Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chinese?!

Qu Ba and the other nobles naturally knew Chinese characters and were all stunned.

"Where did the Han court get the news that I, the prince, was leading my army to attack Rinnan County today, and therefore sent troops to stop me?"

Qu Ba muttered something, then sneered.

"But this does save me a lot of trouble. Since you want to use a mantis arm to stop a chariot, then let this place become the burial place of the Han army."

While Qu Ba was talking to himself, as the Han flag was fully erected on the hill not far away, the Han troops marching in formations one after another rushed out like waves, exuding an astonishing sense of oppression.

Especially those Han soldiers, looking from afar, were all wearing light iron armor similar to the "Linyi Iron Wall", which made many people's expressions begin to change.

Especially as the Han army rushed out from behind the hills wave after wave, with flags fluttering in the army formation, the feeling of solemnity and oppression almost reached the sky.

Qu Ba's originally contemptuous look was constantly changing as more and more Han troops appeared.

Until, according to Qu Ba's estimation, the number of Han troops appearing on the hill had reached more than 5,000, the seemingly endless wave of Han troops finally stopped.

Five thousand?!
Qu Ba regained his domineering and arrogant look.

"You have only 5,000 men, and you dare to block the path of my Linyi army? You are overestimating your own capabilities."

The district tyrant smiled disdainfully.

Qu Ba made a simple calculation in his mind and concluded that the combat power of four thousand "Linyi Iron Wall" soldiers could at least offset the combat power of four thousand Han soldiers who were also wearing iron armor.

Then there are only 35,000 troops left. What can the Han army use to resist?
At this moment, Qu Ba didn't even have the heart to talk to the Han army, and said, "Whoever is willing to fight can share half of the armor obtained after the battle."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the nobles lit up.

Iron armor is the rarest thing in Linyi Kingdom.

For a moment, many nobles who were originally overwhelmed by the power of the Han army when it appeared began to be moved, and they looked at the Han army as if they were looking at a piece of fat meat.

"I am willing to serve the prince."

"I'm willing to fight!"

"Just the Han army, watch me defeat them."

Immediately, a group of nobles responded.

Qu Ba was not at all surprised when he saw this. In fact, he thought this was a good opportunity to further win over powerful nobles.

Immediately, Qu Ba selected the ten most powerful nobles of Linyi Kingdom and asked them to lead their private soldiers and 1,500 peasant soldiers each to fight.

This was by no means a sign that Qu Ba looked down on the Han army. Rather, he understood that this was his first battle and he had to achieve a big victory as beautifully as possible.

Therefore, even when facing a Han army of only 5,000 men, he directly mobilized 20,000 troops, ready to crush the enemy with his absolute military advantage.

The "Linyi Iron Wall" led by Qu Ba himself is also waiting for an opportunity to act.

What Qu Ba didn't know was that when the ten nobles returned to the positions of their private soldiers and each selected 1,500 peasant soldiers to lead them, they were ready to launch an attack.

Gan Ning, who arrived as the vanguard, looked at the chaotic situation not far away and slapped his thigh in regret.

Taking into account the terrain in southern Jiaozhou, and the need to free up as much space as possible to load various supplies, the fleet only brought one hundred war horses, mainly to provide scouts with the ability to quickly transmit military intelligence.

Gan Ning looked at the formation full of flaws and felt that with just one thousand... no, five hundred cavalrymen, he could break through the entire Linyi army, and the infantry could then take advantage of the situation to kill them, which would surely be a great victory.

Moreover, due to the distance, Gan Ning could not see the horses ridden by some nobles including Qu Ba clearly, and was greatly surprised at what they were riding.

Gan Ning immediately ruled out the option of war horse.

In Gan Ning's opinion, even a donkey's size is not this big.

"Is it a dog? Or a sheep? It can't be a pig, right?"

Gan Ning kept muttering to himself, confused and puzzled.

However, when Gan Ning saw that ten troops were gradually gathering in the Linyi army and then slowly approaching his direction, excitement gradually appeared on Gan Ning's face.

"Well, seeing our mighty Han army, instead of retreating, you dare to attack with such a mob? The Linyi people are average-minded, but they are brave."

Gan Ning spoke coldly and sent someone to quickly pass the specific situation to the army led by Xu Sheng in the rear.

On the one hand, he commanded the Han army to quickly change its formation and adopt a defensive posture, with a line of defense consisting of large shields and spears lined up on the periphery.

It is true that Gan Ning is proficient in water battles, but that does not mean that Gan Ning really knows nothing about infantry battles.

Gan Ning might be asked to command tens of thousands of troops on the battlefield, but his command level is not up to the task. However, as a vanguard, Gan Ning is naturally qualified to lead thousands of people.

However, the change in the Han army's formation did not scare the Linyi nobles.

Strength in numbers can give you courage.

The Linyi army, led by ten nobles, had a total of 20,000 people. They surrounded the Han army from the front, left and right directions at the same time. No matter how you look at it, it seems that the advantage is on their side, so the nobles naturally would not be afraid.

However, the defensive formation arranged by Gan Ning was not like the Macedonian phalanx, which only cared about the front and not the rear. As long as it was attacked from the left, right or rear, its lifeline would be grasped.

As the Linyi army continued to approach, at Gan Ning's command, three waves of arrows were fired first.

"Buzz!"

The black rain of arrows splashed large amounts of blood.

This scene also frightened many peasant soldiers who brought their own bamboo darts as long-range weapons.

Some nobles were even so frightened that they instinctively ordered their soldiers to counterattack the Han army with long-range attacks.

However, the Han army stood on the hill and shot down a rain of arrows from a distance of up to two hundred steps away.

As for using bamboo tube to blow arrows, even if one has amazing lung strength, it is impossible to blow them far away and still have lethality.

More importantly, with no one to protect them, what was the difference between those Linyi soldiers who tried to fight back with blowpipes and those who deliberately exposed their necks to a rain of arrows?
Fortunately, there were only about a thousand archers in the Han army led by Gan Ning, and firing arrows continuously and rapidly consumed their arm strength. After three waves of arrows, the frequency of the arrow rain began to decrease significantly.

Moreover, the difference in numbers forced Gan Ning to attack the Linyi soldiers in only one direction, directly creating a death zone.

However, without the protection of a helmet, armor or shield, the damage caused by the rain of arrows is astonishing.

This bloody scene greatly irritated the nerves of many Linyi soldiers.

The fangs displayed by the Han army are frightening.

The only thing that supported the Linyi nobles was undoubtedly their absolute advantage in military strength. (End of this chapter)