Two hundred and fortieth seventh chapter walk (15)
A quarter of an hour after the battle broke out, the outer fence of the Meihua Camp was easily broken through. The Taiyuan Army used its absolute strength advantage and the protection of a huge chessboard almost instantly built above their heads, easily gaining the overall upper hand.
The periphery of the plum blossom-shaped camp, the obtuse-angled pentagonal fence and its interior, arrow tower, and high platform were easily captured and became the command and counterattack stronghold of the Taiyuan Army. The trenches were easily filled in and turned into a smooth road.
The garrison troops that were initially distributed on the periphery were quickly defeated and fled back to the camp in embarrassment. Hundreds of them were simply submerged by the Taiyuan Army's tide.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Sun Shunde, the former general of the Taiyuan Army, occupied a high military platform. He just swept it away and then waved the golden sword in his hand and ordered the troops to continue advancing. "They are all good! Don't want them.
Stop, take the opportunity to push forward and take the lead! Kill!"
"Stand still! Don't panic! Wait until everyone comes in before closing the door!"
A few hundred steps away from Sun Shunde, on the tip of a petal of the plum blossom-shaped camp, Wang Shuyong was patrolling back and forth with a long bow, shouting loudly to remind his subordinates. "We have such a tight camp, which is no worse than defending the city.
The situation is no worse than that of Ma Mian He. I am standing here today to see who can get across?! The dogs from Jin cannot get across, so you can’t move either!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a hail of arrows flying from the front. Before Wang Shuyong could speak, there were generals below, ready to roar and give the order:
"Raise your shield against arrows!"
"Put up the fence! Lower your head!"
"Don't raise your weapon to block, armpit! If you get hit by an arrow under your armpit, you will die!"
"No, no, the arrow is not coming towards us, it is shooting down the brothers who did not come!"
"Southeast, southeast!, counterattack! Counterattack! Shoot back! Look towards the Qingzhang River! Not only bows and arrows, but also steel crossbows!"
In a panic, the troops immediately made their own reactions, but without delay, the Taiyuan Army's arrows fell like rain, falling straight down, and then nailed to the fence and station building mixed with earth and wood, as well as to the mud ground under the camp gate, but there was no
Hear a lot of wailing?
If you look closely, you can see that the arrow didn't penetrate very far into the place where it was lost.
What's even more outrageous is that the commander-in-chief Wang Shuyong and Wang Wulang even raised their hands and grabbed a feather arrow.
As for the targets of this burst of arrows, they are the defeated soldiers in the small outlying strongholds, who mostly take the opportunity to enter the camp.
Regardless of the reason, cheers immediately erupted as soon as such a remarkable effect was achieved. After all, this is Wang Shuyong’s headquarters. Half of the army is from other tribesmen, and the township party members and officers are also old subordinates. So some people immediately started bragging about Wang Shuyong’s achievements.
Awesome, he pointed at the arrow and said how Leader Wang had "killed" an enemy general before.
However, many officers also woke up and took the opportunity to say that the formation was effective to boost morale.
In fact, this was exactly the case. Unbeknownst to others, Wang Shuyong could see clearly with his sharp eyes. The arrow rain started to lag when it was still several feet away from his head. It was obvious that the large array had an effect.
However, just now, Wang Shuyong didn't have much confidence in the formation... He was still very excited when the formation started, but he became a little uneasy after the formation stabilized. The reason was naturally because after the formation was rolled out,
The true energy is thin, and it is far less visually bright than the large formations set up by ordinary cultivators, and it is not as horizontal and vertical as the celestial phenomena above the head, which is unforgettable at a glance... Don't you see, Wang Wulang disappeared as soon as he started to boost morale?
Do you dare to use the term "big formation"?
Back to the present moment, a thought flashed through Wang Wulang's mind, but he did not take the opportunity to speak to boost morale. Instead, without changing his expression, he bent his bow and arrow and pointed at a lookout hundreds of steps away that he had personally supervised.
, and then the true energy flashed from his body, and the arrow like a spear was shot out again.
Just one arrow flew out, and Wang Wulang himself was shocked, because he knew his own strength, not to mention that he had shot several arrows when he was raiding the formation for Xu Shiying, and this arrow had the same strength and true energy, but its power was far beyond ordinary, extraordinary.
Only in this way, the true energy in the Dantian Qi sea has not been reduced much, but when exerting force, the true energy is unknowingly introduced from the feet for no reason, and it just passes through the Dantian.
On the other side, this arrow that did not cost much flew, actually hundreds of steps away from the lookout, almost exploding the entire lookout. A Taiyuan Army general who was originally wielding a sword on the lookout was almost instantly wiped out by the smoke and dust.
Swallowed by true energy.
The effect is amazing!
Of course, Wang Wulang could see it clearly. In just a moment, a stream of light flew up from the smoke and leaped backwards. In the process of rising, there was obviously a zhenqi silk thread hanging directly to the chessboard in the sky... Obviously,
Just as one's own plum blossom formation is not empty, neither is the opponent's chessboard in the sky.
Wang Shuyong was stunned for a moment, observed carefully, and then suddenly drew his bow and arrow again. However, he no longer cared about the opponent general who was far away, but pointed at a Taiyuan Army crossbow array in front of him.
An arrow flew out and landed on the ground, but almost a dozen people were knocked away. Several people died on the spot, and the rest fled in confusion.
Seeing this situation, Wang Wulang didn't know that the opponent's grand master had forcibly opened the formation. There were so many soldiers and horses below, and the offensive situation was chaotic. It was impossible to take full care of it!
As soon as the thought became clear, the man couldn't help but laugh, and he looked around with his bow in hand: "Did you see it? With this big formation at my feet, I can kill ten thousand!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and even a team general joked: "If this is the case, the big leaders will not be enough!"
For a moment, morale lifted slightly.
"Don't panic!"
Almost at the same time, Sun Shunde, whose clothes and armor were a little messy and whose calves were full of Qi, shouted again. Because he lost the lookout, he simply stepped on a collapsed wooden fence, brandished his sword, and shouted loudly.
"Isn't it just that you missed the opportunity to rush in with the defeated soldiers? Do you not know how to fight, or do you think you can take advantage of it? Everyone cheer up, and the shield hand rushes forward! If you can't push it down, or can't flip up, get on the lasso! Go and pull! Go.
Drag! Cut! Kill!"
He shouted till the end, almost at the end of his voice.
As expected, the Taiyuan army surged forward again like a tide. Shields met bows and crossbows, ropes were pulled up to the fence, and swords struck at the ropes. Immediately, spears passed through the fence to poke the swords. At the same time, as the battle unfolded, people on the ground
The smoke and dust, the floating clouds above the head, and the infuriating energy escaping everywhere gradually superimposed, causing darker clouds to gradually appear around the battlefield. However, the clouds dispersed on their own as soon as they touched the huge chessboard, so a ring-shaped cloud was actually formed.
Returning to the battlefield, in fact, the war was proceeding in an orderly manner, and the army was firmly defending. Moreover, the combat experience and military regulations were still the same. The Taiyuan army was originally recruited from the Jin area, and the officers
They are all elites from the Kansai and Jin regions, and the elites from the elites of this era in this world are naturally military aristocrats. Each of them has experienced sufficient military education and combat experience since childhood, and even everyone represents the family on the battlefield.
They all have their own family private soldiers to follow them.
Therefore, although the two frontline generals Wang Shuyong and Sun Shunde, who were quite different in age, were active, they did not profoundly affect the course of the war. Their respective armies had reached a certain level that could easily overwhelm them.
Personal efforts allow them to stay in their personal roles.
In fact, within a quarter of an hour after Sun Shunde was forced to retreat by Wang Shuyong, almost coincidentally, a comprehensive offensive was officially launched - not only the third battalion of the front army under the supervision of Sun Shunde had nearly ten thousand people, but also another Taiyuan army.
General Liu Yangji, the commander-in-chief of the army, had calmly allowed nearly 10,000 people from the commander-in-chief's third battalion to attack from the flank, that is, the north side of the Meihua Camp. Xu Shiying and Xu Shiren both engaged in the battle.
On the other side of the Qingzhang River, because the river embankment was heavily repaired many times before the Three Marches, the river was deep but the width of the Qingzhang River was reduced, which also allowed many Dongdu officers and soldiers to occupy the best positions to get to the nearest
Watch this earth-shattering battle from a distance.
"General Qu Tu hasn't come back?" Duan Wei looked at the chessboard above his head and the clouds around the chessboard, and suddenly turned around to ask amid the shouts of killing that shook the sky from the other side.
"No." Zheng Shanye on the side immediately answered seriously.
Under such deafening commotion, only master practitioners of their level can hear and see clearly and communicate properly.
"It's rare for him to be so caring. Ji Zeng was the same way yesterday." Duan Wei suddenly laughed. "Knowing that your mother's family is the Cui family of Qinghe, you still rush to support the Cui family. But you, obviously a hereditary Duke,
He is much more mature than them."
Zheng Shanye was slightly surprised, thought for a moment, but still avoided talking about it: "It is precisely because my mother is serious that she has grown up."
"That's the truth." Duan Wei still sneered when he heard this, not giving any face to General Zheng, who was much younger than him. "I still remember that when your mother was alive, you were promoted steadily and everything went smoothly, but she just passed away.
, you were demoted to a first-class knighthood for corruption the next year...is that right?"
Zheng Shanye was embarrassed for a moment. After looking around for a long time, he finally took advantage of the movement on the battlefield and returned to the topic in a low voice: "Mr. Duan, do you think you two have gone too far?"
"Of course." Duan Shangshu answered proudly, looking at the white flag in the southwest. "It's not so quick to flatter people."
After calming down, Zheng Shanye's heart moved slightly... He and Qu Tuda were still discussing whether to kneel so quickly two days ago. As a result, today he was regarded as the spokesperson of the British public. The so-called target of kneeling actually thought it was inappropriate.
He should have knelt down so quickly...this is very interesting.
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but cautiously probe: "Duan Gong...General Qutu just suddenly thought of important military information and had to go. Then, because of the coincidence of the timing, the war started immediately and it was difficult to get back..."
"Oh?" Duan Wei asked, "Do you think that General Qu Tu was just doing an errand, something so important that he had to report it, and he was not dedicated to serving the British people? You also think that I have a similar attitude, so you want to test it with me?"
"
Zheng Shanye did not say any nonsense such as "My subordinates dare not", but bowed slightly and said nothing.
After all, let alone the other party's clear emotions just now, when he just returned to his original position, when did he say that he would be loyal to the British Duke and go through fire and water for him? If he was really ready to defect, he would instead use Joe as a showman and be a man with bones.
How do you say that?
He couldn't kneel down so quickly. Especially since he, Zheng Shanye, came from a famous family. Although he was promoted to a noble family, he was still a Duke of the country.
Duan Wei did not deliberately tease the other party. After thinking about it, he also smiled: "You are right, that's what I thought..."
Zheng Shanye felt relieved, it was easy to handle.
However, precisely because of this, he could not help but ask seriously: "But... why? A few days ago, Mr. Duan was still urging us and making remarks for Mr. Bai."
"That's why." Duan Wei pointed to the other side with his finger.
Zheng Shanye looked at it in surprise and couldn't understand it for a while.
"You need to know one thing." Duan Wei did not hide it, but started from the beginning. "I, Duan, have never been a subordinate of Duke Bai, and I have never been loyal to him. However, what the saint in Jiangdu did
Things have gone too far. Let’s not talk about the Three Marches or anything like that. It’s just that things like Duke Mu and Wei Shangshu that day made me uneasy... Of course, the root cause is the Three Marches, so we must deal with Uncle Cao Huang and Cao Wei! So!
Regarding this matter, Bai Hengqiu and I do have the same hatred. But it is precisely because of this that Bai Hengqiu always behaves like Cao's uncle and nephew, so naturally I can be dissatisfied with him."
As he spoke, Duan Wei pointed to the battlefield on the other side of the river: "If it's like the day before yesterday, it's hard to say whether our army can arrive. It's natural for me to do a little bit of work as a friendly force. But if we are working so hard right now, is it okay?
It's easy to maintain the troops here, but he doesn't use us? What does that mean? Thieves were built for thieves and were built by heroes from the hometown of Dong Qi. I met Zhang Sanlang again in Hongshan. He was indeed not an ordinary rebel. Such a posture
, is destined to be the biggest enemy of us Kansai people. And does Bai Hengqiu act like this just to establish his unique identity in Hebei and Kansai? Is it for this?
He delayed the war because of his thoughts? And if he has this posture, does it look like the same person? Does it look like those wars?"
"It must be possible to establish an identity." Zheng Shanye said with a bitter smile. "It must be possible...but delaying the war...maybe not? So no one really dares to say whether it is true or not."
As he said that, Zheng Shanye raised his head slightly and squinted his eyes to look at the other side. The meaning was very clear. This battle situation, this situation comparison... Whether it was the strength of the troops or the more obvious visual effect of the aerial chessboard, it was just the Taiyuan Army that had an absolute advantage.
"I actually don't think it will delay the war." Duan Wei thought for a while and smiled. "But I am a few years older than you, and I have seen more wars, but I have other opinions... According to my personal experience,
The true qi military formation is just like a person's cultivation level...a military formation formed by only practitioners, compared to those who have not formed an formation, is like a master of condensing pills using Qi Jing, with the same true meridians, and true qi
If it is not enough, it can be like gold and iron on the earth. What matters is the level of cultivation and the number of people;
"And if this kind of true energy formation combined with a military formation is erected, no matter how big or small, strong or weak, it will take root like a master rising from the ground. At this time, the outcome will have some say.
, because it requires the firmness of people's hearts, the favor of God's will, and the control of territory...
"So, since the thief has set up a military formation, he has a good chance of winning!"
"One point..." Zheng Shanye, who had always been serious about his words, couldn't help but laugh at this time.
Because, it's really ridiculous.
The invincible grand master might have pouted by the river without even taking a breath. The veteran Ningdan was stabbed to death in bed in Hebei. It was only a few years ago that the Wei Dynasty destroyed Dong Qi and Nan Chen.
What doesn't matter?
He, Zheng Shanye, has gone over to assassinate Bai Hengqiu in the rebel army. He only said that Bai Sanniang had gone from Henan to attack Dongdu. Taking advantage of the opponent's confusion, he might have a chance of winning!
"Besides," Duan Wei continued without any confusion. "One side is attacking and the other is defending. The offensive must be completely defeated to win, and the defensive must be defeated to win. Therefore, the thief has two more chances of winning.
."
Zheng Shanye no longer smiled this time, but nodded seriously. This is indeed an issue that must be taken seriously.
However, he immediately became solemn and pointed at the chessboard that was almost above his head: "That's true, but it's not entirely true. The thief only has a mere three points to block the moves that the British master made today. So, then
Even if the British prince fails to hit a single blow today, so what? There are still pieces after another, and besides the chess pieces, there is also a chessboard, which is indispensable! We did not participate in the war, and General Xue did not come."
"I don't think so." This time, it was Duan Wei's turn to laugh again.
Zheng Shanye was puzzled for a moment.
And Duan Wei didn't mean to hide it: "The reason is very simple. Regardless of whether it is Bai Hengqiu or not, and whether we are included or not, for the thief, today's moves are the only ones with the so-called absolute chance of winning! If it fails,
, the momentum is reversed, and if the thief wants to maintain it later, he will always find a way to maintain it. On the contrary, if Bai Hengqiu loses the situation that he is sure to win in the first few moves because of his underestimation of the enemy and distracting thoughts, then if he wants to maintain it later, he will only have to
It will get harder and harder.”
Zheng Shanye fell silent. He actually suddenly came to his senses. After talking for a long time, Duan Wei compared Bai Hengqiu to Jiangdu... that saint who was not far from death.
But this is somewhat biased.
Duan Wei seemed to be aware of the thoughts of the general beside him. He just looked at him again and laughed on the spot with his hands behind his hands: "Of course, these are all far away. The reason why I said this is actually just a sentence, that is, I just saw the thief...
Together with the flower-like formation, coupled with what I saw and heard on the Red Mountain before, I couldn't help but think of the Dongyi army's formation on the water at Luolongtan during the first expedition... No one expected what happened next.
of!"
Zheng Shan and Ye Suran responded: "Duan Gong, no matter how unexpected Dongyi is, it can't shake the foundation of the Central Plains."
Duan Wei was also stunned for a moment, but then he laughed: "Yes, thieves are thieves, and Dongyi are just barbarians. Evil cannot defeat good! They can't win!"
Zheng Shanye nodded heavily, and then continued: "As for today's victory or defeat, there is no need to be too entangled. Forgive my subordinates for speaking frankly. The outcome of today's battle will definitely be decided before sunset. Either the Taiyuan army defeats the bandits' formation, or
The Taiyuan army cannot break the formation, and then the British will not delay, but will take action personally and directly take advantage of the enemy."
"It makes sense." Duan Wei still laughed. "Just watch, they will decide the outcome, and we just need to calm down and remind ourselves not to kneel down so fast, so as not to spoil some people."
Zheng Shanye nodded, but couldn't hold back after all: "We have been out for many days, but we haven't seen Duke Duan smile. How happy is he today?"
Duan Wei was obviously stunned, and then he laughed again and again: "I laughed a lot when I was young, and I also laughed when I was in the army, but later when I became an official and became a big man... maybe it was from the first expedition that I gradually stopped laughing. Instead of being able to laugh, I became more and more serious.
...But now, Xu knows that Cao Lin will not be able to rise again after a defeat, and the Wei Dynasty will be gone, so he feels relieved and starts to laugh again."
Zheng Shanye was speechless and could only watch the battle quietly across the river.
But Duan Wei's eyes immediately became vague, and he didn't know where he was thinking of. He didn't even pay attention to the battle in front of him that was getting fierce and intense.
On the core general stage of the Plum Blossom Camp, Zhang Xing sat there quietly and remained silent for a long time. As the peripheral military reports continued to be conveyed verbally, they gathered here at Xiong Bonan and listened to everything. In addition, they directly felt the
With the whole battlefield's true energy fluctuating, he had a slight idea of the battle situation in his mind.
"You said, if we continue to defend like this, Bai Hengqiu himself will take action, right?" At this moment, Xiong Bonan, who also had suspicions about the outcome of the battle, looked at Zhang Xing, Cui Suchen and others beside him.
"Yes." Cui Suchen had an expressionless face and was the first to answer. "This person is thinking hard and putting all his strength in one moment, how can he save his life? Besides, the situation is like this, if we compare with them, aren't we just inferior to a great master? If
What I expected is not bad, not only will we take action today, but we will take action very soon. As long as the front line is tighter and King Xiongtian takes action, he will come!"
Xiong Bonan nodded, and then looked at the chessboard above his head with a complicated expression, and his worries were self-evident.
People around him knew that King Xiongtian was not worried because he was destined to face the Grand Master directly, but because he was worried that once the Grand Master really overthrew the camp, the future of the gang would be in doubt.
As for this, in fact, everyone couldn't help but think about it a lot these days, but they were forced by the war and couldn't think too much.
But now, the chessboard is really hanging in the sky, and there is no way to hide.
When Cui Suchen saw this, he instinctively wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know how to speak.
At this moment, Chief Zhang Xing finally spoke slowly: "I just thought about it and realized that Bai Hengqiu has never been defeated as a general in his life."
Rao Shixiong and Cui are both people with firm stances, so they couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this... Is it possible to say this at this time?
"However, this should be our chance of winning." Zhang Xing didn't look at the people, nor the sky, nor the fighting around him. He just sat there, thoughtfully. "Because Bai Hengqiu is
, actually did not participate in any of the conquests against Dongyi!"
"Isn't it a good thing that we haven't conquered Dongyi?" Xiong Bonan finally couldn't help but ask.
"That's the problem. It was a good thing before, but not necessarily now." Zhang Xing answered sincerely.
PS: tMD, if I usually cough up bloody sputum no matter what, I would go crazy, but after knowing that it was this thing, I didn’t feel any pain at all.
