Chapter 346
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Chapter 346: Capitalizing on Strengths and Avoiding Weaknesses
The sword-shield units of both sides immediately clashed.
In just one exchange, Zhou Yi’s sword-shield unit felt as if they were on the verge of being instantly overwhelmed by the enemy.
Even Zhou Yi, who was mentally prepared, couldn’t help but be startled at this moment.
He quickly changed his unit’s combat strategy.
“Hold steady! Form a shield formation, focus on mutual cover, and advance together!”
Zhou Yi, who was commanding the battle on this side, felt immense pressure.
He was not as formidable in combat as Liu Zheng.
In previous battles, he could manage against a single Kobold, but these wolfman warriors, regardless of their individual strength, certainly possessed superior weapons and armor compared to the Kobolds.
They clearly were not easy opponents.
“General Liu Zheng, how are you? Can you still fight?”
The current situation was dire, and he undoubtedly needed Liu Zheng’s combat prowess.
“Give me some time…”
The previous charges, combined with a round of combat against the enemy general Li Ke, had clearly taken a toll on his mental and physical energy.
Liu Zheng, who had retreated into his own formation, was panting heavily, indicating he needed a moment to recover.
Realizing this, Zhou Yi quickly reassured him.
“It’s fine. General Liu Zheng, you rest first. The situation here is still manageable.”
While that was true, Zhou Yi was far from optimistic. His mind raced frantically.
These monsters were very strong, individually, almost every one of them was stronger than their soldiers.
If there were any weaknesses, based on his current observations, there should be three.
The first weakness was their numbers.
While these monsters possessed strong individual combat abilities, their total troop strength was inferior to theirs.
The 4 Elephant man slingers and approximately 300 Minotaur infantry from the daytime were self-explanatory.
Even the most numerous Kobold spearmen were estimated by Zhou Yi to be only about 700 to 800 strong.
Therefore, in terms of overall numbers, they were clearly no match for humans.
The second weakness was their equipment.
Aside from the wolfman warriors, who appeared to be elite troops, the Kobolds generally had no armor, and their spears looked quite old and of poor quality.
They simply could not be compared to the regular army equipment of their Myriad World Civilization.
If one were to rate the equipment level of these Kobolds, it would be on par with the peasant militias of the former Great Zhou Kingdom.
The third weakness was their coordination.
From these monsters’ attacks, little coordination could be seen.
Although they maintained a formation, to be honest, their approach was, at best, to simply stand in a stance and then charge forward in a disorganized mass.
Such a disorganized formation, showing little coordination, would be a rabble if it were a human force, easily crushed in minutes.
However, with these monsters, thanks to their excellent individual strength, they actually managed to suppress his well-trained regular army.
Considering these three weaknesses, and aiming to capitalize on strengths while avoiding weaknesses, Zhou Yi estimated that two well-coordinated soldiers should be able to take down one poorly equipped Kobold.
However, for wolfman warriors, whose equipment was almost on par with theirs, he felt they would need at least four times the troops.
To be honest, even if all the archers and slingers in Iron Wall City were to switch to melee weapons and join the fight, the total military strength within the city would not reach that number.
Therefore, they could only consider the coordination between troop types and formations.
At this moment, Zhao Pan, as the defending general of Iron Wall City, clearly also considered this.
As his gaze swept across the entire battlefield, he quickly spoke.
“Zhang Lue! Take 400 halberdiers to support Zhou Yi!”
“Understood, General!”
Amidst the chaotic battle, Deputy General Zhang Lue responded with a shout.
“Halberdier unit, teams 1 to 4, follow me!”
As Zhang Lue moved with 400 halberdiers, Zhao Pan also quickly commanded the great shield unit and spearmen at the front to advance, forcibly suppressing the opposing Kobold unit to provide cover for Zhang Lue.
The timely arrival of 400 halberdiers was a great help to Zhou Yi.
Both units were comrades who often trained together in the army and had even participated in the previous Battle of White Horse City.
Their coordination was now seamless.
The sword-shield unit shifted to a defensive stance, while the halberdiers led the attack.
With the two troop types cooperating, their combat strength could be elevated by another level.
Coupled with a slight numerical advantage, they finally managed to stabilize the one-sided situation on this flank.
“Zhou Yi, is there anything I can do?”
After some time, Liu Zheng, who had somewhat recovered, cast an inquiring look at Zhou Yi.
Liu Zheng had always been very clear about his role, in Iron Wall City, Zhao Pan and Zhou Yi were responsible for commanding battles, while he was responsible for charging into the fray.
“General Liu Zheng, continue to adjust your condition and wait for our signal.”
As he spoke, Zhou Yi glanced in Zhao Pan’s direction.
The two quickly exchanged a look, instantly understanding each other’s thoughts.
If Liu Zheng and Zhao Pan’s understanding stemmed from their long-standing friendship, then Zhou Yi and Zhao Pan’s understanding came from the commonality of intelligent minds.
“All troops, array yourselves in an assault formation!”
Relying on their steady advance tactic, facing a beastman army stronger than them, there was clearly little hope of breaking through.
If they continued to stalemate, they would only be defeated.
Thus, Zhao Pan decisively changed tactics, intending to force a breakthrough!
The moment they heard the words “assault formation,” the soldiers, who had practiced it countless times during training, felt little panic.
What a joke? They had already encountered monsters that weren’t even human, what else was there to fear?
The large shield unit, initially at the front, slammed their great shields into the charging Kobolds before actively retreating.
The furiously attacking Kobolds clearly could not comprehend this human action, but they probably wouldn’t think too much of it and continued their assault.
The spearmen unit in the rear unhesitatingly formed a spear phalanx to meet the charge.
However, this was only the beginning.
As the first row of spearmen formed their phalanx, the second row of spearmen unhesitatingly rested their spears on the shoulders of the first row of soldiers.
This continued row by row.
The moment the entire phalanx was formed, the dense and sharp spears made the entire formation look like a furious porcupine!
At this moment, if Li Yuanjie, the enemy, were a modern person with even a slight understanding of military tactics, he might have recognized that the formation Zhao Pan had deployed was the Macedonian Phalanx, which had once shone gloriously in human history and was given the name “invincible” by Alexander the Great!
