Chapter 121: The mighty front, trapped in danger
On May 18th, west of Yanzhou, Yushanyuan.
It was not yet bright, and groups of scouts and cavalrymen were running between the camps more than ten miles away. When the sky was dim and bright, the Bugle Company and the huge number of troops stationed in the camp woke up.
The imperial court's counter-rebellion army consisted of 150,000 soldiers and horses spread out for more than 70 miles from front to back and left to right. Each army had a different division of labor. There were several battalions in the army, two or three miles apart. All communications were relayed by cavalry. , at a glance, there are figures of people and horses all over the mountains and plains.
Hundreds of commanding cavalry rushed back and forth between the various armies of the central army. Twenty thousand tigers and twenty thousand dragons were located on the two wings, divided into twenty battalions, occupying a radius of nearly twenty miles.
Ten thousand Shengnu troops and fifteen thousand Shibuya troops served as the left and right spearheads of the front formation, guarding the Yan Xunqi in the middle formation. They were about 7,000 direct troops of veteran general Guo Xin, mixed with horse and foot.
The six thousand Yanshan cavalry are divided into three groups. Two groups are located on both sides of the Shengnu and Shibuya troops. The last group of two thousand cavalry wanders between the middle formation and the front formation. For the 50,000 counties and counties who are not good at fighting The troops and horses, of which 20,000 were at the rear, were used as rear troops to prevent the opponent's enemy cavalry from making a roundabout attack.
The other 30,000 people serve as the vanguard of the concave-shaped formation and form six military formations of 5,000 people in front. They are like insect tentacles, responsible for exploring the road, probing and fighting with the enemy, and getting feedback on the opponent's situation. Pass it to the Central Army, and then send it to each military formation to prepare for the response.
However, before everything was ready, the first battle report had been delivered to Guo Xin from the south.
Then the second copy was sent from the north. A Shibuya army of 2,000 people was ambushed in the mountains. The commander of the army was beheaded and was defeated. Another Shibuya army went to rescue and repulsed them. Offend the enemy.
The army advanced in a mighty manner, the sky was covered with dust and smoke stretching for miles, and Yan Guo's banner fluttered in pieces. The old man stood on the chariot, listening to the cavalry report on the status of each army, as well as the battle report sent by the scouts. General Li Gan was dressed in military uniform, standing on his horse. Looking at the expressionless old man, he felt a little worried and said tentatively: "I have fought against this army before. The commander must not tangle with them. The rebels are testing this. ”
Probing friction is a common occurrence before a battle. Guo Xin has led troops for decades, so how could he not know about it.
He had no objection to Li Gan's reminder. He looked at the vast dust and smoke and smiled: "I'm not afraid of them coming out, I'm afraid of them hiding and avoiding fighting."
Order The cavalryman flew with the command of the old commander to send a message to the general of the Shibuya Army to the north of the concave array. He ignored the opponent's temptation and pounced on the opponent to bite him. He didn't care about casualties. He suppressed the enemy with superior force and drove them south. .
The raw slave army in the south also received the same order, but the raw slave soldiers below were somewhat reluctant.
The sudden change of generals made them somewhat dissatisfied.
However, the old commander who presided over the counter-rebellion did not get the expected harvest. The enemy generals seemed to have seen the tactics he used, whether it was Shibuya or the slave army. When they went up, they counterattacked, and then immediately withdrew, chasing and fighting again, and then retreating, without giving the other side any chance to reinforce, outflank or drive them away.
At the same time, the 30,000 county soldiers and horses used as the vanguard for testing received the order from General Guo Xin, and the five battalions encircled the two groups, faintly attacking the two pursued enemy forces in the north and south directions.
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More than ten miles away, at the Rongzhou Center Formation to the west of Yushan Plain, the messages delivered by the scouts were circulated to the generals on standby and put them all away. In the ancestral coffin, a group of ancestors are provided with reference and countermeasures.
"Cheerti's strategy of attacking and defending, combined with Han Xin's strategy of being embattled on all sides!" the spirit of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty said softly.
Soon, Su Chen's orders were issued one by one, and the Xiliang and Bingzhou troops in the front line began to take action.
——First, take down these two 30,000 county troops who want to outflank the north and south.
If ignored, these local troops and horses, which do not have frontal hard steel, will enter the battlefield and cause a lot of trouble for the attack. If they attack, the door of the front line will be open to the opponent's main force.
Now, the role of trapped camp is reflected here.
The Bingzhou army broke out, with only 6,000 men, including only 400 or 500 light cavalry. However, Zhang Liao didn't care. This was already a wealthy battle.
The soldiers and horses circled toward the southeast. In the startled dust and smoke, he reined in his horse and stopped. He pressed his knife and looked back to say goodbye. "The opponent's main force is huge, so it depends on you!"< br>
"Shun, we can only hold out for three days, and we will not retreat within three days!"
Gao Shun's unsmiling face became more serious, and he raised his hand towards Zhang Liao and gave it a heavy arch. , also got on his horse. Immediately, the two parted ways.
“Trapped in the camp!”
Gao Shun galloped through the array of 800 people in front, followed by 300 auxiliary soldiers. Looking at the general on horseback, they slapped their shields: "Here!"
"Fall into the enemy's array and fight to the death. Don’t retreat, how dare you!”
“Dare!”
Gao Shun chuckled, turned his horse’s head and shouted: “Let’s just stay in front and look at them. What can I do!”
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Three miles away from here, Dong Zhuo wiped the blade of the knife and put into his arms the silk handkerchief embroidered with birds, which was given to him by his adopted daughter.
"Xiliang Erlang, it's time for us to leave." Originally, the front line was stationed to resist the Shibuya Army, the main force of the opponent's front line. Now, the purpose has changed and the county soldiers and horses are killed, although it is not the opponent. Main force, but not important anymore.
After being taken away by Guan and Zhang each with a battalion of soldiers and horses, there were only 6,000 Xiliang troops left under his command, and there was no deputy general available. The entire army was now supported by him alone.
Soon, six thousand Xiliang troops followed Dong Zhuo and quickly crossed the battlefield and ran for five miles into the hilly area to the north. With the heavy traffic of scouts, after another two miles, they finally saw the fifteen thousand troops outflanking the north. Thousands of troops from counties and counties.
The terrain was undulating, and 15,000 county soldiers followed General Chen Longen and rushed northward like a tide. As the leader of the miscellaneous soldiers, Chen Longen's mission was to test and delay. Now that he suddenly received the order to outflank, he felt excited. This was different from testing the enemy and serving as cannon fodder.
As long as you perform well on the battlefield, you will be appreciated by the emperor in the future. At this time, he rode his horse up a slope and was looking through the march map, looking for signs. The army appeared on their left.
The distance between the two sides is only three miles, which is not too far. You can see each other from a high position on the slope.
"Rebels?"
Chen Longen murmured in a low voice, then raised his hand. The advancing army quickly changed its marching array and began to form a battle formation. He wanted to push back this enemy force as quickly as possible and complete the outflank order as quickly as possible.
"Get ready!" he ordered.
"Get ready!"
The same voice also sounded among the six thousand Xiliang troops. Dong Zhuo rode on his mount, looked at the fifteen thousand people in formation, and pulled out his sawtooth knife.
The array behind them drew their swords and prepared their spears. Eight hundred archers stepped forward and stood beside their comrades. Those who could become archers were elite soldiers with excellent arm strength and endurance. Long-distance rapid marches were not given to them. What trouble does it cause.
At the moment when 15,000 county soldiers and horses were pushing forward, Dong Zhuo rushed out. The 6,000 Xiliang soldiers behind him let out a "ha" sound, tightened their swords and spears, and ran after them. Get up, six thousand in number, and sprint across the mountains and plains.
Arrows flew in the air and landed on the crowds on both sides, causing blood. The faces of the Xiliang soldiers who had long been accustomed to fighting and charging were full of anger. The infantry in the front row raised their shields while running, and then hit them with a bang. Entering the opponent's array, on the left and right, and all around, more shields were raised and shrunk, avoiding the thrusting spears, and crashed into the crowd one after another.
Then, they all swung their swords and slashed at the enemies in front of them crazily. Their murderous aura was as frightening as the soldiers and horses from counties who had never experienced fighting.
Blood shot wildly on the front line.
“Hold on!” Chen Longen kept giving orders or shouting loudly from behind the formation, “Push back, kill over, and chop off the enemy general’s head!”
“Follow me!”< br>
With fanatical shouts ringing in his ears, Dong Zhuo closed his eyes. The blood in his veins seemed to be burning. He dragged a serrated knife and led a thousand men around the battlefield from the other side, inserting directly from the flank and pounced directly on him. The center formation of this army.
A stick of incense!
This county soldiers and horses, which had been trained simply for many years and had never fought before, met the Xiliang soldiers who were fighting all the way. They only resisted a stick of incense and were torn apart by the collision on the slope. , followed by broken troops all over the mountains and plains, fleeing madly in all directions.
The general Chen Longen was running away while gathering the defeated troops. Before he could take a position, he was once again smashed to pieces by a small group of Xiliang soldiers swarming in. He himself was also among the soldiers and was shot to death by a cold arrow. , and finally his head was chopped off by a certain soldier.
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Another county army in the south was also intercepted by Zhang Liao's 6,000 Bingzhou Army. Compared with the wildness of the Xiliang soldiers, the soldiers of the Bingzhou Army appeared to be extremely orderly. Formations alternated and coordinated with each other, inch by inch. Defeat the opponent's defense.
However, Guo Xin, who was in the center of the imperial court, had already received news of the battle and seemed to have expected it, so he did not care about the casualties of the two groups of soldiers.
He looked at the information in his hand with a smile, and then handed it to Li Gan.
“These two soldiers and horses were originally intended to trick the opponent’s front line into rescue. Now they have indeed fallen into the trap, haha... Now the opponent’s center gate is wide open, exposing the center line! Send the order, I will order the two battalions of Shibuya Four thousand men, detouring towards the south, one battalion of the Shengnu Army, two thousand, heading north, and two battalions of the Tiger and Ben Army, marching out together with Long Xiang, directly inserting themselves into the enemy's formation!"
Hey! !
The morning light had risen to the clouds, and a high-pitched eagle call came from the sky filled with white clouds.
The old man raised his head and glanced, and while he was frowning, the battle report of the frontline battle had arrived. The 30,000 local soldiers and horses who were chess pieces were killed across the board!
"Trash, you can't even last an hour!"
At the same time as he cursed, four thousand Shibuya and two thousand slave soldiers were surrounded by giants, rushing to the middle, cooperating They also have 4,000 tigers and 4,000 dragons advancing slowly.
However, what surprised Shibuya and Inu who first came to the battlefield in the middle was a troop of more than a thousand soldiers and horses standing firmly on their way forward.
Then, he set up his formation and attacked them without fear!
For a moment, it was a scalp-numbing confrontation!
I am so frustrated with this chapter. I want everyone to understand the battlefield situation. I really write it bit by bit and lay out the battlefield situation
(End of this chapter)