During the period when Tang Yin left the camp, the war in the south changed again.
Wei Zheng led the western army of Ning State to go south on Yan Chu's orders to fight against Mo's army. However, the Pingyuan Army led by Xiao Muqing pursued them relentlessly and penetrated deep into the hinterland of Ning State without hesitation. They were determined not to give up until Wei Zheng's entire army was annihilated.
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Well aware of the ferocity of the Pingyuan Army's battles, Wei Zheng did not dare to fight head-on with them. He said he was ordered to go south, but in fact he was forced to flee south.
Wei Zheng first led his troops to flee south from Hexi County into Wuqu County. He had not rested for a day when he scouted his horse from behind and reported that the Pingyuan Army was already chasing them. Wei Zheng had no choice but to send an order to the entire army to set up camp and move southward.
Maybe Wei Zheng was really frightened by the Pingyuan Army during the Battle of Hexi Camp. Every time he fled into a city, as soon as he heard that the Pingyuan Army was coming, he would not even resist, but would abandon the city and run away, taking with him the local troops in the city.
He also ran with Wei Zheng.
When Wei Zheng entered a city, the Pingyuan army attacked the same city.
The Western Army, led by Wei Zheng, was like a bereaved dog. It first went south into Wuqu County, then fled west into Huaiyin County, and finally continued south to Jiashang County.
Along the way, the Western Army of Ning State entered seven cities and abandoned them.
Although the Pingyuan Army successfully captured the seven cities, they did not divide their forces to occupy them. After breaking the city, they at best searched for supplies in the city and then passed directly through the city to pursue the Western Army.
Xiao Muqing had already made up his mind. No matter how much sweetness Wei Zheng gave him, he would not accept it. This time, he just wanted to kill Wei Zheng and his men in one go.
The situation in Jiashang County is too complicated. The main force of the local army of Ning State, the main force of Mo Army and the Sanshui Army of Feng State are all gathered here. The fighting between the three parties has entered a stalemate. Now with the recent arrival of Wei Zheng, there will be more to come.
Following the Pingyuan Army, the situation in Jiashang County became even more chaotic.
There are troops everywhere in the county, and sometimes even if they meet head-on, they can't tell whether they are enemy troops or friendly troops.
According to what Wei Zheng meant, he could not stop at Jiashang County. Since the south had been occupied by the Mo army, he could not continue southward. He should change direction and head west to return to the hometown of the Western Army.
But at this time, his subordinates had differences of opinion with him.
The Western Army was pursued by the Pingyuan Army and did not dare to fight. It fled south. It can be said that it was ordered by the king to go south for reinforcements. But now it has reached Jiashang County. If it does not fight and flees west again, it will be crowned.
Wei Zheng may not care about being charged with escaping from battle, but the generals of the Western Army may. Wei Zheng may be shameless, but the generals of the Western Army still want to be ashamed.
When Wei Zheng sent an order to go west, all the generals of the army came to the door. People's opinions were roughly divided into two types. One was that our own side would join the local army from Jiashang County and fight to the death with the Feng and Mo coalition forces;
The first opinion was not to join up with the local army in Jiashang County, but to start a decisive battle alone with the Pingyuan army chasing behind.
Anyway, no matter what the opinion is, the essence is the same, that is, you cannot flee westward, you must stay in Jiashang County and fight to the end.
It's not that the generals of the Western Army don't know how high the sky is, but that after fleeing all the way, everyone's hearts are filled with resentment and they would rather die in battle than escape again.
In addition, the Western Army gathered a large number of scattered local troops during their flight. They abandoned seven cities in a row, and more than 70,000 local city troops fled with them. Now the strength of the entire army is close to twenty-five.
However, the Pingyuan army that was chasing after them only numbered 100,000 people, 250,000 versus 100,000 people. Even if the opponent fought fiercely, our side might not be defeated.
It's not that Wei Zheng has never thought about joining the local army in Jiashang County, but if he joins forces, he will face the siege from three sides by the Mo Army, the Sanshui Army, and the Pingyuan Army. The situation is not optimistic. If he starts a decisive battle with the Pingyuan Army alone,
Even though he had 250,000 troops, he still felt uncertain.
He also wanted to defy all opinions and insist on fleeing westward, but all the generals in the Western Army gave up, and in the end it even evolved to the point of seizing the palace. Wei Zheng could either flee westward by himself, or stay in Jiashang County to fight, in any case, he had to run away.
The Western Army will not follow him and wants to fight. The entire Western Army still obeys his command.
When things got to this point, Wei Zheng had no choice. He was not afraid of death. The reason why he fled westward was to leave a fresh force for Ning Guo. But now that all the soldiers in the army were unwilling to escape with him, how could Wei Zheng escape on his own?
After weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to stay and decided to fight the Pingyuan Army.
The location for the decisive battle between the two sides was chosen at the Chunxiao Plain in the northwest of Jiashan County.
This battle is also the most famous Battle of Chunxiao among the battles of Fengning.
As for the Ning army, the Western Army led by Wei Zheng plus local scattered troops reached a strength of more than 230,000.
As for the Feng Army, there is the Pingyuan Army headed by Xiao Muqing, with a strength of nearly 100,000.
The total strength of both sides was more than 300,000, and they launched a life-and-death battle on the Chunxiao Plain.
The formation of Ning's army was to place the most elite Western Army in the center, with Wei Zheng personally commanding it, and the two wings were composed of local scattered troops to cooperate with the Chinese army in fighting.
The formation of the Feng Army was completely opposite. Xiao Muqing placed all the elite troops of the Pingyuan Army on the two wings, and the remaining troops formed the central army.
The military formations of both sides were spread out on the Chunxiao Plain. Looking around, the camps of both sides were clearly separated.
One side is black, black with red, and the other side is silver, as bright as a mirror. However, the strength of the Ning Army is more than double that of the Feng Army. The military formation also looks extremely huge, overwhelming, as if it is covering the grassland.
Silver equipment.
Before the battle, Xiao Muqing specially called all the generals and regiment commanders under his command to come to him, looked around at everyone, and asked with a smile: "Generals, are you afraid of a decisive battle with the enemy this time?"
"Don't be afraid of the final general!" Everyone answered in unison, cutting through the metal.
Xiao Muqing smiled. The subordinates said it nicely. In fact, their slightly pale faces said everything.
He laughed out loud and said proudly: "The enemy is outnumbered and we are fighting on the mainland. The Ning Army seems to have the advantage, but in fact there is nothing to be afraid of. Although the Ning Army has more than 200,000 people, more than half of them are scattered in local areas.
The army has no fighting power and can only serve as a facade. If it encounters my strong tiger and wolf army, it will fall apart in a moment." The words are very happy. As the commander of an army, Xiao Muqing can be so confident and calm.
, the generals below are naturally more confident, and the fear in their hearts has been reduced sharply. They all have murderous looks on their faces and are gearing up.
Xiao Muqing continued: "In my eyes, Ning's army is nothing but grass. What stands in front of our army is not 200,000 enemies, but 200,000 military merits. Generals, in today's battle, it is you who have made extraordinary achievements."
, if you miss the opportunity to become famous in one battle, you may never find it again."
"The general will understand!" The more relaxed Xiao Muqing said, the more confident the generals below would become and their fighting spirit would become stronger.
"Hey! Wei Zheng, the lost dog, has led our army across half of the Ning Kingdom. Today, I will take off his dog's head. Generals, this depends on your luck. Don't forget, our army's deputy
The position of commander has always been vacant!" Xiao Muqing's meaning was very obvious. As long as he could take off Wei Zheng's head, he would have the opportunity to become the deputy commander-in-chief of the Pingyuan Army.
This temptation is too great. The Pingyuan Army ranks first among all the armies of the Feng Kingdom. Even the deputy commander must be polite when meeting the commanders of other armies.
By the time Xiao Muqing finished speaking, people's eyes revealed not only fighting spirit, but also strong desire.
Xiao Muqing aroused the fighting spirit and desire of the corps commanders, which was equivalent to pushing the fighting spirit of the entire army to its peak.
As the war drums of both sides beat, the military formations of the Feng and Ning armies began to press forward towards each other.
Before the two armies came into contact, the arrow formation took the lead.
The arrows from both sides met in the air, and the sound of breaking wind from countless eagle feathers formed a symphony of death. Row after row, groups of soldiers fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and then more soldiers fell from their bodies.
Passed by without mercy.
After the arrow formation passed, the battle formations of both sides were in contact.
This is a head-to-head confrontation with Maimang. In the battle, there is no taking advantage of the situation, and it all relies on the true strength of each.
In the early stages of the battle, the two sides relied on their momentum to fight evenly, and as the battle continued, Xiao Muqing's formation showed its power.
The elites on both wings of the Pingyuan Army met the scattered local troops of Ning State. The combat power of the two sides was not at the same level. Moreover, the more stalemate the battle, the more casualties there were. At this time, it was not just combat power, but also experience and psychology.
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The scattered armies in many places have never fought a battle in their lives, and now they are pushed onto the battlefield, and they are fighting against the most ferocious plain army. How can they endure it?
Looking at the ferocious facial features, bloodthirsty faces, and beast-like roars of the enemy in front, he waved his weapons crazily, cutting down his brothers, stabbing them one after another, with scarlet blood, broken limbs and broken limbs all over the ground.
The screams and wailings constantly stimulated their senses.
This place is not a human world, but a living hell on earth. In many places, scattered troops could not withstand such blood and cruelty, suffered mental breakdown, and fled in all directions with strange screams.
The frightened and irrational soldiers ran rampant. Instead of running towards the Feng army on the opposite side, they smashed their own battle formation into pieces and became chaotic.
On the battlefield, panic is more terrifying than the plague and spreads much faster than the plague.
In the beginning, it was just a small group of Ning soldiers who fought cowardly, but then it quickly evolved into a formation. The Ning soldiers who formed a regiment retreated without fighting, and the neat formation of the Ning army also began to deform.
The two wings of the Pingyuan Army were like two sharp lancets, performing cutting operations on the Ning Army, directly separating the two wings of the Ning Army from the central army.
By this time, the situation on the battlefield had undergone earth-shaking changes.
The two wings of the Ning army retreated steadily, while the Chinese army rushed forward. On the Feng army's side, the Chinese army resisted the enemy, and the two wings surrounded them on both sides, surrounding the Chinese army led by Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng, who was in charge personally, naturally saw that the battle situation was getting out of control. He issued the order and quickly beat the drums to urge the troops on both wings who were timid to move forward to immediately advance for reinforcements.
The Western Army beat the war drums so loudly that several cowhide drumheads were broken, but the local troops ignored them and still did not dare to step forward.