Kong Xuan's joining has indeed made the senior leaders of the Western Expeditionary Army feel a lot more at ease. But the ordinary soldiers don't know that. The one they find most interesting at the moment is the one that is said to be very special and was handed down by Grand Master Wen.
The magical martial arts classic is called "The Nine Levels of Proud Body Refining Art".
Who cares about martial arts skills? This is the Jie Army! The entire army of 50,000 men are all monks. Is it necessary to put the cart before the horse and go back to learn martial arts skills?
Therefore, even though Wen Zhong passed on the martial arts methods sent by Zhang Guifang, there were very few people who actually practiced them.
It’s not the fault of the sergeants who intercepted the army. It’s just that Wen Zhong didn’t explain it clearly. His idea was to let the sergeants practice this martial arts first, and then he would develop a similar practice method based on the principles of this martial arts.
Improve the training strength of the soldiers. But now that we are in the military formation and the situation is confusing, Wen Zhong doesn't have time to think quietly, so he can only teach martial arts first.
Of course, all this is just a small episode for Wen Zhongdajun, and no one cares.
Then, on the third day after Kong Xuan arrived at the military formation, the army set off again, targeting Jiang Ziya's military camp fifty miles away.
This place is open and there is no dangerous place to hold on to. The only way to stop the Western Expeditionary Army is to set up a high stronghold and attack and defend it head-on.
Turning around, in the commander-in-chief's tent of the Xiqi Army, Jiang Ziya was also wearing a military uniform, with a handsome face and the demeanor of an iron-blooded veteran.
"The spies reported that Wen Zhong has already left the camp and is expected to arrive in front of our phalanx in half a day. I predict that he will set up his formation at the rocky beach, so I give the order!
Nezha, leading an army of five thousand as the vanguard, quickly occupied the left slope of the rocky beach to seize powerful terrain for the following cavalry!
Yang Jian, you lead five thousand troops as my left wing. Don't act rashly without orders!
Li Jing, if you lead six thousand troops as my right wing, I can order Jin Zha and Mu Zha to help you. Bring more spearmen and shield soldiers. I need you to firmly hold my right wing at all times.
All of you, you are also part of our army. Follow me out of the stronghold to meet the enemy in half an hour!"
"Follow the commander's orders!"
After fighting so many battles with the Zhengxi Army, Jiang Ziya finally understood the power component in his hands. Whether it was soldiers or generals, none of the generals who originally belonged to Xiqi or Chaoge were of much use.
Maybe it would be okay to change places, but facing Wen Zhong's interception army, there would be no advantage at all.
Therefore, after several consecutive defeats, Jiang Ziya no longer underestimated the criticism of the generals of the Central Plains of the Xiqi Army, and tried his best to integrate the jurisdiction and command of all the soldiers, and kept all the generals who he thought were unusable in the Central Plains.
Army, he will no longer assign the task of leading troops to these people.
What made Jiang Ziya make this decision was not a whim, but having enough confidence.
First of all, the support of Renjiao and Chanjiao to Xiqi's side is very generous. Whether it is the disciples under the Twelve Golden Immortal Seats or the immortals of Shouyang Mountain, they all support them fully. As long as Jiang Ziya makes a request,
No one will delay or shirk. So now Jiang Ziya has strong generals.
Among the three religions, there are Yang Jian and Li Jing who are very good at military battles, as well as Nezha, who is deeply influenced by Li Jing. These three are good at marching and fighting, and the most important thing is that they know the relationship among the monks very well.
His methods and tricks are definitely better than those ordinary ordinary generals in Xiqi in terms of cognition.
Among them, Yang Jian, the Xian Sheng True Lord, is quite outstanding both in terms of personal combat effectiveness and military skills. After Yang Jian came, Xiqi's battle situation became much smoother, and the victory was almost even.
The balance was brought back to a flat position.
On the contrary, Yang Jian and other immortals were reused by Jiang Ziya, and the rest of the old generals such as Huang Feihu suddenly fell into a very depressed and ashamed state. But the current situation is that Jiang Ziya's arrangement is flawless. They can only hang their heads down.
Follow the Chinese army and see the excitement.
"Report!"
"Commander! Wen Zhong's army is less than ten miles away from the rocky beach!"
Jiang Ziya stood on the chariot and asked in a deep voice: "Where is the former general Nezha?"
"Commander, the former general has arrived at the left slope of the rocky beach."
"Okay, Nezha, here's the order, be sure to resist Wen Zhong's front army and wait for my army to arrive!" He immediately said to the herald beside him: "I'm giving the order to the whole army, speed up the march, and be sure to rush to the rocky beach before Wen Zhong's army arrives.
Reach the designated location before!"
"yes!"
There are not many choices on the battlefield. Once the decision is made, it is necessary to arrive as soon as possible and occupy a favorable position. Jiang Ziya thought so, and Wen Zhong naturally thought so too.
So when Jiang Ziya was listening to the report from the forward sentry, Nezha, who was a former general, had actually collided with Yuan Hong, who was also a former soldier.
Who is Yuan Hong? Demon cultivator, the ape himself. Disciple of Jiejiao. He practices in Meishan Mountain in the East. He is the leader of the Seven Monsters of Meishan Mountain. He has strong magic power and is quite talented as a general. He also practices the Eighty-Nine Mysterious Gong and is the same as the general in the Xiqi Army.
Yang Jian's practice has the same origin, but the path is different.
Originally, Yuan Hong was not strong enough to serve as a former general. He was a strong man who could defeat Yang Jian in a head-to-head confrontation. But Wen Zhong did the opposite.
The role of the front army is to break away from the main army formation and use high mobility to rush to occupy the powerful terrain for the decisive battle. This is the habit of all military strategists, Jiang Ziya is the same, and the same is true for Wen Zhong. But Wen Zhong is much more experienced than Jiang Ziya. After all, Jiang Ziya
Although it is powerful, how long have you been in the battle array in person? Many things need to be learned at a loss.
In the previous four or five battles, Wen Zhong discovered that Jiang Ziya's former military generals were all mid-level monks. Although they were also knowledgeable in military matters, their overall strength was only "fair". However, Wen Zhong did not do anything to target this joint.
, but waiting for an opportunity. Now that Kong Xuan has arrived and there is an overwhelming force in the camp, the opportunity has arrived.
With Yuan Hong as the front army, annihilate or defeat the front army sent by Jiang Ziya, and rush to occupy the powerful terrain on the battlefield.
Don't underestimate this small trick. The outcome of a battle is slowly accumulated from such inconspicuous details.
And everything was indeed as Wen Zhong expected. Although Nezha, the general of Xiqi's former army, arrived at the northern slope of the rocky slope first, he was caught by Yuan Hong who came later. Generally speaking, this kind of situation is placed in ordinary situations.
In the conflict between sergeants, if the following party cannot take it in one go after a little trial, it needs to retreat quickly to avoid being surrounded by the enemy's army.
But now both Yuan Hong and Nezha are ordinary soldiers, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are immortals. Besides, Yuan Hong originally came with the purpose of dampening the vigor of Xiqi's army.
So when the two armies met, there was a fierce fight from the beginning.
Nezha is not alone. There are many monks in the former army, and many people explain the strength of the support from the two religions. The situation of Yuan Hong's men is similar. But in terms of high-end combat power, Yuan Hong is well prepared.
Obviously having an advantage, and the soldiers were all tyrannical interceptors, Nezha's front army only resisted for less than a meal and was defeated.
Nezha was seriously injured and escaped, but more than ten monks from Renchan and other religions were injured and three people were killed.