Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

"Eliminate the rebels and eradicate the banditry!"

All the officers and soldiers of the five field armies of the Second Command shouted in unison, following the army of King Zhenbei.

The shouts reached the sky.

The Qilin Guards held military flags that fluttered fiercely in the wind. Under such a powerful force, the King of Zhenbei and the officers and soldiers seemed to have merged into one, forming an invincible force.

"Soldiers! Move out!"

As soon as the order from King Zhenbei came down, the commanders, deputy commanders, and division commanders of the five field armies led their soldiers and marched in an orderly manner towards Xiangzhou City.

The more than 400,000 troops of the Yunzhou rebels will definitely collide head-on with the 150,000 troops led by the King of Zhenbei on the attacking march.

Why didn't the King of Zhenbei rely on the walls of Ezhou City to defend it?

The reason is very simple. If we rely on the walls of Ezhou City for defense, we will not be able to hold it at all, and we will not be able to bring into play the power of the crossbowmen of the Zhenbei King’s army.

There are more than 400,000 rebels in Yunzhou.

A city's high walls could never defend itself against such a large number of rebels.

Moreover, on the corridors along the city walls, the crossbowmen could not even form a formation.

How can a military force shoot thousands of arrows at once if it can't form a battle formation?

The most powerful killer weapon of the military crossbowmen is to fire at the same time!

Zhang Fangliang, the military advisor of the Yunzhou rebels, is definitely no ordinary person.

Before I realized the power of the crossbowmen of the Zhenbei King,

The best solution he could think of was to capture Ezhou City with a large army.

He only needs to divide the Yunzhou rebels into four troops and launch a fierce attack on the high walls of Ezhou City, and Ezhou City will surely not be able to be defended.

How could the King of Zhenbei not have thought of Zhang Fangliang's idea?

So King Zhenbei will not sit and wait for death.

The King of Zhenbei does not need to rely on high walls for protection. His legion field army can build a physical wall to protect the army crossbowmen, which is much more effective than a high wall.

The city cannot be defended.

Zhang Fangliang, the military advisor of the Yunzhou rebels, divided the troops into four groups as soon as they set out.

The troops have prepared enough wall-climbing claws.

Zhang Fangliang thought that the troops of the King of Zhenbei would not dare to engage in a head-on confrontation, and that the King of Zhenbei would definitely rely on the walls of Ezhou City to fight a defensive battle.

After all, he has an army of more than 400,000 under his command.

Zhang Fangliang didn't know what Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan was thinking.

Hongxuan understood that if they were trapped in Ezhou City, they would not be able to fully exert the strength of the field army.

What the field army needs is mobility and coordinated operations of the entire force.

Moreover, the biggest trump card of Zhenbei King Hongxuan is the 50,000 composite crossbows in the marching army.

To maximize the power of the compound military crossbow, you must have enough vision.

Hongxuan ordered his Qilin Guards,

Their original military strength was smaller than that of the Yunzhou rebels. If they were to be divided into four parts to guard the four directions of the Ezhou city wall, the outcome would surely be a disastrous defeat.

King Zhenbei marched with an army of 150,000. His purpose was simple: to eliminate the oncoming Yunzhou rebels and recapture Xiangzhou and Yunzhou.

At this time, military advisor Zhang Fangliang led more than 400,000 Yunzhou rebels and divided them into four groups to attack Ezhou City. Each group had a force of 100,000.

The two armies were approaching.

When Hongxuan's troops reached a place called Chisha,

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan ordered the army commander beside him:

'All five of you army commanders must obey my orders and form a battle formation here. This place is called Chisha, and it is the burial place of the more than 400,000 rebels from Yunzhou.'

"Yes!"

"Listen to my order! All officers and soldiers stop marching and form battle formations."

When all the officers and soldiers stopped advancing, they formed battle formation.

Hongxuan chose this place on purpose because it has a great view and the terrain is flat.

The most important thing is that this place is the only way from Xiangzhou to Ezhou City.

You have to pass through Chisha to reach Ezhou City.

This is also the reason why Hongxuan chose to deploy troops here.

Hearing the order from King Zhenbei.

The five major field armies took action one after another and deployed their troops in a unified manner.

Although Zhang Fangliang set out earlier than Hongxuan and his geographical location was a must-pass place to reach Ezhou City, the area chosen by Hongxuan was close to Ezhou City.

Therefore, Hongxuan deployed his troops in this place where the enemy must pass first, so as to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out.

When the five field armies were deploying their forces,

He used the tactics of the Xuanwu Fortress Battle Formation that Hongxuan had taught him before.

These five field armies quickly deployed their forces.

The five field armies are all centered around the First Division, with the Second and Third Divisions cooperating with each other to form a human wall formation.

Zhang Fangliang's army was divided into four armies and marched towards Ezhou City together.

Zhang Fangliang sat on a specially made military vehicle frame.

Four horses pulled the carriage forward.

Just as he was looking at the map in his hand intently.

The scouts sent by the Yunzhou rebels came back to report.

The scout came to the military advisor Zhang Fangliang and reported respectfully:

"Reporting to the military advisor! Report from the front! The army of the King of Zhenbei is gathering in the red sand area ahead. I have obtained the exact number of troops."

"This time, Zhenbei King Hongxuan led 150,000 infantrymen."

Because Zhang Fangliang heard the scout's report,

Order all the troops to stop advancing, as their army is about to reach Chisha.

Military Advisor Zhang Faliang looked at the map in his hand again and said:

"The Chisha area has a wide view, flat terrain and almost no obstacles. This Chisha is the only way to Ezhou City."

Yunzhou rebel Zhang Fangliang frowned as he looked at the map.

"Call four generals to come to this military advisor to discuss matters."

As soon as military advisor Zhang Fangliang gave the order, the generals of the four major armies immediately came over to discuss matters with Military Advisor Zhang Fangliang.

General Liu Shengjie of the First Army looked at Advisor Zhang Fangliang and said:

"Military advisor, why is the army stopping now?"

The other three military advisors all looked at Zhang Fangliang.

Military Advisor Zhang Fangliang looked at the ten generals and said:

"The scouts ahead reported that the King of Zhenbei has led his troops to occupy the Red Sand Land."

General Liu Shengjie sneered:

"The land of Red Sand! This general knows the terrain very well. Originally, we needed to capture cities and strongholds, but now the King of Zhenbei has stationed his troops in the land of Red Sand. Is he complaining that he is not dying fast enough?"

"That's right!" Tu Guangchen from the second battalion also echoed.

The other generals nodded.

Military Advisor Zhang Fangliang looked at the map in his hand and smiled.

"I never thought that the King of Zhenbei, Hongxuan, would station his troops in a place like this. Although Chisha is a must-go place for Xiangzhou to Ezhou City, everyone knows that there is no terrain that can provide any cover here."

It is a big taboo in war to deploy troops without terrain to provide cover.

General Lin Mingyu of the fourth largest army said with a smile:

"It is said that Zhenbei King Hongxuan is the military god of Dafeng State. This general saw that Zhenbei King actually deployed his troops in this way."

"The reputation of the King of Zhenbei as the God of War is just bragging and should not be taken seriously!"

Military advisor Zhang Fangliang waved his hand.

"This military advisor orders you to charge directly at them and massacre them in their army!"

"Let the King of Zhenbei know that his reputation as a military god is just a false reputation."

The four generals responded in unison.

In fact, in areas with flat terrain, what matters is the number of troops.

This is common sense in marching and fighting.

King Hongxuan of Zhenbei didn't even know this common sense. The generals of the Yunzhou rebels were thinking that after they captured Ezhou City,

We must rob all the gold, silver, treasures and women in Ezhou City.

For those of them who were born as bandits, the happiest thing is to capture a city and rob property and women.

And they are about to achieve this.

All you need to do is to destroy all the troops of King Zhenbei in the Red Sand Land.

The Yunzhou rebels now have all brand new equipment, which they obtained by looting military arsenals in Yunzhou and Xiangzhou.