Chapter 3615 Dragon Head on the Plain


Chapter 3615 The dragon head is on the ground

At noon, the wind gradually weakened, but the snow became heavier and heavier. It was already the end of winter, and it seemed as if the sky was about to sweep away all the remaining wind and snow from this winter. The goose-feather-like heavy snow fell, and powdery snow danced on the Longshou Plateau, filling the eyes with a vast sky.

In the wind and snow, a group of cavalry from the direction of Xuanwu Gate left the camp and slowly advanced towards Longshouyuan.

The snow was flying heavily and the armor was clanging, like a torrent of steel. From the sudden appearance of the snowstorm, the rebels on Longshou Plain were immediately shocked. While reporting to the commander, they lined up their formation and were ready.

Changsun Jiaqing is worthy of being the only remaining famous general of the Changsun family. His steady character constantly urges the army to be cautious and vigilant. Sure enough, moments after the iron cavalry equipped with guard equipment suddenly appeared in Youtun, the entire army lined up and prepared without any panic, giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of him. opportunity.

If you want to break into the rebel position, you can only fight head-on.

Although the armored cavalry is invincible in charge, its mobility and durability are weaknesses. Even if it is good at attacking fortresses, it will still have to pay a heavy price to overwhelm the enemy's formation before facing a strict formation composed of tens of thousands of people.

Moreover, the rebels were stationed on Longshou Plain, and their armored cavalry attacked from bottom to top, making it even more difficult to take advantage of their ferocious and invincible charge...

Therefore, when Sun Jiaqing, the commander-in-chief, learned that the Youtun Guards Cavalry was attacking, although his heart skipped a beat, he did not worry too much. He quickly ordered all the troops to perform their duties step by step, and then moved all the crossbowmen forward and deployed them at the outermost perimeter. After the spear array.

Crossbows are difficult to cause serious damage to the armored cavalry, but they can stop the infantry charging behind the armored cavalry.

Changsun Jiaqing wore his helmet and armor and stood behind the military formation with his troops. Looking through the vast wind and snow, he saw the iron cavalry in Youtun's guard equipment slowly slowing down in front of the Guanlong army formation, and finally stopped, and he felt deep in his heart. He let out a long breath and felt completely relieved.

He was quite proud of himself. Although the Youtun Guards were powerful, they were at a disadvantage after all, and they also had to garrison the Xuanwu Gate. The number of troops that could be put into battle at one time was extremely limited. As long as he concentrated on guarding against launching cavalry raids at all times, he would not fall into the trap. Changsun Heng'an ended up like that.

Sitting on the horseback, the eldest grandson Jiaqing was dressed in a military uniform and a helmet. His long snow-white beard was fluttering in the wind and snow. He was holding a whip in his hand and pointed at the Youtun Guards and Iron Cavalry in the wind and snow under Longshou Plain. , quite high-spirited: "Everyone in the world praises Fang Er as a god with his troops, and his army is invincible in hundreds of battles, but I As long as we fight steadily and use defense instead of attack, we can be as secure as a rock and as solid as a rock! It's a pity that Liu Gang and Wei Zhengju are just idiots who neglected their training and neglected their duties. Only then were they attacked by the Youtun Guards, not to mention losing their troops. He also caused me to be ordered by Duke Zhao, which is extremely incompetent!”

In the early morning, the Youtun Guards suddenly raided Baqiao like a divine soldier, causing heavy casualties to the Guanlong troops stationed east of Baqiao. Liugang's rebel army fell into Baqiao and was buried in the ruins. Fortunately, they were rescued in time. To save his life, Wei Zhengju even claimed to be ill and returned to the city before the war started, and escaped before the battle... Changsun Wuji called his eldest son Jiaqing to the city and gave him a severe scolding.

This made Changsun Jiaqing very depressed and angry. He was guarding Longshouyuan and was indeed responsible for monitoring the Youtun Guards. However, Youtunwei bypassed Longshouyuan and directly crossed the Wei River to the north, bypassing a large area near Jingyang City. They rushed to attack Baqiao, a journey of nearly a hundred miles. When they arrived at Baqiao in a night attack, the defenders were completely unprepared. The general was wounded and fled, with no resistance at all. How can he blame his eldest grandson Jiaqing?

He calmly issued the order: "Every unit should secure its defense lines and do not act rashly. As long as you do not panic or panic, what can you do to me even if you are armed with iron cavalry?"

"Here!"

The captain beside him quickly rode away to deliver military orders to various departments.

The greatest advantage of the cavalry is that it relies on its powerful impact to break into the enemy's formation, causing panic in the enemy's army and thereby destroying the enemy's array. When the army array is scattered, it means that morale collapses. Even if there are thousands of troops, they can only be reduced to pigs and dogs, allowing themselves to be slaughtered.

On the contrary, no matter how passive the battle situation is, as long as the formation is still there and the morale does not dissipate, it will be able to fight.

The eldest son, Jiaqing, felt that as long as he was calm and persistent, determined to defend Longshouyuan, he would not be moved even if the flaws of the Youtun Guards were revealed, and would never dream of severely defeating the Youtun Guards and accomplishing extraordinary feats, then even if Fang Er really used his troops like a god, It is absolutely impossible to attack Longshouyuan.

He is already quite old and buried up to his neck in loess. Why does he need any illustrious military exploits and promotion to a noble rank? As long as he firmly defends Longshouyuan, it will be a great achievement after the war, and he can earn a share of promotion for his descendants, which is enough for Yu Yuan.

You can't expect him to go into battle with a sword at his age and charge in person...

In front, Youtun Guards and Iron Cavalry were arrayed in front of the two armies. They stood like a mountain under the wind and snow. They were only a stone's throw away from the front line of the Guanlong Army, which made the Guanlong Army very nervous. Then, two groups of light cavalry, equipped with iron cavalry, ran out from left to right and patrolled on both wings in front of the Guanlong army's formation, putting greater pressure on the Guanlong army.

Changsun Jiaqing was overlooking the battle situation from a high position, and he was quite puzzled: Since there was no chance of a sneak attack, why did the Youtun Guards not retreat?

Just as he was puzzled and wanted to order the entire army to maintain their formation and not give the right guard an opportunity to take advantage of it, he saw a sudden puff of gunpowder smoke rising from the front row of spear formations. Dozens of soldiers were like wheat blankets in autumn. The sickle fell down and fell. At the same time, a dull thunder was heard in the ears, like a sledgehammer hitting the heart hard, which made people tremble.

Changsun Jiaqing's complexion changed greatly: "The bombardment! It's the bombardment from the Right Guards! Order the whole army to stay put, and the rear formations will move forward from the two wings to force the enemy to retreat! Anyone who dares to retreat without authorization will cause the formation to be scattered and will be killed without mercy!" ”

Until this moment, the eldest grandson Jiaqing just woke up from a dream.

He had not led an army for many years, so he naturally lacked attention to the situation in the army. He had only heard about how powerful the artillery was, which was enough to crack mountains and crack rocks, but had never seen it with his own eyes. He naturally lacked vigilance in his heart and had never considered how to deal with the artillery. Respond to the challenge.

But now he suddenly realized that the reason why the Youtun Guards had arranged all the armored cavalry and light cavalry before the battle but stood still was to wait for the Guanlong army to fall into disarray after a few rounds of shelling. Once the tight array was dispersed, these armored cavalry would They will immediately launch a charge, rushing into the Guanlong army like sharp knives, killing wantonly and completely destroying the defensive posture.

At that time, even if Bai Qi is resurrected and Han Xin is reincarnated, there is only one way to fail.

"Here!"

After receiving the order, the generals around them quickly issued military orders to the entire army. At the same time, they supervised the troops and rode towards the rear formations of each army. Their sharp swords were unsheathed and they stared at the soldiers in the army with murderous intent. If anyone dared to retreat without authorization, he would definitely rush to the enemy. Go up and kill him!

"Boom!"

There was another muffled sound, and a cannonball fell into the crossbow formation this time. More than ten crossbowmen were blown away, blood splattered, and the surrounding soldiers panicked.

Changsun Jiaqing was puzzled: "Isn't there only one artillery left in the Youtun Guard? How many people can be killed by this one?"

He had been away from the battlefield for a long time and spent all day drinking and banqueting in his mansion. He knew very little about the changes in the military in recent years. Although he knew the power of firearms, he had no idea about artillery tactics.

There was someone around me who had seen the power of artillery before, and reminded him: "This tactic is called 'test firing' in Youtunwei. After all, the artillery attack distance is very far, and it is difficult to accurately control the shooting accuracy, so we use a few The artillery was tested and the firing angle of the artillery was adjusted based on the impact point of the artillery shell. The general also doesn't understand how the body operates, but generally speaking, as long as a shell falls into its firing range during the test firing, what follows is a volley of all artillery fire, which is powerful enough to sound like thousands of guns. Destroying heaven and earth, not to mention flesh and blood, even moving mountains and filling seas is no exaggeration!”

The eldest grandson, Jiaqing, frowned. Naturally, he had heard about the power of artillery. Ever since Guan Long launched his military remonstrance, he had attacked Xuanwu Gate several times, intending to repeat the story of the "Xuanwu Gate Incident". From then on, he would break through the solid walls of the palace and kill Enter the palace and depose the East Palace.

As a result, Chai Zhewei once again abandoned his armor, Li Yuanjing was also defeated, and the Guanlong army suffered heavy casualties. The Xuanwu Gate stood tall and impregnable, which directly caused all the arrangements made before Changsun Wuji's uprising to be wasted and failed to achieve the goal. .

However, "destroy the heaven and earth" and "move mountains and fill the sea" are completely exaggerated in his opinion. Manpower is sometimes poor, how can it be compared with the power of heaven and earth?

However, as soon as this idea arose in his mind, he heard a huge roar in his ears, and puffs of gunpowder smoke rose into the sky from within his rigorous array. Countless soldiers were blown away like broken dogs, and the fire The group soared into the sky.

Especially when some artillery shells hit the ground and exploded, shrapnel flew in all directions, easily tearing apart the bodies of soldiers and horses. Broken limbs and broken arms were scattered like raindrops. The seemingly impregnable formation fell apart in the blink of an eye and was on the verge of collapse. (End of chapter)

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