"Soldiers of the Luoyan Army want to truly mature, but they have to experience the baptism of blood and fire on the battlefield. Only after experiencing real battles can they become warriors. Nothing can make them mature faster than on the battlefield.
Therefore, this is the contradiction. On the one hand, they must go through this battle, but on the other hand, they may collapse on the battlefield. Although I have emphasized many times on weekdays to carry out psychological construction so that the veterans can
Tell them more about their experiences on the battlefield to inoculate them psychologically, but it will never have the impact of seeing it with your own eyes. I am not sure whether this kind of psychological construction will work." Lin
Jue continued to sigh softly.
Bai Bing felt the worries in Lin Jue's heart, and hurriedly held Lin Jue's palm with her hands to express comfort and encouragement. She understood Lin Jue's worries. All the burdens were on her man, and he had many worries in his heart.
But I can't say it, it must be very painful.
Lin Jue seemed unconscious and said to himself: "Besides these, I am worried about another major matter now. Since the Jurchens dare to let go of their hands and come to fight with my Luoyan Army, it further proves that Lu Zhongtian has completely
He betrayed the Zhou Dynasty. Otherwise, if he still has nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses at this time, how could the Jurchens dare to fight against us with their backs to Bianliang. I am even worried that Lu Zhongtian will send soldiers and horses to assist the Jurchens in the battle. In that case,
We are facing more than 300,000 Jurchens. Maybe 350,000, maybe 400,000 enemy troops. What I am most worried about is not that Lu Zhongtian will send troops and horses to attack us together with the Jurchens. What I am most worried about is
Instead, Lu Zhongtian will secretly send troops to attack Funiu Mountain and raid our home base. This old thief is insidious and cunning. He may not be willing to participate in a frontal battle, but if he does such insidious deeds behind the scenes, he will really let us down.
It’s hard to think about the beginning and the end. I’m very worried.”
Bai Bing took a breath, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead. Lin Jue didn't say it, she had never imagined that there was a big threat like Lu Zhongtian outside the battlefield. When she thought about it, if Lu Zhongtian led his army and was entangled by the Jurchens,
Bai Bing couldn't imagine what it would be like to attack Funiu Mountain.
"Husband..." Bai Bing's voice began to tremble: "What if... what if they really go to attack Funiu Mountain? Although there are more than 30,000 soldiers and horses staying in Luoyan Valley, but... that is absolutely impossible.
You are not your opponent. What should I do? My husband must find a way."
"Why don't I think of a way. There are 30,000 soldiers and horses left in the mountain stronghold. With the reserves and regiment training, we can make up 50,000 to 60,000 people. But the combat effectiveness is not strong. If Lu Zhongtian attacks with all his strength, he will never be able to defend the mountain.
Hundreds of thousands of people and our relatives are there, why am I not worried? That’s what worries me. Fortunately, the news we have received so far is that Lu Zhongtian did send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses along the way.
The south bank of the Bian River appeared on the other side of the river south of us. This shows that they have not yet planned to attack Funiu Mountain, but just want to help the Jurchens fight us head-on. It can only be said that there is no need to worry about the safety of Funiu Mountain for the time being. But sooner or later they will
You will think of it. Oh, how difficult it is." Lin Jue sighed.
Bai Bing's heart was heavy and uncomfortable. She finally realized how many and complicated things her husband had to think about every day. To outsiders, Lin Jue always looked calm and calm, always full of resourcefulness.
He acted calmly and confidently. Seeing his attitude, everyone felt confident and no one felt uncomfortable.
He can make everyone feel at ease, but in fact, he has to bear too much in his heart. He just doesn't want everyone to feel panic. Think about it, my husband is actually quite pitiful. He has endured so much, but yet
Not many people know about it. Even the people close to him may not know how much he carries. Instead, they sometimes have a little temper with him. For example, I often play a little temper with him sometimes, causing him more troubles.
This is so inappropriate.
"That's all, let's not talk about this anymore. Complaining is useless. There is only one way to face difficulties, which is to face them and win. Complaining is the easiest thing, but it will not help. I, Luo Yanjun, am not without merit.
, what we have is something that others don’t have. I also believe that our Luoyan Army, which we have carefully selected and trained for several years, will not let us down. They are either mules or horses, they must be pulled out for a ride. Don’t worry, I will not let the Jurchens succeed.
, they can’t even hope to get benefits from me, Luo Yanjun.” Lin Jue put his arms around Bai Bing’s slender and soft waist and said with a smile.
Bai Bing nodded lightly, rested his head on Lin Jue's arm, and hugged Lin Jue tightly. The couple stood hugging each other, looking at the dark earth under the tower, the bonfires and lights in the camp, and the soldiers and horses.
The scene of coming and going in an orderly manner stood quietly for a long time.
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The spring sun shines golden light on the earth. On the wilderness on both sides of the Qingshui River, black soil, yellow withered grass, and faint new green form a carpet-like picture. Under the bath of the spring sun, everything is plated
The warm tones make the earth come alive.
Amidst the thunderous sound of horse hooves and the long sound of horns, two huge groups of soldiers and horses from the east and west directions in the wilderness on both sides of the Qingshui River quickly enveloped the land like dark clouds, making the originally warm and vital land become desolate and solemn.
Flags were like clouds, swords and spears were like forests. War drums were banging, horns were sounding, horses' hooves were clattering, and people were shouting. Everything changed in an instant. The Jurchen army and the Luoyan Army approached the battlefield on both sides of the Qingshui River, and a big battle began.
About to start.
The Jurchens dispatched all 150,000 cavalry, including 40,000 Liao cavalry. Several tribal chiefs had no choice but to join the Jurchen army after the defeat in Taiyuan, and now they became a cavalry troop on the flank of the Jurchen army.
The rest are the main force of Jurchen cavalry. In addition, 100,000 Jurchen infantry lined up behind them. They are the auxiliary force for this battle. In Wanyan Aguda's idea, field battles are naturally dominated by cavalry, and infantry can only
He was reduced to a mere foil. He wanted to crush the enemy with a stormy charge of 150,000 cavalry and trample the opponent into dust.
The Luoyan Army also arrived at a little distance on the east bank of Qingshui River. However, the size of the number was much shabby compared to the overwhelming Jurchen cavalry on the opposite side, which occupied a large area of five or six miles. The Luoyan Army was not all dispatched;
There are only 50,000 cavalry and less than 20,000 infantry. A total of 70,000 soldiers and horses are arranged in a shrinking column. This is a typical defensive formation with fewer soldiers and horses than the opponent. The soldiers and horses are shrunk into a smaller area and concentrated.
Strengthen your troops and avoid dispersing your strength due to too scattered formations.
The 50,000 cavalrymen of the Luoyan Army were divided into four teams of 10,000 people, and formed a 'qi'-shaped formation with the 20,000 infantry team in the middle. This is also because there are not many soldiers and horses, so after the formation is shrunk, the opponent will outflank it from both sides.
A last resort formation adopted when attacking from a flank. The advantage of this formation is that it has resistance capabilities in all directions, and the infantry formation will not be lagging behind or protruding out and being attacked by the opponent's cavalry from the flank.
The defeated and protected infantry can attack the opposing cavalry that rushes into the formation with bows, arrows and other long-range weapons from the area between the four cavalry. It can also support the broken formation in any direction at any time.
In short, this formation with the word "qi" is one of the new formations practiced by the Luoyan Army. It is specifically designed to target the opponent's powerful charging formation, so as to cooperate with each other and support each other.
But for the Jurchens, when they saw the opponent's troops shrinking in an area less than four miles in radius and putting on such a strange contraction formation, they knew that the opponent would never dare to attack. They thought
Respond to this battle with a defensive stance.
Wanyan Agu laughed loudly. The opponent's move was exactly what they wanted. The opponent gave up frontal blocking and allowed his cavalry to rush to their formation to encircle them. Then they would be seeking death. Once all the opponent's troops and horses were surrounded by
Among them, it is a dragnet that traps the opponent, which is a unilateral massacre.
"Lin Jue, Lin Jue, my good brother-in-law, you are nothing more than this. I thought you had some ability, but you are showing your timidity in this formation. It's a pity, my sister is probably going to become a widow today, my little
My nephew is also going to lose his father. But there is nothing he can do. Who told him to be ignorant of praise and insist on being my enemy?" Wanyan Aguda said with regret, and then he gave the order to attack without hesitation.
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The Jurchen infantry drove 5,000 Zhou civilians carrying planks and logs and rushed to Qingshui Creek to start building bridges. There were originally covered bridges on Qingshui Creek, but with so many cavalry charging together, more bridges were naturally needed. Fortunately, Qingshui Creek
The stream is only two feet wide and less than a few feet deep. Although it is not just a stream as its name suggests, it is just an ordinary stream. Even war horses can jump across the narrow place.
Originally, in order to prevent the other party from obstructing the bridge-building operation, Wanyan Aguda also formulated several plans. However, the Luoyan Army had been waiting outside Lixu from beginning to end, with no intention of stepping forward, so the tens of thousands of archers did not
It becomes idle on the west side of the river bank.
The peasants went down to the cold waist-high stream and laid logs as piles, then fixed the frame on the logs, and then laid wooden planks and nailed them in place. In less than half an hour, hundreds of simple wooden plank bridges were built.
After all this was completed, the battle finally started at Sisi. Following Wanyan Agu's command, the Jurchen cavalry raised their weapons and made a roaring sound, charging towards the east. The frontal charge was led by the cavalry forward General Cha
The main force was the 50,000 cavalry led by Erhan. These 50,000 cavalry spanned an area of four to five miles and rushed directly to the front of the opponent's formation. At the same time, on both sides, the Liao army's 40,000 Liao cavalry were in the south, Ya
Lu Buhua's 40,000 cavalry were in the north, flying together on both wings, to outflank. The purpose of the entire battle formation was obvious, which was to surround the opponent's troops, break up the formation first, and then encircle and annihilate them, leaving no one behind.
The power of hundreds of thousands of cavalry charging on the ground is difficult to describe in words. If you are there, you will know its swift and violent deterrent power. The whole earth is shaking, and the cavalry sweeping in like a black tsunami are in sight.
Slowly enlarging, and densely packed and boundless, filling all the fields of vision. The shining light of armor and weapons is enough to turn the sky above their heads into a vast white halo. The reflected light shines in people's eyes, which is enough to make people see.
Not seeing anything, temporarily blind, only the golden light flashing in the eyes. In this situation, the psychological and visual impact on people is so great that it can make people suffocate.
