The night of May 15th is a night that determines the fate of many people, but they themselves are not aware of it. Come the day of May 16th, they still don’t understand the situation.
"One of the thieves' battalions, all Qingqi, should be Liu Heifu, whom we met before. Last night they attacked a village twenty miles south and slightly west of here, where we and General Cui (Hongsheng) were. But after Liu Heifu defeated the soldiers and horses there, he did not follow the clues to touch us or General Cui overnight. He only took a short rest and continued to the west before dawn..."
"interesting."
"General He Xi sent a message saying that at three o'clock last night, another battalion of thieves arrived from the northeast of him. Because it was night and it was raining, he did not dare to fight, but continued to surround the originally trapped camp. The reinforcements did not move, but instead controlled the road and laid out positions in the northeast, so I don’t know who it is.”
"There is another battalion that fought with a general under General Zhang Jin yesterday, and directly broke through the general's three thousand soldiers, but did not increase the damage at all, and also went directly to the west... What General Zhang meant Yes, that person seems to be a man named Han who harassed us before, but I’m not sure.”
"Yesterday afternoon, soldiers and horses should have attacked strongholds such as river crossings and pontoon bridges, but I don't know which battalion they were, nor their subsequent routes, or even how many strongholds they were in, or how many battles were fought. The news is too confusing. Already."
"I don't know if Zhang Qianda's troops have moved or not, and what the consequences will be... General Yu doesn't even know what's going on."
"Has a message been sent to General Tuwanlao?"
"Almost ten couriers have been sent... In fact, General Yu has also tried to send a few over."
"When will Zuopushe arrive? How many troops and horses will there be?"
"We can arrive in the afternoon. What he said last night was that there were nine thousand people around him at that time, and Yuan Lizheng will also come with him."
"The strength is the same as ours. Together they are 18,000."
"In addition to the 4,000 people from General He Xi... no, it's 6,000 people. There are another 2,000 people there who will join us at noon today."
"This is twenty-four thousand people."
"That's enough. We have a total of 78,000 personnel. If you remove the 10,000 at the front and back, the main force between the Fei vortices is 58,000, which is almost half. Who can't deal with it? Fifteen battalions of the army can do it together. Victory! Besides, several of their battalions have obviously gone westward."
"I know, is there anything else?"
"..."
"Well."
Along with the slightly weakened rain in the early morning, Sima Jinda, the right servant who had just finished eating the sour breakfast porridge, was sitting under a thatched shed in a farmyard. After listening to the report, he summarized the current intelligence. "The current situation is The situation is:
First, the thieves broke out suddenly, and by taking advantage of the rain and our turn, we were caught off guard, so that we couldn't even find the location of our own troops, and the battle situation information was even worse;
Secondly, the task given to the bandits crossing the river should be to cross the river westward at all costs in order to disrupt our subordinates and make us not know how to respond;
Third, judging from the current situation, the soldiers and horses that appeared by the rebels should be the same soldiers and horses that harassed and oppressed us before. There are no obvious reinforcements. But even for the fifteen or sixteen battalions they exposed before, we don’t know where they are.
Where;
Fourth, General He Xi accidentally captured the opponent's battalion;
Fifth, there is no news from General Zhang Qianda and General Yu Lao on the east bank of the Guohe River...is that right?"
"yes."
The person who answered Sima Jinda was Niu Fangsheng, who was marching on behalf of the army. In addition to the two of them, there were several generals and more than a dozen team generals under the shed, who also nodded many times.
"Well, let me make a bold guess now. These thieves have a plan. They just want to use quick military operations to confuse our subordinates and kill some of our soldiers and horses, so that we dare not cross the river to the other side of Guoshui.
We don't dare to continue going north to Xingyang. Anyway, they want us to turn around and go to Huaixi." At this point, Sima Jinda obviously hesitated, but he still said it. "And the soldier they want to kill should be Zhang
Qian Da and General Yu Lao."
Everyone nodded in approval, but Niu Fangsheng seemed to be aware of Sima Jinda's hesitation, and couldn't help but sigh: "Sending out five or six battalions to intersperse is also a suspicious soldier. It makes it impossible for us to concentrate our troops for a while, and then we can concentrate our superior troops to attack first.
Lose General Zhang (Qianda), and then eat General Yu... So the key to this battle is whether we can save it? If not, we will really be played by others with more than a dozen battalions; if
To rescue, the Prime Minister and Zuo Pushe must make a decision together, cross the river together to supervise the division, and Old General Tu Wan must follow closely, and even faster! To be honest, Zhang Qianda has no hope, General Yu Old can still respond!
"
The meaning is obvious. Sima Huada is in the north at this time. He should not have left yet, so he can call him now... After all, he has already said that if he wants to cross the vortex to fight on the east bank, the prime minister must personally lead the army.
However, Sima Jinda was silent for a moment, but only shook his head: "I will send a letter to the Prime Minister to explain the situation. Zuopushe should be on the way at this time, and regardless of whether he can be rescued or not, we must work hard to move forward now.
The purpose of eating this chess piece trapped by the gang first, and then talking about other things, is to gather soldiers and horses for discussion... Therefore, before setting off, we will send envoys to find the various ministries scattered everywhere. In addition to those who have already occupied
The father city of the city must be guarded by people outside, and the troops and horses must be gathered as much as possible.”
"That's right, we have to wait for people anyway. We have to clear out Hexi first, and then go east and eat this camp before talking about anything else!" Niu Fangsheng nodded and didn't care about it anymore, obviously knowing that their brothers were embarrassed these days.
The two reached an agreement and immediately mobilized their troops, with about 9,000 troops and set off. Sima Huada also set off for Qiao County, the largest city in Guoshui, under the protection of Linghu Xing, as if nothing had happened.
One of the two brothers was facing south, the other was facing north, walking with their backs to each other.
Prime Minister Sima didn't mention it, he just said that Sima Youpu shot this way... This place is only twenty miles away from where the battalion was besieged, so we can just go south-east. Niu Fangsheng led his troops first, and the troops behind him have not yet fully activated.
Then, Sima Jinda received new news about the battle situation... It turned out that the Hexi Naili Army had arrived at another battalion.
At this time, Sima Jinda began to frown a little.
Because according to his inference, the soldiers and horses crossing the river should mainly intersperse, in order to disrupt the subordinates of the Forbidden Army and delay the counterattack of the Forbidden Army. At this time, even if a battalion was accidentally surrounded, they should be ruthless.
right.
It was reasonable and reasonable to send a battalion to provide support before, but now another battalion is sent. Aren't you afraid that the Forbidden Army will gather in and easily eat it?
Of course, it is also possible that they are helping the rebels, unable to decide which battalion to leave on the battlefield, or that the leaders regard their own battalions as private property, and connect with each other to act on their own on the battlefield.
This is a good thing.
After thinking about this, Sima Jinda, who put down his worries a little, finally got ready and hit the road.
And when the right servant shot the rear army and marched about six or seven miles, and Niu Fangsheng had gone more than ten miles in front, another military message arrived, but it was not the military message from somewhere in the front, but the military message from last night.
, I just found this right servant and shot him in front of me... To be specific, at the southernmost end of the battlefield, another battalion was trapped by the Forbidden Army.
The right guard general Li Anyuan is considered a powerful force in the Forbidden Army. His unit not only has troops recruited before the Three Expeditions, but also has the old foundation of the Shengsheng Army in the old Forbidden Army. The thieves bumped into him at night, but not only did not shake this elite Forbidden Army,
Instead, they were beaten to a pulp and suffered heavy casualties. Not only that, Li Anyuan commanded well. Knowing that it would be difficult to pursue in the rain at night, he divided three elite teams into three directions, like a claw to keep up with the thieves and harass them continuously.
Then at dawn, the first part of the army launched a counterattack, and sure enough, they pounced on the opponent in a small market five or six miles west of Guoshui, and were attacking quickly.
Moreover, as the day dawned, this group of soldiers and horses was also clearly photographed, and it turned out to be the first battalion of thieves that they had encountered before. The leader's surname was Shang, and it was said that he was Zhang's confidant.
This is of course good news, and even Sima Jinda feels a little relaxed.
After all, judging from the summary of military information from yesterday to now, although both sides have their own victories and defeats, from the point of view of the establishment of combat operations, the overall quality of the Forbidden Army is still obviously better than that of the army. At the same time, the thieves' soldiers and horses have never exceeded those of the previous ones.
The scope of military exploration.
These are all reassuring.
In this way, Sima Jinda felt relieved and continued to march. After walking for about four or five miles, he was only about twenty miles away from him in a straight line. On a platform ten miles west of Guoshui, there was a slightly crude building.
In the Baidi Temple, Zhang Xing and others also received the news of this battle!
It turned out that yesterday evening, the gang decided to form a formation to freeze the river water, and it was actually successful. Then, relying on the solid ice pontoon bridge, twenty-seven battalions came over in one night, plus the five battalions that were originally crossing, and those who followed from behind the other four places last night.
Of the four battalions, more than thirty battalions have arrived, a few of them are scattered elsewhere, and most of them are gathering at a place more than ten miles south of Chengfu and five or six miles west of the Uishui River.
It is to prepare here and then launch a full-scale attack.
Including Jia Runshi who was sent out last night and Zhai Kuan who was sent out this morning, it was not so much to rescue Jia Wugen, but rather to conceal the battlefield information and cover this heavily armed group.
In fact, starting from last night, the mission of the scouts who dispersed was no longer to conduct reconnaissance, but to be restricted to a ten-mile radius around them and work hard to counter-reconnaissance. Even the military experts were doing their best to reduce surveillance.
However, just when the whole army was recharging its strength and preparing to use Jia Wugen as a bait to allow the Forbidden Army to gather more troops and fight a big battle, Mang Kingang from the lower reaches did not hesitate to use his true energy to personally deliver a huge piece of bad news.
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"The whole camp collapsed?" In the Guanzhong Hall, which was almost full of people, even Zhang Xing was startled. "Where is Shang Huai'en?"
"It should be more serious." The bald Mang Kingang's head was covered with water stains, but it was not rain, but sweat. "I received a defeated soldier on the road and knew that the entire battalion of Chief Shang was destroyed, so I quickly sent the troops to
I retreated to the nearest town and went to see it myself... When I got there, I saw the Forbidden Army holding up a white short cloak and showing off their power! I was so confused and afraid that the military situation was serious, so I came directly to find the chief!"
"I'm going to take a look!" Xiong Bonan's eyes turned red not long after he had just returned, and he was about to leave again. "At least the bodies we need to snatch are back!"
"The king can't go!" Xu Shiying shouted sternly to stop her brother-in-law. "We just formed a formation last night and the river froze. We need you to sit in front of the battlefield later, just in case! Now we also need you to sit here to prevent the enemy's masters.
Come and investigate for yourself!”
"That's the case, that's the case." Xiong Bonan was clearly in a state of chaos. "Have we ever suffered such a defeat since Zhang Xuguo that day?"
In the rain, almost all of the surrounding leaders, including Shan Tonghai, Chai Xiaohe, and Wang Shuyong, including many clerks, soldiers, and generals, looked miserable. It was obvious that this unexpected loss of the formation had greatly shaken the army.
Li Ding frowned slightly and wanted to say something, but he also knew that his words were unpleasant and his attitude was not good, especially when Zhang Xing, Xiong Bonan, Shan Tonghai and others were all here, and their attitudes were like this
Generally speaking, if a conflict occurs before the battle, it will inevitably affect the subsequent battle.
In fact, it is precisely because of this that he did not stop Xiong Bonan just now, including Zhang Xing. With his status, it is difficult for him to speak at this time.
"I have something to say, which is a bit unpleasant." At this moment, Xu Dalang spoke again. "I don't know whether Leader Shang is alive or dead. This is indeed bad news. A battalion has almost been wiped out, which is even more terrible news. But with all due respect, it's just
In terms of the general situation of the war, Leader Shang's defeat at this time will actually be of some benefit to us... Because the Imperial Army will inevitably underestimate the enemy, and Leader Jia and the others will attract more soldiers and horses in front of them, and they will be even more unprepared... At this time, we
We should get rid of distracting thoughts, continue with the original plan, and push to the west! This can be regarded as the revenge of the monk leader!"
Many people, including Xu Shiren, nodded immediately. Shan Tonghai, Wang Shuyong and others thought for a moment and nodded accordingly.
Even Xiong Bonan calmed down and nodded: "I think too much. At this time, I can't mess up the arrangement."
Seeing everyone being turned around, Li Ding withdrew his gaze from Xu Shiying and turned to ask Mang Kingang: "It is easy for a battalion of soldiers and horses to be trapped in the rain, but it is really difficult to be defeated by them all. Where is Shang Huaien, we will start from
As soon as I received the message at dawn, I asked the leader of Mangda to go to the rescue, but he couldn't hold on until you got there?"
"Because the reinforcements from the Forbidden Army are arriving faster and in greater numbers." Mang Jingang quickly explained. "Looking at the banner, it is Zhang Qianda's tribe, with a total of five or six thousand people. They will directly join Li Anyuan's general."
"Zhang Qianda didn't take the initiative to surround and kill Leader Shang." Xu Shiying thought for a moment and immediately made a judgment. "He noticed that we were crossing the river and panicked. He didn't dare to stay alone on the east bank of Guoshui, so he crossed back overnight.
, went to get closer to other troops, and happened to bump into Leader Shang."
Everyone's expressions softened slightly.
After all, if this is the case, it is Shang Huaien and his subordinates who are unlucky, not that the army's combat power has reached a certain level compared to the Forbidden Army.
"But this is bad news from the perspective of the current war situation." Li Ding's face turned dark. "Because the smart people in the Forbidden Army will immediately realize that we have no intention of besieging Zhang Qianda, and then be careful in other directions.
, not to mention that the leader Mang showed up in front of their army in person... Chief Zhang, don't hesitate, don't wait for Wu Dalang and Xia Hou Ningyuan's battalions, first eat the six thousand people and the nearest reinforcements in front of them.
, let’s talk about other things! Attack immediately!”
No matter who was around, when they heard the last four words, they all put the rest of the matter behind their minds and looked at Zhang Xing.
"Okay!" Zhang Xing continued to be kind to Li Ding, and he raised his voice in the audience and gave the military order. "Let's attack according to the original plan, Mang King Kong!"
"My... subordinate is here!" Mang Kingang hurriedly handed over his hand.
"In addition to your main camp, the four battalions of Xu Kaidao, Zhang Shanxiang, Pang Jingang, and Fan Wang will join you. You will also place the remnant of Shang Huaien's troops. You go back to the south and bite the combined forces of Zhang Qianda and Li Anyuan!
Don't let them come to the north, and don't let them run away. If you have any concerns before the battle, ask Shan Longtou for military orders!"
"I know!" Mang Kingang responded immediately.
Among the battalions pointed out by Zhang Xing, except for Fan Wang, who was already crossing the river on the southern line, the other three also followed the bald man.
"Shan Tonghai!" Zhang Xing called to another person.
"My... subordinate is here!" He also changed his title, but Shan Dalang didn't seem to react. He was obviously stuck for a moment before he quickly handed over.
"In addition to your main camp, the four battalions of Chang Hui, Fang Yanshi, Guo Jingke, and Zuo Caixiang are also going south from you, flanking the downstream to surround the current enemy. There are military changes on the way. The entire
South Wing, you make your own decision! If Wu Dalang and others cross the river from the southern front, they will also obey your command! Han Erlang, Liu Heifu will also be yours if they go to the southern front!"
"It's your order!" Shan Tonghai's breathing was obviously heavy.
Except for Prime Minister Zuo Cai, who had already crossed the river in advance and was on the southern line, the other three people also stood behind Shan Tonghai.
Next, under the dim light in the auditorium, Zhang Xing glanced at Wang Shuyong and Niu Da and ordered again: "Wang Shuyong!"
Wang Wu was excited for a moment and immediately handed over his hands: "I obey my orders."
"Zhang Gongshen, Feng Duan, Fan Bao, and Cao Chen will follow you to the north. Like Shan Dalang, you will be responsible for the northern flank, encirclement and encirclement. At the same time, you will have the power to make temporary decisions on the northern front!"
"Please rest assured, chief!" Wang Wulang felt as if his chest was about to burst. "This battle will be a great success!"
"Niuda."
"Chief's orders!" Niuda perked up.
"Su Mu, Zhang Dao will go with you first and block the road outside the city. We don't want to destroy the city, but we want to divide and lock the enemy. If the military situation changes, we will inform Wang Wulang and listen to his military orders."
"clear."
"Xu Shiren." Zhang Xing suddenly called out another unexpected name.
"The general is here." Xu Shiren bowed his head respectfully.
"You are the vanguard. Wang Xiongdan is under your command. Jia Runshi and Zhai Kuan in front are also under your command. They rush directly to the front and join forces with Jia Wugen to attack He Xi!"
"No!" Xu Shiren didn't hesitate at all.
Wang Xiongdan stood behind Xu Shiren without hesitation.
"Jia Yue, you are the second forward." Zhang Xing nodded another person. "Zhai Qian is your deputy, and we will set off on the second line."
Jia Yue said nothing, only bowed his head and saluted.
Zhai Qian, on the other hand, smiled as he saluted: "I'm about to meet these forbidden troops again."
Hearing this, Zhang Xing couldn't help but smile. Many people who were tense around him also smiled, and the atmosphere relaxed slightly.
"Inform Wu Jingfeng that the four battalions of Li Zida, Wu Changzai, Xia Hou Ningyuan and Wang Hou who have not yet crossed the river have been handed over to him for unified dispatch. Let him pay attention to the military situation on the front line, arrange the river crossing routes for each battalion on his own, and come as quickly as possible to respond to the battlefield support!" Laughs
After that, Zhang Xing continued to give orders, speaking to the documents of Yu Changnan behind him.
Yu Changnan nodded in agreement and went to the small viewing gallery to write some documents.
"The remaining people, from King Xiongtian down, all the remaining leaders, clerks, joined the army, and prepared to set off together with the last seven battalions (Li Ding, Xu Shiying, Chai Xiaohe, Su Jingfang, Fan Lihua, Wang Chenxu),
To serve as the central army." Zhang Xing gave the final order without any pause. "Who has any other suggestions or objections? Put them forward at the last chance! Otherwise, prepare to go out!"
Among all the people, only Li Ding opened his mouth, but in the end he remained silent.
The military order announced by Zhang Xing was probably the temporary plan he personally formulated this morning, Li Silang, based on the situation of crossing the river. Eighteen battalions spread their wings on the left and right, and the remaining dozen battalions attacked forward in three sections, front and rear... Only one battalion
There was a slight change... It was not Niu Da and Wang Shuyong, but the forward and the central army. The original forward was Su Mu leading Fan Lihua, Wang Chen was stunned, and Su Jingfang, which was his Wu'an army. However, Zhang Xing temporarily
It was changed to Xu Shiren leading Wang Xiongdan and Jia Runshi, his chief Zhang's pro-military troops.
In fact, the arrangement Li Dalongtou made before was not to facilitate his subordinates to perform meritorious service or to show their loyalty. The main purpose was to make the elite generals of the Forbidden Army fall into a state of doubt and fear through the sudden appearance of Wu'an Army.
Now, Zhang Xing has arranged this and directly uses his own troops as vanguards, which has a similar effect.
Moreover, it also avoided the war-avoidance mentality of the newly surrendered Wu'an Army.
Therefore, Li Ding finally kept his mouth shut.
No one objected, no one proposed a new plan.
Zhang Xing nodded and made a routine statement in the Baidi Temple with his back to the rough-shaped statue of Baidi:
"Everyone, I won't reiterate military law or anything... I will just say one thing. We have discussed this battle a long time ago. No one wants to fight it because it will not have a big effect on the situation and will only cost the lives of our brothers. But
The war is still going on, why?! It's because the Imperial Guards broke their contract and came to fight in our territory! And they looted excessively along the way. If they were allowed to behave like this, Qiaojun, Liangjun, and Xingyang would all be eaten clean by them.
We have to fight this battle to protect our own home. In this battle, we are the home-defending gang!"
After saying that, the chief waved his hand: "As for fighting, if you can't do it, once you do it, you must do your best. Therefore, I hope you will fight hard and kill one of these forbidden soldiers in this vortex.
Rivers of blood have flowed, so use the blood of the Wei Dynasty’s legacy to cleanse the place and frighten the world!”
The generals rushed out of the observation hall with a roar, organized their troops, and set off.
Zhang Xing and others are in the Chinese Army and belong to the last rank. They are a little more calm, but they still need to put on their clothes immediately.
While everyone was busy, Zhang Xing remembered something and finally mentioned it to Li Ding, who was helping each other put on armor: "Where is Shi Niang? Didn't I lead the camp for you? Why didn't I see her when I turned back from Xuzhou Road?
"
Li Ding was stunned for a moment, and immediately gave an answer: "She got some secret message from the True Fire Cult the night after you left, and told me that her mentor's mentor was in Huaibei, and asked her to inquire about something... It depends on her.
I mean, as a serious elder, I let her go, but I didn’t expect to miss this battle."
"My mentor's mentor...could it be that Qianjin Cult Master has arrived in Huaibei? Hasn't he been wandering south of the Yangtze River?" Zhang Xing was obviously puzzled. "It can't be that Xiao Hui is afraid that we will rob Huainan, so he sent people to ask us what we are and what is true.
Bar?"
"If it was the former, I should have gone to see him." Li Ding had already considered it. "If it was the latter, Shiniang only knew a few things about Wu An and didn't know the true nature of the gang; secondly, we didn't even think about it seriously.
Matters in Huainan."
"It's tasteless, it's worthless." Zhang Xing almost blurted out. "It's tasteless to eat, it's a pity to throw it away."
"Huainan can't be called useless, because we are already beyond our capabilities. If we forcefully take over Huainan, it's not impossible, but with the current strength of the Gang, I'm afraid we will have to change our strategy and concentrate on running Jianghuai." Li Ding refuted seriously.
"Are you going to give up the established Hebei strategy that has been implemented for more than two years and turn around to run Jianghuai?"
"How is it possible to run Jianghuai?" Zhang Xing pressed the other party's heart mirror and replied quietly. "How do you know that this is useless and just talking about Huainan?"
Li Ding was stunned for a moment. After all, he had given up on trying to break up with the other party verbally.
In this way, the two of them cooperated with each other and were fully clothed. The others also tidied up their clothes and armor, and then swarmed out of the small temple.
When we came outside, it still rained in May between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River, but maybe because the rain was not heavy and it was in the morning, the view was much better than in the morning... And as far as the eye could see, countless sergeants were wearing raincoats,
Or just wearing armor, they all marched in teams in the rain around the platform. There were officers running back and forth, giving orders constantly, and flags of various colors were hoisted and hung in the rain.
Among them, the most eye-catching thing is that every moment someone slips, falls, or rolls out of the queue. Most of them get up again with the help of their comrades to keep up, but a small number of people can only move aside.
, nervously watching his comrades leave.
This is the necessity for large troops to fight in the rain.
In fact, there is a camp just beside the road to the east of the platform from the Guohe River, where all the sick and wounded are gathered due to falls, sprains, and illnesses caused by being exposed to the rain while marching.
The sergeants were strictly ordered to make noise early in the morning, and crossed the river at night. They even held medals for a while when gathering. At this time, although no one lifted the ban, the movement of the march and the transmission of military orders clearly created a noise similar to a noise.
There is no way to block the movement.
When they walked out of the crude Baidi Temple, they were faced with the rain and these scenes. Looking at and listening to these things, many people were a little confused.
"Much better than Lishan." Zhang Xing read it over and concluded. "Military discipline, soldier quality, spirit, and logistics are all much better."
"It must be so." Chai Xiaohe interjected.
"Let me just say, we are not that bad. We cannot collapse at the first touch with the Forbidden Army." Xiong Bonan's face also improved a lot.
"However, now that the movement has been released and the troops have been activated, the Imperial Army will soon notice something." Xu Shiying frowned slightly and was the first to speak.
"It doesn't matter now." Zhang Xing narrowed his eyes slightly. "Raise my flag with the word 'Deposed' and speed up the dispatch of troops!"
Facts have proved that Xu Shiying and other gang leaders still underestimated the top and bottom ranks of the Forbidden Army. Not to mention anything else, the deposed flag has not yet been raised. On the designated battlefield more than ten miles away, there has not yet been a battle today.
, but General He Xi, who had been designed to be the main target of the first wave of attacks, had already noticed the subtle situation on the battlefield, and then noticed the subtleties and realized that the situation might be completely different from what he had previously expected!
The so-called "micro" is actually two flags.
As the day dawned, He Xi keenly noticed that the first military battalion, which was inadvertently blocked by his troops in the small village in front of him yesterday afternoon, raised the flag with the word "Jia"... This is actually normal. The leader of the gang named Jia is
There are, and it seems there are quite a few. Even if "Jia" has not been seen in the dozen or so battalions of the army encountered during the march, it cannot mean anything, because it is very likely that he has never seen it.
But soon, as the army in the village waved their flags, almost in response, the two armies coming to help on the official road to the northeast of the village also waved their flags. One of them was "Zhai", and the other was also "Jia".
!
Zhai fell, and the two Jia Rang He Xi was completely confused. He repeatedly traveled between the two positions to personally observe the military situation, and after repeatedly asking his subordinates, he came to the conclusion that although there were some differences in military strength, it was obvious that
Due to the attrition of previous battles and marches, these two flags were dismounted and became two independent, organized battalions!
Two independent battalions, two banners with the name Jia, according to the gang system, are two leaders with the surname Jia.
What does it mean when two leaders named Jia suddenly appear?
For most people, it will feel strange, and then there may be some instinctive uneasiness, but it will only be uneasy. No definite conclusion can be drawn for a while, but this is not the case for He Xi... Because He Xi
Not an ordinary person.
He is the old officer of the gang leader Feng Duan, the successor of Sima Changying, and the president of the army's engineering force when Cao Che was there!
Moreover, he is not a nominal project leader like Bai Hengqiu and Sima Changying. Although he grew up in Kansai, he has been neglected since childhood, and his uncle is a former general of the Southern Dynasty, so he does the work himself.
That kind!
He also designed the construction of the capital, palaces, vehicles, Tower of Babel, and golden pillars! During the previous expedition against Dongyi, he was also responsible for supervising the construction of mountains, planning camps, and managing the fleet.
In other words, this person may be the senior official with the most mathematical and engineering thinking in the Forbidden Army, or even in the entire Wei Dynasty.
So, these two characters "Jia" are just a mathematical problem for He Xi: it is known that the gang has fifty battalions, three of which are led by leaders named Jia. Fifteen battalions were dispatched before, and our army encountered ten battalions.
, no leader named Jia participated. So, now two battalions led by leaders named Jia suddenly appeared. What is the probability that these two battalions are among the previous fifteen battalions?
Who knows! But definitely small!
That's right, after He Xi confirmed the appearance of two leaders named Jia, he immediately realized that they were either suspicious soldiers or reinforcements from the gang were coming!
The strength of the troops on the opposite side is not fifteen battalions!
But more!
"Tell Sima Youpushe that the two battalions in front of you are both named Jia, and you haven't seen them before. They may have brought reinforcements for Xin!" He Xi was already completely nervous. "Then catch me alive and fight with your life."
Catch the ones alive and ask where these two battalions came from!"
After the messenger was sent out and the order was given, He Xi was still nervous and nervous. He almost instinctively thought of running away.
But reason told him that running away at this time would do more harm than good.
First of all, Sima Jinda was a few miles away and he ran away at this time. The Sima family could not spare him. Whether it was to enforce military law or to be punished back in the east capital, it would be fatal! Secondly, it was also He Xi's confidence at this time.
Even he believed that even if the reinforcements had arrived and were preparing for a large-scale attack, they would not be able to attack him immediately... As a master engineer, he knew how long it would take for the troops to cross the Guohe River.
It is entirely possible to unite with Sima Jinda to capture this army, gather other soldiers and horses, and then discuss withdrawing or fighting.
Therefore, He Xi almost forced himself to stay where he was and issued additional military orders to prepare for battle.
Facts proved that He Xi's idea seemed to be correct. Two-quarters of an hour later, the Forbidden Army reinforcements arrived first, and Niu Fangsheng's forward troops appeared in the northwest. General Zuo Houwei did not hesitate and ordered the war to begin.
Moreover, the war started in the opposite direction. Except for the necessary troops for the encirclement, almost all the troops in his department rushed towards the one with two large banners with the character "Jia" standing on the outside.
Jia Runshi, who was caught off guard and lacked a solid position, instantly fell into a disadvantage. His battalion of new soldiers almost lost half of their position in the first wave of impact, and the defeated troops collapsed and fled to the side of Zhai Kuan's position.
passed.
"Victory in the battle ahead?"
Sima Jinda was stunned for a moment, but he did not look happy. Instead, he reined in his horse and looked around in confusion, as if he wanted to see through the mystery, but he only saw a wilderness under the misty rain.
Moreover, he had just received the report from He Xi, and he almost immediately agreed with the other party's conjecture. The right servant also believed that reinforcements must have arrived, which in turn proved that he had been added earlier.
Information about the defeat of the Huai'en tribe... Zhang Qianda crossed the river and came over.
These two pieces of information echoed each other, indicating that the gang's reinforcements had arrived, and then just as the Forbidden Army turned around, they crossed the river to fight without hesitation, trying to defeat the main force of the Forbidden Army.
Overturning the original conjecture, Sima Jinda was naturally uneasy, because it meant that a war was likely to break out.
As the actual commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, unlike He Xi, this right servant considered the overall situation. He recognized that it would be disadvantageous for He Xi's army to cross the river and that the Forbidden Army would have no worries in short-term operations. However, he also realized that if
If you waste time here, you may be overtaken by the main army and have to fight.
It's not that we can't fight, but we're talking about, is it necessary to fight decisively? If we fight decisively, should we gather our troops first and wait for work? Should we defend the city to eliminate the disadvantage of rain? Should we fight for a long time? Should we call for reinforcements from Dongdu to defeat the army in one fell swoop?
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These things are what Sima Jinda has been thinking about in his mind.
However, now that the front lines are engaged and we have the upper hand, we need to put aside these thoughts for the time being.
In fact, Sima Jinda has never been a hesitant person. He thinks about it, but he never hesitates when he really wants to make a decision:
"Order the entire army to speed up and ignore the fighting in front of General He. Just let General Niu deal with it. Everyone turn left and go around the enemy's rear from the east to surround the thieves on the outside of the two battalions!"
As soon as the military order was issued, Sima Jinda did not hesitate and drove his horse forward in person. The 6,000 troops in the rear immediately separated from the 3,000 in the front, changed direction, and accelerated toward the east.
This trip really made Sima Jinda know the truth outside the fog of war as quickly as possible!
Without him, just two-quarters of an hour later, when Xu Shiren's troops had just reached the new barracks of Jia Runshi, who was almost collapsing, although it was raining, the view was still good before noon, and Sima Jin, who had just turned to Sima Jin not long ago,
Da was caught off guard in the wilderness when he saw an army of over ten thousand men and a large red flag that made him tremble.
Then it was like falling into an ice cave on the spot.
Let's also say that one of the two sides made a temporary U-turn and the other temporarily sent troops. They both believed that the front was a gap in the fighting area. Even if the sentry cavalry was scattered, it would be impossible to complete the control in such a short period of time.
Relatively speaking, under normal clear weather, the opponent's army can be seen four miles away, but it requires concentration, and if the terrain is slightly undulating, the forest obstruction will be obscured. Of course, the closer you get, the closer you will be.
It's becoming clearer.
In fact, because of the presence of sentry riders and practitioners, the two sides were aware of each other's presence six miles apart.
But we are not sure of the strength of the troops, we are not sure of the opponent's true direction of travel, we are not even sure whether it is an enemy or a friend. It doesn't matter if we are friends, but we don't know how many enemies there are... And this distance is only a moment of adjustment and verification, and it is impossible to turn directly.
, the stagnant parties will directly enter each other's field of vision.
Zhang Xing rode a yellow gelding and looked at the panicked troops on both sides through the rain. One of the troops was heading east by south, and the other was heading south by west. They were about to collide. They were adjusting in a panic, as if they were preparing to face each other.
Come and fight.
"Something's wrong." Li Ding narrowed his eyes slightly, and then suddenly made an unexpected judgment. "He's not going to fight us, he's going to escape, and he definitely doesn't have direct backup... Under the banner of Sima, whether it's Sima Huada or
Sima Deke, we can’t let go, we have to catch up quickly.”
"I'll stop him!" Xiong Bonan was about to leave.
"How can one resort to pressure tactics when a war starts?" Zhang Xing stopped Xiong Bonan, then got off his horse and led the yellow gelding to a person behind him through the rain.
The man understood, got off his horse, and took the reins of the yellow gelding, but it turned out that the leader was not Qin Er.
"Three hundred are ready to give you all." Zhang Xing loosened the reins and pointed at the "Sima" flag in the distance among the troops preparing to flee. "With people like Sima Huada on the opposite side, it is better to be alive than dead..."
