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Chapter 309 No Gains
Outside Yuanzhou City, the armies of both sides launched a decisive battle.
No one even knew that the Sixth Prince had already started fighting with the detachment.
However, the prefect on the Yuanzhou city wall felt the most depressed.
What surprised him was that the Sixth Prince's tens of thousands of troops were just outside the city, and Yuanzhou would definitely not be conquered by the barbarian army.
Although he knew that the Sixth Prince's army didn't even have cotton clothes, this was not his concern.
He just needs to ensure that Yuanzhou can be maintained.
But he was also worried that since the Sixth Prince's army was here, the barbarian army would never leave easily.
According to the news from the west, the barbarian army would simply take a detour when they encountered a large city and would not attack it at all. It was obvious that they were heading for the capital.
He also wondered why the Sixth Prince's army had to come to Yuanzhou to block the attack. Couldn't they block the attack further east, instead of causing trouble for Yuanzhou?
They were also more worried. If the Sixth Prince was defeated here, then Yuanzhou would be the first to suffer.
Just look at the current situation. The Sixth Prince, with a group of prisoners in thin clothes, actually took the initiative to attack. The prefect stamped his feet anxiously: "Why is the Sixth Prince so forbearing?"
"Can his army defeat the barbarian army that is as fierce as wolves and tigers? They are even taking the initiative to attack. If they are defeated, the barbarian army will definitely attack our Yuanzhou."
The officials nearby advised, "Your Excellency, there's no need to worry so much. Even if the barbarian army is victorious, they will still suffer some casualties. They won't attack Yuanzhou again."
"We in Yuanzhou City just need to defend it with all our might. It's because the Sixth Prince is so arrogant."
No one was optimistic about this battle because there was such a huge gap in strength. Who could imagine what a group of captured soldiers could be capable of?
The prefect had no choice but to urge his men to prepare more rolling stones and wooden planks, and to defend Yuanzhou City with all their might.
Outside the city, the armies of both sides approached one after another, and the archers started to shoot arrows continuously.
The continuous rain of arrows indeed caused casualties on both sides.
The 30,000 cavalry of the barbarians were also eyeing Yu Shengfei's 30,000 cavalry.
Both sides were eyeing each other covetously. When the infantry were engaged in battle on all fronts, Yu Shengfei suddenly gave an impatient order and led the army directly to charge towards the 30,000 barbarian cavalry on the opposite side.
The barbarian general was confused. Is there something wrong with the cavalry of the Dawu Kingdom?
The infantry hasn't decided the outcome yet, why are you cavalry so active?
He felt that the Sixth Prince on the opposite side might be too anxious and wanted to try his best to fight with him first.
I just want to defeat myself first and protect the capital.
Maybe the emperor in the capital was urging him so hard that he was so anxious and desperate.
The barbarian general originally did not want to send his 30,000 elite cavalry to attack, but Yu Shengfei's 30,000 cavalry had already rushed over on all fronts.
If your cavalry avoids fighting, your infantry will surely suffer.
If the 40,000 rebel infantrymen had suffered heavy losses, he would not have had to raid the capital.
As a last resort, he raised his saber and shouted, "My men, let these weaklings of the Wu Kingdom know how powerful we cavalrymen on the grassland are. Charge!"
The 30,000 barbarian cavalry finally started howling and kicking their horses' bellies wildly. A large group of black cavalry quickly rushed towards Yu Shengfei's army that was galloping towards them.
Soon the two sides collided with each other, people kept screaming and falling off their horses, and the cavalry were chopped down to a size visible to the naked eye.
The cavalry of both sides just passed each other.
Wherever they passed, the ground was littered with the wailing bodies of wounded soldiers and injured horses.
But neither side cared about them.
Yu Shengfei's army split into two groups, made a half circle, took a short rest and reorganized, then rushed towards the barbarian general's cavalry army again.
The barbarian general's face turned pale and his beard trembled.
He discovered that these cavalrymen, who had only been harassing him at first, were actually very powerful in combat, and he had suffered heavy losses for a while.
However, the other party rushed over, and the barbarian general had no choice but to rush forward while howling.
Ning Yi stood on a high place among the army, carefully observing the entire battlefield.
The infantry sides were constantly clashing, and both suffered heavy casualties, while the cavalry were fighting fiercely in the field, which was quite lively.
This was exactly the effect he wanted. He wanted to attack on all fronts and drag the barbarian army into the battlefield at all costs.
Although their troops were all captured, others felt that their fighting capacity was weak.
But these were all captured soldiers carefully selected by Ning Yi. Their weapons and equipment were all of the best quality. Among them were officers, as well as many of his servants and some grateful wounded soldiers.
We strengthen training every day and also do ideological work.
The battle was fought fiercely, leaving the 40,000 rebels on the opposite side no advantage at all.
Ning Yi's tactic of fighting right from the start really made many people uncomfortable.
It's like putting all the troops forward.
The archers in the rear were also constantly shooting arrows back and forth.
But the rebels were under tremendous pressure because they were rebels. How could the barbarian Khan be willing to give them the best armor and weapons?
Most of them are old and broken stuff, and they are not as good as Ning Yi's temporary army.
Each wave of arrow rain caused heavy casualties to the enemy, letting them know that facing the captured army, they would only be defeated.
The barbarian general was very anxious. This group of Wu cavalry were really risking their lives.
They attacked them desperately, not caring about casualties at all.
But the barbarian general couldn't do that. He only had a few precious cavalrymen in his hands. If he used them all in a battle, wouldn't they all be gone?
It is hard to say when the other 20,000 cavalry will arrive. It is said that they have just arrived in Hongfeng County and are expected to arrive in a few days.
But at this moment, there is no way to get rid of the Wu cavalry on the battlefield, unless you abandon the infantry and escape on your own.
But Yu Shengfei didn't care about that. He just followed the orders of the Sixth Prince and just focused on holding back the barbarian cavalry.
We will replenish the number of people you lose.
What else is there to say? What is there to worry about? Just try your best and it will be over.
When the two sides were fighting, suddenly a huge force came from the northeast.
Another large group of cavalry appeared.
Seeing such a wave of cavalry coming, many people were confused.
Even the prefect of Yuanzhou, who was watching the battle from the city wall, was puzzled: "Why is there still a cavalry? When did they hide outside the city?"
Even they didn't know that a group of cavalry from the Wu State suddenly appeared out of nowhere and came to support them.
On the battlefield, the barbarian general's face immediately turned pale. He finally understood why the Wu army was fighting them so madly and did not care about the gains and losses of the elite troops at all.
It turns out that there is a cavalry hidden here. They look to be elite cavalry, and each of them has two horses.
Moreover, as soon as this cavalry arrived at the battlefield, they did not stop at all and rushed towards their barbarian cavalry.
The barbarian general roared, "Leave 5,000 cavalry to stop them, and the rest of you follow me to the west."
He knew he had to run away immediately because he had been tricked.
The Sixth Prince of Wu State did not come with only 30,000 cavalrymen.