Chapter 429: The Heavenly Soldiers of the Upper Kingdom
Early the next morning, at exactly o'clock in the morning, we found a flat and open land twenty miles north of the city of Guangyang County.
There is a river on one side, a river on the other, and a plain wilderness in the middle. What a battlefield!
The two armies and horses faced each other and faced each other, with drums roaring and flags covering the sun, each shooting at the corners of the formation with bows and arrows.
"It turns out that the front is heavy and the back is light." Yun Zheng turned out from the flag gate of the military formation and looked at the rebel formation, with a look of understanding on his face.
"How dare you arrange it like this? Do you really think that the 10,000 cavalry of the Zhongshan bandits can defeat our army's elite cavalry of Bodaoling?" Sheng Tengfang glanced over and saw clearly, with a look of understanding on his face.
The rebels placed 15,000 of the most elite 30,000 Zhongshan Army in the center of the front formation, with 10,000 of the remaining half on the left and right flanks. In other words, the 25,000 front troops were the rebel infantry.
The main force and essence of A. Ji Kun's army, which is relatively less experienced and has fewer men and horses, is the rear, followed by the remaining 5,000 Zhongshan infantry, together with the 10,000 light cavalry cruising around, forming the final supervising team.
And the rear army.
Sandwiching the weak Ji Kun's army in the middle, this may also be the most suitable formation for the current group of rebels!
It was quite certain that the Han army's 10,000 elite cavalry could not bypass their 10,000 cavalry, so they concentrated their elite troops and launched a full-scale battle, fighting on all fronts to fight at great expense!
"Then follow the method discussed yesterday!" Yun Zheng rode into the flag gate with a big sword in his hand.
"Master Yun, this will help you!" Sun Tianfeng had no doubts about Yun Zheng's words, and turned around and said to another Master Yun, Yun Yi.
"General, just step forward. If you have someone like Yun in the formation, you will fulfill your mission!" Also wearing a suit of bright armor and holding a two-foot long spear in his hand, General Yunyi was dressed in an elegant style, with a sense of calmness in his elegance.
Graceful.
When civil servants from the Ministry of War went into battle, it became clear how depleted the Han army was in urgent need of blood transfusions.
"Haha, Mr. Yun is really a quickie." Li Huizu's eldest son, Li Si's father, Li Xian played with the mane of the white horse under his crotch, holding the three-pointed two-edged sword upside down in his hand. He also served under the Yamen of the Ministry of War.
.After being blamed by his father, he was dismissed from his post and returned home. But thanks to his son, he, an old man who was unable to ride on the 200,000-strong new army during training, finally saw the light of day again.
When his son died in a royal affair, Li Xian was distressed but did not regret it. His father lost half of the Han army in one fell swoop, and even the lives of the entire Li family were in vain.
The death of his son can only pay for a little bit of his sins, and he will not be half bad when he goes into battle. "Sir, Lord Guiyun will take care of everything that happens during the military battle!"
After Li Xian finished speaking, he galloped out of the battle. Sheng Tengfang and Yunyi also immediately drove their horses to catch up.
There is one tiger general who is one of the few in the entire army, plus three first-class generals whose strength exceeds 60. The rebels facing the battle formation have no chance of winning at all.
"A certain Sheng Tengfang is here, who dares to fight to the death with me?" The sound of war drums rang loudly, but nothing could cover up Sheng Tengfang's roar!
Fang Tian's painted halberd shines in front of the formation. People are like tigers and horses are like dragons.
Of course Gong Rui will not send generals to fight, because that is purely seeking death!
Even though Sheng Tengfang knew this, he still beat the drum and started fighting, just to suppress the enemy's morale for free! In any case, there were still about 10,000 Quzhou troops in the enemy formation.
"Beat the drums and march!" In response, Gong Rui ordered.
The former military commander was a Zhonglang general with the banner of Jiang, and the two generals on the left and right wing had the banner of Yang.
As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Gong Rui naturally wanted to lead the Chinese army to garrison. However, between the elite of the former army and the Chinese army's Ji Kun, he had no sense of security that he could rely on. Instead, he felt vaguely empty and uneasy.
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When the order was issued, the rebels could hear the sound of drums and horns from behind, and the flags of different colors were waving one after another. It was to answer the flag before the battle!
"March-" Jiang Feng pointed his spear forward and shouted loudly.
The majestic front army infantry formation immediately raised their feet, boom, boom... to the beat of drums and shouting slogans, they marched forward in an orderly manner like a wall step by step.
"Hahaha, you surnamed Gong, you are a coward. If you don't dare to come out and die, why bother to send all the soldiers here?" Sheng Tengfang rode in front of the formation and laughed loudly at the rebel group that was slowly advancing.
The stalemate between the two armies was more than two or three miles away. As the war drums of the rebels beat, the distance between the two armies continued to shrink.
"Haha, it's chaos, their central army is in chaos." About three to five minutes later, a mocking shout came from the hanging bucket in the formation.
However, the front army, dominated by the Zhongshan Army, did not see chaos.
Stepping to the beat of the drum, the front army always maintained the integrity and neatness of the queue. The contempt on Sheng Tengfang's face disappeared by three points. These Zhongshan thieves have been trained quite well. They can do this in the battle formation. This is already an army.
Well-trained soldiers!
What is lacking may be just the sight of blood.
"Pretend to respond to the Chinese army, but focus on the two wings of the rebels. Shoot arrows——"
Yunyi, who was in the center of the military formation, saw the rebel Qian Feng stepping into the range of his own infantry archers and immediately ordered the army. "Their left and right wings must be messed up!" Yunyi pursed his lips. This plan was theirs.
It was agreed last night that we would not fight head-on with the Zhongshan Army for the time being, but would find weak points to attack the Quzhou rebels in the formation, and use the rebels to break up the chaotic Zhongshan Army, and then the whole army would start harvesting.
"Swish swish——"
Thousands of sharp arrows instantly rose from the formation, and like a dark cloud covering the sun, they quickly fell towards the rebel forward formation.
"Raise your shield——"
Shouts came from the front line of the Zhongshan Army.
The shields were held above their heads, almost forming a flat surface, and the rain of arrows did not cause much damage to the front army.
Of course, the left and right wings of the front line, which were baptized by the rain of arrows, suffered more casualties, but the sergeant always maintained his composure.
"Kill - kill with me -" Three generals Sheng Tengfang, who was standing in front of the horse, led 15,000 front troops towards the Zhongshan Army. Under the leadership of the three generals, Sheng Tengfang supported the Chinese army, and Yun Zheng
, General Li Xian, if his troops encountered the flowing water blocked by sharp rocks, they made an extremely smooth spin and split into two, drawing two beautiful arcs in just fifty steps. They avoided it.
The rebel front army had a large number of people in the middle, but they attacked the left and right wings respectively.
The 15,000 troops were divided into three equal parts to fight against the 25,000 enemy troops. Sheng Tengfang did this because he absolutely believed that the Han army's infantry combat capability was much better than that of the Zhongshan army.
"Gather to the left, take ten steps forward -" As Yunyi's flag waved, the infantry archers protected by sword players and shields and oars began to gather to the left, and strode forward, the arrow rain extended towards the interior of the rebels.
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Naturally, a large number of infantry archers from the Zhongshan Army fought back, but on the left wing alone, the Han Army undoubtedly had the upper hand.
One by one, the Zhou Army soldiers wearing Zhongshan Army skins fell to the ground, and the subsequent Zhou Army soldiers quickly stepped forward to fill the gap. When they stood still again, the Zhou Army's infantry archers had also shifted their targets, and the distance between the two sides
Another brutal, cold-blooded shooting.
In the short time it took for the infantry archers to move and assemble, the Han army, divided into two groups on the left and right, had already connected with the two wings of the Zhou army.
"Kill -" Yun Zheng shouted while holding his sword. The two armies were only about twenty steps away from each other now, and they could rush over with just a few seconds.
Attack, attack, attack again!
Regarding the Zhongshan Army who had betrayed their trust, taken advantage of the situation, and added insult to injury, all the officers and soldiers of the Han Army were filled with anger and high fighting spirit. Moreover, the poor performance of the Zhongshan Army on the battlefield had also made everyone in the Han Army despise it. In this way,
It's like a down-and-out tiger being bitten by a wolf, how angry the tiger is!
The two wings with relatively equal armies and horses are the key to the Han army defeating the enemy today. They use a small amount of their own troops to hold back the center of the opponent's main front army, fly together on both wings, outflank the opponent's central army, and defeat them with the reinforcement of the rear army.
Center and rear formations. Finally, close the front and center formations.
And under Zhu Biao's hewei name, Bodaoling Cavalry was famous far and wide. No Han army officer would think that the outstanding Bodaoling Cavalry would be defeated by the Zhongshan bandits in a cavalry battle!
Jiang Feng looked at the Han army that was clearly visible dozens of steps away. These troops were well equipped, but they were still inferior to the Zhou army. And with a ratio of three to one, he believed that he could catch up before the results of the battle on both wings came out.
Decisive victory for those who go first!
"Kill! Kill! Kill——"
Along with Jiang Feng's call to kill, the sky-shattering cry to kill immediately rang out from the Zhou army's formation.
The collision of two streams of iron, one large and one small.
"court death--"
Looking at a member of the "Zhongshan Army" coming towards him, Sheng Tengfang shouted loudly, and Fang Tian's painted halberd violently struck out. Like a wild dragon falling straight down from the sky, it violently stretched out its sharp claws.
The sharp blade cut through the air and let out an ear-piercing scream, and the bright white halberd blade turned into a rainbow and slashed down at the top door of the 'Zhongshan Army' cavalry general.
"drink--"
The Zhou army had its own pride. Even a small colonel showed no fear when facing a major general of the Han army. He raised his spear high and prepared to fight the halberd, which was as fierce as splitting a mountain.
This is the overlord's feeling of contempt and contempt for his subordinates. Under the control of this emotion, all the Zhou troops looked down on the Han troops, and naturally they could not tolerate their own cowardice and retreat when facing those they looked down upon. The brave ones
It was their firm choice to rush forward.
"when--"
After a clear sound, the spear in the hand of the Zhou Jun Major was cut off. Sheng Tengfang's painted halberd showed no sign of being hindered and continued to slash downwards. In a flash of cold light, the Zhou Jun Major was struck from the top of his head to his crotch.
In an instant, the halberd came out from his crotch and cut his body into two pieces!
"Kill, kill, kill—"
Li Xian and Yun Zheng did not have the bravery of Sheng Tengfang, but they led the army, and everyone in their hearts paid attention to defeating the Zhongshan Army's front wing as early as possible. Then they avoided the enemy's center and moved their troops forward diagonally from both sides.
Cut diagonally into the rebel formation, completely defeating the 10,000 rebels...
From the moment he entered the battle, Sheng Tengfang attracted a lot of attention from the Zhongshan Army. Although his personal bravery could intimidate the Zhou soldiers, it also made him often besieged and killed by the Zhou army!
Having just killed another military officer, Sheng Tengfang's flag was flying at the forefront of the army. He urged his horse to dance forward with his halberd, but he saw the "Zhongshan Army" in front of him crowding around him, amid the screams of violent killings.
A group of Zhongshan soldiers rushed toward him brandishing spears and swords. In the flash of cold light, dozens of spears struck Sheng Tengfang and his horse from several different angles. Several long halberds among his colleagues also
Hooking diagonally toward the war horse's legs and belly from below——
