Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters iron horse Jin Ge
Since ancient times, military strategists have attached great importance to the transmission of commands, but the current classical war is ultimately a situation where transportation is basically based on walking, and communication is basically based on shouting, and the efficiency is always low. This is why flags, gold medals, war drums, horns and other communication methods are necessary.
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Those who can accurately grasp the commander's flag and golden drum orders are the elite of the regular army, which requires years of training and the accumulation of war experience.
Even so, the effect is limited. As soon as a large-scale melee begins, it will be difficult for the command to go down to the grassroots, and it can only be conveyed layer by layer. As for how much time it will take, and whether the 'taste' will change, only God knows
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On the front line of the battle, Dubbo usually relies on the team leadership at the bottom to organize small-scale battles based on his own experience and prestige.
So a pattern was formed. The further the melee between the two armies on the battlefield was pushed back, the fewer reserves were in the hands of each other's generals, and the commanders became less able to control the changes in the battle situation. After a defeat, mountains fell like mountains, and few people were able to turn the tide.
, the fundamental reason lies here.
Officers are the collective expression of military strength, and half of the battlefield value is reflected here.
Of course, it goes without saying that in modern warfare, in classical warfare, the lowest-level officers such as corps commanders, commanders, and team leaders in any army are not taken seriously.
This is true for the Allied Forces and the previous Cizhou Army. However, after the Cizhou Army was incorporated into Zhu Biao's system, although Zhu Biao was not directly included in the command system, he did his best to help them bring out a large number of grassroots officers and fill them into the army. Now
, the effect appears.
Break it and regroup it, break it and regroup it again!
The Cizhou army always maintained an organized posture at the front, which was in sharp contrast to the chaos at the grassroots level of the coalition forces. This also added a heavy weight to the final outcome of the battle.
In this battle, the Cizhou army won.
The 70,000 Cizhou Army defeated the 100,000 coalition forces. In the head-on collision, they suffered more than 20,000 casualties and captured more than 40,000 coalition troops. This completely overturned Tian Wu and Tian Cheng's plans and completely stabilized the West Road.
situation!
This result is not as brilliant as that of the Han army, but it shocked the morale of the local soldiers and civilians in Cizhou. We cannot defeat Marshal Zhu, but it does not mean that we are vulnerable. The Cizhou army can still fight!
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Taoqiu County City.
Two hundred thousand Qi troops surrounded the city. Zhao Shuming knew that Zhu Biao, the leader of the one hundred thousand Han army, was in the city, so he did not 'surround three and one was missing'. Instead, he should encircle the city on all sides and make it tight.
It's airtight. Don't let any of the enemy troops go.
He did not detach an army to go north to Langzhou to harass the Han army behind enemy lines. Although Taoqiu City could not be captured, the army did not pay attention to marching north on a large scale, whether it was marching or transporting baggage. Otherwise, it would only have to travel an extra three or four hundred miles.
Change direction.
For a professional army, this is not bad. For logistics and transportation, it is a disaster!
The fighting power of the Han army was astonishing. Zhao Shuming was afraid that if he sent fewer men, he would be eaten up by the Han army. If he sent more men, it would be inconvenient to transport baggage, and it would also reduce the power of the siege.
In Zhao Shuming's view, and in the view of every Zibo high-level official, one Zhu Biao was far more important than 70,000 Han troops.
At noon that day, when the Han army in the city was having lunch, a military order suddenly came: "Tonight, there will be heavy wind and rain. All the sergeants are ready to fight with my commander across the field!"
It’s Zhu Biao’s order!
Some prisoners who were working as laborers in the Han army were shocked, and some local people who had been in contact with the Han army in the past few days were also shocked when they heard the news.
They couldn't believe that this was a military order issued by Zhu Biao, such a prestigious general. It was all a joke!
The sun is shining so brightly in the sky, how can there be wind and rain at night? Besides, even if there is rain, Zhu Biao's affirmative tone is too childish, isn't it? If the wind and rain subside at night, or there is no wind and rain, wouldn't the brothers prepare in vain?
But the Han soldiers treated them all with complete attention.
In today's Hedong, in today's Northern Han Dynasty, there are still a few people who don't know Hedong Zhu Dashuai. Can he do calculations, know astronomy and geography, and know when it rains and winds, it rains and winds?
This made the local people of Taoqiu and the prisoners in the army extremely surprised. Looking at the Han army's full preparation, they looked like crazy.
At the same time, Zhu Biao's order slowly spread throughout the city in one afternoon.
"I don't know what it means, but when I saw the bright moon, how did he end it!"
The local people all over the city hope that God will continue to be cheerful, and wait until night to give Zhu Biao a hard slap in the face.
Beiyu and the State of Qi, even though the State of Yan is close to the State of Qi, in the minds of the people, the two sides are still very far away.
Just like Jiujiang and Anqing in Zhu Biao's previous life, they were only separated by the Yangtze River, but people on both sides would never think of themselves as 'one family'. What's more, there was a Chen State between the Northern Han Dynasty and the Yan State, which seemed completely different from the Qi people.
It's a visitor from outer space.
In a place where they had not interacted with each other for thousands of years, suddenly, the Han people were on top of the Qi people. No matter how docile a person is, they will not be submissive in their hearts.
The Han soldiers patrolling the streets could faintly hear the Qi people's slander. All the Han soldiers were extremely disdainful of this.
Don’t you know what your handsome man is capable of? Facts will prove everything!
As the sun sets, the cool breeze blows. As night falls, the slightest drizzle falls.
As time passed, the storm became stronger and stronger, and everyone in the city was stunned.
How can there really be people in the world who can hope for heaven and understand phenomena? Isn’t this something only in legends?
In Wengcheng, Zhu Biao rode his horse and walked past ten thousand cavalry in neat formation. This was a well-prepared army, with a trace of murderous aura and strong strength, and a calmness and calmness amidst the boiling fighting spirit.
And just now I looked at the Qi army camp outside the city. Although the camp was still strong, in the dark night, with heavy wind and rain, the order and communication between the battalions would inevitably be affected.
Zhu Biao had fifteen thousand cavalry, sent 10,000 troops, and another five thousand cavalry hanging on the edge of the circle. Once any military camp dared to send troops to rescue at night, the five thousand cavalry would gallop over and kill them!
The sound of rain fell even louder. Purple-green lightning flashed across the sky and earth, and thunder exploded. The rain fell heavily, and the southeast wind continued to blow.
"Open the city gate——"
In the dim darkness and wind and rain, the sound of horse hooves and footsteps were buried in the sound of rain. The night attack army of 10,000 iron cavalry filed out from the south gate of Taoqiu, gathering in the darkness into a red-armored torrent, moving towards the wind and rain.
Kill in the southeast direction.
After traveling less than three miles, as the enemy camp approached, the sound of horse hooves gradually increased, and at the same time, hundreds of torches modified from Qi Death Wind Lanterns were lit one after another, forming a mighty fire dragon.
The raid turned into a strong attack, or it was not a raid in the first place. Zhao Shuming was very vigilant, and it was very difficult for Zhu Biao to make a sneak attack.
The movement of tens of thousands of troops cannot be concealed from the reconnaissance of Qi army's scouts and experts.
So Zhu Biao had no intention of hiding his whereabouts!
In the nearest Qi army branch camp, the soldiers were shouting in confusion, and the thunderous sound of horse hooves came. The only firelight in the entire military camp was two piles of bonfires under the observation deck of the camp gate.
Covered by the watchtower on top and blown by the wind but protected from the rain, the bonfire continued to burn. The remaining bonfires and grease torches were all extinguished under the pouring rain.
The sound of gongs sounded in the military camp, but the dark Qi army could still be illuminated by the firelight in the military tent. After leaving the military camp, even returning to the military camp became a big problem.
The general in the camp had no choice but to let the soldiers swarm to the fence of the camp wall. Tens of thousands of Qi troops were yelling, punching and kicking, and ran out of the camp area and towards the camp wall with a roar.
"Wind the string—" the officer on the wall raised his voice and shouted.
I wish Biao will stand out on his horse and the green horse will recover quickly.
"Boom -" The shaft gate had already exploded first, and the innate fluorescent light penetrated the rain curtain, and opened a foot-wide gap in the center of the sturdy shaft gate that weighed several kilograms.
Around the gap, within a radius of five feet, dozens of Qi army soldiers flew into the ground. Deaths and injuries were everywhere, and there was blood. There were endless screams and moans. Those who survived were all dumbfounded.
"Run away...ah..."
"Anyone who dares to disrupt the morale of the army will be beheaded -" An officer slashed and killed the running Qi army. "Pfft -", a strong wind hit him, directly passing through his chest, and his broken heart spurted out a blood rainbow, making this man
He convulsed and fell to the ground, and his body was immediately trampled by the rebels.
"Kill..." The red tide was irresistible, with Zhu Biao as its sharp edge. It penetrated directly through the camp gate and rushed into the camp. The thousands of Qi troops without any organization immediately fell apart, and the Shizhong fought desperately with swords and guns.
None. There were many who abandoned their armor and fled desperately.
Alas. The war between humans in the Central Plains is considered a civil war. It is completely different from the fierceness of foreign wars.
In the days to come, Zhu Biao will probably hardly encounter an army that fights until the whole army is annihilated, and no one surrenders to Qi Ban.
Zhu Biao himself made a straight line, charging straight towards the center of the camp. His army and horses were like dragons, and his guns were like gods. He killed all the men, horses, tents, and antlers obstacles, and bombarded and filled up the anti-cavalry ravines along the way with complete violence, without fear.
, keep rushing forward, rushing forward...
The chaos in the military camp continued to expand and spread. It was not until Zhu Biao killed the Qi army that they managed to organize a small-scale resistance in front of the Chinese army's tent. However, they were immediately cut into pieces by the cavalry of the Han army who broke in, encircling and killing them. The Qi army's
The resistance retreated step by step, until a flash of light flashed in front of the central military tent in the center of the branch camp, and a flag with the word "Cao" fell down with a "click". A feeling of complete despair struck the hearts of all the Qi troops. There were three to two thousand people in the rear camp.
After being stunned for a moment, the Qi army collapsed in an uproar, crowded towards the fence of the rear camp, and trampled countless people.
Thousands of Qi soldiers in the front camp all laid down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.
"How could it be so close..." Inside the main camp, Zhao Shuming climbed up to the observation tower and looked at the southeast corner, his face as sinking as water.
He is not surprised that the Han army took advantage of the wind and rain to steal the camp, nor is he surprised that the Han army mobilized so many cavalry so quickly. What is strange is that the Han army prepared so many angry wind lanterns so quickly, and also prepared them every time.
All of them have been transformed into torches!
Has Zhu Biao always been making such preparations?
Zhao Shuming asked himself this. He felt that this was the only way to explain it.
As for Zhu Biao being able to predict changes in wind and rain weather at least half a day in advance, he never even thought about it.
In one night, Zhu Puma marched on the third camp. Zhao Shuming, who was killed, went from being calm to being unable to remain calm. He was breached in the third branch camp. When countless defeated soldiers swarmed towards the main camp, he sent military experts to take orders.
Fu went to the nearest two camps in the southeast, asking the defenders to organize their troops and attack them to intercept the sharp edge of the Han army.
As a result, one battalion of soldiers and horses was eaten by the five thousand cavalry who had been waiting impatiently for a long time. The other battalion was eaten by Zhu Biao, who mustered up his courage and led his cavalry again.
One night, Zhao Shuming's encirclement was dug into a huge hole by Zhu Biao. A total of 40,000 troops were lost, and the five armies were completely in chaos. The fifth battalion had 50,000 troops, leaving 10,000 remnants. The morale of the army suddenly dropped.
to freezing point.
However, there were twenty-five-six thousand more prisoners in Taoqiu City.
Together with the prisoners originally in the city, the total number of prisoners seemed to exceed the number of Han troops in the city, reaching 32,000.
The legend of Zhu Biao's magic was spread in the city, and the prowess of the Han army was spread in the city.
And the same, “It’s just what it looks like!”
It also became the latest impression of the Han army on the Qi army.
The night was dark, the wind was howling, and the rain was pattering. The Han army was shouting wildly, the comrades were shouting in terror, countless defeated soldiers were running in chaos, and the scattered angry wind lanterns and torches were like a pride of lions hunting in a pack, driving them away
Holding the cowardly lamb.
Zhao Shuming's strategy of "holding the stronghold and waiting for change" is not a foolish move.
There are physical limitations for the Han army to charge the camp. The Qi army's panic will not last long. No matter what, as long as it is delayed until morning, the chaos and injustice will be over.
This cannot be wrong.
However, the attack of the Han army was too violent. Three battalions were defeated in a row, which was 30,000 people. Zhao Shuming himself could not sit still, so he changed his strategy and sent reinforcements to the two battalions. As a result, Zhu Biao sent another 20,000 people. That army
One can imagine the mood of the other generals.
The loss of 40,000 men has now been determined. The morale of the entire army is extremely low.
But it was difficult to attack Taoqiu City by force, because the southeast corner where Zhu Biao chose to camp was where the Qi army's 200,000-strong ordnance assembly was.
It rained heavily last night. Zhu Biao broke through the camp and seized a lot of equipment, but he couldn't burn the equipment. He used the method of chopping with knives and axes, but not too many were damaged. However, it was still raining and the ground was muddy and slippery. The situation now is extremely difficult.
To attack a city with weapons is to risk death.
Therefore, Zhao Shuming had no way to resolve the low morale.
Inside Taoqiu City, it is a different scene at this moment.
Zhu Biao destroyed 40,000 enemies and captured 25,000 of them with less than a thousand casualties. It was really a great deal.
Zhu Biao believed that after word of this battle spread, the entire Wenzhou would be impregnable.
As for whether Langzhou's 100,000-strong army can turn around and make waves again, Zhu Biao is not worried.
The Shizhou Army, which was divided into three parts, had the most outstanding strength advantage in Yonghe, which was not even twice as strong as the Han Army.
With the Qi army's quality, combat power, and field operations, the Hedong Army does not need Zhu Biao to lead it personally, and one against three is more than enough.
It rained heavily for three days.
The Han army staying inside the city was fine, but the Qi army staying outside the city suffered a big disaster. The humid environment was first of all not good for the recovery of the wounded.
Zhu Biao was a man who had no bottom line. After escorting 25,000 to 6,000 prisoners into the city for one day, he drove more than 3,000 of the wounded out of Taoqiu City.
There were no seriously wounded soldiers, but even those who were there were kept in the military camp and left to the Qi army. Now Zhu Biao even drove out the lightly wounded soldiers.
Such an unheard-of thing made Zhao Shuming and a group of generals angry and cursed outside the city.
Knowing that the Han army's cavalry was strong and the Qi army had hoarded grain and grass, they did not dare to move with the army. A large amount of grain and grass was hoarded in a county more than forty miles southwest of Taoqiu City.
It rained heavily these days, and the transportation of grain and grass became a problem. Moreover, the unprepared Qi army could not hold back the charcoal fires prepared in the army. It was already mid-August, and it was no better than midsummer. The heavier the rain, the more refreshing it was. It was cold now.
It's cold.
Even if a well-trained sergeant has to stay in a cold and humid environment for three consecutive days without hot food, his body will be greatly weakened.
It's a pity that it only rained for three days. If it continued to rain for three more days, Zhu Biao would not need to fight this battle. Zhao Shuming would lead his troops and turn back.
Wenzhou, Shimen County.
Zhou Jinwen looked at his elder brother with a slow sneer on his face. He really wanted to ask Zhou Yiwen, are you my brother?
Of course, I competed with you for a big position. But now that things have been going on for so long, you and I have become ordinary people. As for you who hold grudges until now, do you want to drag me to death together?
"Brother, listen to my younger brother's advice. Think twice before doing anything. Don't let a single mistake cause you to mislead others or yourself!"
"see a visitor out!"
Zhou Jinwen slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table, then walked into the inner hall.
"You, you..."
Zhou Yiwen, who had a clean face, almost wanted to curse. This unscrupulous descendant, not to mention selling Wenyang City before, now that the time has come to take back the inheritance, he is still a thief. He is simply obsessed and stubborn.
Angrily returning to his mansion, Zhou Yiwen picked up a cup of black herbal tea, drank three big sips, then grabbed the tea cup and threw it to pieces on the ground. "Shu Zi, Shu Zi——"
"Haha, eldest son, what does a certain family say? Zhou Jinwen is no longer Zhou Shuai's third son. He was frightened by Zhu Biao and the Han thieves!"
"Mr. Bai Er. Although the third brother is unworthy, he is also my third brother, Zhou Yiwen. Even if he does not follow the conspiracy, he will not report me to the government. Therefore, Zhou hopes that you will not be cruel to my third brother.
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"Haha, don't worry, eldest son. At this critical moment, I won't cause trouble. Your Zhou family is an important person that the Wenzhou authorities are keeping a close eye on. If something goes wrong suddenly, wouldn't someone bring it upon themselves?"
After driving the boss out of Zhou Jinwen's mansion, the more Zhou Jinwen tasted, the more he felt something was wrong.
His brother is a 'key criminal' being watched closely by the authorities. His eldest brother came to the door so clearly without any cover-up. Isn't he afraid of the county government's suspicion? You must know that this is a critical moment, and the best move for the Zhou family is to open the door.
Close it tightly and don't take a step forward.
"No, there must be something he can hold on to..."
Zhou Jinwen, who knew that his elder brother was not a generous and tragic man, suddenly stood up with a face of shock. "Could it be that..."
"Yes, yes. That must be the case. Otherwise, he is not so courageous -"
Zhou Jinwen was circling around the room like a trapped animal. What should I do? What should I do? Should I take the boss's side, or should I continue to side with Zhu Biao?
A question emerged in Zhou Jinwen's mind. "Boss, even if the first step goes smoothly, can they finally win Zhu Shuai's 100,000-strong army?"
The Cizhou Army has repelled the coalition forces——
The new news that came not long ago also appeared in Zhou Jinwen's mind!
