The Era of Generals

Chapter 310   Fortifications

retreat!

This is a decision that Yan Haomiao is unwilling to make anyway, but at this moment, it seems that this is the only way to go.

The intention of the enemy coach is already very clear. The continuous stone-throwing attack does not necessarily mean hitting Yan Haomiao's head with stones. The more reason is that as Yan Haomiao saw, they are... Destroy the battlefield!

He's been here too long.

Even if he had been on guard for a long time, the Zhu Yan Empire had already figured out the configuration of his troops.

The battlefield with plain terrain is naturally suitable for cavalry to charge, and if you want to restrain cavalry, using swords, shields and hands is a method, but it is not the best method.

The best way is... to limit horses!

Create a terrain that restricts the use of war horses. In this way, how can the cavalry charge?

Unable to charge, the cavalry becomes infantry, and the superiority becomes weaker.

This is a normal tactical arrangement in an encounter, but it is also a highly targeted arrangement.

Unless it is clear that the opponent is mainly cavalry, this tactic of artificially destroying the terrain by throwing stones can be effective.

This once again proves that the other party is indeed prepared. Is this really ready to fight to the death with them?

The order to retreat was not all due to the terrain, but because Yan Haomiao suddenly realized that he was missing a lot of information.

The most important point is, why did the other party suddenly take the initiative to fight him to the death?

Judging from the current situation, the other party shouldn't have done this.

Even without the help of the Qingyang Empire, Yan Haomiao still has a huge force of 1.7 million on hand, and it is almost impossible to wipe him out here.

Just like now, can't you run away if you can't fight?

Once he retreats, will the enemy chase him or not?

After chasing and invading the Nantes province, they will not only face Yan Haomiao, but also the army of the Qingyang Empire.

Don't chase, what's the point of this coming out?

The second is, what's going on with Chen Ze?

Why was the sent scout team wiped out, and who did it?

Is it Zhu Yan Empire or Chen Ze?

Based on the situation over there, it is unlikely that the Zhuyan Empire is the Zhuyan Empire. After all, at that time, the Zhuyan Empire had just suffered a big loss in the hands of Chen Ze. It was a time when they were too busy to take care of themselves, so how could they send a large number of people to search for the scouts? exist?

Is it because you are afraid of being humiliated if you lose face?

The entire province of Nantes was lost, and if he wanted to lose face, he would have lost it a long time ago. How could it be a short while.

So, it was Chen Ze!

Why did Chen Ze clean up the scouts he sent? This is worth paying attention to.

It is said that Chen Ze has been firmly occupying Xifeng City here, which is a good thing for both parties. Chen Ze does not need to be afraid of letting Yan Haomiao know, and if he wants to block the news, it should have been blocked long ago. Why wait until now?

Now Yan Haomiao knows exactly what strength Chen Ze has in his hands, and even Mr. Luo passed by him when he led the reinforcements.

That being the case, why block it?

And it's at this juncture.

Counting the time, it was almost after Chen Ze wiped out his scout team that Dongping City took the initiative to attack.

Is it such a coincidence?

Before he figured out the key points, Yan Haomiao thought that he had to be cautious, at least to reserve a lot of strength before the situation became unclear.

This is the main reason why Yan Haomiao ordered the entire army to retreat.

To be honest, he really thinks that Chen Ze is very good, and he really wants to kill him in the cradle if he can't get it, but it doesn't mean that he thinks that the current Chen Ze has enough strength.

Rather than saying that he was worried about Chen Ze, it would be better to say that he was worried about the empire behind Chen Ze, the Qingyang Empire!

In particular, Chief Soldier Luo just went to Xifeng City not long ago. Did this Chief Soldier bring back any other instructions?

Yan Haomiao didn't think that the cooperation he had negotiated with a co-leader of the other party would restrict the Qingyang Empire and make it unconditionally pay for himself.

The Qingyang Empire is also a wolf, with a pot full of meat in front of it, would he be reluctant to eat it?

Could it be that there is an opportunity to fail?

While ordering the entire army to retreat, Yan Haomiao thought a little too much for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more likely he thought this matter was, which made him less dare to move lightly.

At the same time, he was also observing the reaction on the other side.

Facing the retreating army of the Bai Lie Empire, what would the Zhu Yan Empire do?

So he saw that just after he gave the order, when Bai Lie's army started to retreat, Zhu Yan's army stopped.

The cooperation between the two parties was incomparable, as if there had been a rehearsal beforehand, the enemy moved and I stopped, and I moved the enemy to stop.

Zhu Yan's army, who were advancing imposingly like a rainbow, stopped at this point, but what surprised Yan Haomiao was that the opponent was so careless at the point where they advanced, and started on the spot... to build a tent!

What is this for?

Can't fight positional warfare?

No matter what he thinks, the other party's movements are not slow, and they quickly set up a camp under his nose, with a firm and decisive attitude.

It wasn't until this moment that Yan Haomiao realized that the distance he retreated was exactly the distance the other party wanted.

His army was originally stuck on the border from Nantes Province to Fengqi Province. Whether it was going to advance or retreat, this position was an extremely favorable existence.

The border between Nantes Province and Fengqi Province is not completely flat. There are still mountains in the middle, and there is only a very open road in the middle.

Originally, this border line connected the two major provinces belonging to the same country, so it has never attracted enough attention, so that this unimpeded passage has always existed.

And Yan Haomiao was originally on this passage, but because Dongping City was a deliberate arrangement, after two rounds of stone-throwing offensives, with Yan Haomiao's desire for a safe cooperation, the control of this passage changed hands.

From a distance, it can be seen that the other party is not only building a simple tent, but has even begun to bring in a lot of heavy wood, as if they want to...

This is building a fortification, right?

With just a glance, Yan Haomiao knew exactly what the other party wanted to do. This discovery made him frown. Once he asked the other party to build the fortifications, it would be troublesome for them to go to Dongping City through here.

Yan Haomiao, who understands the key point, really wants to order the army to attack again, and take back the favorable location before the opponent's construction is completed.

However, the idea just came up, before he had time to give the order, the opposing coach seemed to have guessed what he was thinking.

So unambiguously, under Yan Haomiao's stunned gaze, another round of throwing stones suddenly rose from the opponent's formation.

Of course, because of the retreat, this round of volley just hit the air, but obviously, the opponent didn't want to hit anyone, the purpose was only to further damage the terrain.

Given the current level of chaos in the open space between the two sides, not to mention cavalry, even infantry may not be very easy to advance.

"hateful!"

Yan Haomiao clenched his fists and couldn't help shouting angrily.