Outside Tongan County, 10,000 Jiangdong soldiers and 30,000 new recruits had arrived.
Cao Yun personally led the ten thousand elite Jiangdong Army, while Du Fuwei and Hou Junji commanded the thirty thousand new soldiers.
What was worth mentioning was that Cao Yun had led 10,000 elite troops to a stop some distance away from Tong 'an County.
On the other hand, the 30,000 new soldiers continued to press forward, heading straight for the city gate of Tongan Prefecture.
Cao Yun's meaning was very simple. Just like what he had said before, the 10,000 elites would not attack unless it was a critical moment. Therefore, he chose to let the 10,000 elites hold the rear.
The ones who were truly going to fight were the 30,000 new recruits!
As the old saying goes, kindness does not lead to war. The Sui army of Jiang Du will definitely move out. If they do not increase their strength, they will not be able to defeat the other party in one fell swoop!
Only by training the new recruits like this could they grow into veterans faster!
After receiving the news, Zhao Baofan of Tong 'an County personally came to the city wall to observe the enemy's situation.
At this time, the new recruits also stopped in front of the city gate of Tong 'an County. The 30,000-strong army looked like a dark mass. With the addition of the 10,000 elites behind them, the scene was truly shocking.
"Something is wrong."
When Zhao Baofan discovered that the enemy was divided into two armies, he frowned and sensed something different.
He carefully sized up the army and immediately discovered something.
The 10,000-strong army in the distance stood straight, their bright red armor like blood, and the soldiers 'expressions were as cold as blades waiting to be unsheathed. With just a glance, one could tell that this army was an elite army.
Looking at the 30,000 soldiers at the front, although some of them also had cold expressions and had a murderous aura around them, it was obvious at a glance that they were soldiers who had been on the battlefield. However, they could not be compared to the elites.
Most of the people seemed to be uneasy. They held their weapons nervously and looked up at the city wall of Tong 'an County from time to time.
All these signs indicated that most of the soldiers in the 30,000-strong army were new recruits. They had never been on the battlefield and had a certain fear of the battlefield.
"After Cao Yun took down the three counties, he became arrogant. He actually led 30,000 new soldiers to the city to challenge the enemy, and the real 10,000 elites were guarding the rear from afar?”
Zhao Baofan sneered. At this moment, he believed that Cao Yun had been too successful in his journey, so he had already forgotten himself.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have done such a shocking thing. Since he was arrogant, he had to pay the price for his arrogance.
Zhao Baofan immediately made a decision. Cao Yun's 10,000 elites were quite far away from the new recruits, so they would not be able to support them in time.
If he could quickly leave the city and defeat the 30,000 recruits, he would have the greatest advantage.
Even though they would have to deal with ten thousand elite Jiangdong troops, Zhao Baofan's chances of winning were quite high. He had a big advantage in numbers.
"All of you, attack! Destroy that 30,000 strong army that doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!”
Zhao Baofan shouted and quickly passed down the order.
Rumble!
The city gates of Tong 'an County slowly opened, and Zhao Baofan's 40,000-strong army followed closely behind, charging straight at the 30,000 new recruits.
For a moment, dust flew high into the air. The black army was like a dark cloud that covered the sky. This scene was truly shocking.
The Tong 'an Army had the advantage in numbers and had some experience on the battlefield. However, Zhao Baofan had never trained the Tong' an Army before, so the overall combat strength of the Tong 'an Army was only above the recruits.
Du Fuwei and Hou Junji, who had commanded thirty thousand new soldiers, had never expected Zhao Baofan to take the initiative to attack.
Moreover, when they saw Zhao Baofang coming out in full force, the two of them understood what Zhao Baofang was up to.
"The enemy has taken the initiative to attack. Right now, we can only form a formation to meet the enemy.”
Hou Junji shouted.
Zhao Baofan's sudden attack had disrupted Hou Junji and Du Fuwei's plans. They had originally planned to set up camp and then form a square formation.
Right now, they could only fight on the spot. Otherwise, they would be defeated quickly.
"Get into formation!"
Du Fuwei didn't hesitate and immediately passed down the military order.
Many of the 30,000 recruits looked at the dark area in front of them with dull eyes. They could clearly see the fierce eyes and faces in the area. Those eyes seemed to want to tear them apart alive.
Many people repeatedly gripped their weapons. Their palms were sweating profusely, and their hearts were beating wildly.
Compared to the enemy, their eyes were filled with fear, fear of death and battle.
"Get into formation, get into formation!"
Hou Junji shouted again.
This shout allowed the 30,000 new recruits to quickly form a military formation. The military formation was mainly a defensive formation. It was a rectangular defensive formation, and the military formation could change at any time.
Whether it was stabilizing the defense or changing the formation to attack the enemy, it was something that could be easily done.
But this still couldn't hide the nervousness and even fear on the recruits 'faces. This was also clearly seen by Zhao Baofan.
"Yes, most of them are new recruits. There's nothing unusual about them.”
Zhao Baofan had been worried that the enemy had lured them in, but now it seemed that his decision was correct.
The two armies collided, and the dark clouds completely welcomed the 30,000 recruits. The two armies also began a head-on melee battle.
From the beginning, the Tong 'an Army had shown their rich combat experience. The soldiers of the Tong' an Army were decisive in their attacks. They targeted the enemy's weak points and attacked. Once they started fighting, they would quickly enter a state of life and death.
Looking back at the 30,000 new recruits, cold sweat dripped down their foreheads. Many of them could not help but tremble. Some of them were even struck by Tong 'an County's attack, and the weapons in their hands were sent flying.
Without weapons on the battlefield, one would naturally be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Ah!
Screams of pain rose and fell as many new recruits were mercilessly killed by the Tong 'an Army soldiers. Blood splattered everywhere, and severed limbs flew everywhere.
This made the 30,000 recruits feel the greatest fear of death. Some of them had weak bodies and subconsciously retreated.
The battle with the Tong 'an Army had only been going on for a short while, but the recruits had already suffered some casualties and were on the verge of being defeated.
It seemed like the army could attack and defend freely, but in reality, it was about to collapse. Once the army collapsed, the 30,000 new soldiers would be scattered like sand.
Hou Junji, who had been paying close attention to his army, immediately realized that something was wrong.
The 30,000 new recruits were filled with fear. Their morale was already so low that it couldn't be any lower. If they didn't pull themselves together, they would be defeated sooner or later.
Hou Junji's eyes narrowed as he mounted his horse and charged into the depths of the enemy army.
His eyes were bloodshot as he roared like a tiger. The spear in his hand flickered with a snow-white light.
In a short while, he had killed many enemies. Blood splattered on his armor, making him look a little ferocious. All of this was an extreme slaughter to boost morale.
"If you don't want to die, then follow me and kill!”
Hou Junji's expression was cold as he charged into the enemy ranks like a flood dragon.
The scene and the words, as well as the general who was charging at the front, began to stimulate this group of new recruits who had no combat experience.
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