After everyone heard these words, they breathed a sigh of relief, and they all praised Viscount Bai Hua in unison.
But Viscount Baihua frowned. He knew very well that Xu Kuang must have understood his strength in detail before killing the messenger, but Xu Kuang did this without hesitation. What does this mean?
This shows that Xu Kuang is not worried about him sending troops at all.
There are two situations. One is that Xu Kuang's current strength is completely worthy of him, and the other is that Xu Kuang has found a bigger backer.
Frankly speaking, Viscount Baihua believes more in the second one, because just two months ago, Xu Kuang had only more than a thousand soldiers. Even if the number of Xu Kuang's soldiers increased to 10,000 in the past two months, what would happen? Woolen cloth? A group of new recruits have not experienced systematic training, and there are no strong generals in Mushroom Ridge, so they can only act as cannon fodder.
But Viscount Baihua just felt that something was wrong, and he knew one thing very well. Xu Kuang was an absolute tyrant, at least according to the information he had.
A character who can rise up in a short period of time and beat the surrounding lords with thunderous means must not be underestimated.
Viscount Baihua became upset, and he immediately issued an order:
"Everyone is starting to rest now. After nightfall, everyone must be on standby."
After giving the order, everyone began to be mobilized. Those who had no work at hand immediately got into the camp.
Of course, this scene was also captured by the Mushroom Ridge scouts who ambush their faces.
Soon, Xu Kuang and Zhuge Duan got this information.
The two of them had different opinions on this.
Xu Kuang's meaning is very simple, that is, since the plan is exposed, simply cancel the plan.
But Zhuge Duan said:
"My lord, no, Viscount Baihua has just arrived. He has not yet established a foothold and is not very familiar with the terrain. If they wait for them to establish a foothold here, they only need to block the road and besiege us for a few months, and we will be defeated without attack. ".
Xu Kuang fell silent. It wasn't that he didn't understand the truth, but he just felt a little unhappy. He looked at Zhuge Duan and asked:
"So what do we do now?".
Zhuge Duan thought for a moment and said:
"Starting from nightfall, the enemy's camp will be loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Therefore, we should not choose to attack at dawn. We should start in the evening. They are not ready yet. Once we charge, they will be in chaos. There is only one thing... …”.
Xu Kuang was not a fool. He immediately mentioned Zhuge Duan and replied:
"Sir, are you worried that our losses will be very heavy?"
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Zhuge Duan nodded.
Xu Kuang sighed. He also had a headache when he thought about this problem, but he was never afraid of sacrifice or casualties in war. If he was worried about this, then Xu Kuang might as well continue to live in his three big tile-roofed houses and become a lord. day.
Xu Kuang thought for a while and said to Zhuge Duan:
"In your opinion, sir, the attack time will be changed to evening."
Soon, the order was issued.
Fortunately, there was no objection.
Zhang Damiao and Zhao Congfeng stood side by side, both of them were silent, feeling the spring breeze on Mushroom Ridge, not knowing what to say.
It was Zhang Damiao who spoke first:
"Tonight, the casualties will definitely be huge.".
Zhao Congfeng is also an excellent general. Of course he understands Zhang Damiao's worries. He sighed and said to Zhang Damiao:
"There is no way. If this battle is not fought, Momouling will never develop. The textile industry has been robbed, and if other ways to make money are developed in the future, they will be robbed as well. Here, being weak is the original sin. But cowardice is even more so.”
Zhang Damiao glanced at Zhao Congfeng with some gratitude. He knew that Zhao Congfeng said these words specifically to comfort him.
After a while, he said to Zhao Congfeng:
"Although I don't know how capable you are, but seeing that the lord values you so much, you should be capable. I'll leave the cavalry to you."
Zhao Congfeng smiled bitterly and said:
"I'm afraid you can't leave it all to me. The Lord still has a reserve force of 500."
Zhang Damiao smiled bitterly. Of course, this bitter smile was not directed at Xu Kuang, but at the current situation of Mushroom Ridge.
After all, Mushroom Ridge's military strength is still too small.
…
Soon, the setting sun was like blood, and the sky was getting dark.
Groups of soldiers gathered outside the city gate and began to quickly move toward the enemy camp.
The five hundred cavalry led by Zhao Congfeng had already divided into two groups and maneuvered to the opponent's flank.
Everyone in Calabash Town also received the latest news. Wayne personally led the soldiers to the outskirts of Tomato Town early.
To their surprise, people from Tomato Town were waiting here early, seemingly wanting to help Xu Kuang.
Wayne couldn't help but ask:
"Ren, what are you...".
Ren sighed and said to Wayne:
"I don't want to be an enemy of Viscount Baihua, but during this period, I have made a lot of money by leasing carriages and horses, making up for my previous losses in one fell swoop. I am really not willing to lose my money bag."
Renn glanced at the soldiers behind him and said:
"Brother Ren, you can use the thousand soldiers behind me first. This is all my property."
Wayne saluted Ren.
Ren turned around and returned to Tomato Town.
…
A red flare rose into the sky, and the sharp sound seemed to make the air panic.
Immediately afterwards, a cannonball landed near the opponent's stable.
All the seven existing cannons in Mushroom Ridge were sent to the battlefield. There was no priority. The key targets were the generals' tents.
The lack of firepower was made up by the rocket car battalion, which had not been used for a long time. Since the last incident, Xu Kuang has stopped manufacturing the first-generation rocket launchers, but now that the situation is critical, he has no choice but to produce thousands more as spares.
This was followed by a green flare.
The sound of gunfire stopped instantly.
The infantry on the front opened fire first, and the cavalry on both wings also began to attack the positions not covered by artillery fire in an orderly manner.
When Wayne saw the green signal flare, he immediately waved his sword and said:
"Set off.".
The army marched immediately.
Zhao Congfeng single-handedly entered the enemy camp and encountered two enemy generals one after another. However, they were both knocked down by Zhao Congfeng with one shot, and then were hit by the soldiers who came after him.
…
Xu Kuang and Zhuge Duan looked at the map and were both a little silent.
Mushroom Ridge, Balsam Pear Ridge, and Xiangtao Ridge formed a terrain similar to a basin. There were only three ways in and out. Now the road between Mushroom Ridge and Balsam Pear Ridge was blocked by Wayne's people, and the road between Xiangtao Ridge and Mushroom Ridge was blocked. The distance is too far and it is close to Mushroom Ridge, so don’t worry.
The only thing that needs to be worried about is the road between Balsamic Melon Ridge and Xiangtao Ridge. If the crowd withdraws from that place, they can retreat to Victor's territory and struggle.
Xu Kuang glanced at Zhuge Duan, frowned, and said:
"I'll take the reserve team to block them.".
Zhuge Duan was shocked.