Zang Min, who was resting behind him, had no idea about the situation at the forward command post.
To be honest, the reason why he didn't hand over the command to Sun Jian was because he didn't trust this person. In his opinion, Sun Jianxu was too gambling because of family problems.
Of course, this is a last resort for people at the bottom to break the circle, but for Zang Min, this kind of character is a hidden danger. Because if Sun Jian uses troops, he will either win a big victory or a big defeat.
But his adopted son Zang Yi was different. He was experienced and prudent in military tactics, so under his command, the Zhongshan army would not be defeated even if they failed to win.
But who would have known that the command at the front had already been changed.
Everything is unpredictable.
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When Sun Jian thought that Zang Yi was going to run away with his eight hundred Wuhuan cavalry, he really underestimated the heroes of the world.
As a hero who could fight on the frontier, Zang Yi was favored by Zang Min, so no matter his inner pride or his own love and righteousness, Zang Yi was not allowed to run away from the battle.
On the contrary, Zang Yi felt that he still had a chance, because the eight hundred Wuhuan cavalry he led were not ordinary Hu Yi followers, but a group of tribes that his adoptive father had cultivated through years of soliciting favors in the north. No matter what
Both the tactics and the equipment are based on the Han method. It is a true iron cavalry.
It's just that many years have passed. Although there are still 800 Wuhuan Tuqi, many of them have gray hair and have been fighting on the battlefield for who knows how many years.
Before the war broke out, this group of people were the most relaxed, as if they were just outing here.
And when Zang Yi came flying over with a group of guards, these people did not show any surprise or fear. They all stood up from the ground silently, ready to listen to Zang Yi's orders.
Zang Yi looked at these uncles and followers who looked at him indifferently. After a moment of silence, he was ready to speak.
Suddenly a foreigner with gray hair stood up and said in fluent but foreign Chinese:
"Ayi, you don't need to say anything more to us. We are favored by our lord and are used for this time. Just lead us to kill. We have killed so many people over the years, it is worth it."
Obviously, these Hu soldiers and veterans know everything.
Zang Yi laughed and didn't say much. He grabbed a big flag from the hands of the guards at the back, and then shouted to the Hu soldiers:
"Mount."
As a result, eight hundred real Wuhuan cavalry mounted their mounts at this order without any fear.
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When Zang Yi handed over command to Sun Jian, new changes occurred on the battlefield.
That was the tribe of soldiers belonging to the Liu family on the west side of the battlefield. This Liu family was not a family, but the Liu family of Zhongshan after King Jing of Zhongshan.
The Taishan Army attacked across the board, so when the north gained absolute advantage, the victory was decided on the southern battlefield.
The two armies responsible for attacking the Han soldiers on the South Road were Feixiang and Tianxiong.
The soldiers of the Liu clan on the south road were at the bottom of the Zhongshan army in terms of morale and combat power. Faced directly with the thousands of sudden cavalry charging towards them, they could not form an effective resistance at all.
As soon as the two armies came into contact, the Han army's front line collapsed visibly. The Liu family's tribe, which was not strictly constrained by military law, saw that there was no supervising team in the rear, so many of them turned around and fled the battlefield.
Sun Jian was sitting on the chariot. At this moment, the flags of two battalions were already flying down, and the enemy's shouts and roars could be clearly heard even by Sun Jian.
At this time, it was too late to send out a supervising team.
Sun Jian was bitter, and he was eagerly thinking about where he could mobilize some troops to support the southern route. But at this moment, there were no extra troops. No wonder Zang Yi handed over the military power to himself so thoroughly. It turned out that standing here was doing nothing.
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At this time, there was a group of civil and military officials around Sun Jian. They were either military staff or county officials from the Zhongshan Kingdom, as well as some children of wealthy families who came to practice.
Although they did not have as broad a field of vision as Sun Jian, they could still clearly see the situation on the South Road battlefield by standing on the backs of their servants.
But precisely because they could see it clearly, they couldn't accept it.
Did this battle last for a quarter of an hour? Why did the two armies collapse so quickly? You must know that although the two armies were composed of wealthy tribes, they still had at least eight battalions and a total of four thousand soldiers.
Not to mention four thousand soldiers, even four thousand pigs could hold them back for more than a quarter of an hour.
So is Taishan's army too strong or are these soldiers too weak?
Thinking of this, many county officials looked at the Liu family's children beside them with doubtful eyes.
But those children of the Liu family or the Zhang family have no intention of defending themselves, and they are also heartbroken and bleeding at the moment. These people who are being wantonly killed by the bandit army are their beloved relatives and friends.
They are not ignorant villagers, they have their own channels. The Taishan Army has great military exploits, and they know it. But although their own troops are not as good as the border army, they are still comparable to the elite soldiers of the counties.
There are at least 100 armored men in each battalion. This means that Hebei's tycoons have the financial resources and needs to be generous enough to provide such a high armor rate to their troops.
At the beginning, they also thought that they would be defeated. After all, no one had much rest or food from last night to now, and they might suffer from exhaustion later on.
But they never expected that in just a moment, both of them collapsed.
Only then did they know what kind of enemies they and others were facing.
At this time, Sun Jian was about to say something to boost his morale, but suddenly he saw the officials on both sides kneeling on the ground. Just as he was wondering, he heard heavy breathing from behind.
Sun Jian hurriedly turned around and saw his host, the old Zang Min, being carried over by four strong men on a chariot.
Zang Min glanced around and saw that Zang Yi was not present, so he asked Sun Jian:
"Where has Yi'er gone?"
Sun Jian respectfully replied:
"Vice-General Zang is leading the Wuhuan cavalry to prepare for the charge. He has handed over the command to me."
Zang Min was silent and looked at the situation on the battlefield ahead.
At this moment, the last camp in the north had collapsed and was running towards the mountains and forests to the north. There were better ones in the south, and they were still resisting one after another, but he could see at a glance that they probably wouldn't be able to resist for much longer. There was only one in the middle, although it collapsed.
One battalion, but the other seven battalion heads are moving slowly, compressing the swimming space of the thieves.
Zang Min's physical strength could not support his maneuvering. Since Zang Yi had handed over the command to Sun Jian, he could only accept this result, so he asked Sun Jian if he had any strategy to defeat the enemy.
Sun Jian smiled bitterly, shook his head, and could only say:
"Your Majesty, this battle is in great danger. Our army is on this grassland and encounters the enemy's cavalry in an unorganized formation. There is not even a 30% chance of winning."
Zang Min shook his hand vigorously and said directly:
"Then tell me about your 30% chance of winning."
Sun Jian pursed his chapped lips:
"Now the four northernmost battalions have collapsed, but the enemy's casualties are not many. On the contrary, most of them have been driven into the mountains and forests. I intend to let the powerful disciples of this formation quickly respond to my troops and will
They were recruited and reorganized near the central camp. The same is true for the four battalion heads in the south. Now only their young master Langjun fights side by side with them, can they possibly maintain the front line."
Sun Jian's words have already made many people look ugly. They are indeed the princes and young masters of various families, but they only came to join the army this time to earn seniority. Those of their own tribes are all led by their elders, and they cannot restrain them.
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But Sun Jian didn't care about the ugliness of these people at all, and continued:
"As for the remaining seven battalions of soldiers in the middle, I intend to form a ring-shaped vehicle formation. I will use long spears, halberds, strong bows and hard crossbows to block the enemy from the outside of the vehicle formation, and then give the two groups of broken troops room to regroup within the formation.
.The enemy troops are all cavalry, and no matter how much reserves they can bring, they will inevitably retreat as long as the battle is unfavorable."
Seeing Sun Jian finish speaking, a Liu family member with Wu Bian suddenly bowed to Zang Min and took the initiative to invite him:
"Master Fu, I am not afraid of death after Prince Jing of Zhongshan. Since Sun Sima feels that the two armies are the winner, then I, the son of the Liu family, will do my duty. So what if I am broken into pieces while serving my country loyally?"
Zang Min shouted: "Hello"
"What a good Queen of Zhongshan King!"
With that person taking the lead just now, the other disciples could only follow suit.
After a while, these people put on their helmets and carried their armor and went to the front line with their servants.
At this time, Zang Min asked Sun Jian:
"What a 10% chance of winning."
Sun Jian was silent and replied honestly:
"It's just one floor."
Then he looked at the cavalry that had appeared on the battlefield, holding the flag with the word "Zang" high, and said leisurely:
"And they are the remaining 20%."
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The spring breeze in March is like scissors, which is a good time for tourists to indulge themselves.
But on this vast grassland five miles away from Handan, the cruel fighting of humans has long destroyed this leisurely elegance.
Zhang Zhen, who was trying to defeat the third formation of the Flying Elephant Army, couldn't stand it any longer. He tore off his helmet, wiped the sweat with his sleeve, and cursed:
"But it's a shame that the heat is bad."
While wiping his sweat, he began to observe the battlefield.
Just now, he and Li Fu of the Tianxiong Army cooperated with each other to defeat the two battalions of Liu's soldiers on the south road. But just when they were about to make persistent efforts, the remaining military lines on the opposite side were stabilized.
To be honest, the equipment of these soldiers is not bad. The reason for the previous defeat was because they were frightened when facing the cavalry charge, and the camp generals on the opposite side obviously did not dare to fight and had no fighting spirit.
And now, although I don’t know why the opponent’s morale has regained its momentum, this battle is starting to become difficult to fight.
He had just led his men into the third formation, but not only failed to break through, but he also lost two soldiers there.
Although he was angry, Zhang Zhen still knew clearly that he could not rush forward now.
Just as Zhang Zhen was looking for the figures of Li Fu and his battalion, two military officers with black sleeves tied to their arms galloped towards him on horseback.
There was a person in front of him who opened his mouth and shouted:
"Zhang Junzhu."
Zhang Zhen knew this man, he was a guard of Yan Gang, the leader of the Tianwei Army, and he was also his younger brother Yan Kuan.
Zhang Zhen wondered why he was here.
Then he saw Yan Kuan running towards him with sweat on his head and said hurriedly:
"The military situation in the middle is in crisis. My military leader asked Commander Zhang to send reinforcements to the middle as soon as possible. If it is too late, it will be dangerous."
After saying that, Yan Kuan told the story of what happened in the middle.
It turned out that when Zang Yi joined the middle battlefield with 800 Wuhuan cavalry, the balance of power in the middle battlefield was reversed.
Originally, in the middle, the Taishan Army only had 1,500 cavalry from the three battalions of Feibao, Tianwei, and Tianwu. The reason why they were able to overwhelm the elite 4,000 Han troops was because they used the mobility of the cavalry.
But now Zang Yi led eight hundred Wuhuan cavalry. It was different. With the interception of this cavalry, the third battalion had to fight fiercely. In the process, the outer seven battalions of Han troops stepped closer and counterattacked.
The retreat of Feibao, Tianwei and Tianwu battalions was blocked.
In this case, the three military commanders Xi Shen, Yan Gang, and Li Bi could only ask for help from friendly forces in the north and south.
Zhang Zhen listened to this sudden change and remained silent.
He thought that like Ma Wu, Li Fu, and Guo Liang, they should also receive requests for reinforcements from the middle. Does that mean there is no shortage of his five hundred reinforcements?
After all, he is already halfway through the battle and has taken off his pants. How can he let him go? How can he be willing to do so?
but……
Thinking of this, he turned his head and looked at the apricot-yellow banner on the slope behind, where Qu Shuai was.
Zhang Zhen was worried that if he didn't help, he would be noticed by Qu Shuai on the slope.
Although he and Zhang Chong are from the same clan, their relationship is actually not as close as that of Zhang Dan's group. He was the first to join the ranger circle in Da Sang in his early years, and he had been living in Qi State before.
Later, he heard that something big had happened to his family and that a great figure had emerged, so he gave up his situation in Qi and went to Mount Tai with a dozen rangers to join Zhang Chong.
He has a huge respect for Zhang Chong. This kid who was still playing in the mud in his mind has built this foundation in just a few years. That is, their ancestor in Da Sang, that is, the King of Qi has this ability.
But our Shi Zaizi is even more powerful than our ancestors, because this time, the Zhang family in Da Sang will become the real dragon.
It is precisely because of this respect that Zhang Zhen regards Zhang Chong's likes and dislikes as the most important thing. He knows that if he does not send reinforcements and just sit back and watch the friendly troops fall to death, no matter how great his achievements in this battle are, it will be useless.
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Thinking of this, Zhang Zhen looked at the remaining enemy formation in front of him unwillingly, turned his head and said coldly:
"Blow the rally call and let's go rescue those naughty guys in the Central Route Army."
Soon, not only Zhang Zhen blew the rallying horn, but also Li Fu from the Tianxiong Army who was with him also blew the rallying horn.
Different from the entanglement on Zhang Zhen's side, when Li Fu heard the news, he directly gave up the enemy flag not twenty steps away from him and retreated as fast as he could.
Because the person who asked Li Fu for help was none other than Li Xiong, his brother Li Bi’s guard. And he told the bad news as soon as he came:
"The military leader was seriously injured and fell from his horse. He is now trapped on a slope and is in extreme danger. Dalang, send reinforcements quickly. It's too late to regret it."
Upon hearing the news, Li Fu burst into tears.
Their parents died young. It was he and his younger brother who helped each other, learned literature and martial arts, and then joined the Taishan Army together. In Li Fu's view, his younger brother has always been a better person than him. If the Li family in Mou County wants to achieve success,
After all, I mostly relied on his younger brother.
So when he heard that his brother was seriously injured, he ignored the easy feat and hurriedly gathered troops and flew reinforcements.
Brother, wait for me. Brother, I’m here to save you.