After the defeat of the elephant soldiers, the Shu army rested for about ten days, and in the blink of an eye, even the Mid-Autumn Festival was over. The maple leaves in the dense forest on the west bank were dyed like red clouds, and yellow or white chrysanthemums began to bloom on the bloody battlefield in the past.
The refreshing fragrance is everywhere across the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. If the military camps on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were not still busy mobilizing supplies to the front line, it would not remind people of the war at all.
Because the camps of the two armies were too close to each other, a large number of hidden sentries were placed around them. The scouts had no room to perform. As a result, even though they were very close, the two armies were unable to inquire about the other's movements and thus guess the other's intentions. Here,
Under these circumstances, the generals of the Han army were extremely solemn. They knew that in the silence, a new round of Shu army's attack was brewing. The longer it brewed, the more terrifying the enemy's power was.
Finally one morning, a layer of hazy mist rose between the sky and the earth. There was no wind around and it was extremely quiet, just like snowflakes filling the sky and the earth. Probably because of the sudden drop in temperature, the Han troops stationed on the east coast
Because the air conditioner kept sneezing and panting. As far as the eye can see, white mist covers the sky and the earth, and the distance that can be seen is less than half a mile.
The Han army relied on the buzzing arrows fired from the surrounding secret sentries to convey the enemy's situation. Not long after the mist rose, the sound of sharp arrows piercing the air was heard from the southeast. Soon another knight reported to Yang Fu: "The discovery was made in the south.
Soldiers of the Shu Army!"
Yang Fu was shocked. He didn't expect that the Shu army sent troops not from the east, but from the south! He quickly asked the opponent's number and formation. The scout said that they were too far away to see clearly. There might be hundreds of cavalry, and they should be just the vanguard.
, although it is impossible to spy on the large army behind, but judging from the shaking in the ground, there should be tens of thousands of people, and listening to the sound of the river, I am afraid there are even navy troops dispatched!
After hearing this, Yang Fu pondered for a while and thought: It seems that Liu Fan has become anxious after suffering successive setbacks and plans to hold a large-scale battle with the Han army. The current situation is no longer something that the Han army on the east coast can handle alone.
Yes. He raised his head and said: "In about half an hour, as soon as the sun rises, the mist will dissipate. Most of them are infantry. If they move slowly in formation, they should have just arrived. Now order the entire army to assemble, and then you go to the Prime Minister.
Report this!"
The envoy promised, and quickly rode his horse across the pontoon bridge towards the west bank camp. Yang Fu took stock of the weapons and equipment again. At this time, he and Jiang Xu had more than 7,000 knights, more than 13,000 horses, and thousands of heavy armors.
I'm afraid it's impossible for the knights to fully deploy on the sandbank. In the previous battles, no matter whether the two armies won or lost, it was difficult to carry out large-scale detours and pursuits. This is why.
After Yang Fu gathered his troops, he arranged them from north to south. He placed the knights on the flanks, and basically handed over the heavy armor to the forward infantry, and then guarded around the pontoon bridge. This is the current Han camp on the east coast.
Lifeline. If the floating bridge is destroyed and the enemy navy cuts off the river, the entire Han army on the east coast will fall into the situation of being slaughtered by the Shu people. But Yang Fu still couldn't let go, and checked the formations of each song one by one, and contacted Jiang
Discuss the possible formation of the Shu army.
However, at this time, the envoy sent ran back from the other side and hurriedly sent an order to Yang Fu: "The Prime Minister said that he has set up an ambush upstream. If the general resists for a while, he will be defeated and the pontoon bridge will be released to Shu.
People." Jiang Xu was overjoyed when he heard this: "It seems that the prime minister has made perfect arrangements, and this battle will be won!" Yang Fu knew that Chen Chong had a backup plan, but he had kept it secret until now. At this time, he was confused and asked Jiang Xu,
Jiang Xu didn't answer and said with a smile: "Just wait and see."
After half an hour, the mist dissipated, the sun gradually emerged from the southeast, and the blue sky above their heads gradually became clearer and clearer. Soon, they also felt the faint sound under their feet, and at the same time saw the tall ship in the distance.
Outline.
When the Shu people emerged from the dense forest, they were almost like ants. The Han army saw them filling all the gaps on the east bank in a mighty manner. Although they moved very slowly, the people and horses were so crowded that they were almost leaning on each other, but the scene was
It is extremely spectacular. The sharp-eyed soldiers in front can see that they are wearing cyan turbans and autumn clothes, and most of them are carrying bows and arrows. On the side, tall boats are lined up in a long snake against the east bank, and the dewdrops on the canvas of the boats are shining in the sun.
It shines with green light. The scorpions and gondolas are scattered around, watching for the presence of stone carts on the west bank.
As the navy's vanguard continued to approach, the Shu people also began to change their formation. They stood side by side, forming a long semicircle formation, with the semicircle shrinking inward. This was called the Queyue Formation in ancient formations because it resembled a curved crescent.
Hence the name. Queyue Formation is like a half-missed crescent, and depending on the terrain, it can be retracted or protruded. The left side of the Shu army is connected to the river bank. The original forward line should be a straight line, but now it is retracted into a section.
This is a discontinuous arc. This is a moon-quenching method. Once the enemy approaches the central area, they will be hit by bows from the front, left and right. It is specially used to restrain the cavalry.
However, the sun shone down, and I don't know what order I got. The Han army forwards who had covered themselves with cloaks to keep out the cold successively took off their cloaks, revealing the neatly worn iron armor underneath. Under the sun, they instantly issued a
A dazzling light! This made the Shu people, who originally thought that defeating the Han army on the east coast would be as easy as hunting, a little uneasy, then became a little hesitant, and finally stayed at a distance and did not approach easily.
After a while, a horse squeezed out from the crowd, and sitting on it was a middle-aged scholar. He entered the Han army's firing range without fear. He immediately stopped and shouted to the opposite side: "We are waiting for the navy here. You are here."
Waiting for stubborn resistance is like a worm shaking a tree. But His Highness said that you are quite capable of fighting hard and can be regarded as good Chinese men. It is a pity that you die here." This man wore a silk scarf, but his speech did not have the accent of Shu.
He looks strangely thin, but has a good temperament. He went on to say: "Your Highness has an order. If you put your bow down and leave this place voluntarily, you will have a way out!"
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After that, he stood there for a while, waiting for the Han army's response. Of course Yang Fu and others had no idea. He just discussed with Jiang Xu: "The prime minister said that the sheep are defeated, so they have to fight for a while before retreating."<
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Jiang Xu nodded and responded: "When I go to charge the formation, and then retreat, you retreat first and set up defenses in the rear. In this way, when I retreat, you can take the lead, so that I won't be defeated."<
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Just as he said this, he felt the ground shaking under his feet, and a thunderous sound accompanied by the pungent smell of dust came over him. It turned out that the envoy had returned to the formation when he saw no response, and the Shu army took the lead in launching the first attack.
Wheel advancement.
The Shu army walked very slowly at first, moving their legs step by step like a hammer hitting them. But as the distance between the two armies got closer and closer, their steps gradually became smaller and smaller, and gradually turned into a torrent, slowly but inexorably.
They rushed towards the Han army in a blocking posture.
At this time, Jiang Xu only sent a few hundred cavalry front troops to deal with the Shu people. They rushed forward, and after entering the shooting range, the horsemen immediately grabbed the light horse bows and quickly shot the first batch of arrows. The Shu people in front
They all lowered their heads, and those with heavy armor used their iron pockets to block the arrows. Only those with green scarves were shot to the ground. But at the same time, they wanted to fight back. The Shu people in front raised a row of crossbows and fired hail-like crossbow arrows at the target.
It was the mount of the Han army. Suddenly there was a shrill neighing and screaming of the horses. Many unprotected horses were hit by crossbows. Their bodies were either pierced in the stomach or their limbs were broken. They fell to the ground one after another, and the knights on the horses also fell heavily.
On the ground.
However, the power of the infantry crossbow was only in the first wave. It was extremely time-consuming to string up and could not form a continuous strike. The Han army seized the opportunity and continued to move forward, and soon started a hand-to-hand fight with the Shu army in Queyue Formation. Although they were numerically inferior
Although they were at a disadvantage, the Han cavalry's attitude of rushing into the encirclement risking their lives with crossbows still shocked the Shu army, causing their offensive to lag for a moment. Jiang Xu personally led the team and brought the follow-up cavalry forward to support, specializing in attacking the small Shu people.
There has been a small breakthrough in the shortcomings between the formations.
But this was not enough to stop the Shu people's attack, especially when there were boats and ships beside the roaring river.
At this time, Gan Ning led a fighting ship to the forefront of the Shu army's navy. He ordered his men to keep rowing the oars. When the ship rowed directly to the left front of the Shu army's line, he led more than 30 people to jump off the ship and directly
Appearing on Jiang Xu's flank, he raised his sword and rushed towards the Han soldiers. Probably because he had lost to Ma Chao in the previous challenge, this time he charged into the battle with hatred, blocking people and cutting people, and horses blocking horses, but there was no chance of success.
The situation on the battlefield also reversed, and it soon tilted towards the Shu army.
At this time, Liu Fan was sitting on a boat in the river, observing the movements of the Han troops on both sides of the river. The Han troops on the east bank were gradually overwhelmed and tended to flee northward, while the Han troops on the west bank continued to retreat.
He dared to directly step on the bridge in front of the Shu navy to support him. When he was a child, he set up stone carts along the coast. However, the range of the stone carts was limited and could not shoot down the building ships on the east bank. This put thousands of Han troops on the east bank at a disadvantage.
An isolated and helpless situation.
Huang Quan on the side asked Liu Fandao: "Your Highness, after we capture the pontoon bridge, should we take advantage of the victory and attack the Western Camp, or stay on the east bank."
Liu Fan replied: "It is too fanciful to expect to win all the battles. You will win one after another. Who should you tell if you take risks and suffer losses?" After that, he sighed, obviously because of the previous few times.
He was very upset about the failure of the attack, and then said: "You pass on my order. After seizing the pontoon bridge, destroy it on the spot. As for the future arrangements, it will not be too late for us to inquire about the situation in the north of Qing Dynasty before making plans."
While they were talking, the Han army on the east bank had begun a large-scale retreat to the north, apparently abandoning the pontoon bridge and the fort. Seeing that the navy had approached the pontoon bridge, the Shu people on the front line had no worries anymore, so they boldly pursued forward, and the formation gradually
Toward chaos.
And just when the first stern ship approached the pontoon, the Han army on the west bank finally made new changes.