Compared with the Battle of Lishan, although the battle was fought in the rain, and the plum rain in the south was obviously more continuous than the rain in the north, in fact, because the south had corresponding drainage capabilities, this meant that although the battle was fought in the rain, it was not
There is no feeling like wallowing in the mud. Local actions on the battlefield are at least visible and roughly controllable.
Instead, there is actually chaos at the strategic level, obstruction of strategic vision and struggles in action. It can be said that this time the strategic level has fallen into a quagmire.
However, this strategic mud den situation was actually one-sided. The army crossed the river through the ice bridge and successfully got out of this situation, but the Forbidden Army was still in the mud den.
As early as Zhang Xing led three more battalions to Fanweizi, He Xi immediately asked for help from behind. He knew that Sima Deke and Sima Jinda were behind him. Moreover, at that time, his words were very fierce and blunt.
If he didn't come to rescue him, he would surrender the thief directly!
"Listen to General He's nonsense. Unless he is captured, he will never surrender." On an earthen rampart outside Zhangweizi, accompanied by the sound of rain and a little noise in the distance, Yuan Li was scoffing. "He.
He entered Guanlong as a young man as a descendant. After decades of hard work, he finally climbed to the position of minister and general and became the backbone of Guanlong. If he was surrendered, it didn't matter if he had to choose. The key was that he had to go back to his youth in Hebei.
The hardship of being inferior to others...how can you endure this?”
"That's the truth." Sima Deke said with a smile. "General He will definitely hold on for the sake of the overall interests of the Forbidden Army... But the key now is that General Cui (Hong Sheng)'s forward still has seven or eight miles to go, and we are waiting for him
Together, or go directly to support?”
At this time, there were quite a few generals of the Forbidden Army gathered, but no one answered after hearing the words. Instead, they all looked at Sima Jinda who was standing aside. This made Zuo Pushe Sima Deke helpless for a while, he could only continue to laugh, but he couldn't.
He looked at Sima Jinda.
Without him, judging from the situation, the gang obviously brought unexpected reinforcements (Sanjia Erzhai and suspected subordinates of Li Ding, Hebei) and showed unexpected combat power (Sanbai Qijing prepared generals), so everyone
There is indeed some fear of war; and in terms of the power structure, when the Sima brothers are bossing around, everyone instinctively supports Sima Deke in confrontation, but this is essentially for the sake of their respective military power and political independence. It really does not mean that they have to fight with the strong foundation.
Sima, the top noble family in Guanlong, is against him. As for Sima Deke now taking the initiative, everyone is uneasy.
To put it bluntly, this Sima is not that Sima, do you deserve the surname Sima?
When Sima Jinda saw that everyone was coming to see him, he felt a little helpless and could only say: "If you are in a dilemma, just let Zuopushe make the decision. The most taboo at this time is to divide the troops and be hesitant."
This was correct nonsense. Everyone nodded helplessly and could only look back at Smadek.
"Let's make it clear." Sima Deke saw that Sima Jinda's attitude remained the same, and he became even more excited. "If we wait here, one is to wait for reinforcements, the other is to prevent the enemy from being alerted, and the third is to consume more with less. How can we use it to make it more clear?"
The general and Yutian will wear down the thieves; and if support is provided at this time, it is possible to defeat the thieves' center in one fell swoop, promote an early victory in the overall situation, and get rid of the impact of the raid launched by the thieves."
Everyone looked at each other, only forcing Yuan Li to say seriously: "Zuopushe, the advantages are advantages and the disadvantages are disadvantages? What are the disadvantages of the two choices?"
"The advantage of the first is the disadvantage of the second, and the advantage of the second is the disadvantage of the first." Sima Deke said with a proud smile, as if he was confident.
Everyone still looked at each other, as if there were some words that were hard to say.
Even Sima Jinda felt a little regretful at this time. Because he was overthinking, it was right to take the initiative to give up the talents, and it was right to unify the command. However, after being handed over to Sima Deke, he really did not expect that this guy would become so ambitious.
It's like... it's like the poor suddenly get rich, the poor suddenly become rich, and they start to lose control of themselves.
In this situation, do we only care about winning and not losing?
"Does Zuo Pushe only care about victory and not defeat?" Seeing that Sima Deke was too arrogant, and Sima Jinda seemed to have lost his ambition, Yuan Lizheng had no choice but to step into this role. "Stay here.
Waiting for reinforcements, General He just won't surrender, but what if he is defeated directly? According to You Pushe, Zhang Thief has three hundred Qijing masters with him, and he is very powerful. If he forms a formation and attacks, it will be bad.
The situation is normal. But if we go forward now, the result is to lure the enemy, and the thieves have more large troops ambushing them, so what?"
"If we follow your calculations, should we abandon General He and General Niu and retreat directly? Or follow Prime Minister Sima's example and find a city to guard, waiting for General Sima to come from the east capital to rescue us?" Sima Deke stood in the rain.
He smiled and said, "You only have victory and defeat in your mind, don't you think about gains and losses?"
The generals suddenly paused.
It was Yuan Li who hurriedly handed over his hand: "Please Zuopushe for advice."
"There is nothing to advise." Sima Deke waved his hand. "Everyone has his own ambitions, and I can't tell you what the pros and cons are. I can only tell you one thing... General Yuan, you said that the thieves may have an ambush, so let me ask you.
The thief has been prepared for a long time, and indeed has reinforcements. Now he is attacking with all his strength. But from the battle on the riverside yesterday afternoon to this moment, how many camps can he cross the west of the river in one day and one night?"
Not only Yuan Lizheng, but also the other generals seemed to have some understanding.
And Sima Deke continued to sneer: "If you ask me, let's not care about Sanjia, Erzhai or Wu'an Li Ding. We only say how many battalions they can bring over? How many battalions are exposed now? Where are they? They were beaten by us.
How many battalions were defeated and crippled? How many battalions were scattered far to the south and could not come over in time? Do you really not care about the strength of the troops, the weather, the enemy or ourselves, these things?"
After saying that, Sima Zuopushe held his waist knife and turned to look at the northeast where the battle was supposed to be going on. He seemed to be disdainful of such a simple matter as debating with the generals, and he seemed to be unsuited to this kind of confrontation situation where he was alone in front of the crowd.
After the generals thought for a moment, they were obviously no longer nervous as before, but still did not take the initiative to speak. They just looked at Yuan Lizheng, forcing this person who was theoretically directly subordinate to Smadek to make the first move.
Yuan Li was so cunning, but he still went to see Sima Jinda.
In desperation, Sima Youpushe spoke again: "Indeed, and if you are so concerned, it is better to go there as soon as possible, because the later you go, the more support they may have."
In essence, he agreed with Smadek.
"What You Pushe said is absolutely true." Sima Deke immediately nodded and continued to persuade others seriously. "Actually, it is the master of the three hundred strange scriptures. Have you ever thought about it, does it mean that the thief already knows about him?
If you don't have time to cross so many soldiers, why not just gather the elites from the remaining battalions and bring them over first?"
Everyone was stunned again, and then suddenly realized.
Even after Sima Jinda was stunned for a moment, he actually felt that it made sense. How else could he explain it?
"Is there a possibility..." Now that the matter has been discussed, the two servants seem to have agreed on the idea of sending troops. At this time, Yuan Lizheng confidently pretended to be an opposition. "The thief is really angry.
With the Grand Formation and the Grandmaster in charge, they directly froze the river and sent fifty battalions over together? During the Second Expedition that day, someone did this, causing countless supplies to cross the Dongyi River, making it easier for General He to deliver
Then will the late emperor raise the city?"
"This is a theory, but it's not really possible." Sima Deke said with a smile. "But if that's the case, we have nothing to argue with. We can just leave the two generals He Xiniu and the nine thousand Forbidden Army soldiers and run away.
...But again, the situation is unclear now, who will make the decision to abandon them? And if not, then we have to think about when to take action."
Yuan Lizheng immediately nodded and smiled. He was just role-playing. He didn't believe what he just said.
However, Sima Jinda thought about it seriously, and then slowly shook his head: "Probably not. As soon as the thieves met, they sent those three hundred horses to charge at me. They are all just Qijing, and their true energy is the most unstable. If they formed a formation last night,
After sealing the river, we must have been sluggish by then. How could we dare to release them and charge directly at the army? Even if the three hundred cavalry did not form their own formation when they charged at me, it was just that the leading general wanted to make a sneak attack, not that he did not have the confidence to form another formation."
"Isn't this appropriate?!" Smadek waved his hand. "Actually, I know why you are worried. The original intention is that we were attacked and it took less than a day from the beginning to the present, and the people gathered here
They are all soldiers and horses at the rear. Most of them only received the news last night and lacked intelligence from the front... But everyone, as I said before, we are being raided now. It is clear that the intelligence before the raid is that our combat power is superior.
After being raided, various battlefields also went back and forth. Do we really have to flee without fighting? Do we really have to abandon our friendly forces and leave?"
In fact, He Xi is related to Sima Jinda's failure to successfully deploy the reconnaissance net, but He Xi was deliberately blocked from view by the army. Sima Jinda was defeated in a battle, and the army even sent two soldiers to pursue the defeated soldiers and press them here. This is another reason.
It's the same thing.
"This is exactly the truth." Sima Jinda also took a deep breath and cheered up. "If we leave now, not only will we abandon the nine thousand people of General He and General Niu, General Yu will also be abandoned by us.
Abandoned! There are also Generals Zhang Qianda and General Li Anyuan. We have already asked them to come over. If there is a deviation in the route and the thieves see us running away, but after defeating General He and others, they turn around and bite General Zhang. What should we do?
how?"
"The general understands what the two servants mean." Yuan Lizheng also became serious. "But if this is the case, there is only one thing left."
"Tell me."
"Xiong Bonan didn't show up, but Zhang Thief's flag is serious. Doesn't it mean that he is also a master? How to deal with it?" Yuan Lizheng became more and more serious.
"That was the previous statement. The latest statement I got is that this person is not a master. The reason why he can confront the British Duke is because he has the Fulong Seal and the Shocking Dragon Sword in his hand." Sima Deke immediately replied. "If it is used
Fulong Seal, we will benefit instead!"
Yuan Li was silent and only looked at Sima Jinda, who immediately nodded.
So far, the surrounding Forbidden Army generals had no objections and only urged the two servants to take charge. Sima Jinda once again stated that he wanted Sima Deke to take charge of the matter.
Smadek is not polite either.
However, after thinking for a while, he chose a different plan than before: "Everyone, since everyone is still worried, we won't wait for General Cui and set off immediately. Anyway, it won't be long. Let's save General He first and try again.
Let’s push back the traitor army in a face-to-face battle and gain the initiative.”
This time, the generals agreed with a bang.
After a while, at least 15,000 troops, including the remnants of Sima Jinda, launched directly, regardless of the obstruction and delay of the two battalions of thieves on the left front, leaving Zhang Weizi and heading east to Fan Weizi.
The troops had just started. Suddenly, several high-level generals in the team, led by Sima Deke and Sima Jinda, were all startled. They each raised their heads from their horses, passed through the rain line, and looked to the east in shock.
There, behind the clouds, a huge purple curtain seemed to flash past.
Everyone knows what this means - the gang's master has arrived at the Fanweizi battlefield and entered the battle.
Moreover, this grandmaster was not mentioned in the seemingly clear-cut discussion just now, or it could be said that this important enemy combat force has been vaguely denied to appear on the battlefield.
"Speed up and move forward!" Sima Deke was silent for a moment, then immediately continued to urge the horses, and at the same time loudly informed his guards. "Tell all the ministries to speed up and move forward!"
When the generals heard this, they knew that Smadek wanted to "keep moving forward", but they had nothing to say. After all, the army had already started, and if it stopped temporarily, it would inevitably cause chaos.
Besides, the bandit army is strong in front, so we should rush to support them.
At this time, it is the so-called time for the coach to make a decision on the spur of the moment.
Just as the Forbidden Army brigade was marching eastwards, somewhere northwest of Fanweizi, as the huge purple curtain in the sky swept downwards, accompanied by the obvious sound of tearing plates, cloth, and howling wind, the entire position
They fell into chaos, and then there were screams, wails, curses, and cries... all mixed together.
The troops that were charging to the east, south, and north of Fan Weizi burst into even louder cheers.
"General Niu! General Niu!" At this time, compared to those who were directly swept away, some of the people nearby who were not affected immediately reacted and went directly to find Niu Fangsheng, the nominal commander of this unit.
Under a hay shed that was supposed to be a place for grazing livestock, Niu Fangsheng was shocked by this. At this time, he was called to him, but he didn't know what the other person meant, but he almost begged: "Can you wait a little longer?
"
"General Niu!" The visitor stamped his feet anxiously. "Brothers, it's okay if there is no way to survive, but now that you have blocked it, I'm afraid you will be regarded as an enemy! Don't delay any longer, start quickly.
!”
"I understand what you mean!" Niu Fangsheng was furious, and finally got out from under the shed holding his sword. "But we are in the rear. If we easily follow the thieves, wouldn't General He in front be betrayed by us? We are
We were beaten, but now General He is also fending off the rebels for us!"
The man wanted to say something else, but Niu Fangsheng waved his hand directly: "I have made up my mind! As long as General He is in front, if you want to do whatever you want, just step over me!"
But after the delaying strategy failed, he stopped pretending at all.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the giant purple curtain with a radius of more than ten feet that was rolled up not far above his head had taken shape, and it moved slightly. Just a single movement caused the position below to become silent on the spot, and then the giant curtain moved downwards again.
Sweeping one place, just one sweep, there was another burst of random shouting.
Visitors came to see Niu Fangsheng again.
Niu Fangsheng closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then turned to look at a person, who was the leader of the army that Niu Fangsheng wanted from Sima Jinda to serve as his personal guard: "Take people to the intersections in the middle of Weizi and watch, if
These people really want to rebel because of Bai Youbin's instigation, and I can't stop them. You have to stop them no matter what and attack General He's back! Then call a team of crossbowmen to fire arrows at Xiong Bonan!"
The leader was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then seriously reminded: "Master Niu, forget the last one, we can't let anyone die in vain."
After saying that, he just handed over his hand and led the people straight away.
But after this man left, Niu Fangsheng was still stunned. Bai Youbin, the old man who came to come, looked up to the sky in the rain and sighed, and then left.
Unexpectedly, Niu Fangsheng came to his senses and drew his sword directly: "You can't leave."
"General Niu, what do you mean by this?" The visitor was speechless and spread his hands. "In the final analysis, we are behaving like this just to save the lives of our brothers. Since you have sent troops, why should I take advantage of my brothers?"
"I'm not afraid that you will go to the front again." Niu Fangsheng shook his head. "But I'm afraid that you will lead the troops and escape from the back... Again, if General He is in front, I will fight for him from behind for a moment.
...You can’t do it from the front, and you can’t do it from the back. And you should also listen to my advice. If you run away from the front and run into Sima Pushe from behind, I’m afraid he will kill you.”
"If you don't let us go, you won't let us go either!" The visitor was furious and a little frustrated. "I just want to go home without any problems, why is it so difficult?!"
Niu Fangsheng wanted to comfort him, but at this time, the sky was filled with purple shadows again, and right in front of him, he was immediately frightened and did not dare to speak, so he turned around and hid in the shed... It was not that he wanted to be hit by the shed, but that he was more afraid of it.
Discovered by the master above him.
On the contrary, the man who came to persuade Niu Fangsheng to surrender stood still, just staring at the sky, panting, and then couldn't help shouting loudly: "The king of the gang, is he so strong?! I haven't seen him. How many people did you kill!"
Niu Fangsheng was so horrified that his face turned green.
"Is there any famous way for King Xiongtian to visualize the banner?" On a platform northeast of Fan Weizi, Li Ding squinted at the purple curtain in the distance and suddenly turned around to ask.
Obviously, he has noticed that there is no doubt about Xiong Bonan's master's cultivation, and there is no problem with his powerful aura, but this heavenly king gathers his true energy in mid-air, condenses it into a purple curtain, and then rolls it towards the ground like sweeping the floor. The lethality of these moves is actually not significant...at least compared to Xue Changxiong's golden sword, Bai Hengqiu's chess piece, and Zhang Bofeng's golden sword, it doesn't feel like a move designed specifically to kill people.
"Bai Hengqiu Luozi's kind?" Zhang Xing thought for a while, realized what the other party meant, and gave a reply. "Some, one is the true energy rolled into a curtain for positional defense; the other is to cover the sky. As for covering the ground and trapping the enemy generals who try to leap... it's actually enough for now."
"The original path is like this." Li Ding was stunned, but asked again. "But if it is like this, without the ability to command from a high position and plan advance and retreat? It's like a real military flag, like a command flag, not just to inspire people. .”
"Maybe there will be one in the future, but it seems like there really isn't one at the moment." Zhang Xing waved his hands repeatedly. "As far as I know, these two abilities of the King of Heaven were born out of time... The first one was when he was alone in front, facing his superior Sima Zheng. They happened to need to protect the camp and were forced out; the latter one was due to the lack of high-end combat power in the gang at that time. Every time they fought, they could not kill the opponent's alchemy master, so this method of culling the masters was adopted in Hebei. "
"If there is a need, it will be produced at the right time." Li Ding nodded thoughtfully. "Capturing masters is indeed a must for masters... Cao Lin's and Niu He's ropes, although they are different in strength and softness, can both bind people, that is I'm afraid Bai Hengqiu's chessboard can be dropped to create a net when necessary, but I don't know what the methods of the other masters are?"
Zhang Xing shook his head: "When I think about this thing, I think it is just a way, just like the road to mountain climbing. It doesn't matter how you go, in the end you still have to climb to the top of the mountain."
"This is nonsense." Li Ding sneered. "It's also nonsense...According to your statement, anyone who can abandon the visualization method and climb the top of the mountain is at least a master, but the masters in the world can always count them one by one. Yes, most people who are involved in visualization still have to pay attention to the path of visualization to achieve the realm of elixir...it’s too difficult!”
Zhang Xing remained silent.
Because at this moment, the purple flag was rolled down towards the enemy position for the third time, and the rumble could be heard far away.
"The laws in the army all follow three, three drums, and three gongs. Now King Xiongtian has three rolls of enemy formations. Bai Youbin's old army has surrendered, but if it falls behind the fourth roll, it doesn't count as following yours. Military order." Li Ding glanced at the people around him and made a clear request. "At that time, this enemy force will be dealt with seriously, and you, the chief, will no longer be kind to women."
Zhang Xing then nodded.
At this time, Bai Youbin, who had been standing behind with his hands tied, could no longer hold on and quickly stepped forward before Zhang Xing could express his stance. He actually kowtowed on the platform and said, "Chief, please give me another chance and let me try again."
Try! Those people saved my life twice, I really can’t let them die!"
"You can go and persuade him." Zhang Xing seemed to agree with the other party, but actually shook his head. "But it still has to be measured by the fourth strike of the King of Heaven. Please know that there is no joke in the army!"
Bai Youbin didn't dare to neglect, he turned into a stream of light on the spot and flew away again.
"Mang King Kong has already fought with Zhang Qianda. The blocking force has been exposed. They should know what's going on." Li Ding watched this person leave and frowned slightly. "If we delay things any longer, something will change.
.”
"It doesn't matter. When I fought with Sima Jinda before, I knew that everything was revealed and there was nothing to argue about. Even if a few masters show up later and ask us to stop fighting, we can only resort to tricks.
." With that said, Zhang Xing looked at Qin Bao again. "Be prepared. After a quarter of an hour, if the front line has not been broken through, you will lead people to break through it from the flanks. The King of Heaven will also break through it and open two gaps.
The enemy in person has no room for calculation."
Let us say that after the third volume of the Xiongbonan Purple Banner, the Niu Fangsheng Department of the Forbidden Army, also known as Bai Youbin's old department, was really shaken. Under the persuasion of the old general to surrender and the targeted pressure from the current army, many people had already rebelled in pursuit of victory.
With their hearts in mind, they gathered in teams to make a commotion.
But firstly, the current commander-in-chief Niu Fangsheng was resolute and would rather die than rebel, and he also restrained several people with high prestige in Bai Youbin's old army, so that the already shaken Forbidden Army could not gather into large groups for action; secondly, Niu Fangsheng was in
A force similar to military supervision was set up at the junction between the headquarters and other Forbidden Forces to try to isolate the two divisions, and the effect was remarkable.
Therefore, even though the Forbidden Army was wavering and some people had already mobilized to reach the junction in Weizi, they still failed to launch an organized counterattack against He Xi's troops on the front line as required by Zhang Xing's pressure.
At this time, the reinforcements of the Forbidden Army have been activated for a while, and it should not be long before they appear in their field of vision.
In fact, the relevant messengers and pioneers should arrive soon.
However, as the third purple flag of Xiong Bonan fell to the ground, it was not just the side that was beaten that was shocked. To the east of Fanweizi, General Zuo Houwei He Xi himself also felt his heart skip a beat, and then his eyes died.
He stared at the purple clouds slowly gathering in the sky again.
Seeing this situation, He Xi's confidant Jiang Jun came to ask carefully: "General, do you want to send another letter for help to Zhang Weizi behind you?"
"What the hell!" He Xi came to his senses and became furious. "No one named Sima is good! He must have abandoned us!"
The generals around him were stunned for a moment.
The reason why I was shocked was because according to He Xi's background, experience and expertise, he was destined to be a good old man and a person who dealt smoothly within the Forbidden Army. Who would have thought that he would actually lose his temper and curse the Prime Minister and his servants in public?
?However, it was just a momentary shock, because in this battle, starting from yesterday afternoon, the ones who had really endured the greatest pressure from the gang were none other than He Xi and his subordinates!
Yes, Niu Fangsheng's troops were directly beaten, but He Xi was also besieged by ten battalions! Moreover, he had been fighting since yesterday, and saw with his own eyes that he and his troops had changed from an advantage to a disadvantage, from being besieged to being besieged.
, starting today, I watched the troops arrive one after another with my own eyes!
Didn't even Xiong Bonan's three blows hit his weak liver and gallbladder?!
"General, Sima..." A confidant realized something was wrong and tried to persuade him.
"Don't worry about Sima. Anyway, we can't fight this battle alone." He Xi suddenly interrupted the other party and issued a military order in a tone that seemed to be too calm. "Borrow the buildings and fortifications in Weizi."
Provide cover and prepare to withdraw the troops from the west!"
The subordinate was stunned and quickly reminded: "General, the west side is surrounded by three people and one is missing. Moreover, General Niu is in the northwest. If we want to retreat, we must discuss it with them, and then they have to leave first..."
"They sent people at the intersection, could it be to prevent us from running away?" Another person suddenly interrupted.
"Is there still such a thing?" He Xi immediately became alert.
"Yes." The man couldn't help but panic and quickly explained. "Not long after the war started, that's when the King of Heaven made his second move."
"If that's the case, I think this guy is not here to be the governor, but actually wants to use us as a proxy!" He Xi's tone became serious. "Didn't you see Bai Youbin flying around? What do you think?
Why did Xiong Bonan only attack them? Wouldn't it be better to cooperate with the siege in front and attack us? This is the thieves forcing them to make a decision! And they have indeed wavered!"
"That……"
"Don't wait any longer, and don't notify Niu Fangsheng." He Xi made the decision without hesitation. "Inform the ministries at the front, and go directly to grab the access from the west to Weizi. Take the three teams directly under me there. If it's an intersection,
If someone blocks your way, immediately grab the way! Go now!"
The cronies around him were stunned for a moment, but they immediately stumbled up and started doing what they were doing. The three teams of troops directly under He Xi also took action immediately.
In the air not far away, Xiong Bonan had already begun to condense the fourth giant purple curtain, but he hesitated for a moment... because he knew that after three strikes, if Bai Youbin's old troops in the Forbidden Army did not activate, according to Zhang Xing
His military orders were feared to be executed by Li Ding's military law, but he was condescending and could see clearly that these forbidden troops were indeed wavering and taking action, but they were just short of the last move, so they left a little leeway.
Of course, Bai Youbin's reappearance soon after made him slow down a bit, but after Bai Youbin's reappearance, perhaps stimulated by this, the long-awaited event finally happened inside Fan Weizi below, in the center of the Forbidden Army position.
Change - At the junction of Niu Fangsheng's tribe and He Xi's tribe, internal strife broke out in the Forbidden Army.
The only problem is that, or maybe Xiong Bonan felt that he had made a mistake, it seemed that He Xibu from the east was the one who made the first move.
But it didn't matter. When Bai Youbin came here and saw that the conflict had occurred, he was overjoyed. He flew down without hesitation, gathered his old troops in person, and attacked eastward. The scale of the internal strife instantly expanded.
Xiong Bonan, holding the big flag, no longer delayed, but volleyed the fourth purple curtain of true energy to the east side of the traffic thoroughfare.
With just one blow, the exposed dense troops were broken through the formation, allowing Bai Youbin and his old troops to instantly open the passage and pour into the east position... Looking from a distance, it was as if the dam had been broken with one blow.
The water then rushed to the lowlands.
"It happened!" Li Ding looked at the obviously turbulent Forbidden Army position from a distance, seemingly a little unbelievable, and then glanced at Zhang Xing.
Unexpectedly, in the face of the success of tactics that others thought were unbelievable, the instigator, Chief Zhang Xingzhang, seemed to be unfazed at all.
Of course, there were many people who reacted greatly. Yu Changnan, who was excited and dancing on the platform, was one of them. He Xi, who was on the roof with splitting eyes, was also one of them... Zuo Houwei, who was standing on the roof to watch the situation.
The general almost shouted at the top of his lungs:
"I knew it! I knew it! They really turned against me! Not only the one named Sima, but the entire Forbidden Army is unreliable, they are all bastards!"
"General, this is not the time to lose your temper. Leave quickly!" The confidant who went to the room with him immediately reminded him. "If Niu Fangsheng rebels, the position will collapse soon. While there is still a passage to the southwest, leave quickly!"
He Xi immediately nodded instinctively, and at the same time he started to take off his armor when he got off the roof. The cronies nearby also rushed to help him change... There was no way, the purple cloud in the sky was still there. If he dared to jump and run away directly, he was afraid that he would be photographed on the spot.
Come down and make garlic paste!
However, half of the clothes and armor were replaced in a hurry. Why was it that the lower armor and skirt were still equipped with Mingguang armor, and the upper body was already ordinary iron crotches? The veteran commander of the forbidden army suddenly paused again, and then closed his eyes and sighed in the rain.
The people around him were stunned and silent.
Without him, even if He Xi didn't speak, how could everyone not know that he was lamenting the situation of the Forbidden Army? Not to mention He Xi, no one around had ever thought that one day, nearly 10,000 Forbidden Army, with simple defenses, would
Faced with the siege of a mere 20,000 thieves, in a short time, that is, in the short period of time when Xiong Bonan swept the ground four times, the whole army collapsed and the commander fled?
Of course, He Xi didn't say anything, but after being stunned for a moment, he continued to change his clothes and armor... In a sense, this exceptionally rational Forbidden Army general thought more than the people around him, and he had already
Because of his special way of thinking, he realized the key to the problem, that is, regardless of the reason, the Forbidden Army and the Army are probably just like this in terms of combat power, and the war situation is probably going to develop like this.
The facts have already happened, and you must not be someone who cannot face reality.
"How could this happen?!"
To the northwest of Fanweizi, Niu Fangsheng, sitting next to a collapsed shed, had cold hands and feet. "How could this happen?!"
No one around him paid attention to him, including the backbone of Bai Youbin's old army who originally expected him to relent, but at this time they had already left to participate in organizing the battle... And what Niu Fangsheng wanted to express was also very simple, and he did it.
You are so determined, so tolerant for your country, so upright and righteous, yet you can't stop the overall situation from collapsing?
Why?
But again, no one paid attention to him.
In fact, as everyone had judged, when a fight suddenly broke out between Niu Fangsheng's tribe and He Xi's tribe, it didn't matter that He Xixi didn't pass on the retreat order, leaving Fan Weizi with no room for calculation.
The position was breached, the troops began to flee, and the internal strife changed from a confrontation between two clearly defined units to a complex confrontation between teams, officials, and corps (forbidden army military system), and even towns, brigades, and regiments (prefecture soldier registration system).
situation.
Even soon, as the Tenth Battalion troops poured into the polder in large numbers, formal surrenders began to occur.
It was at this time that the Forbidden Army reinforcements outpost appeared to the west of Weizi.
"What are your thoughts?" Zhang Xing took the initiative to ask Li Ding.
"If Bai Youbin's old troops can be allowed to voluntarily withdraw from Weizi and open up the road, they can drive the defeated troops along several roads to the west and attack the imperial army in turn." Li Ding also immediately gave a plan. "We don't expect this to defeat us.
Rolling the bead curtain, winning directly, but saying that this can avoid large-scale fighting and reduce losses. As long as we persist for a while, when the news of the outflanking from both wings comes, they will inevitably be in chaos. Then we will just pursue and encircle them, and they will be on their own.
If we are defeated, this battle will be easily won."
"Okay." Zhang Xing nodded, understanding at the same time. "You go ahead and contact Xu Dalang. I have told him before that you will be in charge of the war, but it is best if you give orders through him, so that the other battalions will be convinced!"
Li Ding nodded under the other party's gaze.
"And Qin Bao, take the prepared general and go to find the King of Heaven and Bai Youbin. Try to control the situation and bring his troops to Weizi to clear the way!" Upon seeing this, Zhang Xing immediately asked again.
Another person ordered. "Whether it succeeds or not, there will definitely be broken troops heading west, it's just a small number. You follow the left and right, observe the situation of the city's forbidden army reinforcements, attack when they need to be attacked, gather when they need to be collected, and clear the way for the defeated army!"
Qin Bao nodded immediately and got on the yellow gelding again.
Unlike before, when I was a little uneasy and was pushed to the battlefield by military orders, after experiencing the hearty victory in the morning and the large-scale tilt of the current battle situation, coupled with these preparations, many of the generals will follow Zhang Xing and other major commanders, and they will also know more about the situation.
The outflanking strategy was basically about to win, so this time it was full of fighting spirit, and almost everyone was enthusiastic about it.
But Li Ding asked further: "Are you waiting here?"
"I'll be right here, waiting for success." Zhang Xing spread his hands and simply sat down on a log on the platform.
After a while, only a dozen clerks headed by Yu Changnan and a few teams of soldiers were left around.
The rain was pouring, and a quarter of an hour later, Sima Jinda, who was at the end of the reinforcements and had not yet seen the defeated troops in front, received a message from behind, and was stunned on the spot - Cui Hongsheng, the Zuowuwei general behind him to the west and south, was who they thought he was.
The follow-up reinforcements actually sent a request for help, saying that he had been attacked from the south by at least six battalions of thieves. The leader was even an old acquaintance on the march, Shan Tonghai! But at least one of the six battalions he led
Three of them have never been seen before!
It’s self-evident what this news means.
But at this time, Sima Jinda did not panic. On the contrary, in the rain, with his body-protecting energy removed, he calmed down. He first thought of two other doubts.
First of all, there is the matter of Chengfu City... Chengfu City is next to Wishui, north and east of Fan Weizi, and most of the thieves led by Zhang Xing and Li Ding came from that direction... Therefore, there are four
What is the current situation of Chengfu City with a garrison of 5,000 troops?
There is no information from the city father, but there is no information, and there is no information from early morning until now, which is precisely the biggest information.
Either the city has been destroyed, or there is a force of soldiers and horses that suddenly sealed the city early this morning.
Next is the Li Anyuan-Zhang Qianda unit. This unit is very powerful and has sufficient strength. It may even be as good as Sima Deke's. Moreover, it has already fought with the thieves and must have been exposed. However, why can Shan Tonghai ignore such
What if a powerful force led six battalions directly through from the south?
The answer seems to be very simple. Just like if someone has an eye on Chengfu City, there must be an army to act as a blocker and rescue force, responsible for dealing with Zhang Qianda-Li Anyuan's troops.
It seems that this is not right. Chengfu and Zhang Qianda are blocking reinforcements and are symmetrical, so there is no reason to only outflank and penetrate from the south, right? There should be another army of soldiers and horses corresponding to Shan Tonghai's six battalions.
From the north, the city's father city and the battlefield were interspersed to the west to outflank.
Sima Jinda's breathing became shaky and his head became heavy.
It's as if a great elixir master just lost his true energy and fell ill immediately after being exposed to the rain for a while.
A streak of light passed through the air, then came back, and then landed in front of Sima Jinda's horse on the roadside. It was Yuan Lizheng who looked frightened. It was obvious that he had also obtained the military information from the rear.
"How is the battle ahead? Is it partially defeated or completely defeated?" Sima Jinda asked calmly.
"What's worse... Bai Youbin said that he surrendered his old troops and attacked from both sides. General He's army collapsed as soon as the battle started." Yuan Li was panting. "Did you see General Cui's messenger You Pushe behind you? You said...
…”
"I know what you are going to ask." Sima Jinda raised his hand to stop the other party on the horse. "Let me tell you, according to my guess, the thieves activated at least fifty battalions this time, and at least nearly forty battalions.
Already crossed the river."
Yuan Li was stunned.
Sima Jinda ignored the other party and just pointed in various directions with his fingers and explained briefly: "In addition to the twelve battalions attacking from the front, there are also five or six battalions of pioneers, who were the first people to cross the river yesterday; the two wings
There are six outflanking troops each, one of which is the six battalions of Dantong Hailing, totaling 12 battalions; on both wings facing Chengfu, Zhang Qianda should also have blocking troops, and together there should be 12 battalions...
…In addition, there should be about ten rearguard battalions crossing the river before tonight."
Yuan Li opened his mouth, wanting to retort, but felt that anything he said at this time was a waste of time. After a while, he could only remind you: "Zuo Pushe asked you to go to the front for a face-to-face meeting. It probably means that he is going to divide into four groups to cover each other.
, retreat in an orderly manner.”
Sima Jinda nodded, then shook his head: "Just divide it into three parts."
Yuan Li was confused.
"I'm leaving now to go to Qiaocheng to rescue my eldest brother." Sima Jinda calmed down further. "I can't let the Prime Minister of Wei, the head of the Sima family, be captured by thieves!"
After saying that, Sima Qilang abandoned Yuan Lizheng and directly ordered the remaining troops to turn north... He knew that the troops on the northern flank of the army were interspersed and must have been close to Cui Hongsheng's troops behind him at this time. This was a good opportunity to escape from the encirclement.
Yuan Li was in the rain, at a loss what to do.
"Write two military orders." At almost the same moment, Zhang Xing, who was sitting on the platform in the rain watching the battle, seemed to remember something, turned around and ordered Yu Changnan. "Give one to Wang Wulang, and ask him to wait for it to get dark before throwing the city father away. Go to Qiaocheng to conduct a blockade and siege; give another one to Wu Dalang behind, so that all those who will cross the river later will converge on the Chengfu-Qiaocheng line."
Yu Changnan woke up and did it immediately.
At this time, Sima Huada had actually arrived in Qiaocheng... faster than expected. Maybe he couldn't wait.
Moreover, he didn't know what happened behind him, fifty or sixty miles to the south, for most of the day... He was very happy now, because he had a hot bath, and after washing, he was still There is good Huaiyang wine.
Zhuge Dewei seems to be a good person.
"Is Leader Zhuge the one who helped fake the surrender?"
Sheriff Zhuge had just arranged a banquet and was about to personally settle the beauty and servants brought by Prime Minister Sima, but he was blocked at the corner of the side corridor of the county mansion.
Zhuge Dewei was frightened and raised his head, feeling a little panicked.
It turned out that the person standing in front of him was Linghu Xing, a confidant of Prime Minister Sima, the leader of the imperial army who was directly attached to him, and a descendant of a prominent family in Jin.
This man was wearing armor and holding a sword, and he was asking with a smile.