Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Han?!

Qu Ba and the nobles naturally recognized the Chinese character "Han," and were all stunned.

"Where did the Han court get the news that this King's grandson would lead troops to attack Rinan County today, so they sent troops to stop us?"

Qu Ba muttered to himself, then sneered.

"But this also saves this King's grandson a lot of trouble. Since they want to block the chariot with a mantis's arm, then let this place become the burial ground for the Han army."

Even as Qu Ba was talking to himself, as the Han flag was completely erected on the hill not far away, waves of Han soldiers marched out in formation, exuding an astonishing sense of oppression.

Especially the Han soldiers in the distance, all wearing iron light armor similar to the "Linyi Iron Wall," which made many people's expressions begin to change.

Especially as waves of Han troops surged out from behind the hill, banners fluttered in the army formation, and the feeling of肅殺 and oppression almost soared into the sky.

Qu Ba's originally contemptuous expression constantly changed as more and more Han troops appeared.

Until, in Qu Ba's estimation, the number of Han troops appearing on the hill had reached more than five thousand, the seemingly endless wave of Han troops finally stopped.

Five thousand?!

Qu Ba regained his domineering and arrogant expression.

"A mere five thousand troops dare to block the path of my Linyi army, overestimating themselves."

Qu Ba smiled disdainfully.

Qu Ba did a simple calculation in his mind. The four thousand "Linyi Iron Walls" could at least offset the four thousand Han troops wearing the same iron armor in terms of combat power.

Then there are still thirty-five thousand troops left, what can the Han army use to resist?

At this moment, Qu Ba didn't even have the intention to talk to the Han army, and said.

"Whoever is willing to fight, half of the iron armor obtained after the battle can be divided."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the nobles obviously lit up.

Iron armor is the rarest existence in Linyi Kingdom.

For a time, many nobles who had been intimidated by the power of the Han army began to be tempted, looking at the Han army more like they were looking at a piece of fat.

"I am willing to serve the King's grandson."

"I am willing to fight!"

"A mere Han army, watch me defeat them greatly."

Immediately, the nobles responded one after another.

Seeing this, Qu Ba was not surprised at all, even thinking that this was a good opportunity to further win over capable nobles.

Immediately, Qu Ba successively appointed ten of the most powerful nobles in Linyi Kingdom, ordering them to lead their private soldiers and 1,500 conscripted farmers each to fight.

This is by no means Qu Ba underestimating the Han army, but rather understanding that this is his first battle and he must win a great victory as beautifully as possible.

Therefore, even in the face of only five thousand Han troops, he directly mobilized an army of twenty thousand, preparing to crush the opponent with absolute superiority in strength.

And the "Linyi Iron Wall" personally led by Qu Ba was also waiting for an opportunity to move.

What Qu Ba didn't know was that when the ten nobles returned to the positions of their respective private soldiers, and each ordered 1,500 conscripted farmers to prepare for the attack.

Gan Ning, who had arrived as the vanguard, looked at the chaotic formation not far away and regretted slapping his thigh.

Considering the terrain of southern Jiaozhou, and the need to free up space as much as possible to load various materials, the fleet only brought one hundred war horses, mainly used to provide scouts with swift transmission of military intelligence.

And Gan Ning, looking at the formation full of flaws, felt that as long as a thousand… No, five hundred cavalry could pierce through the entire Linyi army, and the infantry could take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, which would surely be a great victory.

Moreover, due to the distance, Gan Ning couldn't see very clearly the under-sized horses ridden by some nobles, including Qu Ba, and was very surprised what they were riding.

Gan Ning ruled out the option of war horses in the first place.

In Gan Ning's cognition, even the size of a donkey is more than this.

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

Gan Ning muttered non-stop, puzzled.

However, when Gan Ning saw that ten troops were gradually gathering in the Linyi army, and then slowly approaching the direction where he was, this made Gan Ning's face gradually rise with excitement.

"Okay, seeing my mighty Han army, not only do you not retreat, but you dare to attack with such a rabble? The Linyi people's brains are average, but their courage is good."

Gan Ning said coldly, while sending people to quickly transmit 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 formation, put on a defensive posture, and a line of defense composed of large shields and spears was arranged on the periphery.

It is true that Gan Ning is good at naval warfare, but it does not mean that Gan Ning really knows nothing about infantry warfare.

It may be that Gan Ning's command level is insufficient to command tens of thousands of troops in battle, but Gan Ning is naturally qualified to command thousands of troops as a vanguard.

And the defensive formation set up by the Han army is not the Macedonian phalanx that only cares about the head and not the butt, as long as it is flanked by the left, right, or rear, its lifeline will be grasped.

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

"嗡嗡嗡!"

The black rain of arrows splashed large patches of blood.

This scene also frightened many conscripted farmers who brought bamboo tube blowguns as ranged weapons.

Some nobles were even frightened and instinctively ordered their soldiers to counterattack the Han army with ranged attacks.

However, the Han army stood on the hill and threw arrows from a high position, and the distance could reach two hundred steps away.

And bamboo tube blowguns, even those with amazing lung power, cannot blow more than a hundred steps away and still have lethality.

More importantly, in the absence of protection, what is the difference between those Linyi soldiers who try to counterattack with blowguns and deliberately exposing their necks to be hit by arrows?

Fortunately, there were only about a thousand archers in the Han army led by Gan Ning, and continuous rapid firing of arrows was particularly exhausting, and after three waves of rapid firing, the frequency of arrows obviously began to decline.

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

However, in the absence of helmets, armor, and shield protection, the lethality of arrows is amazing.

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

The fangs shown by the Han army are chilling.

The only thing supporting the Linyi nobles is undoubtedly the absolute advantage in military strength.

(End of this chapter)