In the central tent of the East Jin camp.
Ouyang Shuo glanced at Jia Xu. Jia Xu understood and stepped out of the ranks. "Including the 300,000 soldiers at Shouyang, the enemy has 600,000, but our headquarters, including the navy, does not even have 340,000."
"In terms of military strength, we have the upper hand. Since we are going to fight, we must strike before the Shouyang army arrives and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. If we win, the Shouyang army will be nothing to worry about. "
Xie Xuan was puzzled. "If we attack, we will have to cross the Fei River. Will the Qin army retreat?"
Jia Lang nodded and said, "Of course we won't retreat."
"Then what should we do?"
"If they don't retreat, we will attack."
If the person in front of him wasn't a famous strategist, Xie Xuan would have laughed. "Attack? Did I hear wrong? How many soldiers will we lose? Can we still fight? "
"Don't worry, General." Jia Xu smiled. "Even if we don't attack, when the Shouyang army arrives, they will attack. Why don't we strike first? The key is the control of the Fei River. That's why the Zhoushan fleet wants to break through the Cliff Mountain fleet and enter the Fei River first. "
"I see."
Xie Xuan understood. Before the battle, the navy of both sides would have to compete.
Xie Shi was still worried. "Can the Cliff Mountain fleet win?"
Ouyang Shuo was full of confidence in the Cliff Mountain fleet. He smiled. "More than 90 percent."
"Good, then it's decided."
Xie Shi didn't hesitate anymore. The victory in Jingzhou had filled him with confidence in the mutants army.
After deciding on the battle plan and reaching a consensus, the five discussed the details of the battle before dispersing.
As soon as the meeting ended, the entire East Jin camp started moving.
Ouyang Shuo summoned the lords to inform them of the battle. Whether they were willing or not, the lords couldn't oppose the decision made by Ouyang Shuo and Xie Shi.
Either join the battle or leave the map. Do you want to stand by and watch? Don't even think about it.
Of course, there weren't any Lords who were bored like that. Everyone led their troops into the Battle Map. No matter what other objectives they had, their goal was to earn Achievement Points.
Since that was the case, there was no reason not to fight.
Huo Qubing officially replaced Xie Shi as the temporary Commander-in-Chief of the Jin Army. He commanded 340,000 soldiers, and Xie Xuan was appointed as his deputy. After seeing Ouyang Shuo, the lords handed over their military authority one by one.
As for how to arrange the troops, that was Huo Qubing's problem.
After Xie Shi resigned, he didn't stay idle. As the governor, he temporarily recruited over ten thousand slaves from cities around the Fei Water. At the same time, he collected a large amount of wood and transported it to the east bank of the Fei Water overnight.
Among the laborers, carpenters were mainly used to build pontoon bridges on the Fei Water.
The entire camp instantly became lively. The atmosphere before the battle was tense and enthusiastic. The North Mansion Army wanted to repel the Qin army and reclaim their territory; the mutants army wanted to slay the enemy and build up their achievements.
…
The commotion in East Jin's camp naturally alerted the former Qin.
Fu Jian's brows furrowed even more when he heard this. Di Chen and Wu Qi had no choice but to keep encouraging Fu Jian, telling him that if the Jin army took the initiative to attack, they would never be able to cross the Fei River.
Even so, Fu Jian still could not sleep at night.
Things happened one after another, and the emperor's confidence was on the verge of collapse.
Di Chen and the others were also quite depressed. Other than entering the battle map smoothly, they always felt like they were being controlled and falling into the enemy's rhythm. It was extremely frustrating.
They could only blame the lack of a top strategist like Jia Xu.
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On the fifteenth day of the battle, in the Huai River valley.
Since the beginning of the battle, the navy, which had been quiet, suddenly became the focus of the entire battlefield. Whoever could control the Fei River would gain the upper hand in the battle.
The torrential Huai River flowed endlessly.
Early in the morning, the two fleets confronted each other at the junction of the Huai River and the Fei River.
The Cliff Mountain Fleet was led by Yu Dayou, the admiral of the navy, while the Zhoushan Fleet was led by a retired admiral.
Both had their own merits.
Xiong Ba was only a second-class marquis, and the number of troops he could bring into the battle map was limited. In order to earn merit points, Xiong Ba also brought a part of the army. Thus, the Zhoushan Fleet only brought half of its troops.
Coupled with the ten thousand sailors that Xie Shi brought, the difference in military strength was even more obvious.
However, in a battle on the inland river, military strength was not the decisive factor. After all, no matter how many warships there were, the real battle was only between a dozen warships at the front of the river.
The battle started at eight o 'clock in the morning.
Both sides were old rivals, so there was no need to waste time. They just fired their cannons at the same time. There were almost no tactics, just bombarding each other until the enemy's ships sank. When one ship sank, another followed, and the cycle repeated.
Since there was no difference in tactics, it all depended on the weapons and equipment of both sides.
Both sides were warships, and the key was the cannons.
The Cliff Mountain Fleet used the improved P1 cannons. With the help of the flying team, the fleet gradually gained the upper hand and forced the Zhoushan Fleet to retreat.
At ten o 'clock in the morning, the entire intersection was under the control of the Cliff Mountain Fleet.
At this time, Xie Shi led ten thousand sailors from the rear. With the Cliff Mountain Fleet blocking the fire in front of them, they completed the turn with their light bodies and smoothly entered the Fei River.
Although the Zhoushan Fleet was anxious, they couldn't get away from the Cliff Mountain Fleet.
At twelve o 'clock in the morning, the East Jin Navy all entered the Fei River.
Seeing this, Yu Dayou immediately adjusted his formation and completely blocked the entrance of the Fei River. The fleet turned into a defensive position. The commander of the Zhoushan Fleet had no choice but to give up when he saw that the Cliff Mountain Fleet was blocking the river with iron chains.
It wasn't easy for each warship to come. The Overlord City wasn't like the Xia Dynasty, so they couldn't afford such consumption. They had already tried their best, so there was no need to make unnecessary sacrifices.
In just one morning, the outcome of the battle between the two sides was decided.
Seeing this, Yu Dayou arranged for five warships to enter the Fei River to help the East Jin Navy completely control the Fei River.
…
While the navy was fighting, the others were not idle.
Xie Shi temporarily recruited laborers to build pontoon bridges on the Fei River early in the morning for the army to cross the river. When the East Jin Navy entered the river, the whole project was accelerated.
The Qin army wanted to destroy the pontoon bridges, but it was ineffective under the bombardment of the flying team. Near five o 'clock in the afternoon, the Qin army knew that they couldn't destroy the pontoon bridges, so they just ignored it and focused on reorganizing their armaments.
Near dusk, fifty pontoon bridges quietly hovered on the Fei River.
It was destined to be a sleepless night.
…
On the sixteenth day of the battle, the sun rose.
The atmosphere of war was at its peak. Some soldiers were so nervous that they didn't even sleep well. When the sun rose, the military camps on both sides of the Fei River had already woken up.
The soldiers from both sides quietly got up, put on their armors, ate breakfast, and gathered at the drill ground.
The navy's warships lined up on the banks of the Fei River. Between the warships were temporary pontoon bridges, all the way to the other side of the river.
On the west bank of the Fei River, the three hundred thousand Qin soldiers were ready for battle.
According to Wu Qi's arrangement, the fifty thousand Qin soldiers were placed at the back to protect Emperor Fu Jian. In fact, Wu Qi had given up on using the fifty thousand Qin soldiers.
The real backbone was still the two hundred and fifty thousand Mutants Army.
The army lined up along the banks of the river, orderly and solemn. Although Wu Qi had taken over the command of the Mutants Army for less than half a month, he was already able to operate all the divisions in an orderly manner.
This time, the Qin army was waiting at ease, so they had the geographical advantage.
On the other side of the river, the two hundred and fifty thousand Mutants Army were also in the vanguard. Huo Qubing placed the seventy thousand North Mansion Army on the right flank as cover.
At eight o 'clock in the morning, the war horn sounded.
"Wooo ~ ~ ~"
Accompanied by the distant sound of the horn, the warships fired their cannons, providing cover fire for the army to cross the river. The west bank of the Fei River was immediately cleared for the Jin army to disembark.
"Charge!!!"
The vast army crossed the Fei River, ready to fight the Qin army to the death.
"Kill!!!"
The Qin army was not to be outdone, all of them were full of fighting spirit.
In less than twenty minutes, the frontline troops of both sides had already started fighting.
In this special terrain, it was still the infantry that was more useful.
The temporary pontoon bridges were not expected to be very useful. Most of the soldiers had not gone through the relevant training, so they inevitably stumbled when crossing the river.
From time to time, soldiers would fall into the water and be rescued by the navy.
Just like that, the Qin army easily blocked the first wave of attack of the Jin army, boosting the morale of the Qin army.
Huo Qubing was not discouraged. The follow-up troops continued to cross the river and fought with the Qin army, sacrificing themselves in exchange for space. The entire west bank of the Fei River was instantly engulfed in the flames of war.
When it came to the final battle, there was no strategy to speak of, it was all up to the commander.
Wu Qi against Huo Qubing, the two Divine Generals were equally matched.
At around ten in the morning, the Jin army finally crossed the Fei River after paying a heavy price. The battlefield had completely shifted to the west bank, and the battle had entered a crucial period.
Both sides were the elite troops of the territory, and their combat strength was equally matched.
This battle naturally resulted in heavy casualties.
The entire battlefield was like a huge meat grinder, and there were people dying at any time.
Under the command of the two Divine Generals, the 500,000 troops on both sides fought back and forth, coming up with many clever plans.
Without being on the battlefield, one would not be able to imagine the scene of 500,000 troops killing each other. As far as the eye could see, the entire land was covered by Black Armor Warriors, densely packed with people.
No matter who it was, once they entered such a battlefield, their blood would boil uncontrollably.
Ouyang Shuo appeared on the battlefield with 3,000 Divine Martial Guards. In the battle map, the fallen soldiers could be resurrected with battle contribution points, and it was the best opportunity to train the troops.
To Ouyang Shuo, it was to absorb the killing energy for the Sky Demon Spear.
Such an elite troop was unparalleled on the battlefield, and they were fearless. When Wu Qi saw this, he wanted to arrange for the army to kill them, but he did not expect that Ouyang Shuo was just using himself as bait, and cooperated with Huo Qubing to counterattack.
After being tricked once, Wu Qi also gave up on killing Ouyang Shuo, and focused on the main battlefield.
The battle lasted for an entire day, and it was earth-shattering, and blood flowed like a river. Both sides were evenly matched, but there was no clear winner, and they were still in a stalemate.
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