The Era of Generals

Chapter 405 Encounter

According to the spies' reports, after capturing most of the cities in Nantes Province, Zheng Yuanyun still has about 1.2 million troops on hand.

If only from the comparison of the strength of the two sides, Zheng Yuanyun is undoubtedly at a disadvantage.

But Ouyang Lixing is very clear about the actual situation.

Regardless of Zheng Yuanyun's lack of troops, the actual combat power is much higher than his side.

You must know that when the army of the Qingyang Empire advanced into Nantes Province, Zheng Yuanyun came from Anluo Province almost a month late.

Although Zheng Yuanyun came late so that the best fighter was missed, but at the same time, his late arrival was not without its benefits.

At least the troops he sent to the province of Nantes were well-planned and well-selected.

It can be said that even the hundreds of thousands of swordsmen and shields who were ruthlessly used as stepping stones during the First Battle of Xilong City, if they were placed in some small cities, it would make the city owners laugh out of their dreams, eager to think about it. Elite soldiers to get.

Such an army is far more powerful than Ouyang Lixing's miscellaneous army.

On Ouyang Lixing's side, he has a huge force, but in fact it is all improvised from a dozen cities in his Fengqi Province near Nantes Province. The real elite soldiers of Fengqi Province are still staying in the main City, facing the Mohe province of the Bailie Empire.

Such an army, when they fought more and less against Yan Haomiao whose mentality had already collapsed, they were all beaten into exhausted soldiers. The actual quality of soldiers was not to mention compared with Zheng Yuanyun's army, even compared with Yan Haomiao's army. There are worse.

If it hadn't been for Chen Ze to tap water from the middle, even though Ouyang Lixing had the largest army, he would not dare to act rashly, and he didn't even have the intention to set foot in Nantes province to meet Yan Haomiao.

After Yan Haomiao's troubles were resolved, the empire sent envoys to ask him to support Nantes Province. At that time, Ouyang Lixing was also unwilling to do so.

His own family knows his own affairs, and with the soldiers in his hands, unless he uses people to pile up, it is possible to pile up to death on the opposite side, and it is only possible.

With the quality of the soldiers at hand, if Zheng Yuanyun and Zheng Yuanyun showed their horses and horses with real knives and real guns, Ouyang Lixing believed that he would not even know how he died.

What's more, his side has been on the road, while Zheng Yuanyun's side is fighting and walking from city to city. Although the number of soldiers under his command is getting smaller and smaller, the ones left behind are elite soldiers full of murderous looks. Each one has been baptized by blood and fire.

This is going to be a pair, and the murderous aura emanating from the other party is enough to scare off most of the recruits. How can we fight?

So Ouyang Lixing didn't have any idea at all. He really followed Chen Ze's suggestion and deployed defenses between the three border cities until the murderous Zheng Yuanyun's troops arrived.

Tianyuan City, this is the first of the three border cities, and it is also the first confrontation with Ouyang Lixing after Zheng Yuanyun's army advanced.

At this moment, soldiers are approaching the city.

Ouyang Lixing did not hide behind, but stood at the head of Tianyuan City with a dignified expression, watching the opponent's army advance to the city bit by bit.

"Let's shoot the arrow, shoot the position."

Seeing that the opponent didn't seem to want to stop, Ouyang Lixing frowned slightly, and ordered the archer to prepare with one hand.

Whoosh whoosh!

As soon as he gave an order, a wave of arrow rain flew up into the air like locusts, and when the arrow rain fell, it happened to be stuck less than ten steps in front of Zheng Yuanyun's army.

Zheng Yuanyun rode out from among the soldiers, he was a counselor after all, and when he came out, he was accompanied by his cronies.

He raised his head, stared at the handsome general at the head of Tianyuan City, and said with a smile: "The one on the top of the city must be General Soldier Ouyang, right?"

Ouyang Lixing didn't deny it, he stared at Zheng Yuanyun coldly and said, "What advice do you have?"

"Teaching?"

Zheng Yuanyun smiled and said: "That's not the case, but what, you and I missed each other near Dongping City a month ago, and it's rare to meet again today, how about a fight?"

These words are full of provocation. When he was in Dongping City, he didn't move a single step, but Ouyang Lixing led the army away. The meaning of his words was nothing more than taking Ouyang Lixing's avoidance of battle as an excuse. article.

How could Ouyang Lixing fail to hear it, and how could he pay attention to it?

Hearing this, he also smiled, spread his hands and said, "Then come on, the chief soldier is waiting for you here."

Come?

Zheng Yuanyun glanced forward, how did this happen?

Tianyuan City was originally just a small city, but Ouyang Lixing seemed to have been here for quite a while, Tianyuan City was almost completely remodeled by him.

The first point is that Ouyang Lixing actually built a new city wall outside the original low city wall of Tianyuan City.

This city wall was built wide and wide, almost completely blocking the entire Tianyuan City at the rear. The head of the city where Ouyang Lixing was standing at this time was this new city wall.

The new city wall was built next to the old city wall, which led to the fact that the city wall of Tianyuan City is no longer as narrow as before, but has a certain width. Although it is a slope that slopes backward, at least it can make the city head Accommodate more soldiers for defending the city.

Zheng Yuanyun also saw that on this new city wall, Ouyang Lixing deployed a large number of trebuchets, with ten steps for one stand and five steps for one pavilion. Beside the trebuchets, densely packed archers were guarding , Just like the wave of arrows shooting at the formation just now, if he dared to order an attack, what he was waiting for was countless long-range attacks falling on the soldiers.

This time it’s not like in Xilong City, where it was surrounded by a moat. Now that there is no river, he naturally can’t let the soldiers fill it up with their lives in vain. Although damage is inevitable, normal battle damage and excessive use of life to fill it up still matter. different.

Zheng Yuanyun didn't want to be troubled by internal strife at such a critical moment.

So he laughed loudly and said: "General Ouyang, what you said is very interesting. This general is also discussing with you on the principle of not hurting peace. In fact, there is no need for us to fight each other."

"oh?"

Ouyang Li Xing said coldly: "You and I belong to two great empires, the enemy and us are so clear, how can we still face each other without swords?"

"That's fine. If General Zheng Shen is willing to retreat and leave, then this general can also guarantee that there will be no confrontation, just let you leave, and promise that the past will not be investigated. What do you think?"

This made Zheng Yuanyun laugh out of anger, "General Ouyang wants this general to retreat?"

"It seems that there is no room for negotiation at all?"

Ouyang said sternly: "Then how do you want to negotiate?"

Zheng Yuanyun's eyes turned cold, and he said: "My way of discussing is, if General Ouyang is willing to abandon the last three cities in Nantes Province, then this general can also guarantee that he will not touch your Fengqixing Save a penny, so, how do you think?"