In the afternoon, Zhang Xing sat on the high platform and continued his sit-in war, while Zhou Xingfan stood there, taking over the command.
As the leader of the team continued to give orders, dozens of red military flags on the stage kept changing directions. Fan Bao of the third platoon of the third platoon directly in front, Xia Hou Ningyuan of the second platoon of the second battalion and further ahead were
Xu Kaitong of the third battalion personally watched the battlefield ahead amidst the thundering shouts of death, while constantly looking back. He deployed his troops in the direction indicated by the flag, either to defend to the death or to advance with heavy troops.
It turned out that when the army came to attack for the second time and the true strength of both sides was undoubtedly revealed, Zhang Xing immediately realized that Xue Wanbi's troops were not very outstanding in combat power before. It was obvious that he and Wang Fubei were eager to show off and make meritorious deeds, so
It is different from the other three companies that are perfunctory.
Therefore, Zhang Dalongtou immediately changed his tactics and chose to lure Xue Wanbi into the formation to encircle and kill him before the reinforcements from the rear were dispatched.
As expected, Xue Wanbi was eager to perform his duties. He did not wait for the reinforcements behind him, and took the lead in chasing Fan Wang, directly entering an area surrounded by camps on three sides... This place is not a simple open space, but there are some existences similar to underground trenches.
, it seems to be a defensive position, Fan Wang even tried to organize the army here, so Xue Laosi was deceived.
However, after Xue Wanbi rushed in with all his strength, he saw that Fan Wang's troops were like running water in a field, flowing directly to the left and right camps along these trenches. Then he looked at the situation on three sides and found that the three camps stood on three sides, but there was not much noise.
, not knowing that he had fallen into the trap, he hurriedly ordered his subordinates who were chasing him to turn back.
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But the troops could be taken away at any time, not to mention that it was only then that he discovered that these trenches that looked like dragons were probably not for defense at all, but to facilitate the two battalions on the left and right to send troops to attack and prevent him from leaving.
Sure enough, with the sound of drums, not only Fan Wang's troops turned around and fought back, but also the gates of the camp on three sides were opened wide. An army several times larger than ours had already come to attack from three sides. Not only that, in the front camp, under the banner of Fan Zi,
, and a stream of light leaped up, stepping into the front of the formation immediately. But they didn’t know whether the general of the battalion of the third row in front of them was a master of condensing pills, or whether the thieves in the rear specially sent a master of condensing pills to take charge.
, prevent decapitation tactics, or tangle with him if necessary.
What's even more terrible is that as Xue Laosi was left and right, he kept trying to rescue his headquarters and lead his troops to escape. The thief generals who could be seen in front were on the stage, but someone was condescending and took command on the battlefield.
If he goes to the left, the flags will all point to the left. If he goes to the right, the flags will point to the right. If he tries to move forward to rescue the trapped subordinates, the flags will split into two, with the left one pointing to the right.
The one on the right turned to the left, and the two battalions on the left and right tried to cut off his retreat from behind. If he retreated, the flags were all pointed in front of him. At this time, the three battalions ignored him at all, and just worked together to encircle him and hunt down those who broke in.
Officers and soldiers are used to kill and injure.
The more Xue Wanbi fought, the more strenuous and frightened he became. How could he not know that the army did not expect to kill this Ningdan, but only kept preventing him from rescuing his subordinates and giving effective command, and his subordinates were indeed killed in a short period of time.
Massively divided and surrounded, at least a thousand people were trapped in it. The army's shouts of killing could not cover up the cries for help, roars, and even cries.
The reinforcements coming from behind were not unexpected. Xue Changxiong saw his fourth son chasing after him from a distance. He immediately sent out a reinforcement force without reporting anything. However, Zhonglang General Wang Changxie led a large army to come to the rescue.
Murong Zhengyan and Wang Yu, who were on Xue Wanbi's left and right, also did not hesitate. They immediately gave up the attack and came to the rescue instead.
Several generals rushed in and connected with Xue Laosi. Every word you said to me persuaded him to retreat quickly.
Xue Wanbi was at a loss at first, but suddenly heard his soldiers crying and wailing on the chaotic battlefield, but he was unwilling to leave.
Zhang Dalongtou, who had been sitting still, saw with his own eyes that people were coming to rescue Xue Wanbi from the left and right, but he touched the jar at his feet again, took out one and put it on one side, then touched another and put it on the other side, and touched five names in a row.
Just now he took two from each side, then turned around and ordered
"Commander Shan, Jia Yue, you two immediately launch an army. Attack from the first row of battalions, one on the left, one on the right, and one on the right. Surround these three armies from the outermost two sides. Dou Lide, Tang Bairen, you two.
Prepare quickly, if the front army can outflank
If successful, the two of you will be the first two. If not, then you will coordinate and listen to the command of the single leader. The assistant leader will also be prepared, and may ask your Huaixi long sword soldiers to press in from the front to clear the field! Wang
Xiong Dan also made preparations, summoned all the practitioners from the remaining departments, and prepared to form formations to fight if necessary."
Everyone immediately realized what was going on. Xue Wanbi's hesitation and the others' desperate rescue should be today's biggest challenge... And Mr. Zhang was so weird when he drew lots, he obviously wanted to find the two Nings first.
Master Dan led the team to directly attack Fu Boshi and Wang Xiongdan at the end of the blockade, in order to prepare for clearing the field and preparing for a high-end combat showdown if necessary.
The entire general station became busy. Those who were called naturally went to work, and those who were not called no longer sat idle. However, Zhou Xingfan still did not give up command, but stared at the battle situation ahead, as if he wanted to control the situation in front of him.
The officers and soldiers were all eaten alive.
Xiong Bonan stood on the general platform and looked at the battle ahead and sighed: "No wonder people say that those who know the art of war are good at playing chess. Some people say that seizing Long was originally a battle formation in ancient times. Looking at it today, isn't this situation just like playing chess?"
, Seize Long Wuer?"
Zhang Xing finally stood up, but he didn't take it seriously. "It would be really simple if the coaches of both sides could sit quietly and play chess with each other like today. But let me tell you, the first day was just a test for both sides.
If Xue Changxiong is really capable, we will have a difficult time tomorrow... How can the advantage of a mere camp be compared to the city wall?
ability"
Only then did Xiong Bonan feel solemn.
However, Zhang Dalong laughed again, "But it doesn't matter. That should be it for today. It's more or less a small victory for us."
Xiong Bonan nodded and asked again in a low voice and in a serious tone, "It was prepared so properly and quickly. How can we really eat these troops in front of us?"
"I wish I could." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "If you eat it, you will have won five points in this battle, but it's not up to us."
"That's true." Xiong Bonan also laughed.
The tens of thousands of troops pouring out along the established route of the camp could not be concealed at all. Xue Changxiong, the commander-in-chief of the Hebei march, looked ahead and was furious, "What is Xue Wanbi doing? He killed himself and fell into a trap, but he also wanted to destroy the surrounding area."
Are there so many friendly troops? Chen Bin, take this knife and bring him back and tell him that if he is stupid and disobeys military orders again, you don’t need to chop him up with thieves, I will chop him with my own hands."
As he spoke, he threw the straight knife in his hand under the horse angrily.
Supervisor Sima Chen Bin was startled for a moment, but he still got off his horse and stood in front of the opponent.
Picking up the straight knife, he leaned over and lowered his head and responded, "I will go and bring back the four generals right now."
"What are you asking for?" Xue Changxiong was really furious. "Just take him back and if he doesn't come back, I'll behead him."
Chen Bin responded, turned around, mounted his horse, and led a group of knights forward.
At the same time, in the corner dozens of steps away, Pingyuan Tongshou Qian Tang, who had been watching the whole process, couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly. He always felt that something was wrong in the scene just now, but he couldn't figure out where exactly it was.
, so he could only give up and continue to observe the battlefield situation.
On the other side, Chen Bin brought Xue Changxiong's saber. Without any hesitation, he rushed directly to the front of the formation, passed through the captured first row and third village, and then found Xue Wanbi... In fact, there was no need to look for Xue Wanbi at all.
He immediately stood behind the camp. At the same time, the four generals Murong Zhengyan, Wang Yu, and Wang Changxie were all here, and they were all trying to persuade him. However, the tall and majestic Xue Laosi looked like a willful man.
Like a child, he just reined in his horse and stayed there.
Chen Bin took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, whipped his horse forward, and shouted sternly in the military formation, "General Commander Xue Wanbi ordered Xue Wanbi to turn back immediately. If he doesn't move, he will engage in military law on the spot."
Saying that, he pulled out the straight knife directly.
Unexpectedly, when Xue Wanbi heard this, instead of obeying, he became furious. He simply raised his bloody sword, pointed it at the visitor and shouted, "How dare you kill me, a remnant of the Chen Dynasty?"
Chen Bin was stunned, his eyes turned red, and he was about to speak. Next to him, Wang Yu and Wang Changxie used their true energy early, one grabbed Xue Wanbi's mount, and the other held down the opponent's Changshan.
Among them, Wang Changxie, who used his weak water energy to hold down Changshan with a long knife, even shouted "Xue" on the spot.
Fourth brother, what are you so crazy about? Chen Sima is here under your father's orders. This is the military order from the general manager."
"I am not willing to accept it." Xue Wanbi was startled when he heard this, and then shouted with all his strength. "Is this something you are not willing to accept?" Murong Zhengyan scolded from the side, and used his true energy to grab the opponent's cloak. "If you don't leave,
When both sides are surrounded, it’s not just a few thousand or two thousand people who are surrounded, but five of us, four troops and horses, and over ten thousand people are surrounded.”
Wang Yu also dismounted and advised, "Four Generals... This is just the first day of the battle. We are just here to put pressure and test. Do you want to force the general manager to lead the entire army to attack the bandits' camp in case everything is not possible?"
If you win, then you have missed a big deal."
After receiving Xue Changxiong's military order, the three generals no longer had any scruples and easily surrounded and restrained Xue Wanbi. The latter finally calmed down passively. After a while, he became dejected and allowed several people to hold down his clothes and drag his arms.
The mount headed northwest toward its home front.
As soon as the people left and the flag moved, a group of trapped soldiers and horses nearby behind them had already struggled to escape to where there were two or three trenches. They originally thought that there was still a chance of escape, but seeing this shape, they couldn't help but
He screamed hard and asked, "Are the four generals going to abandon us?"
When Xue Wanbi heard this, he looked back and burst into tears. He covered his face with his cloak and urged his horse to go on its own.
Seeing this situation, the other generals and troops heaved a sigh of relief and stepped up their orders to evacuate their troops.
Subsequently, the army quickly filled in the space and recaptured the camp. The remnants of more than a thousand officers and soldiers were completely surrounded. During this process, the questioning had already turned into insults, and then turned into begging for surrender, but Xue Wanbi had long since lost hearing it.
"Chen Sima... I have just been wronged." On the way back to the army, Xue Wanbi rode straight back to the battle, while the other generals stayed behind and carefully broke up. The generals probably avoided the surrounding troops. Murong Zhengyan was careful and noticed that Chen Bin
If your mood is not right, just open up a little
Mouth comforted. "General Xue Si just pities the soldiers, and he was a little jealous before.
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Chen Bin, who was holding a straight knife, laughed dryly, "It doesn't matter..."
The lieutenant general, Wang Changxi, was standing aside, but he was not in a good mood, "Let me tell you, Chen Sima, you have brought it upon yourself... We are all officials of the imperial court. Although we belong to the upper and lower ranks, we still need to be decent. You are the only ones who flatter you all the time. It seems like a big man."
Wei is gone, and Hebei belongs to the Xue family, which is why these young masters were raised like this."
Chen Bin just smiled bitterly, "There is no such thing, don't talk nonsense."
On the other hand, Wang Yu, another lieutenant general, had always been a flatterer, but he was a little embarrassed.
Several people specifically slowed down and, together with Wang Fubei and Feng Duan who arrived later, returned to the front of the formation to give orders. Only then did they realize that Xue Wanbi had already been stripped of his clothes and was lying naked in front of the Wanjun formation.
Whipping by military judge.
They are also each in awe.
When Xue Changxiong stood down and glanced coldly at the generals, everyone felt numb and bowed down one after another. However, General Xue just snorted coldly, reined in his horse and turned back, and at the same time ordered the entire army to withdraw to the camp.
When Qian Tang saw this scene, his heart moved slightly, but he didn't know what to say. He could only shake his head towards Xue Laosi who was being executed.
Besides, not only Qian Tang, in the eyes of most people, the only person responsible today is Xue Wanbi.
Because in such a battle that can be boasted to the outside world as hundreds of thousands versus hundreds of thousands, the victory or defeat of a mere two or three thousand men in the early stage is not worth mentioning. Even the victory or defeat in the first four or five days may not matter to the overall situation.
From a square point of view, the key is to use various methods to test, find the key flaws, succeed with one blow, and then take advantage of the situation to expand the results, which will be huge.
It can be done.
Although Xue Wanbi was the bravest among the Xue family, he was also reckless and foolhardy. He fell into the trap because of his feverish mind, but he was still young and energetic and unwilling to admit defeat. In vain, he implicated many people and almost caused the overall situation to be passive.
In fact, Xue Changxiong should also think so, but there is still a simple, direct but helpless point of opposition between him and the generals below.
That is, Xue Changxiong, as the coach, knows that the victory or defeat is related to the control of a large area of Hebei's fertile land south of Qingzhang River, and even whether the Hejian Camp can continue to dominate the control of Hebei. In addition, the extreme
I was worried that there would be massive support from the east after the cold flood season, so I decided not to
From the beginning, we had the mentality of doing whatever it takes, and also required all departments to do their best from the beginning of the test, in order to get a glimpse of the army's flaws early.
The military chiefs below him are just muddling along. Of course they also want to keep Hebei and drive away the army, but at the same time, in a battle of this level, all their belongings will be lost by accident. Master Xue is determined to provide supplies.
Complete?
Who are we fighting for? Why are we fighting only for the officers and soldiers to kill thieves? Why don't Manager Xue learn from the thieves opposite Zhang San and write a few leaflets to explain it clearly to everyone?
On the first day of the war, in the originally lackluster probing battle, due to Xue Wanbi's stupidity, the army clearly won a small victory. The number of prisoners killed and wounded was about 2,000 against 1,000, which was enough for the army to praise.
But the officers and soldiers were not discouraged. They returned before evening and began to rest early. At the same time, countless tribesmen began to collect soil.
Of course, Qian Tang, Cao Shancheng, and other generals are definitely not needed
Those who collected soil went back early, but they gathered at Xue Changxiong's camp before they dispersed.
Entering the military tent, perhaps because of Xue Wanbi's incident, the atmosphere was still not good, and many generals were cautious when speaking.
Cao Shancheng, the prefect of Qinghe, watched for a while, hesitated, and decided to do his best. He stepped out, handed over to Xue Changxiong, and said sincerely, "Manager Xue, after thinking about it, it is feasible to fill the trench with soil.
But if all the auxiliary troops and civilians are involved, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties and it will dampen morale. I think it would be good to do more sections."
Xue Changxiong was stunned for a moment, then asked coldly while sitting, "Who told you that the soil I want is to fill trenches?"
Cao Shancheng was stunned on the spot.
"I built mountains of earth."
Cao Shancheng came to his senses and was embarrassed for a moment, so he could only turn away and Xue Changxiong ignored him.
After a moment, Xue Wanbi, wrapped only in a piece of clean white silk and satin, was dragged into the tent. The blood stains on the silk and satin were like dots of plum blossoms, attracting many people's attention.
Next, Xue Laosi bowed his head honestly. After admitting his mistake, he couldn't help crying and complained about the fate of the soldiers in his headquarters, and only begged Xue Changxiong to give him a chance to renounce his guilt and perform meritorious service.
At this time, Luo Shu, the leader, and several generals came out one after another to intercede on their behalf. General Manager Xue finally obeyed Ruliu's advice and spared his son, and assigned two thousand people from his headquarters to supplement him.
The drama ends.
The generals returned to their camps. Qian Tang had no expression on his face and was speechless the whole time. When he came to his tent and saw Lu Changheng, he sat back on the couch and just sighed and made a shocking statement:
"I just woke up and realized that there is a huge life gate here in Hejian Camp.
"What is Mingmen?" Lu Changheng was extremely surprised. "Rewards are not rewarded, and punishments will only lead to resentment." Qian Tang blurted out.
"It's normal for punishment to cause resentment, but how come there are no rewards?" Lu Changheng was puzzled for a moment.
"What is the reward General Xue is offering today?" "Money, silk, official position, ten thousand taels of silver, promotion to prefectures and counties..."
Chen Bin took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, whipped his horse forward, and shouted sternly in the military formation, "General Commander Xue Wanbi ordered Xue Wanbi to turn back immediately. If he doesn't move, he will engage in military law on the spot."
Saying that, he pulled out the straight knife directly.
Unexpectedly, when Xue Wanbi heard this, instead of obeying, he became furious. He simply raised his bloody sword, pointed it at the visitor and shouted, "How dare you kill me, a remnant of the Chen Dynasty?"
Chen Bin was stunned, his eyes turned red, and he was about to speak. Next to him, Wang Yu and Wang Changxie used their true energy early, one grabbed Xue Wanbi's mount, and the other held down the opponent's Changshan.
Among them, Wang Changxie, who used his weak water energy to suppress Changshan with his long sword, even shouted on the spot, "Xue Laosi, what are you so crazy about? Chen Sima is here under the orders of your father. This is the military order of the general manager."
"I am not willing to accept it." Xue Wanbi was startled when he heard this, and then shouted with all his strength. "Is this something you are not willing to accept?" Murong Zhengyan scolded from the side, and used his true energy to grab the opponent's cloak. "If you don't leave,
When both sides are surrounded, it’s not just a few thousand or two thousand people who are surrounded, but five of us, four troops and horses, and over ten thousand people are surrounded.”
Wang Yu also dismounted and advised, "Four Generals... This is just the first day of the battle. We are just here to put pressure and test. Do you want to force the general manager to lead the entire army to attack the bandits' camp in case everything is not possible?"
If you win, then you have missed a big deal."
As soon as the people left and the flag moved, a group of trapped soldiers and horses nearby behind them had already struggled to escape to where there were two or three trenches. They originally thought that there was still a chance of escape, but seeing this shape, they couldn't help but
He screamed hard and asked, "Are the four generals going to abandon us?"
When Xue Wanbi heard this, he looked back and burst into tears. He covered his face with his cloak and urged his horse to go on its own.
Seeing this situation, the other generals and troops heaved a sigh of relief and stepped up their orders to evacuate their troops.
Subsequently, the army quickly filled in the space and recaptured the camp. The remnants of more than a thousand officers and soldiers were completely surrounded. During this process, the questioning had already turned into insults, and then turned into begging for surrender, but Xue Wanbi had long since lost hearing it.
"Chen Sima... I have just been wronged." On the way back to the army, Xue Wanbi rode straight back to the battle, while the other generals stayed behind and carefully broke up. The generals probably avoided the surrounding troops. Murong Zhengyan was careful and noticed that Chen Bin
If your mood is not right, just open up a little
Mouth comforted. "General Xue Si just pities the soldiers, and he was a little jealous before.
Chen Bin, who was holding a straight knife, laughed dryly, "It doesn't matter..."
The lieutenant general, Wang Changxi, was standing aside, but he was not in a good mood, "Let me tell you, Chen Sima, you have brought it upon yourself... We are all officials of the imperial court. Although we belong to the upper and lower ranks, we still need to be decent. You are the only ones who flatter you all the time. It seems like a big man."
Wei is gone, and Hebei belongs to the Xue family, which is why these young masters were raised like this."
On the other hand, Wang Yu, another lieutenant general, had always been a flatterer, but he was a little embarrassed.
Several people specifically slowed down and, together with Wang Fubei and Feng Duan who arrived later, returned to the front of the formation to give orders. Only then did they realize that Xue Wanbi had already been stripped of his clothes and was lying naked in front of the Wanjun formation.
Whipping by military judge.
They are also each in awe.
When Xue Changxiong stood down and glanced coldly at the generals, everyone felt numb and bowed down one after another. However, General Xue just snorted coldly, reined in his horse and turned back, and at the same time ordered the entire army to withdraw to the camp.
When Qian Tang saw this scene, his heart moved slightly, but he didn't know what to say. He could only shake his head towards Xue Laosi who was being executed.
