Chapter 250 Both Parties Prepare

In the next camp attack in the wild, the siege equipment was obviously useless, and they were all left in Xiyuan City. Besides, Liu Meng also stayed in Xiyuan City to recover due to his injuries. Luo Ji After ordering 3,000 troops and adding a good general, they set off on the same day.

During the expedition, reasonable control of the marching speed is the key. The blind pursuit of speed, but in the end, when he reaches the place, he has no strength to fight. This is obviously putting the cart before the horse. Luo Ji has always grasped this measure very well.

At the same time, a few days ago, Guo Jia and Guo Zhen, who were on the road back to Mingjing City, also received Luo Ji's second military order in a short period of time after a long absence. It was sent half a month ago to tell them to return to Mirror City to help defend against the next invasion from outsiders.

It's just that they patronized the battle some time ago, but they accidentally ran too far, and the increase in the number of soldiers under their command greatly slowed down their marching speed. It was really too late to go back in a short time. On the way, the second military order was quickly delivered to them.

"How do you say?" Standing in the tent, Guo Zhen folded his arms and looked at Guo Jia who was sitting there with a frown. Although Luo Cheng didn't speak, it was obvious from the expression on his brows. It can be seen that he is very concerned about the content of this second military order.

Feeling the sight of the two of them, Guo Jia put down the military order that he had just sent in his hand, "The foreigners who invaded this time seem to be unexpectedly tricky, with six crossbows and five thousand troops, and they will force it within half a day. The West Plains Castle was breached..."

"Five thousand troops?!" Guo Zhen and Luo Cheng both exclaimed when they heard this number, and the expression on Luo Cheng's face directly brought undisguised shock, "And it's still half a day. Nei Nei forcibly broke Nishihara Castle? How is this possible?!"

"Luo Cheng, tell me, what's the situation in Xiyuan City?" Guo Jia asked seriously when he heard this. After all, he and Guo Zhen have been fighting outside all year round, so naturally it's impossible to know the situation in Xiyuan City.

Luo Cheng himself left at that time. He had seen the scale and walls of Xiyuan City, so he was so shocked after hearing the news that Xiyuan City had been breached.

He took a deep breath, and after calming down his emotions, Luo Cheng quickly spread out a map, then circled the map in front of him with his fingers, "Xiyuan City is in this position, it is the City of Mirrors. The first line of defense to the west of the territory, and at the same time, the territory of this entire area has been linked together..."

During the speech, Luo Cheng said seriously about the changes in the structure of Mingjing City. He heard Guo Jia, who was sitting there, gleaming in his eyes. He still couldn't imagine how such a large-scale handwriting could make their leader so short. To do this in time? It's unbelievable, I can only say that I really deserve to be the leader, this is something he can never do.

But at the same time, it was precisely because he knew the scale and defense level of Nishihara Castle that his face became more solemn.

"So Xiyuan City will be breached within half a day, which is unbelievable!"

"It should be the garrison general's carelessness." Guo Jia said such a sentence after thinking for a while.

"main idea?"

"Under the leadership of the leader, we have been victorious in consecutive battles, almost becoming an invincible army, accumulating so many victories, and occasionally becoming careless and underestimating the enemy, is it unavoidable?" Guo Jia asked calmly. One sentence, while not forgetting to glance at Guo Zhen.

"Cough cough!" Aware of Guo Jia's gaze, Guo Zhen, the eldest brother, coughed twice with an embarrassed look on his face. Just a month ago, when he was attacking a tribe, he was careless and underestimated the enemy and received two arrows. Because of this, his younger brother didn't give him a good look for half a month, and from time to time he would scold him twice about this matter, making him a eldest brother in front of his younger brother. Started, Guo Jia was not like this before, he was definitely brought down by the leader!

Seeing Guo Zhen's guilty and embarrassed appearance, Guo Jia was speechless in his heart, but he didn't criticize his interest any more. After half a month, his anger was almost gone, and he saw that his eyes fell on Luo Cheng again. "And didn't you also say that, in the case of fast horses and whips, even half a day is not needed, and the cavalry troops of Mingjing City can support Xiyuan City. With this guarantee, I will probably feel at ease. Relax."

Guo Jia's remarks made Luo Cheng unable to refute at all, because it was true, "So it is because Sun He was careless that he was attacked by outsiders within half a day?"

"Nine times out of ten, it is estimated that when he realized the overwhelming military advantage of the other party, it was too late to do anything more."

"In this way, outsiders have occupied Xiyuan City. With the advantage of the city wall, wouldn't the leader have to fight the siege battle?!"

"The siege battle is not enough. With the three-bow crossbow as a siege weapon, I really don't know which city wall can stop it." Speaking of which, Guo Jia paused and took a sip of water. After that, he spoke again, "So, the focus is on the next battle, Luo Cheng, before you came, how many troops were there in Mirror City?"

"It's really hard to say." Luo Cheng, who heard this, also pondered it seriously, "If I remember correctly, after the previous battle, Mingjing City received 40% of its troops, if you count those Submission, Mingjing City's troops should be around 4,000, but those are only submissions after all, and the combat power is probably..."

The atmosphere in the tent seemed a little dignified for a while. Guo Jia and the others knew how powerful the surrendered soldiers were. After all, at least half of the troops in their hands were composed of surrendered soldiers. After a tribe, the population is sent back to Mirror City, and the soldiers who surrender are directly thrown into the army to replenish their troops, and then go to attack the next tribe. This is their current practice, so in this regard, they can be said to be experienced.

Leaving aside the issue of personal combat power, there are three very troubling problems in subordinating troops...

The first problem is that there is basically no tacit understanding with the original troops, and it is difficult to cover and attack each other in battle.

The second problem is that the morale of these soldiers is deteriorating, and it is difficult to fully exert their own combat power. It may also affect the morale of other soldiers.

The third problem is that the loyalty of these surrendered soldiers is often not high because they have just surrendered, and it is easy for a few deserters to appear, which is quite a headache.

Combining various reasons, it was urgent to bring troops to Xiyuan City for support. However, just a few days later, the members of the reconnaissance team handed over the third military order to him.

"The army of foreigners has evacuated from Xiyuan City. We changed the marching route and went directly to the battlefield!"

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