When Yao Shufu said this, he pointed to the direction of the fire scene on the north side and said in a deep voice: "Just like just now, the demon thief took advantage of our fierce battle and quietly moved the main force to the north side. Even with the help of the north wind,
We used fire attacks and destroyed seven phalanxes on our north side in one fell swoop. If our soldiers and horses had not withdrawn quickly, I am afraid that even the main force would have been lost by now."
"The demon thieves' front army can move to the flanks, and their main force in the center can also move over. Up to now, our front army has been pushed back into the formation, and even the left and right wings have begun to shrink. In fact,
This is more worrying. Under normal circumstances, the enemy will not only let the front army attack, but let other troops watch the show."
As soon as Yao Shufu said this, everyone frowned. They had actually thought of these things, but they just kept them in their hearts and did not say them out. Yao Shufu became the thing that worried everyone when he mentioned it.
That person.
Tan Zhi sighed and said: "When I climbed up to observe just now, I found that the enemy's army from the direction of the central army to the north of our army had a column of smoke and dust that was several miles long. If I expected it correctly, Xu Daofu should be
Seeing that a breakthrough had been opened on the north side, we moved the main force in this direction. Now the north side of our front army has been burned, which has caused a very troublesome problem. Do you know?"
Fu Hongzhi gritted his teeth: "Are you going to say that because we abandoned the seven square formations on the north side and moved inward for more than a mile, the flanks of the Chinese army were exposed?"
Tan Zhi looked solemn and nodded: "Yes, the crane wings we spread out actually shrink inward as we go to the back, but this also means that the troops in the rear will become more crowded. This time we are north
The seven square formations on the side were completely destroyed. It can be said that the flanks were completely broken off. This left the north side of the Chinese army completely exposed and unprotected. The reason why the enemy army could pass through the north side of our army so easily was because
Forming a formation directly in front of our army's flank, it is on our northern side, and it can no longer play the role of extended protection."
"For the assault of the cavalry chariots, Brother Daogui gave us most of the army's baggage vehicles. The Chinese army actually lacked protection on both sides and had to rely entirely on shield formations and heavy infantry columns.
The formations are in a stalemate, and our army's front and rear fronts are stretched. If we all want to protect the flanks, we will not have enough troops to form a thick echelon of defense lines in several rows. If the enemy forces attack with all their troops, they may even use Mechanics or even Immortals.
With these powerful killing moves of the ghost soldiers, our entire line will be passive."
Having said this, Tan Zhi took a deep breath: "Brother Daogui wants to take back our nearly a thousand cavalry in order to strengthen the Chinese army's counterattack, because now here in the front army, the front line is full of corpses and rocks.
, it is very difficult to attack directly with cavalry. It is our task to try our best to resist and hold the position here. "
Yao Shufu nodded: "Yes, this time I came and took away nearly two thousand troops. Now Brother Daogui only has six or seven thousand troops. The situation is not optimistic. How about we continue?
How about shrinking the defense line and moving closer to the Chinese army?"
Tan Zhi shook his head: "This is not possible. Our army has strong defense but insufficient mobility. If we gather together and are targeted by the enemy's catapults or fire attacks, we will not be able to escape. The reason why we formed a crane
The purpose of the wing formation is to extend the front as much as possible and delay time. After all, we still have a backup plan."
Everyone's eyes lit up at the same time, and Liu Zhendao slapped his thigh suddenly: "Yes, we don't need to kill all the demon thieves in this battle. It only needs to drag on for a day and a half, even if we have to withdraw our troops back to camp, we have Zhu Chaoshi's legion behind us.
There are also Lu Zongzhi's Yongzhou soldiers and horses who can come to our aid, but the demon thieves don't have many follow-up troops. If we delay, it will be beneficial to us, but not good to the demon thieves."
Pei Fangming shook his head: "I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case. There are still hundreds of thousands of monster thieves and an army of nearly 200,000 people. They can still press forward continuously. Time has dragged on for a long time. Let Xu Daofu arrive in Wulin.
Ma Tou's territory has gained a firm foothold, and the camp is hundreds of miles away. I'm afraid we will still suffer."
Tan Zhi looked at Luo Shangwen and smiled: "Captain Luo, what do you think?!"
Luo Shangwen quickly waved his hand: "General Tan, his subordinate is just a small archery captain. He holds the position of captain. How dare you discuss such a military aircraft?"
Tan Zhi smiled and waved his hand: "Your performance just now was very good. I have been watching you. Your command was determined, your advance and retreat were measured, and you even went into battle in person to fight against the leaders of the general swordsmen, and you did not fall behind. Really
He is a rare general, so I also want to hear your opinion on this military discussion."
Luo Shangwen took a deep breath and said: "In this case, that villain has the audacity to talk nonsense. I thought that Xu Daofu came this time to separate forces with Lu Xun. These 30,000 old thieves are demon thieves.
The last group of elites, although the rest are numerous, are nothing to worry about, and behind Lu Xun, there is Liu Yu, Marshal Liu's main army following behind. It is impossible for the entire army to land in Jingzhou. If you really dare to do this
, then we only need to hold the front line of the Ma Tou camp. It is impossible for the 200,000 monster bandits to spread out in such a narrow space. When the time comes, they will be attacked from both sides by Marshal Liu's troops. The monster bandits will be defeated, and they will not even be able to return to Lingnan.
Already."
Tan Zhi nodded with satisfaction and looked at Captain Axiba: "Axiba, do you agree with Captain Luo's opinion?"
Captain Axiba nodded: "I completely agree. In this battle, the demon thieves used various means to sneak attack and land. They originally wanted to go straight to Jiangling, but we didn't expect that we saw through it and blocked it here. Xu Dao
The reason why the decisive battle is necessary is not to delay the time. After a long time, the vigor will weaken, and there will be no possibility of capturing Jingzhou. It can be said that success or failure depends on today's battle. As long as it can be delayed until dark, the two armies withdraw their troops and return to camp.
That means we are victorious. So the demon thieves have been fighting for a long time now and have suffered such heavy casualties, but they still want to fight on. They even moved the main force of the Chinese army to the flank of our army, just to open a gap here."
Tan Zhi put away his smile and said in a deep voice: "Yes, if we shrink to the center at this time, we will abandon our existing defense line and act like a retreat. As soon as we retreat, the demon thieves will advance and destroy our formation.
To further compress or even outflank, only if we stand here and hold back the demon thieves' front army can we reduce the pressure on the central army."
Having said this, Tan Zhi looked around and said: "The main force of the demon thieves' front army has not received a fatal blow, and there is still some strength left. They will continue to launch offensives, trying to defeat or eat us, so if we don't take over
Before the Chinese army is ordered to retreat, you are not allowed to retreat even one step. You have to stay here and fight them to the end!" ()
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