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"Your Majesty, there's no point in continuing this fight!" Sun Ce said anxiously.

If the army sees that the attack at the front is not going well and wants to retreat, it is easy for a mutiny to break out on the spot.

Wu Fengxian's face was extremely gloomy.

He knew perfectly well that this kind of fighting style was simply not enough to defeat Bai Yujing.

But he just couldn't swallow his anger.

What would happen if his empress fell into the hands of the traitor Li?

If the Empress were really taken by that traitor Li, wouldn't Wu Fengxian become a laughing stock of the world?

He would never allow such a humiliating disgrace to happen to him.

As the army's formation became increasingly unstable, Wu Fengxian grew more and more anxious.

"Your Majesty, let's retreat!" Sun Ce said anxiously.

"Withdraw? Absolutely not! I will take Baiyujing today!"

Wu Fengxian drew his sword and mounted his warhorse.

"The Mountain-Breaking Army and the Personal Guard, follow me to attack the city!"

"Your Majesty, you must not!"

"Hold the line firmly and never let a single deserter affect morale!"

After saying this, Wu Fengxian personally spurred his horse and, braving a hail of bullets, led thousands of soldiers toward the towering city wall of Baiyujing.

Wu Fengxian's decision to personally attack the city boosted morale, which was on the verge of collapse.

"Whoever is the first to scale the city wall will be enfeoffed as a marquis with a thousand households and rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold! Whoever captures a position on the city wall will be enfeoffed as a marquis with ten thousand households and rewarded with ten thousand pieces of gold!"

The army led by Wu Fengxian, like a tide, affected the morale of the entire army in a very short time.

When the Yan army saw Wu Fengxian personally leading the charge, their spirits were greatly boosted.

The Yan army's fighting strength is not bad. If a different army were to be stationed on the city walls, given the Yan army's current momentum, it would be difficult for them to hold the city.

Unfortunately, they ran into the White Horse Army.

Within a short period of time, tens of thousands of people surged toward the city walls like a tidal wave.

The fifteen cannons could no longer suppress the Yan army at a distance, and could only watch helplessly as they rushed toward the city wall.

One after another, the Yan soldiers recklessly climbed the siege ladders, refusing to retreat even when the Yan soldiers above them were knocked down.

They surged down below the city walls, providing the archer battalion with an excellent opportunity to kill the enemy.

A barrage of arrows rained down, and swathes of Yan soldiers fell.

Yet they remained fearless, swarming towards the city walls like ants.

"Second Brother, there are too many enemy troops below the city wall! If their offensive doesn't slow down, I'm afraid they might actually be able to breach the city!" Zhao Cuo said urgently.

"yes……"

This is the true strength of the Yan army.

But where was Wu Fengxian all this time?

If he had been this determined while defending the city, Baiyujing would not have been captured by the White Horse Army in just two hours.

Tens of thousands of people attacked the city recklessly; even if they risked their lives to fill the walls, they could still breach the walls of Baiyujing.

Moreover, there are many capable fighters in the Yan army.

The last time Li Mu defended Luyang, facing the combined forces of Xiong Wenjing and Sima Ying, he didn't feel the same psychological pressure as he does now.

There was a reason why Wu Fengxian was able to sweep across half of the Great Yan territory in just a few months.

He is really strong.

"Second brother, let me go down from the city wall and give them a good fight. We must repel the Yan army's offensive, or the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Ask the Grand Commander," Li Mu said.

On this northward journey, Ma Rulong was the chief commander, Xiong Wenjing was the deputy chief commander, and Li Mu was a member of the accompanying military personnel.

He can offer suggestions, but the specifics of how to fight are up to the two main and deputy generals.

Ma Rulong immediately looked at Xiong Wenjing.

The latter was also somewhat undecided.

The area below the city is too chaotic. If the White Horse Army is allowed to leave the city walls, the archers' deterrent effect will be greatly reduced.

However, the current situation is that Wu Fengxian has personally led his troops to charge up, and the Yan army is fearless in the face of death.

No matter how many archers the battalion killed, they couldn't stop their offensive.

"We need to find a way to drive them into the artillery's range. They're all in the artillery's blind spot right now, rendering our powerful weapons useless," Xiong Wenjing said.

"what do you mean?"

Ma Rulong hesitated for a moment.

"To break out of the city, we need heavy cavalry to be effective," Xiong Wenjing said.

“Heavy cavalry… Zhao Cuo, do you have experience in heavy cavalry combat?” Ma Rulong asked.

Zhao Cuo's cavalry consisted entirely of light cavalry.

If light cavalry were to be temporarily fitted with heavy armor, they would be completely unable to adapt.

Both belong to the cavalry, but they can be considered two completely different types of troops.

“No! My vanguard light cavalry may well be able to suppress the enemy’s offensive,” Zhao Cuo said.

"It's probably not that simple. The Yan army still has 10,000 heavy cavalry. Once your light cavalry leaves the city, the heavy cavalry will surely surround and annihilate you."

When you can't utilize flexibility and adaptability, the difference between light cavalry and heavy cavalry is undoubtedly that between infantry and light cavalry.

Ma Rulong said.

"But if we don't leave the city now, the city walls might be at risk!" Zhao Cuo said anxiously.

If Li Mu hadn't been there, Zhao Cuo would most likely have gone his own way.

"In warfare, one must avoid the enemy's sharpest attacks. If we hold our ground and do not venture out, the Yan army may not be able to breach the city walls."

"Judging from their posture, do they look like they can't break through?"

"Shut up."

Ma Rulong gave a reprimand.

"If you tell me to shut up, I'll shut up..."

"Oh!"

Li Mu slapped Zhao Cuo on the forehead, and the latter finally behaved himself.

“Brother Ma, I’m not very good at handling this situation. You should have a way to neutralize all of the enemy’s advantages,” Xiong Wenjing said.

Ma Rulong's greatest skill was using various terrain features to minimize the enemy's advantage.

Now, they have occupied advantageous terrain and have avoided the enemy's superior forces by not having to charge into battle with their heavy cavalry.

However, brothels today are clearly more complicated than they used to be.

But in such a situation, how can we neutralize the enemy's advantage and drive them back?

"I already told you to let me go out of the city to fight! We can't let Wu Zetian look down on my White Horse Army and think that my White Horse Army is a coward, can we?"

"If we just captured Baiyujing, only to have it snatched back by those Wu traitors, wouldn't our White Horse Army become a colossal joke?"

Zhao Cuo said urgently.

"That's because you've never fought against heavy cavalry."

Ma Rulong still decided not to let Zhao Cuo leave the city.

He wouldn't do anything that would lead to his death.

However, at that moment, a cold wind blew by, and a flash of inspiration struck Ma Rulong.

Got an idea.

Isn't he the best at using the terrain?

The Yan army launched an offensive to their east, and even the tall city walls could not suppress their morale.

Why not try the same trick again!

"Hey, Blackie, listen to my command!"

"exist!"

"Quickly bring the sky lanterns over and prepare to launch! Only one person can go on each lantern, and bring as much oil and arrows as possible! Do you understand how to shoot?"

"understand!"

Heifu answered repeatedly, then quickly turned and left.

Isn't air superiority also an advantage?

Their ability to take to the air and fly above the Yan army with the help of the northwest wind is equivalent to setting up hundreds or thousands of execution platforms above the Yan army.

With an air offensive combined with the defenders on the city walls, wouldn't it be easy to crush the morale of the Yan army?