On the night when Chen Chong held a military meeting, Liu Fan was also discussing with the generals his thoughts on today's battle against the Han army.
After a day of testing, the generals of the Shu army who had come into contact with the Han army were all deeply impressed. They said that the Han soldiers were good at fighting, and thought that neither Lu Bu nor Liu Biao could compare with them. Zhang Song, who was in charge of the left wing, concluded: "It is not the enemy general.
Good at fighting, but experienced soldiers, do not talk too much about the enemy generals, have all kinds of plans to fight, and are not afraid of the sword, fight to the death, our soldiers are far different. If the number is equal, our army is definitely no match." Between words.
, actually showing a bit of timidity.
All the generals believed this, but Huang Quan did not agree. He said: "In any case, we are outnumbered, and I am the one defending and attacking. It can be said that I have the right location and people, so there is no need to panic."
"The reason why we were at a disadvantage in today's battle was probably because we were not familiar with the thieves when we were fighting for the first time. All you have to do is inform each team of the thieves' tactics and ask them to be more careful."
Huang Quan spoke clearly and spoke calmly, appearing extremely confident. When the generals saw this, they thought it was reasonable, and their courage increased sharply.
Huang Quan then raised a question: "What I am thinking about now is another matter. Chen Chong has used troops before, and is especially good at using cavalry to charge into battle. But why did he not see the enemy using horses in the first battle today? Jiangzhou Captain (Gan Ning)
) Waiting for the enemy in the middle army is waiting for the thieves' cavalry, but no one comes to fight. It is really strange."
After saying that, he took a few steps back and forth and said decisively to Liu Fan: "Sir, I thought that the rebel army was dormant in Chencang before and then hurriedly raised troops. It is not easy to gather a crowd, but it is absolutely impossible to conquer horses. The rebel army must be short of horses!"
At least not more than me."
After saying this, Liu Fan, who had been silent as the chairman, nodded slightly, crossed his hands, and said slowly: "I understand what Gong Heng means. Since the enemy is short of horses, there is no need to dig trenches. Instead, when the two wings are engaged, let them
Xingba surrounds its flanks. As long as one wing can be destroyed, the enemy army will be defeated."
Liu Fan was a little tempted by this plan, but also hesitant. After all, after allowing Gan Ning to surround the enemy, the Chinese army did not have cavalry cover, so it seemed a bit weak. If Chen Chong saw the flaw, the Chinese army might not be without the risk of being intercepted. p>
Zhang Ren also realized this critical point. He suggested: "Our left and right wings are both at high altitudes, and only the central army is at the bottom of the slope. You can move the central army back and spread out the crane's wings. In this way,
If the enemy attacks the central army, the two wings can use their bows to protect us, or they can rush to help at any time without causing serious damage."
When Liu Fan heard this, he suddenly felt his eyes full. He quickly made up his mind and told Gan Ning: "I think that although the left army in the enemy army is brave, it is also more reckless and not as orderly as the right army. We will fight tomorrow. When you hear the march,
When the trumpet sounds, we will start from the left army and be sure to achieve success with one blow."
After the discussion, everyone took an early rest. Soon, the dawn of the second day came as promised with the sound of trumpets. The two sides sent out troops again and were still arrayed on the ground where yesterday's battle took place.
The Shu army was still arranged roughly according to yesterday's formation. On the hill to the north was the right army, led by Huang Quan, with the following divisions: Captain Jingyi of Cavalry, Captain Badong Xisu, and Lieutenant Pingdi.
Deng Xian, Guanghan Colonel Leng Bao, and Jiameng Colonel Xiang Cun. The five generals of the Zuo Army also formed an array on the gentle slope in the south under the command of Zhang Song. After learning from the lessons of the first battle, they slightly lengthened the line.
This makes the soldiers less dense so that they can fight the enemy more flexibly. They are: Fu Jin, the governor of Jianwei, Pang Le, the commander of Mianzhu, Li Yi, the commander of Langzhong, Sun Zhao, the commander of cavalry, and Wang Lei, the commander of Yulei.
The rest of the army formed in the center and moved back as planned, stretching the originally long battle line like reeds in autumn. Liu Fan was sitting here, accompanied by Zhang Ren, the captain of the guard army, Gao Pei, the captain of the Zhenjun army, and others.
His subordinates are all good warriors in the Shu army. As for Jiangzhou Captain Gan Ning's troops, they have moved to the rear formation to hide their whereabouts, waiting for Liu Fan's orders.
After the Han army in the west was in position as yesterday, Liu Fan said to the generals: "I suffered a small loss in yesterday's battle. Now that I know that the dragon-headed cavalry is insufficient, I still wait for him to attack. It seems too much.
I'm so discouraged. Today you all should take the initiative to attack to boost the morale of the army!" After saying that, Liu Fan immediately ordered Huang Quan to play the marching drum and challenge the west with 6,000 men from the right army.
Dozens of black cowhide war drums beat, like a burst of rolling thunder exploding along the sky and the earth. The flags of the right army were raised one after another, and the sergeants all lifted their long halberds leaning on the ground and moved forward slowly.<
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In the first few rows of the right army, there are veteran soldiers from Shu who were specially selected by Jing Yi. They have experienced various rebellions in Shu and are famous, so they fight as the vanguard against the Han army. Although the shape of the stomach is not exactly the same, they
They all had iron stomachs, necks and collars made of armor covering their faces and necks, and they wore two pieces of iron armor, with their shoulders extending to the backs of their hands, armor covering their knees, and cowhide or deerskin boots on their feet. They did not carry shields in their hands.
, but the small flags on their robes and the boots on their feet illustrate their unique identities. In normal times, they are mostly corps commanders or commanders who command the new soldiers to fight, but at this moment, they are only responsible for defeating the Han army.
Soldiers on the frontline with heavy responsibilities.
The sergeants in the next few rows are mostly composed of generals and selected young sergeants. Their armor is even more chaotic. There are few iron armors and most of them are leather armors. For protection, many people put shields on their left arms. This way
You can only hold one weapon in your right hand, either a sword or a sword.
The soldiers in the last row are almost all infantrymen with a shield in one hand and a long sword in the other. There is no small flag marking honor on the sword tip, and many of them are actually spears with hooks. They wear military uniforms without armor, or
It is a commoner with a round collar and knee-length. The more sophisticated ones use a belt to tie the waist, but more people just tie it with a rope casually. On their feet are shoes made of cloth or leather, and even straw sandals. Although these people
There is no armor, but most of them carry bows, with arrows wrapped in leather bags hanging on their waists. Most of the infantry's bows are very long, so they put the bows through their heads and carry them on their shoulders. From a distance, they seem to have wings.
The person leading the troops in the front formation was Cavalry Commander Jing Yi, while Huang Quan was supervising the formation on the hill. When the two of them parted, Huang Quan said to Jing Yi: "Most of what Young Master Yin Yin is looking at is above Jing Jun.
Don't betray the trust of the Lord!" Jing Yi replied: "We and other warriors are on the battlefield just for today, so why should Gong Heng say more?" After turning his head and entering the battle, he shouted to his own soldiers:
"When a man has made great achievements, he should go straight forward and enter the battle! Even if his bones and flesh are flying and his soul is flying, don't frown at all!" After that, he covered his face with his visor, and his whole body was covered with nothing but blood.
The bloodshot eyes were exposed, like an iron-clad tiger.
At this time, the formation of the Han army on the opposite side also began to move forward to fight. Since both sides were moving forward, they were approaching very quickly. The soldiers in the front row of the Han army were carrying bright long swords and knives, and their bodies were made of iron armor.
It emitted a dazzling cold light that captured the hearts and souls. Soon the Liang army was only an arrow away, and the shouts of the Han army commanders could be heard clearly. They were shouting: "Our soldiers are not afraid of death. The brave will win!"
This attracted a response from the generals of the Han army, with the sound of iron weapons clashing in the stomach. One of them, Hu Zhen, rode on a big horse, raised his knife and shouted: "If you die fighting the chaos, you will be able to live in heaven!"
At the same moment, the Han army and the Shu army encountered each other in the Changshan Forest in an earth-shattering cry of killing. During the encounter, there was almost no pause or slowdown. In fact, once the battle started, there was no control over the generals.
Controlled. The huge metal forests on both sides, the blood boiling in the shouts, prompted them to collide together at this moment. After the collision, the roar of people quickly died down, and the sound of iron tools colliding
Then it rises into the sky.
After the frontal battle between the two armies, the contact line remained basically neat and did not quickly become distorted or broken. Along this contact line from north to south, iron weapons clashed, poles collided, and knives struck.
The sound echoed together, as if we were in a vast ocean and a sea of boiling molten iron. Every wave carried the sound of metal tearing that made your heart beat.
But strangely, the clearly audible shouts just now disappeared, as if the human shouts had been submerged in the depths of the metal ocean. Of course, this was also because of the veterans' consciousness. When they found that shouting could not scare the other party, they would
It will tire yourself out and disturb your companions fighting alongside you. Therefore, when killing people and being killed, you will gradually stop screaming blindly.
The battle at the beginning was relatively orderly, with hand-to-hand combat still in the front row, and the back row almost never directly participating in the fighting. But as the battle continued, the Han army began to consciously loosen its line, luring the Shu soldiers to rush into the gaps.
Fighting, forming a seemingly chaotic situation. But in fact, after these Shu soldiers were pushed into the Han army's line by the rear formation, they quickly fell into a situation of fighting alone, while the Han army was loose and not chaotic, and instead used
The more familiar cooperation tore the front line of the Shu army into pieces. Soon, the front line between the two armies turned into a winding earthworm, and then it was quickly burst like a bubble. But the new curve
It was born again, but it was developing more and more in a direction beneficial to the Han army.
At the same time, the left army of the Shu Army also began to engage the Han Army. Fei Shi and the blade looked particularly dazzling in the sun. The wings of both sides were entangled together, like a spray blooming in the waves, constantly gathering and coming together.
Changing. But what is different from real waves is that one party must overwhelm the other in order to achieve the final victory.
Liu Fan looked at the battlefield situation from the high platform of the Chinese army and found that there was no progress in the battle on both wings. He couldn't help but be a little disappointed. If he had to, he still wanted to win the battlefield directly without using Gan Ning. But Liu Fan also knew
, no war can be without risks. In addition to strategy, what is important is determination and perseverance.
When the sun was slightly in the middle, the physical strength of both armies was close to being exhausted. It was supposed to be a change of formations. When the soldiers in the front formation retreated to eat, a loud trumpet sounded from the Shu army, followed closely by the Shu army.
There were fanatical cheers, and just when the Han army was in shock, thousands of Qingqi suddenly appeared on the front line of the Shu army in the north. The ones running at the front were the Jinfan thieves. They changed formations at the Han army
At the moment of uncertainty, he inserted himself directly into the left army of the Han army.