"So what if we hit the city gate?" Yuan Wuwei did not hesitate this time and directly counterattacked. "Instead of sitting in the troubled city like this, it is better to fight hard! If you sit like this, you will be eaten by the Xuzhou army step by step. Sooner or later, we will be driven out of the city. If you make such a fight, even if we fail, you will at least bite a piece of meat from the other party!"

Yuan Wuwei's words made everyone here look disgusted. Yuan Wuwei actually thought that he could not hold on, which was also the worst plan. But if he made such a desperate bet, he would be completely defeated. Who will bear this responsibility?

Even Yuan Huaiqing dared not make this decision easily.

The combat effectiveness of the Xuzhou Army began to be truly demonstrated at this time. The performance of the previous few days was just an abnormal performance of the Ziqing Army when they first entered the running-in state. But now after fighting for so long, the officers and soldiers of the army, the cooperation between the various armies, the cooperation between the powerful crossbowmen, the equipment and the magicians also began to understand tacitly. Then, the Caizhou Army was a little unbearable to launch a blow in this way.

Yuan Wuwei proposed to relax the central government and strengthen the two wings, which is actually to take advantage of the Xuzhou army's momentum of the long-distance advance and launch a clamping attack from the two wings. Although this idea is good, the risk is also very high. This long-distance advance cannot be said to be a long-distance advance at all, just one or two thousand steps, and there are streets and alleys in the middle, so the cavalry cannot play it out. If the army comes out, can the clamping attack on the two wings achieve the expected effect?

If it cannot reach the level and the enemy's attack power is too strong, it is really just as Yuan Wenliang said, fighting under the city gate may be a collapsed battle.

But if you don’t do this, are there any other counterattack strategies?

Yuan Huaiqing looked at the generals whispering, and obviously they were a little confused about Yuan Wuwei's proposal, while Yuan Wuwei remained silent, as if he was thinking about whether Yuan Wuwei's proposal was feasible.

"Yonghui, Erlang, what do you think Lao Qi's opinion?" Yuan Huaiqing looked at Zhao Yonghui and Zhao Tong.

Zhao Yonghui and Zhao Tong are both the backbone of the Zhao clan. With the rapid expansion of Caizhou's sphere of influence, the Zhao clan, Xue clan, who followed the Yuan clan, and the He clan who finally joined, have gained great room for development. For example, the newly recovered Chenzhou was originally the base camp of the He clan, and now it has been greatly expanded. The two states of Ying and Bo are the Yuan clans who want to repay the territory of Zhao and Xue clans. Songzhou is too important for Caizhou, and these families have wisely maintained restraint.

Zhao Yonghui and Zhao Tong exchanged gazes, and Zhao Yonghui pondered: "Qilang's point of view is a bit risky, but apart from that, it seems that we can't find a suitable way to fight back. For consumption, the Xuzhou army will definitely use us to death. They are all superior in the military, equipment, and magic. They obviously have some preparations for tactical use, but we do not have enough experience. Maybe we should do it well if things are not good, how to deal with it."

Yuan Huaifang's face turned cold, "Yonghui, you are too pessimistic!"

"Brother Huaifang, it's not that I am pessimistic. In order to fight this battle, we have already taken all the mobile troops in Chenzhou and Bozhou. You know the remaining military situation. They are all newly recruited. After training, they will be sent to the battlefield to death. It's meaningless." Zhao Yonghui and Yuan Huaifang have always had a good relationship, so there are not so many concerns. "We cannot just focus on this battle. We need to consider longer-term interests and look further. Losing Songzhou is certainly unacceptable, but we still have Caizhou, Chenzhou and Yingbo, and millions of people are enough to support our future development for a long time. Of course, I'm not saying that we want to give up Songzhou. At least Xiangyi, Gushu, Ningling and Zhecheng are still in our hands. We can consider solving the Songzhou problem through other means. I think Xuzhou should also have this consideration."

Zhao Yonghui's words have a deep meaning. Yuan Huaiqing, Yuan Huaifang, and even Yuan Wuwei, and others understand it, but this means admitting that the failure of this battle is likely to be possible, which is unacceptable to everyone.

Yuan Huaiqing shook his head. Zhao Yonghui was too pessimistic, but if this continues, the pessimism will probably be even heavier. Therefore, it is necessary to fight a tough battle. Even if it is really defeated, it can boost morale.

"Okay, I think Lao Qi's opinion is acceptable. If we want to fight this battle well, I have decided to follow Lao Qi's opinion and plan in detail. Lao Qi, you should organize people to take it out immediately. We must teach the Xuzhou army a lesson, otherwise we will find it difficult to say tough words in the future." Yuan Huaiqing finally made the decision, "use all the magicians and equipment, and fight this battle as the last battle. Only in this way can we have a chance to win!"

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The gilded tiles in Zhao Tong's hand were pressed into the mud. He bent slightly and looked ahead with the help of the low walls of the house.

Behind him was a team of soldiers, all of whom were elites in the tail of the dragon bird. Behind them were heavy armored soldiers from a battalion, and the most elite veterans in the Caizhou army. They were all Modao and heavy crossbowmen from a battalion were ambushed on the flank.

The Xuzhou army was indeed very rampant, and the breakthrough from the central government was unstoppable. Even if Caizhou was interested in letting the waters go, the enemy's attack was indeed too fierce. In less than an hour, the enemy's three arrows had advanced 800 steps forward, and more than ten houses were destroyed under the enemy's full attack, and the Caizhou army also paid a heavy price of more than 2,000 casualties.

This is the result of the branch retreat when the Caizhou army is prepared. If the hard bar is used, it may cause greater losses to the Xuzhou army, and correspondingly, the Caizhou army will suffer greater losses.

The enemy's infantry kept rolling forward along the gap in the central breakthrough like mercury. The Xuzhou army's attack was fierce but not aggressive. They always supported each other and advanced forward. Once they found an enemy on the flank, the attack speed immediately slowed down, forming a semi-arc encirclement to strangle, or forcing the enemy to evacuate and then chase. This method is extremely efficient.

However, our side has made full preparations. If you want to act, you have to act like that. The relaxed gap is big enough and the bait thrown is tempting enough. Therefore, the progress of the Xuzhou army is constantly speeding up. The news from the scouts on the front line is that at least more than four armies have passed through the gap in front and are approaching the west gate wall. There are two army infantry following behind, and a large number of equipment are also following.

The war to expand to the outside is also going on, very fierce, but it is slowly expanding to the two wings, which is to give the Xuzhou army a sign that the Caizhou army is a little unable to hold on.

Indeed, such a high-intensity war, coupled with the advantages of the Xuzhou army in all aspects and the huge casualties brought to the Caizhou army, gives people the feeling that the Caizhou army seems to be unable to hold on and may withdraw directly from Songcheng.

The Xuzhou army was still very cautious. Although the assault was strong in the front, there were also a large number of infantry following up. This also ensured that even if they were attacked by both wings when they attacked forward, they would have enough time to adjust.

It should be said that this idea is very reasonable, but for Caizhou Jun, this is an opportunity.

Yuan Huaiqing also made a desperate bet.

The only one who stood in front of him led three armies. He retreated step by step in the early stage. When he was about to get close to showing off his strength, he had to fight firmly and hold it tightly, making the Xuzhou army think that this was its last resistance force, so that the Xuzhou army would use all its main forces on this and relax the alert forces on both wings.

Yuan Wudi, Yuan Huaifang, Zhao Tong, Yuan Wenliang and even Yuan Wuwei, as well as other elite troops, were all arranged in the rear of the two wings in battalions or units. In the early stage, we must obey the expansion of the Xuzhou army and not counterattack. We must wait until the impact of the Xuzhou army slowly disappears and the stalemate between the attack and defense enters a stage of stalemate before launching the final counterattack.

Now this time node is getting closer and closer.

Zhao Tong's heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and sweat was oozing from the gilded handle in his hand.

He was not a young man who had never been in the battle, but this was the first time he had encountered such a war. Moreover, this battle would determine the rise and decline of Caizhou's status and power in Songzhou in the Central Plains. It is no exaggeration to call it a decisive battle.

A thousand,500 steps away from Zhao Tong, Yuan Wenliang held his breath as if he was a little unyielding, watching Xuzhou army advance from the direction he was in front of him.

The sentry tower defending a house in front of him had been destroyed by the enemy's catapult cart. Both sides launched fierce offensive and defense at the courtyard wall. Although the buried magic traps and restrictions caused some trouble to the Xuzhou army, it was difficult to change the general trend. The Xuzhou army that was swarming in was like a flood from the dam, slowly obscuring the everywhere in front of them.

The Xuzhou army's offensive efficiency was very high, and it was not as reckless as imagined. However, their attack method of grouping several teams did cause great damage to the Caizhou army. Each defense point, which was originally considered to be quite solid, was chiseled open like a chisel, and then forced the guard Caizhou army to come out to fight in a way that was unfavorable to them, and then crushed it with superior forces. This made Yuan Wenliang look furious, but helpless.

He didn't dare to join in. On the one hand, he had a mission, and on the other hand, even if he was involved, the magicians could react quickly. His two battalions of troops might cause some damage to the other party, but they would soon become the opponent's prey. He had to endure it before sending a fatal blow.

I believe this moment will not be long. They are waiting for the enemy's spirit to slowly be wiped out to the lowest point by such continuous attacks, which is the opportunity for the Caizhou Army.
Chapter completed!