Chapter 1240: The First Battle: Zero Defeat vs Zero Defeat (5) [Two in One]
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It was originally thought that the 40,000 Shang Shui Army advancing in the middle was targeting the Discipline and Kuo Department of the Beiyan Army. Who would have thought that the 40,000 Shang Shui Army suddenly divided into two groups, attacking the left and right flanks of the Han Army respectively, while attacking the center.
The Northern Yan army regarded it as nothing.
This resulted in a very strange scene on the battlefield: the battlefields on the north and south sides were overcrowded and fighting continued, but the middle road was unusually empty and the middle gate was wide open.
What kind of tactic is this? Even Ji Kuo, the general of the Northern Yan Army, looked confused at this time, feeling that his thinking could not keep up with the changes on the battlefield.
"This...this is so nonsense!"
In the Korean army's main formation, the guards beside Le Yi couldn't help but scream in surprise after seeing the situation on the battlefield.
The two wings are gathered together, and the middle door is wide open. How can a war be fought like this?
"Are you kidding?"
Beiyan Shou Leyi murmured to himself, while a pair of tigers stared intently at the main formation of the Qin and Wei coalition forces in the distance opposite.
In his opinion, tactics do not matter whether they are random or not. As long as they can effectively restrain the enemy, it is a good tactic.
But Wei Gongzi Run's seemingly random move, in Beiyan Shou Leyi's opinion, is really clever.
"I see... "He" guessed that I would send reinforcements from the very beginning when he attacked the Handan Army on our right flank... The Shang Shui Army's slow advance just now was to lure Li Mu into sending out cavalry to attack his flank in a roundabout way.
...』
Le Yi had to admit that even he was deceived by that Wei Gongzi Run.
Because just now, he thought that the purpose of the 40,000 Shang Shui Army advancing was to take advantage of the fact that the Beiyan Army in his middle route had dispatched more than 10,000 troops to support the Handan Army, which had greatly reduced the defensive power of the middle route, so he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to attack.
.
But he didn't expect that the opponent's plan was more clever. Instead of taking the center, he took the two wings.
"Now we're in trouble..."
Frowning, Le Yi glanced at the location of his general Ji Kuo.
After the Shang Shui Army divided its forces to attack the two wings, the formation of the Northern Yan Army where Ji Kuo was located showed no movement, as if it was standing there blankly, at a loss.
Le Yi didn't blame Ji Kuo for this. After all, even he couldn't help but feel a little confused at this moment.
The Northern Yan Army in the middle still has three phalanxes of 5,000 men led by general Ji Kuo, but what should this force do at this moment?
Splitting troops to support two wings is the most foolish approach.
Facing the offensive of two Shang Shui armies of 20,000 men, the Ji Kuo Department had to concentrate its forces to resist one of the Shang Shui armies. After all, it was the Shang Shui army, the most famous and victorious force in Wei State.
Elite team.
what to do?
Support the right-wing Handan Army?
Support the Yanmen Army on the left?
Or take the opportunity to break through from the center and attack the main formation of the Qin and Wei coalition forces?
Or should we stay put and wait and see what happens?
Four options immediately appeared in Le Yi's mind.
The fourth option, that is, the option of staying put and waiting, is undoubtedly very stupid. It will only miss the opportunity to fight.
The third option is to take the opportunity to break through the center and attack the main formation of the Qin and Wei coalition forces. This seems to be a good choice, but in fact it is also a trap - because at this moment, Ji Kuo's army of the Northern Yan Army took the opportunity to attack Mr. Wei.
In front of Run's main formation, if the Handan Army on both wings is not present, the Yanmen Army may be defeated by the Shang Shui Army first.
Don't expect that the Northern Yan Army's Ji Kuo Department, in cooperation with the Yanmen cavalry that attacked the Qin and Wei coalition forces in a roundabout way, might be able to surround the few four to five thousand people where the Wei Gongzi was, but in fact, at that time, the two wings of the Han army were surrounded by the Qin and Wei forces.
The Wei coalition forces devoured it, and the Korean army was defeated in this battle.
"What a bold tactic... Send an order for Ji Kuo's army to reinforce the left wing!"
Le Yi ordered immediately and decisively.
"Yes!" The ordering soldier clasped his fists and left. After a while, he rode to the side of General Ji Kuo. He clasped his fists and said: "The general has an order. General Ji Kuo is ordered to protect the left wing!"
"Reinforce the left wing Yanmen Army?"
Ji Kuo was slightly surprised when he heard this. After all, judging from the situation on the battlefield at this moment, it was obvious that the right wing had a bigger problem.
First, the 8,000 Northern Yan Army led by Li Cang was attacked from two sides by Yangquan Jun Yingbo and Shang Shui Army General Zhai Huang, and the defense line was defeated several times. Then, the Shang Shui Army Zhai Huang's Department broke through the Northern Yan Army Li Cang's Department,
Continue to advance and pursue the victory to attack the Handan Army. This makes the situation of the Korean Army on the northern battlefield almost one-sided and absolute disadvantage.
In contrast, for the Yanmen Army on the left, although Li Mu, the defender of Yanmen, sent thousands of cavalry to attack the Qin and Wei coalition's right wing in a roundabout way, there were still more than 10,000 Yanmen infantry there. With the Yanmen Army's ability to repeatedly defeat the Xiongnu,
With such a strong force, even the Shangshui Army should not be able to break through the Yanmen Army's front in a short period of time.
But even so, Le Yi still ordered the reinforcements of the left-wing Yanmen Army.
"...Ji Kuo takes the order!"
Ji Kuo nodded and immediately ordered the three infantry phalanxes under his command to move closer to the left wing, making the battlefield in the middle more open.
Since there was no obstacle, Zhao Hongrun and Le Yi could even vaguely see each other - at least they could see each other's flag.
"The Beiyan Army in the middle actually moved south?"
Qin Shaojun was greatly surprised when he saw the actions of the Discipline Department of the Northern Yan Army from a distance.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun let out a breath and showed a hint of regret: "Sure enough, we shouldn't expect that Le Yi will make a wrong judgment..."
Hearing this, Qin Shaojun couldn't help but be a little surprised, because from Zhao Hongrun's tone, the latter seemed to be praising Le Yi's judgment.
Perhaps guessing the confusion in Qin Shaojun's heart, Zhao Hongrun explained sternly: "The Handan Army on the right wing of the Han Army is irreversibly defeated. Even if the Northern Yan Army with the remaining three phalanxes is sent to the right wing, it will only be a temporary conflict with Zhai.
The 20,000 merchant navy troops of the Huang tribe were just a draw... But the left wing of the Korean army, the infantry phalanx of the Yanmen Army, had just come into contact with the 20,000 merchant navy troops of Nanmenchi, and the victory or defeat was still decided in June 4th.
, our army is sixth, and Yanmen Army is fourth. In this case, even I will decisively invest our troops on the left wing to help Yanmen Army gain the advantage. In this way, our army and the Korean army will each occupy the battlefield on both wings.
If one side has the advantage, this battle can still be fought; but if Le Yi chooses to support the Handan Army on the right, which is already defeated, then when the Yanmen Army on the left also shows signs of defeat, the Korean army will almost lose this battle.
There is no possibility of recovery... This is a wise judgment!"
At this point, Zhao Hongrun added with regret: "What a pity. If Le Yi hesitated for a moment, Nanmen Chi's 20,000 merchant navy would probably have gained an advantage on the Korean left wing. Alas, it only takes a moment..."
As he said that, he raised his head and glanced at the Han army's main formation in the distance, and secretly regretted in his heart: Le Yi was too decisive and did not leave the Wei army any chance.
Qin Shaojun glanced at Zhao Hongrun beside her. She had to admit that Zhao Hongrun was quite good at commanding operations, but having said that, today's tactics were really ridiculous.
For example, right now, on this side of our formation, except for the right wing, there are only four to five thousand troops. The remaining left wing and middle troops are all deep in the enemy's hinterland. What if a cavalry appears at this time?
"That's right! Cavalry!"
As if he thought of something, Qin Shaojun subconsciously turned his head towards his right wing, to be precise, the south side of the right wing.
In that direction, a group of Yanmen cavalry skirted several slopes in the south and was sneaking towards them.
"There's Lord Wang Ling on the right... I think everything will be fine."
Thinking of the commander on the right wing, Qin Shaojun felt a little relieved.
Wang Ling, the commander of the right wing of the Qin and Wei allied forces, was also a Qin man and was cautious and steady. When Yangquan Jun Yingba conquered the anti-Qin forces within the 800-mile Qinling Range, Wang Ling served as the former's deputy general; later Qin
When the Chinese invaded Longxi, Wang Ling also led the army to assist in the war and made many meritorious deeds.
But because he is low-key and rarely achieves the reputation of "the first hero" or "the second hero" in large-scale battles, his reputation is always not as good as that of Wuxinhou Gongsunqi, Changxinhou Wangjian, and Weiyang Junying.
Hua, Yangquan Junyingbo et al.
But it is undeniable that Wang Ling is also a very reliable commander - the saying that a good fighter has no outstanding achievements may refer to this type of general.
The Yanmen cavalry who came to attack did not keep Zhao Hongrun, Qin Shaojun, Wang Ling and others waiting. At the same time that the largest-scale fighting to date broke out on the left and right wings of the Korean army, the Yanmen cavalry killed from the middle of the two slopes.
came out, as if they were going to kill the Qin and Wei coalition forces by surprise.
But unfortunately, Zhao Hongrun, Qin Shaojun and Wang Ling have already paid attention to this cavalry. How could they let the latter succeed?
"Get ready to fight!"
As Wang Ling, the right-wing general of the Qin and Wei coalition forces, gave an order, the Qin soldiers under his command suddenly howled excitedly.
It's no wonder, after all, the army under Wang Ling's command consists of five to six thousand Qin Gedun soldiers and over 10,000 tattooed-faced troops, and the military discipline of the tattooed-faced army is undoubtedly the worst among the Qin and Wei coalition forces.
“The wait is finally here!”
"It's time for me to go into battle!"
"Then damn Mr. Wei Run, you kept us waiting for so long..."
More than 10,000 tattooed troops were making a fuss. The noisy scene even made Qin Shaojun blush a little when he saw it: The discipline is really poor!
But having said that, although there seems to be no military discipline at all, the bravery of the Tattooed Army can definitely be ranked among the top three in the Qin Army. Even compared to the Iron Eagle Cavalry, it is not inferior. After all, the soldiers of the Tattooed Army,
They are all lowly people who are eager to achieve meritorious service on the battlefield and improve their social status. Their persistence and pursuit of victory and meritorious service are extraordinary.
It is for this reason that Zhao Hongrun arranged for the tattooed army to face the Yanmen Cavalry, which is said to be the leading cavalry force in South Korea.
In this regard, before the war started, even Qin Shaojun thought that Zhao Hongrun was playing a trick of "use oneself to attack the enemy, and use oneself to attack the enemy; use oneself to attack the enemy, and use oneself to attack the enemy."
, the most threatening Iron Eagle Cavalry,
He arranged to deal with the opponent's weakest Handan Army, and also sent his own weakest Tattooed Army to fight against the Yanmen Cavalry, the most threatening force among the Korean army. But in fact, Zhao Hongrun had no intention of sacrificing the Tattooed Army. He was very optimistic about this.
An army.
In his opinion, the Tattooed Army, this army, might be able to overthrow South Korea's leading Yanmen Cavalry. After all, the Qin people who dare to join the Tattooed Army, this cannon fodder army, are risking their lives to gain a future.
The desperadoes who are not even afraid of death, why should they be afraid of the Yanmen Cavalry?
"here we go."
Following Qin Shaojun's gentle reminder, Zhao Hongrun turned his head and looked at the battlefield on the right wing.
Under the command of the right-wing general Wang Ling, five thousand Gedun soldiers formed a "pin"-shaped square formation, waiting for the arrival of the Yanmen cavalry.
As for the tattooed army, it seems that they were arranged in the rear formation behind the five thousand Ge shield soldiers.
"To actually sacrifice the men of Ge Dun..."
Zhao Hongrun was a little surprised by the formation of the Qin General Wang Ling, but after careful consideration, he had to admit that this formation was the most suitable for the combination of Ge Dunbing and Tattooed Face Army.
"Raise your shield!"
Following the order of a lieutenant in the Ge Dun Army, the Ge Dun soldiers held their shields high and moved closer together - the soldiers in the same row were close together, forming a shield wall with thick shields; while the soldiers in the back row,
They actually pressed their shields against the backs of the soldiers in front. The density of the entire formation was simply unbelievable.
When they were in the Huayin Plain, the Ge Dun soldiers, who were the backbone of the Qin army, relied on this tight formation to withstand the attack of the Yi tribe, killing the latter and throwing away their armor.
However, is this tactic that used to withstand the Yi tribe cavalry feasible now in the face of the Yanmen cavalry?
Under Zhao Hongrun's gaze, the Yanmen cavalry charging towards the Ge Dunbing phalanx suddenly divided into three teams halfway, with the left and right wings advancing in tandem, like a sharp trident.
Suddenly, Zhao Hongrun's expression changed slightly and he exclaimed: "Not good!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the three teams of Yanmen cavalry advancing together. The two teams of cavalry on the left and right actually raised their crossbows and fired continuously towards the phalanx of Ge Dun soldiers in front.
"The Yanmen cavalry are actually crossbow cavalry?!"
Zhao Hongrun exclaimed in his heart.
The so-called crossbow cavalry is just Zhao Hongrun's personal classification of arms. Its essence is similar to that of cavalry. It is a light cavalry that relies on strong mobility and long-distance weapons such as crossbows to kill enemy troops and gradually reduce the number of enemy troops.
This is a strategic arm. Their ability to rule in a war may be far inferior to that of heavy cavalry and heavy infantry, but from a strategic perspective, this cavalry can easily destroy any long-range arm and melee arm.
Just like at this time, the Ge Shield Soldiers who lacked the protection of the crossbowmen were completely passively beaten by the Yanmen Cavalry. The powerful Korean crossbows shot out threatening arrows, taking away the Ge Shield Soldiers one after another.
's life.
I don't know how many Ge Dun soldiers were killed on the spot by crossbow bolts fired by the Yanmen cavalry.
"Puff, puff..."
With the sound of corpses falling to the ground, the originally tight formation of the Ge Shield Soldiers immediately became riddled with holes. At this moment, a group of Yanmen Cavalry, as the sharp blade in the middle of the "Trident", raised their
He raised his spear and charged directly into the Ge Dun soldiers' defense line.
Vaguely, as if there was a loud boom, the phalanx of the Ge Shield Soldiers was torn apart by the "Trident" of the Yanmen Cavalry.
Immediately, the "Trident" of the Yanmen Cavalry changed its formation. The cavalry on both wings bypassed the Ge Dun soldiers in the front line of the "pin" shape. While galloping, they continued to shoot at the center of the Ge Dun soldiers, causing more and more attacks.
Many Ge shield soldiers were shot to death on the spot.
And just as these Ge Dun soldiers fell to the ground one after another, a group of Yanmen cavalry, serving as the sharp blade in the middle of the "Trident", fought their way in and defeated the Ge Dun soldiers with almost no effort at all.
Line of defense.
"This is simply... a one-sided massacre."
Zhao Hongrun frowned deeply.
He was still guessing whether the Ge Dun soldiers who had defeated the Yi tribe with this dense shield wall tactic could withstand the attack of the Yanmen cavalry this time. Unexpectedly, the fact was exactly the opposite of what he had guessed. The Ge Dun soldiers were so close
The formation was useless in front of the Yanmen Cavalry.
"...It's about to be penetrated."
Zhao Hongrun thought secretly.
As he expected, the front line of the Ge Dun soldiers' "pin" defense line was easily torn apart by the Yanmen cavalry, causing the Ge Dun soldiers' formation to become chaotic.
In a favorable situation, the two teams of Yanmen Cavalry, who were the sharp blades on both sides of the "Trident", had put away their crossbows and drew out their swords one by one, assisting the team of Lancers in the center in an attempt to completely penetrate the enemy.
The defensive line of Ge Dunbing.
In just a moment of tea, the defense line of the Ge Dun soldiers was penetrated by the Yanmen cavalry. This level of lethality was simply beyond imagination.
"Ji Run, evacuate this place."
Qin Shaojun said with an ugly expression.
She was originally worried that the 5,000 Ge shield soldiers and over 10,000 tattooed troops under the command of the right-wing general Wang Ling could not stop the six or seven thousand Yanmen cavalry, but she never expected that the defense line composed of 5,000 Ge shield soldiers
, was actually killed by the Yanmen cavalry so easily.
Qin Shaojun couldn't help but panic when he thought that this terrifying cavalry could reach the main formation here after killing through the tattooed army.
She is not worried about herself. After all, as long as she declares her identity as "Young Lord of Qin", it stands to reason that the Koreans will not dare to harm him. Otherwise, Qin will definitely fight with South Korea to death.
She was worried about Zhao Hongrun beside her. After all, not long ago, Zhao Hongrun had no regard for the unwritten rules of war between the two countries.
After killing 20,000 Korean soldiers, this "Wei Gongzi" has already been fighting with the Koreans for this reason.
One can imagine what will happen to Zhao Hongrun once he falls into the hands of the Koreans.
Compared with Qin Shaojun's panic, Zhao Hongrun gradually calmed down because he discovered that the Ge Dun soldiers who seemed to be killed actually turned into a crescent formation after being broken through by the Yanmen cavalry, faintly covering the people inside.
Yanmen Cavalry.
"Wait a minute...General Wang Ling, it seems that he has some tactics."
Zhao Hongrun spoke to comfort Qin Shaojun.
He did not believe that Wang Ling, who was strongly recommended by Yangquan Jun Yingbo, would be defeated by the Yanmen cavalry just like this. Although the attack of this Yanmen cavalry was the fastest among all the cavalry Zhao Hongrun had ever seen,
The most explosive.
"Ji Run!"
Qin Shaojun looked at Zhao Hongrun angrily and thought to himself: Who do you think I am worried about?!
Zhao Hongrun ignored Qin Shaojun and just stared at the battlefield on the right wing. He vaguely noticed that the Yanmen cavalry, which was overwhelming when facing the Ge Dun soldiers' phalanx, seemed to be stuck in a quagmire when it entered the belly of the tattooed army.
In the swamp, the offensive slowed down.
There was no way, because the tattooed army's life-risking fighting style made the Yanmen cavalry extremely uncomfortable.
Who could have imagined that when a cavalry galloped past and killed a tattooed soldier head-on, at least four or five tattooed soldiers on both sides rushed forward desperately and knocked the Yanmen knight directly from the horse.
He threw himself on his back and fell to the ground.
There was even a case where a tattooed soldier simply bit the throat of the Yanmen cavalry beneath him with his teeth.
"Xilulu——"
"Xilulu——"
Accompanied by waves of horses neighing, more than hundreds of Yanmen knights were knocked down and hacked to death by the tattooed army's desperate attack method.
What horrified those Yanmen knights was that every one of their fallen comrades would be immediately beheaded and hung on the waist of a tattooed soldier.
"What's going on with this army?!"
A leader of the Yanmen Cavalry lost his voice in horror.
He couldn't understand that they were clearly a militia-like mob, but they felt an extremely frightening pressure, as if these people were not human beings at all, but hungry beasts.
"Damn it! I'm being held back!"
"Breakout! Breakout!"
The Yanmen cavalry, who were clearly invincible against the Ge Dun soldiers, now faced the Qin tattooed army, but all of them looked panicked.
It’s strange to say that the number of casualties of the Tattooed Army was at least twice that of the Yanmen Cavalry. But for some reason, the Tattooed Army became more and more courageous as they killed, and their momentum gradually overwhelmed the Yanmen Cavalry. On the other hand, the Yanmen Cavalry was more powerful than the Yanmen Cavalry. In that kind of attack that seems to be about exchanging lives for lives, he shrinks back, as if he is stuck in a quagmire and can't get out no matter what.
At this time, the Ge Dun soldiers who had just been defeated had already surrounded them, further compressing the Yanmen Cavalry's living space.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but nodded, and thought to himself: Sure enough, the tattooed army is what Wang Ling has "high hopes for", and it is the trump card against the Yanmen cavalry.
In his opinion, Wang Ling may have planned to "let" the Yanmen Cavalry attack from the beginning, allowing the tattooed army to hold back this highly mobile cavalry. However, the Yanmen Cavalry's offensive capabilities were beyond His imagination led to a fake show and the Ge Dun soldiers were almost killed by the Yanmen cavalry at the beginning.
However, the Yanmen cavalry looked down upon the tattooed army too much and actually decided to make a head-on breakthrough in front of this desperate army.
"...won!"
Zhao Hongrun clenched his fists, unable to conceal the joy in his heart, and couldn't help but smile a little on his face.
But at this moment, a cry suddenly came from behind: "The enemy - attack -!"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously turned his head to look, and was shocked to see another Yanmen cavalry rushing towards his formation.
The Wei army is only less than a mile away from here.
"What?!"
Even Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but look horrified at this moment, looking at the cavalry holding the flag of the "Yanmen Army" high in disbelief.
"When?...Where did this Yanmen cavalry appear?!"
Zhao Hongrun was stunned, and his thoughts stopped in shock.
At this time, the surrendered general Feng Ting not far away from him was also shocked. He pointed at the cavalry that appeared from nowhere and shouted in horror: "Your Highness, King Su, that is Yanmen Shou. Li Mu!"
"What?" Zhao Hongrun looked in the direction Feng Ting pointed, and sure enough he saw an extraordinary Korean general at the head of the Yanmen cavalry, looking at him expressionlessly.
"kill!"
Under the shocked gaze of Zhao Hongrun, the Han general in the distance raised his hand and pointed at the main formation of the Qin and Wei coalition forces, and ordered in a deep voice: "Capture Wei Gongzi Run alive, and kill all the others!"
In an instant, the Yanmen cavalry crossed the distance of only one mile and reached the thousands of Shangshui soldiers who were left behind to guard the formation.
Unfortunately, there were many Shangshui soldiers who were paying attention to the battle situation on the frontal battlefield and the right-wing battlefield. They did not expect that a cavalry group would come out from the rear. They were beheaded by the Yanmen cavalry when they were almost on guard.
"Defend! Defend!"
"Protect Your Highness!"
Under the panicked screams of the Shangshui Army soldiers, Zhao Hongrun stared intently at the Yanmen cavalry that suddenly attacked.
Even he was extremely nervous at the moment.
He has never encountered such a thing before when an army approaches his formation!