Blanca Portis is an experienced and steady Besa veteran. He is not as impulsive as Xiaona. Jinguang County is not yet under Tang Yin's control. Our soldiers are not familiar with the place. If they rush into it rashly,
, what if we are ambushed by the enemy or trapped in a tight siege? It is better to stay here, where at least hundreds of thousands of Tianyuan troops will accompany us, and the situation will be much safer.
Before arriving, Kenis had reminded Shauna to listen more to Blanca Portis's opinions on leading the war and learn more from him. Now after hearing Blanca Portis's stop,
Even though Xiaona was unwilling to do so, she could only accept it reluctantly.
The Besa heavy armored cavalry brought by Xiaona stayed in the Tianyuan Army's camp. Although there were only 30,000 people, those who knew the inside story knew that the effectiveness of this mere 30,000 cavalry on the battlefield could even be
Withstand more than 100,000 infantry.
The addition of the Besa cavalry greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Tianyuan Army. On the other hand, Zhong Wen's camp was lifeless. Even in broad daylight, there were not a few Central Army troops patrolling or standing guard on the walls of the camp. At this time
, Qiu Zhen felt that it was almost time for the two sides to launch a final decisive battle. Either his side would take the initiative to attack, or Zhong Wen would lead the Central Army to break through.
His prediction was correct, Zhong Wen really couldn't use it anymore. In the past few days, the grain depot in the central army camp had been exhausted. Originally, Zhong Wen had ordered that the horses in the army should be strictly guarded. Now, even with this order, he
He also took it back, not to mention that the soldiers below were extremely hungry, even his personal guards were starved to death.
If this continues, without the Tianyuan Army attacking, more than 100,000 Central Army troops will starve to death in their own camps.
That night, Zhong Wen summoned his generals and said straight to the point: "Tomorrow morning, our army will break through!"
Ah? Although the generals have been waiting for Zhong Wen to give the order to break out, but now hearing what he said, everyone couldn't help but take a breath and looked at each other in silence.
Zhong Wen said quietly: "We can no longer wait for reinforcements to arrive, or in other words, reinforcements will not come at all. Now, all we can rely on is ourselves. If we don't want to sit idle in the camp and wait for death, all generals should cheer up.
, use all your strength to prepare for the battle tomorrow morning!"
"Yes! Your Highness!" Now Zhong Wen's identity is extraordinary. He is the second prince of Peng Kingdom, so the generals naturally address him as "His Royal Highness".
Zhong Wen pondered for a moment and asked: "How many horses are there in the army now?"
"Almost all the horses that were used to carry the baggage have been killed, and now there are only more than a thousand war horses!" a general replied in a low voice.
Zhong Wen nodded and said: "Kill all the war horses. Every soldier must be full before the decisive battle tomorrow morning!" After a pause, he added: "Including my war horses."
"Your Highness!" All the generals were shocked.
For generals, war horses are like legs. Especially in breakout battles, war horses are even more crucial. Whether they can break out of the siege and whether they can save their lives and wealth, war horses play a decisive factor, and this time Zhong Wen unexpectedly continued
All of his own horses were killed, which made the generals feel sad and deeply moved.
As a prince, it is not easy for Zhong Wen to do this.
Waving his hands, Zhong Wen stopped everyone's attempts to dissuade him. He sighed softly and said: "Since I work with all of you, I naturally have to live and die with you generals. Even if the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, the enemy is strong and we are weak,
But I will never take a step back. If tomorrow's battle is successful, you and I can go back to Yancheng to have a drink and have a good time. If unfortunately we become friends, you and I will have no complaints in our hearts, and we can see each other honestly under the Nine Springs!"
After hearing Zhong Wen's words, the generals present all had red eyes and tears welling up in their eyes.
No matter what Zhong Tian was like as a person, his son Zhong Wen could definitely be regarded as an excellent commander. Although he could not love his soldiers as much as his sons, he had no airs about the generals around him and often treated him like brothers.
All the generals knelt on their knees and said in unison: "I am determined to follow His Highness to the death. Even if my body is broken to pieces, I will definitely protect His Highness from the siege!"
Zhong Wen looked at everyone, his mouth twitching, but in the end he couldn't say anything. He turned around, turned his back to the generals, waved his hands in a hoarse voice and said: "Everyone, please go back and rest first. Recharge yourself tomorrow."
In this battle, regardless of success or failure, we must display the momentum of our army!"
"Yes! Your Highness! I resign!" Everyone bowed their hands and saluted, and slowly exited the tent.
After all the generals left, Zhong Wenfang raised his head and looked up to the sky with a deep sigh. With the current strength of troops and combat power, he had no idea whether he could succeed in breaking out of the encirclement. All he could do at this time was to pray silently in his heart.
, praying to God to allow our side to succeed in the battle and leave this bloodline to Peng Country.
In the evening, Zhong Wen's camp began to slaughter the horses in the army. Afraid that the neighing of the horses would alert the Tianyuan army outside, Zhong Wen also specifically ordered his men to seal the mouths of the horses before killing them.
This meal was a long-awaited meal for the soldiers of the Central Army. Groups of people gathered together, and from time to time they grabbed the horse meat that was not yet fully cooked in the pot, stuffed it into their mouths, and swallowed it whole.
Horse meat is not delicious, especially war horses, whose meat is hard and woody, but to the current officers and soldiers of the Central Army, there is no better delicacy in the world.
People are like iron, and food is like steel. If you don’t eat a meal, you will feel hungry. This is true. After eating this full meal, the officers and soldiers of the Central Army immediately became energetic and had smiles on their faces.
, sitting together in small groups, chatting and laughing.
When the fourth watch of the day arrived, Zhong Wen once again summoned his generals and began to make arrangements for the detailed steps to break out of the encirclement.
What he meant was that the troops should be divided into two groups, one to break out of the encirclement to the south and the other to the east. A two-pronged approach would serve to disperse the enemy's main force.
Zhong Wen himself led 100,000 soldiers as the main force and rushed out from the Nanying Gate. In addition, Lieutenant General Huang Baifei led the remaining soldiers to rush out from the Dongying Gate. Huang Baifei was Zhong Tian's confidant and was originally the commander of the regiment. Zhong Tian
After becoming the king, he was promoted several levels in a row and was promoted to Lieutenant General in one fell swoop.
After hearing Zhong Wen's plan, the generals had no objections and stepped in one after another.
Zhong Wen said to Huang Baifei: "General Huang, no matter who of you or I can successfully break out of the siege, we must not turn back to pick up the opponent. We must immediately go south and retreat towards Yancheng!"
"this……"
"If I unfortunately die in the enemy's army, and General Huang can successfully return to the capital, when he sees my father and the queen, I must persuade him to restore the title of Fengguo and posthumously confer the title of late king Zhanhua, in order to regain people's support.
We also want to release those imprisoned important officials of the previous dynasty and treat them favorably. Without their support, my father's throne will have no foundation..." After saying this, Zhong Wen took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Huang Baifei,
He continued: "What I want to say has been written down here. General Huang, please accept it for me first!"
Huang Baifei stretched out his trembling hands and took the letter. He choked and said: "Your Highness..."
To the south is the main camp of the Tianyuan Army, and the strength of the East Camp is relatively weaker. Although Zhong Wen is leading the main force of the Central Army, Huang Baifei is more likely to break out.
Zhong Wen patted Huang Baifei's arm, smiled calmly, and said: "Only when a general has a will to die can a soldier not be greedy for life. As a commander, I must lead the way. Only in this way can the soldiers below follow me."
Fighting with blood." As he spoke, he asked the guard on the side: "What time is it now?"
"Go back to Your Highness, it's already Yin time!"
"Yinshi..." Zhong Wen murmured, then nodded and said, "When Yinshi arrives, the entire army will break out!"
"Yes! Your Highness!"
At Mao hour, that is, at five o'clock in the morning, the Central Army led by Zhong Wen chose to dispatch the entire army to attack the Tianyuan Army's encirclement.
As he had originally arranged, the nearly 140,000 Central Army troops were divided into two groups. One group was personally commanded by Zhong Wen and focused on attacking the South Camp of the Tianyuan Army. The other group was led by Huang Baifei, who commanded the 40,000 Central Army troops and was led by the Tianyuan Army's East Camp.
Breakout outward.
As the Ning Army suddenly charged out in large numbers, the Tianyuan Army's camp immediately exploded. Only the shouts of horses, shouts, and orders were heard continuously. The more than 300,000 Tianyuan Army, who had been prepared for a long time, moved up and down in unison.
Either hold up the camp, or form a square formation, with swords unsheathed and arrows strung, ready to stand ready.
Although Tang Yin did not pay much attention to military regulations and disciplines, he had always been extremely strict with the training of his soldiers. The soldiers he required were all-round soldiers. Everyone could fight in close combat and shoot arrows. There was no distinction between close combat soldiers and archers.
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At this time, the Tianyuan Army quickly set up phalanxes in the camp. Each phalanx was a hundred people long and a hundred wide. A phalanx was a regiment of 10,000 people. There were uniform halberd bearers on the outside.
Inside the spearmen were soldiers holding bows and arrows. Following the shouts of the commanders of each regiment, the soldiers in each phalanx also picked up their bows and loaded their arrows.
Qiu Zhen handed over the command of Dongying to Liang Qi, and handed over the most important command of Nanying to Xiao Muqing, who was experienced and trustworthy.
On the battlefield where the two armies faced each other, Xiao Muqing's usual flattery disappeared without a trace, and he turned into the commander who could lead the army and remain calm in power. He stood on a high platform at the front of his camp, facing the sea of people.
Ning Jun rushed towards him, there was no trace of panic on his face, only a calm and calm smile.
He raised his eyes to observe the enemy's attack while commanding calmly, issuing general orders from time to time and adjusting the formations of his own corps. After the enemy came into range, he waved the command flag in his hand. The corps commanders in the audience all raised their eyes.
Watching his order, he saw that the order flag wavered only once. The commanders of the first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth corps of the Pingyuan Army shouted loudly to their soldiers: "Fire arrows!"
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call!
Five corps, fifty thousand people fired volleys, and the dense arrows were like a black cloud, rising from the heads of the Pingyuan Army camp, roaring into the air, drawing a long arc, and falling straight towards the Central Army.