Chapter 353: Chapter 351: Get Ready to Rob!
“I’m also not clear on what kind of tactics they’re employing.
However, it’s evidently clear that they must have some plots and subterfuges.
Otherwise, how could they commit mistakes even a fool would not make?”
At this moment, Sun Heng, also clad in war armor and sitting on his horse, furrowed his brows deeply.
Watching the movements of the You Country soldiers in front of him, his whole being sank into deep thought.
It was a good while later that he finally spoke up.
Following his words, a grave expression appeared on Agusi’s face.
Although this fellow knows nothing but bellowing for battle and slaughter, it does not mean he’s a complete fool.
Anyone could see that there’s something off with the You Country’s military forces now.
Obviously, there’s a trick involved, but they couldn’t discern the slightest hint of it.
This caused both of them to proceed with much more caution.
On the contrary, the barbarians, upon witnessing this scene, became instantly excited and burst into uproarious cheers.
After all, to them, the You Country soldiers appeared no different from lambs scuttling across the grasslands.
Now, they just needed to charge at them one by one, wound them, and that would suffice.
Regardless of a thousand tactics, it would be futile.
Especially considering they outnumber their opponent by double, their method of surrounding two against one stirred up even less hesitation for them.
They brandished their scimitars ceaselessly, shouting loudly, and it was clear that as soon as Agusi gave the command, they would immediately charge towards the group and mercilessly cut them down, one by one.
Not to mention these barbarians, even the officials in the stands, and particularly the generals, were also frowning tightly at that moment.
The old general, Mu, was so anxious that he slapped the stone column in front of him.
“Ah! This is bad, bad! I never thought to explain the plan to the enemy before we started fighting!
What are we going to do now? Once the enemy charges, we won’t even have a chance to resist.”
While speaking, he quickly made his way toward the young Emperor.
He wanted to request a halt to the contest from the young Emperor and personally lead a team to face the enemy.
Even though he knew in his heart that he had no chance of winning the contest, he still felt compelled to do so.
Otherwise, they would probably die even more tragically and utterly demoralize the entire You Country’s military spirit.
However, it was already too late for words now. The war drums were sounding, and with another drum roll, the real battle would begin.
Yet, as these You Country officials anxiously looked towards the young Emperor, they saw the Emperor’s face calm and indifferent.
As if he had no concern at all.
It seemed as if Lin Yi’s actions did not raise any sense of impropriety in his mind.
This led them to immediately think of a possibility.
That the young Emperor was still too young and immature, wholly unaware of the dangers of the battlefield, the cruelty of war, and moreover, he did not understand military strategy.
In short, at this moment, not a single person in the arena believed in Lin Yi’s approach, all thinking he was engaging in a futile act, convinced that this method of fighting would inevitably lead to defeat.
These were just the views of the bystanders. Looking at the current scene in the arena.
Lin Yi’s side led the team to quickly disperse to their respective predetermined firing positions and crouched down, raising the sticks in their hands.
And if one were truly observant, one could see the seemingly disordered stance of these people was actually well-organized.
In a word, not a single iron stick in everyone’s hands pointed at their allies but was spread out properly and deliberately.
Indeed, this formation had been well-prepared by Lin Yi, and they had already practiced it.
After all, this was their home turf, and they could come in whenever they wanted.
On the day before the contest, they had already come to this training ground and rehearsed everyone’s predetermined positions.
Even more so, there were small marks made on the ground where they stood.
A careful examination would certainly reveal this.
Yes, these were their predetermined positions. In these positions, no matter how they fired, they would not accidentally shoot their own comrades.
This was a special adaptation Lin Yi had made based on the situation at hand.
If it had been done Lin Yi’s way before, it would have been a three-line volley.
But those three lines required the entire team to stand in a row, which would definitely not bring out the desired effect for these first-timers in actual combat.
If something went wrong at any stage, the entire sequence might fail.
In other words, if one line failed to shoot as planned, the formation could be instantly disrupted, allowing the enemy to break through in one fell swoop.
Such an outcome was something Lin Yi would not tolerate.
Right now, under these circumstances, Lin Yi’s formation was undoubtedly the best.
In short, even if some failed to fire their firearms or were half a beat too slow, it wouldn’t affect the others.
This was crucial, particularly for these new soldiers.
After all, none of them had been in battle before.
Almost every one of them was a refugee who had fled their homes.
Therefore, once on the battlefield, the bloody conflict might make them uncomfortable.
This discomfort could lead them to act against the plan.
While everyone watched, and as the barbarians brandished their scimitars and howled,
Lin Yi’s men were all ready to shoot, just waiting for the signal from Lin Yi’s small flag to pull the trigger.
Looking at Lin Yi at this very moment, he stood at his predetermined position.
However, he wasn’t at the very front of the team but rather to one side, keeping his body clear of the team’s muzzle.
After all, these were all greenhorns, and Lin Yi could not guarantee that none of them would accidentally discharge and riddle him with bullets.