ps: Thanks to Brother Dang Han for the reward, and thanks to Eagle Zhou for his monthly ticket. Thank you with tears...really...
Zhong Shao's words attracted the envious looks of all the waiting staff in the tent. Gao Mingxun and Zhao Yuanping were very excited! The Yingzhou Governor's Office has set up five kinds of medals, namely the Model Medal, the Iron Medal, and the Iron Medal.
Leaf Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Silver Star Medal and the highest-level Gold Star Medal. Due to Li Chengzhong’s strict control, military medals have been awarded very cautiously so far. Only more than 60 of the lowest model medals have been awarded.
More than a dozen Leaf Medals have been awarded, the Bronze Star Medal has been awarded in single digits, and the Silver Star Medal has only been awarded to one person - Xie Li. As for the Gold Star Medal, no one is currently eligible to receive it.
In addition to being worn on military uniforms to show off, the awarding of medals is also an important reference for future promotions. In addition, along with the medals, there is an extremely generous reward. Take Xie Li as an example.
At the awarding ceremony, under the eyes of tens of thousands of envious and jealous eyes, while receiving the Silver Star Medal that Li Chengzhong personally wore for him with great honor, he also received a reward of 100 guan. The reward of 100 guan will be a car.
The carts were piled high. At that time, in front of countless officers and soldiers who were swallowing their saliva, Jie Li put on the cart ropes with great difficulty, and pulled a cart full of reward money off the reviewing stand with great difficulty. This scene immediately angered the crowd watching the ceremony.
Thousands of officers and soldiers laughed wildly, and within a few months it became a good story widely circulated throughout the army.
After accepting the congratulations from the Yu Hou staff in the tent, Gao Mingxun and Zhao Yuanping briefly reported the main events of the past few days. They also answered a few questions from Zhong Shao, Zhang Xingzhong and others, and then left in a hurry, returning to their respective headquarters.
Prepare for battle.
The terrain of the battlefield chosen by Zhang Xingzhong and Zhong Shao is very good. It is located behind the woods where Camp No. 2 was originally located. After bypassing the woods that partially blocked the view, there is another low-lying area that is neither high nor low.
The grassy hills not only allowed the cavalry to gallop up the hillside without any scruples, but also blocked the cavalry's view while they were galloping.
After crossing the grassy hills, there is a wide grassland. It is enough to set up a battlefield for tens of thousands of people. And more importantly, there are many hills and depressions near this area, which can hide enough troops.
The joint command headquarters formed by the right wing of the Yingzhou Army and the Waiyo Allied Forces invested a total of nearly 10,000 people in this preset ambush battlefield, including 2,600 people from the right wing of the Yingzhou Army and 5,000 from the Waiyo Allied Forces.
More than a thousand warriors from the Khitan Chute tribe and the Nira tribe were brought out from Fuyu City, and there were also 800 warriors from the northern Shiweishan and Karasuma tribes further north who came to take revenge after hearing the news.
According to the joint command's ambush plan, the main force was the first and second cavalry battalions of the Huaiyue Allied Forces and the first and second infantry battalions of the Yingzhou Army's right wing, which were used to resist the impact of the Khitan cavalry in the front. There were more than 3,000 troops, and the command
The one is Jieli.
On the left side, where the terrain is slightly flat, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Waio Allied Infantry, with a strength of 2,000, are deployed. On the right side, which is more hilly and easy to defend, the 3rd Battalion of the Waio Allied Infantry, with a strength of 1,000 troops, is ambushed on the right side.
The task was to hold the position firmly with a tight infantry formation to prevent the Khitan cavalry from breaking through. To this end, logistics soldiers from the five capitals were sent to these two directions. They had seized the time in the early stage to build a large number of anti-horse forts and dug out
There are many deep pits and trenches, which are covered and camouflaged with shallow grass, so that the Khitans cannot detect them in a hurry. The commanders on the left are Wu Yingli and Yang Yuequan. The commander on the right is King Kong.
The people responsible for sealing the mouth of the bag are the middle battalion of Yingzhou Army in Youxiang, the third infantry battalion and the cavalry battalion with 1,600 people. Regardless of infantry or cavalry battles, Yingzhou Army Youxiang is the strongest among the armies under the joint command.
Although the number of combat-effective troops is small, it should not be a problem to complete the mission. The commander of this army is Jiao Chengqiao. The order he received was to put the Khitan pursuers into the bag and then quickly move behind them.
The Khitans were blocked inside. When the Khitans retreated and fled, the joint command allowed Jiao Chengqiao to open an appropriate opening, and then pursued it with the cavalry battalion.
The remaining 2,000 people from the Khitan Chute and Nirsa tribes, the northern part of Shiweishan and the Karasuma tribe will serve as reserve forces under the direct command of the joint command and will be deployed on the battlefield at the appropriate time. Of course, such investment must be done with caution.
Shen, because these two armies have not received systematic training in Yingzhou, various unexpected difficulties are likely to occur in combat command. At the same time, the two armies still have quarrels with each other. Although they are now fighting for a common
Fighting for the target, but the grudges between two ordinary soldiers are sometimes beyond the control of the commander.
Except for the frontal coalition forces in formation, the armies from the other three directions were hidden behind hills and depressions, giving the entire battlefield a chilling atmosphere.
The first batch of hundreds of Khitan cavalry rushed onto the grassy hill. They saw the coalition soldiers arrayed in front at a glance. Although this scene surprised them, they did not stop immediately. They were still under the command of leaders at all levels.
He rushed down the grassy hill and faced the formation of allied soldiers, but his speed slowed down a bit, and then he automatically stopped five hundred steps in front of the formation.
A sudden stop on the grassy hill will cause extremely serious consequences. The running horses will hit the cavalry in front in the crowd. In addition to causing great confusion, it will also cause serious losses. It must be said that the Khitan people's military quality
Very good, they crossed the grass hill in sequence without stopping at all, leaving the buffer area empty.
Wave after wave of cavalry passed through the grassy hills, stopped outside the frontal coalition led by Jie Li, and then reorganized under the command of leaders at all levels, Ta Ma. When A Ping arrived, people had already gathered on the battlefield.
There were more than two thousand Khitan cavalry. In the distance behind Aping, groups of Khitan cavalry continued to gallop.
A Ping's first reaction was that he had fallen into a trap, but when he roughly swept through the coalition's military formation, he immediately estimated the opponent's strength - about three thousand, and then he felt a little relieved. A Ping urged his horse to leap again
After getting out of the crowd, he looked around and saw many soldiers emerging from the left and right wings. He felt nervous again. He threw off the stirrups and stood on the saddle with both hands. From this height, he could see more clearly.
The opponent deployed slightly more troops on the right side and slightly less troops on the left side. The total number of troops on both sides was about 3,000, but they were all infantry. Taking into account the enemy troops arrayed in front, the total number was about 6,000. This is different from
He knew that the total strength of the Wyoming coalition was about the same, with only a difference of about a thousand.
So Aping, who was ambushed, suddenly smiled happily. This bad army that had made him dizzy for more than half a month dared to actively seek a decisive battle. This situation made him both satisfied and surprised.
He was very happy to find this Huaiyue coalition army here that only harassed but did not dare to fight face to face. As long as this bad army was annihilated, it would be equivalent to cutting off the backup of the Yingzhou army at the foot of Raole Mountain. If it could be killed
Several generals in this rotten army have captured several general flags. When the time comes to hang their heads and general flags under Mount Raole, it will surely greatly damage the morale of the Yingzhou army.
Looking at the word "Jie Li" on the big flag held high across the street, Aping began to think about how to deal with this former assault horse after the war. Should he kill him and then pass it on to the grassland? Or should he accept the opponent's surrender?
Train him well to become another important general under his command?
Of course, there were also things that surprised Aping. How could this rotten army have the courage to come out and ask for a fight? This question made him a little puzzled. But this was not the time to think about this problem. Since we encountered it, let's fight.
As long as we win, we can change the current battlefield situation on the grassland. If we lose...it's a joke, how can our warriors lose? There is no need to consider this issue!
A Ping ordered two hundred cavalry to move forward fifty steps for cover. The other soldiers immediately dismounted and took a rest. As for the protection of the left and right wings, A Ping had no arrangements. The enemy troops on both wings were all infantry, and their number was so small that he could think of it with the back of his head.
Understand that the enemy's flanks are for defense, not offense.
The Khitan cavalry quickly dismounted, took out dry food and dried meat, swallowed it in large gulps, and took out water bags to feed the horses. After eating in a hurry, they arranged each other's armors and recalibrated their bow strings. Several horses also moved forward.
Several rounds were fired in three directions: left and right.
The subsequent chasing cavalry crossed the grassy hills one after another and merged into the Khitan brigade. Aping's Khitan cavalry quickly increased from more than 2,000 to 3,000, and then quickly exceeded the number of 4,000.
While Aping was waiting for the follow-up cavalry to arrive, he couldn't help but feel a little strange. He had heard of Jieli's name. Logically speaking, this front-altitude assault horse was very famous, so he would not make such a stupid move and just wait.
Our side regained its strength and gathered its troops. If it were A Ping commanding, A Ping was sure that he would wait for the enemy to appear and immediately attack with his troops, causing the enemy army to rout in chaos in an instant.
Just when he was secretly wondering what weird thing Jie Li was doing, two general flags appeared from behind the opponent's main formation and stood on a gentle slope behind the opponent's formation.
Ah Ping opened his eyes and looked carefully, and vaguely saw the word "Zhang" written on one big flag, and the word "Zhong" written on the other big flag. Who does the flag "Zhang" belong to? Ah Ping thought for a moment.
Since he couldn't get up, he didn't know which general in the Huaiyue coalition had the surname Zhang, but when he saw the big flag with the word "Zhong" in it, he finally felt enlightened and understood why Jieli didn't send his troops to attack directly.
When A Ping inquired about the command system of the Huaiyue Alliance, he scorned the so-called "Yu Hou Joint Headquarters". With so many Yu Hous responsible for command, it would inevitably lead to extremely low efficiency in the transmission of military orders, just like the Khitan Alliance convened.
Just like a tribal elders meeting, time will only be consumed by dozens of mouths arguing incessantly, and it is very rare to truly reach an agreement.
As soon as he saw the flag with the word "clock" in it, Aping knew that the command of this army was not in the hands of that Jieli, but in the hands of the Yu Hous of the Waiyo Allied Forces. Every decision made by the other side must take a lot of time.
The delay in military orders should be the reason why the other party did not attack us in time.
Regarding the establishment of the Huaiyue and Yuhou Joint Headquarters, Aping also understood very well that as this coalition integrated into so many tribes, it would inevitably absorb the leaders of each tribe. This was due to the need for checks and balances, which was normal. It was just that.
First of all, how can we fight well in battle?
After thinking about this, Aping felt a burst of ecstasy: If he could catch the person named Zhong, that would be an extremely wonderful thing!