The man named Sun ran away shamelessly. Although this incident made Wu Baihu extremely angry, he also knew that now was not the time to curse.
Although Sun Baihu sneaked away, the more than 100 Ming army main force he brought with him, as well as the nearly 100 county braves and more than 200 civilian men of the grain transport team were still there.
Under the leadership of some low-level officers such as general banners and small banners under Wu Baihu, they had already begun to form formations to fight.
Looking at the men and horses under his command arrayed one after another, and at the pseudo-Tang rebel army slowly approaching in the distance, Wu Baihu felt a heroic feeling in his heart.
He wanted to see what was so great about these pseudo-Tang bandits, that they actually made their officers and soldiers suffer so much in a row.
At the same time, he wanted to prove through a big victory that he was definitely not a weakling like Sun Baihu, and if he won this battle, he might be directly promoted to Qianhu.
If a military general in the Ming Dynasty made meritorious service in a war, he would be promoted much faster than a civil servant. Before the war broke out, he was only a member of a small household, but after the war, he might transform into a commander of a thousand households or even a commander.
"Please hurry up and stop dawdling, otherwise you will be the ones who die while waiting!" Wu Baihu continued to shout loudly, trying to make the formation of his troops more orderly.
It's a pity that there are still more than a hundred soldiers under his command. Although the quality is also uneven, they are regular soldiers with a little training, and they can still do this basic formation.
But those county warriors and civilian husbands are far behind!
Needless to say about civilians, they were not used to fight, but were used as porters. They did not even have many formal weapons. Only a few of them carried spears and swords, and these were all prepared by themselves.
, most people are holding poles, wooden sticks and the like.
Even for the county warriors who jumped out to prepare for war, their quality was no better than that of the Huangzhushan bandits. At most, they were physically better than those civilians, and they may have some personal martial arts skills, but for the military formation,
I also know nothing about anything like this.
Therefore, while the guardsmen under Wu Baihu had formed their military formations in a relatively short period of time, the county warriors and civilians were in a chaotic situation and could not form the rigorous formation that Wu Baihu wanted.
Military formation.
However, Wu Baihu has no particularly good solution for this. Although the county warriors and civilian husbands are said to have been recruited into the army, they are not soldiers after all. They have not even received the most basic training, and we cannot expect them to perform well.
, now it’s not completely chaotic, it’s just burning incense.
Just as Wu Baihu organized his men to prepare for the battle, on the other side of the battlefield, hundreds of people were slowly advancing with a firm pace!
Most of the people on the right wing were armed with long knives and shields, or with bows and arrows, or with spears. Although these people were also lined up, they were not as good as the troops under Wu Baihu, and they were not even good enough.
It can be seen that as they walked, the formation became more and more scattered, so that the leaders of them had to stop and organize the formation every time they walked a certain distance before continuing to move forward.
This team of about 300 people is not unfamiliar to Wu Baihu, nor is it surprising. From the surface, these pseudo-Tang bandits are no better than other refugee bandits in terms of queue or personnel quality.
Where to go.
However, the army of about a hundred people on the other side of the more than three hundred people caused Wu Baihu to frown!
The reason why Wu Baihu frowned was simple. Ever since this army, which numbered less than a hundred men, came on the field, not only had their formation been extremely neat, but there had not been any noise at all.
What's more important is that when they change formations, they are neatly aligned. Even their steps are almost the same. Just the sound of neat footsteps is frightening.
Just looking at this scene on the surface, Wu Baihu knew that today's battle might not be as simple as he had previously expected.
Perhaps on the surface, it seems that the neatness of an army's formation is only about whether it looks good or not, and has no effect on the battlefield, but this idea is completely wrong.
In cold weapons and modern wars, the requirements for formation are quite high. In many battles, the formation of the army needs to be constantly changed in order to realize the tactical intention of the general.
If you want to continuously change formations during the battle and always maintain a complete formation, the requirements for soldiers are actually quite high, especially the requirements for discipline. If you are not a well-disciplined army, it is impossible to fight in battle.
Obey orders and respond in a timely manner.
Even if you don't say this, it is not easy to let the soldiers clearly distinguish their left and right and listen clearly to their superiors' combat orders.
Whether a simple queue is neat or not reflects the quality of soldiers, and further reflects the training status of an army.
So I won’t say whether it can fight or not, but being able to form various formations according to orders is almost a quality that a qualified army must possess.
In front of him, the strange-looking hundred-man army was so tightly formed that Wu Baihu couldn't help but frown.
He is not a big-headed soldier who knows nothing, but a veteran who has been in the army for many years. Moreover, like most of the officers in the Ming army, he is a hereditary officer. He has heard and accepted the most formal rules of the Ming Dynasty since he was a child.
Officer education: For example, learn how to exploit the military households under your command efficiently, such as how to save your life on the battlefield, and then listen to the elders bragging about the battles decades ago.
He knows some military common sense, at least much better than those big soldiers who know nothing.
Therefore, Wu Baihu could see that this strange army composed of half-grown children was definitely not a simple thing, and he would have to be more cautious later.
However, although he is much more cautious, Wu Baihu is still full of confidence in the upcoming battle!
After all, these people like me are also regular troops, and the other party is just a group of bandits and refugees. No matter how much they pretend, they can't become elite soldiers and generals. When the time comes, I will first let the archers shoot at him, and then let the swordsmen, shielders and
If the spearmen cover each other and kill each other, they will definitely be able to defeat the bandit army. Hundreds of people will be beheaded by then. It will not be a dream to be promoted to the third level!
Wu Baihu was full of confidence, and the people on the other side of Huangzhushan were also full of confidence, especially the Guards who had just won a battle a few days ago. They had long believed that the Ming army was no match for them. As long as they rushed up
If they fired a shot and then charged, those Ming soldiers would definitely have to turn around and run away.
Even the standing armies led by Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren are extremely confident. Why, because they have a huge advantage in military strength!
And since they dared to rush out, they naturally figured out the details of this Ming army. The other party looked like there were many people, but half of them were civilians holding poles. Only about a hundred of the remaining half were regular soldiers, and half of them were regular soldiers.
Still an ordinary county brave.
Based on this calculation, they felt that they only needed to deal with the more than 100 regular guardsmen.
How do you think Fang Dongquan and the others knew how many guards there were in the Ming army, how many brave men there were in the county, and how many civilians there were.
This is simple. Just look at their clothes and the weapons they hold. Those who wear military uniforms and hold weapons are the regular soldiers of the guards. Those who do not wear military uniforms but hold swords, guns and spears are county warriors. Those who do not wear military uniforms only hold poles.
Wooden roots and the like are common people.
When Fang Dongquan and the others calculated the strength of both sides, they consciously ignored the peasants holding poles. Even the county warriors with nearly a hundred people were not taken seriously by them. They only saw a group of people brought by five hundred households.
The regular army of Baiduo Guards Station.
The Huangzhushan bandits originally numbered more than 600 people, and with the addition of more than 30 prisoners who surrendered in the past few days, their total strength has exceeded 700.
Even excluding the two to three hundred baggage personnel who have little combat effectiveness, if we only count the combat troops, there are about 300 standing troops and more than 80 Guards.
Nearly 400 people on our side are fucking over 100 on the other side, no matter how you look at it, you can win!
What's more, there is a Guards here!
If a few days ago, they still despised and even laughed at the Guards, but after the ambush of the Ming Army a few days ago, their impression of the Guards had completely changed.
These half-year-olds look so small that they haven't even opened their bodies yet. Their faces are so childish that it makes people think they are still children!
But when it came to fighting, he was really clean and neat, much sharper than their uncles.
The elite Ming army of more than 60 people was defeated by them!
Now with standing armies like them cooperating in the battle, killing more than a hundred Ming troops is no longer just a joke.
Therefore, Fang Dongquan and others, who used to run away when they saw a large group of officers and soldiers, now came out in a swaggering formation, ready to fight with the officers and soldiers.
At the same time, behind the military formation of the Tang Dynasty King's Division, Li Xuan, Liu Bagou, Qian Mengjiu and other civil servants gathered high and looked out. Li Xuan was riding a thin horse with a shoulder height of about one meter and three meters.
, which was Cai Erhu’s original mount.
Liu Bagou, Qian Mengjiu and Wang Wenhua beside him were simply riding mules or even donkeys. In front of and behind him were more than a dozen of Li Xuan's personal guards, holding long knives and shields to protect Li Xuan's safety.
, one of them was also carrying a green dragon flag with a yellow background.
This blue dragon flag with a yellow background was part of the emperor's ceremonial guard when traveling. There were originally other messy flags, but when the Tang Dynasty began to dominate, Li Xuan and Li Xuan's father were very frugal and were unwilling to use such flags.
There was a lot of brocade fabric used for flags, and they would definitely not be like the emperors who pretended to be Ming Dynasty, who would bring dozens or hundreds of various flags with them when they went out of the palace.
This time, Li Xuan went on a personal expedition and brought only this blue dragon flag with a yellow background, which not only reflected the royal style, but also reflected the frugal attitude of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, Li Xuan would never tell outsiders that even if the Tang Dynasty made so many flags, there wouldn't be that many people to carry them for him!
At this time, Liu Bagou smiled and pointed at the Ming army in front with his folding fan: "Your Majesty, our enemies in this battle are only the more than a hundred guardsmen. As for the others, we don't need to worry about them!"
This demeanor and tone are quite a bit like a feather fan and silk scarf, the momentum of which makes the oars and oars disappear into ashes while talking and laughing.
Well, if you don't look at the donkey he's riding!