The place Lu Xun chose to fight was a river bend on the road that Cai Chao must pass. At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the north wind blew the Han army's red-bottomed green dragon flag. Following this wind, he crossed over a hilly area in the north.
Come here and gaze down at this snow-covered battlefield.
The Muping River has a large amount of water in summer and autumn. The river beach left by the dry water in winter is very wide. In addition, the river water is slow and shallow at this bend, so the entire river surface is frozen. The left and right river beaches and ice surface add up to three miles.
There are fourteen to five miles between the bend of the river under the hills and one of its bends, which can accommodate a hundred thousand troops to fight. Lu Xun believed that this would allow the heavy weapons of the main force of the Han army to exert their power... But for what he had just
With only 10,000 forward troops, this is too spacious, and it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of their strength. It still takes some effort to defend and reduce losses.
The weather was clear and the visibility of this river was very high. It was surrounded by dense forests and the environment was complex. Before Cai Chaojun arrived, Lu Xun sent hundreds of real people out to conduct reconnaissance. He circled around the preset battlefield and based on the feedback information
, I drew a sketch on my hand.
Unlike other Han generals, he always pays attention to disguise his military strength, so he needs to change all the time, and he is not used to rushing to make precise sand tables at short notice...
It would be nice to have a ready-made one, but after the investigation just now, in fact, the entire thirty-mile radius terrain has been constructed in his mind, which is more detailed than any sand table. Drawing sketches is just a habit that inspires inspiration.
The Han army strode into formation on the river beach and ice at the foot of the mountain, and brought some carts with them, tightly blocking the three miles of land between the dense forests. However, if you look carefully, you can see that there are still passages between the military formations.
, allowing for rapid troop deployment or slight changes in formation, as well as the deployment of bow and crossbow arrays - five thousand of the ten thousand Han troops were crossbowmen, and carts were loaded with arrows for them. The Han army traditionally valued concentration of firepower.
In front of the formation was a barrage of anti-cavalry horses. Since it was difficult to use fire mines during the civil war, an arrow stand was built on the hillside behind the formation, and a thunderbolt was placed on it as a heavy weapon...
The thunderbolts containing fire and thunder components were replaced with black iron spears. According to the Shaofu master craftsman, the maximum range was reduced from ten miles to seven miles... Well, it covered half of the battlefield, which was actually enough.
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boom
With the cavalry making a noise, Cai's army entered the battlefield. The flags were waving and they took a moment to judge the situation. Lu Xun judged their strength. This group seemed to be just the vanguard, numbering ten thousand.
Under the banner of Cai Jun was a middle-aged military general. He was scanning the entire open battlefield. He must have understood the advantage to him. He seemed to have sensed the long-range threat of the thunderbolt array, so he rushed over with all his strength.
From a distance, densely packed magic auras flashed and blessed, the cavalry was slowly accelerating, and the infantry followed behind, maintaining a certain density of the formation - not too little to affect the impact, but not too much to increase the injury rate.
Lu Xun felt that the general opposite still had some war-mindedness, but...he gathered his thoughts and waved his hand on the hillside: "Ballista ready."
"Rush over -" someone shouted from the other side.
The armored cavalry charges.
"shoot"
The roaring large iron spears penetrated down, and the charging cavalry at the front was almost instantly pierced into gourds of flesh and blood. The ice surface was pierced into a forest of spears, and people were turned upside down. But after all, it was not an explosive thunderbolt, and the deterrent effect was much worse. Many steps
The pawns and crossbowmen crossed the pit, even stepping directly on the corpses of men and horses. Since the distance was less than five miles, the evacuation formation of the anti-arrow formation was slightly reduced.
Lu Xun waved his hand again at this time: "shoot an arrow"
This time it was a salvo of thousands of arrows. The fire-tailed arrows erupted into flames halfway through the shot. It had a boost design, not a heavy fire explosion design. The ultra-long range allowed the arrows to fire for ten rounds, defeating the enemy in one go.
There was a gap in the middle of the flow, and I heard someone shouting from the opposite side: "Real Group"
"Real person group!" Lu Xun also shouted.
At this time, Cai Jun's disengaged forward collided with the Han army's front infantry. When the resistance was blocked, a tight formation formed for a moment. This was exactly the time when large-scale group spells had the best effect. The real men on both sides all threw thunder spells or raised barriers.
, the offset between offense and defense also makes the formation entangled and complicated.
Under the flag of Cai Jun's forward army, General Li glanced at the enemy's main flag on the opposite hillside. Arrows rained down, and then he looked back: "Let the archers hurry up."
This side urged the archers to form a formation. The range was not as good as the fire-tailed arrows of the Han army, but it was better because of the large number of people. They quickly got closer to the distance and lined up to shoot at each other. The casualties became larger...the shouts of killing and the blood.
, the rain of arrows, the blades, the forest of spears, the neighing of war horses, all chaos and confusion, merged into a millstone of flesh and blood.
"How can such casualties occur when destroying foreign city-states? Civil war restrictions are troublesome..."
Lu Xun narrowed his eyes, his heart was bleeding, and resisted the urge to ask for the location of the reinforcements. He believed that His Majesty could arrive at the battlefield in time.
On the other hand, General Li also frowned. He had already seen that the strength of the Han army was beyond his ability, and he couldn't help but look back: "How long will it take for the main force of the prince to arrive?"
Woo——
The trumpet sounded behind him, and the royal flag appeared on the battlefield. The commander joined in and cheered the three armies to cheers. Both flanks circled towards the forest, taking advantage of Lu Xun's weak troops and trying to outflank the two flanks and the rear route. Both sides on the road to unify the East Wasteland
Between the mortal enemies, this final war has just begun.
General Li of the Cai Army still knows his troops. Even though this hilly river course is objectively still in the colonial area of the Cai Dynasty and the terrain is familiar. However, in addition to the fierce battle on the front line, both sides have real people and magician scouts scattered out from the flanks, trying their best to clear the fog of the battlefield.
, and did not lose sight of Mount Tai because of Lu Xun's entanglement and obstruction.
In fact, beyond these hills is a hundred miles of plains, and the movement of Xiatan City can be directly seen. This may be the reason why the Han army is sniping here. This makes General Li a little worried. Soon... this worry
, it came true.
As soon as Ye Qing's main force approached Thirty Li, the Qing County Prince knew it immediately and was shocked: "What...50,000? Are you sure it's the main force of the Han army?"
"It's a river thirty miles north by east. I saw the dragon flag of the Duke of Han. I tried to use magic to spy on it, but the dragon's energy backfired. A real person from Han came to intercept it, and I almost couldn't come back..." This
The real person was dripping with cold sweat when he talked about it. More than ten real people were chasing him. If he hadn't reacted in time and used all his blood to escape, he wouldn't have been able to escape...
The youngest General Wu asked around, and when he learned about this direction, the other scouts stopped moving, and his face suddenly became solemn: "The timing is too precise... The Han army may have high-level spies in our army. Find out."
At the exact time of the Northern Expedition, we did not go to Eastern Xinjiang but set a trap on the spot."
Senior spy?
Prince Qing's eyes were slightly cold, and suddenly the beautiful figure of Princess Ning Juan flashed across her face. Could it be her? It couldn't be possible. Her interests were tied to his own. The Dragon Girl and her had a long-standing grudge. The last insult incident was still fresh in his mind.
, not to reconcile easily... He looked around, but still couldn't find Ning Juan. At this time, the superior force of the Han army had already come along the Muping River.
"Lord, now is not the time to hold people accountable." Master Jiayang said in a low voice.
Prince Qing knew this and glanced at the generals who were usually close to him. These guys swore that Ye Qing's military strength was empty. Now he was silent. He secretly cursed that all of them were losers and he had to hold his tongue for the time being.
Ask: "How to deal with it now?"
All the confidant generals looked at each other, and General Wu, who had never been trusted, sincerely advised: "Switch attack to defense on the spot, and slowly retreat back to the city. Although the enemy is large in number, it is not easy to defeat us at once. We can retreat to Xinfeng City and fight again."
decisive battle"
Prince Qing found this embarrassing, and all his subordinates thought that he could not defeat Ye Qing in a field battle.
But he didn't know it in his heart, but he instinctively felt that if he retreated, it would be all over.
Among Ye Qing's records, only Yu Fan had safely retreated many times in the past. The Qing Commandery King believed that he did not have Yu Paopao's talent, so the four counties in central Hunan repeatedly withdrew and lost control to Ye Qing. He remembered it very clearly.
"My lord, please make a decision quickly."
"Let me think about it again..."
Prince Qing was very calm now and asked the real person again. It was true that the opposite side was marching on foot. There was no fleet and no immortals. He looked at the front line and the hilly battle. Neither of the two sides used Ye Huolei, the most famous long-range firepower of the Han army, to cut down most of them.
, my heart suddenly became certain.
We are also familiar with the terrain around the battlefield. We inspected it once in the beginning of spring, and we know clearly that there is no place where we can ambush, and the enemy must defeat us head-on even if we have superior strength.
These things passed through his mind, so he looked back at the generals: "This is still within our Dacai territory. It is only twenty miles away from the nearest city of Shouyang. However, the foreign tribes in southern Xinjiang are vast and sparsely populated, and the distance between primitive city-states is very far. The nearest city
It’s nearly a hundred miles from Xiatan City to here…”
"The Han army has been fighting for a month, and they have come from a long way. The journey to get here is much longer than ours. There are hilly areas to the north. Anyone who wants to gain a hundred miles will defeat the general."
"But my army, Cai Cai, is waiting for work in its own territory. It takes a year of recuperation and strength to attack the enemy's army, which is exhausted from long battles. The outcome is uncertain."
Fighting with Ye Qing?
General Wu's expression changed slightly. Except for General Li who was still entangled with Lu Xun at the front line, the two generals Ning and Xue who had been silent just now did not want to offend the prince and hurriedly dissuaded him: "Your Majesty... this is a trap, and the hoarding in Shouyang City is also a trap.
Not as good as Xinfeng City..."
“It’s useless to talk too much”
The Prince of Qing County interrupted with a wave of his hand and his eyes were calm: "According to the wishes of the generals, if we retreat when we encounter the main force of the Han army, our morale will be greatly reduced, and all the cities along the river within the territory will have to give way."
"If the Han army calmly occupied the cities and stockpiled them, and established a firm foothold in the territory, then we are trapped in Xinfeng City. Isn't it a certain defeat?"
"Everyone, I have made up my mind. I will seize the opportunity to challenge Ye Qing today."
The youngest General Wu was still waiting for further persuasion, but Ning and Xue secretly pulled his sleeve.
Prince Qing glanced at the silent three generals and knew very well...these peripheral generals did not dare to take risks because they did not have deep connections. In the end, they could surrender to Ye Qing, just like the unscrupulous civil servants in Xiangzhou.
Half of them changed their appearance and became ministers of the Han Dynasty, but how could he surrender as a majestic prince and master?
Only by risking one's life and resurrecting one's life can one have a chance to turn over.