spy did not dare to be negligent.
Ji Fa was confused and turned to Jiang Shang. "Prime Minister, why did the Shang Dynasty send slaves to dig trenches?"
Jiang Shang stroked his beard and said with a frown, "They dug trenches to stop our chariots. It seems. The Shang Dynasty has a capable person to help them. "
"Then what should we do?" Ji Fa was shocked. The chariots were the trump card of the Zhou Dynasty and the core of the strategy. If the chariots could not reach the enemy's camp, then the entire strategy could not be carried out.
"The only thing we can do now is to send soldiers to drive the slaves away and stop them from digging trenches."
Ji Fa nodded. "Prime Minister, who do you think we should send?"
"That's the problem. Our army is limited and we can't act rashly in case we get ambushed. "
"Why don't we send soldiers to Muye now and start the battle?" Ji Fa suggested.
Jiang Shang shook his head. "We can't do that. The feudal lords have not gathered yet."
"Then what should we do?" Ji Fa was anxious.
Just as Jiang Shang was in a dilemma, a guard outside the tent reported, "Mutant Lord Chunshen requests an audience with Your Majesty."
"Let him in." Zhou Wuwang said.
After Lord Chunshen entered the tent, he bowed and said, "Mutant Lord Chunshen greets Your Majesty and Prime Minister."
"Dispense with the formalities!" Zhou Wuwang put on a courteous expression. "What matter do you have to report this time?"
"I am here to share Your Majesty's worries." Lord Chunshen said confidently.
"Oh?" Zhou Wuwang was puzzled.
"I heard that the enemy is cunning. They dug trenches in Muye to stop our chariots. As a representative of the mutants, I am here to request Your Majesty's permission to stop them. "Lord Chunshen explained.
Zhou Wuwang was overjoyed. "Good, I have been worrying about this matter."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lord Chunshen was about to leave after receiving the order.
"Wait." Jiang Shang said worriedly, "Just drive them away. Try not to kill them."
"Yes!" Lord Chunshen agreed, but in his heart he did not agree.
Lord Chunshen and the others had discovered that the Shang court had arranged a large number of slaves in Muye, but only five hundred regular soldiers accompanied them. To these players, this was a heaven-sent opportunity to harvest contribution points. How could they miss it? Thus, Lord Chunshen hurriedly came to seek an audience with Zhou Wuwang to ask for this errand.
After Lord Chunshen left, Jiang Shang was still frowning, somewhat worried.
"Prime Minister, is there something wrong?" Zhou Wuwang asked.
"Your Majesty, many of those slaves are from the Zhou people or other vassal tribes. They are targets that we can win over. I am worried that these mutants do not know their limits and will increase the number of killings. "Jiang Shang explained.
"Didn't Lord Chunshen just promise Prime Minister that he would not kill? What is there for Prime Minister to worry about? "Zhou Wuwang was even more confused.
Jiang Shang shook his head. "Your Majesty, these mutants are strange. They are self-confident and may not obey."
"Prime Minister worries too much." Zhou Wuwang was self-confident and thought that his reputation as a king was very useful.
… …
Lord Chunshen returned to his tent. Inside, Di Chen, Battle Wolf, Feng Qingyang, Xiong Ba, Military Kill Ripper and Piao Linghuan were all present.
"How is it?" Xiong Ba asked. He was already very familiar with Lord Chunshen.
Lord Chunshen's face lit up. "It's done."
"Good. Let's see how Say Say Wuyi can be so arrogant this time." Military Kill Ripper hooted.
"Do we need to call the other lords for this mission?" Battle Wolf asked.
Feng Qingyang was the first to disagree. "The other party only has five hundred regular soldiers. Our troops add up to four thousand. It is enough to deal with them. Why should we share the contribution points with others?"
Battle Wolf shook his head. "The mobility of the infantry is too poor. It is more appropriate to arrange for a pure cavalry unit."
"In that case, we can call in our core allies and form three thousand cavalry." Feng Qingyang took a step back.
"Brother Di Chen, why don't you say anything?" Lord Chunshen asked intentionally.
Di Chen frowned and ignored Lord Chunshen's complacency. "I am thinking that arranging for the slaves to dig trenches is very likely Say Say Wuyi's stratagem. Could there be some kind of conspiracy behind this? "
"Haha, Brother Di Chen, I think you are afraid of being tricked by Say Wuyi." Feng Qingyang blabbered and looked down on Di Chen's suspicions.
Lord Chunshen's face was also full of mockery.
Although they had no choice but to start anew under the coercion of the various families, Lord Chunshen would not let Di Chen lead the alliance again. Naturally, he had to suppress his arrogance and not let him raise his head.
Battle Wolf did not join in the uproar. "What Brother Di Chen said is not impossible. We have to guard against it."
Lord Chunshen shook his head. "Brother Battle Wolf worries too much. According to the scouts at the front, there are no traces of other armies in the vicinity of Mu Ye. This time, we dispatched the cavalry to catch them off guard. When Say Wuyi receives the news and rushes over to reinforce them, it will take at least a day to travel back and forth. That is enough time for us to complete our mission and retreat smoothly. "
"Exactly. How could he say that Say Wuyi is so powerful? I don't believe it. "Feng Qingyang was Lord Chunshen's staunch ally and naturally supported him.
Battle Wolf was speechless. (To be continued.)
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