C343 Victory Chase
As Gongsun Ztian watched his enemy's cavalry retreat, his smile grew wider and wider. It was not because he was happy about successfully forcing the enemy back, but because he had already anticipated this series of actions from the enemy.
"Great General, the enemy's men have retreated!" He did not know that just now, it was merely a test between the two parties. Although they did not truly fight, their respective goals had already been achieved, and the main show would begin soon. In other words, the good show was about to begin.
Although he could feel his happiness and joy, he had to admit that the road ahead was still too long. Right now, he was just a qualified basic level officer, but he was not suited to be a qualified general, he was completely unable to see through his opponent's intentions. However, if the two armies were fighting, without even knowing what the other party was planning to do, there was only one conclusion, and that was that they would be dragged along by the nose.
Gongsun Ze Tian really wanted to remind Cheng Qinglong of this, but after thinking about it for a while, he gave up. Maybe he shouldn't help him too much, because there were some things that had to be done before he could remember.
Therefore, many of the elders liked to pass on their teachings, thinking that the detours he had gone through, the hardships he had experienced, could be passed on as experience to the next generation, so that the future generations would not have to go through such detours and suffer less. However, in the end, they still had to bump into the southern wall before they would turn back.
Gongsun Zaitian once again refocused his attention back onto the battlefield between the two armies. Since he had completed the initial investigation, then he should be more serious now. Otherwise, Lei Sheng would laugh at him.
Gongsun Ze Tian turned his head and ordered the soldier: "Pass down the order, Bow Cavalry will continue to maintain the formation, split up and encircle them, once we enter the attacking range, we will shoot without discrimination, at the same time we will inform the crossbow phalanx to conduct long-range firepower suppression, and also tell them, I do not want them to have the time to show their heads, shoot fiercely for me!"
"Yes sir!"
"Also, inform the Sword and Shield Array and longspear array to boldly rush up and surround them in a ring shape. The good show is about to start, everyone be energetic!" Gongsun Ztian ordered with a smile on his face.
"Yes sir!"
As Gongsun Ztian's orders were given out one by one, the formation of the Northern Army changed once again. First, the Bow Cavalry increased their speed. When they reached the attacking range, the two squads of Bow Cavalry warriors were not stingy with their arrows and scattered towards the 'Circle Sprinkling Formation' on Lei Sheng's side as if they didn't need any money.
Although the two groups of Bow Cavalry were attacking from the left and right, and did not shoot at the same time, the densely packed arrows still suppressed Lei Sheng's group to the point where they had no way to breathe.
Fortunately, Lei Sheng's' Circle Formation 'was a dense defensive formation, so before the enemy's arrows could hit them, the cavalrymen had already dismounted, while the blade and shield infantrymen on the outside all raised their shields above their heads, causing the entire' Circle Formation 'to look like a pot covered with iron, blocking the arrows that were raining down from above.
However, the Bow Cavalry's Undifferentiated Scattering was not the main show, but the main show were the archers of the Armored Bow Formation. Their shot, which was 45 degrees to the sky, soon followed.
However, what was strange was that although the arrows seemed to be tied to something, it was only a few black shadows. It was impossible for them to clearly see what it was. Since this was a friendly exchange between the two armies, they naturally could not use real arrows. Thus, according to the requirements, they could only use arrows without arrows, and arrows without arrows would lose a lot of attack power. Especially since the target was not only wearing armor, but also wielding a shield.
But when the arrows landed on their shields, they made 'Duang Duang' sounds, unlike the clear 'Ding Ding' sounds produced by Bow Cavalry's shooting, this made everyone very curious, so many of them stretched out their necks to rest their feet, and the people who were originally sitting down also stood up one by one to check out what was going on.
The people outside the stage did not know what was going on, but Lei Sheng who was in the circular array was about to curse, and for no other reason other than the arrows. Originally, due to friendly sparring, he didn't put up any arrows. However, this damn brat actually tied a rock instead of an arrow? He must be extremely dark, right?
Hearing the shield above his head constantly producing 'Duang Duang' sounds, the anger in Lei Sheng's heart was rising uncontrollably, if possible, he really wanted to go over and smash Gongsun Ze Tian's butt into pieces.
At most, Lei Sheng was just annoyed, but the person holding the shield was not so simple.
That was a bow and arrow with several thousand people tied to it. This also meant that each round of shooting at the same time, their shields would need at least several thousand pieces of small stones. Although the stones were small, they could not withstand much.
The most despicable were the following groups of blade and shield, square formation and longspear array. You just had to say, you guys just need to surround them properly, yet you guys actually bent over to pick up a rock and threw it at the shield on top of the 'round formation'. For no reason at all, there were thousands of additional stones, and those were even heavy stones.
The shield-bearers under the circular array could no longer move their weapons. They had no choice but to throw away their weapons and raise the shields above their heads with their hands. Even the soldiers who dismounted from their horses joined in and helped to raise the shields.
"Your nephew is pretty poisonous huh? He could even think of a method to bury him alive, could it still be used on Lei Sheng? I think the current Lei Sheng is going to explode with anger like a clap of thunder! " Cui Ziyi said smilingly to Situ Qingyun, who was also watching and enjoying the show, beside him.
"Where? Where? There's still a long way to go!" I still need to learn more from the older generations! " Situ Qingyun saw this and was unable to contain his joy, so he replied subconsciously. He probably thought that the other party was praising his nephew because he didn't even hear what he said.
"Hmph, what you're saying is that we old bastards are even more vicious than his heart, and his methods are even more vicious?" Hearing Situ Qingyun say that, Cui Ziyi became extremely angry, and angrily glared at Situ Qingyun as he asked.
"Elder, please don't be angry. A benevolent person sees the light!" Situ Qingyun was astonished at first, but then he did not know what the old man had said just now. But he didn't think that his words would hit the horse's hooves.
Cui Ziyi became even angrier, he pointed at Gongsun Ze Tian and said loudly: "Pei, I am not as cruel and ungrateful as him! This guy looks like a human or a dog, but he's so crafty.
"Hehe, thank you for your praise! You know, he's not a high-profile person! " Situ Qingyun hurriedly replied with a look of 'not feeling ashamed, but instead feeling proud'. Even though he was responding to Cui Ziyi's words, his eyes never left the center of the arena.
"? ?." Praise my ass! His high profile is definitely not that of a human! " Cui Ziyi was so angry that he could no longer speak. After pausing for a while, he forcefully threw out those words and returned his attention back to the arena.
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Gongsun Ztian was also excitedly looking at his masterpiece. He even had the time to evaluate the pros and cons of his creation. He even deeply reviewed the pros and cons of his creation to prevent himself from making the same mistake again.
In fact, Gongsun Ze Tian knew clearly in his heart that it would definitely not be an easy thing to deal with Lei Sheng in broad daylight. Just by imagining the various halos and prestige that had on his head, he knew how difficult it would be to deal with him.
Therefore, Gongsun Ze Tian had never planned to fight Lei Sheng head on. He had thought of many insidious moves, trying to make a surprise attack, and even if Lei Sheng was sufficiently prepared, and had good adaptability, he would have been able to make Lei Sheng panic. As long as Lei Sheng made a mistake in the chaos, then he would never have a chance of turning the situation around.
And just a moment ago, Lei Sheng had actually rashly dispatched his own cavalry to attack. This was Lei Sheng's biggest mistake and mistake, and also allowed Gongsun Ze Tian to seize this opportunity to completely put him at a disadvantage.
What was' taking advantage of the victory to pursue '? This was what Gongsun Ze Tian was going to do next.
Gongsun Zaitian said indifferently: "Oh Old, let the main show begin! Sometimes, when encountering this kind of defenceless defense system, one would not only focus on focusing all of their strength and breaking through just a little bit. One could also try out the 'Multiple Penetration, Multiple Attack, and Multiple Stretch' attack method! There were many things that needed to be changed! Perhaps they will receive different benefits! "
"Yes, General. Your subordinate has received his teachings!" Cheng Qinglong nodded. After Gongsun Zaitian's suggestion, he felt that the military strategy and tactics that he memorized since he was young had gained a whole new level of understanding. He even thought that he could slowly understand things that he could not understand in the past and master them later on.
"Today, I will use Lei Sheng to give you a lesson in strategy and command! I'll let you have a good look at what is meant by 'more breakthroughs'! " Gongsun Ztian pointed to Lei Sheng's' circular array 'and said to him.
"More breakthroughs?" Suddenly hearing the four words that popped out from Gongsun Zaitian's mouth, Cheng Qinglong was somewhat puzzled, and subconsciously repeated his question.
"Command, move your sword and shield forward. Besides the shield in your hand, throw out the rest of your weapons!" "Remember, you must hit the enemy's dry leg hard. If someone misses and after the sparring is over, I will personally teach him!" Gongsun Ztian did not give him an answer. Instead, he ordered the soldier beside him.
"This... "Yes!" At first, the messenger didn't understand the specific meaning of Gongsun Zaitian's words, but after seeing his gaze, he knew that his hesitation and pause had displeased the marshal. Thus, he issued the command according to the general meaning behind Gongsun Zaitian's words.
"Except the shield in my hand? Could it be that they have to take off their own armor and throw them out? " Cheng Qinglong pretended to be puzzled and asked.
"Old, I realized that you're also quite humorous, and you even made fun of me. Go up and take it off for me!" Gongsun Ze Tian heard the joke behind Cheng Qinglong's words and directly exposed it.
"Hehe, isn't that the general's words are full of loopholes?" Cheng Qinglong laughed and replied in embarrassment.
"Alright then, soldier, add on, don't take off your clothes!" Gongsun Zaitian thought that this made sense. If they all turned into pigs, then his Third Uncle would definitely turn him into an admirable pig.
"Yes sir!" This time, the messenger replied very straightforwardly.
As a result, the battle became even more chaotic.
The stones were still being thrown and the arrows had not stopped yet. However, for the troops under Lei Sheng's command, the real storm had just started.