On the edge of Akinohara, the dead grass that has gone through the winter is dyed golden by the evening sun. In the distance, the blue sea reflects the sparkling golden light. The Battle of Akinohara really kicked off in the sunset scenery of early spring and February.
The messenger battle flags flew across the battlefield, the sounds of golden drums mingled, and the whimpering camp horns were like wild beasts howling in the sunset, which made people's blood boil. A thousand-man team of Goryeo withdrew from the position in front of Bainiaozhai, and another thousand-man team withdrew from the position in front of Bainiaozhai. The human team is slowly approaching the position from the southwest corner of the flank, planning to take over the front position and take turns to attack Bainiaozhai.
Qin Zitan stood on the west bank of Bailuo River, looking at the battlefield in the distance.
The west bank of the Bailuo River is four or five miles away from the battlefield in front of Bainiaozhai. The view at dusk is excellent, but you can only get a rough view.
Although Zhen Feng deployed tens of thousands of troops to the battlefield on the east bank, and formed a butterfly wing formation with the Chinese army's camp on the east bank as the center to support each other, Qin Zitan still believed that Zhen Feng's chance of winning was not more than Four percent.
Although it is not possible to see the battle from the west bank, it is still better than going to the east bank and being immersed in the danger of weapons.
It should be said that the battle of Kinohara started before noon yesterday, but the two sides were not fighting fiercely. The four thousand troops on the Korean right wing assembled in a tight defensive formation, mainly to monitor the direction of Heiyan Mountain, the main camp of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces. In the early stage of the battle, the focus was on the left wing. Zhen Feng used six thousand-man troops to attack Bainiaozhai in turn. He wanted to use wheel tactics to wear down the physical strength and willpower of the defenders of Bainiaozhai little by little, and then captured Bainiaozhai. Bird Village, and then attack Heiyan Mountain, the main camp of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces.
Or perhaps the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces would pull out their main troops from Black Rock Mountain and launch a decisive counterattack before Bainiaozhai could be lost.
Zhen Feng's Butterfly Wing Formation seems to focus on the left wing, with six thousand-man teams deployed, and only four thousand-man teams on the right wing. However, the four thousand-man teams on the right wing are all the main force of Haiyang County soldiers, and they have good coordination with each other. , the ability to fight is stronger.
As long as the main forces of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces can be drawn out of Black Rock Mountain, dragged into the battlefield of Xiyehara, and entangled with four thousand-man troops, Zhen Feng can continuously mobilize troops from the left wing and tail wing to strengthen the right wing. , completely wiping out the main force of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces on the slopes in front of Black Rock Mountain.
Knowing Zhen Feng's tactical arrangements, Qin Zitan had to admit that Zhen Feng was an experienced general, and it might be possible for Lin Fu to suffer a big loss in Haidong.
"The Huaidong Army has begun to counterattack!" Azig was riding on horseback. Seeing that Qin Zitan was distracted, he reminded him.
Qin Zitan stared intently. Halfway up the slope of Bainiao Village, the open gate of the village was like an open floodgate. The Huaidong generals in dark armor were like black floods gushing out, rushing into the strong smell of blood. in the battlefield.
The Koryo Thousand-Man Troop, which was slowly retreating, saw the defenders of Bainiaozhai coming out to counterattack. They were not caught off guard and quickly stopped their retreat to form formations.
The officers shouted loudly, asking the soldiers to stand firm, and ordered the few arrows to be concentrated on the two wings, so as to effectively interfere with the attack of Huaidong generals.
The first to stabilize the position were the two wing formations at the side and rear responsible for covering the retreat.
In the attack on the stronghold just now, too many arrows were consumed, and they were no longer able to form a rain of arrows that would cover the battlefield and prevent the Huaidong Army soldiers from approaching. It seems that the number of Huaidong Army soldiers who came out of camp to counterattack this time was more than before. Several times, the Goryeo officers in charge of covering waved their sabers and led their troops to charge up the slope. One was to delay the attack speed of the Bainiaozhai defenders, and the other was to increase the distance and give the main force behind them more time to reorganize their formation. time.
The two wing formations were pushed back, and the entire thousand-man team soon formed a more dense defensive formation in the slightly concave valley-shaped area in front of Bainiaozhai to resist the impact of the counterattacking defenders of Bainiaozhai.
"For Huaidong, for victory! Charge..."
The generals of Huaidong roared and killed them. The collision of armor pieces was like the sound of waves, and murderous intent was coming. The Korean shield-hands formed a shield formation outside, with spearmen and halberdiers behind the shield formation, and sword and axe-hands behind. In the center, they soon engaged the front wing of Huaidong generals. Like the boulders on the mountaintops at sunrise, they remained motionless in the storm, stubbornly resisting the first wave of counterattacks by Huaidong generals. The Koreans knew in their hearts that as long as they held Huaidong generals, After the first wave of attacks by General Dong's soldiers, the thousands-man team behind them were able to flank and push back the Huaidong soldiers who had come out of camp to counterattack...
Different from the previous counterattacks, the Huaidong soldiers who went out to counterattack this time did not place their crossbowmen behind the sword and shield soldiers to shoot at the rear of the Korean formation. The Chenghua team took advantage of the terrain and braved the threat of Korean spears and halberds to directly and violently attack the Korean shield formation. The crossbowmen lined up in the second formation, using long-range powerful bows and crossbows. Throw sharp iron-tufted long arrows toward the center of the Korean formation.
In the center of the formation, the Koreans did not have a large shield to protect them, and their leather armor had limited defensive power. Covered by arrows as dense as a torrential rain, the Korean soldiers in the center of the formation fell one after another after being struck by arrows. Once a hole appeared in the center of the formation later, The spearmen in the front line of the shield array did not receive strong support. Under the direct impact of the Huaidong armored soldiers, they gradually became unable to hold up. They were beaten back steadily, barely keeping the formation stable.
In an infantry confrontation, once the formation is broken up, collapse is not far away.
Commander Zheng Xin held up his sword with a bright cold light and roared like a bloodthirsty beast: "Kill! You bastard is afraid of death!" He personally led the retinue to attack the weak right wing. Even if a mountain of swords pressed down, We must also resist, and we must withstand this wave of impact from the Huaidong Army before the reinforcements from the left wing come up!
The setting sun had already set on the treetops. Zhen Feng pressed all three thousand-man troops on the left wing, but he had not yet been able to fight back the counterattack of the defenders of Bainiaozhai.
Different from the previous times, this wave of counterattack by the defenders of Bainiao Village was resolute and powerful. Qin Zitan stood on the west bank of Bailuo River and felt a strange smell floating in the dusk air. He squinted and looked to the west. The sun was setting, and twilight had already appeared. I suddenly felt a panic in my heart, and said in surprise: "The Huaidong Army is going to fight a night battle!"
Speaking of night battles, Azig's pain was also aroused.
Na Tuzhen and Na Yan led more than a thousand Donghu elites to be defeated by the Jiangdong Left Army on a snowy night, and fell into a tight siege. In the end, they could not fight out. Although the trick of Jiangdong Left Army's snowy night march was later discovered by their sister (it is said that it was revealed) It's very simple, just use the frozen river to travel at night), but it also shows that the Huaidong Army had quite strong night fighting capabilities during the Yannan War.
The left wing fought resolutely and cruelly, but using the excellent night fighting ability to send out the main elite to attack suddenly from the right wing was a good strategy to attack the east and attack the west!
Azig looked to the south, and saw the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces' camp in Black Rock Mountain lined with flags, but there was no sign of any troops dispatched. The more so, the more suspicious it became.
There was no need for Qin Zitan or Azige to send people to remind him. Zhen Feng was obviously on guard. The right wing began to block the passage between the right wing and Black Rock Mountain with obstacles such as horses and iron caltrops, and more crossbowmen came to the rescue. They gathered together to form a blockade arrow array on the side and front wings, and dozens of campfires were lit early.
Zhen Feng also transferred a thousand-man team from the left wing to strengthen the defense of the right wing.
The Koreans formed a butterfly-wing formation with the Chinese army's tent on the east bank of the Bailuo River as the center. At this time, the left and right wings reached a balance in strength, and there were three thousand-man troops on the rear wing as backup.
The attack on the left wing was so tight that three thousand-man troops were pressed up. It was not easy to retreat. However, on the left wing, slightly south of the front battlefield of Bainiao Village, Zhen Feng still had two thousand-man troops that he could call upon.
The defenders of Bainiao Village who attacked retreated one group, and another group of troops counterattacked immediately. No one understood before why the Huaidong Army built three gates in front of the Bainiao Village camp? Only then did they understand.
The defenders of Bainiao Village used the three gates on the front to retreat in an orderly manner. The tactics of advancing troops also used wheel tactics to counterattack, and they tightly held the three thousand-man troops of the Koreans on the front battlefield, preventing them from letting go. It withdraws.
The twilight is getting darker, the sound of war drums and roars of fighting continues, the moon in the sky is like a white hook, the distant battle flags and the figures of the fighting soldiers gradually blur in the field of vision, and can no longer be seen clearly, the lit campfire becomes brighter and brighter, in the campfire Under the reflection, the moving figures became more and more distinct.
The fiercer the fighting on the left wing became. Under the resolute counterattack of the Bainiaozhai defenders, the three thousand-man troops were forced to retreat from the battlefield. Qin Zitan became more nervous and looked towards the right wing, secretly thinking: Once Zhen Feng cannot resist, , transfer the troops on the right wing to support the left wing, probably when Lin Fu takes advantage of the night to strike a fatal blow!
At this time, fast cavalry came from the east bank, holding torches and loudly announcing Zhen Feng's military orders. Zhen Feng transferred a thousand-man team from the rear wing of the west bank to strengthen the left wing and re-strengthened the left wing to six thousand-man teams.
Due to the accumulation of many casualties, although the left wing maintains the establishment of six thousand-man teams, the number of troops capable of fighting is less than 5,000.
Similarly, the defenders of Bainiaozhai also suffered a lot of casualties. It can be seen that those who came out to fight back should be the elite soldiers of the Huaidong Army.
Even if the stars and moon are good, the light is far less than the day. The sound of golden drums on both sides is mixed. Without the auxiliary command of the battle flag, the general can hardly control the army. More can only rely on junior officers such as commanders of thousands and centurions. Direct from the front.
Although Zhen Feng was very reluctant to fight at night, he had no choice. The left wing was already stuck together, and the defenders of Bainiao Village had the advantage of the terrain, so they could only withdraw from the battlefield in a staggered manner. But the defenders of Bainiao Village did not To withdraw, Zhen Feng could only continue to press more troops to fight. If they took the initiative to withdraw and let the Bainiaozhai defenders rush down along the terrain, it would probably cause the entire left wing to collapse!
The left wing attacked so tightly that Zhen Feng couldn't help but feel greedy again.
As long as the right wing can wait hard and resist the sudden attack of the elite main force of the Huaidong Army, he can use the superior force on the left wing to completely consume the Bainiaozhai defenders in the counterattack.
When Zhen Feng sent five of the six thousand-man troops on the left wing to the front battlefield of Bainiaozhai, they were still unable to effectively contain the counterattack of the defenders of Bainiaozhai. Zhenfeng, including Qin Zitan and Aji who were watching the battle on the west bank, Ge and others all noticed the slightest abnormality.
"What will happen if Lin Fu puts all the elites of the Huaidong Army in the Bainiao Village?" Azige subconsciously asked Qin Zitan.
Hearing Azige say this, Qin Zitan shuddered as if he had been struck by lightning: Black Rock Mountain is an empty city plan!
Lin Fuzhen wanted to deploy nearly 5,000 elite soldiers of the Huaidong Army in the Baidao Village. The six thousand-man troops on the left wing would never be able to withstand the impact of the 5,000 Huaidong elite soldiers. At this time, the six thousand-man troops on the left wing Five of them were wrapped up in the battlefield in front of Bainiaozhai. Once the formation was broken up, only a thousand-man team could not prevent the collapse of the left wing.
In the end, Zhen Feng won't even have a chance to adjust his formation, and the defeated troops on the left wing will be like collapsing snow mountains, pressing on the central army and right wing!
Qin Zitan was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He called his followers and hurriedly ordered: "Go and see Governor Zhen quickly and tell him that Black Rock Mountain may be an empty stronghold, and the elites of Huaidong are most likely hiding in Bainiao Stronghold..." Qin Zitan Tan originally wanted to directly suggest Zhen Feng to transfer two thousand-man troops from the right wing to strengthen the left wing to prevent the collapse of the left wing. But he immediately thought: If the guess is wrong, the right wing is still the main assault direction of the Huaidong Army. At this time, it is recommended that Zhen Feng adjust the left and right wings. Isn't Yi's troop deployment a favor to Lin Fu?
Qin Zitan hesitated for a moment, but Azige simply urged Qin Zitan's retinue: "Go and see Governor Zhen. That being said, Governor Zhen has made his own decision!"
After the retinue left, Qin Zitan came back to his senses. He was ashamed of his hesitation just now and had to admit that he could only be a counselor, but Azige was more decisive than him.
After calming down for a while, Qin Zitan became more and more certain that Black Rock Mountain was an empty city. On the left wing, the defenders of Bainiao Village had already invested 2,500 to 600 elite troops on the frontal battlefield. How many more elite troops could Lin Fu concentrate on the right wing? It would be better to risk his life. The shot was from the left wing.
Thinking that this was probably a killing plot arranged by Lin Fu from the beginning, Qin Zitan felt a chill in his heart.
At this time, there was a strange sharp sound in the air. It was so clear above the fighting battlefield that Azige could hear it clearly even standing on the west bank of the Bailuo River.
"What's that sound?"
"It's a bed crossbow!" The She family also began to use bed crossbows and stone crossbows on the battlefield on a large scale. They also imitated Huaidong's scorpion crossbows. Qin Zitan was very familiar with the sharp sound of bed crossbows fired intensively.
Qin Zitan looked to the left wing in fear. Those giant crossbow arrows that shuttled through the air had very faint shadows in the night sky, like giant flying birds. They were heading towards the Korean infantry below from the gentle slopes on both sides of the Bainiao Village. Array shooting.
Unknowingly, the Koreans had completely driven off Bainiaozhai and almost retreated to the inner edge of Xiyehara. A sufficiently open space had been formed on the battlefield in front of Bainiaozhai. The three gates of the village in front opened at the same time, and a team The dark shadows of the team filed out, and the neighing of war horses could still be vaguely heard. Huaidong's elite were about to be wiped out...
On the front of the Korean infantry formation, the counterattacking Bainiaozhai defenders began to shrink to the two wings in an orderly manner. The space left in the middle was a gap for the elite charge from behind! Qin Zitan didn't know what the Huaidong Army did. At this point, it is certain that the Huaidong Army can conduct more effective command and convey military orders at night.