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As long as the White Horse Army can land smoothly according to Ma Rulong's plan, this battle will surely be won.

Now that Cheng Liang has captured the western city wall, the scales of victory have tipped in favor of the White Horse Army.

As Zhao Cuo landed, the military camp burst into flames, and the Yan soldiers inside scattered and fled. They had barely escaped the sea of ​​fire when they ran into the blades of the White Horse Army.

Despite the large number of enemy troops escaping from the military camp, in the eyes of the vanguard battalion, these Yan troops without command were nothing more than a bunch of chickens and dogs.

Annihilating these 10,000-plus enemy troops was as easy as cutting melons and vegetables.

Zhao Cuo and Hei Fu formed a pincer movement, blocking three exits of the military camp, leaving the enemy troops inside with nowhere to escape.

At this moment, a large number of enemy troops appeared behind Zhao Cuo, numbering about seven or eight thousand, including more than three thousand cavalry.

Zhao Cuo entrusted the task of besieging the military camp to Hei Fu, and led the vanguard battalion to turn around and engage in fierce fighting with the enemy troops that came to support from the rear.

As a barrage of arrows rained down from the sky, swathes of Yan soldiers fell.

At this point, the Yan army was focused on its own interests but neglected its own.

They wanted to fight the White Horse Army on the ground, but they couldn't defend against the White Horse Army in the sky.

However, in their attempt to dodge the arrows from the White Horse Army in the sky, they could not avoid the onslaught of the White Horse Army on the ground.

The general named Sun Ce fought against Zhao Cuo's more than a thousand men for a while, but was forced to retreat in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

It wasn't that he lacked strength, but rather that the White Horse Army, both on the ground and in the sky, coordinated perfectly.

If it weren't for the interference of the White Horse Army in the sky, Sun Ce felt he was capable of fighting Zhao Cuo.

After all, there are many others.

With their numerical advantage, they can level the playing field against the White Horse Army.

However, now it's not just Sun Ce; all the battlefields in the city and all the Yan troops are being suppressed by the White Horse Army that has been airdropped.

At this moment, the archer battalion, riding in hot air balloons, gradually flew away from the battlefield and slowly drifted towards the southeast.

According to the original plan, after Zhong Wu gradually flew away from the battlefield and was no longer able to effectively reinforce the ground troops, he was to land on the ground and participate in the ground battle.

However, at this moment, Zhongwu had a bold idea.

The situation on the ground battlefield was clear: large numbers of enemy troops were reinforcing the military camp.

There are now two major battlefields in the city: one in the military camp within the city, and the other on the west city wall.

Many of the troops guarding the southeast and southwest city walls must have been detached.

If Zhongwu can capture another section of the city wall, then the White Horse Army will have a sure victory in this battle.

However, it shouldn't take as many as 5,000 men to take down one section of the city wall.

With several hundred men, Cheng Liang was able to gain a foothold and capture the western city wall.

Although the archer battalion lacked heavy armor and chainmail, their combat capabilities were the most comprehensive in the entire White Horse Army.

Send a thousand men over there, and taking down one section of the city wall shouldn't be a problem.

Zhong Wu immediately ordered a captain to lead a battalion of soldiers to continue flying southeast to attack the eastern city wall.

He then led the remaining four thousand men down to engage in ground combat.

Zhong Wu used his bow and arrows to cover himself, and the archer battalion landed one after another, then blocked several roads, flanking Zhao Cuo from both sides, trapping nearly 20,000 enemy troops in several streets.

After landing, the archer battalion quickly formed an attack formation, unleashing wave after wave of arrows as they advanced rapidly.

The 20,000 people trapped in the middle were quickly scattered.

Some fled into alleys, while others fled into residential houses.

Sun Ce, who was engaged in fierce fighting at the front, saw that there was chaos in his rear and that his vanguard could not defeat the mere two thousand men of the White Horse Army.

He suspected that this battle was likely to end badly.

Wu Fengxian, who had just arrived to support the army camp, ran into Hei Fu again.

The thousands of soldiers trapped in the besieged camp could not get out, and Wu Fengxian was also unable to break through the encirclement formed by Hei Fu.

The White Horse Army is just too tough.

In all his years of leading troops into battle, he had never seen such an elite force.

Unlike other armies, the Yan Kingdom's army currently has 70,000 troops, of which more than 20,000 are the most capable fighters, and only about 10,000 can truly be considered elite.

After suffering repeated losses, his Yan army probably only had about 20,000 men who could truly be considered elite.

However, the White Horse Army is composed entirely of elite soldiers.

He really couldn't imagine how such a brave and skilled army was trained.

At this moment, Ma Rulong and Xiong Wenjing were still floating in the air.

The two had a clear understanding of the situation on the ground.

The fact that Cheng Liang, Zhao Cuo, and Hei Fu gained the upper hand was entirely expected.

To their surprise, Zhong Wu separated a portion of his men and flew towards the southeast.

Ma Rulong was known for his slow and deliberate approach to warfare; this was the first time in his life he had commanded a fast-paced battle.

Upon observing the overall situation, Ma Rulong realized just how formidable his fighting power would be if his army were all elite troops, and could be commanded with perfect ease.

From a high vantage point, the entire situation is under control.

Ma Rulong felt that even if the city had a million enemy troops, they would be nothing more than turtles in a jar.

Moreover, this was the first time he had commanded the White Horse Army in battle since joining the army.

The White Horse Army's execution, combat effectiveness, and initiative greatly inspired Ma Rulong.

These young generals had almost none of their formal military training. Yet their performance on the battlefield was astonishing.

Ma Rulong felt that he had no reason to lose to such an opponent.

The battlefield situation is now quite clear: the Yan army is in complete disarray and has already collapsed.

If Wu Fengxian had been able to see the bigger picture at that moment and had chosen to flee with his troops, he might have been able to take 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers with him.

If it had been any later, even more Yan soldiers would have been left in the city by the White Horse Army, with nowhere to escape.

At this point, Ma Rulong admired Li Mu's foresight even more.

The White Horse Army's system was undoubtedly the best military system in history.

The White Horse Army was not Ma Rulong's army, and the two sides had not had any training together.

However, the White Horse Army was able to execute the tactics perfectly.

Of course, Ma Rulong also took into account the characteristics of the White Horse Army before he dared to command and deploy them in this way.

"Brother Ma, you truly lived up to your reputation; that was a brilliant victory," Xiong Wenjing said.

"I must say, they truly live up to their name, the White Horse Army. I'm just benefiting from the brothers' glory," Ma Rulong replied.

"You're at least self-aware. My arrival at Baima Army was a timely help. As for you, you're just adding icing on the cake," Xiong Wenjing said with a smile.

"You're still as vain as ever."

Xiong Wenjing smiled but remained silent.

What he said was indeed correct.

When Xiong Wenjing joined the White Horse Army, he had less than three thousand soldiers left.

The current White Horse Army has over 10,000 men who were once his troops. Among them, ten captains were his former subordinates.

"The combat effectiveness far exceeded my expectations."