Chapter 442: The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is presented later)
Chapter 442: The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows behind (the five-night watch is here)
Author: sunny
Chapter 442: The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows behind (the five-night watch is here)
"As expected..." Gao Zhang was standing in the center of the battle formation formed by the imperial officers and soldiers.
There is a hillside densely covered with shrubs and trees behind it. Although it is not too high, it also eliminates the possibility of being besieged from all sides.
Directly in front is a very clear winding river. The water is not deep, and the deepest point is only about knee level. The water body is very clear, and you can see the round pebbles at the bottom.
As for the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the imperial court, most of the officers and soldiers at the moment can only hold a bow with one leg, whether it is the newly issued pole bow, or the old-fashioned bow.
All in all, Gao Zhang brought almost all the bows and arrows from Changzhou, Runzhou and Huzhou.
The reason for this is that the army on our side is mainly composed of local soldiers.
What is more important is that the rural soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River can be compared with the rural soldiers in Yuanji who are not in that town, and even better than the rural soldiers in the northwest who are not on the border with Xixia.
Therefore, Gao Zhang could use distance to create beauty, ah, that's right... or he could use space to enhance the courage of his soldiers to fight.
Then he used the thorny mountain forest behind him to cut off his army's retreat.
Gao Tao Jiji, on the other hand, stood on a platform built of wood.
Wearing a coquettish purple robe and that double-winged official hat, he walked in a position where everyone could see him to boost his morale.
I'm right there, fighting alongside us adults.
In addition to the good news that came before, Gao Zhang paid a cordial visit and provided psychological construction.
Is it true that the imperial court's miscellaneous army has reached the point where it would be disastrous to grind out its weapons before the battle?
The stream in Shandong was then used as a simple moat.
The sidecars made from various collected cars were used as quickly as possible to build a "city defense" that was not very reliable, but at least was practical in the area close to the mountain.
Anyway, Gao Zhang was not prepared to charge and risk his life, so he was just a red and tender bait, and it was his bounden duty to defend to the death.
The only thing left is General Liu Fa's three thousand cavalry.
Facing Zhu's rebel army, which was similar to his own motley crew of officers and soldiers, I begged my dear father not to be blind.
Even if General Liu Fa from the Western Army knew a little bit about command, he should be able to defeat the Zhu rebels with his elite 3,000 cavalry.
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Walking on the temporarily built platform, Gao Zhang couldn't help but regret that he had let the Kaifeng metal and glass workshops produce profitable products.
But he didn't go and get a telescope right away. That was definitely the time traveler's mistake.
It's not a big deal in Bu Nao. We can wait until we finish things in Jiangnan and have time to sort it out.
Just when Gao Zhang was thinking wildly, he finally saw the fluttering flag appearing in his sight in the distance.
As more and more flags appeared, the Zhu family rebels to the east of the flags appeared on the deserted beach like dense ants.
Gao Zhang finally let out a breath of relief, "Okay, okay, just come."
The officers and soldiers in the East also noticed the enemy troops that were still several miles away, and saw that the enemy troops, which were densely packed and at least several times their size, began to form formations.
Looking at the rows of enemy troops, they started to advance towards that direction with slow but determined steps.
The atmosphere among the soldiers outside the entire "city defense" began to look solemn and depressing.
Gao Zhang stood up, pointed the Shang Fang sword given to him by his master Zhao Ji diagonally forward, and exhaled.
"Everyone, are you willing to follow me to defeat the traitors and protect your family and country!"
Gao Zhang's high-pitched voice, like a child tiger roaring into the sky, made the soldiers who were silently walking eastward raise their heads one after another.
At this moment, the two hundred and fifty Forbidden Army soldiers exhaled and shouted, "Destroy the red thieves and protect our home and country!"
At this moment, the war drums were finally beaten, and all the generals took out their swords from their sheaths and pointed them diagonally towards the sky.
"Destroy the red thieves, protect the family and the country..."
Regardless of whether it was an eunuch like Yang Duzhi, a personal follower like Fu An, or a detective from the Imperial City like Li Bangyan, they all shouted loudly.
More and more soldiers began to roar...
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Just outside the battlefield where the two armies were about to fight, Liu Fa, a tall and armored man, was standing behind a big tree on a high hill.
Watching the red bandit rebels begin to advance in the direction where the imperial officers and soldiers formed their formation.
But the eye-catching black spot at the highest point where the imperial officers and soldiers formed their formation was so eye-catching.
Watching the bandit army gradually advancing, they were still a hundred steps away from the shallow stream.
From the military formation of officers and soldiers, arrows like locusts began to be thrown out.
The red thieves rebels raised various shields one after another, trying to block the arrows that fell like raindrops, and advanced with difficulty under the fierce shouts and urging of the supervising team at the rear.
Liu Fa spit out the grass roots that had been chewed until they had no taste at all, turned around and walked quickly towards Shandong.
At this moment in Shandong, three thousand Forbidden Army cavalry were hiding like a long winding snake in the valley which was not wide and even somewhat narrow.
"Tell the brothers to start leaving the valley and attack according to the general's previous arrangements. Anyone who dares to disobey the order will be killed!"
In an instant, the three thousand cavalrymen in the valley suddenly agreed.
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Zhu Meng, the master of the Wu Palace, was continuing to walk peacefully beside his six-horse carriage, pressing forward slowly.
Around him, there were still five hundred cavalry guarding him. In addition, there were two thousand elite soldiers guarding the formation on the left and right.
As for the rest of the troops, Zhu Meng sent them all at once without hesitation.
He also knew very well how much fighting power the soldiers and horses on the east side of his legs had. If he fought with more tactics, it wouldn't take more than a few waves and he wouldn't be able to fight back, and the morale on his side would probably be gone.
It's better to just use the swarm tactic and directly push the wrong party to death.
Even if the fight turns into liquid porridge, both sides must be able to fight hand-to-hand. At that time, the two thousand well-trained elites around him, including the five hundred cavalry, will be a fatal weapon.
When I thought that I could soon catch the young man in purple robe who was standing coquettishly on the wooden platform.
At that time, I can use all kinds of legs to prepare the prodigy champion who kidnapped his own father, Zhu Chong, and beat him to death.
Not to mention forcing myself to rebel and stand on my own feet, which made me so angry that I almost had a heart attack.
If you don't cut him to pieces with a thousand knives, how can this king relieve his hatred?
Just when Zhu Meng was full of expectations, in an inconspicuous corner of the battlefield, a large number of Forbidden Army cavalry were pouring out from that direction quickly...
